Design and Deployment of Outdoor Mesh Wireless Networks

1. Design and Deploymentof Outdoor MeshWireless NetworksBRKEWN-2027Navdeep JoharTechnical Marketing-Wireless Networking Business UnitJuly 12, 2011 BREKWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public

2. Agenda Outdoor Wireless Opportunity Cisco Outdoor Wireless Architecture Cisco Outdoor Wireless Portfolio Applications & Deployment Examples Q&A BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 2

3. Associated Sessions and Recommended Readings Associated Sessions BRKEWN-2011 Managing an Enterprise WLAN with Wireless Control System (WCS) BRKEWN-3013 Wireless LAN Radio Spectrum Management Best Practices Prerequisites BRKEWN-2010 Design and Deployment of Enterprise WLANs BRKEWM-3016 Understanding RF Fundamentals and the Radio Design of Wireless Networks BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 3

5. What is Outdoor Wireless all about?End user devices Broadband Tech WiFi, HSPA, HiperLan MaNet, LTE What is outdoorMobility wireless? Applications BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 5

6. Small Cells Increase Existing Capacity Macro Hierarchical Networks are the best solutions Spectrum Allocation is not increasing significantly Small Cells are the only answers to exponential growth in Data Traffic Consumer 26x Business Community Growth Macro 1000 Capacity Average Macro Cell Growth 100 Efficiency 10 Spectrum 1 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015Future networks supporting the mobile Internet will need to seamlessly integrate a lot more smaller cells BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 6

7. Service Provider Wi-Fi Levels of Adoption Wi-Fi Valueto the SP Reduce Local Low WebAuth 3G-like ARPU Churn Cost WiFi Side Business Experience Vendors (EAP-SIM) 3G Offload BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 7

8. Cisco WiFi and WiFi Mesh is ready for OutdoorsCost effective Standard No licenses CPE and client devices Large ecosystem of suppliers interoperability Availability of client devices Attention from the industry (ex. Security) Zero on-goingcommunication costs Multipurpose network Why WiFi Outdoors? Scalability & Ease of useBandwidth Efficient Large unlicensed spectrum Just keep on adding nodes(> 300 MHz) Low impact for new sites Can deliver throughput where Outdoor extension of theyou want it indoor Wireless LAN BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 8

10. Cisco Outdoor Wireless Bridging L3/L2 switch 5GHz/2.4 GHz L2 switch Point To Point L2 switchInternet Point To Multipoint Bridging: basic LAN to LAN wireless connectivity BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 10

11. Cisco Outdoor WirelessFrom Bridging to Mesh 2.4 GHz Access L3/L2 switch MAP RAP (Mesh AP) (Root AP) Backhaul 5/2.4 GHz L2 switch Controller 5 GHz Access Backhaul 5GHz MAP WGB Wired access 5 GHz AccessMesh Deployment Flexibility: LAN-to-LAN connectivity Multiple hop backhaul 2.4 GHz and 5GHz wireless client access Ethernet Access to wired clients LAN-to-LAN in motion with Work Group Bridge (WGB) BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 11

12. Cisco Unified Wireless Network Architecture Overview Centralized WLAN architecture Mobility Services 802.11n and 802.11a/g WCS Navigator Engine (MSE) Advanced mobility Highly scalable services such as Real-time RF visibility seamless, L3 roaming for and controlNetwork Control System metro-scale deployments (NCS) or Wireless Monitor and migrateControl System (WCS) Wireless LAN Context Aware Simplified policy standalone access Controller(WLC) points implementation and Easily configure reduced maintenance CAPWAP Seamless Roaming WLAN controllersWIDS Essentials/aWIPS Planning Tools using SNMP between Indoors & Access points 802.11n Outdoors using CAPWAP Full Interoperability Built-in support for Bridging Mobility Services among all Mesh platformsClean Air / Spectrum Outdoor Mesh ContextAwareIntelligence Standalone/Lightweight Highly Scalable Network Services (Location) Access Points Multilevel Security Adaptive Wireless Intrusion Prevention Client Devices Protects network from System (wIPS) and Wi-Fi Tags malicious activity and Wired and wireless BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public guest access unauthorized access 12

