I always find Webinars interesting and informative - and I've got two more on important WLAN topics scheduled for later this month
I’m working on two more Webinars. The first, which will be held on Tuesday, 24 August, at 2:00 PM eastern, is the result of an invitation from Wi-Fi leader Bluesocket to talk about how the emphasis in enterprise-class WLANs has shifted from the radio elements to the somewhat amorphous domain of WLAN system architecture. This is not in any way to diminish the importance of the purely wireless components of a solution; there will likely always be significant performance differences between varying radio implementations at both the chip and board levels, but users generally don’t have much of a choice here. On the other hand, understanding how the architectural decisions made by the vendors affect overall performance (including throughput and capacity, as well as support for time-bounded traffic), reliability, security, manageability (my favorite theme), scalability, and, of course, cost-effectiveness (minimizing total cost of ownership) can really help in making the right decision. Bluesocket will spend some time discussing their very interesting vWLAN architecture, and I’ll attempt to frame the challenges facing any enterprise that’s build large-scale WLANs for primary access – and that’s a very large number of organizations indeed! You can see mote details and sign up for this one here.
The second, courtesy of Retail Info Systems News and Cisco, will look at the whole question of RF interference in Wi-Fi applications in detail. As you might guess from the sponsor, this one has a bit of a slant towards retail applications, but it really treats the subject quite generally and is loaded (IMHO) with useful information. This Webinar will be held at 2:00 PM eastern on Tuesday, 31 August, and you can see the particulars and sign up for this one here. Both of these Webinars are free of charge.
I find Webinars to be incredibly useful vehicles for communicating with a large audience. These events are live, and in both cases time has been allotted for questions from the audience. I hope you can attend either or both – these are important topics for anyone involved in wireless, LANs, and network planning and operations overall.
