WaveBlade Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n

IxVeriWave’s Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n WaveBlade series provides a state-of-the-art, industry-first test solution for evaluating the functionality and performance of IEEE 802.11n-based WLAN networking products. Designed for testing network infrastructure devices including consumer access points (AP) and reference designs, enterprise/carrier grade access points and controllers, and entire Wireless LAN (WLAN) networks, WaveBlades integrate both traffic generation/analysis and multi-path channel emulation capabilities on a single platform.

• The WBW2000 generates traffic from hundreds of independent stateful clients and makes it easy to determine the effects of complex MIMO propagation on 802.11n access point and controller performance by subjecting each individual client to any of the IEEE-defined channel emulation models
• The WBW1104N generates more than 500 Mbps of traffic from 2000 fully stateful clients per blade to enable cost-effective, feature-rich functional and performance testing of 802.11n controllers
• The WBW1001P is a single-port, high-power 802.11 module suitable for open air testing

WaveBlade Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n line-cards fit into IxVeriWave’s WT90 and WT20 chassis and interwork seamlessly with WaveBlade Ethernet line-cards. Modules provide the essential tools necessary to complete various types of testing ranging from functional testing at the AP level to scale testing a large 802.11n infrastructure network.

Key Features

• Up to 500 fully independent, stateful 802.11n clients per port enable precise measurement of critical performance metrics at data rates reaching up to maximum theoretical limits
• Highly scaled setup in a single test-bed to test real-world deployment levels of controllers, APs, and clients
• Ease-of-use through simplified setup including single-click selection of desired channel model to be used on clients in a wide array of IxVeriWave Test Suites
• Built-in channel models help determine real-world performance in six typical WLAN multi-path scenarios, per recommendations of IEEE 802.11n task group (WBW2000 only)
• Full support of IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n traffic generation and analysis simplified setup in a wide array of IxVeriWave Test Suites, applications, and WaveAutomation

Specifications

	WBW1101 WBW1101P	WBW2000	WBW1104N	WBW1601 WBW1601P	WBW2600	WBW1604N
Number of ports	1 x 802.11a/b/g/n port	1 x 802.11a/b/g/n port	4 individual and independent 802.11 a/b/g/n ports supporting multi-user and multi-test beds	1 x 802.11a/b/g/n port	1 x 802.11 a/b/g/n port	4 individual and independent 802.11 a/b/g/n ports supporting multi-user and multi-test beds
Maximum number of ports per chassis	9	9	36	9	9	36
MIMO configuration	Single spatial stream per port	Support for 2x2, 2x3, 3x3 with spatial multiplexing	Single spatial stream per port	Single spatial stream per port	Support for 2x2, 2x3, 3x3 with spatial multiplexing	Single spatial stream per port
PLCP mode	Legacy, Mixed-mode
Operating frequency	2.4 GHz, 4.9 GHz and 5 GHz
IEEE channel models	Model A - typical home/small office environment Model B - typical medium office environment Model C - typical large office environment Model D - typical open space environment Model E - typical large open space environment Model F - complex environment with many scatters By-pass mode - to not impose any channel conditions
Guard interval selection (per client control)	800 / 400 ns
Spatial streams (NSS)	1	1 to 3	1	1	1 to 3	1
HT PHY rates	6.5 Mbps to 157.5 Mbps (MCS Index 0 to 7)	6.5 Mbps to 450 Mbps (MCS Index 0 to 23)	6.5 Mbps to 157.5 Mbps (MCS Index 0 to 7)	6.5 Mbps to 157.5 Mbps (MCS Index 0 to 7)	6.5 Mbps to 450 Mbps (MCS Index 0 to 23)	6.5 Mbps to 157.5 Mbps (MCS Index 0 to 7)
FEC coding rates	1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6
Channel bandwidth	20 MHz, 40 MHz
Legacy PHY rates	1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps
Aggregation types	Tx and Rx: A-MPDU and Block-Ack Rx only: A-MSDU
Transmit power control	-50 dBmto 0 dBmin 1 dB steps (WBW1101) 0 dBm to +15dBm in 1 dB steps (WBW1101P)	-50 dBm to 0 dBm in 1 dB steps	-50 dBm to 0 dBm in 1 dB steps	-50 dBmto 0 dBmin 1 dB steps (WBW1601) 0 dBm to +15dBm in 1 dB steps (WBW1601P)	-50 dBm to 0 dBm in 1 dB steps	-50 dBm to 0 dBm in 1 dB steps
Transmit power accuracy	+/-1.0 dB (Typical)
Optional in-path attenuation	20 db (WBW1101) No (WBW1101P)	20 db	20 db	20 db (WBW1601) No (WBW1601P)	20 db	20 db
Receive Sensitivity	-82 dBm min for 8x10-2 FER (1Mbps CCK) -65 DBm min for 10x10x2 PER (64-QAM 5/6))
Operation Channels	2.412 to 2.484 GHz: 1 to 14 4.940 to 4.990 GHz: 21, 25 5.180 to 5.320 GHz: 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64 5.500 to 5.700 GHz: 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140 5.740 to 5.825 GHz: 149, 153, 157, 161, 165
Antenna interface connector configurations	1 connector	3 connectors	1 connector per port 4 total per blade	1 connector	3 connectors	1 connector per port 4 total per blade
Antenna interface connectors	SMA female connector, standard thread AC coupled, 50 Ohms
Traffic timestamp accuracy	50ns
Maximum number of stateful clients per port	500	500	500 per port 2,000 total per WaveBlade	500	500	500 per port 2,000 total per WaveBlade
Maximum number of traffic flows generated per port	1,000	1,000	1,000 per port 4,000 total per WaveBlade	1,000	1,000	1,000 per port 4,000 total per WaveBlade
Maximum number of traffic flows analyzed per port	131,000	131,000	131,000 per port 524,000 total per WaveBlade	131,000	131,000	131,000 per port 524,000 total per WaveBlade
802.11 MAC control (all parameters)	Independent per client
802.1x authentication support	PEAP/MSCHAPv2, TLS, LEAP/EAP-FAST, TTLS
Encryption support	WEP-40 and WEP-104, TKIP (WPA), AES-CCMP (WPA2)
OSI layer 3 and layer 4 (IP, UDP, TCP, etc.) control (all parameters)	Independent per client
Port counters	Comprehensive set of layer 2, 3 and 4 frame types
Client control	Control frames, management frames, action frames
Flow and flowgroup counters	Frames sent / received, bytes sent / received, out-of-order frames, payload integrity, latency histogram
IPv6				NDP: Neighbor/router discovery and address assignment ICMPv6 & DHCPv6 Multicast Listener Discover (MLDv1. MLDv2) Dual stack operation of both IPv4 and IPv6 UDP, RTP, statefulTCP, and multicast flows Max of 32 IPv6 addresses per client: One Link-local, up to 31 Global

Minimum Requirements

VeriWave Test System	1 x IxVeriWave WaveTest 90™ or WaveTest 20™ system
Host Computer	x86 based PC with 1 GHz processor and 256 MB RAM Windows XP SP2, or Linux (2.6 or higher kernel level) with Web Browser installed to manage the WaveBlade

Ordering Information

980-2008
IxVeriWave WBW (WaveBlade Wi-Fi) 1601 802.11 a/b/g/n Multi-client Traffic Generator/Performance Analyzer for wireless IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n networks; low-power SISO single port; includes Standard Accessory Package A; IPv6-capable

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