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PacketMax 5000 Installation and Operation Manual, 10007678 Rev J
Chapter 1. Overview Of Base Station
spectrum by covering extensive geographical areas with a minimum number of
channels.
As the number of subscribers and the bandwidth needs in a cell increase, new sectors
can be added, and multiple Base Station can be stacked to provide additional band
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width using multiple channels per sector. To extend service offerings geographically,
a service provider simply deploys additional cells.
Cells can be interconnected and channels synchronized from a central site without
additional synchronization equipment. Aperto’s family of products provide the appro
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priate infrastructure.
1.1.2 Frequency Bands
The PacketMax System can be deployed in the standard frequency bands used var-
iously throughout the world for licensed or unlicensed wireless broadband networking.
The PacketMax products operate in 3.3, 3.5, 5.8 GHz Frequency Bands.
1.1.3 PacketMax Network Connectivity
The PacketMax Base Station network connectivity has been highlighted in Figure 1-2.
This system demonstrates a bridge mode type of setting for the PacketMax system,
as follows.
 The PacketMax 5000 is shown connected to the EMS Backend Server and the
EMS Client through the management interface on the MSC.
 The MSCs and WSCs in the base station are connected through a Backhaul
plane. Further, WSCs on the Base Station are connected to the Base Station
Radio through RF connectivity.
 The Base Station Radio is then connected to the Antennas that communicate
with the Subscriber Station PacketMax 100 (integrated antenna).
 The EMS Backend Server, EMS Client, Base Station and the Subscriber Unit
should all be on the same network.