NetPoint Pro NetPoint Pro Product Family Overview Product Family Overview
Wi-Fi Radio Evolution
Time
Data rates
(Mbps)
DATA DEMANDS GROW
1999 2003 2009 Now beingintroduced
802.11b802.11b802.11g802.11g
802.11n1st Gen.
Indoor use
802.11n1st Gen.
Indoor use
802.11n2nd Gen
Two-Way beam forming
802.11n2nd Gen
Two-Way beam forming
11
54
130
450
Future:“White Space”
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Future:“White Space”
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802.11n Standard – Benefits
• MIMO – Multiple In Multiple Out– Multiple antennas for transmit and receive– beam forming
• Range and throughput increase– Multiple data streams
• Throughput increase
• Spatial Adaptive beam forming– On Rx, mandatory– On Tx, optional
• Additional protocol enhancements for higher capacity– 20 MHz and 40 MHz channels
• As opposed to only 20 MHz in 11b/g– MAC enhancements
• Less overhead, more data• Frame aggregation• Block ACK
TX x RX : St
Versatile Access and Backhaul • Access (2.4 GHz)• Backhaul (5 GHz)
Versatile field-of-view • Sector and Omni
beam forming and 3x3:3 MIMO• Leveraging 4 antennas
Unique Interference Mitigation Suite• HW and SW based techniques
Carrier Grade Design• Reliability and manageability • Core homologation
Seamless Mobile Data Offload• Flexible core integration and homologation
NetPoint Pro Family
Beam forming Explained• Leverages multiple radios and a
unique High Gain Diversely Polarized (HGDP) antenna array
• Focuses the energy to and from clients on Tx and Rx
• Adapts per packet per user – tracks movements and noise variations
• Exploits multipath by coherently combining all reflections
SignalStrength
HGDPAntenna Array
8 dB beam forming gain and12 dB HGDP antenna array gain
8 dB beam forming gain and12 dB HGDP antenna array gain
NetPoint Pro Key Features
• Gigabit Outdoor Wi-Fi– Two-Way beam forming and MIMO 3x3:3 technology – High Gain Diversely Polarized (HGDP) antenna array– Up to 12 radios per box– 450 Mbps PHY rate
• Interference Immunity Suite– Beam forming, Null forming, DIH and ACS– Field-proven mature algorithms from the NetPoint Pro family are
embedded into the 11n line of products• Carrier Grade
– Quality, reliability and durability– IP-67, designed for harsh outdoor environments– Full FCAPS management– Unified NMS for all NetPoint Pro products
NetPoint Pro n Technology Benefits
• Extended coverage – Larger coverage area– Uniform coverage and NLOS
• Increased capacity– Better link budget means higher rates – Three spatial data streams
• Deep indoor penetration – Improved link gain enables building
coverage from the outside
• Best user experience with fastest service rates
• Fastest ROI - Fewer base stations required– 50% cost saving in CAPEX and OPEX– Lowest cost per covered area
Competition
Netronics coverage and capacity gain
NetPoint Pro Key Benefits
• Over a Decade of Outdoor Wi-Fi Experience– Numerous large scale projects in over 20 countries
• Complete Solution– End to End solution: Access, Backhaul, CPEs, Management – 2.4 GHz for access and 5 GHz for backhaul
• Metro and Rural Wi-Fi Applications– Large metro zones, building coverage, 3G offloading,
digital divide and verticals• Seamless Cellular 3G Offloading
– Seamless user authentication with EAP-SIM/AKA– Service continuity– I-WLAN and EPC (roadmap)
NetPoint Pro Family
NetPoint Pro Family
NetPoint Pro Family
NetPoint Pro Family
NMS
EMS: Device Configuration, SW upgrade & more
