Transcript Next Generation for Wireless Presentation

Cisco Next
Generation
Wireless Launch
Chris Kozup,
Manager, Mobility Solutions Marketing
Internal Launch Date: August 8th, 2007
External Launch Date: September 4th, 2007
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Cisco Business Mobility Solutions
Delivering Rich Business Experiences Securely
Anytime, Anywhere Across Any Network
Insight
Collaboration
Awareness
Unified Guest
Cisco Next Generation Wireless
802.11n and Indoor Wireless Mesh
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Secure IP
Network
Secure IP
Network
High Availability
Intelligent
Services
Intelligent
Services
Applications
Applications
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Migration
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Cisco Next Generation Wireless Launch
Next Generation Wireless
Cisco Unified Wireless
Network Software Release 4.2
Extensible Architecture
Flexibility and Efficiency
Industry leading 802.11n
1250 Series Access Point
Standalone Access Point
Monitoring & Migration
Unified Wired and
Wireless Guest Access
High Availability for
Remote Locations
Indoor Wireless Mesh
Use existing APs and Controllers
Voice Ready Wireless
Intelligence
Cisco Secure Services Client 5.0
“2 Click Connect” for
Wired and Wireless
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802.11n Technical Overview
 Cisco Next Generation 802.11n
2x increase in reliability
5x increase in throughput
 300 Mbps per radio
 Backwards compatible with existing 802.11abg clients
 Operates in 2.4GHz and 5GHz
 MIMO technology decreases the effects of interference
Reliability
Time to File Transfer
Roving Laptop Comparison
11g
SAMPLE
11n
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11n
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SAMPLE
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100
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Time
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Laptop Rotational Spin
11g
11n
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Predictability
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Throughput
Packet Retries
Throughput
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SAMPLE
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11g
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Time
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Cisco 802.11n Architectural Advantage
 Expect a gradual migration to 802.11n
Backwards compatibility with ABG
Tested interoperability with Intel
% of total chips, by standard
Architectural flexibility
Wi-Fi Shipments, by Protocol
(ABI Research)
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2006
802.11b
2007
802.11a
2008
2009
802.11g
2010
2011
802.11a/g
2012
802.11n
 New modular Aironet 1250 access point
Wi-Fi Certified 802.11n draft 2.0 standard
Future RF technologies
 Unified Wireless Network – 11n Ready
Flexible architecture – n+1 scalability
(scale as you grow)
No redesign required
WLAN Controller
10/100/1000 Ethernet
Deployment Size
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Cisco Indoor Mesh Applications
Extend wireless
coverage
Extend wired coverage
(single client)
Regular Wireless
(non-Mesh)
Extend wired coverage
(workgroup)
 Mix of non-Mesh and Mesh APs
 Single hop extension of wired network
 Point-to-Point and Point-to-MultiPoint
configurations
 Mix of wireless and wired clients
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Extend wired and
wireless coverage
(e.g. trailer)
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Market Opportunity for Next Gen Wireless
 Key Industry Segments
Education, Healthcare,
Manufacturing, Retail
 802.11n Deployment Scenarios
Challenging RF environments
Bandwidth intensive applications
Heterogeneous mix of devices
Voice & video ready wireless
 Indoor Wireless Mesh Scenarios
Hard-to-wire locations
Maintaining Aesthetics
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Enterprise Benefits Summary
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Next Generation Wireless delivers
performance approaching wired
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Consistent mobility applications
deployed across wired and wireless
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802.11n delivers 5x throughput for
bandwidth intensive applications
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Greater reliability and predictability
for challenging RF and latency
sensitive applications
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Extends network reach into hard-towire locations
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Key Take-Aways
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802.11n and Indoor Wireless Mesh are technology
transitions – door is open for competitive incursions
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Next Generation Wireless approaches the
performance of wired – competitors will position an all
wireless office
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Only by proactively selling a unified wired and wireless
network can Cisco avoid erosion of existing wired
network business
 For more information, visit:
www.cisco.com/go/wireless
www.cisco.com/go/nextgen-wireless (August 31st, 2007)
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Take Action!
Threat of Technology Transition
Technology
Transitions
Wired/Wireless
Parity
 802.11n is a major
transition
Competitive
Threat
11n Performance
+ Secure Wireless
 Many customers
will revisit their
choice of
supplier
+
CALL TO ACTION!
Account teams can counter this threat:
Wired Displacement
 Alternative
suppliers advocate
an all wireless
office
=
 Technology
transition opens the
door for competitors
to position the all
wireless office
 Failure to act will
result in erosion
of Cisco base!
 Engage customers proactively around their 11n transition
 Lock-in account by selling a WLAN controller
 Actively position unified wireless with ALL wired proposals
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