Hi Zoltan, I'm assuming you're asking about wireless infrastructure and not client devices? If so, I would say it's more about proper design than any different technology.
Also assuming that the lecture halls are in the mix with adjacent areas that also part of the overall WLAN environment, you're generally limited to what your current vendor (and code) support as opposed to trying to run islands of different technology from Vendor B in the middle of Vendor A WLAN. Which brings us back to design. In a perfect world, you'd have some sense of what type of client devices are likely to be in those rooms, how many active at a time, and what they might be doing. For modern APs, you might service 200-300 "people" with 2-3 APs with captive antennas spaced and oriented properly (depending on room layout), or you may need double that with extremely low power and directional antennas. So... the answer is "it depends", as with all things wireless. Regards- Lee Lee Badman | CWNE #200 | Network Architect Information Technology Services 206 Machinery Hall 120 Smith Drive Syracuse, New York 13244 t 315.443.3003 f 315.443.4325 e [email protected] w its.syr.edu SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY syr.edu -----Original Message----- From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Zoltan Toth Sent: Friday, November 18, 2016 9:47 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] High-Density Lecture Halls What technologies do you use for high density areas like Lecture Halls for about 200-300 people? __________________________________________ Zoltan Toth - Manager, IT Infrastructure Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College This communication together with any attachments is for the exclusive and confidential use of the addressee(s). Any other distribution, use or reproduction without the sender’s prior consent is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete or shred the message without making any copies. ********** 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/.
