Cisco Wireless Mesh Networks
If you are planning to set up wireless networks at one of your venues, then a Wireless Mesh network is a simple, reliable and cost-effective solution. This technology delivers self-configuring, scalable, and self-healing networks.
As wireless becomes critical to the core of a business, outdoor wireless mobility has an increasingly significant role in the overall success of an organization. Outdoor wireless solutions must perform at the same high level that traditional wired and indoor wireless networks do. Outdoor wireless networks must also support a unique set of requirements, including:
- Mitigation of RF interference for enhanced performance
- New levels of security, performance protection, and policy enforcement
- Low maintenance costs
- Tight integration with existing networks
Cisco Outdoor Wireless solutions offer the following main features:
- Award-winning 802.11n technology with integrated RF intelligence for optimized performance and RF mitigation
- Exceptional levels of enterprise security with an intrusion prevention system and Cisco CleanAir Technology
- Centralized management for easy maintenance and configuration
- Optimisation for support of high-bandwidth applications such as voice and video
The advantages of a mesh network are:
Self Organisation - each node works the routing out for itself, saving time and effort in administration.
Wide Coverage - multi-hop networks extend wireless range around obstacles and over greater distances.
Scaleable - just add more nodes. The routing configuration is automatic, and there is no exponential rise in complexity as the network grows.
Network Resilience - The self organising functions run continuously, so when changes occur to connections and reception the mesh will automatically re-route around blockages in real time.
Very Powerful - The unique features of the mesh make it a very powerful tool for building data networks.
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Ruckus Wireless SmartMesh
Ruckus Wireless Smart Mesh Networking is a unique, new approach to building high-performance wireless LANs. It reduces the cumbersome RF planning and costly cable backhaul by lowering the need to run Ethernet wiring to individual ZoneFlex™ Smart Wi-Fi access points.
Smart Mesh Networking dramatically simplifies, speeds up and reduces the cost of WLAN deployment. With Smart Mesh Networking, enterprises now simply plug ZoneFlex access points into any convenient power source, and walk away.
SmartMesh Features
- Built on patented Ruckus BeamFlex™ directional smart Wi-Fi antenna array technology
- Centrally managed by Ruckus ZoneDirector smart WLAN controller
- Self-forming network topology
- Automatic access point provisioning
- Secure encrypted backhaul links
- Self-healing around mesh AP failures and environmental problems
- Flexible Hybrid Mesh topology
- Supported on all Ruckus ZoneFlex 802.11g and 802.11n smart Wi-Fi access points
- Real-time interference avoidance and automatic interference rejection
- Best path signal selection to clients
- High quality of service and rate
Smart Wi-Fi Makes all the Difference
Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi technology is used by the Smart Mesh Networking to form, direct and steer Wi-Fi signals over the best performing paths between mesh nodes, as well as to associated clients. This enables the Smart Mesh Network to adapt in real time to environmental changes, ensuring highly reliable and available wireless trunk links.
Each ZoneFlex AP within the Smart Mesh Network integrates an intelligent, high-gain antenna array that provides diversity and extended signal range. This ensures high performance by minimizing the number
of mesh hops and reducing the number of mesh APs required.
Additionally, this same smart antenna array allows the Smart Mesh Network to continuously choose from thousands of antenna patterns, to avoid or reject interference, and to maintain high performance connections between mesh nodes.
How Ruckus Smart Mesh Networking Works
With Smart Mesh Networking, each ZoneFlex AP functions as a wireless node within the mesh. Smart Mesh Networking uses antenna-ranking techniques to determine the best upstream path through the RF to the backhaul AP.
Smart Mesh Networking topology is automatically determined based on the potential throughput of each node. Potential throughput is the actual throughput of its uplink (i.e., how fast the uplink AP can get a packet to the wired network) as well as the potential throughput to the uplink AP. This is based on the actual throughput to the uplink AP, signal strength, and other considerations such as AP load and hop count.
Each AP in the mesh determines the best mesh node with which to associate. Each upstream ZoneFlex AP continually advertises its Smart Mesh Networking characteristics including its own potential throughput and the path through which it is connected to the wired network. This allows other APs to make real-time topology decisions, reacting to any changes in the environment.
In the event of an AP failure or if an upstream path drops below a set performance threshold due to overloading or interference, a new path to the best performing AP is selected. This efficient “tree” topology minimizes convergence risks and latency while maximizing performance.
If you would like more information about a Ruckus Wireless SmartMesh network please give us a call or use the contact us page.
LigoWave
Founded in 2007, LigoWave develops high performance wireless solutions utilised by organisations across the globe. Producing cutting edge hardware and robust software to handle security and management of links, LigoWave products deliver a customised wireless experience with performance and stability that is unparalleled in the wireless industry today.
