Re: [WISPA] Copper Plant

2007-06-22 Thread Clint Ricker
Sorry for the late reply on this; sometimes life takes presedence :) Doug, you definitely hit a number of things on the head, there. There is a _definite_ need for some much more...shall we say, mature network platforms in the wireless industry, and then for that equipment to be available at af

Re: [WISPA] Call to Vendors.....

2007-06-22 Thread John Scrivner
Does anyone know how well this is penetrating areas with lots of trees? I would guess a few trees would knock this out just as easily as it does 2.4 GHz Wifi? Thoughts? Scriv Doug Ratcliffe wrote: I'm not going to get into an enormous amount of detail, but I know a well-known licensed 2.5ghz

RE: [WISPA] Service Request

2007-06-22 Thread Brad Belton
Hey Charles, I tried contacting you off list, but got a reply from your filter application. Just making sure you got my email. Best, Brad -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charles Wu Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 9:10 AM To: WISPA General

Re: [WISPA] Call to Vendors.....

2007-06-22 Thread Jack Unger
2.3 and 2.5 GHz will be attenuated by trees in the same manner as 2.4 GHz is attenuated. 4.9 GHz will be attenuated by trees much more completely than 2.4 GHz and almost as completely as 5.8 GHz. By the way (food for thought) 700 MHz in the presence of trees will behave about the way 900 MHz

RE: [WISPA] Call to Vendors.....

2007-06-22 Thread Doug Ratcliffe
I'm not going to get into an enormous amount of detail, but I know a well-known licensed 2.5ghz NLOS provider, has a maximum NLOS range around their towers of about 3-4 miles (with indoor units). That said, the Sprint-Nextel spectrum is very unlikely to be available on independent lease, and you w

[WISPA] Service Request

2007-06-22 Thread Charles Wu
Does anyone cover...looking for T1 (or possibly better) level service 909 Avenue T, Suite 200 Grand Prairie, TX 75050 Ping me offlist -Charles --- WiNOG Wireless Roadshows Coming to a City Near You http://www.winog.com -- WISPA Wireless List: wirele

[WISPA] Anybody here speak Cisco? (topic moved from members list to public list)

2007-06-22 Thread John Scrivner
Mac said: I failed to state that he would need his own router behind their router - - I took for granted we all knew that - - guess I figured wrong again :-) Actually, all you need is one router to interconnect your network to your upstream's network. You do not need a router from them i

[WISPA] 5 GHz attenuation

2007-06-22 Thread Mike Hammett
Most of my coverage area is open fields, so there isn't much to making a link work. I have an increasing demand to install an AP in a small town (no point within town is further than 1/2 mile away from the tower site). I prefer to use 5 GHz due to the amount of spectrum available. An article

Re: [WISPA] 5 GHz attenuation

2007-06-22 Thread Jack Unger
Mike, Good to go as long as the TV towers allow you to get the CPE antennas above the trees. jack Mike Hammett wrote: Most of my coverage area is open fields, so there isn't much to making a link work. I have an increasing demand to install an AP in a small town (no point within town is

Re: [WISPA] 5 GHz attenuation

2007-06-22 Thread Mike Hammett
I have a 5 mile link where I'm not quite sure if the antenna is above the trees or not as it is on top of a mast. That link is on the better side of -80 for almost 2 years. Based on that I'd think I'd be okay at a half mile or less. I figured that with most of the town at better than -60 and

Re: [WISPA] Anybody here speak Cisco? (topic moved from members list to public list)

2007-06-22 Thread Dennis Burgess
I do! CCNA here :) On 6/22/07, John Scrivner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Mac said: >I failed to state that he would need his own router behind their router - - I took for granted we all knew that - - guess I figured wrong again :-) > > > Actually, all you need is one router to interconnect

Re: [WISPA] 5 GHz attenuation

2007-06-22 Thread Sam Tetherow
It works much like 900Mhz, in other words, you never REALLY know until you put the link up ;) I know that is not what you wanted to hear but honestly I have had links, both 2.4 and 5Ghz that I have said no way on, but they have worked quite well, and I have had others that for no apparent rea

Re: [WISPA] Wifi @ a Motel

2007-06-22 Thread Sam Tetherow
Single AP in the center with an omni might work although we have had pretty poor luck getting them to work well in the usual L shaped motels we have. If price is a serious issue you could always start with the omni setup and see how well it works I would just be prepared to switch to a multiple

