Additional items I'm sure you've seen in the archives, but not listed here: Controller Pros:
- Easy central config management and monitoring - Centralized rogue detection and coutermeasures Controller Cons: - Controllers are critical hardware to monitor and manage - License chaos (do you have the correct licenses on the controller for the APs you have) The cloud-based "controllerless" options like Aerohive seem to strike a middle balance, but I'm a little leery; too many cloud-based things are not living up to the hype. Thomas Carter Network and Operations Manager Austin College 903-813-2564 [cid:[email protected]] From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Barros, Jacob Sent: Monday, April 29, 2013 9:52 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Distributed WiFi model - Thin vs Thick debate revisited Hello all. We are seriously considering replacing our Aruba infrastructure in favor of a distributed model. We are having controller issues this academic year and the appeal of a controller-less model is strong. It feels like I am coming full circle to where I was six years ago. Though I know its not exactly the same, I went back to the thin vs thick debates in the archives. A few things stood out to me as considerations: One concern was vendor longevity. Another was whether or not the thick AP model would be able to keep up with the controller based architecture. An advantage of the controller based architecture that stood out to me was central processing, specifically regarding key exchange. Are these points still valid concerns? If your administration asked you to consider a distributed architecture, what other (vendor-neutral) concerns would you have? Thanks, in advance, for your opinions! Jake Barros | Network Administrator | Office of Information Technology Grace College and Seminary | Winona Lake, IN | 574.372.5100 x6178<tel:574.372.5100%20x6178> ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
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