Preparing Your Network for Wave 2 of 802.11ac
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The document discusses the evolution and improvements of Wi-Fi technology, specifically focusing on the 802.11ac Wave 2 standard, which offers increased bandwidth, better performance, and support for more devices, particularly in enterprise environments. It highlights the growing demand for faster wireless solutions driven by the rise of mobile applications and IoT devices. Key takeaways emphasize the need for faster switching and infrastructure to support the next generation of wireless connectivity.
Preparing Your Network for Wave 2 of 802.11ac
- 1. Bill Rubino: Cisco Enterprise Solutions Marketing Sankar Venkat: Cisco Enterprise Product Management July 29, 2015 Preparing Your Network for Wave 2 of 802.11ac
- 2. 1.2XGrowth in Avg. Wi-Fi Device Connection Speed (10.1Mbps. Per Device) 28.2%Device Connections will be Machine to Machine Traffic 53%Fixed IP Traffic will be Wi-Fi Exceeding Wired by 21% By 2019 Source: Cisco 2015 Virtual Networking Index Mobile Forecast
- 3. Today’s Static Network Infrastructure Do You Know Which Devices Really Impact the Network? Network Capacity Dawnof Wireless Mobility Density IoE
- 4. More Bandwidth – More Applications Support growing number of mobile applications Increased Scale and Coverage Extend Wi-Fi Everywhere Improved Client Density Support For wireless end-user and IoT devices Introducing 802.11ac Wave 2
- 5. 802.11ac Industry Drivers & Use Cases A Transformation Across Verticals • Next Generation Workplace Transformation • Increasing demands of Collaborative Workspace • VDI & Personalized devices in Workplace Enterprise 5 • CT, MRI, Cardiac Imaging, and 4D modeling demands higher bandwidth • Large file movement of images over wireless • Patient and Guest wireless Services Healthcare • Enhanced service offerings with the latest technology • SP-Wi-Fi off-load − balancing users between Wi-Fi and 3G/4G/LTE • Rich user experience to Apps such as Netflix or Hulu Plus Service Provider • 802.11ac and CMX deliver next-gen fan experience such as CMX maps • Enhanced scaling for inherently High density environments • New revenue opportunities - sponsorship, merchandising StadiumEducation • Widespread adoption of BYOD Social Networking • Collaborative Classrooms HD Video • Live streaming to 802.11ac and 802.11n devices Education
- 6. 802.11ac Wave 2 Overview
- 7. 10Base-T 1990 1995 100Base-T 2000 2005 2010 802.11 802.11g 802.11n 1000Base-T 2015 802.11ac SpeedAdoption IEEE 802.11ac • Supports Bandwidth Intensive Apps • Supports More Devices Than 802.11n • Improves battery efficiency 2X for Smartphones, Tablets, and Laptops Compiled from multiple sources: Gartner, ABI, IDC, VNI Access Networking Trends TheAge of Gigabit Wi-Fi…
- 8. Wi-Fi Speed Gigabit Wi-Fi as Primary 4SS Desktops 3SS Desktops / Laptops 2SS Laptops / Tablets 1SS Tablets / Smartphones *Assuming 80 MHz channel is available and suitable **Assuming 160 MHz channel is available and suitable 802.11 802.11n802.11b 802.11a/g 802.11ac Wave 1 802.11ac Wave 2 2 11 24 54 65 600 450 300 6900** 6900** 3500** 2340** 1730** 1300* 430* 430* = Connect Rates (Mbps) = Spatial StreamsSS 1997 1999 2003 2007 2013 2015Gigabit EthernetUplink 2Gigabit EthernetUplinks 1 Spatial Stream 8 Spatial Streams 2 Spatial Stream 4 Spatial Streams 870*
- 9. How 802.11ac Wave 2 Works Multi-User MIMO (MU-MIMO) Wider RF Channels Four Spatial Streams speed boost compared to Wave 1, thanks to:80%
