What is WiFi Mesh Solution?

In its simplest form, a wireless mesh network is a collection of wireless devices maintaining RF connectivity to create a seamless path for data packets to travel.  In many ways, a wireless mesh network resembles an idealized version of a top-level Internet backbone in which physical location is less important than capacity and network topology.  At least one wireless device (or mesh node) is connected to a wired Internet backbone and each data packet is bound for the same destination but not necessary using the same sequential path of nodes.

The Internet router determines a path between the user and the physical backbone.  In the wireless mesh environment, a network can be envisioned as a collection of access points, routers, or end users (equipped with wireless receiver/transmitters) that are free to move arbitrarily but maintain a reliable communication that sends and receive messages.

In general,WiFi Mesh Network topology is a semi-mobile system where the connectivity position among the mesh nodes may vary with time due to mesh node departures, new mesh node arrivals, and roaming mesh nodes (Relays).

A mesh node (Gateway or Relay) can send and receive messages so wireless data will find its way to its destination by passing through intermediate nodes with reliable communication links.  Thus data must “hop” through neighboring devices to reach its final destination.  This multi-hoping capability is designed to create a robust meshed network that automatically routes congestion and line-of-sight obstacles, while improving throughput as subscriber density increases. In mobile communications, this method of multi-hopping is defined as a wireless ad hoc network

Combining at least two P-to-P or P-to-Mp wireless cells create a roaming effect and thus is the start of a WiFi Mesh Network.  Roaming is the ability to maintain network connectivity while moving from one access point to another

Advantages of WiFi Mesh Solution

A Wireless Mesh Network constructed from WiFi Technology alleviate a number of roaming challenges from Laptops/Notebooks, IP phones, PDAs, and IP base devices:

Dorado Mesh Solutions

Dorado Enterprise Mesh Access Point forms the key skeleton architecture of WiFi Mesh Metropolitan Area Network Solution, for which extends the coverage & capacity of WiFi technologies (IEEE802.11) from just providing a wireless Local Area Network connectivity to a broader wireless metropolitan (or wide area) coverage.

Build with Dual Radios or Quad Radios architecture, providing segmented Layer-3 or Layer-2 wireless Routing with SPOLSR (Service Priority Optimal Link State Routing) Protocol and/or IEEE802.11s, AODV (Ad-Hot On Demand Vector Routing) as backhaul mesh routing. Option of having client access via either 2nd Radio or 3rd/4th radio for the case of Quad Radio System.

In general, Dorado Mesh solutions providing full security features with “Scalable”, “Self-Configurable”, “Self-healing” and “Self-Adaptation” for  Ease of Deployment & Management. Typically, Dorado Enterprise Mesh Network (MAP Devices & System) is designed for wireless broadband connectivity extension where enlarging WiFi coverage with minimum outlay infrastructure cost.  Dorado Mesh AP comes with both Outdoor and Indoor housing, offering wireless broadband access with new revenue generation opportunities, and in particular, the solutions can be deployed with the following applications:

• WiFi City or Public Catchments Area Deployment
• WiFi Campus
• WiFi Wireless Local Loop
• WiFi Intra-local area network

Dorado WiFi Wireless Mesh Network solution addresses the market requirements for networks that are

• Highly scalable
• Self Configurable
• Self Healing
• Self Adaptation and
• Mobility

In general, Dorado Mesh Solution offers end users with secure, seamless roaming beyond traditional WLAN boundaries and our solutions provides easy deployment in areas that do not support (or do not have sufficient) wired backhaul

WiFi Wireless Metropolitan Mesh Network solution is well-suited for providing broadband wireless access in areas that traditional WLAN systems are unable to cover or there is/are limitation in deployment (such as limited backbone or unable to deploy UTP easily).

Generic Mesh Metropolitan Deployment

Example of Indoor Deployment Scenario

Deployment with Multiple Gateways/Relays Operations

Mobile/Stationary VISAT with WiFi Mesh Deployment

.Dorado Mesh Network Management System - Compliance with SNMP V1, 2C and 3

NMS with Full Live Traffic Statistic Analysis and Reporting