Combining Serial And Ethernet Devices - GE MDS entraNET 900 Technical Manual

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• An AP can only talk over-the-air to Remote radios; however, two
APs can communicate with each other through their Ethernet
connectors when a wired LAN/WAN is utilized.
Ethernet
Device
Remote
Ethernet
Remote
Device
Figure 1-2. Typical Wireless LAN System

1.3.2 Combining Serial and Ethernet Devices

Prior to the introduction of the entraNET series, multiple networks were
often needed to service different types of communication protocols. An
entraNET system provides this functionality through a single AP radio.
Each of the Remote radios in a system can be connected via IP to
different SCADA or telemetry hosts, transporting different (or the same)
protocols. Both data streams are completely independent, and the
transceiver provides seamless, simultaneous operation, as shown in
Figure 1-3.
Figure 1-3. Multiple Protocol Network
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Remote
Remote
Access Point
WAN/LAN
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Ethernet
Device
Ethernet
Device
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