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White Papers & Resources for 60 GHz & 80 GHz Wireless Backhaul and LAN/WAN Extension
The following white papers and resources provide detailed content on radio frequency (RF)
technology and trends, and gigabit point-to-point wireless offerings for Enterprises,
Service Providers, Healthcare Providers, Educational Institutions, Governments &
Militaries looking for secure, high-capacity wireless networks.
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White Paper: FlexPort® Mobile Backhaul Platform
The Evolution of Backhaul
The evolution from 2G/3G mobile networks to 4G creates challenges for operators that go well beyond the adoption of new handset airinterface
technologies. 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) and WiMAX capacity translate into aggregate base station capacities that grow
from the tens of megabits per second common today to hundreds. This in turn places demands on backhaul networks that drive a
transition from copper and low-capacity microwave links to fiber and new gigabit wireless backhaul solutions. This growth in capacity is
primarily driven by data services; therefore, operators also look to transition from circuit to packet-based architectures in order to more
efficiently adapt to the new data-centric world. In order to realize the efficiency gains promised by packet architectures, robust traffic
and network management tools are required to optimally address a high mix of application traffic with widely varying Quality of Service
(QoS) requirements. While operators look towards a new data-driven future, incumbent operators will still rely on their legacy of 2G/3G
networks for years to come. Backhaul solutions that look forward to 4G must also support existing access technologies, without
imposing substantial cost or complexity on operators.
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White Paper: 80 GHz Technology Comparison
The cost and performance benefits of 80 GHz links compared to
short-haul 18-38 GHz licensed frequency band products
As service providers and private network operators seek cost effective
solutions to high capacity connectivity, wireless systems are ideal because of
their flexibility, speed of deployment, and lower overall life-cycle costs
compared to leased-line services. This paper discusses the choices when
considering licensed band links for short-haul applications, and the
performance and cost benefits provided by 80 GHz gigabit wireless
systems.
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White Paper: Leased-Line Replacement
Utilizing gigabit wireless links to provide fiber-like performance at
significant savings compared to leased lines.
Due to competitive market pressures, businesses are increasing looking to IT
departments to improve productivity and control costs. This paper examines the
benefits of replacing leased line circuits with affordable gigabit Ethernet
wireless links.
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White Paper: The Economics of Gigabit 4G Mobile Backhaul
How "wireless fiber" 80 GHz links provide an economical
alternative to operator-owned fiber
Today, copper-based T1/E1 circuits dominate mobile base station site
backhaul, complemented by the use of 6-38 GHz microwave links when copper
circuits are either unavailable, too costly, or take too long to deploy. As 4G
capabilities are added to today’s urban 2G/3G networks or are
rolled out as green-field deployments, cell site backhaul and aggregation
network requirements will rise from the tens and hundreds of megabits/second
into the gigabits/second of capacity range. Low cell-site fiber penetration
rates, coupled with often prohibitive costs of new fiber lateral deployment,
will drive the adoption of "wireless fiber" 80 GHz backhaul
solutions, as a technology upgrade for both copper and microwave backhaul
solutions. Unlike copper circuits and leased fiber services, 80 GHz
solutions scale in performance up to the multi-gigabit performance range,
without incurring a corresponding increase in operator costs. 80 GHz
solutions provide highly-available connectivity at typical urban backhaul
distances and feature sufficient capacity to simultaneously support legacy TDM
and rapidly-growing IP packet traffic. With worldwide adoption of the
80 GHz spectrum band underway, 80 GHz links are well-positioned to
fulfill a critical enabling role for emerging 4G mobile deployments.
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Solutions Brief: Wireless Backhauling for Video Surveillance
Applications
BridgeWave’s high performance gigabit Ethernet wireless links provide secure
and cost-effective connectivity for video surveillance applications. High capacity,
high quality traffic from advanced digital IP-based cameras can be seamlessly
backhauled to the monitoring stations where the data is analyzed and stored.
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White Paper: BridgeWave AdaptPath™ Solutions
Prior to the introduction of AdaptPath technology, BridgeWave AdaptRate
gigabit wireless links set the standard for gigabit link availability over multi-
mile distances. Now, BridgeWave's AdaptPath technology takes long-range gigabit
link availability to the next level. The AdaptPath solution creates an all-weather,
dual-path data connection by pairing a primary path BridgeWave 60 GHz or
80 GHz GigE wireless bridge with a lower speed, highly rain-tolerant secondary
path. The resulting dual technology solution allows gigabit links to be deployed
over unprecedented link distances, while maintaining up to 99.999% service
availability.
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Gigabit Wireless Security
BridgeWave 60 GHz and 80 GHz millimeter wave antennas produce very narrow
beams that focus energy on the intended receivers while providing smaller, more
secure data paths than lower frequency wireless systems. BridgeWave also utilizes
proprietary modulation, auto-calibration and forward error correction methods to
improve link performance while further enhancing data transmission security, as
well as secure management and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) options.
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White Paper: BridgeWave AdaptRate™ Solutions
It is a law of physics that rain downpours attenuate RF signals by scattering
energy off of the desired path. This is especially true for radios with operating
frequencies of over 10 GHz, where most high-capacity point-to-point links
operate. To deploy reliable high-frequency radio links, it is necessary to
provision the links with enough RF link margin to prevent outages during periods of
severe rainfall.
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White Paper: Choosing The Right Gigabit Wireless Link: 60 GHz and
80 GHz (E-Band)
60 GHz and 80 GHz (71-86 GHz) wireless links have clearly emerged as
the preferred solutions to extend gigabit networks between sites or to connect
sites into fiber optic network backbones. No other wireless products offer their
unique combination of capacity, reach, availability, security and value. Still,
within this category there are several product options to choose from. BridgeWave
offers the broadest family of gigabit wireless products, both at 60 GHz and in
80 GHz, to address a wide range of applications.
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White Paper: E-Band Link Registration - A Lightweight Approach to Spectrum
Licensing
80 GHz (E-Band) refers to 10 GHz of licensed-band spectrum allocated by the
US FCC, split between 71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz. This paper covers the typical
process for registering 80 GHz links and BridgeWave's registration options.
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White Paper: Gigabit Wireless Applications Using 60 GHz Radios
License-free 60 GHz radios have unique characteristics that make them
substantially different from traditional 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz license-free
radios, as well as setting them apart from licensed-band millimeter-wave radios.
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Detailed Technology Comparison Chart
A detailed analysis of high-capacity point-to-point wireless link alteratives.
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HIPAA Compliance
Learn about the stringent Health Insurance Portability & Accountablity Act
(HIPAA) compliance requirements.
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