Aruba's white paper discusses their next-generation wireless mesh network solution that combines a multi-radio architecture and high-performance routing to optimize applications like video surveillance. Key points:
1) Aruba's solution uses a multi-radio, multi-frequency system along with intelligent Layer 3 routing to deliver high capacity for services like video and allow optimal mesh topology.
2) It includes technologies like Active Video Transport and Adaptive Wireless Routing to prioritize and optimize video traffic routing across the mesh.
3) The multi-radio architecture provides massive capacity and sustained throughput over multiple hops while mitigating interference, allowing services like high-definition video streaming across the entire mesh network.
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is probably the most common question you will hear. We are getting used to having instant
high-speed access to the Internet wherever we are. The reasons are plentiful, we like to
communicate, share and retrieve information faster and more often than before.
Increasingly our devices are becoming more and more connected. Your TV, radio, cellphone
and even toaster have Wi-Fi. Wireless technology opens up for new usage scenarios for
Internet enabled devices. Wireless networks simplifies access to the Internet, it is reliable,
high-speed and secure. This development started in the consumer space, and we now see
the same development in the office and in industrial applications, such as oil and gas
installations.
This presentation outlines the synergistic nature of 5G and AI -- two disruptive areas of innovations that can change the world. It illustrates the benefits of adopting AI for the advancements of 5G, as well as showcases the latest progress made by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Latest and Greates Wi-Fi Technologies Customized for the O&G SectorPixaviAS
Do you have Wi-Fi here? What’s the password? Sitting in a Starbucks or any other café, this
is probably the most common question you will hear. We are getting used to having instant
high-speed access to the Internet wherever we are. The reasons are plentiful, we like to
communicate, share and retrieve information faster and more often than before.
Increasingly our devices are becoming more and more connected. Your TV, radio, cellphone
and even toaster have Wi-Fi. Wireless technology opens up for new usage scenarios for
Internet enabled devices. Wireless networks simplifies access to the Internet, it is reliable,
high-speed and secure. This development started in the consumer space, and we now see
the same development in the office and in industrial applications, such as oil and gas
installations.
This presentation outlines the synergistic nature of 5G and AI -- two disruptive areas of innovations that can change the world. It illustrates the benefits of adopting AI for the advancements of 5G, as well as showcases the latest progress made by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
The presentation contains slides regarding various functions, components & uses of Wi-MAX. It compares the advantages of Wi-MAX over other technologies.
Presentation @ MoMo Hyderabad in Decemeber. Discusses about wimax, alternatives to wimax, evolution of wimax.
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First introduced in 1994, Motorola's Integrated Digital Enhanced Network (iDEN™) brought to the market next generation wireless solutions designed for a variety of vertical market mobile business applications. Today, iDEN wireless handsets are utilized in a variety of work environments ranging from manufacturing floors to executive conference rooms as well as mobile salesforces.
Motorola iDEN handset users are finding new applications and discovering unique communication solutions every day to help their businesses evolve and grow. For example, Motorola's iDEN solution offers the ability for you to hold a conference with a large number of people, with only the push of a button, helping you eliminate time-wasting and costly individual calls.
The iDEN project originally began as MIRS (Motorola Integrated Radio System)in the early 1991. The project was a software lab experiment focused on the utilization of discontinuous spectrum for GSM wireless. GSM systems typically require 24 contiguous voice channels, but the original MIRS software platform dynamically selected fragmented channels in the radio frequency spectrum in such a way that a GSM telecom switch could commence a phone call the same as it would in the contiguous channel scenario. The original MIRS System was renamed IDEN by Roger Wood, a young product marketing manager leading the branding effort who also gave the handsets their distinctive "chirp" and industrial design.
3.1. TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access):
iDEN's digital technology divides a channel into different "slots".
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The presentation contains slides regarding various functions, components & uses of Wi-MAX. It compares the advantages of Wi-MAX over other technologies.
Presentation @ MoMo Hyderabad in Decemeber. Discusses about wimax, alternatives to wimax, evolution of wimax.
