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Mesh Network Information

ArrowSpan Wireless Mesh Network Solutions (China)

Sept 2007

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Wireless Mesh Network Application

Most cost-effective private wireless network

Most Cost effective technology Fast Return on Investment Fast deployment

Wi-Fi Phone

Wi-Fi Service

Wi-Fi Phone

Portable Wi-Fi MA3100 Mesh Manager 5GHz

2.4GHz 2.4GHz 2.4GHz 2.4GHz 2.4GHz 2.4GHz 2.4GHz 2.4GHz 2.4GHz

5GHz 5GHz 5GHz 5GHz 5GHz 5GHz

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ArrowSpan Solutions

Fixed wireless mesh network for Wi-Fi (Rural, Suburb, Metro) and special application services (surveillance, RFI D warehousing,...) Mobile wireless mesh network for mobile application (900MHz/ 700MHz, i.e. military) Switching wireless backhaul offers high speed packet relay Cost effective design supports mass deployment Layer 2.5 software design provides compatibility to existing network device Layer 2.5 software design maintains critical features provided by Atheros driver Layer 2.5 software design supports user friendly single I P network management

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Software Features

Spectrum & Standard: Support 5GHz/4.9GHz/2.4GHz/900MHz spectrum and IEEE 802.11a/b/g QoS: IEEE 802.11e prioritized traffic control (WMM) provides quality of service for voice or video traffic Multiple SSID: Support up to 16 independently configurable Multiple SSIDs with VLAN tag, able to create

multiple independent secure networks serviced simultaneously.

VLAN: Support IEEE 802.1q VLAN Tags fully compatible with 3rd party standard equipments Remote Firmware: Smart Firmware Update – Update the entire mesh nodes with a single commend Fault Tolerance: Always Connect Protocol ensure every nodes on the mesh network is reachable and

manageable

Redundancy: Auto Failover Protocol create system redundancy for critical mesh link SNMP: Support SNMP v2c/v3, and private MIB Mesh Routing: Mesh nodes auto-discover, and self-healing mesh for network optimization Security: Support 128bit WPA/WPA-2 AES encryption, and legacy 64 bit WEP security Network Management: Single IP Mesh Network Management Point-to-Point Device Deployment Tools: Remote Antenna Locator (RAL) - Real time HTML GUI

indicator detect remote antenna, and Signal Strength Tuner (SST)- Fine tuning Antenna position to maximize node-to-node signal quality

User Adjustable Tx Power: Optimizing node-to-node RF quality Interoperability: Seamless interoperability with the 802.11 b/g clients

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Complete Mesh Routing Technology

Self-sustain, Auto-configuration, and Auto-healing

Internet Internet

Score: 5 Score: 5 Score: 8 Score: 5

Fault Tolerance and Redundancy Bandwidth & Load Balance

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High Hop Count Performance

Theoritical Mesh Performance

4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32

1 2 3 4 ArrowSpan Mesh Type 1 Mesh Type 2

<5 <7 9 14 28 Mesh Type 1 (1/n) <1 <3 7 14 28 Mesh Type 2 (1/2)n 28 28 28 28 28 ArrowSpan 4 3 2 1 Hop Count

(Hop Count) Throughput (Mbps)

Switched Wireless Mesh

performance is 5-20 times better than Type 1 Mesh (e.g. TROPOS, cisco, firetide) and Type 2 Mesh (e.g. Nortel)

High hop count capability

means significantly

• increases coverage area

per mesh network

• reduces installation cost
• simplifies network

management

(Mbps)

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Performance Test Result

2nd Hop

34Mbps

3rd Hop

32Mbps

4th Hop

30Mbps

5th Hop

29Mbps

Test results are not under

• ptimal scenario

due of some 5.8GHz interference in the environment.

Client Server

2nd Hop

34Mbps

3rd Hop

32Mbps

4th Hop

30Mbps

5th Hop

29Mbps

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Network Management

Features

• Single IP address for entire mesh network
• Http Web-server for configuration, topology, GPS, and

management

• Individual Node based TX/RX packet counter, User list,

MAC based filtering

• Routing channel selection and assignment
• Mesh Network Site survey to scan all available Nodes

In Progress Feature

• NMS Server management system
• Google Map and custom map based topology
• Statistic data monitoring: (packet, byte, error counters,

and link speed

• User based Node location tracking and traffic count
• Alarm based on node health check, mesh routing

change, and statistic counter

• Consider licensing Cognio spectrum analyzer

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ArrowSpan Wireless Mesh Network

MeshAP 3100

GPS Antenna IP67 RJ-45 Connector Membrane Vent Cap

N-type Antenna Connector (5GHz Backhaul) N-type Antenna Connector (5GHz Backhaul) N-type Antenna Connector (2.4GHz Client)

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MeshAP 3100 - Outdoor

Carrier Class Multi-Radio Wireless Mesh Network Access Point MA3100 Features

• Supports two 5.3/5.8GHz 802.11a and single 2.4GHz 802.11b/g
• Hardware-enhanced WEP/WPA AES, and MAC filtering AP security
• Point-to-multipoint antenna option: 23dBi, 26dBi, 29dBi directional antenna
• Point-to-point Antenna: (2x) detachable 5.3 – 5.8 GHz 8 dBi Omni-directional

antennas

• (1x) detachable 2.4GHz 8 dBi Omni-directional antenna or adjustable 90-180

degree 29dBi patch antenna

• (1x) GPS antenna provides location information
• 4.9GHz for licensed band (optional)
• Layer 2.5 mesh routing, POP (Predictable Optimum Path) intelligent routing

algorithm, fast packet switching on mesh link traffic

• (1x) 10/100 Ethernet Port to connect with existing network infrastructure

(3rd-party router/gateway/access server/application server)

