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Ask Slashdot: 802.11n Bake-Off Test Plans?

Posted by timothy on from the uss-enterprise-level dept.

First time accepted submitter Richard_13 writes "I am seeking a bake-off test plan for an enterprise size deployment of 802.11n wireless. We are about to go to tender for a large scale deployment of 802.11n controllers and APs — and I need a bake-off (benchmarking) test plan that is focused on testing the *maximum number* of clients that an AP can handle before it falls over, in addition to the throughput for each client. We intend to test the latest products from the major vendors, Aruba, Cisco, HP, Xirrus, Ruckus, etc.; not consumer products like Linksys, D-Link or Netgear. Any bake-off test plans or useful links to multi-vendor wireless focused web sites would be greatly appreciated."

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  1. "Bake-off" by PeanutButterBreath · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Just say "benchmarking" and you won't need to explain that "bake-off" means "benchmarking". Wait, what was the question?

    1. Re:"Bake-off" by blair1q · · Score: 2, Insightful

      If I hear a CTO say "bake off" instead of "trade study," I'm talking to the CEO about making the CTO a CUO (completely unemployed oaf).

    2. Re:"Bake-off" by sjames · · Score: 4, Insightful

      The correct meaning of bake-off is when many different makes of a device that are supposed to support a standard are paired off to see if they actually inter-operate.

      As usual, the sales droids and CTOs (that didn't come up through the ranks) abuse the term to try to sound like engineers.

  2. Re:You need to say Bake-off by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Paraphrased from Pulp Fiction:

    [brandishing gun]: "Say 'bake-off' again..Say 'bake-off' again! I dare ya..I double-dare ya, mothafucka! Say 'bake-off' one more god-damn time!!"