Wireless Access Points/Bridges

Part of the Cisco Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul solution, this entry-level wireless bridge enables backhauling of video, voice, and data. It provides a simple, out-of-thebox industrial-grade solution to create a reliable point-to-point wireless link with minimum installation time and maximum reliability. Featuring the same quality and reliability as all other Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul products, the Cisco FM Ponte Kit sets a new standard for reliability and ease of use in the point-to-point wireless market.

Prodigy 2.0 reliable wireless transmission for mission-critical applications

Our Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)-based transmission protocol is built to overcome the limits of standard 802.11-based wireless protocols and to deliver an infrastructure with a higher level of reliability. At the base of our innovative transmission protocol is a traffic optimization algorithm that allows every Cisco FM radio to assign a specific level of priority and reliability to every packet transmitted. The result is a better, more reliable multiservice wireless infrastructure.

Up to 50 Mbps of usable throughput, even in high-interference areas

Thanks to a 2x2 Multiple-Input, Multiple Output (MIMO) radio chip, the Cisco FM Ponte Kit is capable of delivering up to 50 Mbps of usable throughput, even in high-interference areas, at a distance of up to 3 miles in line of sight.

Web interface to configure, monitor and troubleshoot the wireless link

The Cisco FM Ponte Kit includes the FMQuadro web interface, which allows you to configure, monitor, and troubleshoot the wireless link in real time without any additional software. To simplify the configuration of the wireless network, the radio has a built-in spectrum analyzer and a real-time bandwidth-monitoring tool.

Easy installation

The IP66-rated Cisco FM Ponte Kit is designed for low visual impact and easy installation in harsh environments. To facilitate installation, it has a two-cord watertight cable gland with a standard NPT-1 thread. This feature allows you to run premade Cat5/6 shielded cables or conduit directly to the radio. The highly visible LEDs show you LAN activity and signal strength, and the low-power Power over Ethernet (PoE) injector enables an easy setup.

Industrial grade and low power consumption

With an operating temperature range between 32° to 122°F (0°C to 50°C) and wind survivability of 120 mph, the Cisco FM Ponte Kit is designed to operate in the toughest outdoor conditions. In addition, its low power consumption of 8W makes it extremely friendly to low-voltage power sources such as solar panels, wind turbines, and portable batteries.

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MPLS transmission protocol with intelligent QoS

The Cisco^®IR500 range extender provides unlicensed 902-928MHz, ISM-band IEEE 802.15.4g/e/v Wireless Personal-Area Network (WPAN) communications to diverse Internet of things (IoT) applications. It extends the range of the RF wireless mesh network, providing longer reach between WPAN endpoints and other WPAN networks. There are two products in the family: The IR529 and IR530. IR530 represents a high performance, new generation of the Cisco RF Mesh range extender.

The IR530 Range extenders take full advantage of world class Cisco networking expertise in IPv6, security. It provides an open, high performance RF mesh solution based on the following standards:

• IEEE 802.15.4 g/e/v
• IETF 6LoWPAN
• IETF Routing Protocol for Low Power and Lossy Networks (RPL)
• IETF Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP)

Solution overview

The IR530 are components of the Cisco Industrial IoT FAN Solution, which meets these challenges using designs from the industry-leading Cisco GridBlocks^™Architecture. A typical communications network for the distribution grid is a two-tier architecture with a Neighborhood Area Network (NAN) and a Wide Area Network (WAN).

The NAN connects smart endpoints via meshing and the mesh network is aggregated at an intelligent device such as Field Area Router (FAR) mounted on a pole top of in secondary substations. The WAN tier provides network connectivity from the FAR to the utility's control center, over either a public cellular network or Ethernet fiber network. For areas that need extended RF coverage, a range extender is deployed rather than another CGR to increase the field RF coverage at lower cost.

The Cisco FAN solution comprises important elements as shown below:

• Cisco Resilient Mesh End point reference design, which provide Resilient Mesh connectivity to end points such as DA devices, sensors and smart meters.
• Cisco IR509 or IR510 (DA gateway).
• Cisco IR529 or IR530 (Range extender).
• Cisco 1000 Series Industrial IoT Routers providing FAR capabilities.
• Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers providing Headend Router (HER) capabilities.
• Cisco IoT Field Network Director and Industrial Operations Kit for network management.

The Cisco® Industrial Wireless 3700 (IW3700) Series Access Points deliver industry-leading performance and a high-density experience for industrial and outdoor use. The IW3700 offers industrial-grade environmental qualifications while providing higher speeds for video and other bandwidth-intensive applications and extending support to a new generation of Wi-Fi clients, such as smartphones, tablets, and high-performance laptops that have integrated 802.11ac support.

In its first implementation, 802.11ac Wave 1 provides a rate of up to 1.3 Gbps, roughly triple the rates offered by today's high-end 802.11n access points. This provides the necessary foundation for industrial, enterprise, and service provider networks to stay ahead of the performance, and bandwidth expectations and needs of their wireless users.

Due to its convenience, wireless access is increasingly the preferred form of network connectivity for industrial users. Along with this shift, there is an expectation that wireless should not slow down users' day-to-day work but should enable a high- performance experience while allowing users to move freely around the corporate environment.

The IW3700 offers a scalable and secure mesh architecture for high-performance Wi-Fi services.

The Cisco® Industrial Wireless 3700 (IW3700) Series Access Points deliver industry-leading performance and a high-density experience for industrial and outdoor use. The IW3700 offers industrial-grade environmental qualifications while providing higher speeds for video and other bandwidth-intensive applications and extending support to a new generation of Wi-Fi clients, such as smartphones, tablets, and high-performance laptops that have integrated 802.11ac support.

In its first implementation, 802.11ac Wave 1 provides a rate of up to 1.3 Gbps, roughly triple the rates offered by today's high-end 802.11n access points. This provides the necessary foundation for industrial, enterprise, and service provider networks to stay ahead of the performance, and bandwidth expectations and needs of their wireless users.

Due to its convenience, wireless access is increasingly the preferred form of network connectivity for industrial users. Along with this shift, there is an expectation that wireless should not slow down users' day-to-day work but should enable a high- performance experience while allowing users to move freely around the corporate environment.

The IW3700 offers a scalable and secure mesh architecture for high-performance Wi-Fi services.

The Cisco® Industrial Wireless 3700 (IW3700) Series Access Points deliver industry-leading performance and a high-density experience for industrial and outdoor use. The IW3700 offers industrial-grade environmental qualifications while providing higher speeds for video and other bandwidth-intensive applications and extending support to a new generation of Wi-Fi clients, such as smartphones, tablets, and high-performance laptops that have integrated 802.11ac support.

In its first implementation, 802.11ac Wave 1 provides a rate of up to 1.3 Gbps, roughly triple the rates offered by today's high-end 802.11n access points. This provides the necessary foundation for industrial, enterprise, and service provider networks to stay ahead of the performance, and bandwidth expectations and needs of their wireless users.

Due to its convenience, wireless access is increasingly the preferred form of network connectivity for industrial users. Along with this shift, there is an expectation that wireless should not slow down users' day-to-day work but should enable a high- performance experience while allowing users to move freely around the corporate environment.

The IW3700 offers a scalable and secure mesh architecture for high-performance Wi-Fi services.