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Work environments are transforming to digital

workplaces, with billions of mobile workers using
their mobile devices for business critical services.
Mobility, IoT and business critical applications are
enabling these workers to be more productive and FLEXIBLE DEPLOYMENT
efficient, but at the same time driving up the Customers have the flexibility of deploying a VM or an x86-based
hardware appliance depending on their environment and needs.
demands on the network.
Customers who already have a VM environment can benefit
To enable an always-on network with the desired from ease of operation and right-size their VM by adjusting their
performance and user experience, enterprises must deliver CPU or memory. Moving to a VM-based deployment that has
an intelligent WLAN with advanced technologies to be more more memory and compute allows you to manage more
predictive, enable always-on connectivity, and improve services on the network. The Virtual Mobility Master can run on
network efficiency. open source KVM or VMware ESXi hypervisor.

ARUBA MOBILITY MASTER SIMPLIFIED OPERATIONS

The Aruba Mobility Master is the next generation of master Centralized configuration and visibility
controller that can be either deployed as a virtual machine The Mobility Master consolidates all-master, single master-
(VM) or installed on an x86-based hardware appliance. The multiple local, and multiple master-local deployments into a
Mobility Master provides better user experience, flexible single deployment model. ArubaOS 8 uses a centralized,
deployment, simplified operations and enhanced multi-tier architecture under a new UI that provides a clear
performance. Existing Aruba customers can migrate their separation between management, control, and forwarding
master controller configuration and licenses over to the functions. The entire configuration for both the Mobility Master
Mobility Master and start taking advantage of these and managed devices is set up from a centralized dashboard,
unique capabilities. thereby simplifying and streamlining the configuration process.

Figure 1: ArubaOS dashboard

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Simplified upgrades with “Live Upgrade”* off the same access point. The airport security Wi-Fi runs
Upgrading to a new operating system includes downtime for their network through their controller, while the airport
the entire network. However, when we run mission critical public Wi-Fi runs through a public Wi-Fi controller – and all
data on the network, finding a maintenance window becomes are using the same access point. In government use cases,
harder. With “Live Upgrades,” your entire network can be you can run both classified and non-classified networks from
upgraded to the latest operating system in real-time – with one access point, with complete separation of data passing
zero downtime and no users being affected. through their own respective controllers.

Mobility Master also introduces the ability to dynamically

BETTER STABILITY AND USER EXPERIENCE WITH
update individual service modules (AppRF, AirGroup, ARM,
CONTROLLER CLUSTERING
AirMatch, NBAPI, UCM, WebCC) that reside on the Mobility
Massive traffic is hitting the network from mobile devices, IoT
Master, without requiring an entire system reboot.
and business critical applications. Users expect no
Muli-tenant wireless network with MultiZone interruption in their mobile experience. Controller Clustering
The new MultiZone feature in ArubaOS 8 allows IT enables that seamless experience across giant campuses, in
organizations to have multiple and separate secure networks the event of a failure or significant crowd density. Clustering
while using the same Access Point ( AP). Historically if you provides the following benefits for a better user experience.
wanted to have 2 secure networks in one physical location
Hitless failover – Users will not notice any issues in the rare
you had to have 2 separate APs which would create RF
event of a controller failure. Voice calls, video, data transfers
interference and be costly. With MultiZone enabled, one AP
would all continue without noticeable impact. User session
can terminate 2 different SSIDS on 2 different controllers. The
information is shared across controllers in the cluster to
data is encrypted from the client to the controller. When the
ensure there is no single point of failure for any user.
data is flowing through the AP it is still encrypted.
Automatic user load balancing – Users are distributed
This means the networks are completely separate and secure
evenly across controllers to prevent congestion on a single
even though the traffic runs through the same AP. This feature
controller. This ensures a large amount of available
is very useful for federal, airport, retail or office buildings as it
throughput for each user even when massive crowds gather.
allows for easy policy implementation in environments where
data privacy, separation and network security are critical. Automatic AP load balancing - The access points
automatically are load balanced across cluster of controller
In Figure 2 we show how MultiZone can be deployed in
for better resource utilization and high availability when
environments with multiple networks running from the same
controller goes down. AP load balancing is done in seamless
access point. In an airport for instance, there can be separate
fashion so users are not affected.
networks for the airlines, public and airport security that run

