Introducing the Ruckus ZoneFlex System

Industrial-Strength Wireless Made SimpleIndustrial-Strength Wireless Made Simple

Announcement Details

First multimedia WLAN system purpose-built for SMB and hot zone markets

Three new products ZoneFlex 802.11g, n access points ZoneDirector central control system FlexMaster remote management

Three unique breakthroughs Network BeamFlex Minute Config Unmatched price/value solution

ZoneDirector 1000

ZoneFlex 2942

What’s the Problem?No Real WLAN Solution Exists for the Middle Market

SOHO Price sensitive Optimized for

Single AP<10 users

ENTERPRISE OPEX sensitive Optimized for

Multiple switches Elaborate security 100s to 1000s of users

SMB and Hot Zone Value sensitive Optimized for

Little or no IT staff Multiple APs 100s users Increasing need for multimedia

Introducing ZoneFlexSimple-to-Use, Industrial-Strength WLANs

Effortless everything Pluggable, meshable, easy to

install/expand Wizard-based configuration Automatic client administration Advanced security simplified

Best Wi-Fi on the planet WLAN-wide optimum signal path selection WLAN-wide interference avoidance WLAN-wide automatic RF coordination

Unmatched price/value Unprecedented CAPEX savings Lowest OPEX Breakthrough feature/functionality

Important Breakthroughs

Network BeamFlex™

Minute

Config™

Unmatched

price/value

First-of-its-Kind Smart Wi-Fi

Patented BeamFlex™ beam-steering antenna Directional elements add range, reject

interference Combined elements to provide extended coverage Self-learning software selects best combo in real

time Maximizes performance Placement/orientation indifferent Completely compatible with all 802.11 devices

Proven in over 1 million AP installations Already deployed by 200 service providers worldwide Acclaimed for superior coverage, video-worthy

performance

N antenna elements

2N-1 unique

beam patterns

Self Learning, Self Optimizing, Self Healing Wi-Fi Antenna System

How BeamFlex Works BeamFlex

antenna directs Wi-Fi signals to clients

Automatically rejects Interference

Met

al W

all

Steers signals around impenetrable obstacles

Automatically adapts to moves, adds and changes

BeamFlex antennas make “good neighbors”

ZoneFlex AP

Fewer APs reach farther, faster, for more users

AUTOMATICALLY!

Fewer APs reach farther, faster, for more users

AUTOMATICALLY!

Network BeamFlex

Add capacity and coverage as needed

No new Ethernet cables to APs

Auto topology with BeamFlex path selection algorithm

Self-organizing/self healing

Auto RF: beam-steering, centralized channel and power coordination

Hotel

ZoneFlex Mesh Simplifies WLAN Deployment and Expansion

Secure encrypted backhauls

10 APs per wireless cluster

Three hop max in a tree-structured mesh

802.11g, n support

Effortless ConfigurationIn 5 Minutes or Less

Simplified Robust Security

The Problem: Provisioning secure wireless access Single pre-shared key is not secure

(e.g. employee leaving requires changing key for all employees) 802.1x is an overkill and not affordable for SMBs No IT resource to administer unique key per employee

The Solution: Auto administered dynamic PSK

Automatic provisioning of unique encryption key to each user/device

No manual client configuration Highly secure: unique 63-byte pass-phrase per user

Easily deactivated when employee leaves New key can be generated periodically Configurable per WLAN

How Dynamic PSK Works

RADIUS/AD

ZoneDirector

IDS

Router

1. First time user connects to Ethernet port

5. User can now connect securely to the WLAN

3. Once authenticated, ZoneDirector auto-provisions the requisite WLAN settings and a unique, dynamic PSK in user’s wireless settings

Internet

2. User specifies URL to be automatically configured for WLAN access

ZoneFlex 2942

4. Key is bound to both user and device until invalidated

The ZoneDirector 1000 First centralized multimedia WLAN

control platform

Built for simplicity and robustness

Network, RF, security and location management all-in-one

Internal authentication database, seamless AD & RADIUS integration

Customizable management dashboard

AP heat map

Controls up to 50 APs

Standards-based CAPWAP

Automatic redundancy

ZoneFlex 2942 11b/g Multimedia AP Business class BeamFlex

High density of mobile users Optimum performance with variety of client

devices

Advanced multimedia business QoS Per-user rate limiting enables tiered services Precision per-user, per-traffic class queues Automatic traffic classification and tagging QoS policies configurable per WLAN (SSID)

20 concurrent VoIP calls, 50+ data clients

Supports Network BeamFlex meshing

12 antenna elements provide 4000+ unique

antenna patterns

Up to 7dBi gain, 18 dB interference rejection

ZoneFlex At a Glance

INTERNET

ZoneFlex 2942 11g AP

FlexMaster

ZoneFlex 11n AP Mesh Cluster

ZoneDirectors(Active/Redundant)

ZoneFlex AP

LAN

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ZoneFlex Summary

1. Easy to install, manage, deploy and expand

2. Simplified robust security

3. Support for delay sensitive traffic (multimedia)

4. Extended range and reliability

5. Low cost

6. Graceful migration to 802.11n

The Unfulfilled Promise of 802.11nT

he

Pro

mis

e

The Reality

10 20 40 100

54

300+

mbps

mbps

Spatial multiplexing and channel bonding and frame aggregation enable hug potential gains in physical data rate

Current productsdon’t make optimal use of fundamental 802.11n techniques such as channel bonding, frame aggregation or spatial multiplexing

Keeping the Promise with Smart Wi-Fi

10 20 40 100

54

300+

mbps

mbps

…thereby increasing effective throughput, range and reliability

Th

e P

rom

ise

The Reality

Smart Wi-Fi increases the probability that 802.11n techniques are used in a

given environment…

Hotspots Everywhere

First 802.11n Smart Wi-Fi solution for hotspots and enterprises

Higher-capacity multimedia Wi-Fi services

Best Wi-Fi range/coverage with patented smart antenna array

Highest performance and client density

Standalone AP or multi-AP with ZoneDirector controller

AP meshing for hard-to-wire locations

Manageable via TR-069 or SNMP

Video grade throughput: 80 mbps

Data grade throughput: 200+ mbps

MDU/MTU

HOME

ENTERPRISE

SMB

PUBLIC VENUES

RETAILHOSPITALITY

INTERNET /CARRIER NETWORK

Taking Them to the Next Level with ZoneFlex™ 7942 802.11n

• Larger client density, increased use• Business use of hotspots grew 68% in 1H’07

(Source: iPass)

• Demanding new multimedia applications

• Improved coverage

Unmatched Performance and Coverage

Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi 802.11g APTop-Tier Enterprise 802.11g AP

Upper Floor

Lower Floor

125 ft

125 ft

5-10 Mbps10-15 Mbps15-20 Mbps20-22 Mbps AP on upper floor

AP AP

AP upstairs

AP upstairs

Source: Ruckus Carrier Customer Test Location: Commercial high rise in Canada

125 ft

125 ft

200 ft200 ft

200 ft 200 ft

New Wi-Fi innovation that: Extends Wi-Fi range/coverage (2-4x) Picks best path for each client Improves signal reliability Increases effective throughput Avoids interference automatically Reduces packet loss

Exploits technical advances in smart antenna arrays and quality of service

System-based solution

Interference

What’s Smart Wi-Fi?

Wi-Fi a Key Part of Carriers’ Strategy

ManagedBusiness

WLANServices

High-capacitymultimedia

hotspotsHotspots at home

(“homespots”)

Whole-homeHD IPTV

and triple play distribution

Global Management

and Control