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Xirrus Announces Collaboration With Carnegie Mellon University

Posted on: Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 09:00 CST

Xirrus, Inc., the only provider of high-performance, long-range Wi-Fi products, announced today that it will partner with Carnegie Mellon University to develop advanced Wi-Fi applications, to test its new high capacity 802.11n capable Wi-Fi Array, and to deploy a large quantity of Xirrus 802.11abgn Wi-Fi Arrays on their campus as part of its campus-wide upgrade project.

Xirrus will open up its Linux based Wi-Fi Array Operating System (ArrayOS) to Carnegie Mellon University and participate in co-development of advanced features and applications that include services such as device and network management, roaming pattern analysis, and usage pattern analysis.

Carnegie Mellon University will be one of the first Xirrus 802.11n beta program participants and will play an active role in executing real world tests of the new 802.11abgn Wi-Fi Array, capable of delivering the equivalent performance of a 24-port managed Fast Ethernet Switch with dual load-balanced Gigabit Ethernet uplinks. Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays can be meshed together to extend a high performance Gigabit Wi-Fi network across an entire campus.

In addition to the co-development and beta testing partnership with Xirrus, Carnegie Mellon University will deploy a large number of 802.11abgn capable Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays throughout most residence halls and a select number of high-density user environments. As with any internationally prominent school like Carnegie Mellon University, the usage pattern in residence halls is very high and constantly increasing. The high capacity Xirrus Wi-Fi Array is being used because it is the most competitive product to install to satisfy a very demanding and technical student population.

About Xirrus

Xirrus, the leader in high performance, long range Wi-Fi is making "the air the network". Xirrus manufactures the patented Wi-Fi Array platform that integrates up to 16 radios with an onboard Gigabit Switch, Wi-Fi Controller, Firewall, and dedicated Wi-Fi Threat Sensor into a single device. The Xirrus solution delivers 2X the range, 4X the coverage, 14X the throughput, and requires 75% less devices, cabling, switch ports, and installation time compared to any competitive solution. Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays are ideal for any organization deploying Wi-Fi, especially those that require support for large coverage areas, dense user populations, and high bandwidth applications.

Xirrus is a privately-held company headquartered in Westlake Village, California. For more information, please visit www.xirrus.com.

Xirrus -- The Air is the Network™

Xirrus -- Intelligent Wi-Fi™

About Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon is a private research university with a distinctive mix of programs in engineering, computer science, robotics, business, public policy, fine arts and the humanities. More than 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students receive an education characterized by its focus on creating and implementing solutions for real problems, interdisciplinary collaboration, and innovation. A small student-to-faculty ratio provides an opportunity for close interaction between students and professors. While technology is pervasive on its 144-acre Pittsburgh campus, Carnegie Mellon is also distinctive among leading research universities for the world-renowned programs in its College of Fine Arts. A global university, Carnegie Mellon has campuses in Silicon Valley, Calif., and Qatar, and programs in Asia, Australia and Europe. For more, see http://www.cmu.edu.

Source: Business Wire

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