Unclassified Classified
Network Network

GOVERNMENT

British Airways United Airlines

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi

Security Public
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi

Air France
Wi-Fi

AIRPORT

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Figure 2: MultiZone use cases
*Only available in ArubaOS 8.1
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Seamless roaming – Users do not experience any delays In Figure 3 we have 8 clients spread out evenly across 3
while moving through a large campus while on mission controllers. In Figure 4, in the event of a failure of the
critical applications such as a Skype for Business call. All of Controllers 1 and 2 all 8 clients move over to controller 3 –
the controllers in a cluster work together to manage the making sure users are not affected from the controller failure.
users. A user can roam across 10,000 APs without ever
getting a new IP address, re-authenticating, or losing firewall
state information.

Figure 3: Clients are load balanced between controllers

Figure 4: Clients failed over to one controller in the event of a failure

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ENHANCED WLAN PERFORMANCE North-bound APIs (NBAPI) for increased

The Mobility Master with ArubaOS 8 extends the capabilities network intelligence
of the Aruba WLAN to be more intelligent. AirMatch Mobility Master has a full set of northbound APIs that enable
intelligently automates Wi-Fi tuning, while the NorthBound deep visibility into the network. The NBAPIs provide RF health
APIs provide unparalleled visibility to the network and AppRF metrics, app utilization, device type and user data in an easy
customization brings better application user experience. to integrate format. 3rd party applications can receive
information from the controller and analyze all these metrics
High performance Wi-Fi with AirMatch
for better visibility and monitoring.
ArubaOS 8 enhances the Adaptive Radio Management (ARM)
technology with AirMatch – the new RF optimization system. AppRF Customization
AppRF brings application awareness to WLANs. It uses deep
AirMatch is designed with the modern RF environment in
packet inspection to identify enterprise, cloud and mobile
mind. AirMatch is tuned for noisy and high density
apps. It also enables IT to prioritize applications per user and
environments with scarce clean or free air space. It gathers
device. Now in ArubaOS 8 we are extending the App RF
RF statistics for the past 24 hours and proactively optimizes
capabilities by adding the capability for customers to define
the network for the next day. With automated channel,
custom application and application categories to get a better
channel widths and transmit power optimization, AirMatch
user experience.
ensures even channel use, assists in interference mitigation
and maximizes system capacity.

The capacity optimization is not just co-channel interference

mitigation. AirMatch will also dynamically adjust channel
width. This ensures the best network capacity whether you
are in a high density environment like a lecture hall (20 MHz
channels) or low density environments (80 MHz channels).

Client devices often make mistakes. AirMatch will minimize

EIRP variances across the network to give clients the best
chances to make the right decisions. ClientMatch will step in
to help the clients that may still behave poorly.

AirMatch Benefits:

Even channel Provides even distribution of radios across

assignment available channels, interference mitigation
and maximized system capacity
Dynamic channel Dynamically adjusts between 20MHz,
width adjustment 40MHz and 80MHz to match the density of
your environment
Automatic transmit Examines the entire WLAN coverage and
power adjustment automatically adjusts the transmit power
of APs to ensure the best coverage and
user experience
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MOBILITY MASTER MODELS AND CAPACITIES

Aruba Mobility Master Virtual Appliance MM-VA-50 MM-VA-500 MM-VA-1K MM-VA-5K MM-VA-10K

Number of Devices 50 500 1,000 5,000 10,000

Number of Clients 500 5,000 10,000 50,000 100,000
Number of Controllers 5 50 100 500 1,000

