TDMA-FD

Product Applicability: B5/B5c, B11

In addition to standard TDMA modes, Mimosa Backhaul radios support a Frequency Diversity (FD) mode which allows

different transmit and receive channels on each side of a link. TDMA-FD differs from Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) in

that each side of the link still takes turns sending and receiving like in standard TDMA, but on separate channels in each

direction. This is useful when there is no channel that is mutually suitable for both transmit and receive on both sides of a

link.

Channel Width and Capacity

In FD mode, two different channels are selected, and both must have the same channel width: 20, 40 or 80 MHz. The total

channel width is the sum of both channels, but link capacity is half of what is normally expected for the same channel width.

This is because each side is transmitting for a portion of the time. The FD modes are less spectrally efficient than non-FD

modes, so they should only be used when necessary.

Channel Mode Channel 1 (Tx) Channel 2 (Rx) Total Channel Width

1x20 FD 20 MHz 20 MHz 40 MHz

1x40 FD 40 MHz 40 MHz 80 MHz

1x80 FD 80 MHz 80 MHz 160 MHz

Application Example
Spectrum Challenge

A Station has spectrum available between 5150 and 5200 MHz, but the Access Point only has spectrum available between

5500 and 5600 MHz. Since the spectrum available does not overlap, the best performance can be achieved by using the

Frequency Diversity (FD) mode.

 Station Spectrum

Access Point Spectrum

Configuration

Channel and power are both configured on the Access Point (AP) and inherited by the Station. When editing settings on the

AP, transmit and receive frequencies and power are shown from the perspective of the AP.

In this example, we will select 1x80 FD mode with Center Frequency 1 at 5150 MHz (transmit from AP to Station), and

Center Frequency 2 at 5550 MHz (transmit from Station to AP). Likewise, Tx Power 1 applies to the Access Point, and Tx

Power 2 applies to the Station.

Wireless > Channel & Power > Channel & Power Settings
Example Operation

After configuring the Channel & Power Settings, Tx from the AP to the Station (left to right) should occur on Channel A

(5150 MHz). Channel A was selected because the Station has no interference on that channel. The AP may have interference

that prevents it from receiving on Channel A, but the interference does not affect its ability to transmit on that channel.

AP to Station

When transmitting from Station to AP (right to left), Channel B (5550) is used because the AP has no interference on that

channel.

Station to AP