VeriWave, Aerohive Networks Demonstrate Performance Boosts, Cost Savings of New 802.11n Access Points

(Product News, 30 Apr 2008)

VeriWave Inc. and Aerohive Networks are showcasing the performance of Aerohive's recently announced portfolio of 802.11n HiveAPs at this week's INTEROP Conference 2008 in Las Vegas.

The demonstration features VeriWave's "802.11n SpeedMeter", which measures the actual forwarding rate of 802.11n wireless LAN access points in real time.

Recently, Aerohive introduced a portfolio of 802.11n HiveAPs that included models for indoor, indoor-industrial, and outdoor use. The new HiveAPs facilitate enterprises' transition to 802.11n by providing flexible support for legacy network switches. For example, if a HiveAP is connected to two ports on the same 10/100 Ethernet switch, the HiveAP can provide Ethernet link aggregation, effectively doubling the Ethernet bandwidth available to the HiveAP. During the demonstration, Interop attendees will see a HiveAP 340 provide throughput approaching 400Mbps even when using a legacy 10/100 switch.

"Many enterprises are concerned that they will not receive the benefit of their 802.11n investments without upgrading their switches to Gigabit Ethernet," says Adam Conway, Vice President, Product Management, Aerohive. "With Aerohive's Ethernet link aggregation, near-non-blocking performance can be achieved with legacy switches. Our industry-leading performance is a testament to our rigorous design and testing practices. The extensive use of VeriWave's test solution has enabled us to achieve these results."

"VeriWave has the only test solution on the market that creates true 802.11n MIMO traffic and measures real-time forwarding rate, throughput, and other critical performance benchmarks of wireless networks," says Eran Karoly, Vice President, Marketing, VeriWave. "We are happy to assist Aerohive in its efforts to build a high-quality wireless networking solution. Aerohive is demonstrating its commitment to performance and quality by utilizing VeriWave throughout the development, quality assurance, and field deployment of its products."

VeriWave's WaveTest platform lets testers generate client traffic while varying traffic conditions, thus measuring the functionality and performance of their designs and qualifying how these designs will perform in real-world conditions.

As part of its ongoing industry updates on the progress of 802.11n-compliant products, VeriWave performed extensive tests on existing APs, then analyzed the impact of various design options currently available to vendors as they develop the next generation of higher-speed access points. Detailed results are available at: http://www.veriwave.com/gurus/release_3.2_results.asp.


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