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DESIGNING 802.11AC WIRELESS LANS

KOWSHIK BHAT, DIRECTOR, PRODUCT MARKETING

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WI-FI CONTINUES TO RAPIDLY EVOLVE

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Mobility is a Business Imperative

WIRELESS IS PERVASIVE TODAY

500,000 “apps” available, transforming user software adoption.Source: Jeffries, 2011

1 billion Wi-Fi devices in 2010 to more than 3 billion in 2015.Source: Gartner 2011

Explosion of smartphones and

tablets

Rapid rise in rich media content and

applications

Emergence of cloud computing

Work force increasingly mobile and connected

550,000 Android devices activated daily.Source: Google 2011

Global mobile data increasing 26-fold between 2010 and 2015. Source: Cisco VNI 2011

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WHAT IS 802.11AC

• High performance

• Superior throughput

• Support more devices

• Battery Life

• Only 5GHz spectrum

• Channel bonding up to 160Mz

• Up to 8 spatial streams

• MU-MIMO

• Improved modulation

Technology Benefits

Data rates up to 6.9Gbps

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DESIGNING 802.11AC NETWORKS

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DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

• Architecture

• Wired network

• Deployment

• AP placement

• RF design

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