Gigabit Wi-Fi is Here

Capturing the 802.11ac Transition

Wi-Fi Adoption

Gigabit Wi-Fi as Primary

Adoption

1000Base-T

802.11ac

802.11n

100Base-T

10BaseT

199
0

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802.11g
802.11
199
5

200
0

200
5

Compiled from multiple sources: Gartner, ABI, IDC, VNI

201
0

201
5

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6900**

Wi-Fi Speed

St
dM
ax

Gigabit Wi-Fi as Primary

3500*
*

4
Spatial
Streams

1300
*

1730**

ca
l

870*

300

2
802.11

1997

1
1
802.11b

1999

2
4
802.11a/g

2003

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802.11n

2007

430*

430*
2 Gigabit
Ethernet Uplinks

54

u
nim

Gigabit
Ethernet Uplink

Mi

65

2
Spatial
Stream

Ty
pi

450

8
Spatial
Streams

2340**

Pr
o
M duc
ax t

600

6900**

802.11ac
Wave 1

802.11ac
Wave 2

2013

2016

1
Spatial
Stream

4SS

Desktops

3SS

Desktops / Laptops

2SS

Laptops / Tablets

1SS

Tablets / Smartphones

= Connect Rates (Mbps)

SS = Spatial Streams

*Assuming 80 MHz channel is

available and suitable
**Assuming 160 MHz channel is
available and suitable
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Market: Why Gigabit Wi-Fi / 802.11ac now!!!

80
2

Wi-Fi as Primary
Ethernet as
Fallback
Connectivity

Wireless (53%)
will bypass Wired
traffic (40%) by
20171

1 Cisco VNI Global Mobile Data Forecast 2012-2017,

Research 2013

2 AVI Research

.11
a

50% new devices will be

802.11ac by end of 2014,
75% by 20152

3 Nemertes Research Global Mobile

Value: Why Gigabit Wi-Fi / 802.11ac now!!!

3X the
Performance
over 802.11n

2X the Battery Life

over 802.11n

No Price Premium
over 802.11n

Why Cisco for Gigabit Wi-Fi / 802.11ac

st

ONLY

To commit to 802.11ac
To receive certification by Wi-Fi Alliance
To ship 802.11ac enabled Wireless
Controllers and Access Points
To Commit to 802.11ac Wave 2 Module
for a future proof solution

Company to develop purpose-built chip

set
Company to deliver a modular access
point
Officer and Contributor to the 802.11ac Amendment
Company to deliver 4X4 MIMO

Why Cisco for Gigabit Wi-Fi / 802.11ac

IC
S
A
Only AP
manufacturer that
built their own
Radio ASIC

X
D
H
Most CPU and
Memory per AP
in the industry

Suite of High
Client and
Access Point
Density
capabilities

Only Modular and Future

Proofed Access Point in
the industry

Unique Gigabit Wi-Fi / 802.11ac Access Point Design

2.4GHZ Radio

THE CISCO ADVANTAGE

CPU

More onboard CPU Processing and

Memory than any other Access Point
design in the industry with no price
premium over previous generations

DRAM (128)

5GHZ Radio

CPU

DRAM (128)

DRAM (512)
CPU

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Cisco High Density Experience (HDX)

Turbo Performance
Improves the efficiency of
airtime utilization and channel
capacity

Optimized Roaming

Intelligently determines the

optimum time to roam

Cisco CleanAir 80Mhz

Mitigates interference and
improves channel capacity

Cisco ClientLink 3.0

Improves legacy and 802.11ac
Client performance

Noise Reduction*
Enables Dense Access Point
Coexistence / implementation
*Future

Cisco Unique Modular Access Point Design

802.11ac Wave 1 & 2

(Future)
Cellular 3G & 4G
(Future)
Always On Intrusion
Protection
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Highly Accurate Location

(Future)

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Cisco = Highest Performance Access Points in the

Industry
Most
Most CPU
CPU and
and Memory
Memory per
per AP
AP in
in the
the Industry
Industry

Cisco
AP2700

3X4 MIMO Antenna 3 Spatial Streams

Supports full Suite of HDX capabilities

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Cisco
AP3700

4X4 MIMO Antenna 3 Spatial Streams

Modular & Supports full Suite of HDX capabilities

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History of Industry-Leading Mobility Innovations

