Nortel 2300 Series Configuration Manual

Also see for 2300 Series: Reference Configuration guide Solution guide Installation and configuration guide

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294 Configuring RF Auto-Tuning320657-AA radio also can change its channel before the channel tuning interval expires to respond to RF anomalies. An RFanomaly is a sudden major change in the RF environment, such as sudden major interference on the channel.By default, a radio cannot change its channel more often than every 900 seconds, regardless of the RF environment. Thischannel holddown avoids unnecessary changes due to very transient RF changes, such as activation of a microwaveoven.Tuning the Transmit Data RateA radio sends beacons, probe requests, and probe responses at the minimum transmit data rate allowed for clients. Thisgives them the maximum distance. All other packets are transmitted at a rate determined by their destination. All packetsare transmitted at the same power level.By default, the following minimum data rates are allowed:• 5.5 Mbps for 802.11b/g clients• 24 Mbps for 802.11a clientsAs described in “Power Tuning” on page 293, a radio can lower the data rate with a client in order to improve theconnection with that client.