[181358] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Whats' a good product for a high-density Wireless network setup?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mel Beckman)
Mon Jun 22 01:09:38 2015
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From: Mel Beckman <mel@beckman.org>
To: Mike Lyon <mike.lyon@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2015 05:08:29 +0000
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I recently visited that installation. It's quite impressive and we are empl=
oying the "down-low" AP placement strategy on another high density project.=
The scheme uses human RF attenuation to enable closer AP spacing, which in=
turn supports a higher channel re-use ratio.
-mel beckman
> On Jun 21, 2015, at 10:03 PM, Mike Lyon <mike.lyon@gmail.com> wrote:
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> And Aruba also did a kick-ass wireless installation at the new Levi's
> Stadium in Santa Clara. Here is a White Paper on it:
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> http://arubanetworks.com/wp-content/uploads/stadiumRFfund.pdf
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> -Mike
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>> On Sat, Jun 20, 2015 at 10:51 AM, John Todd <jtodd@loligo.com> wrote:
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>> On 20 Jun 2015, at 9:37, Sina Owolabi wrote:
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>> I'd be grateful for any information on how to calculate for large scale
>>> wifi deployment
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>> While it is vendor specific (and therefore subject to certain biases) I=
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>> found the Aruba VRD (Validated Reference Design) documentation fairly cl=
ear
>> and applicable to many high-density environments. It covers theory,
>> planning, and engineering.
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>> http://community.arubanetworks.com/t5/Validated-Reference-Design/Very-Hi=
gh-Density-802-11ac-Networks-Validated-Reference-Design/ta-p/230891
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>> I=92m certain that Cisco, Xirrus, Ruckus, Ubiquiti, Areohive, etc. also =
have
>> papers on the topic that (hopefully) have the same basic theory concepts
>> applied to their specific configuration syntax and special sauces. I=92=
ve
>> had good experiences with Aruba with high-density auditorium usage on
>> several occasions, though I tend to turn off some of the proprietary
>> features to keep things simple.
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>> There are also some less-formal slide decks on the same topic from Aruba
>> that are a bit redundant but more conversational:
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>> http://www.wlanpros.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Ultra-High-Density-WL=
AN-Design-Deployment-Chuck-Lukaszewski.pdf
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>> http://community.arubanetworks.com/aruba/attachments/aruba/tkb@tkb/86/3/=
2012%20AH%20Vegas%20-%20WLAN%20Design%20for%20High%20Density.pdf
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>> JT
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> Mike Lyon
> 408-621-4826
> mike.lyon@gmail.com
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> http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon
