Cisco slams independent 11n tests as 'flawed'

Cisco claims CRN's recent test of 802.11n access points is "flawed" and that the company originally declined to participate in the test "due to basic differences in product testing methodology," according to a posting by Chris Kozup in the Cisco.com Mobility Blog. The magazine had tested a Cisco Aironet 1250 Series 11n AP it obtained from an anonymous source but failed to use a Cisco controller because it couldn't get its hands on one. The Cisco results are not listed in the comparative tests for that reason, but CRN's story does detail how Cisco's wireless gear got on in certain situations. None of that impressed Kozup.

He writes: "Cisco asserts that the review of its 802.11n access point as presented by CRN misses some of the basic principles of product testing and as such is inconclusive on many levels ... Secondly, CRN tested the access point with several client devices that were using old device drivers and had not been Wi-Fi Certified for the 802.11n draft 2.0 standard."

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