Mark Franklin presentation on Improvements to wireless

1. Wireless
–
What
Next?
Mark
Franklin
Voice
&
Data
Support
Manager
CICS
Customer
Services
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2. Wireless
–
Where
We’re
At...
• Phase
1
–
coverage
of
teaching
space
and
other
congregaHon
areas
• Phase
2
–
areas
requested
by
faculHes
• All
major
refurbishments
• All
recent
new
builds
• Over
600
access
points
• Added
and
clarified
connecHon
instrucHons
in
response
to
feedback
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3. Wireless
–
Where
We’re
At...
• Upgraded
the
core
of
the
wireless
network
– capacity
and
licensed
for
1,800
access
points
• Move
from
‘thick’
to
‘thin’
access
points
– far
more
efficient
deployment
– provides
beXer
connecHvity
• Budgets
to
conHnue
roll
out....
• Covering
wide
range
of
areas
• But......
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13. Moving
Forward...
• Approach
on
a
whole
building
basis
• Re-­‐visit
some
areas
(esp
teaching
spaces)
• Cover
Student
AccommodaHon
• Reciprocal
access
with
STH
• External
• Get
beXer
understanding
of
user
need
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14. Wireless
as
the
Primary
Network(?)
• Less
cabling
• Less
infrastructure/containment
• Less
kit
• Less
power
• Less
cooling
• Deliver
voice
(phones)
over
wireless
too?
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15. Wireless
Only
Trials
• Looking
for
small
groups
in
Admin
and
Academic
areas
to
pilot
wireless
only
connecHvity
• Volunteers?.......
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