This needs a In Person Presentation Support.
Visit www.seminarlinks.blogspot.com to Download
WiMAX is a digital wireless data communication system that can deliver high-speed broadband services up to a large distance of 50KMs.The name WiMAX was created by WiMAX forum, the consortium promoting this standard. The term WiMAX is derived from the phrase Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access.
iDEN is a mobile telecommunications technology, developed by Motorola, which provides its users the benefits of a trunked radio and a cellular telephone. iDEN places more users in a given spectral space, compared to analog cellular and two-way radio systems, by using speech compression and time division multiple access TDMA. Notably, iDEN is designed, and licensed, to operate on individual frequencies that may not be contiguous. iDEN operates on 25kHz channels, but only occupies 20 kHz in order to provide interference protection via guard bands. By comparison, TDMA Cellular (IS-54 and IS-136) is licensed in blocks of 30 kHz channels, but each emission occupies 40 kHz, and is capable of serving the same number of subscribers per channel as iDEN. iDEN supports either three or six interconnect users (phone users) per channel, and either six or twelve dispatch users (push-to-talk users) per channel. Since there is no Analogue component of iDEN, mechanical duplexing in the handset is unnecessary, so Time Domain Duplexing is used instead, the same way that other digital-only technologies duplex their handsets. Also, like other digital-only technologies, hybrid or cavity duplexing is used at the Base Station (Cell site).
First introduced in 1994, Motorola's Integrated Digital Enhanced Network (iDEN™) brought to the market next generation wireless solutions designed for a variety of vertical market mobile business applications. Today, iDEN wireless handsets are utilized in a variety of work environments ranging from manufacturing floors to executive conference rooms as well as mobile salesforces.
Motorola iDEN handset users are finding new applications and discovering unique communication solutions every day to help their businesses evolve and grow. For example, Motorola's iDEN solution offers the ability for you to hold a conference with a large number of people, with only the push of a button, helping you eliminate time-wasting and costly individual calls.
The iDEN project originally began as MIRS (Motorola Integrated Radio System)in the early 1991. The project was a software lab experiment focused on the utilization of discontinuous spectrum for GSM wireless. GSM systems typically require 24 contiguous voice channels, but the original MIRS software platform dynamically selected fragmented channels in the radio frequency spectrum in such a way that a GSM telecom switch could commence a phone call the same as it would in the contiguous channel scenario. The original MIRS System was renamed IDEN by Roger Wood, a young product marketing manager leading the branding effort who also gave the handsets their distinctive "chirp" and industrial design.
3.1. TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access):
iDEN's digital technology divides a channel into different "slots".
MeshDynamics Mesh Networks- High Level OverviewMeshDynamics
MeshDynamics Third Generation Mesh Architecture: Earlier-generation mesh networking products perform poorly in multi-hop (node-to-node relay) environments. MeshDynamics' patented low latency multiple radio wireless mesh preserves high performance [over multiple hops] that's been available only in wired networks until today.
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Visit VA3BCO.COM for more details.
A communication network is a fundamental necessity in most modern industrial operations to support process control and other factory applications. In many industrial facilities, wired networks are difficult to install or not flexible enough to support quick process reconfiguration, making wireless an ideal choice. A Tropos industrial wireless mesh network provides customers with the flexibility to install the type of network they need, including support for remote locations and mobile equipment.
