Le Wi-Fi Intelligent

RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL

Agenda
o Ruckus Wireless La Socit
o Les Technologies
o Les Produits
o Les Outils / Applications Mobiles
o Questions / Rponses

Ruckus Wireless La Socit

RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL

Ruckus Wireless Inc.

Cration

2004, Sunnyvale, CA

Innovation

Le Wi-Fi Intelligent

Clients

21,700+

Base installe +3.000.000 AP

Employs

750+ dans 24 pays

Centres R&D

5 (Sunnyvale, China, Taiwan,

India, Israel)

Revenue 2012 $214 millions

Statut

Cote en bourse: NYSE / RKUS

Brevets

60 accords (80+ en attente)

Marchs

Infrastructure Carrier/Entreprise

CARRIER

30%
2012

70%
ENTERPRISE
Rpartition des employs

18% 15%
10%

57%
R&D
Support
Vente et Marketing
Administration

Lre du Post-PC
Tablets

e-Readers
Smart
Phones

A WORLD GOING Wi-Fi

2.8B

Annual Unit Shipments

220%
Wi-Fi
devices

Ultrabooks

65%

Ethernet
devices
1.1B
874M
694M
2010

2016
Source: iSuppli 2012

Point of sale
systems

Projectors

Medical
instrumen
ts
Environmental
control systems

Croissance de la consommation des donnes

mobiles

En 2011, le trafic des donnes

mobiles a t
2000

8x par rapport

Source: Cisco Visual Network Index,

2012

53

GROWTH IN

MOBILE DATA

2010
Source:
Signals
Research
Group
Source:
Signals
Research
Group
Note: DataData
represents
datadata
traffic
growth
and capacity
in the
Note:
represents
traffic
growth
and capacity
inUS
themarket
US only
markets only

2020

Une importante croissance du march

Evolution du
march mondial du
Wi-Fi

$9.7B
Service Provider Wi-Fi
$2.8

CAGR

57%

Source: Infonetics, 2012

$3.7B
$.3

$6.9

Enterprise Wi-Fi

CAGR

15%

$3.4

Source: Gartner, 2012

2011
2016
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Un croissance du revenu rapide

Annual
(in $ millions)
$

215

Quarterly
(in $ millions)
$64
$49

$120

$26

$75
$44

CAGR

70

2009

2010

2011

2012

2Q
,11

2Q
12

2Q
13

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Une forte croissance

Top 3 des constructeur Wi-Fi (4Q12)
(bas sur les revenues estims)

Others

65 %
Cisco

33%

Croissance du
march Wi-Fi
mondial
(1Q11 4Q12)

51%
11%
Aruba

5%

34%

33%
20%
Aruba

Ruckus

Cisco

Les parts du march en Europe

Leadership sur le WiFi Outdoor (march oprateurs)

Amrique du Nord

21 % 24 %
19 %
31 %

March mondial du Wi-Fi extrieur

19 %
Other

16 %
ERIC

EMEA

30 %

16 %

8%

RKUS

35 %
Equipement dploys

2012
DELLORO WW WI-FI MARKET DYNAMICS (2012)

24 %

RKUS

50 %
APAC

CSCO

13

RKUS

4%

16 %

26 % 50 %

RKUS

Score IEEE qualit des brevets

http://spectrum.ieee.org/static/interactive-patent-power-2012

Partenariats technologiques

INTERMEC (http://www.intermec.com/partners/alliance/index.aspx )

Un portfolio Wi-Fi complet

Haut de gamme

Milieu de gamme

Entre de gamme

AP Mural

AP Mural
double
radio

INTERIEUR
SmartCell

Haut de gamme

Milieu de Gamme

Entre de gamme

Pont Radio

EXTERIEUR
Entre de Gamme
Jusqu 50 APs

Milieu de Gamme
Jusqu 500 APs

Haut de gamme
Jusqu 1000 APs

MANAGEMENT

Gamme Oprateur
Jusqu 10000 APs

Rsultats de tests
AVG. TCP THROUGHPUT
20 Highest, most reliable performance
18

Ruckus 7982

16
Cisco 3602i

14

Cisco 2602i
HP 430

Xirrus 4820
Aruba 135

12

Juniper 532

HP 460

Aerohive
AP330

10

Aerohive AP121

Aruba 105
Meraki MR24
Meraki MR16

Linksys
EA4500

6
4
2
0
20

30

40

Lowest, least reliable performance

50
60
70
80

VIDEO ERRORS
WI-FI STRESS TEST

Ubiquiti
UniFi Pro

Rsultats de tests

Industrys First 3x3:3 802.11n Competitive Testing

2%

6%

12%
14%

66%

Pourcentage de tests gagns par le constructeur

(87 tests)

Rsultats de tests
Non Line of Sight

Beating Interference

Ruckus

Ruckus

Meraki

Meraki

HP

HP
Cisco

Cisco

1 client, 100
2.4 GHz
No interference

Aruba
Apple
0

20

40

60

1 client, 70
5 GHz
Line of sight

Aruba
Apple
0

80

20

40

60 Clients, Bi-Directional

60 Clients, Uplink

Ruckus

Ruckus

HP

HP

Aruba

Aruba

Cisco

Cisco
5 GHz
75% downlink
25% uplink

Meraki Failed to Finish

Apple Failed to Finish
0

20

40

60

80

100

Aggregate Bi-Directional Mbps

AP models: Ruckus 7363, Cisco 3500, Aruba 125, HP 460, Meraki 24, Apple Extreme.

