Re: [guadec-list] Wireless Guadec

[Ramon Navarro Bosch <ramon eupm upc edu>]

> We're not planning on streaming any talks except perhaps the keynotes - I'd rather we got some volunteers to focus on making good recordings of each seesion, then transcoding and uploading for people to browse easily some time (2 months?) after GUADEC.

We can handle streaming the keynotes ( as I think about 1 at the same
time ? ) We can use andy tutorial or vlc. Andy are you going to come
this year ?

>>
>> We have expertise on OLSR usage as we have a big nerwork using this
>> mesh
>> protocol and we can think about using it on GUADEC. On Linksy wrt54g
>> its
>> possible to use freifunk that is usefull for big/fast deployments.
> 
> We've got a meeting on the 2nd June at the venue for planning and we can look for network points, however I won't know what we might be able to use until I speak some with the IT / operations guys there. Also we'll try to get rough dimensions.

Important questions for IT people is if there is any place we can put a
computer for streaming, bandwidth, monitoring ? If there is a cable
network that connect the rooms. And where are going to be the ADSL ?
There is only one building ? Is cose to the hotels ? is going to be
internet conenction in other places apart from the venue?

> Yes - let me know who (presumably you'll be here 14th - 22nd?)

Me ( Ramon Navarro ), Carles Bruguera and Gil Forcada ( he has a
reservation already at Etap )
Me and Carles can prepare the configuration for network performance,
server, streaming, ... Gil can coordinate the infraestructure.

> 
>> * Do you have money for buying material ?
> 
> Yes we have some budget - I'd have to ask Thomas for an exact figure. Hopefully we won't need 22 WRT54G's this year as the venue is less spread out.
> 
>> * Do you have a map to explain the situation off all the places that
>> should have wireless network?
> 
> You can pdf floor plan here: http://www.devel.co.uk/files/GFP.pdf - note that this is not to scale or proportion. To me the main areas that need wifi are the Foyer and main corridor down past the cloak room, bar, coffe bar and seating area (the circles with drop shadows) and the Arena Foyer. If we can also do ABH, Recital Hall and New Lecture Theatre that would be great.
> 
I don't know how many people do you think is going to be on any place,
but 3 routers/place will be the maximum possible:

The place will have at maximum :

1--20 people --> 1 Router
20--40 people --> 2 Router
>40 people --> 3 Routers

So the maximum number of Linksys WRT54G : 9 places * 3 = 27

This is the infraestructure needed to the client connection, for the
trunk network it will depend on the cable infraestructure that the
building have.