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Chapter 4 - Wireless Performance
4. Wireless Performance
This section provides the user with ideas for how to improve the performance
of a SpaceLink 802.11b network.
Site Topography
For optimal performance, locate wireless mobile clients and the SpaceLink
Home Gateways away from transformers, heavy-duty motors, fluorescent
lights, microwave ovens, refrigerators, and other industrial equipment.
Signal loss can occur when metal, concrete, walls or floors block
transmission. Locate the SpaceLink Home Gateways in open areas or add
the SpaceLink Home Gateways as needed to improve coverage.
Microwave ovens operate in the same frequency band as the SpaceLink
Home Gateway. Therefore, if you use a microwave within range of the
SpaceLink Home Gateway you may notice network performance
degradation. However, both your microwave and your the SpaceLink Home
Gateway will continue to function.
Site Surveys
A site survey (utility provided with the SpaceLink PC card and CF card)
analyzes the installation environment and provides users with
recommendations for equipment and its placement. The optimum placement
of 11 Mbps Home Gateways differs for 1 or 2 Mbps Home Gateways,
because the locations and number of Home Gateways required are different.
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