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2. 1 Case Study

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2 PROBLEM INTRODUCTION
2.1 CITY OVERVIEW
The city of Hastings, KY wants to set up a secure WAN to connect all of their government buildings. They also want to provide free and secure wireless access to the residents that live within the downtown city limits (the free wireless access should provide access to the residents of local government services and general Internet access). The city currently uses leased lines through the local phone company to connect the 10 government buildings. They also want to provide access to the schools in the city; 5 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools. The total student population is approximately 9,600. By setting up their own WAN they expect to save at least 50% over the cost of the …show more content…

City Hall will host the Layer 3 routers and switches, in addition point to point source radios. Connecting the 9 schools and 9 buildings using the PTP radios and then distributed with simple Layer 2 switches to wireless access points located inside each of the buildings.
The solution includes city-wide publicly accessible wireless network. Utilizing a city wide wireless broadcast signal provided by Nanobridge technology and 120 outdoor wireless access points, providing over 14 square miles for wifi access anywhere in city limits and also providing for growth.
2.4 SITE SURVEY
2.4.1 Building and School Wireless

Each site slated for secure indoor wireless had a site survey done. The site survey method was top-down with the roof as the starting point. As with most site surveys the locations for equipment was identified and the cabling pathways were determined. In addition, a wireless survey was performed to identify possible sources of interference and find best install sites for AP’s. This was performed using wireless analysis tools to get the best installation places.

2.4.2 Outdoor Wireless
A site survey of the city was done around town. The test area was 3 x 4 grids Using Wireless Analyzer software, by taking readings throughout the coverage area a heat

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