OmniAccess Stellar AP1360 Series

The multifunctional Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess® Stellar Outdoor AP1360 series access points with 802.11ax technology enable sfaster speeds, more capacity, and efficient airtime allocation for clients on both 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi bands. This enables Access Points to better service higher density of clients, deliver more capacity for bandwidth hungry and latency sensitive voice and video clients, and provide a dependable secure network for IoT devices while increasing their battery powered lifespan. The OmniAccess® Stellar WLAN brings unparalleled experience for connectivity, coverage and performance for the modern IoT connected Enterprise.

The 802.11ax high performance and rugged AP1360 series models are designed to accommodate diverse growing capacity needs of next generation Mobility & IoT enabled networks. The access points are powered with four built-in radios, dual radios 2.4GHz/5GHz band serving high density Wi-Fi clients, a full band radio dedicated for scanning, inherently improving network security and Wi-Fi quality. It also has an integrated Bluetooth/Zigbee radio enabling location and building automation services. The access points are IP67 rated for harsh outdoor environments, such as exposure to high and low temperatures, persistent moisture and precipitation, and industrial strength surge protection. The AP1360 series models support maximum aggregate data rate ~ 3Gbps (2.4Gbps in 5 GHz and 574Mbps in 2.4 GHz), and to support this higher capacity the access point is powered by Multigig Ethernet uplink. The AP1360 series models can be connected to the network via SFP for long distance backhaul, provides an additional downlink Ethernet interface for wired IoT device endpoint connection, catering to varied deployment options in today’s demanding outdoor environments.

OmniAccess® Stellar AP1360 series support all mandatory and several optional 802.11ax features, which include DL OFDMA with up to 37 RUs, UL OFDMA with up to 37 RUs, DL MUMIMO , UL MU-MIMO, 1024-QAM modulation and more, making tomorrows diverse digital workspaces including outdoor settings highly reliable and efficient.

Featuring enhanced WLAN technology with RF Radio Dynamic Adjustment, a distributed control Wi-Fi architecture, secure network admission control with Unified Access, built in application intelligence and analytics, making it ideal for enterprises of all sizes demanding a simple, secure and scalable Wireless solution.

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802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) high efficiency features
IEEE 802.11ax allows enterprises to deliver high performance wireless LAN services with increased throughput, enabling more clients in dense environments and bringing power efficiency to Internet of Things (IoT) devices, while it remains fully backward compatible with existing 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac deployments. The 802.11ax standard is a dramatic step forward in wireless LAN technology for all organizations. Some of the key 802.11ax features enabled on OmniAccess Stellar AP1360 series are:
• Orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) enables more clients to simultaneously operate in the same channel and thereby improving efficiency, latency, and throughput. OFDMA can concurrently address multiple clients in both directions downlink (DL) and uplink (UL), including full 37 OFDMA Resource Units (RUs). OFDMA is very effective in environments where there are many devices with short frames demanding lower latency.
• Multi-user multiple input, multiple output (MU-MIMO) allows more data to be transferred at once and enables an access point to handle a larger number of concurrent clients. This capability was introduced with 802.11ac, but now with 802.11ax the multi-user performance can be concurrently delivered in both directions downlink (DL) and uplink (UL).
• 1024 quadrature amplitude modulation mode (1024-QAM) boosting peak data-rates by as much as 25 percent.
• BSS Coloring improves spatial reuse in dense environments by providing a mechanism for color coding different overlapping BSS’s, allowing more simultaneous transmissions.
• Extended Range (ER) provides increased coverage in scenarios where receiving side encounters high path loss and channel delay spread, especially in outdoor environments.
• Target wake time (TWT) makes Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 devices more power efficient. This capability lets client devices to sleep much longer, and wake up to less contention, extending the battery life of smart phones, IoT sensors, and other devices.
• Transmit beamforming improves signal power resulting in significantly higher rates at a given range.

Deliver enterprise grade security and scale with simplicity
OmniAccess Stellar enables a visionary distributed Wi-Fi architecture with centralized management and policy control, enforcing security at every step starting at the network edge, and allowing unparalleled scale in network capacity. This architecture is vital for enabling the next generation Digital Enterprise that demands business agility, seamless mobility and secure IoT enabled infrastructure empowering business transformation through continuous innovation.

OmniAccess Stellar provides enhanced security with WPA3, a new security standard for enterprise and public networks, improving Wi-Fi security by using advanced security algorithms and stronger ciphers in Enterprises including 192-bit security suite. Public spaces which provide open non-protected access, can now provide encryption and privacy using OmniAccess Stellar, which supports a new security standard Wi-Fi Enhanced Open based on opportunistic wireless encryption (OWE).

Cloud enabled with OmniVista Cirrus
The OmniAccess Stellar AP1360 series can be managed by Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista® Cirrus cloud platform. OmniVista® Cirrus powers a secure, resilient and scalable cloud-based network management platform. It offers
hassle free network deployment and easy service rollout with advanced analytics for smarter decision making. Offers IT friendly Unified Access with secure authentication and policy enforcement for users and devices.

On Premise deployment with OmniVista® 2500
The OmniAccess Stellar AP1360 series can be managed from the Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista® 2500 on premise Network Management System.
For small to medium size Enterprises, Wi-Fi Express a secure web managed (HTTPS) cluster deployment
The OmniAccess Stellar AP1360 series by default can operate in a cluster architecture to provide simplified plugand-play deployment. The access point cluster is an autonomous system that consists of a group of OmniAccess Stellar APs which is managed by one AP elected as primary virtual manager. One AP cluster supports up to 256 APs.

Quality of service for unified communication apps
The OmniAccess Stellar AP1360 series supports fine tuned, quality of service (QoS) parameters to differentiate and provide appropriate QoS for each application such as voice, video and desktop sharing. Application aware RF
scanning avoids interruption of real-time applications.

RF management
Radio Dynamic Adjustment (RDA) technology automatically assigns channels and power settings, provides DFS/TPC, and ensures that access points stay clear of all radio frequency interference (RFI) sources to deliver reliable, highperformance WLAN. The OmniAccess Stellar AP1360 series can be configured to provide part-time or dedicated scanning for spectrum analysis and wireless intrusion protection.