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Connecting the Home to Broadband Reliably Without Wires…
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Page 2 What’s All the Ruckus About? Wi-Fi metro networks are taking off Carriers need reliable in-home CPE to help subscribers connect
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Page 3 Introducing Ruckus Wireless Formed June 2004 (as Video54) Headquarters Mountain View, CA Funding $14M (two rounds) Investors Sequoia, Sutter Hill, WK Technology Fund Investor AB Employees 50+ Management Alteon/Nortel Cisco Iospan VXTel Riverbed Fore Systems Innovation First wireless multimedia system Selina Lo President and CEO Bill Kish Founder and CTO Victor Shtrom Founder and Chief Architect
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Page 4 The Ruckus Difference We make Wi-Fi reliable by picking the best signal path for any given traffic at any given time
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Page 5 No link stability Inadequate range Poor performance at longer distances What’s Wrong with Today’s Wi-Fi for Connecting to MetroMesh Networks? Can’t avoid interference
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Page 6 Problems Solved Predictable, High Performance Connectivity to MetroMesh Networks MetroFlex Connectivity to outdoor Tropos node In-home Wi-Fi connectivity
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Page 7 High powered for better reception Continually determines best antenna to receive RF signal Picks best mesh node based on link performance 312 Introducing MetroFlex Access Gateway The First Purpose-Built CPE for MetroMesh Networks
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Page 8 Reliable Indoor Connectivity to and Performance with MetroMesh Networks Long-range, high-speed bi-directional connectivity Unprecedented reliability and diversity Automatic interference avoidance Extends metro Wi-Fi signal throughout the home/office Remote management DHCP and NAT support Multi-station support 802.1x / EAP-TTLS authentication 200 milliwatt high-output power amplifier
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Page 9 Faster and Farther Automatic Connectivity to Best Metro Node Based on Throughput
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Page 10 Smart Antennas Make All The Difference Four high-gain horizontally polarized and two high- gain vertically polarized directional antenna elements determine best antenna pair and signal path for any packet at any time
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Page 11 BeamFlex Avoids Interference Patent-pending smart antennas Applies MIMO-diversity techniques to standard Wi-Fi “Intuitive antennas” (continuous learning) 2 to 3X range and performance increase Active interference rejection Compatible with all 802.11 standards Compact internal antenna array Capable of 63 unique antenna patterns Increased range and better performance in any direction at any time Expert control software constantly ranks optimum antenna patterns for each receiving device High-gain directional antenna elements
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Page 12 How BeamFlex Works in the Home Family Room Bedroom Home office Kitchen Interference from neighboring network BeamFlex Powered Set Top Box Ruckus AP 1 2 3 1 Microwave 2
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Page 13 Believing is Seeing Off-the-shelf 802.11 AP to Off-the-Shelf 802.11g Client Ruckus 2900 AP to Ruckus 2501 Client Automatic Interference Avoidance and Mitigation 3-minute throughput measurements Microwave on after first minute for one minute
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Page 14 Who Really Cares? Reduced churn Bring subs on faster Lower deployment costs See into CPE to manage Wi-Fi connections More reliable connection to MetroMesh networks Single Wi-Fi system for both indoor and outdoor connectivity IPTV over Wi-Fi in the home too CARRIERS CONSUMERS
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