Meru Networks
Meru wireless LANs are specifically designed for environments where high-density wireless traffic depends on business-critical applications. These conditions first emerged in places where the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend is in full force and weak networks are unacceptable: hospitals and airports, universities and schools, hotels and other enterprises.
Today, the BYOD phenomenon is pervasive. In all kinds of enterprises, IT managers are finding that wireless demands are beginning to exceed the capabilities of their current networks—legacy systems meant for casual use and low-volume traffic. With the rapid consumerisation of IT, they’re facing more and more mobile devices that have to be provisioned and managed easily and securely. They’re confronting high-bandwidth applications demanding more and more resources. They’re struggling with the need to scale up an old network to accommodate the rising tide of wireless traffic and to accommodate users in many locations, from headquarters buildings to home offices.
They’re experiencing the emergence of the distributed mobile enterprise, and the stress of an infrastructure that’s unprepared. And they’re turning to Meru for solutions.
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Meru System Director – The system intelligence that sets Meru apart
Meru System Director, the operating system at the core of the Meru Virtualized Wireless LAN, gives you intelligent network control for reliable, scalable, predictable Wi-Fi access. It is made up of five software applications, each of which performs a critical function for wireless LANs that carry mission-critical traffic.
Air Traffic Control
Optimize performance
System-wide awareness of transmissions to and from your access points.
- Reliability: Prevent system overloads.
- Performance: Give every device the resources it needs for peak performance.
- Security: Detect threats before they cause damage.
Airtime Fairness
Keep traffic flowing
Govern Wi-Fi access so that every client gets the same amount of time.
- Speed: Allow every transmission to move at its highest potential speed.
- BYOD: Make the network equally accessible to all devices.
- Coexistence: Blend legacy and mobile traffic.
Virtual Cell
Personalize device access
A single virtualized point of access for each device.
- No boundaries: Your users see a single, seamless layer of coverage.
- No anarchy: Your network—not devices—makes connectivity decisions.
- No dropped connections: Your users move freely without losing access.
Virtual Port
Individualize network links
A dedicated link for every device, anywhere in your network environment.
- Quality: Combine wired quality with wireless flexibility.
- Control: Control the distribution of resources based on device needs.
- Security: Create virtual port device policies.
Channel Layering
Increase capacity and coverage
Advanced management applications to predict and simplify WLAN operations.
- Capacity: Deliver the best RF capacity in the industry.
- Scalability: Add channel layers as more capacity is needed.
- Service: Give specific users their own channels.
- Performance: Automatically balance device load.
