Cambium PTP 550 – 6 GHz Unlicensed Band Solution featuring DCS & AES

The PTP 550 is a Point-to-Point Gigabit backhaul solution based on 802.11ac Wave 2, operating in the 5 GHz band to meet high-speed capacity requirements for short- and mid-range deployments. It delivers up to 1.36 Gbps throughput using ARQ and asymmetric non-contiguous channel aggregation. Built on the legacy of PTP 650/670 and PTP 450i, each unit is housed in a rugged IP66/67 metal enclosure, providing protection against extreme weather and solar exposure.

SKU: Cambium PTP 550 - 6 GHz Category:

Specifications

Radio Technology

  • RF Bands: Wideband operation from 5.170 to 5.980 GHz (subject to country regulations)
  • Channel Sizes: Dual independent channels, configurable as 20, 40, or 80 MHz
  • Spectral Efficiency: Up to 8.5 bps/Hz
  • Channel Selection: Fixed frequency or Dynamic Channel Selection (DCS)

Ethernet Bridging

  • Protocol: IEEE 802.3
  • Latency: 1–3 ms one-way
  • Packet Classification: Layer 2 and Layer 3 IEEE 802.1p, Ethernet priority

Management

  • Network Management: In-band management
  • System Management: IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack, SNMPv2c, HTTPS, WPA2-PSK, Online spectrum analyzer without impacting payload traffic

Physical

  • Dimensions:
    • Integrated ODU: 305 × 305 × 56 mm (12 × 12 × 2.2 in)
    • Connectorized ODU: 177 × 280 × 89 mm (7 × 11 × 3.5 in)
  • Weight:
    • Integrated ODU: 2.2 kg (4.85 lbs)
    • Connectorized ODU: 1.6 kg (3.5 lbs)
  • Ingress Protection: IP66/67 for dust and water resistance