Cambium Networks PTP 250, User Manual

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PTP 250 User Guide Wireless specifications
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Wireless specifications
This section contains specifications of the PTP 250 wireless interface. These specifications
include RF bands, channel width and link loss.
General wireless specifications
Table 25 contains radio system specifications for the 5.4 GHz band. Table 26 contains
radio system specifications for the 5.8 GHz band.
Table 25 5.4 GHz RF specifications
Radio technology Specification
RF band 5.470-5.725 GHz
Channel selection By dynamic frequency control and manual intervention
Automatic detection on start-up and continual adaptation.
Dynamic frequency control Initially 10-15 sec. Out of service on interference 100 ms.
Channel width 20 MHz and 40 MHz
Manual power control Maximum power can be controlled lower than the power limits
in order to control interference to other users.
Receiver noise figure Typically 6 dB
Integrated antenna type Integrated flat plate antenna; gain 23 dBi
External antenna gain See Calculating maximum power level for connectorized units
on page 2-13 .
Antenna beamwidth 8 Degrees
Max path loss 150 dB (20 MHz channel, integrated antenna)
Range (optical line-of-sight) 54 km (34 miles) at channel width 20 MHz
27 km (17 miles) at channel width 40 MHz
Over-the-air encryption Proprietary scrambling mechanism.
Weather sensitivity Sensitivity at higher modes may be reduced during high winds
through trees due to Adaptive Modulation Threshold changes
Error correction FEC