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  • auteched + apc 2011 Network Design

    Date: 2011.08.20 | Category: Australian Partner Conference 2011, tech•ed 2011 | Response: 1

    People often ask me for more information about the network design and implementation for tech•ed and APC.

    I finished off the physical design for the MDF and IDFs a while ago and thought I would take the time to post these in case you wanted to build your own 3000 person corporate conference at home. I am only covering off the network side of things below – there is a massive HP + Microsoft private cloud solution going in at the event that will need post(s) in its own right.

    In terms of fast Internets

    • 1000 mbps of Internet connectivity provided by Telstra Internet Direct. This is a high performance e-line service back to Telstra Internet Direct in the Charlotte St exchange (i.e. it is a wholesale/service-provider quality service, uncontended back to their core).
    • An additional 500 mbps of Internet connectivity from Over The Wire as a redundancy option.
    • BGP routing under our own AS9984 to make the best use of the combined link.
    • IPv4 and IPv6.

    In terms of WiFi

    • Cisco 5508 WLC
    • 50 x Cisco Aironet 1252 access points
    • Each AP has 2 x radio interfaces (2.4 and 5GHz) for a total of 100 radios supporting 802.11a, b, g, and n

    In terms of physical infrastructure

    • 2 x Brocade CER units for core routing
    • 2 gbps LACP core trunking between the routers, core switches and wireless LAN controller
    • 1 gbps distribution network
    • 77 switches deploying 2000+ ports of connectivity

    IDF Physical Design

    MDF Physical Design

    Also available as a PDF export of the original VSD:

    Project 3031 – Tech·Ed 2011 Network Design and Implementation (Microsoft Pty Ltd) – Network Design

    If you have any questions then post them below.

  • Tech•Ed09 Netbooks

    Date: 2009.07.13 | Category: tech•ed 2009, wireless | Response: 10

    So it is pretty well known that for this year Tech•Ed that paying delegates will receive a HP Mini-note 2140 for everyone to experience the Windows 7 Experience. Big shout out to Nick Hodge for his hard work in getting this over the line. But as we’re over the legal and compliance fun, its down to ensuring we give the best experience to every single person that receives a mini-note.

    Experience Windows 7 on an HP Mini Notebook

    As you can well imagine there are many factors we need to consider when we’re expecting ~2500 machines to be delivered to end users in 5 days… And this will be a main theme of quite a few posts on this blog as it presents quite a few unique challenges.

    • Wireless Network planning – a LOT of work is been done to mitigate risks around this
    • Help Desk – Providing support around these machines including DOA’s
    • Power and Charging – Ensuring these machines will be charged up enough at hand out and there are enough power points around the venue.
    • Handing Out to Delegates – People flow!
    • Imaging – how to get the image onto the machines, luckily we have Jeffa helping us here as the “Build Czar”

    This is a start to the planning we’ve made, let us know what you want to hear about. To start with, the question everyone wants to hear about.. WIRELESS!

    - jorke

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