Determine the Outdoor Range
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Outdoor Antenna Installation Guide
Type of Outdoor Antenna Equipment
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As described in the previous chapters, Lucent Technologies offers
different types of outdoor antennas, and cable lengths to design
your WaveACCESS Office Router outdoor antenna installation.
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The 14 dBi Directional Antenna provides maximum range, but
due to its narrow signal beam, requires precise antenna
alignment to achieve optimal performance.
This antenna is typically used in combination with Remote
Office Routers to setup a Point-to-Point link, or connect a
Remote Office Routers to a Central Office Router.
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The 7 dBi Omni-Directional Antenna, provides a wide angle
signal beam which makes antenna installation very easy. This
ease of installation, compensates for the smaller range that
can be achieved with this type of antenna.
This antenna is typically used in combination with Central
Office Routers to setup a Point-to-Multipoint link.
The length of the antenna cable also has an impact on the
maximum range that can be achieved with the antenna
combination. For information about the effect of antenna cables,
please consult the section “Determine the Cable Factor” on page
3-8.
Outdoor antenna installations are also subject to local radio
regulations that in a number of countries limit the maximum output
power. To comply with such regulations, Lucent Technologies
offers different outdoor antenna products in the various countries
over the world. Therefore you will need to consult the table that
matches the radio regulations as apply in your country:
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Table 3-1 on page 3-5, for the USA and Canada and any other
country that adheres to the radio regulations as defined by the
US Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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Table 3-2 on page 3-5, for all European countries, Japan, and
any other country that adheres to the radio regulations as
defined by the European Telecommunications Standards
Institute (ETSI) and MPT.
