802.11 and contention in general is, at least under the original R&O (which is being revisited), an acceptable protocol. It is not THE protocol. This is not a debatable point, though it does have many confused. But I was there, twice, and received that answer directly from the FCC team that wrote the R&O. Everyone one else is simply assuming based on a cursory (and not thorough) reading of the original R&O. Even a thorough reading alone shows that contention (much less actual 802.11 contention) is required by the R&O.
The revision to the R&O, when it finally gets issued, may codify contention specifically and even may codify an 802.11 version; today however, that is not the case. For the record, either way works for us, so I'm not trying to slant anything. These are just the basic facts. Patrick Leary AVP WISP Markets Alvarion, Inc. o: 650.314.2628 c: 760.580.0080 Vonage: 650.641.1243 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Valenti Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 11:03 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WISPA] 3650, ok, so what's current status? I heard back from a Ubiquiti salesperson yesterday (working Sunday!), they expect to start shipping the XR3 cards this month. http://www.ubnt.com/xtreme_range3.php4 I guess they are claiming that 802.11 is the "contention protocol". I might check out a pair, we'll see how they are priced. After I finish with non-commercial WISP testing, I suppose they could be used for amateur radio projects, since they also support 3300-3500MHz. On March 3, at 1:57 AM March 3, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Fri, 2 Mar 2007 13:30:38 -0500, Tom DeReggi wrote >> 3650 is complicated. Last month's FCC visit stated that they are >> getting close, and expect answers by Fall :-( Experimental licenses >> are available, allthough, would likely result in removing gear in >> a year. > > Can you point to any info on getting one? -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ ************************************************************************ ************ This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals & computer viruses(190). ************************************************************************ ************ ************************************************************************ ************ This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals & computer viruses(42). ************************************************************************ ************ ************************************************************************************ This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals & computer viruses(84). ************************************************************************************ ************************************************************************************ 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/
