Aruba Networks has released OS 3.4 software for Aruba controllers with new features to improve the performance of its wireless LANs. These features target network RF performance, network provisioning, and system operation.
According to the company, OS 3.4 includes two enhancements to RF performance: long-haul 802.11n mesh and channel reuse. Long-haul mesh transmissions are suited for supporting video surveillance, telemetry, large campus, and remote site applications in which long distances separate locations. The new 802.11n mesh feature uses Multiple In Multiple Out (MIMO) technology to sustain >100Mbps TCP throughput over a point-to-point mesh link of more than 1 kilometre.
Keerti Melkote, Aruba’s co-founder and chief technology officer, said: The new 802.11n mesh feature is targeted at the growing number of customers using Wi-Fi outdoors, both to connect facilities and for surveillance applications. The channel reuse algorithm further distances Aruba’s adaptive wireless LANs from competing designs by significantly increasing capacity without increasing interference susceptibility. Both of these features can be retrofitted at no cost to existing networks, adding value without requiring a forklift upgrade.
Additionally, the new offering also includes three features that reportedly simplify network set-up and on-going network operation: user assistance wizards; role-based guest access; and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) controller integration.
