NetPoint Pro NetPoint Pro Product Family Overview Product Family Overview

Wi-Fi Radio Evolution

Time

Data rates

(Mbps)

DATA DEMANDS GROW

1999 2003 2009 Now beingintroduced

802.11b802.11b802.11g802.11g

802.11n1st Gen.

Indoor use

802.11n1st Gen.

Indoor use

802.11n2nd Gen

Two-Way beam forming

802.11n2nd Gen

Two-Way beam forming

11

54

130

450

Future:“White Space”

802.11ac802.11ad

Future:“White Space”

802.11ac802.11ad

802.11n Standard – Benefits

• MIMO – Multiple In Multiple Out– Multiple antennas for transmit and receive– beam forming

• Range and throughput increase– Multiple data streams

• Throughput increase

• Spatial Adaptive beam forming– On Rx, mandatory– On Tx, optional

• Additional protocol enhancements for higher capacity– 20 MHz and 40 MHz channels

• As opposed to only 20 MHz in 11b/g– MAC enhancements

• Less overhead, more data• Frame aggregation• Block ACK

TX x RX : St

Versatile Access and Backhaul • Access (2.4 GHz)• Backhaul (5 GHz)

Versatile field-of-view • Sector and Omni

beam forming and 3x3:3 MIMO• Leveraging 4 antennas

Unique Interference Mitigation Suite• HW and SW based techniques

Carrier Grade Design• Reliability and manageability • Core homologation

Seamless Mobile Data Offload• Flexible core integration and homologation

NetPoint Pro Family

Beam forming Explained• Leverages multiple radios and a

unique High Gain Diversely Polarized (HGDP) antenna array

• Focuses the energy to and from clients on Tx and Rx

• Adapts per packet per user – tracks movements and noise variations

• Exploits multipath by coherently combining all reflections

SignalStrength

HGDPAntenna Array

8 dB beam forming gain and12 dB HGDP antenna array gain

8 dB beam forming gain and12 dB HGDP antenna array gain

NetPoint Pro Key Features

• Gigabit Outdoor Wi-Fi– Two-Way beam forming and MIMO 3x3:3 technology – High Gain Diversely Polarized (HGDP) antenna array– Up to 12 radios per box– 450 Mbps PHY rate

• Interference Immunity Suite– Beam forming, Null forming, DIH and ACS– Field-proven mature algorithms from the NetPoint Pro family are

embedded into the 11n line of products• Carrier Grade

– Quality, reliability and durability– IP-67, designed for harsh outdoor environments– Full FCAPS management– Unified NMS for all NetPoint Pro products

NetPoint Pro n Technology Benefits

• Extended coverage – Larger coverage area– Uniform coverage and NLOS

• Increased capacity– Better link budget means higher rates – Three spatial data streams

• Deep indoor penetration – Improved link gain enables building

coverage from the outside

• Best user experience with fastest service rates

• Fastest ROI - Fewer base stations required– 50% cost saving in CAPEX and OPEX– Lowest cost per covered area

Competition

Netronics coverage and capacity gain

NetPoint Pro Key Benefits

• Over a Decade of Outdoor Wi-Fi Experience– Numerous large scale projects in over 20 countries

• Complete Solution– End to End solution: Access, Backhaul, CPEs, Management – 2.4 GHz for access and 5 GHz for backhaul

• Metro and Rural Wi-Fi Applications– Large metro zones, building coverage, 3G offloading,

digital divide and verticals• Seamless Cellular 3G Offloading

– Seamless user authentication with EAP-SIM/AKA– Service continuity– I-WLAN and EPC (roadmap)

NetPoint Pro Family

NetPoint Pro Family

NetPoint Pro Family

NetPoint Pro Family

NMS

EMS: Device Configuration, SW upgrade & more

NMS: Network Discovery, Topology and Geographical maps, Inventory, Fault Management, Performance Management, Bulk Operation

Client-Server distributed architecture, supporting multiple clients, using standard SNMP

Multi platform: Server on Windows 2008 Client on Windows XP/ Vista

MySQL DB Server

NetPoint Pro n: Any Where, Any Need

Segment

Applications

Operators and ISPs

• Metro Wi-Fi•3G offload•Mobile Access

• Businesses access•SME•SOHO•Corporate

• Residential access• Rural access• Campuses

Government andprivate networks

• Education campuses and schools• Safe City• Municipal networks• Health• AMR and Telemetry• Hospitality • Oil and Gas• Construction sites• Mining• Utilities• Retail shops

NetPoint Pro: Any Wi-Fi Application

Field Proven Interference Immunity

Critical for large scale outdoor Wi-Fi networks The key factor for performance in operation on the over occupied 2.4 GHz Leveraging a decade of outdoor experience Interference Immunity Suite

• beam forming inherent 5dB interference suppression• Enhances the link budget in both Uplink and Downlink increasing

the signal to noise ratio• Dynamic Interference Handling (DIH)• Automatic Channel Selection (ACS)

• Offline, and online with continuous scanning• Industry leading Null forming technology

• Eliminates the effect of noise by making a null in the antenna beam

Hardware Specifications – Cont.

• Netronics PoE – AC PoE: 55VDC over 1Gbps Ethernet

• Feed: 100 to 240 VAC, 47-63 Hz• Power LED

– DC PoE: 48VDC over 1Gbps Ethernet• Feed: -48 VDC

• Environmental– Operating air temperature: -400 to 550 Celsius

• Up to 600 with sun shield – Enclosure: IP-67, corrosion resistant– Wind survivability: 165 Mph– Green product: RoHS and WEEE environmental certifications

• IPv6 – hardware ready

AC PoE

Security Features

Security modes• Open, WEP, WPA, WPA2, WAPI*

Authentication• Pre-shared key• 802.1x with RADIUS Server

• EAP-TLS, PEAP, EAP-TTLS, EAP-SIM, EAP-AKA Hardware Encryptions

• WEP, TKIP, AES MAC accept/reject lists

• Per VAP Peer-to-peer blocking

Asia, urban, 6/2011: 70 Mbps UDP DL

2x2 laptop

Asia, urban, 6/2011: 70 Mbps UDP DL

2x2 laptop

Theoretical vs. Trials (Downlink, 20MHz)

19

16

100

66

33

150

83

50 200 400 800 2000 5000 15k 20k

Rate(Mbps)

Assuming urban Areas, 2 dBi antennas

Assuming Rural LOS, Outdoor 20 dBi CPE antenna 2x2 MIMO,

1.5

Assuming suburban Areas with two streams, 2x2 CPE,5 dBi antennas

Smart phones and tablets

Dongle and indoor CPEs

Outdoor CPEs

168

Distance (meters)

802.11g PHY rate

CPE – Netronics certified 3 streams

Asia urban, 5/2011: 30 Mbps TCP DL

2x2 laptop

Asia urban, 5/2011: 30 Mbps TCP DL

2x2 laptop

Europe, suburban, 6/2011:

134 Mbps TCP DL 3x3 CPE

Europe, suburban, 6/2011:

134 Mbps TCP DL 3x3 CPE

Beam Forming TechnologyBeam Forming Technology

Standard WiFi : Range with Omni Antenna

XConnected client

Disconnected client

Legend

Rogue/ Interferer

360⁰ coverage Short range Sensitive to noise from 360⁰

Standard WiFi: Range with Directional Antenna

21 /φ

Main lobe

side lobes

4x

Extended range Noise from most sources ignored Narrow beam covers few clients Many sectors required to cover 360⁰

