[WISPA] Two front-runners are competing to build city's wireless Internet network
Nov. 29, 2006, 12:33AM MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR PROJECT Two front-runners are competing to build city's wireless Internet network One affiliated with EarthLink; the other is a new local consortium By ALEXIS GRANT Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle THE COMPETITORS City officials are considering these two companies to build a citywide wireless Internet network. They could choose one by month's end. • EarthLink Municipal Networks: Formed four years ago by Internet service provider EarthLink, the company has projects in several cities, including Philadelphia. • Convergent Broadband: The local group, headed by former Reliant Energy CEO Don Jordan, was founded last year to bid on the Houston contract. A national company with an impressive résumé and a newly created consortium with a local punch are the frontrunners for a multi-million-dollar project to build and maintain Houston's wireless Internet network. San Francisco-based EarthLink Municipal Networks, run by one of the nation's largest high-speed Internet service providers, is already building in several cities. It's going head-to-head with Convergent Broadband, a local group headed by former Reliant Energy CEO Don Jordan that has ties to business leaders in Houston. If everything is equal, there's a preference for dealing with a vendor that has a strong local employment base and a commitment to the community, said Mayor Bill White. At the same time, when dealing with national firms, you're able to evaluate their performance in other markets. White was speaking generally since he has not announced the two finalists. He and other city officials have been mum about the vendor-selection process, which began with five bidders, but he said the announcement of a vendor could come as early as the end of this week. Several sources involved in the process, who asked not to be identified for fear of damaging their relationship with the city, confirmed the two finalists are EarthLink and Convergent. City officials say the network, which is expected to cost more than $40 million, will make Internet access cheaper for residents and businesses and include an outreach program that offers low-income residents a discounted rate. Taxpayers won't have to pick up the tab; the project will be funded by the company that creates the network and users who access it. The chosen vendor will have the option of leasing the downtown Wi-Fi network built to serve the city's new wireless parking meters. With cities around the country building or planning to build municipal networks, it's not uncommon for newly created local groups to bid. But so far, cities embarking on the biggest projects, Philadelphia for example, have awarded contracts to more established companies. 2008 completion date At 600 square miles, Houston's project is expected to be the biggest in the country once it's completed in 2008. That's a lot to chew off your first time at bat, said Michael Garfield, a talk-show host who calls himself the High-Tech Texan. They (Convergent) may be able to pull it off, but that's very aggressive for a start-up company. Formed in early 2005, Convergent Broadband lacks a Web site (though several other companies with the same name have Internet sites) and is unknown to local technology experts. While the company's name may be unfamiliar to Houstonians, one of its founders, Jordan, is a politically connected local power broker and well-known among business leaders. With his leadership, Convergent has developed a Wi-Fi plan that includes partnering not only with hardware suppliers IBM and Tropos Networks, but also with a handful of Houston companies. Jordan and other company leaders declined to comment, citing pending negotiations with the city. Four years' experience Their rival, EarthLink Municipal Networks, was created by its parent ISP four years ago to capitalize on the rush for citywide Wi-Fi. It is building networks in several cities, including Philadelphia, which at 135 square miles will be the nation's largest network — that is, until Houston's wireless project gets under way. EarthLink's Houston plan calls for working with Motorola and Tropos Networks for hardware and other equipment, and hiring local contractors to install transmitter nodes around the city. There's a lot less risk with a company like EarthLink doing it than a local company, said Don Berryman, president of EarthLink Municipal Networks, who would not speak specifically about the Houston bid. Some experts say even a local company with no experience has advantages over a national competitor, simply because local leaders know how to best navigate the community. I'm personally very surprised that more local utility energy companies have not gone into this market, said Esme Vos, editor of MuniWireless.com, which tracks Wi-Fi projects around the world. Boost from Philadelphia Others side with the more seasoned vendor,
[WISPA] Can WiMAX Challenge 3G?
Can WiMAX Challenge 3G? 29th November , 2006 US : WiMAX has gained significant momentum over the last year. Its standardization is complete, vendor and operator ecosystems are expanding, and the hype is getting louder, often justifiably so. Inset shows the result of asking the participants Has your business considered investing in WiMax. In this report, we move beyond the hype and theoretical discussion; we look at real-world examples of pre-WiMAX deployments and review practical issues such as time-to-market, business models and pricing, device availability, economics of scale and spectrum availability, with an emphasis on a number of key questions, most notably, can WiMAX challenge 3G? The answer will eventually be determined by the operator community, so we surveyed about 100 operators to tune into their views, investments plans, expectations and concerns in respect to WiMAX. With 78 percent of the surveyed operators considering an investment in WiMAX, we believe the promise of WiMAX is compelling and the technology warrants further examination. The result is an in-depth, case-study based analysis about the viability of WiMAX, and the potential threat it poses to 3G. We include over 20 pages of specific market forecasts, case studies, analyses of competitive landscapes by region, and overview of current deployments. Finally, we include a regionalized breakdown of operators' responses to 23 questions about their plans for WiMAX. Key Questions Answered Does mobile WiMAX perform better than 3G? Will mobile WiMAX be cheaper than 3G? How will mobile WiMAX IPR affect the 3G value proposition? Which players have the best case for deploying mobile WiMAX? What is the current operator perception of mobile WiMAX? What do operators believe is the primary driver for its success? The largest obstacle? Where are the most attractive opportunities for mobile WiMAX? How will spectrum availability, licensing procedures, market competition, and technology time-to-market impact certain markets? What is the size of the WiMAX opportunity in key sample markets (France, India, Mexico and the US)? More details here http://www.pyramidresearch.com/ Link to see inset graphic. http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/Nov2006/3984.htm -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
[WISPA] ethernet
Im looking for a source of high quality exterior cat5 for tower installations. has to be uv rated, sheilded w/ ground. Any pointers are appreciated. thanks Chris -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
[WISPA] Alvarion ditches cellular business unit, sharpens focus on WiMAX
Alvarion ditches cellular business unit, sharpens focus on WiMAX By Joni Morse Nov 28, 2006 SAN JOSE, Calif.—The future is all about WiMAX for Alvarion Ltd. now that the wireless broadband solutions developer cut its Cellular Mobile business unit loose for $15 million. The company sold its CMU business to privately held LGC Wireless Inc., a wireless networking technology firm based in California. “The transaction will enable us to focus all of our resources and attention on WiMAX,” stated Tzvika Friedman, president and chief executive of Alvarion, which is based in Tel Aviv, Israel. Alvarion’s CMU business brought in $21 million in revenues during the first three quarters of this year. In comparison, Alvarion’s Broadband Wireless Access business unit—the company’s only remaining business—is expected to deliver revenues of between $47 million and $51 million for the fourth quarter. Alvarion’s CMU portfolio includes base stations and core wireless network equipment used primarily by wireless operators, system integrators and government organizations. LGC Wireless’ president and CEO, Ian Sugarbroad, said the acquisition will help LGC Wireless supply carriers and other organizations with reliable cellular coverage with IP and traditional circuit backhaul connectivity. “This acquisition allows us to serve that market with a highly advanced solution that includes pico base stations and soft switching as well as distributed antenna systems, delivering turnkey, high-performance networks that are right-sized for any venue,” added Sugarbroad. LGC Wireless said the deal was solidified Nov. 21 and includes the transfer of Alvarion’s CMU technology, patents, manufacturing rights, inventory and equipment. The company named former Kineto Wireless CEO John O’Connell the executive vice president and general manager of its new division and confirmed that LGC Wireless will maintain Alvarion’s office facilities in Mountain View, Calif. and Shenzhen, China. LGC Wireless also said it has already offered jobs to most of the unit’s employees. O’Connell said LGC is aiming to serve the demand for in-building coverage among carriers by “improving the economics and integration of in-building 3GSM, CDMA, Wi-Fi and future technologies.” LGC Wireless and Alvarion have worked together in the past, as Alvarion’s CMU was the base station supplier for the fleet-wide shipboard cellular system deployments at Carnival Cruise Lines, which also featured LGC’s distributed antenna systems. http://rcrnews.com/news.cms?newsId=27837 -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] ISPCON photo of WISPA Board
You can however post a link to a photo. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original Message - From: CHUCK PROFITO [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'WISPA General List' wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 1:17 AM Subject: RE: [WISPA] ISPCON photo of WISPA Board Yes, same thing happened to my Happy Thanksgiving post w/ joke. Chuck -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mac Dearman Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 8:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'WISPA General List' Subject: RE: [WISPA] ISPCON photo of WISPA Board I confirmed that I sent that this morning at 10:59 with the picture attached. We must not be able to attach a .jpg to list mail :) Mac -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter R. Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 9:59 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] ISPCON photo of WISPA Board Mac Dearman wrote: I thought I would share this photo of the WISPA Board. It was taken at ISPCON earlier this month. If I am not mistaken this is the most board members ever assembled in person at any one place. Mac Dearman Maximum Access, LLC. Rayville, La. www.inetsouth.com www.radioresponse.org (Katrina relief) www.mac-tel.us (VoIP sales) 318.728.8600 318.728.9600 318.303.4182 what photo??? -- Regards, Peter Radizeski RAD-INFO, Inc. - NSP Strategist We Help ISPs Connect Communicate 813.963.5884 http://www.marketingIDEAguy.com -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Can WiMAX Challenge 3G?
