Delivering a Mobile-First Network

Construindo Redes
Otimizadas para
Mobilidade
Flávio Póvoa
Senior Systems Engineer

The Perfect Storm:
Mobile, IoT and Cloud

Requirements for IT Organizations
Scale network
operations and
offer always-on
connectivity
Enable high
quality experience
on mobile UC
Stay compliant,
while embracing
BYOD and IoT

Our Approach
Legacy
Separate architectures
Port, VLAN aware
Proprietary systems
Mobile First
Single set of hardware
App, device, user aware
Multi-vendor ready

What Capabilities Characterize a ‘Mobile-First’
Network?
• Wireless is best-of-breed
• Wired is optimized for wireless aggregation
• Manageability is end-to-end
• Policy is unified
• Analytics

What Capabilities Characterize a ‘Mobile-First’
Network?
• Wireless is best-of-breed
• Wired is optimized for wireless aggregation
• Manageability is end-to-end
• Policy is unified
• Network analytics for IT, user analytics for LOB

Aruba ClientMatch™
Device, Location, Congestion and Interference
Match to another AP
Patent: 8,401,554

App Visibility & Control
ON-BOARD DPI
oDepth - common apps
oEnterprise traffic
CLOUD-BASED
WEB POLICY ENFORCEMENT
oBreadth - less common apps
oWeb traffic
Prioritize business critical apps
Block inappropriate content
Enforce per user/device/location
• App category
• Individual app
• Web category
• Web reputation
• Allow/deny
• QoS
• Throttle
• Log
• Blacklist

Intelligent Traffic Control
Medium priority
business apps
High priority real-time
Low priority personal
• Enable administrators to control usage
• Business-critical communications
prioritized
• Bandwidth allocated to corporate cloud
applications
• Policy enforcement at network edge

Deployment flexibility for WLANs
Same AP
hardware
Controller Based
Centralized encryption/switching
Larger mobility domains
Controllerless (Instant)
Many individual remote sites
One user interface per cluster

Multigigabit Ethernet
Mobility Controller
Smart
Rate
W2
W2
W2
Multi-user
MIMO aware
ClientMatch
W1
W1
Aruba
AirWave

On-prem network management
AIRWAVE
MANAGE
Users
Devices
Wireless
Wired
Traffic / Applications
ANY NETWORK
Optimize
Troubleshoot
Resolve
Secure
Report / Comply
MULTI-VENDOR USER EXPERIENCE VISUAL RF

Application-Level Visibility
AppRF ™

User Experience Measurement
Performance Assurance
• View Call Quality
• Identify Root Cause of
Poor UCC Experience
• Audit UCC Devices
• Visualize AppRF
Performance

VisualRF
Deployment Planning and Troubleshooting
Heat Maps Location Tracking

One interface
Multiple sites
Multiple clusters in a single site
Comprehensive e-Support
and community
Cloud-based Aruba Central
HQ BRANCH
HOME OFFICE
BRANCH BRANCH
Public cloud subscription
Enterprise management
Remote monitoring and troubleshooting
Central configuration and firmware management
Compliance records and historical data
True zero touch provisioning

ClearPass Benefits
Profiler
EMM /
MDM
NAC
TACACS
RADIUS
Guest
Device
Regi-
stration
PKI
Token
AD/
LDAP
SQL
ClearPass
UNIFIED POLICY
WIRELESS and WIRED SECURITY
Context-based mobile
policy enforcement
Automated mobile
security workflows
Visibility for
troubleshooting and
compliance demands

Inside Aruba ClearPass
Industry Leading Mobile Policy Enforcement
VISIBILITY
Device Profiling
Troubleshooting
Per Session Tracking
WORKFLOW
Onboarding and
Self-Registration
Guest Management
MDM Integration
RULES
Context based
Device
Posture Checks
Built-in Certificate
Authority

Profiling Context to Build Rich Policies…

Software Controls for Network Access Security
Internet of
Things (IoT)
BYOD and
corporate owned
Aruba ClearPass with
Exchange Ecosystem
REST
API
Security monitoring and
threat prevention
Device management and
multi-factor authentication
Helpdesk and voice/SMS
service in the cloud
Multi-vendor
switching
Multi-vendor
WLANs

