The Link Quality can be affected by background noise, other signals, multipath, etc.
We recently did a new install that had plenty of signal but refused to work until we finally discover their wireless X-10 camera and shut it off. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Sims" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 10:12 AM Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Sharp Drops in Link Quality > The sector antenna is mounted near the edge of the roof and the base of the > antenna is 5 feet high ... I think roof reflection would be difficult. The > day is cool at it is only 10am and middle 70s. > > I understand RSSI. I don't understand the description of Link Quality. Can > you describe this in terms of what the radio sees (ie. signal to noise > ratio, background noise level, ??). > > Greg > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Martin Moreno > Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 10:04 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Sharp Drops in Link Quality > > > RSSI is just that recieved signal from the AP Link quality is basically > interference in the area the higher the # the less interference Green good > Rec > Bad hope this helps. > > Could be reflection off the roof of where you have it mounted possibly could > also be heat? is it a hot day? > > > Quoting Greg Sims <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Hi There, > > > > We have a link established to evaluate smartBridges products. The base > > installation is a air-Point Pro Outdoor and the client is a air-Bridge > > Outdoor (aBO). The link has been operational for four days now and quite > > stable. This morning for the first time we're having some link quality > > issues. > > > > On average the aBO is showing RSSI: 80% and Link Quality: 90%. These > > numbers stay in a tight range of +/- 3% in general. I experienced some > > connection loss problems on the internet this morning and started to log > > RSSI and Link Quality from the aBO. I just reviewed 20 minutes of log > data > > and see five intervals of time (each interval is 1-2 seconds) where the > > RSSI > > remains about 80% but the Link Quality drops to 0%. This is enough of a > > glitch to cause a loss of connection on the internet. > > > > What are the likely causes of this type of problem? What is Link Quality > > actually measuring? > > > > Thanks, Greg > > > > > > 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 > > > 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
