BobB-nw writes "Early WLANs focused on growing the number of access points to cover a given area. But today, many wireless administrators are focusing more attention on scaling capacity to address a surge in end users and the multimedia content they consume (this is particularly being seen at universities). Supporting this involves everything from rethinking DNS infrastructure to developing a deeper understanding of what access points can handle. And 802.11n is no silver bullet warn those building these big wireless networks. "These scaling issues are becoming more and more apparent where lots of folks show up and you need to make things happen," says the former IT director for a big Ivy League campus." Link to Original Source
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