RECOMMENDATION ITU-R F.1102-1 - Characteristics of fixed wireless systems operating in frequency bands above about 17 GHz ANNEX 1 - Characteristics of fixed wireless systems operating in frequency bands above about 17 GHz 1 Introduction 2 Application considerations 2.1 Local access/networks 2.2 Cost comparison between fibre and radio links in the access portion 2.3 Rapid deployment 3 Hop length considerations 4 Digital radio implementations 4.1 Design trade-offs 4.2 Baseband signal processing 4.3 Carrier generation and stabilization 4.4 Carrier modulation formats 4.5 Basic radio transmit/receive functions 4.6 Supervisory functions and protection arrangements 4.7 New applications for high-density, high availability, subscriber-based networks 4.8 Conclusion