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The data bandwidth requirements of Wi-Fi devices have been increasing tenfold every five years while the number of Wi-Fi devices inside the home is doubling every year. This means the data processing requirement of wireless access points is growing at a compounded rate. With the advent of devices with 802.11ac connectivity, the trend is expected to continue at a much more rapid pace as we anticipate increases in data rates by 3x from about 450 Mbps for 802.11n 3×3 to 1.3 Gbps for 802.11ac.

With the ever increasing data rates and number of devices managed by access points (AP), hardware solutions for AP need to be scalable, not only with respect to these parameters, but also with respect to the services provided at the point of access. Quality of Service (QoS) and firewall requirements for enterprise APs are also two extremely important factors that need to be considered.

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