[AusNOG] Maximum users per AP

[timothy b]

+1 on the Ruckus kit.  The AP's are awesome in the numbers they can service.  The controller is simple enough to configure as well.  The AP's managed from the controller works really well without much fuss.  However I don't have any comparative experience with other vendors products.

Cheers,

Timothy


From: Rick.Jones at au.harveynorman.com
To: QLe at sydneyoperahouse.com; ausnog at ausnog.net
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:16:28 +1100
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Maximum users per AP














Hi Qui,

 

If this deployment is for a
single environment (like the Sydney Opera House), then I would recommend that
you look at Xirrus Wireless Arrays and the Ruckus products.  These solutions
use dynamic radio and antenna management, together with beam-forming, to get
into nooks and crannies better than most conventional WAPs.  The pricing
looks more expensive, but becomes competitive when you consider the cost of
cabling and switch ports.

 

If you are considering Cisco,
have you looked at the 2500, 2600 and 3500 series APs?  For conventional
APs, 40-50 users per AP would be a good planning number.



As for bandwidth, in that situation I would allow between 30 and 60 kbps per
user – so 30-60 Mbps for the Internet service, but this can get out of
control if you cannot restrict traffic to just social media sites.

 

Also keep in mind that the
emerging 802.11ac standard will be appearing over the next 12 months.  So,
you need to decide if 802.11ac is relevant to you and, if it is, take a closer
look at those products that are upgradable or have a clear migration path.

 

Cheers,

Rick

 





From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net
[mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Qui Le

Sent: Friday, 26 October 2012 1:10 PM

To: ausnog at ausnog.net

Subject: [AusNOG] Maximum users per AP





 

Hi All,

 

We have a request for providing wifi accesses to a large
number of users say 1000 users mainly using social application such as ,
facebook , twitter etc.

 

Just wondering if anyone could advise what is the maximum
users can a Cisco AP Wifi air-lap1142N can support.

 

And what is acceptable bandwidth to support 1000 users.

 

Thanks

QL



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