Laptop,
Wireless, and Classroom Initiatives
Wireless Networking
Based on the hard-wired network infrastructure, the
wireless network will provide laptop computers and PDAs with mobile access to
the campus data network and the internet. The Madden Library has been
providing students access to electronic materials through a wireless network
since 1999 (see
Library Wireless and
instructions).
The University has begun a five-year project to provide 10 MB-per-second
802.11b wireless connectivity in classrooms, meeting rooms, the Library, the
University Student Union, and open areas where people congregate. A
pilot wireless network (the
Red Zone project)
already serves the area from the Peace Garden (north of
the library) to the Rose Garden (south of Thomas Administration), and includes
the Student Union & Pavilion and the University Center. Classroom
wireless networks will be designed so that laptop-equipped students can access
the internet and share documents within a classroom without interfering with
the instructor’s network access or neighboring classrooms.
Planning activities continue to evolve.
