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Mission-Critical
Client\Server Applications
From healthcare
to small business, the benefits of making applications
mobile is obvious and highly desired. However, in most cases,
client-server applications are originally written for wired
(Ethernet) networks and then ported to a wireless environment.
These applications are often "stateful," meaning they expect
a constant state of connectivity, which is assumed in a
wired environment. They may also place high demands on
throughput, which isn't typically a problem for today's
wired networks. They are developed without taking into
consideration the unique challenges and limitations of
wireless technology.
Unfortunately,
designing wireless networks with this same reliability and
robustness of a wired network is very difficult.
Numerous issues can affect a user's connection, resulting in
anything from slow performance to application crashes
including:
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Interference
from the co-channel interference of too many
internal access points transmitting with too much power
in the same area.
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Interference
from external access points, especially in multi-tenant
buildings.
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Interference
from non-Wi-Fi devices such as cordless phones,
microwaves, Bluetooth devices, video cameras, etc.
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Dead spots
in coverage areas as a result of poor signal strength or
low SNR (Signal-to-Noise ratio).
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Near-far
issues, hidden nodes, multipath, and other common
wireless-specific problems.
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Too much
demand from wireless users in a given area, overloading
the available access points.
Professional-grade wireless
site surveys identify these issues. Rather than
just check for strong signal strength throughout a site,
proper surveys identify a signal's viability, locate sources
of interference, test data rates and throughput, and account
for capacity as well as coverage. RF
spectrum analysis is
performed to identify non-Wi-Fi inference at the physical
layer, and everything is explained in detailed deliverables.
Often, when an end-user is experience poor performance, it
is difficult to know if it is due to the application or the
environment. Sometimes the wireless network is blamed
when the root problem exists elsewhere. Finger
pointing between the application developers and the network
administrators begins, and until facts are obtained, the
issues continue. In these circumstances, having an
experience networking expert with the proper tools and
training is required.
C3-Wireless engineers have many years of
troubleshooting these
types of environments. Our
references back up
our track record for resolving latency-sensitive,
mission-critical wireless networking issues in a timely and
professional manner, which is the foundation for our
success.
For more
information, please call us today at
800-769-1132
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Other Wireless Solutions
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Wireless Voice over IP (wVoIP)
wVoIP systems
are the "killer app" of wireless networking and offer
enormous benefits. However they are also one of the
most demanding and difficult solutions to implement.
Systems such as Vocera or phones from Cisco or SpectraLink
need stellar coverage and must also consider capacity
issues. Poorly implemented solutions result in
unacceptable sound quality. Too few access points can
result in dead spots and dropped calls, while too many
access points can cause co-channel interference...
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Manufacturing
Manufacturing is
one of the verticals to benefit most from wireless
networking. Materials handling, inventory and asset
management using wands, scanners and imagers can
significantly increase accuracy, efficiency and
productivity. However, due to the constantly changing
environment, large amounts of highly absorptive and
reflective material, heavy machinery and the need for high
levels of mobility...

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Wireless Bridge Links
Once an
organization has grown to the point of needing connectivity
between multiple buildings, providing reliable and
affordable data throughput becomes a challenge.
Monthly charges from poor performing dedicated leased lines
make implementing a direct link highly attractive.
However, the cost of running fiber or other wired solution
is often cost prohibitive, making a wireless bridge link an
viable alternative. Because these backbone links must
be highly reliable, the need for a well-implemented wireless
network is critical...

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Education
From K-12 to
college campuses, laptops have become commonplace with
students and teachers. Whether for Internet access
across an entire campus, or connectivity for client-server
applications, wireless networking has become a fixture for
education, in lieu of enduring the expense and
disruptiveness of physically cabling the facilities...
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Hotels/Hospitality
From 5-star
resorts to budget hotels, guests expect nothing less today
than Internet connectivity. To remain competitive,
hotels must offer this service in not only their conference
rooms, but throughout the entire facilities. Wireless
networks make this possible in an affordable way, without
the burden of wiring every room. Designing these
systems to provide the required coverage and reliability
needed can be achieved on almost any budget...

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Indoor and Outdoor Mesh
Mesh networks
replace the standard wired backhaul to connect access points
together with a wireless connection and offer self-healing
and dynamic route optimization capabilities to offer a
simple and cost-effective solution for deployment.
Outdoor wireless Mesh solutions allow government agencies to
minimize capital, deployment, and operational expenses when
deploying high-performance broadband to improve services for
employees and local residents...

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Government and Military
Government and
Military organizations see numerous benefits from wireless
networks. Implementations have unique restrictions
such as FIPS 140.2 security standards, etc. that require
careful navigation from knowledgeable professionals to
ensure regulatory compliance. With numerous references
from organizations such as the Dept. of Energy, Dept. of
Agriculture, and the US Army Reserve, we can ensure
successful and reliable implementations.

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Real-time Location Systems (RTLS)
From high-value
asset tracking, IT management, and location-based security
to Enhanced 911 services, asset management, and workflow
automation, Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) can
simultaneously track the physical location (within a few
meters) of thousands of devices from within a WLAN
infrastructure. Historical location information can be
used for location trending, rapid problem resolution, and RF
capacity management. However, to obtain such high
resolution results, advanced wireless site surveys must be
performed...

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Custom Solutions
What happens
when a $60 million home built like a castle needs a wireless
network that provides the most advanced and challenging
services, including wVoIP, Real-time Location Tracking, and
home automation, all while being invisible to the users?
The builders turn to wireless experts to pull off the
near-impossible. Find out more about the process
behind this solution and others...
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