Solutions for Millimeter Wave Wireless Backhaul
Application Notes
Overview
The backhaul plays a critical role in the telecommunications network, comprising the intermediate links between the core, or backbone network, and the small subnetworks at the edge of the entire network. In microwave mobile or wireless networks, there are three types of backhauls: macrocell, small cell and femtocell. Femtocell backhauls normally use a broadband access technology and are not covered in this application note. Small cell backhauls transport traffic between the outdoor small cell site and either the node connecting to a macrocell backhaul network, or the node connecting to the Wide Area Network (WAN)/Internet/metro network. It comprises equipment at both ends, along with any mesh or serial equipment in between.