SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Meru Networks, Inc.
(Nasdaq: MERU), the leader in virtualized 802.11n enterprise
wireless networking, today announced that it has been awarded a
patent for its groundbreaking virtualized wireless LAN (WLAN)
architecture. Patent no. 7,826,426 covers Meru's Virtual
Port™ technology, designed to address the problem of a Microcell
Wi-Fi Meltdown™ and wireless network congestion. Meru's newly
patented unique technology provides wired switch-like bandwidth
optimization and security for enterprises that increasingly need to
manage environments with growing density of iPads, iPhones and
similar next-generation smartphone mobile devices, such as
Android-based wireless devices.
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"Increasing client demands will drive infrastructure density in
essentially all venues over the next few years, a consequence of
Wi-Fi's technological sophistication, its elevation to primary or
default access in many venues, the rapidly-growing deployment of
handsets, tablets, and related devices featuring integrated Wi-Fi
capability, and, of course, user expectations regarding the
availability of Wi-Fi service essentially everywhere," said
Craig Mathias, principal, Farpoint
Group. "It is therefore clear that client density and overall
demand for WLAN capacity will absolutely continue to increase no
matter what. Meru's virtualization technology is a proven
strategy for addressing these density issues and avoiding the
bottlenecks and meltdowns that are otherwise difficult to
avoid."
Over 80 percent of the Fortune 100 companies are introducing
iPads and other smart mobile devices into their networks, leading
to a potential tripling of the number of Wi-Fi enabled devices each
person carries. To manage this rapid increase in density and
wireless network congestion, Meru's Virtual Port uniquely provides
switch-like port isolation to devices over the air. Network
managers gain fine-grain access control and improved security,
while the infrastructure optimizes the allocation of the wireless
bandwidth to address the problems of Microcell Wi-Fi Meltdowns
caused by Wi-Fi spectrum congestion.
Meru's Virtual Port architecture is designed to provide a
dedicated virtual network connection for each mobile device, giving
users the performance, reliability and security expected from wired
networks. The network architecture also delivers the mobility
benefits of wireless and the flexibility of virtualization for
mobile applications, all while delivering quality-of-service (QoS)
and predictable service levels. Meru's virtualized WLAN
solutions are purpose-built to scale and easily handle the highest
user density environments created by the use of Wi-Fi enabled
devices such as iPads, iPhones, smartphones and laptops accessing
voice, video and data content and applications.
Key Facts
- Optimization and management of the Wi-Fi network is crucial to
successfully managing spectrum congestion. Unlike legacy
microcell WLAN designs, Meru's Virtual Port technology can operate
on a single channel for use enterprise-wide, and is designed to
maximize network performance while accelerating and simplifying
deployments. With its zero-handoff technology, mobile devices
need not switch channels when roaming, so users and applications
can experience uninterrupted connections. Meru's single
channel set-up is designed to mitigate interference so users can
cover larger areas with fewer access points and support much higher
density of mobile devices.
- With Meru's architecture, enterprises can layer additional
channels simultaneously, allowing them to harness the spectrum
wasted by multiple-channel microcell networks to support even
greater density, reliability and continuity of their
applications.
- Microcell Wi-Fi Meltdowns are a growing occurrence everyday
across enterprises. Meru's core technology is designed to
support the proliferation of wireless devices and applications and
more critically, avoid such Wi-Fi Meltdowns. Meru's ability
help enterprises avoid a Wi-Fi Meltdown has been demonstrated with
its WLAN 500™ demo, with over 500 wireless devices in a 500 square
foot area – streaming voice, video and data concurrently and
deliver full quality of service whether stationary or mobile.
"As it is becoming apparent that a Microcell Wi-Fi Meltdown is
not an isolated incident, people are looking to understand how they
can avoid it. Meru's virtualized WLAN architecture was
designed from the beginning to not suffer from those problems, and
this patent underlies the core technology responsible," said
Joe Epstein, senior director,
technology, Meru Networks. "Users of Meru's Virtual Port are
able to avoid wireless failures in high-density environments,
because client devices are provided a unique virtual wireless
network with dedicated bandwidth and network control. On the
other hand, legacy microcell users may continue to experience
increasing incidents of Wi-Fi Meltdowns, because every device must
share bandwidth, and as more and more devices are introduced, the
more unstable and unreliable the network becomes. This patent
is a marker of the uniqueness and value of our innovations, letting
us put a high quality, innovative and industry recognized solution
in the hands of customers."
About Meru Networks
Founded in 2002, Meru Networks provides a virtualized wireless
LAN solution that cost-effectively optimizes the enterprise network
to deliver the performance, reliability, predictability and
operational simplicity of a wired network, with the advantages of
mobility. Meru's solution represents an innovative approach to
wireless networking that utilizes virtualization technology to
create an intelligent and self-monitoring wireless network, and
enables enterprises to migrate their business-critical applications
from wired networks to wireless networks, and become all-wireless
enterprises. Meru's solutions have been adopted in major industry
vertical markets, including Fortune 500 enterprises, healthcare,
education, retail, manufacturing, hospitality and government. Meru
is headquartered in Sunnyvale,
Calif., and has operations in the Americas, Europe, the Middle
East and Asia Pacific. For
more information, visit www.merunetworks.com or call (408)
215-5300.
This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding
Meru Networks expectations, hopes, plans, intentions or strategies,
including, but not limited to statements regarding Meru's ability
to avoid Wi-Fi meltdown, the rise in client density, increased
demand for WLAN capacity and the inability for microcell users to
avoid Wi-Fi meltdowns. These forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they do
not fully materialize or prove incorrect, could cause our results
to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties include
those described in Meru Networks' documents filed with or furnished
to the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking
statements in this press release are based on information available
to Meru Networks as of the date hereof, and Meru Networks assumes
no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
Meru Networks is a registered trademark of Meru Networks,
Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
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