Partner Webinar
February 21st, 2013
RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL
Ruckus ZoneFlex 7352/72
Midrange APs
Dual-band 802.11n 2x2:2
Indoor Access Point
RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL
ZoneFlex 7352 & 7372 in a nutshell
 Mobile ready Polarization Diversity (PD-MRC)
 Spectrum Analysis
 Advanced location capabilities
 BeamFlex adaptive antennas, 128 patterns
per band
6.2” (15.8cm)
1.6” (4cm)
6.2” (15.8cm)
802.11abgn 2x2:2 Access Points
•
ZF 7352: Single Band (2.4 GHz)
•
ZF 7372: Dual Band Concurrent
•
ZF 7372-E: External Antenna Version
 Advanced 802.11n features: STBC, LDPC,
MLD, TxBF, A-MPDU & A-MSDU Packet
Aggregation
 Supports up to 512 clients per 7372
 Industry standard 802.3af/at or 12VDC
 Mounting support for acoustical ceiling, hard
wall/ceiling, and accessory bracket featuring
pad-lock security. Pin-hole security
mechanism for wall mount.
 Software support: ZD/FM 9.5.1
Indoor 2-stream Dual Band APs
7372
7363
802.11abgn 2X2:2
Dual-band conc.
802.11abgn 2X2:2
Dual-band conc.
Antenna Technology
•
BeamFlex
•
Polarization Diversity
•
Patterns (2.4 / 5 GHz)
Yes
Yes
128 / 128
Yes
No
256 / 64
Max EIRP (2.4 / 5 GHz)
32 / 30 dBm
29 / 27 dBm
Yes
No
Wi-Fi
Co-location filter
Advanced chipset features:
•
•
•
•
•
STBC
LDPC
ML Decoding
TxBF
Advanced Packet aggregation
•
Spectrum Analysis
RTT-based Client Distance Measurement
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes (Release 9.6)
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Supported
No
Ethernet
1 x 10/100/1000
1 x 10/100
1 x 10/100/1000
2 x 10/100
Size
6.2 x 6.2 x 1.6 in
7 x 7 x 1.4 in
0.77 lbs (.35 g)
0.88 lbs (.4 kg)
Weight
Improvements over ZF7363 (1)
Product Improvement
User Benefit
Dual polarity antennas
and PD-MRC support
Performance robustness
regardless of client device
orientation
Increased signal strength
received by client
Improved client downlink
performance
Spectrum Analysis
Ability to measure RF
energy across frequencies
Spectrum Analysis feature in
release 9.6 – graphic of RF
power versus frequency
RTT-Based Client
Distance Measurement
Ability to measure precise
distance to clients
Support for Network Based
Positioning*
Polarization Diversity
Transmit Beamforming
Requires future software support
Improvements over ZF7363 (2)
Product Improvement
User Benefit
Space Time Block Coding
(STBC)
Optimized spreading of
spatial streams across
MIMO antennas
Low Density Parity Check
(LDPC)
Improved PHY error
detection & correction
Improved client uplink
performance
Improved receive signal
demodulation
Improved client uplink
performance
Increased MAC-layer link
efficiency
Improved client downlink
performance
Maximum Likelihood
Decoding (MLD)
Packet Aggregation
Improved client downlink
performance
Adaptive Polarization Diversity
Device orientation accounts
for up to 5x performance
differential among products
oBetter reception (PD-MRC) for weak
and hard to “hear” devices
oBetter transmission to devices
constantly changing their orientation
HORIZONTAL
POLARIZATION
VERTICAL
POLARIZATION
Extending Performance at Range
Adaptive Antennas and Transmit Beamforming Working Together
Problem
Best-of-Both-Worlds Solution
3dB
Client Direction
9dB
6dB
+
AP
Conventional TxBF Pattern
Better client connection
Classic Beamforming
=
Asymmetric
BeamFlex AA Pattern
Composite BeamFlex 2.0
AA + TxBF Pattern
NET RESULT
Ruckus BeamFlex™
TxBF alone
Optimizing phase/signal-gain
Optimizing throughput
“wasting” a radio-chain
Adaptive antenna (and additive to TxBF)
Client dependent (one-hand
Works with all 802.11 clients
Composite AAclapping)
+ TxBF
Wasting energy
Focused energy
No interference mitigation
Less self-interference
Interference
mitigation (“nulls”)
than symmetric TxBF
pattern
Competition
7372
Aruba 105
Cisco 1602i
Aerohive AP121
802.11a/b/g/n 2x2:2
Dual Band Concurrent
802.11a/b/g/n 2x2:2
Dual Band Concurrent
802.11a/b/g/n 3x3:2
Dual Band Concurrent
802.11a/b/g/n 2x2:2
Dual Band Concurrent
600 Mbps
600 Mbps
600 Mbps
600 Mbps
Transmit power per chain
(2.4 / 5 GHz)
23 dBm / 21 dBm
23 dBm / 23 dBm
22 dBm / 22 dBm
19 dBm / 21 dBm
Rx sensitivity (2.4 / 5 GHz)
-101 dBm / -97 dBm
-96 dBm / -96 dBm
-101 dBm / -92 dBm
-100 dBm / -95 dBm
Antenna gain (2.4 / 5 GHz)
• Physical gain
• Statistical BeamFlex gain
• PD-MRC gain
3.0 / 3.0 dBi
4.0 / 4.0 dBi
4.0 / 4.0 dBi
3.0 / 4.5 dBi
0 / 0 dBi
0 / 0 dBi
4.0 / 4.0 dBi
0 / 0 dBi
0 / 0 dBi
4.0 / 4.0 dBi
0 / 0 dBi
0 / 0 dBi
Omni switched reflector
128
Yes
Omni
1
No
Omni
1
No
Omni
1
No
WiFi
Max Data Rate
Antennas
• Type
• Patterns per band
• Polarization Diversity
Ethernet Ports
Power options
Max Power Draw
Dimensions
(1) 10/100/1000 + PoE
(1) 10/100
(1) 10/100/1000 + PoE
(1) RJ45 console port
(1) 10/100/1000 + PoE
(1) RJ45 console port
(1) 10/100/1000 + PoE
(1) RJ45 console port
12V wall adapter
802.3af PoE
12V wall adapter
802.3af PoE
48V wall adapter
802.3af PoE
48V wall adapter
802.3af PoE
10 W
12.5 W
12.95 W
Not specified
(8W typical)
160 x 160 x 40 mm
132 x 135 x 45 mm
221 x 221 x 47 mm
170 x 170 x 41 mm
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