The fear that I have about WiMax is that as it is deployed for mobile, it will start to cause a negative impact on branding that previously helped the industry. Publization of the word WiMax, helped WISPs gain validity and visibility for offering next generation RELIABLE SCALABLE fixed broadband services. I could say Security/ Reliability concerns you have? We don't deploy Wifi, we use carrier grade equipment, sorta like WiMax, you know that technology/hype that you've probably read about in the newspaper recently.. Now with WiMAXe (Mobility), carriers will start to brand it as a mobile solution, and use it for best effort service offerings to every laptop, which surely will degrade wide scale reliabilty potential of the solution (Bypassing engineering process of Fixed Installations by professionals). It almost necessary to promote a NEW word to define our industry, before WiMax reputation/branding gets destroyed or distorted in publ;ic perception. Actually customer perception will not be distorted because most WiMax equipment will be mobile, it just means the word will end up not meaning what we do as Fixed carriers. WiMax will mean what ever the dominent use for the technology is. I wish they would have branded it WiMax Mobile. Now maybe we need to brand it Fixed WiMax. Using the double connotation, that not only is it stationary, but we make it work (fixed it). How does this apply to this thread... Everytime WiMax gets written about cvomparing it to Cellular mobile solutions, it strengthens perception that WiMax is mobile. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original Message - From: Dawn DiPietro [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 6:55 AM Subject: [WISPA] Can WiMAX Challenge 3G? Can WiMAX Challenge 3G? 29th November , 2006 US : WiMAX has gained significant momentum over the last year. Its standardization is complete, vendor and operator ecosystems are expanding, and the hype is getting louder, often justifiably so. Inset shows the result of asking the participants Has your business considered investing in WiMax. In this report, we move beyond the hype and theoretical discussion; we look at real-world examples of pre-WiMAX deployments and review practical issues such as time-to-market, business models and pricing, device availability, economics of scale and spectrum availability, with an emphasis on a number of key questions, most notably, can WiMAX challenge 3G? The answer will eventually be determined by the operator community, so we surveyed about 100 operators to tune into their views, investments plans, expectations and concerns in respect to WiMAX. With 78 percent of the surveyed operators considering an investment in WiMAX, we believe the promise of WiMAX is compelling and the technology warrants further examination. The result is an in-depth, case-study based analysis about the viability of WiMAX, and the potential threat it poses to 3G. We include over 20 pages of specific market forecasts, case studies, analyses of competitive landscapes by region, and overview of current deployments. Finally, we include a regionalized breakdown of operators' responses to 23 questions about their plans for WiMAX. Key Questions Answered Does mobile WiMAX perform better than 3G? Will mobile WiMAX be cheaper than 3G? How will mobile WiMAX IPR affect the 3G value proposition? Which players have the best case for deploying mobile WiMAX? What is the current operator perception of mobile WiMAX? What do operators believe is the primary driver for its success? The largest obstacle? Where are the most attractive opportunities for mobile WiMAX? How will spectrum availability, licensing procedures, market competition, and technology time-to-market impact certain markets? What is the size of the WiMAX opportunity in key sample markets (France, India, Mexico and the US)? More details here http://www.pyramidresearch.com/ Link to see inset graphic. http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/Nov2006/3984.htm -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
RE: [WISPA] ISPCON photo of WISPA Board
Try sending it again Mac Rick Harnish President OnlyInternet Broadband Wireless, Inc. 260-827-2482 Founding Member of WISPA-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mac Dearman Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 11:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'WISPA General List' Subject: RE: [WISPA] ISPCON photo of WISPA Board I confirmed that I sent that this morning at 10:59 with the picture attached. We must not be able to attach a .jpg to list mail :) Mac -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter R. Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 9:59 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] ISPCON photo of WISPA Board Mac Dearman wrote: I thought I would share this photo of the WISPA Board. It was taken at ISPCON earlier this month. If I am not mistaken this is the most board members ever assembled in person at any one place. Mac Dearman Maximum Access, LLC. Rayville, La. www.inetsouth.com www.radioresponse.org (Katrina relief) www.mac-tel.us (VoIP sales) 318.728.8600 318.728.9600 318.303.4182 what photo??? -- Regards, Peter Radizeski RAD-INFO, Inc. - NSP Strategist We Help ISPs Connect Communicate 813.963.5884 http://www.marketingIDEAguy.com -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] HIPAA
A HIPAA consultant was at my luncheon yesterday. He pulled all this info for you: pulled a couple things below as background as well as the actual regulation. The one that pertains to this discussion is the last paragraph below. There is no strict rule as to how to secure and in actual fact, switched or dial-up networks are deemed more secure due to the random nature of the connection. http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2003_registerdocid=fr20fe03-4.pdf The HIPAA Security Rule establishes specific requirements for securing all electronic protected health information (EPHI) -- while at rest (in servers or storage) or in motion (in transmission, wireless or wired). ‘‘Transmission security (refers to)… electronic protected health information is transmitted from one point to another, it must be protected in a manner commensurate with the associated risk.” § 164.312 Technical safeguards. A covered entity must, in accordance with § 164.306: (a)(1) Standard: Access control. Implement technical policies and procedures for electronic information systems that maintain electronic protected health information to allow access only to those persons or software programs that have been granted access rights as specified in § 164.308(a)(4). (2) Implementation specifications: (i) Unique user identification (Required). Assign a unique name and/or number for identifying and tracking user identity. (ii) Emergency access procedure (Required). Establish (and implement as needed) procedures for obtaining necessary electronic protected health information during an emergency. (iii) Automatic logoff (Addressable). Implement electronic procedures that terminate an electronic session after a predetermined time of inactivity. (iv) Encryption and decryption (Addressable). Implement a mechanism to encrypt and decrypt electronic protected health information. (b) Standard: Audit controls. Implement hardware, software, and/or procedural mechanisms that record and examine activity in information systems that contain or use electronic protected health information. (c)(1) Standard: Integrity. Implement policies and procedures to protect electronic protected health information from improper alteration or destruction. (2) Implementation specification: Mechanism to authenticate electronic protected health information (Addressable). Implement electronic mechanisms to corroborate that electronic protected health information has not been altered or destroyed in an unauthorized manner. (d) Standard: Person or entity authentication. Implement procedures to verify that a person or entity seeking access to electronic protected health information is the one claimed. (e)(1) Standard: Transmission security. Implement technical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to electronic protected health information that is being transmitted over an electronic communications network. (2) Implementation specifications: (i) Integrity controls (Addressable). Implement security measures to ensure that electronically transmitted electronic protected health information is not improperly modified without detection until disposed of. (ii) Encryption (Addressable). Implement a mechanism to encrypt electronic protected health information whenever deemed appropriate. Daniel L. Ruggles CISSP, CISM, CMC, IAM, PMP Principal Liaison Technologies, LLC -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
[WISPA] Motor controlled rotating poles
