The Wireless USBCV tool Ver 0.9.8.1 (January 10, 2008) and test procedures are available now. If you have any questions, please contact wusbcompliance@usb.org.
Wireless USB Command Verifier (WUSBCV) is the compliance test tool which evaluates Wireless USB devices for conformance to the WUSB Host and Device Framework tests. Also included are EVM, WUSB Downstream Electrical Test modes, and PER tests. All Wireless USB peripherals are required to pass the Device Framework tests, EVM, Downstream Electrical, and functionally pass PER tests in order to gain certification.
Saturday 12 January 2008
Wireless USB USBCV Tool
The Wireless USBCV tool Ver 0.9.8.1 (January 10, 2008) and test procedures are available now. If you have any questions, please contact wusbcompliance@usb.org.
Wireless USB Command Verifier (WUSBCV) is the compliance test tool which evaluates Wireless USB devices for conformance to the WUSB Host and Device Framework tests. Also included are EVM, WUSB Downstream Electrical Test modes, and PER tests. All Wireless USB peripherals are required to pass the Device Framework tests, EVM, Downstream Electrical, and functionally pass PER tests in order to gain certification.
Wireless USB Command Verifier (WUSBCV) is the compliance test tool which evaluates Wireless USB devices for conformance to the WUSB Host and Device Framework tests. Also included are EVM, WUSB Downstream Electrical Test modes, and PER tests. All Wireless USB peripherals are required to pass the Device Framework tests, EVM, Downstream Electrical, and functionally pass PER tests in order to gain certification.
Wireless USB USBCV Tool
The Wireless USBCV tool Ver 0.9.8.1 (January 10, 2008) and test procedures are available now. If you have any questions, please contact wusbcompliance@usb.org.
Wireless USB Command Verifier (WUSBCV) is the compliance test tool which evaluates Wireless USB devices for conformance to the WUSB Host and Device Framework tests. Also included are EVM, WUSB Downstream Electrical Test modes, and PER tests. All Wireless USB peripherals are required to pass the Device Framework tests, EVM, Downstream Electrical, and functionally pass PER tests in order to gain certification.
Wireless USB Command Verifier (WUSBCV) is the compliance test tool which evaluates Wireless USB devices for conformance to the WUSB Host and Device Framework tests. Also included are EVM, WUSB Downstream Electrical Test modes, and PER tests. All Wireless USB peripherals are required to pass the Device Framework tests, EVM, Downstream Electrical, and functionally pass PER tests in order to gain certification.
Certified Wireless USB from the USB-IF
With more than 2 billion legacy wired USB connections in the world today, USB is the de facto standard in the personal computing industry. Soon, these same, fast, interoperable connections will become available in the wireless world, with the introduction of Certified Wireless USB from the USB-IF. Certified Wireless USB is the new wireless extension to USB that combines the speed and security of wired technology with the ease-of-use of wireless technology. Wireless connectivity has enabled a mobile lifestyle filled with conveniences for mobile computing users. Certified Wireless USB will support robust high-speed wireless connectivity by utilizing the common WiMedia MB-OFDM Ultra-wideband (UWB) radio platform as developed by the WiMedia Alliance.
UWB technology offers a solution for high bandwidth, low cost, low power consumption, and physical size requirements of next-generation consumer electronic devices.
UWB technology offers a solution for high bandwidth, low cost, low power consumption, and physical size requirements of next-generation consumer electronic devices.
Certified Wireless USB is the first high-speed wireless personal interconnect technology to meet the needs of multimedia consumer electronics, PC peripherals, and mobile devices.
Certified Wireless USB will preserve the functionality of wired USB while also unwiring the cable connection and providing enhanced support for streaming media CE devices and peripherals.
Certified Wireless USB performance is targeted at 480Mbps at 3 meters and 110Mbps at 10 meters.
Certified Wireless USB from the USB-IF
With more than 2 billion legacy wired USB connections in the world today, USB is the de facto standard in the personal computing industry. Soon, these same, fast, interoperable connections will become available in the wireless world, with the introduction of Certified Wireless USB from the USB-IF. Certified Wireless USB is the new wireless extension to USB that combines the speed and security of wired technology with the ease-of-use of wireless technology. Wireless connectivity has enabled a mobile lifestyle filled with conveniences for mobile computing users. Certified Wireless USB will support robust high-speed wireless connectivity by utilizing the common WiMedia MB-OFDM Ultra-wideband (UWB) radio platform as developed by the WiMedia Alliance.
