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Your wired networks have been designed to meet your needs and to
meet standards that assure they will continue to perform to your
requirements:
- Capacity
– for your current needs, and scalability to accommodate
future traffic increases
- Availability
– the network’s structure, reliability and repairability
make it consistently available
- Interoperability
– you expect that applications you implement now and in
the future will operate properly on your network
- Life cycle cost
– you have balanced your needs with economic realities,
especially the ongoing cost of maintenance and the inevitable
technology upgrades
As wireless technology, applications and devices continue to proliferate,
enterprises take advantage of the mobility and immediacy that wireless
offers. Networks are extended wirelessly to make mission-critical
enterprise applications available to mobile workers. Clearly,
your wireless infrastructure must meet the assurance criteria established
for your wired network.
However, because of the nature of wireless communications, there
is an additional criterion that must be considered.
- Coverage
– simply put, the radio frequency (RF) signals must reach
the areas of your building where the applications are to be used.
The propagation of RF inside buildings is a complex matter, depending
on the structure and construction materials, the nature of other
objects in the spaces such as office cubicle partitions, and special
structural features such as elevator shafts, stairwells and, in
hospitals, radiology suites with metallic walls. In addition,
the RF signal must reach the covered areas at sufficient power
that the applications and devices operate properly. For some wireless
applications, inadequate power will decrease the available data
rate for all users; this can cause critical applications to become
unusable. In some cases, notably voice over WLAN, the service
will not work at all.
It is a considerable challenge to engineer your wireless infrastructure
to meet wired standards and, in addition, provide the correct coverage
so that applications work reliably and efficiently in the spaces
required. Enterprises should recognize the need for carefully, precisely
engineered coverage to protect their investment in applications,
infrastructure and devices. For mission- or life-critical applications,
dependable wireless operation in all active spaces in the building
is essential.
The Converged Wireless solution
delivers guaranteed coverage in
buildings for mission- or life-critical applications. In order to
provide guarantees, InnerWireless invests substantial resources
in understanding your current and future wireless plan and the details
of your building, in analyzing and designing the infrastructure
employing the appropriate technology, and in installing and testing
in your facilities. This detailed and careful process allows InnerWireless
to offer a guarantee unique in the industry.
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