We're looking to deploy a wireless pilot and are down to Meru v. Aruba.
Do you have any further/updated thoughts on the merits of these systems?
Thanks,
Alex=20
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Alexander S. Rhinelander
Director of Information Technology
The Roxbury Latin School
101 Saint Theresa Avenue
West Roxbury, MA 02132
617-477-6325
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[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Jason Hyams
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 11:37 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Thoughts on Xirrus?
Larry,
You know my bias for Meru Networks. We had Cisco, Aruba and Meru
conduct an onsite test before going with Meru. =20
Both Cisco and Aruba could not place enough access points on our first
and second floor to achieve optimal bandwidth requirements for each
classroom.
I was never able to get enough bandwidth for our classrooms using
micro-cell technology (HP Procurve solution). =20
I had to move to single channel architecture to eliminate the co-channel
interference (Meru Networks solution).
Novarum has recently published an enterprise wireless study highlighting
Cisco, Aruba and Meru. It highlights the benefits of single channel
over micro-channel technologies. You will find that Meru was the clear
choice in dense environments.
Jason Hyams
Director of Technology =20
St. Agnes Academy
=20
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[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of George Cohen
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 8:09 AM
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Subject: Re: Thoughts on Xirrus?
Larry,
We are planning on wireless for the campus for next year. I had Xirrus
come in and give us an estimate. While they claim to need less access
points, the number of radios for each point can climb to 16. This made
them very expensive. The price they quoted was double the price for a
Cisco solution.=20
We still haven't made up our mind yet. I'm waiting for an estimate from
Meru.=20
George Cohen
Chief Information Officer
The Walker School
700 Cobb Parkway North
Marietta, GA 30062
office 678-581-6913
cell 305-297-5543
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>We are considering upgrading our wireless infrastructure. I'd like to
>hear from any schools that are using or had considered and decided not
>to use a Xirrus solution.
>
>Thanks,
>
>
>Larry Kahn
>Director of Academic and Information Technology
>The Kinkaid School
>Phone: (713) 243-5090
>Skype: larry.kahn
>Blog: newthingsnewways.blogspot.com
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