UWB technology offers a solution for high bandwidth, low cost, low power consumption, and physical size requirements of next-generation consumer electronic devices.
UWB technology offers a solution for high bandwidth, low cost, low power consumption, and physical size requirements of next-generation consumer electronic devices.
Certified Wireless USB is the first high-speed wireless personal interconnect technology to meet the needs of multimedia consumer electronics, PC peripherals, and mobile devices.
Certified Wireless USB will preserve the functionality of wired USB while also unwiring the cable connection and providing enhanced support for streaming media CE devices and peripherals.
Certified Wireless USB performance is targeted at 480Mbps at 3 meters and 110Mbps at 10 meters.
Certified Wireless USB from the USB-IF
With more than 2 billion legacy wired USB connections in the world today, USB is the de facto standard in the personal computing industry. Soon, these same, fast, interoperable connections will become available in the wireless world, with the introduction of Certified Wireless USB from the USB-IF. Certified Wireless USB is the new wireless extension to USB that combines the speed and security of wired technology with the ease-of-use of wireless technology. Wireless connectivity has enabled a mobile lifestyle filled with conveniences for mobile computing users. Certified Wireless USB will support robust high-speed wireless connectivity by utilizing the common WiMedia MB-OFDM Ultra-wideband (UWB) radio platform as developed by the WiMedia Alliance.
UWB technology offers a solution for high bandwidth, low cost, low power consumption, and physical size requirements of next-generation consumer electronic devices.
UWB technology offers a solution for high bandwidth, low cost, low power consumption, and physical size requirements of next-generation consumer electronic devices.
Certified Wireless USB is the first high-speed wireless personal interconnect technology to meet the needs of multimedia consumer electronics, PC peripherals, and mobile devices.
Certified Wireless USB will preserve the functionality of wired USB while also unwiring the cable connection and providing enhanced support for streaming media CE devices and peripherals.
Certified Wireless USB performance is targeted at 480Mbps at 3 meters and 110Mbps at 10 meters.
Tuesday 8 January 2008
ARUBA NETWORKS POSITIONED IN THE LEADERS QUADRANT IN NEW WIRELESS LAN INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT
Positioning Based on Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision
Sunnyvale, CA, January 7, 2008 - Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN), a global leader in user-centric networks and secure mobility solutions, today announced that it has been positioned in the “Leaders” quadrant in Gartner's “Magic Quadrant for Wireless LAN Infrastructure, 2007” report.
“We are very gratified to have reached this prestigious position, capping as it does a year of tremendous technical innovation and market growth by the company,” said Dominic Orr, Aruba’s president and CEO. “In my opinion, being positioned in the Leaders quadrant requires excellence in execution and technical vision, and represents a significant achievement for the company. We designed our user-centric networks to be the most robust, secure, and innovative unified mobility solutions on the market, and we believe this positioning validates both our direction and achievements.”
Aruba’s user-centric networks securely deliver the enterprise network to users by integrating adaptive wireless LANs, identity-based security, and application continuity services into a cohesive, high-performance system. Adaptive wireless LANs deliver follow-me connectivity to roaming users, support standard Wi-Fi clients -such as Apple Macintosh and Intel Centrino - and deliver toll-quality WPA2 encrypted voice and streaming video. Aruba’s identity-based security associates policies with users instead of ports, delivering follow-me security that provides expanded mobility for users without compromising security. Remote access and enterprise fixed mobile convergence solutions deliver follow-me applications to users wherever they roam.
Magic Quadrants depict markets using a two-dimensional matrix that evaluates vendors based on the completeness of their vision and ability to execute. Ability to execute includes factors such as the vendor's product or services, overall viability, sales execution and pricing, market responsiveness and track record. Completeness of vision includes market understanding, market strategy, sales strategy, and offering strategy. According to the report, "A leader will have demonstrated an ability to fulfill a broad variety of customer requirements, provide an end-to-end infrastructure-based solution and have financial viability to continue that support beyond the single installation. Leaders should have demonstrated an ability to shape the market, maintain strong relationships with their channels and customers, and have no obvious gaps within the portfolio."
