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Keynote Address
- 8am to 9am: FCC
Town
Meeting
Keynote
Address: - Lauren
Van Wazer, Head of the FCC Wireless Broadband Taskforce, FCC,
will provide an FCC overview on the Wireless Broadband Task
Force.
Moderator:
- Michael
Anderson, Chairman, PART-15.ORG
9:00am
- 10:00am - Sessions
Exhibit
Hall Opens
WISP "Quick Start" - Beginning Wireless Internet
-
Overview of all the
License-Free Radio Bands, definitions of terms used in radios
(dB, EIRP, etc), types of radios, summary of relevant IEEE 802.1
standards, overview of Wireless Internet Systems and 2.4GHz
WiPOP systems.
Speaker:
- Mathew Facas
Technical - WiMAX
Implemented - A
detailed overview of the ways in which the WiMAX 802.16 solution
can be implemented, including the various deployment models and
Radio operating modes.
Panelists:
- Glenn West, nex-G
Specialized - Spotlight
on VoIP - This
session covers the benefits of buying a VoIP or Building the
Solution yourself. It will cover regulatory hurdles, feature
sets, potential markets (residential vs. enterprise) and QoS
issues.
Speaker:
- David Clark,
CommPartners
Configuration - WaveRider
Configuration - Learn
how to configure WaveRider's 900MHZ Product Line
Speaker:
- Rod Cronin, Director,
Customer and Technical Support, WaveRider
Communications
10:00am
- 10:15am - Morning Refreshment Break (Sponsored
by TBA)
10:15am
- 11:15am - Sessions
Administrative - WISP "Quick
Start" - Types
of Modulation and Their Characteristics -
Explanation of FHSS, DSSS, OFDM Spread Spectrum in layman's
terms, how Processing Gain works. Overview of non-spread
spectrum; Wideband FM, PSK, QPSK, real spectrum plots for
various radios.
Speaker:
- Mathew Facas
Technical - Lightning
Protection and Grounding - This session will
cover policies and procedures for protecting you investment from
Lightning and other electrical issues every WISP needs to
consider.
Panelists:
Damian Wallace, Manager
- Technical Support, Tranzeo
Wireless Technologies
Specialized
- Strategies
for growth -
This session will help WISP operators understand some of the
strategies
that have helped companies in the wireless industry to succeed.
Based on WaveRider's experience with WISPs who have succeeded in
growing their operations, the session will cover some key
technical strategies as well as business strategies that have
helped operators to attract subscribers and generate higher
revenues. The session will include several case
studies of WISPs and other operators that have succeeded in
markets and are changing the face of the broadband wireless
industry.
Some
of the specifics we will cover are: Infrastructure is
king: the importance of putting the infrastructure in
place early, owning that infrastructure, and choosing the
technologies that is advanced but flexible enough to allow the
operator to support new applications and alter its business
strategies to respond to market forces Cooperation vs.
competition: examples of how strategic partnerships with other
companies/organizations can enable companies to grow more
quickly. Capacity is key: technical strategies
to maximize the return on your infrastructure investment.
Speaker:
Charles Brown, Executive
Vice President, WaveRider Communications
Configuration - Radwin
WinLink 1000 Configuration
- Learn how to configure
this 48mbps PtP Backhaul Unit. This hot and innovative License
Exempt Radio features enriched configuration and monitoring
capabilities along with state-of-the-art OFDM/TDD technologies.
Speaker:
- Ilan Moshe, Radwin
11:00am
- Exhibit Hall Opens
11:15am
- 12:15pm - Sessions
Administrative - WISP "Quick
Start" -
Antennas and RF Propagation -
Antenna
basics: How they work, antenna characteristics and important
features; how to read and understand antenna spec sheets and
plots; Free Space Loss; System Operating Margins; Fresnel Zone
issues; Down-tilt antennas; how they work, what they do,
calculating coverage areas for WiPOPs.
