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CiscoAironetAccessPointDeploymentGuide
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Figure4:AP1600ModelsandEco‐Packs
3600Series
TheCisco3600SeriesAccessPoint(AP3600)targetscustomerswhorequiresupportformission‐critical
applications.TheAP3600embodiesClientLink2.0,aninnovativeantennatechnologycomprisingfour
transmitradiosandfourreceiveradioscalled4X4MultipleInputMultipleOutput(MIMO)andthree
spatialstream(3SS)beamforming,togetherreferenced
as4x4:3.ClientLink2.0permitsspeedsupto450
MbpsviaadditionalModulationandCodingScheme(MCS)datara tes16‐23,whilestill maintainingIEEE
802.3af(15.4Watt)PoweroverEthernet(PoE)compliance.Seethesectionon"802.11n,Spatial
Streams,andBeamforming"formoreonspatialstreams.
FeatureModulesforthe3600Series
TheWSSI(WirelessSecurityandSpreadSpectrumIntelligence)moduleaddsnewfunctionaltytotheAP
3600toprotectcustomerinvestment.Thisoptional,add‐onmoduleprovidesadedicatedmonitorradio
to scan the full spectrum, not just the channel on which the AP operates. It offloads complete
monitoringandsecurity
servicestothemonitormodule,includingCleanAir,WIDS/WIPS,Context‐Aware
Location, RogueDetection, andRadio Resource Management (RRM). The WSSImodule allows for full
spectrum analysis on all chann els on both the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands. It avoids the need to deploy a
separate,dedicatedoverlaynetworkforfullspectrum
monitoringandeliminatestheneedforanextra
cablepullandadditionalinfrastructurecosts.
The second available module provides 802.11ac (wave‐1) functionality to the AP 3600. This radio
moduleoperatesat5GHzandallowstheAP3600tofullysupport802.11a/nalongwith802.11acclients.
(Wave‐1)functionalitysupports
a1.3GbpsPHY/~1GbpsMAC(throughput)usingthreespatialstreams,
80MHz,256 QAM.Italso supportsExplicit Beamformingperthe 802.11acstandard. Useof theradio