WI-FI PERFORMANCE

BENCHMARK TESTING:
Aruba Networks AP-135 and
Cisco AP3602i

Conducted at Aruba Proof of Concept (PoC) Lab

June 2012
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Statement of test result confidence

• Aruba makes every attempt to optimize all vendors for performance and follow best
practices for configuration as published by the vendor.
• Aruba makes every attempt to make a fair and apples-to-apples comparison, including AP
mounting position, client location, transmit power, channel and the latest shipping firmware.
• Aruba ensures the test bed environment to be free of any interference sources. Also, the
802.11 Wi-Fi channels configured are ensured to be consistent when testing 2.4 GHz and 5
GHz bands for all vendors.
• Aruba believes the test results are both repeatable and reproducible in similar testing
environments.

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Table of Contents
Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................4
Test Enviroment ........................................................................................................................5 
Test Bed Setup ................................................................................................................................... 5
Real World Test Scenarios....................................................................................................... 7 
1. Rate vs. Range ................................................................................................................................ 7
2. Client Density Test for 2Mbps and 5Mbps Multicast HD Video Stream .................................. 10
3. iPad Client Density Test for 1Mbps TCP HD Video Stream with AirPlay ................................ 11
4. Video Performance with Mixed Clients and Background Traffic ............................................. 12
5. Battery Test: Impact on Battery Life of Mobile Devices While Downloading Large Files..... 15
What Do The Tests Reveal?................................................................................................... 15
Appendix.................................................................................................................................. 16

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Executive Summary
The Aruba Networks proof-of-concept lab is a clean RF environment dedicated to showcasing
complex networking solutions in a real world setup. Aruba customers, partners and prospects
rely on the lab to validate interoperability with other vendorsʼ products as well as test
uncommon deployment scenarios. The lab is also fully equipped to conduct feature and
performance benchmark testing for customer evaluations.

This report focuses on performance and functionality testing to compare and benchmark Wi-Fi
solutions using Aruba AP-135 access point and the Cisco AP3602i access point. The results
from the tests are summarized in Table 1 below and explained in detail in the report.

Table 1 Test Results Summary

  Aruba 
Test Case  Aruba  Cisco 
Advantage 
TCP throughput  Download  219  194  13% 
Upload  224  202  11% 
Vertical orientation of tablet  16  8  50% 
Beamforming ‐ Cisco ClientLink On / 
N/A  66 / 71  N/A 
ClientLink Off) 
Video density  Max number of laptops – 2 Mbps 
51  44  16% 
Video 
Max number of laptops – 5 Mbps video  39  31  25% 
Max number of iPads ‐ 1 Mbps video  21  16  31% 
Wi‐Fi client  Video performance with mixed clients 
Pass  Fail  N/A 
density  types 
Battery Drain  Percentage batter drain  6 %  6 %  N/A 

The test results indicate a significant variation in performance between Aruba and Cisco Wi-Fi
products. Customers are advised to exercise their own judgment before making a vendor
decision for their Wi-Fi network. The rest of the document provides comprehensive details of
the test cases, test bed setup, observations and results collected. Detailed configuration for
both vendors is also included in the appendix for easy reference.

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Test Environment

Table 2 Devices under test

Vendor  Device  Firmware version 

Aruba  AP‐135  AOS 6.1.3.2 

Mobility Controller 3600  AOS 6.1.3.2 

Cisco  3602i  7.2.103.0 

5508 controller  7.2.103.0 

The following table shows the detailed information on various network components that were
part of the infrastructure used for performance tests.

Table 3 Test equipment used

Item  Component  Specifications  Details 
1  Wi‐Fi devices   Laptops   MacBook Pro (13) 
 Dell with Intel 6300 chipset (47)  
 Dell with Intel 4905 chipset (10) 
    Tablets  iPad 2 
    Bonjour services  Apple TV 
2  Test tools  Performance   IxChariot 
Evaluation   VLC media server 
Software   Air Video server 
 
3  Switch  Type  Aruba Mobility Access Switch S3500‐48P 
4  AP mounting type  Type  Ceiling 

Test Bed Setup

Figure 1 below shows the logical network topology of the test bed. All networking components
were connected at Layer 2 using the Aruba S3500 Mobility Access Switch. The switch
performed DHCP services providing IP addresses to devices connected to either the Cisco or
Aruba setup.

