The Independent IT Influencer Event
Event: Wireless Field Day 5
Appearance: WildPackets Presents at Wireless Field Day 5
Company: WildPackets
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Personnel: Jay Botelho
Jay Botelho of WildPackets demonstrates experts in OmniPeek.
Event: Wireless Field Day 5
Appearance: WildPackets Presents at Wireless Field Day 5
Company: WildPackets
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Personnel: Jay Botelho
Jay Botelho of WildPackets demonstrates multi-channel capture and roaming in OmniPeek.
Event: Wireless Field Day 5
Appearance: WildPackets Presents at Wireless Field Day 5
Company: WildPackets
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Personnel: Jay Botelho
Jay Botelho of WildPackets demonstrates 802.11ac capture in OmniPeek.
Event: Wireless Field Day 5
Appearance: WildPackets Presents at Wireless Field Day 5
Company: WildPackets
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Personnel: Jay Botelho, Timothy McCreery
Timothy McCreery gives some background on WildPackets at Wireless Field Day 5. Next, Jay Botelho discusses why WildPackets is a wireless leader and why every WLAN needs OmniPeek.
Event: Wireless Field Day 5
Appearance: Aerohive Networks Presents at Wireless Field Day 5
Company: Aerohive
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Personnel: Matthew Gast
Matthew Gast’s presentation on Multi-User MIMO in 802.11ac, recorded on August 7, 2013, delves into the intricacies and future potential of the technology. Gast begins by humorously acknowledging the lack of physical products to demonstrate, as the technology was still in development stages, with expected industry rollout the following year. He outlines the four key features of 802.11ac: wide channels, more streams, 256 QAM, and multi-user MIMO, likening the achievement of three out of four features to a successful baseball game. Gast emphasizes the importance of beamforming in the second wave of 802.11ac, explaining that it allows for more efficient data transmission by focusing the signal towards specific users, thus enhancing overall network performance.
Gast explains the technical aspects of beamforming and multi-user MIMO, highlighting the shift from implicit to explicit beamforming in 802.11ac. Implicit beamforming relies on passive listening and adjusting based on perceived signals, which can be less accurate, especially with complex modulations like 256 QAM. Explicit beamforming, on the other hand, involves a protocol that measures the channel conditions, allowing for more precise signal steering. This process uses null data packets to derive channel measurements, which are then used to shape the transmission energy. Gast uses analogies and simple illustrations to explain the complex matrix math involved in beamforming, where the goal is to maximize signal strength in the desired direction while minimizing interference with other devices.
The presentation also touches on the practical implications and challenges of implementing multi-user MIMO. Gast notes that while the technology promises higher aggregate throughput by serving multiple devices simultaneously, it requires frequent channel measurements and sophisticated matrix calculations. He addresses questions about the compatibility of different data rates and encryption schemes within a multi-user MIMO environment, explaining that each device can operate at its optimal rate independently. The discussion also covers the industry’s readiness for 802.11ac, with delegates expressing concerns about client device support and the marketing hype surrounding the new standard. Gast concludes by acknowledging the collaborative efforts required between chip vendors and AP manufacturers to optimize beamforming and multi-user MIMO performance, emphasizing the importance of industry-wide cooperation and realistic expectations.
Event: Wireless Field Day 5
Appearance: Aerohive Networks Presents at Wireless Field Day 5
Company: Aerohive
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Personnel: Abby Strong, Andrew Garcia
Abby Strong and Andrew Garcia of Aerohive demonstrate the application visibility and control technology in action.
Event: Wireless Field Day 5
Appearance: Aerohive Networks Presents at Wireless Field Day 5
Company: Aerohive
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Personnel: Praveen Raghuraman
Praveen Raghuraman of Aerohive introduce their application visibility and control technology.
Event: Wireless Field Day 5
Appearance: Aerohive Networks Presents at Wireless Field Day 5
Company: Aerohive
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Personnel: Tash Hepting
Tash Hepting of Aerohive demonstrates their ID manager technology.
