The Innovation Behind Broadband Wireless

A Complete Range of WiMAX Solutions

Connecting The World

Product Summary
Base Station Products

HiperMAX The most advanced base station designed to deliver the best link
budget, with highest capacity and net throughput for both fixed,
nomadic and portable applications.

MacroMAX A highly upgradeable base station designed for fixed and nomadic
applications in urban and suburban deployments.

MicroMAX A cost effective, highly modular base station designed for lower density
deployments and microcell applications.

Customer Premises Equipment

EasyST A revolutionary indoor, self-install Subscriber Terminal with optional

IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi and Voice over IP (VoIP) capabilities.

ProST A Subscriber Terminal developed to provide superior link budget in

difficult deployment conditions. Requires professional installation.

Backhaul Products

PrimeMAX A cost effective and reliable backhaul solution for applications requiring
either IP only or IP+TDM connectivity to the network.

Network Management Products

Netspan A comprehensive management solution that manages the network

elements in the AS.MAX family.

Glossary

AAS Adaptive Antenna System OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division

ATCA Advanced Telecommunications Computing Multiplexing
Architecture OFDMA Orthogonal Frequency Division
ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode Multiple Access

BWA Broadband Wireless Access PA Power Amplifier

CPE Customer Premises Equipment QoS Quality of Service

LNA Low Noise Amplifier SDMA Spatial Division Multiple Access

MIMO Multiple Input Multiple Output SDR Software Defined Radio

MRC Maximal Ratio Combining SOFDMA Scalable OFDMA

NLOS Non Line of Sight TDM Time Division Multiplexing

OBSAI Open Base Station Standard Initiative WiBRO Wireless Broadband

 WiMAX
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All over the world broadband wireless has been providing great service to
its users for years. However, the proprietary nature of this technology to
date has confined its deployment to specific applications.

With the arrival in 2005 of WiMAX this is all about to change. Defined by
the IEEE and fully supported by ETSI, IEEE 802.16 defines a world-wide
open standard for broadband wireless access.

WiMAX is good news for end users, network operators, service providers
and suppliers alike. WiMAX makes possible new economics as well as new
performance levels, transforming the business case for deployment of
broadband wireless access. It creates the necessary environment for high-
quality, multi-megabit services to be delivered to end users more cost
effectively by creating a global marketplace and a framework for inspiring
innovation.

The world’s leading silicon suppliers are already committed to supporting

WiMAX. High volume and new levels of integration will drive the WiMAX
■ WiMAX Forum is now a global
customer premises equipment costs significantly below the cost of today’s
organisation with more than 250
CPEs, dramatically improving service provider economics.
members
WiMAX Forum, which was established by visionary industry leaders,
■ Airspan is a founding member of champions the widespread adoption of this standard, establishes a brand
WiMAX Forum for the technology and lays the groundwork for interoperability between
products from different suppliers.
■ Airspan is a WiMAX Forum Board
Airspan is proud to be a founding member of the WiMAX Forum and is a
Member
member of the WiMAX Forum board. We are fully committed to delivering
innovative WiMAX products and services which we will progressively roll out
■ WiMAX Product Certification will start during 2005, and beyond.
in 2H 2005
Our WiMAX products are branded under the name of AS.MAX and comprise
■ WiMAX offers: a range of base stations and indoor and outdoor CPE products. We invite
you to find out more about AS.MAX.

■ End Users: Greater choice,

fixed/nomadic/portable access, self
install and lower CPE prices

■ Service Providers: Better economics,

reduced investment risk and new
revenue generation oppurtunities

■ Suppliers: Mass produced chipsets, a

platform for innovation and
cooperation

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 AS.MAX

The Ultimate WiMAX

Product Family AS.MAX
Airspan is proud to introduce AS.MAX, the industry’s most complete range
of WiMAX Products consisting of three different base station solutions,
backhaul solutions and a range of indoor and outdoor CPEs.

The AS.MAX family of products benefits from a unique combination of

features, delivering the best economics and most attractive service
propositions for fixed and nomadic/portable broadband access:

• 256 FFT OFDM, and in the future SOFDMA radios for true
Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) Nomadic and Portable operation
• Burst-by-burst Adaptive Modulation and Error Correction
• Class leading Spectral Efficiency
• High Performance radios that deliver extended link budgets
• Low latency radio interface for time critical services
• Licensed and unlicensed band operation (initially 3.5 GHz and
5.8GHz, followed by 700 MHz, 2.3 GHz, 2.5 GHz, 3.7 GHz, 4.9 GHz and
5.4-5.7 GHz)
• Point to Multipoint Access and Point to Point Backhaul.
Product Summary
AS.MAX technology has been carefully chosen to provide operators with a
■ Base Stations future-proof evolution path to IEEE 802.16e and WiBRO service
specification.
■ HiperMAX
AS.MAX is the ideal WiMAX platform on which to deploy an industry
■ MacroMAX
standard broadband solution. It offers all the benefits of multi-vendor
■ MicroMAX
interoperability, decreasing CPE costs, indoor, self install CPE economics,
and a path that leads to the support of handheld device portability and
■ Customer Premises Equipment roaming, thus heralding a new era of inexpensive, ubiquitous broadband
wireless access everywhere.
■ EasyST
■ ProST Airspan’s WiMAX Strategy
Airspan’s WiMAX strategy is to offer a comprehensive range of solutions,
■ Backhauls
enable co-existence with current products and provide the basis for
seamless upgradability to IEEE 802.16e (SOFDMA) through the use of
■ PrimeMAX Software Defined Radio (SDR) and Adaptive Antenna Systems (AAS).