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Figure 1: Test Bed Setup

The controller configuration is included in the appendix for reference.

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Real World Test Scenarios

Based on customer demand, the following real-world scenarios were tested in the proof-of-
concept lab for benchmarking.
1. TCP throughput – Determine the maximum throughput for the device at varying
distances from the Access Point (AP)
2. Video density – Determine maximum number of laptops and iPads without
compromising HD video quality for varying video rates
• 2 Mbps multicast live HD video stream
• 5 Mbps multicast live HD video stream
• 1 Mbps unicast live HD video stream over iPad
3. Wi-Fi client density – Determine video performance with a wide mix of clients
supporting speeds from 11 Mbps to 450 Mbps
• Mixed traffic, mixed client density test
4. Battery drain test – Determine impact on battery life while downloading large files
• Test both a Laptop and an iPad

1. TCP throughput
The throughput tests were performed to understand how the distance of a client from the AP
affects the clientʼs performance. It is expected that the performance of the client will degrade
as it moves away from the access point. MIMO effects also impact the throughput along with
the channel model for the specific environment used for the test. In the actual test, a single
client was tested for maximum throughput at three different non-line of site (NOS) locations: 30
feet, 70 feet and 120 feet from the AP. This was done to measure the benefits of ClientLink 2.0,
if any, and compare the benefits of 4x4 MIMO vs. 3x3 MIMO at difficult-to-reach locations. TCP
download traffic was used to highlight ability of the AP to transmit effectively to the client, and
upload traffic was used to highlight the receive sensitivity of the AP. Additionally, client
orientation was tested with a tablet (iPad), and the benefit of ClientLink 2.0 was isolated when
enabled and disabled for Cisco.

Table 4 TCP throughput test setup

Apple MacBook Pro (1) 
Clients used for testing 
(3x3:3, 450 Mbps) 

Tools used for testing  Ixia Chariot, throughput script 

5‐GHz radio, same 40‐MHz wide channel used 
AP operation mode 
for Aruba and Cisco  

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Chart 1 TCP download

TCP Download
250

200 13%
Better

150

100

Cisco canʼt connect

50

0
30 feet (NOS) 70 feet (NOS) 120 feet (NOS)

AP-135 Cisco 3602i w CL 2.0

Chart 2 TCP upload

TCP Upload
250

11%
200
Better

150

100
Cisco canʼt connect
50

0
30 feet (NOS) 70 feet (NOS) 120 feet (NOS)

AP-135 Cisco 3602i w CL 2.0

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Chart 3 Tablet performance by orientation

Tablet (iPad) Orientation

30
25
20
15 50% better
10 than Cisco
5 67% drop

0
Download Performance

AP 135 iPad Horizontal AP 135 iPad Vertical

Cisco 3602i iPad Horizonal Cisco 3602i iPad Vertical

Chart 4 Cisco ClientLink 2.0 / Beamforming on and off

Cisco vs. Cisco ClientLink

(On vs. Off)
210
190
170
150
130
110
Better with ClientLink Off
90
70
50
30 feet (NOS) 70 feet (NOS) 120 feet (NOS)

Cisco 3602i w CL 2.0 Cisco 3602i w/o CL 2.0

TCP throughput results summary

The tests demonstrate that the Aruba AP-135 performs better than the Cisco AP3602i. The
AP-135 with 3x3 MIMO has a superior design and outperforms the pricier Cisco AP3600. Also
Ciscoʼs proprietary ClientLink 2.0 beamforming technology and 4x4 MIMO add little to no value
for mobile clients, and in fact the Mac Book Pro laptop is unable to connect to the AP3602i at
distances greater than 100 feet. The testing also showed that ClientLink 2.0 causes the
throughput for the iPad to drop by 67% when orientation is changed from horizontal to vertical,
and the throughput at 70ʼ for a Macbook Pro was better when ClientLink 2.0 was disabled.
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2. Video density tests for 2 Mbps and 5 Mbps multicast HD video stream
For the laptop density test, 2 Mbps and 5Mbps HD video streams were multicast from the VLC
server (one at a time). Devices were added to the network one at a time till the picture quality
started to degrade due to the load on the network.