CableFree MIMO radios support both licensed & unlicensed bands with high capacities up to 867(550+)Mbps in Point to Point (P2P), Point to Multipoint (P2MP) and Mesh topologies. Carrier-grade, Rugged and proven reliable including in harsh conditions, with advanced features and options
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Session Overview
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Wp wireless mesh
1. White Paper |
Next-Generation Wireless Mesh Networks:
Combining a multi-radio architecture with high-
performance routing to optimize video surveillance
and other multimedia-grade applications
March 2011
2. Aruba Networks 2Wireless Mesh
Table of Contents
Introduction 3
Easily provide connectivity outdoors 3
Ideal for municipalities, public safety and industrial operations 4
Meeting today’s requirements for mesh networks 5
Aruba’s high-performance multiservice mesh solution 5
Massive capacity with a multi-radio architecture 6
Scalable capacity with layer 3 routing intelligence 7
High-definition video over the mesh 8
Traffic management and quality of service 9
High-speed outdoor roaming 9
Strong end-to-end security 9
Planning, deploying and managing the mesh 10
A portfolio of products to suit your needs 12
Rely on a world-class provider for your outdoor mesh 12
About Aruba Networks 13
3. Aruba Networks 3Wireless Mesh
Introduction
Wireless mesh networks are fast becoming the preferred way to deliver voice, video and data in outdoor
environments.
A wireless mesh can deliver the same network capacity, reliability and security that were once reserved for wired
networks – but with the flexibility of wireless. With today’s state-of-the-art solutions, municipalities, public safety
agencies, port authorities, and industrial organizations can rely on mesh networks to provide essential connectivity to
their workers and constituents.
Easily provide connectivity outdoors
A mesh is a multi-path, multi-hop wireless local area network (WLAN) and wide area network (WAN) that is ideal for
outdoor deployment. With a mesh, reliable networking can be established almost anywhere –– without the cost and
disruption of running cabling or fiber.
With a powerful multiservice mesh platform, organizations can combine formerly separate voice, video and data
networks onto a single network.
As a result, the converged network is simpler to manage and operate, while the organization retains control over the
delivery of multiple services. In addition, fewer devices are required, so the network is less expensive to purchase
and maintain.
A mesh is resilient and low maintenance. A modern mesh network automatically discovers the best route through the
network and operates smoothly even if a mesh link goes down or a node fails.
Because the network is self-forming and self-healing, administration and maintenance costs are lower. In addition,
a wireless mesh overcomes the line-of-sight issues that may occur when a space is crowded with buildings or
industrial equipment.
LAN/WAN
Backhaul
LInks
4.9 GHz Public Safety 2.4 GHz WiFi Access 5 GHz Mesh Connections
With a mesh, reliable networking can be established almost anywhere.
Automatic configuration and routing enables the mesh to be self-forming
and self-healing, which reduces operational costs.
4. Aruba Networks 4Wireless Mesh
Ideal for municipalities, public safety and industrial operations
Mesh networks have many applications in municipal, public safety and industrial organizations.
• Municipalities – Cities can deploy a large-scale mesh network to keep their workers and first-responders
productive, no matter where they are in the community. A single infrastructure that supports many different
municipal applications and departments ultimately reduces networking costs and simplifies operations.
With pervasive Wi-Fi, court officers, building inspectors, transit workers, social services workers, and other
city employees can perform their duties effectively while in the field. Wi-Fi hot zones also support business
development and are a convenience for the general public.
Cities can install telemetry and smart grid services using mesh networks to support automated traffic control,
smart utility meters, and smart parking meters. Mesh networks also support sensors used for earthquake, tsunami
and gas detection, among others.
• Public safety – Public safety agencies can rapidly and efficiently deploy resilient, high-capacity wireless mesh
networks almost anywhere to improve situational awareness and support emergency communications.
Capable of serving as a temporary or permanent network, the wireless mesh lets police, fire and other first
responders connect video surveillance cameras for remote monitoring and provide secure Wi-Fi access to
centralized databases and applications.
• Industrial organizations – Wireless mesh networks are ideal to connect industrial operations and sites such as
oil and gas fields, mining and construction areas, which are difficult to network because of their geography. With
pervasive Wi-Fi, field workers communicate easily and have access to key applications.
Mesh enabled IP video surveillance and access control also protect the organization’s field operations and crew.
For instance, mobile video surveillance allows cameras to follow crews to ensure that maintenance operations are
performed and physical security is maintained.
In addition, industrial organizations can use mesh networks to locate and track high-value equipment and people,
which improves efficiency and reduces theft.
