Wi-Co Washington, DC
Bringing the Herd Together
VENUE
NOV 3rd 2026
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Roaming is a client-driven decision, which is exactly why it remains one of the harder problems to get right in enterprise Wi-Fi. This session explores some of the most common contributors to roaming issues, from coverage and cell design to client behavior and the diversity of devices found on today’s networks. We’ll look at why these problems arise, how they relate to one another, and practical ways to approach troubleshooting them.
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This time I'll go beyond AirPlay and discuss other P2P protocols such as Miracast, Samsung Smartview, and the protocols on top of P2P stacks for media streaming.
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For over 25 years, Wi-Fi has been woven into the fabric of how we communicate, work, learn, and experience the world around us. In this session, David Coleman explores what lies ahead, from Wi-Fi 8 and Enhanced Broadcast Services to Wi-Fi sensing and the growing role of AI in shaping how networks are designed, operated, and experienced. As AI advances at a pace most companies can barely keep up with—and begins reshaping society in real time—wireless networking is becoming far more adaptive, intelligent, and strategically important. The real opportunity is not just better wireless, but unlocking the Art of the Possible—redefining what can be achieved as connectivity, context, and intelligence begin to converge.
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What happens when you let an AI agent drive a WLAN Pi? It joins networks, runs the profiler, takes packet captures and reads them, all from plain-English requests. I ran a full set of classroom labs this way and logged every call. Some of it is impressive. Some of it is a warning: a capture radio that reported 33 networks when 4 were real, an "activated successfully" that meant nothing had joined, and one command that cut the agent off from the Pi for six minutes. This is a live look at where AI helps a Wi-Fi professional, where it confidently gets things wrong, and the one habit that keeps you safe: ask, read, confirm. (This can be installed and shown LIVE - and then have the scripts I use available for free download for those who want to try it on their own WLAN Pi devices)
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Let’s break down L4S (Low Latency, Low Loss, Scalable Throughput), the IETF-standardized architecture that slashes Wi-Fi queuing latency from 500ms to under 2ms without sacrificing throughput.
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Wi-Fi surveys are widely used to guide design, validation, and troubleshooting decisions — but what do they actually represent? In this session, we’ll break down what common Wi-Fi survey methods capture, where assumptions can creep in, and how survey mechanics influence the resulting data. We’ll explore differences between static and mobile measurement approaches, how form factor and operator movement shape survey outcomes, and why certain datasets align better with real-world client behavior than others. The goal isn’t perfection — it’s understanding the strengths and limits of the data we rely on.
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Exploring the world of infection control, code compliance and safety in healthcare environments and how it dictates the physical installation of the wireless network devices.
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Wireless professionals spend significant time designing networks using the latest hardware, best practices, and optimized configurations. However, once the network is deployed, the clients ultimately decide how the network will behave.
Roaming decisions, rate selection, band preference, and power management are all determined by the client device. Even the best-designed networks can perform poorly when client behavior is misunderstood.
In this talk, we will explore how client-side testing can reveal the true capabilities and behaviors of wireless devices, and how that information can be used to design and configure networks that guide clients toward better decisions.
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Delving into the world of sub-GHz, LoRa, and the Meshtastic project.
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OT use-cases are becoming more prevalent in today's day and age, especially as more customers are shifting to asset-tracking, tele-remote, and autonomous applications on these Vehicles. This session will highlight the most common things to keep in mind, when site surveying your OT Vehicle for a wireless system implementation.
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Wi-Fi professionals obsess over what happens in the air — but the fabric behind your APs is quietly becoming just as important to how a network performs, protects itself, and stays up. This session introduces IEEE 802.1aq Shortest Path Bridging and Extreme Fabric, the standards-based architecture that builds security in by design rather than bolting it on, enables a self-driving campus network that configures and heals itself, and collapses the layers of legacy switching into something dramatically simpler to run. If you've never thought about what's happening between your access points and the core, this is the talk that changes that.
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This presentation provides a practical guide to hazardous area classifications and the wireless infrastructure solutions used to deliver reliable connectivity in industrial facilities. Topics include Class and Division requirements, gas and dust groups, certification standards, and deployment considerations that help organizations enhance safety, productivity, and operational resilience.