The Essential Guide for Wireless ISPs

Aim of the Guide

Eye opener

Motivate potential WISPs

Provide comprehensive information

Sales aid

Target Audience
Potential WISPs

Wireless ISPs
System Integrators

VARs

Availability
Now available

Hard Copy
P/N 213580 rev.a To order see Marcom order form

Soft Copy
PDF Format with index and hyperlinks

Contents of the Guide

Wireless Access Systems Basics

Licensed & unlicensed frequencies Spread Spectrum technologies
DSSS FHSS OFDM

Industry standards and organizations

IEEE 802.11 IEEE 802.16 WiMAX

Wireless Access System Architecture

Sectorized cellular architecture

Micro-cellular architecture Cell extension

Customer Types
MDU/MTU customers
Residential MDUs Commercial MTUs Hospitality segment

SME customers SOHO customers Residential customers LAW enforcement and public safety agencies

Services
Quality of Service
Best effort service What is Quality of Service and why is it required ? Service Level Agreement Methods for providing QoS

IEEE802.1p prioritization VLANS IP Services at the CPE

NAT DHCP server, client, relay Firewall Routing dynamic, static VPN PPPoE

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Business Case Analysis

Segments, Services and revenues The costs

CAPEX OPEX

The financial plan

What do you need to know before you start

Example scenarios
Business only suburban Mixed residential & business - suburban

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Netronics BWA Solutions Summary

NetLink product line Types BS equipment Modular, stand alone Cell extender CPE - SU-A/E, SU-I, SU-R Complementary Equipment NetLink RG 2-port voice gateway NetSECURE VPN router NetLink TM Traffic Manager

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Connectivity to Backbone Networks

ATM backbone networks

ATM - Ethernet scenarios ATM Frame Relay scenarios
Internet CPE ATM Backbone
N*E1 IMA
Core Router ATM Acess Switch NetLink

Base Station

10BaseT

PSTN

Ethernet backbone
Optical backbone Wireless Ethernet backbone
BST

Servers

GK

VoIP GW

NOC/POP

BST

CPE
NetLink

Fast Eth

Frame Relay backbone

Internet

Fiberoptic Gigabit Eth Backbone

Optic Fiber LAN Switch

Base Station
3rd Layer Switch

10BaseT

PSTN
Servers GK VoIPGW

NOC/POP

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Connectivity to PSTN Network

Description advantages and disadvantages of each solution:
Connection to Local Exchange using V5.2
PSTN Wireless End Users

CLASS V Switch

V5.2

H.323

IP Packet-Switch Network

Gatekeeper & Gateway

SS7 solution description MFC-R2 solution description ISDN PRI solution description

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IP Access Network
Routing Protocols
Static routing RIP Routing Information Protocol OSPF Open Shortest Path First

Routing Design Consideration

Static vs. Dynamic RIP vs. OSPF

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Network Operating Center (NOC)

Email services Web caching Browser Caches Radius Authentication, Authorization and Accounting IP addresses assignment
Static IP addressing DHCP PPP L2TP PTP tunneling protocol NAT Network Address Translation Firewalls network & application based firewalls

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RF Network Planning
Geographical information and coverage area Customer density and types Capacity calculation Frequency and regulation n limitations RF network planning
Basic coverage simulation Site acquisition and site survey
-100dBm Subscriber 2 Subscriber 1 Subscriber 3 Subscriber 4

RF simulation
Link budget C/I simulation Customer allocation to sites
Nearest site Best RSS Best C/I

Best RSS Range = 1200m, R - Reference Subscriber RSS = -70dBm C/I = 20dB -90dBm -70dBm
-95dBm

-95dBm

Best C/I Range = 2000m, RSS = -76dBm C/I = 26dB

Subscriber Obstcale Nearest Range = 1000m, RSS = -85dBm C/I = 11dB

Antenna tilt and BS power adjustment

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Deployment Guidelines
Pre-deployment checklist
Licensing and permits BS sites selection Backbone interconnection planning Trained staff

General installation guidelines

BS CPE

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MDU/MTU Solutions
Customer types Solution architecture

Distribution system, security issues & Voice services

CAT5 cabling Existing twisted pairs - ADSL based solution

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Traffic Management with NetLink TM

Centralized architecture
Application Servers and Management NetLink AUs L2 switch NetLink TM L2 switch Router Router Router Base Station

NOC

Backbone

Internet

NetLink AUs L2 switch Router Base Station

Distributed architecture
NetLink AUs L2 switch NetLink TM Router NetLink AUs L2 switch NetLink TM Router Base Station Backbone Base Station

Service differentiation
NoC & Internet connection

NetLink AUs L2 switch NetLink TM Router Base Station

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Summery

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