What type of 4.9GHz gear... point to point, point to multipoint, mesh? Motorola makes 4.9GHz gear for all of those applications... Proxim has it for point to point and point to multipoint... I think Firetide has 4.9GHz Mesh... Redline has a point to point radio I believe...
Daniel White 3-dB Networks http://www.3dbnetworks.com >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >Behalf Of Josh Luthman >Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 12:25 PM >To: [email protected]; WISPA General List >Subject: Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from >Station to Cruiser > >Who makes 4.9 gear and what would you need in the police cruiser? > >On 10/17/09, Scott Carullo <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I myself would look into 4.9 or other licensed spectrum. Then you >could >> have gear on one tower and service the whole area... >> >> Scott Carullo >> Brevard Wireless >> 321-205-1100 x102 >> -------- Original Message -------- >>> From: "3-dB Networks" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 1:46 PM >>> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from >> Station toCruiser >>> >>> IMHO, the only way to do something like this where the office is >mobile >> is >>> with cellular service (although he will need to VPN back to the >Police >> HQ) >>> or to use a Mesh network designed for mobility (since 802.11G tends >to >> fall >>> apart past 30MPH or so). >>> >>> Unless this city want's to make a major investment in Mesh... I'd >tell >> him >>> to stick with the cellular air cards (Verizon, AT&T, whatever) and be >> done >>> with it. Hacking together a solution is probably more effort than >its >>> worth, and there could be theoretical consequences if the network >> doesn't >>> operate correctly. >>> >>> I'm still nowhere close to being able to offload this... but down the >> pipe I >>> know of a city that is replacing their MOTOMESH Solo network with >> MOTOMESH >>> Duo... so those nodes would probably be cheap... and it allows the >cop >> cards >>> to go up to 144MPH in the Mesh and still stay connected (its actually >> really >>> cool technology developed for the US Military... but the most it can >do >> is >>> T1 speeds) >>> >>> Daniel White >>> 3-dB Networks >>> http://www.3dbnetworks.com >>> >>> >>> >-----Original Message----- >>> >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >On >>> >Behalf Of Robert West >>> >Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 9:05 AM >>> >To: WISPA General List >>> >Subject: [WISPA] Ideas on Police Department Wireless Link from >Station >>> >to Cruiser >>> > >>> >I got a call Friday afternoon from the police chief of a small >little >>> >spot >>> >in the road asking about the possibility of connecting his cruisers >to >>> >the >>> >station network via a wireless link. (He is the "Police Chief" but >I >>> >suspect he is also the entire police force) He said that the local >> Wal- >>> >Mart >>> >has agreed to donate to him a few of those little Acer 7" screen >>> >laptops, >>> >which are a big piece of crap from the number of repairs we've had >to >> do >>> >on >>> >them... Anyhow, he wants to be able to be in the cruiser and >connect >> to >>> >the >>> >network back at the station and use the websites from the Attorney >>> >General's >>> >office where he can run plates, drivers license info and also fill >out >>> >his >>> >reports. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >Here's the setup.. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >This Burg is a bit less than 2 miles long and about one and a half >> miles >>> >wide. The town hall is equivalent to a 4 story building and they >also >>> >have >>> >a water tower that looks to be 100 foot tall. The terrain is flat >as >>> >can be >>> >and they have the normal scattering of trees. The Town Hall and >water >>> >tower >>> >are the tallest structures by far aside from a large grain elevator >>> >right >>> >outside of town. Boy wants to connect to his network anywhere in >town >>> >from >>> >his cop-mobile as well as when he is at home, also within the town. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >We've done plenty of private networks but it's all been in the 2.4 >and >>> >5ghz >>> >band. He was thinking he could just throw up a 2.4ghz link and be >good >>> >but >>> >I told him to hold on, I didn't think he could broadcast the >Attorney >>> >Generals network to every antenna in town, I had to do some >research. >>> >So >>> >this, because of my utterly blatant laziness, is my research. J >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >Has anyone been down this path? What can we do and not do? >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >I have a meeting with the guy next Wednesday and want to have some >idea >>> >of >>> >what we're up against on this one. (Hopefully he doesn't recognize >me >>> >as >>> >the guy who took him to court over a ticket he wrote for a crooked >>> >license >>> >plate... I won that one by the way) >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >Thanks for any help! >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >Robert West >>> > >>> >Just Micro Digital Services Inc. >>> > >>> >740-335-7020 >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >>>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >-- >>> >-------- >>> >WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>> >http://signup.wispa.org/ >>> >>>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >-- >>> >-------- >>> > >>> >WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >>> > >>> >Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>> >http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> > >>> >Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >------ >> ---- >>> WISPA Wants You! 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