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4 Fluidmesh Architecture Overview
The FM4500 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 Fig. 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.
Fig. 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 Fig. 4.2.
Fig. 4.2 - Point-To-Point Network Architecture