Thanks Daniel, All Meru says is "put your faith in Air Traffic Control" without offering any explanation how it how it addresses (coordinates) the MAC and PHY challenges pointed out in the Aruba article. The "spirit of 802.11" is not the necessarily the content of the protocol, but the fact that its out in the open and available for all to understand. The standard itself is mostly based on the interaction between a single client and a single AP. There's no IEEE standard on split-MAC architectures, though LWAPP has emerged as the de facto standard. In lieu of standards, the vendors bear the responsibility of full feature disclosure. To Cisco's credit, they describe the division of hardware responsibility between AP and controller in their split-MAC architecture (standard 802.11 data and management functions terminate at the AP). This, and their Auto-RF mechanisms, are available in their documentation and presentations. That's the spirit that vendors need to honor to keep the faith of their customers. ************************************ Bruce Johnson Network Engineer Partners Healthcare 617-726-9662 mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************
________________________________ From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv on behalf of Daniel Eklund Sent: Tue 4/1/2008 8:54 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Aruba's SCA vs. MCA whitepaper [was: Open Wireless in Higher Ed] The folks at Meru sent me this link to their response to the Aruba paper. http://www.merunetworks.com/technology/aruba_response_033108.pdf -- Daniel Eklund Director, Network Engineering Wayne State University Detroit, MI 48201 Phone: 313-577-5558 Fax: 313-577-5577 ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. The information transmitted in this electronic communication is intended only for the person or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this information in error, please contact the Compliance HelpLine at 800-856-1983 and properly dispose of this information. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
