What happens to client roaming, RF balancing, and channel selection without a controller-based architecture?
If you use the Aruba Airwave AMP management platform, it should be able to keep
your autonomous APs in sync.
-jcw
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John Watters The University of Alabama
Office of Information Technology
205-348-3992
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Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Distributed WiFi model - Thin vs Thick debate
revisited
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
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On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Barros, Jacob
<[email protected]<mailto:[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<tel:574.372.5100%20x6178>
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