HPE drops first Juniper x Aruba collab - self-driving Wi-Fi

"Mittal Parekh, HPE's marketing lead for campus and branch networking, told The Register one self-driving scenario HPE provides is scanning the local RF environment to detect any frequencies Wi-Fi should avoid because they're required or in use by military or other organizations that have priority. Self-driving means networks will automatically steer clear of those frequencies when it makes sense to do so."

"He also pointed to "dynamic capacity optimization," which he said will see HPE Wi-Fi networks detect a gathering of users for events like an all-hands meeting, and adjust itself as necessary to ensure connections remain strong and steady. Detecting mismatched or missing VLANs, and rebuilding networks before traffic drops, is another self-driving capability."

"Parekh said those scenarios currently require IT teams to do manual work that might not be possible to complete before the meeting ends, or a military user vacates a frequency. HPE's tech will also detect and de-fang rogue DHCP servers before they become a problem."

"Parekh said HPE's tech allows humans to remain in the loop if they choose but hopes that NetAdmins begin to develop sufficient trust that they let networks take care of their own affairs and spend their time on higher-value tasks. The application that delivers self-driving capabilities runs in the cloud, and uses oodles of data HPE and Juniper collected over decades, pl"

HPE released Wi-Fi access points named HPE Networking 723H, a three-radio Wi-Fi 7 model aimed at hospitality, branch, and teleworker deployments. Users can manage the access points through either Aruba Central or the Mist platform. The devices introduce HPE’s first application of AI-powered autonomous networks. Self-driving capabilities include scanning the local RF environment to avoid frequencies required or used by higher-priority organizations, and dynamically optimizing capacity when user gatherings occur. The system can detect mismatched or missing VLANs and rebuild networks before traffic drops. It can also detect and de-fang rogue DHCP servers. Humans can remain in the loop while IT teams gain time for higher-value work.

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