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Cisco overcomes 11n AP power, form-factor issues

Aironet 1140 platform ships for indoor use
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Cisco overcomes 11n AP power, form-factor issues

Joanie Wexler By Joanie Wexler
Cisco has tackled the power-consumption and form-factor criticisms of its hefty Aironet 1250 Series Access Point in a new pre-standard 802.11n AP platform, officially announced this week. The new Draft N Aironet 1140 Series Access Point, shipping since last month, functions within the standard 802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE) budget while offering a lighter, more aesthetic design for indoor installation. The unit is also slated to gain a proprietary beam-forming capability in April called ClientLink, which Cisco says improves performance of legacy 802.11a/g client devices operating in an 802.11n infrastructure environment. Read full story

Joanie Wexler is an independent networking technology writer/editor in Silicon Valley.

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