[56668] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: OT: Increasing Cell Phone Signal inside a NOC?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (K. Graham)
Wed Mar 12 07:04:54 2003
From: "K. Graham" <kgraham@rogers.com>
Reply-To: kgraham@ican.net
To: <nanog@merit.edu>
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 07:02:29 -0500
In-Reply-To: <20030312110234.F69506-100000@sequoia.muada.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
We use an in building cellular system. We have microhubs placed in our
hubrooms on the campus. Then there are antenna's placed around the inside of
the building that use cat5 cabling back to the microhub. The microhub sends
the signal back to the main hub that then connects to the cellular provider.
It is actually a very nice set up. The production areas we have are very
similiar to a NOC situation and by placing an antenna inside of the encased
area it would provide you with a solution.
Kim
On Wednesday 12 March 2003 05:11 am, Iljitsch van Beijnum wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Mar 2003 Michael.Dillon@radianz.com wrote:
> > >I'm sure a lot of people have the same problem as we are having... Our
> >
> > NOC and Server Equipment is located in "No Cell Phone signal" zone of our
> > building >(It's amazing what metal walls, Server Racks and HVAC Systems
> > will do to Cellphone Signals). I was wondering if anyone out there has
> > found a device that >will be able to repeat the Cell Phone signal back
> > into our NOC & Server Area's???
> >
> > You need an LDAP server to fix this ;->
> >
> :-)
>
> One suggestion I haven't seen yet: simply complain. Your cellular
> service provider may install a new base station in the area if enough
> people ask them to. Here in Europe, there is 1800 MHz digital service
> nearly everywhere in and around cities, as long as you're above ground.
> I haven't encountered a building yet that could kill an otherwise strong
> signal. It's only when the signal is mediocre to marginal anyway that
> thick walls will kill it.