■ Network Managements

■ Netspan

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Technology Showcase 5 Reasons why AS.MAX is
• Software Defined Radio (SDR) - essential technology for the best solution for your
smooth migration from IEEE 802.16-2004 to 802.16e Broadband Application
• PicoChip technology at the base stations - up to 600
billion instructions per second to implement 1. AS.MAX systems are optimized for the delivery of scalable
IEEE 802.16- 2004 and 802.16e waveforms services at Multi-Megabit speeds (up to 50 Mbit/s)
• Intel WiMAX ProWireless 5116 technology at the CPEs - • Comparible to fastest wireline DSL speeds, and much
essential technology for low cost and future-proof faster than 3G (UMTS with HSDPA and EV-DO).
functionality 2. Cost effective indoor, self-install CPE and a range of
• Transmit and Receive diversity to improve link budget outdoor CPEs with optional support for Voice and Wi-Fi.
• MIMO - Multiple antenna elements are employed to 3. Support for Macro and Micro deployment models
improve range and throughput • Ready to support WiMAX integration into laptops in
• Adaptive Antenna System (AAS) - Intelligent, beam - 2006.
forming antenna technology to improve link budget and 4. AS.MAX takes full advantage of WiMAX’s QoS
platform for SDMA for enhanced capacity per RF channel • Support for VoIP and Video
• Advanced TCA (ATCA) - Industry standard Indoor • ATM-like delivery of E1/T1services.
equipment practice 5. Airspan’s WiMAX systems are optimized for low latency
• Fibre optic and CAT5 OBSAI interface - between indoor and • <10ms latency essential for time critical services such as
outdoor units (HiperMAX) supports distances between VoIP, leased lines, E1/T1, video conferencing and
300m and 3km using different Fibre optic modules. gaming.

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 WiMAX Applications

A World of Fixed,
Nomadic and Portable WiMAX Applications
WiMAX is already revolutionising the broadband wireless market by
applications standardising the hitherto fragmented Broadband Wireless Access (BWA)
market, by opening up new service opportunities; and by creating the
environment for ubiquitous broadband services everywhere.

WiMAX creates a bridge between the fixed wireline and mobile cellular
networks. By deploying WiMAX technology in their fixed service networks
operators will be able to offer not just fixed broadband wireless services to
homes and businesses but will also be able to offer nomadic and in due
course, portable data services to its customers. Equally, mobile operators
will be able to offer nomadic and portable data services at much higher
speeds than is possible with voice-centric 3G networks and will be able to
tariff them differently.

The aim is to provide the service that best fits the individual’s needs,
whether in the office, driving to a meeting, taking a stroll or at home.
WiMAX has the versatility to provide a transparent umbrella of service
provision across a range of wireless and wireline access technologies.
Applications Summary
Let’s consider the applications for WiMAX technology under three
■ Fixed Broadband Wireless Access headings, fixed broadband wireless access, nomadic and portable
broadband and backhaul and bridging solutions.
■ Metro
■ Urban Fixed Broadband Wireless Access
■ Suburban
The pre-WiMAX broadband wireless access space is a confusing and
■ Rural
fragmented place where many proprietary solutions compete for market
share; It has been crying out for standardisation and interoperability. IEEE
■ Indoor and Outdoor Coverage 802.16-2004 answers this call and sets out to resolve the key problem areas
that have hampered the explosive growth of this access technology.
■ Nomadic and Portable AS.MAX, as a leading WiMAX solution, delivers end-user installed CPEs, thus
Broadband eliminating the notorious truck roll, cuts the price of CPEs and makes the
whole proposition much more attractive.
■ Support for Laptop Cards and
Handheld Devices

■ Hot Zones not just Hot Spots

■ Backhaul and Bridging

Applications

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 we start to get Hot Zones
that are few kilometres wide
and the broadband
experience moves outdoors.

