Cisco Wireless for 802.11ac Wave 2 and Beyond
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Most Versatile Wireless in the World
Innovations Only Cisco Delivers
Radio Frequency Excellence for High-Density Environments
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Hardware Matters…
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AP 3800
-Industry’s first mGig AP
-CPU not sold to anyone else
Traditional Hardware Acceleration in an Access Point
Zero Impact Application Visibility and Control
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Flexible Radio Assignment
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Flexible Radio Assignment allows the Access Point to meet multiple use case.
Self Optimizing Network
Flexible Radio Assignment
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When we talk about self optimizing network – people jump to the thought that is is merely interference detection and mitigation
Where we detect, locate interfference
We then mitigate the interference to minimize impact to the Wi-Fi network. We introduced CleanAir more than 5 years ago and it has been great in identify and resolving wireless interference problems.
Self Optimizing Network
Flexible Radio Assignment
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Notes:But CleanAir is only half the story – What if there is not a problem? In the workspace of tomorrow often people gather in non-traditional areas like common areas, cafes and so on. Cisco has developed what we call Flexible Radio Assignment. Because we rely on custom silicone what we have done is develop our mission critical access points to have two radios. 1 That runs on 5GHz. all the time, and the second radio has the ability to run as 2.4 or 5GHz. And our second antenna can run in serving or monitoring mode. Where monitoring mode is collecting location-based data and supporting wireless intrusion protection activities.
The Way this works is first and foremost the access points look for redundant 2.4 radios radios that are not needed– the Wi-Fi network will convert these to 5GHz to maximize coverage. If one 2.4 radio goes down the network will convert one of the 5GHz radios back to 2.4.
But say for instance a Pop-up meeting or gathering happens in the workspace – and people start messaging others to come by.
Well the sudden increase in users as well as their devices will in this case prompt the APs to turn the 2.4 radios to 5GHz to and perhaps they change automatically from monitoring to serving mode to maximize coverage and support the flash crowd of users.
Self Optimizing Network
Flexible Radio Assignment
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Notes:Once the crowd disperses – then the network will resolve back to the original operating configuration. Of course you can manually configure the APs in a permanent state if you desire.
Smart Antenna Port – 2nd Physical Antenna Connection
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Offload Wireless Traffic Faster
Multigigabit Technology
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Notes: With the Cisco Aironet 3800 we are able to join forces with our Multi-gigabit access switches to seamlessly offload network traffic that exceeds 1 gig from the wireless network to the wired without any bottleneck. We are delivering on our vision to offer the best end-to-end solution that not only removes the bottle neck, but minimizes the Total Cost of Ownership by conserving the existing cabling – and reaching up to 5X the speed.
For the the 2800 and 1850 Aironet Access points we offer the ability aggregate links across two GigE ports for environments that exceed 1Gbps.
Multigigabit Ethernet-Why Not Use 10GBASE-T?
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Multigigabit Ethernet – Cisco Innovation
Key Differentiators
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Expandability and Investment Protection
Meet Any Wi-Fi Use Case
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Positioned to Capture the 802.11ac Wave 2 Transition
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Notes: Cisco is dedicated to bringing the world’s most innovative 802.11ac Wave 2 portfolio. If you need standard 802.11ac Wave 2 functionality we offer the enterprise –class Aironet 1850 that meets or the cost-optimized 8130 access point. We have now extended our 802.11ac Wave 2 to our mission critical and best-in-class AP series. Both the 2800 and 3800 include
Cisco AP 2800/3800 and Flexible Radio Assignment–Your Network, Thinking its way through the Options
Flexible Radio Assignment AP 2800/3800
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Flexible Radio Assignment allows the Access Point to meet multiple use case.
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Cisco Aironet 2800 and 3800 APs, Keep Your Connected World Spinning
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Most Versatile Wireless in the World
- Understands and automatically adapts to changes in the environment
- Designed for the best network performance and highest user experience
- Add new functionality with minimal impact to operations and cost
Innovations Only Cisco Delivers
Radio Frequency Excellence for High-Density Environments
Hardware Matters…
AP 3800
-Industry’s first mGig AP
-CPU not sold to anyone else
Traditional Hardware Acceleration in an Access Point
Zero Impact Application Visibility and Control
Flexible Radio Assignment
Flexible Radio Assignment allows the Access Point to meet multiple use case.
