Well… this is my area of expertise at work: cheap hardware begets bad experiences.
OTC hardware is cheap. Even if you pay a lot for it. Firetide, FluidMesh and Rajant are the best hardware on the market for what you’re describing. And VERY expensive. > On Jul 20, 2015, at 12:31 PM, Karl Fife <karlf...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Both Zero Handoff and Wireless Backhaul for Wi-Fi have proven to be *not > useful* technologies for us due to the transient and unpredictable nature of > Wi-Fi interference. Both technologies have correlated risk factors that > cause cascading performance degredation. As interference or load increases, > the probability of adverse loss, jitter, and latency also increase. That > breaks the network's suitability to many applications. > > SNR in the backhaul band can be fine for days, then can become absolute shit > for hours, seemingly for no reason. Site analysis shows an energy spike in > the backhaul band. Maybe somebody's 'smart' AP has changed channels. Maybe > someone is microwaving a baby monitor. Maybe the UFO's just outside probe my > brain using the Wi-Fi bands to steal my secret plans. Architecture using > these technologies can be acceptable for hobbyists, or for when there is > literally no other option within budget, but IMO architecting a system with > them is similar to setting out for a day on the ocean with a life jacket > (i.e. no boat). > > Zero Handoff? > This we've measured less carefully, but performance appears to tank far > sooner in this scenario too. Please chime in if you have specific expertise > on this technology, but this appears that ZH depends upon low interference on > a single channel across the entire handoff 'campus'. That's a pipe dream in > dense condominiums and high-rise office buildings. It may be OK if you live > in a Faraday cage or on a drilling platform in the ocean. Apart from those > scenarios, we've never been "on the fence" as to whether we should use it. > > Now AC on the other hand... I love me come AC. Plus, they tend to serve > double duty as space heaters. > -KF > > > > > > On 7/17/2015 10:37 AM, Zandr Milewski wrote: >> Be aware, though, the UAP-AC is missing some banner UniFi features. >> >> No Zero-Handoff >> No Wireless Backhaul >> >> I can't tell if any of the UniFi indoor stuff does the UNII-2e/DFS stuff. >> The AC's certainly don't. >> >> On 7/17/15 08:29, David Burgess wrote: >>> On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 8:45 AM, Chuck Mariotti <cmario...@xunity.com> >>> wrote: >>>> We are having a number of issues with Engenius Access Points... they seems >>>> to have the features we need but for some reason, connectivity is not >>>> reliable (seems Mac related). As much time as I would like to spend >>>> debugging it, it would be cheaper to replace. >>>> >>>> Does anyone have any recommendations for small office access points? >>> >>> >>> I second both of the previous replies. I use Unifi and Tomato >>> exclusively for wireless. >>> >>> For budget installs with plenty of features, try Shibby's Tomato on >>> the ASUS RT-N12 or RT-AC66U. >>> >>> For POE, top aesthetics or mass deployment and central management, >>> spend a little more on the Unifi. >>> >>> db >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pfSense mailing list >>> https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list >>> Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pfSense mailing list >> https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list >> Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold > > _______________________________________________ > pfSense mailing list > https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list > Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold _______________________________________________ pfSense mailing list https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold
