Excel Series: 4.9/5.8 GHz

The SkyWay Excel Series, Solectek’s third-generation OFDM Broadband wireless product line, represents a quantum leap forward in meeting the ever-increasing capacity and distance needs for backhaul across the 5.8 GHz unlicensed and 4.9 GHz Public Safety spectrum.

Outperforming others in the market, the Excel Series is capable of delivering up to 100Mbps of usable throughput at best-in-class distances. This extraordinary capability is possible through the use of an outdoor grade, purpose-built radio system featuring a highly efficient media access control (MAC) layer and radio transceiver operation with up to 2 stream, 2x2 MIMO (multiple input, multiple out) capability.

Technology Summary

The RF packet transport system of the Excel Series is designed from the ground up for optimized, outdoor use. SkyWay Excel features a high capacity MAC, capable of delivering up to 100 Mbps of usable IP capacity and, unlike competing solutions, preserves performance across long distances. Tuned frame aggregation in conjunction with Solectek’s HyperARQ™ intelligent packet retransmission makes the most of the Excel architecture and the limited spectrum.

With the ability to respond to changing RF conditions, the Excel’s automodulation system provides an intelligent solution to simultaneously maximize system capacity and link reliability.

Quality of Service (QoS) features within the SkyWay Excel architecture allow tagged voice and video traffic to take priority over general data packet transfer, providing reliable, real-time capability even under congested link conditions. Priority privileges for marked frames are maintained from port to port: Ethernet through RF.

With security always a critical consideration, the SkyWay Excel Series delivers 128 bit AES encryption / decryption at line speed. The AES algorithm was selected to be the standard encryption method of the US Government by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). In addition, the Excel Series provides up to two levels of AAA protection through the configurable use of 802.1x/Radius and RF MAC authentication.

SkyWay Excel is available in two Series, each offering distinct levels of performance. The Excel 100 Series delivers best-in-class MIMO speed and distance performance with up to 100 Mbps of usable bandwidth at 10 miles (16km). For applications requiring less capacity, the Excel 50 Series is a non-MIMO version offering up to 50 Mbps of usable capacity while featuring all of the advanced features that the 100 Series offers.

Further enhancing deployment flexibility, SkyWay Excel is offered with several antenna options — an integrated panel antenna, or a connectorized version complete with N-type RF connector(s). Antennas, surge suppressors, cables and other accessories are also available directly from Solectek.