AirMagnet First to Provide Complete Visibility into Voice-Over-Wireless LANs.New AirMagnet VoFi Analyzer Gives Insight into Call Quality and Troubleshooting SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- AirMagnet Inc., the leader in security, performance and compliance solutions for wireless LANs A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area , announced the newest version of its award winning AirMagnet VoFi Analyzer, the industry's premier tool for monitoring and troubleshooting voice-over-wireless LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. deployments in the enterprise. VoFi Analyzer PRO 3.0 provides a dramatic improvement in understanding of voice traffic as it traverses a wireless network, for the first time collecting and integrating connection, device and server data (air, phone and wire) for unprecedented insight into the state of voice deployments. The new version also allows IT managers to identify call problems and generate mean opinion scores (MOS (1) (Metal Oxide Semiconductor) See MOSFET. (2) (Mean Opinion Score) The quality of a digitized voice line. It is a subjective measurement that is derived entirely by people listening to the calls and scoring the results from ) - even on encrypted en·crypt tr.v. en·crypt·ed, en·crypt·ing, en·crypts 1. To put into code or cipher. 2. Computer Science networks - and offers the industry's most comprehensive call roaming The ability to use a communications device such as a cellphone or PDA and be able to move from one cell or access point to another without losing the connection. analysis. "AirMagnet is dramatically raising the standard for voice analysis and providing a product that delivers an unparalleled level of insight into voice over wireless LANs See voice over Wi-Fi. ," said Chris Roeckl, vice president of marketing at AirMagnet. "Our new approach to gathering voice application information, combined with our ability to analyze information on encrypted networks, makes this an extremely powerful tool for ensuring voice over wireless LAN call quality in the enterprise." Three Sources - Air, Phone and Wire VoFi Analyzer 3.0, which received an Interop Best of Show Award in May, introduces a completely new concept for understanding and resolving issues associated with VoWLAN deployment, collecting and integrating voice-related data from three different sources - air, phone and wire - to deliver the only comprehensive view of the entire enterprise connection. VoFi Analyzer directly samples wireless voice traffic, delivering an unbiased, third party perspective on the quality between a given phone and the wireless infrastructure, as well as a simultaneous view into both sides of the call (access point to phone and phone to access point). It also integrates with supported Spectralink phones to collect Syslog messages, giving crucial insight into the connection quality at the device itself. Finally, VoFi Analyzer integrates with leading Cisco's Call Manager and Vocera Servers to provide a "wired" perspective on the connection. This analysis of both end-points and the traffic in between allows users of VoFi Analyzer to quickly understand and correct enterprise VoWLAN connection issues. Insight Into Encrypted Networks Another unique capability of VoFi Analyzer 3.0 is its ability to deliver complete analysis of fully encrypted wireless voice traffic, allowing IT managers to troubleshoot connection issues without exposing enterprise networks. Traditional packet sniffing Inspecting packets being transmitted in a network. See network analyzer. technologies sacrifice this security, requiring decoding de·code tr.v. de·cod·ed, de·cod·ing, de·codes 1. To convert from code into plain text. 2. To convert from a scrambled electronic signal into an interpretable one. 3. of the full protocol stack The set of protocols used in a communications network. A protocol stack is a prescribed hierarchy of software layers, starting from the application layer at the top (the source of the data being sent) to the data link layer at the bottom (transmitting the bits on the wire). to determine call quality scores such as MOS and R-Value. Roaming Analysis VoFi Analyzer 3.0 also provides the industry's most comprehensive analysis of call roaming, a common problem area with VoWLAN deployments. Using VoFi Analyzer, IT managers can track all roaming events and see the history of all roams in a given call to quickly determine if a call is frequently "thrashing thrashing: see threshing. Excessive paging in a virtual memory computer. If programs are not written to run in a virtual memory environment, the operating system may spend excessive amounts of time swapping program pages in and out of the disk. " between APs or channels. VoFi Analyzer 3.0 also has a new feature called "Follow Phone" that allows the application to lock onto a particular client phone and track that device through any roaming event, no matter where or how often it roams, to accurately troubleshoot a problematic connection. Pricing and Availability AirMagnet's VoFi Analyzer is available immediately in either Standard or PRO versions. The U.S. list price for Standard in $10,000; the U.S. list price for PRO is $12,000. VoFi Analyzer PRO includes all the features found in the Standard edition, plus integration support for Cisco Call Manager, Spectralink Syslog and Vocera Server. About AirMagnet Inc. AirMagnet Inc. is the leader in security, performance and compliance solutions for wireless LANs. The company's innovative products include AirMagnet Enterprise, the leading 24x7 WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network security and performance management solution, and AirMagnet Laptop Analyzer - which is known as the "de facto [Latin, In fact.] In fact, in deed, actually. This phrase is used to characterize an officer, a government, a past action, or a state of affairs that must be accepted for all practical purposes, but is illegal or illegitimate. tool for wireless LAN troubleshooting and analysis." Other products provide WLAN site survey and design, RF interference detection, remote diagnostics Vehicle Diagnostics Vehicle diagnostics enables a mechanic to diagnose the exact mechanical condition of the vehicle and its systems and components. Remote Diagnostics enables to perform such diagnosis without requiring the vehicle to physically be present for checkup. , and the world's first voice over WiFi analysis solution. AirMagnet has more than 6,000 customers worldwide, including 75 of the Fortune 100. The company, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., has offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.AirMagnet.com. (c)2007 AirMagnet Inc. All rights reserved. AirMagnet[R] and AirWISE[R] are registered trademarks, and the AirMagnet logo is a trademark, of AirMagnet Inc. All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. |
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