Firetide: Designing and Deploying a Firetide Mesh Network

Designing and Deploying a Firetide Mesh Network: Planning and Installing your Wireless Mesh

This Technical Note provides an overview of the steps you should take when planning and deploying a Firetide Wireless Mesh. It covers RF issues and Site Surveys; it is not an exhaustive treatment of all possible installation scenarios.

Simply put, a wireless mesh network extends the capabilities of an existing data network using radio technology. Today, Ethernet is by far the most widely-deployed data networking technology, so it’s desirable to develop wireless mesh technology that builds on Ethernet.

The heart of modern wired-Ethernet networks is an Ethernet switch. Each and every user on the network is plugged into one connector on the switch. Switches are ganged together to support large numbers of users; indeed, it’s possible to build an Ethernet switch with tens of thousands of connections.

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Winncom Technologies is a worldwide distributor and provider of complete networking solutions, wireless and wired. Our unmatched expertise in broadband wireless networking products and full range of network infrastructure and access products by the leading industry manufacturers allows us to sell the products and provide complete solutions for various markets and applications.

About FireTide

Firetide provides the highest performance fixed and mobile wireless IP network infrastructure products that enable concurrent video, voice and data applications for government, transportation, education and commercial customers. The company’s products are used to build private wireless mesh infrastructure and access networks for indoor and outdoor use that are highly reliable and secure. Founded in 2003, Firetide is based in Campbell, California, with operations throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific regions. Firetide has an installed base of thousands of customers in 40 countries around the world.