Unfortunately, enterprise wireless vendors are just sticking their heads in the sand about this, much like they initially did with Bonjour.
When Wi-Fi Direct was first announced, I asked my vendor about their strategy on this. Their response was that they did not think this would impact the enterprise. I reminded them that Higher Ed must support many home use devices too. They had no further response. I expect that until there is a groundswell of disgruntled enterprise wireless customers., the vendors will not respond. Bruce Osborne Network Engineer IT Network Services (434) 592-4229 Liberty University | Training Champions for Christ since 1971 -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Kell [mailto:jeff-k...@utc.edu] Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 11:38 PM Subject: Re: Wow vision veos: Will products using Miracast be an alternative? On 5/24/2013 10:45 PM, Barron Hulver wrote: > Will products using Miracast take hold and be an alternative? > > http://www.wi-fi.org/wi-fi-certified-miracast%E2%84%A2 In their FAQ... > 7. How is Miracast related to Wi-Fi Direct? > Wi-Fi Direct allows devices to connect directly to each other, without > the need for a Wi-Fi AP, and often requiring just the push of a > button. Wi-Fi Direct allows source and display devices to discover one > another and provides the underlying device-to-device connectivity for > Miracast. Sounds like if you ALSO need wireless internet, you're SOL... Jeff ********** 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/.
