SubscribeWireless Multi-service Node For Mesh Edge and Mesh Termination Applications.
The 100 is a two-radio, wireless multi-service node that can be deployed outdoors to provide Wi-Fi coverage in nearby buildings or over large outdoor areas.
The 100 can operate as a standalone device, participate in a Networks multiple point-to-point mesh as an edge node or as a termination point for the mesh where the full functionality of the four-radio 200 is not required.
The 100 uses the same radio modules and management framework as the flagship 200 platform. It also delivers the same wide-area wireless broadband coverage.
But while the 200 comes equipped with up to 4 radios, the typical configuration for the 100 uses two: one Access Radio Module (ARM) in the 2.4 GHz band and one Backhaul Radio Module (BRM) in the 5 GHz band. Antennas for these radio modules are integrated into the enclosure.
Features And Benefits:
- Two-radio modular platform for wireless networking.
- Integrates Wi-Fi access and wireless backhaul.
- Built on Wireless Multi-service Architecture.
- Ideal for covering isolated buildings or as an edge node in Networks wireless mesh.
- Compact, environmentally hardened, outdoor enclosure.
- Easily mounted on light poles, buildings or indoors.
- Uses same radio modules and management framework as 200.
- Eliminates disruptive, in-building network deployment.
- Reduces T1, DSL and other backhaul costs.
The 100 is designed to operate in Wireless Multi-service Architecture, which integrates wireless access with wireless backhaul in an innovative multiple point-to-point mesh to provide a high-capacity wireless backbone.
This architecture is engineered for wide-area Wi-Fi today, but the modular design of the products and unique multi-radio mesh can also be applied to other wireless technologies such as WiMAX and cellular.
Public and Private Network Applications
As part of the Networks approach to wide-area wireless broadband, the BelAir 100 has changed the rules of wireless networking. It allows network operators to quickly and easily build broadband wireless networks for public and private applications, wherever they are required. Most importantly, it is part of the only mesh architecture robust enough to handle highbandwidth applications such as video and voice for:
- Hot Zones
- Hotels, conference and convention centers, and resorts
- Office buildings and corporate campuses
- Manufacturing centers and research parks
- University and college campuses
- Airports, train stations and bus terminals
- Large warehouses and shipping yards
- Construction sites
- Apartment buildings
- Shopping malls
- Complex shaped buildings
- Heritage buildings
- Metro Zones
- Urban centers
- Municipal offices
- Recreation areas
- Business districts and office parks
- Transportation corridors
- Police, health, fire, and other emergency response units
- Hot Spots
- Coffee shops
- Book stores
- Restaurants
Compact, Integrated, Modular Platform
The modular 100 features a rugged outdoor enclosure, brackets for pole mounting or wall mounting, a 100 Mbps Ethernet electrical or optical line interface, one 2.4 GHz access antenna and one 5 GHz backhaul antenna. Each unit can be ordered with up to two radio modules and is available in multiple configurations.
Standard on all 100s are a backup power supply and a highperformance network processing core complete with an open embedded software environment.
The software provides operator-class, network level operation, administration and maintenance (OAM) capabilities and a wealth of security, mobility, and management services.
A typical 100 configuration will include one Access Radio Module and one Backhaul Radio Module using the integral antennas.
The Access Radio Module includes a high power, enhanced 2.4 GHz radio and custom antenna.
These are optimized to project Wi-Fi signals into a building from outside to provide coverage to multiple floors at once.
The Backhaul Radio Module operates in the 5 GHz band and is used to form a secure point-to-point wireless link in the Networks wireless multiservice architecture.
Each 100 can connect to other 100s or multiple 200s, with the combined connections forming a wireless mesh.
For outdoor deployments, the 100 can be mounted directly on light poles in parking lots or on city streets, or readily attached to the side or roof of a building.
For indoor applications, it can be mounted directly on a wall and project a 5 GHz backhaul link to other units outside the building and provide Wi-Fi access to clients indoors. Installation can be completed by one person, in one trip.
Carrier Grade Wireless Mesh Networking
The 100 is designed for quick deployment as part of the Networks multiple point-topoint mesh. This carrier grade mesh is the first to integrate wireless access and backhaul.
It is designed to simplify WLAN infrastructures and eliminate the crippling T1 and DSL backhaul costs that have so far stifled the deployment of economical large-scale WLAN networks.
It also substantially reduces installation costs and eliminates disruptive in-building deployments Typical 100 Configuration for single building applications.
No additional switches, routers or cables are required to connect multiple Networks platforms in a Networks mesh.
The fully meshed backbone provides carrier-class network level redundancy to ensure service availability without operator intervention.
It also makes interconnecting Networks platforms much simpler and more cost-effective than conventional point-to-point mesh architectures.
Simple, Effective, Carrier Grade Wireless Networks
As part of the complete Networks wide-area wireless broadband product line, the 100 enables the creation of large carrier grade WLANs.
It simplifies network deployment, gives service providers more flexibility in the design of their networks and extends the functionality of the Networks multiple point-to-point wireless mesh.
The 100 modular two-radio design allows for multiple configurations for public Internet access and private wireless network applications.
This design allows the 100 to go beyond providing basic Wi-Fi access to deliver low-cost, broadband wireless networking without limits for service providers, enterprises, and users.
