Xirrus®, the leading provider of high performance wireless networks, today announced that Munich trade fair giant, Messe München has deployed Xirrus networks throughout the facility. The implementation provides Wi-Fi in all 16 exhibition halls, all entrances, the ICM Congress Centre, the Messehaus meeting rooms, both press centers and the "Atrium" between Halls A and B. Only 183 Xirrus Arrays were needed to equip the trade fair's expansive grounds (a total of approx. 217,000 sqm: 180,000 sqm halls, 30,000 sqm atrium and 7,000 sqm ICM) with a scalable network to accommodate high densities of mobile wireless clients, while maintaining Wi-Fi flexibility. A total of 1,188 integrated access points (APs), with a maximum of eight APs per Array, were deployed. While conventional installations require a cable run for every single access point, the only cable runs needed for this deployment were for the actual Arrays. As a result, Messe München reduced installation efforts by 650 percent.
Xirrus Arrays' software configurability enables granular customization, down to the Wi-Fi radio frequency (2.4 or 5 GHz), allowing for real-time adaptation to Messe München's various trade shows. Radio coverage can be customized according to the layout of an individual exhibition hall and address any bottleneck issues resulting from a large group of people in one area. The Xirrus Management System (XMS), implemented as a virtual appliance in a VMware environment in both Messe München data centers, enables administrators to monitor the network at all times and make any event-specific adaptations autonomously.
Messe München is also realizing huge financial benefits from Xirrus' software configurability -- due to the significant reduction in operating expenses. Changes can be made quickly without any complicated physical handling of the access points. Alternative solutions require physically handling of all 1,188 access points to make such changes. With the Xirrus solution, the XMS management system handles the change.
via WiFiNovation | Scoop.it
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