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

2015-06-22 Thread Sina Owolabi
Well now. Being scared is part of the insight :-) And until I see a No!!! Don't do it!! post... On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 7:10 AM Randy Bush ra...@psg.com wrote: This has all been a very huge help, and I am thankful for all the insights and reading material. I feel expert already! then you

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

2015-06-22 Thread Randy Bush
This has all been a very huge help, and I am thankful for all the insights and reading material. I feel expert already! then you should be very scared randy, who has been doing it for years and knows he is a weenie

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

2015-06-21 Thread Rob Seastrom
Stephen Satchell l...@satchell.net writes: ... They just couldn't believe that 300 people could max out their system ... Last year, the group AVERAGED four devices each. A *camping* event that I go to, that is by and large not a technology-oriented consituency, averaged 2.6 devices per

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

2015-06-21 Thread Jared Mauch
On Jun 21, 2015, at 1:28 AM, Randy Bush ra...@psg.com wrote: My understanding is that the most recent NANOG had issues with clients picking channels sequentially vs by signal strength. There may have been other issues but when all devices use 149 because that's the first they can and they

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

2015-06-21 Thread Rafael Possamai
No wonder IPv4 is depleted. People's shoes have a MAC address nowadays... On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 8:32 AM, Rob Seastrom r...@seastrom.com wrote: Stephen Satchell l...@satchell.net writes: ... They just couldn't believe that 300 people could max out their system ... Last year, the group

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

2015-06-21 Thread Mike Lyon
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 jt...@loligo.com wrote: On 20 Jun 2015, at 9:37, Sina

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

2015-06-21 Thread Sina Owolabi
This has all been a very huge help, and I am thankful for all the insights and reading material. I fee expert already! On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 6:14 AM Mike Lyon mike.l...@gmail.com wrote: They also have an awesome DAS installation there as well. On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 10:08 PM, Mel Beckman

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

2015-06-21 Thread Mel Beckman
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

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

2015-06-21 Thread Mike Lyon
They also have an awesome DAS installation there as well. On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 10:08 PM, Mel Beckman m...@beckman.org wrote: 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

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

2015-06-21 Thread John Todd
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

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

2015-06-21 Thread Dave Taht
: Whats' a good product for a high-density Wireless network setup? To: Mike Lyon mike.l...@gmail.com Cc: North American Network Operators' Group nanog@nanog.org Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2015 08:20:33 +0900 ... having been in the back seat for many deployments over the years with all sorts of kit, i have

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

2015-06-21 Thread Mike Lyon
? Eager readers want to know. :) what was unclear about the following? +1 Randy Bush wrote: From: Randy Bush ra...@psg.com Subject: Re: Whats' a good product for a high-density Wireless network setup? To: Mike Lyon mike.l...@gmail.com Cc: North American Network Operators' Group

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

2015-06-21 Thread Randy Bush
What gear was used at the last NANOG in SF? Was it indeed Xirrus? yes. but i would not blame the gear

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

2015-06-21 Thread Dave Taht
On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 12:05 AM, Randy Bush ra...@psg.com wrote: What gear was used at the last NANOG in SF? Was it indeed Xirrus? yes. but i would not blame the gear I would blame some of the gear. Very bad bufferbloat (up to 1.5 sec of latency) on the download direction.

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

2015-06-21 Thread Mike Hale
was unclear about the following? Randy Bush wrote: From: Randy Bush ra...@psg.com Subject: Re: Whats' a good product for a high-density Wireless network setup? To: Mike Lyon mike.l...@gmail.com Cc: North American Network Operators' Group nanog@nanog.org Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2015 08:20:33 +0900

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

2015-06-21 Thread Mike Hale
Soultimately, what's the answer? A huge number of low cost, low power WAPs? Eager readers want to know. :) On Jun 20, 2015 10:30 PM, Randy Bush ra...@psg.com wrote: My understanding is that the most recent NANOG had issues with clients picking channels sequentially vs by signal

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

2015-06-21 Thread Randy Bush
Soultimately, what's the answer? A huge number of low cost, low power WAPs? Eager readers want to know. :) what was unclear about the following? Randy Bush wrote: From: Randy Bush ra...@psg.com Subject: Re: Whats' a good product for a high-density Wireless network setup? To: Mike

