Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Aruba Point to Point (PTP)

[Harry Rauch]

We use Ruckus PTP on occasion and have found the deployment simple and reliable. Our distances were approx. 900 meters and bandwidth was at 100+ throughput. The antennas use 5GHz. and are normally sold in pairs. The reliability and tenacity to hold a signal was illustrated when a receiving antenna was blown off the roof while still connected (a temp. setup for a couple of weeks) to it's ethernet cable. We didn't realize anything was amiss until Facilities called to inform us of the incident. The antenna was facing away from it's partner and was still getting a strong signal. The distance on this incident was about 800 yards and the building did not realize the issue since they were getting the network at normal speeds. Here's the specs from Ruckus: Wire-like, long range throughput Integration, dual-polarized directional smart antenna 802.11n, operating in the 5GHz band Up to 190 Mbps at 1.5 km/1 mi Up to 165 Mbps at 3 km/2 mi Up to 100 Mbps at 5 km/3 mi Up to 50 Mbps at 10 km/6 mi 15km maximum range Easy installation and pairing No external antennas Lightweight design (877 grams / 1.93 lbs.) Flexible mounting options Finds peer automatically Secure and scalable AES-based, the wireless bridge link is secure and can scale to support multiple networks segmented by VLANs Robust operation IP-65 rated Operates in conditions from -40°C – 65° C (-40°F – 149°F) 802.3af power over Ethernet support Internal 14dBi directional antenna Ultra simple positioning and aiming Liberal 30-degree, 3dB beam width antenna Sophisticated LED-based aiming software Harry Rauch Sr. Network Analyst Eckerd College 4200 - 54th Ave S St. Petersburg, FL 33711 On 6/13/12 8:13 AM, Brian David wrote: All, I wanted to get peoples perspective on their PTP wireless deployment. How reliable is it for you. How much does the weather affect it? How much through put are you getting and in what frequency are you using? We are looking to have a temporary deployment for a particular building that is less than a mile away and has excellent line of sight. Any input would be great. Thank you in advance.   Brian J David Network Systems Engineer Boston College     ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.