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Re: Whats' a good product for a high-density Wireless network setup?


From: Faisal Imtiaz <faisal () snappytelecom net>
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2015 03:36:05 +0000 (GMT)

FCC Cert claims different. 

:) 

Faisal Imtiaz 
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----- Original Message -----

From: "Josh Luthman" <josh () imaginenetworksllc com>
To: "Faisal Imtiaz" <faisal () snappytelecom net>
Cc: "NANOG list" <nanog () nanog org>, "Ray Soucy" <rps () maine edu>
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 9:16:37 PM
Subject: Re: Whats' a good product for a high-density Wireless network setup?

Uhm he's not wrong...

Josh Luthman
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On Jun 19, 2015 9:13 PM, "Faisal Imtiaz" < faisal () snappytelecom net > wrote:

The thing you need to watch out for with Ubiquiti is that they don't
support DFS, so the entire U-NII-2 channel space is off limits for 5
GHz.


Huh ????


Please verify your facts before making blanket statements which are not
accurate ...


Faisal Imtiaz

Snappy Internet & Telecom


----- Original Message -----

From: "Ray Soucy" < rps () maine edu >

To: "Sina Owolabi" < notify.sina () gmail com >

Cc: " nanog () nanog org list" < nanog () nanog org >

Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 7:07:01 PM

Subject: Re: Whats' a good product for a high-density Wireless network
setup?



I know you don't want to hear this answer because of cost but I've had
good

luck with Cisco for very high density (about 1,000 clients in a packed

auditorium actively using the network as they follow along with the

presenter).



The thing you need to watch out for with Ubiquiti is that they don't

support DFS, so the entire U-NII-2 channel space is off limits for 5 GHz.

That's pretty significant because you're limited to 9 x 20 MHz channels
or

4 x 40 MHz channels. Keeping the power level down and creating small
cells

is essential for high density, so with less channels your hands are
really

tied in that case. Also, avoid the Zero Handoff marketing nonsense they

advertise; I'm sure it can work great for a low client residential area
but

it requires all APs to share a single channel and depends upon
coordinating

only one active transmitter at a time, so it simply won't scale.



I don't have experience with other vendors at large scale or high
density.



I don't think what you're talking about is really high density anymore

though. That's just normal coverage. Wireless is a lot more complicated

than selecting a vendor, though. If you know what you're doing even

Ubiquiti could work decently, but if you don't even a Cisco solution
won't

save you. You really need to be on top of surveying correctly and having

appropriate AP placement and channel distribution.











On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 1:57 AM, Sina Owolabi < notify.sina () gmail com >
wrote:



Hi



We are profiling equipment and design for an expected high user density

network of multiple, close nit, residential/hostel units. Its going to
be

8-10 buildings with possibly a over 1000 users at any given time.

We are looking at Ruckus and Ubiquiti as options to get over the high

number of devices we are definitely going to encounter.



How did you do it, and what would you advise for product and layout?



Thanks in advance!









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