Ruckus MediaFlex™ 2800 Series

Reliably Distribute Multimedia Over Standard 802.11 Wi-Fi – With This In-Home Wi-Fi Services Platform.

Today, there’s more multimedia content – and more ways to enjoy it – than ever. And with the MediaFlex 2800 series, consumers gain complete freedom and flexibility to distribute this voice, video, and data content all over their homes, all over standard Wi-Fi – all without wires.

The first wireless multimedia service platform of its kind, the MediaFlex 2800 series combines innovative, patent-pending smart antenna and traffic management technologies into a single system. It gives broadband operators unprecedented visibility into and control over subscriber Wi-Fi environments, all the way down to end devices. And it lets service providers accelerate deployment, minimize installations costs, and maximize service potential.

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Provides Flexible System Architecture.

Supports up to four LAN ports to serve as a home gateway
Allows multiple ports to be defined as WAN ports, and be connected to the multi-port broadband gateway
Enables home users to plug it directly in to the broadband gateway, using separate video and data ports
Provides reliable wireless connectivity to Ethernet-equipped media devices, such as settop boxes, personal video recorders, media centers, and media center extenders

Features Innovative Wireless Service Management Technology.

Provides access to key statistics, plus performance and RF information vital for managing triple play services
Multi-tiered user and provider management domains deliver complete customization and outstanding flexibility
Offers two distinctive management views (service provider and home user) for every device

Guaranteed – and Proven – Performance.

Ensures transmission of 20 Mbps of throughput for streaming video throughout typical 5,000 square foot home
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
Supports concurrent data and voice applications

Connectivity

Product

A complete solution for video-grade, high-performance wireless networking, the MediaFlex 2800 series includes an 802.11b/g multimedia router and a multimedia Wi-Fi adapter. Attached to the broadband gateway, the MediaFlex 2800 series optimizes all 802.11b/g devices in the home, while enabling wireless video applications. The 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.

Reliability

Unprecedented Reliability and Diversity Through BeamFlex.

The MediaFlex 2800 series is equipped with BeamFlex, a MIMO Smart antenna system that enables client devices to communicate over longer distances at higher speeds than ordinary 802.11 products. This compact, internal antenna array features six high-gain, directional antenna elements, capable of forming 63 unique, diverse antenna patterns. Its 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. By selecting the optimum antenna pattern in a changing environment and steering RF signals around interference, BeamFlex enables extended Wi-Fi range and higher communications speeds. This provides the stability and sustained baseline performance essential for voice and video applications.

Transmission

Highest Transmission Reliability Over Wi-Fi With SmartCast.

The MediaFlex 2800 series utilizes SmartCast technology, which combines innovative multicast traffic handling techniques, Smart QoS, and application-aware traffic classification capabilities. SmartCast differentiates and manages multicast video frames separately from all other traffic types, providing robust wireless transport for IPTV streams, from the broadband gateway to the set top box. It detects a receiver tuning to an IPTV channel, 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.

Traffic

Keeps the Traffic Flowing.

The MediaFlex 2800 series multimedia-optimized traffic management algorithms guarantee performance for multiple broadcast-quality video streams, while maintaining 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.

To assure bandwidth availability for prioritized video applications, automatic type-of-service (ToS) tagging eliminates complex QoS configurations, while automatically managing lower speed 802.11b devices. 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 accounts for traffic delay/jitter tolerance and bandwidth requirements, plus the changing performance characteristics of each station on the WLAN, to ensure the best user experience.

Simple

Simple Installation, Reduced Support Costs.

The MediaFlex 2800 series is self-installable, and its adapter attaches to a modem or media device, using standard Ethernet. Its Web UI enables easy configuration as well as firmware upgrades. Three LEDs provide status information on power, Ethernet connectivity, and wireless association. A fourth LED displays a wireless video quality indicator that allows “at-a-glance” performance monitoring. Remote management is provided through Telnet, SSH, HTTP, or SNMP, and TR-069.

Specs

Physical Characteristics
Power	• External power adapter • Input: 110-240V AC • Output: 12V DC, 1A
Physical Size	14.2cm (L), 12.2cm (W), 7.5cm (H)
Weight	200 grams
Antenna	Internal software-configurable antenna array with six directional, high-gain elements and 63 unique omni antenna patterns
Ethernet ports	5 ports, auto MDX, auto-sensing 10/100 Mbps, RJ-45
LED display	Power/status, Ethernet status, wireless status, wireless network quality indicator
Environmental conditions	• Operating temperature: 32° F (0°C) - 104°F (40°C) • Operating humidity: 15% - 95% non condensing
Performance and Supported Configurations
Concurrent stations	• Up to 48 (for Open, WEP or WPA-AES) • Up to 22 (for WPA-TKIP)
Target UDP throughput	15-20 Mbps sustainable throughout a 5000 square foot (230m²) home
Simultaneous video streams	2-3 simultaneous MPEG-2 or 4-6 MPEG-4 standard definition streams or single 10 Mbps+ HD stream at 50 feet (18m) with concurrent background traffic
Traffic Management and Quality of Services
Classes of service	Voice, video, best effort and background
Hardware queues	4
Software queues	4
Automatic traffic classification	Automatic type of service tagging for multicast video packets
Heuristic classification	Available
Multicast Video (IPTV)
IGMP snooping	• Up to 32 multicast groups • Up to 48 receiving stations
Multicast optimization	• Directs multicast IPTV packets to each receiving station within the designated multicast group using the optimum data rate and antenna selection • Automatic classification into video queues • Ensures reliable transmission of multicast video packets
Management
Configuration	Web user interface, CLI (Telnet), SNMP statistics interface (TR-069 future)
Login	• User • Admin
Auto configuration	Supported
Statistics	• LAN, wireless and associated stations • Accessible via Web UI
Software update	• FTP or TFTP, remote auto available • Accessible via Web UI
Other utilities	• Configuration dump (admin only) • Simple support info transfer to provider
Wi-Fi
Standards	802.11b/g, WEP, WPA (PSK)
Supported data rates	54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps
Channels	• US/Canada: 1-11 • Europe (ETSI X30): 1-13 • Japan X41: 1-13
Auto channel selection	Supported
RF power output	• 23 dBm for wireless-B • 23 dBm for wireless-G • Country-specific power settings are configurable
Transmit power control	Supported
Certifications	FCC (U.S.), IC (Canada), CE (EU), VCCI (Japan), Telec (Japan), C-Tick (Aus/NZ), OFTA (Hong Kong), iDA (Singapore), MIC (Korea), DGT (Taiwan)
Wireless security	WEP, WPA – TKIP, WPA2 - AES
Routing	DHCP client support, DHCP server support, NAT and PPPoE
Others
MAC address table	128 entries