13. Wireless Controller Product Portfolio APs: Up to 500 Clients: Up to 10,000 I/O: Cat6K BackplanePerformance & Features Wireless Services APs: Up to 500 Module 2 Clients: Up to 7,000 I/O: Up to 81Gig. SFP Cisco 5500 Series Wireless Controller APs: Up to 50 Mobility Domain Size: Clients: Up to 500 36000 APs I/O: Up to 4Gig (2PoE). Cisco 2500 Series Wireless Controller APs: Up to 50 RAPs/MAPs counted as one AP Clients: Up to 500 Mesh not supported on Flex 7500 I/O: ISR G2 Backplane Wireless LAN Controller on Services Ready Engine 500 1k 1.5k 2k 2.5k 3k 3.5k 4k 4.5k 5k 5.5k 6k 6.5k 7k 7.5k 8k 8.5k 9k 9.5k 10k # of Clients Supported (Scale) BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 13

14. Cisco Wireless MeshIntelligent Wireless Solution Deployment Flexibility Different types of traffic Self-configuring, self-healing Mesh Zero-touch configuration Ciscos Adaptive Wireless Path (AWPP) Protocol for fault-tolerant Mesh deployments Scalability at different Layers Network grows based on needed coverage Provides seamless user mobility Robust embedded Security Controller Integrated Wireless Management NCS: Converged Access Management for wired and wireless Networks WCS: one console for operational visibility, control, troubleshooting, and reporting Deployment time reduced by 50% Operational management reduced by 60% BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 14

15. Cisco Wireless Mesh MAP Deployment Flexibility Ethernet in mesh header WLAN RAP Controller Intranet MAPs dynamically CAPWAP in build a tree with mesh header the best path toMesh carries two types of traffic: the RAP Wired client traffic Mesh header Wireless client traffic CAPWAP traffic BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 15

16. Cisco Wireless MeshSelf-configuring, Self-healing Mesh Optimal parent selection selects Neighbor RAP Controller the path ease across each Parent available backhaul MAP Ease based on number of hops and link SNR (Signal Noise Ratio) AWPP uses a Parent Stickiness value to mitigate Route Flaps AWPP integrates 802.11h DFS (Dynamic Frequency Selection) for radar detection and avoidance Adaptive Wireless Path Protocol (AWPP) establishes the best path to the Root BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 16

17. Cisco Wireless MeshScalability at different layers ManagementAccess Point NCS manages up to 15000 APs &32 MAPs per RAP (recommended) 1250 WLCs8 Hops (4 recommended) WCS manages up to 3000 APs &16 MBSSIDs per AP (512 at WLC) 750 WLCsMore RAPs for sector capacity Intranet Controller Up to 72 Controllers can be part of an N+1 or N+N+1 cluster Dynamic RF optimization on access link for additional radios BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 17

18. Cisco Wireless MeshSeamless user mobility Inter-controller L3 Roaming Intra-controller Roaming AP-10 AA-AA WLC-A VLAN =2 Tunnel EoIP B to A AP-22 WiSM WLC-B AP-47 MAC SSID AP WLAN WLC VLAN IP AA-AA OpenWiFi 22 47 10 2 A B-A 2 10.10.10.2 BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 18

19. Cisco 1500 Series Wireless Broadband Platform Models: 1552(802.11N) 1522 MRC Modular Radio Design Maximal Ratio Combining Multiple radios 1524PS access radio improves Multiple Uplinks receiver sensitivity for 1524SB clients by up to 4.7 dB FIPS-readyFiber SFP Option 140-2 Certifiable Connection to available municipal fiber provides Hazardousgreater network throughput Location-ready Rugged, Industrial Internal Battery Aux/Console Enclosure LEDs Backup Option Cable -40 C to + 55 C with Solar Run time up to 3 Hrs Loading Flexibility to turn off DC Input IP67, NEMA - 4X Power over Ethernet PortProvides powers and Ethernet PoE Out PoE In Fiber AC Input Integrated connectivity for 802.3af DOCSIS 3.0 Cablecameras, sensors, and other Paintable Enclosure compliant devices Modem Option Can be painted to match surrounding structures BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 20