OnGuard – Control Compromised Devices

Policies Based on MDM Attributes
Zenprise recently added… More vendors to come…

ClearPass Guest
Self-
registration
• Customizable,
automated
workflows
• Notification via
SMS, email,
badge printer
• One time
registration
Sponsored
Guest
Access
• Reception
sponsor
interface
• Email sponsor
approval
workflow
• Enable any
employee to
instantly
sponsor
Pre-
registration
• Bulk import
from file eg.
Excel, text
• Generate visitor
badges or notify
via branded
email templates
3rd Party
Integration
• XML API’s for
integration with
existing
applications

Ent-to-End Network Health
Mobility Controller
Smart
Rate
IT tools for
alerts & system
monitoring
DHCP
DNS
RADIUS
Clarity
Synthetic
W2
W2
W2
Multi-user
MIMO aware
ClientMatch
W1
W1
Clarity
Live
Aruba
AirWave
XML API

Eliminate complaints on Wi-Fi
with Aruba 802.11ac and ClientMatch
Predict, not troubleshoot, issues
with Aruba Clarity and AirWave
Rightsize and future proof wired
with multi-gig ready Aruba switches
Scale Network Operations
Offer Always-on Connectivity

Unlocking the Value
of Network Context
Aruba ALE

CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright 2016. Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company. All rights reserved
Intelligent Mobility Enhances Engagement
Way-Finding
Indoor turn-by-turn
directions (for guided tours)
Push Notifications
Time and location
relevant messaging

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Aruba Beacons Power Indoor Location
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Meridian-
Powered Mobile
App
White-label or
custom app w/ SDK
Aruba Beacons
Blue dot directions
and notifications
based on real-time
position
Aruba AP w/
integrated Beacon
Communicates with Aruba
Beacons and Meridian
Platform
Meridian Platform
Location-based and personalized
content for apps
Monitor and manage beacon battery
level, operating mode / firmware

Improving the Student Experience
Aruba Beacons and Meridian App: Mobile engagement and
navigation for several OU buildings and landmarks
Over 1,000,000 visitors per year
“Beacons and the mobile app helps guide visitors between resources helping us better
serve the needs of the #GenMobile generation of user.”
Matthew Cook, Emerging Technologies Librarian for OU

Innovative Customers
Education is
Aruba’s largest
vertical for
a reason
2500+ Universities
deploy
Aruba WLAN
6 of 8 Ivy League
schools leverage
Aruba solutions

Obrigado!

Sources
(1): ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, Educause, 2014
(2): Top Education Trends Driving K-20 Technology Spending in 2015, Anne Dunlap Kahren,
erepublic.com, March 2015
(3): Pearson Student Mobile Device Survey, conducted by Harris Poll, March 2014
(4): Students' Mobile Learning Practices in Higher Education: A Multi-Year Study, Educause
Review, Baiyun Chen, Ryan Seilhamer, Luke Bennett and Sue Baue, June 2016
(5): College Students Own an Average of 7 Tech Devices, Marketing Charts, June 2013

The Education Evolution
Past
Face-to-face
Low or minimal tech
Traditional in classroom instruction
Minimal competitive challenges
Present
Any place, anywhere, anytime
BYOD, Digital Content
Innovative programs
Alternative programs

Learning Requires a
Reliable and Stable Network
Can teachers rely on
Wi-Fi for 100’s of student
devices at once?
Is there capacity to
enable rich mobile media?

Can You Afford Not to Deliver Stable Wi-Fi?
Public Grievances Impact:
Student Satisfaction
University Reputation
Recruitment
Student Retention

Great Wi-Fi Gets
Attention Too!