Nomadic broadband opens

up a whole new high-speed
data experience. Imagine
you are walking in the park,
when you spot an unusual
butterfly and want to find
out more about it. You take a
high definition picture of the
butterfly and send it to a
centralised database which
within seconds comes up
with a match and a detailed
description of that species.
In developed countries the last 10 years have seen extensive The possibilities are truly endless.
deployment of DSL and Cable in urban and sub-urban areas.
However, DSL penetration in rural or less densely populated A key enabler of this vision is the inclusion of the requisite
areas continues to lag behind due to problems with the technology in the everyday devices used for communications
copper plant. Therefore WiMAX based fixed BWA technology such as portable phones, laptops, PDAs, etc. The world’s
is a good solution for bringing broadband services to leading semiconductor manufacturers such as Intel have put
customers in these poorly served areas. Airspan’s MicroMAX their weight behind making this a reality.
product sets out to provide a cost effective solution in low
density deployment scenarios. Airspan has grasped this vision and has set out to design the
AS.MAX range with evolution to IEEE 802.16e in mind. To this
In emerging economies, the priority is to serve the urban and end the HiperMAX and MacroMAX base stations are being
sub-urban communities with essential telecommunications developed using SDR technology to enable the upgrade of a
services followed by the expansion of services to other regions. base station sector from supporting only fixed BWA to
In these countries the underlying infrastructure may not be of supporting fixed and nomadic services without requiring
sufficiently high quality to enable widespread DSL hardware changes.
deployment. Again, WiMAX solutions such as AS.MAX offer an
effective answer to this need by providing a range of base Backhaul and Bridging Applications
stations to meet the varying requirements of urban and rural
deployments as well as a range of easy to deploy and cost WiMAX products also lend themselves to backhaul and
effective CPEs. bridging applications. In some networks it will be attractive to
use a WiMAX compliant PTP link to backhaul the traffic from
Nomadic and Portable Broadband a WiMAX base station back towards the core network. In other
cases WiMAX compliant products will be called upon to
Broadband anytime-anywhere is the great promise of WiMAX provide LAN-to-LAN bridging solutions for enterprise networks
which will arrive with the introduction of IEEE 802.16-2004 or indeed providing IP and E1/T1 connectivity.
and IEEE 802.16e products. These standards take broadband
wireless to a new plane. Suddenly it is possible to have a DSL- Airspan’s PrimeMAX product range is particularly suitable for
like broadband experience anywhere you happen to be, not PTP backhaul applications providing carrier-class availability
just at home or in a Wi-Fi hot spot environment. With WiMAX with native IP and E1/T1 interfaces.

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 HiperMAX

The Ultimate
WiMAX Base station HiperMAX and MacroMAX Base
Stations
HiperMAX and MacroMAX are designed for large network operators; They
are highly scaleable, fully redundant, WiMAX base stations. HiperMAX and
MacroMAX represent state-of-the-art, next generation, base station design
and include:

• fully upgradable, software defined, PHY and MAC layers enabling

simultaneous support for both 256 FFT OFDM and SOFDMA PHYs.
• fully digital, OBSAI based, fibre optic and CAT5 interfaces between
indoor and outdoor equipment which can operate at up to 3km.
• Multi-channel transmit and receive diversity.
• 4 or 8 channel smart antennas.

HiperMAX and MacroMAX are designed to deliver the best link budget with
the highest capacity and net throughput. These systems are generally
deployed from macro-cell sites, used in typical wireless roll out.

Main Features HiperMAX implements an all outdoor radio with an eight element antenna
array system. All HiperMAX base stations support AAS and multi-channel
■ HiperMAX supports: Transmit and Receive diversity and are platform-ready for SDMA, which
uses the antenna array to enhance capacity and improve frequency re-use.
■ All outdoor RF components
■ Fully redundant architecture options
MacroMAX on the other hand uses an indoor radio unit, with external
■ Up to 6 channels per ACTA shelf with
feeders to appropriate mast installed antennas. Separate antennas enable
full redundancy or
the link budget to be increased through the use of multi-channel transmit
■ Up to 12 channels without
diversity and Nth order receive diversity.
redundancy
■ Optical, zero loss connectivity Both HiperMAX and MacroMAX base stations can either be configured to
between indoor and outdoor units provide traditional TDM voice applications, or can be optimised to support
■ MacroMAX supports: VoIP applications, using a standard gateway to the PSTN.
■ 4 x Dual RF channels (8 Feeders and
Antennas) per rack
■ Baseband to RF connection made
digitally
■ Final RF feed using conventional
Antenna Feeders
■ HiperMAX uses Picochip based “SDR”
array, rated at 600 billion
instructions per second.
■ A platform for SDMA enhancement,
which allows multiple simultaneous
transmissions to CPEs
■ Throws nulls in the direction of
interfering users
■ Key to IEEE 802.16 Spectral
Efficiency Enhancements
■ Multiple antenna beams are
synthesised at baseband
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HiperMAX and MacroMAX Operation
The HiperMAX base station consists of an indoor section, Fibre optic modules operating at speeds of 3.1Gbit/s, are
suitable for location within a protected environment, and an connected to fibre optic cables capable of carrying up to
outdoor RF section. The indoor baseband electronic boards, 10Gb/s for future expansion, if required. The Adaptive
referred to as blades, are housed in a 1, 2 5 and 14-slot ATCA Antenna System (AAS) comprises an environmentally sealed
chassis which is NEBS compliant. The outdoor enclosure enclosure, designed to be installed outdoors on a mast or
contains the RF subsystem components and smart antennas. other support suitable for propagating a radio signal. The
The connection between the indoor and outdoor equipment is outdoor equipment consists of a multi-channel RF transceiver
achieved through a fibre optic cable and separate power feed. and the receive and transmit antennas.

