Meraki has recently released support for the Wireless Multi Media (WMM) and 802.11e Quality of Service (QoS) standards. These standards improve the performance of certain bandwidth intensive and latency sensitive applications over wireless networks.
WMM provides four different traffic classes: voice, video, best effort, and background. Devices (note that not ALL devices support WMM) that support WMM and request a higher level of service, such as WiFi handsets, will receive higher priority on Meraki network. The goal is of course to improve the overall performance of the network.
Meraki also supports WMM power save mode. Many mobile devices that support WiFi are prone to excessive battery drain. WMM power save improves on the standard 802.11 power save poll mode by allowing devices to “sleep” differently when they receive critical vs. non-critical packets. Devices that support WMM power save should experience extended battery life when used over a Meraki network.
To learn more about Meraki's new feature set, or to learn how to set up your own WiFi networks please feel to reach out to us!
Steve Amarante
Sky-Packets
www.sky-packets.com
sales@sky-packets.com
1+888.850.0245
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