NMS: Network Discovery, Topology and Geographical maps, Inventory, Fault Management, Performance Management, Bulk Operation
Client-Server distributed architecture, supporting multiple clients, using standard SNMP
Multi platform: Server on Windows 2008 Client on Windows XP/ Vista
MySQL DB Server
NetPoint Pro n: Any Where, Any Need
Segment
Applications
Operators and ISPs
• Metro Wi-Fi•3G offload•Mobile Access
• Businesses access•SME•SOHO•Corporate
• Residential access• Rural access• Campuses
Government andprivate networks
• Education campuses and schools• Safe City• Municipal networks• Health• AMR and Telemetry• Hospitality • Oil and Gas• Construction sites• Mining• Utilities• Retail shops
NetPoint Pro: Any Wi-Fi Application
Field Proven Interference Immunity
Critical for large scale outdoor Wi-Fi networks The key factor for performance in operation on the over occupied 2.4 GHz Leveraging a decade of outdoor experience Interference Immunity Suite
• beam forming inherent 5dB interference suppression• Enhances the link budget in both Uplink and Downlink increasing
the signal to noise ratio• Dynamic Interference Handling (DIH)• Automatic Channel Selection (ACS)
• Offline, and online with continuous scanning• Industry leading Null forming technology
• Eliminates the effect of noise by making a null in the antenna beam
Hardware Specifications – Cont.
• Netronics PoE – AC PoE: 55VDC over 1Gbps Ethernet
• Feed: 100 to 240 VAC, 47-63 Hz• Power LED
– DC PoE: 48VDC over 1Gbps Ethernet• Feed: -48 VDC
• Environmental– Operating air temperature: -400 to 550 Celsius
• Up to 600 with sun shield – Enclosure: IP-67, corrosion resistant– Wind survivability: 165 Mph– Green product: RoHS and WEEE environmental certifications
• IPv6 – hardware ready
AC PoE
Security Features
Security modes• Open, WEP, WPA, WPA2, WAPI*
Authentication• Pre-shared key• 802.1x with RADIUS Server
• EAP-TLS, PEAP, EAP-TTLS, EAP-SIM, EAP-AKA Hardware Encryptions
• WEP, TKIP, AES MAC accept/reject lists
• Per VAP Peer-to-peer blocking
Asia, urban, 6/2011: 70 Mbps UDP DL
2x2 laptop
Asia, urban, 6/2011: 70 Mbps UDP DL
2x2 laptop
Theoretical vs. Trials (Downlink, 20MHz)
19
16
100
66
33
150
83
50 200 400 800 2000 5000 15k 20k
Rate(Mbps)
Assuming urban Areas, 2 dBi antennas
Assuming Rural LOS, Outdoor 20 dBi CPE antenna 2x2 MIMO,
1.5
Assuming suburban Areas with two streams, 2x2 CPE,5 dBi antennas
Smart phones and tablets
Dongle and indoor CPEs
Outdoor CPEs
168
Distance (meters)
802.11g PHY rate
CPE – Netronics certified 3 streams
Asia urban, 5/2011: 30 Mbps TCP DL
2x2 laptop
Asia urban, 5/2011: 30 Mbps TCP DL
2x2 laptop
Europe, suburban, 6/2011:
134 Mbps TCP DL 3x3 CPE
Europe, suburban, 6/2011:
134 Mbps TCP DL 3x3 CPE
Beam Forming TechnologyBeam Forming Technology
Standard WiFi : Range with Omni Antenna
XConnected client
Disconnected client
Legend
Rogue/ Interferer
360⁰ coverage Short range Sensitive to noise from 360⁰
Standard WiFi: Range with Directional Antenna
21 /φ
Main lobe
side lobes
4x
Extended range Noise from most sources ignored Narrow beam covers few clients Many sectors required to cover 360⁰
Connected client
Disconnected client
Legend
Rogue/ Interferer
phase shifters
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NN-2 N-1N-3
… …
… …
kφ
… …
1,,k 2,,k 3,,k 4,,k 5,,k 6,,k 7,,kN-3,,k N-2,,k N-1,,k
N,,k
t=0t=1
t=2
t=3
Steering the Antenna to the desired direction using the Phase shifters
Phased Array – DSP Implementation
Beam Forming
Omni Antenna vs. Directional Antenna
21 /φ
Half-power beam width
