Clear To Send: Wireless Network Engineering

Celona joins the podcast to show us the platform capabilities of Celona Edge and enterprise integration. We also take a look of a live demo running on San Jose State University. Take a look at how CBRS can be used in a private network environment. For a visual look at the solution, check out the […] The post CTS 245: Celona Edge Architecture and Live Demo appeared first on Clear To Send .

Which tools are best to use for Wi-Fi troubleshooting? Maybe you're using a handful of tools to complete the job. Each tool performs a specific function and in the end we need to merge the data collected into a single report or next action. For a few months, I've been testing the netAlly EtherScope nXG. […] The post CTS 244: Handheld Wi-Fi Tools with netAlly appeared first on Clear To Send .

Power saving is a normal function of mobile devices. It's required to conserve battery. In this episode, we summarize what we've read about Power Management from the 802.11 standard. Power save (PS) is a power management mode in which a station (STA) alternates between two states: Awake: STA is fully powered Dozing: STA is not […] The post CTS 243: 802.11 Power Saving appeared first on Clear To Se...

Dynamic bandwidth operation occurs when a transmitter attempts to acquire the medium for a bonded channel but is only cleared to use a smaller channel width. For example, let's consider an access point configured to serve devices with a 40 MHz channel width. A device would transmit an RTS for 40 MHz but the receiver […] The post CTS 242: Dynamic Bandwidth Operation appeared first on Clear To Send...

Meraki has been around for a long time. With over 508k customers, 2.5 million active networks, and in 190 countries, it's about time there's a certification around Meraki technologies. The Meraki-specific certification is the Cisco Meraki Solutions Specialist Certification. The exam is called Engineering Cisco Meraki Solutions, exam number 500-220 ECMS. Meraki's ECMS certification covers […] The p...

Juniper is coming out with a new certification track for Mist under the Juniper certification portfolio. This track will be focused on Wi-Fi as well as anything Mist related. JNCIS-MistAI is the first official certification. Became available on September 28th 2020. JNCIA-MistAI will be coming before the end of the year. The new Juniper Mist […] The post CTS240: New Mist Training & Certifications a...

Inside of Google's in-house incubator, Area 120, is the birth of Orion WiFi. A new way for network operators to offer their Wi-Fi to carriers and generate revenue. In this episode, we have two guests from Google: Raj Gajwani Rich Mazzola Orion WiFi lets businesses such as public venues sell their Wi-Fi capacity to cellular […] The post CTS 239: Google’s Orion WiFi appeared first on Clear To Send .

In this episode, we're bringing on some special guests from Juniper Networks. We're going to discuss the integration of Juniper Networks switches into the Mist dashboard. Our special guests are: Sujit Ghosh Ahbi Shamsundar Jussi Kiviniemi Our agenda for this episode is to get a look behind the scenes of integrating other platforms, such as […] The post CTS 238: Integration of Juniper Switches in M...

In this episode François talks about a recent project he worked on. He was asked to assess a couple of Wi-Fi environments for the use of Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) in manufacturing environments. Context Wi-Fi assessment for use of automated vehicles in manufacturing environments Make sure that the AGV will have a stable and reliable […] The post CTS 237: Wi-Fi for Automated Vehicles appeared...

In this week's episode, we talk about the future of Wi-Fi following up on the publication of the following document from the IEEE: Current Status and Directions of IEEE 802.11be, the Future Wi-Fi 7 (https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9090146) The authors of this document are: Evgeny Khorov, Ilya Levitsky and Ian F. Akyildiz IEEE 802.11be has been named EHT […] The post CTS236: 802.11be – The Fut...

As universities get closer to the start of the academic year, many are planning to hold classes outdoors. At my campus, outdoor Wi-Fi is still in the works. It's even an initiative. Since we're in California, the weather is perfect for outdoor classes. The challenge was rolling out equipment as fast as we can prior […] The post CTS 235: Campus Outdoor Wi-Fi Deployment appeared first on Clear To Se...

We're taking a look at a high level look at 802.11k and 802.11v. How have we seen it in the environments we go into today and do the devices support 802.11k and 802.11v? First, determine if the Wi-Fi infrastructure has 802.11k/v enabled. This is fairly easy to determine and François has a great blog post […] The post CTS 234: 802.11k and 802.11v appeared first on Clear To Send .

