User's Manual

March 1, 2002 Page B2
Introduction
The ARCi Internet system, deployed in conjunction with the Vyyo Broadband
Wireless Access System , provides a complete end-to-end solution for ISPs and other
fixed wireless operators seeking to expand their markets by offering wireless delivery of
the Internet to their customers at performance levels that normally exceed DSL.
Figure 1
Typically the
ARCi Hub Antenna is mounted on a building roof or tower structure with
an unobstructed (as possible) view of the geographic area to be served by the
ARCI
Internet
system. Each ARCi Hub Antenna “illuminates” a horizontal arc of about sixty
degrees and a distance of about five miles. Therefore, an omni directional system would
Hub
Antenna
Hub
Cable
Modem
ARCi
Subscriber
Antenna
WWW
Wireless Modem
Wireless Hub
The ARCi Internet Solution
ARCi
Gateway
Network Manager