Ken,
Factors that we have considered in our wireless vendor analysis and
that are beyond
the controller but can make a big difference in implementation and
cost are:
-Form factor of the AP (size of AP, brackets, cost of antennas..)
-Power requirements for full 3X3 802.11n capacity (eg: can a off-the-
shelve midspan support
the AP or does it require a proprietary solution for full 802.11n
capabilities)
Other factors:
-Yearly support cost
-Bandwidth capacity of controllers when 802.11n is considered
(10 GE capable...)
-Power requirements of controllers (Green data centers)
-Ease of Management and monitoring (can change your number of FTEs
drastically)
-Ease of configuration
-How good is the self controlled radio management
-What are the web-portal capabilities (visitor network etc)
Regards,
Philippe Hanset
Univ. of TN
On Jan 27, 2009, at 8:59 PM, Johnson, Ken wrote:
All,
I am a member of an evaluation team at Florida State University
considering Cisco and Aruba wireless products. We are focusing on
LWAPs and controllers. For evaluation configuration and pricing
purposes, we have requested from the companies information and
pricing relating to configurations with 128 and 1200 APs. The Aruba
LWAP is the AP125 while Cisco LWAP is the recently release 1142. The
Aruba controller is the M3 while the Cisco product is the WiSM.
There are other aspects, too. I know many of you have experience
with Cisco and Aruba and have gone through similar experiences. I am
interested in learning about any observations and experiences you
have that we should consider in our efforts. Please send me your
thoughts.
Thanks.
Ken
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