I think part of (maybe the) problem with auto channel selection is that
it will look for the channel with the least number of 802.11 beacons. So
if your non-802.11 radio is transmitting, it may be drowning out any
802.11 stuff on the same or adjacent channels and make it look cleaner
than it really is.
I believe this is one of the things that Cambium did with ACS on ePMP.
It looks at 802.11 beacons as well as background noise.
On 11/16/2016 12:26 PM, Robert Andrews wrote:
Auto on most routers typically is only choosing when the router
reboots. So.. Power outage/glitch, router boots, looks around, sees
no other traffic ( because all other routers nearby are rebooting
because of same glitch ), settles on first channel. Ditto for all
other routers, and _then_ they start talking... Oops we are all on
the same channel...
Repeat ad nausium...
On 11/16/2016 09:39 AM, That One Guy /sarcasm wrote:
We were talking about this the other day, it seems often that "auto" on
consumer routers tends to pick the noisiest channel for some reason.
On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 11:32 AM, Brian Sullivan
<installe...@foxvalley.net <mailto:installe...@foxvalley.net>> wrote:
Hi, I believe I am seeing a customer's router using the same channel
we are delivering their service on.
Our user's power level stayed constant but SNR dropped 20dB during
their 9 hour download. Neighbors are unaffected.
And it seems like just one device is the house is using that band
because there's traffic earlier in the day that doesn't affect SNR.
Other than providing a router or being a FTTH ISP, how do you handle
avoiding this type of mess?
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