In New Delhi: Cisco has announced new products and network and support services in the mobile workplace space. New launches within Cisco's Borderless Mobility solutions, include the new Cisco Aironet 3500 Series Access Points with CleanAir technology.
The new CleanAir technology, combines CleanAir Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) in the access point with system-level intelligence to detect, classify, locate and mitigate the impact of wireless interference.
The new system accurately detects, classifies and locates more than 20 unique interference sources including cordless phones, wireless video cameras, microwave ovens and Bluetooth devices while simultaneously serving client traffic. It includes intuitive Air Quality Index for assessment of the severity of interference affecting any given access point or specific location, It has the ability to self-heal and self-optimize the wireless network by enhancing radio resource management to improve wireless reliability without IT intervention.
CleanAir technology can reduce wireless troubleshooting time from hours to minutes and, in many cases, can automatically resolve problems. CleanAir's integrated design can mitigate the impact of interference within 30 seconds by assessing the problem and adjusting the wireless signal to operate in an unaffected spectrum.
"The dramatic influx of mobile devices onto corporate networks, the explosive use of multimedia and video, and the growing demand from users to be mobile have all resulted in the enterprise's need to make wireless networks a mission-critical part of its communications infrastructure," said Ray Smets, vice president and general manager for the Cisco Wireless Networking business unit. "Like the wired network, wireless networks must evolve to address these challenges. With the introduction of CleanAir technology, Cisco is delivering that foundation so that enterprises can enable a true Borderless Mobility experience for users. With its Borderless Networks architecture, Cisco is the only vendor that can unify wired and wireless networks to provide seamless access to applications across any network connection."
The system locates interference sources visually represented on a floor plan, this helps businesses rapidly identify and remove interference sources.
Cisco claims that Aironet 3500 Series access points with CleanAir technology are the industry's only access points providing hardware-based spectrum intelligence. The new 7.0 release of the Cisco Unified Wireless Network software integrates CleanAir capabilities across Cisco's Wireless Control System, the 3300 Series Mobility Service Engine and all Cisco Wireless Controllers.
It is also introducing additional new enhancements and features like increasing the scale of the Cisco 5500 Wireless Controller with support for 500 access points (previously 250). It is also expanding its 802.11n portfolio with the Cisco Aironet 1260 Series Access Points, delivering full 802.11n performance with standard Power over Ethernet for customer environments that do not require CleanAir.
The Cisco Aironet 3500 Series with CleanAir technology is scheduled to be available in May 2010. Pricing ranges from $1,095 to $1,495. While Aironet 1260 Series (non-CleanAir), with external antennas, dual band and full 802.11n performance with standard Power over Ethernet, is scheduled to be available starting in May 2010 with prices starting at $995.
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