White Papers
Virtualization
Top 10 Things CIOs Need to Know About Virtualized Wireless LANs
With WLAN Virtualization, CIOs gain control over growing costs while keeping up with the ever-increasing demands on the network from users and new applications. This document outlines how WLAN Virtualization helps CIOs do more with less.Top 10 Things Network Managers Need to Know About Virtualized Wireless LANs
WLAN Virtualization gives Network Managers granular control over every client and an infrastructure that can adapt to unpredictable workloads and grow with business needs, all at a lower cost than other wired or wireless network architectures. This document outlines the myriad of ways that Network Managers benefit with Meru's solution.Increasing the Reliability and Reducing the Cost of Wireless Networks with Virtualized WLAN
As wireless networking matures, growing from being a supplement to the copper-based edge network to the primary network in its own right, the hidden costs of deploying such a network based on radio waves in the unlicensed, free-for-all spectrum begins to unfold. Regaining predictability is the key to containing wireless network operational costs. This predictability can be gained by employing technology that draws on the concept of Virtualized WLAN.Wireless LAN Virtualization: Twice the Network at Half the Cost
Wireless LAN Virtualization gives wireless networks all the performance, reliability and security that users and applications expect from wired Ethernet. It combines these with the mobility of cell phones and the flexibility of virtualization to reduce costs while making the network more adaptable to business demands. This document explains how WLAN Virtualization works, what it means for the enterprise and why it requires Meru's unique technology.
Security
Security: Multiple Lines of Defense
Wireless LANs can now be just as secure as their wired counterparts, yet many people still see the technology as inherently vulnerable to attacks. This document outlines the threats that face wireless networks and the measures that organizations must take to prevent each of them. It explains how three layers of defense can be employed to protect the wireless network from attacks that target the physical perimeter, the over-the-air connection and networked applications.
Technology
The Evolution of WLAN Infrastructure
Confused by the different options available for wireless LAN architecture? This document offers a comprehensive overview of the five generations that wireless LAN has passed through, from standalone access points through to virtualization. Each new innovation solved problems but presented new challenges.802.11n and Voice: High Throughput Does Not Guarantee Good Voice Quality
Building a predictable, stable, toll-grade quality voice network that also serves today's and tomorrow's bandwidth intensive applications essentially requires switching away from legacy microcell-based wireless to the more flexible, stable, and diagnosable WLAN Virtualization architecture. The whitepaper outlines the challenges presented by voice and 802.11n and covers the differences between wireless architectures with an eye on CAPEX and OPEX costs.The State of 802.11n
Deploying 802.11n is more than just a matter of replacing your 802.11 a/b/g network. Learn what the ratification of 802.11n technology means to your organization and the benefits of designing a network for 802.11n from the ground up. Free your network from the wires of Ethernet without sacrificing speed and reliability.An Extensible Platform for WLAN Service Assurance
For the 802.11n wireless network to be successful, the wireless network must have the same predictability and availability of the fundamental service it provides as that of the wireline network which it displaces. This requirement, for a stable and predictable wireless network rather than one that merely provides convenient access, is driving the need for service assurance for wireless to the forefront.First in 802.11n
Learn from two early adopters, an International airport and a major league ballpark, that utilized an 802.11n network.Top Twenty Questions About 802.11n
Wireless local area networks have come a long way from their introduction nearly a decade ago as a convenience for home and small office networks. The largest companies and institutions run their daily business over large-scale enterprise 802.11n WLANs, dependent on the mobility, cost savings, and reliability that they can provide. The following twenty questions will help guide your investigation into different 802.11n solution offerings, highlighting where and how wireless networks can replace wired networks and focusing on the up-front and hidden costs of each.Wireless LAN Operations: From Reactive to Proactive
As enterprise wireless networks grow, the number of devices, along with the number and type of business critical applications grows exponentially. Enterprises are finding the complexity of managing all these devices and applications difficult and costly requiring a different, proactive, approach.Air Traffic Control - The Foundation for Wireless Without Compromise™
Meru's Air Traffic Control technology provides the foundation for what the Gartner Group has identified as the industry's visionary 4th generation WLAN solution enabling companies to fully take advantage of the applications and devices that make them more competitive. The differences over legacy solutions are clear: application delivery is assured; performance and capacity are maximized; and deployment complexity and operations costs are minimized. The key to a more competitive and mobile world is here: enterprise mobility without compromise, only from Meru.Virtual Cells: The Only Scalable Multi-Channel Deployment
As wireless LAN deployments and usage has increased, coupled with the near ubiquity of embedded Wi-Fi in laptops and smart phones, many enterprises are experiencing complaints from their users of slow or even dropped connections.MicroCell Deployments: Making a Bad Problem Worse
Pervasive wireless LAN deployments require much larger, broader deployment of Wi-Fi access points than hot spots, cafes or isolated guest access in the enterprise. Clearly new solutions and deployment methodologies should be considered to make pervasive wireless LAN deployments feasible and economical.Wireless Without Compromise: Delivering the promise of IEEE 802.11n
802.11n has proven that wireless can offer higher performance than most wired Ethernet connections. As such, 802.11n will rapidly lead to Wi-Fi becoming the dominant mode of access. This white paper explains how Meru's solution can help overcome 802.11n challenges and maximize technology's potential.Fulfilling the Promise of 802.11n without Compromise
This paper offers an overview of the major benefits of 802.11n, while examining a few important deployment considerations that enterprise customers will encounter when planning migration or greenfield deployments. The effectiveness of conventional industry approaches and alternatives like Meru's Mobile SCALE solution is also explored.
Solutions
Are You Ready for the All-Wireless Enterprise?
Enterprises of all types, including universities, K-12, hospitals, utilities, manufacturers, and government agencies are finding the need to deploy an All-Wireless Enterprise – a network with wireless as a primary infrastructure.The Enterprise Is Ready for Voice Over WLAN. Is Voice Over WLAN Ready for the Enterprise?
Explains the numerous places where VoWLAN can go to work, why most offerings fail to make it work, and how only Meru Networks' standard-based solution puts the power of VoWLAN to work at enterprise-scale.
Healthcare
Connected Care... Communication, Collaboration, Compassion - Wirelessly Enabled.
Healthcare Information Technology (HCIT) is undergoing a renaissance fueled in large part by a surge in clinician need for easy-to-use tools that promote efficient, cost-effective, high-quality patient care.
Education
Enabling the Wireless School: Challenges & Benefits of Wireless LANs in Primary Education
Many K-12 schools are seeking new technological solutions that help optimize learning and collaboration among their students, faculty and administrative staff. Following on the success of Wireless LANs (WLANs or Wi-Fi) in higher education, an increasing number of K-12 schools are also integrating wireless and mobile technologies to better meet instructional demands and provide more users with on-line resources.Wireless LANs in Higher Education
Universities and colleges are among the most aggressive adopters of Wi-Fi technology. The trend toward more collaborative and open learning environments, fueled by the explosive adoption of mobile devices among students and faculty, makes higher education campuses fertile ground for wireless LANs.
