Summary: High density, capacity, BYOD, channel planning, etc. All terms you hear when lecture hall or auditorium style seating comes to mind in a campus environment. We are joined by Robert Boardman as our guest to discuss the challenges and solutions around lecture hall Wi-Fi.<br> <br> Lecture Hall Wi-Fi<br> Robert Boardman is our guest to discuss how we take on lecture hall Wi-Fi. I decided to use the term lecture hall but this could be a large classroom or auditorium style seating. In summary, you have a large number of students condensed into an area which creates high density and the need for capacity.<br> We know it’s high density because of the number of seats in a room. But how do we design for these challenging environments? Robert and I talk about designing these rooms using Ekahau Site Survey.<br> While designing for high density is one thing to consider. We cannot leave out capacity. Students are doing much more on wireless during a lecture. Some are checking email, watching YouTube videos, and some are actually taking notes. Yeah, shocker.<br> Professors are now engaging the students in something called interactive teaching. During a lecture, a professor will tell students to perform an action on their computers or mobile devices. This is where capacity plays a major factor. What types of applications are being used in the lecture hall over Wi-Fi and will our infrastructure hold up.<br> In this episode, we talk about channel planning and utilization. It plays an important role for creating efficient airtime for each device.<br> Other topics we delve into are:<br> <br> * RRM<br> * Data rates<br> * Aesthetics<br> * Validation surveys<br> * AP and antenna selection<br> <br> What is your experience with campus Wi-Fi in lecture halls? Let us know in the comments below!<br>
