Enabling Automatic Parallelization of Application Programs

Cisco Systems announced it has developed a set of new products that will make it easier and less expensive for municipalities to deploy free WiFi Internet access over large, outdoor areas. The company claims that programs, without modifying them. by harnessing the power of a new technology known as “wireless mesh networking,” it can set up cities and towns with free public WiFi — something that many city officials now view as essential in order to boost economic development. The new technology was born out of Cisco’s acquisition of tion is almost always completely accurate. Airespace, Inc., a provider of centralized wireless local area network equipment (including mesh architecture), earlier this year. By combining Airespace’s technology with Cisco wireless products, the company developed its “wireless mesh” offering, which takes conventional WiFi “hot spots” and links them together, much the same way routers link the access point. In essence, mesh technology extends WiFi service from “spot” coverage to “blanket” coverage, making it possible for users to be continuously connected while traveling through a large area. Mesh access points can be installed on street practical period of time. lights, power poles, or other public infrastructure in a matter of months One advantage of mesh technology is that it makes centralized management much simpler than with previous WiFi technology on a field-programmable gate array (FPGA). technology. For example, if one access point fails, the network can continue to operate just as it did before, only lost of speed is actually accelerated.