For somebody who doesn't own a piece of the company and doesn't work there,
you're extremely defensive. I don't need a copied and pasted explanation of
what FDD and TDD are.

How in any way whatsoever is it inappropriate to run iperf tests on a newly
released PTP bridge radio?

On Sun, Apr 3, 2016 at 8:31 PM, Faisal Imtiaz <[email protected]>
wrote:

> like I said before..  ask the question directly... no need for the cloak
> and dagger ...
>
> -----------
> Frequency-division duplexing (FDD) is a method for establishing a
> full-duplex communications link that uses two different radio frequencies
> for transmitter and receiver operation. The transmit direction and receive
> direction frequencies are separated by a defined frequency offset. In the
> microwave realm, the primary advantages of this approach are:
> -----------------
> NO THEY ARE NOT FDD.
>
> ------------
> Time-division duplexing (TDD) is a method for emulating full-duplex
> communication over a half-duplex communication link. The transmitter and
> receiver both use the same frequency but transmit and receive traffic is
> switched in time. The primary advantages of this approach as it applies to
> microwave communication are:
> ------------------
> YES They are TDD. ( The notation of 1gig aggregate should have give this
> away ! )
>
> Like all new products, they are making improvements with firmware updates.
> The published specs are 'conservative'.
>
> These are the first radios of their kind in the market place... I think
> you will need to modify your thinking about them, cause you keep comparing
> them to the other existing (much more expensive) radios in the market place.
>
> Anything else you would like to know ?
>
> Feel free to ask......
>
> BTW, FWIW, I don't work for Ignite, nor do I own a piece of the company
> (would love to buy stock in them if I could). I am on the beta testers of
> the product... There is something about the tone of your question that is
> rubbing me the wrong way, my apologies if I am over reacting...... I
> normally  expect the proper professional decorum to be.. ask the question
> directly, and only if that is not answered or if the answer is not straight
> forward then it is ok to imply some intentional obfuscation.....  not the
> other way around !
>
> :)
>
>
> Faisal Imtiaz
> Snappy Internet & Telecom
> 7266 SW 48 Street
> Miami, FL 33155
> Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232
>
> Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: [email protected]
>
> ------------------------------
>
> *From: *"Eric Kuhnke" <[email protected]>
> *To: *[email protected]
> *Sent: *Sunday, April 3, 2016 11:14:08 PM
> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] IniteNet 60 GHz radio iperf tests?
>
> I'm not trying to prove or disprove anything, just to compare them with
> existing line rate 60 GHz FDD solutions.
>
> The datasheet says 1Gbps aggregate throughput but nowhere does it say
> specifically if they're FDD or TDD in the 60 GHz band:
>
> http://www.ignitenet.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IgniteNet_MetroLinq.pdf
>
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 3, 2016 at 8:01 PM, Faisal Imtiaz <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> What exactly are you looking to prove of dis-prove with such a test ?
>>
>> Iperf is iperf, what difference does it make how it is run....
>>
>> Are you asking the question 'How much data I can push thru with these
>> radios ?'..... the question has been answered multiple times...
>> the radios are (as per specs, 1gig half duplex, thus giving you 500meg x
>> 500meg performance.)
>>
>> The Radio side is using 2ghz wide channel, and the latest firmware is
>> showing 700meg x 700meg performance....
>>
>> What is the problem with this ? if you think Ignite is lying about the
>> specs, buy a pair, do the testing you like, with pink, blue, or purple
>> laptop of your choice and if you don't like them, send them back !... or
>> someone will be happy to buy them from you ... they are in short supply as
>> it is ....
>>
>> :)
>>
>> Regards.
>>
>> Faisal Imtiaz
>> Snappy Internet & Telecom
>> 7266 SW 48 Street
>> Miami, FL 33155
>> Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232
>>
>> Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: [email protected]
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> *From: *"Eric Kuhnke" <[email protected]>
>> *To: *[email protected]
>> *Sent: *Sunday, April 3, 2016 10:03:39 PM
>> *Subject: *[AFMUG] IniteNet 60 GHz radio iperf tests?
>>
>> Anyone done a simultaneous bidirectional iperf test yet?  Preferably with
>> something like a Thinkpad (Intel 1000BaseT NIC) running Linux plugged into
>> each end.
>>
>>
>

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