VoWi-Fi - Proxim solution enables voice over Wi-Fi February 09 12:55:00, 2004
SUNNYVALE, Calif.�Proxim Corp. has released the details of its new ORiNOCO Wi-Fi Suite, designed to support converged voice and data traffic across Wi-Fi networks. The suite was created as a component of the converged cellular, wireless LAN and Internet Protocol telephony solution being developed jointly by Proxim, Avaya Inc. and Motorola Inc., which was announced a year ago. The ORiNOCO Switching System, included in the suite, was designed from the beginning to support voice and data. �No one has developed a [Wi-Fi] solution with voice in mind,� said Lynn Lucas, director of product marketing. The solution includes features necessary for voice communications, including fast roaming, seamless handover across networks, load balancing, advanced quality of service and end-to-end security. It is targeted at large-scale enterprises that want to offer integrated wireless voice and data access to workers with unpredictable mobility patterns. Proxim also introduced the ORiNOCO Access Point AP-4000, the highest performing access point in its product line, according to Lucas. The access point is targeted at smaller installations with data-oriented users that also want limited voice support. The AP-4000 is a tri-mode access point that supports 802.11 b, g, and a, to interoperate with any existing Wi-Fi client. It also features proactive security measures including rogue access point detection, secure management interfaces and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), the industry standard for protecting data transmitted via Wi-Fi. The Wi-Fi Alliance separately announced last week that more than 175 products from 40 manufacturers have received WPA security certification since it was introduced last April. The alliance began requiring WPA for all Wi-Fi certification last September. The standard replaces Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) security. http://rcrnews.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?newsId=16832 -- "NEXTEL-1 IT'S NOT JUST NEXTEL" Note The New address Subscribe to Nextel-1: http://www.groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/NEXTEL-1 "NEXTEL2 FOR iDEN SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS" Subscribe to Nextel2: http://www.groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/NEXTEL2 "WIRELESS FORUM HOMELAND SECURITY GROUP" The Complete Resource for Wireless Homeland Security. Subscribe to WFHSG: http://www.groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/WFHSG -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