The Gartner report, "Magic Quadrant for Wireless LAN Infrastructure, 2007," was published on 20 December 2007. For a copy of the Gartner report, compliments of Aruba Networks, visit http://www.arubanetworks.com/gartner1.
About the Magic Quadrant
The Gartner Magic Quadrant is copyrighted December 2007 by Gartner, Inc., and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner’s analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the “Leaders” quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
About Aruba Networks, Inc.
Aruba securely delivers the enterprise network to users, wherever they work or roam, with usercentric networks that significantly expand the reach of traditional port-centric networks. Usercentric networks integrate adaptive WLANs, identity-based security, and application continuity services into a cohesive, high-performance system that can be easily deployed as an overlay on top of existing network infrastructure. Adaptive WLANs deliver high-performance, follow-me connectivity so users are always within reach of mission-critical information. Identity-based security associates access policies with users, not ports, to enable follow-me security that is enforced regardless of access method or location. Application continuity services enable followme applications that can be seamlessly accessed across WLAN and cellular networks. The cost, convenience, and security benefits of user-centric networks are fundamentally changing how and where we work. Listed on the NASDAQ and Russell 2000® Index, Aruba is based in Sunnyvale, California, and has operations throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions. To learn more, visit Aruba at http://www.arubanetworks.com.
© 2007 Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. Aruba Networks, BlueScanner and RFprotect are trademarks of Aruba Networks, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders. All rights reserved. Specifications are subject to change without notice.
ARUBA NETWORKS POSITIONED IN THE LEADERS QUADRANT IN NEW WIRELESS LAN INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT
Positioning Based on Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision
Sunnyvale, CA, January 7, 2008 - Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN), a global leader in user-centric networks and secure mobility solutions, today announced that it has been positioned in the “Leaders” quadrant in Gartner's “Magic Quadrant for Wireless LAN Infrastructure, 2007” report.
“We are very gratified to have reached this prestigious position, capping as it does a year of tremendous technical innovation and market growth by the company,” said Dominic Orr, Aruba’s president and CEO. “In my opinion, being positioned in the Leaders quadrant requires excellence in execution and technical vision, and represents a significant achievement for the company. We designed our user-centric networks to be the most robust, secure, and innovative unified mobility solutions on the market, and we believe this positioning validates both our direction and achievements.”
Aruba’s user-centric networks securely deliver the enterprise network to users by integrating adaptive wireless LANs, identity-based security, and application continuity services into a cohesive, high-performance system. Adaptive wireless LANs deliver follow-me connectivity to roaming users, support standard Wi-Fi clients -such as Apple Macintosh and Intel Centrino - and deliver toll-quality WPA2 encrypted voice and streaming video. Aruba’s identity-based security associates policies with users instead of ports, delivering follow-me security that provides expanded mobility for users without compromising security. Remote access and enterprise fixed mobile convergence solutions deliver follow-me applications to users wherever they roam.
Magic Quadrants depict markets using a two-dimensional matrix that evaluates vendors based on the completeness of their vision and ability to execute. Ability to execute includes factors such as the vendor's product or services, overall viability, sales execution and pricing, market responsiveness and track record. Completeness of vision includes market understanding, market strategy, sales strategy, and offering strategy. According to the report, "A leader will have demonstrated an ability to fulfill a broad variety of customer requirements, provide an end-to-end infrastructure-based solution and have financial viability to continue that support beyond the single installation. Leaders should have demonstrated an ability to shape the market, maintain strong relationships with their channels and customers, and have no obvious gaps within the portfolio."
The Gartner report, "Magic Quadrant for Wireless LAN Infrastructure, 2007," was published on 20 December 2007. For a copy of the Gartner report, compliments of Aruba Networks, visit http://www.arubanetworks.com/gartner1.
About the Magic Quadrant
The Gartner Magic Quadrant is copyrighted December 2007 by Gartner, Inc., and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner’s analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the “Leaders” quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
About Aruba Networks, Inc.