60

80

Uplink Mbps

Downlink Mbps

Meraki
Apple

5 GHz
0

20

40

60

80

100

Aggregate Uplink Mbps

Modle de vente indirect

Client final
Intgrateur
Distributeur

Demand
Generation

Vertical
Markets

Program
Developmen
t

Partner
Developmen
t et support

Channels and Marketing Support

Corporate
and Channel Marketing

Rfrences France

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Rfrences France

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Data offload
Plus grand rseau mobile data
offload en cours de construction
Couverture des accs public Tokyo
200,000+ indoor dual-band 802.11n
Wi-Fi
WiMax backhaul
Remote carrier management

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Et plus encore

Ville de San Jos

oRuckus indoor/outdoor
oWi-Fi pour les accs publics en ville
oVideo surveillance, accs public laroport
oCouverture du centre de convention
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Les Technologies

RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL

Les Technologies Smart Wi-Fi

Performance et Stabilit

Systme
dantennes
adaptives

28

Qualit de Service

Gestion des flux

et des clients

Flexibilit

Mise en place et
gestion dune
infrastructure Mesh

Scurit

Systme grant
la scurit

Les Technologies Smart Wi-Fi

Performance et Stabilit

Systme
dantennes
adaptives

29

Qualit de Service

Gestion des flux

et des clients

Flexibilit

Mise en place et
gestion dune
infrastructure Mesh

Scurit

Systme grant
la scurit

Comment dlivrer de hautes performances

ICI

Et non ICI

Principe du BeamFlex
Deux types de Wi-Fi sur le march :
Antenne Adaptives capable de
focaliser dynamiquement les
ondes en fonction de
lenvironnement radio (Ruckus)

Antenne traditionnelle sans

intelligence qui existe depuis
10 ans (tous les autres)

Principe du BeamFlex
Deux types de Wi-Fi sur le march :
Antenne Adaptives capable de
focaliser dynamiquement les
ondes en fonction de
lenvironnement radio (Ruckus)

Lampe torche

Antenne traditionnelle sans

intelligence qui existe depuis
10 ans (tous les autres)

Ampoule standard

BeamFlex Smart Antennas

Fonctionnement de BeamFlex

current decisions:

disturbances:

rate control
power control
antenna selection
past
decisions,
throughput
results

BeamFlex
engine

co-channel & other interference

multipath, scattering, absorption
motion
MAC,
PHY,
antenna
s

air

current throughput (confirmed by 802.11 ack)

client

Fonctionnement de BeamFlex

Adaptation
automatique lors
des dplacements
Contournement des
interfrences
Contournement
automatique des
obstacles

Metal Wall

Lantenne
BeamFlex dirige
le signal vers les
clients
ZoneFlex
AP

Diminution automatique des interfrences

Minimizes Packet Loss and Re-Transmissions, Increases Reliability

o Interference mitigated by
positioning antenna nulls in
specific directions
o Avoiding interference delivers
more benefits than a stronger
signal
AP

o Better throughput
o More predictable connectivity

Signal

High
SNR

dBm

dBm

Handling Interference

Noise

OVERCOME INTERFERENCE
Moves beyond spectrum analysis
Optimizes connectivity in the face of
interference
Directional antennas add gain increasing
received SNR
Reduces neighboring contention
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Low
SNR

Noise

frequency

Ruckus w/ BeamFlex

Signal

frequency

OR

Cisco

ANALYZE INTERFERENCE
APs monitor RF as a passive exercise
Limited number of system adjustments
Omni-directional antennas create more
interference, raising the noise floor

Rsistance aux interfrences: essentielle

iPhone 3G Client Results
Ruckus
Throughput, Mbps
10
9
8

Constructeur B

Constructeur C

Average

10

10

8.7

5.5

6.7

7
6

0
0

20

40
60
Time, Seconds

0.3
0

20

40

60

8.3

0.1
0

Test de rfrence (peu dinterfrences)

Lieu avec fort taux dinterfrences (191 APs actives sur 3,000m)

20

40

60

Adaptive Polarization
o Meilleure rception des quipements difficile
entendre
o Adaptation automatique lorientation du
client
HORIZONTAL
POLARIZATION

