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Metageek is back! It’s been awhile since we’ve heard of Metageek at any Tech Field Day events. It was very nice and refreshing to hear from them and hear them present what they have been working on. If you want to catch back with the presentations and watch them, here are the links you need: […] The post CTS 188: MetaGeek @ Mobility Field Day 4 appeared first on Clear To Send .

WiFi Monitoring & Assurance Using NetBeez Wireless networks get blamed a lot for today's network issues. Any sort of hiccup leads to users creating tickets describing slow or poor performing WiFi. Enterprise organizations rely on WiFi. Central network operations centers must monitor multiple sites and quickly determine what issues may be potentially impacting business operations. […] The post CTS...

NetAlly WAS the secret company. We tell you all about it in this episode. If you want to catch back with the presentations and watch them, here are the links you need: NetAlly Company Introduction: https://vimeo.com/showcase/6218644/video/354018315 NetAlly Technology Perspective: https://vimeo.com/showcase/6218644/video/354018633 NetAlly Product Portfolio: https://vimeo.com/showcase/6218644/video/...

Recently, we hosted a webinar for our CTS listeners. We wanted to provide a way to give back to our community and interact with them on an intimate level. Usually, you hear us on a pre-recorded episode. This time around, we all get to interact with each other. You get to ask questions and we […] The post CTS 185: Wi-Fi Design Q&A Webinar appeared first on Clear To Send .

Cisco decided to join the party and also present something at Mobility Field Day 4 this year. They talked about their new wireless Catalyst line of product, IoT and OpenRoaming. If you want to catch back with the presentations and watch them, here are the links you need: Cisco Catalyst Access Expansion to Wireless: https://vimeo.com/353900415 […] The post CTS 184: Cisco @ Mobility Field Day 4 appe...

Mist is now regularly presenting at Mobility Field Day. They often like to talk about some of their success stories and update us on their “travel to the self-driving network” (i.e. how their Artificial Intelligent system is evolving). This year was no exception! If you want to catch back with the presentations and watch them, […] The post CTS 183: Mist @ Mobility Field Day 4 appeared first on Cle...

François was a first time delegate for Tech Field Day, attending Mobility Field Day 4 (MFD4). Since MFD4 was held in Santa Clara, we were able to record in-person together. We found an outdoor location called Santana Row. We apologize for any extra sounds you may hear because of that 🙂 In the beginning of […] The post CTS 182: Mobility Field Day 4 – An Overview appeared first on Clear To Send .

Rowell’s post: https://rowelldionicio.com/deploying-cisco-catalyst-9800-controller-on-vmware-esxi/ François’s post: https://www.semfionetworks.com/blog/setup-cisco-catalyst-9800-controller-on-your-laptop Cisco introduced the new Catalyst 9800 Wireless LAN Controller: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/wireless/catalyst-9800-series-wireless-controllers/index.html One of the main new features wa...

Mobility Field Day offers the opportunity for vendors to present what they have been working on in front of a group of talented delegates. It usually generates really good conversations and interactions. This year, Mobility Field Day will be taking place in Silicon Valley from August 14th to August 16th . The event is organized […] The post CTS 180: Our Expectations for Mobility Field Day 4 appear...

Did you know Wi-Fi turns 20 years old this year? It's quite amazing that we've come to rely on Wi-Fi daily. From connecting to the Internet from our homes, watching 4k streaming videos, doing some of our important work, and connecting with family across the world. Bob Friday, CTO and Founder of Mist, joins the […] The post CTS 179: 20 Years of Wi-Fi with Bob Friday appeared first on Clear To Send...

These are our Wi-Fi best practices and guidelines based on our previous experiences. So if you want to find learn how we are able to successfully deploy Wi-Fi networks with every one of our clients, then you’re in the right place. Keep reading… Why do we not have one industry set of Wi-Fi best practices […] The post CTS 178: 7 Wi-Fi Best Practices & Guidelines appeared first on Clear To Send .

This episode was recorded at the Podcast Domain for Cisco Live 2019 in San Diego. In attendance is Rowell Dionicio, François Vergès, Gurpreet Singh, and Fred Niehaus. Fred has been with Cisco since 2000. Since 1993 Fred has been doing wireless. Gurpreet works for a VAR in Canada with all aspects of warehouses. Wi-Fi 5 […] The post CTS 177: Wi-Fi 6 with Fred Niehaus appeared first on Clear To Send...

Things are evolving again at Cisco. This time with the certifications. Cisco is further driving the Intent-based networking model into certifications. There's the need to drive multi-domain policy, introduce APIs and programmability. It could change the way we do things every day. Infrastructure engineers are becoming software developers? Maybe not completely but there are those […] The post CTS 1...

