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Wireless Communication Solutions
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This page contains helpful resources for Oberon Partners. The documents on this page require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view. If you do not have Adobe Reader, please download it from Adobe by clicking here.
Enclosure and Antenna Resources
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Enclosure Selection Guide
A handy guide for selecting enclosures and antenna connectors for most manufacturer's access points. -
Oberon Wireless Mounting Solutions Presentation (.ppt) Solution provider presentation for using Oberon wireless access point mounting solutions.
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Improving Wireless Coverage and Gain (.pdf)
This paper describes how standard dipole antenna patterns are enhanced by mounting the antenna on an (electrically conductive) enclosure.
Wireless Site Survey Documentation Examples
Example RF coverage maps and terrain profile maps prepared from site surveys.
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University: Penn State University (.pdf)
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Medical: University Orthopedics Center (.pdf)
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Warehouse/ Logistics: Carlisle Syntec (.pdf)
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Retirement Community: Tel-Hai Retirement Community (.pdf)
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Metropolitan Building: Community College of Allegheny County (.pdf)
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Internet Hotspots: TA Travel Centers of America (.pdf)
Tech Notes
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AP Density Report (.pdf)
Access point density report compiled from over 2,000 aps and 30 million square feet of surveyed space.
Resource Links
Wireless Client Device Resources
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Client Manufacturer and ID
Use this site to identify the manufacturer of a wireless client device from the device's MAC address. -
CCX Compatible Devices
Use this site to identify client devices which can have their transmit power managed by Oberon's DOT11 Monitor™
Power over Ethernet (PoE) Resources
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802.3 AF classes & cable loss (.pdf)
A helpful guide to 802.3 AF classifications and cable loss..
WLAN White Papers
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Securing the Wireless LAN Installation (.pdf)
White paper that describes securing a Wireless LAN installation. Includes electronic security, physical security and antenna selections. -
Comparison of 3 vs 4 WLAN Channels Paper, Rev B (.pdf)
White paper that describes how Wireless LAN designers can deploy IEEE 802.11b networks with four minimally overlapping WLAN channels, instead of three non-overlapping channels. Includes calculation of Signal-to-Interference ratios and attainable WLAN data rates for various co-channel and adjacent channel configurations. -
Maximizing Wireless LAN Range by Exploiting Two Types of Antenna Diversity, Rev B (.pdf)
White paper that demonstrates the advantages in using both Spatial and Polarization Antenna diversity techniques when deploying a Wireless LAN. Analysis and simulations predict radio link range over various signal fading correlation values between diversity antennas -
Architecture & Predicted Performance of an IEEE 802.11b-like WMAN Transceiver at 5.8GHz (.pdf)
Conference paper that describes Oberon's custom UNII-Link Wireless LAN transceiver, built for a 2nd phase of an SBIR for the Army's CECOM research center. This paper reports on detailed measurements made with the 5.8 GHz UNII-Link to characterize a Near-Line-of-Sight radio link, typical of Wireless Local Loop applications. Presented at the 3rd IEEE Workshop on Wireless Local Area Networks, Boston, 2001
Case Studies
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MOBILE EDGE/ NEMA (.pdf)
Remote monitoring of Critical PlantMetrics using Mobile Edge