VERTICAL
POLARIZATION

150
MBPS

Adaptive Channel Selection : ChannelFly

Breakthrough adaptive channel selection based on real,
observed capacity, not signal strength
o Maintains maximum network throughput

Channel

Observed
throughput

80

24

160

30

12
5

o Quickly avoids interference from congested and noisy

environments
Feature Summary
o Continuously learns network capacity to evolve channel
decision intelligence
o Evaluates all channels, not just 1/6/11, by using them
no background scanning or guessing required
o Fast reaction (in seconds) to significant drop in
throughput
1
2

5
4

Analyse Spectrale
o Analyse spectrale en temps
rel
o Interface Graphique du ZD
o App iPad (fin 2013)

o Visualisation des interfrences

Wi-Fi and non-Wi-Fi

ZD GUI

o Accs distance
o Disponible sur les APs :
o 7321, 7055, 7352, 7372,7982,
7782, 8800

Visualize & Investigate

Sources of Wi-Fi & non Wi-Fi interference

iPad Application

Les Technologies Smart Wi-Fi

Performance et Stabilit

Systme
dantennes
adaptives

53

Qualit de Service

Gestion des flux

et des clients

Flexibilit

Mise en place et
gestion dune
infrastructure Mesh

Scurit

Systme grant
la scurit

SmartCast
1

Classification

Flow
Classifier
By:

Heuristics
ToS
L4 port rules

Queuing / Scheduling
Per-Station
Traffic
Queues
Voice
Video
Best Effort
Background

Set Top Box

Voice
Video
Best Effort
Background

Wi-Fi Handset

Per-Packet
Scheduler

Transmission
BeamFlex
Smart
Antenna

Video

Voice

Voice
Video
Best Effort
Background

Notebook PC

Data

) )

Voice
Video
Best Effort
Background

)
)
)

) )

)
)
- conversion Multicast
en Unicast

))

Band Steering (Aiguillage de bande)

Avant Band Steering
5GHz 3 (18%)
2.4GHz 14 (82%)

Idale pour les installations hautes capacits

Bi-bande
802.11n

Aprs Band Steering

5GHz 14 (82%)
2.4GHz 3 (18%)
Aiguillage des clients sur 5GHz
en retardant des rponses
probe et auth sur 2.4GHz
Peut tre limit par RSSI sur
chaque SSID
Table dans la borne pour
chaque client qui dtaille:
Nombre de Client probe
requests par bande
RSSI moyen par bande par minute
Support dual bande

Tableau consult avant rponse

au client
2.4 GHz connexion
5 GHz connexion

Partage de Charge
Partage intelligent pour un rseau Wi-Fi trs haut dbit
Sans le partage de charge
Avec
37
clients
5-6
clients
par AP

o Distribution homogne des clients sur

les diffrentes APs.
o Augmente les performances du rseau:
o Utilisation complte de tout le spectre
radio disponible.
o Rpartition des clients sur diffrentes
radios

7
6

o Algorithmes de partage de charge

intelligents

5
3

o Le ZoneDirector dtermine
automatiquement entre quelles APs
partager la charge en fonction de la
puissance du signal des APs voisines.
o Distribution intelligente des clients
empche disoler les clients qui ne
peuvent voir quune AP

o Idal pour les environnements forte

densit
6
7

o Amphithtres
o Salles de confrences

Air-Time Fairness

Les Technologies Smart Wi-Fi

Performance et Stabilit

Systme
dantennes
adaptives

58

Qualit de Service

Gestion des flux

et des clients

Flexibilit

Mise en place et
gestion dune
infrastructure Mesh

Scurit

Systme grant
la scurit

Le SmartMesh en action
Mesh
AP

ZoneDirector

150 Mbps

100 Mbps

150 Mbps

AP
Racine

300 Mbps

802.11n

802.11g

802.11g

Les points daccs Mesh (Mesh AP) publient en permanence la bande

passante disponible vers les points daccs Racine
Chaque AP choisit le meilleur chemin (en bande passante) vers la racine
BeamFlex gre le meilleur chemin entre les bornes, et vers les clients
En cas de perte dune borne, les points daccs recalculent automatiquement
un autre chemin.

Mise en rseau sans cbles

ZoneFlex Mesh simplifie le dploiement et lvolution
o Evolutivit
o Pas besoin de cbler de nouvelles
APs
o Rorganisation automatique de la
radio

Tunnels chiffrs entre les

bornes
3 sauts max entre Mesh
Support 802.11g, ou 802.11n

Hotel

Client Fingerprinting
o Dtection du type de client qui se connecte
o Aide rpondre LA question A qui appartient cet quipement ?
o Dtecte automatiquement les informations des quipements Wi-Fi et
filaire
o Systme dexploitation
o Hostname

