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Re: [802SEC] +++EC Email Ballot+++ Allocation of Funds for the Acquisition of Wireless Access Points for Plenary Meeting Network Support

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Buzz,
 
If that is true, then our service provider needs to learn a bit more about wireless.  The Cisco APs are among the "hottest" (highest transmit power) APs available.  This is not compatible with a high density environment.  In a high density environment, the need is for APs to be closer together and operating at lower power, to increase the overall capacity of the entire WLAN.  If the transmit power is high and the APs are placed close together, the APs wind up interfering with each other and reducing the overall capacity of the WLAN.  The more APs you put into the WLAN, the lower the capacity gained by each AP.
 
 -Bob
 

From: owner-stds-802-sec@listserv.ieee.org on behalf of Rigsbee, Everett O
Sent: Thu 5/6/2004 2:29 AM
To: STDS-802-SEC@listserv.ieee.org
Subject: Re: [802SEC] +++EC Email Ballot+++ Allocation of Funds for the Acquisition of Wireless Access Points for Plenary Meeting Network Support

Bob,  The Cisco AIR-AP1231G-A-K9 is the only unit our service provider, IDEAL Technology, would recommend for our type of high density configurations. 

 

Thanx,  Buzz
Dr. Everett O. (Buzz) Rigsbee
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-----Original Message-----
From: Bob O'Hara [mailto:bob@AIRESPACE.COM]
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 9:14 PM
To: STDS-802-SEC@listserv.ieee.org
Subject: Re: [802SEC] +++EC Email Ballot+++ Allocation of Funds for the Acquisition of Wireless Access Points for Plenary Meeting Network Support

 

Disapprove.  There is no need to purchase this equipment at this price.  There are plenty of other solutions that are better and cost less (my own company's, for example).  Cisco's equipment, even at the "discounted" $700 is absolutely the most expensive and lowest performance that you can buy.

 

 -Bob

 

From: owner-stds-802-sec@listserv.ieee.org on behalf of Paul Nikolich
Sent: Wed 5/5/2004 4:37 PM
To: STDS-802-SEC@listserv.ieee.org
Subject: [802SEC] +++EC Email Ballot+++ Allocation of Funds for the Acquisition of Wireless Access Points for Plenary Meeting Network Support

Dear EC Members,

This is a 10 day email ballot to make a determination on the below motion to allocate additional funds for equipment purchase. 

 

The ballot opens 8PM EDT 5May 2004 and closes 8PM EDT 15May 2004.

 Regards,

 --Paul Nikolich

 

 

Motion: 

Whereas the 802 EC had approved $7,500 for acquisition of 44 Wireless Access Points (WAPs) at the closing EC meeting in Orlando; and

Whereas Cisco Systems has now generously agreed to provide 24 of those WAPs to IEEE 802 for a substantially discounted net value of $3500; and

Whereas that leaves us with the need to acquire 20 additional WAPs on the retail market at an estimated $700 each (total = $14K); and

Whereas we therefore need to allocate an additional $10K to complete the acquisition of the needed equipment in time for our Portland plenary session;

Therefore be it resolved that:  the IEEE 802 Executive Committee approves expenditure of up to an additional $10K for Acquisition of Wireless Access Points for Plenary Meeting Network Support (total of $17,500 for the 44 WAPs). 


Moved:    Rigsbee       Seconded:  Heile        

 

 Yes ________     No ________     Abstain ________

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