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

2015-06-21 Thread Mike Lyon
...@psg.com Subject: Re: Whats' a good product for a high-density Wireless network setup? To: Mike Lyon mike.l...@gmail.com Cc: North American Network Operators' Group nanog@nanog.org Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2015 08:20:33 +0900 ... having been in the back seat for many deployments over

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

2015-06-21 Thread Randy Bush
What you need is more APs running at lower poer levels to cover smaller areas, spread out around the room. lots of other trix. some of which i have seen are o pull the asians off on to one or more channel 14 aps (but that's old 11b days). o set the aps low so the wetware attenuates

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

2015-06-21 Thread Stephen Satchell
On 06/20/2015 11:56 PM, Mike Lyon wrote: Waaay to many variables to answer the question. Each deployment is different and requires proper engineering and experience... And a good description of the problem, too, as I learned the hard way trying to work with the IT people for a Ruckus

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

2015-06-20 Thread Rafael Possamai
*Subject: *Re: Whats' a good product for a high-density Wireless network setup? Uhm he's not wrong... Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Jun 19, 2015 9:13 PM, Faisal Imtiaz fai...@snappytelecom.net

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

2015-06-20 Thread Sina Owolabi
PM *Subject: *Re: Whats' a good product for a high-density Wireless network setup? Uhm he's not wrong... Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Jun 19, 2015 9:13 PM, Faisal Imtiaz fai...@snappytelecom.net wrote

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

2015-06-20 Thread Marco Teixeira
Soucy r...@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 Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy

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

2015-06-20 Thread Ray Soucy
-- *From: *Josh Luthman j...@imaginenetworksllc.com *To: *Faisal Imtiaz fai...@snappytelecom.net *Cc: *NANOG list nanog@nanog.org, Ray Soucy r...@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

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

2015-06-20 Thread Sina Owolabi
nanog@nanog.org, Ray Soucy r...@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 Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH

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

2015-06-20 Thread Rafael Possamai
-- *From: *Josh Luthman j...@imaginenetworksllc.com *To: *Faisal Imtiaz fai...@snappytelecom.net *Cc: *NANOG list nanog@nanog.org, Ray Soucy r...@maine.edu *Sent: *Friday, June 19, 2015 9:16:37 PM *Subject: *Re: Whats' a good product for a high-density Wireless network setup

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

2015-06-20 Thread Hank Nussbacher
At 10:41 20/06/2015 +, Sina Owolabi wrote: http://www.extricom.com/ specializes in hi-density Wifi. See: http://www.extricom.com/category/large-venues http://www.extricom.com/category/Event_Installations -Hank Thanks everybody. I've been corrected on density... I've been informed that

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

2015-06-20 Thread Mike Hammett
for a high-density Wireless network setup? On Jun 20, 2015, at 7:27 PM, James Hartig jameshar...@gmail.com 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. The UniFi UAP-AC unit has not been

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

2015-06-20 Thread Mike Lyon
Ive used Xirrus for a few festivals and hack-a-thons and they worked great. Ive also used UBNT UniFi with great success at numerous events, mainly at the old SF Mint (completely made out of Granite and concrete) and RF penetration was awesome. Cisco is nothing to write home about and is over

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

2015-06-20 Thread Randy Bush
I've never run Xirrus personally, but I think they were used for the last NANOG conference. and how did that work out? [ though i do not know it was the xirrus units ] randy

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

2015-06-20 Thread Randy Bush
Ive also used UBNT UniFi with great success at numerous events, mainly at the old SF Mint (completely made out of Granite and concrete) and RF penetration was awesome. 'fess up. it worked because of bluebottle next door randy

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

2015-06-20 Thread Randy Bush
Ive used Xirrus for a few festivals and hack-a-thons and they worked great. Ive also used UBNT UniFi with great success at numerous events, mainly at the old SF Mint (completely made out of Granite and concrete) and RF penetration was awesome. Cisco is nothing to write home about and is

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

2015-06-20 Thread James Hartig
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. The UniFi UAP-AC unit has not been cleared for DFS but looks like the UAP Outdoor has. I own a few UAP-AC v2's and I can confirm with the latest

