Transalated…Wireless LAN over a Distributed Antenna System. Some simple “non-technical” and risk questions to ask.
1. For those that implemented this archiecture of 802.11g over a DAS, how much cost was it to re-engineer this for additional amplification to support 802.11a?
2. For those that implemented 802.11a/g over a DAS; how disruptive was it and what is the actual cost to add all the additional coaxial infrastructure to support 802.11n? Is this really future proof and does it support all of MIMO?
3. What is the cost delta if a 802.11a/g/n infastructure is installed, a separate DAS infrastructure installed versus a combined infrastructure?
4. Explain how an installed WLAN/DAS for 802.11a/g will support 802.11ac?
5. Will the integrator that supposedly installed a 802.11a/g..or they say N WLAN/DAS take the risk and subscribe to IEC 80001 for a medical device deployed over this infrastructure?
Questions 1-5 are only the basic business questions to look at when believing that this “wireless utility” is future proof. As stated before if www.cisco.com, www.commscope.com, www.solidtechusa.com, and/or www.arubanetworks.com thought this architecture had merit for healthcare…they all would be recommending this.
Ask the tough questions….up front…do your homework…get everything in a contract document.
