Rita, The explosion of BYOD creates high density situations that can only be addressed with MORE APs in the space. The ipads and other devices do not have the same send/receive capabilities as laptops - requiring a stronger signal from the APs - Those two requirements work against you due to the limited 2.4Ghz channel selections of 1-6-11 - you cannot just turn up the power to reach the devices without creating interference. I have been advising clients for years to push every device possible to the 5.8Ghz band - more channels means more APs in the same space without interference. I design for -66dB signal strength and >25dB sig to noise ratio. This will accommodate VoWiFi as well as the ipads. Don't forget stairwells, elevators and mechanical spaces. A lot of HVAC equipment is now WiFi capable (although in the 2.4 Ghz band due to battery life issues).
Hope that helps Ron Walczak PMP, RCDD, CWNA/CWSP Walczak Technology Consultants, Inc (724) 865-2740 "Worry looks around; sorry looks back; faith looks up; virtue looks forward" - Unknown "Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer * ** * "The great aim of education is not knowledge but action." *- Herbert Spencer * * **Anyone can count the seeds in an apple; but only God can count the apples in a seed*. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
