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June 20, 2007
Cisco Brings Indoor Wi-Fi Solution Outdoors
By Niladri Sekhar Nath TMCnet Contributing Editor
In a bid to help cable operators extend indoor Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi
) to outdoor mesh networks in municipalities, tourism centers, small businesses and universities in North America, Cisco has introduced Cisco Cable ServiceMesh solution, reportedly the industry's first integrated, end-to-end wireless architecture.
) to outdoor mesh networks in municipalities, tourism centers, small businesses and universities in North America, Cisco has introduced Cisco Cable ServiceMesh solution, reportedly the industry's first integrated, end-to-end wireless architecture.
ServiceMesh helps operators quickly deploy various value-added, revenue-generating services via a single network infrastructure. With the help of Cisco Cable ServiceMesh solution, cable operators can create new revenue opportunities by deploying an outdoor wireless mesh solution that uses existing infrastructure to expand their service offerings and their market reach.
The Cisco Cable ServiceMesh solution comes with Cisco Aironet 1520 Series Lightweight Outdoor Mesh Access Points, a new set of wireless access points with integrated Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) 2.0 cable interfaces.
) 2.0 cable interfaces. The solution incorporates Cisco Wireless Services Modules needed to build carrier-grade indoor and outdoor 802.11 wireless networks. Cisco Wireless Control System software offers wireless local area network (LAN) configuration, management, troubleshooting, and mobility services for the Cisco Cable ServiceMesh solution.
) configuration, management, troubleshooting, and mobility services for the Cisco Cable ServiceMesh solution.The Cisco Intelligent Services Gateway (News - Alert) simplifies the creation and speeds the delivery of advanced IP services over Cisco IP NGNs. The gateway has been designed to support both IP Multimedia Subsystem (News - Alert) (IMS) and non-IMS based applications.
services over Cisco IP NGNs. The gateway has been designed to support both IP Multimedia Subsystem (News - Alert) (IMS) and non-IMS based applications.The Cisco Cable ServiceMesh solution aims to offer pervasive wireless access and network services required for outdoor Wi-Fi networks. The network convergence layer of the Cisco IP NGN architecture facilitates convergence of disparate, service-specific networks to a single, more efficient and flexible IP-based infrastructure. With the Cisco IP NGN, service providers can deliver services more efficiently and show the way to support tomorrow's bandwidth-intensive municipal, residential and business services.
architecture facilitates convergence of disparate, service-specific networks to a single, more efficient and flexible IP-based infrastructure. With the Cisco IP NGN, service providers can deliver services more efficiently and show the way to support tomorrow's bandwidth-intensive municipal, residential and business services."Service providers can extend their existing network with an outdoor mesh and offer a multitude of services, not just to cities, but to educational and health care institutions, public utilities, convention centers and even to consumers," said Jeff Spagnola, vice president, service provider marketing at Cisco, in a statement."A well-planned outdoor wireless mesh network can address all customer groups and allow them to interact securely on the same network. The Cisco Cable ServiceMesh solution offers all that and more."
Niladri Sekhar Nath is a contributing writer for TMCnet covering telecommunications, service providers and networking
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