Les Applications Mobiles SpeedFlex

o App: SpeedFlex pour iOS et android:

o Bas sur ZAP galement disponible en Open Source:

http://theruckusroom.typepad.com/files/zap_mac_20100111.zip
http://theruckusroom.typepad.com/files/zap_install_20100413.zip
http://code.google.com/p/zapwireless/
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ZD Remote (iPad)

15%
10%

63

MOBILE APPS MODULE

ZD Remote Control
oZD & AP
configuration &
monitoring App for
the mobile
workforce
oUse Cases:

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o View Device Status

o Modify Device Configs
o Add a WLAN / PSK
o View / Block Clients on
Soon
AP Coming
/ WLAN
o Add/edit Bonjour config
o Monitor Traffic
RUCKUS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL

ZD Remote Control 9.8 Overview

o Guest Pass Generation
o Spectrum Monitoring
o OS Support
o iOS7 (LCS timeframe)
o Android (GA timeframe)

1
2

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Les Technologies Smart Wi-Fi

Performance et Stabilit

Systme
dantennes
adaptives

66

Qualit de Service

Gestion des flux

et des clients

Flexibilit

Mise en place et
gestion dune
infrastructure Mesh

Scurit

Systme grant
la scurit

Contrle daccs
o Politique de scurit configurable et applicable par SSID
o Compatible avec tous les systmes de chiffrement
o WPA2 TKIP/AES, WPA, WEP

o Droits daccs
o ACL de niveau L2 (MAC)
o ACL de niveau L4 (IP/Protocole/Port)
o Configuration dun dbit limit par station et par SSID

o Isolation des clients Wi-Fi par SSID

IPS Wi-Fi
o Protection contre les attaques
o Attaque par dictionnaire: Utilisateur bloqu aprs plusieurs checs
dauthentification
o Attaque DoS

o Dtection dAP rogue (avec notification par email)

o Dtecte les APs rogues, les spoofings, rseaux ad-hoc,
o Affiche une vue gnrale sur une carte

Scurit leve mais simplifie

Comment offrir un accs WiFi scuris pour les utilisateurs?
o Une Cl pr-partage : insuffisant
(il faut changer la cl pour tout le monde en cas de dpart d1 employ)
o 802.1x est compliqu mettre en uvre et peu pris en PME

Solution: PSK dynamique et Zero-IT

o Fourniture automatique dune cl unique chaque
utilisateur/machine
o Pas de configuration manuelle du client
o Bon niveau de scurit : cl de 63 octets unique par utilisateur
o Cl facilement annulable si compromission ou dpart dun employ
o De nouvelles cls peuvent tre gnres priodiquement
o Configurable par SSID

Fonctionnement de Zero-IT (BYOD)

1. Lutilisateur se
connecte en filaire (ou
SSID ddi) la premire
fois
2. Il sidentifie sur une
page Web pour la
configuration
automatique de son
accs WiFi
3. Une fois authentifi, le
ZoneDirector gnre
une cl unique et le
poste est paramtr
avec le SSID et la cl
4. La cl est utilise
jusqu son annulation
5. Lutilisateur se
connecte au WiFi
scuris

Peut galement
paramtrer le 802.1x

API disponible pour

portails externes

ZoneFlex 2942

RADIUS/AD

ZoneDirector

Router

IDS

Internet

Zero-IT iOS

Politique de scurit par terminal

o Segmentation des automatiques des
terminaux sur un mme SSID
o Simplification des rgles daccs par
terminal

Windows

Mac OS iOS

Linux

Tlphone

Console de jeux

Imprimante

BlackBerry

Windows Mobile

Android

o Contrle daccs aux rseaux

o Autoriser/Interdire
o Assignement automatique de VLAN
o Dbit limit (Down/Up)

VLAN 20

VLAN 10

Application Recognition & Control

Client App Identify & Control Visualize
Secure
FTP

RBAC
LDAP/RADIUS
Server

User

Role

Mei
Adam

Teacher
Student

Role Teacher
VLAN
Rate
Device
Time

Student

- 10
- No Limit
- No Limit
- No Limit

Role Student

VLAN 20
VLAN
Rate
Device
Time

Teacher
VLAN 10

Common
Secure SSID

Mei

Adam

(Teacher)

(Student)

- 20
- 2 MB
- iOS & Android
- After 5pm

L2 Client Isolation
o Data Communication

Router

blocked between Wi-Fi

devices and limited to
default router or permitted
local wired resources
o Provides security
protection against common
spoofing exploits: DHCP,
DNS and ARP posioning

Portal

Printer

Force DHCP
Configure->WLAN->Advanced

o Requires Wi-Fi client to obtain an IP address via DHCP or all packets will be
dropped
o Supports roaming w/out DHCP request
o Roaming caveat: If VLAN different during roam, DHCP request will be
enforced.
o Why
o Prevents same SSID/different VLAN roaming problems
o Enforces DHCP fingerprinting
o Prevents unauthorized cloning of IP addresses
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Innovations majeures apportes par

