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Parameter Description
l beacon-table—Enables beacon-table beacon measurement mode. In this mode, the
client measures beacons and returns a report with stored beacon information for any
supported channel with the requested SSID and BSSID. The client does not perform any
additional measurements.
l passive—Enables passive beacon measurement mode. In this mode, the client sets a
measurement duration timer, and, at the end of the measurement duration, compiles all
received beacons or probe response with the requested SSID and BSSID into a
measurement report.
NOTE: If a station doesn't support the selected measurement mode, it returns a Beacon
Measurement Report with the Incapable bit set in the Measurement Report Mode field.
Default Mode: beacon-table
Reporting Condi-
tion
This option is used to indicate the value for the "Reporting Condition" field in the Beacon
Reporting Information sub-element present in the Beacon Report Request frame. It can have a
range from 0 to 255. The default value is 0.
ESSID name This option is used to indicate the value for the "SSID" field in the Beacon Report Request
frame. It corresponds to the SSID Name for which the Beacon Report Request frame needs to
be generated. It is a string with a minimum length of 1 and a maximum length of 32.
Reporting Detail This option is used to indicate the value for the "Detail" field in the Reporting Detail sub-ele-
ment present in the Beacon Report Request frame. It is set to "Disabled" by default.
Measurement Dur-
ation Mandatory
This value is used to set the "Duration Mandatory" bit of the Measurement Request Mode
field of the Beacon Report Request frame. The default value is "Disabled".
Request Inform-
ation values
This option is used to indicate the contents of the Request Information IE that could be present
in the Beacon Report Request frame. The Request Information IE is present for all Meas-
urement Modes except the 'Beacon Table' mode. It consists of a list of Element IDs that
should be included by the client in the response frame.
Table 93: Beacon Report Request Settings
In the CLI
To select the information to be sent in beacon report requests using the command-line interface, access the
CLIin config mode and issue the following commands.
wlan bcn-rpt-req-profile <profile>
Configuring Traffic Stream Measurement Report Requests
The Traffic Stream Measurement(TSM) report requests are sent only to dot11k compliant clients that advertise
a traffic stream report capability. The TSM report request frames are sent every 60 seconds. The content of the
report requests can be defined in the TSMReport Request profile using the WebUI or CLI.
In the WebUI
To select the information to be sent in TSM report requests using the WebUI:
1. Navigate to Configuration > Advanced Services > All Profile Management.
2. Expand the Wireless LAN menu and select TSM Report Request.
3. Select the TSM Report Request profile you want to configure.
4. Define the settings described in the table below, then click Apply Changes to save your settings.
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