Re: [WISPA] Pigtails

2007-06-22 Thread Travis Johnson
Do you have a part number from Tessco? Travis Microserv Matt Liotta wrote: Kelly Shaw wrote: We are having a time with our radio pigtails. As some of you may know, the Trango pigtails (RP-SMA) leave a lot to be desired. The small connector at the radio is very hard to water proof and, for

Re: [WISPA] 5 GHz attenuation

2007-06-22 Thread Mike Hammett
Could you provide some sort of numbers? How much loss does that 1/4 mile of water-retaining trees have? The town is basically a square with the tower on the far west side in about the center. It is 1/2 mile to the extreme corners, so there are a lot of people 1/4 mile and less. Someone on

[WISPA] Wifi @ a Motel

2007-06-22 Thread Mark McElvy
I am putting together a quote for an older motel. They want to provide wireless access for their customers. The build is a big curving L or almost U with a set of rooms in the middle. It is all one story but the rise in elevation as it curves around. The rooms are your typical glass front, open wal

Re: [WISPA] 5 GHz attenuation

2007-06-22 Thread Graham McIntire
I have two towers running MT APs at 5.8 with CM9s and 16 dBi horiz sectors. Using Osbridge 5GXi's as the CPE, I have clients a few miles out with non-LOS and the occasional treeline without any issues. I also have one house about 3/4 mile away from my tower that's going through nearly 1/4 mile o

Re: [WISPA] Power Outages: was>ISP's Required to Block Sites

2007-06-22 Thread Felix A. Lopez
Gentlemen: The IEEE 1159 Power Quality Standard for Commercial & Industrial applications a good standard to help avoid downtime due to power outages, sags, surges, and related. Search Google for :IEEE1159.1. IEEE1159.2, IEEE1159.3 and IEC 61000-4-30 for standard which provide the methodology for

RE: [WISPA] 5 GHz attenuation

2007-06-22 Thread CHUCK PROFITO
No one talks of the type of trees. We've noticed getting through a line of poplars, adjust antenna size, not much of a problem. But one pine tree, or a well placed ash, near impossible. Maybe the pine needles attenuate more because they are thin and in all directions thus absorbing all reflection

Re: [WISPA] Tree Attenuation: was> 5 GHz attenuation

2007-06-22 Thread Felix A. Lopez
MIke/WiSPA readers - Here two studies in the public domain published by the US NTIA and study from the Univ. of Texas.(It would be handy to put a table together for WiSP operators just like the ohm resistance tables are done for electrical contractors). ¡§Radio Propagation Considerations...¡¨ .. t

RE: [WISPA] Wifi @ a Motel

2007-06-22 Thread Mark McElvy
I agree, I am just looking for some experienced opinions to start with. Mark McElvy ! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 12:32 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: RE: [WISPA] Wifi @ a Motel I wouldn't think

Re: [WISPA] 5 GHz attenuation

2007-06-22 Thread Mike Hammett
Kinds? um...I know coniferous vs. deciduous and a couple different kinds of deciduous, but that's about it... Maple, crab apple, locust, that's about it. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: "CHUCK PROFITO" <[EMAIL

Re: [WISPA] 5 GHz attenuation

2007-06-22 Thread Graham McIntire
The CPE is a LiteStation5 running OSWave firmware (stock LS5 firmware did not work with Routing/Nat/DHCP), in a 23 dBi ARC Wireless antenna. The trees around here (NE Dallas area) are some pine, oak, pecan, locust, etc. Right now the trees are a little damp from a ton of rain the past few days.

RE: [WISPA] Wifi @ a Motel

2007-06-22 Thread Joe
I wouldn't think one a/p would be the way to cover it. User will moan and complain if they get a weak signal. You really want to concentrate on getting 105% coverage to avoid the phone ringing off the hook. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of

Re: [WISPA] 5 GHz attenuation

2007-06-22 Thread Mike Hammett
oh, I rarely can see the AP on the other side, but a quick glance at The Dude shows a good majority of the links are better than -70. Heck, I have a 10 mile link where I have no idea where the AP is, but it pulls -75. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com

Re: [WISPA] Wifi @ a Motel

2007-06-22 Thread Felix A. Lopez
Mark: The professional RF Planning software is good for large designs. There is also freeware available and I will let the cat out of the bag. http://www.cplus.org/rmw/english1.html Radio Mobile software is a copyright of Roger Coud?VE2DBE. Radio Mobile is dedicated to amateur radio and humanita

Re: [WISPA] Call to Vendors.....

