
805U-E Wireless Ethernet User Manual
Man_805U-E Rev 1.5 Page 32
MTU size. This improvement is achieved through a reduction in the
retry holdoff time required for units in the system. As packets in the
system are smaller, units will holdoff for shorter periods of time and be
confident that their retry transmission will not cause interference with
other units.
RSSI Threshold
The received signal
strength level at which
beacons from Access
Points are to be ignored.
This should be used to prevent Clients and Access Points establishing
links beyond a sustainable range.
The default value is set below the noise floor at -150 dBm. This allows
all messages received to be processed.
If a value of –90 is entered, any beacons weaker than –90dBm will be
ignored, resulting in the link eventually resetting if the radio path
continues at less than –90.
Contention Window Size
The number of time slots
allocated by the Access
Point.
The Access Point allocates a “time slot” to each Client, to minimise
transmission contention between Clients. Each Client can only transmit
during its allocated time slot. The width of each time slot varies from
7msec to 12 msec depending on the Beacon time – the time slot is
5msec at the shortest Beacon and 12 msec at the longest beacon.
The number of time slots can be manually set (1 to 8) or a value of zero
(default) allows the Access Point to automatically determine the
number of time slots, which it does based on the number of Clients
connected. If there are more than 8 Clients, then more than one Client
is allocated to some time slots.
In a large system where there is inherently little transmission overlap
(such as in a polling system), then manually setting the Contention
Window size to a smaller number than 8 will increase the overall data
rate.
Duty Cycle Alarm
Threshold
Duty cycle alarm
activation point
In CE countries, the 869.4 MHz 500mW band has a regulated transmit
duty factor of 10%. The Access Point calculates the system duty cycle
and will set an internal alarm flag if the actual duty cycle exceeds this
parameter. Refer to more information on Duty Cycle calculations at the
end of this section.
The internal alarm flag can be configured to drop to wireless link or to
set the digital output channel (refer Digital I/O configuration).
Default value is 10%.
Duty Cycle Alarm
Minimum
The internal alarm flag will reset when the actual duty cycle drops
below this value - default value is 9%.
Duty Interval The time period over which the duty cycle is calculated - default is 60
minutes
Current Duty Cycle
Achieved
A display of the current duty cycle value.
Drop Radio Link on Duty
Cycle Alarm
Allows the internal duty cycle alarm to force the Access Point to reduce
radio activity. The Access Point will disassociate from all Client units
and will not allow re-association until the duty cycle alarm resets.
Default value is “not selected”.
Fallback Probation When data rate is reduced automatically due to poor signal, the
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