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Xirrus, which manufacturers the Wireless Fidelity, or “Wi-Fi” Array architecture that displaces both overlay Wi-Fi offerings and switched Ethernet to the desktop, announced the release of its advanced RF Performance Manager, or “RPM,” for optimizing the bandwidth usage and station performance of 802.11n Wi-Fi networks.

The RFM leverages the multiple integrated access point design of the Xirrus Wi-Fi Array with up to 24 radios per device. Using this design, RPM manages the allocation of wireless bandwidth to wireless stations across multiple RF channels. 

This enables the Xirrus to optimize network performance offering the maximum flexibility and capacity that is usually unachievable by the traditional access points with one or two radios.  

Xirrus, which is also called the Wi-Fi “Power-Play,” enables the efficient deployment of high-speed 802.11n networks while maintaining coexistence with older 802.11a/b/g clients, thanks to its multi-radio design of the new RPM that integrates 4, 8, 12, 16 and soon 24 radios per device. 

Since each radio operates on different channel, RPM is able to select the ideal radio for each station and can group the radios based on speed, which ensures optimal performance for high speed 802.11n stations without compromise.

This RPM solution can address the problems associated with increasing variations of Wi-Fi enabled clients such as notebooks, netbooks, smart phones, IP phones, printers, projectors, cameras, RFID tags and more. Xirrus RPM also enables backward compatibility with older clients. 

RPM for the Xirrus Wi-Fi Array is provided with a number of features for managing the RF and traffic performance in a Wi-Fi environment. An important feature of the ArrayOS 4.0.6 release is advanced station load balancing that intelligently assigns stations to radios based on band, station mode, radio load and signal strength. 

RPM is the first product in a family of functionality packages for the Xirrus Wi-Fi Array, which also includes the RF Security Manager (RSM) and RF Analysis Manager (RAM). These additional packages will be introduced subsequently, company officials said. All three packages are available now in the ArrayOS 4.0.6 software release.

In June, Xirrus announced the deploy of high performance Wi-Fi throughout St. Andrew’s Anglican College, Queensland, Australia, in association with partner inTechnology Distribution. Earlier this year, Xirrus also deployed their 802.11abg Wi-Fi Arrays across Ballinger Independent School District in Ballinger, Texas.

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