2007-06-22 Thread Blair Davis
Thanks for all the comments I'm surprised that none of the Wi-Hype...(opps! :) ), I mean Wi-Max people have not jumped in here The 1Mbit speed requirement is a killer. I could likely convince them that 128Kbit/512Kbit would be fine for what they are doing. I'm leaning toward somet

Re: [WISPA] Wifi @ a Motel

2007-06-22 Thread Jack Unger
Felix, With all due respect, the Radio Mobile "cat" has been "out of the bag" for many (perhaps 5) years. Thank you for your useful tree-attenuation information in your other post. Regards, jack Felix A. Lopez wrote: Mark: The professional RF Planning software is good for la

Re: [WISPA] Call to Vendors.....

2007-06-22 Thread Jack Unger
Blair, No real surprise that all the Wi-Hype folks have not jumped in here. This list is primarily populated by folks who utilize license-free spectrum as opposed to licensed spectrum - well, for point-to-multipoint anyway. More WISPs are using licensed backhauls each day. AFAIK, we have not

RE: [WISPA] 5 GHz attenuation

2007-06-22 Thread Brian Webster
Let me chime in here. It will also depend on the equipment you are using. I can state that I have seen many instances of Canopy not working because of trees yet Alvarion will work just fine at 5 GHz. The OFDM has proven to work quite will through trees. Thank You, Brian Webster www.wirelessmappi

RE: [WISPA] Call to Vendors.....

2007-06-22 Thread Patrick Leary
Tow things I suspect...being a paranoid type...that I might be one you are thinking of with that "hype" comment Blair? If so, I've said nothing re WiMAX because I have nothing to add. I did forward your note to our manager for those parts. On the WiMAX hype thing: A) I've never hyped...I've

Re: [WISPA] TrangoLINK Giga

2007-06-22 Thread Tom DeReggi
Charles, That statement, really depends on the price that is relased, and the volume the buyer is considering, as well as their time frame. If someone is planning on dropping 1/4-1/2 million on Licensed gear in a year, and the price is really good, allowing the provider to get 30% more links u

Re: [WISPA] TrangoLINK Giga

2007-06-22 Thread Matt Liotta
Our Trango rep provided us with a price quote. I didn't speak to the person directly, so I don't know if I am allowed to share or if it was based on a volume commitment. I will say it is in line with what most people are expecting out of Trango price wise. -Matt Tom DeReggi wrote: Charles,

Re: [WISPA] Call to Vendors.....

2007-06-22 Thread Blair Davis
Patrick, I targeted NO individual with my Wi-Hype post I just remember the comments about 30 miles NLoS on 3.6GHz.  But I don't remember who all was claiming that. If you have a product that can do what I want, CALL ME! As I said before, I don't care what tech or if it is licensed or un

Re: [WISPA] Wifi @ a Motel

2007-06-22 Thread Michael J. Erskine
It seems to me that a mesh product would be just the ticket in a motel. Then again I have never done a motel. :) -m- Jack Unger wrote: Felix, With all due respect, the Radio Mobile "cat" has been "out of the bag" for many (perhaps 5) years. Thank you for your useful tree-attenuation info

Re: [WISPA] Pigtails

2007-06-22 Thread Tom DeReggi
Without meaning to be disrespectful... Maybe you have a waterproofing method problem? We have not had to replace one Trango pigtail in 7 years. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original Message - From: "Kelly Shaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'WI

Re: [WISPA] Pigtails

2007-06-22 Thread Tom DeReggi
We buy our pigtails, made from Shiren, allrfcables.com. Rock solid. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original Message - From: "Kelly Shaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'WISPA General List'" Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 3:44 PM Subject: [WISPA] P

Re: [WISPA] Adelstein backs Open Access 700

2007-06-22 Thread Tom DeReggi
Open access never will come close to replacing, a carrier's ability to share the spectrum with their own gear or own their spectrum. I don't want to support anything that gives a fake sense of security for competition. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband -

