11-09-2013 03:43 AM - edited 07-04-2021 01:14 AM
Hi,
is there any reason why two 1602E stand alone access points with same ios release, same exact configuration, same external antenna, one can be set as high as 22db tx power level for 5ghz radio and the other only to 16?
Here you can find the related output for the "strong" one:
Antenna: Rx[a b c ]
Tx[a b c ofdm all]
External
Gain [Allowed 8 10 12, Reported 0, Configured 0, In Use 8] (dBi x 2)
Configured TxPower: 22 dBm
Allowed Power Levels: 22 19 16 13 10 7 dBm
Allowed Client Power Levels: 22 19 16 13 10 7 dBm
Anf for the "weakest" one:
Antenna: Rx[a b c ]
Tx[a b c ofdm all]
External
Gain [Allowed 8 10 12, Reported 0, Configured 0, In Use 8] (dBi x 2)
Configured TxPower: 16 dBm
Allowed Power Levels: 16 13 10 7 dBm
Allowed Client Power Levels: 16 13 10 7 dBm
Here you can find the relevant piece of configuration fron D1 interface on both aps:
antenna gain 0
no dfs band block
stbc
beamform ofdm
speed basic-6.0 9.0 12.0 18.0 24.0 36.0 48.0 54.0 m0. m1. m2. m3. m4. m5. m6. m7. m8. m9. m10. m11. m12. m13. m14. m15.
channel dfs
Regulatory domain is ETSI, however for both.
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11-09-2013 08:33 PM
I don't know ETSI regulations, but there are often power level restrictions on different bands and channels. My guess is the "weak" AP current channel has a regulatory max TX of 16 and the other channel does not.
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11-09-2013 08:33 PM
I don't know ETSI regulations, but there are often power level restrictions on different bands and channels. My guess is the "weak" AP current channel has a regulatory max TX of 16 and the other channel does not.
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11-10-2013 07:34 AM
You are right, it's a matter of band, but what it's not clear to me is why the etsi standard talks about 23db max power level (erp) in the lower band but cisco let's you configure only 16, this way in order to reach the max erp power you need to pair the ap with a 7 db antenna.
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