Multi-tenant locations such as high-rises in Manhattan where interference from floors above and below, and across the street, are potentially the most problematic in regards to co-channel interference.
I think most organizations will be insulated from neighboring networks by distance, building materials, or physical isolation. Frank -----Original Message----- From: Dale W. Carder [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 6:31 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco vs. Meru article (still catching up on old email, sorry) On Jun 14, 2007, at 10:24 AM, Dave Molta wrote: > I am particuarly concerned about the intersection between private > enterprise WLANs and public metro Wi-Fi networks. Time will tell, but I estimate that public services offered on crappy unlicensed bands (where trees eat packets, and interference is king) will probably fail. The more formally run networks (such as wimax) are more poised to win, customer-experience-wise, when properly engineered. > It may not be a big problem today but I wonder if it will be a > problem in the future. If we want to stick to enterprise environments, this may not occur too frequently except at the periphery. More low-e glass may play a role, too in newer buildings. > We understand that our tests represent worst-case scenarios that > few enterprises currently experience but sometimes there is value > in pointing out the worst-case situations. Yes there is. I think we all appreciate your work. Dale ********** 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/.
