HPE Juniper Networking AP45 Access Point
802.11ax Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth LE Integrates Mist AI for AX

High Performance Wi-Fi

The AP45 Series is comprised of tri-band, quad-radio 4x4 802.11ax with maximum data rates of 4800 Mbps in the 6GHz band, 2400 Mbps in the 5GHz band, and 1148 Mbps in the 2.4GHz band. The fourth radio functions as a network, location, and security sensor, a synthetic test client radio, as well as a spectrum monitor. With 802.11ax Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Multi-User Multiple Input Multiple Output (MU-MIMO), and BSS Coloring technologies, the AP45 Series offers performance at unprecedented levels to support new bandwidth-hungry applications and soaring device densities.

AI for AX

With the features 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6E) offers to boost performance and efficiency, configuring and operating an access point has grown far more complex. HPE Juniper Networking automates and optimizes these features with AI for AX capabilities to optimize BSS Coloring, improve data transmission scheduling within OFDMA and MU-MIMO, and assign clients to the best radio to boost the overall performance of the network.

Greater Spectral Efficiency

OFDMA improves spectral efficiency so that an increasing density of devices can be supported on the network. Density has become an issue with the rapid growth of IoT devices, which often utilize smaller data packets than mobile devices and hence increase the burden and contention on the network. Additionally, BSS Coloring improves the coexistence of overlapping BSSs and allows spatial reuse within a given channel by reducing packet collisions.

Automatic RF optimization

With the increasing complexity that the addition of 6GHz spectrum to the 2.4GHz and 5GHz spectrum brings, reliable RF optimization is even more critical than in the past. Radio Resource Management automates dynamic channel and power assignment, taking Wi-Fi and external sources of interference into account with a dedicated sensor radio. The AI engine continuously monitors coverage and capacity SLE metrics to learn and optimize the RF environment. A learning algorithm uses hysteresis on a 24-hour window to conduct a sitewide rebalancing for optimal channel and power assignment.

Unprecedented Insight and Action

A dedicated, dual-band third radio collects data for the HPE Juniper Networking’s patent- pending Proactive Analytics and Correlation Engine (PACE), which uses machine learning to analyze user experiences, correlate problems, and automatically detect their root causes. These metrics are used to monitor SLEs and provide proactive recommendations to ensure problems don’t occur (or are fixed as quickly as possible when they do). This radio also functions as a synthetic test client to proactively detect and mitigate network anomalies.

Improved IoT Battery Efficiency

By incorporating the 802.11ax target wake time (TWT) capability and Bluetooth 5.1, AP45 access points help extend the battery life of IoT devices, particularly as additional ones join the network.

Dynamic Debugging

Constantly monitor services running on the AP45 and send alerts whenever a service behaves abnormally. Dynamic debugging relieves IT of having to worry about an AP going offline or any services running on it becoming unavailable.

Dynamic Packet Capture

The Mist™ platform™ platform automatically captures packets and streams them to the cloud when major issues are detected. This saves IT time and effort and eliminates the need for truck rolls with sniffers to reproduce and capture data for troubleshooting.

Marvis Virtual Conversational Assistant

Marvis is a natural language processing (NLP)-based assistant with a Conversational Interface to understand user intent and goals, simplifying troubleshooting and the collection of network insights. It uses AI and data science to proactively identify issues, determine the root causes and scope of impact, and gain insights into your network and user experiences. It eliminates the need to manually hunt through endless dashboards and CLI commands.

Effortless, Cloud-Based Setup and Updates

The AP45 automatically connects to The Mist™ platform cloud, downloads its configuration, and joins the appropriate network. Firmware updates are retrieved and installed automatically, ensuring that the network is always up to date with new features, bug fixes, and security updates.

Premium Analytics

Our Wireless Assurance, User Engagement, and Asset Visibility services include a base analytics capability for analyzing up to 30 days of data, which enables you to simplify the process of extracting network insights across your enterprise. If you require dynamic insights like motion paths and other third-party data and would like the option of customized reports, The Mist™ platform Premium Analytics service is available as an additional subscription.

High-Accuracy Indoor Location

The AP45 has a 16-element virtual Bluetooth LE (vBLE) antenna array controlled from The Mist™ platform cloud. Passive antennas enhance the power of a single transmitter and produce directional beams (or can be combined to act as an omnidirectional radio) to accurately detect distance and location with 1-3 meter meter accuracy. With the HPE Juniper Networking’s patented vBLE technology, you can deploy an unlimited number of virtual beacons in your physical environment with no need to install battery-powered physical BLE beacons. Support for Bluetooth 5.1 boosts IoT device range and battery life.

Patented VBLE Technology

In addition to the industry-leading Wi-Fi technology at the heart of the AP45 access point, our second-generation, patented, and dynamic, 16-element virtual Bluetooth LE (vBLE) antenna array combines with machine learning to eliminate the need for batterypowered beacons. This maximizes scalability and optimizes your deployment investment in location-based services. vBLE enables businesses to provide rich location-based experiences that are engaging, accurate, real-time, and scalable.

Wi-Fi Cloud Services

• the Mist™ platform Wi-Fi Assurance
  • For IT and NOC Teams
    • Predictable and Measurable Wi-Fi
    • Service-Level Expectation (SLE) Support
    • WxLAN Policy Fabric for Role-Based Access
    • Customizable Guest Wi-Fi Portal
    • Radio Resource Management (RRM) Driven by AI
• Marvis Virtual Assistant
  • For IT Helpdesk Teams
    • AI-Powered Virtual Network Assistant
    • Natural Language Processing Conversational Interface
    • Anomaly Detection
    • Client SLE Visibility and Enforcement
    • Data Science-Driven Root-Cause Analysis

Bluetooth Cloud Services

• the Mist™ platform Mobile Engagement
  • For Digital Experience Teams
    • Accurate (1-3m) Turn-by-Turn Navigation
    • Sensor Fusion with Dead Reckoning
    • Unsupervised Machine Learning
    • Virtual Beacons with Custom Notifications
    • Mobile SDK for iOS and Android
• the Mist™ platform Asset Visibility
• For Process and Resource Improvement Teams
  • Identification of Assets by Name and View Location
  • Zonal/Room Accuracy for Third-Party Tags
  • Historical Analytics for Asset Tags
  • Telemetry for Asset Tags (temperature, motion, and other data)
  • APIs for Viewing Assets and Analytics

Analytics Cloud Services

• the Mist™ platform Premium Analytics
  • For Network Teams
    • Baseline Analytics Features Come Included with Wi-Fi Assurance, Mobile Engagement, and Asset Visibility Subscriptions
    • End-to-End Network Visibility
    • Orchestrated Networking and Application
    • Performance Queries
    • Simplified Network Transparency
  • For Business Teams
    • Baseline Analytics Features Come Included with Wi-Fi Assurance, Mobile Engagement, and Asset Visibility Subscriptions
    • Customer Segmentation and Reporting Based on Visitor Telemetry
    • Customized* Dwell and Third-Party Reporting for Traffic and Trend Analysis
    • Correlation of Customer-Guest Traffic and Trend Analysis
    • Correlated Customer-Guest Traffic and Trend Analysis