The LigoWave difference
- Products installed in 150 countries
- Vibrant young company manufacturing cutting edge wireless since 2007
- Built for nLOS, NLOS and LOS connecting sites over long distances up to 100 km LOS
- Simple wireless network management using LigoOS, with a web graphical user interface
- W-Jet 2 proprietary protocol that eliminates distance, PPS and throughput limitations inherent in standards based protocols
- Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) radios that uses several transmitters and several receivers at the same time to improve communication performance
- LigoOS Bespoke management operating system with web gui interface
LigoWave LigoPTP series
LigoWave PTP products provide carrier-class point-to-point capability, ideal for dedicated access or backhaul applications. The LigoWave PTP product family couples flexible channel width capability and industry-leading proprietary software mechanisms to set the utmost standard in spectral efficiency.
- IP67 standard carrier grade enclosure
- Licence free
- Up to 200 Mbps full duplex with link bonding
- nLOS, NLOS, LOS
Sub10 Systems
SUB10 design and develop access points of rugged construction, reliability, simple management, high levels of security, up to 1.125 Gbps full duplex throughput and carrier level grades of availability.
The V series is based on technology operating in the 60GHz spectrum,and millimetre wave (mmW), these access points operate in the licence exempt band, and deliver fiber-optic data transmission up to 1600 meters in the UK.
The E series operate in the 70/80GHz bands providing both licence free and light-licence bands, delivering fiber-optic data speeds up to 5000 meters in the UK.
The SUB10 Difference
- UK based offering the reassurance of highest quality products
- Ideal fiber like wireless backhaul for shorter ranges up to 5000 meters
- Small and discrete form factor making them ideal for low profile installations
- Throughput and availability offering guaranteed full duplex 1.125 Gbps with 99.999% availability
- Up to 25 years mean time between failures (MTBF)
- Licence exempt and light licence operation minimises operating costs
- Spectral efficiency ensures the published data rate in a small amount of spectrum compared to competition
- Inherently secure from design, using a complex proprietary radio interface and narrow beam antennas
- High spatial reuse due to absorption by atmospheric oxygen in the V series, this allows the deployment of many units in high density areas
SUB10 Liberator V Series
The Liberator V series are an extremely versatile, small form factor and cost effective point to point wireless bridge link solution, operating in the licence exempt 60 GHz (V band) range. Exceptional design and build provide carrier grade availability for enterprise and small network operators.
- License exempt band
- Up to 1000 Mbps full duplex
- IP66 protective radio enclosures
- Mean time failure 25 years
- Up to 800m distance LOS
- 99.999% availability
SUB10 Liberator E Series
The Liberator E series operates in the 70 & 80 GHz (E band) range, delivering high speed, high capacity wireless data links over distances of up to 5000 meters.
- License exempt & light licence band
- 1125 Mbps full duplex
- IP66 protective radio enclosures
- Mean time failure 25 years
- Up to 5000m distance LOS
- 99.999% availability
If you would like to speak to a consultant about SUB10 wireless bridge solutions, please call.
GeoDesy FSO
Established in 1996, and recognised as the leader in laser wireless, providing optical communications at the speed of light which operate license-free. With products capable of sending up to 1 Gbps full duplex of data, GeoDesy offers reliable, fibre-optic connections without the need for expensive physical fibre.
The GeoDesy difference
- Leading manufacturer of FSO bridges with over 20,000 lasers installed
- 15 years’ experience of building wireless bridges
- Risk free 100% satisfaction guarantee on all laser products
- Affordable solutions costing from £2,995 installed
- Built for line of site (LOS) with ranges suitable up to 5km
- Ultra secure connections using narrow beams of light are secure from RF packet sniffers
- Reliable availability with five nines availability
- Licence free operation using FSO technology
GeoDesy FSO AT Series
The Auto tracking series is a 8th generation series that maintains precise beam alignment, even when environmental factors cause movement to the device. The AT series is also the most recommended solution from the GeoDesy range.
- Beam Tracking System
- Gigabit Ethernet connectivity up to 2500m
- Full duplex connectivity
- Secure and error free data transmission
- Built-in automatic failover
- License free operation
GeoDesy FSO AF Series
The AF series is a 5th generation build, offering laser transmission using a unique modulation technique that ensures error free data transfer over distances up to 1000 meters.
- Point to point communications up to 1 Gbps
- Wireless Ethernet range up to 1000m
- Error free data transfer
- Secure data transmission
- Built-in automatic failover
- 99.999% availability
GeoDesy FSO PX Series
The compact PX 5th generation series offers speeds from 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps and ranges of connectivity up to 5000 meters, and ideally suited for installations to solid structured buildings on budget constrained projects.
- Point to point communications up to 1 Gbps
- Wireless Ethernet range up to 5000m
- Full duplex connectivity
- Secure data transmission
- Built-in automatic failover
- Licence free operation
If you would like more information about a GeoDesy AT/AF/PX wireless solutions please call us or use the contact us page.
