The Motorola Canopy Wireless Internet Platform can be configured to form a Point-to-Point wireless network connection that can be used in wireless backhaul, bridging and other data applications. The Point–to-Point configurations, which are shown in the part numbers below, can span distances up to 35 miles using the Reflector Kit. The Reflector Kit also can significantly reduce external interference issues due to the narrow beamwidth. Distances of greater than 35 miles can be achieved by daisy chaining the units, similar to a wireless repeater setup. The Point-to-Point wireless system operates at 5.7 GHz with a raw data rata rate of 10 Mbps and measurable data throughput rates of 7+ Mbps. Motorola also offers a 5.2 GHz Point-to-Point system which has a range of two miles without the reflector kits. The reflector kits used with the 5.7 GHz Point-to-Point solution cannot be used with the 5.2 GHz Point-to-Point solution due to FCC EiRP limits in the 5.2 GHz band.  For more information, please contact us at (516) 214-0321.

The Motorola Canopy Point-to-Multipoint configuration is available in either the 802.11 wireless 2.4 Ghz or 802.11a WiFi 5.2 GHz or the 5.7 GHz frequency bands. Either the 5.7 GHz or the 5.2 GHz system provide a Line of Site (LOS) range of approximately two miles (5.2 GHz) or ten miles (2.4 Ghz and 5.7 GHz with reflector) between the AP Module and SM using their internal Canopy antennas. The 5.7 Point-to-Multipoint configurations can support a 5.7 SM with the reflector kit (27RD) The reflector kit increases the transmit and receive gain of the SM by approximately 17 dB, thereby increasing the range between the AP Module and the SM to approximately 10 miles LOS. The Point-to-Multipoint system enables the delivery of broadband access to multiple locations from a single AP Module, each covering approximately 60 Degrees of coverage. The typical system, as shown below, was developed to optimize its performance in high density and low-density environments in the presence of external interference sources. Therefore, a Canopy Point-to-Multipoint configuration can be deployed in both rural and metropolitan environments.  For more information, please contact us at (516) 214-0321.

The Motorola AP Cluster is a base station that can incorporate between one and six AP Modules and up to two Backhaul Modules (BH). Each module operates with a 60-degree directional antenna to provide coverage to one sector.

One of the unique capabilities of the Canopy system is its ability to synchronize the transmission timing of the AP Modules in all of the AP Clusters. The GPS receiver in the CMM is the key to delivering this system level synchronization. The synchronization of the AP transmission along with the specially designed Canopy Time Division Duplex (TDD) air interface ensures that all AP Modules transmit at the same time while all Subscriber Modules (SM) are in a listen mode. This synchronization also ensures that when the SMs are transmitting, all the AP Modules are listening. This synchronization, enabled by the Cluster Management Module (CMM), ensures that the Canopy system does not interfere with itself, since the AP Modules do not interfere with each other and the SMs do not interfere with each other. This unique characteristic delivers an ability to scale the network where Canopy AP Clusters can be added to the network to improve system coverage or capacity without increasing the system interference.