An engineer is upgrading the legacy APs to 802.11ac Wave 2 capable APs. The existing gigabit uplinked switches provide 802.3at. Which switch limitation is a concern?

The correct answer is D. output power. The concern with existing gigabit uplinked switches providing 802.3at is the output power limitation. 802.11ac Wave 2 APs may require more power than what 802.3at can deliver, especially for features like Multi-User Multiple Input Multiple Output (MU-MIMO).

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Ainterface throughput
Bhigh availability
Ccollision domains
Doutput power

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A
13% (7)
B
4% (2)
C
7% (4)
D
76% (42)

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The concern with existing gigabit uplinked switches providing 802.3at is the output power limitation. 802.11ac Wave 2 APs may require more power than what 802.3at can deliver, especially for features like Multi-User Multiple Input Multiple Output (MU-MIMO).

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#802.11ac Wave 2#802.3at PoE#power budget#AP upgrade

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