On Mar 14, 2013, at 10:34 AM, Garret Peirce <[email protected]> wrote:

> Anyone catch this? A 3G small cell submodule for the Cisco 36xx??
> 
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps12976/index.html
> 

I'm pretty clueless about this cell phone stuff, so perhaps this is obvious, 
but, the data sheet linked above says, "Standards-based. The 3G Access Module 
operates as a Home Node B (HNB) in the standard 3GPP Architecture for small 
cells, and is connected to the network with the specified Iuh interface. This 
architecture provides for rapid deployment and multivendor interoperability."

Does that mean this system works similarly to a "homeowner-style" microcell, in 
which the device is tied to the owner's cell plan, and only specified phones 
can connect?

Or, can it work like an actual cell tower, and let any phone connect using that 
phone's own plan.

I'm not sure the first case would be useful in a dorm, though it would possibly 
be useful for staff who had college-owned phones.
 
Steve Bohrer
Network Admin, ITS
Bard College at Simon's Rock
413-528-7645

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