Wi-BUS™ Solution Overview
Wi-BUS™ consists of a set of
novel and disruptive protocols that dramatically increase the number of users
that can access a given amount of bandwidth. It also utilizes UHF
spectrum in a manner which greatly decreases network infrastructure
requirements. Together these technological breakthroughs provide a robust, cost
reduced wireless solution to the “Last Mile” problem and help solve the global
bandwidth demand challenges. The result is Wi-BUS™ networks can cover hundreds
of thousands of users and large geographical areas without a commensurate
scaling in fixed infrastructure, support, and maintenance, thereby giving it an
untouchable competitive advantage.
WI-BUS™ is based on a wireless,
packet-based network operating over UHF frequencies. It provides efficient
delivery of digital content over distances of up to 80 KM (50 miles) and at
data rates up to 100 Mbps at 20MHz. A proxy server/client structure can be
utilized because Wi-BUS networks are closed, allowing the network designer to
put WI-BUS™ processing at the subscriber location. This edge processing of
services increases by up to 1,000% the available bandwidth in a WI-BUS™ network
by stripping or streamlining external transports and protocols, compressing service
data and the use of proxy servers and proxy clients. As a result, WI-BUS™ can
service more customers while providing a better user experience than existing
technologies and at a fraction of the cost.
Spectrum utilization in a Wi-BUS™
network is much more efficient than with other wireless technologies. Wi-BUS™ uses
a packet switching approach that is not session based. This allows the spectrum
to be packed to a much higher density than is possible with other solutions
which require large amounts of bandwidth per session. Wi-BUS™ also greatly
reduces network overhead and latency by changing how receive and transmit
reservations are handled. Wi-BUS™ combines these efficiencies with flow control
regulations that permit carriers to more discretely meter traffic on to the
network rather than the current “best effort” approach.
In addition, Wi-BUS™
provides business benefits including 1) co-existing and scaling with
existing solutions, 2) providing a significant reduction in initial deployment
costs, 3) delivering an end-to-end solution without dependencies, 4)
adapting to customer specific
constraints, and 5) working with previously unusable resources, e.g., RF bands,
transmitters, etc.
