Vertical Design Guides - Warehouse and Manufacturing
Priority by Category
| Criteria | Requirements | |
|---|---|---|
| Coverage | • Ability to cover very large foot print buildings • Ability to penetrate steel racks, machinery and conveyor systems • Ability to automatically adjust to changing stock densities | • High gain directional antennas to cover large open spaces and penetrate cage-like environments • Automatic or manual RF cell sizing • Automatic and dynamic Channel Assignment |
| Mobility | • Seamless user roaming for scanners and voice applications | • Less than 60mSec handoff time between radios • Layer 3 roaming to preserve application sessions across layer 3 boundaries |
| Performance | • Stable, reliable connections | • Ability to handle multipath rich environments • (in last bullet)Sharp Cell features to reduce interference • Multiple Radio Coverage to avoid co-channel interference • Integrated Spectrum analyzer identifies potential interference |
| Security | • Government-grade security • Rogue AP and threat detection • Authentication and encryption • Per-user application control | • RADIUS authentication with WPA2 encryption • Rule-based filtering and Statefull firewall • Integrated Wi-Fi threat sensor • FIPS 140-2 certification |
| Resiliency | • High availability 24/7 lights out operation • Hardware resiliency • Software resiliency | • Multiple radios with 50% coverage overlap • Automatic Cell Sizing to cover offline radios • Failover Option - Primary/Standby Modes • Dual software images with rollback • Configuration auditing and backup • Active RF service health check with self correction |
| User Management | • Remote user monitoring and troubleshooting tools • User authentication • Allow contractor and guest-user access | • Per-user performance monitoring • Integrated packet capture • Multiple SSIDs • Multiple user profiles |
| Infrastructure | • Cabling • Flexible powering options • Support for Wireless Backhaul (Mesh) connections | • Single Cable Install • Reduced Gigabit Ethernet Switch Ports and cabling (Cat5/6) • AC and Power over Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet options • Redundant power • Integrated Wireless Bridging service |
| Environmental | • Ability to operate in dusty, high particulate environments • Ability to handle extreme temperature conditions • Ability to handle humid conditions | • Freezers • Ceiling • Produce • NEMA-3 Enclosure |
| Network Management | • Element management | • Common local, Web and centralized management • Automatic RF coverage & channel assignment • Leverage existing management tools (syslog, SNMP, etc.) |
| Upgradeability | • Multi-generational hardware platform • Future proof for 802.11n | • Modular hardware and software for in-field upgrades • Hardware headroom for future requirements • Design for 802.11n today |
Services
| Criteria | Requirements | |
|---|---|---|
| Planning | • Real world (non-predictive) site surveys | • Site surveys conducted with actual product • Test both signal (RSSI) and data throughput • Coverage guarantee |
| Installation | • Simplified installation • Multiple mounting options | • Single Day installation • No need for Professional Services to install • "3" clicks or less to install a device • Automatic configuration • I-Beam, wall and ceiling mounting options • Dust enclosures • Ceiling fan like drop down mounting options |
| Verification | • Post-installation verification | • Re-run live site survey with throughput testing to verify design |
Application Priority by Category
| Criteria | Requirements | |
|---|---|---|
| Barcode Scanners | • Calculated Connections per Second (CPS) • Calculated Concurrent Connections (CC) | • Achieve desired CPS and CC • 100K average TCP throughput for barcode telnet sessions • End to End wired and wireless QoS to differentiate service levels |
| Inventory and Manufacturing Applications | • Calculated Connections per Second (CPS) • Calculated Concurrent Connections (CC) | • 500K average TCP throughput for file downloads • End to End wired and wireless QoS to differentiate service levels |
| Location Tracking | • Asset or inventory location tracking | • Real time location tracking • Ability to use active 802.11 tags |
| Voice over Wi-Fi | • Calculated Busy Hour Call Attempts (BHCA) • Calculated Busy Hour Call Completion (BHCC) at an acceptable Mean Opinion Score (MOS) | • Achieve desired BHCA/BHCC with MOS > 3.8 • Fast roaming – sub 60msec handoff • End to End wired and wireless QoS to differentiate service levels • Low latency and jitter |
| Video Surveillance | • Calculated Connections per Second (CPS) • Calculated Concurrent Connections (CC) | • 500K average TCP throughput for video streaming • End to End wired and wireless QoS to differentiate service levels |