[cisco-voip] cutting the cord... going wireless

[Lelio Fulgenzi]

Thanks Brian! Back up power is an issue, and there are emergency power options on campus. We have those in each closet, so as long as emergency power stays up, phones would. But what else? Lights would be limited to emergency stairwells and exit paths. Computers would be down. Equipment would be down. People are not staying in a building with no electricity just to use their phones. Some areas are so dark, they can't see the phone handset. Now, perhaps that's another issue that needs to be addressed, but it's reality right now. 

You mention roaming issues - are you saying that currently, there is an issue with using Jabber on a mobile device that roams? I have more to read on that for sure. 




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Lelio Fulgenzi, B.A. 
Senior Analyst, Network Infrastructure 
Computing and Communications Services (CCS) 
University of Guelph 

519‐824‐4120 Ext 56354 
lelio at uoguelph.ca 
www.uoguelph.ca/ccs 
Room 037, Animal Science and Nutrition Building 
Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Brian Meade" <bmeade90 at vt.edu> 
To: "Lelio Fulgenzi" <lelio at uoguelph.ca> 
Cc: "Cisco-voip (cisco-voip at puck.nether.net)" <cisco-voip at puck.nether.net> 
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 1:32:10 PM 
Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] cutting the cord... going wireless 


This seems like a really bad idea. Are there no backup power requirements for desk phones that now need to be plugged in? 


I've done installs for hospitals where all doctors/nurses carried 7925s which worked well but I would never do full wireless for desk phones. 


I would also advise not to rely on Jabber on iPhone/iPod/Android in a network where anyone will be roaming between APs and talking on a call. 


On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 12:53 PM, Lelio Fulgenzi < lelio at uoguelph.ca > wrote: 





Has anyone deployed a wireless only voice deployment, either as a retrofit or greenfield? 

I'm going to be leading a discussion that considers "cutting the cord" so to speak and one thing that will come up will be phones. I know that Cisco has a few(?) wireless options for desk sets, but considering the pervasiveness of mobile devices, maybe this isn't even an issue? 

Any information or feed back would be greatly appreciated. 

Thanks! 


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Lelio Fulgenzi, B.A. 
Senior Analyst, Network Infrastructure 
Computing and Communications Services (CCS) 
University of Guelph 

519‐824‐4120 Ext 56354 
lelio at uoguelph.ca 
www.uoguelph.ca/ccs 
Room 037, Animal Science and Nutrition Building 
Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1 


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