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
- Business and Residential rural broadband
- Maritime networks; ship-to-ship or ship-to-shore
- Video surveillance & security backhaul
- Public safety communications
- Rural IoT & Precision Agriculture
- In-building networks
Key Features
- Operable from single up to quad-channel sizes to enable optimum usage of available whitespace channels
- Capable of up to 95Mbps Layer 3 traffic
- Less than 5ms RTD under ideal conditions
- Up to 39dBm of transmit power
- Able to operate in PTP or PMP modes
- 2x2 MIMO to 2x2 MIMO with PTP
- 2x2 MIMO to Rx diversity with PMP
- Provides L2-transparent network bridge
- Support for 802.1p and 802.1q VLAN
- Smart Queue Management (SQM) and Active Queue-length Management (AQM) provide per-flow traffic shaping, ensuring QoS
- Remote management via HTTP and SNMP
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 39dBm combined (2+2 watts) (regulatory limited by region) |
| Receive Sensitivity | -98dBm typical @ 5MHz |
| Modulation / Coding | Automatic MCS selection from QPSK1/2 to 64QAM5/6 |
| Wireless Security | Optional Over-the-air encryption via 256-bit AES PSK |
Network Specifications
| Connectivity | 10/100 Ethernet |
| IP | IPv4 |
| VLAN | 802.1p, 802.1q, Q-in-Q |
| 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: required for both BTS and CPE · Lightning surge suppression: required 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 IP67 N-type female RF · 1x IP67 RJ45 10/100 Ethernet |
| Operating Temperature | · -40℃ to +50℃ ambient |
| Operating Humidity | · 5 – 100% non-condensing |
| Electrostatic Discharge | · 15kV air, 10kV contact (power cycle may be required) |
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) |
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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 | |
