Chapter 2: System hardware
Outdoor unit (ODU)
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Outdoor unit (ODU)
ODU description
One ODU is required for each link end. The ODU is a self-
contained transceiver unit that houses both radio and
networking electronics.
Hardware platform variants
PTP 550 ODUs are available in two different hardware platform
variants:
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PTP 550 Integrated ODU
•
PTP 550 Connectorized ODU
Regional variants
Each of the PTP 550 hardware platform variants is available in four different regional variants:
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FCC (USA)
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IC (Canada)
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RoW (non FCC/IC/EU countries)
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EU (European Union)
PTP 550 Integrated ODU
The PTP 550 Integrated ODU is attached to a 23 dBi flat plate antenna (
and is intended
for medium to long-range difficult links and traditional backhaul requirements where high
capacity and high link budget are required.