Watch the full ondemand webcast here: http://bit.ly/1aOEYIb Gigabit wireless is quickly becoming a reality. With ratification of the 802.11ac specification right around the corner and a wide range of commercial 11ac devices already available based on the draft standard, the pressure is building to have a network monitoring and analysis system in place that can handle the demands of gigabit wireless. Is your wireless LAN (WLAN) network analysis system up to the task? Can it even capture 802.11ac traffic, let alone run at the speed necessary to handle gigabit data rates? Join us as we uncover the demands that 802.11ac places on WLAN analysis, and see a demonstration of the only complete WLAN analysis solution for 802.11ac – both analysis AND data capture.

1. Capturing 802.11ac Data
Wireless Gigabit Speeds Driving Changes
in Wireless Analysis
Jay Botelho
Director of Product Management
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3. Agenda
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802.11ac vs. 802.11n
802.11ac Basics
802.11ac Use Cases – Consumer vs. Enterprise
Packet-Based WLAN Analysis
WildPackets Corporate Overview
WildPackets Product Line Overview
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4. 802.11ac vs. 802.11n
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5. 802.11n: Higher Throughput Improvements
Using MIMO
• Description
‒ Significant enhancements in data rate and range
‒ Uses new technologies including MIMO, channel
bonding, aggregation, short guard interval
• Use cases and market penetration
‒ Becoming the de-facto standard for commercially
available WLAN equipment – both consumer and
enterprise
‒ High-density deployments; multimedia
applications; forklift upgrades
• Compatibility and analysis implications
http://linksysde.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/21194/~
/intermittent-wireless-signal-with-802.11n-routersand-access-points
‒ Backward compatible with a/b/g, but older technologies limit overall
improvements
‒ Not all network analysis software and hardware is up to the task
‒ Make WLAN analysis upgrades part of the overall 802.11n upgrade
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6. 802.11ac: Very High Throughput <6 GHz
• Description
‒ Significant improvement over 802.11n –
higher throughput for less power
‒ Wi-Fi MIMO “multicast”
• Use cases and market penetration
‒ Commercial penetration for multimedia
over Wi-Fi
‒ WFA certification coming soon – based
on draft standard
‒ Will become the standard for 802.11
networking infrastructure going forward
• Compatibility and analysis implications
‒ Backward compatible with a/b/g/n, but older technologies limit overall
improvements
‒ Only operates at 5GHz, significantly reducing compatibility issues
‒ New speeds require new methods for detailed analysis
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7. 802.11ac vs. 802.11n
• Gigabit speed wireless with approximately 3 times the performance for
the same power
• Better performance at any range with fewer dead spots
• More reliable connections for media streaming with beam-forming
• More Wi-Fi bandwidth on your mobile
• Only utilizes the 5 GHz band - much less prone to interference
• Backward compatible to 802.11 a/n
http://www.netgear.com/landing/80211ac/images/wp_netgear_802_11ac_wifi.pdf
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8. 802.11ac Basics
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9. 802.11ac Highlights
• 802.11n “lessons learned”
• Wider channel bandwidths; More MIMO
‒ 80 MHz and 160 MHz channel
‒ Support for up to 8 spatial streams
• Multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO)
‒ Multiple STAs transmit or receive independent data streams
simultaneously
‒ Downlink MU-MIMO (one transmitting device, multiple receiving
devices) included as an optional mode
• Low level MAC and RF improvements
‒ Beam forming improvements
‒ MAC modifications (mostly to support above changes)
‒ Coexistence mechanisms for 20/40/80/160 MHz channels, 11ac and
11a/n devices
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10. Example 802.11ac Configurations
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11ac
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11. 802.11ac Status
• Not scheduled for
IEEE ratification until
Feb 2014, but …
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http://reviews.cnet.com/best-wireless-networking-devices/
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12. 802.11ac Status – And …
http://www.engadget.com/tag/802.11ac/
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13. 802.11ac Use Cases
Consumer vs. Enterprise
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14. 802.11ac – “The Multimedia Home”
• Wi-Fi Direct
• Video streaming/settop boxes
• Data syncing and
backup
• 3G and 4G offloading
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15. What Will Drive Enterprise Adoption?
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Ratification and certification
Cost and availability
Unique bandwidth needs
The “yet-to-be-identified killer video app” –
telepresence??
