Voice over LTE
One of the projects I am involved in. Voice over LTE https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-first-cbrs-volte-call-wade-sarver/
Network Operations
Internet Service provider topics, Network operations, and other topics. Some topics include Mikrotik, Cisco, Arista and other configurations.
Cambium ePMP 3000 features
An older post but still relative. Figured I would re-post this. Cambium and CTIconnecxt put on a webinar about ePMP 3000 today. This should be available online at one point. Look for it in the Cambium forums. Some notes I took -ePMP 3000 offers Simultaneous MIMO downlink transmission -You will be able to use the beamsteering … Read more
The changing RF landscape for WISPs
To answer this question, we need to update our thinking on the trends in networks, not just wireless networks. Customers are demanding more and more speed.
Antenna patterns and interference
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Everything you wanted to know about NTP
Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a service that can be used to synchronize time on network connected devices. Before we dive into what NTP is, we need to understand why we need accurate time. The obvious thing is network devices need an accurate clock. Things like log files with the proper time stamp are important … Read more
Cambium PTP 550 Data Rates
Some info on the Cambium Networks PTP 550 Data Rates and how to read them and why you need to know them
Mikrotik mAP for the WISP installer
One of the problems installers run into on a few networks we manage is having the right tools to properly test a new install
Large amount of Cat6 ready to install
Large amoutn of cat-6 going in a wiring project for a courthouse. Total re-wire job during a building upgrade.
From the archives – Evolution of a network guy part 4
In 2006 I was hired on part-time for Purdue University. My days would consist of mornings on Campus at Purdue doing I.T. support for the Agronomy Department and afternoons, evenings, and weekends doing support and build-outs for NDWave. We were in the mode of dumping everything back into the company to get to a solid … Read more
From the archives – Evolution of a network guy part 3
One night I am sitting in my office wondering what is next for MTIN and I get a call from Steve Narducci in Anderson, Indiana. Steve has this idea he wants to start an ISP. I call up one of my good friends Chris Orr. Chris and I had become good friends out of a … Read more
Some WISP CPE grounding
A discussion which comes up over and over in the WISP space is grounding and proper installation of customer CPE. The folks at perfect-10 (https://www.perfect-10.tv/) were a vendor at #WISPAPALOOZA2018. One of the best things I have seen them in a long time is the below photo they created. This is a great illustration of … Read more
The importance of Network Monitoring Systems (NMS)
One of our open tickets on MidWest-IX is a member reporting slow speeds on their exchange port. After having them send us some data and a few e-mails back and forth we began looking at their switch port on the fabric. Right away we noticed errors on the port. After a counter reset the errors … Read more