Case Study: Khon Kaen University achieves mission-critical WLAN performance and manageability with HPE Aruba Networking

Khon Kaen University Gains Mission-Critical Performance and Manageability Across New and Existing WLAN Infrastructure

Khon Kaen University’s Faculty of Medicine—supporting mission‑critical healthcare systems, imaging archives, prescription records and 24x7 clinical access—was hampered by a fragmented WLAN of roughly 100 standalone “fat” access points from multiple vendors. The aging infrastructure caused poor performance, limited visibility, and made troubleshooting and campus expansion difficult, while the faculty needed to stretch its budget and add coverage without a complete rip‑and‑replace.

KKU deployed an Aruba solution—an Aruba 3400 Mobility Controller, about 64 AP‑61 access points, AirWave 7 for multivendor operations management and Aruba’s Policy Enforcement Firewall—retaining legacy APs under unified management. The controller‑based architecture and ARM interference management delivered markedly better Wi‑Fi performance, faster troubleshooting and higher uptime, improved staff productivity and ROI, and positioned the university to finish migration and add voice and other wireless services.

Khon Kaen University

Potchavit Aphinives

Associate Professor, Department of Surgery