Extreme taps Intel analytics to boost its AI Expert assistant

The collaboration is aimed at helping customers improve network performance, detect security threats, and reduce operational costs by using network data and device data from PCs through Intel’s Connectivity Analytics SDK and generative AI. Customers will have access to analytics related to Intel client models, driver versions, coverage hole insights, roaming reasons, and power type, according to Intel. “In addition, wireless clients that support Intel Connectivity Analytics will send client reports providing information such as station information, low received signal strength indications, neighboring access points, temporary disconnects, unknown APs, and failed APs when applicable,” Intel stated.

“The primary use cases are to simplify a network administrator’s ability to identify out-of-date or noncompatible wireless client drivers, validate new wireless client drivers, identify nonworking wireless client hardware, troubleshoot issues with wireless client roaming, identify reasons for poor connectivity, and identify misbehaving APs,” Intel stated. 

Intel is looking to expand third-party support of its Connectivity Analytics, which currently features integration with Cisco management software.

“Extreme’s partnership with Intel will deliver increased visibility into both network and client devices and will drive additional development of GenAI tools that enable customers to optimize the design, deployment and management of enterprise networking and security,” Extreme stated. “These new features help to optimize network performance, dynamically adjust bandwidth to prioritize critical devices and improve security threat detection and issue resolution.”

Extreme said it expects to start integrating Extreme AI Expert into Extreme solutions later this year.

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