NEW Cisco Aironet 1850 Series Access Points Focus on Wave 2 Wifi

NEW Cisco Aironet 1850 Series Access Points Focus on Wave 2 Wifi

The first 802.11ac Wave 2 access point-Cisco Aironet 1850 Series was introduced last week in the Cisco Live in San Diego. It is the first Access Point to support the latest Wi-Fi standard 802.11ac Wave 2.

The introduction of 802.11ac Wave 2 marks the first time that Wi-Fi has the throughput ability to move beyond the 1Gps barrier. The significance in not only because this is a nice large number but as the adoption of Wave 2 devices grows, Wi-Fi bandwidth will exceed the capacity of the wired infrastructure.

That Cisco Aironet 1850 Series Access Point, due to ship in July, can offer users a data rate of 1.7Gbps using both of the main Wi-Fi frequency bands. It can also transmit to three users at a time so they don’t have to share time on the network. That’s far short of what 11ac Wave 2 will ultimately deliver, with a theoretical speed of 6.8Gbps, but a big step up from Wave 1, which tops out at 1.3Gbps.

But the 1850 Series AP doesn’t come with the new multigigabit Ethernet ports that are expected to help make Wave 2 Wi-Fi reach its potential. Instead of the new interfaces that can operate at 2.5Gbps or 5Gbps, the new Cisco APs come with two regular Gigabit Ethernet ports.

The 1850 Series is designed for medium-size customers or the lower end of large enterprises. The size of their deployments and the density of use at their sites isn’t likely to generate more than 2Gbps of uplink traffic through the AP, Cisco said.

The APs will balance the traffic load between the two Gigabit Ethernet ports to take advantage of their combined capacity, Cisco says. However, making that work would require two Ethernet cables out to the AP.

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What are the main features of the new Aironet 1850 Series? Let’s check what the Aironet 1850 Series can offer customers:

Flexible deployment modes.

  • Controller-based deployments support small and medium networks
  • Integrated and external antenna models are available for various deployment environments

Better Wi-Fi coverage and performance with the latest Wi-Fi technology.

  • Supports 802.11ac Wave 2 (dual radio, 80 MHz channel size) and 4X4 MIMO

Improved client performance with multi-user multiple input and multiple output (MU-MIMO).

  • Get MU-MIMO with three spatial streams for 802.11ac Wave 2 clients
  • Transmit beam-forming for a better client experience

Fast offload to a wired network.

The 1850 Series provides two Gigabit Ethernet ports to support Link Aggregation Group (LAG).

 

NEW Cisco Aironet 1850 Series Access Points-Specifications at a Glance

Key FeaturesDetails
Wi-Fi Standard802.11ac Wave 2
RadiosDual 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, up to 80 MHz maximum bandwidth
Maximum PHY data rateTotal aggregate maximum PHY rate = 2021 Mbps

  • 5 GHz: 1733 Mbps
  • 2.4 GHz: 288 Mbps
MIMO radio design: spatial streams2.4 GHz: 3×4:3SS SU-MIMO
5 GHz: 4×4:4SS SU-MIMO, 4×4:3SS MU-MIMO
Max. associated clients200 per radio, 400 maximum per access point
BeamformingTransmit beamforming
Interfaces
  • Uplink: 1x 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45, PoE)
  • 1x 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45) for Local or Uplink use (No PoE)
  • USB 2.0
  • Management console port (RJ-45)

 

Cisco Aironet Indoor Access Points

Cisco Aironet 802.11ac G2 Series Indoor Access Points

 

Compare Cisco Aironet 802.11ac G2 Series Indoor Access Points

Cisco Aironet 802.11ac G2 Series Indoor Access Points1700 Series1850 Series2700 Series

3700 Series

Wi-Fi standards802.11 a/b/g/n/ac802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (Wave 2)802.11 a/b/g/n/ac802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Ideal forSmall and midsize enterprisesSmall and midsize enterprisesMidsize or large enterprises that require advanced featuresMidsize or large enterprises that require mission-critical traffic
Site typeSmall and midsize offices, schools, warehousesSmall, Midsize office, school or warehouseMidsize office, school or warehouseLarge office, midsize, or large warehouse
Application performance profile802.11ac migration802.11ac migrationHigh client density environments
802.11ac migration
High client density HD Video/VDI
802.11ac* migration
Comprehensive security
Future-proof modularityN/AN/AN/AYes
WSM
or 3G Small Cell
or 802.11ac Wave 2* Module
Crowded areas  YesYes
Number of radiosDual (2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz)Dual (2.4GHz and 5.0GHz)Dual (2.4GHz and 5.0GHz)Dual (2.4GHz and 5.0GHz)
Max data rate867 Mbps1.7 Gbps1.3 Gbps1.3 Gbps
MIMO radio design: spatial streams3 x 3:24 x 4:4 (SU-MIMO),
4 x 4:3 (MU-MIMO)
3 x 4:34 x 4:3
Client count/ClientLink client count200/-200/(n/a)200/128200/128
Autonomous access point optionYesNoYesYes
ClientLink 3.0Transmit beamforming with 802.11ac clientsTransmit Beam forming (Tx BF)ClientLink 3.0, adding 802.11ac support for enhanced connectivity with 802.11 a/g/n/ac clients ECBF with 802.11ac clients
ClientLink 3.0, adding 802.11ac support for enhanced connectivity with 802.11a/g/n/ac clients
ClientLink and ECBF to 11ac clients concurrently
ECBF with 802.11ac clients
ClientLink and ECBF to 11ac clients concurrently
CleanAir 2.0CleanAir Express — with 80 MHz channel supportSpectrum Analysis*Yes — with 80 MHz channel supportYes – 80 MHz channel support
GPS    
Backhaul    
DOCSIS3.0 capability    
LTE Coexistence    
VideoStreamYesYesYesYes
BandSelectYesYesYesYes
Rogue access point detectionYesYesYesYes
Adaptive wireless intrusion protection system (wIPS)YesYesYesYes
OfficeExtend
(Integrated- antenna models only)
YesYes*YesYes
FlexConnectYesYes*YesYes
Power802.3af, 802.3at PoE+, Enhanced PoE802.3at PoE+, Enhanced PoE
802.3af (reduced capabilities)
802.3at PoE+, Enhanced PoE4 x 4:3 operation: 802.3at PoE+, Enhanced PoE, Universal PoE (UPOE)
3 x 3:3 operation: 802.3af PoE
Temperature range1700i: 0 to 40°C1850i: 0 to 40° C
1850e: -20 to 50° C
2700i: 0 to 40°
2700e: -20 – 50° C
3700i: 0 to 40°C
3700e: -20 to 55°C
3700p: -20 to 55°C
Antennas1700i: Internal1850i: Internal
1850e: External
2700i: Internal
2700e: External
3700i: Internal
3700e: External
3700p: External
Limited lifetime warrantyYesYesYesYes

*Planned for future support

 

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