System overview
The Telensa
PLANet system consists of four main parts:
| 1. |
telecells & modules |
3. |
central system |
| 2. |
base stations |
4. |
user interface |
Telecells are installed on street lights as replacements to photocells (
modules are used with telecells where dimming is required). These establish wireless connection to a
base station, which is a central radio that can also be installed on a street lighting column. A base station can accommodate up to 10,000 telecells over a ranges of 2-3km (urban) and 5-8km (rural). Many base stations can be deployed in a cellular architecture providing wide area coverage of a region supporting up to 150,000 lights in total. Base stations connect over regular IP network links to a
central system, which runs the overall system. The central system is also a web server and provides the web based
user interface.