One smart antenna, consisting of up to 8 elements, is Both HiperMAX and MacroMAX fully support the extensive
connected to each baseband blade. HiperMAX can support up QoS characteristics of the IEEE 802.16 radio interface,
to 12 baseband blades per shelf, with a single fibre optic cable including full support for UGS, rtPS, nrtPS and BE service
to each antenna. Baseband blades can be configured to classes. In addition, we have incorporated specific additional
support 6 active channels with full redundancy or 12 active radio resource management that allows applications like VoIP
channels without redundancy. to be robust by implementing Admission Control on a per call
basis.
In addition to the baseband blades, the ATCA shelf houses the
Ethernet switch, the GPS synchronisation unit and the shelf MacroMAX operation is very similar to that of HiperMAX. In
controller. The Ethernet switch and GPS synchronisation the case of MacroMAX, the baseband is a single card that is
functions are implemented together in one unit. The Ethernet directly connected to the RF, PA and LNA. The whole unit is
switch aggregates the individual traffic streams onto a Gigabit integrated into a single rack-mountable shelf. A compact rack
Ethernet stream for backhaul purposes. For TDD and smart supports up to three sectors with diversity or six sectors
antenna operation the multiple sectors are locked to a GPS without diversity. A full rack supports up to 4 sectors with
timing source. The ATCA shelf manager provides a platform diversity or eight sectors without diversity.
management layer that holds an inventory of field
replaceable units in the system and monitors their basic HiperMAX and MacroMAX are managed by Netspan, the
health. SNMP based central management platform.

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 MicroMAX

For Cost Sensitive

WiMAX Deployments MicroMAX
MicroMAX is a complete standalone base station, sharing the same system
architecture as our tried-and-tested ASWipLL product line. The MicroMAX
base station is highly modular in design and consists of two main
components: the all outdoor Base Station Radios (BSR) and the indoor Base
Station Distribution Unit (BSDU), or single channel Data Adaptor. Each
base station site could contain up to 12 BSRs, depending on the amount of
available spectrum. Each BSR is connected to the BSDU via a 100BaseT
interface operating over a Cat5 cable which carries both data and power.

MicroMAX is designed to support lower density, rural broadband access,

enterprise applications and DSL in-fill scenarios in both licensed and
unlicensed bands.

One of the key features of the MicroMAX BSR is that it requires less than
28W power, making it ideally suited for line powering by using SHDSL lines
thus enabling the economic delivery of broadband wireless services to
communities beyond the reach of DSL.
Main Features
■ Cost Optimised for lower density
applications

■ Modular and scalable architecture

■ All outdoor integrated Baseband
digital processing, radio and antenna
■ Up to 12 radios per mast
■ CAT5 PoE (100m), up to 300m with
CAT5 repeaters

■ Sophisticated radio implementation

■ Supports WiMAX Forum Profiles
■ BPSK/QPSK/16QAM/64QAM
adaptive modulation
■ Multi-Channel Tx and Rx diversity
across multiple radios
■ Full duplex/half duplex FDD and TDD
operation

■ Advanced software features

■ Full IEEE 802.16 QoS / Service
Classes
■ Full IEEE 802.1d Transparent
Bridging
■ IEEE 802.1Q/p VLAN
tagging/untagging
■ Bridging and Router functionality

■ Future hardware variants will support

IEEE 802.16e (SOFDMA)

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MicroMAX Operation
The MicroMAX base station is highly modular in design and is The BSDU provides three main functions: aggregation of
constructed from a number of Base Station Radios (BSR). Each traffic from BSRs, powering the BSRs, and synchronising the
BSR incorporates antenna, radio and baseband functions all BSRs by using an external GPS source.
within the single BSR enclosure. Each BSR can be deployed with
a built-in 60º sectorial antenna or indeed with a wide variety of Due to its low power consumption, the MicroMAX BSRs is
external antennas including 360º omni, 90º , 120º etc. When ideally suited for line powering. In this application up to 4
multiple BSRs are deployed at the same physical location a twisted copper pairs can be used to both power and backhaul
BSDU can be used to aggregate the traffic from up to 6 BSRs. a BSR over a distance of up to 5km. This in turn enables tens
A seventh BSR may be supported for redundancy. The BSR will of customers to be provided with wireless broadband services
support both full duplex FDD and TDD operation. beyond the reach of DSL technology with an inbuilt cheap
backhaul capability.
The fact that each BSRs is self contained gives MicroMAX great
deployment flexibility. For example, it is possible to start with Point to Point applications are also supported by the use of a
one BSR and an omni antenna and progressively increase the single MicroMAX BSR coupled with a single ProST. This
number of deployed BSRs as more customers are signed up. arrangement provides a very low cost solution for medium
speed IP backhaul.
BSR provides extensive software features such as support for
WiMAX specified service classes, full IEEE 802.1d transparent MicroMAX fully supports the extensive QoS characteristics of
bridging features, IEEE 802.1Q/p VLAN features, and support the 802.16 radio interface, including full support for UGS, rtPS,
for VoIP operation. The BSR will provide VoIP call supervision nrtPS and BE services classes.
(or dynamic bandwidth allocation) enabling the radio interface
to gracefully handle VoIP overload conditions by implementing MicroMAX is managed by Netspan, the SNMP based central
an admission control procedure. In the future BSR will also management platform.
support router functionality.

