Designing and Deploying. High Capacity ac Wi-Fi

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1 Designing and Deploying High Capacity ac Wi-Fi

2 Who s here today? Amanda Björnberg Product Marketer Jussi Kiviniemi VP, Wi-Fi Tools

3 Agenda 1. Intro & what s new 2. Capacity & ac What s the impact 3. Product demos ac network design Verification & analysis Troubleshooting & monitoring 4. Q&A

4 EkaWho? Track record ~100 employees, more than 10 years in the business Ekahau Site Survey: 15,000+ happy customers Ekahau HeatMapper (free): 500,000 users Industry innovator, the first to release: Wi-Fi location engine (2001) Wi-Fi site survey tool (2002) Enterprise Wi-Fi tools for Android (2010) Offices around the globe (Americas, EU, Asia)

5 Ekahau Wi-Fi Tools Planning Verification Trouble Shooting Monitoring Site Survey Pro Planning/site survey/analysis/capacity/reports Mobile Survey (Android) Survey/monitor/troubleshoot Spectrum Analyzer (USB) Interference analysis HeatMapper Free survey tool

6 What s new with our product? ac Capacity planner Hundreds and hundreds of antennas Channel overlap visualuzation ekahau.com/support What s next? 2x-4x faster site surveys 2-5x faster network planning process Channel planner History analysis New Mobile Survey

7 Partner and Customer Examples Infrastructure Partner Customer Examples

8 Wi-Fi Life Cycle Things Are Changing Dramatically The number of Wi-Fi devices is growing rapidly The device selection is getting more diverse More and more applications on wireless bringing strict requirements to the network Wireless is replacing wires Wi-Fi technology and networks are getting more and more complex Facility-wide seamless connectivity is taken for granted BYOD really happens now

9 Wi-Fi Networks Yesterday vs Today Yesterday Coverage Best effort connectivity A few devices Data transfer Today High capacity Seamless, spotless connectivity Location tracking (RTLS) Voice Mission-critical

10 Design for High Capacity Figure out your capacity needs Users & their applications Account for peak traffic hours Ensure plan meets requirements Remember the best practices Utilize 5GHz band wherever possible (low interference, high capacity) Use 40MHz channels where possible Pay attention to channel planning to ensure non-overlapping primary channels Make sure the network is dense enough to maintain high data rates If RTLS deployed, strategically place APs

11 Introduction to IEEE ac Standard Need for more capacity (BYOD) Significant increase in bandwidth, aiming to break 1Gbps barrier (Wave 1) 6.9Gbps date rate with 160MHz channel and eight spatial streams (Wave 2) IEEE ac builds on n Limited to 5GHz band Improves spectral efficiency Enhances channel usage Utilizes advanced antenna technology Enterprise units shipping from several manufacturers

12 Main ac Feature Enhancements 1. Wider channels 20MHz 40MHz MHz 160MHz 2. More Spatial Streams Stream 2

13 802.11ac Main Feature enhancements 3. Multi-User MIMO (2nd Wave) Up to 4 clients 4. Standardized Beamforming (2nd Wave) 5. Higher Modulation QAM 256

14 Challenges in Deploying ac Networks Higher Signals Required High QAM256 modulation and more spatial streams require high signal levels High signal levels on 5GHz require dense network deployments Return on investment? Plan what you need, and figure out how to get it without breaking the bank

15 Challenges in Deploying ac Networks Channel Planning 80MHz and 160MHz channels improve throughput only when network is free from interfering transmission ac APs can fall-back to use narrower non-overlapping channels for simultaneous transmissions Primary Channels must be non-overlapping Careful channel planning is critial!

16 Limited Number of Non-overlapping Channels

17 Primary Channel Must Be Selected Carefully

18 Limited Number of Non-overlapping Channels - Europe UNII-1 UNII-2 UNII-2 Extended MHz 40MHz 80MHz 160MHz DFS 419 Non-overlapping 20MHz Channels 29 Non-overlapping 40MHz Channels 14 Non-overlapping 80MHz Channels 02 Non-overlapping 160MHz Channels

19 Limited Number of Non-overlapping Channels North-America UNII-1 UNII-2 UNII-2 Extended UNII-3 20MHz 40MHz 80MHz 160MHz DFSW R 922 Non-Overlapping 20MHz Channels 410 Non-Overlapping 40MHz Channels 25 Non-Overlapping 80 MHz Channels 01 Non-Overlapping 160 MHz Channels

20 Where to get more information? Blogs & Twitter (Revolution Wi-Fi, Jennifer Huber, Blake Krone, Keith Parsons, etc) Books (CWNx guides, Cisco guides, lots of others) Courses (Ekahau ECSE, CWNA-CWAP, ) Vendor pages

22 Live Network Testing On-the-Spot Troubleshooting & Background Monitoring Network Status Live monitoring Signal strength Connection speed Packet loss and delay Rogue APs Background Monitoring Monitors the network on the background Allows normal phone usage Alerts if network fails Monitors even when your phone is in your pocket Copyright 2013 Ekahau, Inc. All rights reserved. 22

23 Log Get a Full History of Network Problems Log History of network errors Drill-down to error details to drill down to problem root cause Send log via Copyright 2013 Ekahau, Inc. All rights reserved. 23

24 Requirements Ensure network works for VoIP, RTLS, data,... Ensure network works for your use case Select network requirement, monitoring and live testing will be done against those requirements Pre-defined profiles for VoIP Location Tracking High-speed connectivity s and web browsing Basic Wi-Fi connectivity Requirements are fully configurable Copyright 2013 Ekahau, Inc. All rights reserved. 24

25 Perform Site Surveys Walk-Through Wi-Fi Network Verification Was Never This Easy Next- Generation Site Surveys Touch operated abgn* Multi-floor See coverage during surveys Locates nearby Aps Copyright 2013 Ekahau, Inc. All rights reserved. 25

26 Wi-Fi Coverage Analysis Visualize Your Wi-Fi Network Coverage Heat- Maps Single AP coverage SSID coverage All, My AP coverage Configurable minimum coverage Ekahau Site Survey support Export to Ekahau Site Survey (ESS) for deeper analysis and reporting Import from ESS to have your Wi-Fi network in your pocket! Copyright 2013 Ekahau, Inc. All rights reserved. 26

27 Map View See maps, Infrastructure Layout, AP Status,... Map view Facility maps and AP locations Tap on an AP to see AP info Shows AP status in real-time (audible, associated, broken) Move map with finger Multi-floor support Integrates with Ekahau Site Survey Copyright 2013 Ekahau, Inc. All rights reserved. 27

28 Access Point List See Audible APs and Their Configurations, Rogues AP List See access points Real-time updates MAC, SSID, Channel, Security, Signal strength Rogue APs shown with red color Copyright 2013 Ekahau, Inc. All rights reserved. 28

31 Thank You! Any Questions? More information: Website: ekahau.com Ekahau Blog: ekahau.wordpress.com Twitter: twitter.com/ekahau Facebook: facebook.com/ekahau

Planning for 802.11ac Adoption with Ekahau Site Survey 6.0

Planning for 802.11ac Adoption with Ekahau Site Survey 6.0 1 P a g e w w w. e k a h a u. c o m / e s s Introduction to 802.11ac The emerging next generation Wi-Fi standard IEEE 802.11ac aims to break the