User Manual

Base Station User Guide 7
1 Overview
Arcadian Networks’s BSR-757 Base Station is a component of the Arcadian Networks
access system. This system provides point to multipoint broadband wireless access
over the 700 MHz A-Guard Band frequencies. The system enables utilities to operate
secure wireless networks for communications and Supervisory Control And Data
Acquisition (SCADA) of their remote assets.
Overview of the Arcadian Networks access
System
Arcadian Networks access systems consist of a BSR-757 Base Station Rack (BSR)
located in base stations, and wireless modems located at the substation site and
connected to the utility’s Remote Transmission Units (RTU). The system can be
remotely managed from any location using Arcadian Networks’s Web-based Network
Management System (NMS).
The following figure illustrates the Arcadian Networks access system.
Figure 1: Arcadian Networks System
Arcadian Networks's solutions are standards-based. The Arcadian Networks system
architecture is Internet Protocol (IP)-based and utilizes a version of the cable industry's
DOCSIS standard, adapted to the wireless environment.
The Arcadian Networks wireless products are designed to provide broadband wireless
connectivity over two 1 MHz wide bands in the 700 MHz A-Guard Band frequencies.
Arcadian Networks equipment supports flexible cellular planning, using one-, two-, or
three-sector cells, with frequency reuse. Each sector provides a single sub-channel with
both downstream and upstream connectivity.