For the longest time, I wanted to build a solution to do the following, from each of our Master Cell Sites 1) Rotate a IP Camera 360 deg (remotely over an IP connection) 2) Rotate a Pole with a Trango Fox 5800SU on it 360 deg (remotely over IP connection). The purpose is two fold When Link quality severally degrades for a short period, either packet loss or rssi, 1) To discover/view when there is a third party worker working on the roof of our cell site. (Who may be standing in front of antennas periodically or testing gear that interfers without getting pre-approved) 2) To do a spectrum site survey, on the fly in any direction, to find the least noisy channel, WITHOUT taking the primary sector antenna down (offline). By having the radio and the camera on the same pole, it would help confirm which direction we were pointing exactly when doing the survey. One of the other requirements is that it won't turn more that 360 in one direction to prevent cable CAT5 breaking, and to ahve a refference of the starting point in deg, calibrated to a known direction (north 0 deg?). What would REALLY be cool, is if it had a speaker out put on the camera, so I could yell at the worker standing in front of my antenna :-). I'm aware that some camera may have an output for controlling a relay or servo motor, as some solutions/platforms exist to mount and rotate a single camera attached. Preferably, I'd like a solution that could rotate the pole itself. Everything of course would need to be outdoor survivable, and strong enough that the pole would stay errect and safe at 200-300 feet up. My thought is that maybe the controls could be initiated from the IP Camera connections, If I found a rotating platform/pole mount. Are there any mechanical hobbyists out there, that might suggest the most cost effective way to accomplish this? (My goal is lowest cost, lowest cost, lowest cost, so I can afford to replicate the solution at about 20 locations) Tom DeReggi RapidDSL Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
[WISPA] CALEA
I've noted a lot of chatter on the lists lately about CALEA and WISP obligations. Robert Primosch from Wilkinson, Barker, Knauer, LLP -- a top DC law firm dealing with spectrum and regulatory issues -- has written a 1,000 word article specifically for WISPs on the topic. The article is currently posted within the Featured Content section on the AlvarionCOMNET Web site which will reside at comnet.alvarion.com) once I have final corporate signoff to go live with already completed site). That section is intended to deliver information to member WISPs that will better equip them business managers Meanwhile, here are a few excerpts of Robert's article: WISPs MUST COMPLY WITH FCC CALEA RULES By Robert Primosch, Wilkinson, Barker, Knauer, LLP The FCC now requires wireless providers of broadband service (including interconnected VoIP service) to comply with the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA). This means that WISPs must equip their facilities to permit law enforcement agencies to monitor and intercept subscriber communications, assuming they have obtained a court order to do so. WISPs must be CALEA-compliant by May 14, 2007... ... As of May 14, 2007, however, a wireless broadband operator's network must be capable of separating that subscriber information which law enforcement is entitled to from the subscriber... ... Wireless broadband networks also must have intercept access points or IAPs which are those points at which a law enforcement agency can access the service provider's... ... A wireless broadband operator is entitled to be compensated for reasonable expenses incurred when providing facilities or assistance for a law enforcement intercept... ... a wireless broadband operator is responsible for paying its own CALEA compliance costs... Regards, Patrick Leary AVP WISP Markets Alvarion, Inc. o: 650.314.2628 c: 760.580.0080 Vonage: 650.641.1243 [EMAIL PROTECTED] This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals computer viruses. -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
RE: [WISPA] REALLY - photo of WISPA Board
Mac Dearman -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Harnish Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 9:47 AM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: RE: [WISPA] ISPCON photo of WISPA Board Try sending it again Mac Rick Harnish President OnlyInternet Broadband Wireless, Inc. 260-827-2482 Founding Member of WISPA-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mac Dearman Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 11:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'WISPA General List' Subject: RE: [WISPA] ISPCON photo of WISPA Board I confirmed that I sent that this morning at 10:59 with the picture attached. We must not be able to attach a .jpg to list mail :) Mac -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter R. Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 9:59 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] ISPCON photo of WISPA Board Mac Dearman wrote: I thought I would share this photo of the WISPA Board. It was taken at ISPCON earlier this month. If I am not mistaken this is the most board members ever assembled in person at any one place. Mac Dearman Maximum Access, LLC. Rayville, La. www.inetsouth.com www.radioresponse.org (Katrina relief) www.mac-tel.us (VoIP sales) 318.728.8600 318.728.9600 318.303.4182 what photo??? -- Regards, Peter Radizeski RAD-INFO, Inc. - NSP Strategist We Help ISPs Connect Communicate 813.963.5884 http://www.marketingIDEAguy.com -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] HIPAA
If I'm reading this information correctly, it states that the care providers are responsible for encrypting and decrypting electronically transmitted information. Mark Nash Network Engineer UnwiredOnline.Net 350 Holly Street Junction City, OR 97448 http://www.uwol.net 541-998- 541-998-5599 fax - Original Message - From: Peter R. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 6:00 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] HIPAA A HIPAA consultant was at my luncheon yesterday. He pulled all this info for you: pulled a couple things below as background as well as the actual regulation. The one that pertains to this discussion is the last paragraph below. There is no strict rule as to how to secure and in actual fact, switched or dial-up networks are deemed more secure due to the random nature of the connection. http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2003_registerdocid=fr20fe03-4.pdf The HIPAA Security Rule establishes specific requirements for securing all electronic protected health information (EPHI) -- while at rest (in servers or storage) or in motion (in transmission, wireless or wired). ‘‘Transmission security (refers to)… electronic protected health information is transmitted from one point to another, it must be protected in a manner commensurate with the associated risk.” § 164.312 Technical safeguards. A covered entity must, in accordance with § 164.306: (a)(1) Standard: Access control. Implement technical policies and procedures for electronic information systems that maintain electronic protected health information to allow access only to those persons or software programs that have been granted access rights as specified in § 164.308(a)(4). (2) Implementation specifications: (i) Unique user identification (Required). Assign a unique name and/or number for identifying and tracking user identity. (ii) Emergency access procedure (Required). Establish (and implement as needed) procedures for obtaining necessary electronic protected health information during an emergency. (iii) Automatic logoff (Addressable). Implement electronic procedures that terminate an electronic session after a predetermined time of inactivity. (iv) Encryption and decryption (Addressable). Implement a mechanism to encrypt and decrypt electronic protected health information. (b) Standard: Audit controls. Implement hardware, software, and/or procedural mechanisms that record and examine activity in information systems that contain or use electronic protected health information. (c)(1) Standard: Integrity. Implement policies and procedures to protect electronic protected health information from improper alteration or destruction. (2) Implementation specification: Mechanism to authenticate electronic protected health information (Addressable). Implement electronic mechanisms to corroborate that electronic protected health information has not been altered or destroyed in an unauthorized manner. (d) Standard: Person or entity authentication. Implement procedures to verify that a person or entity seeking access to electronic protected health information is the one claimed. (e)(1) Standard: Transmission security. Implement technical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to electronic protected health information that is being transmitted over an electronic communications network. (2) Implementation specifications: (i) Integrity controls (Addressable). Implement security measures to ensure that electronically transmitted electronic protected health information is not improperly modified without detection until disposed of. (ii) Encryption (Addressable). Implement a mechanism to encrypt electronic protected health information whenever deemed appropriate. Daniel L. Ruggles CISSP, CISM, CMC, IAM, PMP Principal Liaison Technologies, LLC -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
RE: [WISPA] Lead - Glenwood, WA k-12 School Needs Internet
