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AirMagnet Survey Features Optimize Voice-Over-WLAN(Wireless News Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) AirMagnet, a provider of security, performance and compliance solutions for wireless LANs, announced new features for AirMagnet Survey that enhanced its ability to help customers optimize their voice-over-WLAN (VoWLAN) deployments for Cisco and Vocera equipment. According to the company, the new features allow customers to identify problems earlier in the process of deploying VoWLAN -- the survey phase -- thereby minimizing the issues that might only be found after the equipment has been rolled out to end users. "One of the major weaknesses of VoWLAN products is the lack of effective management systems that can track voice traffic specifically and provide troubleshooting capabilities," said Stan Schatt, analyst at ABI Research, a market research firm. ABI estimates that the market for VoWLAN will grow significantly through 2012, with a combined annual growth rate of 93 percent. Key industries include healthcare, retail, hospitality and manufacturing, with growing traction in the government, warehousing, and corporate markets. According to the company, AirMagnet Survey PRO's wireless network design and deployment verification system provides a one-click option for the user, to verify if their network is deployed based on the vendor's requirements for any Wi-Fi based phone. Areas of measurement include verification for number of Access Points, signal/interference levels, user capacity and data rates. This verification system now includes pre-configured VoWLAN policies for the Cisco 7920 and 7921 phones that have been tailored to Cisco's recommended deployment guidelines. For Vocera customers, AirMagnet Survey's speed mapping table has been enhanced to allow users to predict and view expected downlink data rate information from the perspective of Vocera B2000 badges while performing a passive survey, the company said. "AirMagnet Survey is already the recognized provider of WLAN survey," said Chia Chee Kaun, CTO at AirMagnet. "These new features allow us to see even further into the realm of voice and provide valuable information that will ensure quality of service and usability." ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) ((Distributed on behalf of 10Meters via M2 Communications Ltd - http://www.m2.com)) ((10Meters - http://www.10meters.com)) Copyright ? 2008 Wireless News |