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Leading University Meets Growing Demand for
Student Mobility
Student Mobility
Bryant University deploys Cisco 802.11n to match throughput and reliability of wired
networks and gains a competitive edge.
networks and gains a competitive edge.
Chall enge
Founded in 1863, Bryant University provides
rigorous academic programs that integrate business
and liberal arts, ensuring students develop the skills
and critical thinking essential to every profession. In
its survey of “America’s Best Colleges for 2009,” US
News and World Report ranked Bryant University as
one of the “Top 20 Master’s Universities” in the
Northeast. “As a student-centered university, we are
constantly striving to provide students with the best
tools to facilitate learning, ultimately helping them
succeed in the professional world,” says Richard
Siedzik, director of Computer and
Telecommunications Services at Bryant University.
rigorous academic programs that integrate business
and liberal arts, ensuring students develop the skills
and critical thinking essential to every profession. In
its survey of “America’s Best Colleges for 2009,” US
News and World Report ranked Bryant University as
one of the “Top 20 Master’s Universities” in the
Northeast. “As a student-centered university, we are
constantly striving to provide students with the best
tools to facilitate learning, ultimately helping them
succeed in the professional world,” says Richard
Siedzik, director of Computer and
Telecommunications Services at Bryant University.
To provide campus-wide Internet and network
connectivity, Bryant University deployed a Cisco
connectivity, Bryant University deployed a Cisco
®
wireless network in 2004. But student demand for
seamless mobility throughout campus and use of
new bandwidth-intensive applications grew rapidly,
challenging the capabilities of the existing network.
“While our dormitories provided wired access,
students preferred to connect wirelessly so they
could move about freely,” says Phil Lombardi,
director of Academic Computing and Media
Services. In the classroom, providing reliable
connectivity was also becoming a challenge.
seamless mobility throughout campus and use of
new bandwidth-intensive applications grew rapidly,
challenging the capabilities of the existing network.
“While our dormitories provided wired access,
students preferred to connect wirelessly so they
could move about freely,” says Phil Lombardi,
director of Academic Computing and Media
Services. In the classroom, providing reliable
connectivity was also becoming a challenge.
“Classrooms are too difficult and expensive to wire completely, and our existing access points were
having trouble supporting a growing number of clients. With up to 45 students in a lecture hall, it
was likely that some wouldn’t be able to connect. Our classroom environment became laptop-
unfriendly,” he says. To accommodate its students’ need for continuous connectivity, Bryant
realized that it needed a wireless network that provided as much throughput and reliability as its
wired infrastructure.
having trouble supporting a growing number of clients. With up to 45 students in a lecture hall, it
was likely that some wouldn’t be able to connect. Our classroom environment became laptop-
unfriendly,” he says. To accommodate its students’ need for continuous connectivity, Bryant
realized that it needed a wireless network that provided as much throughput and reliability as its
wired infrastructure.
EXECUTIVE SUM MARY
Bryant Un iversity
● Higher Education
● Smithfield, Rhode Island, United States
● 3765 students
● 750 employees
● Smithfield, Rhode Island, United States
● 3765 students
● 750 employees
Challen ge:
● Provide more reliable connectivity in the
classroom to create a laptop-friendly
educational environment
● Support a growing number of bandwidth-
intensive applications and multiple wireless
devices with varying standards, enabling
seamless mobility throughout campus
devices with varying standards, enabling
seamless mobility throughout campus
● Deploy a wireless network providing enough
throughput and reliability to replace wired
connectivity
Solut ion:
● Cisco Unified Wireless Network with
controller-based architecture and Wireless
Control System to facilitate migration, simplify
management, and improve security and
Control System to facilitate migration, simplify
management, and improve security and
troubleshooting
● 802.11n access points support student body’s
wide range of a, b, g and n client devices, as
well as dual-mode phones for administrative
staff
well as dual-mode phones for administrative
staff
Results:
● Supports bandwidth-rich and real-time
applications that improve the quality of
learning and student life, enabling the
university to gain a competitive edge in the
learning and student life, enabling the
university to gain a competitive edge in the
market
● Meets growing student demand for wireless
access to the Internet via multiple devices
● Improved throughput and coverage in the
residence halls, improving student satisfaction