Network Architecture

Enterprise WiFi Controller Architecture: Cisco and Aruba WLAN Design This article is part of the Enterprise WiFi series. New to enterprise wireless? Start with the overview: Enterprise WiFi Architecture: From Standards to Deployment Why Controller Architecture Matters An access point is just a radio transmitter. What makes it part of an enterprise network — with consistent policy, seamless roaming, centralized management, and security integration — is the controller architecture behind it. ...

Switch, Firewall, AP — Why Choosing the Right Products Is Not Enough Architecture, capacity planning, and the vendor reality no one talks about Most enterprise network projects start at the same point: product selection. And most of them break at the same point: products that do not work well together. Because what we call a “core network” is not three boxes (switch, firewall, access point) standing side by side; it is those three boxes carrying identity together, producing segmentation together, enforcing policy together, and most importantly, sustaining operations together. ...

This foundational article explains why IT infrastructure should be designed as an integrated system rather than a set of disconnected products, forming the baseline for the Core Network series.