阿鲁巴WLAN with ClearPass and AirWave, plus Aruba’s Mobile Engagement solution using Aruba Beacons and a Meridian-powered mobile app, improves operations and traveler experiences at Orlando International.
Our Aruba WLAN, along with our Aruba Mobile Engagement solution, is important to airport operations and improved traveler experiences.
John Newsome,Director of Information Technology, Greater Orlando Aviation Authority
Ensuring 35 million annual travelers, 18,000 employees, nearly 40 airlines and over 100 food, beverage and retail tenants have high-quality wireless access for a mixture of business, operational and personal needs is one of John Newsome’s top priorities.
“尽管航空旅行者期望非常强大的机场Wi-Fi体验，但满足需求对我们来说只是一个驱动因素。”奥兰多国际机场的理事机构大奥兰多航空局（GOAA）信息技术总监Newsome说。MCO）。
他解释说：“我们的主要无线网络必须提供运营支持。”“这包括机场，航空公司和其他租户运营，因为我们的基础设施对所有人都很重要。”
像所有世界一流的航空设施一样，MCO也处于Wi-Fi设备和标准（例如802.11ac）的每一波新浪潮的最前沿。
Newsome说：“由于许多挑战和需求，我们企业WLAN的必要可靠性，安全性，可扩展性和性能至关重要。”“此外，我们需要领先的功能来开发和提供创新的应用程序，使旅行者，航空公司，供应商和机场受益。”
Aruba 802.11ac WLAN和移动参与解决方案提高移动性
To meet current needs and prepare for even greater future mobile dependency, the GOAA decided to upgrade its wireless infrastructure. This included moving to Gigabit Wi-Fi infrastructure and introducing an advanced new MCO Mobile App with real-time traveler assistance.
“Because we’re the number one family destination in the U.S. and the second largest convention center in the U.S., we have a broad mix of visitors,” Newsome says. “Our new app helps improve all types of travel experiences.”
该机场为地区经济带来了260亿美元的直接收入和间接收入，继续扩展和开发其无线基础设施，以满足其#GenMobile选区的需求。#GenMobile是由他们强烈偏爱移动性所定义的新型技术用户。
ClientMatch Intelligence启用无缝交接
For WLAN infrastructure, the GOAA elected to deploy 802.11acenabledAruba AP，带有内置的智能客户端。这项技术不断地收集从移动设备的会话性能指标，将每个设备转向最接近，最佳的AP，从而使整个启用建筑物无缝过渡。
“With people moving throughout our very large venue, the hand-offs from one access point to another need to be very smooth and non-disruptive,” says Newsome, of the airport’s 13,000-acre facility, including a terminal complex of 150,000 square feet.
信标和子午线提供实时室内导航
Using Aruba’sMeridian Mobile App Platform，奥兰多国际（Orlando International）开发了其位置感知的MCO移动应用程序。为了为应用程序的位置意识提供动力，机场总共部署了约900阿鲁巴信标, which utilize Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) technology for indoor positioning, and plans to increase that number.
Meridian App Gives Turn-by-Turn Directions
该机场的新移动应用程序于12月推出，以援助假日旅行，提供了可视地意识到的导航，以帮助旅行者在附近找到他们的大门和服务。
“Our new app helps people find everything from an ATM machine to water fountains,” Newsome says. “After a user permits location visibility, the app identifies an individual’s location and then displays a route on the app’s map interface. Not only that, but an on-screen blue dot traces the path, providing turn-by-turn directions to help a person get there.”
The app also supplies flight status, for all airlines, just like on the traditional airport signboards, as well as displaying amenities like dining, shopping and lodging.
正如预期的那样，Newsome报告的应用程序采用非常强烈。他说：“大约有2,600名乘客在部署的前几周下载了该应用程序。”
机场结合了Airwave和ClearPass以获得性能和安全性
在奥兰多国际地区部署的其他关键Aruba技术包括供应商无关的无线管理工具。其中包括空波network management, for optimizing performance, andClearPass Policy Management，为无线环境中有线网络的强大安全性。
Airwave改善WLAN优化，同时降低运营成本
With AirWave, Newsome’s team gains a map-like presentation of every AP on the airport’s WLAN, which presents granular, real-time and historical information for ensuring overall network health while minimizing operational costs.
阿鲁巴-Enabled Mobility Is Vital to Modern Operations
While Orlando International’s new Meridian-powered app assists visitors, Newsome explains how GOAA’s Aruba based WLAN is integral to modern airport and tenant operations. “For instance, GOAA Operations personnel use Wi-Fi
connected notebooks for airfield inspections and condition reports,” he says.”
“Further,” Newsome adds, “development is in progress to enable our maintenance personnel to use Wi-Fi connected tablets to review work orders, report work order status and access instruction manuals.”
机场租户还依靠Aruba Wi-Fi Newsome，还指出，机场提供了安全，高可用性的Aruba Wireless网络。他说：“一个例子是航空公司使用Wi-Fi在坡道区域外部进行行李和解。”“另一个是使用平板电脑的门代理协助与签到过程保持一致的人。”
根据Newsome的说法，这些插图中的每一个都显示了机场及其租户如何依赖安全，可靠的Wi-Fi访问。他说：“我们的WLAN有助于改善流程，节省时间并改善旅行体验。”
阿鲁巴Infrastructure Takes Transportation Plans Into The Future
Aruba Wi-Fi还支持未来的果阿计划，例如扩展WLAN以覆盖火车站和该机构正在建造的主要停车设施。
他补充说，一旦新设施完成并运营，奥兰多国际的移动应用程序将变得更加重要。Newsome说：“这将有助于回答人们的问题，将他们与信息服务联系起来，并为他们提供积极的旅行体验。”
信标will also play a key role. “I think we’re just scratching the surface for how we can use them,” Newsome acknowledges. “For example, a beacon with a vibration or temperature sensor could be integrated into a piece of electromechanical equipment and provide an alert in case of abnormal operations or trends.”
现在对航空地面服务至关重要的强大Wi-Fi
对于其他考虑Wi-Fi现代化的人来说，Newsome提供了一些提示。他建议：“设计并建立了非常强大的有线基础架构的扩展。”“提供增长，安全性和可靠性。在这样的无线网络上，您可以操作组织所需的任何服务。”
