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Using Wireless Technology at a Small Urban Institution Bank Street College Copyright Christina D'Aiello and Arlen E. Rauschkolb, 2002. This work is the intellectual property of the author. Permission is granted for this material to be shared for non-commercial, educational purposes, provided that this copyright appears on the reproduced materials and notice is given that the copying is by permission of the author. To disseminate otherwise or to republish requires written permission from the author.
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Bank Street College
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About Bank Street Location – Morningside Heights An interesting neighborhood
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Bank Street - A Unique Institution School for Children Graduate School Continuing Education Family Center Liberty Program
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The Challenge
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Network Topology Current Location New Location ?
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The Choices Leased T1 DSL/ISDN Wireless Laser Microwave Radio Frequency
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Requirements Turnkey systems Voice mail 4 digit dialing Email Administrative databases Internet
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The Choice - Laser Line of site Cost effective Reliable Easy integration
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ICS – Infrared Communications Systems, Inc. 100 MB Laser – point to point Reliable (no intervention for recovery) Already successful in NYC
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Equipment Phones: IP/MUX T1 cards for PBXs Data Wireless heads Core change - Business Policy Stack config for Bank Street North
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Installation Site prep Fiber and power to roof Security for wireless head Mount equipment Alignment
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Basic Design Bank Street Main Bank Street North
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Bank Street Implementation
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Operation/Management Check Link Stats Physical readings Link Manager Monitor network traffic
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The Reality Traffic slowdown in the C level/Annex Lost link in fog Outages/saturations in clear weather
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Issue: Traffic slowdown
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Issue: Weather outages Fog Heavy Snow Heavy Rain
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Issue: Saturations
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Backup Solutions Data Local server for data/printing Phones Dedicated T1 Remote voice mail system
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Conclusions Monitoring Investigate reasonable monitoring tools before a problem; pull copper to roof Contingency plans for all services Phones Data
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Christina D’Aiello Cdaiello@bankstreet.edu Arlen Rauschkolb Arauschkolb@bankstreet.edu
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