Aviat Networks Introduces All-Pack Trunking Radio

Aviat networks has introduced the Aviat WTM 6000, the industry’s first all-packet trunking radio designed to support up to 4Gbits of aggregate data.

The WTM 6000 is designed for long distance, high capacity wireless transmission applications with a compact indoor architecture, superior performance and a highly redundant design to ensue exceptional system availability.

Speaking at the launch Monday, in Lagos, the senior vice president and chief marketing officer, Aviat Networks, Mr Shaun McFall said the WT\M 6000 represented the next generation microwave solution for high capacity, long-haul all-IP and hybrid trunking applications, all with fibre-like speeds.

McFall stated that for the first time, the WTM 6000 incorporate, the latest packet transport features that have until now been only available in lower capacity microwave systems such as built-in ethernet switching, link aggregation and traffic prioritisation and quality of service controls.

He said, “the WTM 6000 is the highest density wireless trunking solution on the market, being the first system to accommodate up to 16 radio channels in a single sub-rack.”

Mcfall revealed that integrated switching  and native ethernet/IP (Internet Protocol) support, the WTM 6000 provides optional support for NxSTM-I traffic, enabling operators to maintain legacy TDM services without having to use inefficient circuit emulation.

According to him the WTM 6000 was also the fist trunking radio in its class to support 256 AM adaptive coding and modulation (QAM) to enable operators achieve higher link capacities with smaller antennas which in turn reduces tower loading and infrastructure costs.

McFall explained that the product all-indoor design was optimised to efficiently accommodate complex system configurations and was not restricted  by being adapted from split-mount radio design.

“Its highly compact base land/transceiver module eliminates cable interconnections and optimizes available rack space for additonal networking equipment”, he said.