Here is a link I found on a search in yahoo under RTC CTS pretty informative
http://www.80211-planet.com/tutorials/article.php/1445641Quoting Jerry Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > RE: [smartBridges] Smartbridge APPO max client associations?If my network > works fine now with them all at 2346. What would I gain by doing this > (setting it to 1450 or lower) what exactly should I watch to see if it > improves my network? Start at the farthest clients and work my way in? Or > leave it until I see a problem (what would be the problem?) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: phantam > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 9:38 PM > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Smartbridge APPO max client associations? > > > No 0 is for every packet 2347 is disabled but like was said anything over > 1500 technically is disabled > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Summers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 9:45 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > RTS at 0 is to low. Set it to 256 or 512 and let it > run for a little while to see what effect it has. > Setting it to 0 will either disable it, or will use > RTS for every packet no matter the size. (I forget > which) It's probably disabling it since it didn't > have any effect on your throughput. > > Kevin Summers > KISTech Internet Services Inc. > www.kistech.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Eric Helm > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 1:45 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Smartbridge APPO max client associations? > > > > OK, > I went through and set all my clients to a RTS of 0 and the throughtput on > > the busy (35 clients) APPO is still only 600-1000 Kbps. I think I may have > > hit a wall on the APPO. Any other suggestions before I add a 3rd APPO? > > Thanks, > Eric > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Vasu (sB Tech Team) > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 12:38 PM > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Smartbridge APPO max client associations? > > > > Fragmentation Threshold : > The size at which packets will be fragmented (sent as several pieces > instead > of as one block). Use a low setting in areas where communication is poor or > > where there is a great deal of radio interference. > RTS Threshold : > Minimum packet size to require an RTS (Request to Send). For packets > smaller > than this threshold, an RTS is not sent and the packet is transmitted > directly to the WLAN. > A low RTS Threshold setting can be useful in areas where many client > devices > are associating with the access point, or in areas where the clients are > far > apart and can detect only the access point and not each other. > > Vasu > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Eric Helm > Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 12:29 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Smartbridge APPO max client associations? > > RTS and Frag are both set at 2346... not sure what this does or means? any > > explanation and example of what changing these values does would be great. > > > Thanks, > Eric > ----- Original Message ----- > From: phantam > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 11:21 AM > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Smartbridge APPO max client associations? > > 35 should work matters if the RTS and frag are all tweaked or are they all > > talking at the same time? The clients that is. I have about 28 on my pop's > > and we had swore at one point not to go above 25 on our site hence we're > upgrading personally we don't use splitters its another point of failure > but > it should work with the amp none the less. It really depends on use the > 11mb > RF is aggregate and shared so if everyones on or all the radios are talking > > or evne the majority there going to go nuts. > Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: Eric Helm [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 12:04 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > What is the max client associations on an APPO without comprimising the > performance of the throughput? > I have 1 APPO that has 35 clients on it, and 1 APPO that has only 5 > clients... the lesser of the two can get 2 Mbps throuput, which is what we > > are feeding it from the backhaul, however on the APPO with 35 clients, the > > max throughput I can get is about 700 to 800 Kbps. The setup is as > follows: > 1 APPO --> .5 Watt Amp --> Splitter --> 2 - 120 degree sector antennas. > 1 APPO --> 1 - 120 degree sector antenna > The APPO experiencing throughput problems it the one that has the splitter > > on it.. could this be causing the problem? We just purchased the WISP that > > setup the APPOs and I am not opposed to adding a 3rd APPO if that would be > a > viable solution, but I am concerned if 35 clients is going to hinder the > performance that much. > Thanks, > Eric > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > smartBridges <yournickname> > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe > smartBridges) > Archives: http://archives.part-15.org > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > smartBridges <yournickname> > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe > smartBridges) > Archives: http://archives.part-15.org > > Martin Moreno Blazen Wireless 909-907-4106 www.blazenwireless.com The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://archives.part-15.org
