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

Sat Jun 20 01:16:37 UTC 2015

Uhm he's not wrong...

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On Jun 19, 2015 9:13 PM, "Faisal Imtiaz" <faisal at snappytelecom.net> wrote:

> >>>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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> > Ray Patrick Soucy
> > Network Engineer
> > University of Maine System
> >
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> >
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