smart-sensor

In a typical WLAN, getting the right balance between the number of APs functioning as sensors and APs providing WLAN service is a serious challenge. The challenge increases exponentially with increase in the size of the deployment. As a rule, approximately 1/3 of the APs within a site (RF Domain) should be configured as sensors to provide adequate coverage and monitor WLAN activity. Determining the minimum number of APs required for sufficient coverage of the entire site, selecting the APs ideally located to work as sensors and provisioning them as sensors is a cumbersome process. The Smart-Sensor feature automates this process.

Smart-sensor automates provisioning of APs as sensors without compromising network security. When enabled, 1/3 of the deployed APs' sensor radios are turned on automatically. In a Smart-RF monitored deployment, neighbor details and configuration updates are collected in the Smart-RF neighbor table. The Smart-sensor feature puts this neighbor table information in to an algorithm to create a cluster of cells. Each cell in the cluster represents an AP and adjacent cells are the AP's neighbor. The algorithm then identifies APs with best coverage area and provisions them as sensors.

Supported in the following platforms:

• Access Points — AP8533

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