- By default the access point serves both 2.4 and 5Ghz devices. Delivering 1.7Gbps but support the widest range of device types.
- It can also transition to support 5GHz on both radios boosting performance to 5.2GBps.
- The access point can also run in wireless security monitoring mode that collects location based data and identifies potential security risks.
Self Optimizing Network
Flexible Radio Assignment
When we talk about self optimizing network – people jump to the thought that is is merely interference detection and mitigation
Where we detect, locate interfference
We then mitigate the interference to minimize impact to the Wi-Fi network. We introduced CleanAir more than 5 years ago and it has been great in identify and resolving wireless interference problems.
Self Optimizing Network
Flexible Radio Assignment
Notes:But CleanAir is only half the story – What if there is not a problem? In the workspace of tomorrow often people gather in non-traditional areas like common areas, cafes and so on. Cisco has developed what we call Flexible Radio Assignment. Because we rely on custom silicone what we have done is develop our mission critical access points to have two radios. 1 That runs on 5GHz. all the time, and the second radio has the ability to run as 2.4 or 5GHz. And our second antenna can run in serving or monitoring mode. Where monitoring mode is collecting location-based data and supporting wireless intrusion protection activities.
The Way this works is first and foremost the access points look for redundant 2.4 radios radios that are not needed– the Wi-Fi network will convert these to 5GHz to maximize coverage. If one 2.4 radio goes down the network will convert one of the 5GHz radios back to 2.4.
But say for instance a Pop-up meeting or gathering happens in the workspace – and people start messaging others to come by.
Well the sudden increase in users as well as their devices will in this case prompt the APs to turn the 2.4 radios to 5GHz to and perhaps they change automatically from monitoring to serving mode to maximize coverage and support the flash crowd of users.
Self Optimizing Network
Flexible Radio Assignment
Notes:Once the crowd disperses – then the network will resolve back to the original operating configuration. Of course you can manually configure the APs in a permanent state if you desire.
Smart Antenna Port – 2nd Physical Antenna Connection
Offload Wireless Traffic Faster
Multigigabit Technology
Notes: With the Cisco Aironet 3800 we are able to join forces with our Multi-gigabit access switches to seamlessly offload network traffic that exceeds 1 gig from the wireless network to the wired without any bottleneck. We are delivering on our vision to offer the best end-to-end solution that not only removes the bottle neck, but minimizes the Total Cost of Ownership by conserving the existing cabling – and reaching up to 5X the speed.
For the the 2800 and 1850 Aironet Access points we offer the ability aggregate links across two GigE ports for environments that exceed 1Gbps.
Multigigabit Ethernet-Why Not Use 10GBASE-T?
Multigigabit Ethernet – Cisco Innovation
Key Differentiators
Expandability and Investment Protection
Meet Any Wi-Fi Use Case
Positioned to Capture the 802.11ac Wave 2 Transition
Notes: Cisco is dedicated to bringing the world’s most innovative 802.11ac Wave 2 portfolio. If you need standard 802.11ac Wave 2 functionality we offer the enterprise –class Aironet 1850 that meets or the cost-optimized 8130 access point. We have now extended our 802.11ac Wave 2 to our mission critical and best-in-class AP series. Both the 2800 and 3800 include
- The ability to run as 2.4 & 5GHz or have 2 - 5GHz radios
- They support 4x4:3SS
- They support all the latest HDX functionality – CleanAir, ClientLink
- And the support the new Flexible Radio Assignment & Smart Antenna Ports
- The 3800 Also adds Multi-Gigabit Uplinks and Modularity
Cisco AP 2800/3800 and Flexible Radio Assignment–Your Network, Thinking its way through the Options
Flexible Radio Assignment AP 2800/3800
Flexible Radio Assignment allows the Access Point to meet multiple use case.
- By default the access point serves both 2.4 and 5Ghz devices. Delivering 1.7Gbps but support the widest range of device types.
- It can also transition to support 5GHz on both radios boosting performance to 5.2GBps.
- The access point can also run in wireless security monitoring mode that collects location based data and identifies potential security risks.
…
More Related…
Cisco Aironet 2800 and 3800 APs, Keep Your Connected World Spinning
Cisco Aironet 3802 AP to be Crowned “Wi-Fi Certified”