Event: Wireless Field Day 5
Appearance: Aerohive Networks Presents at Wireless Field Day 5
Company: Aerohive
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Personnel: Kell van Daal
Kell van Daal demonstrates Aerohive’s client management technology.
Event: Wireless Field Day 5
Appearance: Aerohive Networks Presents at Wireless Field Day 5
Company: Aerohive
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Personnel: Abby Strong, Tash Hepting
Tash Hepting and Abby Strong of Aerohive introduce their Wireless Field Day 5 presentation.
Event: Wireless Field Day 5
Appearance: Fluke Networks Presents at Wireless Field Day 5
Company: Fluke Networks
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Personnel: Ilya Khasin
Ilya Khasin of Fluke Networks demonstrates the new 802.11ac functionality in Survey Pro. For more information, go to www.flukenetworks.com/802.11ac
Event: Wireless Field Day 5
Appearance: Fluke Networks Presents at Wireless Field Day 5
Company: Fluke Networks
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Personnel: Dilip Advani, John Anderson
John Anderson and Dilip Advani of Fluke Networks introduce Survey Pro with 802.11ac. For more information, go to www.flukenetworks.com/802.11ac
Event: Wireless Field Day 5
Appearance: Fluke Networks Presents at Wireless Field Day 5
Company: Fluke Networks
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Personnel: Chia-Chee Kuan
Chia-Chee Kuan introduces Fluke Networks’ WiFi products.
Event: Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live US 2013
Appearance: Joint PacketPushers and Tech Field Day Roundtable at CLUS 2013
Company: N/A
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Personnel: Chris Wahl, Ethan Banks, Greg Ferro, Jennifer Huber, Stephen Foskett, Tom Hollingsworth
Join the Packet Pushers and Tech Field Day crew as they discuss the news and events of Cisco Live 2013.
Event: Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live US 2013
Appearance: Opengear Roundtable at Cisco Live US 2013
Company: Opengear
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Personnel: Jared Mallett, Rick Stevenson
Opengear and the Tech Field Day delegates continue their discussion at Cisco Live 2013 on June 25, 2013.
Event: Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live US 2013
Appearance: Opengear Roundtable at Cisco Live US 2013
Company: Opengear
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Personnel: Jared Mallett, Rick Stevenson
Opengear presents their latest hardware and software updates to the Tech Field Day delegates attending Cisco Live 2013 on June 25, 2013.
Event: Tech Field Day 9
Appearance: SolarWinds Presents at Tech Field Day 9
Company: SolarWinds
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Personnel: Brandon Shopp
Brandon Shopp presents the SolarWinds Systems Management portfolio of products. This includes SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor as well as the storage and virtualization management product set.
Event: Tech Field Day 9
Appearance: SolarWinds Presents at Tech Field Day 9
Company: SolarWinds
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Personnel: Chris LaPoint, Denny LeCompte
Chris LaPoint and Denny LeCompte present the SolarWinds Network Management portfolio at Tech Field Day 9. They begin with NetFlow Traffic Analyzer before discussing Network Performance Manager.
Event: Tech Field Day 9
Appearance: SolarWinds Presents at Tech Field Day 9
Company: SolarWinds
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Personnel: Chris LaPoint, Sanjay Castelino
Sanjay Castelino, VP of Product Marketing, discusses SolarWinds history of offering free tools. He is joined by Chris LaPoint to discuss Network Configuration Manager, and presents Alert Central as a full free product.
Event: Tech Field Day 9
Appearance: SolarWinds Presents at Tech Field Day 9
Company: SolarWinds
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Personnel: Denny LeCompte
Denny LeCompte, SVP of Product Strategy, introduced SolarWinds at Tech Field Day 9. LeCompte discusses the IT management tools market, SolarWinds place and strategy, and the company’s history of acquisitions.
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