Aruba Networks and the Future of WiFi

Aruba Networks and the Future of WiFiTroy WendtDirector, Product MarketingAruba Networks

EDUCAUSEOctober 18, 2005

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Company Overview Product Overview Education Applications Emerging WLAN Standards Evolution of the Wireless Edge

AgendaAgenda

Aruba Networks Company Overview

Aruba Networks Company Overview

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Aruba SnapshotAruba Snapshot Founded February, 2002

Status Privately-held

Funding $59M in three rounds

Investors Matrix, Sequoia, Trinity, WK Technology Fund

Revenue First 6 quarters have exceeded comparables of

NetApp, NetScreen, and Foundry

InnovationsMobility controllers

Customers 1000+ (adding over 100/quarter)

Employees 200 and counting

Markets Intersection of wireless, security

and mobility

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Magic Quadrant for Wireless LANs 2005

Completeness of Vision

"When we make product decisions, we make them based on the best technology… For our needs, Aruba

came out No. 1."- Ron Markezich, CIO, Microsoft CNET News.com, June 30, 2005

Leading with Vision & ExecutionLeading with Vision & Execution

Abilityto

Execute

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Centralization is the Big IdeaCentralization is the Big IdeaCentralized Architecture for Enterprise Wireless has Won the Day

“Thin” Access Points

Centralized Security

802.11a/b/g

Antennas

Secure Mobility

Stateful Firewall

Wireless IDP

Encryption

Authentication

Policy Control

“Fat” Access Points

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Enterprise Architecture for WirelessEnterprise Architecture for Wireless

WirelessIntrusion

Detection

SecureMobility

Gateway

Firewall

RF SpectrumManagement

DistributedWirelessSniffers

A New Approach to Enterprise Wireless

VPN

Mobilitycontrollers

Mobilitysoftware

Wired/wireless access points

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The Big Story is MobilityThe Big Story is Mobility

60s 70s 80s 90s 00s

MobileNetworks

- Aruba

Ethernet

PC

Internet

Mini

Mainframe- IBM

-DEC-Data General-Wang

- IBM- Apple

- 3Com- SynOptics- Novell

- Cisco- Juniper

Disruptive Change Cycles in Network Computing

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Broad-based Market AcceptanceBroad-based Market AcceptanceMarquee Customers Crossing All Verticals and Geographies

Aruba Networks Product OverviewAruba Networks Product Overview

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Aruba Mobility Controller FamilyAruba Mobility Controller Family

Scalable and Flexible 800: 4 and 16 AP Options 2400: Support for 48 APs 6000: Scales from 48 to 512

APs

Full Redundancy Options Support For Virtual

Stacking

Performance & Capacity1Gb – 16Gb

PriceStarting at $2K

800

2400

6000

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Aruba Access Point FamilyAruba Access Point FamilySingle Radio

Dual Radio

Outdoor APs

Software Configurable 802.11a or b/g Radio Thin-AP / AM

Ideal for Dense Dorm or Classroom Deployments

Internal or External Antenna Options

Low Cost

Dual-Radio 802.11 a+b/g Thin-AP / AM

Ideal for Remote AP Applications

High Availability Features

Wired and Wireless Security

Extensible USB Interface Port

Dual-Radio WDS Bridging / Thin-AP Functionality

Fully Environmentally-Hardened Design

Desert, Snow, Rain, Harsh Environment

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ArubaOS - Base SoftwareArubaOS - Base Software

WLAN Switching and RF Management L2/L3 switching, VLANs, termination of Aruba wired & wireless APs, RF Plan/RF Live, location tracking, triangulation

BASE SOFTWARE FEATURES

Radio Resource Management (ARM) Calibration, coverage hole detection / correction, interference detection / correction, multi-band RF scanning

Authentication MAC, local user DB, LDAP, AAA, wired and wireless 802.1x

Association Types Open, Static and Dynamic WEP, WPA, WPA2

Mobility Services Roaming across APs, VLANs and switches

Intrusion Detection Rogue AP detection, interfering APs / clients, classification, (no containment)

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ArubaOS - Software ModulesArubaOS - Software Modules

Policy Enforcement Firewall Module

Wireless Intrusion Protection Module

Advanced AAA Module

Client Integrity Module

External Services Interface Module

xSec Module

Remote AP Module

VPN Server Module

ADD-ON MODULES

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How It’s Deployed:Non-disruptive to Existing NetworkHow It’s Deployed:Non-disruptive to Existing Network

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DATA CENTER DEPLOYMENT

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DATA CENTER

WIRING CLOSET DEPLOYMENT

ARUBA 6000

ARUBA 800

DATA CENTERARUBA 2400

Education ApplicationsEducation Applications

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Students and Faculty Love WirelessStudents and Faculty Love Wireless

Availability of content anytime and anywhere

Students expect and demand wireless access for their mobile lifestyle

Faculty likes the collaboration, creativity fostered by wireless

Proliferation of personal WiFi enabled devices

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Why Network Admins Prefer WirelessWhy Network Admins Prefer Wireless

No building renovation needed, no pulling new cables in historic buildings

Easily installed in common areas (quad, union, gym, cafeteria)

Easier to deploy, manage and troubleshoot

Easy to expand as needs grow – expansion costs (few APs) small enough not to require formal budgetary approval

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Considerations for EducationConsiderations for Education Financial

Lower cost of deployment Deploy “Thin” APs & eliminate site surveys

Leveraging existing infrastructure Don’t upgrade your Layer 2 infrastructure

Ease of Management Centralize management and control

Self-healing, self-calibrating RF environment Reduce VLAN proliferation

Centralized architecture means no need to configure VLANs all over existing network

Security Identity based access control

Students, Faculty, Staff all have pre-assigned privileges that follow users

Safeguarding against intrusion Control access to wireless Build robust systems that can resist students who like to

“experiment” Provide comprehensive end-point security Filter network traffic for viruses and unauthorized content

Emerging WLAN StandardsEmerging WLAN Standards

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802.11e Task Group802.11e Task Group

Group charter is Quality of Service Close to completing work that will allow for improvements in

the way multimedia and prioritized traffic classes are handled.

