Can they really claim this is NLOS? Under what circumstances? I tried it in new orleans and had problems 1 block away. They said it might have been the construction of the buildings. I have seen smartbridges penetrate a wall or two under ideal conditions. I still wouldnt consider that NLOS though. Superior Wireless New Orleans,La. www.superior1.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Oliver Shaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 1:55 AM Subject: Re: [smartBridges] bandstearing?
> > Yes, vivato does steer the beam as well. They call it packet steer because > they steer every packet toward the target CPE. In other words, the switch > follow the exact location of each client and beam the signal only toward > that client in a narrow 7% beamwidth. This makes the signal strong and cut > down wasted rf energy. There is a second antenna just "listen" to the CPE > and receive packets from that direction. There is one more antenna > programmed to keep track of the locations of each client, the coordinates > of each client is then send to the "transmit" and "receive" antennas to > maximize range. > > The switch can be mounted outdoor and beam all the signals to customers > inside buildings. All the customers need is a standard wireless card in > their PCs. The list price I last heard is $9,000.00 for the indoor version > and about $14,000.00 for the outdoor verson. > > The only way WISPs can bring wireless access to the masses is eliminate > the need for externally mounted outdoor antenna on the customer side and > the customer can use off the shelf wireless cards (about $50.00). Lets be > honest, do you really expect the most customers pay hundreds os dollars to > buy special CPEs and outdoor antennas? These stuff will work in small > scale in rural regions where adsl and cable internet service is not > available. > > I love SB equipment and I wish SB can focus on research and manufacture > NLOS wireless products. There is a huge market waiting for these. A good > place for SB to start is WIMAX compliance products. > > > Oliver > > > On Fri, 30 May 2003, Marlon Schafer (509-982-2181) wrote: > > > Vivato does NOT beam steer!!!!! > > > > They packet steer. Big huge difference. > > > > marlon > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Oliver Shaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 6:21 PM > > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] bandstearing? > > > > > > > Hi Chris, > > > > > > Beam steering is just one of technique used by some to focus the signal in > > > certain specific way to improve range. These wifi switch act as the normal > > > base station or access point as we know of. On the customer end they still > > > use the standard wifi (802.11b) cards. > > > > > > The other company using similar antenna technique is vivato.net. The > > > advantage these switches is the extended range of coverage. They can cover > > > 2 to 3 miles NLOS. > > > > > > Oliver > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 30 May 2003, phantam wrote: > > > > > > > :: Posted in wrong msg reply :: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is beam stearing still 802.11? It is right? Just heard that bandspeed is > > > > gonna be licensing there bandstearing chips out sounds intriguing. While > > im > > > > on the subject are there any wifi switches that aren't bound to 1 access > > > > point? Too bad I haven't found one that works for SB's LOL > > > > > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> > > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) > > Archives: http://198.63.203.6 > > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) > Archives: http://198.63.203.6 > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://198.63.203.6
