Xirrus Awarded First Patent for Wi-Fi Array

Xirrus, Inc., the only provider of high capacity, long range Wi-Fi products that can effectively extend wired network capabilities to wireless -- without compromise, announced today the issuance of United States Patent Number US D526,973 S by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The United States Design Patent covers the physical housing of the Wi-Fi Array and was issued on August 22, 2006.

"This patent is one in a series of applications that will strengthen our intellectual property portfolio and solidify our position as an innovator in the Wi-Fi market," said Dirk Gate, CEO of Xirrus. "Our first design patent on the Wi-Fi Array will put us ahead of our competitors to deliver a high capacity wireless networking solution."

The Xirrus Triple Play Wi-Fi Array, which packs 4, 8, or 16 radios along with an onboard Gigabit Switch into a compact, ceiling mountable device, utilizes industry standard Wired QoS protocols -- 802.1Q and 802.1p -- in exactly the same manner as a Wired Ethernet network. Each Xirrus Triple Play Wi-Fi Array is capable of real-time, load balanced discrete classification and prioritization between the Wired and Wi-Fi network of 180 simultaneous Voice calls per Array; 45 simultaneous SDTV video streams per Array; wireless Fast Ethernet backhaul links between Arrays; Gigabit Ethernet uplinks to the Wired network; along with fast roaming between radios within an Array and between Arrays.

Led by Dirk Gates, former chairman and CEO of Xircom (acquired by Intel), Xirrus' revolutionary and patent pending Wi-Fi Array packs 4, 8, or 16 radios into a compact, ceiling mountable device along with an onboard Gigabit Switch -- providing Wi-Fi connectivity to the Enterprise at the lowest cost per user, square foot, and Mbps in the industry.

Xirrus won 'Best Startup' at Networld+Interop 2005. More information is available at www.xirrus.com