20. Cisco Aironet 1500 Series Mesh Outdoor Access Points AP1522 Cable/Fiber AP1552Cable/Ethernet (802.11n) Docsis 2.0 Docsis /Euro-Docsis3.0 Cable Modem 2.4 4.9 to 5.8 Client Access Backhaul &Client Access Client Access Backhaul & Client AccessAP1524 PS (Public Safety) AP1524SB (Serial Backhaul) AP1552E/H (802.11n) Backhaul Backhaul & Client Access 5.8 2.4 4.9 5.0 2.4 5.0 Client Access Client Access Backhaul & Client Access BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 21

21. 1550 Series Development Highlights 1552E/H 1552: Dual-Band (2.4 & 5 GHz), 4 Models 5 GHz includes only Upper ISM Bands (5.725 5.850 GHz) 40 MHz BW channel support, Data rates < = 300 Mbps DOCSIS 3.0 (8x4)/ (304 x108) Mbps or EuroDOCSIS 3.0 (4x4) / (152 x 108) Mbps Cable Modem MIMO (2X3), 2 SS (Spatial Streams) Dual band, omni-directional antennas 3 Stick antennas, 4 dBi (2.4 GHz), 7 dBi (5 GHz) 1552I/C 3 element array, Low Profile, Single Radom, 2 dBi (2.4 GHz), 4 dBi (5 GHz) CleanAir 2.4 GHz Spectrum Intelligence 13.5 cm ClientLink Legacy Beam Forming Universal Access for 5GHz clients Strand slope DFS capability to detect 0.5us pulses adjustment BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 22

22. Cisco Aironet 802.11n 1550 Series 1552 E 1552 C External Antennas Integrated DOCSIS 3.0 Uplinks Fiber/Ethernet (8x4) /EURODOCSIS (4x4) Battery Backup (6AH) CM AC Powered (100 480 VAC) Uplinks Cable No Cable Modem No Battery Backup PoEout port (802.3af) Power over Cable (40 -90VAC) Power Injector option No PoE out Dual Band Stick Antennas No SFP Console Port Built-in Dual Band Antenna AC Power Connector PoEout Port Fiber Port PoEin Port 1552 H Class 1, Div 2/Zone 2 1552 I hazardous location certified Lightweight, Low power & External Antennas energy efficient Uplinks Fiber/Ethernet Uplinks Ethernet Battery Backup (6AH) No Battery Backup All models can be AC Powered (100 -277VAC) AC Powered (100-240VAC) powered using 12 VDC Power Injector option No PoE out No Cable Modem No SFP PoEout port (802.3af) Built-in Dual Band Antenna BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 23

23. Cisco 1552H Hazardous Locations Certification Div 1 > Div 2 (North America) ; Zone 1 > Zone 2 (Europe) Class 1, Division 2/Zone 2 is for Occasional Environments like oil sand open pit mining. Class 1, Division 1/Zone 1 is for Environments with full time ignitable concentrations of flammable gases, vapors or liquids CSA Hazardous Location certification for US and Canada: Class I, Division 2 (AIR-LAP1552-HZ-A/N-K9). Power Entry Module, Groups A,B,C,D with T5 (120 deg C) temp code ATEX certification for worldwide deployment: Class I, Zone 2 (AIR-LAP1552-HZ-E-K9). Power Entry Module, Groups IIC, IIB, IIA with T5 (120 deg C) temp code For Class I, Zone 1/Division 1 requirements: use TerraWave explosive proof enclosures Certified with Antennas Haz Loc Module Conduit Piping Terminal Block BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 24

