Cisco delivers Borderless mobility experience

BANGALORE,INDIA:Following key announcements of its Borderless Networks architecture in the areas of security, network access and network services, Cisco today announced new products and network and support services that accelerate the transition to the mobile workplace.

According to a comapany press release, Cisco’s Borderless Mobility solutions, including the new Cisco Aironet 3500 Series Access Points with CleanAir technology, allow companies to deliver a seamless mobility experience by providing anywhere, anytime access to information.

As more employees go mobile, the wireless network must perform on a par with the most critical networks. In a recent Cisco survey of more than 600 U.S. companies, 78 percent considered all or part of their wireless network to be mission-critical to their business operations. Yet, the same group identified wireless interference as one of the top causes of wireless performance issues. With its new CleanAir technology, Cisco is the first to solve the challenge of wireless interference by combining a patented CleanAir Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) in the access point with system-level intelligence to detect, classify, locate and mitigate the impact of wireless interference.

An industry first, CleanAir technology is the only solution that can completely address the interference challenge of delivering business-critical applications over wireless networks.

Key Facts and Highlights:

·         CleanAir accurately detects, classifies and locates more than 20 unique interference sources including cordless phones, wireless video cameras, microwave ovens and Bluetooth devices while simultaneously serving client traffic. Key highlights include:

-          An intuitive Air Quality Index for a comprehensive assessment of the severity of interference affecting any given access point or specific location

-          The ability to self-heal and self-optimize the wireless network by enhancing radio resource management to improve wireless reliability without IT intervention

-          Interference correlation across multiple access points to prevent duplicate events from the same interference source

-          A specialized CleanAir radio ASIC to provide detailed spectrum visibility without affecting the access point performance, unlike software-based solutions that rely on standard Wi-Fi chipsets.

·         CleanAir technology can reduce wireless troubleshooting time from hours to minutes and, in many cases, can automatically resolve problems. CleanAir’s integrated design can mitigate the impact of interference within 30 seconds by assessing the problem and adjusting the wireless signal to operate in an unaffected spectrum.