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Re: Whats' a good product for a high-density Wireless network setup?

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mike Lyon)
Mon Jun 22 01:13:00 2015

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Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2015 22:12:58 -0700
From: Mike Lyon <mike.lyon@gmail.com>
To: Mel Beckman <mel@beckman.org>
Cc: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
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They also have an awesome DAS installation there as well.

On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 10:08 PM, Mel Beckman <mel@beckman.org> wrote:

> I recently visited that installation. It's quite impressive and we are
> employing 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:
> >
> > 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:
> >
> > http://arubanetworks.com/wp-content/uploads/stadiumRFfund.pdf
> >
> > -Mike
> >
> >
> >> On Sat, Jun 20, 2015 at 10:51 AM, John Todd <jtodd@loligo.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> On 20 Jun 2015, at 9:37, Sina Owolabi wrote:
> >>
> >> I'd be grateful for any information on how to calculate for large scal=
e
> >>> wifi deployment
> >>>
> >> [snip]
> >>
> >>
> >> While it is vendor specific (and therefore subject to certain biases)
> I=E2=80=99ve
> >> found the Aruba VRD (Validated Reference Design) documentation fairly
> clear
> >> and applicable to many high-density environments.  It covers theory,
> >> planning, and engineering.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> http://community.arubanetworks.com/t5/Validated-Reference-Design/Very-Hig=
h-Density-802-11ac-Networks-Validated-Reference-Design/ta-p/230891
> >>
> >> I=E2=80=99m certain that Cisco, Xirrus, Ruckus, Ubiquiti, Areohive, et=
c. also
> have
> >> papers on the topic that (hopefully) have the same basic theory concep=
ts
> >> applied to their specific configuration syntax and special sauces.  I=
=E2=80=99ve
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> There are also some less-formal slide decks on the same topic from Aru=
ba
> >> that are a bit redundant but more conversational:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> http://www.wlanpros.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Ultra-High-Density-WLA=
N-Design-Deployment-Chuck-Lukaszewski.pdf
> >>
> >>
> http://community.arubanetworks.com/aruba/attachments/aruba/tkb@tkb/86/3/2=
012%20AH%20Vegas%20-%20WLAN%20Design%20for%20High%20Density.pdf
> >>
> >> JT
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Mike Lyon
> > 408-621-4826
> > mike.lyon@gmail.com
> >
> > http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon
>



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