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GWS 5000 Series TV White Space Solution

Best in class TV Whitespace wireless solution with industry leading throughput and range to meet the most demanding of deployment challenges. The GWS-5000 is the fifth generation of TV Whitespace radio developed by 6Harmonics. With industry-leading throughput and range to meet the most demanding deployment challenges, the GWS-5000 series is the most advanced and highest power TV Whitespace 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-5000 has the power and features to ensure a rock-solid, high-capacity PTP & PMP connection.

Applications

  • Rural connectivity:
    • Backhaul
    • Access
  • Industrial connectivity (O&G, Mining, Forestry, Utilities, Precision Agriculture)
    • Backhaul
    • Access
  • IOT connectivity:
    • Lora
  • Unmanned connectivity
  • Gov.: MOT, DOD/MOD, MOE
  • Onshore and Offshore operations
  • Video surveillance & security backhaul
  • Isolated remote 4G & 5G-SA backhaul
  • Public safety communications

Key Features

  • L2-transparent network wireless bridge
  • Operable from single, to quad-channel enabling optimum usage of available RF channels
  • Capable of up to 95Mbps Layer 3 (UDP) traffic
  • Less than 5ms RTD under ideal radio propagation
  • Up to 36dBm of transmit power subject to regulation
  • Operates in backhaul mode and access mode
    • 2x2 MIMO Bidirectional as backhaul
    • 2x2 MIMO, to Rx diversity as access
  • Rapid Sector Re-selection
  • Smart Queue Management (SQM) & Active Queuelength Management (AQM) provides perflow traffic shaping, ensuring QoS
  • Remote management via HTTP and SNMP
  • IP-67 Rating

Radio Specifications

Frequencies 470MHz – 698MHz (US & Canada)
470MHZ – 702MHZ (UK, EU, African.)
Channel Bandwidth 2,4,6,8,12,16,18,24MHz
Transmit Power Up to 36dBm combined (2+2 watts) (regulatory limited by region)
Receive Sensitivity -98dBm typical @ 5MHz
Modulation / Coding Automatic & Dynamic MCS selection from QPSK1/2 to 64QAM5/6
Wireless Security Optional Over-the-air encryption

Network Specifications

Connectivity 10/100 Ethernet
IP IPv4
Management Management via web-based GUI (HTTP/HTTPS) or SNMP (v2)

Electrical Specifications

Input Power 50-56V Passive POE++ 1/2, 4/5 (+); 3/6, 7/8 (-)
Power Consumption BTS: 45w peak, 30w average
CPE: 35w peak, 25w average
Power Protection Ethernet surge suppression recommended for both BTS and CPE
Lightning surge suppression recommended for both BTS and CPE between radio and antenna

Mechanical and Environmental Specifications

Dimensions BTS: 31cm x 31cm x 8.5cm
CPE: 24cm x 24cm x 11cm
Weight BTS: 4.35kg
CPE: 2.81kg
Connectors 2x N-type female RF
1x RJ45 10/100 Ethernet
Operating Temperature -40℃ to +50℃ ambient
Operating Humidity 5 – 100% non-condensing

 

Standards and Regulatory Compliance

Canada RS-222 Issue 2; RSS-GEN; RSS-102
Europe EN 301 598 V1.1.1, EN 301 598 V2.1.1(partial)
EN 301.489-1
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
IETF RFC 7545 (PAWS)
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

 

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

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