On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 1:57 AM, Sina Owolabi <notify.sina@gmail.com> wrote:
We are profiling equipment and design for an expected high user density network of multiple, close nit, residential/hostel units. Its going to be 8-10 buildings with possibly a over 1000 users at any given time.
Hi Sina, Quick terminology note: "high density" means you want 500+ users in a conference hall. That's a very different solution space than 1000 users spread across 8 buildings. High density solutions are concerned with many nodes not stomping on each other in a small space as users wander about. Yet cables connecting all the access points together are short and cheap. Your situation is different. With users spread out, you have less of a signal stomping problem and more of a signal reach problem through various construction materials. Cross-building connections are expensive and few enough users wander between buildings to need to maintain their IP address when they do. If you ask your vendors to show you high-density solutions you may not get what you're looking for. Regards, Bill Herrin -- William Herrin ................ herrin@dirtside.com bill@herrin.us Owner, Dirtside Systems ......... Web: <http://www.dirtside.com/>