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The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop Podcast – Ep. 20 900MHz or Bust!

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              On with the show! IWS Episode 20 – 900MHz or Bust

              • A little bit about 900MHz in general
                • ISM frequency space
                • 802.11 channel designations
                  • 902 – 928 MHz
                  • 1 MHz wide channels
                  • General dynamics of 900MHz
                    • distances/ranges
                    • Penetration values 
                    • Power consumption
                      • Esteem Horizon 900 radios
                        • Channel structure
                        • Channel widths
                          • 5, 10 and 20 MHz wide options
                          • Realistic bandwidth and constraints
                            • Up to 72mbps at 20 MHz wide channel
                            • OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing – I wanted to sound smart)
                            • Power
                              • 802.3at PoE+
                              • 12VDC Direct
                                • IndustrialMESH and path redundancy
                                  • What is IndustrialMESH?
                                  • How is it handled
                                    • Self-Healing, redundant, backup communication paths – Automatic Switching
                                    • Uses standard network Spanning Tree Protocol (STP, RSTP, MSTP)
                                    • Routes can be configured, controlled and prioritized by user or Auto-MESHing (“Rapid Ready” Mode of operation – similar to an ad-hoc network.)
                                    • Can this be configured dynamic or does it have to be manually configured/static. (See above)
                                      • Additionally, the MESH Bridge links can be individually configured for always up status or dynamically controlled based upon RSSI thresholds
                                        • Security
                                          • Proprietary communication protocol
                                          • Bridging
                                            • Encryption
                                              • WEP (64 or 128 bit)
                                              • TKIP
                                              • AES-CCMP (128 or 256 bit)
                                              • AP / Client Modes
                                                • WPA
                                                  • PSK 
                                                  • Enterprise 802.1x w/RADIUS
                                                  • WPA2
                                                    • PSK 
                                                    • Enterprise 802.1x w/RADIUS
                                                    • AP Router / Client
                                                      • Access Point Mode
                                                      • Client Mode
                                                      • Masquerade mode
                                                        • Access point mode
                                                        • Client client
                                                        • Station Bridge Mode
                                                          • Mobile Client – Bridge functionality
                                                          • Twin Bridge Mode
                                                            • Secondary Bridge/MESH network
                                                            • Common Hardware
                                                            • Isolated Traffic
                                                              • Wi-Fi HaLow 4 MHz wide broadcast
                                                              Esteem 5 MHz wide broadcast

                                                              • Compare/contrast how Esteem works vs Wi-Fi HaLow
                                                                • Frequency utilization
                                                                • Efficiency
                                                                • What it looks like in spec-an
                                                                  • Primary use cases / verticles
                                                                    • Agriculture
                                                                    • Water / Waste water systems
                                                                    • Mining
                                                                    • Oil & gas / Energy
                                                                    • Factory floor
                                                                    • AGV/Autonomous Vehicles
                                                                      • What other offerings does Esteem have?
                                                                        • Models/operation modes
                                                                        • Frequency usages
                                                                        • Use cases

                                                                          • Do you have ability to cover 5.9, plans for 6 GHz?

                                                                          With the  industrial verticals you guys operate in, what you see coming in the future of industrial wireless applications.

                                                                          If you would like to connect with Dan Tolley, Eric Marske or learn more about their employer, Esteem, then check the following:

                                                                          Dan Tolley – https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieltolley/ 

                                                                          Eric Marske – https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-marske-51029b21/ 

                                                                          Esteem  – https://esteem.com/ 

                                                                          If you would like to connect with Scott or learn more about his employer, Global Process Automation (GPA), then check the following:

                                                                          Scott McNeil – https://www.linkedin.com/in/americanmcneil/ 

                                                                          GPA – https://www.global-business.net/ 

                                                                          If you would like to connect with Jeremy or learn more about his employer, Prism Systems Inc, then check the following:

                                                                          Jeremy Baker – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyabaker/ 

                                                                          Prism Systems Inc – https://www.prismsystems.com/  

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