Meraki Technology

System-Wide optimization

Meraki's Cloud Controller technology determines the best configuration for client performance by using a combination of real-time and historical network-wide statistics. By centrally controlling RF parameters, each Meraki network achieves maximum overall network capacity, making it possible to serve hundreds or thousands of active clients, in spite of interference from competing networks or devices.

802.11n: Enhanced Performance and Range

All of Meraki’s 802.11a/b/g/n products are designed to maximize RF performance to both newer 802.11n clients as well as legacy 802.11a/b/g clients. With 802.11n, clients are able to take advantage of enhanced data rates offered by MIMO (Multiple In, Multiple Out) technology, resulting in end-user throughput exceeding wired Ethernet speeds of 100 Megabits/second or more.

Meraki’s radios also use the latest wireless chipsets, which provide advanced functionality beyond the basic requirements of the 802.11n specification. With built-in features such as chip-level beamforming and Maximal Ratio Combining (MRC), legacy clients benefit from stronger signal strength and receive sensitivity, enhancing overall range and throughput.

RF Planning

The Meraki Cloud Controller™ also provides built-in RF planning capabilities, which operate on a continuous basis to ensure access points avoid interference from nearby devices and maximize client throughput. Each Meraki AP reports statistics about channel utilization to the Cloud Controller, which then builds a global view of spectrum utilization. Networks automatically adapt to changing conditions in the spectrum by re-planning on a nightly basis when traffic is at a minimum, or on-demand through the online interface.

With the additional 5GHz spectrum available to 802.11n clients, the overall system capacity of a Meraki network can exceed a gigabit per second. The Cloud Controller automatically manages the use of the 11 high-throughput 40MHz 802.11n channels available in the 5GHz spectrum, by ensuring maximum separation between adjacent access points, and by steering legacy clients towards using the 2.4GHz spectrum in multi-radio environments

Complete Hardware Interoperability

Meraki’s hardware access point portfolio contains access points for a wide range of applications, ranging from high-performance indoor spaces, to rugged industrial or outdoor environments. All of Meraki’s access points are fully interoperable with each other, enabling organizations to provide the right form of coverage for each environment, while the system optimizes settings to provide the best client experience.

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