Wifi LAN?

[James Knott]

E K wrote:
> --- James Knott <james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
>   
>> E K wrote:
>>     
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I was wondering if it is a good idea to use wireless as an office
>>>       
>> LAN
>>     
>>> of 20 to 30 employees? Is it technically feasible in terms of
>>> reliable connection and speed? My experience with Dlink so far is
>>> anything but unreliable one.
>>>       
>> It's certainly doable, but it depends on how much traffic the users
>>
>> generate.  Also, for office use, I'd avoid using consumer grade
>> gear.
>>
>>     
>
> Can you give me some pointers to expertise in this area and possibly
> on VoWIFI. If you have done these and are available to do consulting
> work let me know.
>
>   

I work in the telecom field, with some computer networks involved.  The 
issues with consumer gear are performance and configuration & features.  
For example, a WiFi access point from one supplier supports 8 VLAN's so 
you can separate users according to needs, even though they connect to 
the same access point.  Another company makes WiFi gear that uses dumb 
access points, connected back to a switch that enables fast switching 
between access points and also better reuse of the channel.  Things like 
DHCP servers support far more options etc.  It's a whole different world 
and costs more too.

Search on names such as Adtran, Allied Telesis or Extricom for examples.


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