Operation Manual
RF Detection Commands
Mobility System Software Command Reference Guide
Version 7.3
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● show rfdetect ssid-list on page 20-480
clear rfdetect vendor-list
Deprecated in MSS Version 6.2.
rfping
Provides information about the RF link between the MX and the client based on sending test
packets to the client.
Syntax
rfping {mac mac-addr | session-id session-id}
Defaults
None.
Access
Enabled.
History
Usage
Use this command to send test packets to a specified client. The output of the command
indicates the number of test packets received and acknowledged by the client, as well as the client
signal strength and signal-to-noise ratio.
Examples
The following command tests the RF link between the MX and the client with MAC
address 00:0e:9b:bf:ad:13:
MX# rfping mac 00:0e:9b:bf:ad:13
RF-Link Test to 00:0e:9b:bf:ad:13 :
Session-Id: 2
Packets Sent Packets Rcvd RSSI SNR RTT (micro-secs)
------------ ------------ ------- ----- ----------------
20 20 -68 26 976
Table 20– 5 describes the fields in this display.
See Also
● show rfdetect data on page 20-475
● show rfdetect visible on page 20-480
mac-addr Tests the RF link between the MX and the client with the specified MAC address.
session-id Tests the RF link between the MX and the client with the specified local session ID.
Version 4.2 Command introduced.
Version 6.0 Name of command changed from test rflink to rfping.
Table 20– 1. rfping Output
Field Description
Packets Sent The number of test packets sent from the MX to the client.
Packets Rcvd The number of test packets acknowledged by the client.
RSSI Received signal strength indication (RSSI)—the strength of the RF signal from the client, in
decibels referred to 1 milliwatt (dBm).
SNR Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), in decibels (dB), of the data received from the client.
RTT (micro-secs) The round-trip time, in microseconds, for the client response to the test packets.