Course Description

Who Should Attend

Wireless networking professionals, sales managers, network managers, systems engineers, support personnel who wish to learn about RUCKUS' SmartMesh technology functions.

Purpose of the Course

This course provides RUCKUS Customers/Partners/SEs with background details on the RUCKUS SmartMesh technology that is available with SmartZone Network Controllers, RUCKUS Cloud, Unleashed, and ZoneDirector Controllers.

Course Objectives

• Overview of RUCKUS SmartMesh functionality
• Describe a SmartMesh Architecture network topology
• Define SmartMesh Self-Healing Access Point Role Selection
• Define SmartMesh Path Selection
• Describe Consensus Protocol
• List Stability and Performance Mechanisms
• Describe Zero Touch Mesh
• Show Examples of Mesh Topologies
• Describe client access on the same radio
• How to prioritize SmartMesh traffic
• Determining maximum hop count
• How to calculate mesh throughput
• Analyze mesh convergence times and scenarios
• Explain the reliability of mesh networks
• Describe mesh selection and how to prevents mesh loops.
• Demonstrate how to create mesh networks using Ruckus Cloud, Unleashed and SmartZone Network Controllers

Delivery Options: Online Video Presentations

Course Length: 69 Minutes

Prerequisite Skills:

To get the most from this course, the learner should have a working knowledge of the following:

• RUCKUS technology overview and product portfolio
• Layer 2, Layer 3 Networking: MAC addressing, bridging/switching, VLANs, 802.1Q