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MP-422 Indoor Mobility Point®

The Trapeze Mobility Point™ (MP™) family of multi-function indoor access points provides access point wireless services for Trapeze Smart Mobile™ wireless networks.

Smart Mobile is the only WLAN architecture with intelligent switching, which combines both centralized and distributed data forwarding based on the requirements of the underlying application. Configured and controlled by Trapeze Mobility Exchange™ (MX™) controllers, MPs perform encryption and can also enforce policy and forward data, depending on the application needs. Smart Mobile WLANs can support the most demanding wireless applications indoors and outdoors, including voice over Wi-Fi for thousands of users, and are 802.11n ready without the need for expensive controller upgrades.

The Trapeze Networks indoor MP-422 is a new generation of intelligent access point that provides extended wireless coverage. It has dual radios (802.11a and 802.11b/g) featuring dual diversity antennas on both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. The MP features two 10/100 Fast Ethernet ports for redundant connectivity and 802.3af Power-over-Ethernet (PoE). Its enclosure intentionally resembles a smoke detector to minimize visibility. With no obvious hallmarks of an access point, the MP-422 is less likely to be tampered with, but also features a built-in Kensington lock system for added physical security.

Distributed forwarding can be enabled in the MP-422, resulting in optimized traffic flow, radically reduced latency, ultra high performance, and massive scalability. The MP-422 is simple to deploy, easy to manage, and supports any kind of service—data, voice and video—over Wi-Fi, automatically calculating the data integrity and RF signal strength of the wireless channel and continually tuning for optimal RF channel and transmit power, while enforcing the prioritization of delay-sensitive voice and other critical applications. Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) or SpectraLink Voice Priority (SVP) can be configured to ensure optimal QoS for voice traffic. Policies allow per user, protocol, or class-of-service (CoS) mapping.

In addition to traditional access point functionality, the MP-422 can also serve as an 802.11s Mesh AP, Mesh Point, Mesh Portal, or WDS Bridge to extend the reach of enterprise WLANs. Furthermore, the MP-422 can support such functionality in either point-to-point or point-to-multipoint topologies, allowing maximum flexibility within a mesh or bridged environment. In mesh portal mode, the MP-422 acts as the gateway node to the wired network, advertises services to mesh access point nodes, and enforces firewall, access and quality of service (QoS) policy, simultaneously performing broadcast suppression—all of which serve to optimize RF spectrum utilization in the mesh. The MP-422 can be configured with one radio for client services and the other for mesh service. Smart Mobile intelligent switching is supported in all mesh modes, enabling each mesh node to provide the shortest, least congested path to the destination over encrypted secure mesh links. The MP-422 can also be used in a dedicated bridging mode, to provide seamless connectivity between buildings without the expense of laying new cable. Advanced features such as mesh, bridging and distributed forwarding require MSS 6.0 or above.

The MP-422 plays a key role in rogue and intrusion detection as well as denial-of-service (DoS) attack detection. ActiveScan™ allows MPs to fulfill a dual role. The system scans all 802. 11 channels, while simultaneously providing wireless connectivity to mobile clients. SentryScan™ allows MPs or individual MP radios to act as dedicated sentries, providing nonstop scanning. The MP-422 also supports location-based service applications that rely on Wi-Fi signal information for position location. Common usages include asset tracking or client location.