Firetide: Deploying Wireless Access for Municipalities

Deploying Wireless Access for Municipalities

This document describes the Firetide system and its application in municipal wireless access deployments. It explains backhaul design as well as edge design. The emphasis is on outdoor WiFi access. Issues of sharing infrastructure between general-purpose access and public safety access are addressed.

A municipal wireless deployment requires Wi-Fi access points, of course, but it requires more than this if it is to be successful. A complete deployment needs an effective backhaul system that can support the access point density required, and it needs service delivery methods that can manage customers and network demand in a way that meets all service commitments.

Because the backhaul is a critical component on which all other service delivery depends, it’s best to begin an analysis by looking at how backhaul techniques can connect to the primary Internet point of presence (POP).

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About Winncom

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.