For the iPad density test, a 1 Mbps TCP HD video was streamed from the Air Video server to
Air Video clients installed on iPads. Initially, only one iPad was added onto the network, which
was streaming 1 Mbps video while mirroring its screen to an Apple TV using AirPlay. Then
more iPads were added to the network one at a time, until either video freezes were observed
or the connection to Apple TV was lost.

Table 5 Maximum number of video streams test setup

• MacBook Pro + Dell with Intel 6300 
Clients used for testing  chipsets (60) 
• 20 iPads 
• VLC server streaming 5 Mbps and 2 Mbps 
HD video using active transcoding; VLC 
Tools used for testing  software on all client devices 
• Air Video Server, Apple TV 

5‐GHz radio, same 40 MHz wide channel used for 
AP operation mode 
both Aruba and Cisco AP 

Test cases

Chart 5 Maximum number of laptops with 2Mbps video

Max # of Laptops (2 Mbps Video)

52

50 16%
Better
48

46

44

42

40
Max # of Clients

AP 135 Cisco 3602i

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Chart 6 Maximum number of laptops with 5Mbps video

Max # of Laptops (5 Mbps Video)

42

40

38 25%
Better
36

34

32

30

28
Max # of Clients

AP 135 Cisco 3602i

Chart 7 Maximum number of iPads with 1Mbps video

Max iPads (1Mbps Video)

24

22

20 31%
Better

18

16

14

12
Aruba Cisco

Video Density test results summary

The client density tests for laptops as well as iPads both reveal that the Aruba AP-135 scales
better than the Cisco AP3602i. The Aruba system by design is better optimized to handle live
HD quality video streams.

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3. Wi-Fi client density and video performance with mixed clients and
background traffic

This test showcases a mix of applications (video, data), client types (laptops, tablets, Apple
TVs), and client capabilities (3x3, 2x2, and 1x1) in a high-density enterprise environment. In
this test, a variety of laptops (3x3 as well as 2x2 capable) were used to stream 5 Mbps and 2
Mbps live HD video from the VLC server. Multicast HD video was used to highlight
downstream video performance. There were several iPads (1x1) streaming 1 Mbps video from
the Air Video server with one iPad mirroring its screen to an AppleTV using AirPlay. The iPad
mirror generated upstream TCP video traffic. In the background there was a client transferring
an 11 GB file, adding background data traffic to further saturate the channel. The quantity of
various devices was adjusted such there was no degradation in video quality to reach an
optimal mix of clients.

The objective of this test was to observe the impact of increasing load on a network that has a
variety of different clients with different types of traffic.

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Table 6 Video performance with mixed devices test setup

 Mac Book Pro + Dell with Intel 6300 chipsets (60) 
 Dell with Intel 4905 chipsets (10) 
Clients used for testing   iPad2 (48) 
 Apple TV 

VLC server streaming 5 Mbps and 2 Mbps HD video using 
Tools used for testing  active transcoding; Air Video server streaming 1 Mbps HD 
video 

5‐GHz radio, same 40‐MHz wide channel used for Aruba and 
AP operation mode 
Cisco AP 

Results

Table 7 Maximum number of video streams test setup

Clients  Traffic 
Model/Make  Count  Application 
Specs  Direction 
Intel 4965  2 Mbps Video 
Dell Latitude  4  AP ‐> Client 
(2x2:2)  (Downstream UDP) 

Intel 6300  2 Mbps Video 
Lenovo ThinkPad  9  AP ‐> Client 
(3x3:3)  (Downstream UDP) 
Broadcom  5 Mbps Video 
MacBook Pro  10  AP ‐> Client 
(3x3: 3)  (Downstream UDP) 
Broadcom  1 Mbps Video 
iPad  12  AP ‐> Client 
(1x1:1)  (Downstream TCP) 

iPad, Apple TV  Broadcom  1 Mbps Video 

1  Client ‐> AP 
streaming  (1x1:1)  (Upstream TCP) 

Intel 6205  FTP 
Lenovo ThinkPad  1  AP ‐> Client 
(2x3:2)  (Downstream TCP) 

  Total Clients  37     

The mixed traffic, mixed client-density test case reveals the architectural deficiencies of Cisco
WLAN controller. Since Arubaʼs solution has a stateful firewall built in, the controller is able to
detect and prioritize not only multicast video but also TCP video (Air Video) over best effort
FTP traffic.

