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Red. CONNEX Introduction Red. CONNEX – Professional Wireless Broadband Infrastructure Solution § Cost-effective and scalable multi-service platform that supports both backhaul and business-grade access applications Designed for high performance and reliability in real world environments Delivers: § § § § 2 Robust OFDM Unmatched Range & Capacity Extreme Reliability & Flexibility Industry-Leading Low Latency Ease of Deployment, Use & Management 5. 4 GHz and 5. 8 GHz Band Operation Point-to-point and Point-to-Multipoint Configurations Redline Communications Inc.

Why Point to Multipoint? § WHY PMP? 3 § Save spectrum – uses only one 5. 4 GHz or 5. 8 GHz channel § Save hardware, installation Costs and tower space § Directly link multiple sites over a single layer 2 network § Cover wide areas for nomadic applications § Single point of management Redline Communications Inc.

Unique Features of Red. CONNEX PMP § Highest capacity PMP in the industry § Lowest Latency § Fastest system registration time for nomadic applications § Ideal for Business Grade Access, Large Campus Networks and Multipoint Backhaul 4 Redline Communications Inc.

Competitive Positioning Red. CONNEX Business Access VL Residential Access 5 Redline Communications Inc. Canopy Trango Aperto High Data Rate 40+Mbps/Sector Low Latency Medium Data Rate <30 Mbps/Sector Medium Latency Low Data Rate <20 Mbps/Sector High Latency Performance Application Multipoint Backhaul

Red. CONNEX PMP Vertical Markets Enterprise & Municipality networks Fixed & nomadic Wi. Fi Backhaul AN-80 i Red. CONNEX Security networks WISP with business grade services

PMP Deployments Idaho Department of Energy § § § PMP configuration supporting building, vehicles, and trailers 4 base stations – 4 sectors per station Covering 900 square miles Connecting all Do. E facilities – 5, 000 employees sharing critical, confidential information Delivering nomadic services Supports video, voice, e-mail, web High throughput, Large Campus, Nomadic 7 Redline Communications Inc.

PMP Deployments Lewis & Clark County (Montana, USA) § § § 4 access points / 16 subscribers Combination of point-to-multipoint (PMP) and point-to-point (PTP) links running human resource, fleet management, financial and email/data applications Distances of more than 7. 5 miles Average speeds of 36 to 48 Mbps Savings: 10’s of thousands per year High throughput, Multipoint backhaul 8 Redline Communications Inc.

PMP Deployments London to Brighton Commuter Route (UK) § § § § § Approximately 80 km Highly cluttered urban environment 160 Km per hour trains Offered by T-Mobile Technology by Redline and Nomad Digital Average data rate exceeds > 6 Mbps Passengers connect by Wi. Fi Connection to 35 trackside basestations No tall towers used High speed, high data rate, nomadic Wi. Fi backhaul 9 Redline Communications Inc.

PMP Deployments § § § § Michael Anderson – President: PDQlink, Leland Illinois, Suburban WISP Internet connection is at the base station NOC is attached to a subscriber station Over 20 servers at the NOC including Part-15. org and WISPCON Carries 1, 000 messages per month “Co-locates very well Redline colocates with a wide variety of other 5. 8 GHz gear with 5 -15 feet away Longer link, about 15 miles High throughput, Business Access 10 Redline Communications Inc.

Multiple Service Flows on the Same Subscriber Unit § For each subscriber unit § Different applications get different priority Example: Voice + Data § Each has guaranteed CIR provision for Qo. S Co. A Voice AN-80 i SS 1 SW 1 Site 2 Router Internet SC Site 1 Co. A Voice Co. A Data 11 AN-80 i Redline Communications Inc. Co. A Data

Virtual Private LAN Scenario § Company A is connected to other Company A sites § Company B traffic is segregated and gets its own Qo. S AN-80 i Co. A SS 1 Co. A Site 2 Router Internet AN-80 i SC Site 1 AN-80 i SS 2 Co. B 12 SW 1 Co. A SW 2 Site 3 Redline Communications Inc. Co. B

