Wireless in High Density Environments Carlos Infante PSS EN Spain Nov, 2017

Wireless: Primary Access in a Digital World Move wireless past connecting devices to driving business Has to Do More than Ever Quickly adapt to known and unforeseen changes in the environment Keep Pace with Ever Changing Demands Protect the business as the threat landscape expands The First Line of Defense 10X Growth in mobile data traffic between 2014-2019 IT Must Reimagine the Network

Why 802.11ac Wave 2? Next-Generation Mobility-Ready Network Network Capacity Dawn of Wireless Mobility Density Internet of Everything (IoE) Standard Network Infrastructure Next-Generation Mobility-Ready Network

Multi-User MIMO (MU-MIMO) How 802.11ac Wave 2 Works speed boost compared to Wave 1, thanks to: 80% Multi-User MIMO (MU-MIMO) Wider RF Channels Four Spatial Streams

Why Cisco for Gigabit Wireless? Stateful Switchover & Application Visibility and Control 802.11ac Wave 2 & Multigigabit Ethernet & Hyperlocation 802.11ac Wave 1 & High-Density Experience Connected Mobile Experiences Cisco Unified Access™ Unified Policy and Network Management Controller Coordinated Access Points with RRM 1,2, and 3 Spatial Stream 802.11n with CleanAir Autonomous Access Point Cisco Wi-Fi Leadership Cisco LAN Software Defined Radio / Dual 5 GHz Self-Protecting - CleanAir Self-Optimizing– HDX Self-Learning - RRM Self-Healing – SSO 1997 2012 2016-17

XOR Radio and FRA 5GHz. Serving 5GHz Serving 2.4GHz Serving FRA-auto (default value) or Manual Auto 2.4 -> 5GHz or Monitor Mode Transition to 2.4 GHz if coverage drops 5GHz. Serving 5GHz Serving 2.4GHz Serving 5Hz Serving 2.4GHz Serving 5GHz. Serving 5GHz. Serving 2.4-5GHz Monitoring 2.4GHz Serving

Micro  Macro Cell Transitions Client Steering 802.11v BSS Transition – Default Enable 802.11k – Default Enable Probe Suppression – Default Disable Client Types 11v capable – 802.11v BSS Transition Non-11v capable – 802.11k neighbor list + disassociation No 11k or 11v support – Probe Suppression -65 dBm -51 dBm -51 dBm ≥ 55 dBm? -51 dBm Probe Response Micro – 5GHz on XOR Macro -- Dedicated 5 GHz

Optimize Wi-Fi with CleanAir Quickly Identify and Mitigate Wi-Fi Impacting Interference 48 48 Interference on 20/40/80/160 MHz Air Quality and Interference by AP/radio on WLC AQ Threshold trap and Interference Device trap (per radio) CleanAir-enabled RRM 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 Channel 48 Network Air Quality and Interference Location with PI 3.1.x and MSE 8.0.

Better Support for Users on the Move Optimized Roaming Optimized Roaming: Wireless Devices Connect to the Most Effective AP Client Stickiness

Fine-tuning HDX with RF Profiles Wi-Fi Triggered ED-RRM Optimized Roaming RXSOP Dynamic Bandwidth Selection TPC, DCA CHDM FlexDFS CORE: CleanAir ClientLink 4.0 Turbo Performance RF PROFILES Pre-canned RF Profiles Client Distribution Data Rates DCA, TPC, CHDM Profile Threshold for Traps High Density Features

Enabling TrustSec in Enterprise Network Wireless WAN NXOS Switches SERVICES Routers Data Center Network Campus Network BRANCH OFFICE Internet IOS Switches Public Cloud DATA CENTER CAMPUS NETWORK

Cisco Wireless Security Deployment with AP3800/2800 Maintains Capacity and Avoids Interference Good Better Best Features ELM Monitor Mode AP ELM with FRA Monitor Mode Deployment Density Per AP 1 in 5 APs 1 radio per 5 APs Client Serving with Security Monitoring Y N wIPS Security Monitoring 50 ms off-channel scan on selected channels on 2.4 and 5 GHz 7 x 24 All Channels on 2.4GHz and 5GHz CleanAir Spectrum Intelligence 7 x 24 on client serving channel Serving channel Off-Ch Enhanced Local Mode Access Point GOOD 2.4 GHz 5 GHz t Monitor Mode Access Point BETTER 2.4 GHz 5 GHz t Ch11 Ch2 Ch38 Ch1 Ch36 … Ch161 Ch157 2.4 GHz 5 GHz t Ch11 Ch2 Ch1 … Ch38 Ch36 Ch161 Ch157 ELM with FRA Wireless Security Monitoring BEST Serving channel Off-Ch 5GHz. / 2.4GHz. . 5GHz. / Security

Adaptive 11r and Cisco Fastlane Optimized Wi-Fi Connectivity Prioritized Business applications 8.3 MR1 Aironet Wave 2 AP’s: AP1810 AP1815 AP1850 AP1830 AP3800 AP2800 AP1560 Intelligent, and efficient roaming is automatically configured Business data gets priority and speed even if network is congested Reduces complexity - IT can focus on the business– the network does the heavy lifting 13 © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential iOS and Cisco devices recognize each other and enable special capabilities

Locaton Base Services. No Single Technology Delivers for All Use Cases Wi-Fi HW: AP37/3800, module, ant, … SW: CMX Apps: navigation & wayfinding, analytics., ... Partnerships: Phunware, Rifinity, tags vendors (w/CCX), others Services: TAC, Advanced Services BLE HW: Beacon Point SW: CMX Beacon Center Apps: navigation & wayfinding, etc. Partnerships: Phunware, others Services: TAC, Advanced Services Aligned with Customer Need & Use Case Preferences Navigation / Wayfinding Proximity Marketing Analytics / Insights Space Utilization Asset Tracking Etc. © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 14

CMX. Gain Insights & Innovate with Cisco CMX Detect Connect Engage Easy Wi-Fi guest access, custom or social Location based, customized splash pages Presence and location detection Visibility (Wi-Fi, BLE) Big Data Analytics on Site Data to be used in App-based mobile engagement ANALYTICS Presence Location Social

CMX Virtual Beacon Solution www.cmxcisco.com CMX Cisco Virtual Beacon What is it? Customer Benefits Beacon Point (BP) generates BLE beams Beacon Center creates virtual beacons & manages BP via Cloud. Eliminates battery operated physical BLE beacons Proximity Engagement and Indoor navigation Operational & scale simplicity with virtual beacons Add or move virtual beacons with a click Eliminate RF calibration with advanced machine learning Deliver high location accuracy, Reduced latency