11axBSScolor

BSS coloring is a means by which 802.11ax radios differentiate between overlapping Basic Service Sets (BSSs) in multi-path channels. A BSS represents a set of communicating devices consisting of one AP radio and one or more client stations. In an 802.11ax enabled wireless network, each BSS is identified by a numerical identifier (the BSS color) added to the header of the PHY frame.

BSS coloring impacts channel access behavior and spatial reuse operation. Based on the BSS color detected, APs can assign new channel access behavior. Spatial reuse, applies adaptive Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) thresholds for detected OBSS frame transmissions, enabling APs to ignore transmissions from an OBSS and therefore be able to transmit at the same time.

Use this command to configure support for 802.11ax BSS coloring and assign the BSS color associated with the radio. BSS color support is disabled by default.

Supported in the following platforms:

Access Points — AP3000/X, AP5010, AP310i/e, AP410i/e, AP460i/e, AP505i, AP510i/e, AP560i/h, AP7522, AP7532, AP7562, AP7612, AP7632, AP7662, AP8432, AP8533

Syntax

11axBSScolor <1-63>

Parameters

11axBSScolor <1-63>


11axBSScolor	Configures support for 802.11ax BSS color
<1-63>	Specify the BSS color identifier from 1 - 63. A maximum of 63 BSSs can be identified.

Example

ap510-133B38(config-device-94-9B-2C-13-3B-38-if-radio1)#11axBSScolor 20

ap510-133B38(config-device-94-9B-2C-13-3B-38-if-radio1)#show context
 interface radio1
  11axSupport
  11axBSScolor 20
ap510-133B38(config-device-94-9B-2C-13-3B-38-if-radio1)#

Related Commands


no (radio-interface-config-command)	Disables BBS color identifier support on the selected radio