Re: [WISPA] ISP's Required to Block Sites

2007-06-22 Thread Alan Cain
Michael Erskine wrote: It seems that we are all quite busy, John. I want to comment and agree with your sentiment if I may. This list is a *professional* list. People's politics are irrelevant and people who can not separate politics from their profession are immature socially. Just tongue

Re: [WISPA] TrangoLINK Giga

2007-06-22 Thread George Rogato
Matt Liotta wrote: I will say it is in line with what most people are expecting out of Trango price wise. -Matt And that price is? :) George -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/

RE: [WISPA] Pigtails

2007-06-22 Thread Kelly Shaw
us found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.9.1/857 - Release Date: 6/20/2007 > 2:18 PM > > -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archi

Re: [WISPA] Pigtails

2007-06-22 Thread Travis Johnson
We have had MANY pigtail failures... mostly from Hyperlink cables. Ends coming off while hand-tightening, center pins falling out, cables failing after a year, etc. Travis Microserv Tom DeReggi wrote: Without meaning to be disrespectful... Maybe you have a waterproofing method problem? We hav

Re: [WISPA] TrangoLINK Giga

2007-06-22 Thread Travis Johnson
Honestly I was a little disappointed with the pricing... I thought it would be more aggressive from the newest player on the block. For the 100Mbps full-duplex version, it was only about 25% less than a similar Dragonwave setup. I guess I was hoping for more like 50% less. :) Travis Microserv

RE: [WISPA] TrangoLINK Giga

2007-06-22 Thread Gino Villarini
That's the new dragonwave horizon pricing? Gino A. Villarini [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. tel 787.273.4143 fax 787.273.4145 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Travis Johnson Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 6:34 PM To: W

Re: [WISPA] TrangoLINK Giga

2007-06-22 Thread Travis Johnson
No... this was for their IDU/ODU fixed 100Mbps unit from both Trango and Dragonwave. Travis Microserv Gino Villarini wrote: That's the new dragonwave horizon pricing? Gino A. Villarini [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. tel 787.273.4143 fax 787.273.4145 -Original

RE: [WISPA] TrangoLINK Giga

2007-06-22 Thread Gino Villarini
So basically the Horizon would be the same or less and its poe Gino A. Villarini [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. tel 787.273.4143 fax 787.273.4145 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Travis Johnson Sen

Re: [WISPA] TrangoLINK Giga

2007-06-22 Thread Travis Johnson
Not sure... but Dragonwave's PoE is not "standard" PoE... you have to purchase their expensive, proprietary cables with the radios... so if you are running a new cable, why not just run LMR400 and not ever have to worry about it again? Travis Microserv Gino Villarini wrote: So basically the

RE: [WISPA] Wifi @ a Motel

2007-06-22 Thread Mark McElvy
I was kinda thinking a mesh product also, any brand recommendations? I kinda looked over Tranzeo. Mark McElvy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael J. Erskine Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 4:21 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA

RE: [WISPA] Wifi @ a Motel

2007-06-22 Thread Mark McElvy
I use RM for my first look at my regular customer links. I would not have thought to use it in such a situation. Mark McElvy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Felix A. Lopez Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 1:33 PM To: WISPA General List Subject

Re: [WISPA] Wifi @ a Motel

2007-06-22 Thread Michael Erskine
http://www.meraki.com Modeling indicates that this little "high density" design is probably just the ticket for you application. Michael Erskine Kaballero.Com -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://

RE: [WISPA] Wifi @ a Motel

2007-06-22 Thread Felix A. Lopez
Mark,. Because you asked specifically: We used the Motorola Canopy, Motorola Orthogon, and Moto Mesh products. I worked with my WiSP parnter listed below. WE installed a combination mesh neetwork and fixed wireless system including utility metering. I had them to go through mesh trainnig, and g

Re: [WISPA] ISP's Required to Block Sites

2007-06-22 Thread Michael Erskine
Alan Cain wrote: Michael Erskine wrote: It seems that we are all quite busy, John. I want to comment and agree with your sentiment if I may. This list is a *professional* list. People's politics are irrelevant and people who can not separate politics from their profession are immature socia

Re: [WISPA] 5 GHz attenuation

2007-06-22 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
LOL Mike, this is "try it and see what happens" territory. marlon - Original Message - From: "Jack Unger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 8:22 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] 5 GHz attenuation Mike, Good to go as long as the TV towers allow you to