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Canopy
Broadband is today’s communications gold standard. Virtually everybody wants it, but reaching users with a secure, reliable, cost-effective broadband service has been a considerable challenge. The process of designing, installing, integrating and maintaining complicated broadband networks has been expensive and time consuming. Until now!
The high performance and cost-effectiveness of the Canopy system are driven by the powerful simplicity of its technology. The equipment is streamlined, with built in installation and deployment assistance, making it faster and easier to get up and running.
Canopy system components include:
• Access Point (AP) Module. The Canopy AP seamlessly interfaces with an existing Local Area Network (LAN) via standard Ethernet connection. Compact and flexible, AP modules are built to be mounted outdoors, eliminating the need for overhead and in-ground wire or microwave.
• AP Cluster. The foundation of the Canopy system is the AP cluster, a powerful system that includes six APs plus a Cluster Management Module (CMM). The CMM provides power for the Canopy modules and includes an Ethernet switch and a GPS receiver. A single AP Cluster can distribute signals to up 1,200 users in all directions.
• Backhaul (BH) Module. Whenever necessary, the Canopy Backhaul Module can be used to deliver a broadband connection to the AP Cluster from a remote location. The unit is also used to provide backhaul to hot spots and micro cells.
• Subscriber Module (SM). Canopy SMs are compact and unobtrusive access receivers that are easy to install at a user’s or customer’s site. Subscriber Modules can be mounted outside, and need no additional software installation. Each AP unit can serve up to 200 SMs.
• Bandwidth and Authentication Manager (BAM). The Canopy system offers the BAM to serve two basic functions. First, the BAM authenticates all users before allowing them access to the Canopy network. Second, the BAM enables you to vary the bandwidth for individual users, providing burst rates beyond many other wireless broadband access solutions while still controlling average bandwidth allocation.
The Wireless Broadband Solution
The Canopy system, Motorola’s innovative wireless broadband solution, is the ideal technology for developing, deploying, enhancing and extending the advanced broadband networks and services that help bridge the digital divide all around the world. The Canopy platform combines high reliability with exceptional performance, security, ease-of-use and cost effectiveness. It seamlessly integrates with existing network systems and management tools to make extending existing service simpler and less cost-intensive. And it’s proving its value in more than 80 countries around the world, in a wide range of applications, including:
• Wireless DSL and Cable. For telecommunications carriers and cable providers, broadband service represents both a significant opportunity and a major challenge. To increase market share, you have to bring high-speed access to as many business and residential customers as possible… with demonstrable competitive advantage. And you can’t be slow about it. However, the high cost of extending cable networks, in both time and money can be a formidable barrier, often requiring significant network upgrades. The Canopy wireless broadband system can help reduce upgrade costs and time to market, complementing your efforts and enabling you to augment your plan with cost-effective wireless solution that can extend virtually any network quickly, simply and powerfully.
• Internet Service Provider. The Canopy system reduces the cost and shortens the time ISPs need to deliver broadband wireless Internet service to consumers and businesses upgrading from dial-up. The Canopy system is an exceptionally affordable solution for starting a new network or extending an existing one: powerful enough to support small businesses, SOHOs, multi-tenanted buildings and residences. It’s faster to deploy and easier to operate and manage than cable deployment, allowing providers to create a competitive advantage by delivering reliable, secure, high-quality broadband service to customers in a matter of days, not weeks or months.
• Wireless Enterprise Networks. The Canopy system brings breakthrough wireless broadband performance to enterprise communications network applications. The platform makes deploying and delivering lowcost broadband access quicker and simpler than ever before. It enables enterprise environments—including corporate, municipal, utility, healthcare, education and more—to improve communication, productivity and return on investment (ROI). Canopy technology also excels in security-driven applications from bridging Ethernet networks across buildings and campus environments to installing and operating video surveillance cameras at remote locations. With the Canopy system, Motorola brings powerful radio technology to a wide range of broadband access markets. Canopy system offers one of the lowest total costs of ownership in the industry, and can deliver proof of business case with ROIs in just six-to-twelve months.
The Canopy wireless platform combines superior broadband access performance with the flexibility to facilitate a wide range of commercial and private applications. Canopy’s wireless technology is designed to speed deployment and time to market, while helping you control equipment, management and installation costs.
