I can't recall if there are any Xirrus users on this listserv, but the vendor has a couple of case studies on their website.
Frank -----Original Message----- From: Steely, John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 2:41 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Highrise dorm RF design I'd be interested in hearing from anyone who has used the Xirrus array. In particular, is Xirrus your total Wi-Fi architecture, or have you successfully integrated it/created a coexistence with another vendor's solution? Thanks in advance. John Steely Network Manager Infrastructure Systems Department Library and Information Services Dickinson College P.O. Box 1773 Carlisle, PA 17013 717-245-1613 (Voice) 717-245-1690 (Fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: David Gillett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 12:11 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Highrise dorm RF design > Dropping power would only help a > little, and at the expense of room penetration. Surely if your *floors* are only 10db, room penetration shouldn't be a problem, should it? I've stayed in hotels about this size that seemed to be adequately covered by an AP every couple of floors, alternately offset toward the ends.... Of course, usage volume is likely to be higher in a dorm, but if wired ports are also available then perhaps not beyond capacity. I haven't actually used them yet, but the places where I need density of coverage without reducing power, I'm looking at the Xirrus wi-fi array product as a likely solution. David Gillett > -----Original Message----- > From: Karl Reuss [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 6:53 PM > To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Highrise dorm RF design > > We're getting ready to expand our campus wireless coverage into the > dorms; full coverage for 12,000 students over the next year. The > recent dorm discussions here have been very helpful. > > I'm wondering if anyone has experience with dense AP deployments in > traditional high-rise dorms. About half of our students live in these > monsters. 8 floors, 250' straight hallway down the middle of each, > rooms on either side, block walls, 70 users per floor. Sort of like > prison cells:) Our field guys and residential facilities folks would > rather not put the APs in student rooms, which basically just leaves > the hallways. I'm worried about co-channel interference on the b/g > side. 6 or 7 APs down a hallway in clear sight of each other will > surely step on each other. Loss through the floors only seems to be > 10db, which means we need to watch the vertical as well. Dropping > power would only help a little, and at the expense of room > penetration. External patch antennas are one idea were looking at. > If anyone has any experience or advice in this area they could share, > I would be grateful! > > Thanks, > -Karl Reuss > University of Maryland, College Park > > ********** > Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