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 PrimeMAX

WiMAX Backhaul
Solution PrimeMAX
PrimeMAX is designed for high capacity IP+TDM backhaul and enterprise
applications. PrimeMAX is a high capacity, carrier class WiMAX product
designed for use in applications where reliable backhaul of multiple E1/T1s,
as well as IP traffic is of paramount importance. Like all products in the
AS.MAX range, PrimeMAX implements robust 256 FFT OFDM technology
for NLOS operation and adaptive modulation in WiMAX Forum approved
frequency profiles, initially in the 3.5 GHz and 5.8 GHz Bands.

PrimeMAX uses Time Division Duplexing (TDD) technique to transmit and

receive on the same channel. This requires no band separation and provides
efficient use of the entire spectrum. Use of TDD also allows PrimeMAX to
adaptively modify the ratio of downlink and uplink data as per the
individual service requirements.

PrimeMAX CPEs, referred to as PrimeST, have been designed to seamlessly

complement the PrimeMAX sector controllers. PrimeSTs will be available
with IP only or with IP plus 4 or 8 E1/T1s.

Main Features
■ Particularly suitable for, but not
constrained to, backhaul applications

■ Data Rates up to 50Mbps (net)

■ Multiple native E1/T1 as well as IP

support

■ Sophisticated radio implementation

■ Supports WiMAX Forum Profiles
■ BPSK/QPSK/16QAM/64QAM
Adaptive Modulation
■ Half duplex and TDD operation

■ Software features include:

■ ATPC/DFS
■ AES/DES/3DES

■ Hardware features include:

■ Power supply redundancy option
■ 100/Gigabit Ethernet

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PrimeMAX Operation
The PrimeMAX sector controller provides a split design transmission settings are adjusted independently for each
architecture consisting of a 1U high indoor unit which houses active Service Flow within each burst. This maintains the
the baseband electronics and an outdoor unit consisting of the highest possible data rate available while maintaining an error
transceiver and the antenna, with an IF interface between the rate below 1x10 -9 BER.
indoor and outdoor units. The Indoor unit can be purchased as
IP only or with IP plus up to 8 E1/T1 ports. The indoor unit is Dynamic adaption and error features include:
frequency independent; all frequency dependent RF • Adaptive coding: ratio of redundant code to raw data
components are housed outdoors. (1/2, 2/3 and 3/4)
• Adaptive modulation: modulation technique (BPSK, QPSK,
PrimeMAX supports IEEE 802.16-2004 QoS and networking 16QAM and 64QAM)
features. Support is provided for real-time polling (rtPS), non- • ARQ: retransmission with modified modulation to improve
real-time polling (nrtPS), unsolicited grant service (UGS) and chance of delivery
best effort (BE). • Reed Solomon forward error correction.

The encapsulation protocol defines a set of cryptographic PrimeMAX terminals incorporate a redundant power supply
suites used to encrypt packet data across the fixed broadband option which provides increased availibility. The following
wireless access network. Privacy Key Management (PKM) options are suported:
protocol provides secure distribution of keying data
(AES/DES/3DES) from the sector controller to the PrimeST. The • Single AC Power Suply (110/220VAC)
sector controller uses this protocol to enforce conditional • Single DC Power Supply (24-70VDC, +/- polarity)
access to network services and when synchronising key data • Redundant PS options- AC/AC, AC/DC, or DC/DC
with the PrimeST. Prime ST authorisation is based on the X.509
certificate. PrimeMAX base stations and PrimeST CPEs benefit from web-
based management built into every network element, as well
PrimeMAX evaluates link conditions on a burst-by-burst basis.. as from centralised management.
As link conditions change (interference, seasonal changes) the

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 EasyST

The Plug & Play

Subscriber Terminal EasyST
EasyST and ProST are the CPE products developed to
work with the WiMAX compliant base stations
including the base station products in the AS.MAX
family. The EasyST is an all indoor CPE designed for
self install by the end user whereas the ProST is an
indoor-outdoor CPE which requires professional
installation and provides superior link budget in
difficult deployment conditions.

The EasyST is a physically compact WiMAX CPE

designed to be deployed alongside the end-user’s
PC. With dimensions close to the size of 2 CD jewel
cases, EasyST looks great when sitting on a desk or
bookshelf.

The EasyST is designed to be installed by the end

user, using a simple-to-use but sophisticated user
interface to enable optimum positioning without
Main Features connecting to the user’s PC. This helps improve
service availability and reliability, whilst increasing
■ World’s first “Self-Install” WiMAX CPE service speed and reducing network load. Three
■ Full Indoor Non-LOS deployment different deployment models are supported: using
■ User unpacks, plugs in and surfs the integral 6dBi antenna, using together with the
■ Installation takes less than 1 minute! optional Wi-Fi expansion (thus locating the
EasyST by the window) or using with the
stick-on-the-window external
■ Stackable “CD” Style Design
antenna. In all cases a visual
■ Utilises Intel 802.16 ProWireless indication system informs the
5116 chip (Rosedale) user when the optimum
■ Optional IEEE 802.11b/g Wi-Fi location for RF reception
access point and transmission is
■ Optional VoIP for 1-4 POTS lines achieved.

