Used for user traffic, Range 0-4094. Default 0 disabled

Parameter	Description
Maximum	Indicates the maximum number of children a mesh node can accept.
Children	Default: 64 children. The range is 1–64.

Maximum Hop	Indicates the maximum hop count from the mesh portal.
Count	Default: 8 hops. The range is 1–32.

Mesh Private	A VLAN ID for control traffic between an remote mesh portal and mesh nodes. This VLAN ID must not be
VLAN	used for user traffic.
	Range: 0–4094. Default: 0 (disabled).
	For further information on configuring a remote mesh portal, see "Configuring Remote Mesh Portals
	(RMPs)" on page 471

Mesh	This feature is currently not supported and should only be enabled under the supervision of Dell
Survivability	technical support.

Metric algorithm	Use this setting to optimize operation of the link metric algorithm.
	Specifies the algorithm used by a mesh node to select its parent.
	Available options are:
	• best-link-rssi—Selects the parent with the strongest RSSI, regardless of the number of children a
	potential parent has.
	• distributed-tree-rssi—Selects the parent based on link-RSSI and node cost based on the number of
	children.
	This option evenly distributes the mesh points over high quality uplinks. Low quality uplinks are selected
	as a last resort.
	NOTE: Dell recommends using the default value.
	Default: distributed-tree-rssi.

Rate Optimization	When this parameter is enabled, EAPOL frames, mesh echo requests and echo responses are sent at a
for delivering	lower rate.
EAPOL frames
and mesh echoes

Reselection mode	Use this setting to optimize operation of the link metric algorithm. The reselection mode specifies the
	method a mesh node uses to find a better uplink to create a path to the mesh portal. Only neighbors on
	the same channel in the same mesh cluster are considered.
	Available options are:
	• reselect-anytime—Mesh points using the reselect-anytimereselection mode perform a single
	topology readjustment scan within 9 minutes of startup and 4 minutes after a link is formed. If no
	better parent is found, the mesh point returns to its original parent. This initial scan evaluates more
	distant mesh points before closer mesh points, and incurs a dropout of 5–8 seconds for each mesh
	point. After the initial startup scan is completed, connected mesh nodes evaluate mesh links every
	30 seconds. If a mesh node finds a better uplink, the mesh node connects to the new parent to
	create an improved path to the mesh portal.
	• reselect-never—Connected mesh nodes do not evaluate other mesh links to create an improved
	path to the mesh portal.
	• startup-subthreshold—Mesh points using the startup-subthresholdreselection mode perform a
	single topology readjustment scan within 9 minutes of startup and 4 minutes after a link is formed. If
	no better parent is found, the mesh point returns to its original parent. This initial startup scan
	evaluates more distant mesh points before closer mesh points, and incurs a dropout of 5–8 seconds
	for each mesh point. After that time, each mesh node evaluates alternative links if the existing
	uplink falls below the configured threshold level (the link becomes a sub-threshold link). Dell
	recommends using this default startup-subthresholdvalue.
	• subthreshold-only—Connected mesh nodes evaluate alternative links only if the existing uplink
	becomes a sub-threshold link.
	NOTE: Starting with ArubaOS 3.4.1, if a mesh point using the startup-subthresholdor subthreshold-only
	mode reselects a more distant parent because its original, closer parent falls below the acceptable
	threshold, then as long as that mesh point is connected to that more distant parent, it seeks to reselect a

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Dell PowerConnect W-Series ArubaOS 6.2 User Guide

6.2 specifications

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Dell 6.2 manual Used for user traffic, Range 0-4094. Default 0 disabled, Potential parent has

Models: 6.2

Parameter

Count

used for user traffic.

Range: 0–4094. Default: 0 (disabled).

(RMPs)" on page 471

Mesh

potential parent has.

as a last resort.

Default: distributed-tree-rssi.

for delivering

lower rate.

EAPOL frames

the same channel in the same mesh cluster are considered.

create an improved path to the mesh portal.

path to the mesh portal.

recommends using this default startup-subthresholdvalue.

becomes a sub-threshold link.

6.2 specifications