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Tlalnepantla, Edo.

de Mxico a November 24, 2009

Comparison Radwin vs. 802.11 based Solutions

Radwin

IEEE 802.11

PER (Packet Error Rate)

0.10%

5.00%

Timing

Accurate radio frame


Based on distance

Carrier Sense

ARQ (Automatic Repeat Request)

Fast retry per radio frame


(Based on service)

Multiple retries per packet

Layer 2 overhead

Minimal and fixed

High with small packet size (e.g.


64Bytes)

Radwin (Multiple Point-Point)

WiMAX / WiFI / Point to


Multipoint

Bandwidth

Guaranteed (up to 100Mbps)

Shared

Delay

3msec

30-100msec

TDM support

inherently supported

no

Range

up to 120km from BTS to client

limited (sectarian antenna)

Mixed services

Full flexibility.
Each user gets the required service
(Ethernet, E1/T1s or a mix) with the
relevant channel BW

No flexibility.
Ethernet only, same channel BW to all
users

Robustness

No single point of failure

One single point of failure, many CPEs


to one antenna

Topology

Star, daisy chain, cascade and a


mixture of the above

Star only

Scalability

Pay as you grow

High initial investment

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