Cisco Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller White Paper
Cisco vs Aruba Wireless Controllers
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18 June 2015
6 – Radio Resource Management
Test Objective
To determine how aggregate throughput varies for a set of 5 APs with Cisco 5520 and Aruba
7210 environments with a diverse mix of clients, for the various channel widths and channel-
selection options offered by Cisco (RRM) and Aruba (ARM).
7210 environments with a diverse mix of clients, for the various channel widths and channel-
selection options offered by Cisco (RRM) and Aruba (ARM).
How We Did It
An elaborate test bed was set up with the Cisco 5520 and the Aruba 7210 side by side along with
five sets of co-located Access Points – Cisco AP 2702i and Aruba AP 225.
five sets of co-located Access Points – Cisco AP 2702i and Aruba AP 225.
APs mounted in the office area for the Radio Resource Management Tests
Source: Miercom June 2015
All RRM tests were performed in an
office building dedicated for
interference-free wireless testing
where the tests can be easily
reproduced and aggregated over
multiple test runs. Five AP locations
are located around the building on
the same floor, as indicated on the
floor plan on the left. The office
space had a typical style of cubicle
areas, and open areas with each AP
neighbor about 60 to 80 feet apart.
office building dedicated for
interference-free wireless testing
where the tests can be easily
reproduced and aggregated over
multiple test runs. Five AP locations
are located around the building on
the same floor, as indicated on the
floor plan on the left. The office
space had a typical style of cubicle
areas, and open areas with each AP
neighbor about 60 to 80 feet apart.
Source: Miercom June 2015