Don't forget. Meraki is Cisco.
They bought them, but running them as an independent unit. Cisco also has they're Flex controller, which is a similar model. I haven't seen any other vendor with Aerohive's model. I haven't used it, just sat through a few sales presentations. But from what I've seen, it's very interesting. It's not as cut and dried as it was 1 year ago. The Thick/Thin models are merging in more ways than one. Mike On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 9:51 AM, Lee H Badman <[email protected]> wrote: > I will second that emotion. Though we are a large Cisco controller-based > environment, we run an extremely successful Meraki deployment in London: > http://www.meraki.com/customers/higher-education/syracuse-university-london > > > and I also have a small Aerohive deployment in play. > > I would recommend that anyone give either solution as much consideration > as any of the controller-based solutions, to include a legitimate trial. > I'd also not get so hung up on white papers that tout AP performance and > seriously consider whether the system management and vendor support > mechanisms is effective for your own particular needs. > > > -Lee > > > *Lee H. Badman* > Network Architect/Wireless TME > ITS, Syracuse University > 315.443.3003 > ------------------------------ > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [ > [email protected]] on behalf of Hall, Rand [ > [email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 30, 2013 9:10 AM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Distributed WiFi model - Thin vs Thick > debate revisited > > Yes, I think there's a mistaken impression about the Aerohives and > Merakis out there. Some of it is FUD from the big iron vendors. Some of it > is old-timers like me questioning the over-hyped magic cloud. > > The stuff works. Anyone looking to move off their current solution > should take a look. It's not perfect, but neither is the establishment. > > Rand > > P.S. A little de-FUD if you want it: http://www.meraki.com/trust/#oob > > > > > Rand > > Rand P. Hall > Director, Network Services askIT! > Merrimack College > 978-837-3532 > [email protected] > > If I had an hour to save the world, I would spend 59 minutes defining > the problem and one minute finding solutions. – Einstein > > > On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 3:05 PM, Hurt,Trenton W. < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> With the aerohive solution this is done thru cooperative control >> amongst the aps that are RF neighbors with each other. Here is article >> that discusses the protocols that aerohive uses to accomplish this.**** >> >> >> >> http://blogs.aerohive.com/blog/wi-fi-that-wont-die/cooperative-control-part-3 >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Watters, John >> *Sent:* Monday, April 29, 2013 11:55 AM >> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Distributed WiFi model - Thin vs Thick >> debate revisited**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> 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 >> [image: cid:[email protected]]**** >> >> ** ** >> >> * >> * >> >> John Watters The University of Alabama**** >> >> Office of Information >> Technology**** >> >> 205-348-3992**** >> >> **** >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [ >> mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]>] >> *On Behalf Of *Tim Cappalli >> *Sent:* Monday, April 29, 2013 10:50 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *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 >> [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/. **** >> >> ********** 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/. >> >> > ********** 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/. > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
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