Build Confidence in Your System with Fool-proof RF Coverage Testing

"Coverage is King". When it comes to wireless system performance, coverage is usually the most important criteria. Poor coverage cannot be compensated for with any other features. Have you ever wondered what is the correct coverage test procedure for a critical infrastructure land mobile radio system? Is a voice only (DAQ) test sufficient? With digitally modulated systems, is a Bit Error Rate (BER) test the correct one? Is testing bi-directional receive signal strength necessary? What about all three common tests, DAQ, BER and signal strength (SSI)? The RF coverage verification and acceptance testing of many deployed land mobile radio systems produced “outstanding” test results at the time they were tested. Later those same systems exhibit coverage performance issues that went undetected during the coverage acceptance testing. What went wrong? In this session we will discuss the different methods recommended to perform RF coverage validation testing along with their advantages and disadvantages.