Enabling/Disabling Wi-Fi Multimedia - Psion Teklogix 9160 G2 User Manual

Field Description
This parameter is input to the algorithm that determines the initial random backoff wait time
cwMin
("window") for retry of a transmission.
(Minimum
Contention Window)
The value specified here in the Minimum Contention Window is the upper limit (in milliseconds)
of a range from which the initial random backoff wait time is determined.
The first random number generated will be a number between 0 and the number specified here.
If the first random backoff wait time expires before the data frame is sent, a retry counter is incre-
mented and the random backoff value (window) is doubled. Doubling will continue until the size of
the random backoff value reaches the number defined in the Maximum Contention Window.
Valid values for the "cwmin" are 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, 127, 255, 511, or 1023.
For more information, see "Random Backoff And Minimum/Maximum Contention Windows" on
page 187.
cwMax The value specified here in the Maximum Contention Window is the upper limit (in milliseconds)
for the doubling of the random backoff value. This doubling continues until either the data frame
(Maximum
is sent or the Maximum Contention Window size is reached.
Contention Window)
Once the Maximum Contention Window size is reached, retries will continue until a maximum
number of retries allowed is reached.
Valid values for the "cwmax" are 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, 127, 255, 511, or 1023.
For more information, see "Random Backoff And Minimum/Maximum Contention Windows" on
page 187.
AP EDCA Parameter Only (The Max. Burst Length applies only to traffic flowing from the
Max. Burst Length
access point to the client station.)
This value specifies (in milliseconds) the Maximum Burst Length allowed for packet bursts on the
wireless network. A packet burst is a collection of multiple frames transmitted without header
information. The decreased overhead results in higher throughput and better performance.
Valid values for maximum burst length are 0.0 through 999.9.
For more information, see "Packet Bursting For Better Performance" on page 188.

19.2.2 Enabling/Disabling Wi-Fi Multimedia

By default, Wi-Fi MultiMedia (WMM) is enabled on the access point. With WMM
enabled, QoS prioritization and coordination of wireless medium access is on. With
WMM enabled, QoS settings on the 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway control downstream
traffic flowing from the access point to client station (AP EDCA parameters) and the
upstream traffic flowing from the station to the access point (station EDCA parameters).
Table 19.3 AP EDCA Parameters
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