In this episode Rowell talks about an issue he is troubleshooting for one of its customer. François talks about some python scripts he has been working on. Ekahau Python Script The objectives of the script is to produce a document that will hold all the information related to access points installations. The script creates the […] The post CTS 233: Python scripting, Ekahau and Meraki appeared firs...

In this episode, we are talking with Andrew Von Nagy from Celona about 5G. What will 5G technology bring to the table? Increase speed, more spectrum band use, CBRS at 3.55 GHz, C-Band (3.7 to 4.2), 6 GHz for unlicensed 5G (licensed assisted access), and millimeter wave (60 GHz). With 5G, comes new use cases. […] The post CTS 232: Introduction to 5G with Andrew Von Nagy appeared first on Clear To S...

We had the pleasure to have Kilian Löser on the show to talk about Wi-Fi in manufacturing envrionments. We took the opportunity to talk about what is coming up and how these environments are evolving with Industry 4.0. Feel free to follow Kilian on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/loeserkilian/) and Twitter(@KilianLoeser). In this episode, we've talk about the […] The post CTS 231: Transition...

Welcome to the coffee hour ☕️ This is a casual Clear to Send (CTS) conversation over coffee where we talk about different topics. In this hour, we run through different topics from recent evThis is a casual Clear to Send (CTS) conversation over coffee where we talk about different topics. In this hour, we present […] The post Mobility Field Day 5, pySerial, Podcast Update appeared first on Clear...

In this episode, we welcome's Tiago Rodrigues, CEO of the Wireless Broadband Alliance, and Matt MacPherson, Wireless CTO at Cisco to talk about OpenRoaming. The Wireless Broadband Alliance recently took over the ownership and management of OpenRoaming from Cisco. We had a great time and great discussion with Tiago and Matt and hope that you […] The post CTS 230: OpenRoaming appeared first on Clear...

In this episode, we are providing an introduction to WPA3. We also show how to configure it on a Cisco controller as well as how you could validate it by looking at Wi-Fi frames: Introduction WPA3 is the improved version of Wi-Fi security. It updates WPA2 which is commonly used everywhere in Wi-Fi networks.  Why […] The post CTS 229: Introduction to WPA3 appeared first on Clear To Send .

In this episode, we had the pleasure to have Sunalini Sankhavaram and Robert Boardman from Mist to talk about Contact Tracing. We have recorded this episode in the video format as well so we could demo the solution for you guys. (Thank you Rowell for spending a few hours editing the video!) Here is the […] The post CTS 228: Contact Tracing with Mist appeared first on Clear To Send .

Reminiscing on previous site surveys, what we wish we knew, and a newly released course created by François and Rowell. The post CTS 227: Our Wi-Fi Site Survey Experience appeared first on Clear To Send .

What is Wi-Fi Capacity Planning? In this episode, we discuss what Wi-Fi capacity is, how it can be done, and what are some of the “gotchas” when you are doing capacity planning. When it comes to Wi-Fi capacity planning, many rely on the built-in tools to help us determine how many access points (APs) are […] The post CTS 226: Wi-Fi Capacity Planning appeared first on Clear To Send .

This is the recording on the live episode we recorded part of the Pod-a-Thon organized by the WLA. The goal was to raise fund for the COVID-19 relief cause. In this episode, we talked about the behind the scene of the Clear To Send podcast. This includes talks related to the latest recordings we have […] The post CTS 225: Pod-a-Thon fundraising for COVID-19 relief appeared first on Clear To Send .

In this episode of WiFi Coffee Hour, Rowell and François go on a live stream to discuss the shift from in-person to virtual conferences. There's no doubt the virtual conference will not live up to an in-person event. Some of you may have been planning to attend a conference for the first time only to […] The post CTS 224: Virtual Conferences appeared first on Clear To Send .

In this episode, we have Ben Robson, RF Engineer, with us to explain how an antenna works. He went into great details on how the antenna works. It is probably the longest episode we have recorded so far! But it is well worth it! Thank you Ben for coming on the show to educate us! […] The post CTS 223: How Does an Antenna Work? appeared first on Clear To Send .

In this episode, we were delighted to have Kevin Robinson, Senior Vice President of Marketing at the Wi-Fi Alliance, with us. We talked about the Wi-Fi Alliance as well as the upcoming Wi-Fi 6e certification program. Enjoy! Agenda Introducing Kevin Robinson, Senior VP of Marketing Overview of the organization Who is the Wi-Fi Alliance Alliance, […] The post CTS 222: Wi-Fi Alliance with Kevin Robin...