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white paper
roaming assistance
executive summary
In the past few years, the Internet has totally changed the way we do business. Before,
as users were static with desktop and laptop computers, WLAN connectivity were
only needed at fixed locations within a building. In todays mobile world, connectivity is
required both internally and between different buildings. However, while the wireless
client is initially associated with the access point that is the closest to them, as they
walk away those devices tend to stay connected to that same AP although there is
another AP that can serve the client better. Known as a sticky client, this causes the
client to transmit and receive at lower data rates, affecting the performance of the
client as well as other clients connected to the same access point.
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test results
The CLI statistics obtained for HP notebook with
Roaming Assistance is noted below:
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The floor plan shows the placement of Motorola and competitive AP with the roadmap of iPad roaming
through locations 1 to 5.
Conclusion
An effective WLAN network design depends on a lot of factors. Few factors on which an optimal network design
dependent upon are:
The number and nature (fixed or mobile) of clients and diversity of wireless devices
Data rates of each device type
Application types and required bandwidth
With Roaming Assistance, it is possible to create an effective sticky free client WLAN network, escalating the
network performance.
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