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Written by Devin Akin
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Monday, 29 September 2008 |
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http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/news/article.php/3774851 If you haven't read the articles or gotten the countless press releases, Aruba just released ARM 2.0. The more I read about ARM 2.0, the more it sounds like Meru...someone who's technology Aruba dedicated a 31-page whitepaper to dismissing earlier this year. "Coordinated Channel Access", "Airtime Fairness", and "Performance Protection" are all concepts pioneered by Meru and absolutely TRASHED by Aruba in their whitepaper here: http://www.arubanetworks.com/pdf/technology/whitepapers/wp_RFARCH.pdf So now we trash the ideas and features of the competition publicly in long, detailed, inaccurate whitepapers - immediately followed by announcing the same ideas and features in our own company and products? What the @!#$&^ ?? It's not like people aren't watching and listening already. |
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Written by Devin Akin
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Monday, 15 September 2008 |
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As you may have already read in various online high-tech rags about Meru Networks' new offering: RF Barrier. If not, here's a good one by Lisa Phifer: http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/news/article.php/3761666
What's missing from these articles is the technical details, which are nothing short of COOL! For example, the RF Barrier APs listen on their "internal" antenna, read in the MAC header (analyzing the source and destination MAC addresses), and then make a decision on whether or not this traffic is part of the internal (authorized) network. If it is, then it immediately begins transmission on its directional, externally-facing antenna to "talk over" the frame. The AP typically transmits a data frame (that's essentially just saying, "hello") to corrupt the original transmission on the exterior side of the building. By transmitting at the same time as the original transmission, additional airtime is not used. That makes RF Barrier a very good neighbor. |
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Written by Devin Akin
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Monday, 08 September 2008 |
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I'm shocked. I've been pinging infrastructure manufacturers, VoWiFi manufacturers, client vendors, and anyone else who will eventually add a new form of standardized key management to their equipment. Everyone says basically the same thing, 'It's on our roadmap, but not a big priority at this time.' They all elude to the fact that they are either waiting on the Wi-Fi Alliance to finalize the Voice-Enterprise certification or they are waiting to see what other vendors are doing. |
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