While most WLAN switch vendors, such as Aruba, Symbol, and Trapeze are going direct after the WLAN market, Cisco has announced WLAN management features for their existing switching products.
Sounds great, especially for enterprises already invested in Cisco switch solutions. But hold on, there's a bit more to the story. The Cisco WLAN switch works with 'more intelligent' versions of the Cisco Aironet AP. What about companies that have already invested in other mfs' APs? Or that want to use a heterogenous mix of thin APs in their WLAN?
The Cisco solution looks like something Cisco heavy shops might want to explore. But if you want to keep your AP options open and flexible investigate the AP neutral switch vendors and think twice before selecting a solution that locks you into only one vendor's AP offering.
Posted by Diana at June 2, 2003 05:29 PM