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AP-51xx Access Point Product Reference Guide
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Refer to the
Traffic
field to view performance and throughput information for the target
access point 802.11a or 802.11b/g radio.
Placement
Lists whether the access point radio is indoors or outdoors. To
change the placement setting, see
Current Channel
Indicates the channel for communications between the access
point radio and its associated MUs. To change the channel setting,
see
Configuring the 802.11a or 802.11b/g Radio on page 5-55
.
Num Associated MUs Lists the number of mobile units (MUs) currently associated with
the access point 802.11a or 802.11b/g radio.
Pkts per second
The
Total
column displays the average total packets per second
crossing the radio. The
Rx
column displays the average total
packets per second received. The
Tx
column displays the average
total packets per second transmitted. The number in black
represents this statistic for the last 30 seconds and the number in
blue represents this statistic for the last hour.
Throughput
The
Total
column displays average throughput on the radio. The
Rx
column displays average throughput in Mbps for packets received.
The
Tx
column displays average throughput for packets
transmitted. The number in black represents statistics for the last
30 seconds and the number in blue represents statistics for the last
hour. Use this information to assess whether the current
throughput is sufficient to support required network traffic.
Avg. Bit Speed
The
Total
column displays the average bit speed in Mbps for the
radio This includes all packets transmitted and received. The
number in black represents statistics for the last 30 seconds and
the number in blue represents statistics for the last hour.
Approximate RF
Utilization
The approximate RF utilization of the access point radio. This value
is calculated as throughput divided by average bit speed. The
number in black represents this statistic for the last 30 seconds and
the number in blue represents this statistic for the last hour.
% Non-unicast pkts
Displays the percentage of total radio packets that are non-unicast.
Non-unicast packets include broadcast and multicast packets.The
number in black represents packets for the last 30 seconds and the
number in blue represents packets for the last hour.