Ruckus Wireless is a global Wi-Fi technology company. The company manufactures and markets Wi-Fi products directly to broadband services providers and WLAN systems indirectly to enterprise customers.
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Wi-Fi for Digital MediaWi-Fi for Digital Media
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Who we are
• Series-A startup
Funded by Sequoia Capital and private investors
• Developing Wi-Fi solutions for high performance
digital media networks
• Industry veterans with expertise in networking,
communications software, wireless, antennas,
home networking and consumer electronics
• R&D since September 2002
• Alpha stage technology prototype
Real world testing in 15+ actual homes
Extensive simulations
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People
• Selina Lo, CEO
Alteon, Nortel, Bay Networks, Centillion Networks, NET, HP
• Bill Kish, Founder and CTO
Real-time networking systems & protocols
Fore Systems, Berkeley Networks, Lightera/Ciena
• Victor Shtrom, Founder and Chief Wireless Architect
Smart antennas, Wireless propagation, MIMO-OFDM
Argo Systems, Boeing, Iospan Wireless
• Dominic Orr, Chairman
Aruba Wireless, Alteon, Nortel, Bay Networks/Netgear, HP
• Gaurav Garg, Director
Sequoia Capital
Co-Founder Redback Networks
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Media Networking: the New Growth Area
• 11M networked media devices
shipped in 2003, 89M by 2007
• 1% home networks carry
media traffic* in 2003,
9% by 2005, 25% by 2007
* Excluding online gaming
Source: In-Stat/MDR, 2004
Wi-Fi TV
Cellular
Satellite
Premium
Content
Wi-Fi TV
DVR
Game
Console
Set-top Box/PVR
TV with Media Adapter
Networked
Camcorder
Game
Console/PVR
Media Receiver
Wi-Fi TV
Wi-Fi
IP
Phone
Stereo w/
Media Adapter
Audio
Jukebox
Media Server
Wi-Fi
IP
Phone
Wi-Fi TV
Internet
DSL/Cable Wireless Router
Data NetworkData Network
Media NetworkMedia Network
• 28% home networks are Wi-Fi
in 2003, 69% by 2007
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Media Networking Requirements
• Simultaneous media applications
Streaming videos from PC to any TV at home
Streaming music from PC/PDA/MP3-player to home stereo system
Making VoIP calls across broadband WAN
Multi-user gaming
Streaming photos in PC/PDA/camera for viewing on TV
Telemetry (security, meter-reading, etc)
• Multiple traffic streams requiring differentiated treatment, eg:
1 DVD-quality video stream: 3.5-10 Mbps at < 50 ms jitter
2 local gaming users: 7-20 Mbps at < 20-50 ms jitter
2 VoWLAN streams: 0.128 Mbps at < 50-100 ms jitter (local)
2 CD-quality audio streams: 0.256 Mbps
ABR traffic: 0.386 Mpbs
Total house: 13-31 Mbps continuous bandwidth w/ <50ms jitter
• Whole house coverage:
Typically 30 – 150 ft range
Typically 1 - 4 intervening walls
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A Fundamental Problem
Show-stopper for digital media applications!
• Wi-Fi is unpredictable
Irregular throughput due to inconsistent data rates
Limited range
Spotty coverage
Inherently unreliable
• Interference & multipath
• Physical adds/moves/changes affect the network
• San Jose Mercury News: “I put the base station [of the Sharp Aquos Wi-Fi TV] in
the living room…. Reception was excellent within the living room, but faded in my bedroom just 25
feet away after passing through several walls…. When I turned on the microwave oven in my
kitchen, …, the Aquos immediately stopped, with an unmoving image and no sound…. June 2004
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The Coverage Problem
Signal
Shadowed
Strong Signal
mirror
RF
Interference
RF
Interference
RF
Interference
Multipath Interference
AP
Multipath
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Multipath Interference
Constant shifting of signal strength compounds the problem!
