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Interpreting some of the dashboard metrics

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  • 1.  Interpreting some of the dashboard metrics

    Posted Oct 16, 2013 11:37 AM
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    Hi there,

     

    I wonder if someone could assist me with interpretting a couple of the AP metrics on the 6.1 dashoard. (See attached).

     

    For the RX data frames (heard from other radios) ,

    Do i take 100% (x/x) to mean 100% of x frames have been heard from other APs? - ie co-channel interference

    or ?

     

    And following on, how is the interference % calculated. would 50% mean  1/2 the airtime unavailable? or?

     

    These could be potentially useful stats if I could find out exactly what they mean - especially if I could use the RX Data Frames stat to guage CCI. 

     

     

     



  • 2.  RE: Interpreting some of the dashboard metrics

    EMPLOYEE
    Posted Oct 16, 2013 11:48 AM

    If you click on "Help" in the upper right hand corner, all of the green column headings will be clickable with explanations.

     



  • 3.  RE: Interpreting some of the dashboard metrics

    EMPLOYEE
    Posted Oct 16, 2013 11:50 AM

    For interference - The percentage of time utilized by interference signals in the channel. Interference signals may be non-WiFi traffic or Wi-Fi traffic in adjacent channels or co-channels that are not decoded as Wi-Fi signals.

     

    For the Rx frames - The percentage of time taken for receiving frames from the AP in 60 seconds.



  • 4.  RE: Interpreting some of the dashboard metrics

    Posted Oct 16, 2013 04:03 PM

    Thanks cjoseph... didn't spot the "help with this item" before.

     

    So the interference is pretty clear, we're talking the % of time the phyical CCA says "energy detected, but no meaningful packets.

     

    The second one, "RX frames..." implies co-channel interference... i think!

     

    Kudos earnt for *politely* pointing me in the direction of in built help :)