Specifications

Status & Statistics 11-17
11.6 Mesh Statistics
A mesh network is a type of local area network where each node participating in the network is connected
directly to its peers. This kind of network provides a robustness that cannot be matched by the standard
network. In a mesh network, devices participating in the network, assist each other in transmitting packets
through the network and provides a highly scalable network with multiple redundant communication paths.
Wireless mesh network provide additional benefits of being highly adaptable. As required, nodes to a
wireless network can be added or removed.
The Mesh Stats screen provides information about the state of the Mesh network on this device. This screen
consist of the Mesh Base Connections and Mesh Client Connection tabs.
11.6.1 Mesh Base Connections
The Mesh Base Connections screen displays information about the connections to the base
The following information is displayed.
11.6.2 Mesh Client Connections
The Mesh Client Connections screen displays information about the client connections to this device.
The following information is displayed.
MAC The unique 48-bit, hard-coded Media Access Control address, known as the devices
station identifier. This value is hard coded at the factory by the manufacturer and
cannot be changed.
Wlan Displays the WLAN name each wireless bridge is inter-operating with.
Ap The AP on which connection is made to the base bridge.
Vlan The VLAN of the mesh connection
T-put The total throughput in Megabits per second (Mbps) for each associated bridge.
ABS The Average Bit Speed (ABS) in Megabits per second (Mbps) for each associated
bridge.
%NU Displays the percentage of the total packets for the base bridge that are non-unicast
packets. Non-unicast packets include broadcast and multicast packets.
Retries Displays the average number of retries per packet. A high number in this field could
indicate possible network or hardware problems.
Detail Clicking Detail will launch a new window with detailed statistics about the
selected base bridge.
The Base Bridge Details screen is separated into four sections, Base Bridge Proper-
ties, Base Bridge Traffic, Base Bridge Signal, and Base Bridge Errors. The MU Prop-
erties section displays basic information such as hardware address, IP address, and
associated WLAN and AP. The MU Traffic section displays statistics on RF traffic and
throughput. The RF Status section displays information on RF signal averages from
the MU. The Error section displays RF traffic errors based on retries, dropped pack-
ets and undecryptable packets.