The Cisco¢ç Aironet¢ç 2700 Series of Wi-Fi access points (APs) delivers industry-leading 802.11ac performance at a price point ideal for plugging capacity and coverage gaps in dense indoor environments. The Aironet 2700 Series extends 802.11ac speed and features to a new generation of smartphones, tablets, and high-performance laptops now shipping with the faster, 802.11ac Wi-Fi radios.
The Aironet 2700 series supports 802.11ac ¡°Wave 1¡± In its first implementation, providing a theoretical connection rate of up to 1.3 Gbps. That¡¯s roughly triple the rates offered by today¡¯s high-end 802.11n APs. The boost helps you stay ahead of the performance and bandwidth expectations of today¡¯s mobile worker, who usually uses multiple Wi-Fi devices instead of just one. As such, users are adding proportionally larger traffic loads to the wireless LAN, which has outpaced Ethernet as the default enterprise access network.
High Density Experience (HD Experience)
Building on the Cisco Aironet heritage of RF excellence, the 2700 Series APs run on a purpose-built, innovative chipset with a best-in-class RF architecture. This chipset provides a high-density experience for enterprise networks designed for mission-critical, high-performance applications. The 2700 is a component of a Cisco series of flagship, 802.11ac-enabled APs that delivers a robust mobility experience based on the following product features:
¡Ü 802.11ac with 3x4 multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technology supporting three spatial streams. This architecture offers a sustained 1.3-Gbps rates over a greater range for more capacity and reliability than competing APs.
¡Ü Cross-AP Noise Reduction, a Cisco innovation that enables APs to intelligently collaborate in real time about RF conditions so that users connect with optimized signal quality and performance.
¡Ü Optimized AP Roaming to ensure that client devices associate with the AP in their coverage range that offers the fastest data rate available.
¡Ü Cisco ClientLink 3.0 technology to improve downlink performance to all mobile devices, including one-, two-, and three-spatial-stream devices on 802.11ac. At the same time, the technology improves battery life on mobile devices.
¡Ü Cisco CleanAir technology enhanced with 80MHz channel support. CleanAir delivers proactive, high-speed spectrum intelligence across 20-, 40-, and 80-MHz-wide channels to combat performance problems due to wireless interference.
¡Ü MIMO equalization capabilities, which optimize uplink performance and reliability by reducing the impact of signal fade.
The Cisco Aironet 2700 Series sustains higher-speed connections farther from the AP than competing solutions. The result is up to three times greater availability of 1.3-Gbps rates in the Cisco environment for optimum mobile device performance and user experiences.
Cisco also offers the industry¡¯s broadest selection of 802.11n and 802.11ac antennas, delivering optimal coverage to different deployment scenarios.
Scalability
The Cisco Aironet 2700 Series is a component of the Cisco Unified Wireless Network, a foundation for operating both wired and wireless LANs in an integrated manner. The Unified Wireless Network can scale to as many as 18,000 APs with full Layer-3 mobility across locations on the enterprise campus, in branch offices, and at remote sites. The Cisco Unified Wireless Network delivers highly secure access to mobility services and applications. It offers the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) and investment protection by integrating smoothly with existing wired networks.
Product Specifications
Table 1 lists the specifications for the Cisco Aironet 2700 Series Access Points.
Table 1. Aironet 2700 Access Point Product Specifications
Item
Specification
Part numbers
Cisco Aironet 2700i Access Point: Indoor environments, with internal antennas
Cisco Aironet 2700e Access Point: Indoor, challenging environments, with external antennas
Cisco SMARTnet¢ç Service for the Cisco Aironet 2700i Access Point with internal antennas
Cisco SMARTnet Service for the Cisco Aironet 2700e Access Point with external antennas
Regulatory domains: (x = regulatory domain)
Customers are responsible for verifying approval for use in their individual countries. To verify approval and to identify the regulatory domain that corresponds to a particular country, visithttp://www.cisco.com/go/aironet/compliance.
