WiMax Operator's Manual
WiMax Operator's Manual
WiMax Operator's Manual
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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