802.11e enhances the MAC layer with a coordinated time division multiple access (TDMA) construct.

Adds error-correcting mechanisms for delay-sensitive applications such as voice and video.

802.11e is especially well suited for use in networks that include multimedia capability. It offers all subscribers high-speed Internet access with full-motion video, high-fidelity audio, and Voice over IP

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802.11i Task Group802.11i Task Group

Group charter is Enhanced Encryption 802.11i is the security standard for Wi-Fi networks that

upgrades WEP. 802.11i has all the abilities of WPA and adds the

requirement to use Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) for data encryption.

The Wi-Fi Alliance uses the nomenclature of "WPA2" when referring to 802.11i

Software Upgrade for Aruba Mobility Controllers

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802.11n Task Group802.11n Task Group

Group Charter is High Throughput This group will define the next physical-layer specification

allowing throughput speed in excess of 100 Mbps. Ratification expected in 2006 802.11n is planned to be backwards-compatible with legacy

802.11b/g wireless hardware Pre-standard MIMO chipsets are shipping from Airgo

Networks Software Upgrade for Aruba Mobility Controllers

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The Wireless Voice OpportunityThe Wireless Voice Opportunity

Voice is the most widely deployed wireless application today

Corded and cellular technologies not suited for education environments Coverage Portability Telephone system integration Cost

Wireless and VoIP technologies are lowering cost of deployment

Evolution of the Wireless EdgeEvolution of the Wireless Edge

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Mobility – An Irreversible TrendThe Education IT ContextMobility – An Irreversible TrendThe Education IT Context

User Installed – Lose Control1

New Applications

LocationServices

4

Voice Mobility

RFIDSolutions

Compelling Economics3

OR

MobileInstruction

MobilePoint of Sale

MobileConnectivity

Users Demands Mobility2

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Mobility is All About the UserMobility is All About the User

Who the user is

Where the user is

What the user is using

USER IDENTITY USER LOCATION USER DEVICE/APPLICATION

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Mobility Changes EverythingMobility Changes Everything

The edge of the network will become wireless

Mobility creates the requirement for an interior security solution

Mobile applications are changing the way educational institutions compete

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Aruba Value PropositionAruba Value Proposition

1. Deliver a competitive advantage The industry’s most secure mobility system

2. Fix security with a network-based approach A single centralized solution for interior security

3. Enable convergence over wireless Mobile VoIP eliminates closet PoE upgrades

4. Eliminate network upgrades Save millions of dollars

5. Reduce operational costs Centrally manage change with a programmable

architecture

A Converged Solution for Mobility, Security and VOIP

BackupBackup

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WiMAXWiMAX

WiMAX is the recently approved IEEE 802.16 wireless metropolitan area network (MAN) standard .

WiMAX provides connectivity up to several miles as opposed to a couple hundred feet for 802.11a/b/g.

Less expensive than cellular infrastructure equipment. Some industry experts claim that WiMAX could become a

threat to the cell phone industry, which is investing in 3G to offer advanced mobile data services

WiMAX will provide backhaul for 802.11 networks

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802.11s Task Group802.11s Task Group

Group Charter is Mesh Networking Every device in a network becomes capable of repeating or

relaying data to a node that is farther away from the access point

MESH becomes a method for extending the reach of a given infrastructure.

802.11s aims to define a MAC and PHY for meshed networks that improve coverage with no single point of failure.

In such networks, 802.11 cellular WLAN access points relay information from one to another, hop by hop, in a router-like fashion. As you add users and access points, you add capacity.

Adding nodes becomes a scalable and redundant endeavor Meshed networks can serve as indoor or outdoor networks

run wireless ISPs or enterprises with large outdoor deployments.

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UWBUWB

Similar to Bluetooth but around 100x faster. Ultra-wideband or UWB is used to transmit data at high

speeds over very short distances; making UWB perfect for the home market.

Main challenge: UWB works across a wide range of frequencies as opposed to most other networking and consumer electronic technologies which are assigned a narrow band of spectrum.

The Department of Transportation has also raised concerns about UWB interfering with the GPS systems essential for flying.

Despite concerns, UWB is moving forward in the home networking market due to its fast transmission rates.

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IMSIMS

The IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) is an IP multimedia and telephony core network that is defined by 3GPP and 3GPP2 standards and organizations based on IETF Internet protocols.

IMS is access independent as it supports IP to IP session over wireline IP, 802.11, 802.15, CDMA, packet data along with GSM/EDGE/UMTS and other packet data applications.

IMS is a standardized reference architecture that consists of session control, connection control and an applications services framework along with subscriber and services data.

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802.11k Task Group802.11k Task Group

Group Charter is Radio Resources Service operators and enterprise customers are expected to

deploy the features coming from this group to better manage the connections between wireless devices and access points/gateways.

The proposed standard provides measurement information to make wireless networks more efficient.

Enables standards-based applications for PDAs and other wireless edge devices

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