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Router Best Practices and Selection Guide with Verizon Wireless 4G LTE
LTE Connection Use Cases:
There are various use cases for organizations looking to leverage LTE, each with its own business impact, and
justification. Below is a table with a more granular view of use cases for CPE, with a summary of their characteristics
from a business perspective. The purpose for defining these is to provide a way to consider the criteria described
above for each.
Description
justification. Below is a table with a more granular view of use cases for CPE, with a summary of their characteristics
from a business perspective. The purpose for defining these is to provide a way to consider the criteria described
above for each.
Description
Application, # Users
Key Factors
Business Impact
Stationary
Enterprise
Remote Branch
Enterprise
Remote Branch
Remote office with a robust
suite of business’s functions
and network requirements. Few
to very many users &
applications.
suite of business’s functions
and network requirements. Few
to very many users &
applications.
Availability, performance, and
enterprise features are critical.
May need to support multiple
WAN types (T1, T3, ATM,
optical/PoS/DWDM). For LTE
backup, auto failover & fallback
to reduce costs
enterprise features are critical.
May need to support multiple
WAN types (T1, T3, ATM,
optical/PoS/DWDM). For LTE
backup, auto failover & fallback
to reduce costs
Can provide lower cost
more flexible quickly
deployed WAN option for
primary or backup link.
more flexible quickly
deployed WAN option for
primary or backup link.
Stationary Small/
Medium Business
Remote Branch
Medium Business
Remote Branch
Remote office with a suite of
business functions. Few to
many users & applications.
business functions. Few to
many users & applications.
Availability, performance, and a
subset of enterprise features
are critical. For LTE backup,
auto failover & fallback. Cost
and Ease of deployment and
management are key factors
subset of enterprise features
are critical. For LTE backup,
auto failover & fallback. Cost
and Ease of deployment and
management are key factors
Can provide lower cost
more flexible quickly
deployed WAN option for
primary or backup link.
more flexible quickly
deployed WAN option for
primary or backup link.
Temporary
Branch or Venue
Branch or Venue
Remote office, business
conference, entertainment
event. Few to very many users.
conference, entertainment
event. Few to very many users.
Deployment/teardown speed,
availability, and performance
are critical. Enterprise feature
set need varies by use case.
For LTE backup, auto failover &
fallback to reduce costs
availability, and performance
are critical. Enterprise feature
set need varies by use case.
For LTE backup, auto failover &
fallback to reduce costs
Fast easy deployment with
acceptable performance
and features needed to
avoid loss of business or
enable temporary locations
acceptable performance
and features needed to
avoid loss of business or
enable temporary locations
Stationary
Machine (Kiosk,
ATM, meter, etc.)
Machine (Kiosk,
ATM, meter, etc.)
A single or few application-
specific machines/portals
specific machines/portals
Router is fixed, but may be in a
temporary location. May need
to support non-IP protocols e.g.
SCADA or Bisync using serial
interfaces.
temporary location. May need
to support non-IP protocols e.g.
SCADA or Bisync using serial
interfaces.
Provide customer functions
without on-site personnel,
with lower costs and
increased hours of
operation.
without on-site personnel,
with lower costs and
increased hours of
operation.
Machine in
Motion (vehicle
diagnostics,
heavy machinery
control/analytics)
Motion (vehicle
diagnostics,
heavy machinery
control/analytics)
A single or few application-
specific machines/portals
providing services for vehicles
and moving machinery.
specific machines/portals
providing services for vehicles
and moving machinery.
Machines traveling or moving
within a work area. Support
reliable connection in difficult
environments. May need
hardening or DC power.
within a work area. Support
reliable connection in difficult
environments. May need
hardening or DC power.
Provide diagnostics and
control of equipment
regardless of location and
track location, path and
speed.
control of equipment
regardless of location and
track location, path and
speed.
Mobile Office
An office “on wheels” with a
suite of business functions.
Few users, may be a trailer,
bus, etc.
suite of business functions.
Few users, may be a trailer,
bus, etc.
On the move or stationary.
Allows untethered connection
regardless of location.
Availability, performance,
features for employees.
Allows untethered connection
regardless of location.
Availability, performance,
features for employees.
Provide needed business
functions reliably and
consistently regardless of
the location or if moving.
functions reliably and
consistently regardless of
the location or if moving.
Stationary
Teleworker
Teleworker
Single user working remotely.
Applications related to the user.
May support just a laptop/tablet
or also a printer, IP phone, etc.
Applications related to the user.
May support just a laptop/tablet
or also a printer, IP phone, etc.
Not generally mobile. e.g.
work-at-home user. LTE for
out-of-footprint broadband
work-at-home user. LTE for
out-of-footprint broadband
Provide low cost, reliable
and sufficiently performing
secure access to apps for
remote employees.
and sufficiently performing
secure access to apps for
remote employees.