Carlos AlvaradoTechnology Solutions Architect
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Wireless connectivity for container ports

Cisco Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul for cargo-handling equipment, alongside Wi-Fi 7 for handheld devices.

My role
Wireless architect · Delivery with the team
Context
Port operations · Industrial mobility
Project status
Designed & built

Delivered & designed scope

  • Connectedcargo-handling equipment
  • Coexistingindustrial backhaul & Wi-Fi

URWB was designed and built with the team. Wi-Fi 7 was designed for handheld devices. No measured roaming or coverage result is claimed.

Conceptual illustration · not a client topology

Inside the work

How I approached it

  1. Separate operational needs

    Distinguish equipment connectivity from the handheld-device network.

  2. Design the backhaul

    Build the Cisco URWB mesh design for cargo-handling equipment.

  3. Design coexistence

    Design the Wi-Fi 7 infrastructure for PDAs alongside the URWB environment.

  4. Structure delivery

    Use a methodical design, documentation and implementation process with the team.

Decisions & trade-offs

Architectural reasoning based on the supplied project account.

Match the network to the deviceURWB for machinery; Wi-Fi 7 for PDAs

URWB for machinery; Wi-Fi 7 for PDAs

The machinery and handheld workflows had different operational connectivity requirements.

The trade-off

Coexistence must be designed deliberately rather than treating both as one interchangeable wireless service.

Technologies by purpose

Project connectivity & design

  • Cisco
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Cisco URWB
  • Wi-Fi 7
  • Handheld devices

Related RF competencies

Carlos also teaches spectrum analysis and infrastructure assessment. No project-specific survey results are presented here.

  • RF spectrum analysis
  • Wireless infrastructure assessment

Scope & evidence

About this case

Owner project account, October 22, 2026. Equipment in the illustration is conceptual, not a site inventory.

Carlos on LinkedIn

Project account

Cisco URWB connectivity was designed and built with the team; Carlos also designed the Wi-Fi 7 infrastructure for handheld devices. Measured roaming, availability and productivity figures have not been supplied.

Owner-reported account. Private client configurations and original architecture documents are not published with this case.