Equipment Management via VLAN § Remote management § User defined VLAN group for equipment § Management traffic is isolated and secure User Networ k AN-80 i SS 1 SW 1 Site 2 Router Internet AN-80 i SC Site 1 User Networ k AN-80 i SS 2 SW 2 Site 3 NMS 13 User Networ k Redline Communications Inc. User Networ k

VLAN Network Benefits ü Extend private network across WAN ü Partition a LAN based on functional requirements ü Increase network performance ü Improve network manageability ü Relieve physical topology dependency ü Enhance network security Subscriber Stations SS VLAN 1 Sector Controller SC VLAN 2 VLAN 4 VLAN 1 VLAN 2 VLAN 3 Subscriber Stations VLAN 3 14 Redline Communications Inc.

VLAN Operator Benefits § Faster network ROI § Able to serve multiple clients on a common infrastructure § Lower network Capex § Able to fine tune network for higher efficiency § Lower network Opex § Able to simplify network topology for manageability § Wider range of services § Able to fit Qo. S levels to user app requirements § Higher network security § 15 Able to partition user and management traffic flows Redline Communications Inc.

AN-80 i Speeds and Feeds PMP: Basic Speeds and Feeds Up to 20 active subscriber stations per sector Max 12 CIR connections per subscriber station § Sample max. LOS range: § § 16 6. 5 km with 90 degree sector antennas, 64 QAM 2/3 modulation 22 km with 90 degree sector antennas, 16 QAM 1/2 modulation Redline Communications Inc.

AN-80 i PMP Highlights 17 ü IEEE 802. 1 Q standard compliant ü Multiple VLAN connections per subscriber station ü User defined CIR bandwidth allocation for each connection ü Virtual private LAN services based on VLAN ID classification ü Virtual group and VPLS across multiple subscribers ü Per group subscriber-to-subscriber multicast/broadcast control ü VLAN for equipment management traffic Redline Communications Inc.

AN-80 i: Interoperable with AN-50 e PTP AN-50 e Master AN-80 i Slave 20 MHz Channel Size PMP AN-50 e Sector Controller 18 Redline Communications Inc. AN-80 i & AN-50 e Subscribers

Ordering AN-80 i PMP System To order a new system 1. order generic AN-80 i 5. 8 or 5. 4 base terminal 2. obtain MAC addresses for SC and SS units 3. order PMP options to be installed as per SC and SS MACs To upgrade an existing system 1. obtain MAC addresses for existing SC and SS units 2. order PMP options to be upgraded to as per SC and SS MACs 19 Redline Communications Inc.

AN-80 i PMP Pricing How PMP Price Options Works: Sector Controller (3 Maximum Speed Choices) - QPSK - 16 QAM - 64 QAM + Subscriber Stations (multi speed capable, controlled by SC) + Sector Controller Antenna (60, 90, 120 degree or omni) + Subscriber Antennas (22 d. Bi, 28 d. Bi typical) + Mounting kits, cables and accessories 20 Redline Communications Inc.

Configuring a PMP System Connection Link AN-80 i SS 1 VLAN capable switch SW 1 Dept 2 Site 2 Group Router AN-80 i SC Site 1 AN-80 i SS 2 VLAN capable switch SW 2 Dept 1 Site 3 Create Link 21 Create Group Redline Communications Inc. Create Connection

Link-Group-Connection § Link – wireless link § § Wireless path between one SC and one SS SS MAC address DL burst rate, UL burst rate Group – logical, multicast domain § § Made up of SS connections assigned to the group How packets of this group gets treated at SC Ethernet port § § § What Qo. S level is assigned for the group’s multicast traffic Connection – logical user data flow between SC and SS § § § A connection belongs to a group and a link What Qo. S level is assigned to this connection How packets of this connection are treated at SS Ethernet port § 22 Tagged or untagged at SC Tagged or untagged at SS Redline Communications Inc.