Main lobe
side lobes
nulls
Omni Antenna– Large area
coverage Directional Antenna
– High Antenna gain
Phased Array – By steering the Beam the system gains– Large area coverage– High Antenna gain– Side interference
immunity
2-4X
Beamforming: The best of both worlds
xRF is effectively a directional antenna which covers 360 ⁰
Long range, with 360⁰ coverage Does not pick up 360⁰ noise Fully transparent/automaticNone
Connected
Disconnected
Legend
Interferer
2-4X
Beamforming: The best of both worlds
xRF is effectively a directional antenna which covers 360 ⁰
Long range, with 360⁰ coverage Does not pick up 360⁰ noise Fully transparent/automaticNone
Connected
Disconnected
Legend
Interferer
xRF Adaptive Beam Forming
21 /φ
Directional
Interferer
Omni
Interferer
User
Interference Immunity
User
Fading, Multi-path
Σ
Bad signal reception due to different phases of signal from different multi-path reflections
Field test
When measured by the 4 different Antennas we see completely different frequency response. Each Antenna has Nulls in different frequencies.
Constellations in each of the 4 elements After Combining
Mesh
Layer 2 based for easy roaming Separate 5.x GHz channel for Mesh not interfering
with 2.4 GHz access Dynamic Mesh based on the 802.11s IEEE
standard Auto topology detection O&M for fault discovery and maintenance Automatic Mesh optimization by continuous
sensing of the RF signal quality of other surrounding stations
Value Proposition
Superior coverage and capacity utilizing the
industry leading digital beamforming solution (xRF)
Unique interference mitigation technology
High-performance mesh architecture provides improved
ROI with significant savings on the backhaul network
Designed for Co-location with 3G base station
equipment with specialized filters
Based on standard Wi-Fi technology
Designed for the harsh outdoor environment
Beam Forming vs. Switching
PA LNA PA LNA PA LNA PA LNA
PA LNA
Switch Array
If PA power is 15 dBmAntenna is 8 dBi
Total is 15 dBm + 6 dB* + 6 dB** + 8 dBi = 35 dBmi
*combining 4 PAs and not single, x4 is 6 dB**Array gain of transmitting from 4 ants with different phases
If PA power is 15 dBmAntenna is 8 dBi*
Total is 15 dBm + 8 dBi = 23 dBmi
*Beam switching can increase a bit antenna gain on account of size
xRF 11b
xRF 11g
802.11n vs. b/g beamforming
11n
11g
11b
xRF11n
xRF211n
802.11n802.11n , ,The Outdoor ChallengeThe Outdoor Challenge
Fading, Multi-path
Σ
Bad signal reception due to different phases of signal from different multi-path reflections
BF-MIMO
Outdoor channel introduce delay spread which is significantly larger than 08usec
BF-MIMO is reducing the effective delay spread to allow increased coverage
Ant 1
Ant 2
Ant 3
MIMO
1-3µsec >0.8µsecDelay Spread:
BF-MIMO
BF MIMO ISI
800ns
2300ns
Delay
BF-MIMO
Enhancing MIMO effective range outdoor from few tenth of meters to over 100m Improved 5-9dB in downlink MIMO link budget / SNR Noise immunity GI of 800nsec emulation for Qualcomm
Beam
50 100 150 200 250 300 350
-25
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
Diection [deg]
Ante
nna G
ain
[dB
]
Main Lobe
Side Lobe
With Null forming Hidden node is received15 dB less and thus do not interfere
Hidden
Main
Null FormingNull FormingReducing the effect of Reducing the effect of
interferenceinterference
Null Forming
Beams are built long term with Nulls to major interference sources. Such sources can be neighboring APs/Clients or any non-WiFi source. Null forming coexist with BF-MIMO.
