Wireless Middle Mile Infrastructure Backhaul Solutions

It is imperative that WiMAX service providers build and maintain their own "middle mile" infrastructure backhaul networks. This is especially true of rural areas where the incumbent telephone company has the only "middle mile" connection to the outside world. Any service provider that might pose a competitive threat to the incumbent would be wise to avoid relying on that incumbent competitor for their vital connection to an IP backbone.

Contents

Executive Summary
Wireless Middle Mile Solutions
Backhaul Requirements
Licensed Microwave Wireless Backhaul Solutions
Licenses protect the links
Gigabit Ethernet Wireless Backhaul Solutions
60 GHZ: Millimeter-Wave
80 GHZ: E-Band
Advantages of the 60 and 80 GHz Bands
Very Narrow Beamwidth
Range and Throughput
Security
Quality of Service (QoS)
Interference mitigation
Frequency Reuse
Rain fades
Reliability/availability
Ease of Licensing: E-Band in the US
Conclusion
Architecture for Middle Mile Infrastructure Networks
Considerations?
Backhaul Architectures
Star
Mesh
Ring
Consecutive Point Network
Conclusion
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