• BYOD – grassroots pressure from mobile device
users
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16. Packet-Based WLAN Analysis
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17. • Locally connected
devices
• Commercially available
USB devices
• Multiple devices for
channel aggregation
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18. What Do You Need?
• Packet-based WLAN
network analysis software
• Supported WLAN
adapter(s)
• Special driver for WLAN
adapters
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19. OmniWiFi USB WLAN Capture Adapter
• A single device for all WLAN packet capture needs
• Driver included with OmniPeek
• Tested and supported with OmniPeek and OmniEngine
• Product features:
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USB device with extension cable
Dual band operation – 2.4GHz and 5GHz
Supports all standard international 802.11 channels (a/b/g/n)
Supports 802.11n - 3 transmit/receive streams (450Mbps)
Supports 802.11n 20MHz and 40MHz channel operation
Supports multi-channel aggregation and roaming
• Technical Details:
‒ Size (LWH): 6 inches, 1.5 inches, 5.5 inches
‒ Weight: 5.6 ounces
NOTE:
• Capture ONLY – no network services
• Does not capture 802.11ac
• Available via Amazon - $99/each
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20. 802.11ac Status – We’re Ready!
• Cisco AE6000/Ralink driver
• AE6000: 1-stream 802.11ac device
compatible with OmniPeek
• OmniPeek v7.8 and above
• Beta Ralink driver for AE6000 on MyPeek
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21. USB Isn’t the Only Solution …
• I’m most probably NOT near the problem
• I still need supported devices
• I need supported devices that equal or exceed the
most capable devices on my network – now 802.11ac
• And, most importantly …
• USB MAY NOT up to the task!
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22. USB
• USB 1.1 (Full Speed)
‒ September 1998
‒ 12 Mbps
‒ If you still have equipment with v1.1, get
something new!
• USB 2.0 (High Speed)
‒ April 2000
‒ 480 Mbps theoretical; 280 Mbps effective
‒ Extremely common for laptops in use
• USB 3.0 (Super Speed)
‒ November 2008
‒ 5 Gbps theoretical; 3.2 Gbps effective
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23. Now Let’s Review
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24. Doing Some 802.11ac Math
• Assume 2-antenna APs and STAs at 80MHz = 867
Mbps
• Assume effective throughput of 520 Mbps (60%)
• Assume you can “hear” 3 different APs
• If our analysis requires aggregating data from the 3
distinct APs together, the aggregated analysis
throughput is
• 1.56 Gbps
• Using USB devices, v3.0 is required for both the
WLAN adapters AND the laptop – not easy to find!
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25. And It Will Get Faster …
• Assume an 8-antenna AP, 4 2-antenna stations at 160
MHz using MU-MIMO (1.73 Gbps to each STA)
• Assume effective throughput of 1.04 Gbps (60%)
• If our analysis requires aggregating data from the 4
STAs together, the aggregated analysis throughput
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• 4.16 Gbps
• This exceeds the 3.2 Gbps effect rate for USB 3.0, the
very best the market has to offer
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26. So, What “Now”?
• As wireless approaches wired speeds, it’s time to
start relying on the wire
• Distributed analysis using deployed assets – APs –
is the only effective solution as wireless speeds
grow
• The choices:
‒ Remote PCap
‒ Custom Remote Adapters
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27. Remote Captures with OmniEngine
Remote Pcap
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28. Remote Pcap (cont.)
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29. Custom Remote Adapters
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30. Demo
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31. Mobile WLAN Analyzer Bundle
• OmniPeek Professional with 12 months maintenance
• 3 OmniWiFi USB WLAN Capture Adapters
• $2395 – over $900 in savings!