Ruckus Wireless
BeamFlex
o Antennes Adaptative intgres
pour env. haute densit
o Attnuation automatique du
bruit radio
o Jusqu 4000 pattern radio
unique utilisant le PD-MRC
o Mesh dynamique

Localisation
o Smart Location Tracking
o Carte de frquentation et
go-localisation en temps
rel
o Smart Analytic Reporting
o Intgration facile avec les
solutions RTLS (golocalisation) via des API
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ChannelFly
o Slection de canal adaptatif
o Mesures prdictives de la
capacit des canaux
o Evite les interfrences non
802.11
o Amliore les performances
jusqu 50%

SmartSec
o Dploiement de politiques par
type dapplications, terminaux
et utilisateurs
o Protection contre attaque DoS
o Conforme aux PCI DSS
o Protection et localisation des
Rogues APs (WIPS)

SmartCast
o Inspection et traitement
avancs du trafic et des QoS
o Dtection heuristique des
types de flux de donnes
o Optimise et personnalise les
flux guest et corporate

BYOD
o Gestion scurise des guests
o Fingerprinting (clients et
terminaux)
o Certifi Passpoint
o Onboarding automatis
o Dynamique rate limiting
o Intgration fine avec AD

Ruckus Smart Location

3rd Party App
Vendors partner
eco-system

Accurate LBS Positioning

Mobile App Solutions

Ruckus
SCI

3rd party Analytics

Vendors partner
eco-system

Analytics Solutions

Industry-first TDoA based positioning

Simple Provisioning and setup
Higher accuracy with lower AP density
TDoA

Partner LBS Eco-system with APIs

RSSI

Ruckus Smart
Location Server
VMware

Analytics API set for Analytics Vendors

Mobile App/SDK set for App Vendors

Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi Network

(RSSI- and RTT/TDoA-based)
Ruckus Apps and Analytics
Demonstrate LBS with Ruckus Mobile Apps
Show foot-traffic at Venues

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Mobile Devices

Les Produits ZoneFlex

RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL

Une Gamme de Contrleurs Intelligents

ZONEDIRECTOR

Petit

Moyen

1100

3000

PA:
Clients:
Capacit:
Taille:
WLANs

6-50
1250
100 Mbps
Desktop/1U
128

PA:
Clients:
Capacit:
Taille:
WLANs

25-500
10,000
500 Mbps
1U
1024

Grand

5000

PA:
Clients:
Capacit:
Taille:
WLANs

100-1,000
20,000
1 Gbps
2U
2048

Note: la capacit nest quen cas de tunnelization du trafic vers le contrleur (qui nest pas obligatoire)

Un portfolio Wi-Fi complet

Haut de gamme

Milieu de gamme

Entre de gamme

AP Mural

AP Mural
double
radio

INTERIEUR
SmartCell

Haut de gamme

Milieu de Gamme

Entre de gamme

Pont Radio

EXTERIEUR
Entre de Gamme
Jusqu 50 APs

Milieu de Gamme
Jusqu 500 APs

Haut de gamme
Jusqu 1000 APs

MANAGEMENT

Gamme Oprateur
Jusqu 10000 APs

ZoneFlex 7352 and 7372

Industrys Best Performing, Mobile-Ready, 2-Stream Access Point
o BeamFlex+ Mobile-Ready Polarization Diversity
(PD-MRC)
o Spectrum Analysis
o Advanced location capabilities
o BeamFlex adaptive antennas, 128 patterns per
band
6.2 (15.8cm)

1.6 (4cm)

6.2 (15.8cm)

2x2:2 Spatial Stream APs

ZF 7352: Single Band (2.4 GHz)

ZF 7372: Dual Band Concurrent

ZF 7372-E: External Antenna Version

o Advanced 802.11n features: STBC, LDPC,

MLD, TxBF, A-MPDU & A-MSDU Packet
Aggregation
o Supports up to 512 clients per 7372
o Industry standard 802.3af/at or 12VDC
o Mounting support for acoustical ceiling, hard
surface, and security bracket

ZoneFlex 7055
Industrys first dual-band concurrent 2-stream wall-plate AP
o 802.11a/b/g/n, dual-band concurrent 2x2:2
o 600 Mbps theoretical PHY rate
o Gigabit Ethernet Uplink with PoE input
(802.3af/at)
o Supports SmartMesh Networking

5.4 (13.6cm)

o Mounting support for worldwide standard

outlet wall-boxes
o Torx screw security prevents theft
o (4) Front-facing 10/100 Ethernet Ports
1.2 (3cm)

5.4 (13.6cm)

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o (1) 802.3af PoE output

o Pass-through support

ZoneFlex 7782
Highest Performing, Highest Capacity 3-Stream Dual-Band Outdoor AP
o Highest performance 802.11n outdoor AP
o 3x3:3 (900Mbps), 2.4/5GHz concurrent
o Advanced 802.11n features: TxBF, LDPC, STBC
o Up to 512 clients
o Adaptive polarization diversity (PD-MRC)
o GPS for automatic map positioning
o Spectrum analysis

o Power options:
o 100-250 VAC, PoE in, PoE out 25 Watts

o Product variants:
o 7782 internal Omni (360)
o 7782-S internal Sector (120)