■ A range of antenna options

■ 6dBi, 4 x 90º auto selecting antenna
■ 2dBi simple omni antenna
■ 12dBi external window-mount
antenna
■ Antenna diversity support

■ Full support for Sub-channelisation

■ Integral SIM card reader

■ “Auto-Dash connect” and “Auto-config”

features

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The EasyST is Airspan’s second generation indoor, investment made by network operators and end
plug and play CPE and builds on extensive users is protected as WiMAX networks are
deployment experience gathered from multiple enhanced over the next 2-5 years.
mass deployments around the globe. The EasyST
includes support for Airspan’s “Auto-connect” In addition to the simple-to-use user interface,
feature which selects the Best Serving Base Station EasyST also has an in-built Web server, which allows
based on RX and TX signal levels and active advanced configuration by the end-user or even
modulation schemes. EasyST also inherits the remote configuration by a network operator’s
“Auto-config” function from ASWipLL’s Indoor customer service staff.
Radio (IDR), which enables automatic downloading
of service configurations over the air, after the CPE Finally EasyST is also designed for combined voice
has been registered on the network. This feature and data deployments. EasyST has a number of
can be used independently or in conjunction with optional “stackable” extension bases that provide
an integral SIM card reader. an integrated IEEE 802.11b/g Access Point, 1-4 fully
transparent voice lines and battery backup. The Wi-
EasyST is fully software downloadable over the Fi expansion base turns each EasyST into an
WiMAX radio interface, and these updates can be instant hot spot, with the WiMAX radio interface
used to support migration from the initial IEEE providing backhaul for IEEE 802.11b/g clients.
802.16-2004 256 FFT OFDM operation to more Thanks to IEEE 802.16 QoS built into the EasyST,
sophisticated OFDMA operation in later system Wireless SIP phones can make high quality,
releases. This future-proofing managed VoIP calls. Voice and Data applications
capability ensures are supported by the VoIP expansion base, which
that the supports up to 4 voice lines and provides each
telephone with a standard RJ11 voice interface. The
VoIP expansion base is fully managed by Airspan
AS.MAX base stations and softswitch solutions to
ensure a fully transparent, carrier class voice
service in the tradition of Airspan’s world class
voice centric AS4020 and AS Proximity
product lines. Battery Backup can also be
provided, where applicable, and uses
simple AA rechargeable NiMH cells.

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 ProST

Rapid and Simple

External Deployment ProST
The ProST is designed for rapid and simple external deployment, to be
fitted by trained personnel in less than one hour. This unit is ideal when a
specific service level agreement needs to be guaranteed. The ProST ensures
high service availability at enhanced ranges, operating in both LOS and
NLOS propagation environments.

To obtain a basic service capability, the ProST may not require

programming with any initial configuration data. However, to deliver
service to the ProST will require the management system to authenticate
the customer’s equipment using the internal X.509 certificate.. This may be
achieved automatically (though a web based registration service) or via a
telephone call to a central administration centre.

The ProST is designed to support the delivery of a range of services.

Service interface options include:

• 1 to 4 Port Hub or Switch

• 4 port with VLAN Port Switching
Main Features • Integral 802.11b/g WiFi Access Point
• Integral VoIP IAD
■ Suitable for full outdoor Non-LOS • Integral E1 / T1 + Ethernet Port
deployment

■ Based on field-proven mechanicals

■ Comprehensive range of indoor

Subscriber Data Adaptors (SDA)
■ 1-4 port Hub
■ 1-4 port Switch
■ Up to 4 ports with VLAN switching
■ E1/T1 Interfaces
■ IEEE 802.11b/g Wi-Fi and VoIP
support
■ AC or DC powering options

■ Indoor and indoor units connected

using CAT5 cable PoE

■ Antenna options
■ Built-in antenna gain of 15dBi or
18dBi
■ Wide range of external antenna
options

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 Netspan

Central Management
Platform AS.MAX Network Management
It is important that the AS.MAX incorporates the features that are required
for the initial installation and commissioning of the products as well as their
day-to-day efficient running. To this end, the AS.MAX family includes
comprehensive management capabilities in terms of features designed
into the products as well as a centralised management system.

Netspan
Netspan is a centralised network manager which supports a client/server
architecture. The Netspan server runs on a PC platform, making use of an
SQL database to store the configuration, statistics and alarm history from
the radio network. Access to the Netspan server is from Microsoft Internet
Explorer, using the web service of the Netspan server.

Each Netspan operator is given configurable access rights, allowing each

operator to be granted the rights appropriate to their function.

Netspan provides configuration and diagnostic access to all AS.MAX

Management Options network components, right down to each individual Subscriber Terminal.

