Hi,
We're sharing a building with another institution and must also share the
airspace. We've agreed to go to the four non-overlapping channel model instead
of three. Each institution will use two channels. This is my first shot at
full building coverage and foresee channel interference issues as I'm restricted
to two instead of three channels. Presumably, this can be addressed with
directional antennas and adjustment of signal strength but I thought I might ask
more experienced folks who might have already experimented with channel
interference. If two APs operating on the same channel can 'hear' each other,
is it simply a throughput hit or do things just not work at all? Presumably,
there's a relationship to how close the APs are to each other (signal
strength-wise)...'closer' means more interference? Also, the amount of traffic
is a factor as well? This particular building has a central open area
surrounded by offices/classrooms with glass windows overlooking the open space.
The signal seems to easily penetrate the glass and cover the open space as
well.....ie....I have multiple APs operating on the same channel bleeding into
the open space. Is this a show-stopper for the open space or is it possibly a
slow but liveable scenario?
....advice or comments are greatly appreciated.
......thanks in advance.........Jamie
James Savage York University
Senior Com. Tech. 108 Steacie Bldg.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 4700 Keele Street
phone: 416-736-2100 ext.22605 Toronto, Ontario
fax: 416-736-5701 M3J 1P3, CANADA
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