It's simple, right? You either build your wireless LAN on the fat-AP model of traditional access points or you use a central controller and a thin-AP model. Not so fast--wireless vendors are changing models and modifying their architectures as they consider new technology and plan for the impact of 802.11n. Have you looked at your wireless architecture, lately? You should, especially if you have your eye on one of the nifty new pre-n systems.
For more on evolving architectures:
- Read the newsletter article at NetworkWorld