Aruba securely delivers the enterprise network to users, wherever they work or roam, with usercentric networks that significantly expand the reach of traditional port-centric networks. Usercentric networks integrate adaptive WLANs, identity-based security, and application continuity services into a cohesive, high-performance system that can be easily deployed as an overlay on top of existing network infrastructure. Adaptive WLANs deliver high-performance, follow-me connectivity so users are always within reach of mission-critical information. Identity-based security associates access policies with users, not ports, to enable follow-me security that is enforced regardless of access method or location. Application continuity services enable followme applications that can be seamlessly accessed across WLAN and cellular networks. The cost, convenience, and security benefits of user-centric networks are fundamentally changing how and where we work. Listed on the NASDAQ and Russell 2000® Index, Aruba is based in Sunnyvale, California, and has operations throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions. To learn more, visit Aruba at http://www.arubanetworks.com.
© 2007 Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. Aruba Networks, BlueScanner and RFprotect are trademarks of Aruba Networks, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders. All rights reserved. Specifications are subject to change without notice.
ARUBA NETWORKS POSITIONED IN THE LEADERS QUADRANT IN NEW WIRELESS LAN INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT
Positioning Based on Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision
Sunnyvale, CA, January 7, 2008 - Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN), a global leader in user-centric networks and secure mobility solutions, today announced that it has been positioned in the “Leaders” quadrant in Gartner's “Magic Quadrant for Wireless LAN Infrastructure, 2007” report.
“We are very gratified to have reached this prestigious position, capping as it does a year of tremendous technical innovation and market growth by the company,” said Dominic Orr, Aruba’s president and CEO. “In my opinion, being positioned in the Leaders quadrant requires excellence in execution and technical vision, and represents a significant achievement for the company. We designed our user-centric networks to be the most robust, secure, and innovative unified mobility solutions on the market, and we believe this positioning validates both our direction and achievements.”
Aruba’s user-centric networks securely deliver the enterprise network to users by integrating adaptive wireless LANs, identity-based security, and application continuity services into a cohesive, high-performance system. Adaptive wireless LANs deliver follow-me connectivity to roaming users, support standard Wi-Fi clients -such as Apple Macintosh and Intel Centrino - and deliver toll-quality WPA2 encrypted voice and streaming video. Aruba’s identity-based security associates policies with users instead of ports, delivering follow-me security that provides expanded mobility for users without compromising security. Remote access and enterprise fixed mobile convergence solutions deliver follow-me applications to users wherever they roam.
Magic Quadrants depict markets using a two-dimensional matrix that evaluates vendors based on the completeness of their vision and ability to execute. Ability to execute includes factors such as the vendor's product or services, overall viability, sales execution and pricing, market responsiveness and track record. Completeness of vision includes market understanding, market strategy, sales strategy, and offering strategy. According to the report, "A leader will have demonstrated an ability to fulfill a broad variety of customer requirements, provide an end-to-end infrastructure-based solution and have financial viability to continue that support beyond the single installation. Leaders should have demonstrated an ability to shape the market, maintain strong relationships with their channels and customers, and have no obvious gaps within the portfolio."
The Gartner report, "Magic Quadrant for Wireless LAN Infrastructure, 2007," was published on 20 December 2007. For a copy of the Gartner report, compliments of Aruba Networks, visit http://www.arubanetworks.com/gartner1.
About the Magic Quadrant
The Gartner Magic Quadrant is copyrighted December 2007 by Gartner, Inc., and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner’s analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the “Leaders” quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
About Aruba Networks, Inc.
Aruba securely delivers the enterprise network to users, wherever they work or roam, with usercentric networks that significantly expand the reach of traditional port-centric networks. Usercentric networks integrate adaptive WLANs, identity-based security, and application continuity services into a cohesive, high-performance system that can be easily deployed as an overlay on top of existing network infrastructure. Adaptive WLANs deliver high-performance, follow-me connectivity so users are always within reach of mission-critical information. Identity-based security associates access policies with users, not ports, to enable follow-me security that is enforced regardless of access method or location. Application continuity services enable followme applications that can be seamlessly accessed across WLAN and cellular networks. The cost, convenience, and security benefits of user-centric networks are fundamentally changing how and where we work. Listed on the NASDAQ and Russell 2000® Index, Aruba is based in Sunnyvale, California, and has operations throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions. To learn more, visit Aruba at http://www.arubanetworks.com.
© 2007 Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. Aruba Networks, BlueScanner and RFprotect are trademarks of Aruba Networks, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders. All rights reserved. Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Aruba Technology: The Move to User-Centric Networking
Our increasingly mobile society is forcing many industries to develop ways to make their services accessible whenever and wherever customers require them. In the not too distant past, one could conduct banking transactions only at a bank branch and only during business hours. As mobile customers demanded more convenient access to banking services, banks moved away from an institution-centric model of business to a user-centric model in which banking applications were brought to the customer. The bank branch gave way to the ATM and ultimately to the smart card.
