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Real-world campus Wi-Fi, and what's next

Steve Johnson

Real-world Campus Wi-Fi, and What's NextSteve Johnson

March, 2016

RUCKUS WIRELESS CONFIDENTIAL

Ruckus Wireless Confidential

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This is what we observedDirector of Network Services

• Refresh every 5 years or 20%/yr

• New construction or remodel

• 25-50% ↑ WLAN traffic YoY• Increased Device Capability• Rising User Expectations• Security Concerns• New Services Over Wi-Fi

Performance and reliability in high density areas

Management, provisioning and troubleshooting

Security & onboarding

Cost and resources needed to upgrade and expand coverage

Forces Driving Upgrade

Key Pains

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Forces Driving Change• Unreliable network access• Complaints from students and

CxO• Technology Cycle (11n → AC →

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Trends we are tracking

1 Digital Natives on Campus

2 ResHall Wireless

3 Bring-Your-Own-Things (BYOD meets IoT)

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Digital Natives

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Digital Natives Attending UniversityBy the year 2020, an entire generation will have grown up in a primarily digital world. Computers, the Internet, mobile phones, texting, social networking — all are second nature to them. And their familiarity with technology, reliance on mobile communications, and desire to remain in contact with large networks of family members, friends, business contacts, and others will transform how we work and how we consume.

Trends in Education

Connected 24/7


A Day in the Life…Ideally

1:00PM Library- Research online for science project- Group study call using MS Lync- Wirelessly print research findings- Capture video clip to embed in project

6:00PM Dorm- Xbox gaming- Netflix binge viewing on AppleTV- Download new movie on iTunes

10:00AM Quad- Facetime mom while walking to lunch- Online gaming on phone- Check campus portal for TA office hours- Work on English paper on Google Docs

12:00AM University Center/Student Union- Use ApplePay to buy lunch- Download games- Check campus portal for TA office hours- Stream Spotify playlist- Work on English paper on Google Docs

8:00AM Dorm- Check social media, txt, email on phone- Check classes on tablet- Microwave breakfast- Stream Spotify playlist to Wi-Fi speakers- Wirelessly print report due today

9:00AM Lecture Hall- Use laptop to post notes to Evernote- Google for answers- Live polling on phone- Check friends’ posts

2:00PM Stadium- In-game phone app- Upload Instagram photos- Send Tweets each score

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#campuswifisucks

•It’s your reputation at stake. Ours too.Reliability•Campus-wide for guest and staff services. Even in the laundry room.Coverage•Density in lecture halls, classrooms, library, lounges, bedrooms and outdoors.Capacity•Stay connected even if Facetiming on the go.•Don’t have to login repeatedly morning to night.Mobility•Research, student identity, resident privacy.•Make it easy to adopt the secure network.Security•Provision, monitor, manage, re-deployManageability

Wi-Fi Requirements for MDU & Hospitality


Is your reputation

intact ?


ResHall Wireless


10,000 students arrive and want all their devices connected within 4 hours

Freshmen Move-in Challenge

Freshmen Move-in Challenge


Home Away From Home


Real-world challenges

Long lines

Lots of devices

Solid wallsMicrowave interference

Wi-Fi router interference

Device orientation vs. signal strength

Chatty protocols

Insufficient bandwidth


Despite it all, expectations are high


Can you compete

in the “Lifestyle

Arms Race”?


IOT vs. BYOD


IOT

BYOT

• Fitness, watches• Embedded Wi-Fi

BYOD

•Laptops• Tablets• Smartphones

Is it IOT or BYOD?


•A connected asset must be able to sense something about its surroundings. It might sense location, proximity, altitude, temperature, vibration, humidity, light levels, motion or something else. Aware•The data processed from a connected asset must be transferred to a central location or processing application automatically — either at a set time, or when a condition is met or threshold crossed. Autonomous

•Whether the output is manual or highly automated, analysis of the data must be integrated into business processes. Actionable

Internet of Things – What is this?20 Billion ‘Things’ Connected by 2020*But does it meet the ‘three A’s’ criteria?**

*http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/3165317**http://www.cio.com/article/2899643/data-analytics/internet-of-things-connections-to-quadruple-by-2020.html


IOT Killer App?


IOT on Campus?

"What do we do when our students arrive on our campuses in Internet-enabled vehicles, wearing Internet-enabled clothing, carrying eight to ten Internet-enabled devices and with clear expectations that our systems can support them?“

- November 2015, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education

“Five years ago, I would never have dreamed we would be putting the sprinklers on our Internet. I don’t think anything catches me off guard. I’m just waiting for our window panes to be Internet-ready.”

- Associate CIO of Information Technology, Gonzaga University


Don’t forget security

In case you’re wondering, this is just an illustration. It didn’t happen. Yet.


What is your

BYOT strategy ?


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Steve Johnson

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