djhurt1
07-18-2003, 02:22 AM
Hi, I'm hoping someone can share some info. for me on an outdoor wireless question. The computer shop I was working for did alot of work for the local WISP and we got to see alot of their setup. They won't talk to anyone about their setup, equipment, etc. for fear of a competitor popping up so I can't ask them. They have radios for their backbone radios, then access points all over town. Now, would it be safe to assume that these AP's are what their subscribers connect to? What they do is install a PCMCIA adaptor into the subscribers PC's, then an antennae on their building. For businesses they install CPE etc.
The reason I ask is we are trying to do a similar although much smaller in scale setup in the small town I live in for Internet access. I do have radio knowledge, and good network knowledge but I do not understand how the different radios work together. I look at base stations and I assume this will be what one would use for backbone radios? Access points, will talk to the basestation and connect the users to the network, correct? If not, please lend a hand and thanks.
djhurt1
The reason I ask is we are trying to do a similar although much smaller in scale setup in the small town I live in for Internet access. I do have radio knowledge, and good network knowledge but I do not understand how the different radios work together. I look at base stations and I assume this will be what one would use for backbone radios? Access points, will talk to the basestation and connect the users to the network, correct? If not, please lend a hand and thanks.
djhurt1