Connected client

Disconnected client

Legend

Rogue/ Interferer

phase shifters

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NN-2 N-1N-3

… …

… …

kφ

… …

1,,k 2,,k 3,,k 4,,k 5,,k 6,,k 7,,kN-3,,k N-2,,k N-1,,k

N,,k

t=0t=1

t=2

t=3

Steering the Antenna to the desired direction using the Phase shifters

Phased Array – DSP Implementation

Beam Forming

Omni Antenna vs. Directional Antenna

21 /φ

Half-power beam width

Main lobe

side lobes

nulls

Omni Antenna– Large area

coverage Directional Antenna

– High Antenna gain

Phased Array – By steering the Beam the system gains– Large area coverage– High Antenna gain– Side interference

immunity

2-4X

Beamforming: The best of both worlds

xRF is effectively a directional antenna which covers 360 ⁰

Long range, with 360⁰ coverage Does not pick up 360⁰ noise Fully transparent/automaticNone

Connected

Disconnected

Legend

Interferer

2-4X

Beamforming: The best of both worlds

xRF is effectively a directional antenna which covers 360 ⁰

Long range, with 360⁰ coverage Does not pick up 360⁰ noise Fully transparent/automaticNone

Connected

Disconnected

Legend

Interferer

xRF Adaptive Beam Forming

21 /φ

Directional

Interferer

Omni

Interferer

User

Interference Immunity

User

Fading, Multi-path

Σ

Bad signal reception due to different phases of signal from different multi-path reflections

Field test

When measured by the 4 different Antennas we see completely different frequency response. Each Antenna has Nulls in different frequencies.

Constellations in each of the 4 elements After Combining

Mesh

Layer 2 based for easy roaming Separate 5.x GHz channel for Mesh not interfering

with 2.4 GHz access Dynamic Mesh based on the 802.11s IEEE

standard Auto topology detection O&M for fault discovery and maintenance Automatic Mesh optimization by continuous

sensing of the RF signal quality of other surrounding stations

Value Proposition

Superior coverage and capacity utilizing the

industry leading digital beamforming solution (xRF)

Unique interference mitigation technology

High-performance mesh architecture provides improved

ROI with significant savings on the backhaul network

Designed for Co-location with 3G base station

equipment with specialized filters

Based on standard Wi-Fi technology

Designed for the harsh outdoor environment

Beam Forming vs. Switching

PA LNA PA LNA PA LNA PA LNA

PA LNA

Switch Array

If PA power is 15 dBmAntenna is 8 dBi

Total is 15 dBm + 6 dB* + 6 dB** + 8 dBi = 35 dBmi

*combining 4 PAs and not single, x4 is 6 dB**Array gain of transmitting from 4 ants with different phases

If PA power is 15 dBmAntenna is 8 dBi*

Total is 15 dBm + 8 dBi = 23 dBmi

*Beam switching can increase a bit antenna gain on account of size

xRF 11b

xRF 11g

802.11n vs. b/g beamforming

11n

11g

11b

xRF11n

xRF211n

802.11n802.11n , ,The Outdoor ChallengeThe Outdoor Challenge

Fading, Multi-path

Σ

Bad signal reception due to different phases of signal from different multi-path reflections

BF-MIMO

Outdoor channel introduce delay spread which is significantly larger than 08usec

BF-MIMO is reducing the effective delay spread to allow increased coverage

Ant 1

Ant 2

Ant 3

MIMO

1-3µsec >0.8µsecDelay Spread:

BF-MIMO

BF MIMO ISI

800ns

2300ns

Delay

BF-MIMO

Enhancing MIMO effective range outdoor from few tenth of meters to over 100m Improved 5-9dB in downlink MIMO link budget / SNR Noise immunity GI of 800nsec emulation for Qualcomm

Beam

50 100 150 200 250 300 350

-25

-20

-15

-10

-5

0

Diection [deg]

Ante

nna G

ain

[dB

]

Main Lobe

Side Lobe

With Null forming Hidden node is received15 dB less and thus do not interfere

Hidden

Main

Null FormingNull FormingReducing the effect of Reducing the effect of

interferenceinterference

Null Forming

Beams are built long term with Nulls to major interference sources. Such sources can be neighboring APs/Clients or any non-WiFi source. Null forming coexist with BF-MIMO.

