The Challenge: Wireless Interference

Wireless operates in a shared spectrum and many Wi-Fi and non Wi-Fi devices can affect network performance. For the 78 percent of companies, based on recent Cisco survey data, that consider their network mission critical, this performance degradation can be very expensive to manage. And it gets even more expensive when you are unable to determine the true sources of interference.

Did you know that:

• 54 percent of wireless deployments are affected by wireless interference
• An average network is disrupted 18 times during any given month
• Each incident will affect an average of 12 end-users
• Wi-Fi devices such as neighboring networks, and non Wi-Fi devices such as microwave ovens, cordless phones, and wireless video cameras can be the cause
• Locating and fixing wireless interference sources can be a very time consuming activity for IT

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The Solution: Cisco CleanAir technology

Cisco CleanAir technology uses silicon-level intelligence to create a spectrum-aware, self-healing, and self optimizing wireless network that mitigates the effects of wireless interference and offers performance protection for 802.11n networks.

With CleanAir technology, the Cisco Unified Wireless Network gives you the tools you need to support a truly mission-critical wireless network while simplifying ongoing operations, by:

• Correlating sources of interference across the network, allowing intelligent decisions and policies for faster troubleshooting and automatic RF interference avoidance.
• Making it easy for network administrators to assess service disruptions, receive notices about performance degradation, and research resolutions and quickly take action to improve network performance.
• Adjusting automatically to changes in its environment, without the need for time intensive or costly human intervention.

Read more about Cisco CleanAir technology and visit the next tab to learn about Cisco's unique advantages.

• Cisco CleanAir Technology White Paper
  Learn how to protect your wireless network from RF interference, optimize 802.11n performance, and simplify WLAN operations.
• CleanAir Technology Demo
  Watch this demo to see CleanAir technology in action.
• Total Cost of Ownership Study (PDF - 686 KB)
  Farpoint Group analyzes the business case for CleanAir technology.

The Cisco Advantage: Performance Protection for 802.11n

Adopting Cisco 802.11n wireless today protects your long-term investments because it delivers the performance you need to support new applications and meet user expectations for mobility. Cisco's history of RF excellence along with award-winning innovations, deliver industry-leading performance for highly secure and reliable wireless connections and help ensure the best possible end-user experience on the wireless network:

Cisco CleanAir
This silicon-level intelligence creates a self- healing, self-optimizing wireless network that mitigates the effects of wireless interference.

Cisco VideoStream
Provides video everywhere by delivering multicast video efficiently from the wired to the wireless network. Users can expect picture-perfect video over the wireless network.

Cisco ClientLink
Allows access points to fill in coverage holes and help ensure that users receive a signal even in the toughest environments.

Learn more about the advantages of Cisco mobility solutions, and see what analysts are saying about Cisco and the industry:

• Access Point Wins Best of Interop 2010 Award
  Cisco Aironet 3500 Series with CleanAir technology receives top honors in Interop's Wireless and Mobility category.
• Miercom Lab Test Report (PDF - 539 KB)
  Miercom provides competitive test results for CleanAir Technology.
• Certified Wireless Network Professional (CWNP) Review (PDF - 2.2 MB)
  The CWNP reviews Cisco CleanAir technology.