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Cisco Catalyst 9115AX Series |
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802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) |
The IEEE 802.11ax emerging standard, also known as High-Efficiency-Wireless |
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(HEW) or Wi-Fi 6, builds on 802.11ac. It will deliver a better experience in typical |
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environments and more predictable performance for advanced applications such |
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as 4K or 8K video, high-density, high-definition collaboration apps, all-wireless |
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offices, and IoT. 802.11ax is designed to use both the 2.4-Ghz and 5-GHz bands |
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unlike the 802.11ac standard. |
MU- MIMO technology |
Supporting four spatial streams, MU-MIMO enables access points to split spatial |
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streams between client devices, to maximize throughput |
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Target wake time |
A new power savings mode called Target Wake Time (TWT) allows the client to |
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stay asleep and to wake up only at prescheduled (target) times to exchange data |
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with the AP. This offers significant energy savings for battery-operated devices |
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up to 3x to 4x compared to 802.11n and 802.11ac |
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Cisco Embedded |
The 9115AX Wi-Fi 6 access points are available with a built-in controller. The Cisco |
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Wireless Controller |
Embedded Wireless Controller on Catalyst 9100 Access Points provides an |
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easy-to-deploy and manage option that does not require a physical appliance |
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The control resides on the access point, so there is no added footprint or |
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complexity. And because it uses Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series code, it’s easy to |
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migrate your network as your needs grow |
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Multigigabit Ethernet support |
Provides uplink speeds of 2.5 Gbps, in addition to 100 Mbps and 1 Gbps. All |
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speeds are supported on Category 5e cabling for an industry first, as well as |
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10GBASE-T (IEEE 802.3bz) cabling |
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Bluetooth 5.0 |
Integrated Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) 5.0 radio to enable IoT use cases such as |
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location tracking and wayfinding. |
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Software |
Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software Release 8.9 or later |
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Cisco IOS ® XE Software Release 16.11 or later |
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802.11n version 2.0 (and related) capabilities |
4x4 MIMO with four spatial streams |
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Maximal Ratio Combining (MRC) |
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802.11n and 802.11a/g beamforming |
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20- and 40-MHz channels |
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PHY data rates up to 890 Mbps (40 MHz with 5 GHz and 20 MHz with 2.4 GHz) |
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Packet aggregation: A-MPDU (transmit and receive), A-MSDU (transmit and receive) |
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802.11 Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) |
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Cyclic Shift Diversity (CSD) support |
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802.11ac |
4x4 downlink MU-MIMO with four spatial streams |
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MRC |
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802.11ac beamforming |
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20-, 40-, 80-, and 160-MHz channels |
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PHY data rates up to 3.47 Gbps (160 MHz with 5 GHz) |
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Packet aggregation: A-MPDU (transmit and receive), A-MSDU (transmit and receive) |
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802.11 DFS |
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CSD support |
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802.11ax |
4x4 downlink MU-MIMO with four spatial streams |
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Uplink/downlink OFDMA |
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TWT |
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BSS coloring |
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MRC |
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802.11ax beamforming |
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20-, 40-, 80-, and 160-MHz channels |
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Packet aggregation: A-MPDU (transmit and receive), A-MSDU (transmit and receive) |
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802.11 DFS |
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CSD support |
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Integrated antenna |
2.4 GHz, peak gain 3 dBi, internal antenna, omnidirectional in azimuth |
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5 GHz, peak gain 4 dBi, internal antenna, omnidirectional in azimuth |
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Interfaces |
1x 100, 1000, 2500 Multigigabit Ethernet (RJ-45) – IEEE 802.3bz |
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Management console port (RJ-45) |
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USB 2.0 (enabled via future software) |
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Status LED indicates boot loader status, association status, operating status, |
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boot loader warnings, and boot loader errors |
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Dimensions (W x L x H) |
Access point (without mounting brackets): C9115AXI: 8.0 x 8.0 x 1.5 in. |
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(20.3 x 20.3x 3.8 cm), C9115AXE: 8.0 x 8.0 x 1.7 in. (20.3 x 20.3 x 4.3 cm) |
Weight |
Cisco Catalyst 9115AXI 1.98 lb (0.9 kg) |
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Cisco Catalyst 9115AXE 2.43 lb (1.1 kg) |