If two DSS access points are placed on the same channel in the same physical space, which of the following will take place?
- The available bandwidth to users will increase.
- The available bandwidth to users will decrease.
- The access points will interfere with each other.
- Users will be able to roam between the two access points.
Answer(s): C
Explanation:
One option, which is the easiest, is to use channels 1 and 11 with only 2 access points, as illustrated in Figure 9.11. Using only these two channels will ensure that you have no overlap between channels regardless of proximity between systems, and therefore, no detrimental effect on the throughput of each access point. By way of comparison, two access points operating at the maximum capacity of 5.5 Mbps (about the best that you can expect by any access point), give you a total capacity of 11 Mbps of aggregate throughput, whereas three access points operating at approximately 4 Mbps each (degraded from the maximum due to actual channel overlap) on average yields only 12 Mbps of aggregate throughput. For an additional 1 Mbps of throughput, an administrator would have to spend the extra money to buy another access point, the time and labor to install it, and the continued burden of managing it.