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voice is an application on the wireless LAN because the coverage area of the AP will be greatly reduced. If a site requires configuring the APs to only negotiate at the higher rates, the layout of the wireless LAN must account for the reduced coverage and additional APs will be required to ensure seamless overlapping coverage at the higher rates.
2.1.2Wireless Bridges Wireless bridges are used to connect Ethernet LANs or extend the range of existing wireless LANs. Such devices generally create bottlenecks for network capacity and add delay to the overall network, which is not tolerable in the boundaries of QoS requirements. SpectraLink does not support a configuration that includes wireless bridges and does not recommend using wireless bridges within any wireless voice network.
2.2Channel and Power Considerations
Adjacent APs need to use different radio channels to prevent interference between them. The 802.11b standard utilized by NetLink Wireless Telephones provides three
Non-interfering, Overlapping 802.11b Channel Coverage
The transmission power of APs can also be increased or decreased to provide more or less AP coverage area. Generally, the transmit power setting should be the same for all APs in a facility. This minimizes the chance of
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