The Digital Experience Podcast

MCS, MOS and The Digital Experience

Join 7SIGNAL as we take a deep dive into MCS, MOS and Digital Experience. During this episode, you'll gain a better understanding of these KPI's and how they are used to monitor the end-to-end digital experience of your end users. Jim Vajda, 7SIGNAL's Chief Wireless Officer and CWNE #183, will provide the information you need to elevate your strategic value to your organization.

In this episode, we'll discuss:

• 7SIGNAL Strategic Vision for Mobile Eye
• Digital Experience Monitoring
• What is MCS and why is it important?
• MCS for Windows
• What is MOS and why is it important?
• And more!

Ask Keith Parsons, CWNE #3

Keith Parsons, CWNE #3 and Founder of WLAN Professionals, held a special live Q&A session with host Jim Vajda, CWNE #183 and 7SIGNAL Chief Wireless Officer. Listen for advice on planning, designing, deploying, commissioning, optimizing and monitoring your enterprise WLAN.

 

In this episode:

• WLAN strategy
• Wi-Fi 6/6e
• Industry trends
• Tips & tricks
• How to's
• Industry resources
• And more!

How to Read and Interpret Waterfall Wi-Fi Spectrum Graphs

Join 7SIGNAL's VP of Customer Success, Eric Camulli, as we discuss how to read and intemperate a Wi-Fi spectrum analysis and why it's important. In this episode, you'll learn how to identify different forms of interference by examining the signatures of radio waves in the 2.4 and 5 GHz spectrums. A spectrum analysis is a layer 1 technology for identifying presence, type, level and location of RF interference.

On this episode, we'll discuss:

• 7SIGNAL vs. your AP vendor
• Proactive approaches to Wi-Fi monitoring
• End user traffic packets
• TCP & UDP protocols
• When to use a spectrum analysis
• And more!

Wide Wi-Fi Channels, High Modulation Rates – What it takes to go fast!

Join 7SIGNAL's Mike Graham as we discuss what it takes to make Wi-Fi fast! From signal strength and SNR requirements for the high data rates to wide channels and high modulation rates. We'll even talk Wi-Fi 6E/6 GHz and the future of high speed Wi-Fi, and discuss how super-high bandwidth applications (like VR Headsets) can impact the network.

On this episode, we'll discuss:

• Layers 1 & 2 of the OSI Model layer
• Signal strength & SNR
• Wide channels
• Receiver sensitivity
• And more!

IEEE 802 11az Next Generation Positioning

This week, we take a deep dive into IEEE 802.11az and what is to come for the next generation Wi-Fi location. 

In this session, we will cover:

• Current Wi-Fi location methods
• Use cases for next generation Wi-Fi location
• Some of the technology involved
• And more!

Update on 6GHz in Global Regulatory Domains

What is up with 6GHz? In this session, we will dive into some of the basics of 6GHz - discussing how clients find an AP to join in 6GHz, the channel plans in different regulatory domains and much more. Join us for this episode with Keith Parsons, and we'll give you the insights you need for what's to come with 6GHz.

Appropriate Uses of Spectrum Analysis in Network Design

In this session, we will take a closer look at spectrum analysis in network design - we'll cover not only the basics of what you can detect in spectrum analysis, but also its various use cases and applications. 

Some topics we'll cover:

• What you can see with spectrum analysis in network design
• When you would use spectrum analysis in network design
• Why would you use spectrum analysis in network design
• And more!

Thinking About a Wireless RFP? How to Glean True TCO

In this episode, we are joined by special guest, Lee Badman! RFP time can be stressful, with a lot riding on it. It’s one thing to simply shop for new WLAN hardware, but capturing what true cost of ownership (TCO) for a wireless system will be over time can be daunting.

In this session, we'll discuss:

• Why the topic of TCO matters at RFP time
• Common pitfalls to getting TCO wrong
• Suggestions to keep budgets in check, and to keep you in the drivers seat when dealing with vendors
• And more!

Understanding the Role that the Wired Network Infrastructure Plays in WLAN Design

Ensuring an optimal digital experience for your end users requires a thorough understanding of the wired network infrastructure and how this affects WLAN design. In this episode with Chris Minton, 7SIGNAL Solutions Engineer, we dive into several use cases of how the setup of these networks coincide with one another. 

We'll discuss how the following play into WLAN design:

• Wired Physical Network Infrastructure
• Wired Network Services
• Wired Network Infrastructure Power
• And more!

Wi-Fi Device Connectivity 101

Is the Wi-Fi getting blamed for poor device connectivity? Find out how to know definitively what's causing the issues.  

Organizations spend millions of dollars on their wireless devices but few "play nicely" on the network. Understanding how to find the root cause of wireless device connectivity issues will ensure a better end user experience.

Devices we'll discuss:

• Pickers & Scanners (Zebra, Vocera, Spectralink, Honeywell, GE and more)
• Mobile phones (Windows, iOS, Android)
• Laptops (Windows, MacOS, Android)

What you'll learn in this episode:

• The basics of Wi-Fi client roaming
• How to troubleshoot roaming performance for individual clients, as well as groups of similar clients
• The mechanics of roaming
• Common Wi-Fi roaming issues
• How to detect roaming issues with 7SIGNAL's Mobile Eye