Duxbury Networking, the distributor of Proxim products in South Africa, has released the specialist wireless communications company`s new GigaLink series of full duplex point-to-point wireless bridges targeted at "last mile" telecommunications applications.
Said to offer affordable, reliable, short and medium range outdoor links for Fast Ethernet (125Mbps) and Gigabit Ethernet (1.25Gbps) interfaces, these millimetre wave transceivers represent one of the most reliable wireless solutions available, according to Louis Helmbold, technology and business development manager at Duxbury Networking.
"Proxim`s GigaLink 6221/6421/6451 systems` compact size and weight facilitate outdoor deployments and are ideal for today`s last-mile applications. Their full duplex operation with near-zero latency ensures reliable operation and unlimited consecutive point-to-point links," he says.
Helmbold adds that since they work in the licence-free 60GHz band, there are no spectrum licences to purchase and, being wireless, there is no expensive digging required to install them.
From a safety and security perspective, Proxim`s GigaLink systems limit direct exposure from a transceiver to less than 9 uW/cm (average power), and, due to the unique oxygen absorption properties of the 60GHz spectrum, several thousand of the same frequency systems can be deployed in a 10-square kilometre area without interference concerns.
From a technical standpoint, the GigaLink is the first FCC Part 15.255-certified millimetre wavelength system operating in the 57.05GHz to 64GHz band.
Its narrow beam width is said to increase security and enable virtually interference-free operation.
Other features include GUI-based integrated management and SNMP capabilities together with custom network planning and link deployment tools.
Applications include:
* Point-to-point wireless bridge for Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
* Enterprise LAN and PBX extension
* WAN connection redundancy
* ISP remote POP
* ISP direct customer connections using point-to-point
* Extension of an existing fibre network
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