Dragonwave Microwave Systems

 Licensed and License Free Systems 11 through 24 Ghz

Nutshell - Product Information - Documentation

DragonWave Inc. is a leading innovator in high capacity broadband wireless networking systems for network operations and service providers. Since its founding in 2000, the company has achieved customer recognition for quality, innovation, and technical advances in delivering wireless point-to-point networks for the transport of data, voice and video communication systems, including comprehensive service and support.

Our products meet the demands of a wide range of applications as well as delivering a value proposition that enables operators and service providers an "invest as you grow" capability that leverages profitable growth. With 14 patents, DragonWave has developed significant intellectual property, which we continue to grow and protect.

Customers include Carriers, Service Providers, Utilities, WISP’s and Enterprises. All are assured the highest level of excellence in product design, product quality, and overall customer services.

DragonWave has been widely deployed since 2001, with over 3000 systems across a range of customers from enterprises to service providers in more than 20 countries.

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Interference  Free Microwave Radio Systems

DragonWave Applications

• Cellular Backhaul

• Last Mile Fiber Extension

• Municipality, Schools and Hospitals Markets (MSH)

• DSL Backhaul

• Enterprise/Campus/Private Networks

• WiMax and Multi-Point Backhaul

• Market Application – Leased Line Replacement

Important Licensing Facts:

• 10 Yr License Cost - <$3000 (incl.
Coordination)
• Processing Time - 30 Days
• License Duration - 10 Years/Renewable
• Process - Simple (Completed by 3rd party)

Key Features

• Can be configured as a protected system, through meshing or with hot standby equipment

• Fiber Interface available

• Hot Standby Diversity Switch available 04/06

DragonWave Market Share

Product Information

PN

Description

AirPair 50

AP-050-SP-18-NA-b-24-ODU-CR-R4, Complete Link 18 Ghz, 50 Mbps full duplex, 2' Antennas

AirPair 100

AP-100-SP-11-NA-a-48-ODU-CR-R4, Complete Link 11 Ghz, 100 Mbps full duplex, 4' Antennas

AirPair 200

AP-200-SP-23-NA-c-12-ODU-CR-R4, Complete Link 23 Ghz, 200 Mbps full duplex, 1' Antennas

AirPair Flex

AP-FLX-SP-18-B-24-IDU-CR-R4 Complete Link 18 Ghz, 10 Mbps full duplex, 1' Antennas

APX 104 Quad T1/E1 Unit-48V (1 Unit)

APX 108 Enhanced 8xT1/E1 Unit-48V (1 Unit)

Notes: Budgetary pricing shown for equipment only configured as shown, your system will differ. Please contact us for a quotation for your specific requirements.

Contact Continental: Continental Wireless offers discount pricing on all Dragonwave components, if you cannot find what you are looking for below, contact Dave Hang, or Jay Clark for additional information. For government inquiries please contact Teri Benham

Documentation

Datasheet

Datasheet for all Dragonwave products licensed for the North American Market

Service Levels

This document evaluates the service availability using a DragonWave AirPair wireless system. This is compared to the service availability of a fiber optic link. Additionally, protection options, and other attributes, such as latency and security will be discussed.

Rain & Fog

This paper is intended to illustrate that the predominant propagation impairment is due to rain fall and that the effects of fog are relatively small in comparison. In addition, this paper will explore how the effects of rain can be engineered against, in order to provide a high availability wireless link.

TDM Jitter

This technical white paper outlines the operation of the APX-104 TDM-over-Ethernet (TDMoE) multiplexer when used in conjunction with AirPair wireless Ethernet (REL 3) and/or layer-2 Ethernet switching in multi-hop network configurations.

MTBF

This document provides details of failure rate prediction work performed by DragonWave, Inc. It includes the scope of the work, the assumptions, and a results summary along with detailed results information.

Licensing

FCC Pt2Pt licensing provides maximal reuse of channel frequencies in the microwave bands whilst providing protection of interference from geographically adjacent users of the spectrum.

Cellular Backhaul - AirPair used in conjunction with the APX, a 4 port T1/E1 over Ethernet mux, delivers an ideal solution not only increasing TDM network capacity to the base station but presenting a high speed native IP bandwidth capacity to leverage high value packet based service offerings.

DSL Backhaul - Early DSL deployments, which originally used copper for backhaul requirements are now running out of capacity, or do not provide adequate service levels. Both of these applications require a high-speed reliable backhaul solution, which can extend existing infrastructure.

Applications

Municipality, School and Hospital Markets (MSH) - Projects range from Municipality connectivity such as City Hall to satellite locations, to Emergency Service Networks, Inter-Hospital communication, and School Board build outs. To facilitate these deployments, the DragonWave AirPair provides an ultra low latency, high availability, native Ethernet solution with scalability from 10 Mbps to 200 Mbps.

Application

Last-Mile Fiber Extension - With the greatest demand for broadband services coming from within the core metro markets, AirPair presents an ideal complementary networking solution to rapidly extend high speed IP services from locations that are already attached to the service provider’s network.

Application

Enterprise/Campus/Private Networks - The private customer market in attempts to trim expenses and enhance communications capabilities continuously seeks new vehicles to improve efficiencies. With high speed service not available in many regions or commanding very high tariffs AirPair offers a tremendous advantage to both own and control the networking technology.

Application

Leased Line Replacement - Using DragonWave’s APX-104 quad T1/E1 solution deployed over a high speed wireless connection not only improves the overall business case but provide a complete managed view of the service interface. For customer requirements that demand a high volume to TDM circuit extension up to 64 T1/E1’s can be extended over a single AirPair link.

Application

WiMax and Multi-Point Backhaul - With the emergence of the WiMAX standard, multipoint wireless systems are becoming a viable option for last-mile access. This solution is being considered as a competitive offering to residential DSL, as well as an enterprise solution for private line Ethernet and TDM services below 5-10 Mbps.