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

2015-06-21 Thread Sina Owolabi
Well now. Being scared is part of the insight :-) And until I see a "No!!! Don't do it!!" post... On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 7:10 AM Randy Bush wrote: > > This has all been a very huge help, and I am thankful for all the > > insights and reading material. I feel expert already! > > then you should

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

2015-06-21 Thread Randy Bush
> This has all been a very huge help, and I am thankful for all the > insights and reading material. I feel expert already! then you should be very scared randy, who has been doing it for years and knows he is a weenie

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

2015-06-21 Thread Sina Owolabi
This has all been a very huge help, and I am thankful for all the insights and reading material. I fee expert already! On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 6:14 AM Mike Lyon wrote: > They also have an awesome DAS installation there as well. > > On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 10:08 PM, Mel Beckman wrote: > > > I re

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

2015-06-21 Thread Mike Lyon
They also have an awesome DAS installation there as well. On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 10:08 PM, Mel Beckman wrote: > I recently visited that installation. It's quite impressive and we are > employing the "down-low" AP placement strategy on another high density > project. The scheme uses human RF att

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

2015-06-21 Thread Mel Beckman
I recently visited that installation. It's quite impressive and we are employing the "down-low" AP placement strategy on another high density project. The scheme uses human RF attenuation to enable closer AP spacing, which in turn supports a higher channel re-use ratio. -mel beckman > On Jun

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

2015-06-21 Thread Mike Lyon
And Aruba also did a kick-ass wireless installation at the new Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. Here is a White Paper on it: http://arubanetworks.com/wp-content/uploads/stadiumRFfund.pdf -Mike On Sat, Jun 20, 2015 at 10:51 AM, John Todd wrote: > > On 20 Jun 2015, at 9:37, Sina Owolabi wrote: >

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

2015-06-21 Thread John Todd
On 20 Jun 2015, at 9:37, Sina Owolabi wrote: I'd be grateful for any information on how to calculate for large scale wifi deployment [snip] While it is vendor specific (and therefore subject to certain biases) I’ve found the Aruba VRD (Validated Reference Design) documentation fairly clea

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

2015-06-21 Thread Rafael Possamai
No wonder IPv4 is depleted. People's shoes have a MAC address nowadays... On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 8:32 AM, Rob Seastrom wrote: > > Stephen Satchell writes: > > > ... They just couldn't believe that 300 people could max out their system > > ... > > Last year, the group AVERAGED four devices each

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

2015-06-21 Thread Rob Seastrom
Stephen Satchell writes: > ... They just couldn't believe that 300 people could max out their system > ... > Last year, the group AVERAGED four devices each. A *camping* event that I go to, that is by and large not a technology-oriented consituency, averaged 2.6 devices per attendee. -r

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

2015-06-21 Thread Jared Mauch
> On Jun 21, 2015, at 1:28 AM, Randy Bush wrote: > >> My understanding is that the most recent NANOG had issues with clients >> picking channels sequentially vs by signal strength. There may have >> been other issues but when all devices use 149 because that's the >> first they can and they get

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

2015-06-21 Thread Stephen Satchell
On 06/20/2015 11:56 PM, Mike Lyon wrote: Waaay to many variables to answer the question. Each deployment is different and requires proper engineering and experience... And a good description of the problem, too, as I learned the hard way trying to work with the IT people for a Ruckus installat

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

2015-06-21 Thread Randy Bush
> What you need is more APs running at lower poer levels to cover > smaller areas, spread out around the room. lots of other trix. some of which i have seen are o pull the asians off on to one or more channel 14 aps (but that's old 11b days). o set the aps low so the wetware attenuates b

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

2015-06-21 Thread Dave Taht
On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 12:05 AM, Randy Bush wrote: >> What gear was used at the last NANOG in SF? Was it indeed Xirrus? > > yes. but i would not blame the gear I would blame some of the gear. Very bad bufferbloat (up to 1.5 sec of latency) on the download direction. http://snapon.lab.bufferblo

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

2015-06-21 Thread Randy Bush
> What gear was used at the last NANOG in SF? Was it indeed Xirrus? yes. but i would not blame the gear

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

2015-06-21 Thread Mike Lyon
Ps? Eager readers want to know. :) > > > > what was unclear about the following? > > +1 > > > Randy Bush wrote: > >> From: Randy Bush > >> Subject: Re: Whats' a good product for a high-density Wireless network > setup? > >> To: Mike L