EMERGENCY
Wi-Fi Access
Equip employees, city workers and first-responders
with mobile network access for in-field reporting,
voice over IP, and other applications
Fixed Access
Connect remote facilities, reduce
leased-line costs and add network
redundancy
Public Safety & Security
Protecting communities and
infrastructure with wireless video
surveillance and access control
Smart Grid
Wireless telemetry infrastructure for
traffic control, automated meter reading
and other monitoring systems
5. Aruba Networks 5Wireless Mesh
Meeting today’s requirements for mesh networks
A multiservice mesh platform allows industrial organizations and municipalities to meet the needs of multiple user
groups and applications with a single infrastructure. Eliminating dedicated networks different uses lowers capital
expenses and creates operational efficiencies. With a multiservice mesh, organization can rapidly deploy wireless
connectivity that is integrated with existing networks.
NN An 802.11n multi-radio, multi-frequency system to deliver high capacity for IP cameras, CCTV monitoring,
smartphones, tablets and other Wi-Fi clients
NN Intelligent, Layer 3 routing to meet network reliability and scalable capacity requirements
NN Smart RF management that is integrated with Layer 3 routing to form the optimal mesh topology automatically
and handle changes seamlessly
NN Video-specific optimizations, traffic management and quality of service (QoS) to support video, voice and other
latency-sensitive traffic
NN Session persistence to support high-speed roaming of Wi-Fi devices
NN Flexible deployment options with software-configurable radios for client, access and backhaul modes and
frequencies
NN Strong security to protect both client devices and the mesh
NN Tools for planning, installation and management of the mesh to simplify operations and ensure a low total cost
of ownership
Aruba’s high-performance multiservice mesh solution
Aruba Networks brings unprecedented levels of scale, capacity and reliability to mesh networks. The Aruba AirMesh
multiservice mesh platform is optimized for high-quality video, voice and data communications over long distances.
It supports a broad variety of Wi-Fi and Ethernet clients, including video surveillance cameras, smartphones, laptops,
Wi-Fi tags, IP phones and smart meters. AirMesh routers run the MeshOS operating system, which delivers a set of
consistent services across the mesh.
The AirMesh multiservice solution delivers:
• Intelligent multi-radio design – With dual and quad 802.11n Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) radios,
AirMesh routers deliver massive capacity and sustained throughput over multiple hops while mitigating RF
interference.
• Adaptive Wireless Routing™ (AWR) – AWR is a patented routing protocol designed for wireless networks that
provides RF-aware, Layer 3 network intelligence and fast convergence that optimizes the traffic flow in a mesh network.
• Active Video Transport™ (AVT) – AVT is a patented technology that optimizes and prioritizes video traffic. AVT
significantly improves video quality by reducing packet loss and jitter. AirMesh delivers video at 30 frames per second.
• MobileMatrix™ – This Aruba capability enables reliable roaming between mesh routers in less than 50
milliseconds so that users’ application sessions are maintained even if they are moving at high speeds.
• Strong end-to-end security – Aruba provides multiple layers of security for both Wi-Fi clients as well as the
mesh itself.
• Planning and management tools – Aruba provides a full suite of tools for planning, deploying and managing
wireless mesh networks that keep operational expenses low.
6. Aruba Networks 6Wireless Mesh
Massive capacity with a multi-radio architecture
Aruba’s multi-radio, multi-frequency architecture is a giant step forward in high-capacity mesh networks.
MIMO is essential to deliver superior wireless coverage for smartphones, laptops and other mobile devices that
have a lower transmission power because of their smaller size and battery life. MIMO also enables faster download
capabilities with reduced interference, which makes it able to deliver high-quality video across
the mesh.
In a MIMO architecture, each 802.11n radio has multiple transmit antennas and paths. Using multiple antennas to
transmit increases the effectiveness, because different Wi-Fi devices hear different signals more strongly in different
parts of the coverage area, and they will use the best available signal for communications. The result is more uniform
coverage and higher data rates.
