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4 Fluidmesh Architecture Overview
The FM3200 series can be used to create any kind of network architecture such as point-to-point
links and mesh networks. More-over, thanks to the innovative FluidMAX™ patent pending
technology, point-to-multipoint links can be created. This also gives to the user the ability to create
mixed networks architectures (shown in Figure 4.1) leading to higher performance and flexibility in
the deployment. In the following section we describe how to build point-to-point, point-to-
multipoint, and mesh networks with the Fluidmesh products.
Figure 4.1: General Network Architecture That Can Be Built Using a
Combination of FM Units
4.1 Point-to-Point Wireless Bridge
A wireless bridge enables two local networks (i.e., network segments) to communicate with each
other as depicted in Figure 4.2.
Figure 4.2: Point-To-Point Network Architecture