- 10. How 802.11ac Wave 2 Works Clients get on and off the network quicker, allowing more clients to be served. Multi-User MIMO (MU-MIMO)
- 11. How 802.11ac Wave 2 Works BW (MHz) # Spatial Streams MCS (QAMr5/6) PHY Rate (Mbps) MAC Throughput (Mbps)* 80 3 256 1300 845 80 4 256 1733 1126 160 1 64 650 422 160 1 256 780 507 160 1 256 866 563 160 2 64 1300 845 160 2 256 1560 1014 160 2 256 1732 1126 160 3 64 1950 1268 160 3 256 2340 1521 160 3 256 2600 1690 Data rates introduced with 802.11ac Wave 2 Potential throughput at 160-MHz channel widths: • Multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO) • Wider RF channels * Based on 65% MAC utilization
- 12. How 802.11ac Wave 2 Works • Multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO) • Wider RF channels • Four spatial streams Object Access point transmits “abcdefghijkl” to client Wi-Fi client receives “abcdefghijkl” through four streams of data Four spatial streams support using single-user MIMO Wall Ceiling
- 13. What’s New: Cisco Aironet 1850 Series AP 802.11ac Wave 2 Access Point Gigabit Wi-Fi has Fully Arrived *Then Previous 802.11ac Wave 1 Aironet 1700 Access Point BETTER COVERAGE AND PERFORMANCE* IMPROVED CLIENT PERFORMANCE* FASTER OFFLOAD TO WIRED NETWORK QUICKLY EXPAND FUNCTIONALITY 2X Data Rate Increase | 4x4 4SS SU-MIMO 4X4 3SS MU-MIMO | Transmit Beam Forming 2 GbE Ports | Load-balancing USB 2.0 Port
- 14. Next-Generation Wave 2 802.11ac Access Point Cisco Aironet® 1850 * Planning • Next-generation 4x4 MIMO:4 spatial streams (SS) Wave 2 802.11ac access points • Dual radio, 802.11ac Wave 2, 80 MHz • 5 GHz: 4x4 supporting - 3 SS MU-MIMO - 4 SS SU-MIMO - 1.7 Gbps Max 5-GHz PHY - 2.0 Gbps Max Aggregate PHY • 2 times Gigabit Ethernet and USB 2.0 • Internal and external antenna models Gigabit Wi-Fi has fully arrived
- 15. Cisco Aironet Indoor Access Points Industry’s Best 802.11ac Series Access Points Best in Class 3700 • 802.11ac W1, 1.3 Gbps PHY • 4x4:3SS • HDX: High Density Experience • CleanAir 80 MHz • ClientLink 3.0 • StadiumVision • Modularity: Security, 3G Small Cell or Wave 2 802.11ac • 802.11ac W1 • 870 Mbps PHY • 3x3:2SS • CleanAir Express • Tx Beam Forming • 2 GbE Ports Mission Critical 2700 • 802.11ac W1, • 1.3 Gbps PHY • 3x4:3SS • HDX: High Density Experience • CleanAir 80 MHz • ClientLink 3.0 • 2 GbE Ports Enterprise Best In ClassMission Critical Enterprise Class 1850 • 802.11ac W2 • 2.0 Gbps PHY • 4x4:4SS • Spectrum Analysis* • Tx Beam Forming • 2 GbE Ports, USB 2.0 * Planning Enterprise Class 1700 New
- 16. Looking Beyond Wireless For Large Deployments FASTER MOBILITY: NOT JUST A Wi-Fi PROBLEM Faster Wireless Devices Faster Wireless Control Plane Faster Wireless Offload Production Data Authentication / TunnelFaster Wireless Connectivity Business Relevant Applications Expense Reporting Print and File Activity Collab. Virtual Desktop Promotion / Advertising Travel Loyalty Social Network Wayfinding Wayfinding Efficient WAN ORCHESTRATION & CONTROL SECURITY Business- Focused Solutions Customer ExperienceWorkforce Experience Security & Compliance Business Innovations IT Transformation Faster Backbone
- 17. What’s New: Controllers Preparing for the Impact of 802.11ac Wave 2 *Then Previous Generation Controllers HIGH-SCALABILITY INTEGRATED SERVICES RETURN ON INVESTMENT HIGH-AVAILABILITY 8540 Wireless Controller • 100-6000 access Points • 64,000 Clients • 40Gbps. 5520 Wireless Controller • 10-1500 access Points • 20,000 Clients • 20Gbps. 33% Performance Increase* 75% Performance Increase* Support for Next-Gen Mobile and IoT Devices AVC | Bonjour | Guest & BYOD | TrustSec | ISE License Portability | Faster Deployment Sub-Second Stateful Switchover | Fast Restart