Marlon, HA! NorthEAST 509 may be yours but I'm all about CENTRAL 509. I feel we are about to throw down some rap song, WORD! Forbes -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Marlon K. Schafer Sent: Tue 11/28/2006 10:25 PM To: WISPA General List Cc: Subject: Re: [WISPA] Lead - Glenwood, WA k-12 School Needs Internet 509 is my turf. I'll touch base with him. Thanks much! marlon - Original Message - From: Robert Kim Wireless Internet Advisor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 10:16 AM Subject: [WISPA] Lead - Glenwood, WA k-12 School Needs Internet team, im talking with the the superintendent glenwood school. he wants to know if anybody can set up a wisp service for the locality. contact shane c 509 364 3438 x203 zip 98619 bob kim http://evdo-coverage.com http://iptv-coverage.com http://wimax-coverage.com -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
RE: [WISPA] Motor controlled rotating poles
Tom, I would try and look up something from the ham radio realm. They have remote control systems for remote mounted radios. My idea would be is you can find something with a software package that can remotely control a rotor. This rotor would have your AP and camera mounted to the short section of mast on top of the rotor. This could be an inexpensive TV antenna rotor. Off the top of my head I can't think of anything that I know does this but that's because I don't play with remote controlled radios much. Thank You, Brian Webster www.wirelessmapping.com http://www.wirelessmapping.com -Original Message- From: Tom DeReggi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 11:21 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Motor controlled rotating poles For the longest time, I wanted to build a solution to do the following, from each of our Master Cell Sites 1) Rotate a IP Camera 360 deg (remotely over an IP connection) 2) Rotate a Pole with a Trango Fox 5800SU on it 360 deg (remotely over IP connection). The purpose is two fold When Link quality severally degrades for a short period, either packet loss or rssi, 1) To discover/view when there is a third party worker working on the roof of our cell site. (Who may be standing in front of antennas periodically or testing gear that interfers without getting pre-approved) 2) To do a spectrum site survey, on the fly in any direction, to find the least noisy channel, WITHOUT taking the primary sector antenna down (offline). By having the radio and the camera on the same pole, it would help confirm which direction we were pointing exactly when doing the survey. One of the other requirements is that it won't turn more that 360 in one direction to prevent cable CAT5 breaking, and to ahve a refference of the starting point in deg, calibrated to a known direction (north 0 deg?). What would REALLY be cool, is if it had a speaker out put on the camera, so I could yell at the worker standing in front of my antenna :-). I'm aware that some camera may have an output for controlling a relay or servo motor, as some solutions/platforms exist to mount and rotate a single camera attached. Preferably, I'd like a solution that could rotate the pole itself. Everything of course would need to be outdoor survivable, and strong enough that the pole would stay errect and safe at 200-300 feet up. My thought is that maybe the controls could be initiated from the IP Camera connections, If I found a rotating platform/pole mount. Are there any mechanical hobbyists out there, that might suggest the most cost effective way to accomplish this? (My goal is lowest cost, lowest cost, lowest cost, so I can afford to replicate the solution at about 20 locations) Tom DeReggi RapidDSL Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
RE: [WISPA] Motor controlled rotating poles
I think a simple TV antenna rotator would do the trick. If you got an IP camera with dry contact outputs, like the Axis network cameras, you could wire up some relays connected to the outputs of the camera that would rotate the pole in either direction. The contact outputs on the axis cameras can be controlled through the web interface. You'd need a slip ring arrangement of some sort or limit switches on the rotator so that your ethernet and control cables don't get all wrapped up when the pole rotates, of course. Patrick Tom, I would try and look up something from the ham radio realm. They have remote control systems for remote mounted radios. My idea would be is you can find something with a software package that can remotely control a rotor. This rotor would have your AP and camera mounted to the short section of mast on top of the rotor. This could be an inexpensive TV antenna rotor. Off the top of my head I can't think of anything that I know does this but that's because I don't play with remote controlled radios much. Thank You, Brian Webster www.wirelessmapping.com http://www.wirelessmapping.com -Original Message- From: Tom DeReggi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 11:21 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Motor controlled rotating poles For the longest time, I wanted to build a solution to do the following, from each of our Master Cell Sites 1) Rotate a IP Camera 360 deg (remotely over an IP connection) 2) Rotate a Pole with a Trango Fox 5800SU on it 360 deg (remotely over IP connection). The purpose is two fold When Link quality severally degrades for a short period, either packet loss or rssi, 1) To discover/view when there is a third party worker working on the roof of our cell site. (Who may be standing in front of antennas periodically or testing gear that interfers without getting pre-approved) 2) To do a spectrum site survey, on the fly in any direction, to find the least noisy channel, WITHOUT taking the primary sector antenna down (offline). By having the radio and the camera on the same pole, it would help confirm which direction we were pointing exactly when doing the survey. One of the other requirements is that it won't turn more that 360 in one direction to prevent cable CAT5 breaking, and to ahve a refference of the starting point in deg, calibrated to a known direction (north 0 deg?). What would REALLY be cool, is if it had a speaker out put on the camera, so I could yell at the worker standing in front of my antenna :-). I'm aware that some camera may have an output for controlling a relay or servo motor, as some solutions/platforms exist to mount and rotate a single camera attached. Preferably, I'd like a solution that could rotate the pole itself. Everything of course would need to be outdoor survivable, and strong enough that the pole would stay errect and safe at 200-300 feet up. My thought is that maybe the controls could be initiated from the IP Camera connections, If I found a rotating platform/pole mount. Are there any mechanical hobbyists out there, that might suggest the most cost effective way to accomplish this? (My goal is lowest cost, lowest cost, lowest cost, so I can afford to replicate the solution at about 20 locations) Tom DeReggi RapidDSL Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
RE: [WISPA] Lead - Glenwood, WA k-12 School Needs Internet
Looks like a WISP War building in the deserts of Washington State ;) Rick Harnish President OnlyInternet Broadband Wireless, Inc. 260-827-2482 Founding Member of WISPA -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Forbes Mercy Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 12:00 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: RE: [WISPA] Lead - Glenwood, WA k-12 School Needs Internet Marlon, HA! NorthEAST 509 may be yours but I'm all about CENTRAL 509. I feel we are about to throw down some rap song, WORD! Forbes -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Marlon K. Schafer Sent: Tue 11/28/2006 10:25 PM To: WISPA General List Cc: Subject: Re: [WISPA] Lead - Glenwood, WA k-12 School Needs Internet 509 is my turf. I'll touch base with him. Thanks much! marlon - Original Message - From: Robert Kim Wireless Internet Advisor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 10:16 AM Subject: [WISPA] Lead - Glenwood, WA k-12 School Needs Internet team, im talking with the the superintendent glenwood school. he wants to know if anybody can set up a wisp service for the locality. contact shane c 509 364 3438 x203 zip 98619 bob kim http://evdo-coverage.com http://iptv-coverage.com http://wimax-coverage.com -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Motor controlled rotating poles
