Firetide GSA Wireless Mesh Nodes. Overview of Firetide wireless mesh nodes

1. Opportunities with Firetide Wireless Infrastructure
Applications in the Government Sector
February 2011
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2. Objectives
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Firetide’s market position
Review wireless options & their differentiators
Highlight trends is wireless infrastructure
Introduce Firetide’s product portfolio
Working together
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3. Firetide Snapshot
 Headquartered in Los Gatos, CA
 Leading provider of wireless infrastructure mesh and
broadband access networks
 Market leader in wireless infrastructure for public safety
video surveillance
 Technology leader through continued innovation
 Over 2000 installations in 40 countries
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4. Firetide’s Market
Position
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5. #1 in Video Wireless Mesh in Americas
 IMS Research report on wireless video surveillance
 Firetide is #1 market share in wireless mesh
 #3 in the overall market (mesh, PtP, PtMP)
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6. IMS: Three Large & Fast Growing Markets
 Government
 Transportation
 Commercial
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7. Wireless Options
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8. Wireless Infrastructure Topologies
Wi-Fi Access
Point to Multi-Point
Point to Point
Multi-Point to Multi-Point
(Mesh)
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9. Why is Redundancy Important?
 Wireless gear is very reliable….
 …but it is frequently installed
on light poles which aren’t
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10. Not All ‘Wireless Mesh’
Created Equal
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11. Imagine a Traditional Wired Switch
Most efficient mesh utilizes L2 distributed wireless switch architecture
(Wired Ethernet infrastructure)
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12. Now, Give Each Port Wireless Capability
(Wired Ethernet infrastructure)
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13. Separate the Ports…
Bingo, a Virtual Ethernet Switch!
(Wired Ethernet infrastructure)
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14. Metro-scale Mesh Networks
 Wi-Fi access
 Radiological or chemical
threat detection
 Gun-shot detection
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15. Key Technology Differentiators
Customer
Benefit
Infrastructure
Mesh
Mesh AP
PtP
PtMP
Backhaul
requirement
Every 10-15 hops
Every 2-3 hops
Every link
Every base station
Investment
Protection
Indoor and outdoor,
multiple applications
(data, video, voice)
Indoor and outdoor,
access point based,
data support only
Outdoor only, complex
network management,
no scalability
Outdoor only,
complex network
management, limited
scalability
Scalability for
video
Security
Infrastructure
Mobility
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16. Wireless Infrastructure
Government Applications
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Smart Cities
Public Safety
Police Surveilance
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Utilities/Smart Grid
Universites
Public Transportations
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17. Wireless-enabled City
 Video surveillance for emergency preparidness and crime detterance
 Wi-Fi access for tourist information or underserved areas
 Fiber extenssion or alternative
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18. City-wide Mobility Infrastructure
 Video surveillance on public transit
 Mobile and portable video for law enforcement
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19. Utilities - Smart Grid
 Realtime Video Surveillance at Substations
 Data Collection and distribution automation
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20. Case Study – City of Chicago
Technology
 Real-time video monitoring
 Integrated with fiber for
Operation Virtual Shielld
Benefits
 The most advanced surveillance solution in the United States
 Mobile, portable and fixed video
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21. Case Study – City of Seoul
Technology
 Real-time high resolution video monitoring
 City-wide wireless connectivity
 Mobile connectivity
Benefits
 Public safety
 Tourist promotion
 Environmenal restoration
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22. Firetide Product
Portfolio
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23. Product & Service Portfolio
Professional
Services
HotView Pro
Network Management Software
Hardware
Platforms
HotPort
Infrastructure
Mesh
Integrated
Video Solution
Mobility
Controller
Wireless Bridge
HotPoint
Access
WLAN
Controller
HotClient
CPE
Site Survey
Design
Installation
Commissioning
Knowledge
transfer
Training
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24. Wireless Infrastructure Mesh: Core
Model
Form
factor
Application
Deployment
Radio
MIMO?
HotPort 7000
Fixed;
Mobility;
900 MHz
Indoor &
outdoor
Single &
dual radio
MIMO
available
Firetide IVS100 (7000
mesh)
Fixed;
Mobility
Outdoor
only
Single &
dual radio
MIMO
available
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25. Firetide Infrastructure Mesh
• Throughput, reliability and security of wire
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Up to 300 Mbps outdoors/400 Mbps indoors in PtP
100-150 Mbps sustained over multiple hops
Fiber-equivalent 0.9 ms latency per hop
Typical ranges: .5 – 5 miles
Up to 12-15 miles (w/ specialized antennas)
• Convenient upgrade path
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From non-MIMO to MIMO
From single radio to dual-radio
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26. Point-to-Point: Stepping Stone to Mesh
Model
Form
factor
Capacity
Radio
Power
MIMO?
FWB-100
35 Mbps
Single radio
PoE only
No MIMO
FWB-200
150 Mbps
Single radio
(+ backup
radio)
PoE; DC
MIMO
HotPort 7000
300 Mbps
Dual radio
DC
MIMO
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27. WLAN: AP, CPE, WLAN Controller
Model
Standard
Radio
Deployment
MIMO?
HotPoint 4000
AP
802.11b/g
Single radio
Indoor &
outdoor
No MIMO
HotPoint 5000
AP
802.11a/b/g/n
Dual radio
Indoor &
outdoor
MIMO
HotClient 2000
CPE
802.11a/b/g
Single radio
Indoor &
outdoor
Firetide WLAN
Controller
Form factor
Supports
both 4000 &
5000
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28. Firetide WLAN Solution
 Simple to buy, deploy & manage
• WLAN Controller, all included: security, policy, mobility
• Plug-and-play setup & management
 Performance & reliability
• Enterprise-grade capacity and scalability
 Attractive margin structure
 Sold exclusively through the channel
• Leverages Firetide mesh
 For cost-effective & reliable backhaul
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29. Working with Firetide
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30. Focused on Your Success
 Public Bid Processes (RFx process)
 Mining/Leads
 Response templates
 A&E specifications
 Assistance with RFP questions
Firetide Extranet
http://partners.firetide.com
Online Training
 Local Sales Team
• Inside Sales (good starting point of contact)
• Registration
• Webinars
• Sales support
• Regional Sales Manager (RSM)
• Sales training & ride along
• Systems/Sales Engineer (SE)
• Design support
• Technical questions
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31. Firetide Professional Services
 Turn Key Solution
• Adaptable – from site survey to
complete turnkey
• Flexible – project based
• Firetide will provide an estimate
for both labor and equipment
• Local Firetide team will facilitate
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32. Contact Us
www.firetide.com
+1-408-399-7771
info@firetide.com
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