HI Bob, Good piece,
I thought this was his best quote captured: "In the real world, Wi-Fi operates under the laws of physics and is neither limitless, nor perfect. Designing wireless systems, especially Wi-Fi, requires optimizing trade-offs in coverage, capacity, speed, security, complexity, reliability and affordability" I can't tell you how many meetings in I am in where I have to continuously explain this to people. Thanks for shining a light on this topic with your story. Chad Chad D Burnham Director of Telecommunications University Technology Services University of Denver 2100 S. High St. #106 Denver, CO 80208 Desk Phone: 303-871-4441 Mobile Phone: 303-520-5657 [UniversityTechnologyServices_Signature] From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Bob Brown Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 8:23 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] latest from FCC on de-authing Mi-Fi Thought my recent interview with head of wireless for Partners Healthcare might be of interest re: the FCC de-authing discussion http://www.networkworld.com/article/2881540/careers/how-not-to-get-slammed-by-the-fcc-for-wi-fi-blocking.html Bob Brown Online Executive Editor, News T: 508.766.5418 LinkedIn<http://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbrownboston> | Twitter: @alphadoggs<https://twitter.com/alphadoggs> | Facebook profile<https://www.facebook.com/NetworkWorld> | Google + profile<https://plus.google.com/104712908618368674642/posts> | Instagram<http://instagram.com/nwwinstagram> NETWORK WORLD 492 Old Connecticut Path | PO Box 9002 | Framingham, MA 01701-9002 NetworkWorld.com<http://www.networkworld.com> | Media Kit<http://www.networkworldmediakit.com> | Conferences & Events<http://events.networkworld.com> An IDG Enterprise<http://www.idgenterprise.com/> Brand From: Mike Howard <mi...@berkeley.edu<mailto:mi...@berkeley.edu>> Reply-To: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> Date: Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 12:52 PM To: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] latest from FCC on de-authing Mi-Fi The FCC specifically exempted university dormitories from the OTARD rules. I believe we can prohibit the installation of antennas in dorm rooms, but not family housing apartments. https://www.fcc.gov/guides/over-air-reception-devices-rule http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1998/fcc98273.pdf https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/EPO0414.pdf On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 8:11 AM, Frank Sweetser <f...@wpi.edu<mailto:f...@wpi.edu>> wrote: If we were to impose that on student residents, why couldn't Marriott do the same to hotel and conference guests? On January 28, 2015 11:05:53 AM EST, Hunter Fuller <hf0...@uah.edu<mailto:hf0...@uah.edu>> wrote: You can't deauth the users, but you can make one of the requirements for living in the dorms "don't put up a hotspot." (I assume this is where most of us see problems.) -- Hunter Fuller Network Engineer VBRH M-9B +1 256 824 5331<tel:%2B1%20256%20824%205331> Office of Information Technology The University of Alabama in Huntsville Systems and Infrastructure I am part of the UAH Safe Zone LGBTQIA support network: http://www.uah.edu/student-affairs/safe-zone On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 10:03 AM, Chuck Anderson <c...@wpi.edu<mailto:c...@wpi.edu>> wrote: What if our users see this news and start pushing back on bringing their own Wi-Fi to campus? If we have to allow it, and the WLAN becomes unusable due to all the overlappi! ng channel 2 and channel 5 devices etc., what do we tell our users and the administration? "Sorry, the FCC says we can't force these users to abstain from using their own Wi-Fi devices, even if they interfere". That's the problem with FCC Part 15--"must accept interference from other sources". The best we can do is nicely ask them to change channels... ********** 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/.
