Chapter 4 - Operation and Administration

‘The value configured for the Maximum Modulation Level parameter of the Subscriber Unit

‘The Status of the Subscriber Unit. There are three options:

1 Associated

2 Authenticated

3 Not Authenticated (a temporary status)

The various status states are described below (this is a simplified description of the association process without the effects of the Best AU algorithm).

Table 4-4: Authentication and Association Process

Message

Direction

Status in AU

SU Status: Scanning

A Beacon with correct ESSID

AU SU

-

 

 

 

SU Status: Synchronized

 

 

 

 

 

Authentication Request

SU AU

Not authenticated

 

 

 

Authentication Successful

AU SU

Authenticated

 

 

 

SU Status: Authenticated

 

 

 

 

 

Association Request

SU AU

Authenticated

 

 

 

Association Successful

AU SU

Associated

 

 

 

SU Status: Associated

 

 

ACK

Data Traffic

SU AU

Associated

SU AU

Associated

 

 

‘The SNR of the SU measured at the AU

‘The RSSI of the SU measured at the AU

‘The Unit Name of the SU.

‘The SW version of the SU.

‘The Unit Type of the SU.

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Alvarion SW VERSION 5.1 system manual Au → Su, Su → Au, Ack, Su ↔ Au