SubscribeThe 200 is a fourradio, wireless multiservice switch router that can be used to build wide-area wireless broadband networks for single, private buildings, large hot zones, or carrier grade, city-wide metro networks.
Encased in a compact, environmentallyhardened outdoor package, and available in multiple configurations, the 200 is designed to be deployed outdoors to project wireless broadband into nearby buildings or over large outdoor areas. It can be used as a standalone device, or as part of
Wireless Multiservice Architecture
This architecture integrates wireless access with wireless backhaul in an innovative multiple point-to-point mesh to provide a high-capacity wireless backbone. It is engineered for wide-area Wi-Fi today, but the modular design of the products and unique multi-radio mesh can also be applied to other wireless technologies such as WiMAX and cellular.
Features And Benefits
- Four-radio modular platform for wireless networking.
- Integrates Wi-Fi access and wireless backhaul.
- Built on a Wireless Multiservice Architecture.
- Ideal for large-scale wireless broadband networks for single, private buildings, hot zones, and carrier grade, metro networks.
- Compact, environmentally hardened, outdoor enclosure.
- Eliminates additional cables, switches and routers to connect wireless nodes.
- Requires five to ten times fewer access points compared to indoor solutions.
- Eliminates disruptive, inbuilding network deployment.
- Eliminates T1, DSL and other backhaul costs.
- Easily mounted on any type of light pole in parking lots or on city streets, or readily attached to the side or roof of a building.
- Provides five to ten times more capacity and five times more range compared to conventional wireless mesh systems.
Public and Private Network Applications
As part of the Networks approach to wide-area wireless broadband, the 200 has changed the rules of wireless networking. It allows network operators to quickly and easily build broadband wireless networks for public and private applications, wherever they are required.
Most importantly, it is part of the only mesh architecture robust enough to handle highbandwidth applications such as video and voice for:
- Hot Zones
- Hotels, conference and convention centers, and resorts
- Office buildings and corporate campuses
- Manufacturing centers and research parks
- University and college campuses
- Airports, train stations and bus terminals
- Large warehouses and shipping yards
- Construction sites
- Apartment buildings
- Shopping malls
- Complex shaped buildings
- Heritage buildings
- Metro Zones
- Urban centers
- Municipal offices
- Recreation areas
- Business districts and office parks
- Transportation corridors
- Police, health, fire, and other emergency response units
- Hot Spots
- Coffee shops
- Book stores
- Restaurants
A Completely Integrated Solution
The modular 200 is a wireless network-in-a-box. It can be configured with multiple, independent Wi-Fi access and backhaul radio modules, an automatic antenna selection module, and either a 100 Mbps Ethernet electrical or optical line interface.
Two access antennas, eight backhaul antennas, a high-performance network processing core, backup power supply and an open, embedded software environment are standard on all 200 platforms.
The eight-port network processing core provides full duplex, Layer 2 and Layer 3 switch control functions.
The software provides operator-class, network level operation, administration and maintenance (OAM) capabilities and a wealth of security, mobility, and management services.
The Access Radio Module in the is a highpower, enhanced 2.4 GHz radio optimized to project.
Wi-Fi signals over a wide area.The 200 can be configured with up to three Backhaul Radio Modules that operate in the 5 GHz band. These radios are used to establish multiple, secure, point-to-point links that provide wireless backhaul in a Networks mesh.
To enable unparalleled deployment flexibility, the 200 can be mounted on any type of light pole in parking lots or on city streets. It can also be readily attached to the side or roof of a building. Installation can be completed by one person, in one trip.
Wi-Fi signals over a wide area. The 200 can be configured with up to three Backhaul Radio Modules that operate in the 5 GHz band.
These radios are used to establish multiple, secure, point-to-point links that provide wireless backhaul in a Networks mesh.
To enable unparalleled deployment flexibility, the 200 can be mounted on any type of light pole in parking lots or on city streets.
It can also be readily attached to the side or roof of a building. Installation can be completed by one person, in one trip.
Reliable and Scalable Mesh Architecture
No additional switches, routers or cables are required to connect multiple 200 platforms.
The backhaul radio modules form a fully meshed wireless backbone that provides carrier grade network level redundancy to ensure service availability without operator intervention. This multiple point-to-point mesh is not a shared network.
The backhaul radios that form the mesh operate in a different frequency band from the Wi-Fi access radios.This allows both the wireless access and backhaul networks to operate independently and at full speed.
The multiple point-to-point links also make interconnecting 200 platforms much simpler and more cost-effective than conventional point-to-point mesh architectures. So as more 200s are added to the network, system capacity increases.
Simple, Effective, Carrier Grade Wireless Networks
As part of the complete Networks wide-area wireless broadband product line, the 200 enables the creation of large, carrier grade WLANs. It simplifies network deployment and gives service providers more flexibility in the design of their networks.
The 200's modular four-radio design allows for multiple configurations for public Internet access and private wireless network applications. This design allows the 200 to go beyond providing basic Wi-Fi access to deliver low-cost, broadband wireless networking without limits for service providers, enterprises, and users.