For Every Major Change In WLAN Over The Last 15+ Years

Enterprise
Mobility
Services
Broad 802.11ac
Platform
Application Portfolio with
Visibility
and
(HDX)
Connected
Unified Access Cloud-Managed
Control
Mobile
1,2, and 3 Unified Policy
Solution
with SDN
and
Experiences
Spatial Stream
Controller and
802.11n with RFManagement
Coordinated Management
AutonomousAccess Points
Access Point

Cisco Wi-Fi
Leadership
Cisco LAN

1 device per user

68 MB of network

traffic per mobile user

1997

2012

3.5 devices per user

1 GB of network traffic
per mobile user

2015

Not All Gigabit Wi-Fi Solutions are Created Equal

802.11ac
802.11ac
with
with HDX
HDX

Optimized Wi-Fi Network

Cisco is the ONLY

SOLUTION with HighDefinition Experience
Technology (HDX)

Improved Experience on ALL

Devices
Increased Scale and Coverage
Support Bandwidth Intensive Apps.
Support More Devices Than
802.11n
Improved Device Power Efficiency

All
Gigabit
Wi-Fi
Vendors

802.11ac
802.11ac

Industries Most Comprehensive Gigabit Wi-Fi Portfolio

Best in Class
Modular

Mission Critical

3700

Fixed

2700

802.11ac with HDX

HighPerformance
Fixed

M R34
802.11ac

802.11ac with HDX

3600

802.11n with 802.11ac Module

ON-PREMISE

CLOUD MANAGED

Cisco Aironet Indoor Access Point Portfolio

Industry-Leading Wireless Connectivity
Advanced Functionality

High-Density Enterprise

Midsize to Large
Enterprise
Feature-Optimized
Enterprise
Small to Midsize
Enterprise

802.11ac Wave 1 3x3

MIMO
ClientLink 2.0
Cisco CleanAir
Express

Cisco Aironet
1700

1.5
X

Wireless
data rate

802.11ac 2x4 MIMO

ClientLink 2.0
Cisco CleanAir

Cisco Aironet
2700

4X

Wireless
data rate

802.11a/g/n/ac
Modular
ClientLink 2.0
Cisco CleanAir

Cisco Aironet
3600

Performance and Investment Protection

4X

Wireless
data rate

802.11a/g/n/ac
(native)
Modular
ClientLink 3.0
Cisco CleanAir with
80 MHz
Enhanced location
accuracy
Cross-access point RF
noise reduction

Cisco Aironet 3700

with High-Density
Experience

Cisco Aironet Outdoor Access Point Portfolio

Industry-Leading Wireless Connectivity

Advanced Functionality

Outdoor Coverage for

Hazardous Locations
Outdoor Coverage for
Hazardous Locations

Astatically Sensitive
Locations:
Cities, Malls, and Arenas

Cisco Aironet 1530

Larger Deployments:
Cities, Malls, Stadiums,
and Arenas

ClientLink and Cisco

CleanAir
Power over Ethernet
(PoE) for
surveillance
Fiber backhaul

Cisco Aironet
1550

Hazardous location
rated, rugged (IP67
rated)
ClientLink and Cisco
CleanAir
PoE for surveillance
Fiber backhaul

Cisco Aironet
1552S

Performance and Investment Protection

802.11ac Wi-Fi with

4x4 MIMO
ClientLink and Cisco
CleanAir
3G/LTE coexistence
Cisco High Density
Experience (HDX)

Cisco Aironet 1570

Extending Unified Access Vision To Lean IT And

Midmarket
With Cisco Meraki Cloud-Managed
Networking
Solutions
Cisco Networking
Portfolio
Cisco Enterprise Portfolio
Cisco Prime

Cisco Cloud Managed

Cisco ISE

New
Third-Party MDM Integration
WLAN Controllers
Cisco Catalyst Switches

Cisco Catalyst 3850

and Catalyst 4500-E
with Integrated Controller

Cisco Aironet Access Points

Cisco ASA Firewall

Cloud
Management
and Policy

Meraki

Systems Manager
Cloud Controller
MS Switch
MR Access Points
MX Series Security Appliances

Cisco Integrated Services Routers (ISRs)

Unparalleled Deployment Flexibility

Ease of Use for Lean IT

New

Thank you.