Rts-Threshold - HP ProCurve 420 Management And Configuration Manual

cant interference present, or collisions due to high network utiliza­
tion, try setting the fragment size to send smaller fragments. This will
speed up the retransmission of smaller frames. However, it is more
efficient to set the fragment size larger if very little or no interference
is present because it requires overhead to send multiple frames.
Example
HP420(if-wireless g)#fragmentation-length 512
HP420(if-wireless g)#

rts-threshold

This command sets the packet size threshold at which a Request to Send (RTS)
signal must be sent to the receiving station prior to the sending station starting
communications.
Syntax
rts-threshold <threshold>
threshold - Threshold packet size for which to send an RTS.
(Range: 0-2347 bytes)
Default Setting
2347
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Wireless)
Command Usage
• If the threshold is set to 0, the access point never sends RTS signals.
If set to 2347, the access point always sends RTS signals. If set to any
other value, and the packet size equals or exceeds the RTS threshold,
the RTS/CTS (Request to Send / Clear to Send) mechanism will be
enabled.
• The access point sends RTS frames to a receiving station to negotiate
the sending of a data frame. After receiving an RTS frame, the station
sends a CTS frame to notify the sending station that it can start
sending data.
• Access points contending for the wireless medium may not be aware
of each other. The RTS/CTS mechanism can solve this "Hidden Node"
problem.
Command Line Reference
Interface Commands
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