I guess you'll have to learn more about Mesh because if you did you would not say that a dedicated backhaul and microcell approach gives the same functionality. Sure a dedicated backhaul and microcell are fine because that is what people have been building since forever.
Mesh handles routing issues and requires routed networks. Is that the problem you see? Lonnie On 2/23/06, Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > First off, don't. Mesh is all the rage today. Just like hotspots were a > couple of years ago. Mesh and muni are often rolled out in the same > sentence. Show me ONE that's working correctly past the 6 to 12 month > stage...... > > Having said that, you can still give them the same functionality. > > Use a dedicated backhaul system. Trango, Airaya, Canopy, Alvarion, pick > your high end ptmp system. Use that to feed micro cell wifi deployments > that are down at street level. > > Same functionality, greater flexibility, MUCH better scalability and, I > believe, much better stability. > > That help? > Marlon > (509) 982-2181 Equipment > sales > (408) 907-6910 (Vonage) Consulting services > 42846865 (icq) And I run > my own wisp! > 64.146.146.12 (net meeting) > www.odessaoffice.com/wireless > www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: ISPlists > To: isp-wireless@isp-wireless.com ; 'WISPA General List' > Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 2:32 PM > Subject: [WISPA] Mesh Equipment > > Does anyone have a good recommendation on some Mesh equipment. I have a > small town that wants to provide Internet access to the entire town and I'm > thinking of using mesh technology. Any ideas would be great. > > Thanks, > Steve > > ________________________________ > > > -- > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > -- > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > -- Lonnie Nunweiler Valemount Networks Corporation http://www.star-os.com/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/