24. Pole/Wall/ Strand MountStandard pole mount bracket can also be wall mounted Pole/Wall MountAIR-BAND-INST-TL= AP1552I Pole Diameter Range AIR-ACCPMK1550= supported from 2 to 16 2 Steel StrapsBand-it systemPole Clamp Strand MountM8 stud and threaded holes AP1552C Pole/Wall Mount AIR-ACCSMK1550 $0 AP1552 E/H (same as AP1522) AIR-ACCSMK1550= (Spare Kit) AIR-ACCPMK1550= BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 26

25. Cisco Aironet Indoor Mesh Access Points 11abg 11n 11n + CleanAir 1252 3500e Ruggedized 1242 1262 1132 1140 1040 3500i CarpetedNo Extra License for Mesh Comprehensive suite of WiFi certified productsAPs orderable directly in Mesh Mode BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 27

26. Hardware Platforms - Bridging AP1410 AP1310 Exalt r50055.8 GHz bridge and AP 2.4GHz bridge and AP 5 GHz P2PAP 1242 (with 3rd AP 1252/1262/3500e party enclosure) (with 3rd party enclosure) AP1500 series Mesh AP BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 28

27. Exalt r5005: key featuresHigh throughput: Hardware-based Configurable, 162 Mbps (40 128-bit AES constant Ethernet MHz channel) latency: 0.5-5ms Throughput Captive 23 dBi symmetry control antenna up to 80:20Layer 2 switch, 3 High densityports (1 PoE) collocation: ExtendAir r5005 ExaltSync Ethernet rate Built-in Spectrum limiting Cisco Solution Analyzer Plus BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 29

28. Exalt r5005: key differentiation 100 Mbps Interference Test 120 100 Throughput (Mbps) Layer 2 Measured 80 60 ExtendAir 40 802.11n* Competitor 20 0 10 13 14 15 17 20 22 23 30 Interference (dB) Very Reliable P2P technology BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 30

29. Cisco 1310/1410 and ExtendAir r5005At-a-Glance Feature Comparison ExtendAir r5005 1410 1310Frequency 5 GHz 5 GHz 2.4 GHzTechnology Single carrier 802.11a 802.11g microwave not Wi-FiThroughput (L2) 162 Mbps ~28 Mbps ~28 MbpsChannel BW 8 [10]*, 16 [20], 32 [40] 20 MHz 20 MHzEthernet Ports 1xFE (PoE) + 2xFE 1xFE (PoE) 1xFE (PoE)VLAN / QoS Yes / Yes Yes / Yes Yes / YesRate Limiting Yes N/A N/ASymmetry Control Yes No No128-bit AES Yes No YesSpectrum Analyzer Yes No NoLOS requirement LOS only LOS / NLOS LOS / NLOS possible but not possible but not recommended recommendedApplications PTP only PTP or PTMP PTP or PTMPList Price per End $5,195 $4,999 $1,299 * [ ] indicates ETSI/ITU channel bandwidth BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 31

30. Typical Backhaul Throughput and Latency Avg 2-3 msec latency per hops HOPS RAP One Two Three FourMAX Throughput 112 Mbps 83 Mbps 41 Mbps 25 Mbps* 15 Mbps* (20MHz BH)MAX Throughput 206 Mbps 111 Mbps 94 Mbps 49 Mbps 35 Mbps* (40MHz BH) Latency < 10 ms per Hop, 0.3-1 milliseconds typical Hops Outdoor: code supports 8 Hops; 34 Hops are recommended Nodes 20 MAPs per RAP are recommended BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 34

32. Aspects of 802.11n Packet Backward MIMO 40MHz Channels Aggregation Compatibility MIMO (Multiple Input, Multiple Output) With Beam Forming Transmissions Arrive in Phase, Increasing Signal Strength Without Beam Forming Transmissions Arrive out of Phase and signal is weaker Performed by Ensures Signal Increases Works with Transmitter Received in Receive non-MIMO (Talk Better) Phase Sensitivity Clients Beam Forming Maximal Ratio Combining Spatial MultiplexingBeam Forming gives a gain of 4 dB in DL only for Legacy Data Rates BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 36