Unlike the legacy 802.11a/b/g technology, MIMO radio works especially well in a campus or city where buildings
and moving people can cause high levels of RF reflection. RF reflections can cause transmissions to take different
paths before arriving at their destination, which is known as multipath. MIMO leverages multiple paths between
transmitters and receivers to improve network performance.
Another way AirMesh delivers high performance is that the access network is separate from the backhaul network.
Each mesh router has multiple radios dedicated to backhaul. With dual-radio systems, the backhaul is a shared
network. With AirMesh, the backhaul network is comprised of multiple point-to-point wireless links, with each link
operating on a different channel.
This diagram compares a single-radio backhaul network with a multi-radio backhaul
network. The Aruba AirMesh multi-radio backhaul network employs multiple point-to-point
wireless links, with each link operating on a different channel.
Throughput
Limits of Single Radio Backhaul
Multichannel Radio Backhaul – Increases Capacity
Radio 1
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Sustained throughput over multiple hops
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Aruba mesh routers support dual and quad radios with omni-directional or directional antennas. Each 802.11n radio
can transmit at up to 300 Mbps in client, access or backhaul mode.
Each Aruba mesh radio can operate in multiple frequency bands – the unlicensed 2.4-GHz band, the 5-GHz band
or the licensed 4.9-GHz U.S. public safety band. This allows organizations to deploy AirMesh routers using the
frequencies, channels and maximum power allowed in each country.
Aruba’s enhancements deliver industry-leading performance and scalability. Aruba delivers significantly higher
throughput with sustained performance across multiple hops, as compared to multi-radio mesh nodes that rely only
on Layer 2 switching.
Scalable capacity with Layer 3 routing intelligence
Aruba’s patented AWR overcomes the limitations imposed by Layer 2 networks to make the mesh more intelligent,
scalable and resilient. AWR is a distance-vector routing protocol (DVRP) that is purpose-built for both mobile and
fixed wireless mesh networks.
Some mesh products use Layer 3 routing in their architecture, but those routing protocols, such as open shortest-
path first (OSPF), were designed for wired networks. OSPF can easily flood the entire network when handling the
rapidly changing conditions that are typical for a wireless network. Such frequent network-wide flooding causes
serious performance, scalability, stability and convergence problems.
In contrast, AWR is designed to minimize the unnecessary control traffic related to rapid and transient changes on a
wireless network. AWR has lower overhead than other Layer 3 routing protocols, which leaves more bandwidth for
user applications.
AirMesh’s dynamic, adaptive routing also improves network reliability. AWR maintains multiple routes to each
destination, and each router keeps track of connectivity to its neighbors and the devices connected to the mesh via
Ethernet or Wi-Fi. Traffic is instantly rerouted around congestion or link failures.
A mesh operating at Layer 3 provides intelligence that allows for optimal performance,
scalability and reliability. All traffic does not need to flow through a single gateway, as with a
Layer 2 mesh. And Layer 2 services can be delivered over the Layer 3 infrastructure.
Intelligent Mesh Networking
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AWR maximizes user throughput by taking into consideration the quality of the radio link. Link failures are rare in
wired networks, but wireless mesh networks are susceptible to sources of RF interference that can cause a link to
degrade or fail. AWR calculates a quality metric to assess the link’s data rate, received signal strength indication
(RSSI), and external interference.
This allows AWR to make packet-forwarding decisions based on both the link-state quality and routing parameters,
which eliminates bottlenecks and single points of failure. The result is superior resiliency and throughput.
AirMesh balances the overall traffic load on the mesh to optimize traffic flow, even in the presence of high levels of
RF interference. Balancing the traffic load among gateways to the Internet and other external networks adds to the
reliability and scalability.
Although Aruba’s mesh architecture relies on AWR at the core, IT doesn’t need to understand the inner workings
of the routing protocol. Aruba’s Virtual Private LAN over Mesh (VPLM) technology provides a native Layer 2 VLAN
interface while retaining the Layer 3 routing functionalities underneath.
