The document discusses upcoming wireless networking standards 802.11ac and 802.11ad. It provides an overview of their key characteristics and improvements over existing 802.11n standard. These include wider channel bandwidths, better throughput and support for new features like multi-user MIMO and beamforming. Potential use cases for both standards in home and enterprise environments are also examined.

1. Who’s Ready for 802.11ac and 802.11ad?
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2. Agenda
• Current 802.11 Development Activity
• Characteristics Of 802.11ac And 802.11ad
• Improvements Over 802.11n
• Potential Use Cases for 802.11ac And 802.11ad
• Enterprise Pertinence - An Upgrade In Your Future?
• Company Overview
• Product Line Overview
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3. Current 802.11
Development Activity
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4. Were You Aware…
• How many ratified 802.11 standards are in place as of
today (March 14, 2012)?
a) 9
b) 11
c) 16
 d) 21
e) 24
• How many new standards are currently in process?
a) 3
b) 5
 c) 8
d) 9
e) 10
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5. You Don’t Believe It? - Ratified
• IEEE 802.11-1997: The original WLAN standard
• IEEE 802.11a: 54 Mbit/s, 5 GHz standard (1999)
• IEEE 802.11b: Enhancements to 802.11 to support 5.5 and 11 Mbit/s (1999)
• IEEE 802.11c: Bridge operation procedures; included in the IEEE 802.1D standard (2001)
• IEEE 802.11d: International (country-to-country) roaming extensions (2001)
• IEEE 802.11e: Enhancements: QoS, including packet bursting (2005)
• IEEE 802.11g: 54 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz standard (backwards compatible with b) (2003)
• IEEE 802.11h: Spectrum Managed 802.11a (5 GHz) for European compatibility (2004)
• IEEE 802.11i: Enhanced security (2004)
• IEEE 802.11j: Extensions for Japan (2004)
• IEEE 802.11-2007: A new release of the standard that includes amendments a, b, d, e, g, h, i & j. (July 2007)
• IEEE 802.11k: Radio resource measurement enhancements (2008)
• IEEE 802.11n: Higher throughput improvements using MIMO (multiple input, multiple output antennas) (September
2009)
• IEEE 802.11p: WAVE—Wireless Access for the Vehicular Environment (such as ambulances and passenger cars) (July
2010)
• IEEE 802.11r: Fast BSS transition (FT) (2008)
• IEEE 802.11s: Mesh Networking, Extended Service Set (ESS) (July 2011)
• IEEE 802.11u: Interworking with non-802 networks (for example, cellular) (February 2011)
• IEEE 802.11v: Wireless network management (February 2011)
• IEEE 802.11w: Protected Management Frames (September 2009)
• IEEE 802.11y: 3650–3700 MHz Operation in the U.S. (2008)
• IEEE 802.11z: Extensions to Direct Link Setup (DLS) (September 2010)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11
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6. You Don’t Believe It? – In Process
• IEEE 802.11mb: Maintenance of the standard (Mar 2012)
• IEEE 802.11aa: Robust streaming of Audio Video Transport
Streams (Jun 2012)
• IEEE 802.11ac: Very High Throughput <6 GHz (Dec 2013)
• IEEE 802.11ad: Very High Throughput 60 GHz (Dec 2012)
• IEEE 802.11ae: QoS Management (Mar 2012)
• IEEE 802.11af: TV Whitespace (Dec 2013)
• IEEE 802.11ah: Sub 1 GHz (Mar 2015)
• IEEE 802.11ai: Fast Initial Link Setup (Mar 2014)
http://www.ieee802.org/11/Reports/802.11_Timelines.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11
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7. Not To Mention Industry Standards
Wi-Fi Direct
• Essentially a
combination of ad-hoc
mode and Wi-Fi
Protected Setup
• Use becoming more
widespread, especially
in home entertainment
• Wi-Fi Direct will become
even more important
with 802.11ac
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8. Back To Reality
• 802.11n
‒ New devices still coming to market
‒ Full potential is still not being realized
• Wi-Fi Direct
‒ Rapidly increasing use in consumer electronics, especially video
• 802.11ac
‒ 802.11n follow-on – uses 5GHz frequency band (same channels)
‒ Improved data rates; better power management
‒ New, high-density modulation; more channel bonding; more
streams
• 802.11ad
‒ Unlicensed 60GHz band
‒ Data rates up to 7Gbps
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9. Characteristics of 802.11ac and
802.11ad
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10. 802.11ac Highlights
• Wider channel bandwidths
‒ 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
• Other elements/features
‒ 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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11. 802.11ac Configurations
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11ac
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12. 802.11ac Status
• Not scheduled for
IEEE ratification until
Dec 2013, but …
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13. 802.11ac Status
• And …
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14. 802.11ad/WiGig Highlights
• WiGig contributed to IEEE 802.11ad standardization
process forming the basis for the draft standard
• Designed to use the unlicensed 60GHz spectrum
‒ 7 GHz of available spectrum
‒ 4 channels, each 2.16 GHz wide
‒ Wide channels = extremely fast communication
‒ Good international alignment of available spectrum
• New PHY and lower MAC for 60GHz
‒ Data rates up to 7Gbps
‒ OFDM for longer distances and obstacles (7Gbps)
‒ Single carrier (SC) for lower power consumption - small, low-
power handheld devices (4.6Gbps)
‒ Support for high-performance wireless implementations of
HDMI, DisplayPort, USB and PCIe http://wirelessgigabitalliance.org/whitepaper
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15. 802.11ad/WiGig Highlights (cont.)