33. ClientLink (Beam Forming) Essential Facts Beam Forming is effective in downstream only Measureable advantages: Increased SNR at cell edges Provides Increased downstream data rates at cell edges Provides Increased downstream throughput at cell edges Beam Forming is based on AP3500 based product Beam Forming only applicable to legacy rates of 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48 and 54 Mbps BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 37

34. Aspects of 802.11n Packet Backward 40MHz Channels Aggregation Compatibility MIMO (Multiple Input, Multiple Output) Without MRC With MRC Multiple Signals Sent; Multiple Signals Sent and Combined One Signal Chosen at the Receiver Increasing Fidelity MIMO AP PerformancePerformed by Combines Increases Works withReceiver Multiple Received Receive non-MIMO and(Hear Better) Signals Sensitivity MIMO ClientsBeam Forming Maximal Ratio Combining Spatial Multiplexing MRC gives a gain of 4.7 dB in UL for all Data Rates MRC Gain is added in Rx Sensitivity numberBRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 39

36. Software features For Your Reference (Software Rel. 6.0 onwards)Dynamic backhaul data rate Each Link uses Best Possible Rate as per its link quality BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 43

37. Software features For Your Reference (Software Rel. 7.0 onwards)Backhaul client access AP with two 5 GHz Radios AP1524SB Extended Client Access can be unchecked independently from GUI (Cisco Controller)> config mesh client-access enableWarning Messages (Cisco Controller)> config mesh client-access enable extended UA/EUA can be configured from WCS BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 44

38. Software features For Your Reference (Software Rel. 7.0 onwards) Backhaul channel deselect Feature helps end user to regulate/restrict set of channels that get assigned to Linear chain automatically. The set is chosen from the DCA list Best suited for avoiding known source of interferences or for outdoor mesh interoperability with indoor mesh or work group bridges (WGBs). 100 RAP MAP 104 108 DCA 112 list 116 Ch 100 Ch 108 132 136 140Radar affecting ch 136, 140 These channels will NOT be assigned BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 45

40. Software features For Your Reference (Software Rel. 7.0 onwards)Backhaul channel deselect Choose the list of channels that the mesh network will use (Controller) >show advanced 802.11a channel BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 47

42. Software features Backhaul channel deselect: when useful? Better Frequency Planning can be done on two adjacent linear spurs to reduce co-channel interference RAP 1 Hop 2 Hop 3 Hop RAP 1 Hop 2 Hop Universal access LRF (Link Role Flexibility) WGB on 5 GHz AP on 2.4 GHzStation 1 Station 2 RAP 1 Hop 2 Hop 3 Hop RAP 1 Hop 2 Hop BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 49

43. Software features Mobile Access for Vehicles Both 5Ghz radios are equipped with a Directional Cellular antenna to optimize the coverage of the rail CH 149 RAP 2 802.11 CH 149 Hotspots CH 161 RAP 1 Work Group Bridge (WGB) CH 161 CH 153 CH 157 RAP CH 153 CH 149Cisco Router AP1524 SBin Vehicle RAP CH 161 CH 161 BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 50

44. Software features For Your Reference (Software Rel. 7.0.116 onwards)Preferred Parent Selection Preferred Parent (P.P) can be configured on an AP P. P will be selected for the following conditions: P.P parent is the best parent P.P link SNR is at least 20dB (In this case, other parents, however good, are ignored) P.P has link SNR between 12 and 20 dB, but no other parent is significantly better (SNR more than 20% better). For lower than 12dB SNR, P.P configuration is ignored P.P is not blacklisted P.P is not in silent mode due to DFS. P.P is in the same Bridge Group Name (BGN). If no other parent available in the same BGN, the child will join the P.P using the default BGN BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 51