Aruba Mobility Master Hardware Appliance MM-HW-1K MM-HW-5K MM-HW-10K

Number of Devices 1,000 5,000 10,000

Number of Clients 10,000 50,000 100,000
Number of Controllers 100 500 1,000

Aruba Mobility Master Hardware Appliance is based on x86 hardware appliance

MOBILITY MASTER HARDWARE APPLIANCE Power Supply Specifications

SPECIFICATIONS • Dual 400-watt load shared redundant configuration
Interfaces and Indicators • Input: 100-240V AC
• Two 10GBASE-X (SFP+) ports • Output: 12V DC
• One 1GBASE-T Management port • AC Input Current: 6.0 A max
• One USB 3.0 • AC Input Frequency: 50-60 Hz
• One RJ-45 Console port Regulatory and Safety Compliance
• Port LINK/ACT and status LEDs • FCC Part 15 Class A CE
• Front panel LEDs – Power, Status, Peered • Industry Canada Class A
Dimensions and Weight • VCCI Class A (Japan)
• 4.4 cm (H) x 44.2 cm (W) x 40.1 cm (D) • EN 55032 Class A (CISPR 32 Class A), EN 61000-3,
(1.73” x 17.40” x 15.79”) EN 61000-4-2, EN 61000-4-3, EN 61000-4-4,
• Weight: 7.2 kg (15.87 lbs) EN 61000-4-5, EN 61000-4-6, EN 61000-4-8,
EN 61000-4-11, EN 55024, AS/NZS 3548
Environmental
• UL 60950, EN60950
• Operating temperature range: 0°C to 40°C (-40°F to 104°F)
• CAN/CSA 22.2 #60950
• Operating humidity: 10% to 90% (RH) non-condensing
• CE mark, cTUVus, CB, C-tick, Anatel, NOM, MIC
• Storage temperature range: -40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F)
• Storage humidity: 10% to 95% (RH) non-condensing Regulatory SKU Information
• Operating altitude: Up to 10,000 feet • Regulatory Model: ARCNMMHW

Acoustic Noise Minimum ArubaOS Release

• Sound pressure: 57 dBA * • AOS 8.1
• Sound power: 64.4 dBA ** Warranty
* Measured at Rear center • Hardware: 1 year parts/labor*
** Nominal fan speed at room temperature • Software: 90 days*
Sound power per ETSI 300 753; Sound pressure per ISO 7779 * Extended with support contract
Power Consumption
• 120W (Ubuntu running all cores, memory test, 10G traffic,
this may vary by 10% based on software config)
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ORDERING INFORMATION

Part Number Description

Aruba Mobility Master Virtual Appliance

JZ106AAE Aruba MM-VA-50 Mobility Master Virtual Appliance with Support for up to 50 Devices E-LTU
JY895AAE Aruba MM-VA-500 Mobility Master Virtual Appliance with Support for up to 500 Devices E-LTU
JY896AAE Aruba MM-VA-1K Mobility Master Virtual Appliance with Support for up to 1,000 Devices E-LTU
JY897AAE Aruba MM-VA-5K Mobility Master Virtual Appliance with Support for up to 5,000 Devices E-LTU
JY898AAE Aruba MM-VA-10K Mobility Master Virtual Appliance with Support for up to 10,000 Devices E-LTU
Aruba Mobility Master Hardware Appliance and Accessories
JY791A Aruba MM-HW-1K Mobility Master Hardware Appliance with Support for up to 1000 Devices
JY792A Aruba MM-HW-5K Mobility Master Hardware Appliance with Support for up to 5000 Devices
JY793A Aruba MM-HW-10K Mobility Master Hardware Appliance with Support for up to 10000 Devices
JY986A MMPSU-400-AC 400W AC Spare Power Supply for Mobility Master Hardware Appliance – Order region
specific power cord
JZ072A MM-FT Spare Fan Tray for Mobility Master Hardware Appliance
JW107A Aruba SPR-RK-MNT Spare Rack Mount
JW091A SFP-10GE-SR 10GBASE-SR SFP+ 850nm Pluggable LC Connector 10GbE XCVR
JW092A SFP-10GE-LR 10GBASE-LR SFP+ 1310nm Pluggable LC Connector 10GbE XCVR
J9151A HPE X132 10G SFP+ LC LR Transceiver
J9150A HPE X132 10G SFP+ LC SR Transceiver
J9281B HPE X242 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 1m DAC Cable
J9283B HPE X242 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 3m DAC Cable
J9285B HPE X242 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 7m DAC Cable
JW100A DAC-SFP-10GE-50CM 50cm10GbE SFP+ Twinax Connectors Direct Attach Cable
JW101A DAC-SFP-10GE-1M 1m 10GbE SFP+ Twinax Connectors Direct Attach Cable
JW102A DAC-SFP-10GE-3M 3m 10GbE SFP+ Twinax Connectors Direct Attach Cable
JW103A DAC-SFP-10GE-5M 5m 10GbE SFP+ Twinax Connectors Direct Attach Cable
JW104A DAC-SFP-10GE-7M 7m 10GbE SFP+ Twinax Connectors Direct Attach Cable

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