One beam is built per direction with Nulls overlapping
MIMO Null Forming
Null Forming - Simulation
Null has very low deeps and can decrease interferences by more than 50 dB
Beam at 20º with nulls at -50º 48º and 70º
Beam at -20º with nulls at -50º 48º and 70º
Interferer at -50º
Interferer at 50º
Interferer at 70ºBeam
at 20ºBeam at -20º
Summary Rate vs. SIR
SIR(dB)
xRF2 with Null Steering 6 Elements
MRC3 Elements Max SNR (dB)
=min(SIR+25dB,30dB)
Rate [Mbps] MCS Rate [Mbps] MCS
-20 13 1 ---------- --- 5-15 13 1 ---------- --- 10-10 26 3 ---------- --- 15-5 39 4 ---------- --- 200 52 5 ---------- --- 25
2.5 65 7 13 1 27.55 78 12 19.5 2 30
7.5 78 12 26 3 3010 78 12 26 3 30
12.5 104 13 39 4 3015 104 13 52 11 30
17.5 104 13 52 11 3020 130 15 52 11 30
Rate vs. SIR
Rate [Mbps]
SIR [dB]
ApplicationsApplications
Self healing Mesh47
Separate radio hardware for backhaul links High capacity connections – up to 30Mbps per linkSelf Establishing , self healing
Self backhaul links utilizes the 5.8 GHz frequency
Business Connectivity48
High capacity connections Long reach of up to 20 Km (with outdoor CPEs) Uniform coverage High availability links
Site View49
Cellular tower 2-3 story buildings Narrow alleys
Municipalities50
Municipalities need a wireless network for a variety of applications Providing metro Wi-Fi to their
resident either indoor or out in the streets
For a video surveillance network To inter connect municipal
buildings within the town The NetPoint Pro provides the most
cost effective solution With much less base stations
required to cover a give town
Building Coverage51
Provide uniform building coverage from outdoors
for Businesses Hotels (hospitality) Residences
Coverage of an entire building with one or two Wi-Fi base stations from the outside Reducing cable installation inside the building or
campus Fewer APs to maintain
Building Coverage52
From Outdoor to Indoor Full coverage
Internet to schools and communities53
Provide Internet coverage to the school Easy installation – single NetPoint Pro base station Provides coverage inside the classes
Same base station with the exceptional coverage can provide access to the surrounding neighborhoods Indoor coverage can be achieved
through Wi-Fi CPEs The benefits of using Netronics
NetPoint Pro base station Extended coverage Superior indoor penetration
Internet to Schools sample54
550m
Internet to schools and communities55
Rural areas are characterized by large distances
Scattered businesses still require a broadband access service
NetPoint Pro can provide a point-to-point service In conjunction with
outdoor CPEs Long reach of up to 20 Km Providing multiple point-to-point
connections
Residential Access and VoIP over Wi-Fi56
Internet access to residential customers is a mass market
Netronics Wi-Fi based solution enables self installed service Through embedded Wi-Fi clients Through Wi-Fi CPEs
Netronics beam forming technology enables better indoor penetration
VoIP – another service layer that can increase operator’s revenue stream
Case StudyCase Study
WiFi Provider– Las Vegas, NV USA
The Challenge:
Saturated area with other Wi-Fi
access point Provide internet access to the
hotels inside the rooms
• Number of AP’s: 30• Hotel rooms covered: 43%•Typical throughput: low
• Number of AP’s: 30• Hotel rooms covered: 43%•Typical throughput: low
Case study – Standard WiFi
Standard WiFi Access Point
Legend
Case study – NetPoint Pro • Number of AP’s: 12• Hotel rooms covered: 75%•Typical throughput: high
• Number of AP’s: 12• Hotel rooms covered: 75%•Typical throughput: high
NPPAccess Point
Legend
