The GWS-5500 is a significant upgrade to the fifth generation of UHF Broadband Wireless radio developed by 6Harmonics for the TVWS spectrum. Numerous enhancements to the Networking, Mechanical and RF sections greatly improve performance and usability, while remaining backward compatible with the GWS-5000. The GWS-5500 series is the most advanced, highest power 2x2 MIMO UHF Broadband solution currently available in the market. Ideal for challenging links such as those facing in-band noise & interference or even Non-Line-of-Sight conditions, the GWS-5500 has the power and features to ensure a rock-solid, high- capacity PTP & PMP connection.
Applications
- Rural Backhaul & Access
- Industrial
- Oil & Gas o Mining
- Forestry
- Utilities
- Agriculture
- IOT connectivity
- Unmanned connectivity
- Gov.: DOT, MOT, DOD/MOD, MOE
- Onshore and Offshore operations
- Video surveillance & security backhaul
- Public safety communications
Key Features
- 2x2 MIMO Bidirectional in PTP or PMP
- Separate Management port and management VLAN
- Highly efficient design for less consumption
- Environmental IP-67 Rating
- L2-transparent network wireless bridge
- Allows bonding of 2 to 4 channels enabling optimum usage of available RF channels.
- Capable of up to 72Mbps user traffic
- Less than 5ms RTD under ideal radio propagation
- Up to dual-stream +23dBm transmitter power (subject to regulation)
- Rapid Sector Re-selection
- 4 QoS Queues that can be mapped to VLANs.
- Remote management via HTTP and SNMP
- Standard WSDB PAWS interface
Radio Specifications
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Deployment |
Line-of-Sight LOS; NLOS |
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Topology |
PMP Sector Controller + Subscriber Stations (1+20) PTP Master + Client (1+1) |
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Antennas |
Directional: Dual-pol V/H or Slant-45 or 2xSingle-pol Omni-Directional: Dual-pol or 2xSingle-pol |
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Frequencies |
470MHz – 698MHz (US) |
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Channel Bandwidth |
6, 12, 18, 24MHz (US & Canada) 8, 16, 24MHz (UK, EU, Africa) |
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Transmit Power |
Up to +23dBm per Tx Chain; Combined +26 dBm (regulatory limited by region) |
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Receive Sensitivity |
-98dBm typical @ 6MHz |
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Modulation / Coding |
Automatic MCS selection from QPSK1/2 to 64QAM5/6 |
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Transmission |
OFDM, TDD; 2x2 MIMO A/B with STBC & MRRC, High-rejection Tx/Rx filtering |
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Throughput |
95Mbps UDP, 72Mbps TCP @ 24MHz Channel Size |
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Wireless Link Security |
128-bit AES Encryption 8-63 Character Passphrase |
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Location |
GNSS - GPS, QZSS, GLONASS (1.57542 GHz; 1.602 GHz) |
Network Specifications
| Connectivity |
Dual-port 10/100 BaseT Ethernet |
| IP Management |
IPv4 |
| QoS |
VLAN - 4 Proportional Priority Levels |
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Features |
Transparent bridge, DHCP pass-through, 802.1Q VLAN (Q-in-Q), VLAN, SNTP |
OAM Specifications
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Management Interface |
In-band or Out-of-Band |
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Software Upgrades |
Over-the-Air OTA |
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Provisioning |
Channel Scanning; SSID-Password |
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TVWS WSDB |
RFC 7545 PAWS Interface |
Electrical Specifications
| Input Power |
802.3at |
| Power Consumption |
25 Watts |
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Surge Suppression |
Ethernet: external device required RF: external device required |
Mechanical and Environmental Specifications
| Dimensions |
SCU/PTP: 338mm x305mm x 68mm (13.3in x12.0in x2.7in) SSU: 256mm x197mm x 71mm (10.1in x7.8in x2.8in) |