Dual 10/100/1000
Ethernet

o 7782-N internal Narrow beam (~30) high-density/stadium and PtP

o 7782-E external antennas

New AP Model Numbering Scheme

BRAND

MODEL #

ZoneFlex R300
Product Family
E.g.
R = indoor
T = outdoor
P = PtP
H = wall-plate

Positioning
E.g.
3 = entry-level
5 = mid-range
7 = high-end

Product Variants
Used as needed for
model variants,
generations etc.

Introducing ZoneFlex R300

Competitive Price-Performance Dual Band 802.11n AP
Product Overview
802.11a/b/g/n 2x2:2-stream access
point (600 Mbps PHY)
2.4 GHz & 5 GHz dual band concurrent
operation
Embedded Ruckus BeamFlex adaptive
antennas
(1) 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet
802.3af Class 3 PoE input
12VDC input
Mounting support for hard wall & ceiling,
15/16 acoustic ceiling rail, desktop,
Kensington lock security
ZoneFlex & FlexMaster 9.7GA, SCG 2.5
89

Introducing ZoneFlex R300

Competitive Price-Performance Dual Band 802.11n AP

90

Dual Band 11n Indoor AP Comparison

R300

7372

7982

Dual Band Radio

802.11a/b/g/n

802.11a/b/g/n

802.11a/b/g/n

Spatial Streams

2x2:2

2x2:2

3x3:3

PHY

600 Mbps (300 + 300)

600 Mbps (300 + 300)

900 Mbps (450 + 450)

BeamFlex Patterns

64 per band

128 per band

> 1k per band

Antenna Gain (2.4 / 5 GHz)

1dBi / 3dBi

3dBi / 3dBi

3dBi / 3dBi

BeamFlex+ (PD-MRC)

Yes

Yes

Cellular Colocation Filter

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ethernet Ports

1x 10/100/1000

1x 10/100/1000
1x 10/100

2x 10/100/1000

Mounting Support

Note feature
differences

91

Hard wall/ceiling
Standard acoustic ceiling
(15/16 rail)

Hard wall/ceiling
Standard acoustic ceiling
(15/16 rail)
Narrow acoustic ceiling
(9/16 rail) with accessory
Accessory bracket with
padlock eye

Hard wall/ceiling
Standard acoustic ceiling
(15/16 rail)
Narrow acoustic ceiling
(9/16 rail) with accessory
Accessory bracket with
padlock eye

Operating Temperature

0 to 40C

0 to 50C

0 to 50C

Client Support per AP

256

512

512

Mesh

Yes

Yes

Spectrum Analysis

Yes

Yes

Application Recognition

Yes (Future)

Yes (Future)

Indoor Dual Band 11n AP Positioning

7372
2x2:2 802.11n
BeamFlex+
1 GE + 1 FE port
649
R300
2x2:2 802.11n
BeamFlex
1 GE port
549

+ 3rd Spatial Stream

+ More BeamFlex Patterns (>1k)
+ 10/100/1000 Port
+ BeamFlex+ (Polarization Diversity)
+ 10/100 Port
+ Spectrum Analysis
+ Mesh
+ Application Recognition (future)
+ Higher client support (512)
+ Enhanced mounting options

92

7982
3x3:3 802.11n
BeamFlex+
2 GE ports
1099

Incremental Features

Merci
Eric Turiaf
eric.turiaf@ruckuswireless.com

Jean Macq
jean.macq@ruckuswireless.com

RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL

802.11ac Overview
April 2013

RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL

An Overview
Optimistic
Optimistic
Specs
Specs

5G

55 GHz
GHz Only
Only

o Breaks gigabit barrier

o Max of 6.9 Gbps
o Gimmick specs that drive
data rates very high
o Many features not practical
for real-world enterprises

Up
Up to
to 88 spatial
spatial
streams
streams

A
P

o N-fold efficiency
improvement
o Increases radio complexity,
power draw, and cost
o Requires client-side support
o Not possible today

2.4G

o Encourages 5G adoption
o Focuses on capacity-rich,
low-interference spectrum
o Benefits entire Wi-Fi
ecosystem

256-QAM
256-QAM
o More efficient modulation
o 33% data rate gains
o Very short ranges only
o Requires 11ac clients

80/160
80/160 MHz
MHz
channels
channels

2
0
4
08
0

160

o Very wide channels

o Primary reason for 11acs
very high data rates
o Ineffective use of spectrum
in multi-AP environments
o Decreases total capacity

