2003 Product of the Year Awards

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TRACER 5045
ADTRAN, Inc.
www.adtran.com

TRACER 5045 is a license-free wireless bridge with integral Ethernet switching functionality. It supports link distances of more than 25 miles. Operating in the 5.8 GHz ISM band, this product combines the benefits of a 90 Mbps bridge (45 Mbps full duplex), with an integrated four port Ethernet switch. It provides switching functionality between LAN ports and bridges protocols over the wireless link. The combination of these features allows for the implementation of LAN networks with the purchase of a single piece of networking equipment at host and remote locations. TRACER 5045 is ideally suited for enterprise applications like WAN/LAN integration, LAN extension using Ethernet bridging/switching, and LAN-to-LAN connectivity. Service providers can also use this product for backhauling 802.11x traffic to a central location.

TRACER 5045 addresses the wireless connectivity needs of both service providers and enterprise customers. This is the first ISM band radio with combined bridging/switching functionality. It is housed in a 1U chassis, half the size of rackmount solutions, and provides unmarked energy efficiency by producing twice the transmit power of competing products, while only consuming one-half as much power.

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