JOIN: community.arubanetworks.com FOLLOW: @arubanetworks DISCUSS: #airheadsconf #arubaPS12 CONFIDENTIAL #airheadsconf © Copyright 2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. 1 All rights reserved Trevor Stevens SE EMEA, Outdoor and Mesh technology tstevens@arubanet works.com BREAKOUT SESSION: ARUBA NETWORKS OUTDOOR #arubaPS12 CONFIDENTIAL #airheadsconf #airheadsconf © Copyright 2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. 2 All rights reserved ARUBA OUTDOOR TECHNOLOGY & CONCEPTS #arubaPS12 CONFIDENTIAL #airheadsconf #airheadsconf © Copyright 2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. 3 All rights reserved What is Mesh Networking? A multi-path, multi-hop wireless LAN/WAN infrastructure – Self-forming for rapid deployment – Self-healing for reliability – Overcomes line-of-sight issues Backhaul Links LAN/WAN 4.9G Public Safety 2.4G Wi-Fi Access 5Ghz Mesh Connection CONFIDENTIAL #airheadsconf © Copyright 2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. 4 All rights reserved Limits of Single Radio Backhaul Single Radio Backhaul Radio 1 Radio 1 Radio 1 Radio 1 Internet 149 149 149 Throughput • Single backhaul radios share the air • Omni antennas retransmit from node to node • 50% bandwidth loss on every hop CONFIDENTIAL #airheadsconf © Copyright 2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. 5 All rights reserved Multi-Radio Backhaul Increases Capacity Multichannel Radio Backhaul IInntteerrnneett Radio 1 Radio 1 Radio 1 Radio 2 Radio 2 Radio 2 Sustained throughput over multiple hops 149 153 157 165 Throughput • Directional antennas increase range between mesh routers • Point-to-multipoint and mesh configurations • Automated channel configuration • Policy-based mesh configuration CONFIDENTIAL #airheadsconf © Copyright 2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. 6 All rights reserved Test Results – Single vs. Multichannel • Performance difference is easy to replicate in the lab or in open air environment • Translates directly into reduced mesh portals CONFIDENTIAL #airheadsconf © Copyright 2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved AirMesh Unique Technology Advantages High Performance Mesh Networking Intelligent Layer-3 routing of traffic 802.11 multi-radio, multi-frequency system Traffic management and video optimizations Session persistence for high-speed roaming CONFIDENTIAL #airheadsconf © Copyright 2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved ARUBA AIRMESH PRODUCT FAMILY #arubaPS12 CONFIDENTIAL #airheadsconf #airheadsconf © Copyright 2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. 9 All rights reserved Aruba Outdoor Family MSR4000 MST200 MSR2000 MSR1200 AP175 • Quad Radio, • Single Radio, • Dual Radio, • Dual Radio, • Dual-Radio, 802.11n 802.11n 802.11n 802.11n 802.11n • Software • 5GHz • Thin AP • Software • 2.4 or 5GHz configurable for • Integrated MIMO • Requires Aruba configurable for 2.4, 5, or 4.9GHz antenna Controller 2.4, 5, or 4.9GHz Outdoor Mesh Extension CONFIDENTIAL #airheadsconf © Copyright 2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved
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