Cisco Mesh Access Points User Manual

Wireless Backhaul Data Rate 51
ClientLink Technology 55
Configuring ClientLink (CLI) 56
Commands Related to ClientLink 58
Controller Planning 58
CHAPTER 4 Site Preparation and Planning 61
Site Survey 61
Pre-Survey Checklist 61
Outdoor Site Survey 62
Determining a Line of Sight 62
Weather 63
Fresnel Zone 63
Fresnel Zone Size in Wireless Mesh Deployments 64
Hidden Nodes Interference 65
Functional Routing of Three Radio MAPs 66
Slot Bias Options 66
Disabling Slot Bias 67
Commands Related to Slot Bias 67
Preferred Parent Selection 68
Preferred Parent Selection Criteria 68
Configuring a Preferred Parent 69
Related Commands 69
Co-Channel Interference 70
Wireless Mesh Network Coverage Considerations 71
Cell Planning and Distance 71
Assumptions for the AP1522 Range Calculator 83
Assumptions for the AP1552 Range Calculator 84
Collocating Mesh Access Points 86
Special Considerations for Indoor Mesh Networks 87
Wireless Propagation Characteristics 89
CleanAir 89
CleanAir AP Modes of Operation 90
Pseudo MAC (PMAC) and Merging 91
Event Driven Radio Resource Management and Persistence Device Avoidance 92
Cisco Mesh Access Points, Design and Deployment Guide, Release 7.3
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Contents

Cisco Mesh Access Points Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	Mesh Access Points
Category	Wireless Access Point
Language	English