Compaq WL110 User Manual page 80

The receiver sensitivity in this mode causes the wireless radio device to
defer transmissions for all messages that it senses within its range
(identified by the colored circles).
Roaming stations in a specific cell will remain connected to the servicing
Access Point until they exit the wireless cell.
This setting provides you with the maximum radio range possible with the
minimum number of Access Points to cover the wireless network area.
Figure 6-8 Large Distance between APs
The examples in Figure 6-9 and Figure 6-10 show you the effect of changing the
Distance between APs parameter. Although the absolute range of the wireless
radio is still the same, the Distance between APs setting has virtually reduced
the range of the wireless cell by applying different levels of receiver sensitivity:
The absolute range of the radio signal from the Access Points is identified
by the gray-dotted circles
The reduced virtual range is identified by the colored areas.
With the new settings for the Distance between APs parameter, stations will only
defer for radio signals that are received at a level that is equal or higher to the
average signal as applicable in the colored areas. Messages with a lower signal
level are considered to be traffic belonging to another cell, so will be ignored
when the station determines whether it can start transmitting.
Roaming stations will start looking for/connect to another Access Point as soon
as they leave the colored area belonging to a specific Access Point.
Optimizing Performance
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