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Operating at 18, 23 & 38 GHz 155 Mb OC-3/STM-1 SONET/SDH
ATM Broadband IP
Pinnacle is designed to minimize required installation space
while maximizing installation simplicity. A single rack space
indoor unit (IDU) is connected to the integrated outdoor unit/antenna
assembly (ODU) using a standard RG-8 type coaxial cable providing
up to 300 meters of separation. The IDU can be mounted to
provide either complete front or rear access to all cables,
indicators, and controls. The IDU also provides the customer
signal interface(s) as well as access to the SNMP management
port and the VT-100 terminal interface for on-site commissioning
and maintenance. The outdoor unit consists of an RF unit directly
mounted to a 30 or 60 centimeter antenna. Pinnacle is also
available configured for redundant hardware protection (1+1)
using either a single or dual antenna design. The RF unit
is easily removed from the antenna for maintenance without
tools and without affecting antenna alignment. Using its compact
and lightweight design, Pinnacle offers an exceptional and
simple method for rapid installation and commissioning.
The extremely small indoor unit, integrated outdoor RF/antenna
assembly, and single coaxial cable between the two units minimizes
space requirement and simplifies installation. Combining the
Pinnacle's simplified mechanical design with its menu driven
start-up software, typical installations require less than
three hours per terminal. There is no need for costly test
equipment when accessing the radio's point-and-click interface
from a laptop or VT-100 device. Pinnacle allows the operator
to set frequency and power levels, loop back tributaries and
test bit error rates, and provision the terminal for remote
access; all available locally or from an SNMP based element
manager.
The Pinnacle is designed to provide seamless and transparent
high-capacity connections to a wide variety of existing networks
including traditional ATM and SONET/SDH based systems. Pinnacle
also addresses the increasingly popular "Broadband IP" systems
such as LANs, WANs, Internet providers, and business networks.
Last-mile spur access and cell based network back haul are
other popular applications for the Pinnacle radios. This versatility
gives service providers greater flexibility to offer integrated
solutions.
Highly integrated MMIC, DSP, and flash technologies continue
to extend new product's life expectancies (MTBF) beyond those
of earlier generation products. These proven technologies
are so reliable that many service providers are lowering network
costs by opting for non-redundant (1+0) networks without significantly
degrading service quality. These advances also provide greater
flexibility; allowing in-service software downloads for both
network management and firmware updates which greatly improve
repair time (MTTR).
Pinnacle boasts one of the highest system gains in the industry.
Using 16 and 32 QAM modulation to take full advantage of available
spectrum in the higher frequency bands as well as proprietary
digital signal encoding and forward error correction (FEC),
the Pinnacle can offer superior system gain. This added gain
is essential to allow longer and more robust paths with increased
system availability, and lower site and antenna costs.
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