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Rick Freedman

Director, ICX Product Marketing
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July 25, 2019

Multiple Paths to Multigigabit Connectivity

Ruckus offers a range of multigigabit switch solutions that provide customers a choice of how to choose their level of investment in the technology.

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Rick-Freedman Rick Freedman

June 20, 2019

3 Ways a Mini-Multigig Provides a Big Boost

Ruckus introduced a switch that adds a boost for high-performance use and allows customers to try out multigigabit connectivity for a nominal investment.

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June 10, 2019

Why you need 90 watts of PoE power

The recently ratified IEEE 802.3bt standard is serving as a catalyst for the design of high-powered devices and switches capable of delivering 60-90 watts.

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Rick-Freedman Rick Freedman

January 02, 2019

Getting Wired for Wireless: Future-Proofing

Future-proofing switching infrastructure is another important consideration in preparing for the deployment of Wi-Fi 6 wireless access points (APs).

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Rick-Freedman Rick Freedman

December 26, 2018

Getting Wired for Wireless: Management

Tools that simplify the management of the wired and wireless network significantly reduce the burden on IT to constantly manage and troubleshoot.

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Rick-Freedman Rick Freedman

December 19, 2018

Getting Wired for Wireless: Resiliency

Resiliency in networking has always been essential and Ruckus switches offer multiple forms of resiliency. They are available across our entire ICX switch lineup: dual power supplies and fans, redundant links, load balancing, hitless failover, as well as our very own in-service software upgrade feature.

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Rick-Freedman Rick Freedman

December 12, 2018

Getting Wired for Wireless: Power

Power over Ethernet (PoE) is typically provided for access points, as well as other devices such as voice over IP (VoIP) phones, IP TVs, and more. PoE is particularly important for APs. As such, a primary concern for customers planning an AP refresh is ensuring that sufficient power will be delivered at the switch.

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Rick-Freedman Rick Freedman

December 05, 2018

Getting Wired for Wireless: Performance

To take full advantage of the speed performance offered by 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) APs (up to 5 gigabits per second), our customers have already begun installing multi-gigabit switches to either replace or supplement older infrastructure. From our perspective, the transition to multi-gigabit switches should start now.

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Rick-Freedman Rick Freedman

November 29, 2018

Getting Wired for Wireless: Switches and Robust Wi-Fi Deployments

Upgrading wireless access points is not enough; it's important to ensure the underlying switch network can support the increased demands of the new wireless deployment. Specific considerations we will cover include performance, Power over Ethernet (PoE) requirements, resiliency, network management, and future-proofing.

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