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For more information on Canon’s line of Canobeam
products, please call Canon Broadcast and Communications
Division at 1-800-321-4388 or visit www.canobeam.com.
CANON’S
NEXT GENERATION CANOBEAM FREE SPACE OPTICS FEATURE
AUTO TRACKING IN ALL MODELS, COMPACT DESIGN, LOWER
COST
DT-100 Series Is the Most Complete,
Versatile and
Affordable Free Space Optics (FSO)
Ever Introduced by the Advanced Technology Leader
LAS VEGAS (COMDEX BOOTH #7341) Canon has combined
more than fifteen years of free space optics (FSO)
engineering expertise into its new Canobeam DT-100
Series, the highly versatile optical beam transmission
system. The fourth generation of Canon’s point-to-point
optical beam transceivers feature built-in Auto Tracking
throughout all three models, compact design, and exceptional
affordability. The new Canobeam, on average, is 33%
less expensive than its predecessors. Canon stands
as the only manufacturer to offer standard tracking
at price points that are highly competitive with systems
that do not offer tracking as standard equipment.
The DT-100 Series transmits data at speeds from 25
Mbps to 1.25Gbps, over distances from 20m to 2 km,
requires no FCC licensing and sets up in minutes.
Canobeam technology provides a highly secure and reliable
link, which has been proven at college and corporate
campuses, government and military facilities and other
applications where telecom bandwidth is insufficient,
fiber is cost prohibitive or logistically impossible,
or a redundant/disaster recovery system is essential.
“The latest Canobeam line builds on Canon’s
reputation for innovation by delivering our most compact,
feature-packed and cost-effective FSO system yet,”
says Gordon Tubbs, assistant director for U.S.A.,
Inc. broadcast and communications division. “Canobeam
DT-110, DT-120 and DT-130 models give network administrators
an unmatched combination of dependability, performance,
ease of use and value.”
Among the most notable advances featured in the DT-100
Series is Auto Tracking, which is now built-in to
the complete line from the high end DT-130 to the
more economical DT-110. This Canon-engineered and
developed feature maintains transmission during normal
building sway and movement, automatically compensating
for shifting of buildings and platforms due to vibration,
wind, temperature changes and other environmental
conditions. Incorporating technology from Canon’s
deep experience developing precision optical systems
for broadcast lenses, Canon’s Auto Tracking
is highly advanced.
The DT-100 Series features a new compact optical
module, resulting in size and weight reductions of
up to 50% over previous models. It features the same
protocol-independent operation as fiber optic cable,
but with much lower installation and operating costs.
The units are available in several fiber or twisted
pair configurations. Further adding to Canobeam’s
famous dependability is an expanded weatherproof specification
in all three models, for operation in temperatures
from -4 to 131 degrees Farenheit (-20 to 55 degrees
Celcius).
The flagship of the Canobeam line is the DT-130 model,
which achieves transmission speeds of up to 1.25 Gbps,
for supporting Gigabit Ethernet networks. Transmission
distance is up to 1000m, and the DT-130 also incorporates
a 3R Function (Re-shaping, Re-Timing and Re-generating),
allowing the data signal to be relayed without loss
of strength or quality.
The Canobeam DT-120 unit transmits data from distances
of 100m to 2km, and speeds of 25 Mbps to 156Mbps.
The Canobeam DT-110 model offers outstanding value
and performance for shorter distance applications
from 20m to 500m, at speeds of 25Mbps to 156Mbps.
With the introduction of the DT-110 unit, built-in
Auto Tracking is now standard with even the entry-level
Canobeam product and allows the unit to transmit over
500m distance in only 250m visibility.
Canon’s newest FSO technology, the DT-100 Series
with Auto Tracking, makes the reliability and performance
of Canobeam products more affordable than ever. The
Canobeam line provides a quick and flexible data transmission
solution, while maintaining Canon’s high communication
quality standards.
For more information about the Canobeam product line,
please call Canon Broadcast and Communications Division
at 1-800-321-4388.
Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business,
and industrial imaging solutions. The Company is listed
as one of Fortune's Most Admired Companies in America,
and is ranked #39 on the Business Week list of "Top
100 Brands." Its parent company Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ)
is a top patent-holder of technology, ranking second
overall in the U.S. in 2002, with global revenues
of $24.5 billion. Canon U.S.A. employs more than 10,000
people at over 30 locations. For more information,
visit www.usa.canon.com.
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