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Cisco Confidential Presentation_D

Cisco
CleanAir
Technology
Name
Title
Company
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Future of Work:
Work Is an Activity, Not a PIace
Workforce
Flexibility
Workforce
Flexibility
Anywhere
Productivity
Anywhere
Productivity
Real-Time
Collaboration
Real-Time
Collaboration
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%echnoIogy to DeIiver the Experience
Mobility
User
Services
Motion
Network
Services
Borderless
Access
802.11n
ntelligent Switching
Remote Access/VPN
CleanAir Technology
ClientLink
Context/Location
Client Troubleshooting
Mobile Collaboration
AnyConnect
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Enterprise WireIess EvoIution
From Best-Effort to Mission-Critical
System
Management
Capacity
Self Healing
and Optimizing
Hotspot
Casual Pervasive
Media Rich
Applications
Mission
Critical
Performance
Protection for
802.11n
Networks
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can't do my job
without wireless.
t has to work.
" "

Wireless is best-
effort. can't support
a level 1 SLA.
" "

PuII %oward Business MobiIity
T Lacks RF
Resources and
Expertise
VS
Continued
Growth and Reliance
on Wi-Fi Devices
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haIIenges with Spectrum
Limited Spectrum
Performance
802.11n Performance Decrease
SYSTEM OVERLOAD!
Support Cost
ncrease in Support Cost
$
$
$
$
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WireIess Network Business haIIenges
Lack of T
Resources/
Expertise
Mission
Critical
nflux of RF
Devices
78% of companies
consider wireless
mission critical
Wireless interference
caused performance
problems for 54% of
companies
Source: Cisco
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IeanAir
Understand Your Air Quality and Automatically Optimize
PERFORMANCE AR QUALTY
Without CleanAir With CleanAir
PERFORMANCE
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Introducing IeanAir
Detect and Classify
Mitigate
Locate
Cisco
CleanAir
A system-wide feature that uses silicon-level
intelligence to automatically mitigate the impact of
wireless interference, optimize network performance
and reduce troubleshooting costs
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Detect and Iassify
What is IeanAir?
Cisco
CleanAir
High-resolution interference detection and
classification logic built-in to Cisco's 802.11n Wi-Fi
chip design. nline operation with no CPU or
performance impact.
100
63
35
97
90
20
Uniquely identify and
track multiple interferers
Assess unique impact to
Wi-Fi performance
Monitor AirQuality
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Mitigate
WireIess LAN ontroIIer
What is IeanAir?
Cisco
CleanAir
Cisco CleanAir Technology integrates interference
information from the AP into the entire system.
Classification processed
on Access Point
nterference impact and
data sent to WLC for real-
time action
WCS and MSE store data
for location, history, and
troubleshooting
Maintain Air QuaIity
GOOD POOR
1 11
Locate
WS, MSE
VisuaIize and %roubIeshoot
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Benefits of IeanAir
SeIf eaIing and
Optimizing
Forensics for
%roubIeshooting
WireIess
Security
PoIicy
Enforcement
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SeIf eaIing and Optimization
PERFORMANCE AR QUALTY
Wireless LAN
Controller
11
6
1
RRM
hanneIs 11, 6 and 1 are optimized for
maximum performance and minimum
interference
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SeIf eaIing and Optimization
PERFORMANCE AR QUALTY
Wireless LAN
Controller
11
1
RRM
6
hanneIs 11, 6 and 1 are optimized for
maximum performance and minimum
interference
nterference on hanneI 6. Air Quality
is affected. RRM is browsing the list of
preferred channels to resolve conflict.
11
6
1
Scanning available channels.
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SeIf eaIing and Optimization
PERFORMANCE AR QUALTY
Wireless LAN
Controller
11
1
RRM
11
6
1
Changing to hanneI 11
6 11
X
Conflict resolved. nformation is being
relayed to RRM. Conflicting channel is
blocked from future use.
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SeIf eaIing and Optimization
Persistent
Device
Avoidance
Self Learning to increase reliability
Event
Driven
RRM
1 1
11 1
Self Healing to avoid Wi-Fi degradation
nterference
Aware
RRM
Maximizes performance by avoiding interference
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Forensics for %roubIeshooting
Remote
Client
Troubleshooting
Quickly determine connectivity issues
Spectrum
Expert
Connect
Remove need for onsite expertise
Location
mpact Analysis
History Playback
nvestigate past problems
Air
QuaIity
802.11
Association
802.1X
Authentication
IP Address
Assignment
SuccessfuI
Association
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WireIess Security
IP and AppIication
Attacks & ExpIoits
WiFi ProtocoI
Attacks & ExpIoits
RF SignaIing
Attacks & ExpIoits
%raditionaI IDS/IPS
Layer 3-7
wIPS
Layer 2
IeanAir
Layer 1
Monitors Exploits nvisible to existing Systems
New Rogue
Threats
Detects new 'undetectable' Rogue/Clients
WiFi
Jammers
Locates and Expedite nterference Removal
2.4
Gz
5
Gz
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PoIicy Enforcement
Unwanted
Device
Notification
No Xbox
No Cordless Phone
No Bluetooth Data
orporate PoIicy