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Fordham Wifi & the future

January 2014

Preparing for #GenMobile

Fordham WifiHistory 2000/2001

- Initiated volunteer program with 13 donated- AP’s at Lincoln Center Campus- Distributed 25 PCI Wifi cards- WEP encryption- Each student had 1 laptop maybe a PDA (Palm and Newton). Not networked - Minimal cellular usage and no smart phones. - No Youtube, Facebook or Skype

Usage stats for SSIDs FORDHAM-IT-S, FORDHAM400, FORDHAM400-S, FORDHAMCC, FORDHAMCC-S, FORDHAMLC, FORDHAMLC-S, FORDHAMRH, FORDHAMRH-S

8/23/2012 12:00 AM to 1/1/2013 12:00 AM Generated on 1/23/2013 9:33 AM

Note usage between secure and unsecure

SSID’s for all campus locations

900 + AP’s

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Fordham WifiWhat have we been up to?Christmas and January break

- Replaced over 200 802.11 abg(11 to 23Mbs) access points within residence halls with 802.11ac(30 to 1Gbs)

- Planned the next stage of replacementsFinley Hall, McMahon Hall and Loyola renovation

Fordham WifiRedesign the Finley fortress

The six walls of stone

Fordham WifiChasing fire flies

2.4Ghz Interference and Rogues

- Too many 2.4 AP’s and other devices sharing the same limited channels- Reduce the coverage of 2.4Ghz b/g and rebrand for legacy support.

New devices that support 802.11n on 5Ghz will be steered to 5Ghz channels

More devices will be networked with cheaper 2.4 radios. Will probably be low bandwidth

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Current state

956 + Access points

6000 distinct simultaneous users

Speed avg. 95.76 mbs per user

Data avg. 300MBs per user

New Law School150 access points all 5Ghzlimited 2.4 coverage

Preparing for

#GenMobileGeneration Mobile

Because tweeting on smartphones and browsing on tablets while brushing our teeth has become the norm.

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Who would have thunk it?

What to expect

#GenMobile are so attached to their mobile devices that they are 15 times more likely to give up coffee and seven times more likely to say goodbye to their televisions than their beloved smartphones.

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**The online survey, carried out in November 2013 by Shape the Future, asked over 5,000 members of the public across the USA, UK, France, Spain, Germany, Sweden, South Africa, Saudi Arabia and UAE.

Fordham WifiData from 2013 world wide study

**The online survey, carried out in November 2013 by Shape the Future, asked over 5,000 members of the public across the USA, UK, France, Spain, Germany, Sweden, South Africa, Saudi Arabia and UAE.

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From “How a new group is changing the way we work, live and communicate”

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Wi-Fi is now expected to be the primary service delivery network, capable of high performance with guaranteed service level agreements.

- Continue to replace older 802.11abg AP with the next standard(802.11ac) as soon as possible- Steer devices to 802.11n/5Ghz primarily and secondarily to 802.11n/2.4 - Acquire a more aggressive stance against rogue devices- Move towards video and voice support

Fordham WifiMoving forward

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Building for horizontal rather than spherical coverage.

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