Outdoor Mesh Networking
Outdoor Wireless mesh is a wireless network topology that is gaining popularity in metro, urban and suburban areas. Laptops, PDAs, IP phones and other wireless devices communicate with each other using standard WiFi (802.11a and g) protocols; the "mesh" is a Layer-3 protocol that allows the network to be dynamic - automatically shifting users between radio bands on a common network as required by the environment. Wireless mesh solutions let municipalities offer innovative new ways to accelerate communications and service delivery to both employees and citizens.
Below mentioned are the few services that can be implemented on the outdoor wireless mesh networking in a Muni-Wifi:
- Mobile Internet access
- Residential and small business broadband Internet access
- Video surveillance
- Wireless meter reading
- WiFi phone access
- E-Governance
- E-Health
- E-Learning
- E-Education
- VTS – Vehicle Tracking System
A wireless mesh network is a mesh network implemented over a wireless network system such as wireless LAN. Wireless mesh will enable local government to extend existing wired-network-oriented services and applications beyond their building walls and across the city. This provides innovative ways to enable communications and service delivery to agency employees and citizens in the community. The solutions are as diverse as communications in difficult environments such as emergency situations, tunnels and oil rigs to battlefield surveillance and high speed mobile video applications on board public transportation. Below mentioned are few the benefits of Outdoor Wireless Mesh:
- Next step in network evolution reduces need to run wire
- Simplifies network operation for metro wide wireless deployment
- Deploys faster than traditional wired networks.
- Reduces costs and hassles of deployment in hard-to-wire environments.
- No single point of failure
- Building networks without the need for Ethernet cable or other wire
- All the performance, reliability, scalability and security of a wired network, with the freedom and flexibility of wireless
- Reduces or avoids cabling costs
- Provides rapid installation and moves
- Reduces administrator efforts etc…