■ AS.MAX family of products support

three management options:
AS8200 Netspan
Version : 05.07.30.012
Edit I View Refresh I Help ?
Global Setup

ST Classes Bordon Hill

Packet Line Classes
Signalling Classes
Priority Number Classes Bordon Hill AC (conn:115200)
Service Classes C2A Band Shelf (conn:0)

■ Local web based client management of

Product Types Stratford01 (Rack Position = 2)
Create Node Band Shelf (conn:115200)

Site Bordon Hill test 1 (id=2)

AS400 AC Shelf Bordon Hill test 2 (id=10)
Combiner Shelf
AS4020 CT Shelf STID
AS4000 CT She;f STID AS8200 Netspan

individual system components ST

Monitor

Alarms
AS4000 Statistics
STID
STID
STID __
STID
Status and Mgmt
Edit I View I
Version : 05.07.30.012
Refresh I Help ?

STID RF Status
AS4020 Statistics
STID Packet Status AS4020 ST RF Status
Management STID Inventory

■ Used to configure small systems and Netspan Admin

STID
STID
STID
STID
ST Management
Lines
Active Alarms
Historical Alarms
Performance Acceptance Check Statistics
Session ID: 13 (Link OK)

STID
Downlink Uplink
STID __
Configuration
STID

networks STID
Edit ST
My ST Product Type
My ST Class
Num RWs

Modulation Rate

Agc
4

16QAM 3/4

1.530 volts
Num RWs

Modulation Rate

Power Control
4

QPSK 3/4

1.234 volts
Configuration
Afc 1.462 volts Afc 87 25
Shelf chips
: Stratford 02
Signal Strength Signal
Edit Strength
I View I Refresh I Help ?
__
Edit
SNR Configuration
SNR

CSV Soft Errors E1/T1 Backhaul Config CSV Soft Errors IP Address: 62.189.32.2, Port: 8765
Packet Prioritization Rules
__ General Settings
Services OK Virtual LANs (VLANs)

■ Management via third party SNMP Actions

SignOn Poll ST
__
Quality of Service (QOS)
View
General Status
Packet Status
Software Version

RF Settings
2_7_30_014

Refresh Auto Refresh Hardware Diagnostics

Software Diagnostics RF Part Card Num: 303-1163-915 Use RF Synth File:

management tool
__
Classes
Downlink Freq (kHz): 22800000 Uplink Freq (kHz): 2096000
ST Classes
Packet Line Classes
Signalling Classes
Service Classes Bandwidth (MHz): 3.0MHz PN Code: 1
__
Software
Minimum BDM RWs: 2 Number of RTS RWs: 2
Shelf Software Download

■ Uses standard WiMAX MIB __

Current Shelf Software
ST Class Software
ST Software Broadcast
Secondary Shelves

Shelf 1: None Shelf 2: None

Security
Accounts and Passwords
Shelf 3: None Shelf 4: None

Actions

Reset Shelf Flush STs Flush Unknown STs Flush & Resend STs

Submit Refresh Test Connection OK Tested at 10.30:44 15th February 2005

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Technical Data Sheet

Base Station Products

HiperMAX MacroMAX

RF Multiple Access Scheme OFDM OFDM

(SDR software upgradable to SOFDMA) (SDR software upgradable to SOFDMA)
Frequency Bands 3.4-3.6GHz initially 3.4-3.6GHz initially + subsequent additional
+ subsequent additional WiMAX bands WiMAX bands
Channel Size 1.75MHz, 3.5MHz, 5MHz, 1.75MHz, 3.5MHz, 5MHz
7MHz, 10MHz
FFT 256 256
RF Interface

(SDR software upgradeable to 512 and 1024) (SDR software upgradeable to 512 and 1024)
Duplex Method FDD + TDD FDD + TDD
Sector Angle 60, 90, 120, 180, omni 60, 90, 120, 180, omni
Modulations Supported 64QAM , 16QAM, QPSK, BPSK 64QAM , 16QAM, QPSK, BPSK
WiMAX Profiles Supported 3.5F1, 3.5F2, 3.5T1, 3.5T2 3.5F1, 3.5F2, 3.5T1, 3.5T2
Standards Compliance IEEE 802.16-2004 IEEE 802.16-2004
(Software upgradeabe to 802.16e) (Software upgradeabe to 802.16e)
Tx Power Up to +32dBm per antenna element Up to +37dBm per antenna
Rx Sensitivity -115dBm (1/16), -100dBm (1/1) -115dBm (1/16), -100dBm (1/1)
AAS & Diversity Gains (Downlink/Uplink) Up to 18dB / 13dB Up to 5dB / 5dB

Adaptive Antenna System (AAS) Support Yes No

Multi Channel Tx Diversity Yes Yes
Nth Order Rx Diversity Yes Yes
Space Division Multiple Access (SDMA) Support Yes, by software upgrade No
RF Interface

Spatial Frequency Interface Rejection (SFIR) Support Yes, by software upgrade No

Options

Uplink Sub-Channelisation Support 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16
(+1/32 with software upgrade) (+1/32 with software upgrade)
Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) Support N/A N/A
Turbo Coding Supported Yes, by software upgrade Yes, by software upgrade
Configurable Cyclic Prefix 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32
Configurable Frame Duration 2.5, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12.5, 20ms 2.5, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12.5, 20ms
GPS Clock Synch Supported Yes Yes

