In a previous blog post, we talked about CBRS for the Wireless LAN Engineer. It covered some of the technical aspects as well as similarities and differences between CBRS and 802.11.Vendor Neutral Training & Certification There are tons of courses for learning...
For nearly 20 years I’ve been using the EMANIM classic application by Andras Szilagyi to help students of Wireless LANs to visualize radio frequency waves… Those of us involved in Wi-Fi have a tough job. We have to work on something we can’t touch, see, or feel – so...
I’m not sure where the quote is from, but it is a perfect analogy for why I truly enjoy attending Aruba’s Atmosphere conference every year. I’ve been on a nearly 20-year journey learning new things about Wi-Fi on a nearly daily basis. The WLAN industry is a dynamic...
Like many industries, the Wireless LAN community is made up of people with a wide range of education and experience. Even those with decades of experience can still learn and adapt our view of how the invisible medium we work with works. At Aruba's Atmosphere...
Wireless networks play a critical role in most organizations today. When the network is down, users are affected and can become frustrated. This is why maintaining wireless network performance is crucial and should be a top priority for IT teams. However, this can be...
If you’ve ever been out on a job (or are part of a network operations team), you know the countless hours that can be lost troubleshooting a network. As a matter of fact, a 2019 research report from Sirkin Research and LiveAction corroborates this problem, revealing...
On April 23rd, 2020 – the FCC in the US voted to open 1,200 MHz of spectrum for Unlicensed use. Basically, allowing for a massive change in the available spectrum we can access in our Wireless LAN designs and deployments. As of today, there are no vendors shipping...
This is a summary of the presentation Rick gave at #WLPC 2020. Watch his full presentation HERE. “I solve problems you don’t know you have, in ways you can’t understand” Rick stumbled on a definition of an engineer he decided to adopt as his own, “I solve problems you...
We have been trained and reinforced for decades that Ethernet rides over some form of Twisted Pair Cabling. If we are old enough, we might remember the ‘good old days’ of Thicknet or Thinnet Ethernet cable… but for most of our professional lives we have worked with...
There has been a lot of talk lately about this CBRS or Private LTE technology. Actually, it has been talked about for years and years. But it is finally nearing a stage to come to market and be installed in an enterprise near you. First, CBRS does NOT use 802.11...