One beam is built per direction with Nulls overlapping

MIMO Null Forming

Null Forming - Simulation

Null has very low deeps and can decrease interferences by more than 50 dB

Beam at 20º with nulls at -50º 48º and 70º

Beam at -20º with nulls at -50º 48º and 70º

Interferer at -50º

Interferer at 50º

Interferer at 70ºBeam

at 20ºBeam at -20º

Summary Rate vs. SIR

SIR(dB)

xRF2 with Null Steering 6 Elements

MRC3 Elements Max SNR (dB)

=min(SIR+25dB,30dB)

Rate [Mbps] MCS Rate [Mbps] MCS

-20 13 1 ---------- --- 5-15 13 1 ---------- --- 10-10 26 3 ---------- --- 15-5 39 4 ---------- --- 200 52 5 ---------- --- 25

2.5 65 7 13 1 27.55 78 12 19.5 2 30

7.5 78 12 26 3 3010 78 12 26 3 30

12.5 104 13 39 4 3015 104 13 52 11 30

17.5 104 13 52 11 3020 130 15 52 11 30

Rate vs. SIR

Rate [Mbps]

SIR [dB]

ApplicationsApplications

Self healing Mesh47

Separate radio hardware for backhaul links High capacity connections – up to 30Mbps per linkSelf Establishing , self healing

Self backhaul links utilizes the 5.8 GHz frequency

Business Connectivity48

High capacity connections Long reach of up to 20 Km (with outdoor CPEs) Uniform coverage High availability links

Site View49

Cellular tower 2-3 story buildings Narrow alleys

Municipalities50

Municipalities need a wireless network for a variety of applications Providing metro Wi-Fi to their

resident either indoor or out in the streets

For a video surveillance network To inter connect municipal

buildings within the town The NetPoint Pro provides the most

cost effective solution With much less base stations

required to cover a give town

Building Coverage51

Provide uniform building coverage from outdoors

for Businesses Hotels (hospitality) Residences

Coverage of an entire building with one or two Wi-Fi base stations from the outside Reducing cable installation inside the building or

campus Fewer APs to maintain

Building Coverage52

From Outdoor to Indoor Full coverage

Internet to schools and communities53

Provide Internet coverage to the school Easy installation – single NetPoint Pro base station Provides coverage inside the classes

Same base station with the exceptional coverage can provide access to the surrounding neighborhoods Indoor coverage can be achieved

through Wi-Fi CPEs The benefits of using Netronics

NetPoint Pro base station Extended coverage Superior indoor penetration

Internet to Schools sample54

550m

Internet to schools and communities55

Rural areas are characterized by large distances

Scattered businesses still require a broadband access service

NetPoint Pro can provide a point-to-point service In conjunction with

outdoor CPEs Long reach of up to 20 Km Providing multiple point-to-point

connections

Residential Access and VoIP over Wi-Fi56

Internet access to residential customers is a mass market

Netronics Wi-Fi based solution enables self installed service Through embedded Wi-Fi clients Through Wi-Fi CPEs

Netronics beam forming technology enables better indoor penetration

VoIP – another service layer that can increase operator’s revenue stream

Case StudyCase Study

WiFi Provider– Las Vegas, NV USA

The Challenge:

Saturated area with other Wi-Fi

access point Provide internet access to the

hotels inside the rooms

• Number of AP’s: 30• Hotel rooms covered: 43%•Typical throughput: low

• Number of AP’s: 30• Hotel rooms covered: 43%•Typical throughput: low

Case study – Standard WiFi

Standard WiFi Access Point

Legend

Case study – NetPoint Pro • Number of AP’s: 12• Hotel rooms covered: 75%•Typical throughput: high