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In the Aruba case, high quality video (both 2 and 5 Mbps video) was observed without any
artifacts, including pixilation or video freezes. The iPad videos did not exhibit any buffering or
video quality issues. The Apple TV stream was low-latency, reflecting what was seen on both
the iPad and the projected screen simultaneously. The 11 GB FTP file download never timed
out.

For Cisco, the HD video (both 2 and 5 Mbps) experienced a significant amount of pixilation
artifacts and video freezes across all laptops. There was noticeable buffering on the iPads
playing TCP video. The Apple TV had difficulty mirroring, and there was significant latency
between the iPad and the projected monitor. Finally, the 11 GB FTP file download timed out in
the middle of the test.

Ciscoʼs solution can prioritize multicast video traffic, but has no mechanism to identify TCP
video used for streaming to iPads in a mixed traffic environment and hence the video
performance takes a hit. Cisco is clearly not the better solution for a highly dense mix of
laptops and tablets, and is not optimized for high-performance BYOD.

4. Battery drain – Impact on battery life of mobile devices while

downloading large files
The objective of this test was to identify the amount of battery drain when using a tablet for
network intensive tasks. This test was performed using both a laptop and a tablet while
downloading an 11 GB file while the device was located 100 feet away from the AP.

Table 8 Maximum number of video streams test setup

Clients used for testing  Mac Book Pro, Android Tablet 

IxChariot, FTPget script to simulate 11GB file transfer for 
Tools used for testing  MacBook Pro and Filesnds script to simulate 3 GB file 
transfer for iPad. 

5‐GHz radio, same 40‐MHz wide channel used for Aruba 
AP operation mode 
and Cisco AP 

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Results

Battery Drain (large file download)

7
6
Percentage drain

5
4
3
2
1
0
Laptop (Macbook) Tablet (iPad)

Aruba AP-135 Cisco 3602i

The battery test reveals that there is almost no difference in the performance of mobile device
battery life when running on either the Aruba AP-135 or Cisco AP3602i.

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What Do the Tests Reveal?

The tests conclusively show that the Aruba AP-135 is superior in performance to Ciscoʼs
AP3602i in almost all test scenarios. The rate vs. range test proves that the Aruba AP-135,
which supports up to 450 Mbps, outperforms the Cisco AP3602i.

Common devices like the Apple MacBook are unable to get a connection to the AP3602i at
distances greater than 100 feet. We also observed that the Cisco AP3602i is very sensitive to
the orientation of the device as evidenced by iPad throughput dropping by 67% at 100 feet
when its orientation is changed.

The client density tests for laptops as well as iPads both reveal that the Aruba AP-135 scales
far better than the Cisco AP3602i. The mixed traffic, mixed client-density tests reveal the
inherent architectural deficiencies of Cisco WLAN controller.

With an integrated stateful firewall built into the Aruba controller, it is able to detect and
prioritize not only multicast video but also TCP video (Air Video) over best effort FTP traffic.
Ciscoʼs solution does prioritize multicast video traffic, but has no mechanism to identify TCP
video used for streaming to iPads in a mixed traffic environment and hence the video
performance takes a hit.

The battery drain test reveals that there is almost no difference in the performance of mobile
device battery life when running on either AP-135 or AP3602i.

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Appendix – Vendor configurations

The configurations for both Aruba and Cisco WLAN controllers used for test cases are shown
below.