RelativeSignalStrength(dB)
1 foot
Red areas indicate > 5dB signal fade
System with 5dB margin will experience outage if antennas are located in red areas
time time
Top
view
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Micro
Spatial
Polarization Pattern
TemporalFrequency
Macro
Spatial
Hyper
Diversity
Our Technology: Hyper-DiversityTM
• Hyper-diversityTM
Antenna
Dynamic antenna array
Many signal paths (orders of diversity)
• Real-time software antenna control based on
Network condition
Real-time calibration
• Extends range; full house coverage
• Protects against interference
• Provides consistent performance
• Compatible with 802.11 a/b/g
• Utilizes standard low-cost chipset
• “Soft MIMO”
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How Hyper-Diversity Antenna Works
• Software learns and tracks changes in the environment
• Dynamically controls antenna patterns for different end points
• Selects optimal antenna configuration to maximize received power and
avoid link outages
• Can be implemented on transmit-only, receive-only or both sides
Video54 Hyper-diversity antenna
Situation causing a change in multipath locations, eg, dog walking by, door opening or shutting, etc
time
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Our Technology: Media QoS
• Intelligent bandwidth and traffic control
for delay sensitive applications
• 802.11e and more
• Media optimized at all levels
Flow classification
Rate selection via intelligent antenna
switching
Contention Window Management
minimizes delay for real-time streams
Retransmission Strategy
• TCP specific MAC enhancements
TCP treats loss as congestion, not the case
with Wi-Fi
Traffic Classification
TCP/UDP
IP
Media QoS
Rate
Selection
Re-
transmission
Queue
Mgmt
Video
Enhancements
Dynamic Antenna Control
Security & Configuration
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High Definition MPEG-2
DVD MPEG-2
WM9 Standard Definition
WM9 High Definition
IP-LayerThroughput(Mbps)
Distance (ft)
Video54 802.11g AP
Off-the-shelf 802.11g AP
Typical household (signals
traversed up to 4 walls)
Throughput and Range Improvements
HDTV (Japan)
2X throughput at 36 feet (through 3 walls)
>1.8X distance improvement at 25Mbps
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Service Consistency and Reliability
36Mbps PHY rate performance with walls at 19, 38, 56 and 75ft
Distance (ft)
LinkOutageProbability
90%
99%
99.9%
99.99%
LinkAvailability(%)
Two antenna
Maximal Ratio Combining
* higher performance than
anntennas in off-the-shelf APs
Video54
Hyper-DiversityTM
1% probability =
more than one
outage a minute
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80 90 100 110 120
Receiver with standard Antennas: Atheros 5211 mini-PCI card, Micro Mobio MMPA745 power amp, two 4dBi DWL-AB520 off-the-shelf omni antennas.
Video54 receiver uses same power amp and PCI card equipped with our Hyper Diversity Antennas
Video54 Hyper-Diversity Antenna vs Typical Omni Antenna
Measured SNR GainVideo54ReceivedSNRgain(dB)
Total Pathloss (dB)
Multipath Region
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Home Networking Technologies
Band-
width Reach QoSCompetitors Cost Notes
Vendor
Support
Consumer
AdoptionG
ood
G
ood
G
ood
G
ood
G
ood
G
ood
Fair
Fair
Fair
Fair
Fair
Fair
Fair
Fair
Fair
Fair
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Poor
G
ood
Poor
N
/A
N/A
N/A
N
/A
N/A
Video54
G
ood+
G
ood+
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Source:
In-stat/MDR
4/04
Available Q4 2004
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Home Networking Technologies: Penetration Forecast
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Video54 Go to Market Strategy
• Standalone AP
• CE Integrated AP or Client systems
• Establish Video54 brand in high performance
Wireless Media Networking
• Partner for mass distribution
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What is in it for you?
• First to market with enhancements to a proven technology
that solves a real problem in a huge growing market
• No customer resistence
No change to existing home network and device interfaces
Single network for data and media
No new installation complexity
• Free you to focus on your core competence
Content delivery
Broadband infrastructure
Next generation CE capabilities
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Video54 Advantages
• Maximize customer experience
Eliminates nerve-racking variability due to Wi-Fi interference
Media and data connectivity anywhere, anyway, at home
• Performance
Multiple simultaneous video, audio and data streams
HDTV-ready Wi-Fi
• Availability
Video54 Media WiFi Access Point: Q4 2004
Enhances all existing 802.11 devices
No need to wait for new standards/protocols/chipsets
Technology can be integrated in media centers (eg, STBs) as AP or
Client NIC
• Low cost
Use of off-the-shelf Wi-Fi components
Minimal incremental costs compared to current Wi-Fi products
Hinweis der Redaktion
Technical Expertise:
Wireless
Enterprise networking
Digital Media
Internet broadband services
Consumer
And yet to be done in the enterprise thus more invention than re-engineering
…and experts are impressed…