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Virtual Wireless LAN (vWLAN)

Westcom Networks (UK) become the first vWLAN European accredited partner

Feb 12, 2010

Westcom Networks (UK) have completed the first vWLAN™ training at BlueSockets HQ in Burlington MA to become the first European accredited partner.

 

Virtual Wireless LAN (vWLAN™)

The vWLAN™ architecture leverages existing network infrastructures to produce a fully integrated and optimized wireless solution enabling customers to dramatically reduce the cost of deploying and operating large-scale Wi-Fi networks while significantly improving performance. vWLAN™ delivers robust security using differentiated granular role-based policy enforcement and integrated network access control.

The solution is architected to support up to 1500 of Bluesocket's 802.11n access points on the current hardware platform.  The platform scales based on software licensing, eliminating concerns about selecting the right hardware.  AP licenses are available in bundles of 5, 15, 25, 50, 100, 250, and 500.  

vWLAN™ architecture is a combination of Bluesocket’s core strengths in WLAN infrastructure and its vision of next-generation WLAN systems. The 802.11n market demands more than can be offered from traditional WLAN systems and Bluesocket has responded with this highly innovative solution.

vWLAN Benefits:

  • State-of-the-art controller software provides intelligent mobility coordination in a distributed system delivering seamless roaming with fast hand-off for time-sensitive applications such as voice and video.
  • Tightly integrated security modules offer robust and scalable NAC, Guest Access, AAA and WIDS capability.
  • Seamless High Availability that eliminates disruption to end users if a failover occurs.
  • Identity-based QoS and Fairness Algorithms that are applied at the access point.
  • Green IT Design that delivers a reduced carbon footprint with up to 80% less hardware and significant ongoing savings on energy consumption.

Fully Distributed Mobility

vWLAN™’s distributed mobility solution handles subnet roaming at the edge, while its sophisticated control software works at the core to determine the optimal tunneling endpoint and guarantees seamless mobility. The algorithm incorporates intelligent tunnel load balancing, a subnet discovery protocol, and even a mechanism to detect and accommodate for misconfigurations in the wired infrastructure to guarantee that wireless users can always access the network.

Flexible Deployments

vWLAN™ provides a flexible solution that can operate in multiple deployments from a branch office to a large campus environment while offering low cost of ownership and optimal performance. Remote office deployments are demanding more from the WLAN networks and vWLAN™ responded by integrating flexibility into the security and data forwarding modules. Management Tools

vWLAN™ integrates Bluesocket's WLAN management software to provides a rich set of visual tools for analyzing and troubleshooting the wireless network. The integrated management solution includes location and heat maps, health summary, enhanced reporting, notifications, and summary of the overall RF environment.

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