Meru Networks specializes in unified wired and wireless networking solutions, aiming to enhance enterprise connectivity through Software-Defined Networking (SDN). The document outlines the company's history, key products, and the advantages of integrating wired and wireless infrastructures, including predictable quality of service and vendor agnosticism. Additionally, it emphasizes the development and adoption of SDN technologies and their role in improving network management and visibility.

1. Predictable Experience for Lync
Meru Networks
Ajay Malik, SVP, Engineering & Products
Sarosh Vesuna, VP & GM, Enterprise Networking Business
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2. Meru at-a-Glance
HQ in Silicon Valley
2013 Revenue Mix Global Company
Market: Enterprise Wireless LANs / Founded: January 2002 / IPO: March 2010 / Ticker: NASDAQ: MERU
Offices in 22 Countries
62%
29%
9%
Americas EMEA APAC
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3. The Typical Network Architecture

4. Wired Switch
Wi-Fi Access Point
End user experience depends not only on how good the Wi-Fi is but how good you have control over wired network
Applications
Servers

5. A Typical Network

6. A Typical Network Requires Effort
Manual CLI/Scripts
Box-by-box
Human middleware

7. A Typical Network Element
Every element has its own intelligence & configuration
Every vendor defines unique ways to configure the box
Mgmt Plane
Telnet, SSH, SNMP, NTP, SYSLOG, HTTP, FTP/TFTP
Control Plane
Network topology, ACLs, Forwarding & Routing, QoS, Link Management
Forwarding Plane
Link, Switching, Forwarding, Routing
Transceivers
CPU
Flash
Memory
Switching ASIC

8. SDN – A Brief History

9. 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
Connectivity at the edge of an enterprise network is more than just a wired or wireless LAN infrastructure. Enterprises must chose infrastructure vendors that can integrate wired and wireless networking products
Source: Gartner Magic Quadrant for the Wired and Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure Published: 13 June 2012
Gartner Publishes ONE Magic Quadrant for the Wired and Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure
History of SDN

10. 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
Martin Casado, a PhD student at Stanford University in Silicon Valley, California, developed something called Ethane.
Gartner Publishes ONE Magic Quadrant for the Wired and Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure
History of SDN

11. 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
OpenFlow Concept Originated at Stanford – work by Casado and McKeown
Gartner Publishes ONE Magic Quadrant for the Wired and Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure
History of SDN
Martin Casado, a PhD student at Stanford University in Silicon Valley, California, developed something called Ethane.

12. 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
OpenFlow Concept Originated at Stanford – work by Casado and McKeown
The term SDN coined by MIT Technology Review when Casado and McKeown’s work at Stanford was featured in the TR10 in March/April 2009
Gartner Publishes ONE Magic Quadrant for the Wired and Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure
History of SDN
Martin Casado, a PhD student at Stanford University in Silicon Valley, California, developed something called Ethane.

13. 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
Gartner Publishes ONE Magic Quadrant for the Wired and Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure
OpenFlow Concept Originated at Stanford – work by Casado and McKeown
The term SDN coined by MIT Technology Review when Casado and McKeown’s work at Stanford was featured in the TR10 in March/April 2009
History of SDN
NEC champions OpenFlow
Martin Casado, a PhD student at Stanford University in Silicon Valley, California, developed something called Ethane.

14. 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
Gartner Publishes ONE Magic Quadrant for the Wired and Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure
OpenFlow Concept Originated at Stanford – work by Casado and McKeown
The term SDN coined by MIT Technology Review when Casado and McKeown’s work at Stanford was featured in the TR10 in March/April 2009
HP makes a major push in SDN Champions OpenFlow/ SDN. Over 15 million OpenFlow enabled ports
History of SDN
NEC champions OpenFlow
Martin Casado, a PhD student at Stanford University in Silicon Valley, California, developed something called Ethane.

15. 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
Gartner Publishes ONE Magic Quadrant for the Wired and Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure
OpenFlow Concept Originated at Stanford – work by Casado and McKeown
The term SDN coined by MIT Technology Review when Casado and McKeown’s work at Stanford was featured in the TR10 in March/April 2009
HP makes a major push in SDN Champions OpenFlow/ SDN. Over 15 million OpenFlow enabled ports
2013: NEC as 1st OpenFlow Certified Wired company
History of SDN
NEC champions OpenFlow
Martin Casado, a PhD student at Stanford University in Silicon Valley, California, developed something called Ethane.

16. 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
Gartner Publishes ONE Magic Quadrant for the Wired and Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure
OpenFlow Concept Originated at Stanford – work by Casado and McKeown
The term SDN coined by MIT Technology Review when Casado and McKeown’s work at Stanford was featured in the TR10 in March/April 2009
HP makes a major push in SDN Champions OpenFlow/ SDN. Over 15 million OpenFlow enabled ports
2013: NEC as 1st OpenFlow Certified Wired company
Meru Networks announces 1st OpenFlow Conformant WLAN Controller
History of SDN
NEC champions OpenFlow
Martin Casado, a PhD student at Stanford University in Silicon Valley, California, developed something called Ethane.

17. The SDN Advantage

18. network element
SDN Controller
API
SDN
Devices EXPOSE API to program its forwarding plane
A software, SDN Controller makes all forwarding decisions.
SDN
Controller
Mgmt Plane
Telnet, SSH, SNMP, NTP, SYSLOG, HTTP, FTP/TFTP
Transceivers
CPU
Flash
Memory
Switching ASIC
Forwarding Plane Link, Switching, Forwarding, Routing

19. A Typical Network with SDN
SDN Controller
 Holistic View
 Programmable

20. SDN Unified Communications and Wi-Fi

21. SDN Wi-Fi – Enable OpenFlow
Access Point
SDN Controller
WLAN Controller

22. SDN Wi-Fi - Enables Unified Wired-Wireless
SDN
Controller
WLAN Controller
Access Point
Wired Switch
Holistic visibility of wired and wireless networks
Predictable QoS across the unified network
Diagnostic across the unified network

23. SDN Wi-Fi - Enables Vendor Agnostic
SDN Controller
WLAN Controller
Access Point
Wired Switch

24. SDN Wi-Fi - Enables Applications
WLAN Controller
Access Point
SDN Controller
Wired Switch
Network Intelligence Applications
Business Intelligence Applications

25. With SDN Wi-Fi, you achieve
 Holistic visibility of wired and wireless networks
 No Vendor Lock-in (mix and match)
 Predictable Service Quality the unified network
 Insight/Analytics across the unified network
 Diagnostic/Troubleshooting across the unified network`
Unified Wired Wireless is the PROBLEM that SDN for Enterprise can solve, and can solve very well!

26. Meru Collaborator

27. Meru Collaborator
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WLAN Controller
Access Point
SDN
Controller
Wired Switch
Meru
Collaborator
Lync
Server

28. Meru Collaborator
A SDN Application that provides the ability to detect quality of service (QoS) issues on the network, deliver prescriptive resolution options and prioritize traffic across multi-vendor wired and wireless networks.
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29. Meru Collaborator

30. Meru Collaborator: Call Details
End-to-end Flow
Distinguish between Wired/Wireless issues

31. Meru Collaborator: Dashboard
Traffic Visualization
See traffic distribution across the network to understand capacity

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Meru Collaborator: Clients/Sessions
Total
• Corrected
• Errored Logs

33. Meru Collaborator: Easy Administration
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Configure Policies
Configure Lync Server

34. Meru Collaborator Advantages
End to end flow control across Unified Network
Single pane of glass for policy deployment
Diagnosis/Troubleshooting across the unified network

35. Meru Networks merunetworks.com
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