Why Higher Education Chooses Aruba
Access
Solutions
802.11ac wireless + Wave2
Multi-gig SDN switching
Remote Campus solutions
Intelligent traffic
management
Policy Services
and NAC
Differentiated access
for BYOD & IoT
Registered
student, staff, &
guest access
Architecture
and Visibility
Application aware QoS
RF visibility
Architecture Flexibility
Multi-vendor support
Location-Based
Services
Wayfinding and push
Open SDKs
Rich Management
Code-free AppMaker

Education Solutions with Aruba
ClearPass
Aruba 802.11ac
Wave 1 & 2
Aruba Airwave and Central
SmartRate
Switching
Mobility Controllers
Content filtering
and web
reputation
4x4:3SS
MU-MIMO
Mobile-First
Access
End to End
Visibility
Access Policy
and BYOD
Education
Solutions
Location and
Advanced Services

Building an Environment for Student Success
Mobile-First Campus
Uninterrupted experience
Optimized Gigibit Wifi and connectivity for user, device, and environment

Are You Ready
for #GenMobile?
BYOD Capacity Agility
Connectedness
Undergraduate Student Statistics
49%
more involved in
courses(1)
65%
feel more connected(1)
90%
own smartphone +
laptop (3)
45%
own 3+ devices (3)
78%
use smartphone or
tablet for learning(4)
61%
connect two+ devices
simultaneously (1)

BYOD:
Students and
Staff Onboard Their
Own Devices
ClearPass Onboard
User and IT friendly:
One time user registration/no IT intervention
Secure: 802.1x EAP-TLS
Visibility: Regain visibility
for policy and troubleshooting

Registered Guest
Access for Visitors
Custom portals
to promote your campus
Rich self-service workflows to
provide guest access governance
Social/Hot Spot 2.0/eduroam support
One Wi-Fi login for repeat visitors
ClearPass Guest
Guest Registration
Guest Registration

Meeting the Demands
for Capacity and Uptime
ClearPass
AppRF™
Device use
and proliferation
7 devices
Average # owned by
the average college
Proven scalability
8M
authentications
per day
1M
devices per year at
Univ. of Washington
Network demands
as wearables and
IoT increase

Once the Main Campus is Fully Connected…
How do you extend the experience to other locations?

Aruba Enables Deployment Flexibility
CONTROLLERLESS WLAN WITH
ARUBA INSTANT
CONTROLLER BASED
Satellite Campus Wi-Fi
with built-in controller
Centralized encryption with
advanced services at scale
Single architecture across all locations/campuses
Dual-persona access points
Enterprise-class capabilities across all products
One network management platform One policy management platform
Access for remote
employees
VIRTUAL INTRANET AGENT
REMOTE APS

20/20 Visibility with Aruba AirWave
Multi-Vendor Infrastructure Health
Client-to-network E2E visibility
RF Visualization
Historical Reporting
Automated Config Management
In-line Monitoring: RADIUS,
DHCP, DNS critical services

Broadest 802.11ac Portfolio
Model Location Performance Density Placement
205 Series Indoor Moderate
Moderate
(50 active)
Dorm Room
210 Series Indoor High
Moderate
(75 active)
Admin Areas
Classrooms
320 Series Indoor Highest
Very High
(150+ active)
Lecture Halls
Student Center
Libraries
270 Series Outdoor High
High
(125+ active)
Quads
Stadiums

ClientMatch™
Uninterrupted access across your campus
Intelligently steers devices to the best AP
Reduces “sticky” clients issues =>fewer helpdesk tickets
No client-side software required
REAL-TIME RF CORRELATION
DEVICE TYPE INTERFERENCE
LOCATION CONGESTION ‘MU-MIMO Aware’

Highest Performing 802.11ac Wave 2
320 Series
W2
W2
W2
MU-MIMO transmits simultaneously up to 3 clients
4SS for up to 1.7 Gbps; 80MHz channels
Integrated Aruba Beacon(BLE)
Dual GigE Uplink with LACP and 802.3af/at

Multi-User Aware ClientMatch®
ClientMatch
W2
W1
W2
Performance boosted
over competitive solutions
300 Mbps throughput
600 Mbps
total capacity

Wave 2 Milestones
2016-17
End Points
2015
Infrastructure
2015+
SmartRate
W2

Critical Apps Require Smart Handling
ON-BOARD DPI
Depth - common apps
CONTENT FILTERING
AND WEB REPUTATION
Decide on priorities for content
via web traffic
Can student, staff, and guests co-habitat seamlessly?
Can critical apps be prioritized to ensure student success?

Intelligent Traffic Control with AppRF™
Teaching and learning apps prioritized
Bandwidth allocated to education applications
Block inappropriate content
Medium priority
business apps
High priority real-time
Low priority personal

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