Re: wifi for 600, alex

[Marshall Eubanks <tme () multicasttech com>]

The IETF experience is that enough people run 802.11a to take  
significant load off of the {b,g} network.

Marshall

On Feb 15, 2007, at 9:45 AM, Pickett, McLean (OCTO) wrote:

> Works well if everyone has 802.11a/g card. That's been my biggest  
> concern
> with deploying 802.11a recently.
>
> McLean
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nanog () merit edu [mailto:owner-nanog () merit edu] On  
> Behalf Of Todd
> Vierling
> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 12:02 AM
> To: Suresh Ramasubramanian
> Cc: Marshall Eubanks; Carl Karsten; NANOG
> Subject: Re: wifi for 600, alex
>
>
> On 2/14/07, Suresh Ramasubramanian <ops.lists () gmail com> wrote:
> > 4. Isolate the wireless network from the main conference network /
> > backbone so that critical stuff (streaming content for workshop and
> > other presentations, the rego system etc) gets bandwidth allocated to
> > it just fine, without it being eaten up by hungry laptops.
>
> The oft-overlooked 802.11a is great for this purpose when there isn't
> enough wiring infrastructure to drop a RJ45 in all the necessary
> conference rooms.  Whereas 802.11[bgn] has only three (or four,
> depending on who you quote) mostly non-overlapping frequencies -- even
> less when MIMO is in use -- 802.11a has eight *completely*
> non-overlapping standard channels.  In nice open conference hall space
> with at most two walls in the way, the rated shorter range of 11a is
> actually not so noticeable because of the lack of radio noise.
>
> 2.4GHz is soooooo last decade.  ;)
>
> (The 802.11[bgn] density where I live is so high that I resorted to
> installing 802.11a throughout my house.  Zero contention for airwaves
> and I can actually get close to rated speed for data transmission.)
>
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> -- Todd Vierling <tv () duh org> <tv () pobox com> <todd () vierling name>