Yes, full duplex (as in using one channel for Tx & one for RX) 
MIMO as in using both polarities.. yes 
but as in using both channels to send & receive ... no not as per their specs. 

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: "Josh Reynolds" <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2016 8:51:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Highest capacity 6 GHz system

> AF11X actually has two internal radios if my understanding of the platform is
> correct. It is Full Duplex + MIMO.

> On Oct 24, 2016 7:03 PM, "Bill Prince" < [email protected] > wrote:

>> It's not 100% clear from your description, but the AF11x is using both
>> polarities.

>> The Mimosa is a very strange duck. Even using 2 channels and 2 polarities, 
>> there
>> is no way to actually run it full duplex. The high-latency half duplex is
>> pretty much baked in. IMO, it squanders air bandwidth at the expense of
>> cheapness. And it's highest modulation rate is still only 256QAM. We had
>> serious trouble trying to even get 256QAM on a relatively modest distance 
>> link.

>> bp
>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>> On 10/24/2016 4:28 PM, Faisal Imtiaz wrote:

>>> I will take a crack at it... just to make sure that My understanding is 
>>> correct
>>> too.

>>> In licensed radio world, the default lingo is as follows:-
>>> A single channel is actually two channels, one channel is used to Transmit 
>>> and
>>> the other channel is used to receive.
>>> and each of these channels pair can be either in V polarity or H polarity 
>>> (but
>>> not mingled).
>>> XPIC is used to describe a radio where you can mount two radios together, 
>>> one
>>> using the H polarity and the other using V polarity, but the same channel...
>>> But still only one channel (H + V) is used to transmit and the other 
>>> channel is
>>> used to Receive. (Thus Full duplex)

>>> MIMO...., = One Channel, both H & V polarities are used, and either one can 
>>> be
>>> used for Tx and Rx (thus half duplex)

>>> AF11x = Traditional Licensed radio... one channel/polarity for TX and one
>>> channel/polarity for RX
>>> Mimosa B11 = Disruptive... a very odd animal... can be configured as...
>>> Use one channel (both polarities) for TX and one channel (both polarities) 
>>> for
>>> RX
>>> or ... Use Two Channels, both polarities in each channel, and use either 
>>> one to
>>> TX & RX (more like a dual channel MIMO)
>>> AF5 = Uses one channel (both polarities) for Tx and one channel (both
>>> polarities) for RX

>>> AF24 = can be used as
>>> One Channel (Dual Polarities) for TX and one Channel (Dual Polarities) for 
>>> RX
>>> or can use the same one channel (dual polarities) for Tx and Rx.

>>> Hope this is as clear as mud !

>>> :)

>>> 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: "George Skorup" <[email protected]>
>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2016 7:09:11 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Highest capacity 6 GHz system

>>>> What's so much different between XPIC and MIMO? I'm asking because I guess 
>>>> I'm
>>>> just ignorant. MIMO = single carrier (is OFDM implied?), dual streams? And 
>>>> XPIC
>>>> = dual carriers (is single-carrier QAM per channel implied?) and 
>>>> independent
>>>> streams that are aggregated in hardware, perhaps as simple as a LAG on the
>>>> internal switch? Or does XPIC add some more magic?

>>>> So then what is the UBNT AF11X considered? Or the AF5 and 24 for that 
>>>> matter
>>>> since they're also capable of FDD.

>>>> On 10/24/2016 5:23 PM, Mike Hammett wrote:

>>>>> Can a non-vendor tell me if at higher order modulations if there's 
>>>>> limiting gain
>>>>> from co-channel XPIC? I assume it works to some degree because it's 
>>>>> marketed
>>>>> (yes, I have a tub of salt over here), but at some point the modulations 
>>>>> would
>>>>> be sensitive enough where the X-pol isolation isn't sufficient?

>>>>> Okay, a vendor can if they're more technical than salesy.

>>>>> I'm not meaning to imply John was salesy.

>>>>> ;-)

>>>>> -----
>>>>> Mike Hammett
>>>>> Intelligent Computing Solutions

>>>>> Midwest Internet Exchange

>>>>> The Brothers WISP

>>>>> From: "John Seaman" <[email protected]>
>>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>>> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2016 3:55:17 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Highest capacity 6 GHz system

>>>>> Hi Ken, the Lynx and Orion are largely identical. The biggest difference 
>>>>> between
>>>>> the two is that the Orion supports XPIC where as the Lynx does not. Keep 
>>>>> in
>>>>> mind that either model can be set up for 2+0, but only with the Orion can 
>>>>> both
>>>>> radios operate on the same channel. Other than that, the Orion does offer
>>>>> higher TX power (for certain frequencies) compared to the Lynx. However 
>>>>> with 6
>>>>> GHz, the TX frequency for Lynx and Orion are the same. Orion also features
>>>>> SynchE/1588 functionality which is not found on the Lynx. Both models now
>>>>> support buffer size up to 8 MB.

