Knowing that some have gone before us on taking the 11n plunge... we are very much just starting to play and plan. Some questions, if anyone feels like sharing there experiences.
- It seems like universally, wide channels in 2.4 GHz is deemed a bad idea. But for those who choose to wide channels in the 5 GHz side of 11n- o What is your driver for using wide channels? Are there any goals beyond seeing higher data rates (specific applications, etc.)? o Where higher data rates are seen (like the client says 300 Mbps)- are you seeing fairly consistent verified throughput? (mine seems to be all over the place in early test with multiple client devices) o Has anyone been challenged on disenfranchising 11a users that can't due wide channels when compatibility is not allowed, and how do you respond? - For Ekahau and AirMagnet Surveyor customers that are using these for 11n planning (I have and know both products)- are you finding the accuracy of modeling to be acceptable with the 11n variants? - Does anyone struggle at all with the new higher data rates versus any sort of per-user throttling at your campus Internet edge, and how do you communicate why the higher data rates can be misleading for Internet traffic that has known bottlenecks? - In general, have you found any glaring problems with going to 11n, in any operational mode? As always, on list or off is fine, and this is not an invite for vendors to call me. Regards- Lee Lee H. Badman Wireless/Network Engineer Information Technology and Services Syracuse University 315 443-3003 ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
