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Distributed Wi-Fi Control Architecture
Distributed intelligence Wi-Fi architecture provides a highly available, scalable, and easy to manage wireless network.
Smart, advanced access points (APs) are managed as a single system or cluster and handle the control and forwarding planes in a distributed and coordinated manner in a controller-less architecture. It is possible to virtualise the controller, and deploy and run it in a distributed way in the APs with coordinated intelligence.
A unified management and distributed control solution eliminates the need for a centralised controller in wireless deployment architectures, offering many potential benefits to organisations and their IT departments.
The Solution
Deliver enterprise-grade security and scale with simplicity
The Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Stellar architecture enables a visionary distributed Wi-Fi architecture with centralised management and policy control. This enforces security at every step starting at the network edge and allows unparalleled scaling in network capacity. This architecture is vital for enabling the next generation of digital enterprise that demands business agility, seamless mobility, and secure IoT-enabled infrastructure, empowering business transformation through continuous innovation.
The OmniAccess Stellar provides enhanced security with WPA3, a new security standard for enterprise and public networks. It improves Wi-Fi security by using advanced security algorithms and stronger ciphers in enterprises including the 192-bit security suite. Public spaces which provide open non-protected access can now provide encryption and privacy using OmniAccess Stellar, which supports the new Wi-Fi Enhanced Open security standard, based on Opportunistic Wireless Encryption (OWE).
The APs can be deployed in three modes, all through a single version of software, simplifying IT operations.
Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista 2500 Network Management System
Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista 2500 Network Management System (NMS) provides secure plug-and-play APs for large scale deployment, with user-friendly workflows for wireless services and unified access for end-to-end security. OmniVista 2500 NMS comes with an integrated Unified Policy Authentication Manager (UPAM) which helps define the authentication strategy and policy enforcement for employees, guest management, and BYOD devices. The OmniAccess Stellar architecture has built-in DPI technology providing real-time Application Monitoring and enforcement capabilities. The network administrator can obtain a comprehensive view of applications running in the network and apply adequate controls to optimise the network performance for business-critical applications.OmniVista 2500 NMS provides advanced options for RF management, wIDS/wIPS for intrusion detection and prevention, and heatmaps for WLAN site planning. To further simplify IT, the APs can be managed as one or more access point groups (a logical grouping of one or more APs).
Customer Benefits
Here’s why customers choose ALE
- Lower CAPEX: A central controller is not required and licensing and maintenance costs are eliminated
- Lower OPEX: Less equipment to operate, manage, and monitor by the IT department
- Increased resiliency: Controller function shared by all APs in the management domain
- No traffic bottleneck, decreased latency: Traffic can directly bridge into the local Ethernet switch
- Better scalability: No controller equipment required, regardless of the size of the deployment
Related Products
Supporting Documents
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OmniAccess Stellar AP1360 series
The multifunctional OmniAccess® Stellar Outdoor AP1360 access point (AP) series with 802.11ax technology enables faster speeds, more capacity, and efficient ai…
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OmniAccess Stellar AP1320 series
The Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess® Stellar Indoor AP1320 access point (AP) series with 802.11 ax technology enables faster speeds, more capacity, and efficient ai…
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OmniAccess Stellar AP1251
The multifunctional Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess® Stellar AP1251 is a high performance 802.11ac Wave 2 access point used in outdoor settings for enterprise.
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OmniAccess Stellar AP1220 Series
Multifunctional Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess® Stellar AP1220 series access points are mid-end 802.11ac Wave 2 APs for MLE deployments.
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OmniAccess Stellar AP1230 Series
Multifunctional Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess® Stellar AP1230 series access points are high end, high density, multi-gig Ethernet 802.11ac Wave 2 APs.
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OmniAccess Stellar AP1201
Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Stellar AP1201 access point is an entry range, affordable, 802.11ac Wave 2 AP for small and large business deployments.
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OmniAccess Stellar AP1201HL
Multi-functional Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess® Stellar AP1201HL is a highly versatile and performance rich access point providing operational simplicity and a qua…
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OmniAccess Stellar Configuration and Deployment Guide for E…
Provides best practices for the configuration and deployment of Stellar WLAN with the OmniVista 2500 NMS in enterprise mode to help ease wireless network confi…
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