45. Software featuresPreferred Parent Selection (Cisco Controller 1) >config mesh parent preferred (Cisco Controller 1) >config mesh parent preferred MAP1SB ? Child Parent radio mac of the preferred parent none clear configured parent (Cisco Controller 1) >config mesh parent preferred MAP1SB 00:24:13:0f:92:00 (Cisco Controller 1) >show ap config general (Cisco Controller 1) >show ap config general MAP1SB Cisco AP Identifier.............................. 40 Cisco AP Name.................................... MAP1SB Country code..................................... US - United States Regulatory Domain allowed by Country............. 802.11bg:-A 802.11a:- A, ou tdoor mesh -AB AP Country code.................................. US - United States AP Regulatory Domain............................. 802.11bg:-A 802.11a:-A Switch Port Number .............................. 1 MAC Address...................................... 00:24:50:34:21:00 IP Address Configuration......................... DHCP IP Address....................................... 10.51.1.175 IP NetMask....................................... 255.255.255.0 Ethernet Port Duplex............................. Auto Ethernet Port Speed.............................. Auto AP Link Latency.................................. Disabled Rogue Detection.................................. Enabled AP TCP MSS Adjust................................ Disabled Mesh preferred parent............................ 00:24:13:0f:92:00 BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 52

47. What is CleanAir Technology? Locate Mitigate WCS, MSE Wireless LAN Controller POOR GOOD Classification processed Classification processed on Access Point on Access Point Maintain Air Quality Interference impact and Interference impact and data sent to WLC for real- data sent to WLC for real- time action time action WCS and MSE store data WCS and MSE store data for location, history, and for location, history, and troubleshooting troubleshooting Visualize and CH CH 11 1 Troubleshoot AIR QUALITY PERFORMANCE Cisco CleanAir BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 54

48. Network VisibilityContext Aware Services enable WCS to show Interferers location Map Air Quality View Interferer Details Zone of Impact Mesh APs BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 55

49. Self Healing and Optimization Interference Aware RRM Maximizes performance by avoiding interference Event Driven RRM CH 1 CH 1 CH 11 CH 1 Self Healing to avoid Wi-Fi degradation Persistent Device Avoidance Self Learning to increase reliabilityBRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 56

50. Clean Air for Mesh For Your Reference (Software Rel. 7.0.116.0 onwards) Clean Air on 2.4 GHz for AP1552 & AP3500 in Bridge (Mesh) mode Interferers detected by Clean Air on 2.4 GHz include AP1552 offers Clean Air in Bridge (Mesh) Mode -there is no other mode available No Clean Air on 5 GHz (Backhaul) No Monitor Mode No Spectrum Connect Mode (SE-ConnectAP) BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 57

51. CleanAir Recommendations for Outdoors AP Density recommendation for CleanAir remains the same as normal Mesh AP Deployment (800/1000 feet cell radius) APs should be RF neighbors for any possibility of Merging (spatial proximity) Location Resolution in the Outdoors is to the nearest AP Devices generally are located near the AP which is physically closest to the device Outdoor Custom Calibration possible from 7.0.116.0 onwards Location error may double without custom calibration model Installation with a low density of sensors has the possibility of having duplicate entries of interferes Mixing CleanAir (AP1552) and Legacy APs (AP152X) operating in Local Mode (serving clients) is Not supported nor is recommended BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 59

52. PMAC Merge in Outdoors PMAC Convergence and Merging depends upon Density of the Sensors Quality of the observed classification RSSI from the interferer to the APs RF neighbor list at the APs Cluster Center - is the closest AP to the deviceAfter PMAC signature merging one can identify which APa can hear the device BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 60

53. CleanAir WLC enable(WCS identical under Configure=>Controllers) EDRRM & PDA off by Default Wireless=>802.11a/b=>CleanAir CleanAir is enabled by Default on the AP Interface it is disabled Globally by default on the controller. WLC CLI (Cisco Controller) >config 802.11a/b cleanair enable BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 61

54. MSE Context AwareWCS=>Services=>MSE=>Context Aware Service=>Administration=>tracking parameters Disabled by Default 1 interferer = 1 CAS license BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 62

