Installation Instructions

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Figure 3. Typical point-to-multipoint networking architecture

FluidMAX is based on a centralized Media Access Control (MAC)

protocol. It allows point-to-multipoint networks to be created by facilitating

quick, reliable communications between Fluidmesh radio transceiver units

that are part of the same network. Using FluidMAX technology, a

Fluidmesh unit can be used as the center point of a star topology in a

point-to-multipoint network arrangement using sector antennas, or using

antenna splitters connected to more than one directional antenna. The

Fluidmesh unit at the center of the star topology is assigned a Master role,

co-ordinating communications to and from all other units (which are

assigned Slave roles). Assuming a default communication channel width

of 40 MHz, the MAC protocol used by FluidMAX is capable of supporting

data throughput of up to 150 Mb/s.

Provided that the sum of the data throughput requirements of all slave

units in the star topology is less than or equal to 150 Mb/s, FluidMAX

technology allows an increased data throughput rate per slave unit. This

allows the number of installed slave units to be reduced.

FluidMAX operates automatically and is fully integrated within the mesh

network architecture. By continuously monitoring the network topology,

installed Fluidmesh units are able to automatically use the FluidMAX MAC

protocol, or remain in the initial mesh operating mode. No additional

configuration is needed to enable the FluidMAX features, as the

communication protocol is automatically chosen by FluidMAX, based on

the detected network topology.

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