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Andy Voelker - Western Carolina University Sheila Crowe - Montana State University Rebecca Irvin Lee - Lesley University Chester Andrews - Oberlin College. Campus Wireless Concerns. A Mobility Panel Discussion. Western Carolina University. 4,100 residential students in 13 residence halls
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Andy Voelker - Western Carolina University Sheila Crowe - Montana State University Rebecca Irvin Lee - Lesley University Chester Andrews - Oberlin College Campus Wireless Concerns A Mobility Panel Discussion
Western Carolina University • 4,100 residential students in 13 residence halls • Average hall houses 291 residences, low of 35, high of 716 • Rural campus • Full G/N coverage in 5 halls, partial in 1, common areas only in the rest, all academic areas covered, no intentional green space, all dining halls • Two 100Meg ports in each room, whole campus has capacity for 600MB/s • Using 2.4 and 5GHz bands with some band steering
Montana State University • Rural campus (what’s “urban?”) • 4,100 residential students in 7residence halls, plus “overflow” housing in family and grad housing (11 4-plex or 8-plex apartments). • Average hall houses 512 residences, low of 97, high of 575 • 100% 802.11a/b/g/n coverage in halls and overflow apartments, 3 dining halls, no intentional green space • 100 Mbps port per pillow in each room; ResNet has capacity for 600 Mbps of commodity Internet
Lesley University • Urban Campus in Cambridge MA • 8,000 students, 1500 in residence • 22 Residence halls housing anywhere from 4 to 134 students each across 2 adjacent campuses • Buildings ranging from Victorian wood frames or 18th century brick, to more traditional cinderblock dorms • 100% 802.11g/n coverage • 1 100mb or 1gb hardwired port per pillow , whole campus has capacity for 300MB/s • Utilizing both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands
Oberlin College • Liberal Arts College and Conservatory of Music in Northeast Ohio • 2815 (2200 Arts and Sciences and 615 Conservatory) most students live on campus or in on campus coop’s • Wireless coverage in all on-campus buildings (including residence halls) 95% coverage in College buildings • Over 900 access points, approximately 6 users per access point in all but 2 locations.
Other topics of discussion • Law and regulation compliance • Communicating expectations • Cool tools? • Technical Tweaks