In this episode, we are interviewing Hendrik Lüth on the state of Wi-Fi security today. Hendrik works as a System Engineer for CANCOM in Germany. You can follow him on Twitter @DO9XE and on Linkedin. You can also visit and read his blog at https://linux-nerds.de/. Agenda Start conversation with the “2018” status of WiFi security WPA2 […] The post CTS 175: Wi-Fi Security Updates with Hendrik Lüth a...

Welcome to this episode where we do a quick recap of how Cisco Live went this year in San Diego. This is one of the few rare moments when both hosts are in the same city. Cisco Live Recap with Rasika and Stephen Check out this short video we recorded with Rasika and Stephen getting […] The post CTS 174: Takeaways From Cisco Live appeared first on Clear To Send .

This week's episode is the eve of Cisco Live. Rowell & François will be headed to San Diego for a week of learning, recording, and networking with other likeminded individuals. In this episode, we talk about various topics of Wi-Fi. You can take a look at an example of sessions we're looking forward to at […] The post CTS 173: WiFi Medley 001 appeared first on Clear To Send .

This Week In Wireless Rowell recorded a video on Wi-Fi 6 on David Bombal’s YouTube channel Long version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZMA4p00c9g Short version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r62vs2uyQjM Huawei Huawei is temporarily pushed out of the Wi-Fi Alliance Wi-Fi Alliance is fully complying with the recent U.S. Department of Commerce order without revoking Huawei Technologies membershi...

Recently, I joined the wonder folks at iBwave to deliver a webinar on the topic of designing Wi-Fi networks in Higher Education. Thanks so much iBwave for providing me the opportunity to discuss Wi-Fi design in front of their audience. The agenda items I cover in this webinar: Challenges we see today Approach to Wi-Fi […] The post CTS 171: Designing Wi-Fi Networks In Higher Education appeared firs...

Historically, AP-on-a-Stick (APoS) surveys were the only way to find out where to place the access points. We didn’t have any of the fancy software we have today to predict how the Wi-Fi signal will behave in our space. However, we still perform APoS today. In this episode, we will explain why we still use […] The post CTS 170: APoS Site Surveys appeared first on Clear To Send .

Rowell and François were invited to Cisco Headquarters, along with many others, as part of the #JustTheTech event which was planned in coordination with the Wi-Fi 6 announcement that happened on April 29, 2019. It was a jam packed day of discussions with key people from Cisco. The folks in attendance for #JustTheTech were: Rowell […] The post CTS 169: Just The Tech appeared first on Clear To Send...

With Wi-Fi 6 and 5G now taking the stage, one has to think – what about the coexistence of the two technologies? Rowell and François met together at Cisco HQ to speak with Jérôme Henry about OpenRoaming and Cisco's vision of seamless roaming. Rowell and François participated at an event called #JustTheTech at Cisco HQ […] The post CTS 168: OpenRoaming appeared first on Clear To Send .

1024-QAM Evolution of the modulation techniques we are using today with 802.11ax (256-QAM). With 1024-QAM, we are now able to encode 10 bits per cycle on each subcarrier. The way we are able to do that is by increasing the number of different levels of amplitudes used to encode the data. If you want to […] The post CTS 167: 802.11ax 1024-QAM & HE-MCSs appeared first on Clear To Send .

There are multiple functions in which a client or AP can gain access to the channel. What we’re going to discuss is in addition to the HCF and DCF. TXOP duration-based RTS/CTS Intra-BSS or inter-BSS frame determination SRG PPDU determination Two NAVs MU-RTS/CTS EDCA using MU EDCA parameters GOOD NEWS, CTS IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE! […] The post CTS 166: 802.11ax HE Channel Access appeared first on Cle...

Ekahau Connect Jussi joins us on the show to talk about the latest announcement of Ekahau Connect and new products. Jussi has been on the show multiple times before: CTS 009: Jussi Kiviniemi of Ekahau CTS 069: Jussie of Ekahau CTS 109: Ekahau Sidekick, Spectrum Analysis, and Finnish Rap CTS 142: Jussi Kiviniemi Discusses the […] The post CTS 165: Ekahau Unveils New Products (Sponsored) appeared fi...

Objectives of TWT Objectives of 802.11ax All the current power saving mechanisms defined today remain usable with ax. In addition, the 802.11ax draft defines a new mechanism called Target Wake Time or TWT. Target wake time (TWT) is used to help minimize contention between clients and reduce the amount of time a client in power […] The post CTS 164: 802.11ax Target Wake Time appeared first on Clear...