- 18. FASTER BACKBONE 6840-X, 6800 & 6500-E • 6800 & 6500: New 10G Line Cards with up to 32 10G Ports per slot • 6840-X: Up to 40 10G Ports • 40G Support FASTER AGGREGATION 3850 10G SFP+ • Up to 48 ports of 10G in 1RU • Stackwise 480G support* • New 8x10G and 2x40G Uplinks Faster Mobility Needs Faster Switching FASTER ACCESS 4500E, 3850 & 3560-CX Multigigabit Switches • 4500 multigigabit line card module • Stackable 3850 multigigabit switches • Compact multigigabit switch * Supported on 12 & 24 port models
- 19. • NG Workspace switch • Multigigabit in smallest form factor • 2 Multigigabit Ports with POE/POE+ • 2 SFP+ Ports • Easy Management with Instant Access • Industry leading Fixed Access • 24 & 48 Port Stackable Switches • 24 & 12 Multigigabit Ports • New 8x10G & 2x40G Uplinks • UPOE, EEE, MacSec support • Best In Class Modular Access • New 48 Ports Line Card Module • 12 Ports of Multigigabit per slot • Up to 96 Multigigabit ports per system • UPOE, EEE, MacSec Support 4500E 3850 3560CX Next Generation Mobility and IoT Ready!! New New New What’s New: Cisco Catalyst Multigigabit Switches Prepare Your Network Access Layer 802.11ac Wave 2
- 20. What’s New: Cisco Catalyst 3850 10G Preparing Your Aggregation Layer for 802.11ac Wave 2 HIGH-AVAILABILITY INVESTMENT PROTECTION Stackable up to 480Gbps* Programmable UADP architecture for IT simplicity Uncompromised security with Trustsec and ISE UNIFIED ACCESS Stateful Switch-Over* | StackPower* | Power Resiliency | 1+1 Redundant Power Supply NEXT GEN MOBILITY READY New high bandwidth, high density models with higher capacity Uplink Modules $ New * Supported on 12 & 24 port models Faster Aggregation with High Density 10G/40G ports
- 21. What’s New: Cisco Catalyst 6840-X Preparing Your Backbone Layer for 802.11ac Wave 2 HIGH-AVAILABILITY Robust availability with VSS, 1+1 power redundancy NEXT GEN MOBILITY READY High density 10G/40G in small form factor C6800 DNA with over 3000 features IT SIMPLICITY & SECURITY Instant Access for easy management, Network As A Sensor NETWORK SEGMENTATION Advanced Services with MPLS, VPLS, TrustSec, A-VPLS , LISP and EVN Faster Backbone with Small Form Factor switches New
- 22. What’s New: Cisco Catalyst 6800 10G Modules Preparing Your Backbone Layer for 802.11ac Wave 2 SCALE & PERFORMANCE Up to 160G/slot, 2M Netflow, Up to 1M IPv4 entries, Deep buffers FULL FEATURED MODULAR BACKBONE Catalyst 6k DNA with over 3,000 Features IT SIMPLICITY & SECURITY Instant Access for easy management, Network As A Sensor NETWORK SEGMENTATION Advanced Services with MPLS, VPLS, TrustSec, A-VPLS , LISP and EVN New Faster Modular Backbone with High Density 10G line cards
- 23. Preparing Your Network for Wave 2 of 802.11ac Summary Growth in Wi-Fi Traffic, Apps and Wi-Fi Devices including IoT Devices 802.11ac Wave 2 Provides better Performance, Coverage and Improved Client Density Support Look Beyond Wireless: Faster Mobility needs Faster Switching
- 24. Key Takeaways for 802.11ac Wave 2 Twitter: • @Cisco_Mobility Facebook: • facebook.com/CiscoWireless Wireless and Switching Collateral • cisco.com/go/wireless • cisco.com/go/80211ac • cisco.com/go/multigigabit • cisco.com/go/switches Wireless and Switching Blogs • blogs.cisco.com/wireless/ • blogs.cisco.com/enterprise/