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

2015-06-21 Thread Dave Taht
h >> Subject: Re: Whats' a good product for a high-density Wireless network setup? >> To: Mike Lyon >> Cc: North American Network Operators' Group >> Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2015 08:20:33 +0900 >> ... >> having been in the back seat for many deployments over t

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

2015-06-20 Thread Mike Lyon
t; > Randy Bush wrote: > > > From: Randy Bush > > > Subject: Re: Whats' a good product for a high-density Wireless network > > setup? > > > To: Mike Lyon > > > Cc: North American Network Operators' Group > > > Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2

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

2015-06-20 Thread Mike Hale
know. :) > > what was unclear about the following? > > Randy Bush wrote: > > From: Randy Bush > > Subject: Re: Whats' a good product for a high-density Wireless network > setup? > > To: Mike Lyon > > Cc: North American Network Operators' Group &

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

2015-06-20 Thread Randy Bush
> Soultimately, what's the answer? A huge number of low cost, low > power WAPs? Eager readers want to know. :) what was unclear about the following? Randy Bush wrote: > From: Randy Bush > Subject: Re: Whats' a good product for a high-density Wireless network

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

2015-06-20 Thread Mike Hale
Soultimately, what's the answer? A huge number of low cost, low power WAPs? Eager readers want to know. :) On Jun 20, 2015 10:30 PM, "Randy Bush" wrote: > > My understanding is that the most recent NANOG had issues with clients > > picking channels sequentially vs by signal strength. Th

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

2015-06-20 Thread Randy Bush
> My understanding is that the most recent NANOG had issues with clients > picking channels sequentially vs by signal strength. There may have > been other issues but when all devices use 149 because that's the > first they can and they get link that's not good. we're lucky those mean vicious bad

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

2015-06-20 Thread Jeremy Bresley
On 6/20/2015 11:32 PM, Randy Bush wrote: My understanding is that the most recent NANOG had issues with clients picking channels sequentially vs by signal strength. There may have been other issues but when all devices use 149 because that's the first they can and they get link that's not good.

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

2015-06-20 Thread Randy Bush
> My understanding is that the most recent NANOG had issues with clients > picking channels sequentially vs by signal strength. There may have > been other issues but when all devices use 149 because that's the > first they can and they get link that's not good. > > If people know of tricks to sol

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

2015-06-20 Thread Mike Hammett
ions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - From: "Jared Mauch" To: "James Hartig" Cc: "NANOG list" Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2015 7:05:51 PM Subject: Re: Whats' a good product for a hig

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

2015-06-20 Thread Jared Mauch
On Jun 20, 2015, at 7:27 PM, James Hartig 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. > > The UniFi UAP-AC unit has not been cleared for DFS but looks like the UAP > Outdoor has. I own

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

2015-06-20 Thread Jared Mauch
On Jun 20, 2015, at 5:31 PM, Randy Bush wrote: >> I've never run Xirrus personally, but I think they were used for the >> last NANOG conference. > > and how did that work out? [ though i do not know it was the xirrus > units ] My understanding is that the most recent NANOG had issues with clie

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

2015-06-20 Thread James Hartig
> 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. The UniFi UAP-AC unit has not been cleared for DFS but looks like the UAP Outdoor has. I own a few UAP-AC v2's and I can confirm with the latest firmwa

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

2015-06-20 Thread Randy Bush
> Ive used Xirrus for a few festivals and hack-a-thons and they worked great. > > Ive also used UBNT UniFi with great success at numerous events, mainly at > the old SF Mint (completely made out of Granite and concrete) and RF > penetration was awesome. > > Cisco is nothing to write home about an

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

2015-06-20 Thread Randy Bush
> Ive also used UBNT UniFi with great success at numerous events, mainly > at the old SF Mint (completely made out of Granite and concrete) and > RF penetration was awesome. 'fess up. it worked because of bluebottle next door randy

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

2015-06-20 Thread Mike Lyon
Ive used Xirrus for a few festivals and hack-a-thons and they worked great. Ive also used UBNT UniFi with great success at numerous events, mainly at the old SF Mint (completely made out of Granite and concrete) and RF penetration was awesome. Cisco is nothing to write home about and is over pric

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

2015-06-20 Thread Ray Soucy
I've actually never made it out to a NANOG conference, so I'm not sure. I was just told this by peers who attended. On Sat, Jun 20, 2015 at 5:31 PM, Randy Bush wrote: > > I've never run Xirrus personally, but I think they were used for the > > last NANOG conference. > > and how did that work ou

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

2015-06-20 Thread Randy Bush
> I've never run Xirrus personally, but I think they were used for the > last NANOG conference. and how did that work out? [ though i do not know it was the xirrus units ] randy