Multi-user
Multi-user MIMO
MIMO
(MU-MIMO)
(MU-MIMO)
o Simultaneous downlink Tx
to single-stream clients
o Multiples network capacity
o Key differentiator from
802.11n

5 GHz Only
o 11ac supports 5 GHz
frequencies only

480 MHz
25 channels

o Focuses on spectrum with

more bandwidth, less
interference, and better
scalability and capacity
o Encourages client device
suppliers to adopt 5 GHz,
to benefit from 11ac
marketing, leaving 2.4 GHz
as best effort spectrum

Capacity

o Dual-band devices will

support 11n in 2.4 GHz

83.5 MHz
3 channels

2.4G

5G

80 and 160 MHz Channels

OVERVIEW

Pros
o Max data rate is more than doubled
o Boosts throughput in networks with few APs
o Improves backup, file transfer speeds

o 11ac devices must support 80 MHz

channel width
o Optional support for 160 MHz

Cons

o Contiguous or non-contiguous (80+80)

o Sub-optimal spectral reuse in multi-AP

deployments
o Max of 5 non-overlapping 80 MHz channels
o Increases neighbor interference and contention
o Likely decreases aggregate capacity in enterprise

802.11a/b 20
/g
MHz
802.11n 40

802.11ac

MHz
80
MHz
160 MHz

38

46

54

42

62

58
50

102

110

118

106

126

122
114

160 MHz
(80+80)

134

142

138

151

159

155

Tot
al

1
16
5

3
15
7
16

573 573
583
0
5
5
MHz MHz
MH
UNII-3/ISM
z

6
14
0
14
4

8
13
2
13

0
12
4
12

UNII2e

2
11
6
12

4
10
8
11

5490
MHz
10
0
10

64

52

48

44

40

36

UNII-1

60

533
0
MHz
UNII-2
56

5170
MHz

14
9
15

o Boosts maximum 802.11ac specs

o Appeal is for consumers with 1 AP

92
5
41
2
26
0
2
21

DFS

Red channels are not

permitted in some regions

Dynamic Bandwidth Operation

48
44
40
36

40
80

20

80
40

20

AP1: 802.11ac
Primary(20):
36
Primary(40):
38

AP2: 802.11ac
Primary(20):
48
Primary(40):
46

20

20

20

40

AP3: 802.11n
Channel(20): 40

20

40

20

20

20

40

80

20

40

80

160
Primary subchannels (20, 40, 80) are
used dynamically if larger channel is
busy

48
20

UNII-2

3
6
4
0
4
4
4
8
5
2
5
6
6
0
6
4

o Wider channels (80 / 160) have

primary subchannels (20 / 40 / 80)
o Devices can dynamically use
smaller or larger bandwidths
according to interference (Wi-Fi or
non-Wi-Fi) in the larger portions of
the band

UNII-1

44
40
36
TIME

Spatial Streams
802.11ac defines up to 8 spatial streams
802.11n defined up to 4 spatial streams
Flagship devices today support up to 3SS
Enterprises often prefer cost/performance
of 2x2 APs

Real-World Barriers
o Business
o
o
o
o

Increases AP/client cost

Increases AP/client size
Decreases aesthetic appeal
2x2 APs often meet the business need

o Technical
o Short range for 4+ streams
o More streams require RF differentiation
(difficult with 4+ streams)
o Adds power draw on APs (PoE power
budget) and clients (battery life)

Bandwid
th

1ss

2ss

3ss

4ss

8ss

20 MHz

78

156

260*

312

624

40 MHz

180

360

540

720

1440

80 MHz

390

780

1170

1560

3120

256-QAM, 800 ns GI

Artificially bloats max data rates of 802.11ac

8x8:8 (MIMO)

8x8:8 (MIMO)

256-QAM
BPSK

o 256-QAM improves efficiency by 33%

o Higher-order modulation adds
complexity, which requires higher SNR
0

o Beneficial near the AP

100% gain (2x)

50% gain (1.5x)

16-QAM

33% gain (1.3x)

64-QAM

01

11

00

10

o Efficiency gain from modulation does

not increase linearly
o Requires 802.11ac AP and client
100% gain (2x)

QPSK

256-QAM

Multi-User MIMO (MU-MIMO)

o Transmit simultaneous downlink frames to different receivers
o Significant capacity enhancements in environments with many singlestream devices (tablets, smartphones)
o Requires 11ac client(s) with TxBF feedback/support
o Creates new challenges related to signal steering and isolation
o How to get
o DataA to StaA

o DataB to StaB

o No DataA to StaB

o No DataB to StaA

Single-User MIMO

Multi-User MIMO

Single downlink Tx at a time

Multiple downlink Tx at same time

4x4:4
Access
Point

Stream 1

4x4:4
Access
Point

Stream 1
2
Stream
3
am
e
r
St
m4
Strea

FAQ
Q:
A:

Is it be backward compatible with 11a/n?

