Breakout - Airheads Macau 2013 - Cloud WiFi Topics Include: Introduction to Cloud Wi-Fi Aruba Cloud WiFi Roadmap

1. Cloud WiFi
Srini P. & Gokul R.
Nov 2013
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2. Agenda
Introduction to Cloud Wi-Fi
Aruba Cloud WiFi
Roadmap
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3. Business drivers for Cloud Wi-Fi
• Capital expense to Operational expense
• Focus on core competency
• Reduce dependency on “external” departments (server/virtualization
teams)
• Business agility
• Low upfront investment and commitment
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4. Where is Cloud Wi-Fi applicable?
• Distributed organizations
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Many branches
K-12
SME
Retail
• Already using other cloud services
• Connect offices with broadband connections
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5. General pros and cons of the cloud model
PROS
CONS
• Ease of deployment and setup
• Control over software version
• No servers/server software to
manage
• Potential policy compliance
issues
• Ability to start with minimal to
no upfront investment
• Ability to scale “infinitely”
• Ability to get feature agility
from vendors
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6. Components of Aruba Cloud Wi-Fi
Solution
 Aruba Instant
 Aruba Activate
 Centralized Management
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Aruba Central – Public cloud
 Optional Components
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Cloud-hosted 3rd party services
VPN
ClearPass
Analytics &
Location Engine
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7. Aruba Instant Wi-Fi
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8. Evolution of Controllerless Wi-Fi
Cloudmanaged
Controllerless!
Controllerless?
Controllers!
FAT AP’s
• Limited
performance
• No scale,
roaming
• Limited features
• Complex
• Feature-rich
• High scale
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• Hobbled
• Not reliable
• Not scalable
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• Simplified
• Full featured
• No limits
• Subscription
• Multi-site
• Resilient
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9. Virtual Controller Technology
Distributed data-plane
– Wireless encryption / decryption, firewall
– Scalability, Edge-firewalling, application awareness
Distributed control-plane
– Authentication, DHCP, ARM, WIPS
– Survivability
Centralized (local) management-plane
– Configuration, firmware management, GUI, SNMP
– Flexibility, remote management
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10. Aruba Instant Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi for Real Businesses
Aruba
Central
Unmatched
Affordability
10x Faster
At high density with Adaptive
RF, interference avoidance
One set of access points for all
locations with no hidden costs
Unsurpassed
Uptime
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11. Simple, but powerful
Wireless
– Adaptive Radio Management, mesh, spectrum analysis
Security and Policy Enforcement
– Aruba Policy Enforcement Firewall & RFProtect
Application Optimization
– Application Level Gateways, Lync, Multicast video
Advanced Services
– Content security, Real-time location, AirGroup
– VPN
– Guest-access
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12. Instant Access Points
Instant 225
Highest performance wireless
802.11ac. 3X3 MIMO 1.3 Gbps
Instant OS
Ceiling
Instant 135
High performance wireless
Dual band 802.11n. 3X3 MIMO 450 Mbps
Instant 105
Most popular wireless
Dual band 802.11n. 2X2 MIMO 300 Mbps
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Dual ISP uplink
4G modem support
VPN failover
100% survivability
On all Instant APs
Instant 155
Highest performance wireless and wired
Dual band 802.11n, 3X3 MIMO, 450 Mbps, 4 wired ports
Desktop
Instant 109
High performance wireless and wired
Dual band 802.11n, 2X2 MIMO 300 Mbps, 4 wired ports
Instant 3
Affordable wireless and wired
2.4 GHz 802.11n, 2X2 MIMO 300 Mbps, 3 wired ports
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Outdoor wireless, 802.11n, 2X2 MIMO 600 Mbps
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Outdoor
Instant 175
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13. Aruba Activate & Onboarding
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14. Ease of deployment
1. ORDER PLACED
ARUBA ERP
Customer
2. REGISTRATION EMAIL
3. ACCOUNT CREATE/LOGIN
CENTRAL
ACTIVATE
4. DEVICE LIST CONFIRM/OVERRIDE
✔ 5. Start managing the network on Aruba Central
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15. Aruba Central – Activate – IAP Workflow
Customer Web portal
Customer End Location
Aruba
Central
IAP
Aruba
Activate
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16. Aruba Central Management Demo
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17. Cloud WiFi - Future
- Application Visibility
- Enhanced policy based forwarding
- Managed Services Portal
- Expanded value-added cloud services
- Expanded management portfolio
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18. Thank You
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