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

Mel Beckman mel at beckman.org
Mon Jun 22 05:08:29 UTC 2015


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 at 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 at 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 scale
>>> wifi deployment
>>> 
>> [snip]
>> 
>> 
>> While it is vendor specific (and therefore subject to certain biases) I’ve
>> 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-High-Density-802-11ac-Networks-Validated-Reference-Design/ta-p/230891
>> 
>> I’m 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’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.
>> 
>> There are also some less-formal slide decks on the same topic from Aruba
>> that are a bit redundant but more conversational:
>> 
>> 
>> http://www.wlanpros.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Ultra-High-Density-WLAN-Design-Deployment-Chuck-Lukaszewski.pdf
>> 
>> http://community.arubanetworks.com/aruba/attachments/aruba/tkb@tkb/86/3/2012%20AH%20Vegas%20-%20WLAN%20Design%20for%20High%20Density.pdf
>> 
>> JT
>> 
> 
> 
> 
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