D-Link intros Unified Wireless Network soln

LAS VEGAS,USA:D-Link on Tuesday introduced a unified switch and access point combination packed with next-generation technology to provide optimum network performance for mid-to-large enterprises and service providers.

According to a press release the D-Link Unified Wired/Wireless Gigabit Switch (DWS-4026) gives network administrators the ability to manage up to 64 D-Link Wired Unified 802.11n Access Points (DWL-8600AP) by itself, and up to 256 DWL-8600APs in a switch cluster.

The full-featured DWS-4026 offers the much-needed flexibility and versatility found in more expensive unified switches, with the ability to be deployed either as a wireless controller in the core network, or as a L2+ Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) Gigabit switch, depending on customer requirements, the release said.

The DWL-8600AP, powered by Cavium Network's  OCTEON processors, is D-Link's most powerful unified access point supporting the latest IEEE 802.11n wireless standard. This device can be flexibly deployed as a stand-alone "fat" wireless AP or as a "thin" managed AP manageable from a wireless switch.

Most of today's wireless LAN controllers require wireless traffic to return to the controller for centralized processing, causing unnecessary traffic delays. With the DWS-4026, however, wireless traffic can either be tunneled back to the switch for better security control, or locally forwarded at the access point for optimal performance.