Cisco Cisco Aironet 1850e Access Points 백서
IEEE 802.11ac Wave 2 AP’s: Cisco, Aruba, Ruckus
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Copyright © Miercom 2015
5 February 2016
The first wave of Wave 2 wireless Access Points (APs) introduced into the marketplace has been
oriented towards indoor deployment. Outdoor products based on the same IEEE 802.11ac Wave
2 specification are also now shipping. Still, for this testing, it was decided to compare the
performance of more mature, indoor AP models from industry leaders Cisco, Aruba and Ruckus.
The specific models tested are described in more detail below.
oriented towards indoor deployment. Outdoor products based on the same IEEE 802.11ac Wave
2 specification are also now shipping. Still, for this testing, it was decided to compare the
performance of more mature, indoor AP models from industry leaders Cisco, Aruba and Ruckus.
The specific models tested are described in more detail below.
Cisco
The Cisco Aironet 1850 (Model 1852i was tested) has been called the lowest cost and best
performing 802.11ac Wave 2 AP now on the market. The results of our testing tend to support
that claim. The AP, oriented to mid-sized enterprise and service provider networks, is supported
by most of Cisco’s Wireless Controllers – including the CT5520 we used in our testing – as well as
the latest wireless module for Catalyst 6500 and 3650/3850 modular switches.
The Cisco 1850 supports 80-MHz channels, fully supports Multi-Input/Multi-Output (MIMO)
operation and 4x4 MIMO with four spatial streams for Single-User MIMO. Three spatial streams
are supported for the Multi-User MIMO mode of Wave 2. For backward compatibility the AP
concurrently supports IEEE 802.11 a, g and n devices.
performing 802.11ac Wave 2 AP now on the market. The results of our testing tend to support
that claim. The AP, oriented to mid-sized enterprise and service provider networks, is supported
by most of Cisco’s Wireless Controllers – including the CT5520 we used in our testing – as well as
the latest wireless module for Catalyst 6500 and 3650/3850 modular switches.
The Cisco 1850 supports 80-MHz channels, fully supports Multi-Input/Multi-Output (MIMO)
operation and 4x4 MIMO with four spatial streams for Single-User MIMO. Three spatial streams
are supported for the Multi-User MIMO mode of Wave 2. For backward compatibility the AP
concurrently supports IEEE 802.11 a, g and n devices.
Cisco 1850