Dell PowerConnect W-7200 Series Reference Manual page 805

Column
Mesh Role
Parent
Path Cost
Node Cost
Link Cost
Hop Count
RSSI
Rate Tx/Rx
Last Update
Uplink Age
#Children
Command History
Version
ArubaOS 3.0
ArubaOS 3.4.1
Command Information
Platforms
All platforms
Dell PowerConnect W-Series ArubaOS 6.2 | Reference Guide
Description
An AP operating as a mesh node can have one of two roles: mesh portal or mesh point.
If the AP is operating as a mesh point, this parameter displays the name of its parent mesh
portal.
A relative measure of the quality of the path from the AP to the controller. A lower number
indicates a better quality path, where a higher number indicates a less favorable path (e.g,
a path which may be longer or more congested than a path with a lower value.)
For a mesh point, the path cost is the sum of the (parent path cost) + (the parent node cost)
+ (the link cost).
A relative measure of the quality of the node, where a lower number of is more favorable
than a higher number. This cost is related to the number of children on the specified node.
A relative measure of the quality of the link. For example, a more congested link will have a
higher link cost than a similar, less-congested link.
Number of hops to the mesh portal.
The Receive Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) value displayed in the output of this command
represents signal strength as a signal to noise ratio. For example, a value of 30 would
indicate that the power of the received signal is 30 dBm above the signal noise threshold.
The rate, in Mbps, that a mesh point transmits and receives at on its uplink. Note that the
rate information is only as current as indicated in the Last Update column.
Time elapsed since the mesh node last updated its statistics.
Time elapsed since the mesh node became active in the mesh topology.
Number of children associated with a parent mesh point.
Modification
Command introduced
The output of this command was also modified to include the Rate Tx/Rx column.
Licensing
This show command is available in
the base operating system.
Commands to configure the mesh
feature require the Mesh license.
Command Mode
Enable or Config mode on master controllers
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