Ruckus MediaFlex NG
The Ruckus MediaFlex NG is the first-of-its-kind wireless multimedia service platform that
reliably distributes multimedia content over standard 802.11 Wi-Fi to every corner of the
home.
The Ruckus MediaFlex NG combines innovative, patent-pending smart antenna and traffic
management technologies to break down the barriers that have prevented a single Wi-Fi
network from simultaneously supporting voice, video and data in the home.
The Ruckus MediaFlex gives broadband operators a single system that reliably extends
multimedia services throughout the home over standard 802.11 Wi-Fi while giving them
unprecedented visibiilty into and control over subscriber Wi-Fi environments all the way
down to end devices.
Unlike any Wi-Fi system on the market, the Ruckus MediaFlex NG constantly monitors the
wireless environment, steering RF signals around interference and prioritizing different
traffic types for transmission over the air. With the Ruckus MediaFlex system, consumers
now have complete freedom and flexibility to distribute and enjoy multimedia content
anywhere in their homes - all without wires. Meanwhile service providers can accelerate
deployment, minimize installations costs and maximize service potential.
Introducing the Ruckus MediaFlex NG
A complete solution for video-grade, high performance wireless networking, the Ruckus
system includes the Ruckus MediaFlex NG 802.11b/g multimedia router and Ruckus
MediaFlex multimedia Wi-Fi adapter. The system incorporates patent-pending BeamFlex
and SmartCast technologies to guarantee optimal range and performance for concurrent
video and data traffic.
Attached to the broadband gateway, the Ruckus MediaFlex NG optimizes all 802.11b/g
devices in the home while enabling wireless video applications. The Ruckus MediaFlex
adapter provides video-grade, 802.11b/g connectivity to any Ethernet-equipped video
server and video receiver, including set top boxes, personal video recorders, media
centers and media center extenders.
Flexible System Architecture
The Ruckus MediaFlex NG supports WAN ports and up to four LAN ports to also serve as
a home gateway. The MediaFlex NG has a flexible architecture that allows multiple ports to
be defined as WAN ports to be connected to the multi-port broadband gateway. Many
service providers have designed their network to separate the video traffic from the data
traffic by pre-configuring the broadband gateway to send out video traffic on one port and
the data traffic on a separate port. The MediaFlex architecture allows the home users to
plug in the MediaFlex NG directly to the broadband gateway using separate video and data
ports.
BeamFlex
Most off-the-shelf Wi-Fi products are equipped with one or two antennas, offering little
resilience or diversity in the event of a debilitated signal path. The Ruckus MediaFlex NG is
equipped with BeamFlex, a patent-pending MIMOG smart antenna system. BeamFlex
enables client devices to communicate over longer distances at higher speeds than
consumer-grade 802.1 products - delivering unprecedented reliability and diversity.
Each Ruckus MediaFlex NG integrates BeamFlex, a compact, internal antenna array with
six high-gain, directional antenna elements capable of forming 63 unique antenna
patterns for massive diversity. Expert system control software continuously ranks the
antenna patterns for each receiving device, using the inherent feedback mechanism built
into the 802.11 MAC layer protocol.
With BeamFlex, the Ruckus MediaFlex NG is able to reconfigure itself in realtime,
detecting and adjusting for both spectral and multi-path interference as well as
neighboring network noise. By selecting the optimum antenna pattern for each receiving
device, BeamFlex enables extended Wi-Fi range and higher communications speeds. The
massive diversity of the BeamFlex antenna systems allows the Ruckus MediaFlex NG to
find and instantly select from many quality signal paths in a changing environment. This
provides the stability and sustained baseline performance essential for voice and video
applications.
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SmartCast
Patent-pending SmartCast technology from Ruckus Wireless combines innovative
multicast traffic handling techniques, smart QoS and application-aware traffic
classification capabilities to ensure the highest reliability for all transmissions over Wi-Fi.
SmartCast differentiates and manages multicast video frames separately from all other
traffic types. This provide a robust wireless transport for IPTV streams from the broadband
gateway to the set top box. SmartCast detects a receiver tuning to an IPTV channel and
then directs the associated multicast video packets to each receiver using the optimum
data rate and signal path for that receiver. This ensures the best performance possible
while enabling reliable delivery of IPTV packets.