Aruba Configuration:  opmode wpa2-aes

! wmm
mcast-rate-opt
ip access-list session video-priority
!
any network 239.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 any permit tos 40
wlan virtual-ap "default"
any network 224.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 any permit tos 40
allowed-band a
any any any permit
ssid-profile "video-test-wpa2"
!
vlan 1
user-role video-test
forward-mode decrypt-tunnel
access-list session video-priority
dynamic-mcast-optimization
!
dynamic-mcast-optimization-thresh 48
interface gigabitethernet 0/0
!
description "GE0/0"
wlan traffic-management-profile "default"
trusted
shaping-policy fair-access
trusted vlan 1-4094
!
ip access-group "video-priority" session vlan 1
ap-group "default"
!
virtual-ap "default"
interface vlan 1
dot11a-traffic-mgmt-profile "default"
ip address 10.18.66.6 255.255.255.0
!
ip igmp snooping
!
aaa profile "video-test-PSK-AAA-Profile" Cisco Config:
initial-role "video-test" (Cisco Controller) >show running-config
authentication-dot1x "default-psk" Notice: "show running-config" has been changed to
! be an alias to "show run-config".
control-plane-security Use "show run-config commands" to display the
auto-cert-prov configuration commands.
! Press Enter to continue or <Ctrl-Z> to abort...
ap system-profile "default"
telnet System Inventory
! NAME: "Chassis" , DESCR: "Cisco 5500 Series
! Wireless LAN Controller"
rf arm-profile "default"
min-tx-power 127 PID: AIR-CT5508-K9, VID: V01,
voip-aware-scan
noise-wait-time 30 Burned-in MAC Address............................ 0
! Power Supply 1................................... Absent
rf dot11a-radio-profile "default" Power Supply 2................................... Present, OK
disable-arm-wids-functions Maximum number of APs supported.................. 12
! Press Enter to continue or <ctrl-z> to abort
rf dot11a-radio-profile "default"
no spectrum-monitoring System Information
! Manufacturer's Name.............................. Cisco
rf dot11g-radio-profile "default" Systems Inc.
no spectrum-monitoring Product Name..................................... Cisco
! Controller
wlan ht-ssid-profile "default" Product Version.................................. 7.2.103.0
temporal-diversity Bootloader Version............................... 1.0.1
! Field Recovery Image Version.....................
wlan ssid-profile "video-test-wpa2" 6.0.182.0
essid "video-test-wpa2"

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Firmwe Version................................. FPGA 1.3, Env CleanAir Management Admin State..........

1.6, USB console 1.27 Enabled
Build Type....................................... DATA + WPS CleanAir Management Operation State...... Up
System Name...................................... Cisco5508 Rapid Update Mode........................ Off
System Location.................................. Spectrum Expert connection............... Enabled
System Contact................................... CleanAir NSI Key....................... 0
System ObjectID.................................. Spectrum Expert Connections counter.... 0
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1069 CleanAir Sensor State....................
IP Address....................................... 10.68.3.52
Last Reset....................................... Power on reset Radio Extended Configurations
System Up Time................................... 16 days 2 hrs Beacon period.............................. 100
21 mins 28 secs milliseconds
System Timezone Location......................... Beacon range............................... AUTO
Multicast buffer........................... AUTO
Configured Country............................... Multiple Multicast data-rate........................ AUTO
Countries:US RX SOP threshold........................... AUTO
Operating Environment............................ CCA threshold.............................. AUTO
Commercial (0 to 40 C)
Internal Temp Alm Limits....................... 0 to 65 C CleanAir Management Information
Internal Temperature............................. +39 C CleanAir Capable......................... Yes
External Temperature............................. +23 C CleanAir Management Admin State..........
Enabled
--More or (q)uit current module or <ctrl-z> to abort CleanAir Management Operation State...... Up
Fan Status....................................... OK Rapid Update Mode........................ Off

State of 802.11b Network......................... Disabled --More or (q)uit current module or <ctrl-z> to abort
State of 802.11a Network......................... Enabled Spectrum Expert connection............... Enabled
Number of WLANs.................................. 1 CleanAir NSI Key....................... 0
Number of Active Clients......................... 2 Spectrum Expert Connections counter.... 0
Burned-in MAC Address............................ 0 CleanAir Sensor State.................... Configured
Power Supply 1................................... Absent
Power Supply 2................................... Present, OK Radio Extended Configurations
Maximum number of APs supported.................. 12 Beacon period.............................. 100
Press Enter to continue or <ctrl-z> to abort milliseconds
Beacon range............................... AUTO
WLAN ID Interface Network Admission Multicast buffer........................... AUTO
Control Radio Policy Multicast data-rate........................ AUTO
------- ----------- -------------------------- --- RX SOP threshold........................... AUTO
--------- CCA threshold.............................. AUTO
1 clients Disabled
None
2 ciscoclients Disabled 802.11a Configuration
None 802.11a Network.................................. Enabled
3 multicast-vlan Disabled
None Default Tx Power Level........................... 1
4 management Disabled DTPC Status..................................... Enabled
None Fragmentation Threshold.......................... 2346
TI Threshold..................................... -50
AP Name Slots AP Model Ethernet Legacy Tx Beamforming setting....................
MAC Location Port Country Priority Enabled
------------------ ----- ------------------- ----------------- ---- Traffic Stream Metrics Status.................... Disabled
------------ ---- ------- -------- Expedited BW Request Status......................
AP3600 2 AIR-CAP3602I-A-K9 Disabled
default location 1 US 1 World Mode....................................... Enabled
EDCA profile type................................ default-wmm
CleanAir Management Information Voice MAC optimization status.................... Disabled
CleanAir Capable......................... Yes Call Admission Control (CAC) configuration

