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Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) |
The IEEE 802.11ax standard, also known as High-Efficiency Wireless
(HEW) or Wi-Fi 6, builds on 802.11ac. It delivers a better
experience in typical environments with more predictable performance
for advanced applications such as 4K or 8K video; high-density,
high-definition collaboration apps; all-wireless offices; and the
Internet of Things (IoT). Wi-Fi 6E is Wi-Fi 6 “extended” into
the 6-GHz frequency band. |
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AP power optimizations (AP Power Save Mode) |
AP Power optimizations (AP Power save mode) allows the access point
to reduce its power consumption by e.g. shutting off radios during
off-hours and weekends – whilst still being smart enough to
re-engage all features should they be needed. This both saves power
and reduces the carbon footprint of running a wireless network. |
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CleanAir™ Pro |
CleanAir™ Pro
extends Cisco’s industry leading RF Interference detection and
classification into the 6 GHz band. |
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Band steering |
Enhanced to help clients that are 6-GHz capable to leave the 5-GHz
radio and connect to the 6-GHz one. Wi-Fi 6E clients are
automatically directed to connect to the 6-GHz radio to take
advantage of the benefits that it offers and free up the 2.4- and
5-GHz radios for legacy clients. |
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Uplink/downlink OFDMA |
Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)-based
scheduling splits the bandwidth into smaller frequency allocations
called Resource Units (RUs), which can be assigned to individual
clients in both the downlink and uplink directions to reduce
overhead and latency. |
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Uplink/downlink MU‑MIMO technology |
Supporting the highest number with 12 spatial streams, multiuser
multiple input, multiple output (MU-MIMO) enables the access points
to split spatial streams between client devices to maximize
throughput. |
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BSS coloring |
Spatial reuse (also known as Basic Service Set [BSS] coloring)
allows the access points and their clients to differentiate between
BSSs, thus permitting more simultaneous transmissions. |
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Target Wake Time |
Target Wake Time (TWT) allows the client to stay asleep and to wake
up only at prescheduled (target) times to exchange data with the
access point. This offers significant energy savings for
battery-operated devices, up to three to four times the savings
achieved by 802.11n and 802.11ac. |
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Intelligent Capture |
Intelligent Capture probes the network and provides Cisco DNA Center
with deep analysis. The software can track more than 240 anomalies
and instantaneously review all packets on demand, emulating the
onsite network administrator. Intelligent Capture allows for more
informed decisions on your wireless networks. |
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Application hosting |
Application hosting helps simplify IoT deployments and ready them
for the future by eliminating the need to install and manage overlay
networks. Using the USB interface, containerized applications and
hardware modules can be deployed to reduce cost and complexity.
Adding Cisco DNA Center provides workflows and deployment-wide
application lifecycle management. |
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Bluetooth 5.1 |
The integrated Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) 5.1 radio enables
location-based use cases such as asset tracking, wayfinding, and
analytics. |
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Container support for applications |
Container support enables edge computing capabilities for IoT
applications on the host access point. |
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Choice of persona |
Cisco Catalyst 9164 Series Access Points can be managed either
on-premises with Catalyst 9800 Wireless Lan Controllers (WLC) or
cloud-managed through the Meraki dashboard. Customers have the
flexibility to deploy these access points in one persona and shift
to a different persona in the future. |
