Case Study: Santa Clara U. graduates
to Gigabit Wi-Fi
College doubles the number of Cisco access points, gains significant performance boost
—by JD Sartain, Network World; February 03, 2014
College doubles the number of Cisco access points, gains significant performance boost
In 2006, Santa Clara University began rolling out a Wi-Fi network as a way to supplement the school’s existing production network. The initial deployment consisted of about 800 Cisco Aironet 1131 a/b/g/ access points and Cisco WiSM controllers. As expansion or renovation projects occurred, the school added some 802.11n access points, but until recently 90% of the roughly 70 buildings on campus were equipped with the older, slower technology.
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Todd Schmitzer, network and telecommunications manager at SCU, says …
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