• Web server and SNMP management
• PoE (power over Ethernet) support (on WAN port)
• Typical power consumption = 15W
• Level pole, vertical pole, and wall mounting
• IP66 waterproof certification
• Industrial grade operating temperature -40°F to 131°F (-40°C to 55 °C)

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Wireless Bridging Application

Point-to-Point and Point-to-multipoint

Internet MB2600/ MA3100 Mesh Manager

Rural Area

MA3100 (Manual Mode)

High Gain Directional Antenna

Mesh Station MA3100 MA3100 MA3100

2.4GHz 2.4GHz 5GHz 5GHz 5GHz 5GHz

~km @54Mbps*

5GHz

* For detail of Tx Power, Antenna, and Distance, check the RF Table on Slide 6

In a point-to-point bridging scenario, a MB2600 or MA3100 Series can be used to extend a network distance by using high gain directional antennas

Point-to-point Point-to-multipoint

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Ethernet (RJ-45)

RJ-45

Fault-tolerance

Point-to-point Bridging Application

Internet MB2600/MA3100 Mesh Manager

MA3100 (Manual Mode)

High Gain Directional Antenna

Mesh Station

5GHz 5GHz

MB2600/MA3100 Mesh Manager Broken Link

Backup Link

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Fault-tolerance is critical under the point-to-point bridging scenario. Multiple MeshAP Managers and Stations could be setup to backup the vital link between the link.

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Tx Power Option (point-to-point antenna) 1/2

Product: MA3100-AX / MB2600-AX [5.745-5.825GHz]

MA3100-AX / MB2600-AX [5.745-5.825GHz] 19dBi 23dBi 26dBi 29dBi

Wireless Rate (Throughput)

Tx Power

18dBm 2.6 km 4.9 km 7.7 km 12Km 19dBm 2.9 km 5.3 km 8.1 km 13 km 20dBm 3.1 km 5.7 km 8.8 km 14 km 21dBm 3.4 km 6.1 km 9.6 km 15 km 22dBm 3.6km 6.6 km 10.2 km 16 km 18dBm 3.4 km 6.1 km 9.6 km 15 km 19dBm 3.6 km 6.5 km 10.3 km 16.2 km 20dBm 3.9 km 7.0 km 11km 17.5 km 21dBm 4.2 km 7.7 km 12 km 18.7 km 22dBm 4.6 km 8.3 km 13 km 20 km 23dBm 5 km 9 km 14 km 21.5 km 18dBm 5.3 km 9.5 km 15 km 23 km 19dBm 5.7 km 10.3 km 16.2 km 25 km 20dBm 6.1 km 11.1 km 17.5 km 27 km 21dBm 6.6 km 12 km 19 km 29 km 22dBm 7.1 km 13 km 20.2 km 31 km 23dBm 7.6 km 14 km 21.5 km 33.5 km 24dBm 8.2 km 15 km 23 km 36 km 25dBm 9 km 16 km 24.5 km 39 km 18dBm 6.7 km 12 km 18.5 km 30 km 19dBm 7.1 km 13 km 20 km 32 km 20dBm 7.7 km 14 km 22 km 34 km 21dBm 8.3 km 15.2 km 24 km 36 km 22dBm 8.9 km 16.5 km 25.5 km 39 km 23dBm 9.5 km 17.7 km 27 km 42 km 24dBm 10.2 km 19 km 29 km 45 km 25dBm 11 km 20 km 31 km 48 km 26dBm 12 km 21.5 km 33 km 52 km 27dBm 13 km 23 km 35 km 57 km

36Mbps (20Mbps) 24Mbps (13Mbps) Antenna Gain

Maximum Node-to-Node Distance

54Mbps (30Mbps) 48Mbps (27Mbps)

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Tx Power Option (point-to-multipoint antenna) 2/2

Product: MA3100-AX / MB2600-AX [5.745-5.805GHz]

MA3100-AX / MB2600-AX [5.745-5.805GHz, 8dBi ANT-ODA5108 antenna]

54Mbps (30Mbps) 48Mbps (27Mbps) 36Mbps (20Mbps) 24Mbps (13Mbps) 18Mbps (10Mbps) 18dBm (63mW)

450 m 600 m 980 m 1,250m 1,700 m

19dBm (79mW)

500 m 650 m 1,050m 1,350 m 1,800 m

20dBm (100mW)

550 m 700 m 1,150 m 1,450 m 1,950 m

21dBm (126mW)

600 m 770 m 1,250 m 1,550 m 2,100 m

22dBm (159mW)

650 m 840 m 1,350 m 1,700 m 2,250 m

23dBm (200mW)

700 m 910 m 1,450 m 1,800 m 2,450 m

24dBm (251mW)

N/A

980 m 1,550 m 1,950 m 2,600 m

26dBm (398mW)

N/A N/A

1,800 m 2,250 m 3,000 m

28dBm (631mW)

N/A N/A N/A

2,600 m 3,500 m

Tx Power

Maximum Node-to-Node Distance

Wireless Rate (Throughput)

*Distance Data based on non-interference environment