This application is a cost-effective means of connecting multiple remote locations back to a central location to alleviate the need for expensive T1 or Fiber installations.

In a telecommunications network the backhaul portion of the network comprises the intermediate links between the backbone, of the network and the small subnetworks at the “edge” of the entire hierarchical network.  An example would be: cell phones communicating with a single cell tower constitute a local subnetwork, the connection between the cell tower and the rest of the world begins with a backhaul link to the core of the telecommunications network.

Visualizing the entire hierarchical network as a human skeleton, the core network would be the spine, the backhaul links would be the limbs, the edge networks would be the hands and feet, and the individual links within those edge networks would be the fingers and toes.

The objective in this type of solutions is to transmit data from several distribution/access points to one centralized point of presences.  This technology offers great benefit to enterprise, particularly campus style environments such as hospitals and universities.  Harris Communications offers both licensed and unlicensed point to point and multi point solutions.