Hi. We create a private network per building (and route that at each building). The subnet sizes range from /28 to /23 depending on how many access points in each building.
-Jimmy On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 11:32 PM Jesse Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > We are preparing to replace our existing Cisco WiSM2 controllers with > 9800s. Part of this upgrade will include redesigning our AP management > network(s)—currently, we have about 500 APs spread across 3 different > /24's. > > As we move towards an in-room design in our residence halls and provide > denser 5GHz coverage throughout campus in the coming years, we expect the > number of APs to grow by quite a bit. > > I am interested in how others have sized your AP management networks? I > have not found any concrete guidance from Cisco and various recommendations > elsewhere range from /25 to /21. Larger ranges would of course be easier to > manage, but at the same time we don't want to introduce issues related to > broadcast traffic. > > Thanks for any input that you can provide. > > Regards, > > > -- > Jesse Thomas > Network & Systems Administrator > Hamilton College > 315-859-4211 > > ********** > Replies to EDUCAUSE Community Group emails are sent to the entire > community list. If you want to reply only to the person who sent the > message, copy and paste their email address and forward the email reply. > Additional participation and subscription information can be found at > https://www.educause.edu/community > -- James Helzerman Wireless Network Engineer University of Michigan - ITS Phone: 734-615-9541 ********** Replies to EDUCAUSE Community Group emails are sent to the entire community list. If you want to reply only to the person who sent the message, copy and paste their email address and forward the email reply. Additional participation and subscription information can be found at https://www.educause.edu/community
