All Beamforming Solutions Are Not Equal CISCO RECENTLY PUBLISHED A WHITEPAPER TO DISCUSS THE TOPIC OF “BEAMFORMING.”

Two Ways to Beamform The first point of clarity to make about Cisco’s paper—and any “beamforming” argument—is that there are different fundamental categories of beamforming, including chip-based beamforming and antenna-based beamforming (e.g. BeamFlex). Most vendors are limited to offering whatever their chip vendor has included in the Wi-Fi chipset. By contrast, Ruckus can support both methods simultaneously, so there’s no need to worry about choosing one or the other. Introduction Ruckus is well known for its BeamFlex adaptive antenna technology. Enterprise WLAN vendors often attempt to denigrate Ruckus innovations by embellishing their own beamforming stories, but their logic tends to be half-baked and gap-ridden. In this paper, we will provide a counterpoint to those “stories” and demonstrate the merits of BeamFlex.