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The Ruckus MediaFlex router is the rst-o-its-kind wireless multi-

media service platorm that reliably distributes multimedia content

over standard 802.11 Wi-Fi to every corner o the home.

The Ruckus MediaFlex router combines innovative, patent-pend-

ing smart antenna and trac management technologies to break

down the barriers that have prevented a single Wi-Fi network rom

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

router constantly monitors the wireless environment, steering RF

signals around intererence and prioritizing dierent trac types

or transmission over the air. With the Ruckus MediaFlex system,

consumers now have complete reedom and fexibility to distribute

and enjoy multimedia content anywhere in their homes - all with-

out wires. Meanwhile service providers can accelerate deployment,

minimize installations costs and maximize service potential.

BENEFITS

Unparalleled remote controlRemote visibility into and control over services associawith each subscriber, real-time monitoring o the in-hoWi-Fi environment

Dramatic range and perormance increasesSmart antenna system with six antennas and 63 uniqueantenna patterns ensure optimum signal paths and higdata rates to support up to 3 simultaneous video strea

No more dead spotsAntenna control sotware monitors the RF and switcheantenna patterns dynamically to route signals arther abypass intererence or the best coverage and capacit

Highest quality viewer experiencePrecision and heuristic QoS management combined wsmart antenna system delivers consistent, reliable banwidth essential or high-denition TV (HDTV)

Reliable Wi-Fi transmission o multicast IPTVUnique trac classication and smart multicast handlideliver multicast IPTV reliably to one or more set top b

Virtual access point supports multiple SSIDsSeparate wireless domains and security modes segmeservice providers trac, such as IPTV, rom home user c, such as Internet browsing

Sel-installing, auto-confgurationComprehensive DHCP client and server support or bthe service provider and home users. Port-based classtion ensures separation o the data and video trac

Remote management and automatic upgradeSNMP or troubleshooting and diagnostics. Auto rmupgrades ease deployment and remote management

The First Fully Managed, In-Home

Wireless Services Platorm or

Multimedia Distribution

MediaFlex RouterMulti-Port, Multi-Zone Multimedia Wireless Services Platorm

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Ruckus MediaFlexMulti-Port, Multi-Zone Multimedia Wireless Services Platorm

Introducing the Ruckus MediaFlex RouterA complete solution or video-grade, high perormance wireless network-

ing, the Ruckus system includes the Ruckus MediaFlex 802.11b/g multimedia

router and Ruckus MediaFlex multimedia Wi-Fi adapter. The system incorpo

rates patent-pending BeamFlex and SmartCast technologies to guarantee

optimal range and perormance or concurrent video and data trac.

Attached to the broadband gateway, the Ruckus MediaFlex router optimizes

all 802.11b/g devices in the home while enabling wireless video applications

The Ruckus MediaFlex adapter provides video-grade, 802.11b/g connectivityto any Ethernet-equipped video server and video receiver, including set top

boxes, personal video recorders, media centers and media center extenders

Flexible System ArchitectureThe Ruckus MediaFlex router supports WAN ports and up to our LAN

ports to also serve as a home gateway. The MediaFlex router has a fexible

architecture that allows multiple ports to be dened as WAN ports to be con

nected to the multi-port broadband gateway. Many service providers have

designed their network to separate the video trac rom the data trac by

pre-conguring the broadband gateway to send out video trac on one por

and the data trac on a separate port. The MediaFlex architecture allows

the home users to plug in the MediaFlex router directly to the broadband

gateway using separate video and data ports.

Most o-the-shel Wi-Fi products are equipped with one or two antennas, o-

ering little resilience or diversity in the event o a debilitated signal path. The

Ruckus MediaFlex router is equipped with BeamFlex, a patent-pending MIMO

G 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 router integrates BeamFlex, a compact, internal anten

na array with six high-gain, directional antenna elements capable o orming 63

unique antenna patterns or massive diversity. Expert system control sotware

continuously ranks the antenna patterns or each receiving device, using the

inherent eedback mechanism built into the 802.11 MAC layer protocol.