Configuration Limits 23 § § § Max # of active SS’s per sector is 20 Max # of groups per sector is 30 Max # of connections (VIDs) per link is 12 Max # of MAC addresses per group is 4000 Max # of IDs (link, group, connection) per sector is 1000 § § § Each connection (VID) must belong to one group and one group only Each connection (VID) must belong to one link and one link only Each group can have only one connection (VID) at a subscriber or section controller § § § A pass-through group is used to pass “untagged packets” and “tagged, but undefined” packets There can be only one pass-through group at a SC There can be only one pass-through connection at a SS § Qo. S level setting – provision as per PMP Config Tool for CIR/capacity planning Redline Communications Inc.

VPN Service Scenario § For each site § § • Voice packets tagged with VID= 300 Individual service provisions for different companies and different applications Each has guaranteed CIR provision for Qo. S • Co. A voice packets tagged with VID= 50 • Co. A data packets tagged with VID= 55 • Co. B voice packets tagged with VID= 80 • Co. B data packets tagged with VID= 85 • Data packets tagged with VID= 400 AN-80 i SS 1 Router Site 1 Co. A Data 24 • Four Groups, one for each VLAN Co. B Voice Redline Communications Inc. Co. A Voice Co. A Data AN-80 i VLAN capable switch SS 2 SW 2 SC Co. A Voice SW 1 Site 2 Internet Co. B Data VLAN Capable switch • Voice packets tagged with VID= 600 • Data packets tagged with VID= 700 Site 3 Co. B Voice Co. B Data

Virtual Private LAN Scenario § § For Company A § Seamless VLAN connectivity for a mix of. 1 Q aware and unaware LANs § Internet access through Router For Company B § Q-in-Q VLAN trunking service to remote site Co. A • Co. A packets tagged with VID=50 • Co. B packets tagged with VID=80 • Packets at Site 1 untagged AN-80 i VLAN unaware switch Co. A SS 1 SW 1 Site 2 Router Internet AN-80 i SC Site 1 AN-80 i VLAN capable switch Co. A • All Co. A connections set to Group I SS 2 Co. B • All Co. B connections set to Group II • Co. A packets tagged with VID=300 • Co. B packets tagged with VID=700 25 Redline Communications Inc. SW 2 Site 3 Co. B

Campus Network Scenario § Between Subscriber (SS 1) and Switch (SW 1) § § § • Dept 2 packets tagged with VID= 400 AN-80 i A virtual group is defined as a multicast domain E. g. Group I for Dept 1 at Site 1 and Site 2 Each group has a multicast CIR SS 1 § VID can differ at each site E. g. Group II for Dept 2 § § Router packet VID=400 at Site 1 packet VID=700 at Site 2 Data between Dept 1 & 2 Through Router Layer 3 connectivity only SW 1 Dept 2 AN-80 i SC Site 1 • All Dept 1 connections set to Group I • All Dept 2 connections set to Group II AN-80 i SS 2 • Dept 1 packets tagged with VID= 300 • Dept 2 packets tagged with VID= 700 26 VLAN capable switch Site 2 Within each virtual group § § • Dept 1 packets tagged with VID= 300 For each VLAN segment § § Each VLAN segment is assigned a unique VID E. g. Dept 1 packets are tagged w/ VID=300 Each VID has a CIR (minimum bit rate) Redline Communications Inc. VLAN capable switch SW 2 Site 3 Dept 2 Dept 1

Equipment Management via VLAN § Remote management § § User defined VLAN group for equipment Isolated, secure traffic for AN-80 i and/or 3 rd party systems • Mgmt traffic tagged with VID=100 AN-80 i • Mgmt traffic tagged with VID=100 SS 1 Internet Redline Communications Inc. User Networ k NMS 2 AN-80 i SS 2 • Mgmt traffic tagged with VID=100 NMS 1 27 AN-80 i SC • All mgmt connections set to Group M SW 1 Site 3 Router VLAN capable switch SW 2 Site 2 User Networ k