• Provides native Wi-Fi support enabling devices to
transparently switch between 2.4, 5 and 60 GHz
• Designed to support tri-band radios that will
seamlessly integrate into existing a/b/g/n/ac WLANs
• Support for beam forming - robust multi-gigabit
communications at distances greater than 10 meters
• Direct device communication
• Advanced power management
• Advanced security using AES encryption
http://wirelessgigabitalliance.org/whitepaper
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16. 802.11ad Basic Architecture
http://wirelessgigabitalliance.org/whitepaper
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17. 802.11ad Status
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18. Improvements Over 802.11n
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19. 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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20. 802.11ad vs. 802.11n
• Short range (ad) vs. current range (n)
• Ultra-high speed (7Gbps) vs. low quality video
(300Mbps)
• Direct device communication vs. AP infrastructure
• Cordless computing vs. infrastructure connectivity
• Early adopter pricing (ad) vs. commodity pricing (n)
802.11ad is basically a different use case – short
range peer-to-peer vs. longer range Internet
connectivity
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21. Potential Use Cases for 802.11ac
and 802.11ad
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22. 802.11ac – “The Multimedia Home”
• Wi-Fi Direct
• Video streaming/set-
top boxes
• Data syncing and
backup
• 3G and 4G offloading
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23. 802.11ad – “The Wireless Office”
http://wirelessgigabitalliance.org/whitepaper
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24. Enterprise Pertinence
An Upgrade In Your Future?
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25. What Will Drive Enterprise Adoption?
• Cost and availability
• Unique bandwidth needs
• The “yet-to-be-identified killer video app” –
telepresence??
• The true “wireless office”, should it become a reality
– remember Bluetooth??
• BYOD – grassroots pressure from mobile device
users
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26. Company Overview
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27. Corporate Background
• Experts in network monitoring, analysis, and troubleshooting
‒ Founded: 1990 / Headquarters: Walnut Creek, CA
‒ Offices throughout the US, EMEA, and APAC
• Our customers are leading edge organizations
‒ Mid-market, and enterprise lines of business
‒ Financial, manufacturing, ISPs, major federal agencies,
state and local governments, and 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
• Different approach to maintaining availability of network services
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28. Real-World Deployments
Education Financial Government
Health Care / Retail Telecom Technology
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29. Product Line Overview
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30. Product Line Overview
OmniPeek/Compass
Enterprise Packet Capture, Decode and Analysis
• 10/100/1000 Ethernet, Wireless, WAN, 10G
• Portable capture and OmniEngine console
• VoIP analysis and call playback
Omnipliance / TimeLine
Distributed Enterprise Network Forensics
• Packet capture and real-time analysis
• Stream-to-disk for forensics analysis
• Integrated OmniAdapter network analysis cards
WatchPoint
Centralized Enterprise Network Monitoring Appliance
• Aggregation and graphical display of network data
• WildPackets OmniEngines
• NetFlow and sFlow
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31. OmniPeek Network Analyzer
• OmniEngine Manager
– Connect and configure distributed OmniEngines/Omnipliances
• 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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32. Omnipliance Network Recorders
• Captures and analyzes all network traffic 24x7
– Runs our 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
– 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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33. Omnipliance Network Recorders
Price/performance solutions for every application
Portable Edge Core
Ruggedized Small Networks Datacenter Workhorse
Troubleshooting Remote Offices Easily Expandable
Aluminum chassis / 17” LCD 1U rack mountable chassis 3U rack mountable chassis
Quad-Core Xeon 2.5GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon Two Quad-Core Intel Xeon
X3460 2.80Ghz E5530 2.4Ghz
4GB RAM 4GB RAM 6GB RAM
2 PCI-E Slots 2 PCI-E Slots 4 PCI-E Slots
2 Built-in Ethernet Ports 2 Built-in Ethernet Ports 2 Built-in Ethernet Ports
500GB and 2.5TB SATA 1TB SATA storage capacity 2TB SATA storage capacity
storage capacity
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34. TimeLine
• Fastest network recording and real-time statistical
display — simultaneously
‒ 11.7Gbps 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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35. TimeLine
For the most demanding network analysis tasks
TimeLine
10g Network Forensics
3U rack mountable chassis
Two Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5560 2.8Ghz
18GB RAM
4 PCI-E Slots
2 Built-in Ethernet Ports
8/16/32TB SATA storage capacity
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36. WatchPoint
Centralized Monitoring for Distributed Enterprise Networks
• High-level, aggregated
view of all network
segments
– Monitor per campus, per
region, per country
• Wide range of network
data
– NetFlow, sFlow, OmniFlow
• Web-based, customizable
network dashboards
• Flexible detailed reports
• Omnipliances must be
configured for continuous
capture
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37. WildPackets Key Differentiators
• Visual Expert Intelligence with Intuitive Drill-down
– Let computer do the hard work, and return results, real-time
– Packet / Payload Visualizers are 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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38. Q&A
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