Centralised Management for Wi-Fi Products

 

Airspan's ControlNET server is an essential component in building largescale AS.NET wireless networks. It features centralised management for base stations, users of the network and mobility. The main functions of the ControlNET server are subscriber management, bandwidth management and mobility support (RoamNET protocol) for end user wireless devices within the coverage area. In addition, the ControlNET can also be used by operators of largescale wired/wireless networks to manage all subscribers on the network, both wired and wireless. The ControlNET server is available in two versions - stand alone ControlNET and high availability ControlNET version.

 

As a whole, ControlNET is a server platform that can be customised to support new features and services. Currently several operators of citywide networks deploy the ControlNET server as a centralised user and service management tool in their networks. Wi-Fi access for wireless networks, xDSL networks and WiMAX networks can be integrated in terms of user management and QoS (Quality of services) via the ControlNET server. In this way, different access networks can be conveniently integrated with the ControlNET supporting service provisioning and access control features. MAC addresses of different kinds of network cards and user access credentials can be used as access control information in a Wi-Fi Hotzone solution.

 

As mentioned, the ControlNET server is also available as a high availability version, in which a master node is secured with the use of a back up server, acting as a redundant hot stand by server. This high availability version of the ControlNET server provides protection against the network and hardware failure situations, which is demanded by many ISP's and enterprise networking applications with high availability requirements. With the high availability version of the ControlNET all user data and service provisioning related configurations set in the ControlNET are protected against failure situations.