Every CURRENT (Wave 1) 802.11ac AP with the exception of Cisco has TWO Gig NICs. Cisco will add the second NIC with Wave2
Unless you plan to remain a Cisco Wave1 user forever..... the answer is two. The TSB-162A calls for Cat6a cabling to Access Points On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 10:16 PM, Dan Brisson <[email protected]> wrote: > I may be crazy but what if the 2nd cable isn't only about adding another > gig of bandwidth, but also that it provides a second source of power. > Right now 802.3at is good for wave 1, at least with Cisco, but do we know > what the power budget for wave 2 is? > > Not having to forklift 802.3at switching/mid-spans is a big deal, I think. > > -dan > > > Dan Brisson > Network Engineer > University of Vermont > (Ph) [email protected] > > On 2/7/14, 10:08 PM, Jason Cook wrote: > > We have also always run 2 for AP's and everything else, it's always a > pair(or 4, 6, 8etc) whether for phone, computer, projects, ip camera, bms > ,wireless etc. We've investigated singles a few time, but barely a 20% > drop in price so we have continued with 2. Each building has a standard, > so we remain with that, if the building is Cat 6, then the new duals are 6 > if it's 6a then we run that. New buildings/reno's are all 6a. Often enough > we have found the extra port gets used, particularly for lower ports, but > even in roof space for ip camera's and projects for example and vice versa. > > > > I generally agree at the moment though that it's unlikely we'll see any > major requirement for more than 1Gbps in the near future.... Can we actually > run 160 channel width in high density? 802.11ad might be a different story, > but that's a while away and would require re-design and new cabling anyway. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Jason Cook > > The University of Adelaide, AUSTRALIA 5005 > > Ph : +61 8 8313 4800 > > e-mail: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > > > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [ > mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]>] > *On Behalf Of *Mike Albano > *Sent:* Saturday, 8 February 2014 4:31 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] How many drops 802.11ac phase 2 > > > > We always run 2 cables per drop location (wireless or otherwise). > > Bulk of the cost is labor, so makes sense to do so. > > > > Mike Albano > > UNLV > > > > -----The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv < > [email protected]> wrote: ----- > > To: [email protected] > From: Brian David > Sent by: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > Date: 02/07/2014 06:54AM > Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] How many drops 802.11ac phase 2 > > All, > > I wanted to see how many people were planning on running 2 drops to > 802.11ac phase 2 access points? > > Currently we are just doing a one for one swap when replacing an older > a/b/g AP's with 802.11ac phase 1 AP's > > When you have new construction, do you plan on running 2 drops so when > phase 2 come into play you will be all set for it? > > > > > > *Brian J David * > > *Network Systems* > > *Boston College* > > > > > > **********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/. > ********** 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/. > > -- Ron Walczak PMP, RCDD, CWNA/CWSP Walczak Technology Consultants, Inc (724) 865-2740 *"Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies." - Nelson Mandela* *"You should not believe everything you read on the Internet" -Benjamin Franklin* *I asked God for all things, so I could enjoy life....* *God gave me life....... so that I could enjoy all things....* I am easily satisfied with the very best. ~Winston Churchill~ "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* ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
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