We attempt to base it on the results of signal and service requirement moduling. This is because of major differences in the construction of buildings. We are currently using ekahau to try and predict and plan that.
I say attempt because we often have to make do with funds business people decided we would need for a building not what the data. If you can avoid this, it dramatically increases helpdesk calls and complaints. Ben Parker Network engineer University of Mount Union On Jan 11, 2013 9:51 AM, "Tom O'Donnell" <[email protected]> wrote: > I was wondering what other schools have for a ratio of students to > AP's in the residence halls, either definitely or approximately? > > If you have such a number, how do you count dual-band AP's? They're > doing more than a 2.4GHz AP, but not quite as much as two AP's. > > Then one last related question... Would anyone know their relative mix > of 2.4GHz vs. 5GHz connections in residence halls? > > Thanks. > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Tom O'Donnell > Senior Manager of Network and Server Systems > Information Technology Services > University of Maine at Farmington > (207) 778-7336 > > ********** > 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/.
