The Essential Guide for Wireless Isps
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Essential Guide to Wireless ISPs Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction ...........................................................................1-1 Chapter 2 - Wireless Access Systems Basics .......................................2-1 Licensed and Unlicensed Frequencies ..................................................... 2-2 Spread Spectrum Radio Technologies...................................................... 2-3 Industry Standards and Organizations .................................................... 2-4 Chapter 3 - Wireless Access System Architectures..............................3-1 Sectorized Cellular Architecture ............................................................. 3-2 Micro-cellular Architecture ..................................................................... 3-5 Cell Extension ........................................................................................ 3-5 Chapter 4 - Customer Types....................................................................4-1 Introduction ........................................................................................... 4-2 MDU/MTU Customers ............................................................................. 4-2 SME Customers ...................................................................................... 4-4 SOHO Customers .................................................................................... 4-4 Residential Customers ............................................................................ 4-5 Law Enforcement and Public Safety Agencies.......................................... 4-6 Chapter 5 - Services .................................................................................5-1 VLANs..................................................................................................... 5-7 Contents IP Services at the CPE............................................................................. 5-8 PPPoE................................................................................................... 5-12 Chapter 6 - Business Case Analysis ...................................................... 6-1 The Market Model: Segments, Services and Revenues ............................. 6-4 The Costs................................................................................................ 6-5 The Financial Plan .................................................................................. 6-7 What You Need to Know Before You Start................................................ 6-7 Example Scenarios................................................................................ 6-11 Chapter 7 - Alvarion’s BWA Solutions Summary.................................. 7-1 BreezeACCESS Product Line.................................................................... 7-2 WALKair 1000......................................................................................... 7-7 WALKair 3000....................................................................................... 7-12 BreezeNET DS.11 and DS.5800.............................................................. 7-14 BreezeNET B ......................................................................................... 7-15 BreezeACCESS LB ................................................................................. 7-16 Supplementary Equipment Available from Alvarion ............................... 7-17 Chapter 8 - Connectivity to Backbone Networks .................................. 8-1 Backbone Networks................................................................................. 8-2 Frame-Relay Backbone............................................................................ 8-7 Chapter 9 - Connectivity to PSTN Network............................................ 9-1 Connection to Local Exchange Using V5.2............................................... 9-2 Signaling Based on Independent VoIP Switching...................................... 9-4 Chapter 10 - The IP Access Network.................................................... 10-1 Routing Protocols ................................................................................. 10-2 Essential Guide to Wireless ISPs Contents Routing Design Considerations ............................................................. 10-3 Chapter 11 - Network Operating Center (NOC) ....................................11-1 Email Services ...................................................................................... 11-2 Web Caching ......................................................................................... 11-3 RADIUS ................................................................................................ 11-4 IP Address Assignments ........................................................................ 11-4 NAT ...................................................................................................... 11-6 Firewalls............................................................................................... 11-8 Chapter 12 - RF Network Planning........................................................12-1 Creating the Data Base - Business Intelligence ..................................... 12-2 RF Network Planning ............................................................................ 12-4 Design Acceptance and Approval......................................................... 12-12 Chapter 13 - Deployment Guidelines ....................................................13-1 Pre-Deployment Checklist..................................................................... 13-2 PoP Installation Guidelines ................................................................... 13-3 Base Station Installation Guidelines...................................................... 13-4 CPE Selection Guidelines ...................................................................... 13-4 CPE Installation Guidelines................................................................... 13-5 Chapter 14 - MDU/MTU Solutions..........................................................14-1 The MDU/MTU Market .......................................................................... 14-2 The Architecture of an MDU/MTU Solution ........................................... 14-2 Using CAT5 Cabling .............................................................................. 14-4 Using Existing Twisted Pairs-ADSL Based Solution ................................ 14-6 Chapter 15 - Traffic Management with BreezeACCESS TM ................15-1 Contents Solution Architecture............................................................................ 15-2 Services Differentiation ........................................................................ 15-3 Configuration Guidelines....................................................................... 15-4 Essential Guide to Wireless ISPs Figures Figure 3-1: Polar plot of the radiation pattern