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

2015-06-20 Thread Hank Nussbacher
At 10:41 20/06/2015 +, Sina Owolabi wrote: http://www.extricom.com/ specializes in hi-density Wifi. See: http://www.extricom.com/category/large-venues http://www.extricom.com/category/Event_Installations -Hank Thanks everybody. I've been corrected on density... I've been informed that it'

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

2015-06-20 Thread Sina Owolabi
tdoor WISP use that do support DFS and have been cleared by the >>> FCC, >>> but we would only be looking at the UAP-PRO or UAP-AC in this case so >>> maybe >>> that's the point of confusion here. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>&

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

2015-06-20 Thread Rafael Possamai
pport DFS and have been cleared by the >> > FCC, >> > > but we would only be looking at the UAP-PRO or UAP-AC in this case so >> > maybe >> > > that's the point of confusion here. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> &g

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

2015-06-20 Thread Ray Soucy
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Re: Whats' a good product for a high-density Wireless network setup?

2015-06-20 Thread Marco Teixeira
PRO or UAP-AC in this case so > > maybe > > > that's the point of confusion here. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 11:36 PM, Faisal Imtiaz < > > fai...@snappytelecom.net> > > > wrote: > > > > >

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2015-06-20 Thread Rafael Possamai
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Re: Whats' a good product for a high-density Wireless network setup?

2015-06-20 Thread Sina Owolabi
> Suite 1337 > > Troy, OH 45373 > > On Jun 19, 2015 9:13 PM, "Faisal Imtiaz" > 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

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

2015-06-19 Thread Ray Soucy
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2015-06-19 Thread tqr2813d376cjozqap1l
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Re: Whats' a good product for a high-density Wireless network setup?

2015-06-19 Thread Josh Luthman
> > *From: *"Josh Luthman" > *To: *"Faisal Imtiaz" > *Cc: *"NANOG list" , "Ray Soucy" > *Sent: *Friday, June 19, 2015 9:16:37 PM > *Subject: *Re: Whats' a good product for a high-density Wireless network > setup? > > Uhm he'

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

2015-06-19 Thread Faisal Imtiaz
quot;Faisal Imtiaz" > Cc: "NANOG list" , "Ray Soucy" > 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 > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct:

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

2015-06-19 Thread William Herrin
On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 1:57 AM, Sina Owolabi wrote: > 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. Hi Sina, Quick terminolog

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

2015-06-19 Thread Josh Luthman
From: "Ray Soucy" > > To: "Sina Owolabi" > > Cc: "nanog@nanog.org list" > > 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

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

2015-06-19 Thread Faisal Imtiaz
appy Internet & Telecom - Original Message - > From: "Ray Soucy" > To: "Sina Owolabi" > Cc: "nanog@nanog.org list" > Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 7:07:01 PM > Subject: Re: Whats' a good product for a high-density Wireless network setup? >

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

2015-06-19 Thread Randy Bush
> 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 ietf is repeatedly successful with cisco kit at well over 1

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

2015-06-19 Thread Ray Soucy
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 su

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

2015-06-19 Thread Bartek Krawczyk
I've got really great experience with Aruba. Don't know if it fits your budged, though. Rebards, On 19 June 2015 at 08:24, Tyler Mills wrote: > With that many users I cannot recommend Ubiquiti, Ruckus would be the way > to go. > > On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 1:58 AM Sina Owolabi wrote: > >> Hi >> >

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

2015-06-19 Thread Steven Miano
sage - > > From: "Tyler Mills" > > To: "Sina Owolabi" , "nanog@nanog.org list" < > nanog@nanog.org> > > Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 2:24:00 AM > > Subject: Re: Whats' a good product for a high-density Wireless network >

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

2015-06-19 Thread Faisal Imtiaz
elecom - Original Message - > From: "Tyler Mills" > To: "Sina Owolabi" , "nanog@nanog.org list" > > Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 2:24:00 AM > Subject: Re: Whats' a good product for a high-density Wireless network setup? > > Wit

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

2015-06-19 Thread Sina Owolabi
Thanks! Everything is still in planning stage, though. Management is leaning toward Ruckus. Can I get suggestions for authentication and billing systems for wireless users too? Thanks for all the wisdom so far On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 7:54 AM Bartek Krawczyk wrote: > I've got really great experi

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

2015-06-18 Thread Tyler Mills
With that many users I cannot recommend Ubiquiti, Ruckus would be the way to go. On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 1:58 AM Sina Owolabi 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

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

2015-06-18 Thread Sina Owolabi
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 dev