User's Manual

Actual size of the Canopy Subscriber Module (SM) Unit
A New Spectrum of Broadband
Wireless Internet Service
In today’s broadband communications environment,
the demands on service providers can be overwhelming.
From purchasing spectrum licenses to installing and
operating cumbersome networks that sometimes fail
to meet expectations to competing in an extremely
challenging environment while striving to satisfy
ever-demanding consumers, it’s enough to drive
smaller entrepreneurs to other business opportunities.
That is until now!
Motorola’s new wireless broadband offering,
the Canopy™ system makes delivering low-cost
broadband wireless Internet to consumers and
businesses alike faster and easier than ever before.
That’s because the Motorola Canopy Broadband
Wireless Internet Platform solution is easily deployed
and extremely cost-effective, so service providers
can focus on delivering high-speed, high-quality service
to their customers.
The Motorola Canopy solution delivers wireless
broadband service, while also minimizing costs
normally associated with large communications
networks.
With Canopy, Motorola brings radio technology to
the Internet Service Provider market place. It’s simply
the best solution for providing high-speed Internet
to customers in the last mile.
An Affordable Solution
The Canopy wireless Internet solution operates in the Unlicensed
National Information Infrastructure (U-NII) spectrum at
5.25-5.35 GHz and the Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM)
spectrum at 5.725 - 5.850 GHz. There is no need for spectrum
acquisition or site licensing. Because the Canopy solution is
wireless, start-up costs are more affordable than any other
connectivity options. The Canopy system also eliminates the
need to go through existing phone or cable networks.
Simple Installation and Network Configurations
A simple network design makes this solution easy to
install. There is no need to run overhead or in-ground wire,
install microwave or software – the equipment is
streamlined, with built-in installation and deployment
assistance, making it easier to get up and running faster.
A single-site Motorola Canopy system can begin serving
a surrounding two-mile community quickly in the 5.2 GHz
band and up to 10-miles using a passive reflector in the
5.7 GHz band. What’s more, the Canopy Access Point
Modules include all the network management, and
diagnostic capabilities you’ll need to remotely control
and monitor the network.
Inherent Flexibility and Scalability
The Canopy solution can be adapted to serve the needs
of many customer communities. The Point-to-Multipoint
application can serve households and small businesses.
Or, use the Backhaul application as a dedicated data link
for small business enterprises.
Intelligent protocols make the deployment and operation
of large wireless network easy and cost-effective.
When your capacity needs increase, the Canopy solution
is scalable to accommodate changing needs, wider
geographic areas, larger populations, and higher traffic
volumes. With its high tolerance for interference and
directional antennas, adding new transmitters creates
more capacity – not more interference.
Your customers demand fast, dependable
broadband service.
Unlike the myriad of solutions available today, the
Motorola Canopy solution can deliver with ease. With
upload and download speeds as fast or faster than virtually
every other service available today, the Canopy system can
offer more than 6Mbps (aggregate data rates) to your
customers now. Of course, upload and download speeds are
affected by several factors so actual speeds may vary, but
the potential to offer an incredible Internet experience is
possible with the Motorola Canopy solution.
The Motorola Canopy Subscriber Module (SM) is small and
easy to install at the customer’s site, there’s no obtrusive
equipment. The Canopy Access Point Module (AP) easily
interfaces with your existing Local Area Network (LAN)
equipment via standard Ethernet. The Access Point and
Subscriber Modules are compact and can be mounted
outdoors, so there is no need to run overhead and in-ground
wire or microwave. And there’s no additional software for
your customer to install, further limiting exposure to
customer error.
The Canopy solution also delivers superior performance
using a modulation scheme that improves the quality of data
delivery and mitigates interference from other systems.
Motorola’s Canopy platform offers security with over-the-air
encryption that scrambles data bits and helps prevent
interception so, data delivery with the Canopy solution is
very reliable.
AP
BH
SM
For Service Providers, the basic building
blocks are: the Canopy AP Cluster which
includes the Access Point (AP) Modules
and a Cluster Management Module.
When it’s needed, a Canopy Backhaul
(BH) Module delivers an Internet connection
to your AP Cluster from a remote location.
A Cluster with six units can serve up to
1,200 Subscriber Modules (SM) — in all
directions. The Canopy Subscriber Module is
used at the customer’s premise.
CANOPY EQUIPMENT IS
SURPRISINGLY SIMPLE.
1. Install the Canopy AP Cluster.
A six-AP-Module site includes six (AP) Modules
and Cluster Management Module (CMM) for up
to six AP Modules and two Backhaul Modules,
as well as a GPS receiver, antenna, and built-in
Ethernet switch for easy connection to your
network.
2. Install Canopy Backhaul Modules (if needed)
for remote network feed.
3. Install the Subsciber Module at the
customer site. The Subsciber Module includes
a simple indoor AC adapter, and a direct Ethernet
connection to a home computer or network.
The Canopy solution is the latest broadband wireless Internet
solution from Motorola. It has been rigorously tested and is
currently in service around in the Americas. Visit the Motorola
website, at http://www.motorola.com/canopy, to find out
more about bringing broadband wireless Internet to your
customers, today.
Motorola Canopy
™
Broadband Wireless Internet
Solution is the shortest route to reaching your customer.
WITH CANOPY, INSTALLATION IS
AS EASY AS 1-2-3-