Wireless Data Networking
Laptops and competition between Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have resulted in an increased focus on the use of RF technologies to provide data access services. Whether you desire to web surf from your laptop while enjoying a cup of Blue Mountain Peak Coffee at the local coffee house or a business looking for ways to reduce Internet access fees, you are likely asking the question, "Can I do this wirelessly?"
Point-to-Point RF
Point-to-point (PTP) RF data networking refers to the use of wireless (RF) technologies to create a data link between exactly two locations. PTP wireless data networks tend to require high data throughput over long distances.
PTP is different from point-to-multipoint (PMP) in two key ways. First, PMP has more than two locations. Second, because there are more than two locations all sharing the same access media (the RF channel), the control and use of the RF channel becomes more complex.
Point-to-Multipoint RF
Point-to-Multipoint (PMP) RF data networking refers to the use of wireless (RF) technologies to create one or more data links. These data links all originate at a single location (the "point" of PMP) and fan out to various other locations. PMP applications vary in their needs for distance and data throughput.
Licensed RF Spectrum
Different governments have different controlling bodies determining how the RF spectrum may be used and used for what purposes. For example, in the United States , the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) regulates the use of the RF spectrum. Fortunately, there has been a tendency for the regulatory agencies to both actively and passively cooperate with each other and as a result there are many areas of the RF spectrum that are similarly defined across most of the world. The 5-6GHz spectrum is one of these.
Unlicensed RF Spectrum
Different governments have different controlling bodies determining how the RF spectrum may be used and used for what purposes. For example, in the United States , the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) regulates the use of the RF spectrum. Fortunately, there has been a tendency for the regulatory agencies to both actively and passively cooperate with each other and as a result there are many areas of the RF spectrum that are similarly defined across most of the world. The 5-6GHz spectrum is one of these.
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