User's Manual Part 1

Hardware Installation Guide Introduction
02030311-05 Airspan Networks Ltd. 1-5
1.3.1. Base Station
The WipLL base station provides a radio link between the subscriber and the service
provider's backbone to provide high-speed data access, Internet access, and VoIP.
The WipLL base station equipment consists of a radio transceiver that transmits and
receives signals to and from the subscriber, and of various optional routers and
switches that connect the WipLL transceiver to the service provider’s backbone,
through a 100BaseT Ethernet connection.
The WipLL base station is comprised of the following units (see Figure 1-3):
! Base Station Radio (BSR):
The BSR is a radio transceiver that provides the wireless link between the
subscriber and the provider's backbone. The standard BSR has 60-degree radio
coverage, serving up to 126 subscribers in that sector.
The BSR is installed outside the base station site, typically mounted on a pole.
! Point-to-Point Radio (PPR):
The PPR device is similar to the BSR, but implemented in a point-to-point radio
configuration providing wireless communication with a single remote WipLL
radio unit (i.e., Subscriber Premises Radio).
Figure 1-2: PPR in a building-to-building application