[email protected] On May 2, 2013 12:16 PM, "Harvard Townsend" <[email protected]> wrote:
> We are considering a forklift replacement of our Meru wireless > infrastructure since a significant portion of it is approaching > end-of-support life (all the controllers and over 2/3s of the APs) and > we’ve had our share of problems with Meru. I was wondering if any of you > who have recently re-bid your wireless have a set of requirements or an RFP > you would be willing to share – either publicly to the list or privately to > me directly – so I’m not starting from scratch.**** > > ** ** > > FWIW, we currently have six MC3000 controllers and 424 APs providing > ubiquitous indoor coverage (admittedly with some weak spots). Bradford > Network Sentry provides the NAC (wired and wireless). I do not intend to > have a full site survey done as part of the bid, but will increase density > in some known problem locations. I also lean toward continuing with the > controller-based/thin-AP architecture. Some flavor of Apple Bonjour support > will be a requirement (Meru and Apple TVs are not happy bedfellows). As for > positioning us for 802.11ac down the road, it seems that the best I can > hope for (and afford) at this point is a controller that will support 11ac > with a future software/firmware upgrade rather than wholesale replacement. > I would phase ac in over time by replacing a portion of the APs each year, > starting with high use/capacity areas, and beginning that project after the > 11ac products have matured… and dropped in price. J**** > > ** ** > > Anyway, any recent RFP or requirements documents would be much appreciated. > **** > > Regards,**** > > --**** > > Harvard Townsend**** > > Manager of Networking, Systems, and Storage**** > > Wheaton College, IL**** > > Email: [email protected]**** > > Voice: (630)752-5528**** > > ** ** > ********** 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/.