IP Mode 802.1d self-learning bridge 802.1d self-learning bridge

IPv IPv4 + IPv6 IPv4 + IPv6
802.1Q VLAN Yes Yes
MIR / CIR Yes Yes
IP Options /

DiffServ Yes Yes

Features

Packet IPv6 over 802.3/Ethernet Yes Yes

Packet IPv4 over 802.1Q Yes Yes
Packet IPv6 over 802.1Q Yes Yes
Payload Header Suppression Yes Yes
Multicast Polling Yes Yes
ARQ Yes Yes
Packing Yes Yes

Scheduling Unsolicited Grant Service Yes Yes

Real Time Polling Yes Yes

Data Encryption AES CCM Yes Yes

Encryption TEK Encryption AES 128bit Yes Yes
TEK Encryption AES 1024 Yes Yes

Management Managed Subscriber Station N/A N/A

User / Network User / Network Interface 100bT/1000bT Ethernet 100bT Ethernet

Interface Options

Voltage -48V DC nominal 90-264V AC

Power
Power Consumption 250W perAAS Sector 250W per AAS Sector

Indoor Dimensions (h-w-d) Chassis to fit 19”/23” Equipment Rack Chassis to fit 19”/23” Equipment Rack
Outdoor Dimensions (h-w-d) 710 x 275 x 130 mm(inc. antenna array) 840 x 159 x 82.5 mm (for a single 120deg antenna)
Mechnical Indoor Weight 110kg 110kg
Outdoor Weight 20kg 7kg (for a single 120deg antenna)

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 CPE Products

MicroMAX PrimeMAX EasyST ProST

OFDM OFDM OFDM OFDM

(future release supports SOFDMA) (future release supports SOFDMA) (future release supports SOFDMA)
3.4-3.6GHz, 5.8HGz initially + subsequent 3.4-3.6GHz, 5.8GHz 3.4-3.6GHz, 5.8GHz initially + 3.4-3.6GHz, 5.8GHz initially +
additional WiMAX bands subsequent additional WiMAX bands subsequent additional WiMAX bands
1.75MHz, 3.5MHz, 7MHz, 10MHz, 1.75MHz, 3.5MHz, 1.75MHz, 3.5MHz,
7 MHz, 10MHz 14MHz, 20 MHz 7MHz, 10MHz 7MHz, 10MHz
256 256 256 256
(future release supports 512) (future release supports 512) (future release supports 512)
FDD + TDD TDD (plus HD-FDD) HFDD + TDD HFDD + TDD
60 + others with external antenna 60 + others with external antenna N/A N/A
64QAM , 16QAM, QPSK, BPSK 64QAM , 16QAM, QPSK 64QAM , 16QAM, QPSK, BPSK 64QAM , 16QAM, QPSK, BPSK
3.5F1, 3.5F2, 3.5T1, 3.5T2, 5.8T 3.5T1, 5.8T 3.5F1, 3.5F2, 3.5T1, 3.5T2, 5.8T 3.5F1, 3.5F2, 3.5T1, 3.5T2, 5.8T
IEEE 802.16-2004 IEEE 802.16-2004 IEEE 802.16-2004 IEEE 802.16-2004 (future release to
(future release to support 802.16e) (future release to support 802.16e) support 802.16e)
+27dBm +23dBm +24dBm Up to +23dBm
-115dBm (1/16), -100dBm (1/1) -90dBm -98 dBm -98 dBm
5dB/5dB with dual BSRs - - -

No No Yes Yes
Yes (with multiple BSRs) No Yes Yes
Yes (with multiple BSRs) No Yes Yes
No No Yes Yes
No No Yes Yes
1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16 No Yes Yes
Yes
Yes (at 5.8GHz) N/A Yes (at 5.8HGz) (at 5.8HGz)
No No No No
1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32 N/A N/A N/A
2.5, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12.5, 20ms N/A N/A N/A
Yes N/A N/A N/A

802.1d self-learning bridge 802.1d self-learning bridge 802.1d self-learning bridge 802.1d self-learning bridge
IPv4 + IPv6 IPv4 + IPv6 IPv4 + IPv6 IPv4 + IPv6
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes No Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes No No
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes No Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes No

N/A N/A Yes Yes

100bT/1000bT Ethernet 100bT Ethernet, E1, T1 10/100bT Ethernet, 802.11g WiFi, 10/100bT Ethernet, 802.11g WiFi,
POTs with integrated RGW POTs with integrated RGW, E1, T1

-48V DC nominal, 90-264V AC -48V DC nominal, 90-264V AC, 90-264V AC, -48V DC nominal,
Dual Redundant 6VDC 90-264V AC
25W per sector 75W per sector 6-8W 10W

43 x 483 x 229 mm 432 x 305 x 44 mm 30 x 145 x 145mm (excl clip-on antenna) 200 x 150 x 40mm
317 x 400 x 66 mm 500 x 200 x 30 mm N/A 244 x 311 x 65.5 mm
3kg 2kg 0.35kg 0.5kg
5kg 1.5kg N/A 1.2kg

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