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AWWA ACE65165
- Dispelling the Myths Associated with Spread Spectrum Radio Technology in the Water/Wastewater Industry
- Conference Proceeding by American Water Works Association, 06/01/2007
- Publisher: AWWA
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Every year the Water/Wastewaterindustry deploys more Spread Spectrumcommunication solutions. As recently asfive years ago, the telemetry ofwater/wastewater data was almostexclusively in the licensed radio realm.However, the scarcity of availablelicensed channels as well as its improvedtechnology has made the SpreadSpectrum radio an increasingly popularchoice. With the install base of SpreadSpectrum devices rapidly increasing,there have been a number of "UrbanLegends" or "Superstitions and Myths" thathave circulated. The objective of this articleis to explore these "myths" and provide abetter understanding of how to useSpread Spectrum technology and alsoshow where you can expect to succeedwith Spread Spectrum communicationsolutions.