Tropos Product Line Overview

The Tropos product line, used to construct private wireless IP broadband networks for Smart Grid, Smart
City, mining and industrial applications, consists of Tropos mesh routers, directional radio systems and net-
work management.
Smart Grid, Smart City, mining and industrial applications require an industry standards-based wireless IP broadband network that creates
a solid foundation upon which multiple demanding, mission-critical applications can be deployed. The Tropos product line includes out-
door, mobile and indoor mesh routers; the patented Tropos Mesh OS built from the ground-up to meet the challenges of mission critical
outdoor network deployments; directional radio systems for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint communications; and a carrier-class
centralized management and control system. Using these building blocks, Tropos systems are used to construct the most resilient, scal-
able, high performance, and secure networks for utilities, municipalities, mining and industrial customers.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS Tropos Mesh Routers

Tropos mesh routers build highly resilient wireless networks with high capacity
Software for aggregating multiple, mission-critical applications covering broad geo-
v Decentralized architecture optimizes graphic areas.
throughput in real-time and ensures All Tropos mesh routers run Tropos Mesh OS. Tropos Mesh OS leverages each
scalability router’s on-board intelligence to minimize network congestion and adapt on a
real-time, packet-by-packet scale. This distributed approach optimizes perfor-
v Dynamic selection of optimal end-to-end mance and throughput by minimizing control traffic, delivers a highly scalable
path delivers the highest performance solution, and helps provide a quality user experience for network clients.
v Network performance and capacity maxi- Tropos Mesh OS is the key to delivering high throughput and scalability. It is
mized by automatic optimization of power the industry’s only mesh routing software that dynamically selects end-to-end
and rate on per-connection and per-packet paths through the mesh based on maximizing client-server throughput and
basis minimizing latency.

v Comprehensive management system stream- v Tropos 7320 Mesh Router: The highest performance,
lines deployment, optimization, maintenance, full-size dual radio router with support for 802.11a/b/g/n.
Architected for maximum flexibility, configurability, and
and control of large, outdoor networks
resiliency including: PoE output, user-selectable antennas,
Platform and integrated battery backup. Typically used as a gateway
or to power third party devices such as metering collectors
v Ruggedized and weatherized to operate in
and surveillance cameras or in harsh outdoor mining and
hostile environments industrial applications.
v Open-standards-based 802.11a/b/g/n radios
optimized for outdoor use
v Tropos 6320/6310 Mesh Router: A small, lightweight
v Supports the industry’s widest array of high-performance router with integrated antennas in single
power input options or dual radio configurations and support for 802.11a/b/
v Ideal for providing source PoE to collocated g/n. Typically used as a mesh node.
devices

v Mobile routers enable field workforce v Tropos 1410 Wireless Mesh Router and Wireless Bridge:
applications Compact, easy to install devices used to build field area com-
munication networks for automation applications. Integrated
firewalls and VPNs plus DNP3 over serial and Ethernet
support provide enterprise-class security and future-proof
operation to legacy automation devices installed in the field.
 v Tropos 1310 Distribution Automation Mesh Tropos Directional Radio Systems
Router: Economical high performance router Tropos Directional Radio Systems provide a long-range, high capacity
for connecting a wide range of distribution wireless network solution for economical sparse suburban and rural
automation devices to a Tropos mesh network, coverage areas or deployed as backhaul for Tropos mesh networks.
reducing operational cost and network manage- Typically installed on towers or pole tops, the directional radio systems
ment complexity. Supports DNP3 protocol over are outdoor-hardened and secure.
serial and Ethernet ports.
v Tropos PTP/PTMP Radios: Designed to sup-
port high-bandwidth Point-to-Point (PTP) links
or high-bandwidth Point-to-Multipoint connec-
v Tropos 4310 Mobile Mesh Router: A single- tivity (PTMP), the Tropos PTP/PTMP radios
radio router which uses 802.11b/g to create a deliver high throughput, low latency, and robust
mobile infrastructure to extend a Tropos fixed Line-of-Sight (LOS) and Non-Line-of-Sight
wireless mesh network and expand client cover- (NLOS) connectivity. They can be configured
age area. Its integrated Ethernet port can be to operate in different frequency bands includ-
used to directly connect a client device(s). ing 3.65 GHz, 4.9 GHz Public Safety, 5.4 GHz
and 5.8 GHz.

v Tropos 3320/3310 Indoor Mesh Router: A

small, lightweight router for seamlessly extend-
ing an outdoor Tropos mesh network indoors.
It supports 802.11g/n and is available in single
or dual radio configurations.

Tropos Network Management

v Tropos Control Centralized Management: Powerful control and analysis tools, allowing network administrators to perform a range of
critical functions to configure, monitor and operate the network. This includes over-the-air configuration and software updates of Tro-
pos mesh routers; real-time end-to-end network performance monitoring and statistical capture; data mining, trend analysis and client
connectivity monitoring.

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registered trademarks are the property of their respective holder(s). Information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for Tropos products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompany-
ing such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. Tropos shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.

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