User's Manual

1 Introduction
The Arcwave
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License-Free, Point-to-Multipoint Wireless Broadband Solution provides a
complete end-to-end solution for Cable MSOs, Wireless 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.
TCP/IP
Cable
Modem
AR3155
Subscriber
Transceiver
Internet
Wireless Cable Modem
Wireless CMTS
AR1255
Hub Transceiver
5 GHz
UNII Band
Network Manager
Gateway
Subscriber’s LAN & PCs
Figure 1-1: ARCell License-free Point-to-Multipoint Wireless Broadband Solution.
The ARCell Wireless System is typically mounted on a building roof. The ARCell Hub may be
mounted on a tower structure, but tower or roof, the Hub usually has an unobstructed view of
the geographic area to be served. The area has a radius of about 5 miles.
A typical Hub in a point-to-multipoint system illuminates a full circle, or 360 degrees. The
ARCell Hub equipment can do this several ways:
1) 90-degree Hub Receivers plus an omni-directional (360 degree) Transmitter
2) 60-degree Hub Transceivers – with 6 of these the full circle is illuminated.
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Arcwave and ARCell are trademarks of Arcwave, Inc.