Multimedia optimized traffic management algorithms guarantee performance for multiple
broadcast quality video streams while maintaining adequate bandwidth for data
applications. SmartCast automatically classifies all traffic based on UDP/TCP port and
other application attributes, and manages each traffic type (voice, video, data) according to
its classified priority and characteristics.
Automatic type-of-service (ToS) tagging eliminates complex QoS configurations, while
automatic management of lower speed 802.11b devices assures bandwidth availability
for prioritized video applications. Four priority queues per station result in high granularity
of traffic prioritization and precision for multiple concurrent video streams. All packets are
queued/de-queued by specialized schedulers optimized for the corresponding traffic type.
Each scheduler takes into account the delay/jitter tolerance and bandwidth requirements
of the traffic and the changing performance characteristics of each station on the WLAN to
ensure the best user experience.
InTune
InTune is an innovative wireless service management technology that provides access to
vital statistics, performance and RF information necessary to manage triple play services.
InTune uniquely provides the ability to perform inventory audits for all the devices within the
home wireless environment. Multi-tiered user and provider management domains
delivers complete customization and the utmost flexibility. In-Tune also provides remote
execution of diagnostics from within the home. InTune provides two distinctive
management views for every device. The service provider view delivers detailed
information on logging, statistics, quality of service, status of the device for the IPTV
streams delivered to the household. The home user view provides simple to use, Web
management for configuring basic wireless data networking for home PC’s.
Simple Installation, Reduced Support Costs
Self-installable, the Ruckus MediaFlex NG and adapter attach to their respective modem
or media devices using standard Ethernet. A Web UI allows easy configuration as well as
firmware upgrades. Three LEDs provide status information on power, Ethernet
connectivity, wireless association. A fourth LED provides a wireless video quality indicator
that allows “at-a-glance monitoring” of wireless network performance. Remote
management provided through Telnet, SSH, HTTP, or SNMP and TR-069 (future).
Proven Performance
A Ruckus-powered multimedia network is optimized to ensure transmission of 20 Mbps of
guaranteed throughput for streaming video throughout a typical 2,500-3,000 square foot
(230 square meter) home. The Ruckus MediaFlex 802.11g system supports up to three
simultaneous DVD-quality standard definition (SD) MPEG-2 IPTV video streams, six MPEG-
4 SD streams or one to two HD-quality WMV streams while supporting concurrent data
and voice applications.
reliably distributes multimedia content over standard 802.11 Wi-Fi to every corner of the
home.
The Ruckus MediaFlex NG combines innovative, patent-pending smart antenna and traffic
management technologies to break down the barriers that have prevented a single Wi-Fi
network from simultaneously supporting voice, video and data in the home.
The Ruckus MediaFlex gives broadband operators a single system that reliably extends
multimedia services throughout the home over standard 802.11 Wi-Fi while giving them
unprecedented visibiilty into and control over subscriber Wi-Fi environments all the way
down to end devices.
Unlike any Wi-Fi system on the market, the Ruckus MediaFlex NG constantly monitors the
wireless environment, steering RF signals around interference and prioritizing different
traffic types for transmission over the air. With the Ruckus MediaFlex system, consumers
now have complete freedom and flexibility to distribute and enjoy multimedia content
anywhere in their homes - all without wires. Meanwhile service providers can accelerate
deployment, minimize installations costs and maximize service potential.
Introducing the Ruckus MediaFlex NG
A complete solution for video-grade, high performance wireless networking, the Ruckus
system includes the Ruckus MediaFlex NG 802.11b/g multimedia router and Ruckus
MediaFlex multimedia Wi-Fi adapter. The system incorporates patent-pending BeamFlex
and SmartCast technologies to guarantee optimal range and performance for concurrent
video and data traffic.
Attached to the broadband gateway, the Ruckus MediaFlex NG optimizes all 802.11b/g
devices in the home while enabling wireless video applications. The Ruckus MediaFlex
adapter provides video-grade, 802.11b/g connectivity to any Ethernet-equipped video
server and video receiver, including set top boxes, personal video recorders, media
centers and media center extenders.
Flexible System Architecture
The Ruckus MediaFlex NG supports WAN ports and up to four LAN ports to also serve as
a home gateway. The MediaFlex NG has a flexible architecture that allows multiple ports to
be defined as WAN ports to be connected to the multi-port broadband gateway. Many
service providers have designed their network to separate the video traffic from the data
traffic by pre-configuring the broadband gateway to send out video traffic on one port and
the data traffic on a separate port. The MediaFlex architecture allows the home users to
plug in the MediaFlex NG directly to the broadband gateway using separate video and data
ports.
