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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 3
MICROWAVE SPECTRUM IN THE USA 3
NOT ALL FREQUENCY BANDS ARE EQUAL 4
FCC COORDINATION PROCESS 4
SPECTRUM USE LOS ANGELES, CA 5
BACKHAUL STRATEGIES 5
CASE STUDY: LOS ANGELES 11 GHZ 6
CONCLUSIONS 6
iNTRODUCTION
were counted for the frequency bands of 6.1 GHz, 6.7 GHz,
doubling the number of links from the next area with most
Figure 1. Cities with greatest number of microwave links. Source: FCC ULS database
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GHz are popular options. Figure 1 shows that for the same
BACKHAUL STRATEGIES
the case for the city of Los Angeles. For these locations some
Using category 4 antennas with narrower beam widths and less side
lobes in areas with a difficult interference situation. Most commercial
antennas available are category 3. Category 4 antennas are
manufactured to deal with extremely high interference potential. The
use of category 4 antennas can significantly reduce interference and
increase the possibility of clearing the coordination process.
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frequencies.
CONCLUSIONS
lobe suppression.
were then substituted with the ones in the case study first
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