The networking industry is undergoing a similar transformation, and facing the same issues, as the banking industry. Enterprises want to enable users to work wherever and whenever it is most convenient, economical, and expeditious for them to do so - in the office, at home, in hotels, or on the road. The issue is that traditional, port-centric networks use perimeter-based security that was designed and optimized for fixed, non-mobile users. For traditional network suppliers mobility breaks security, and security precludes mobility.
Fortunately, enterprises have a new option that delivers both mobility and security - user-centric networks from Aruba. Aruba's user-centric networks integrate adaptive WLANs, identity-based security, and application continuity services into a cohesive, high-performance system that securely delivers the enterprise network wherever users work or roam. User-centric networks significantly expand the reach of traditional port-centric networks, preserving and extending investments in existing network infrastructure. Additionally, the high performance and robustness of Aruba's solutions provide the first viable alternative to wired networks, making the all-wireless office a reality.
Adaptive WLANs deliver high-performance, follow-me connectivity so users are always within reach of mission-critical information. Identity-based security associates access policies with users, not ports, enabling follow-me security that is enforced regardless of where and how the networked is accessed. Application continuity services enable follow-me applications that continue running even as the user moves between wireless LANs, wired LANs, and cellular networks.
The Shift from Institution-Centric to User-Centric Products and Services
Increased mobility for the customer, however, resulted in reduced control and security for banks. Unauthorized card duplication, phishing, and ATM substitution all skyrocketed as banking products and services moved closer to the user. The demand for mobility fostered innovations which, in turn, undermined security.The networking industry is undergoing a similar transformation, and facing the same issues, as the banking industry. Enterprises want to enable users to work wherever and whenever it is most convenient, economical, and expeditious for them to do so - in the office, at home, in hotels, or on the road. The issue is that traditional, port-centric networks use perimeter-based security that was designed and optimized for fixed, non-mobile users. For traditional network suppliers mobility breaks security, and security precludes mobility.
Fortunately, enterprises have a new option that delivers both mobility and security - user-centric networks from Aruba. Aruba's user-centric networks integrate adaptive WLANs, identity-based security, and application continuity services into a cohesive, high-performance system that securely delivers the enterprise network wherever users work or roam. User-centric networks significantly expand the reach of traditional port-centric networks, preserving and extending investments in existing network infrastructure. Additionally, the high performance and robustness of Aruba's solutions provide the first viable alternative to wired networks, making the all-wireless office a reality.
Adaptive WLANs deliver high-performance, follow-me connectivity so users are always within reach of mission-critical information. Identity-based security associates access policies with users, not ports, enabling follow-me security that is enforced regardless of where and how the networked is accessed. Application continuity services enable follow-me applications that continue running even as the user moves between wireless LANs, wired LANs, and cellular networks.
The Components of User-Centric Networks
Aruba's user-centric networks deliver both mobility and security without compromise. The cost, convenience, and security benefits of user-centric networks are fundamentally changing how and where we work.Aruba Solution
Aruba has integrated all of the elements required to deliver enterprise mobility - security, application, network and radio frequency (RF) management services - into a unified solution. The components of this solution include an award-winning portfolio of wireless LAN, security, diagnostic, network management, and integration products backed by a worldwide support and training organization. Components include:- ArubaOS operating system for delivering user-centric enterprise mobility
- ArubaOS software modules for value-added security and mobility features including mesh networking, wireless intrusion detection, and remote access
- Aruba Endpoint Compliance System for Network Access Control
- Aruba Mobility Management System for centralized management
- Aruba Mobility Controllers for flexible, high-performance support of the ArubaOS operating system and software modules
- Aruba Access Points and Access Concentrators that provide wireless and wireline access to Aruba Mobility Controllers
Typical Applications
User-centric networks are applicable across a wide range of uses in enterprise, education, finance, government, healthcare, hospitality, and retail applications. To learn more about how Aruba's solutions are being used to enable various applications and industries, please follow the links below.Aruba Technology: The Move to User-Centric Networking
Our increasingly mobile society is forcing many industries to develop ways to make their services accessible whenever and wherever customers require them. In the not too distant past, one could conduct banking transactions only at a bank branch and only during business hours. As mobile customers demanded more convenient access to banking services, banks moved away from an institution-centric model of business to a user-centric model in which banking applications were brought to the customer. The bank branch gave way to the ATM and ultimately to the smart card.
