RUCKUS Product Guide
RUCKUS Product Guide
ICX SWITCHES
802.11ax (2.4GHz,
802.11ax (2.4GHz, 5GHz) 802.11ax (2.4GHz, 5GHz) 802.11ax (2.4GHz, 5GHz) 802.11ax (2.4GHz, 5GHz)
Wi-Fi technology 5GHz, 6GHz)
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6™ Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6™ Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6™ Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6™
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6E™*
PD-MRC
Rx sensitivity
-98/-96/-97dBm -101dBm -102dBm -101dBm -103dBm
(2.4/5GHz/6GHz)
ChannelFly
SmartMesh *
USB (IoT Ready)
1x 10 Gbps 1x 1/2.5/5 Gbps 1x1GbE 1 x 1 GbE
Ethernet ports 2 x 1GbE
1x 10/100/1000 Mbps 1x 10/100/1000 Mbps 1x2.5GbE 1 x 2.5 GbE
Integrated BLE/ZigBee
• SmartZone • SmartZone • SmartZone • SmartZone • SmartZone
WLAN Control and RUCKUS Cloud* Unleashed Unleashed
• • • • Unleashed • Unleashed
Management RUCKUS Cloud
• • RUCKUS Cloud • RUCKUS Cloud
* Target Q4’22
Entry level Wall-mount Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) Wall-mount Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) RUCKUS IoT Modules
Feature/Description Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) dual-concurrent AP AP dual-concurrent, five GbE ports, IoT AP dual-concurrent, three GbE ports,
with BeamFlex+ gateway, BeamFlex+ IoT gateway, BeamFlex+
i100
1200 Mbps (5GHz) 1200 Mbps (5GHz) 1200 Mbps (5GHz) • Zigbee 3.0,
Maximum PHY rate
574 Mbps (2.4GHz) 574 Mbps (2.4GHz) 574 Mbps (2.4GHz) BLE, iBeacon,
Protocol Eddystone
802.11ax (2.4GHz, 5GHz) 802.11ax (2.4GHz, 5GHz) 802.11ax (2.4GHz, 5GHz) (software
Wi-Fi technology
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6™ Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6™ Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6™ configurable)
Concurrent users 256 512 512 Device • 25 (Zigbee)
Capacity • 12 (BLE)
Radio chains:streams 2x2:2 2x2:2 2x2:2
High-end Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) High-end Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) High-density outdoor High-density outdoor AP High-density outdoor Outdoor 4x4:4 2.4/5GHz
dual-concurrent AP with MU- dual-concurrent AP with MU- AP series 2x2:2 (5GHz) + series 2x2:2 (5GHz) + 2x2:2 AP series 2x2:2 (5GHz) + 802.11ac Wave 2 Wi-Fi
MIMO and BeamFlex+ MIMO and BeamFlex+ and 2x2:2 (2.4GHz) Wi-Fi 6 with (2.4GHz) Wi-Fi 6 with 2x2:2 (2.4GHz) Wi-Fi 6 with access point with DOCSIS 3.1
Feature/Description internal sectorized antenna integrated BeamFlex+ integrated BeamFlex+ integrated BeamFlex+ backhaul
adaptive internal antennas adaptive internal antennas adaptive internal sectorized
with polarization diversity with polarization diversity antennas with polarization
diversity
2400 Mbps (5GHz) 2400 Mbps (5GHz) 2.4GHz: 574 Mbps 2.4GHz: 574 Mbps 2.4GHz: 574 Mbps 1733 Mbps (5GHz)
Maximum PHY rate
1148 Mbps (2.4GHz) 1148 Mbps (2.4GHz) 5GHz: 1200Mbps 5GHz: 1200Mbps 5GHz: 1200Mbps 600 Mbps (2.4GHz)
802.11ax (2.4GHz, 5GHz) 802.11ax (2.4GHz, 5GHz) 2x2:2 (5GHz) + 2x2:2 (2.4GHz) 2x2:2 (5GHz) + 2x2:2 (2.4GHz) 2x2:2 (5GHz) + 2x2:2 (2.4GHz) 802.11ac (5GHz)
Wi-Fi technology
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6™ Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6™ Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 6 802.11n (2.4GHz)
Concurrent users 1024 1024 512 512 512 512
2x2:2 (5GHz) + 2x2:2 (5GHz) + 2x2:2 (5GHz) +
Radio chains:streams 4x4:4 4x4:4 4x4:4
2x2:2 (2.4GHz) 2x2:2 (2.4GHz) 2x2:2 (2.4GHz)
Antenna patterns (per
4,000+ 4,000+ 64 64 64 4,000+
band)
2.4GHz: 6dBi 2.4GHz: 6dBi
Antenna gain Up to 3dBi Up to 3dBi Up to 3dBi Up to 3dBi
5Ghz: 8dBi 5Ghz: 8dBi
PD-MRC
ChannelFly
SmartMesh
1 x 1 GbE 1 x 1 GbE
Ethernet interface 1x 1GbE 1x 1GbE 1x 1GbE 1 x 1GbE
1 x 2.5 GbE 1 x 2.5 GbE
SmartZone
