WLAN Planning and Design

The designer must consider a variety of limitations and performance issues in the planning and design phases of an 802.11x WLAN installation project. If not properly addressed, these issues may cause network performance problems ranging from intermittent to complete failure.

The issues that must be addressed during planning and design of a WLAN are:

  • RF design issues
  • Capacity and coverage
  • WLAN site qualification

RF Design Issues

Perhaps the most important design issue of any WLAN is that it communicates over RF waves. RF transmissions are affected by their environment and surroundings, which may translate into operational problems. Unfortunately, not every space or area is capable of unaffected RF communications. ...

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