Who's ready for 802.11ac and ad

Who’s Ready for 802.11ac and 802.11ad?Jay Botelho Show us your tweets! Use today’s webinar hashtag:Director of Product ManagementWildPackets #wp_80211acjbotelho@wildpackets.com with any questions, comments, or feedback.Follow me @jaybotelho Follow us @wildpackets © WildPackets, Inc. www.wildpackets.com

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 Who’s Ready for 802.11ac and 802.11ad? © WildPackets, Inc. 2

Current 802.11Development Activity © WildPackets, Inc. www.wildpackets.com

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 Who’s Ready for 802.11ac and 802.11ad? © WildPackets, Inc. 4

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 Who’s Ready for 802.11ac and 802.11ad? © WildPackets, Inc. 5

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 Who’s Ready for 802.11ac and 802.11ad? © WildPackets, Inc. 6

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 Who’s Ready for 802.11ac and 802.11ad? © WildPackets, Inc. 7

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 Who’s Ready for 802.11ac and 802.11ad? © WildPackets, Inc. 8

Characteristics of 802.11ac and 802.11ad © WildPackets, Inc. www.wildpackets.com

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 Who’s Ready for 802.11ac and 802.11ad? © WildPackets, Inc. 10

802.11ac Configurationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11ac Who’s Ready for 802.11ac and 802.11ad? © WildPackets, Inc. 11

802.11ac Status• Not scheduled for IEEE ratification until Dec 2013, but … Who’s Ready for 802.11ac and 802.11ad? © WildPackets, Inc. 12

802.11ac Status• And … Who’s Ready for 802.11ac and 802.11ad? © WildPackets, Inc. 13

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 Who’s Ready for 802.11ac and 802.11ad? © WildPackets, Inc. 14

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 Who’s Ready for 802.11ac and 802.11ad? © WildPackets, Inc. 15

802.11ad Basic Architecturehttp://wirelessgigabitalliance.org/whitepaper Who’s Ready for 802.11ac and 802.11ad? © WildPackets, Inc. 16

802.11ad Status Who’s Ready for 802.11ac and 802.11ad? © WildPackets, Inc. 17

Improvements Over 802.11n © WildPackets, Inc. www.wildpackets.com

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/nhttp://www.netgear.com/landing/80211ac/images/wp_netgear_802_11ac_wifi.pdf Who’s Ready for 802.11ac and 802.11ad? © WildPackets, Inc. 19

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 Who’s Ready for 802.11ac and 802.11ad? © WildPackets, Inc. 20

Potential Use Cases for 802.11ac and 802.11ad © WildPackets, Inc. www.wildpackets.com

802.11ac – “The Multimedia Home”• Wi-Fi Direct• Video streaming/set- top boxes• Data syncing and backup• 3G and 4G offloading Who’s Ready for 802.11ac and 802.11ad? © WildPackets, Inc. 22

802.11ad – “The Wireless Office”http://wirelessgigabitalliance.org/whitepaper Who’s Ready for 802.11ac and 802.11ad? © WildPackets, Inc. 23

Enterprise PertinenceAn Upgrade In Your Future? © WildPackets, Inc. www.wildpackets.com

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 Who’s Ready for 802.11ac and 802.11ad? © WildPackets, Inc. 25

Company Overview © WildPackets, Inc. www.wildpackets.com

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 Who’s Ready for 802.11ac and 802.11ad? © WildPackets, Inc. 27

Real-World Deployments Education Financial GovernmentHealth Care / Retail Telecom Technology Who’s Ready for 802.11ac and 802.11ad? © WildPackets, Inc. 28

Product Line Overview OmniPeek/CompassEnterprise 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 Who’s Ready for 802.11ac and 802.11ad? © WildPackets, Inc. 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 Who’s Ready for 802.11ac and 802.11ad? © WildPackets, Inc. 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 Who’s Ready for 802.11ac and 802.11ad? © WildPackets, Inc. 33

Omnipliance Network RecordersPrice/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 Who’s Ready for 802.11ac and 802.11ad? © WildPackets, Inc. 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 Who’s Ready for 802.11ac and 802.11ad? © WildPackets, Inc. 35

TimeLineFor 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 Who’s Ready for 802.11ac and 802.11ad? © WildPackets, Inc. 36

WatchPointCentralized 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 Who’s Ready for 802.11ac and 802.11ad? © WildPackets, Inc. 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 Who’s Ready for 802.11ac and 802.11ad? © WildPackets, Inc. 38

Q&A Show us your tweets! Use today’s webinar hashtag: Follow us on SlideShare! Check out today’s slides on SlideShare #wp_80211ac www.slideshare.net/wildpacketswith any questions, comments, or feedback. Follow us @wildpackets © WildPackets, Inc. www.wildpackets.com

Thank You!WildPackets, Inc.1340 Treat Boulevard, Suite 500Walnut Creek, CA 94597(925) 937-3200 © WildPackets, Inc. www.wildpackets.com

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