Cisco Cisco Aironet 1850e Access Points 백서
IEEE 802.11ac Wave 2 AP’s: Cisco, Aruba, Ruckus
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4 - Test Bed Set-up
The Wave 2 Access Points tested were all indoor models. The initial flurry of Wave 2 products
has been oriented towards indoor deployment, although Wave 2 models for outdoor use are
now shipping too.
The lab was specially designed for wireless product testing. Large indoor lab rooms effectively
replicate large office environments. To minimize variables, all testing of the competitive APs was
done in the same room, where only one AP at a time was enabled, and all APs were tested with
the exact same client deployments.
The test bed configuration included two wireless Access Point ceiling mounts, to which two
Gigabit Ethernet copper links were delivered. The APs were mounted below the drop ceiling and
only one AP was enabled at a time for each test. The Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs) for Cisco,
Aruba and Ruckus were also acquired and appropriately deployed using vendor best practices
and the latest publically available software.
Also included in the test bed were two Ixia test systems (see
has been oriented towards indoor deployment, although Wave 2 models for outdoor use are
now shipping too.
The lab was specially designed for wireless product testing. Large indoor lab rooms effectively
replicate large office environments. To minimize variables, all testing of the competitive APs was
done in the same room, where only one AP at a time was enabled, and all APs were tested with
the exact same client deployments.
The test bed configuration included two wireless Access Point ceiling mounts, to which two
Gigabit Ethernet copper links were delivered. The APs were mounted below the drop ceiling and
only one AP was enabled at a time for each test. The Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs) for Cisco,
Aruba and Ruckus were also acquired and appropriately deployed using vendor best practices
and the latest publically available software.
Also included in the test bed were two Ixia test systems (see
delivering a full gigabit/s of custom test traffic. We used primarily TCP traffic, and IP address
pairs were used to associate the test system with each client. Both Ixia test systems could deliver
a full 2 Gbps to each AP and, through the AP, to the client wireless devices (see test bed diagram
below). In most tests just one test system, delivering up to 1 Gbps of test traffic, was sufficient.
For our “link aggregation” test, though, both Ixia systems were connected to one AP at a time to
aggregate more than 1 Gbps of throughput.
pairs were used to associate the test system with each client. Both Ixia test systems could deliver
a full 2 Gbps to each AP and, through the AP, to the client wireless devices (see test bed diagram
below). In most tests just one test system, delivering up to 1 Gbps of test traffic, was sufficient.
For our “link aggregation” test, though, both Ixia systems were connected to one AP at a time to
aggregate more than 1 Gbps of throughput.
The Ixia test systems both ran IxChariot, a GUI- and script-driven application for defining and
generating custom test traffic. Only one AP was actively connected, active and enabled at any
time. The clients for all the tests were spread throughout the lab room, and remained in the
same positions until all the APs had completed a particular test. Only the clients needed for a
particular test case were WiFi-enabled and connected.
IxChariot scripts were written to execute standard throughput tests for each of the test cases.
The traffic for each test was sent for 60-120 seconds depending on the test and the average
throughput was calculated for multiple IxChariot runs. All of the throughput measurements
included in this report are the aggregate downlink throughput that traversed the AP under test.
generating custom test traffic. Only one AP was actively connected, active and enabled at any
time. The clients for all the tests were spread throughout the lab room, and remained in the
same positions until all the APs had completed a particular test. Only the clients needed for a
particular test case were WiFi-enabled and connected.
IxChariot scripts were written to execute standard throughput tests for each of the test cases.
The traffic for each test was sent for 60-120 seconds depending on the test and the average
throughput was calculated for multiple IxChariot runs. All of the throughput measurements
included in this report are the aggregate downlink throughput that traversed the AP under test.
1Gbps iXia Running
ixChariot
1Gbps iXia Running
ixChariot
Cisco WLC
Aruba WLC
Cisco 3700 AP
Cisco 1850 AP
Cisco 1830 AP
Ruckus AP R710
Aruba AP-325
Cisco 1850 AP
Cisco 1830 AP
Ruckus AP R710
Aruba AP-325
100 Client
Multi-Client Test
Multi-User
MIMO Test
Link Aggregation (LAG)
throughput
Demonstration
Ruckus WLC
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