Prediction Model

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I was wondering what the difference is between ITU-R and Vigants-Barnett prediction models. Is one more accurate than the other? Is there a preferred model to use in the United States?

Thanks!

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In the United States, our public safety customers prefer that we use Vigants-Barnett, because it is more "conservative".

The predicted availability depends upon location and link length, among other things. There are large areas of the US where the ITU-R and Vigants-Barnett predictions are pretty similar. For longer links, Vigants-Barnett tends to be more "conservative".

Here's what the LINKPlanner User Guide has to say about ITU and Vigants-Barnett: http://linkplanner.cambiumnetworks.com/doc/availability.html