Cisco expands WLAN product line

摘要

New Cisco products take the next step in helping customers integrate wireless LANs with Cisco wired network gear and extending them outdoors. Two new boards, for the Catalyst 6500 switch and the Integrated Services Router (ISR), centralize management and administration of Cisco's thin access points inside network chassis, without requiring users to install separate WLAN controllers. Also, a new outdoor mesh access point finally brings Cisco into a burgeoning market that's been dominated by rivals such as BelAir, Nortel, Strix and Tropos. All three products, announced last week, are based on technology developed by WLAN switch vendor Airespace, acquired by Cisco earlier this year to create a wireless architecture of stripped-down access points linked to a central switch, now dubbed a controller.