55. MSE Context Aware - HistoryWCS=>Services=>MSE=>Context Aware Service=>Administration=>History Parameters Disabled by Default BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 63

56. CleanAir Licensing A CleanAir AP is the license no special controller license required will work with WCS Base Adding an MSE requires WCS Plus for location CAS (Context Aware) license required for Interference location 100 Permanent Interferers licenses are embedded in MSE. Interferer Licenses open up as Clean Air APs are detected, in stages of 5 per CleanAir AP Interference and Client location functionally identical and use the same license count If license is 1000, and interferers are 500, then 500 clients can be displayedBRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 64

58. Design & PlanningGeneral Considerations RF Nature: Not an Exact Science, Especially in Unlicensed Spectrum Mesh: AP-to-AP Backhaul Distance Capability should be 2x AP-to-Client WiFi Network Planning Involves: Site Survey to Identify: AP Location & Height, Line-of-Sight (LoS)/Partial LoS, Interference, Access to wired backhaul (i.e. Max # Hops), Client type (Smart Phones, Tablets, Laptops, ) Weakest Link typically would be the Uplink on a Smart Phone User Experience: Minimum Throughput to User, Type of Applications (Internet, Video, Gaming, .) CAPEX & OPEX available for project; Match to type of Service, Robustness of Coverage, Regulatory Considerations; different countries allow different Tx power at different Frequency Bands. Type of AP Used: AP1552E&H (External Ant.), AP1552C&I (Integrated Ant.) AP1552E, AP1552H : Antenna Gain 2.4 GHz (4 dBi), 5 GHz (7 dBi) AP1552C, AP1552I: Antenna Gain 2.4 GHz (2 dBi), 5 GHz (4 dBi) BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 66

59. Current Standards and Directives: For Your The 5 GHz Bridging Spectrum Reference UNII-2 5.825 4.94 4.99 5.15 5.25 5.35 5.470 Extended 5.725 5.850 2 Channels 4 Channels 4 Channels 11 Channels 5 Channels US ISM 30 dBm (FCC) UNII-1 UNII-2 6 channels (*) Radiated Power 33 dBm 5 Channels EIRP inc antenna 17 dBm 27 dBm 27 dBm UNII-3, 30 dBm Indoor Indoor / Indoor /Outdoor only Outdoor Outdoor Europe 23 dBm 23 dBm 11 ChannelsRadiated Power (200 mW) (200mW) 30 dBmEIRP inc Antenna Indoor Indoor Indoor /Outdoor only only DFS + TPC required (**) (*) 6 channel available today: 120, 124, 128 disabled to be compliant with DFS rules in Canada 116 &132 disabled to be compliant with new FCC Enforcement to protect TDWR (**) Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) Transmit Power Control (TPC) BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 67

60. Current Standards and Directives:Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) requirements Frequency (MHz) CH DFS required by Regulations to allow WLAN to share the 5GHz band with Radar1 5150 5250 36 40 All Cisco products are compliant (UNII-I) 44 DFS Not Required 48 Best Practices for Radars:2 5250 5350 52 56 Do a Survey and contact the local (UNII-II) 60 authorities to know if there are radars 64 nearby 100 104 Use Full Sector Mode that prevents 5470 5725 108 (UNII-II extended) 112 MAPs to be isolated after detecting a 116 120 radar 124 128 Correctly mount the APs (spacing 132 and antennas alignment) 136 140 Remove the radar affected channels3 5725 5850 149 from the Controller channel list 153 (ISM) 157 DFS Not Required 161 165 BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 68

