I’m not a DCA BEST guy. You should be using the channel width that the building can support. With FRA, it’s easy to quickly overshoot the amount of channels available.
That said, if you want to take the advice to use BEST, you should set the max width to 40MHz. Also, > On Jul 21, 2017, at 11:28 AM, Jeffrey D. Sessler <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Less, there is a Cisco white paper on the subject (applies to 8.2 and above). > It has a lot of fantastic information on RRM in general including FRA, > including how it makes decisions. It should all be there, and what’s not I > got directly from the RRM/FRA engineers in the BU. > > http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/controller/technotes/8-3/b_RRM_White_Paper.html > > <http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/controller/technotes/8-3/b_RRM_White_Paper.html> > > Jeff > > > > From: "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> on behalf of "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > Reply-To: "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, July 21, 2017 at 8:23 AM > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco FRA APs > > Jeff- > > Any reference links on the timers/sensitivity/channel width recommendations? > > -Lee > > Lee Badman | Network Architect > > Certified Wireless Network Expert (#200) > Information Technology Services > 206 Machinery Hall > 120 Smith Drive > Syracuse, New York 13244 > > t 315.443.3003 f 315.443.4325 e [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> w its.syr.edu > SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY > syr.edu > > > From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jeffrey D. Sessler > Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2017 4:30 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco FRA APs > > In general, here are the important items. > Make sure your 802.11a/n/ac and b/g/n DCA timers are at the default 10 mins. > This is critical since FRA uses the data from DCA runs to decide changes for > the radio. If this runs only once every six hours, FRA will not be able to > make an informed (correct) decision about the radio role. > 802.11a/n/ac and b/g/n must have the same RF group leaders, and those leaders > must be controllers running the latest code. > 802.11a/n/ac DCA Channel Width should be set to “Best” – it’s helps maximize > spectrum use. Even in our dense deployments, most WAPs run in 80 MHz. > FRA – sent sensitivity to LOW, this sets the bar very high for determining a > role switch for the radio. > FRA – Interval of 1 Hour. This allows the fastest reaction to need. > > Last but not least, proper deployment is key. If WAPs are in hallways, FRA is > not going to work well at all since you’ll wind up with coverage holes for > clients in rooms. If you are deploying in-room, FRA works wonderfully. > > In my residential hall with 3800’s, very few WAPs pick 2.4 and many run dual > 5Ghz. The residential hall is 10-30x the bandwidth use of another similar res > hall with 3700-series. It’s wireless only and I’ve had no complaints from the > residents. > > Jeff > > From: "[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>" > <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> on behalf of > "[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>" > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Reply-To: "[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>" > <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Date: Thursday, July 20, 2017 at 11:47 AM > To: "[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>" > <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco FRA APs > > We are currently running version 8.2.151.0 which looks to be the most recent > 8.2 release. > > Thanks > Bruce > > > From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > [mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Luke Jenkins > Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 4:57 PM > To: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco FRA APs > > What code version are you using? I'd recommend the latest 8.2 maintenance > release for anyone using FRA. > > -Luke > > On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 11:38 AM, Entwistle, Bruce > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> This summer we remodels a residence hall and installed our first Cisco FRA >> APs, model 2802i. The Radio Role Assignment on the APs is currently set to >> auto, and a few of the APs have changed to run both radios at 5GHz. I was >> looking to see what others have observed and have found successful with this >> type of installation. >> >> Thank you >> Bruce Entwistle >> Network Manager >> University of Redlands >> >> ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE >> Constituent Group discussion list can be found >> athttp://www.educause.edu/discuss <http://www.educause.edu/discuss>. > > > > > -- > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Luke Jenkins > Senior Network Engineer > Weber State University > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found > athttp://www.educause.edu/discuss <http://www.educause.edu/discuss>. > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found > athttp://www.educause.edu/discuss <http://www.educause.edu/discuss>. > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found > athttp://www.educause.edu/discuss <http://www.educause.edu/discuss>. > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found > athttp://www.educause.edu/discuss <http://www.educause.edu/discuss>. > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/discuss <http://www.educause.edu/discuss>. > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/discuss.
