Cisco Aironet 1572IC/1572EC Outdoor Bridge Configuration

[Vince 2i-T]

Good morning,

Looking for information to determine if the Cisco Aironet 1572IC/1572EC Outdoor Mesh AP or the Meraki MR86 can be configured as a wireless LAN bridge to multiple endpoint LAN devices, there would be a headend with the core network that needs extended out to locations 50m outside. Can this solution mesh with the outside devices spread across a 200m campus with each AP only 50m away from the previous AP?

[Flavio Miranda · Accepted solution]

@Vince 2i-T 

 Yes, they can. As you can see on the data sheet. 50m seems to be doable to me.

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/wireless/aironet-1570-series/datasheet-c78-732348.html

Configuration Options

Flexible deployment configurations include: ●  Controller-based ●  Standalone (future) ●  Mesh ●  Point-to-point or point-to-multipoint campus bridge ●  Serial backhaul (linear mesh) ●  Workgroup bridge

[jagan.chowdam · Accepted solution]

From Cisco Wireless Mesh design and deployment guide

Cell Planning and Distance

For the Cisco 1500 Series Access Points - the RAP-to-MAP ratio is the starting point. For general planning purposes, the current ratio is 20 MAPs per RAP.

We recommend the following values for cell planning and distance in nonvoice networks:

• RAP-to-MAP ratio—Recommended maximum ratio is 20 MAPs per RAP.

• AP-to-AP distance—A spacing of no more than of 2000 feet (609.6 meters) between each mesh access point is recommended. When you extend the mesh network on the backhaul (no client access), use a cell radius of 1000 feet (304.8 meters).

• Hop count—Three to four hops.

  • One square mile in feet (52802), is nine cells and you can cover one square mile with approximately three or four hops.

• For 2.4 GHz, the local access cell size radius is 600 feet (182.88 meters). One cell size is around 1.310 x 106, so there are 25 cells per square mile.

Cisco Mesh Deployment Guide: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/technology/mesh/8-0/design/guide/mesh80/Site_Preparation_and_Planning.html?bookSearch=true#ID3737

Meraki mesh Deployment Guide: https://documentation.meraki.com/MR/Deployment_Guides/Mesh_Deployment_Guide

Between Cisco Aironet 1572IC/1572EC Outdoor Mesh AP & the Meraki MR86, I think Meraki is easy to setup and manage. 

Jagan Chowdam

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