What types of controller issues are you seeing that you hope to be fixed with a controller-less architecture?
** Tim Cappalli*, *Network Engineer LTS | Brandeis University x67149 | (617) 701-7149 [email protected] On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Barros, Jacob <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > ********** 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/.
