
The Aruba demonstration team used the Visual RF component of the AirWave Management Platform (AMP) to
design the network. Aruba announced the acquisition of AirWave Wireless (the makers of the AMP) in January
2008. The tool provides an auto-provision feature that automatically places radios onto the floor plan while taking
into consideration 3D aspects such as multiple-floor-signals bleed through. In addition, the administrator can
design for coverage—which results in a design with the least number of APs necessary for pervasive
coverage—or for capacity—which results in a design with AP redundancy. As with virtually every vendor, the
reconciliation of the predictive design with the as-built design is a manual process.
AMP provides a very scalable interface that can display a worldwide view and allow the administrator to navigate
through the hierarchy to an individual floor plan (see Figure 3). Aruba has enhanced the AMP multi-vendor
management capabilities by extending its support from wireless to wired management of Cisco Systems and HP
ProCurve switches and by adding mobile device management (e.g., scanners and printers). As the market evolves
to further integrate wired and wireless networks, Aruba is well position with AMP to address customer needs for
integrated network management. Aruba's Adaptive Radio Management (ARM) provides enterprise capabilities
that include load balancing, band steering, auto-channel and auto-power management, and an ATF mechanism.
Figure 3: Aruba Network AirWave Management System
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