Specifications

Radio Resource Management 289
CHAPTER 14
Radio Resource
Management
This chapter discusses the process of configuring the Radio
Resource Management features of AOS-W. This feature has two
primary functions, configuring and calibrating the radio settings
for the network, and then monitoring and dynamically managing
those same radio resources.
Introduction
The goal of RF Management is to initially configure and calibrate
radio settings for the network. After the radio network is
operational, the goal of RF Management is to tune and adjust
radio parameters to ensure that performance remains acceptable
for users. RF Management is largely automatic in an Alcatel
network, requiring little configuration or intervention from the
administrator.
Calibration
Calibration is a process generally run once at the time of network
installation and at additional times if the physical environment
changes significantly. Calibration is run on a per-building,
per-radio type basis, so that all 802.11a radios in a given building
are calibrated at the same time, and all 802.11g radios are
calibrated at the same time. Calibration is an active process,
requiring all APs and Air Monitors (AMs) in a building to shut
down temporarily while the calibration process takes place.
During calibration, all APs and AMs communicate with each other
at different data rates and different transmit power levels. This