Speaker:
- Brett Bonomo, Proxim
Technical
- Outdoor
Enclosures - Build Your Own Shelter - Speaker:
- Jeremy
Kinsey, MiaNet
Specialized
- Redefining
Backhauls
- Panelists:
Naveen Chhangani, Senior
Technical Marketing Manager, smartBridges
Configuration - Trango
Configuration - TBA
Speaker:
- TBA
12:15pm
- 1:30pm - Lunch/Visit Exhibitors (Sponsored
by TBA)
1:00pm
- Exhibit Hall Closes
1:30pm
- 2:30pm - Sessions
Administrative - WISP "Quick
Start" -
Amplifiers, Converters and Signal and Analysis -
How
amplifiers work; what they do and don't do, when you should and
should not use them, FCC issues when using amps, 2.4 to 5.8 GHz
Up/Down converters, Signal, Noise and SNR Analysis and how to
trouble-shoot with it. Amplifier Do's and Don'ts.
Speaker:
- Mathew Facas
Technical
- Controlling
The Bandwidth Hogs
- Kazaa is but one of the
many headaches for the WISP and can be one of the hardest to
control. The broadband geeks are always looking for that T1 for
$40 a month. This session will discuss some of the many options
available to the WISP to help control those Bandwidth Hogs.
Speaker:
- Naveen
Chhangani, Senior
Technical Marketing Manager, smartBridges
Specialized
- Keeping
It Up - Redundant Backhauls - TBA. Panelists: Jeremy Kinsey,
MiaNet
Configuration - Tranzeo
Backhaul Configuration -
This session will provide configuration features and controls
for Access Points, TR-CPE200-15/19 and 5.8GHz product lines.
Speaker:
- Damian Wallace, Manager
- Technical Support, Tranzeo
Wireless Technologies
2:30pm
- 3:30pm - Sessions
Administrative - WISP "Quick
Start" - 2.4 GHz
WiPOP Base Stations and CPE Options -
Sample
2.4 GHz Systems, Base Station Antenna installation issues, CPE
options, Interference issues and possible solutions. Do's and
Don'ts when setting up a WiPOP Base Station.
Speaker:
- Mathew Facas
Technical
- Legal
Issues for WISPs
- This session will cover the many legal issues that each WISP
will have to become acquainted with.
Speaker:
- Kris Twomey
Specialized - Spectrum
Analysis and Other WISP Test Equipment
- This session will cover the many uses of the
Spectrum Analyzer but more importantly cover additional test
equipment for the WISP.
Speaker:
- Brett Bonomo, Proxim
Configuration - Redline
Communications AN-50 Configuration
- This session will cover the many deployment approaches
and configuration opportunities available with the AN-50.
Speaker:
- Mike Diliberto, Senior
Sales Engineer, Redline Communications
3:00pm
- Exhibit Hall Opens
3:30pm
- 3:45pm - Afternoon Refreshment Break/Visit Exhibitors
(Sponsored
by TBA)
3:45pm
- 4:45pm - Sessions
Administrative - WISP "Quick
Start" -
Wireless System Issues - Security
and Authentication Methods and ideas; Hidden Node issues and how
to solve them; WEP and WEP-Plus encryptions; 5.2/5.8 GHz
options; Tips, Techniques and Anecdotes; Q & A and
discussions
Speaker:
- Mathew Facas
Technical
- Remote Equipment Structures
It's not as
hard or expensive as you think to keep your remote equipment
warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Building a small,
climate controlled equipment shed at the base of your tower is
quick, easy and cost effective.
Speaker:
- Jeremy Kinsey, MiaNet
Specialized
- Opportunities
for WISPs to Sell T1s
- This session will cover the many opportunities for selling
full T1's to your customers.
Panelist:
- Ilan Moshe, Radwin
USA
Configuration - smartBridges
Configuration
- Learn how to install a variety of smartBridges
indoor and outdoor wireless equipment product lines.
Speaker:
- Naveen Chhangani,
smartBridges
Social
Gathering and Networking - Sponsored
by: (TBA)
PART-15.ORG
Networking - PART-15.ORG
members will be discussing, among other things, training
agreements with manufacturers and resellers, organizational
objectives, and membership issues. All interested parties may
attend.
Location TBA
The "Infamous"
Al's
Char-House Steak Dinner - For those of you
unaware - this is the ultimate steak house. If you enjoy a good
steak - You'll love this place. Please
make sure you sign up for the outing to ensure we make
appropriate reservations for everyone. To sign up, there will be
a roster at the registration booth and also at the message
center board.
The
entire group will get together at 6:30pm at the main WISPCON
Registration Booth and assign transportation at that time. Those
of you that have vehicles, please volunteer at that time to help
those who don't have transportation. We've managed to not
leave anyone behind so far....
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