Руководство По Проектированию для Cisco Cisco Aironet 350 Mini-PCI Wireless LAN Client Adapter
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Enterprise Mobility 4.1 Design Guide
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Cisco Wireless Mesh Networking
This chapter summarizes the design details for deploying a Cisco Wireless mesh network for outdoor
environments. It focuses primarily on design considerations for mesh deployment, but also covers the
solution components and interworkings. For further details about the Cisco Wireless Mesh solution, refer
to the Cisco Aironet 1500 Series Wireless Mesh AP Version 5.0 Design Guide at:
environments. It focuses primarily on design considerations for mesh deployment, but also covers the
solution components and interworkings. For further details about the Cisco Wireless Mesh solution, refer
to the Cisco Aironet 1500 Series Wireless Mesh AP Version 5.0 Design Guide at:
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Introduction
The Cisco Wireless Mesh solution enables cost-effective and secure deployment of outdoor Wi-Fi
networks. Outdoor wireless access takes advantage of the growing popularity of inexpensive Wi-Fi
clients, enabling new service opportunities and applications that improve user productivity and
responsiveness.
networks. Outdoor wireless access takes advantage of the growing popularity of inexpensive Wi-Fi
clients, enabling new service opportunities and applications that improve user productivity and
responsiveness.
As the demand for outdoor wireless access increases, customers faced with tight budgets and reduced
resources must respond with wireless LAN (WLAN) solutions that take full advantage of existing tools,
knowledge, and network resources to address ease of deployment and WLAN security issues in a
cost-effective way. The Cisco Wireless Mesh solution is an outdoor WLAN solution that excels in the
unique attributes of wireless mesh technology, effectively supports current networking requirements,
and lays the foundation for the integration of business applications.
resources must respond with wireless LAN (WLAN) solutions that take full advantage of existing tools,
knowledge, and network resources to address ease of deployment and WLAN security issues in a
cost-effective way. The Cisco Wireless Mesh solution is an outdoor WLAN solution that excels in the
unique attributes of wireless mesh technology, effectively supports current networking requirements,
and lays the foundation for the integration of business applications.
Outdoor wireless solutions offer a number of challenges compared to a standard indoor WLAN,
particularly in these areas:
particularly in these areas:
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Environment
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Coverage
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Total cost of ownership (TCO)
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Physical device security
The outdoor environment is harsher than the indoor environment and so requires specialized equipment
or enclosures to contain and protect indoor equipment that is deployed outdoors.
or enclosures to contain and protect indoor equipment that is deployed outdoors.
Deployments attempt to cover wider areas than indoor wireless networks (this is not complete). Some
of the challenges for the outdoors are less control over sources of interference, finding a suitable wired
connection to connect the wireless mesh network to the wired network, and the availability of power for
the mesh network devices.
of the challenges for the outdoors are less control over sources of interference, finding a suitable wired
connection to connect the wireless mesh network to the wired network, and the availability of power for
the mesh network devices.