Cisco Offers Licensing of Aironet WLAN Compatibility

Cisco Systems is offering a no cost licensing agreement that allows participating companies to offer client adapters and mobile devices that are interoperable with Cisco Aironet wireless LAN infrastructure. Following independent testing to confirm compatibility, WLAN adapters and mobile devices may bear the Cisco Compatible brand. Version 1 of the Cisco Compatible Extensions program will support full standards compliance with Wi-Fi and IEEE 802.11; compliance with Cisco Wireless Security Suite; and compatibility with Cisco’s scheme for assigning wireless LAN clients to virtual LANs (VLANs). Version 2, which will be released to partners in the next 30-60 days, will support IEEE 802.1X authentication type PEAP; Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) when using IEEE 802.1X authentication, including the EAP type – Cisco LEAP; and improvements in roaming performance and wireless LAN management. Participants include Agere Systems, Atheros, Atmel, Intel, Intersil, Marvell and Texas Instruments.
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