50 Site planningFigure 29Example of a floor plan showing complete radio coverageDeployment termsTerms associated with deployment are listed in the following table.Table 4Deployment termsTerm DefinitionCoverage area An area where a handset can be used to make and receive calls.Cell The coverage area provided by the basestation antennas.Cell boundary The parameter of a cell coverage area.Critical point A point or location defined as the extreme corner of a coverage areathat can be difficult for the radio signal to reach.Cell center The installation point of the basestation serving the cell.Range The distance from a cell center to its cell boundary.Traffic table Traffic tables record site traffic information from the floor plan and thecustomer. The traffic table helps to determine the required number ofbasestations for each cell.The following figure illustrates these terms.Nortel Communication Server 1000SIP DECT FundamentalsNN43120-123 01.076 January 2009Copyright © 2008-2009 Nortel Networks.
