Backhaul Capacity Calculator

Calculate network backhaul bandwidth requirements for wireless sites and aggregation points.

Cell Site Parameters

Number of Sectors

Technology

Bandwidth per Carrier (MHz)

MIMO Configuration

Estimated Busy Hour Users

Enterprise Network

Number of Employees

Concurrent Usage (%)

Primary Use Case

Custom Traffic Profile

Peak Data Rate Required (Mbps)

Average Utilization (%)

Backhaul Options

Oversubscription Ratio

Growth Margin (%)

Backhaul Technology Options

Technology	Capacity	Typical Use
Fiber (1GbE)	1 Gbps	Small cells, enterprise
Fiber (10GbE)	10 Gbps	Macro sites, aggregation
Fiber (100GbE)	100 Gbps	Core network, hubs
Microwave (6-23 GHz)	200-500 Mbps	Traditional backhaul
E-Band (70-80 GHz)	1-10 Gbps	High-capacity wireless
mmWave (60 GHz)	1-2 Gbps	Short-haul backhaul

Backhaul Planning Considerations

Capacity Factors

Peak-to-Average Ratio: Typically 3:1 to 5:1
Protocol Overhead: Add 10-20% for transport headers
Synchronization: GPS/1588v2 requirements
Control Plane: Signaling traffic (typically 1-5%)

Reliability Requirements

Latency: <5ms for LTE, <1ms for 5G URLLC
Jitter: <1ms for voice quality
Availability: 99.999% for critical sites
Redundancy: Consider dual-path or ring topology