Wow, an ethernet slip ring...bet that could cause all sorts of problems. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 1:54 PM Subject: RE: [WISPA] Motor controlled rotating poles I think a simple TV antenna rotator would do the trick. If you got an IP camera with dry contact outputs, like the Axis network cameras, you could wire up some relays connected to the outputs of the camera that would rotate the pole in either direction. The contact outputs on the axis cameras can be controlled through the web interface. You'd need a slip ring arrangement of some sort or limit switches on the rotator so that your ethernet and control cables don't get all wrapped up when the pole rotates, of course. Patrick Tom, I would try and look up something from the ham radio realm. They have remote control systems for remote mounted radios. My idea would be is you can find something with a software package that can remotely control a rotor. This rotor would have your AP and camera mounted to the short section of mast on top of the rotor. This could be an inexpensive TV antenna rotor. Off the top of my head I can't think of anything that I know does this but that's because I don't play with remote controlled radios much. Thank You, Brian Webster www.wirelessmapping.com http://www.wirelessmapping.com -Original Message- From: Tom DeReggi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 11:21 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Motor controlled rotating poles For the longest time, I wanted to build a solution to do the following, from each of our Master Cell Sites 1) Rotate a IP Camera 360 deg (remotely over an IP connection) 2) Rotate a Pole with a Trango Fox 5800SU on it 360 deg (remotely over IP connection). The purpose is two fold When Link quality severally degrades for a short period, either packet loss or rssi, 1) To discover/view when there is a third party worker working on the roof of our cell site. (Who may be standing in front of antennas periodically or testing gear that interfers without getting pre-approved) 2) To do a spectrum site survey, on the fly in any direction, to find the least noisy channel, WITHOUT taking the primary sector antenna down (offline). By having the radio and the camera on the same pole, it would help confirm which direction we were pointing exactly when doing the survey. One of the other requirements is that it won't turn more that 360 in one direction to prevent cable CAT5 breaking, and to ahve a refference of the starting point in deg, calibrated to a known direction (north 0 deg?). What would REALLY be cool, is if it had a speaker out put on the camera, so I could yell at the worker standing in front of my antenna :-). I'm aware that some camera may have an output for controlling a relay or servo motor, as some solutions/platforms exist to mount and rotate a single camera attached. Preferably, I'd like a solution that could rotate the pole itself. Everything of course would need to be outdoor survivable, and strong enough that the pole would stay errect and safe at 200-300 feet up. My thought is that maybe the controls could be initiated from the IP Camera connections, If I found a rotating platform/pole mount. Are there any mechanical hobbyists out there, that might suggest the most cost effective way to accomplish this? (My goal is lowest cost, lowest cost, lowest cost, so I can afford to replicate the solution at about 20 locations) Tom DeReggi RapidDSL Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Lead - Glenwood, WA k-12 School Needs Internet
Children... Children... :) On 11/29/06 12:48 PM, Rick Harnish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Looks like a WISP War building in the deserts of Washington State ;) Rick Harnish President OnlyInternet Broadband Wireless, Inc. 260-827-2482 Founding Member of WISPA -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Forbes Mercy Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 12:00 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: RE: [WISPA] Lead - Glenwood, WA k-12 School Needs Internet Marlon, HA! NorthEAST 509 may be yours but I'm all about CENTRAL 509. I feel we are about to throw down some rap song, WORD! Forbes -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Marlon K. Schafer Sent: Tue 11/28/2006 10:25 PM To: WISPA General List Cc: Subject: Re: [WISPA] Lead - Glenwood, WA k-12 School Needs Internet 509 is my turf. I'll touch base with him. Thanks much! marlon - Original Message - From: Robert Kim Wireless Internet Advisor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 10:16 AM Subject: [WISPA] Lead - Glenwood, WA k-12 School Needs Internet team, im talking with the the superintendent glenwood school. he wants to know if anybody can set up a wisp service for the locality. contact shane c 509 364 3438 x203 zip 98619 bob kim http://evdo-coverage.com http://iptv-coverage.com http://wimax-coverage.com -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Motor controlled rotating poles
It looks to me like all that is needed is a slip ring for power. Surely a WISP will be able to figure out how to get data to/from the rotating units without using wires. :) John Brett Hays wrote: Wow, an ethernet slip ring...bet that could cause all sorts of problems. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 1:54 PM Subject: RE: [WISPA] Motor controlled rotating poles I think a simple TV antenna rotator would do the trick. If you got an IP camera with dry contact outputs, like the Axis network cameras, you could wire up some relays connected to the outputs of the camera that would rotate the pole in either direction. The contact outputs on the axis cameras can be controlled through the web interface. You'd need a slip ring arrangement of some sort or limit switches on the rotator so that your ethernet and control cables don't get all wrapped up when the pole rotates, of course. Patrick Tom, I would try and look up something from the ham radio realm. They have remote control systems for remote mounted radios. My idea would be is you can find something with a software package that can remotely control a rotor. This rotor would have your AP and camera mounted to the short section of mast on top of the rotor. This could be an inexpensive TV antenna rotor. Off the top of my head I can't think of anything that I know does this but that's because I don't play with remote controlled radios much. Thank You, Brian Webster www.wirelessmapping.com http://www.wirelessmapping.com -Original Message- From: Tom DeReggi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 11:21 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Motor controlled rotating poles For the longest time, I wanted to build a solution to do the following, from each of our Master Cell Sites 1) Rotate a IP Camera 360 deg (remotely over an IP connection) 2) Rotate a Pole with a Trango Fox 5800SU on it 360 deg (remotely over IP connection). The purpose is two fold When Link quality severally degrades for a short period, either packet loss or rssi, 1) To discover/view when there is a third party worker working on the roof of our cell site. (Who may be standing in front of antennas periodically or testing gear that interfers without getting pre-approved) 2) To do a spectrum site survey, on the fly in any direction, to find the least noisy channel, WITHOUT taking the primary sector antenna down (offline). By having the radio and the camera on the same pole, it would help confirm which direction we were pointing exactly when doing the survey. One of the other requirements is that it won't turn more that 360 in one direction to prevent cable CAT5 breaking, and to ahve a refference of the starting point in deg, calibrated to a known direction (north 0 deg?). What would REALLY be cool, is if it had a speaker out put on the camera, so I could yell at the worker standing in front of my antenna :-). I'm aware that some camera may have an output for controlling a relay or servo motor, as some solutions/platforms exist to mount and rotate a single camera attached. Preferably, I'd like a solution that could rotate the pole itself. Everything of course would need to be outdoor survivable, and strong enough that the pole would stay errect and safe at 200-300 feet up. My thought is that maybe the controls could be initiated from the IP Camera connections, If I found a rotating platform/pole mount. Are there any mechanical hobbyists out there, that might suggest the most cost effective way to accomplish this? (My goal is lowest cost, lowest cost, lowest cost, so I can afford to replicate the solution at about 20 locations) Tom DeReggi RapidDSL Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] HIPAA
I'd like to bring attention to this specific part of the text (ii) Emergency access procedure (Required). Establish (and implement as needed) procedures for obtaining necessary electronic protected health information during an emergency. Could this be amunition to argue that a Hospitol almost REQUIRES or HIGHLY BENEFITS from using your wireless service, as it BEST accommodates the need to enable/guarantee Emergency access, as an alternative true diverse route to access and transmit data. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original Message - From: Peter R. