Good call Jesse! It would also create a viable alternative to running fiber between buildings on campus, or provide a high-speed backup in case fiber goes down.
Zach Jennings Senior Network Server Manager Aruba Certified Mobility Professional, Airheads MVP West Chester University of PA 610-436-1069 From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Jesse Safran Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 1:40 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Betr.: [WIRELESS-LAN] Gigabit Wi-Fi To add to Zach's point about not plugging in, the one thing no one is mentioning is the ability to do backhaul over the air. Yes, running a wire is always ideal, but imagine being able to roll out a full wireless deployment without pulling wires for network traffic. Yes, you can do that now, but not at speeds that are close to wire speeds. Of course, you will still need power... but you have to start somewhere. -Jesse On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 10:58 AM, Jennings, Zachariah E. <zjenni...@wcupa.edu<mailto:zjenni...@wcupa.edu>> wrote: With the amount of glasses free HD 3D screens being shown at CES this week, I would imagine something along the lines of Skype in HD 3D. Also, the next HD standard will be 4k HD. That will exceed the limits of current 802.11n. Think of it this way, HDMI version 1.4 cables are capable of 10Gbps. People are going to want that without the wires (eventually). Can you imagine the day when all you have to do is hang that new TV on your wall and plug in the power? I can. And it will be amazing. Of course then there’s wireless power. So maybe not even a power cable. ☺ Zach Jennings Senior Network Server Manager Aruba Certified Mobility Professional, Airheads MVP West Chester University of PA 610-436-1069<tel:610-436-1069> From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>] On Behalf Of Mike King Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 10:37 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Betr.: [WIRELESS-LAN] Gigabit Wi-Fi I can't find the direct quote. I can find the mission statement that is directly related to it: http://www.google.com/fiber/kansascity/about.html But a project manager invovled with the Google Fiber Project (Gigabit access to the home in Kansas City) had a quote along the lines of: When everyone had a modem, and only accessed email and basic webpages, nobody could imagine downloading a movie, and video conferencing (Skyping). Now this is commonplace. We don't know what people will do with larger bandwidth, because it's never been available. I think of this quote every time someone start talking about connection speeds (Be it Wireless, Wired, and Consumer Connections) Mike On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 9:44 AM, Hector J Rios <hr...@lsu.edu<mailto:hr...@lsu.edu><mailto:hr...@lsu.edu<mailto:hr...@lsu.edu>>> wrote: You got it right Lee. The higher speeds will not necessarily be of use for us in the higher ed sector (yet... you never know), although it will be nice to simply have the capability in those special cases where they could be used. For now the one advantage that Gigabit Wi-Fi will provide will be improved HD video streaming. Again, you could see this mainly as a consumer-oriented advantage rather than an enterprise. But we are seeing more and more devices with wireless network capabilities these days. I think these new standards will be the answer to the growth of all these upcoming WiFi-enabled devices. Hector Rios Louisiana State University ********** 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/. -- Jesse Safran Sr. Desktop Supervisor/Assist. Network Admin Green Mountain College 1 Brennan Circle Poultney, VT 05764 802-287-0105 (Cell) 802-287-8264 (IT Computer Support Line) safr...@greenmtn.edu<mailto:safr...@greenmtn.edu> ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
