Alvarion BREEZEACCESS SW VERSION 5.1 Manual Do Utilizador

Chapter 4 - Operation and Administration 

 

BreezeACCESS VL System Manual

 

4.2.6.2.6.4 Show 

Best 

AU Parameters and Data 

The Show Best AU Parameters and Data option displays the applicable 
information: 

The Neighboring AU Data table displays the following details for each AU with 
which the unit can communicate: 

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SNR of the received signal  

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RSSI of the received signal 

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Mark - The computed quality mark for the AU. 

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Full - The association load status of the AU. It is defined as full if the number 

of SUs associated with the AU has reached the maximum allowed according to 
the value of the Maximum Number of Associations parameter. An AU whose 
associations load status is full cannot be selected as the Best AU, even if its 
computed mark is the highest. 

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ESSID - The ESSID of the AU.  

In addition to the neighboring AU data table, the following information is 
displayed: 

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Associated AU MAC Address (the MAC address of the selected AU)  

4.2.6.2.7  Scanning Mode (SU only) 

The Scanning Mode parameter defines whether the SU will use Passive or Active 
scanning when searching for an AU.  

In passive scanning, the SU “listens” to the wireless medium for approximately 
two seconds at each frequency, searching for beacons. The disassociation period, 
which is the time from the moment the link was lost until the SU decides that it 
should start searching for another AU, is approximately seven seconds. 

In some situations when there is a high probability that SUs might need to roam 
among different AUs, the use of active scanning enables to significantly reduce