Re: [RPRWG] RPR over wireless links
Geir,
I have not really heard of anyone planning RPR over Wireless
but in theory there is no reason why it could not work.
Right now, the slowest SONET PHY that RPR supports is
155 Mb/s. Which fits into the range you were looking at.
However, the design of the MAC was assuming
fiber media, which had a very low bit error rate. I am
aware that SONET radio links do exist and often include
FEC coding schemes to decrease the error performance
of the links.
As to the additional link delays that could occur due
to coding schemes, there are simulation models for
RPR that could be modified to include such effects.
If the delays were large enough, there could be
issues with fairness.
I cannot comment on Silicon Providers plans / products.
cheers,
mike
goy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> Hello
> Currently I'm study the applicability of using the RPR standard and
> functionality over
> wireless ring structures, or as a combination of fiber links.
> This means that the typical data rates would be from STM-1 - 4*STM-1.
> Even data rates as low as 100 Mbit/s could be interesting in the entreprice
> access market.
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> So the I would like to ask the subscribers if anyone has planns or
> any other comments on using the RPR over a wireless media and with such low
> data rates?
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> Question of interest:
> Could wireless link quality be any problem?
> Loss rate and faiding charcteristics?
> Delay/hop requierement for low capacity links to maintain the RPR
> functionality?
> Silicon providers for low capacity?
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> Geir Åge Øye
> Nera Research
> Research Scientist
> Phd Applied Mathemathics
> Phone +47 55225559
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