Cisco Cisco Aironet 1524 Lightweight Outdoor Mesh Access Point Guía De Información
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City Deploys Municipal Wireless Network
City of Moncton, Canada Provides Free Wi-Fi Access to Downtown Area
Business Challenge
The City of Moncton, with a population of around
130,000, is situated in southeastern New Brunswick,
in the heart of the Maritimes. It is one of the top ten
fastest growing metropolitan areas in Canada and is
known for its friendly atmosphere, rich cultural
scene, and exceptional quality of life. The city is
situated in southeastern New Brunswick, at the
geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces. The
community has the nickname “Hub City,” because of
its central location and also because Moncton has
historically been the railway and land transportation
hub for the Maritime Provinces.
130,000, is situated in southeastern New Brunswick,
in the heart of the Maritimes. It is one of the top ten
fastest growing metropolitan areas in Canada and is
known for its friendly atmosphere, rich cultural
scene, and exceptional quality of life. The city is
situated in southeastern New Brunswick, at the
geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces. The
community has the nickname “Hub City,” because of
its central location and also because Moncton has
historically been the railway and land transportation
hub for the Maritime Provinces.
The city knows that to maintain its strength in the future depends on attracting entrepreneurs and
technology-based businesses. To foster its image of a technology-friendly city and enhance its
attractiveness to business and citizens, the city decided to cover its downtown area with a free Wi-
Fi network. The challenge was that a free Wi-Fi network is not really free, so it had to be
implemented in the most cost-saving way and at the same time be able to support citizen services.
The network design also had to take into account low cost of operating the network and possible
future expansion of the municipal wireless network.
technology-based businesses. To foster its image of a technology-friendly city and enhance its
attractiveness to business and citizens, the city decided to cover its downtown area with a free Wi-
Fi network. The challenge was that a free Wi-Fi network is not really free, so it had to be
implemented in the most cost-saving way and at the same time be able to support citizen services.
The network design also had to take into account low cost of operating the network and possible
future expansion of the municipal wireless network.
Network Solution
The city chose the Cisco
®
Wireless Mesh Network Solution as the basis for its municipal wireless
network for several reasons. The City of Moncton already had a Cisco network in place, which
could easily be extended through a wireless mesh deployment. A standard wireless network, in
which each access point is directly wired back to the main network, would have meant a lot of
additional cabling and installation cost. In a wireless mesh network, the network dynamically routes
packets from node to node. Only a few access points (the root access points) have to be connected
directly to the wired network, but the rest stay connected though wireless connections with mesh
technology. Furthermore, the Cisco wireless mesh network is centrally managed through the Cisco
could easily be extended through a wireless mesh deployment. A standard wireless network, in
which each access point is directly wired back to the main network, would have meant a lot of
additional cabling and installation cost. In a wireless mesh network, the network dynamically routes
packets from node to node. Only a few access points (the root access points) have to be connected
directly to the wired network, but the rest stay connected though wireless connections with mesh
technology. Furthermore, the Cisco wireless mesh network is centrally managed through the Cisco
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
● Industry: Local Government
● Location: New Brunswick, Canada
● Location: New Brunswick, Canada
Business Challenge
● Foster economic development
● Project a technology-friendly business to
● Project a technology-friendly business to
attract entrepreneurs and technology-based
businesses
● Provide free Wi-Fi access in the downtown
area of the City of Moncton
Network Solution
An end-to-end Cisco Wireless Mesh Network,
which includes wireless access, aggregation,
which includes wireless access, aggregation,
multi-service core, and Internet components
Business Results
● Network was deployed under budget, which
enables the City of Moncton to expand Wi-Fi
coverage by adding additional Cisco Aironet
coverage by adding additional Cisco Aironet
®
Outdoor Mesh Access Points
● Network implementation in only three days
● Cisco wireless mesh network can be
● Cisco wireless mesh network can be
expanded without additional connectivity
costs, since it is scalable and self-forming.
costs, since it is scalable and self-forming.
● City can leverage the outdoor wireless
network to provide city services to its citizens
and provide free Wi-Fi access.