Firetide introduction-2011
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This document provides an overview of Firetide Wireless and their product portfolio. Firetide is a leading provider of wireless mesh infrastructure headquartered in California. They are the #1 provider of wireless video surveillance mesh networks in the Americas. The document reviews Firetide's market position and leadership, compares wireless infrastructure options, highlights key trends, and introduces their portfolio of wireless mesh, point-to-point, WLAN, and mobility products as well as professional services.
Firetide introduction-2011
- 1. 1 Opportunities with Firetide Wireless Infrastructure Technology, Applications, Market Trends
- 2. 2 Objectives Firetide’s market position Review wireless options & their differentiators Highlight trends is wireless infrastructure Introduce Firetide’s product portfolio Working together
- 3. 3 Firetide Snapshot Headquartered in Los Gatos, CA Leading provider of wireless infrastructure mesh and broadband access networks Market leader in wireless infrastructure for public safety video surveillance Technology leader through continued innovation Over 2000 installations in 40 countries
- 5. 5 #1 in Video Wireless Mesh in Americas IMS Research report on wireless video surveillance Firetide is #1 market share in wireless mesh #3 in the overall market (mesh, PtP, PtMP)
- 6. 6 IMS: Three Large & Fast Growing Markets Government Transportation Commercial
- 8. 8 Wireless Infrastructure Topologies Point to Multi-Point Point to Point Multi-Point to Multi-Point (Mesh) Wi-Fi Access
- 9. 9 Why is Redundancy Important? Wireless gear is very reliable…. …but it is frequently installed on light poles which aren’t
- 10. 10 Not All ‘Wireless Mesh’ Created Equal
- 11. 11 Imagine a Traditional Wired Switch (Wired Ethernet infrastructure) Most efficient mesh utilizes L2 distributed wireless switch architecture
- 12. 12 Now, Give Each Port Wireless Capability (Wired Ethernet infrastructure)
- 13. 13 Separate the Ports… (Wired Ethernet infrastructure) Bingo, a Virtual Ethernet Switch!
- 14. 14 Metro-scale Mesh Networks Wi-Fi access Radiological or chemical threat detection Gun-shot detection
- 15. 15 Key Technology Differentiators Customer Benefit Infrastructure Mesh Mesh AP PtP PtMP Scalability for video Security Infrastructure Mobility Backhaul requirement Every 10-15 hops Every 2-3 hops Every link Every base station Investment Protection Indoor and outdoor, multiple applications (data, video, voice) Indoor and outdoor, access point based, data support only Outdoor only, complex network management, no scalability Outdoor only, complex network management, limited scalability
- 16. 16 Wireless Infrastructure Applications & Trends
- 18. 18 Infrastructure Mobility 30 fps video at 60 mph with zero packet loss
- 19. 19 Mobility Goes Beyond Public Transit Consideration for 95% of mesh projects Commercial, public safety, mines, prisons, etc.
- 21. 21 Utilities: Mesh for WAN/Physical Security
- 22. 22 900 MHz to MIMO Mesh 900 MHz connection to well sites MIMO backbone to interconnect facilities (100+ Mbps)
- 23. 23 WLAN & Mesh Coming Together
- 25. 25 HotPoint Access HotClient CPE HotView Pro Network Management Software Hardware Platforms Professional Services Site Survey Design Installation Commissioning Knowledge transfer Training HotPort Infrastructure Mesh Integrated Video Solution Wireless Bridge WLAN Controller Mobility Controller Product & Service Portfolio
- 26. 26 Model Form factor Application Deployment Radio MIMO? HotPort 7000 Fixed; Mobility; 900 MHz Indoor & outdoor Single & dual radio MIMO available Firetide IVS- 100 (7000 mesh) Fixed; Mobility Outdoor only Single & dual radio MIMO available Wireless Infrastructure Mesh: Core
- 27. 27 Firetide Infrastructure Mesh • Throughput, reliability and security of wire • Up to 300 Mbps outdoors/400 Mbps indoors in PtP • 100-150 Mbps sustained over multiple hops • Fiber-equivalent 0.9 ms latency per hop • Typical ranges: .5 – 5 miles • Up to 12-15 miles (w/ specialized antennas) • Convenient upgrade path • From non-MIMO to MIMO • From single radio to dual-radio
- 28. 28 Point-to-Point: Stepping Stone to Mesh Model Form factor Capacity Radio Power MIMO? FWB-100 35 Mbps Single radio PoE only No MIMO FWB-200 150 Mbps Single radio (+ backup radio) PoE; DC MIMO HotPort 7000 300 Mbps Dual radio DC MIMO
- 29. 29 WLAN: AP, CPE, WLAN Controller Model Form factor Standard Radio Deployment MIMO? HotPoint 4000 AP 802.11b/g Single radio Indoor & outdoor No MIMO HotPoint 5000 AP 802.11a/b/g/n Dual radio Indoor & outdoor MIMO HotClient 2000 CPE 802.11a/b/g Single radio Indoor & outdoor Firetide WLAN Controller Supports both 4000 & 5000
- 30. 30 Firetide WLAN Solution Simple to buy, deploy & manage • WLAN Controller, all included: security, policy, mobility • Plug-and-play setup & management Performance & reliability • Enterprise-grade capacity and scalability Attractive margin structure Sold exclusively through the channel • Leverages Firetide mesh For cost-effective & reliable backhaul
- 31. 31 Firetide Professional Services Turn Key Solution • Adaptable – from site survey to complete turnkey • Flexible – project based • Firetide will provide an estimate for both labor and equipment • Local Firetide team will facilitate