Wireless Broadband Mesh

Municipalities and large enterprise customers are deploying mesh networks to provide wireless broadband connections across cities or within campus environments. Today, these networks support many different types of applications, including video surveillance, meter reading and traffic control, and have demonstrated mesh networks’ ability to deliver a compelling return on investment as well as enable new services.

Motorola’s Mesh Wide Area Network (MWAN) product portfolio is embracing the power of ORLA, the Opportunistic Radio Link Adaptation, which is an improved element of Motorola’s patented MeshConnex™ Routing Engine. The MeshConnex Routing Engine provides efficient routing, low hop latency, low routing overhead, high-speed handoffs and proven scalability. MeshConnex uses Motorola’s patented Layer 2 routing technology to find and establish throughput-optimized connections.

ORLA DEFINED

The Opportunistic Radio Link Adaptation (ORLA) algorithm is a key decision-making element within MeshConnex™, designed to select data rates that will provide the best throughput. Instead of using local conditions to decide whether a data rate is acceptable or not, ORLA is designed to proactively probe other rates to determine if greater throughput is available. If these other rates do provide improved throughput, ORLA intelligently adjusts its selection tables to favor higher performance. ORLA provides improvements both on the client side of a mesh network as well as in the backhaul capabilities.

Motorola’s comprehensive portfolio of reliable and cost-effective wireless broadband solutions together with our WLAN solutions provide and extend coverage both indoors and outdoors. The Motorola Wireless
Broadband portfolio offers high-speed Point-to-Point, Point-to-Multipoint, Mesh, Wi-Fi and WiMAX networks that support data, voice and video communications, enabling a broad range of fixed and mobile applications for public and private systems. With Motorola’s innovative software solutions, customers can design, deploy and manage a broadband network, maximizing uptime and reliability while lowering installation costs.

Downloads

» 802.11n in the Outdoor Environment (438Kb pdf)
» Motorola Wireless Broadband: Advancing Motorola Mesh Wide Area Networks with the Power of Opportunistic Radio Link Adaptation (133Kb pdf)
» Design and Manage Trusted, High Value Wireless Network (1Mb pdf)
» Enduring Broadband Performance in Challenging RF Environments (3Mb pdf)

	AP 7181 The AP 7181 is a high-performance, multi-radio 802.11n access point featuring superb network capacity, a maximum data rate of 300 Mbps and Motorola’s unique intelligent ADEPT (ADvanced Element Panel Technology) antenna system. With the exclusive, ADEPT (ADvanced Element Panel Technology) antenna system, the AP 7181 achieves maximum data rates of up to 300 Mbps by delivering a reliable dual data stream in an outdoor environment. Leveraging multiple transmit and receive RF chains and dual polarized antennas, the AP 7181 achieves superior mesh throughput throughout a coverage area. The AP 7181 is the result of years of customer research and development and is designed specifically to meet the outdoor network needs of municipal agencies, transit systems, and enterprises. Downloads » Mesh Wide Area Network AP 7181: Elevating Bandwidth to the nth Power (1Mb pdf) » Mesh Wide Area Network AP 7181 Specifications (152Kb pdf)
	IAP 7300 – Intelligent Access Point The Intelligent Access Point (IAP) provides the wireless gateway between a MOTOMESHTM Quattro network and the wired world. If greater network capacity is required, additional IAPs can be easily deployed. The IAP7300 contains two standards-compliant, 802.11 (WiFi) radios and two of Motorola’s widely acclaimed Mobility Enabled Access (MEA) mobile broadband radios. One set of WiFi and MEA radios operate in the unlicensed, 2.4 GHz band and the other set operate in the licensed, 4.9 GHz public safety band. Downloads » MOTOMESH Quattro IAP7300 spec sheet (329Kb pdf)
	IAP 6300 – Intelligent Access Point In a MOTOMESHTM Solo network, the Intelligent Access Point (IAP) is a small, low-cost device that serves as a transition point from the wireless network to the wired world or provides the functions of an enhanced wireless router by providing wireless network access to one or more IP devices via built-in Ethernet. Each IAP offers a maximum burst rate of up to 6 Mbps that can be used for voice, video and data communications. If greater network capacity is required, additional IAPs can be easily deployed - without the need for extensive RF or site planning. The location of IAPs is non-critical due to the self-forming, self-healing and self-balancing nature of the MOTOMESH Solo network. Downloads »IAP 6300 Spec Sheet (445Kb pdf)
	IAP 4300 – Intelligent Access Point The intelligent access point acts as a bridge between the wired world and the wireless mesh network. The IAP 4300 is available either in a single radio configuration with a 2.4 GHz WiFi radio (802.11 b/g) or in a two radio configuration with an additional 5.8, 5.4 or 4.9 GHz (802.11a) radio. In a single radio configuration, the 2.4 GHz radio is used for both client access and node-to-node mesh links. In the two radio configuration, the 5.8 or 5.4 GHz radio is dedicated for node-to-node mesh traffic, while the 4.9 GHz radio is used for client access. Additionally, the 5.8 or 5.4 GHz radio can be configured to provide client access using the 802.11a standard. Downloads »IAP 6300 Spec Sheet (445Kb pdf)
	IAP 7300 – Intelligent Access Point The Intelligent Access Point (IAP) provides the wireless gateway between a MOTOMESHTM Quattro network and the wired world. If greater network capacity is required, additional IAPs can be easily deployed. The IAP7300 contains two standards-compliant, 802.11 (WiFi) radios and two of Motorola’s widely acclaimed Mobility Enabled Access (MEA) mobile broadband radios. One set of WiFi and MEA radios operate in the unlicensed, 2.4 GHz band and the other set operate in the licensed, 4.9 GHz public safety band. Downloads » MOTOMESH Quattro IAP7300 spec sheet (329Kb pdf)
	MESH Wireless Video Camera Motorola's mesh and Wi-Fi enabled wireless security camera video system is a robust, low-cost, easy-to-deploy, wireless solution for fixed and mobile video. Integrating Motorola's Mobility Enabled Access (MEA) technology or Wi-Fi directly into Sony's IPELA® camera has created a solution that is smaller and more cost-effective than conventional wireless video systems. Utilizing either licensed 4.9 GHz or unlicensed 2.4 GHz frequencies, the Mesh Wireless Video Camera system can be part of a larger Mesh Wide Area Network (MWAN), or act as a standalone video solution. Users can wirelessly access high-quality video feeds – even while traveling at highway speeds. Downloads » Mesh Wireless Video Camera (746Kb pdf) » Mesh Wireless Video Camera POD (Portable on Demand) (353Kb pdf)
	VMM 4300 - Vehicle Mounted Modem for Mobile Wireless Connectivity The VMM 4300 enables any vehicle, train or bus to offer secure and reliable wireless broadband connectivity at highway speeds. With Motorola’s Mesh Wide Area Networks (MWAN) technology users can access critical broadband applications virtually anytime and anywhere. The VMM 4300 supports broadband data rates while in motion. Downloads » Vehicle Mounted Modem (VMM) 4300 (413Kb pdf)