Field Test ResultsField Test Results802.11 g802.11 g
Field Test Results62
Area Gain Ratio= 0.13 sq mi/0.035 sq mi = 3.7
NetPoint Pro Conventional AP
Customer conducted a real life comparison Netronics NetPoint Pro G2 to another high end outdoor AP. Netronics NetPoint Pro G2 showed clear advantage both in coverage and in capacity
Field Test ResultsField Test Results802.11 n802.11 n
Dong Khoi
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ATI SheratonHSHotel
1 2 3 4 5 6
9 7
ATI 32 Mbps
HS 25 Mbps
Lobby 7 Mbps3 10 Mbps
4 9 Mbps
5 7 Mbps
6 2.5 Mbps
7 12 Mbps8 2 Mbps
89 2 Mbps
110m
190m140m
9
7
3
Test Along Dong Khoi Road
1- Mounted on far
side of 6th floor- Severe NLOS
test
Dong Khoi
Do
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Ngu
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ATI SheratonHSHotel
1 2 3
4
110m
190m140m
Penetration test, Dong Khoi Road
1- Mounted on far
side of 6th floor- Severe NLOS
test
Site Distance Indoor Throughput
(1) Bon Seng Hotel 50m 4m 3.5 Mbps
(2) Green Leaf Café 70m 3m 4.4 Mbps
(3) Beer Garden 100m 3m 4.7 Mbps
(4) Sheraton Shop 100m NLOS 9.9 Mbps
On average, NetPoint Pro n provides 50% greater ubiquitous coverage, and 50% higher capacity
On average, NetPoint Pro n provides 50% greater ubiquitous coverage, and 50% higher capacity
Comparative Test with 802.11n, Amsterdam
NetPoint Pro n Sector Competitor Sector
590m
150m
Light urban Light interference Client device: single antenna USB dongle
AP AP
300m
180mNetronics Competition
Light urban Heavy interference Laptop tests
Comparative Test with 802.11n, Amsterdam
SummarySummary
Technology Benefits69
Improved coverage Larger areas covered per WiFi base station Uniform coverage with fewer dead spots
Increased capacity In both uplink and downlink
Better link budget means higher rates Deeper indoor penetration
Improved link gain enables building coverage from outside Superior interference mitigation
Beamf orming focuses all energy to and from the client Dynamic interference handling (DIH) continually adapts air-access according to environmental
noise parameters Null forming eliminates the effect of noise but setting a null in the antenna beam toward the
source of interference
Cost effective 50% cost savings in CAPEX and OPEX Fewer base stations required to provide full coverage Diverse addressable market (metro, residential, remote…) High-grade of service even in noisy areas
Competitive Landscape70
Standard Wi-Fi base stations All based on the same RF technology and Wi-Fi chipset
With or without basic diversity Originally designed for indoor applications Differentiated in the mesh implementation and management tools
Netronics Wi-Fi NPP 6X2.4 base station Designed for outdoor Wi-Fi applications Extended range: 1.5X-2X Higher throughput: 2X-3X Uniform coverage Improved indoors penetration Superior interference resilience
NetPoint Pro is in
a class of its own
• NetPoint Pro is a Carrier Grade Wi-Fi solution • NetPoint Pro revolutionizes the unlicensed WBA market
– Two-way beam forming 802.11n– Widest and homogeneous coverage– Best indoor penetration– Highest capacity – Leading interference immunity – Fastest ROI: 50% CAPEX and 50% OPEX saving– Over a decade of outdoor experience
Summary
Summary72
Netronics technology revolutionizes Wi-Fi infrastructure rural, outdoor and metro markets greater range and superior capacity high quality service
Highly cost effective outdoor Wi-Fi solution Save 50% CAPEX – fewer base stations and fewer installations Reduce 50% OPEX – fewer sites, reduced infrastructure to maintain
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