[ietf78-tech] Fwd: Maastricht

[Chris Elliott]

On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Geert Jan de Groot <geertj at nsrc.org> wrote:

> On Wed, 7 Jul 2010 11:19:35 -0400 Jim Martin wrote:
> >       Ok, here's that "oh by the way" requirement that always hits
> > towards the end. How difficult will it be to cover the expo foyer?
>
> Trivial.
>
> Ethernet points lit from SER2, which we were already feeding
> (this is also where we start the MECCafe / MECC at table rooms from,
> with the small inline switch we discussed 2 weeks ago).
>
> Ethernet drops in steel bars which are attached to the ceiling,
> see http://psg.com/~geertj/ietf78/pics/expohal.
> The "spant" mentioned in the outlets list MECC_UTP_EXPO_FOYER.pdf
> is actually the number of the metal bar.
>
> (I realise we want the AP's low, on the floor, and that's
> do-able BUT it means cables coming down from the ceiling
> so we'll need to be careful about location to avoid
> cabling issues; from a cabling point of view, I'd
> recommend AP's high up, attached to the steel bars)
>
> Only catch may be electricity, but that's not ours:
> there is special power outlets in the same steel bars,
> with cables coming down, which the MECC has.
> Personally, I'd aim towards restricting power outlets
> on the floor there, less chance for someone to trip
> over cables and pour his lunch over some else's laptoy.
> Secondly, providing power there is (currently) not in the
> contract of the electrician providing laptop power to the
> breakout rooms. Again, my recommendation is that we
> either sparingly, or preferrably don't, provide laptop power
> in the Explo Foyer at all.
>
> We'll need a lift to install AP's and, eventuallu power outlets,
> which we'll already need for the MECCafe / MECC at table connection.
> Plus, you'll need tie raps to attach the AP's to the steel bars.
>
> Note that MECCafe / MECC at table (used as the terminal room / IESG
> breakfast)
> is adjecent so we're already partially lighting up the place.
>
> See http://psg.com/~geertj/ietf78/maps/MECC-infra-eng-a4-090704.pdf,
> where the IETF rooms are all in the blue congress centre,
> MECCCafe / MECC at table is red, and the expo foyer is the yellow
> bit in the middle.
>
> Is this enough? I have a home association annual meeting so I'm
> afk, presumably till 23:00 local == 14:00 PDT
>

Plenty for me. Thanks again! Enjoy your meeting.


> GJ
>
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