FMC 2000 Firetide Mobility Controller

FMC 2000 – Maintain network connectivity while traveling at speeds up to 100 mph across multiple

HotPort® mesh networks and IP domains.

Multi-Service Mobility

Mobility is characterized by the following requirements: A) High performance at high speeds, and B) Seamless roaming across multiple networks. Firetide Mobility Controller (FMC 2000) is the control center that delivers this high-speed infrastructure mobility, and seamless client roaming. The controller software is a rack-mountable hardware appliance that integrates into an existing IT infrastructure. FMC 2000 provides management and control path functions for mobility without interfering with the data path.

Reliable Connectivity at 100 mph

With the Firetide Mobility Controller, Ethernet enabled devices such as network video cameras, Wi-Fi access points and laptop computers maintain network connectivity while traveling at speeds up to 100 mph across multiple HotPort mesh networks and IP domains. This enables a variety of exciting new applications not possible with static Ethernet networks.

Highly Scalable Infrastructure

A single FMC 2000 is capable of supporting the following:

* Up to 64 meshes or 2048 static nodes (spread over 64 meshes).

* Up to 1024 mobile nodes across all meshes.

* Up to 32 mobile nodes per static node.

Dynamic Mesh Networking

Unlike other Wi-Fi based wireless meshes, HotPort mesh networks are dynamic by design, allowing for automatic and instantaneous connection and reconnection of mesh nodes to the network. The FMC 2000 maintains the mobile node configuration and simplifies it.

Firetide’s patented AutoMeshTM platform makes the mesh fully self-forming and selfhealing, to afford rapid deployment and dependable operation for both static and mobile mesh infrastructures. In addition to ensuring a reliable, self-configuring and self-healing wireless network, it also provides the added benefit of mobility.

A HotPort mesh node instantly associates and re-associates with the mesh network as it travels within range of other static and dynamic mesh nodes.

Mobile Network Redundancy

Firetide mobility solution offers multiple levels of redundancy including FMC 2000 redundancy, gateway server redundancy, mobile node (on vehicle) and static node redundancy. This eliminates any single points of failure in the network and circumvents any temporary RF impediments.

Mobility Visual View

The management of the FMC 2000 is via Firetide’s HotView Pro[tm] network management software. In addition to the FCAPS functionality, the HotView Pro allows an administrator to represent a graphical view of the mobility network.