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32. Q&A
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33. WildPackets Corporate Overview
Optimizing Network and Application Performance
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34. Corporate Background
• Experts in network monitoring, analysis, and troubleshooting
‒ Founded: 1990 / Headquarters: Walnut Creek, CA
‒ Offices throughout the US, EMEA, and APAC
• Customers spanning leading edge organizations
‒ Mid-market and enterprise lines of business
‒ Financial, manufacturing, ISPs, major federal agencies,
state and local governments, universities
‒ Over 7,000 customers / 60+ countries / 80% of Fortune 1,000
• Award-winning solutions that improve network performance
‒ Internet Telephony, Network Magazine, Network Computing awards
‒ United States Patent 5,787,253 issued July 28, 1998
• “Apparatus and Method of Analyzing Internet Activity”
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35. Why Our Customers Need Us
• VoIP, video, cloud, virtualization, and key business
applications are saturating critical network services
• Evolving network technologies create discontinuities
‒ 1 Gig  10 Gig  40 Gig  100 Gig networks
‒ Wireless, BYOD initiatives
• Users and business can not tolerate network
problems for mission critical services
Increasing demand for better real-time network visibility,
network analytics, network forensics, and DPI
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36. How We Create Value
We provide innovative, industry-leading, real-time
network performance management solutions
‒ Easy-to-use, easy-to-learn user interface
‒ Uniquely extensible solutions
‒ Wireless network leadership
‒ Detailed analytics related to network applications
‒ Fastest network traffic capture appliance in its class
‒ Technical superiority at competitive price point
WildPackets has continually advanced its solution to meet the needs of its
customers
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37. Unprecedented Network Visibility
NETWORK HEALTH
GLOBAL
WatchPoint can manage and report on key
device performance and availability across
the entire network, from anywhere on the network.
UNDERSTAND END-USER PERFORMANCE
DISTRIBUTED
TimeLine and Omnipliance network recorders monitor
and analyze performance across critical network
segments, virtual environments, and remote sites.
ROOT-CAUSE ANALYSIS
DPI
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OmniPeek network analyzer performs deep packet inspection
and can reconstruct all network activity, including e-mail and
IM, as well as analyze VoIP and video traffic quality.
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38. A History of Innovation
2001
2005
2009
2011
• First 802.11
wireless analyzer
• First network
analyzer with
automated expert
analysis
Combined distributed
network and VoIP
network analysis
Innovative dashboard
with drill-down for VoIP
and video
• Total visibility with
zero packet loss
• First wireless
network analyzer to
support capture and
analysis of 802.11n
3-stream wireless
2003
2008
2010
2012
Distributed real-time
troubleshooting
Enterprise-wide
Monitoring and Reporting
First to achieve 11 Gbps
sustained capture-to-disk
• Capture, record, and
analyze from 40G
network segments
• First wireless network
analyzer to support
801.11ac, k, r, u, v, w
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39. Product Line Overview
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40. Omni Distributed Analysis Platform
WatchPoint
Centralized Enterprise Network Monitoring Appliance
• Aggregation and graphical display of network data
• WildPackets OmniEngines
• NetFlow and sFlow
Omnipliance / TimeLine
Distributed Enterprise Network Forensics
• High-performance packet capture and real-time analysis
• Stream-to-disk for forensics analysis
• Integrated OmniAdapter network analysis cards up to 40G
OmniPeek
Enterprise Packet Capture, Decode and Analysis
• Ethernet,1/10 Gigabit, 802.11, and voice and video over IP
• Portable capture and OmniEngine console
• Aggregate analysis data across multiple capture points
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41. Omni Distributed Analysis Platform
Software and Turnkey Solutions
• Enterprise monitoring and reporting
‒ WatchPoint Server
‒ OmniFlow, NetFlow, and sFlow Collectors
• Software probes and network recorders
‒ Omnipliance network recorders – Edge, Core
‒ TimeLine network recorders
‒ OmniAdapter analysis cards
• Distributed analysis software
‒ OmniPeek – Enterprise, Professional, Basic, Connect
‒ OmniEngine – Enterprise, Desktop, OmniVirtual
• Portable solutions
‒ OmniPeek network analyzer
‒ Omnipliance Portable
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42. Key New Features in v7
• 40G network support
• Analyze issues from end to end:
Multi-Segment Analysis (MSA)
• Collect data from non-technical end users:
OmniPeek Remote Assistant (ORA)
• Single, interactive dashboard for
utilization, top talkers, top protocols,
latency, Experts, flows, and wireless
signal strength
• New wireless specifications
‒ 802.11ac
‒ 802.11r
‒ 802.11v
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802.11k
802.11u
802.11w
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43. OmniPeek Network Analyzer
• Distributed analysis manager
‒ Connect to and configure distributed OmniEngines, Omnipliances,
and TimeLines
• Comprehensive dashboards present network traffic in real-time
