Cambium Networks PTP 820A

High-capacity wireless backhaul replacing leased lines between towers, buildings, and campuses.

Cambium Networks PTP 820A
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PTP 820A
  • Specs: Licensed Microwave Radio
  • Split mount, multi-carrier, up to 1 Gbps

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Product Overview

Cambium Networks PTP 820A

Split mount, multi-carrier, up to 1 Gbps

PTP

Product Highlights

RU Chassis 10x universal slot

Standard Power 6–38 GHz, 71–76 GHz, 81–86 GHz High Power 6–11 GHz

RFU-D High-capacity multicore radio

RFU-D-HP High-capacity, high-power multicore radio RFU-E High-capacity E-band radio RFU-C High-capacity radio RFU-A High-capacity, high-power radio

Radio Features

Layer link bonding (up to 16+0) Layer link bonding with PTP and PTP All-Outdoors units Multi-carrier adaptive bandwidth control (up to 8+0) Protection & Diversity: HSB, SD (BBC & BBS) High Spectral Use: BPSK to QAM w/ACM Multiband with PTP 850E Advanced Space Diversity (ASD) Field replaceable diplexers & channel filters

Typical Radio Configuration

N+0 (up to N=8), 1x16+0, 1x8+0, 2x4+0, 4x2+0, 8x1+0, 1+1, 2+2 Split Mount Standard power, high power All Indoor High power

Ideal Applications

High-capacity wireless backhaul replacing leased lines between towers, buildings, and campuses. Mobile network backhaul and enterprise campus connectivity requiring carrier-grade link reliability.

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Technical Details

Hardware Specifications

Comprehensive technical data for the PTP 820A to ensure compatibility with your deployment.

Radio

1 RU Chassis 5x universal slot
2 RU Chassis 10x universal slot
Standard Power 6–38 GHz, 71–76 GHz, 81–86 GHz
High Power 6–11 GHz

Ethernet

Ethernet Interfaces Up to 8 x 10/100Base-T (RJ-45)
Up to 10 x 1000Base-T (RJ 45)
Up to 2 x 2.5GBase-T (RJ-45)
Up to 14 x 1000Base-X (SFP)
Up to 8 x 10GBase-X (SFP+)
Management Interfaces 2 x 10/100 Base-T (RJ-45)
SFP Types Optical 1000Base-LX (1310 nm) or SX (850 nm)

Physical

1RU Chassis 1.8" (H), 17.5" (W), 9.6" (D), 6.6 lb (empty)
2RU Chassis 3.46" (H), 17.5" (W), 9.6" (D), 13.2 lb (empty)
Plugin Card Weights 0.66–3.3 lb
RFU-D 9.05" (H), 9.17" (W), 3.85" (D), 14.33 lb (includes diplexer unit)
RFU-D-HP 12.56" (H), 11.26" (W), 4.21" (D), 26.5 lb (includes diplexer or OCU unit)
RFU-S 8.54" (H), 8.27" (W), 3.35" (D), 8.82 lb
RFU-C 7.87" (H), 7.87" (W), 3.35" (D), 9 lb
RFU-A 1.8" (H), 19" (W), 13.18" (D), 26.45 lb

Security

Radio Encryption AES 256
Secured Protocols HTTPS, SNMPv3, SSH, SFTP

Environmental

IDU +23°F to +113°F
RFU -27°F to +131°F (-49°F to +140°F extended)

Power Input

IDU Standard Input -48 VDC
IDU DC Input Range -40 to -60 VDC, with a maximum current of up to 15A (1RU chassis) or 30A (2RU chassis)

Power Consumption

TCC-U 45W; RMC – 17W; RIC-D – 12W; 1X10G LIC – 12W; 4XGE LIC – 9W; 16XDS1 LIC – 17W; ch-OC-3 LIC – 25W
OC-3 9W
Fans (1RU/2RU) 6/30W max (4/6W-25°C)
RFU-D (2+0) 6-11 GHz: 65W; 13-42 GHz: 48W
RFU-D-HP (2+0) 135W
RFU-D-HP (1+0 SD) 88W
RFU-D-HP (2+0 SD, Rx only) 41W
RFU-S 43W
RFU-C 6-26 GHz (1+0/1+1): 22W/39W; 28-42 GHz (1+0/1+1): 26W/43W
RFU-A (1+0) High Level: 77W; Medium Level: 53W; Low Level: 43W; Mute: 24W
RFU-A† (1+1 HSB/SD BBS) High Level: 101W; Medium Level: 77W; Low Level: 67W; Mute: 48W
RFU-HP (6-8 GHz) Max Bias: 73W; Mid Bias: 48W; Min Bias: 34W; Mute: 18W
RFU-HP (11 GHz) Max Bias: 74W; Mid Bias: 64W; Mute: 21W
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