Number of APs supported Up to 2,000 / 6,000 per cluster Up to 10,000 / 30,000 per cluster Up to 1,024 / 3,000 per cluster Up to 10,000 / 30,000 per cluster
Number of switches
Up to 400 / 1,200 per cluster Up to 2,000 / 6,000 per cluster Up to 200 / 600 per cluster Up to 2,000 / 6,000 per cluster
supported
Number of clients supported Up to 40,000 / 120,000 per cluster Up to 100,000 / 450,000 per cluster Up to 25,000 / 60,000 per cluster Up to 100,000 / 300,000 per cluster
Guest networking/captive
portal
DHCP server External or Assigned External or Assigned External or vSZ-D assigned External or vSZ-D assigned
Management Interface Web GUI, CLI Web GUI, CLI Web GUI, CLI Web GUI, CLI
Management protocol(s) SNMP v3, RESTful JSON SNMP v3, RESTful JSON SNMP v3 SNMP v3
VLAN support Dynamic VLANs Dynamic VLANs Dynamic VLANs Dynamic VLANs
Data Plane Tunneling or local breakout Tunneling or local breakout Tunneling or local breakout Tunneling or local breakout
Power supply AC, Field Replaceable DC or AC, Field Replaceable N/A N/A
Secured data plane Enables forwarding of user data traffic through secure tunnels on RUCKUS APs when Number of APs Virtually unlimited number of APs
tunneling managed by Virtual SmartZone controllers. Up to 50
supported supported
Multiple hypervisor Number of switches Virtually unlimited number of switches
Supports the most widely deployed VMware and KVM hypervisors Up to 8 switches
support supported supported
Complete separation of Control+Management plane (vSZ) and data plane functions
NFV flexible Clients up to 1,024 Clients per AP: refer to AP data sheet
(SmartZone Data Plane) via separate VMs that support distributed and centralized
architecture
deployments providing compelling architecture flexibility.
Ethernet ports Refer to selected AP data sheet N/A
Works seamlessly
vSZ acts as the controller for RUCKUS APs as well as SmartZone Data Plane providing
with virtual Authentication 802/1x. local database, PSK, 802.1x, Active Directory, RADIUS,
seamless configuration and management capabilities.
SmartZone support Active Directory, RADIUS, LDAPr LDAP, SMS, social login, open
Up to 10 SmartZone Guest networking/
Data Planes per vSZ The vSZ controller runs in Active/Active (3+1) mode for extremely high availability. Each
captive portal
and up to SmartZone Data Plane runs as an independent virtual machine instance that is managed by
40 SmartZone Data the vSZ controller.
DHCP server External or assigned
Planes per cluster
This feature enables RUCKUS APs in a particular zone establish tunnels with the SmartZone AP discovery and
L2 L2
Data Plane in that particular zone. Provides flexibility for distributed and managed services control
vSZ Zone affinity
deployments where the SmartZone Data Planes can be co-located on-premise with
for SmartZone Data SSID/WLAN support 16 15/Venue
RUCKUS APs (vSZ Zones) on medium/large high density sites that need tunneling. With up
Plane
to 40 SmartZone Data Planes per cluster, the SZ 3.5 release can potentially support a large
number of such distributed deployments. Web GUI, CLI, Unleashed Multi-Site
Management Interface Web GUI and native mobile application
Manager
This feature enables a high scale DHCP Server on the SmartZone Data Plane. The DHCP
Server is a high-scale server specifically designed and architected for Wi-Fi deployments Remote Management Yes Yes
DHCP server and
that provide near-real time IP address assignment combined with NAT this provides
NAT
tremendous value to the operator since it avoids mac-address scaling limits and high costs Management
on the network infrastructure (switches). SNMP v3 N/A
protocol(s)
This feature is useful from a Legal Intercept requirements perspective and enables the
Legal Intercept ability to mirror packets in both uplink and downlink directions for Wi-Fi clients that have a VLAN support Yes Dynamic VLANs
CALEA warrant.