• Number of AP’s: 12• Hotel rooms covered: 75%•Typical throughput: high

NPPAccess Point

Legend

Field Test ResultsField Test Results802.11 g802.11 g

Field Test Results62

Area Gain Ratio= 0.13 sq mi/0.035 sq mi = 3.7

NetPoint Pro Conventional AP

Customer conducted a real life comparison Netronics NetPoint Pro G2 to another high end outdoor AP. Netronics NetPoint Pro G2 showed clear advantage both in coverage and in capacity

Field Test ResultsField Test Results802.11 n802.11 n

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ATI SheratonHSHotel

1 2 3 4 5 6

9 7

ATI 32 Mbps

HS 25 Mbps

Lobby 7 Mbps3 10 Mbps

4 9 Mbps

5 7 Mbps

6 2.5 Mbps

7 12 Mbps8 2 Mbps

89 2 Mbps

110m

190m140m

9

7

3

Test Along Dong Khoi Road

1- Mounted on far

side of 6th floor- Severe NLOS

test

Dong Khoi

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ATI SheratonHSHotel

1 2 3

4

110m

190m140m

Penetration test, Dong Khoi Road

1- Mounted on far

side of 6th floor- Severe NLOS

test

Site Distance Indoor Throughput

(1) Bon Seng Hotel 50m 4m 3.5 Mbps

(2) Green Leaf Café 70m 3m 4.4 Mbps

(3) Beer Garden 100m 3m 4.7 Mbps

(4) Sheraton Shop 100m NLOS 9.9 Mbps

On average, NetPoint Pro n provides 50% greater ubiquitous coverage, and 50% higher capacity

On average, NetPoint Pro n provides 50% greater ubiquitous coverage, and 50% higher capacity

Comparative Test with 802.11n, Amsterdam

NetPoint Pro n Sector Competitor Sector

590m

150m

Light urban Light interference Client device: single antenna USB dongle

AP AP

300m

180mNetronics Competition

Light urban Heavy interference Laptop tests

Comparative Test with 802.11n, Amsterdam

SummarySummary

Technology Benefits69

Improved coverage Larger areas covered per WiFi base station Uniform coverage with fewer dead spots

Increased capacity In both uplink and downlink

Better link budget means higher rates Deeper indoor penetration

Improved link gain enables building coverage from outside Superior interference mitigation

Beamf orming focuses all energy to and from the client Dynamic interference handling (DIH) continually adapts air-access according to environmental

noise parameters Null forming eliminates the effect of noise but setting a null in the antenna beam toward the

source of interference

Cost effective 50% cost savings in CAPEX and OPEX Fewer base stations required to provide full coverage Diverse addressable market (metro, residential, remote…) High-grade of service even in noisy areas

Competitive Landscape70

Standard Wi-Fi base stations All based on the same RF technology and Wi-Fi chipset

With or without basic diversity Originally designed for indoor applications Differentiated in the mesh implementation and management tools

Netronics Wi-Fi NPP 6X2.4 base station Designed for outdoor Wi-Fi applications Extended range: 1.5X-2X Higher throughput: 2X-3X Uniform coverage Improved indoors penetration Superior interference resilience

NetPoint Pro is in

a class of its own

• NetPoint Pro is a Carrier Grade Wi-Fi solution • NetPoint Pro revolutionizes the unlicensed WBA market

– Two-way beam forming 802.11n– Widest and homogeneous coverage– Best indoor penetration– Highest capacity – Leading interference immunity – Fastest ROI: 50% CAPEX and 50% OPEX saving– Over a decade of outdoor experience

Summary

Summary72

Netronics technology revolutionizes Wi-Fi infrastructure rural, outdoor and metro markets greater range and superior capacity high quality service

Highly cost effective outdoor Wi-Fi solution Save 50% CAPEX – fewer base stations and fewer installations Reduce 50% OPEX – fewer sites, reduced infrastructure to maintain

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