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802.11n The 802.11n standard provides enhancements for Management solutions must be designed with the
higher throughput (100-600+ Mbits/second). 802.11n flexibility to support 802.11n (when ratified) in
Current Status will be based on MIMO/OFDM and will be backwards- addition to previously ratified standards.
Ratified compatible to support 802.11a and 802.11g client
Products now devices. 802.11n will be particularly useful where With bandwidth-intensive services like video,
available bandwidth-intensive services, like video, must be throughput must be monitored closely to ensure
delivered. acceptable performance. Management solutions
Requirements must provide both real-time and historical trending
data.
Requires new AP Caution: The 802.11n standard has not yet been ratified
hardware Management solutions must know which devices
and “pre-n” products may not be upgradeable. support the new standard for planning purposes.
Requires new AP
firmware
Requires client
device update
802.11r: 802.11r is defined to minimize the transition time when Management solution must help IT understand
“Fast Roaming/ roaming between wireless access points to maintain which devices (both client devices and wireless
Fast Handoff” seamless connectivity for the user. Client devices are access points) on their networks are capable of
‘pre-authenticated’ to neighboring access points to supporting this standard.
Current Status which they might roam in order to minimize transition
time. ‘Pre-authentication’ may be accomplished over the Management solution will need to configure the
Ratified wireless access points to support fast roaming,
Products now air or across the wired network via 802.11r’s neighbor
report. integrating the authentication servers.
available
Management solutions will need to monitor the
Requirements entire authentication process to ensure fast
This is especially important for wireless VOIP and other roaming, gathering data from APs, clients, and
Requires new AP applications where latency is critical to performance.
hardware authentication servers. When failures occur, the
802.11r is designed to allow clients to maintain their management system must help the IT staff
Requires new AP security and QoS connection status on the new access analyze where the failure occurred.
firmware point. The overall changes to the protocol will not
introduce any new security vulnerabilities beyond the Wireless management solutions must be able to
Requires client
current 802.11 standard and its amendments. It create a list of ‘neighboring’ access points in order
device update
preserves the behavior of legacy infrastructure and to configure and populate proper roaming targets
devices. per cell.
802.11u: The 802.11u standard is intended to address handoff Network management systems will need to
“Wireless between 802.11 networks and non-802.11 networks understand the roaming from network to network
Interworking (i.e., cellular). as well as from AP to AP.
with External Management solutions will need to track and
Networks” The ratification of this standard is expected to display what types of clients are roaming onto the
dramatically accelerate the adoption and deployment of WLAN and what types of services they are
Current Status wireless voice applications because it will let mobile consuming (voice, data, and video).
Ratified workers carry a single phone. Management solution must be able to dynamically
Products now adapt to clients on the network according to what
available types of services they are demanding.
Requirements Management solution should be able to provide
QoS reports for the various network operations
? Requires new AP leveraging the access point.
hardware
Requires new
AP firmware
? Requires client
device update
Requirements
Requires new AP
hardware
Requires new AP
firmware
Requires client
device update