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Ferrite Clamps

Typical RF Ferrite Bead Choke

We were recently asked by a customer, why would an equipment manufacturer place Ferrite Beads on a coax cable pigtail?  Also, should all pigtails have RF Ferrite beads?  The answer is actually quite simple, but let us first cover some RF theory and show you a photo of what this …

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From Bridges to Routes

A common problem amongst growing WISP businesses is rapid growth. Not a problem for the bottom line obviously, but once the owners see what is happening to their network, which is one single layer 2 bridge, they see they now have a problem they hadn’t planned for in advance.   …

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Quality Of Service

Example of QoS Bandwidth Shaping

We have been frequently asked to control a WISPs backhaul from excessive usage by a minority of their clients, which then in turn spoil the experience for the majority. In one case, a provider had a 200Mbps leased line and it was 100% saturated with Bit Torrent and Binary UUNet …

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