Wireless Access

Hi,
Why the threshold value minmimum -82
Channel Overlap Max(2) at .....at min(-82)dBm..

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It means that at any given position you should not hear two APs on the same channel at above -82dBm.

This would be to minimize co-channel interference in your design. You should consider the threshold values for each deployments requirements and configure them accordingly.

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Hi,

Is there any specific reason for value -82 

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It´s the value used by the client to determine if the wireless medium is busy or available. Hence if there´s a signal from another source on the same channel higher than -82dBm your client will wait to transmit. (Co-channel interference or contention)

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Hi,

You mean station A is on channel 36 associated to an AP A and station B associated to AP B 

if station A hear station B on at -82dBm,it will wait ? 

what if it is   -86.

there will not be any contention 

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That sounds correct, yes. Asuming AP A and AP B are both on channel 36.

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Hi,

why the standard threshold is -82 dBm .In some suvey tool the default value is -86 dBm.

"he thresholds for both carrier sense and energy detection are predefined in the standard. For 802.11a the carrier sensitivity is ­82 dBm and the energy detection threshold is ­62 dBm." 

What is the reason behind this standard value 

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