The RF is just the physical layer. It's transmissions are controlled at the
transport layer.
All people seem to need data processing
Application
Presentation
Session
Transport
Network
Data
Physical
http://www2.rad.com/networks/1994/osi/layers.htm
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Knuth" <kknuth@karlnet.com>
To: "Karlnet Mailing List" <karlnet@WISPNotes.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 11:39 AM
Subject: RE: [Karlnet] bandwidth management
> Time for me to learn something here:
>
> My question about Bandwidth Control Units is this: How do they limit the
> amount of bandwidth a customer gets? Does it actually stop the wireless
> device from trying to send data? I would think that is impossible. So if
> it does not actually control the CPE, aren't you creating more RF
> interference as units will continually try sending their packets to the
AP?
>
> I have never really got a straight answer on this from anyone, so help
will
> be appreciated.
>
> Kevin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com
> [mailto:karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com]On Behalf Of Andy Henckel
> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 10:55 AM
> To: Karlnet Mailing List
> Subject: RE: [Karlnet] bandwidth management
>
>
> Once you get 250 customers on the same bridged wireless network, I'd say
> throttling at cpe is a must. One single unit presents a single point of
> failure, and the inability to isolate network problems to one site. We
have
> been using YDI bandwidth manager for our wireless network. Without it,
> people can and will use all of the available bandwidth. Probably only a
> handful of our customers use the connection like that. It is essential to
> give everyone a chance to get bandwidth. We have recently added
turbocell
> with one of many benefits being the ability to set speed on the CPE or on
> the BASE.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LaRoy McCann [mailto:lmccann@roachconveyors.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 9:37 AM
> To: karlnet@WISPNotes.com
> Subject: [Karlnet] bandwidth management
>
>
> What are everyone's opinion on bandwidth control.
>
> Is it better to do it on each cpe or to have a single point at the head
end
> to manage all bandwidth for users?
>
> What type of hardware/software is being used for single point bandwidth
> management?
>
> Thanks.
>
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