[WISPA] 2.4/5.x GHz load balancing
As more and more devices support 5.x GHz access, is there solutions to auto optimize clients on the best 2.4 GHz or 5.x GHz channel? That is to say, 2.4 GHz goes farther, but 5.x GHz has more capacity and is less cluttered. Say a new iPad sees both signals, is there an access point that could figure out the best band for it (receive signal for STA, best SNR, etc) and then somehow strongly suggest that the STA switch to that band? WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] 2.4/5.x GHz load balancing
You can use connect lists in Mikrotik to force clients to connect at minimum levels. This way you don¹t have to worry so much about the band, but meeting those minimum levels. I am assuming you are working this into a hotspot type of setup. Justin -- Justin Wilson j...@mtin.net http://www.mtin.net http://www.metrospan.net From: Rogelio scubac...@gmail.com Reply-To: scubac...@gmail.com, WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:49:59 -0700 To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: [WISPA] 2.4/5.x GHz load balancing As more and more devices support 5.x GHz access, is there solutions to auto optimize clients on the best 2.4 GHz or 5.x GHz channel? That is to say, 2.4 GHz goes farther, but 5.x GHz has more capacity and is less cluttered. Say a new iPad sees both signals, is there an access point that could figure out the best band for it (receive signal for STA, best SNR, etc) and then somehow strongly suggest that the STA switch to that band? WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] 2.4/5.x GHz load balancing
On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 7:55 AM, Justin Wilson li...@mtin.net wrote: You can use connect lists in Mikrotik to force clients to connect at minimum levels. This way you don’t have to worry so much about the band, but meeting those minimum levels. I am assuming you are working this into a hotspot type of setup. Exactly. It's a hotspot, but not just a hotspot, one with tens of thousands of people. The new PDA phones have 5.x GHz chipsets, and I'm hoping to offload a significant number of clients on that bad where feasible. I was hoping for a wireless solution that was automagic there, but haven't yet found one... WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
