A scheduled mac alone does not make something "carrier grade". I can list a bunch of manufacturers that have polling mac's yet you'll never find them hanging on a carriers depolyment but you'll find lots of Alvarion BreezeAccess VL. And to add........ version 4.0 changes the rules again. Stay tuned. Brad
-----Original Message----- From: Jeffrey Thomas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 2:44 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Best system for a new WISP agreed, VL is far from carrier grade On Apr 12, 2006, at 9:16 AM, Charles Wu wrote: > <snip> > Motorola designed Canopy specifically for the WISP market, not the > carrier market. > > Alvarion designed VL specifically for the carrier market, not the WISP > market. > </snip> > > Ah, the "mis-perceptions" of the "rugged" metal enclosure =) > > Steve, can you please explain why carriers would prefer a CSMA/CA > over a > scheduled (WiMAX-like) MAC? > > Thanks > > -Charles > > ------------------------------------------- > CWLab > Technology Architects > http://www.cwlab.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:wireless- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Steve Stroh > Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 11:05 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Best system for a new WISP > > > > > > > Thanks, > > Steve > > On Apr 11, 2006, at 18:55, Dylan Oliver wrote: > >> How is any product qualified as 'Carrier-Grade'? What is it about >> Alvarion VL that makes the cut vs. Canopy? Lord knows Motorola >> produces far more 'Carrier-Grade' equipment than Alvarion ever will - >> so where did they go wrong with Canopy? >> >> Also, I've heard lately several complaints that Waverider has >> trouble >> sustaining even 1 Mbps throughput ... what is your experience, John? >> >> Best, >> -- >> Dylan Oliver >> Primaverity, LLC-- > > --- > > Steve Stroh > 425-939-0076 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | www.stevestroh.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/
