Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] How many drops 802.11ac phase 2

[Jerry Bucklaew]

    I can not speak for other people but our issue with bandwidth is 
the 2.4ghz spectrum, not the Ethernet port.  We probably push a couple 
hundred meg per AP at most.  You may need two cables per AP for 
bandwidth at some time but that time will be a long time off. You could 
use the second cable for a console, but is it really needed?  You could 
use the second cable for Ap expansion, but you can not put Ap's that 
close together or you run into other issues, so you better have a lot of 
slack in the cable.
    Bottom line is the second cable cost money and will not be used 
initially.  Given the number of Ap's we deploy that cost will add up.  
So the question is do you have the extra money in the budget and is it 
best spent on cables for the future or on more AP's now?

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