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208 ■INDEX<br />

switched VPNs, types of, 159–161<br />

switching requirements, determining in<br />

equipment selection, 94<br />

systems profile, definition of, 5<br />

■T<br />

T1<br />

delivery of, 14–15<br />

limitations of, 14–15<br />

prices for, 15<br />

T1 backhaul over copper, features of, 79<br />

T1 services<br />

reliability of, 58–59<br />

versus SONET, 59<br />

T1/E1 circuit-based service<br />

origins of, 15<br />

significance of, 3–4<br />

tag switching, relationship to MPLS, 134<br />

TCP transport protocol, relationship to RF<br />

analysis, 90<br />

TCP/IP (Transmission Control<br />

Protocol/Internet Protocol)<br />

modifying data stream with wireless<br />

middleware, 66–67<br />

original design of, 151<br />

relationship to unlicensed frequencies, 44<br />

teams, establishing, 95<br />

technical teams, assembling, 95–96<br />

telco hotels, using as central offices, 70<br />

telemetry<br />

802.16 support for, 27<br />

use of, 55<br />

telephone switches, considering in central<br />

offices, 138–140<br />

telephony in millimeter microwave bands,<br />

overview of, 61<br />

terabit speeds, demand for, 40–41<br />

throughput rates<br />

for 802.16 standards, 3<br />

constraints on, 49–50<br />

and QoS, 163<br />

stating, 156<br />

for T1, 4<br />

of T1, 14<br />

tiered services, relationship to OSS, 181<br />

topography, impact on wireless broadband,<br />

30–31<br />

total cost of ownership, considering for<br />

wireless broadband, 24–26<br />

traffic<br />

distributing to subscribers, 21<br />

terminating, 139<br />

transactions, using OSS for, 180–182<br />

transceivers, attaching to antennas at base<br />

stations, 66<br />

transmissions, vulnerability to atmospheric<br />

conditions, 37<br />

transparent LANs and VPNs, use of, 51<br />

transport protocol support, availability in<br />

standards, 6<br />

truck rolls, cost of, 24–25, 87<br />

tunneling, relationship to VPNs, 160<br />

tunneling protocols, overview of, 161–162<br />

■U<br />

UHF (ultrahigh frequency) bands, spectrum<br />

associated with, 35<br />

U-NII (Unlicensed National Information<br />

Infrastructure) bands<br />

significance of, 43<br />

using with point-to-point links, 101<br />

unlicensed versus licensed spectrum, 42–47.<br />

See also spectrum<br />

UPS (uninterruptible power supply)<br />

using in central offices, 68–69<br />

using with electrical systems, 189<br />

urban environments, deploying in, 8–9<br />

USA PATRIOT Act, significance of, 193<br />

user access, regulation of, 157<br />

UWB (ultrawide band), features of, 41–42

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