Aruba enters fixed mobile convergence market

07.11.2006

"Any manufacturers can take the code and put it in their handset," said Melkote.

This month Aruba will release three specifications targeted at scalability, performance, and reliability.

Wireless Multimedia (WMM) distinguishes between different types of traffic in the air and provides the correct level of bandwidth for voice traffic. The AP (access point) will be able to handle multiple queues that are processing at the AP to ensure that the right level of traffic is in the right queue, Melkote said.

Also for security, WMM can identify a device masquerading as voice to gain priority.

"Without this capability it is like having a car pool lane with no police to monitor it. We have the cops inside the box," said Melkote.