Motorola Launches Advanced Predictive 802.11n Planning Tool Suite

(Product News, 30 Jul 2008)

The Enterprise Mobility business of Motorola Inc. has launched 11n LANPlanner—a robust 802.11n planning tools featuring predictive networking capabilities. The software suite—now in its 11th edition—has been enhanced to simulate the performance of 802.11n products such as Motorola's AP-7131, a tri-radio 802.11n access point (AP).

The new generation of WLAN technology—11n—is widely considered as a key enabler for enterprises to transition from wired networking to an all-wireless enterprise. However, as enterprises start to deploy 11n technology in their network, they face several challenges not previously encountered with legacy standards. The new LANPlanner migration wizard provides predictive RF modeling for the AP-7131 and other 11n access points, which is essential for taking the guesswork out of WLAN design and development for enterprises deploying homogeneous or mixed 11n networks. In addition, customers deploying intrusion prevention systems will be able to predict sensor coverage for the AP-7131's built-in sensor radio for secure 802.11n deployments.

LANPlanner is one of the industry's most widely used and comprehensive predictive design and verification suites for enterprise wireless LANs (WLANs). A majority of enterprise WLAN planning tools require physical site surveys to develop a detailed performance map, which takes significantly more time and resources to complete.

Motorola's approach allows network managers to plan the wireless network from their own office by importing the AutoCAD drawings of their building, answering a few questions and letting Motorola's patented LANPlanner suite analyze and predict the performance. Once the 11n network is installed a network manager can then leverage LANPlanner's site survey capabilities to measure network performance and detect issues that may impact the wireless user experience such as changes to the building environment or wireless access points (APs) that support more employees than originally planned.

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