In talking with some of the cell carriers and a big
cabling/infrastructure company in our area, it appears that DAS is dead.
They are doing cellular relay systems now that work with repeaters to
extend coverage from the roof into the core of a building, but the
carriers don't seem really excited about that either. They are willing
to go along with it, since it requires little on their part other than
certifying your design. Minimum cost is probably around $15-20K and goes
up as you want to cover larger areas within your building. Works with
all carriers and all frequency bands since it's just re-broadcasting the
spectrum.
I think WiFi calling is probably where this is headed though, with some
of the lower quality carriers already enabling this "feature" to offload
traffic from their networks. I'd focus your time on having an excellent
WiFi network with the type of coverage needed for flawless roaming
between APs.
Lawson Cassels
Network Engineer
Infrastructure, Operations, and Networking
Illinois State University
p: 309-438-4318
On 11/17/2015 10:49 AM, Jeremy Gibbs wrote:
I believe WiFi calling will be the future and these "small cell"
systems will be phased out. I know a network engineer at AT&T and
they are really pushing the WiFi calling for these situations.
On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 11:28 AM, Smith, Todd <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hello,
I know that there are many Cisco wireless networks on this list
and I wanted to see if anyone is using the Small Cell Solution
with their existing Cisco wireless network. Here at the
Charleston Area Medical Center, we are an Extreme shop and have
been happy with it for years, but increasing cellular issues and
outright refusal of wireless carriers to participate in a DAS has
let us few choices.
One partial solution was discussed on the list, a couple of weeks
ago under the topic of Wi-Fi Calling. This is another approach
which is possibly replace our existing wireless network with a
combined Wi-Fi/Cellular system. I am asking the list if anyone is
currently running such a solution and how it works for them, both
the good and the bad.
I will summarize for the list if respondents want to remand
anonymous, but I am looking to try to get some honest feedback on
what will probably be a difficult install. Even if it works
perfectly, none of my network management solutions and
purchase/service agreements will work and it would all be brand
new. Brand new is not a show-stopper but it is also not trivial
either.
Todd
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