Yes. 11ac is fully backward compatible with 802.11a/n, using
protection mechanisms with 11a/n frame formats.

Q:
A:

What about 2.4 GHz?

Initially, dual-band APs will be 802.11n in 2.4G and 802.11ac in
5G. 11ac may eventually be introduced to 2.4G for benefits from
added spatial streams or 256-QAM.

Q:
A:

Will it require new hardware?

Yes. For every supplier, all APs and clients will need new
hardware, whether complete AP replacement or modular radio
add-ons. Controllers or management software may be software
upgradeable.

11ac in Waves
Wave 1 Q3, 2013
256-QAM

33% gain at very short range

80 MHz channels

Twice the capacity of 40 MHz 802.11n

3 spatial streams

Already supported by 802.11n (3x3)

Net gain

(but not recommended for multi-AP deployments)

Slight efficiency improvement, most

benefits are for 802.11ac devices

Wave 2 Late 2014

Wave 1+

Includes all Wave 1 features, with additional chip improvements

80 / 160 MHz channels

Twice the capacity of 80 MHz 802.11ac

3+ spatial streams

Likely 4 spatial streams. N-fold throughput gain for high-end clients,

more flexibility/capacity for MU-MIMO

MU-MIMO

Up to 4x capacity boost, multiplies aggregate capacity

Net gain

(but not recommended for multi-AP deployments)

Multiples aggregate network capacity

and efficiency, ALL devices benefit

Better 11ac with Ruckus

Making the most of next-generation Wi-Fi

Maximizing 256-QAM
Them

BPSK
DPSK
16-QAM
64-QAM
256-QAM

Us

o With per-packet adaptive antenna control, polarization diversity, and active channel
selection techniques, Ruckus APs maximize the potential of 256-QAM with 11ac
o Greater SNR/SINR increases the useful downlink range of 256-QAM
o Adaptive PD-MRC and higher uplink receive sensitivity increase uplink range of 256-QAM
o APs select channels with more capacity and less noise and interference

Smarter Channel Planning

CHANNEL PLANNING
3
6

4
0

38

4
4

4
8

46

5
2

5
6

6
0

54

42

62
58

50

6
4

o 802.11ac introduces the possibility of 20 MHz, 40 MHz, 80 MHz, or 160 MHz channels
o Each 40, 80, or 160 MHz channel will have primary 20, 40, and 80 MHz subchannels
o It becomes increasingly difficult to determine what channel widths are optimal for each
environment based on spectral reuse, the number of APs, transmit power, client
device types and channel support, etc.
o Manual channel planning becomes VERY DIFFICULT
DYNAMIC OPERATION

48
44
40
36
TIME

o The dynamic nature of RF environments raises new concerns for both ongoing
channel width settings (should we use 20s, 40s, 80s?) as well as AP channel
assignment adaptation (what primary 20/40/80 channels should I use at any moment
in time?)
o APs must be able to select the best primary 20, 40, and 80 MHz channels for their
own environment, or possibly change from 80 MHz operation to 40 MHz
CHANNELFLY
o ChannelFly addresses both problems (channel width and channel assignment) by
o Actively measuring performance on each channel
o Adaptively changing as environmental conditions fluctuate
o Discovering the best channel settings for the environment, the client device types, count,
and channel width support, and the amount of traffic at each bandwidth setting

BeamFlex-Enhanced MU-MIMO
3x3 MU-MIMO
Antenna 1 to Client 1

Antenna 2 to Client 2

Antenna 3 to Client 3

3 clients concurrently communicate

with AP, each on a dedicated spatial
stream (and antenna)

AP

Standard MU-MIMO
All clients hear all antennas
o Poor signal isolation per client
o Lower SNR per link = lower data rates
o Marginal benefit to capacity

MU-MIMO enhanced with BeamFlex

Directional antenna element for each client
o Better signal separation
o Higher sustained data rates
o Increased AP capacity

Questions to Consider
UPGRADE TIMELINES

o NOW is the right time to consider long-term plans for Wave-1 and Wave2 of 802.11ac
o What is the expected lifespan of the APs?
o If an upgrade is essential to business operation, does the cost/performance of
2x2 11n (e.g. 7372) solve the near-term need and enable earlier upgrade to 11ac
Wave-2 with lower total CAPEX?
APPLICATION NEEDS

o What are the application needs, and what solution meets those needs
with the lowest total CAPEX and OPEX?
o What are the applications being used and added in the next few years?
o Will the devices that support those applications be capable of utilizing 11ac
features?
o When is the lifecycle and upgrade timing of existing devices?
WAVE-1 vs. WAVE-2

o Wave-1 features are incrementally beneficial

o 256-QAM boosts rate/range for 11ac clients
o 80 MHz channels may not be useful in many environments with moderate
client/AP density

o Wave-2 features multiply capacity and performance with fewer APs

o MU-MIMO provides gains for single-stream devices like tablets and
smartphones