Application Notes - Wi-Fi Campus Mesh
Delivering Campus-wide Wi-Fi Connectivity is Now Possible
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Deployment Challenges and Problems
- Provide reliable indoor and outdoor coverage without the need to deploy (and manage) a hodgepodge of client APs, Point-to-Point bridges and back-haul devices
- Provide rich coverage for an extremely dynamic environment, as areas that are empty one hour can be densely packed the next
- Seamless roaming across/between enclosed and open areas without requiring scores of access points and associated cabling
- Providing Voice, Video and Data coverage to locations that would be cost prohibitive to cable (i.e. parking lots, athletic fields, greenspace, etc.)
- System resiliency and security in a constantly changing environment that is filled with potential security threats
Solution - The Xirrus Wi-Fi Array
- Multi-purpose Design - Single device supports clients, Point to Point bridging and backhaul services
- Capacity and Coverage - Up to 864 Mbps of bandwidth, 2X the range and 4X the coverage area with 75% fewer Access Points
- Application Reliability - Integrated intelligence providing QOS, VLAN, Firewall, DHCP, and RADIUS, services, all designed to guarantee a positive user experience
- Advanced RF Management - Automatically configures the RF environment including channel settings, cell sizing ,load balancing and traffic shaping
- Integrated Security - Embedded security services not only encrypt all traffic at the edge, but also monitors/protects the RF environment (IDS/IPS)
- Wireless Bridging - 162Mbps of bandwidth and a reach over 1/2 mile the array offers the ability to provide coverage to areas previously unreachable
Click here for a customer deployment at St. George's University.
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