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

Sat Jun 20 03:36:05 UTC 2015

FCC Cert claims different. 

:) 

Faisal Imtiaz 
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----- Original Message -----

> From: "Josh Luthman" <josh at imaginenetworksllc.com>
> To: "Faisal Imtiaz" <faisal at snappytelecom.net>
> Cc: "NANOG list" <nanog at nanog.org>, "Ray Soucy" <rps at maine.edu>
> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 9:16:37 PM
> Subject: Re: Whats' a good product for a high-density Wireless network setup?

> Uhm he's not wrong...

> Josh Luthman
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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.
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> > >
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> > >
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> > >
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> > >
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> > >
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> > > On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 1:57 AM, Sina Owolabi < notify.sina at gmail.com >
> > > wrote:
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> > >
> 
> > > > 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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> > > >
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> > >
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> > >
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> > >
> 
> > > --
> 
> > > Ray Patrick Soucy
> 
> > > Network Engineer
> 
> > > University of Maine System
> 
> > >
> 
> > > T: 207-561-3526
> 
> > > F: 207-561-3531
> 
> > >
> 
> > > MaineREN, Maine's Research and Education Network
> 
> > > www.maineren.net
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> > >
> 