Steve, DFS. Dynamic Frequency Selection. Brad
-----Original Message----- From: Steve Stroh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 5:19 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] 5.4 very close now Rick: I think you're confused with 3.65 GHz (still in the works, FCC proposed "contention-based" sharing mechanism.) This is an additional 255 MHz of spectrum around 5.4 GHz and IT requires Dynamic Frequency Sharing (I think?) - DFS - basically if the radio hears a US DOD RADAR system, it changes channels to get out of the way. It's low power, but some interesting gear should come out for high-bandwidth, relatively short-range. Mac: It IS "available to everyone" - we'll see it used for WLANs. Good news is that it may well be enough to "encourage" WLANs and cordless phones to use that portion of the spectrum instead of 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz. Thanks, Steve On Mar 6, 2006, at 08:47, Rick Harnish wrote: > Mac, > > As far as I know, the hardware/software has to be contention based to > be > allowed to use the spectrum. I would doubt if many consumer devices > will be > allowed to operate in this spectrum. > > I can tell you that Orthogon has already released the firmware upgrade > for > the Gemini product to be used for the 5.4 Spectrum. > http://www.orthogonsystems.com/support/software.html > > I just sent an email to them about the release date for the Spectra > upgrade. > > > Rick Harnish > President > OnlyInternet Broadband & Wireless, Inc. > 260-827-2482 Office > 260-307-4000 Cell > 260-918-4340 VoIP > www.oibw.net > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Mac Dearman > Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 11:02 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] 5.4 very close now > > Marlon, > > Please excuse my ignorance, but is this spectrum going to be turned > loose > to every wireless consumer grade appliances known to man or is this > going to > > be something that is going to be released for the WISP? I know that I > am > dreaming here!! > > Thanks, > Mac Dearman > Maximum Access, LLC. > Authorized Barracuda Reseller > MikroTik RouterOS Certified > www.inetsouth.com > www.mac-tel.us > www.RadioResponse.org (Katrina Relief) > Rayville, La. > 318.728.8600 > 318.303.4228 > 318.303.4229 > --- Steve Stroh 425-939-0076 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | www.stevestroh.com -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ This mail passed through mail.alvarion.com **************************************************************************** ******** This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals & computer viruses. **************************************************************************** ******** This mail passed through mail.alvarion.com **************************************************************************** ******** 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: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
