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PacketWave base station equipment includes the PacketWave 1000 Base Station Unit
and associated radios and antennas.
Base Station Unit
The PacketWave 1000 Base Station Unit, shown in
Figure 2-2
, is a single rack-
mounting controller unit which supports any of the PacketWave System radio and
backhaul options. There are two models, one with an ac power supply and one with
a dc power supply.
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PacketWave 1000 Base Station Unit
In the basic configuration pictured, the PacketWave 1000 includes:
• Four built-in wireless interfaces for connection to radios and their associated
antennas.
• A 10/100Base-TX Ethernet backhaul interface.
• Synchronization interfaces for multiple colocated Base Station Units.
• A local RS-232 craft management port.
• An external clock interface.
• A dry-contact relay which can be configured to operate a local alarm device or
to control redundant equipment such as a backup radio and antenna.
