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samir494
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LMDS & MMDS

Sat Aug 20, 2011 7:19 am

any plan from Mikrotik for LMDS & MMDS
 
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Re: LMDS & MMDS

Wed Aug 31, 2011 12:06 pm

I believe LMDS/MMDS operates in a completely different way from wireless broadband. In L/MMDS, the outdoor RF unit is more like a satellite dish LNB (ie L1 only) than an active L2 component. It merely forwards packets to a DOCSIS+ modem or TV STB.

MikroTik uses off-the-shelf 802.11 components which are built with Ethernet/IP in mind. There aren't any MikroTik products with an RF port, it's all Ethernet. Now that the world is moving to IP (IPTV, VoIP, IP data), L/MMDS is starting to show its age. I would find it highly improbable that MikroTik, or any other vendor, would develop new products specifically for it.

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