Canopy technology also excels in security-driven applications from bridging Ethernet networks across buildings and campus environments to installing and operating video surveillance cameras at remote locations. In addition, the system is ideal for temporary events or disaster recovery situations as well as providing backhaul for data, video and CCTV.
The Canopy platform enables a range of in-demand network services including voice over IP, video over IP and surveillance and security applications. Full-motion video and sound can be relayed wirelessly to a central command centre, where for example, security officers monitor activity, control cameras, phones and gates.
Unrivalled Security
The Canopy platform offers security with over-the-air DES (Data Encryption Standard) encryption and also is available with AES (Advanced Inscriptions Standards) capabilities, which provide 128-bit encryption; with AES it would take 149 Trillion years to crack the code.
Streamlined Installation
Intelligent protocols streamline the deployment and operation of wireless Canopy networks of all sizes. A simple network design makes the system easy to install. There is no need to run overhead or in-ground wire, install microwave or software. The equipment is intuitive and efficient, providing built-in installation and deployment assistance that makes it faster to get up and running... often in a matter of hours or days instead of weeks or months.
Unlimited Scalability
When your capacity needs increase, the Canopy solution is scalable to accommodate changing requirements, wider geographic areas, larger user populations and higher traffic volumes. Thanks to the system’s high tolerance for interference and its directional antennas, adding new transmitters creates more capacity—not more interference.
Configuration Flexibility
The Canopy system offers flexible configuration options for adaptation to meet the needs and expectations of different customer communities and enterprise environments. As a point-to-multipoint system, the Canopy platform is an exceptionally efficient and affordable community, small business or corporate application. As a point-to-point backhaul application, it is a powerful dedicated data link for enterprise environments of all kinds.
Spectrum Options
The Canopy solution provides wireless broadband access in a wide variety of spectrum choices, ensuring exceptional performance no matter which spectrum is best for your network.
Lower Costs
The Canopy system makes broadband access extremely cost-effective. There are no major investments in equipment or software. The platform’s exceptionally low acquisition, installation, operation and maintenance costs result in substantially lower cost of ownership. The Canopy wireless broadband platform leverages Motorola’s more than 75 years of radio knowledge and experience. But Motorola offers much more than mere technical expertise. Motorola’s dedication to creating and maintaining trusted relationships over the long-term means Canopy system users are assured of high levels of worldwide support as their networks grow over the years
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Strix (Outdoor)
Unlike switched wireless LAN products that rely upon a wired infrastructure, Access/One Network can be installed using wireless 802.11a/g uplinks instead of the typical wired Ethernet method. This capability is especially useful where it is impractical or expensive to install cabling – indoors or outdoors. This capability is not only cost-effective, but enables you to install a network without the need for a lengthy and often complex site planning process.
Access/One Network employs several types of hardware modules which are individually assembled to form scalable network nodes. The specific role of each node within the system is determined by its module mix. This approach ensures the flexibility to design wireless networks tailored to specific needs, eliminating redundant equipment and the unnecessary expenditure that comes with it. By reducing the need for expensive and inflexible cabling, and by providing the freedom to quickly deploy an operational system, Access/One Network offers a truly unique and versatile wireless solution.
Base Module
Each network nodes uses a base module that provides power via an external AC adapter and includes up to four 10/100 Ethernet ports for wired network connectivity. When present, one of the Ethernet ports supports Power-over-Ethernet (802.3af or Cisco proprietary).
Client Connect
These wireless modules provide access to client devices using 802.11a/b/g. Any mix of these modules can be supported within a single node or across the entire network. They support normal rates, Super-G and Turbo Mode.
Network Connect
These modules replace Ethernet cabling and provide the system infrastructure for node interconnectivity. By default, the wireless link utilizes AES encryption for both management and user traffic. Network nodes can support up to three client and network connect wireless modules.
Antenna Module
This module contains two 802.11a or one 802.11a and one 802.11b/g omni directional 3dBi gain antennas. Detachable external antennas can be used for increased RF gain and/or directional focus.
Network Server Module
Network server modules can be installed on any node within the network, and enable the distribution of network control logic and internal protocols. There are three network server module options; supporting two, four, and eight nodes respectively. Master/slave operation among multiple network servers reduces the amount of traffic between subnets and lowers overhead. The master network server transmits time-date packets enabling all nodes and modules to be synchronized. System software running on the server facilitates many of Access/One Network’s unique features.
