aggressiveness

Configures a roaming aggressiveness value for wireless clients. Configuring this value increases the client‘s roaming capabilities in scenarios where the client‘s location is likely to change drastically and suddenly. For example, when a client hops on to a train that speeds up quickly. In such a scenario, the access point receives a maximum of 2 (two) messages, from the client, having relatively low RSSI value. This results in a decaying-average, which is above the specified handover-threshold value. Consequently, the client is unable to roam.

Supported in the following platforms:

  • Access Points — AP505i, AP510i/e, AP560i/h
  • Service Platforms — NX5500, NX7500, NX9500, NX9600, VX9000

Syntax

aggressiveness [highest|lowest|medium|medium-high|medium-low]

Parameters

aggressiveness [highest|lowest|medium|medium-high|medium-low]
aggressiveness [highest|lowest|medium|medium-high|medium-low] Configures a roaming aggressiveness value for wireless clients. The options are:
  • highest – De-authenticates client in case of any degradation in the client‘s link quality. When selected, the access point considers only the RSSI value of the last message received from the client.
  • lowest – De-authenticates client only in case of significant degradation in the client‘s link quality. When selected, the access point uses a weighted average [80% of decaying average + 20% of last seen RSSI] as the final reported RSSI value. This is the default setting.
  • medium – This is an intermediate setting between not roaming and performance.
  • medium-high – Allows roaming even if performance goes down. When selected, the access point calculates the client‘s signal strength based on average received signal as well as last received signal level, weighted towards the last received value.
  • medium-low – Allows roaming even if performance goes average. When selected, the access point calculates the client‘s signal strength based on average received signal as well as last received signal level, weighted towards the average value.

Examples

nx9500-6C8809(config-roaming-assist-policy-test)#aggressiveness medium-high
nx9500-6C8809(config-roaming-assist-policy-test)#show context
roaming-assist-policy test
 aggressiveness medium-high
 action log
nx9500-6C8809(config-roaming-assist-policy-test)#

Related Commands

no Reverts the aggressiveness value to default (lowest)