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Band-steering parameter in client-match.

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  • 1.  Band-steering parameter in client-match.

    Posted Nov 13, 2019 02:26 PM

    I need help to understand better the two band-steering parameters in client-match. 

     

    (OAW-4650) #show rf arm-profile default-g | include Client
    Client Aware                                                                 Enabled
    Client Match                                                                 Enabled
    Client Match Report Interval (sec)                                           30
    Allows Client Match to Automatically Clear Unsteerable Clients after Ageout  Enabled
    Client Match Unsteerable Client Ageout Interval                              2 Days 0 Hours
    Client Match Band Steering G Max Signal (-dBm)                               45
    Client Match Band Steering A Min Signal (-dBm)                               75
    Client Match Sticky Client Check Interval (sec)                              3
    Client Match Sticky Client SNR (dB)                                          18
    Client Match SNR Delta Bound(dB)                                             10
    Client Match Sticky Min Signal                                               65
    Client Match Steering Timeout (sec)                                          10
    Client Match Load Balancing Threshold (%)                                    20
    Client Match IOS Steering Backoff Interval (sec)                             300
    Client Match VBR Stale Entry Age (sec)                                       120
    Client Match Max Steering Failures                                           2
    Client Match Load Balancing Client Threshold                                 30
    Client Match Load Balancing SNR Threshold (dB)                               30
    Client Match Load Balancing Signal Delta Bound (dB)                          5
    Client Match 802.11v BSS Transition Management                               Enabled
    Client Match MU Client threshold                                             15
    Client Match MU SNR threshold (dB)                                           30
    
    

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    The "RF and Roaming Optimization for Aruba 802.11ac Networks" doc recommend the following. 

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    Please help to understand, how band-steering works in client-match? 

     



  • 2.  RE: Band-steering parameter in client-match.

    Posted Nov 13, 2019 02:48 PM
    Band Steering is part of ClientMatch
    See below
    https://community.arubanetworks.com/t5/Controller-Based-WLANs/Client-Match-Band-Steering-Algorithm/ta-p/278545



    Thank you

    Victor Fabian

    Pardon typos sent from Mobile


  • 3.  RE: Band-steering parameter in client-match.

    Posted Nov 13, 2019 02:55 PM

    Hi Victor, 

     

    Thank you. Then how reducing the paramter Band steering g-max signal
    (dbm) from -45 dbm to -10 dbm Prevents users from getting
    stuck on 2.4G Hz in HD environment ? .



  • 4.  RE: Band-steering parameter in client-match.

    Posted Nov 14, 2019 11:22 AM