Flexible Node Functions
Node function is determined by the mix of modules within the node and its location in the network. For example, nodes at the network edge serve wireless clients and uplink traffic over wireless network connections. Other nodes act as relays of the wireless network connection, extending the reach of the wireless network beyond a single hop. These nodes can also provide client connectivity. Radio modules serve specific roles on a node, either to serve clients or to create the wireless mesh. At least one node provides conversion of the network from wireless to wired, connecting the Access/One Network to a wired LAN or Internet access device such as a DSL modem. Access/One Network can span multiple LAN segments and can include multiple wired and wireless network connections.
Access/One Network forms a mesh topology using wireless links between the nodes, creating “Networks without Wires“. Each node has the ability to self discover its neighbors. As nodes communicate with each other, the entire system becomes one intelligent network where traffic is routed on optimal paths as the system automatically self-tunes and self-heals as conditions change. And, because each node is constantly monitoring the system’s health and inventory, Access/One Network can immediately detect the presence of rogue wireless devices operating within its range.
Although intelligence is distributed across the network, network security parameters, monitoring rules, and system upgrades can be conveniently controlled from one location. The combination of distributed intelligence and central governance fully harnesses the power of computing and networking into a single, managed system.
Self-Discovery
All network nodes automatically identify themselves to the network, and as a consequence each node discovers the identities and configurations of its neighbors, as well as their current active state.
Self-Tuning and Self-Healing
Each node automatically establishes the optimal path to its closest and least-congested Network Server (an Access/One Network module used for control signaling and data registry) and a path to the wired network via mesh links. As the wireless environment changes, such as the addition of a new node or congestion on a given link, data paths are automatically reevaluated to ensure that Access/One Network is self-tuned for peak performance, based on latency, throughput, and other measurements. If a data path is lost, or if RF interference impacts data path and performance, the network self-heals by rerouting traffic so that nodes stay connected and data paths remain optimized. These processes are dynamic – they occur in the background in real time and without human intervention.
Background Scanning
When a network module first connects, it scans all available channels and generates a list of potential client modules that are reachable. The module continuously scans in background to maintain the list and enable the system to make decisions on path selection and optimal channel selection to identify rogue access points.
Rogue Access Point Detection
A rogue access point can be a third party device that does not belong to the network, or an Access/One Network node that has yet to be admitted to the network. Network modules perform an active scan for rogues during every boot sequence and periodically thereafter.
Client modules perform an active scan on command. Scans generally take between 10 and 20 seconds to complete. Detected rogue devices are immediately reported and the manager is alerted with triangulation information to locate the device.
Data Path Switching
Similar to standard Layer 3 switching, each network node learns IP information on the fly and maintains a dynamic table of known Wi-Fi clients. Each node provides a table to its associated network server, and because network servers are synchronized, data can be easily switched through the network.
Virtual Node Capability
Access/One Network nodes support up to 32 simultaneous service set identifiers (SSIDs). Nodes can be configured to enable or suppress broadcasting the primary and/or alternate information on a per-SSID basis. Nodes also support 802.1q virtual LAN (VLAN) tagging of wireless frames based on SSID or station MAC address by assigning a specific number (0-4095) to each frame generated by a particular station. The VLAN tagging format includes a priority lever (0-7) to be assigned to the frame for processing by a VLAN-aware switch. With these features, a single node may serve multiple classes of users (tenants) and carry multiple classes of traffic (services) – each with its own configuration and level of security.
Voice over WLAN
Access/One Network supports SpectraLink Voice Priority (SVP) protocol, giving a controlled preference to voice packets over data packets on an 802.11b wireless LAN. Access/One Network prioritizes SpectraLink voice traffic over user data traffic, and it selects paths based on the lowest latency, to achieve voice over WLAN performance.
High Performance Mesh
Access/One Network nodes can be deployed wirelessly using mesh, routing traffic amongst each other using an 802.11 technology. The mesh backbone can be built using any variety of 802.11, including 802.11a, b, and g, though Strix recommends using 802.11a or 802.11g in order to take advantage of the higher available throughputs.
Strix builds a high performance mesh, dedicating radios for particular functionality (either send or receive), eliminating the need for a single radio to perform both functions.
Strix also uses all available channels to build a mesh, selecting the least congested channel at any given time. The impact of these decisions means that the Strix mesh can achieve multiple hops from node to node without an appreciable loss in performance.