As a result, IT may treat the mesh network like a managed Layer 2 switch with full virtual LAN (VLAN) functionality,
which greatly simplifies the integration with any VLAN service on the wired network. Customers can deploy
additional Layer 3 services that run parallel to other Layer 2 services, or choose to disable VPLM and run the whole
mesh network as a pure Layer-3 service.
High-definition video over the mesh
The use of video surveillance is growing exponentially as businesses and citizens want greater protection from a
perceived increase in crime and terrorism. Real-time video surveillance has quickly become a preferred way to deter
crime, improve incident response time and provide evidence. In fact, the video surveillance market is expected to be
a $37 billion market by 2015 – a 20% CAGR1
.
But delivering high-quality IP video over a wireless mesh network has been difficult. Problems with network
latency, packet loss and jitter often result in pixilated images that are difficult to see clearly – and that are not
suitable for evidence.
AirMesh is optimized to deliver
high-definition video. AirMesh
uses AVT to ensure a real-time,
broadcast-quality video at up to
30 frames per second.
AVT is implemented in every
AirMesh router so that the video
optimization is enforced across
the entire mesh. To deliver
HD-quality video, AVT makes
intelligent tradeoffs between
latency and the common
impairments to video quality.
1
“Global Video Surveillance Market, Applications and Management Services Forecasts (2010-2015),” Research and Markets, January 2011
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Active Video Transport uses a three-step process to optimize video across the mesh. All
AirMesh routers implement AVT, so high-definition video can be delivered end-to-end.
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Multiple technologies, including deep packet inspection, MAC protocol optimization, in-network retransmission
protocol, and adaptive video jitter removal, are used in a three-step process.
IP multicasting allows an AirMesh network to support applications such as IP video. Multicasting is essential for
video surveillance applications that require monitoring and recording at multiple locations, as well as for IPTV
applications that broadcast video to multiple viewers.
Traffic management and quality of service
In addition to AVT, AirMesh supports industry-standard methods for enforcing QoS. With QoS, organizations can
deliver a high quality user experience, while controlling applications’ access to the bandwidth, so they can meet their
service levels. AirMesh supports end-to-end bandwidth control so that multiple services can reserve their bandwidth
and deliver the appropriate service level.
Aruba supports differentiated services (DiffServ), IEEE 802.11e and IEEE 802.1Q VLANs to provide traffic
management and QoS.
• DiffServ is the preferred way to control and enforce QoS in a routed network. With DiffServ, organizations can
minimize latency and guarantee bandwidth for specific applications. Time-sensitive applications, such as voice,
video and transactions, can be assured priority access to the bandwidth. Less time-critical applications, such as
email and file transfer, are allocated bandwidth on a best-effort basis.
• 802.11e defines QoS enhancements specifically for Layer 2 WLANs. Aruba also supports the Wi-Fi Alliance’s
specifications Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) and Wireless Multimedia Extensions (WME), which allocate separate
queues for voice, video, best-effort and background traffic flows.
• 802.1Q VLANs can be used to segment traffic at Layer 2. Using VLANs is particularly important for Wi-Fi clients
that do not support 802.11e. With Aruba, a VLAN ID can be associated with a WLAN service set identifier (SSID),
which extends VLAN QoS priorities to users and applications assigned to different SSIDs.
High-speed outdoor roaming
Fast roaming is critical for video and voice. Aruba’s innovative MobileMatrix technology facilitates fast roaming
across IP subnets with session persistence at speeds up to 60 miles an hour.
First responders in squad cars, fire trucks, ambulances and other vehicles can maintain continuous connections
to voice, video and other essential applications. They can view live video from an incident scene while en route for
improved situational awareness.
MobileMatrix builds on AWR routing to support fast, seamless roaming with minimal overhead. Clients roam from
one mesh router to another in less than 50 milliseconds while maintaining their session and IP address.
Aruba’s fast roaming technology works with ordinary Wi-Fi clients. Unlike Mobile IP, MobileMatrix does not require any
special software or hardware on the client or in the network, which greatly simplifies deployment and operations.
