HotPort 6000-900 mesh nodes provide reliable Ethernet connectivity over a high- performance, self-forming wireless mesh backbone—indoors, outdoors, or onboard moving vehicles. All HotPort nodes have multiple Ethernet ports for connecting network devices or other networks to the wireless mesh. HotPort 6000-900 mesh features a dual radio solution with capability of operating in the 900 MHz spectrum on one radio while concurrently operating in the 2.4 GHz, 4.9 GHz (U.S. public safety licensed band) or 5 GHz frequency ranges on the other.

Reliable Connectivity Anywhere™
Designed for seamless indoor and outdoor operation, the HotPort mesh network securely handles concurrent video, voice, and data applications, making it ideal for municipal, public safety, and industrial networks. The mesh’s self-forming and self-healing properties enable rapid deployment and dependable operation. Firetide’s AutoMesh™ routing protocol manages net- work load and traffic congestion to optimize mesh-wide performance and capacity. Firetide’s end-to-end solution includes HotPort nodes for mesh infrastructure, HotPoint® access points for wireless access, HotView™ software for a complete management system, and HotView Controller™ for mesh and client mobility.

Non-Line-of-Sight Performance
With the new HotPort 6000-900, users with non-line-of-sight locations can now deploy multi-hop, fully meshed networks and receive its benefits of redundancy and load balancing, thereby improving reliability of their networks. The product enables bandwidth intensive applications such as video surveillance and broadband access traffic and extends mesh reliability, performance and services into these difficult environments.

‘Smart Adaptive’ Mesh Technology
HotPort 6000-900 mesh is uniquely designed for the noisy 900 MHz spectrum and introduces Firetide’s ‘Smart Adaptive’ mesh technology to mitigate the effects of interference that typically brings down wireless throughput and reliability in this band. Firetide’s noise-aware data path and noise filtering algorithms enable mesh to handle interference from other 900 MHz devices, as well as from adjacent frequency bands taken up by cellular and 3G traffic. Tools such as the spectrum analyzer, which is integrated into the product, allow a net- work administrator to remotely monitor the health of the network and take actions to further optimize the network performance.

Designed for Street-level Connectivity
Wireless mesh, especially in the 900 MHz spectrum, has emerged as a viable alternative to cellular and other types of communications for applications that require street-level connectivity where buildings and foliage often present a challenge. Wireless mesh is the best choice for critical applications, since it eliminates any single points of failure and provides multiple paths to ensure reliability and integrity of data.

Non-line-of-sight Firetide HotPort 
6000-900 mesh also meets the utilities’ needs for reliable, high-bandwidth communications in remote and rugged terrains where it can increase the backhaul capacity of SCADA monitoring networks and also be used for security and surveillance.

End-to-End Security
HotPort 6000-900 mesh nodes ensure maximum security and privacy of your data. They feature WEP and WPA2 encryption between nodes and 256-bit AES encryption from ingress to egress. All Layer 3 IP data is encapsulated and accessible only to Firetide mesh nodes. HotPort nodes support VLANs, segmenting traffic with secure access control on same physical infrastructure.