| 93 | | As WiFi has become an essential component of the communications infrastructure there are many applications that can take advantage of high radio count access points. Below is a brief list of benefits and advantages of high radio count access points: |
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| 95 | | * Provide dedicated private and public radios on different frequency bands. |
| 96 | | * Support 2.4G, 4.9G (public safety) and 5.8G bands simultaneously. |
| 97 | | * Allows use of multiple radios with sectored antennas (ie. 45 degree x 8 radios) to increase both transmit and receive ranges. Note that using a high power radio only increases the transmit range so this doesn't provide any benefit when talking to standard clients (ie. cellphones, tablets, etc.). |
| 98 | | * Monitor WiFi traffic on multiple channels/frequencies simultaneously. |
| 99 | | * Mesh networks with dedicated front & back hauls for increased performance. |
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| | 95 | WiFi has become an essential component to the communications infrastructure and there are many applications that can take advantage of high radio count access points. Below is a brief list of these applications: |
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| | 97 | * Provide dedicated private and open public networks on different frequency bands. |
| | 98 | * Support 2.4G, 4.9G (public safety), 5.8G and other bands simultaneously. |
| | 99 | * Utilize multiple radios with sectored antennas (ie. 45 degree antenna x 8 radios) to increase both transmit and receive ranges. Note that using a high power radio only increases the transmit range so this doesn't provide any benefit when talking to standard clients (ie. cellphones, tablets, etc.). A high gain antenna amplifies both when transmitting and receiving. |
| | 100 | * WiFi monitor/sniffer applications covering multiple channels/frequencies simultaneously. |
| | 101 | * Mesh networks with dedicated front & back hauls for increased performance. |
| | 102 | * Full featured APs with a combination of WiFi, cellular, satellite and other wireless technologies. |
