Heavy Networking 511: A Wireless Upgrade Case Study - a podcast by Packet Pushers Interactive, LLC

Today’s Heavy Networking is all about wireless. Guest Bryan Ward, Lead Network Engineer at Dartmouth College, takes us through a campus-wide wireless upgrade that the institution is currently undertaking.

The deployment requires thousands of new APs that will support up to 30,000 devices every day. In addition to providing wireless for students, the WLAN must also support faculty, staff, and administration. Besides APs, the college is also installing new cables, switches, racks, and fiber.

We discuss:



* The issues driving the upgrade

* Why Dartmouth is switching vendors

* The necessity of planning and testing

* RF and attenuation issues in old and new campus buildings

* Project planning challenges

* More



Show Links:

BryanWard.net

Bryan Ward on Twitter: @_bryan_ward_

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