Hi John- We went from 500 peak daily concurrent users to around 5,500 in a week over opening, on our 1,800+ APs. Even with a new NAC system in play (Impulse) and some strange stuff with the newest Mac notebooks and iPhones, it was a pretty tame opening as far as problems go. We did find and remove some 30+ rogues by various tricks and tools. >From the load standpoint- the areas that we purposefully designed for dense coverage tend to do very well- not a single valid user complaint regarding signal strength (and only a couple of invalid complaints). Where we are patchy in coverage, we have a master plan to get every thing covered densely, based on what we know of our spaces and how they are or will be used. -Lee Lee H. Badman Wireless/Network Engineer Information Technology and Services Syracuse University 315 443-3003 ________________________________
From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Duran Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 2:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] High Numbers of WiFi Devices Good Morning, We are interested in hearing about experiences with a high number of WiFi devices hitting your campuses on the first day of classes and for welcome back events. What was the impact on your wireless network and how did you deal with issues steaming from this. Are there any models or tools that you employ to predict WiFi loads and potential growth to adjust your design to accommodate. Thank you John V. Duran University of New Mexico Network Analyst ITS/Network Communications/Data Services Ph: (505) 249-7890 Fax: (505) 277-8101 ********** 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/.
