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

Sat Jun 20 01:11:56 UTC 2015

>>>The thing you need to watch out for with Ubiquiti is that they don't support DFS, so the entire U-NII-2 channel space is off limits for 5 GHz.

Huh ????

Please verify your facts before making blanket statements which are not accurate ...

Faisal Imtiaz
Snappy Internet & Telecom

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ray Soucy" <rps at maine.edu>
> To: "Sina Owolabi" <notify.sina at gmail.com>
> Cc: "nanog at nanog.org list" <nanog at nanog.org>
> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 7:07:01 PM
> Subject: Re: Whats' a good product for a high-density Wireless network setup?
> 
> I know you don't want to hear this answer because of cost but I've had good
> luck with Cisco for very high density (about 1,000 clients in a packed
> auditorium actively using the network as they follow along with the
> presenter).
> 
> The thing you need to watch out for with Ubiquiti is that they don't
> support DFS, so the entire U-NII-2 channel space is off limits for 5 GHz.
> That's pretty significant because you're limited to 9 x 20 MHz channels or
> 4 x 40 MHz channels.  Keeping the power level down and creating small cells
> is essential for high density, so with less channels your hands are really
> tied in that case.  Also, avoid the Zero Handoff marketing nonsense they
> advertise; I'm sure it can work great for a low client residential area but
> it requires all APs to share a single channel and depends upon coordinating
> only one active transmitter at a time, so it simply won't scale.
> 
> I don't have experience with other vendors at large scale or high density.
> 
> I don't think what you're talking about is really high density anymore
> though.  That's just normal coverage.  Wireless is a lot more complicated
> than selecting a vendor, though.  If you know what you're doing even
> Ubiquiti could work decently, but if you don't even a Cisco solution won't
> save you.  You really need to be on top of surveying correctly and having
> appropriate AP placement and channel distribution.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 1:57 AM, Sina Owolabi <notify.sina at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi
> >
> > We are profiling equipment and design for an expected high user density
> > network of multiple, close nit, residential/hostel units. Its going to be
> > 8-10 buildings with possibly a over 1000 users at any given time.
> > We are looking at Ruckus and Ubiquiti as options to get over the high
> > number of devices we are definitely going to encounter.
> >
> > How did you do it, and what would you advise for product and layout?
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> 
> 
> 
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