Cisco announced that Duke University
will deploy the next phase of its mobility transformation by deploying an
expansive next-generation 802.11n wireless network across its campus, featuring
more than 2,500 Cisco access points - the largest planned 802.11n wireless
network in the world by any organization to date.
As a progressive leader in education
and one of the first organizations to deploy 802.11n technologies, Duke will
blanket more than 6 million square feet of its Durham, N.C. campus with 2,500
Wi-Fi-certified Cisco 802.11n Aironet 1250 Series access points. The deployment
will provide ubiquitous wireless coverage in academic halls, libraries,
residence halls and other campus buildings.
Duke's chief information officer,
Tracy Futhey, said Cisco's 802.11n technology - which dramatically increases
the speed and reliability of traditional wireless networks - is a fundamental
part of Duke's strategy to implement innovative technologies that can enhance
the quality of campus life, enable new learning spaces and provide seamless
access to course materials and resources for a campus population of 45,000
students, faculty and staff.
During real-world tests, Duke
experienced predictable and reliable wireless coverage and consistent average
data throughput performance of nearly 130 Mbps per client with the Cisco
Aironet 1250 Series access point. In addition, tests at Duke indicated that
existing 802.11g clients such as laptops connected to a Cisco Aironet 1250
Series access point obtained almost twice the data rate achieved while
connected to an older wireless network, demonstrating the benefit of 802.11n to
existing Wi-Fi devices.
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