Strong end-to-end security
AirMesh provides strong multi-layer security for Wi-Fi clients as well as the mesh infrastructure itself, including
authentication, encryption and network segmentation.
All Wi-Fi clients must authenticate with an AirMesh router before being allowed access to the wireless. Aruba
supports IEEE 802.1X authentication, which is based on the extensible authentication protocol (EAP). Aruba also
supports digital certificates, EAP-transport layer security (TLS) and EAP-tunneled transport layer security (TTLS).
10. Aruba Networks 10Wireless Mesh
Communications between Wi-Fi clients and Aruba routers are protected and encrypted with Wi-Fi Protected
Access (WPA and WPA-2), which uses the temporal key integrity protocol (TKIP). Aruba also supports the advanced
encryption standard (AES) to encrypt both mesh nodes and backhaul traffic.
AirMesh supports network access control (NAC), IPsec virtual private networks (VPNs), and network address
translation (NAT).
Organizations can use access control lists (ACLs) to filter and control traffic on the Aruba mesh based on a user’s
source IP or MAC address and the application’s destination address. Additional filtering at the MAC level can be
performed to ensure that only devices with valid MAC addresses gain access to the network.
VLANs can be used to isolate traffic from different users or applications and to provide an additional layer of security.
An SSID can be associated with a VLAN ID, and each VLAN can have its own security policy for access control,
authentication and encryption.
For enterprise VPN services, organizations can provide secure remote connectivity for Windows laptops with Aruba’s
Virtual Internet Access (VIA) agent. VIA automatically scans network connections and creates a secure connection
back to the corporate network. Unlike traditional VPN software, VIA provides a zero-touch experience for the user
and attacks.
Organizations can deliver secure Wi-Fi access through a customized web portal with Aruba Amigopod. With
Amigopod software, organizations can provide time- and policy-based network access while simplifying the task
of managing large numbers of users. Users may be welcomed with personalized messages or targeted offers.
Amigopod also provides reporting to track user demographics, usage, movement and even the success of
promotions.
Planning, deploying and managing the mesh
Organizations can ease mesh deployment and operations with Aruba’s suite of visualization tools, including Aruba
RF Outdoor Planner, MeshConfig and AirWave.
• Planning – Aruba’s Outdoor RF Planner makes it easy for solution providers to design the mesh to meet
customers’ requirements. Outdoor RF Planner also provides ongoing visibility into network performance. The
Aruba tool is purpose-built for outdoor applications.
Outdoor RF Planner automatically calculates bandwidth, distances, link budget, gain and coverage for the
mesh network. It uses real-world data to show geographical and rendered RF from antenna polar pattern data.
Completed plans with 3D mapping make it easier to visualize the network.
With Aruba’s RF Outdoor Planner, organizations can design the mesh network and
gain visibility into ongoing performance.
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• Managing smaller meshes with MeshConfig – Designed for the rapid deployment and management of small
mesh networks, the browser-based MeshConfig tool is ideal for topology, inventory and fault management.
MeshConfig also lets network administrators upload topography, Google Earth and other digital background maps
to view and monitor mesh deployments across geographical areas.
It automatically initializes wireless mesh routers. IP addresses for each wireless mesh router are automatically
assigned and the mesh topology is discovered and displayed in an intuitive graphical window.
MeshConfig builds the network inventory and identifies wireless mesh router properties, including router names,
IP addresses, image versions, status and alarm conditions. Network-wide settings can be configured within
MeshConfig and be propagated to all mesh routers in the network.
Network administrators can use MeshConfig graphical views to centrally manage and monitor mesh routers, which
reduces configuration and troubleshooting time. Administrators can view the real-time performance statistics for
each link and enable or disable mesh links and define preferred links.
The browser-based MeshConfig tool lets users upload topography, Google Earth and other
digital background maps to view and monitor mesh deployments across geographical areas.