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 9:00 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] HIPAA A HIPAA consultant was at my luncheon yesterday. He pulled all this info for you: pulled a couple things below as background as well as the actual regulation. The one that pertains to this discussion is the last paragraph below. There is no strict rule as to how to secure and in actual fact, switched or dial-up networks are deemed more secure due to the random nature of the connection. http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2003_registerdocid=fr20fe03-4.pdf The HIPAA Security Rule establishes specific requirements for securing all electronic protected health information (EPHI) -- while at rest (in servers or storage) or in motion (in transmission, wireless or wired). ‘‘Transmission security (refers to)… electronic protected health information is transmitted from one point to another, it must be protected in a manner commensurate with the associated risk.” § 164.312 Technical safeguards. A covered entity must, in accordance with § 164.306: (a)(1) Standard: Access control. Implement technical policies and procedures for electronic information systems that maintain electronic protected health information to allow access only to those persons or software programs that have been granted access rights as specified in § 164.308(a)(4). (2) Implementation specifications: (i) Unique user identification (Required). Assign a unique name and/or number for identifying and tracking user identity. (ii) Emergency access procedure (Required). Establish (and implement as needed) procedures for obtaining necessary electronic protected health information during an emergency. (iii) Automatic logoff (Addressable). Implement electronic procedures that terminate an electronic session after a predetermined time of inactivity. (iv) Encryption and decryption (Addressable). Implement a mechanism to encrypt and decrypt electronic protected health information. (b) Standard: Audit controls. Implement hardware, software, and/or procedural mechanisms that record and examine activity in information systems that contain or use electronic protected health information. (c)(1) Standard: Integrity. Implement policies and procedures to protect electronic protected health information from improper alteration or destruction. (2) Implementation specification: Mechanism to authenticate electronic protected health information (Addressable). Implement electronic mechanisms to corroborate that electronic protected health information has not been altered or destroyed in an unauthorized manner. (d) Standard: Person or entity authentication. Implement procedures to verify that a person or entity seeking access to electronic protected health information is the one claimed. (e)(1) Standard: Transmission security. Implement technical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to electronic protected health information that is being transmitted over an electronic communications network. (2) Implementation specifications: (i) Integrity controls (Addressable). Implement security measures to ensure that electronically transmitted electronic protected health information is not improperly modified without detection until disposed of. (ii) Encryption (Addressable). Implement a mechanism to encrypt electronic protected health information whenever deemed appropriate. Daniel L. Ruggles CISSP, CISM, CMC, IAM, PMP Principal Liaison Technologies, LLC -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Motor controlled rotating poles
Tom, You might consider using a TV antenna rotor, the degree of motion may not be as fine as you desire, but I'm sure you could modify the controls to work off a relay. Also, dlink has a couple cameras that not only have audio in, but with an amp'd speaker can have audio out. They do have limited connections to control a relay, I think one or 2. Using a couple micro switches you could also control the rotation to prevent more than 360 degrees, but I believe the TV rotor also prevents this. Another thought is you may be able to use the pan and tilt circuitry to control a TV rotor? These can be controlled over Ethernet or through a wireless camera connection. Tim Kerns CV-Access, Inc. - Original Message - From: Tom DeReggi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 8:21 AM Subject: [WISPA] Motor controlled rotating poles For the longest time, I wanted to build a solution to do the following, from each of our Master Cell Sites 1) Rotate a IP Camera 360 deg (remotely over an IP connection) 2) Rotate a Pole with a Trango Fox 5800SU on it 360 deg (remotely over IP connection). The purpose is two fold When Link quality severally degrades for a short period, either packet loss or rssi, 1) To discover/view when there is a third party worker working on the roof of our cell site. (Who may be standing in front of antennas periodically or testing gear that interfers without getting pre-approved) 2) To do a spectrum site survey, on the fly in any direction, to find the least noisy channel, WITHOUT taking the primary sector antenna down (offline). By having the radio and the camera on the same pole, it would help confirm which direction we were pointing exactly when doing the survey. One of the other requirements is that it won't turn more that 360 in one direction to prevent cable CAT5 breaking, and to ahve a refference of the starting point in deg, calibrated to a known direction (north 0 deg?). What would REALLY be cool, is if it had a speaker out put on the camera, so I could yell at the worker standing in front of my antenna :-). I'm aware that some camera may have an output for controlling a relay or servo motor, as some solutions/platforms exist to mount and rotate a single camera attached. Preferably, I'd like a solution that could rotate the pole itself. Everything of course would need to be outdoor survivable, and strong enough that the pole would stay errect and safe at 200-300 feet up. My thought is that maybe the controls could be initiated from the IP Camera connections, If I found a rotating platform/pole mount. Are there any mechanical hobbyists out there, that might suggest the most cost effective way to accomplish this? (My goal is lowest cost, lowest cost, lowest cost, so I can afford to replicate the solution at about 20 locations) Tom DeReggi RapidDSL Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
RE: [WISPA] Lead - Glenwood, WA k-12 School Needs Internet
I don't know, Marlon has a big ol' combine for a war chariot. Forbes, you are going to have to get something bigger than rap bling. Patrick Leary AVP WISP Markets Alvarion, Inc. o: 650.314.2628 c: 760.580.0080 Vonage: 650.641.1243 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Harnish Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 10:48 AM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: RE: [WISPA] Lead - Glenwood, WA k-12 School Needs Internet Looks like a WISP War building in the deserts of Washington State ;) Rick Harnish President OnlyInternet Broadband Wireless, Inc. 260-827-2482 Founding Member of WISPA -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Forbes Mercy Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 12:00 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: RE: [WISPA] Lead - Glenwood, WA k-12 School Needs Internet Marlon, HA! NorthEAST 509 may be yours but I'm all about CENTRAL 509. I feel we are about to throw down some rap song, WORD! Forbes -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Marlon K. Schafer Sent: Tue 11/28/2006 10:25 PM To: WISPA General List Cc: Subject: Re: [WISPA] Lead - Glenwood, WA k-12 School Needs Internet 509 is my turf. I'll touch base with him. Thanks much! marlon - Original Message - From: Robert Kim Wireless Internet Advisor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 10:16 AM Subject: [WISPA] Lead - Glenwood, WA k-12 School Needs Internet team, im talking with the the superintendent glenwood school. he wants to know if anybody can set up a wisp service for the locality. contact shane c 509 364 3438 x203 zip 98619 bob kim http://evdo-coverage.com http://iptv-coverage.com http://wimax-coverage.com -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals computer viruses(190). This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals computer viruses(42). This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals computer viruses. -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
RE: [WISPA] Motor controlled rotating poles
I've used a variety of D-Link cameras and find that they all have locked up from time to time...requiring power cycling. They haven't been adequate for reliable operation. Perhaps they've improved. I have switched to a Panasonic BL-C30A Wi-Fi camera and been very, very happy. It has never failed to recover all by itself from any hiccup in the wireless environment or power environment. Plus, the images are clearer, the dynamic range (illumination) is superior, the Wi-Fi range is better, and the thing is able to be remotely controlled horizontally through nearly 180 degrees and vertically through nearly 90 degrees. This doesn't have audio, however. Oh, on the D-Link cameras...at least the DSC types I used...the security is easily circumvented. I had a bunch up and my son called from the East Coast and said that he wrote a script to capture the images every 10 minutes and then realized he'd forgotten to put the password in. It didn't matter. Although the standard, direct HTTP access does have the login with password, the script isn't challenged for one. . . . j o n a t h a n -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Kerns Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 11:04 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Motor controlled rotating poles Tom, You might consider using a TV antenna rotor, the degree of motion may not be as fine as you desire, but I'm sure you could modify the controls to work off a relay. Also, dlink has a couple cameras that not only have audio in, but with an amp'd speaker can have audio out. They do have limited connections to control a relay, I think one or 2. Using a couple micro switches you could also control the rotation to prevent more than 360 degrees, but I believe the TV rotor also prevents this. Another thought is you may be able to use the pan and tilt circuitry to control a TV rotor? These can be controlled over Ethernet