61. Cisco Mesh Antennas 2.4 & 5 GHz Dual Band Antennas for AP1552E and AP1552H Part Number Description AIR-ANT2547V-N Dual Band 2.4 (4dBi)/5 GHz(7dBi),Omni-Directional 2.4 GHz Antennas for AP1520 Series Part Number Description AIR-ANT2450V-N 2.4 GHz, 5 dBi Compact Omni-Directional AIR-ANT2455V-N 2.4 GHz, 5.5 dBi Compact Omni-Directional AIR-ANT2480V-N 2.4 GHz, 8 dBi Omni-Directional 4.9/5 GHz Antennas for AP1520 Series Part Number Description AIR-ANT5140V-N 5.25 to 5.85 GHz, 4 dBi Right Angle Omni-Directional AIR-ANT5180V-N 4.9 to 5.85 GHz, 8 dBi Compact Omni-DirectionalAIR-ANT58G10SSA-N 5.725 to 5.825 GHz, 9.5 dBi Sector AIR-ANT5114P-N 4.9 to 5.85 GHz, 14 dBi Patch AIR-ANT5117S-N 4.9 to 5.85 GHz, 17 dBi 90o Sector BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 69

62. Design and planningNetwork Architecture (an example) Small village in Digital Divide WLC LOS 5GHz link up to 8 km 5GHz/ RAP 2.4GHz MAP POP Business Area in Digital Divide RAP 5GHz/ 2.4GHz MAP Service Provider Network BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 71

63. Design & Planning (A Domain) 1 meter= 3.28 ft 1 sq-meter = 10.7 sq-ftGuidance 1 mile = 1.61 km 1 sq-mile = 2.6 sq-km AP-to-Client Distance 2.4 GHz (A Domain) AP1522: 600 ft/180 m AP1552C/I: 800 ft/250 m AP1552E/H: 1000 ft/300 m Recommendations AP to AP (Backhaul) = 2 X (AP to Client Distance) AP to AP = 2x(AP-Client) AP1522: 1200 ft/366 m AP1552C/I: 1600 ft/500 m AP1552E/H: 2000 ft/600 m AP Density AP1522: 25 AP/sq-mile = 10 AP/sq-km AP1552C & AP1552I: 14 AP/sq-mile = 5.3 AP/sq-km AP1552E & AP1552H: 9 AP/sq-mile = 3.5 AP/sq-km Assumptions: Height: APs are at 33 Ft (10 m); Client @ 3.3 ft (1 m) Throughput: > 1 Mbps. Decreasing AP-AP Distance improves coverage Near LoS. Flat Terrain Environment BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 72

64. Design & Planning Guidance- Greenfield Deployment in a Flat Environment RAP AP-to-Client Cell Radius @ 2.4 GHz MAP AP 1552C/I: R= 250 meters AP 1552E/H: R= 300 meters MAP AP-Client Coverage 2.4 GHz AP-Client Coverage 5 GHz AP-AP Backhaul Coverage 5 GHz AP-AP Distance 2x AP-Client Distance Range Calculatorhttp://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/ps11451/products_implementation_design_guides_list.html BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 73

65. Design & Planning For YourSNR vs Bandwidth 11a/g Reference(Table is also valid for 1522 2.4 GHz radio with 3 Rx ) MRC Gain from 3 RXs Fade Margin Req.Link SNR 11a MCS Modulation Min SNR (dB) (dB) (dB) (dB) 6 Mb/s BPSK 1/2 5 4.7 9 9.3 9 Mb/s BPSK 3/4 6 4.7 9 10.3 12 Mb/s QPSK 1/2 7 4.7 9 11.3 18 Mb/s QPSK 3/4 9 4.7 9 13.3 24 Mb/s 16QAM 1/2 13 4.7 9 17.3 36 Mb/s 16QAM 3/4 17 4.7 9 21.3 48 Mb/s 64QAM2/3 20 4.7 9 24.3 54 Mb/s 64QAM 3/4 22 4.7 9 26.3 (*) LinkSNR = Minimum SNR - MRC + Fade Margin (9 dB) BRKEWN-2027 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 74

66. Design & Planning For Your ReferenceSNR vs Bandwidth 5 GHz 11n# of Spatial Min SNR MRC Gain from 3 Fade Margin Link SNR Streams 11n MCS Modulation (d