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Voice AC: Broadcast SSID................................... Enabled

Voice AC - Admission control (ACM)............ AAA Policy Override.............................. Disabled
Disabled Network Admission Control
Voice Stream-Size............................. 84000
Voice Max-Streams............................. 2 Qos Queue Length Info
Voice max RF bandwidth........................ 75 Platinum queue length............................ 100
Voice reserved roaming bandwidth.............. 6 Gold queue length................................ 75
Voice CAC Method ............................. Load-Based Silver queue length.............................. 50
Voice tspec inactivity timeout................ Disabled Bronze queue length.............................. 25
CAC SIP-Voice configuration Press Enter to continue or <ctrl-z> to abort
SIP based CAC ................................ Disabled
SIP Codec Type ...............................
CODEC_TYPE_G711 Media-Stream Configuration
SIP call bandwidth ........................... 64
Multicast-direct State........................... enable
--More or (q)uit current module or <ctrl-z> to abort Allowed WLANs.................................... 2,4,5
SIP call bandwith sample-size ................ 20
Video AC: Stream Name Stt IP End IP
Video AC - Admission control (ACM)............ Operation Status
Disabled ------------- --------------------------------------- ----------------
Video max RF bandwidth........................ Infinite ----------------------- ----------------
Video reserved roaming bandwidth.............. 0 2Mbps stream 239.11.11.11
Best-effort AC - Admission control (ACM)...... 239.11.11.11 Multicast-direct
Disabled 5Mbps stream 239.10.10.10
Background AC - Admission control (ACM)....... 239.10.10.10 Multicast-direct
Disabled
Maximum Number of Clients per AP Radio........... URL..............................................
200 E-mail...........................................
Phone............................................
802.11a Advanced Configuration Note.............................................
Member RRM Information State............................................ disable
AP Name MAC Address Admin
State Operation State Channel TxPower 5G Band Media-Stream Configuration
-------------------------------- ------------------ ------------ -----
---------- ---------- -------- Multicast-direct................................. Enabled
AP3600 0 Best Effort...................................... Disabled
ENABLED UP (149,153) Level 1 Video Re-Direct.................................. Enabled
Max Allowed Streams Per Radio.................... Auto
WLAN Configuration Max Allowed Streams Per Client................... Auto
WLAN Identifier.................................. 4 Max Video Bandwidth.............................. 0
Profile Name..................................... Max Voice Bandwidth.............................. 75
ArubaShowcase Max Media Bandwidth.............................. 85
Network Name (SSID).............................. Min PHY Rate..................................... 6000
ArubaShowcase Max Retry Percentage............................. 80
Status........................................... Enabled r
MAC Filtering.................................... Disabled

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About Aruba Networks

Aruba Networks is a leading provider of next-generation network access solutions for the
mobile enterprise. The companyʼs Mobile Virtual Enterprise (MOVE) architecture unifies wired
and wireless network infrastructures into one seamless access solution for corporate
headquarters, mobile business professionals, remote workers and guests. This unified
approach to access networks dramatically improves productivity and lowers capital and
operational costs.

Listed on the NASDAQ and Russell 2000® Index, Aruba is based in Sunnyvale, California, and
has operations throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions. To
learn more, visit Aruba at http://www.arubanetworks.com. For real-time news updates follow
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