<s>
A	O
switched	B-General_Concept
mesh	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
wireless	O
mesh	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
that	O
uses	O
multiple	O
radios	O
to	O
communicate	O
via	O
dedicated	O
mesh	O
backhaul	B-General_Concept
links	O
to	O
each	O
neighboring	O
node	O
in	O
the	O
mesh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
a	O
switched	B-General_Concept
mesh	I-General_Concept
is	O
capable	O
of	O
much	O
higher	O
capacities	O
and	O
transmission	O
rates	O
than	O
a	O
shared	B-General_Concept
mesh	I-General_Concept
and	O
grows	O
in	O
capacity	O
as	O
nodes	O
are	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
mesh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
switched	B-General_Concept
mesh	I-General_Concept
node	O
uses	O
separate	O
access	O
and	O
multiple	O
mesh	O
backhaul	B-General_Concept
radios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
distinct	O
types	O
of	O
configuration	O
of	O
wireless	O
mesh	B-Architecture
networking	I-Architecture
products	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
today	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
single	O
radio	O
shared	B-General_Concept
mesh	I-General_Concept
in	O
the	O
first	O
type	O
one	O
radio	O
provides	O
both	O
backhaul	B-General_Concept
(	O
packet	O
relaying	O
)	O
and	O
client	O
services	O
(	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
laptop	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
dual	O
radio	O
shared	B-General_Concept
mesh	I-General_Concept
in	O
the	O
second	O
type	O
one	O
radio	O
relays	O
packets	O
over	O
multiple	O
hops	O
while	O
another	O
provides	O
client	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
significantly	O
improves	O
backhaul	B-General_Concept
bandwidth	O
and	O
latency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
switched	B-General_Concept
mesh	I-General_Concept
the	O
third	O
type	O
uses	O
two	O
or	O
more	O
radios	O
for	O
the	O
backhaul	B-General_Concept
for	O
higher	O
bandwidth	O
and	O
low	O
latency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Third	O
generation	O
wireless	O
mesh	B-Architecture
networking	I-Architecture
products	O
are	O
replacing	O
previous	O
generation	O
products	O
as	O
more	O
demanding	O
applications	O
like	O
voice	O
and	O
video	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
relayed	O
over	O
many	O
hops	O
of	O
the	O
mesh	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
