Control & Integration In Six Aruba NewGen Offerings

Aruba Networks, Inc. [NASDAQ: ARUN] has debuted a new generation of ultra high-performance Multi-Service Mobility Controllers and 802.11n Access Points. The new products make it possible to converge 802.11n wireless LANs, firewall-enforced user access control, cellular-to-Wi-Fi integration, and secure remote access into a single unified mobile network. The new products are being highlighted in nationwide rollouts held in conjunction with distribution partners Avnet Technology Solutions, Catalyst Telecom, and Westcon Group.





Aruba’s new Multi-Service Mobility Module can be used with new, or retrofitted to existing, A-5000 and A-6000 Multi-Service Mobility Controllers, and features a 32-core, multi-threaded network processor with dedicated cryptographic core processors. A field-re-programmable Aruba Mobility Controller chip further boosts performance and enables functionality to be modified in the field. With a full complement of four hot-swappable modules, an A-6000 Multi-Service Mobility Controller offers 80Gbps throughput and supports as many as 32,768 users, 2048 local access points, and 8,192 remote access points. Remote access points offer a simple means of securely connecting remote users and sites without having to manage clients, making them ideally suited for telecommuter and business-continuity applications.




Aruba has expanded its controller line-up by introducing the A-3000 Multi-Service Mobility Controller family. These three controllers provide up to 8Gbps throughput and support up to 2048 users, 128 local access points, and 512 remote access points. Plus, Aruba’s new dual-radio AP-124 and AP-125 802.11n Access Point family is based on 2nd generation RF chips and high performance MIPS CPUs with hardware-accelerated cryptographic processing. Featuring 3×3 Multiple-In Multiple-Out (MIMO) operation, a field-upgradeable design, and dynamic frequency selection (DFS) support, the new access points can be used for wireless access, intrusion detection monitoring, traffic analysis, secure enterprise mesh, or remote access point applications—Sunnyvale, California