1300 Point-to-Multipoint

[cameron.stephens]

I currently have a remote site connected via Aironet 1300s. I am setting up a 2nd remote location and would like to use a 3rd 1300 in a point-to-multipoint configuration.

By doing this I am concerned that the usage of one of the sites may overload the 54Mb bandwidth and cause the other remote site to go offline, is this likely to happen?

Any advice would be appreciated.

If so, would it make sense to reduce the Operational Rates on each bridge so it canno operate at faster than 24Mb or 36Mb? This would then prevent it from using the total 54Mb bandwidth and saturating the link, correct?

[scottmac]

The nature of 802.11 signalling is CSMA/CA (CA=Collision Avoidance).

The root AP/Bridge should be orchastrating the traffic such that only one client is talking to it at any given time.

That said, it would be a benefit to have them "talking" as fast as possible to make the next available "talk slot" is presented in the shortest possible time.

Each client (generally speaking) is held to a specific length of "talk time," so it is not likely that one client could monopolize the link.

Although APs / bridges are frequently described as "Hub-Like" (or Switch-like), the communication is actually coordinated by the AP or Root bridge, not a "free - for - all" as it would be in a wired hub environment.

Good Luck

Scott