‒ Vital statistics and graphs display trends on network and application
performance
‒ Visual peer-map shows conversations and protocols
‒ Intuitive drill-down for root-cause analysis of performance bottlenecks
• Visual Expert diagnosis speeds problem resolution
‒ Packet and payload visualizers provide business-centric views
• Automated analytics and problem detection 24/7
‒ Easily create filters, triggers, scripting, advanced alarms, and alerts
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44. Omnipliance Network Recorders
• Captures and analyzes all network traffic 24x7
‒ Runs WildPackets OmniEngine software probe
‒ Generates vital statistics on network and application performance
‒ Intuitive root-cause analysis of performance bottlenecks
• Expert analysis speeds problem resolution
‒ Fault analysis, statistical analysis, and independent notification
• Multiple issue digital forensics
‒ Real-time and post capture data mining for compliance and troubleshooting
• Intelligent data transport
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Network data analyzed locally
Detailed analysis passed to OmniPeek on demand
Summary statistics sent to WatchPoint for long term trending and reporting
Efficient use of network bandwidth
• User-extensible platform
‒ Plug-in architecture and SDK
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45. TimeLine Network Recorder
• Continuous network recording and comprehensive
real-time statistical display — simultaneously
‒ 12Gbps sustained capture with zero packet loss
‒ Network statistics display in TimeLine visualization format
• Rapid, intuitive forensics search and retrieval
‒ Historical network traffic analysis and quick data rewinding
‒ Several pre-defined forensics search templates making
searches easy and fast
• A natural extension to the WildPackets product line
• Turnkey bundled solution
‒ Appliance + OmniEngine, OmniAdapter, OmniPeek Connect
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46. WildPackets Network Recorders
Price/Performance Solutions for Every Application
Portable
Edge
Core
TimeLine
Ruggedized
Troubleshooting
Small Networks
Remote Offices
Datacenter
Workhorse
Easily Expandable
Enterprise, HighlyUtilized Networks
Aluminum chassis / 17” LCD
1U rack mountable chassis
3U rack mountable chassis
3U rack mountable chassis
Dual 2.13 GHz Quad-Core Intel
Xeon L5630 "Westmere"
Quad-Core Intel Xeon X3460
2.80Ghz
Dual Intel Xeon Quad Core
E5530 2.4GHz
Dual Intel Xeon Quad Core
X5560 2.8GHz
24GB RAM
4GB RAM
6GB RAM
18GB RAM
2 PCI-E Slots
2 PCI-E Slots
4 PCI-E Slots
4 PCI-E Slots
2 Built-in Ethernet Ports
2 Built-in Ethernet Ports
2 Built-in Ethernet Ports
2 Built-in Ethernet Ports
6TB SATA storage capacity
1TB SATA storage capacity
8/16TB SATA
storage capacity
8/16/32/48TB SATA
storage capacity
4.5Gbps CTD
1.1Gbps CTD
3Gbps CTD
12Gbps CTD
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47. WatchPoint
Centralized Monitoring for Distributed Enterprise Networks
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High-level, aggregated
view of all network
segments
– Monitor per campus, per
region, per country
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Wide range of network
data
– NetFlow, sFlow, OmniFlow
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Web-based, customizable
network dashboards
Flexible detailed reports
Direct link to detailed,
packet-based analysis
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48. Comprehensive Support and Services
Standard Support
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Maintenance and upgrades
Telephone and email contacts
Knowledgebase
MyPeek Portal
Premier Support
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24 x 7 x 365
Dedicated escalation manager
2 customer contacts per site
Plug-in reconfiguration assistance
WildPackets Training Academy
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Public, web-based, and on-site classes
 Complete curriculum: technology and product focused
 Practical applications and labs covering network analysis,
wireless, VoIP monitoring and advanced troubleshooting
Consulting and Custom Development Services
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Deployment, configuration, and assessment engagement
 Systems integration and testing
 Application integration, driver, decode, interface development
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49. WildPackets Key Differentiators
• Visual Expert intelligence with intuitive drill-down
‒ Let computer do the hard work, and return results, real-time
‒ Packet /payload visualization is faster than packet-per-packet diagnostics
‒ Experts and analytics can be memorized and automated
• Automated capture analytics
‒ Filters, triggers, scripting, and advanced alarming system combine to provide
automated network problem detection 24x7
• Multiple issue network forensics
‒ Can be tracked by one or more people simultaneously
‒ Real-time or post capture
• User-extensible platform
‒ Plug-in architecture and SDK
• Aggregated network views and reporting
‒ NetFlow, sFlow, and OmniFlow
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50. 24x7 Network Monitoring,
Analysis, and Troubleshooting
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51. Thank You!
WildPackets, Inc.
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(925) 937-3200
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