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Understanding
RF Fundamentals
and the Implications for Wi-Fi 6
Mark Krischer, Principal Wireless Architect, APJC
BRKEWNv-2017
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Higher Improved
Increased
6 for 6 Speed
Density Security
& Capacity
Reduced Greater Power
Latency Range Efficient
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Improving Data Rate
64-QAM
256-QAM
1024-QAM
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Improving Capacity
OFDM OFDMA
t1 t2 t3 t4 t5 t6 t7 t8 t1 t2 t3 t4 t5 t6 t7 t8
User 1 - Telemetry User 2 - VoIP User 3 - Video User 4 - VoIP User 5 - Data User 6 - IoT User 7 - Data User 8 - VoIP
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Improving Latency
Linear Voice delay Consistent Data throughput
OFDM
OFDMA
Throughput (Mbps)
Latency (ms)
100ms
OFDMA
OFDM
Increasing users Increasing users
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Improving Efficiency
BSS Colouring
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Improving Throughput
Data 1
Data 2
Data 3
Data 4
Data 5
Data 6
Data 7
Data 8
8x8 Spatial Streams
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Site Surveys
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Wi-Fi Evolution
Best in Class
Wave 2 Inflection Point Wi-Fi 6
Enterprise AP
First Wave 2 (Shipping Devices)
Enterprise AP
First Wi-Fi 6
Consumer APs
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
IEEE 802.11ax
Ratification
First to Market
Wi-Fi 6 Massive expansion
Wave 2 Enterprise AP of Wi-Fi 6 Clients
Wi-Fi Alliance
Certification
First Wi-Fi 6
Clients
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Catalyst 9100 Series Wireless Access Points
Ideal for small to medium deployments Mission Critical Best in Class
9115AX 9117AX 9120AX 9130AX
• 4x4 + 4x4 • 8x8 + 4x4 • 4x4 + 4x4 • 8x8 + 4x4 or 4x4 + 4x4 + 4x4
• Spectrum Intelligence • Spectrum Intelligence • Cisco RF ASIC • Cisco RF ASIC
• 1 x 2.5 mGig • 1 x 5 mGig • Dual 5GHz • Tri-radio (Dual 5GHz + 2.4GHz)
• Wi-Fi 6 Certified • Integrated Antenna only • Application Hosting • Application Hosting
• OFDMA (only DL) • IoT ready (Zigbee, Thread, BLE) • Decrypted data packet iCAP
• TWT (non-triggered) • 1 x 2.5 mGig • IoT ready (Zigbee, Thread, BLE)
• Wi-Fi 6 Compatible • Wi-Fi 6 Certified • 1 x 5 mGig
• Wi-Fi 6 Certified
Cisco DNA Assurance with Bluetooth 5 Full Wireless Integrated or External
Intelligent Capture USB Capabilities with Antenna Options
#CiscoLiveAPJC 802.3at/PoE+
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Meraki MR Series Wireless Access Points
OFDMA
(DL/UL) MR56
8 Tx/Rx Antennas
8 Spatial streams
MU-MIMO 5Gbps mGig
(DL/UL) 802.3at
MR46
Target 4 Tx/Rx Antennas
Wake Time 4 Spatial streams
2.5Gbps mGig
802.3at
Bluetooth
5. 5.0
MR36
2 Tx/Rx Antennas
2.4 GHz & 2 Spatial streams
5 GHz
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Cisco is Making Wi-Fi 6 Even Better
Innovation Beyond
Built for IoT & Security Wireless Ecosystem
the Standard
Cisco
Spectrum Intelligence Device
RF
ASIC Interference and Multilingual Radio Interoperability
Rogue Detection
RF Snapshot Facebook
AI/ML Assurance Wi-Fi
RF Analytics
Location Analytics IoT Segmentation
OpenRoaming
Powered by Next Generation Cisco Catalyst Wireless Access
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Cisco Next Generation Wireless Stack
Catalyst 9100 Catalyst 9800 Cisco DNA Cisco DNA
Access Points Wireless Controllers Center Spaces
Resilient, Secure, Intelligent
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Recommended Viewing
• BRKEWN-2017 – Cisco Live Cancun 2019 – Mark Krischer
• RF Fundamentals from a Technology Perspective
• BRKEWN-2017 – Cisco Live Barcelona 2020 – Fred Neihaus
• RF Fundamentals from a Product Perspective
• BRKEWN-3010 – Cisco Live Barcelona 2020 – Jim Florwick
• RF Fundamentals from a Deployment Perspective
• BRKEWN-2010 – Cisco Live Cancun 2019 – Mark Krischer
• Cisco Next Generation Wireless Full Stack
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Recommended Reading
http://cs.co/wirelessbook http://cs.co/assurancebook
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Thank you
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