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You can configure the Access Point Controller to communicate with IntelliVue 1.4 or
2.4 GHz Smart-hopping Access Points (APs). IntelliVue 1.4 GHz APs can only
communicate with 1.4 GHz transceivers and monitors. Likewise, 2.4 GHz APs can
only communicate with 2.4 GHz transceivers and monitors. You cannot mix 1.4 GHz
and 2.4 GHz transceivers or monitors at a given ITS installation site.
Philips Smart-hopping technology dodges interference and locates the strongest
available signal wherever the patient roams. Dynamic wireless channel allocation
ensures best use of available wireless spectrum. When configured to operate in the
2.4 Ghz spectrum, the ITS is designed to co-exist with most 802.11 wireless
systems.
IntelliVue Telemetry System Infrastructure Components
The ITS infrastructure consists of an Ethernet LAN that can include LAN switches
and routers, and is used to interconnect multiple IntelliVue Access Points to one or
more Philips Access Point Controllers (APC).
The key function of the ITS infrastructure is to transport data from the transceivers
and wireless bedside monitors over a common wireless LAN-based infrastructure
(part of the IntelliVue Clinical Network) to/from the IntelliVue Information Center
where the data can be recorded or used to alert clinical operators as to a change in
monitored parameters.
Five major components comprise the Philips IntelliVue Telemetry System
infrastructure:
• 1.4 GHz or 2.4 GHz IntelliVue Telemetry System Smart-hopping Access Points
• Access Point Controller
• Synchronization Unit
• Power over Ethernet Unit
• Uninterruptible Power Supply
ITS Smart-hopping Access Points
The IntelliVue Telemetry System supports two types of Smart-hopping Access
Points:
• Standard Access Points (Model M4842A for 1.4 GHz and
Model ITS4852A for 2.4 GHz ITS)
• Core Access Points (Model ITS4843A for 1.4 GHz ITS only)
The IntelliVue Telemetry System Standard Smart-hopping Access Points (APs)
ITS Standard
Access Points
(Figure 1-2) provide an air-link to transmit and receive data between patient-worn
transceivers and the Philips IntelliVue Information Center via the ITS infrastructure.
The effective range of each Standard AP is typically 32 feet (9.8 m), and each
Standard AP supports up to 18 wireless clients (i.e., patient-worn transceivers or
bedside monitors). When monitored patients are ambulatory, patient data is
handled seamlessly between the other IntelliVue Access Points in the system. The
Standard AP is normally used with two antennas attached to it. Standard APs can be
mounted out of the way on corridor walls, or above or below ceiling tiles.
IntelliVue Telemetry System Infrastructure Installation and Service Guide
IntelliVue Telemetry System Infrastructure Components
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