BeamFlex
Most off-the-shelf Wi-Fi products are equipped with one or two antennas, offering little
resilience or diversity in the event of a debilitated signal path. The Ruckus MediaFlex NG is
equipped with BeamFlex, a patent-pending MIMOG smart antenna system. BeamFlex
enables client devices to communicate over longer distances at higher speeds than
consumer-grade 802.1 products - delivering unprecedented reliability and diversity.
Each Ruckus MediaFlex NG integrates BeamFlex, a compact, internal antenna array with
six high-gain, directional antenna elements capable of forming 63 unique antenna
patterns for massive diversity. Expert system control software continuously ranks the
antenna patterns for each receiving device, using the inherent feedback mechanism built
into the 802.11 MAC layer protocol.
With BeamFlex, the Ruckus MediaFlex NG is able to reconfigure itself in realtime,
detecting and adjusting for both spectral and multi-path interference as well as
neighboring network noise. By selecting the optimum antenna pattern for each receiving
device, BeamFlex enables extended Wi-Fi range and higher communications speeds. The
massive diversity of the BeamFlex antenna systems allows the Ruckus MediaFlex NG to
find and instantly select from many quality signal paths in a changing environment. This
provides the stability and sustained baseline performance essential for voice and video
applications.
zoom in
SmartCast
Patent-pending SmartCast technology from Ruckus Wireless combines innovative
multicast traffic handling techniques, smart QoS and application-aware traffic
classification capabilities to ensure the highest reliability for all transmissions over Wi-Fi.
SmartCast differentiates and manages multicast video frames separately from all other
traffic types. This provide a robust wireless transport for IPTV streams from the broadband
gateway to the set top box. SmartCast detects a receiver tuning to an IPTV channel and
then directs the associated multicast video packets to each receiver using the optimum
data rate and signal path for that receiver. This ensures the best performance possible
while enabling reliable delivery of IPTV packets.
Multimedia optimized traffic management algorithms guarantee performance for multiple
broadcast quality video streams while maintaining adequate bandwidth for data
applications. SmartCast automatically classifies all traffic based on UDP/TCP port and
other application attributes, and manages each traffic type (voice, video, data) according to
its classified priority and characteristics.
Automatic type-of-service (ToS) tagging eliminates complex QoS configurations, while
automatic management of lower speed 802.11b devices assures bandwidth availability
for prioritized video applications. Four priority queues per station result in high granularity
of traffic prioritization and precision for multiple concurrent video streams. All packets are
queued/de-queued by specialized schedulers optimized for the corresponding traffic type.
Each scheduler takes into account the delay/jitter tolerance and bandwidth requirements
of the traffic and the changing performance characteristics of each station on the WLAN to
ensure the best user experience.
InTune
InTune is an innovative wireless service management technology that provides access to
vital statistics, performance and RF information necessary to manage triple play services.
InTune uniquely provides the ability to perform inventory audits for all the devices within the
home wireless environment. Multi-tiered user and provider management domains
delivers complete customization and the utmost flexibility. In-Tune also provides remote
execution of diagnostics from within the home. InTune provides two distinctive
management views for every device. The service provider view delivers detailed
information on logging, statistics, quality of service, status of the device for the IPTV
streams delivered to the household. The home user view provides simple to use, Web
management for configuring basic wireless data networking for home PC’s.
Simple Installation, Reduced Support Costs
Self-installable, the Ruckus MediaFlex NG and adapter attach to their respective modem
or media devices using standard Ethernet. A Web UI allows easy configuration as well as
firmware upgrades. Three LEDs provide status information on power, Ethernet
connectivity, wireless association. A fourth LED provides a wireless video quality indicator
that allows “at-a-glance monitoring” of wireless network performance. Remote
management provided through Telnet, SSH, HTTP, or SNMP and TR-069 (future).
Proven Performance
A Ruckus-powered multimedia network is optimized to ensure transmission of 20 Mbps of
guaranteed throughput for streaming video throughout a typical 2,500-3,000 square foot
(230 square meter) home. The Ruckus MediaFlex 802.11g system supports up to three
simultaneous DVD-quality standard definition (SD) MPEG-2 IPTV video streams, six MPEG-
4 SD streams or one to two HD-quality WMV streams while supporting concurrent data
and voice applications.
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