The networking industry is undergoing a similar transformation, and facing the same issues, as the banking industry. Enterprises want to enable users to work wherever and whenever it is most convenient, economical, and expeditious for them to do so - in the office, at home, in hotels, or on the road. The issue is that traditional, port-centric networks use perimeter-based security that was designed and optimized for fixed, non-mobile users. For traditional network suppliers mobility breaks security, and security precludes mobility.
Fortunately, enterprises have a new option that delivers both mobility and security - user-centric networks from Aruba. Aruba's user-centric networks integrate adaptive WLANs, identity-based security, and application continuity services into a cohesive, high-performance system that securely delivers the enterprise network wherever users work or roam. User-centric networks significantly expand the reach of traditional port-centric networks, preserving and extending investments in existing network infrastructure. Additionally, the high performance and robustness of Aruba's solutions provide the first viable alternative to wired networks, making the all-wireless office a reality.
Adaptive WLANs deliver high-performance, follow-me connectivity so users are always within reach of mission-critical information. Identity-based security associates access policies with users, not ports, enabling follow-me security that is enforced regardless of where and how the networked is accessed. Application continuity services enable follow-me applications that continue running even as the user moves between wireless LANs, wired LANs, and cellular networks.
The Shift from Institution-Centric to User-Centric Products and Services
Increased mobility for the customer, however, resulted in reduced control and security for banks. Unauthorized card duplication, phishing, and ATM substitution all skyrocketed as banking products and services moved closer to the user. The demand for mobility fostered innovations which, in turn, undermined security.The networking industry is undergoing a similar transformation, and facing the same issues, as the banking industry. Enterprises want to enable users to work wherever and whenever it is most convenient, economical, and expeditious for them to do so - in the office, at home, in hotels, or on the road. The issue is that traditional, port-centric networks use perimeter-based security that was designed and optimized for fixed, non-mobile users. For traditional network suppliers mobility breaks security, and security precludes mobility.
Fortunately, enterprises have a new option that delivers both mobility and security - user-centric networks from Aruba. Aruba's user-centric networks integrate adaptive WLANs, identity-based security, and application continuity services into a cohesive, high-performance system that securely delivers the enterprise network wherever users work or roam. User-centric networks significantly expand the reach of traditional port-centric networks, preserving and extending investments in existing network infrastructure. Additionally, the high performance and robustness of Aruba's solutions provide the first viable alternative to wired networks, making the all-wireless office a reality.
Adaptive WLANs deliver high-performance, follow-me connectivity so users are always within reach of mission-critical information. Identity-based security associates access policies with users, not ports, enabling follow-me security that is enforced regardless of where and how the networked is accessed. Application continuity services enable follow-me applications that continue running even as the user moves between wireless LANs, wired LANs, and cellular networks.
The Components of User-Centric Networks
Aruba's user-centric networks deliver both mobility and security without compromise. The cost, convenience, and security benefits of user-centric networks are fundamentally changing how and where we work.Aruba Solution
Aruba has integrated all of the elements required to deliver enterprise mobility - security, application, network and radio frequency (RF) management services - into a unified solution. The components of this solution include an award-winning portfolio of wireless LAN, security, diagnostic, network management, and integration products backed by a worldwide support and training organization. Components include:- ArubaOS operating system for delivering user-centric enterprise mobility
- ArubaOS software modules for value-added security and mobility features including mesh networking, wireless intrusion detection, and remote access
- Aruba Endpoint Compliance System for Network Access Control
- Aruba Mobility Management System for centralized management
- Aruba Mobility Controllers for flexible, high-performance support of the ArubaOS operating system and software modules
- Aruba Access Points and Access Concentrators that provide wireless and wireline access to Aruba Mobility Controllers
Typical Applications
User-centric networks are applicable across a wide range of uses in enterprise, education, finance, government, healthcare, hospitality, and retail applications. To learn more about how Aruba's solutions are being used to enable various applications and industries, please follow the links below.Aruba Technology: The Move to User-Centric Networking
Our increasingly mobile society is forcing many industries to develop ways to make their services accessible whenever and wherever customers require them. In the not too distant past, one could conduct banking transactions only at a bank branch and only during business hours. As mobile customers demanded more convenient access to banking services, banks moved away from an institution-centric model of business to a user-centric model in which banking applications were brought to the customer. The bank branch gave way to the ATM and ultimately to the smart card.