CAPABILITIES

Enables whole-home video distribution withouttedious and expensive wiring

Allows media receivers to be located anywherein the home, giving consumers more exibilityand convenience

Provides standards-compliant 802.11 wirelessconnectivity or Ethernet-equipped mediareceivers including set-top-boxes and personalvideo recorders (PVRs)

Enables reliable streaming o IPTV rombroadband gateway to set top boxes withoutcostly and time-consuming cable installations

Extends 802.11b/g range and coverage by upto 300 percent, maximizes throughput andminimizes intererence

Optimizes both unicast and multicast video

Full routing unctionality with DHCP client andserver unctionalities

Simultaneous video, voice and data trafcover the same wireless network with heuristic

classifcation o each trafc type

Remote management: SNMP and HTTP

Automatic frmware upgrade via TFTP, FTP, orHTTP

Virtual AP support provides segregation owireless domains or service providers and users

Completely standards-based 802.11system designed or compatibility withuture 802.11 standards

Factoryresets

10/100 MbpsRJ-45 network ports

AC poweradapter input

WANport

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FEATURES

Internal 6-element antenna array, with63 dynamic confgurations

Real time learning o RF, station, networkand application conditions

IGMP snooping or station-channel multicastgroup association detection

Support or 32 multicast groups and48 stations

Wireless multicast optimization with guaran-teed packet delivery

Dierentiated handling o multicast IPTVtrafc rom general multicast and broadcasttrafc

Automatic trafc classifcation by well-knownUDP/TCP port number and IPTV attributes

Heuristic QoS classifcation o voice andvideo streams to the appropriate queues

Priority queuing or voice, video, best-eortand background trafc

Per-station, per-trafc type packet queuingand scheduling

Four queues per station

Automatic ToS tagging

20Mb/s consistent video throughput intypical 2500 t2 residence (230m2)

DHCP or static IP addresses or sel install,

sel-confguration or remote-confguration

Web-based user interace

Monitoring o the Wi-Fi network and application perormance, including throughput, errorates, retransmissions

Real-time monitoring, providing 30-minuteso 1-second interval statistics

Historical monitoring, providing 24 hours o1-minute stats and 30 days o 1-hour stats

Six high-gain directional antenna elements

controlled by an expert sotware system

determines the best antenna pair or any

packet at any given time

With BeamFlex, the Ruckus MediaFlex router is able to recongure itsel in real-

time, detecting and adjusting or both spectral and multi-path intererence as well

as neighboring network noise. By selecting the optimum antenna pattern or each

receiving device, BeamFlex enables extended Wi-Fi range and higher communica-

tions speeds. The massive diversity o the BeamFlex antenna systems allows the

Ruckus MediaFlex router to nd and instantly select rom many quality signal paths

in a changing environment. This provides the stability and sustained baseline per-

ormance essential or voice and video applications.

Patent-pending SmartCast technology rom Ruckus Wireless combines innova-

tive multicast trac handling techniques, smart QoS and application-aware

trac classication capabilities to ensure the highest reliability or all transmis-

sions over Wi-Fi.

SmartCast dierentiates and manages multicast video rames separately rom

all other trac types. This provide a robust wireless transport or IPTV streams

rom 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 or that

receiver. This ensures the best perormance possible while enabling reliable

delivery o IPTV packets.

Multimedia optimized trac management algorithms guarantee perormance

or multiple broadcast quality video streams while maintaining adequate band-

width or data applications. SmartCast automatically classies all trac based

on UDP/TCP port and other application attributes, and manages each trac

type (voice, video, data) according to its classied priority and characteristics.

Automatic type-o-service (ToS) tagging eliminates complex QoS congura-

tions, while automatic management o lower speed 802.11b devices assuresbandwidth availability or prioritized video applications. Four priority queues

per station result in high granularity o trac prioritization and precision or

multiple concurrent video streams. All packets are queued/de-queued by spe-

cialized schedulers optimized or the corresponding trac type. Each scheduler

takes into account the delay/jitter tolerance and bandwidth requirements o

the trac and the changing perormance characteristics o each station on the

WLAN to ensure the best user experience.

