Re: [WISPA] free optics / MRV's Terescope soln

2008-06-30 Thread Rogelio
Marlon K. Schafer wrote: It's pretty hard to beat plaintree. As for backup radios, use good switches with spanning tree and put in your own radios backup link. Interesting, I might try that. BelAir Networks' switched radio mesh uses RSTP (or something very similar)

Re: [WISPA] free optics / MRV's Terescope soln

2008-06-26 Thread Javier Arigita
Nowadays I would not recommend to use a FSO in any case. They require a tremendous support since they have to be periodically aligned, cleaned... Moreover, if the building is high or you live in a windy area your link will get down many times a day. You have to take care about the direction of the

Re: [WISPA] free optics / MRV's Terescope soln

2008-06-26 Thread Stephen Patrick
Subject: Re: [WISPA] free optics / MRV's Terescope soln Nowadays I would not recommend to use a FSO in any case. They require a tremendous support since they have to be periodically aligned, cleaned... Moreover, if the building is high or you live in a windy area your link will get down many times

Re: [WISPA] free optics / MRV's Terescope soln

2008-06-26 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
It's pretty hard to beat plaintree. As for backup radios, use good switches with spanning tree and put in your own radios backup link. marlon - Original Message - From: Rogelio [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 12:50 AM Subject:

Re: [WISPA] free optics / MRV's Terescope soln

2008-06-26 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Not totally the case if you use infrared units instead of laser marlon - Original Message - From: Javier Arigita [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 1:06 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] free optics / MRV's Terescope

Re: [WISPA] free optics / MRV's Terescope soln

2008-06-26 Thread Rogelio
Stephen Patrick wrote: In summary, it is fair to say FSO can and does work well, when implemented correctly. The trick with any product is to know its side effects. I could offer you a cheap pill that makes you lose weight, and you might be tempted to take it, until you found out that one of