What is a Clunker?

Meru is offering $200 cash for two kinds of legacy access points: second-generation standalone ("fat") APs and third-generation controller-based ("thin") APs. In both cases, customers can upgrade to Meru's fourth-generation technology, which makes wireless fit to be a primary network connection.

Second Generation: Standalone Access Points.
Examples: Cisco 1100 and 1200, Proxim, Colubris
Second-generation APs first appeared ten years ago to support 802.11b, but many support 802.11a or 802.11g too. Every access point is placed on a different channel, with no controller for centralized management.

Third Generation: Centralized Control.
Examples: Cisco controller-based APs, Aruba, Belden Trapeze, Motorola Symbol
Centralized APs first appeared about five years ago to support microcell networks – patchworks that knit multiple small cells into wider coverage. Adjacent access points must be tuned to different channels, requiring complex channel planning software that attempts to adapt to interference.

Upgrade to 802.11n pioneer Meru Networks

Fourth Generation: Centralized Control, Wireless LAN Virtualization
Meru's Wireless LAN Virtualization places all access points on the same channel so that they can be pooled into one seamless Virtual Cell for simple management and smooth roaming. Then it partitions the cell into Virtual Ports, dedicated links for each device connecting to the network. A Virtual Port is equivalent to an Ethernet port but mobile.

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