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Connectivity

ProviderNetwork

Data

Video

PC

BEDROOM

Ethernet

HomeBSSID

ProviderBSSID

Data

Voice

RuckusMediaFlexAdapter

RuckusMediaFlexRouter

BroadbandModem/Gateway

STUDY/OFFICE

LIVING ROOM

Set Top BoxTV

InTune is an innovative wireless service management technology that provides access to vital statistics,

perormance and RF inormation necessary to manage triple play services. InTune uniquely provides the

ability to perorm inventory audits or all the devices within the home wireless environment. Multi-tiered us

and provider management domains delivers complete customization and the utmost fexibility. In-Tune also

provides remote execution o diagnostics rom within the home.InTune provides two distinctive manage-ment views or every device. The service provider view delivers detailed inormation on logging, statisti

quality o service, status o the device or the IPTV streams delivered to the household. The home user v

provides simple to use, Web management or conguring basic wireless data networking or home PCs

Simple Installation, Reduced Support CostsSel-installable, the Ruckus MediaFlex router and adapter attach to their respective modem or media

devices using standard Ethernet. A Web UI allows easy conguration as well as rmware upgrades. Thre

LEDs provide status inormation on power, Ethernet connectivity, wireless association. A ourth LED pro

vides a wireless video quality indicator that allows at-a-glance monitoring o wireless network perorm

ance. Remote management provided through Telnet, SSH, HTTP, or SNMP and TR-069 (uture).

Proven PerformanceA Ruckus-powered multimedia network is optimized to ensure transmission o 20 Mbps o guaranteed

throughput or streaming video throughout a typical 2,500-3,000 square oot (230 square meter) home. Th

Ruckus MediaFlex 802.11g system supports up to three simultaneous DVD-quality standard denition (SD

MPEG-2 IPTV video streams, six MPEG-4 SD streams or one to two HD-quality WMV streams while suppo

ing concurrent data and voice applications.

Ruckus MediaFlexMulti-Port, Multi-Zone Multimedia Wireless Services Platorm

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Model Description

2211 - (US, UE, UK) 1-port metro Wi-Fi gateway

2825 - (US, UE, UK) 5-port multimedia Wi-Fi router

2111 - (US, UE, UK) 1-port multimedia Wi-Fi adapter

Product Ordering Inormation

PLEASE NOTE:When ordering you must speciy the destination region by indicating

-US -UE or -UK ollowing the model number.

Specifcations

Physical CharacteristicsPower 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 sotware-congurable

antenna array with six directional,high-gain elements and 63 uniqueomni antenna patterns

Ethernet ports 5 ports, auto MDX, auto-sensing10/100 Mbps, RJ-45

LED display Power/status, Ethernet status,wireless status, wireless network qualityindicator

Environmental conditions Operating temperature: 32oF (0o C) -104o F (40o C)

Operating humidity: 15% - 95%non-condensing

Perormance and Supported Confgurations

Concurrent stations Up to 48 (or Open, WEB or WPA-AES) Up to 22 (or WPA-TKIP)

Target UDP throughput 15-20 Mbps sustainable throughouta 2500 square oot (230m2) home

Simultaneous video 2-3 simultaneous MPEG-2 or 4-6 MPEG-4streams standard denition streams or single

10 Mbps+ HD stream at 50 eet (18m)with concurrent background trac

Trafc Management and Quality o ServiceClasses o service Voice, video, best eort and background

Hardware queues 4

Sotware queues 4

Automatic trafc Automatic type o service tagging orclassifcation multicast video packetsHeuristic classifcation Available

Multicast Video (IPTV)

IGMP snooping Up to 32 multicast groups Up to 48 receiving stations

Multicast optimization Directs multicast IPTV packets to eachreceiving station within the designatedmulticast group using the optimumdata rate and antenna selection

Automatic classication into videoqueues

Ensures reliable transmission omulticast video packets

Management

Conguration Web user interace, CLI (Telnet),SNMP statistics interace (TR-069 uture

Login User

Admin

Auto conguration Supported

Statistics LAN, wireless and associated stations

Accessible via Web UI

Sotware update FTP or TFTP, remote auto available Accessible via Web UI

Other utilities Conguration dump (admin only) Simple support ino transer 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 Atheros SuperG Turbo (108 Mbps)

not supported or video

Channels US/Canada: 1-11 Europe (ETSI X30): 1-13

Japan X41: 1-13

Auto channel selection Supported

RF power output 23 dBm or wireless-B 23 dBm or wireless-G

Country-specic power settings arecongurable

Transmit power control Supported

Certications FCC (U.S.), IC (Canada), CE (EU),VCCI (Japan), Telec (Japan), C-Tick (AuOFTA (Hong Kong), iDA (Singapore),MIC (Korea), DGT (Taiwan)

Wireless security WEP, WPA TKIP, WPA2 - AES

Routing DHCP client support, DHCP serversupport, NAT and PPPoE

Others

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Mountain View CA 94043 USA

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