- Cisco Network Router User's Manual

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CiscoAironetAccessPointDeploymentGuide 
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Figure52:MCS:TwoSpatialStreamBondedChannelSupportsupto300Mbps
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Unlikethe AP3500, thenewerAP3600supports3SSwith twiceasmany transmitters(fourperband),
whichenablesfasterdataratesofupto450Mbps.Thereisanextraradioforredundancyandenhanced
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performance both upstream and downstream. The AP 3600 can also beamform to 3SS clients. The AP
2600is similar,buttheredundantradio isforupstream (asitis areceiveonly);theredundantradio is
unabletobeamformto3SSclientsbutcanbeamformattheothernon‐3SS
rates.
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The dual‐band design of the AP 3600 offers a total of eight transceivers (transmitter/receivers) using
onlyfourantennas.(SeeFigure53.)Fourradiosareusedineachband,2.4GHzand5GHz.
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Figure53:AP3600:FourTransmittersandFourReceiversperRadioBand
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