AP66 Access Point

The new Wi-Fi 7 standard (802.11be) expands the capabilities of Wi-Fi 6E, including the use of up to 1,200 MHz of the 6 GHz band for higher throughput and improved application performance. New capabilities include 320 MHz channels that provide double the throughput, multilink operation (MLO) for more efficient load balancing and failover, Multi-Resource Units (Multi-RU), preamble puncturing, and 4K QAM for higher transmission rates and better user experiences. Only Wi-Fi 7 and 6E client devices can use the 6 GHz band, ensuring no interference from IoT or legacy devices.

A dedicated tri-band fourth radio collects data for  Mist, 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.

The Juniper Mist platform automatically captures packets and radio frequency spectrum and streams them to the cloud when major issues are detected. AI-native dynamic packet capture and dynamic spectrum capture enable “network rewind” that identifies and resolves wireless interference issues more efficiently. Both features will save your IT team time and effort, eliminating the need for truck rolls with sniffers to reproduce and capture data for troubleshooting.

Reliable RF optimization is even more critical with the addition of the 6GHz spectrum. Radio Resource Management uses a dedicated sensor radio to automate dynamic channel and power assignments, avoiding Wi-Fi and external sources of interference. The Marvis® 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.

Juniper uses Mist, its industry-leading AI-native networking platform, to automate and optimize the new features in 802.11be (Wi-Fi 7). Our AI for AX capabilities elevate basic service set (BSS) coloring, improve AP-to-client data transmission scheduling (OFDMA), and assign clients to the best radio to boost overall network performance.

By incorporating the 802.11ax target wake time (TWT) capability and Bluetooth 5.4, AP66 access points help extend the battery life of IoT devices, particularly as new ones are added to the network.

The AP66 series extends network monitoring and insights to increase IoT capabilities with dual 802.15.4 radios for concurrent location services and electronic shelf labels (ESL).