Just chiming in here on FSO, FSO is absolutely a great solution typically for anything up to a mile. In many areas you can push it a lot further, some of our users have installations over 4km in some regions. The infrared spectrum is license-free, and there's no risk of interference due to highly directional beams (2-8mRad - i.e. up to 0.5deg), and properly-built products don't suffer scatter/back-reflections. FSO is anything T1 up to 1.25Gbps; full duplex; Anyone interested have a look at some real-world installations: http://www.cablefreesolutions.com/imagelib1.htm (older ones here) http://www.wirelessexcellence.com/cablefree/gallery1.htm more recent enterprise http://www.wirelessexcellence.com/cablefree/gallery2.htm telco installs http://www.wirelessexcellence.com/cablefree/gallery3.htm mobile/broadcast
Obviously FSO can't do P2MP, Non-LOS, huge long distances and you can't put them on flexible/narrow masts/monopoles; and there are other technologies that do all those excellently; but for your shorter P2P links on stable structures, it's absolutely ideal. Related to the original thread, FSO isn't using up valuable radio spectrum that can be better used for your longer shots. Regards Stephen Patrick CableFree Solutions www.cablefreesolutions.com -----Original Message----- From: George Rogato [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 28 March 2007 05:47 To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] FCC requests .. Bob M. what about FSO Hey Bob M. Seeing your on list and talking about short PtP sots. What do you think about FSO, Plaintree? Have you installed much and do you like? I'm thinking that I might have to go that way and figured you could advise. George Rogato Welcome to WISPA www.wispa.org http://signup.wispa.org/ -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.18/734 - Release Date: 26/03/2007 14:31 -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
