R-SP-8000

The SkyExtender DualBand's unique integration of a long-range mesh backhaul and industry-standard access point provides great flexibility when deploying Wi-Fi access networks. This allows dense metropolitan Wi-Fi coverage with a high-capacity, redundant mesh backhaul that provides an economical and efficient means of deploying Wi-Fi access in outdoor environments.

The SkyExtender DualBand's dual radio architecture eliminates the interference between subscriber access and the network backhaul. The 2.4 GHz radio provides an 802.11b/g access point with high-speed connectivity to Wi-Fi clients (laptops, PDAs, wireless VoIP phones) and the 4.9 - 5.8 GHz radio leverages SkyPilot's Advanced Antenna Array to connect to the high-capacity, redundant wireless mesh backhaul. The separation of access from backhaul enables the use of multiple non-overlapping channels when deploying a "honeycomb" of Wi-Fi cells, thus providing much greater throughput, subscriber density, network capacity, and scalability throughout the Wi-Fi access network. The result is a cost-effective, elegant network architecture for deploying Wi-Fi access services to metropolitan, municipal, and campus networks.

Metropolitan Wi-Fi Functionality:

* Auto-Discovery - makes installing the SkyExtender a simple process
* Expandable Coverage - with multi-hop and Reliable NLOS Coverage capabilities, expanding the coverage of the mesh is as simple as installing the SkyExtender
* Increased Performance - separating Wi-Fi subscriber access from mesh backhaul mitigates interference and enhances performance
* Best-Path Routing - the SkyExtender will develop multiple links and determine the optimal routes for active links and keep standby links for backup
* Self-Healing Failover - SkyPilot's High Availability handles any failure in the network by self-healing through dynamic traffic rerouting.

Product Summary:

* Advanced Antenna Array
o Backhaul: 360° coverage through an array of 8 separate 18 dBi, 45° antenna sectors
o Wi-Fi Access: omnidirectional 9 dBi antenna with diversity
* Frequency bands
o Backhaul: 4.940-5.150, 5.150-5.450, 5.450-5.725, or 5.725-5.850 GHz
o Wi-Fi Access: 2.400-2.491 GHz
* Modulation technique
o Backhaul: OFDM
o Wi-Fi Access: DSSS and OFDM
* EIRP
o Backhaul: maximum 44.5 dBm / 28.2 W (controllable to meet country-specific regulations: 4 W average, 2 W average, 1 W average, 4 W peak, and other configurations
o Wi-Fi Access: 35.0 dBm / 3.2 W
* Range
o Backhaul: Up to 10 miles / 16 km
o Wi-Fi Access: Up to 1,200 feet
* Capacity - Up to 20 Mbps
* NEMA outdoor enclosure