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Tropos
Tropos Networks, Inc. is the leading supplier of systems used to build metro-scale, outdoor Wi-Fi networks. Tropos’ unique Wi-Fi cells, along with the first element manager to control large Wi-Fi networks, enable public agencies and service providers to deliver ubiquitous, city-wide mobile broadband to users in any locale. These carrier-class IP networks are low cost and easy to install and scale. The Tropos cellular mesh architecture and use of optimized open-standard radios dramatically reduce the need for wired backhaul while eliminating expensive proprietary clients and complex software. Using the patented Predictive Wireless Routing Protocol, Tropos solutions deliver maximum bandwidth to the user regardless of conditions, at unprecedented Wi-Fi network scale. Tropos Networks is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
Tropos Mesh Network Architechture.
The Tropos™ mesh network architecture is the key to delivering the incredible benefits of metro-scale Wi-Fi coverage. Tropos™ mesh network offers the performance, low cost, reliability and security that service providers, public safety agencies and municipalities need. Tropos™ mesh network combines the industry’s most sophisticated metro-scale mesh routing intelligence, designed from the ground up to optimize throughput in a dynamic metro-scale Wi-Fi mesh environment, with carrier-grade centralized element management and a purpose-built hardware platform with peerless Wi-Fi radio performance. The Tropos™ mesh network architecture leverages Wi-Fi to enable high-performing, safe and secure metro-scale mesh deployments that were previously difficult or impossible. The result: the fastest, lowest-cost and simplest wireless broadband solution available anywhere, with >2x the performance of other mesh routing protocols, the ability to scale to thousands of Tropos™ mesh network routers providing hundreds of square miles of contiguous coverage and up to 7x better price-performance than alternatives.
Tropos™ mesh network is key to maximizing network economics, as the software, management and hardware combine to enable the operation of multiple independent networks on a single metro-scale Wi-Fi mesh infrastructure – without compromising performance, reliability or security. Individual user communities can operate independently on the Tropos™ mesh network, segregating information access, billing, and access levels. The result is one capital investment that can be leveraged over time across a variety of customer bases, making it the most economical solution available today.
Products Overview
Installed in over 150 customer sites worldwide, Tropos™ mesh network architecture includes the innovative and Tropos™ mesh network OS with Predictive Wireless Routing Protocol (PWRP™), the Tropos Control element manager software suite and purpose-built outdoor, mobile and indoor Tropos™ mesh network routers.
Tropos™ Mesh Network OS
The Tropos™ mesh network OS forms a wireless mesh, dynamically routing traffic along the highest throughput path to the Internet. At the core of the Tropos™ mesh network OS is the patented Predictive Wireless Routing Protocol (PWRP™). This intelligent routing negates effects of radio frequency (RF) interference, wired backhaul failure and mesh router failure. It scales to thousands of nodes with the lowest routing overhead in the industry, not exceeding 5% of available bandwidth regardless of network size, and is the industry's only purpose-built mesh routing protocol built on the important principal of optimizing client-server throughput.
Tropos™ mesh network OS allows many different user communities using a metro-scale Wi-Fi mesh network to each have their own private network, maximizing return on investment by leveraging the infrastructure investment and fixed costs across the highest possible number of users. It enables session-persistent client mobility across a metro-scale Wi-Fi mesh network, maintaining session persistence as users move throughput the coverage area.
Tropos Control
Tropos Control is a powerful element manager, allowing network operators to perform a plethora of important functions, including over the air configuration and updates of Tropos™ mesh network routers, whole network performance monitoring and statistical capture. The centralized management capabilities of Tropos Control minimize network management and operations costs.
Tropos™ Mesh Network Routers
Sporting the industry’s best Wi-Fi receive sensitivity and powerful 2.4 GHz radios, the Tropos 5210 outdoor mesh router and Tropos 3210 indoor mesh router can be deployed in the industry’s lowest node density, providing the most economical way to implement a high-performance metro-scale Wi-Fi network. Each Tropos™ mesh network router provides wireless connectivity to standard 802.11b/g clients and extends the coverage area of the metro-scale Wi-Fi network.
The ruggedized and weatherized Tropos 5210 is NRTL certified for outdoor installation. It can be mounted on external structures such as buildings or lampposts in under 15 minutes by a trade-level worker with one tool.
The Tropos 3210 extends the metro-scale Wi-Fi coverage area indoors, providing the same high performance, scalability, metro-scale mobility and multi-use network capability as the Tropos 5210 to hard-to-wire indoor environments.
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