Siklu PtMP Millimeter Wave Wireless Examined

Published Apr 18, 2017 13:29 PM

Siklu is attempting to make millimeter-wave wireless systems more applicable in the security industry. Two years ago, they started marketing to the security industry with their Point to Point systems. Now, the company is shipping what they claim is the first outdoor point to multipoint (PtMP) millimeter wave wireless product in the physical security industry.

Siklu claims this new product solves addresses several concerns, including cost and setup complexity, which we examine in this report.

Siklu ********* ********

*****'* ********* ******* ** ***** ** * *** ******* from ******** *** ********* *** ******-**** limitations ** ******** **********-**** ******** ********. Millimeter **** ********* *** * **** width ** ******* *.* *******, ***** prevents *** ** **** ************ ***** the **** ******* ********* ***** ** cover * **** *** ** *********** with ******** ****** ********.

*** **** **** (********) ******** ** to * ****** "******** *****", ***** can ** ****** **** * ** degree ***** ******** ****. *** ** has * ******* ******** **********, *** can ** ******** ******** ** *.*****. The **'* *** ******* ** ******* and *** ** ******** ** *****. Throughput ******* *** ***** ********* *** send/receive, *** *** *********** *********, ******* the ****** *** ******** ******** ** sending *** ********* **** ***** ** traffic *******.

******** ***** **** ******* *** * or * ******** *****, **** *** 3 **** ******* ******** * *** ports.

***** **** ******* ***** ** ***-*** Meters (~*** - ~**** ****), *** in ***** ********** ******** ****** ****** can ** ********.

Price *** *********

********* ** *****, *** ********* ******* will **** ** **** ** ~$*,*** per **** *** * **** **** and * ******** ***** ($*,*** ***** ******** cost), **** ***** ***** ** ~$*,*** per **** *** * * **** system ($*,*** ***** ********). ****** ***** has *** ******** ******** ******* *** each *********, ***** ******* ***** *** base **** **** ** ~$*,*** **** and *** ******** ***** ~$*** ****.

** ********, * ********** ********** **** Ubiquiti ******** ***** ** ~*/** *** price, ****** **** ****** **** ***** throughput. *****, **** ** ******* *********'* *** *******, ***** ****** ** $*,***/**** *** a ******* ****, ** $*,*** *** a ******* ****. 

Benefits Millimeter ****

********** **** ******** ****** *** ******* benefits **** *********** ******** ******* ********* in *** *.*/**** ***********: **********, *** interference ********.

**** ******** *******, ****** *********** ********* correspond ** *** ******* ** ******* higher **** ******. **** ****-***** ******** systems **** *** *** ** *******, though **** ******* ***** ******* ******* options **** *** ***** ******* ** ideal **********, *** *** ****** ********. By ********, *** ***** **** ******* is ***** *** ******* ********, *** can ** ******** ** *.****

*** ****** **** *** ****** *********** nature ** ********** **** ******** ***** it *********** ****** ** ************ **** surrounding ***** *****, *** **** ******* reduces *** ******* ** ******* ** intercepting *** *******. *** ****** ******** beam **** ***** ** ******** **** millimeter **** ***** **** ** **** for ******* ****-***** ******** **********, ***** should ******* ****** ************ ****** **** can ***** **** *********** ******** ********.

** ********** ******* ** *** **** frequencies ** ********** **** ** **** the fresnel **** [**** ** ****** *********] ** practically **** **** ** *****, ***** makes ** ****** ** ****** ** environments ******* ** *********, *****, ** other ************.

128 *** *** **********

**** ******* ******* *** ****** ** automatically ********* **** *** *** *** encryption. This ***** ********* ** ** **** value ** ************* ******** ** **** FIPS ***-* *********, ** ********* ********* about **** ***** ********/***********.

Auto ********* *******

** ***** ** **** ***** ****** and **** ***** *** ******* **********, Siklu *** *********** * *****-***** ****** beam ******* ********** ***** *** *********** fine-tune *** ****** ** *** ******** autonomously. ********** *** *** ****** ******* aligned, *** **** *** ****-********* ***** final *********** ** ****** ******* ******.

PtMP *********

******* ********** ***** *** **** ****** *****, and **** ******* **** ** ***** a ****** **** **** ** ****** of ******* ***********, ********* **** ** be **** ** ******* ****. *** Siklu ****** *********** **** * **** of ****-******** ************ **** *** **** station, ***** *** ****-******* ********** ** shift *** ******** ******* ***** ** communicate **** **** ******** **** ** sequence. **** ******* ****** *** ******* range ******* **** **** *** ******** units ** ~*** ******, **** **** half *** ******* ***** ** *** point-to-point *******. 

Millimeter **** *********

**** *** ***** *********** *** *** main *********. ** ***** *****, **** though *** **** ******* ** ******* half *** ***-**** **** ** *****'* previous *****-**-***** ******, ** ** ***** considerably **** **** *********** ************.

*** ** *** **** *********** ****, millimeter **** ******* **** **** ** have ******* ******* ******. ***** *** range ** *** ******** **** ******** are ***** ******** ** **********, *****'* PtMP ******* *** * *** ***** of ~*** ******.

******* *** ** **** ** ********** wave ****** ** ** ******, ******* alignment ******* *** *** ****** ** required ** ******* ******* *****. **** can **** ***** **** **** ********* than ***** ********* ****** **** **** a ***** ****, *** ********* *** work ********** **** **** ******* ******. Siklu's **** ********* ******* **** **** mitigate **** *****, *** ***** ******** more ******* ****** **** ***** ********* RF *******.

MultiHaul ********

***** ** ******** ** **** **** business **** ********'* **** ****** **** this *******, ** *** ***** ************ is **** *** ***** ** ******* for **** ************.

*******, *** ********* ***** ***** ********** in ********** ***** ***** ******* *** *********** of ******** *****, *****'* ********* *** be * **** *** *** ***** with ******** ******* ** * ****** location, **** ************* ** ******* ****, etc.

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