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4.1 VIDA BROADBAND SYSTEM OVERVIEW
VIDA Broadband provides integrated public safety grade wireless broadband video and data services for
mission-critical applications.
VIDA Broadband combines the security of the licensed 4.9 GHz public
safety frequency band with robust 802.16 industry standard to create a true public safety broadband
network. With this state-of-the-art network, public safety customers can implement applications such as
streaming video, web applications, economical licensed LMR backhaul, and other bandwidth intensive
applications. Since the network provides guaranteed QoS, it is especially suited for applications such as
video surveillance, perimeter control, and mobile command. VIDA Broadband is integrated with M/A-
COM’s VIDA network allowing seamless sharing of network management and administration.
Figure 4-2: VIDA Broadband Wireless Broadband Video and Data Services
4.1.1 The VIDA Network Solution
By leveraging advances in standards-based Information Technology, M/A-COM has developed a unique
IP-based network solution to solve the many challenges that confront critical communications. These
challenges include delivering different types of information in a secure, reliable, near real-time
environment, all the while offering the flexibility to maintain a high level of performance as technology
advances.
VIDA Broadband
addresses these challenges and is part of the total network VIDA solution. VIDA
Broadband is fast, secure and standards based and will allow critical communications customers to
obtain
access to information that its users need today and into the future.
