Keep in mind, the actual signal strength needed to achieve the >1Gbps rates that would actually require multiple cable runs is extremely high. If you know of a classroom/environment where that type of data can be pulled down, by all means pull two cables. But it's been my experience that most wireless traffic is not intranet, but internet, and as such is far more limited by your ISP bandwidth than it is by the AP (or its wiring) itself.
Patrick Mauretti Sr. Network Admin Massasoit Community College 1 Massasoit Blvd Brockton, MA 02302 508-588-9100 x1660 “On the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.” -----Original Message----- From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jerry Bucklaew Sent: Friday, February 07, 2014 10:14 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] How many drops 802.11ac phase 2 To ALL: Well I guess we are the odd man out. We are pulling one cat6a and will continue to so. I just do not see the point in pulling two. First off the wired bandwidth is never the issue on the AP, I would bet most of my ap's run at 100meg, gig will be fine for a very long time. Second, I just do not see the AP vendors going to two ports with some type of bonding. My Guess is they will eventually go one 10gig port if they ever get to the point where they need the bandwidth. I guess we may pull two in some very select locations, I just don't see it for general deployment. The other thing that would change our mind is if a vendor, went to and stuck with two ports on a AP, we might start pulling two. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
