Wireless Expansion Update Greg Redder greg.redder@colostate.edu, 1-7222 Academic Computing & Networking Services 4/6/10

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Agenda Review and status update Installation update Where to go next

Review and status update From April 14, 2009 UTFAB meeting: Wireless Upgrades: allocated $200,000.00 to focus on Eddy Education Engineering Chemistry (Per UTFAB minutes: “Possibly use a hybrid approach of using different density capable wireless routers.”) Per Oct. 27, 2009 meeting: Continue working through buildings with most GA seats Complete Rockwell if Rockwell comes onto campus standard

Installation Phases Just a reminder… Two phases to each project: Replace existing wireless with high-speed wireless. Enhance density coverage in GA areas after “watching” the system for several months and fielding questions from clients.

Installation Update Completed as requested: Eddy, Education, Engineering, Chemistry, Rockwell. Phase 2 pending by end of semester. Next up (to be completed by end of semester): Plant Sciences, Wagar, Natural Resources, A/Z, Shepardson

New/Remodel Buildings Not UTFAB funded but using the same wireless: Behavioral Sciences Building Rec. Center Parking Garage Industrial Sciences A number of smaller/new sites

Statistics Two sets of statistics: one for each type of wireless network: Xirrus (Morgan, Clark A/C, TILT, CS) Aruba/Cisco (Everywhere else) Have to look at stats from both to get “big picture”

Statistics Summary (“big picture”) Roughly 2800-3200 devices connected at peak times.

2800 max connection on April 2 1400 clients on campus Aruba/Cisco (The graph includes about 450 Housing users.) Aruba Aruba/Cisco Xirrus 1400 clients on Xirrus (Clark/Morgan/TILT/CS)

View over the past year…

Eddy (Last 6 mos.)

Education (Last 6 mos.)

Engineering (Last 6 mos.)

Current Issues Engineering A wing classroom has low signal – to be addressed in phase 2 of Engineering install to be completed by end of Semester. Note: Believe issues resolved at Computer Science and Library.

Budget Update Funding as of 4/6/10: $46K remaining (+ $10K from Athletics) Planned expenditures: Natural Resources: $10,500 A/Z: $18,200 Shepardson: $7,000 Xirrus maintenance/support: $7,233 (proposed split $14,465 with central funding) Aruba maintenance/support: $6,600 (pay for with Athletics funding on 7/1/10) This leaves: $3,273 remaining.

Proposed plan for remaining budget: Finish up Plant Sciences and Wagar with current inventory. Use remaining budget to continue with: Natural Resources: $10,500 A/Z: $18,200 Shepardson: $7,000 And purchase Xirrus maintenance: Xirrus maintenance/support: $7,233 (proposed split $14,465 with central funding)

Funding request Maintenance going forward: $22K/yearly (Starting July 1, 2011) Additional Projects to consider: Finish all remaining buildings: $187K Support for remaining buildings: ~20K Make existing wireless controllers redundant: $22K (UTFAB to prioritize future projects.)

Bldg GA Rooms Seats Access Points Type Access Points Per Seat Approx Cost Clark 29 2830 Saturated was very old (B)   Eddy 25 1146 8 was old (ABG) 143 Engineering 18 1072 37 Chemistry 5 538 17 was very old (BG) 32 Plant Sciences 3 406 very old (BG) 51 Wagar 357 71 Rockwell 6 353 x Natural Resources 324 old (ABG) 54 Anatomy Zoology 303 12 8 old, 1 new, 4 very old (8ABG,1ABGN,4BG) Education 289 B 58 Shepardson 4 277 55 Aylesworth 263 44 $12,450 Microbiology 261 11 24 $19,000 Gifford 256 9 28 $19,950 Yates 1 252 23 $11,350 Glover 2 241 30 $11,500 Johnson Theatre 220 2 new (theatre) 1 old (2 AGN, 1 BG) 73 $4,950 Military Science 217 109 $11,800 Pathology 200 7 $10,700 Physiology 194 Visual Arts 152 14 13 old, 1 very old (13ABG, 1BG) $16,300 Animal Sciences 134 5 very old, 2 old (5BG, 2ABG) 19 $15,800 MRB 72 6 old, 3 very old (6ABG, 3BG) $12,300 Guggenheim 70 35 $4,150 NESB 10 $10,550 Forestry 15 $14,550

Questions and thank you!