>>>>> John Seaman | Sales | Trango Systems, Inc. |
>>>>> +1-858-248-4006

>>>>> www.trangosys.com

>>>>> Innovating Microwave Backhaul ™

>>>>> On Sun, Oct 23, 2016 at 11:38 AM, Ken Hohhof < [email protected] > wrote:

>>>>>> Jeremy, I’m trying to remember, can you upgrade that Lynx to 2+0 with a 
>>>>>> license
>>>>>> key as long as you don’t need XPIC? Trango doesn’t spell it out very 
>>>>>> well on
>>>>>> their website, but it looks like the major differences between Lynx and 
>>>>>> Orion
>>>>>> are buffer size, XPIC, and maybe the interface and powering options? So 
>>>>>> that
>>>>>> you could still double the throughput as long as you can license a 
>>>>>> different
>>>>>> frequency pair for the other polarization. And the issue of the wired 
>>>>>> interface
>>>>>> speed.

>>>>>> From: Af [mailto: [email protected] ] On Behalf Of Jeremy
>>>>>> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2016 10:16 PM
>>>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Highest capacity 6 GHz system

>>>>>> I don't know who has the biggest or best, but my 6GHz Trango Apex Lynx 
>>>>>> has been
>>>>>> rock solid for going on four years now. It does 700Mbps FDX. I believe 
>>>>>> that the
>>>>>> Trango Orion has XPIC up to 1.5Gbps in a 56Mhz channel.

>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 7:41 PM, Josh Reynolds < [email protected] > 
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> Why in the world would they buy Exalt?

>>>>>>> On Oct 21, 2016 8:10 PM, "Jaime Solorza" < [email protected] > 
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> I thought Crisco bought out Exalt

>>>>>>>> On Oct 21, 2016 5:10 PM, "Ken Hohhof" < [email protected] > wrote:

>>>>>>>>> I thought I got an ad recently from Exalt about a big sale through 
>>>>>>>>> the end of
>>>>>>>>> the year on Extreme Air 6Hz. Oops, I just found the email, and it’s 
>>>>>>>>> everything
>>>>>>>>> but 6 GHz. Not sure I’d buy Exalt anyway. Maybe someone else was 
>>>>>>>>> having an
>>>>>>>>> overstock sale on 6 GHz?

>>>>>>>>> From: Af [mailto: [email protected] ] On Behalf Of [email protected]
>>>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2016 5:50 PM
>>>>>>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Highest capacity 6 GHz system

>>>>>>>>> First I have to find out if there are channels in this area.

>>>>>>>>> Then I have a passive repeater to deal with...

>>>>>>>>> Not a simple path to engineer.

>>>>>>>>> From: Daniel White

>>>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2016 4:33 PM

>>>>>>>>> To: [email protected]

>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Highest capacity 6 GHz system

>>>>>>>>> Well you can only use 60MHz channels max. That helps make it more 
>>>>>>>>> competitive.

>>>>>>>>> 6GHz most likely precludes higher modulations… you just won’t have 
>>>>>>>>> the link
>>>>>>>>> budget. Also depends if you’re going all outdoor or 
>>>>>>>>> split-mount/all-indoor.

>>>>>>>>> I’d be shocked if there is a winner here – I’d go with the solution 
>>>>>>>>> your most
>>>>>>>>> comfortable with.

>>>>>>>>> My guess is you will end up with Ceragon/Cambium or SIAE. DragonWave 
>>>>>>>>> Harmony
>>>>>>>>> Advanced is certainly worth a look, although I’m not sure about 6GHz
>>>>>>>>> availability since it just started shipping.

>>>>>>>>> Chuck feel free to contact me offlist and we could look at some 
>>>>>>>>> things.

>>>>>>>>> Daniel White

>>>>>>>>> Managing Director – Hardware Distribution Sales

>>>>>>>>> ConVergence Technologies

>>>>>>>>> Cell: +1 (303) 746-3590

>>>>>>>>> [email protected]

>> ...

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