Enterprise Wireless Network Design Guide

Enterprise-grade wireless networks are enormous, complex, and highly distributed, with business sites across the country (if not the world) and thousands of connected users. A well-designed Wi-Fi network reduces management complexity and streamlines network operations while ensuring reliable coverage and consistent performance. This enterprise wireless network design guide covers best practices for building such an architecture.

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Unified Wi-Fi and Wired Network Controllers

Managing your wireless and wired networks with separate controllers adds complexity to the infrastructure. Network administrators must deploy and manage multiple controllers at each business site, duplicating their workloads and increasing the chances of human error. The best practice is to converge wired and wireless networks with a single controller at each location. For example, SmartZone WLAN controllers from RUCKUS Networks unify wireless and wired networks under a single management umbrella to simplify life for your overworked IT team. Built with a flexible architecture and numerous workflow automation features, SmartZone offers a scalable network solution ideal for growing enterprises.

AI-Powered Wireless Network Monitoring and Control

Enterprise Wi-Fi relies on many moving parts, and an issue with any one of them can negatively impact performance or cause outages. Unfortunately, it can take human engineers hours to sort through logs, prioritize incidents, and manually resolve problems. The best practice for modern enterprise wireless network design is incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to assist with monitoring, incident management, and root-cause analysis. For example, RUCKUS One is a comprehensive AI-powered networking solution for monitoring, management, optimization, and troubleshooting, making it a valuable tool for deployments of any size.

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High-Performance Wireless Access Points for Enterprise Deployments

Enterprise wireless networks require more robust access points (APs) than smaller business or personal network architectures. The best practice for enterprise wireless networks is using an enterprise-grade AP with advanced wireless technology (such as MU-MIMO and Wi-Fi 6) to increase coverage, capacity, and speed. For example, RUCKUS Networks offers a range of enterprise wireless APs specifically designed for large, high-density deployments. There are even high-performance access points available for challenging environments like outdoor areas or rooms with Wi-Fi-unfriendly building materials.

Comparing CommScope RUCKUS Wireless APs for Enterprise Deployments

R560
  • Indoor
  • Wi-Fi 6E
  • 2x2:2 MU-MIMO
  • Dataspeed: 2882Mbps (6GHz), 1237Mbps (5GHz), 591Mbps (2.4GHz)
  • 1,536 Concurrent users
  • 4,000+ Antenna patterns per band
  • 1x 1/2.5/5GbE & 1x 1GbE Ethernet ports
R650
  • Indoor
  • Wi-Fi 6
  • 4x4:4 MU-MIMO
  • Dataspeed: 2000Mbps (5GHz), 574Mbps (2.4GHz)
  • 512 Concurrent users
  • 4,000+ Antenna patterns per band
  • 1x 2.5GbE & 1x 1GbE Ethernet ports
R750
  • Indoor
  • Wi-Fi 6
  • 4x4:4 MU-MIMO
  • Dataspeed: 2400Mbps (5GHz), 1148Mbps (2.4GHz)
  • 1,024 Concurrent users
  • 4,000+ Antenna patterns per band
  • 1x 2.5GbE & 1x 1GbE Ethernet ports
R760
  • Indoor
  • Wi-Fi 6E
  • 4x4:4 MU-MIMO
  • Dataspeed: 4800Mbps (6GHz), 2400 Mbps (5GHz), 1148 Mbps (2.4GHz)
  • 1,536 Concurrent users
  • 4,000+ Antenna patterns per band
  • 1x 1/2.5/5/10GbE & 1x 1GbE Ethernet ports
R850
  • Indoor
  • Wi-Fi 6
  • 8x8:8 MU-MIMO
  • Dataspeed: 4800 Mbps (5 GHz), 1148 Mbps (2.4 GHz)
  • 1,024 Concurrent users
  • 4,000+ Antenna patterns per band
  • 1x 1/2.5/5GbE & 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet ports
T750
  • Outdoor
  • Wi-Fi 6
  • 4x4:4 MU-MIMO
  • Dataspeed: 2400 Mbps (5 GHz), 1148 Mbps (2.4 GHz)
  • 1,024 Concurrent users
  • 4,000+ Antenna patterns per band
  • 1x 1GbE & 1 x 2.5GbE Ethernet ports

RUCKUS Networks Enterprise Wireless Network Design Guide

RUCKUS Networks provides Wi-Fi solutions to overcome the unique challenges in enterprise wireless networking. With unified WLAN controllers, AI-powered network management, and high-performance access points, RUCKUS can help you simplify and streamline your network operations while improving the overall Wi-Fi speed, performance, and reliability. As a trusted CommScope RUCKUS distributor, MBSI WAV can connect you with the best Wi-Fi solutions for enterprise wireless network design.

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