The networking industry is undergoing a similar transformation, and facing the same issues, as the banking industry. Enterprises want to enable users to work wherever and whenever it is most convenient, economical, and expeditious for them to do so - in the office, at home, in hotels, or on the road. The issue is that traditional, port-centric networks use perimeter-based security that was designed and optimized for fixed, non-mobile users. For traditional network suppliers mobility breaks security, and security precludes mobility.
Fortunately, enterprises have a new option that delivers both mobility and security - user-centric networks from Aruba. Aruba's user-centric networks integrate adaptive WLANs, identity-based security, and application continuity services into a cohesive, high-performance system that securely delivers the enterprise network wherever users work or roam. User-centric networks significantly expand the reach of traditional port-centric networks, preserving and extending investments in existing network infrastructure. Additionally, the high performance and robustness of Aruba's solutions provide the first viable alternative to wired networks, making the all-wireless office a reality.
Adaptive WLANs deliver high-performance, follow-me connectivity so users are always within reach of mission-critical information. Identity-based security associates access policies with users, not ports, enabling follow-me security that is enforced regardless of where and how the networked is accessed. Application continuity services enable follow-me applications that continue running even as the user moves between wireless LANs, wired LANs, and cellular networks.
The Shift from Institution-Centric to User-Centric Products and Services
Increased mobility for the customer, however, resulted in reduced control and security for banks. Unauthorized card duplication, phishing, and ATM substitution all skyrocketed as banking products and services moved closer to the user. The demand for mobility fostered innovations which, in turn, undermined security.The networking industry is undergoing a similar transformation, and facing the same issues, as the banking industry. Enterprises want to enable users to work wherever and whenever it is most convenient, economical, and expeditious for them to do so - in the office, at home, in hotels, or on the road. The issue is that traditional, port-centric networks use perimeter-based security that was designed and optimized for fixed, non-mobile users. For traditional network suppliers mobility breaks security, and security precludes mobility.
Fortunately, enterprises have a new option that delivers both mobility and security - user-centric networks from Aruba. Aruba's user-centric networks integrate adaptive WLANs, identity-based security, and application continuity services into a cohesive, high-performance system that securely delivers the enterprise network wherever users work or roam. User-centric networks significantly expand the reach of traditional port-centric networks, preserving and extending investments in existing network infrastructure. Additionally, the high performance and robustness of Aruba's solutions provide the first viable alternative to wired networks, making the all-wireless office a reality.
Adaptive WLANs deliver high-performance, follow-me connectivity so users are always within reach of mission-critical information. Identity-based security associates access policies with users, not ports, enabling follow-me security that is enforced regardless of where and how the networked is accessed. Application continuity services enable follow-me applications that continue running even as the user moves between wireless LANs, wired LANs, and cellular networks.
The Components of User-Centric Networks
Aruba's user-centric networks deliver both mobility and security without compromise. The cost, convenience, and security benefits of user-centric networks are fundamentally changing how and where we work.Aruba Solution
Aruba has integrated all of the elements required to deliver enterprise mobility - security, application, network and radio frequency (RF) management services - into a unified solution. The components of this solution include an award-winning portfolio of wireless LAN, security, diagnostic, network management, and integration products backed by a worldwide support and training organization. Components include:- ArubaOS operating system for delivering user-centric enterprise mobility
- ArubaOS software modules for value-added security and mobility features including mesh networking, wireless intrusion detection, and remote access
- Aruba Endpoint Compliance System for Network Access Control
- Aruba Mobility Management System for centralized management
- Aruba Mobility Controllers for flexible, high-performance support of the ArubaOS operating system and software modules
- Aruba Access Points and Access Concentrators that provide wireless and wireline access to Aruba Mobility Controllers
Typical Applications
User-centric networks are applicable across a wide range of uses in enterprise, education, finance, government, healthcare, hospitality, and retail applications. To learn more about how Aruba's solutions are being used to enable various applications and industries, please follow the links below.
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