• Managing large-scale mesh networks with AirWave –– Operators can use AirWave from Aruba to manage
large-scale mesh networks and support mobile users who connect via the wireless LAN or wired Ethernet ports. IT
can use AirWave for remote monitoring and visibility, user and device monitoring, and RF visualization and location
tracking. With AirWave, IT can improve service quality and make better decisions about the network.
With AirWave, IT has a single place to go for everything they need to diagnose and resolve user problems. IT can
find any user device on the network and see real-time monitoring views as well as historical information. AirWave
RF visualization and location tracking enable IT to see what’s really going on in the network to correctly diagnose
a problem.
AirWave automates routine tasks, such as configuration management and software updates, which saves IT time
and reduces the risk of error. Changes can be scheduled to minimize disruptions.
The real-time alerts and historical trend reporting provided by AirWave allow IT to make better decisions with
visibility into trends. Detailed user tracking and session history can also be used to verify that security policies are
being enforced properly.
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A portfolio of products to suit your needs
Aruba offers a family of mesh solutions to fit a variety of
business requirements. The AirMesh portfolio includes both
outdoor and indoor routers for mesh and point-to-point
connections.
Aruba provides the most flexible deployment options for
outdoor networks, including Wi-Fi, point-to-point, point-
to-multipoint and mesh connections. The combination
of a multi-radio architecture and Layer 3 routing are the
foundation of the flexibility.
Customers can count on round-the-clock access to Aruba’s
network engineering expertise. Aruba delivers world-class
customer support and services that ensure products
operate optimally and deliver services to the highest
standards possible.
Aruba AirMesh MSR4000 MSR2000 MST200 MSR1200
Use Outdoor mesh router Outdoor mesh router
Point-to-Point
connections
Indoor mesh router
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Single radio with inte-
grated antenna
Dual radio
Radio Capacity 300 Mbps 300 Mbps 300 Mbps 300 Mbps
Band
Software configurable
for 2.4-, 5- or 4.9 GHz
Software configurable
for 2.4-, 5- or 4.9 GHz
5-GHz 2.4 or 5 GHz
Support Access and
Backhaul
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Throughput per Router 1 Gbps 1 Gbps 1 Gbps 1 Gbps
Advanced Features • Layer 3, intelligent
routing
• Video at 30 frames
per second
• Fast roaming < 50
milliseconds
• Layer 3, intelligent
routing
• Video at 30 frames
per second
• Fast roaming < 50
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• Video at 30 frames
per second
• Fast roaming
< 50 milliseconds
• Layer 3, intelligent
routing
• Video at 30 frames
per second
• Fast roaming
< 50 milliseconds
The Aruba AirMesh portfolio fits a variety of indoor and
outdoor applications and can be deployed as Wi-Fi,
point-to-point, point-to-multipoint and mesh.
Rely on a world-class provider for your outdoor mesh
Aruba’s multiservice platform delivers the high capacity and most resilient mesh network to meet today’s
requirements for industrial organizations, public-safety agencies and municipalities. Workers have ready access to
voice, video and data applications, whether walking around or traveling in vehicles.
AirMesh can be deployed in places with no fixed infrastructure, and the solution’s flexible deployment options
allow the network to adapt to changing business conditions and requirements. A full suite of planning, design and
management tools help keep operational costs low.
Unprecedented scalability and flexibility is why Aruba wireless mesh networks are used in some of the largest
industrial, transportation, logistics, public safety, municipal and educational applications.
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About Aruba Networks
Aruba is the global leader in distributed enterprise networks. Its award-winning portfolio of campus,
branch/teleworker, and mobile solutions simplify operations and secure access to all corporate
applications and services – regardless of the user’s device, location, or network. This dramatically
improves productivity and lowers capital and operational costs.
Listed on the NASDAQ and Russell 2000®
Index, Aruba is based in Sunnyvale, California, and has
operations throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions. To learn more, visit
Aruba at www.arubanetworks.com. For real-time news updates follow Aruba on Twitter, Facebook, or
the Green Island News Blog.