Cisco Outdoor Mesh Access Points - Cisco Mesh Access Points Deployment Manual

Mesh Network Components
The Cisco indoor mesh access points are equipped with the following two simultaneously operating radios:
• 2.4-GHz radio used for client access
• 5-GHz radio used for data backhaul
The 5-GHz radio supports the 5.15 GHz, 5.25 GHz, 5.47 GHz, and 5.8 GHz bands.

Cisco Outdoor Mesh Access Points

Cisco outdoor mesh access points comprise of the Cisco Aironet 1500 series access points. The 1500 series
includes 1552 11n outdoor mesh access points, 1522 dual-radio mesh access points, and 1524 multi-radio
mesh access points. There are two models of the 1524, which are the following:
• The public safety model, 1524PS
• The serial backhaul model, 1524SB
Cisco 1500 series mesh access points are the core components of the wireless mesh deployment. AP1500s
are configured by both the controller (GUI and CLI) and Cisco Prime Infrastructure. Communication between
outdoor mesh access points (MAPs and RAPs) is over the 802.11a/n radio backhaul. Client traffic is generally
transmitted over the 802.11b/g/n radio (802.11a/n can also be configured to accept client traffic), and public
safety traffic (AP1524PS only) is transmitted over the 4.9-GHz radio.
The mesh access point can also operate as a relay node for other access points not directly connected to a
wired network. Intelligent wireless routing is provided by the Adaptive Wireless Path Protocol (AWPP). This
Cisco protocol enables each mesh access point to identify its neighbors and intelligently choose the optimal
path to the wired network by calculating the cost of each path in terms9 of the signal strength and the number
of hops required to get to a controller.
AP1500s are manufactured in two different configurations: cable and noncable.
• The cable configuration can be mounted to a cable strand and supports power-over-cable (POC).
• The noncable configuration supports multiple antennas. It can be mounted to a pole or building wall
Uplinks support includes Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-T) and a small form-factor (SFP) slot that can be
plugged for a fiber or cable modem interface. Both single mode and multimode SFPs up to 1000BASE-BX
are supported. The cable modem can be DOCSIS 2.0 or DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS 3.0 depending upon the type
of mesh access point.
AP1500s are available in a hazardous location hardware enclosure. When configured, the AP1500 complies
with safety standards for Class I, Division 2, Zone 2 hazardous locations.
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Note In the 6.0 release, the AP1524SB access point was launched in A, C, and N domains.
In the 7.0 release, the AP1524SB access point was launched in the -E, -M, -K, -S, and
-T domains.
and supports several power options.
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