or through a wireless camera connection. Tim Kerns CV-Access, Inc. - Original Message - From: Tom DeReggi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 8:21 AM Subject: [WISPA] Motor controlled rotating poles For the longest time, I wanted to build a solution to do the following, from each of our Master Cell Sites 1) Rotate a IP Camera 360 deg (remotely over an IP connection) 2) Rotate a Pole with a Trango Fox 5800SU on it 360 deg (remotely over IP connection). The purpose is two fold When Link quality severally degrades for a short period, either packet loss or rssi, 1) To discover/view when there is a third party worker working on the roof of our cell site. (Who may be standing in front of antennas periodically or testing gear that interfers without getting pre-approved) 2) To do a spectrum site survey, on the fly in any direction, to find the least noisy channel, WITHOUT taking the primary sector antenna down (offline). By having the radio and the camera on the same pole, it would help confirm which direction we were pointing exactly when doing the survey. One of the other requirements is that it won't turn more that 360 in one direction to prevent cable CAT5 breaking, and to ahve a refference of the starting point in deg, calibrated to a known direction (north 0 deg?). What would REALLY be cool, is if it had a speaker out put on the camera, so I could yell at the worker standing in front of my antenna :-). I'm aware that some camera may have an output for controlling a relay or servo motor, as some solutions/platforms exist to mount and rotate a single camera attached. Preferably, I'd like a solution that could rotate the pole itself. Everything of course would need to be outdoor survivable, and strong enough that the pole would stay errect and safe at 200-300 feet up. My thought is that maybe the controls could be initiated from the IP Camera connections, If I found a rotating platform/pole mount. Are there any mechanical hobbyists out there, that might suggest the most cost effective way to accomplish this? (My goal is lowest cost, lowest cost, lowest cost, so I can afford to replicate the solution at about 20 locations) Tom DeReggi RapidDSL Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
[WISPA] What the heck chews up 100mhz of 5.8ghz?!?
While installing a new canopy accesspoint today, in an unserved community with no other wireless isps and little else, I discovered that I have about a -56 avarage across the entire swath of 5750mhz thru 5845mhz... what the hell?!?!? It's a small area deployment and we had planned on a simple low gain omni, but not now... I don't know who or what but 100mhz, is that really necessary? I'm going to take an sm later and see if I can get a better picture and determine the direction of these signals and see if there's going to be any way to make this work. Out in the middle of nowhere. But does anyone have any idea what in gods name could occupy this much continuous spectrum in 5.8? Mike- -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Lead - Glenwood, WA k-12 School Needs Internet
roflol Yeah, and MY backhoe is bigger than HIS too! marlon - Original Message - From: Patrick Leary [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 1:49 PM Subject: RE: [WISPA] Lead - Glenwood, WA k-12 School Needs Internet I don't know, Marlon has a big ol' combine for a war chariot. Forbes, you are going to have to get something bigger than rap bling. Patrick Leary AVP WISP Markets Alvarion, Inc. o: 650.314.2628 c: 760.580.0080 Vonage: 650.641.1243 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Harnish Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 10:48 AM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: RE: [WISPA] Lead - Glenwood, WA k-12 School Needs Internet Looks like a WISP War building in the deserts of Washington State ;) Rick Harnish President OnlyInternet Broadband Wireless, Inc. 260-827-2482 Founding Member of WISPA -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Forbes Mercy Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 12:00 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: RE: [WISPA] Lead - Glenwood, WA k-12 School Needs Internet Marlon, HA! NorthEAST 509 may be yours but I'm all about CENTRAL 509. I feel we are about to throw down some rap song, WORD! Forbes -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Marlon K. Schafer Sent: Tue 11/28/2006 10:25 PM To: WISPA General List Cc: Subject: Re: [WISPA] Lead - Glenwood, WA k-12 School Needs Internet 509 is my turf. I'll touch base with him. Thanks much! marlon - Original Message - From: Robert Kim Wireless Internet Advisor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 10:16 AM Subject: [WISPA] Lead - Glenwood, WA k-12 School Needs Internet team, im talking with the the superintendent glenwood school. he wants to know if anybody can set up a wisp service for the locality. contact shane c 509 364 3438 x203 zip 98619 bob kim http://evdo-coverage.com http://iptv-coverage.com http://wimax-coverage.com -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals computer viruses(190). This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals computer viruses(42). This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals computer viruses. -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Lead - Glenwood, WA k-12 School Needs Internet
lol I saw it first! Good luck with them. Have fun. - Original Message - From: Forbes Mercy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 8:59 AM Subject: RE: [WISPA] Lead - Glenwood, WA k-12 School Needs Internet Marlon, HA! NorthEAST 509 may be yours but I'm all about CENTRAL 509. I feel we are about to throw down some rap song, WORD! Forbes -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Marlon K. Schafer Sent: Tue 11/28/2006 10:25 PM To: WISPA General List Cc: Subject: Re: [WISPA] Lead - Glenwood, WA k-12 School Needs Internet 509 is my turf. I'll touch base with him. Thanks much! marlon - Original Message - From: Robert Kim Wireless Internet Advisor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 10:16 AM Subject: [WISPA] Lead - Glenwood, WA k-12 School Needs Internet team, im talking with the the superintendent glenwood school. he wants to know if anybody can set up a wisp service for the locality. contact shane c 509 364 3438 x203 zip 98619 bob kim http://evdo-coverage.com http://iptv-coverage.com http://wimax-coverage.com -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
RE: [WISPA] What the heck chews up 100mhz of 5.8ghz?!?
Sounds like and old western multiplex tsunami used by cell carriers for tower backhaul Gino A. Villarini [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. tel 787.273.4143 fax 787.273.4145 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Ireton Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 9:25 PM To: wireless@wispa.org Subject: [WISPA] What the heck chews up 100mhz of 5.8ghz?!? While installing a new canopy accesspoint today, in an unserved community with no other wireless isps and little else, I discovered that I have about a -56 avarage across the entire swath of 5750mhz thru 5845mhz... what the hell?!?!? It's a small area deployment and we had planned on a simple low gain omni, but not now... I don't know who or what but 100mhz, is that really necessary? I'm going to take an sm later and see if I can get a better picture and determine the direction of these signals and see if there's going to be any way to make this work. Out in the middle of nowhere. But does anyone have any idea what in gods name could occupy this much continuous spectrum in 5.8? Mike- -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
RE: [WISPA] What the heck chews up 100mhz of 5.8ghz?!?
Proxim (formerly Western Multiplex) Tsunami point-to-point radios. They eat up the entire 100MHz. They are ancient, inefficient and use a crude modulation, but that meant they worked, and worked well. Thousands of them were sold and they are still being sold new. Patrick Leary AVP WISP Markets Alvarion, Inc. o: 650.314.2628 c: 760.580.0080 Vonage: 650.641.1243 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Ireton Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 5:25 PM To: wireless@wispa.org Subject: [WISPA] What the heck chews up 100mhz of 5.8ghz?!? While installing a new canopy accesspoint today, in an unserved community with no other wireless isps and little else, I discovered that I have about a -56 avarage across the entire swath of 5750mhz thru 5845mhz... what the hell?!?!? It's a small area deployment and we had planned on a simple low gain omni, but not now... I don't know who or what but 100mhz, is that really necessary? I'm going to take an sm later and see if I can get a better picture and determine the direction of these signals and see if there's going to be any way to make this work. Out in the middle of nowhere. But does anyone have any idea what in gods name could occupy this much continuous spectrum in 5.8? Mike- -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals computer viruses(190). This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals computer viruses(42). This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals computer viruses. -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] What the heck chews up 100mhz of 5.8ghz?!?
