University Campus Wi-Fi Density Upgrade

Client Background

Who The Client Is

A public university with eleven teaching buildings four residences and a summer only installation window

Project Challenge

The Constraint That Mattered

A wireless design written for laptop era density failed under current phone and tablet loads in lecture halls and the library

Customer Pain Points

What Was Actually Going Wrong

• Peak occupancy in lecture halls produced association failures during timetabled classes
• The installation window was fixed to the summer break with no possibility of extension
• Existing access points spanned two regulatory domains which blocked free movement of spares

Our Solution

What We Did About It

A single high density access point model in one regulatory domain was supplied for the entire campus with mount kits matched to each ceiling type building by building.

Manufacturing And Process

How The Work Was Sequenced

1. 1

   Survey output reviewed against currently available models before the bill of materials was fixed

2. 2

   Ceiling types recorded per building and mount kits selected accordingly

3. 3

   PoE budget on each access stack reviewed so radios ran at full power

4. 4

   Radios and accessories packed per building for the install crew

Supply Chain Coordination

How Supply Risk Was Removed

Full campus quantity allocated before the summer window opened so no building waited on a backorder

Quality Control

What Was Checked On Every Unit

Serial lists issued per building carton and reconciled against the install schedule

Final Result

Outcome

All eleven teaching buildings and four residences were cut over inside the summer window

Customer Benefit

What Changed Afterwards

One domain across the campus means any spare adopts anywhere and the spare pool shrank by two thirds