| Weight | SCU/PTP: 4.15kg (9.1 lbs)
SSU: 2.35kg (5.2 lbs) |
| Interface |
RF: 2x IP67 N-type female |
| Cables |
RF: Coaxial |
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Operating Temperature |
-40°C to +55°C ambient |
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Storage Temperature |
-40°C to +75°C ambient |
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Operating Humidity |
5 – 100% non-condensing |
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Ingress Protection IP |
IP-67 rated |
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Electrostatic Discharge |
15kV air, 10kV contact |
Standards and Regulatory Compliance
| Canada |
RS-222 Issue 3; RSS-GEN; RSS-102 |
| Europe |
EN 301 598 V1.1.1, EN 301 598 V2.1.1(partial) EN 301.489-1; EN 301.489-17 |
| USA |
FCC CFR 47 Part 15 Sub-part H |
| CE Mark |
Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (2014/30/EU) Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC |
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Safety |
IEC, EN, and UL/CSA 60950 |
| IETF |
RFC 8290 (SQM) |
Radio Specifications -OLD
| Receive sensitivity | 6MHz channel width, -98dBm typical
8MHz channel width -97dBm typical |
| Receive noise floor | -103dBm / 6MHz typical |
| Receive gain control | Automatic or Manual |
| Conducted Power per Spatial Stream | Max of 27.8dBm (FCC) |
| Max 27.8dBm / 8MHz (ETSI Class 1) | |
| 33dBm (Other) | |
| 39dBm (Other, DC supply required) | |
| Transmit power control | Automatic or manual (1dBm increments) |
| Modulation
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Automatic adaptive OFDM BPSK ½ rate to 64QAM rate per stream (MCS0 to MCS7)
MIMO/STBC (MCS 8 to MCS15) Manual MCS upper limit option. |
| Medium Contention Management | CSMA with RTS / CTS Mode on client station
Airtime fairness mode (ATF) for downlink TDMA mode for uplink |
| Network monitoring | SNMPv2, proprietary MIB file |
| Packet aggregation | High throughput (HT) mode supported |
| Security | PSK, 256bit AES encryption |
| Load balancing | SSID, ATF & TDMA |
| Network management | User defined IP address, sub-net, gateway and DNS |
Standards and Regulatory Compliance - OLD
| Europe | EN 301 598 V1.1.1; EN 301 598 V2.1.1[1]; EN 301.489-1 |
| USA | FCC CFR 47 Part 15 Sub-part H [2] |
| CE Mark | · Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (2014/30/EU)
· Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU · Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) · General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC |
[1] EN 301 598 V2.1.1 (2018-1) Notified body opinion performed by Nemko (1622). Certificate number: 192101, issued 20th June 2019.
[2] Granted 3rd September 2019
Power Specifications - OLD
| Power supply | 50-56V Passive POE++ 1/2, 4/5 (+); 3/6, 7/8 (-) |
| Power consumption | 33dBm maximum transmit power: 35W boot, 30W on transmit, 15W receive
Average power consumption 25W, traffic pattern dependant |
| Recommended power supplies | CPE: Ubiquiti POE-50-60W |
| BTS: Ubiquiti POE-54-80W
Netonix POE switch configured to 48VH 1.5A |
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| Surge suppression | Ethernet surge suppression at both client and base stations is required.
Lightning surge suppression is required on base station radio to antenna connection. |
Mechanical - OLD
| Dimensions | Base Station | Client Station |
| Weight | 4.35Kg | 2.81Kg |
| Housing | 31cm x 31cm x 8.5cm | 24cm x 24cm x 11cm |
| Mounting | 1 Female RJ45 IP67 RJ45 connector. Auto-sensing 10/100-T Ethernet | |
| Antenna | 2 Female IP67 N-type connector | |
| Other | Pressure equalisation vent | |
Custom enclosures available for 8W, vehicular or maritime applications. 8W version requires external DC power supply.
Environmental - OLD
| Operating Temperature | -40C to +50C (external); -40C to +85C (internal) | |
| Humidity | 5%-100% | |
| Electrostatic Discharge | 15kV air, 10kV contact (power cycle may be required) | |
| Altitude Temperature De-rating | Altitude (m) | Temperature (C) |
| 0 | 0 to +50.0 | |
| 1500 | 0 to +47.3 | |
| 3000 | 0 to +44.3 | |
| 4500 | 0 to +41.1 | |