Asking the link owner to consider changing their antenna polarization is a good idea although their antenna and labor costs to do that could be kinda high depending on who they do (or don't) have on staff to do their tower and antenna work and what antennas they are currently using. With a signal that loud, even cross-polarizing to drop it down by 15 or 20 dBm would only lower it to -71 dBm or -76 dBm at best. It still could be loud enough to significantly reduce the receiving radius of Mike's possible new access point. Often, when first installed, these links are set to run at full power when they may not actually need to run that hot. Sometimes the link owner will be willing to turn the power down a bit if asked. This would help Mike to increase his access point receiving distance. Depending on the direction that the signal is coming from, Mike can sectorize, effectively turning his back on the noise. Then if he chooses an antenna with the opposite polarization, he may be able to get his small-area deployment to work OK. jack NOTE to Mike: That will be 50 cents, please. Marlon K. Schafer wrote: yeppers. something like that. Triangulate in on where it's coming from and ask the folks that own the structure the antenna is on. It might be cheaper to pay them to change polarities than it is to reset your plan. marlon - Original Message - From: Gino A. Villarini [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'WISPA General List' wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 6:16 PM Subject: RE: [WISPA] What the heck chews up 100mhz of 5.8ghz?!? Sounds like and old western multiplex tsunami used by cell carriers for tower backhaul Gino A. Villarini [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. tel 787.273.4143 fax 787.273.4145 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Ireton Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 9:25 PM To: wireless@wispa.org Subject: [WISPA] What the heck chews up 100mhz of 5.8ghz?!? While installing a new canopy accesspoint today, in an unserved community with no other wireless isps and little else, I discovered that I have about a -56 avarage across the entire swath of 5750mhz thru 5845mhz... what the hell?!?!? It's a small area deployment and we had planned on a simple low gain omni, but not now... I don't know who or what but 100mhz, is that really necessary? I'm going to take an sm later and see if I can get a better picture and determine the direction of these signals and see if there's going to be any way to make this work. Out in the middle of nowhere. But does anyone have any idea what in gods name could occupy this much continuous spectrum in 5.8? Mike- -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- Jack Unger ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) - President, Ask-Wi.Com, Inc. Serving the License-Free Wireless Industry Since 1993 Author of the WISP Handbook - Deploying License-Free Wireless WANs True Vendor-Neutral WISP Consulting-Training-Troubleshooting Newsletters Downloadable from http://ask-wi.com/newsletters.html Phone (VoIP Over Broadband Wireless) 818-227-4220 www.ask-wi.com -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] What the heck chews up 100mhz of 5.8ghz?!?
Mike, One thing that is different with the Western Multiplex vs. Redline or others is the WM is a constant carrier, full-duplex radio. Changing them to a Redline or something else would actually be a downgrade for them... the true full-duplex operation as well as constant carrier radio makes this type of radio perfect for backhauling cellular and other telco type services. We have several of the 2.4ghz WM full-duplex radios co-located on the same towers we are... you can sure tell with a SA exactly what channels they are using... ;) Travis Microserv Mike Ireton wrote: Marlon K. Schafer wrote: yeppers. something like that. Triangulate in on where it's coming from and ask the folks that own the structure the antenna is on. It might be cheaper to pay them to change polarities than it is to reset your plan. I think the concensus - western multiplex - makes sense. And probbly a cell carrier. I do totally understand legacy equipment and such, but dammit I could get a few hundred mbps out of that same chunk and have channel space left over... but again that's using moden equipment. I know I probbly have zero chance of sucess, but would anyone think (provided I can find the operator) that we could work something out - either like a polarity change as marlon suggested, or just buy them some more spectrally effecient gear...? I understand they may need to have an actual T1 electrical interface, but there are a few players that can actually do this job with much much less spectrum. I know of ceragon and their fiberair, as well as redline can do this. I've never heard of a deal like this but it would be helpful. Otherwise I'm going to have to change plans and that's gonna be a little expensive. Sort of wish I'd done an SA first but it's in the middle of nowhere and I just assumed based on past experience it wasn't going to be a problem... WRONG! Mike- -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] What the heck chews up 100mhz of 5.8ghz?!?
One of the other things to do if they are using wmux is to make sure that they aren't running over powered. Or that they can't turn the power down. I had a company run 6' dishes on a link of 13 miles. Knocked me offline almost 40 miles away! They had a 60, yes six zero, dB fade margin. They were very nice about it and turned the power way down and we both worked just fine after that. laters, marlon - Original Message - From: Jack Unger [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 7:17 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] What the heck chews up 100mhz of 5.8ghz?!? Asking the link owner to consider changing their antenna polarization is a good idea although their antenna and labor costs to do that could be kinda high depending on who they do (or don't) have on staff to do their tower and antenna work and what antennas they are currently using. With a signal that loud, even cross-polarizing to drop it down by 15 or 20 dBm would only lower it to -71 dBm or -76 dBm at best. It still could be loud enough to significantly reduce the receiving radius of Mike's possible new access point. Often, when first installed, these links are set to run at full power when they may not actually need to run that hot. Sometimes the link owner will be willing to turn the power down a bit if asked. This would help Mike to increase his access point receiving distance. Depending on the direction that the signal is coming from, Mike can sectorize, effectively turning his back on the noise. Then if he chooses an antenna with the opposite polarization, he may be able to get his small-area deployment to work OK. jack NOTE to Mike: That will be 50 cents, please. Marlon K. Schafer wrote: yeppers. something like that. Triangulate in on where it's coming from and ask the folks that own the structure the antenna is on. It might be cheaper to pay them to change polarities than it is to reset your plan. marlon - Original Message - From: Gino A. Villarini [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'WISPA General List' wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 6:16 PM Subject: RE: [WISPA] What the heck chews up 100mhz of 5.8ghz?!? Sounds like and old western multiplex tsunami used by cell carriers for tower backhaul Gino A. Villarini [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. tel 787.273.4143 fax 787.273.4145 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Ireton Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 9:25 PM To: wireless@wispa.org Subject: [WISPA] What the heck chews up 100mhz of 5.8ghz?!? While installing a new canopy accesspoint today, in an unserved community with no other wireless isps and little else, I discovered that I have about a -56 avarage across the entire swath of 5750mhz thru 5845mhz... what the hell?!?!? It's a small area deployment and we had planned on a simple low gain omni, but not now... I don't know who or what but 100mhz, is that really necessary? I'm going to take an sm later and see if I can get a better picture and determine the direction of these signals and see if there's going to be any way to make this work. Out in the middle of nowhere. But does anyone have any idea what in gods name could occupy this much continuous spectrum in 5.8? Mike- -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- Jack Unger ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) - President, Ask-Wi.Com, Inc. Serving the License-Free Wireless Industry Since 1993 Author of the WISP Handbook - Deploying License-Free Wireless WANs True Vendor-Neutral WISP Consulting-Training-Troubleshooting Newsletters Downloadable from http://ask-wi.com/newsletters.html Phone (VoIP Over Broadband Wireless) 818-227-4220 www.ask-wi.com -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
