Thanks to all who replied to my initial question. It might help to
understand what I'm doing now and want to do in the future.
My wife and I live in rural Cass County Missouri. We're too far out for
Cable or DSL and Satellite is out of the question due to the havoc that huge
amounts of latency wreaks upon VPN clients So in order to get a high-speed
connection out in the country, we dragged a T1 line to the house, stood up a
30' tower and began selling bandwidth to our neighbors. I learned all I
know about this "stuff" at last Fall's ISPCON in Santa Clara so I'm feeling
a little bit wind-burned right now. This is also where I met John Scrivner
who convinced me that joining WISPA was a great way to gain access to this
community and continue to have the support group that I need. Well, a few
months have flown by and once word leaks out that there is an affordable
high-speed Internet connection available, they truly beat down your door
wanting to know when they can be installed. I'm having a great time, enjoy
the people and am considering making this more than just a "Hobby WISP."
We are about 30 or so miles from downtown Kansas City as the radio waves
fly, and are relatively high up. I spoke to my provider (AT&T) about
additional bandwidth and out here they can continue to bring me T1 lines
across copper, but I have to believe there's a more cost-effective solution
available. This is why I posed the original question.
I feel that I could serve about 500 clients in this rural area and would
like the option of scaling up to 45Mbps to support them. Obviously
bandwidth distrubution comes into play along with detailed planning and
design, but at this point, I'm just looking for ideas to help me formulate
my plans.
As always, thanks to all who have responded and continue to assist met!
Waremest regards, Jim....
Jim Stout
LTO Communications, LLC
15701 Henry Andrews Dr
Pleasant Hill, MO 64080
(816) 305-1076 - Mobile
(816) 497-0033 - Pager
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Rock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'WISPA General List'"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 1:14 PM
Subject: RE: [WISPA] Wireless Backhaul - Where Do I Begin?
We look at three primary things when addressing backhaul needs...
They are in order:
1. Path Analysis and Distance, Without LOS between the two desired sites
usually you can kiss the link goodbye. If there is LOS then how far we are
shooting helps determine antenna sizes.
2. Frequency Usage on site - Again helps determine the radio type.
3. Capacity - Helps determine radio type.
So.....
Figure out where you are shooting from and to.
If that is OK then find out what frequencies are in use at those sites.
Then know how much Bandwidth you will need or want.
To address your specific questions.
I would check with your current provider and ask them upgrade questions.
They may be able to provide you with a fractional DS3 at really attractive
rates. If they can't provide that then ask them if they recommend a
carrier
in your area. I would then need to look further at your network to
determine
best backhaul to the different legs of the network.
Transport of choose is 5.8Ghz radios and then probably licensed.
Distances are form 0-40+ miles. The farther you shoot the better the
planning and budgeting needs to be. Typical links seem to be between 5-20
miles...
Bandwidth - Licensed can be out of this world fast but you are probably
looking at unlicensed, 18-54Mbs over the air which translates to about
10-35
actual throughputs max. We would base that need on planned growth over a
one
to two year period.
Cost = Cheap - very expensive. All based on need. How much do you want to
spend???
John Rock
ACC, Inc., Wireless Connections Division
ACCessing the Future Today!!
ph. 419.668.4080 x2234
fax 419-668-4077
Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
http://www.accnorwalk.com
http://www.windcastbroadband.com
http://www.wirelessconnections.net
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 10:09 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [WISPA] Wireless Backhaul - Where Do I Begin?
Folks,
I'm looking out about 6 months and expect to run out of bandwidth with
my
current T1 line. That's the good news because it means that I have more
demand than supply. My niche is that I serve the rural community and
getting bandwidth out here is a challenge. I would like to begin planning
for an expanded service area but the first problem I need to solve is the
acquisition of more bandwidth.
I think the most likely solution would be for a wireless backhaul but I
have no idea where to begin. Since you all have helped so much in the
past,
I figured this forum would at least set me on the correct path. Questions
I
have include: Who are the cost-effective providers? What's the transport
medium of choice? What kinds of distances are available? What is the
unit
of bandwidth - 45Mbps? And what costs are to be expected?
As usual, thanks in advance for any and all responses!
Regards, Jim in Kansas City..
Jim Stout
LTO Communications, LLC
15701 Henry Andrew Dr
Pleasant Hill, MO 64080
(816) 987-6329 - Home
(816) 305-1076 - Mobile
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