UNM Wireless OverviewIrteza Rana Adiel SanchezNetwork Assistant Network Engineer

BASIC NEEDS

WIRELESS NODES

WIRELESS NODES

Design for Average user to have 4.8 wireless devices

BANDWITH HUNGRY APPLICATIONS

SMART STATE OF THE ART WIRELESS

• Providing 802.11ac with throughput up to 1Gbps• Security & Mobility• Redundancy• Custom Policy based on client’s needs.• Controller based connectivity.• Traffic Management• Ability to shift routes based on congestion and noise.

CHALLENGES

• Coverage• Management & Security• Capacity & Density Limitation• Deployment

COVERAGE

POOR DENSITY

OLD ADOBE BUILDING

Wireless Coverage

OPEN AREAS

Wireless here too!!!

Context Aware• User• Device• Location• App/Service

Access Control• Permit/Deny

• Blacklist/Whitelist

• NAT

• Redirect

MANAGEMENT & SECURITY

CLEARPASS ACCESS MANAGEMENT

CLIENT VISIBILITY

CLIENT VISIBILITY

STUDENT UNION BUILDING DENSITY

STUDENT UNION BUILDING USERS

UNM WIRELESS DEPLOYMENT

IMPROVING WIRELESS DEPLOYMENTS

Adding additional capacity in the dorms this summer

1. Hokona Hall2. Laguna Hall3. De Vargas Hall4. Santa Clara Hall5. Redondo Village

TOP 10 BULDINGSThe following buildings have been identified as the top buildings in need of increased wireless coverage:

1. Bandelier Hall East2. Economics3. Mechanical Engineering4. Mesa Vista Hall5. Northrop Hall6. Ortega Hall7. Regener Hall8. Scholes Hall9. Social Sciences10. SSB

TOP 10 BULDINGS Mesa Vista 2nd floor

IMPROVING WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING

1. Install and support 802.11 AC capable access pointsa) Capable of using the 5GHz spectrum more efficiently allowing for speeds of up to

1.73Gbps to each client2. Consolidate Lobo-WiFi and Lobo-SEC into one encrypted SSID for students, faculty, and

staff3. Use your Microsoft Active Directory account for wireless authentication4. Continue to look for more ways to provide a seamless wireless experience for users,

regardless of which device they use to connect to the network.5. Certificate based authentication 802.1x