Cisco Cisco Aironet 1850e Access Points Libro bianco
IEEE 802.11ac Wave 2 AP’s: Cisco, Aruba, Ruckus
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DR151120D
Copyright © Miercom 2015
5 February 2016
The following table details the salient characteristics of the Wave 2 APs tested, along with their
respective wireless controllers.
respective wireless controllers.
Table 1: Indoor, Enterprise, Wave 2 Access Points Tested
Aruba
AP-325
Ruckus
R710
Cisco AP
1832i
Cisco AP
1852i
Cisco AP
3702i
Max PHY Data Rate
(using 5 GHz band)
1.7 Gbps
1.7 Gbps
870 Mbps
1.7 Gbps
1.3 Gbps
Wave 2 RF Design
(SU-MIMO and
MU-MIMO)
4x4: 4SS
SU-MIMO
4x4: 4SS
SU-MIMO
3x3: 2SS
SU-MIMO
4x4: 4SS
SU-MIMO
4x4: 3SS
SU-MIMO
4x4: 3SS
MU-MIMO
4x4: 3SS
MU-MIMO
3x3: 2SS
MU-MIMO
4x4: 3SS,
MU-MIMO
N/A
Controller &
software release
tested
Aruba 7240
v6.4.4.1
Ruckus
ZD3000
v9.1.12.1.0.148
Cisco CT5520
V8.1.131.0
Cisco CT5520
V8.1.131.0
Cisco CT5520
V8.1.131.0
Notes:
SS: Spatial Streams
SU-MIMO: Single-User, Multi-Input Multi-Output
MU-MIMO: Multiple-User, Multi-Input Multi-Output, unique to 802.11ac clients, where the AP
can simultaneously transmit to multiple Wave 2 clients.
3x3, 4x4: A 3x3 MIMO AP comes with three antennas and radios, and is capable of transmitting
and receiving via three discrete streams. A 4x4 AP has four antennas and radios and can send
and receive via four streams.
SS: Spatial Streams
SU-MIMO: Single-User, Multi-Input Multi-Output
MU-MIMO: Multiple-User, Multi-Input Multi-Output, unique to 802.11ac clients, where the AP
can simultaneously transmit to multiple Wave 2 clients.
3x3, 4x4: A 3x3 MIMO AP comes with three antennas and radios, and is capable of transmitting
and receiving via three discrete streams. A 4x4 AP has four antennas and radios and can send
and receive via four streams.