Understanding 802.11ac and the option module
Right now USB adapters and “Workgroup Bridge” like media adapters are available – Here is a partial list, keep in mind new products are being released all the time.
USB clients available today
ASUS Model
Belkin Model F9L1106
Netgear A6200
Buffalo Model
Edimax Model
Linksys AE6000
PCI - Desktop clients
ASUS Model
WGB - Like
TRENDnet Model
Buffalo Model
Linksys Model WUMC710
Linksys Model AC1300*
Note The Linksys Model AC1300 is a 3 spatial stream WGB like device with good performance.
Some early observations
USB clients can appear to be a bit slow (performance) depending on drivers, USB port version, etc. We have also seen some clients that have trouble maintaining an 80 MHz bandwidth in the DFS (Dynamic Frequency Selection) bands. Also, we have observed one USB client that did not work well from a client band steering perspective (meaning we try to send the 802.11ac client to the 802.11ac module) but the client keeps attempting to associate to the integrated 802.11n radio. These are all early client issues and we are actively working with the manufacturers to resolve these early issues and will likely happen with firmware or driver updates.
Radio Interfaces and Understanding Client Associations
As previously mentioned; the Access Point with module has three radio interfaces “slots
Given there is no “greenfield” 802.11ac mode, RRM, Rogue AP detection and SI (Spectrum
Intelligence) all continue to function normally.
Cisco Aironet Series 1600/2600/3600 Access Point Deployment Guide, Release 7.5
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