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To: elmatador who wrote (10188)	1/16/2001 1:26:02 AM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

CISCO INTRODUCES POINT-TO-MULTIPOINT WIRELESS, Pairing VOFDM and DOCSIS MAC Cisco introduced a point-to-multipoint fixed wireless system that uses Vector Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (VOFDM) technology to enhance or recreate transmitted signals over MMDS and UNII spectrum. VOFDM, which was recently adopted by the Broadband Wireless Internet Forum (BWIF), functions in non-line-of-sight environments. Cisco's new WT-2750 Multipoint Broadband Wireless System is designed to integrate with its uBR7200 Universal Broadband Router (uBR) and 2600/3600 family of Modular Access Routers. Cisco said that by pairing VOFDM technology with a DOCSIS MAC layer it will be able to deliver last mile access with the performance, scalability, security and ease-of-provisioning equal to that of alternative wireline broadband networks, such as cable and DSL. newsroom.cisco.com. Cisco Systems, January 15, 2001 Cisco gained VOFDM technology through its acquisition of Clarity Wireless in September 1998. The Broadband Wireless Internet Forum (BWIF) is an industry association working to create a single, unified broadband wireless access industry standard based on VOFDM. The 38 member companies include Agilent, Broadcom, Cisco, National Semiconductor, Redback Networks, Texas Instruments, and Toshiba.. bwif.org Last year, the FCC approved a request by Clarity Wireless (Cisco Systems) for the regular use of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Modulation ("OFDM") at stations operating in the Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS) and the Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) bands.