I did not recommend continuing port-per-pillow deployments the last time I reviewed a residence. However, in addition to wireless coverage, I did push to provide wired ports for common/TV spaces in the residences. This provides flexibility for future changes, as well as a way to help offload some of what tend to be the heaviest-use devices from the wireless spectrum and thereby improve wifi performance. So a pod community for, say, 16 students might still need several APs to ensure consistent 5Ghz coverage, depending on construction and wall placements, but might only have 2 wired network drops for use by students.
Joel Coehoorn Director of Information Technology 402.363.5603 *jcoeho...@york.edu <jcoeho...@york.edu>* *Please contact helpd...@york.edu <helpd...@york.edu> for technical assistance.* The mission of York College is to transform lives through Christ-centered education and to equip students for lifelong service to God, family, and society On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 1:10 PM Mallon, Jason <jemal...@ua.edu> wrote: > Chintan, > All of our older dorms are wired currently wired, and are both pod-style > and apartment. These all have wires in them. The newer dorms all of which > have been pod-style are wireless only. New construction we are using > ceiling mount APs like the 1815i or 2802. In the older dorms that we have > to upgrade, we will be using the hospitality units (1815w). We have them > deployed in a couple dorms now and the coverage has been great. We are > also removing the hard lines in the older dorms and going to wireless > only. > > Thanks, > Jason Mallon | Network Engineer III > > OIT > The University of Alabama <https://www.ua.edu/>jemal...@ua.edu > > > On 2/25/20, 10:46 AM, "The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Community Group > Listserv on behalf of Chintan Patel" <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > on behalf of chintan.pa...@colostate.edu> wrote: > > Morning, > > We are in process of building new residence halls (3 buildings) with > Pod-style rooms. Pod-style concept is new to us and I wanted some feedback > from anyone who currently has these living spaces. I will be leading the > Network and Wireless planning for the residence halls. > > Below are couple of my questions: > > 1. In Pod-style rooms - are you providing hard-wired data? > 2. Wireless planning - any issues and/or challenges in wireless > coverage? We currently use Aruba. Are you using "H" style hospitality WAPs? > > If you have any additional feedback and/or are willing to share the > good, bad...... etc - please send me an email. > > Thanks, > > Chintan Patel > Network/Systems Team > Colorado State University - Housing and Dining Services > Ph:970-491-1041 > > > > ********** > Replies to EDUCAUSE Community Group emails are sent to the entire > community list. If you want to reply only to the person who sent the > message, copy and paste their email address and forward the email reply. > Additional participation and subscription information can be found at > https://www.educause.edu/community > > > > ********** > Replies to EDUCAUSE Community Group emails are sent to the entire > community list. If you want to reply only to the person who sent the > message, copy and paste their email address and forward the email reply. > Additional participation and subscription information can be found at > https://www.educause.edu/community > ********** Replies to EDUCAUSE Community Group emails are sent to the entire community list. If you want to reply only to the person who sent the message, copy and paste their email address and forward the email reply. Additional participation and subscription information can be found at https://www.educause.edu/community