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

2015-06-20 Thread Jared Mauch
On Jun 20, 2015, at 7:27 PM, James Hartig jameshar...@gmail.com 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. The UniFi UAP-AC unit has not been cleared for DFS but looks like the UAP

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

2015-06-20 Thread Ray Soucy
I've actually never made it out to a NANOG conference, so I'm not sure. I was just told this by peers who attended. On Sat, Jun 20, 2015 at 5:31 PM, Randy Bush ra...@psg.com wrote: I've never run Xirrus personally, but I think they were used for the last NANOG conference. and how did that

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

2015-06-20 Thread Jared Mauch
On Jun 20, 2015, at 5:31 PM, Randy Bush ra...@psg.com wrote: I've never run Xirrus personally, but I think they were used for the last NANOG conference. and how did that work out? [ though i do not know it was the xirrus units ] My understanding is that the most recent NANOG had issues

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

2015-06-20 Thread Jeremy Bresley
On 6/20/2015 11:32 PM, Randy Bush wrote: My understanding is that the most recent NANOG had issues with clients picking channels sequentially vs by signal strength. There may have been other issues but when all devices use 149 because that's the first they can and they get link that's not good.

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

2015-06-20 Thread Randy Bush
My understanding is that the most recent NANOG had issues with clients picking channels sequentially vs by signal strength. There may have been other issues but when all devices use 149 because that's the first they can and they get link that's not good. we're lucky those mean vicious bad

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

2015-06-20 Thread Randy Bush
My understanding is that the most recent NANOG had issues with clients picking channels sequentially vs by signal strength. There may have been other issues but when all devices use 149 because that's the first they can and they get link that's not good. If people know of tricks to solve

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

2015-06-19 Thread Ray Soucy
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

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

2015-06-19 Thread Randy Bush
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 ietf is repeatedly successful with cisco kit at well over

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

2015-06-19 Thread Faisal Imtiaz
- Original Message - From: Ray Soucy r...@maine.edu To: Sina Owolabi notify.s...@gmail.com Cc: nanog@nanog.org list nanog@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

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

2015-06-19 Thread Josh Luthman
fai...@snappytelecom.net *Cc: *NANOG list nanog@nanog.org, Ray Soucy r...@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 Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100

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

2015-06-19 Thread Ray Soucy
notify.s...@gmail.com Cc: nanog@nanog.org list nanog@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

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

2015-06-19 Thread Josh Luthman
@nanog.org list nanog@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

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2015-06-19 Thread tqr2813d376cjozqap1l
: NANOG list nanog@nanog.org , Ray Soucy r...@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 Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH

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

2015-06-19 Thread William Herrin
On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 1:57 AM, Sina Owolabi notify.s...@gmail.com wrote: 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. Hi

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

2015-06-19 Thread Sina Owolabi
Thanks! Everything is still in planning stage, though. Management is leaning toward Ruckus. Can I get suggestions for authentication and billing systems for wireless users too? Thanks for all the wisdom so far On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 7:54 AM Bartek Krawczyk bbartlomiej.m...@gmail.com wrote:

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

2015-06-19 Thread Faisal Imtiaz
- From: Tyler Mills tylermi...@gmail.com To: Sina Owolabi notify.s...@gmail.com, nanog@nanog.org list nanog@nanog.org Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 2:24:00 AM Subject: Re: Whats' a good product for a high-density Wireless network setup? With that many users I cannot recommend Ubiquiti

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

2015-06-19 Thread Bartek Krawczyk
I've got really great experience with Aruba. Don't know if it fits your budged, though. Rebards, On 19 June 2015 at 08:24, Tyler Mills tylermi...@gmail.com wrote: With that many users I cannot recommend Ubiquiti, Ruckus would be the way to go. On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 1:58 AM Sina Owolabi

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

2015-06-19 Thread Tyler Mills
With that many users I cannot recommend Ubiquiti, Ruckus would be the way to go. On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 1:58 AM Sina Owolabi notify.s...@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

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

2015-06-19 Thread Steven Miano
...@gmail.com, nanog@nanog.org list nanog@nanog.org Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 2:24:00 AM Subject: Re: Whats' a good product for a high-density Wireless network setup? With that many users I cannot recommend Ubiquiti, Ruckus would be the way to go. On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 1:58 AM Sina