User's Manual

Zhone Bonded Channel

User Manual

Version 1.1

Document #: BD-ZU0007-11

• Channel-- 802.11b and 802.11g use channels to limit interference

from other devices. If you are experiencing interference with

another 2.4Ghz device such as a baby monitor, security alarm, or

cordless phone, then change the channel on your router.

• Multicast Rate—the rate at which a message is sent to a specified

group of recipients.

• Basic Rate—the set of data transfer rates that all the stations will be

capable of using to receive frames from a wireless medium.

• Fragmentation Threshold—used to fragment packets which help

improve performance in the presence of radio frequency (RF)

interference.

• RTS Threshold (Request to Send Threshold)—determines the packet

size of a transmission through the use of the router to help control

traffic flow.

• DTIM Interval—sets the Wake-up interval for clients in power-saving

mode.

• Beacon Interval—a packet of information that is sent from a

connected device to all other devices where it announces its

availability and readiness. A beacon interval is a period of time (sent

with the beacon) before sending the beacon again. The beacon

interval may be adjusted in milliseconds (ms).

• Xpress Technology—a technology that utilizes standards based on

framebursting to achieve higher throughput. With Xpress Technology

enabled, aggregate throughput (the sum of the individual throughput

speeds of each client on the network) can improve by up to 25% in

802.11g only networks and up to 75% in mixed networks comprised of

802.11g and 802.11b equipment.

• 54g Mode— 54g is a Broadcom Wi-Fi technology.

• 54g Protection--the 802.11g standards provide a protection method

so 802.11g and 802.11b devices can co-exist in the same network

without “speaking” at the same time. Do not disable 54g Protection

if there is a possibility that a 802.11b device may need to use your

wireless network. In Auto Mode, the wireless device will use

RTS/CTS (Request to Send / Clear to Send) to improve 802.11g

performance in mixed 802.11g/802.11b networks. Turn protection

off to maximize 802.11g throughput under most conditions.

• WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia)—feature that improves the your experience

for audio, video and voice applications over a Wi-Fi network.