Client Overview:
The client, a large educational institution with multiple buildings across the campus, required the implementation of new L2 switches and wireless access points as part of a brownfield network upgrade. The objective was to expand coverage, improve performance, and ensure seamless connectivity without impacting ongoing academic and administrative operations.
The Challenges
- Deployment across multiple building blocks already running critical services.
- Frequent passive cable issues discovered during installation (damaged, misrouted or incomplete UTP runs).
- Need to align active device placement with the passive blueprint while ensuring minimal downtime.
- Required precise AP positioning to achieve optimal coverage across classrooms, labs, and residential blocks.
- Maintaining uninterrupted network services in a brownfield environment.
Solution Delivered
- Conducted a detailed site survey to map AP installation zones and validate passive readiness.
- Coordinated with the passive infra team to rectify non-working UTP connections and ensure usable cable paths.
- Implemented distribution switches in designated data racks based on the approved network diagram.
- Installed access switches across all blocks and ensured proper VLAN, trunking, and uplink configurations.
- Mounted and configured wireless access points in flats, classrooms, and high-density areas where wiring was completed.
- Validated connectivity, switch performance, AP signal quality, and inter-block integration.
The Results
- The active devices—including L2 switches and wireless APs—were successfully deployed across the campus with zero disruption to existing services.
- The upgraded infrastructure now supports reliable connectivity, improved wireless coverage, and future scalability for the institution’s growing academic and administrative needs.