Hey Mike..
One surreal idea I had for our grade 1* listed buildings was, for a laugh, I threw into a meeting that instead of going from analogue telephony to VoIP.. that it might be an idea to use the phone lines to deliver data via ADSL/DSL!! To my surprise there were nods around the table... but, actually, thinking on it - that may be the way we have to go!!
It's a bit bizarre for a Friday afternoon - but it's an option! ;)
Pete...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wireless Issues in the JANET community
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mike Richardson
> Sent: Friday, November 27, 2009 11:39 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Wireless service for Residential networks
>
> On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 10:57:17AM +0000, Jeffrey, Howard wrote:
> >
> > Dear All,
> >
> > Over the last few years we have been receiving an increasing
> > number of requests for a wireless service covering our
> residential
> > network. The current service provides a wired data point
> in each room,
> > house, flat..etc
> >
> >
> > I would be interested in your thoughts on this topic..
> >
> >
> > e..g
> >
> >
> > Do you provide a wireless ResNet in addition to wired,
>
> No.
>
> HTH, HAND :-)
>
> So far if there is pressure from the students we've not heard
> about it.
> However we are logically isolated from the students by our residential
> services people.
>
> We keep hearing (from the RESNET list, from wireless vendors)
> that students
> don't know what an RJ-45 connector is, demand wireless and
> everywhere is
> replacing wired with wireless. No first hand experience of
> this yet though.
>
> The thought of having to implement residential wireless would
> make us cry
> though. No PoE, 15K rooms, old buildings, often cables
> plastered into walls.
> Scary.
>
> Mike
>
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> Mike Richardson
> Networks
> IT Services, University of Manchester
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