Not all regulatory domains have been approved. As they are approved, the part numbers will be available on the Global Price List.
Cisco Wireless LAN Services
Software
Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software Release 7.6MR2 or later
Supported wireless LAN controllers
802.11n version 2.0 (and related) capabilities
802.11ac Wave 1 capabilities
Data rates supported
802.11a: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbps
802.11g: 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbps
802.11n data rates on 2.4 GHz:
MCS Index[1]
GI[2] = 800 ns
GI = 400 ns
20-MHz Rate (Mbps)
0
6.5
7.2
1
13
14.4
2
19.5
21.7
3
26
28.9
4
39
43.3
5
52
57.8
6
58.5
65
7
72.2
8
9
10
11
12
78
86.7
104
115.6
14
117
130
15
144.4
16
17
18
19
20
21
156
173.3
22
175.5
195
23
216.7
802.11ac data rates (5 GHz):
MCS Index[3]
Spatial Streams
GI[4] = 800ns
GI = 400ns
40-MHz Rate (Mbps)
80-MHz Rate (Mbps)
13.5
29.3
32.5
27
30
40.5
87.8
45
97.5
54
60
81
90
108
234
120
260
121.5
263.3
135
292.5
150
325
162
351
180
390
-
200
433.3
216
468
240
520
243
526.5
270
585
300
650
324
702
360
780
400
866.7
364.5
405
877.5
450
975
486
1053
540
1170
288.9
600
1300
Frequency band and 20-MHz operating channels
A (A regulatory domain):
C (C regulatory domain):
D (D regulatory domain):
E (E regulatory domain):
F (F regulatory domain):
H (H regulatory domain):
I (I regulatory domain):
K (K regulatory domain):
N (N regulatory domain):
Q (Q regulatory domain):
R (R regulatory domain):
S (S regulatory domain):
T (T regulatory domain):
Z (Z regulatory domain):
Note: Customers are responsible for verifying approval for use in their individual countries. To verify approval and to identify the regulatory domain that corresponds to a particular country, visit http://www.cisco.com/go/aironet/compliance.
Maximum number of nonoverlapping channels
2.4 GHz
5 GHz
Note: This varies by regulatory domain. Refer to the product documentation for specific details for each regulatory domain.
Receive sensitivity
802.11ac Receive Sensitivity
802.11ac (non HT80)
MCS Index[5]
VHT20
VHT40
VHT80
VTH20-STBC
VHT40-STBC
VHT80-STBC
-92 dBm
-89 dBm
-85 dBm
-74 dBm
-69 dBm
-66 dBm
-88 dBm
-72 dBm
-67 dBm
-63 dBm
-84 dBm
-68 dBm
-62 dBm
Maximum transmit power
Note: The maximum power setting will vary by channel and according to individual country regulations. Refer to the product documentation for specific details.
Available transmit power settings
Integrated antenna
External antenna (soldseparately)
Interfaces
Indicators
Dimensions(W x L x H)
Weight
Environmental
Cisco Aironet 2702i
Cisco Aironet 2700e
System memory
Input power requirements
Power draw
Note: When deployed using a Power over Ethernet (PoE) specification, the power drawn from the power sourcing equipment will be higher by some amount dependent on the length of the interconnecting cable.
Powering options
Note: If 802.3af PoE is the source of power, the access point will dynamically shift from 3x4 to 3x3 and come up underPoE.
Warranty
Limited lifetime hardware warranty
Compliance standards
Limited Lifetime Hardware Warranty
The Cisco Aironet 2700 Series Access Points come with a limited lifetime warranty that provides full warranty coverage of the hardware for as long as the original end user continues to own or use the product. The warranty includes 10-day advance hardware replacement and ensures that software media are defect-free for 90 days. For more details, visithttp://www.cisco.com/go/warranty.
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For More Information
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