Data Plane Local breakout Local breakout
Support for
This feature enables SmartZone Data Plane to forward WiFi client traffic to a specified 3rd
northbound tunnels
party WAG (Wireless Access Gateway) over L2oGRE protocol standard. APs powered using PoE or optional
L2oGRE Power supply PoE
power supply
Supports IPv6 addressing for the SmartZone Data Plane interfaces as well as support
IPv6 support Fans N/A N/A
forwarding of IPv6 client traffic
L3 Roaming (inter This feature enables L3 Roaming when traffic is tunneled to the SmartZone Data Plane. The
Refer to Unleashed data sheet for Refer to RUCKUS Cloud data sheet for
SmartZone Data feature relies on inter SmartZone Data Plane flexi-vpn tunnels that are dynamically created SKU/Part number
Plane tunnels) with minimal user intervention. L3 Roaming can be enabled based on VLANs or subnets. supported devices supported devices
ICX
Feature 7150-Compact
ICX 7150 ICX 7150 Z-Series ICX 7450 ICX 7550 ICX 7650 ICX 7750 ICX 7850
Switching Capacity (max) 120Gbps 180Gbps 304Gbps 336Gbps 1,020Gbps 1.128Tbps 2.56Tbps 6.4Tbps
PoE Power Budget (max) 240W 740W 1480W 1480W 2000W 1500W
Aggregate stack bandwidth 240Gbps 480Gbps 480Gbps 960Gbps 2.4Tbps 2.4Tbps 5.76Tbps 9.6Tbps
1
Requires QSFP+ splitter cables
ICX
Feature 7150-Compact
ICX 7150 ICX 7150 Z-Series ICX 7450 ICX 7550 ICX 7650 ICX 7750 ICX 7850
PoE/PoE+
Long-Distance Stacking 1
sFlow
Layer 3 (STATIC, RIP, OSPF)
OpenFlow with Hybrid Port
Mode
RUCKUS Campus Fabric 1
Redundant Power Option
PoH (90W PoE power
per port)
Hot Swap Internal power
supplies and fans
2
EEE (Energy Efficient Ethernet)
VRF
IPsec VPN
(with service module)
MACsec
BGP
Reversible airflow option
VxLAN 2
Multi Chassis Trunking (MCT)
• SmartZone • SmartZone • SmartZone • SmartZone • SmartZone • SmartZone • SmartZone • SmartZone
Unified network management • Unleashed • Unleashed • Unleashed • Unleashed • Unleashed • Unleashed • Unleashed • Unleashed
options • RUCKUS Cloud • RUCKUS Cloud • RUCKUS Cloud • RUCKUS Cloud • RUCKUS Cloud • RUCKUS Cloud
1
Stacking and Campus Fabric not supported on ICX7150-C08P.
2
Available in a future software release.
Network Monitoring
Network Director
Network Director provides a robust single-pane-of-glass view of your entire converged RUCKUS Wi-Fi and switch network. Network Director
(Centralized Inventory
provides multi-cluster inventory control and management of all SmartZone network controllers for improved tracking and manageability.
Management software)
RUCKUS Unleashed Multi- Unleashed Multi-Site Manager provides a single-pane-of-glass view of Unleashed networks deployed across multiple locations. It simplifies
Site Manager deployment, monitoring and management of Unleashed access points and ICX switches.
Software
IoT Suite
RUCKUS IoT Suite is a software controller that support IoT devices from the RUCKUS IoT Ecosystem. Our IoT Ecosystem partners offer panic
(Internet of Things
buttons, door locks, thermostats, etc. running BLE, Zigbee, Bluetooth, LoRA, etc. wireless interfaces.
Management server)
RUCKUS Analytics is a cloud service for network analytics and assurance. Powered by machine learning and artificial intelligence, it gives IT
RUCKUS Analytics
comprehensive visibility into network operations and accelerates troubleshooting. RUCKUS analytics delivers powerful incident analytics and
(Service Assurance)
automated health monitoring among other things to enable IT to meet their network service level agreements (SLAs).
SmartCell Insight (SCI) RUCKUS SmartCell Insight is software that delivers detailed reporting and informative dashboards for your RUCKUS network. It aggregates data
(Reporting and from applications, users, devices, access points, controllers and switches to provide visibility into network operations. The software helps you to
Dashboards) manage the network more effectively and improve user experience.
Cloudpath Enrollment RUCKUS Cloudpath Enrollment System is a cloud service (or on-premises software) that delivers secure network access for any user, and any
System device, on any network. It streamlines network onboarding and authentication for BYOD, guest users and IT-owned devices—including IoT devices.
(Secure Network Access) The service increases security and reduces IT workload while providing a great end-user connectivity experience.
Smart Positioning The RUCKUS real-time location engine and analytics software enables retailers, stadiums, and transportation hubs to enhance the way they
Technology SPoT interact with customers based on precise location. Deployed on top of RUCKUS Smart Wi-Fi, the RUCKUS SPoT does not require any additional
(Location engine and hardware and has unlimited scalability in the cloud. Send real-time travel updates, targeted promotions, and even classroom notes through
analytics software) footfall traffic and proximity analytics to enrich customer relationships.
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