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You have observed that the legacy 802.11a/g clients on your wireless network are often rate shifting to the next lower rate. Which functionality must you turn on to help prevent this rate shift and…

The correct answer is C. CleanAir. Legacy 802.11a/g clients frequently lowering their data rates due to poor signal quality or interference can be mitigated by enabling CleanAir.

Troubleshooting WLAN Performance Issues

Question

You have observed that the legacy 802.11a/g clients on your wireless network are often rate shifting to the next lower rate. Which functionality must you turn on to help prevent this rate shift and avoid the performance impact?

Options

  • AClientLink
  • BBandSelect
  • CCleanAir
  • DVideoStream

How the community answered

(47 responses)
  • A
    6% (3)
  • B
    15% (7)
  • C
    77% (36)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

Legacy 802.11a/g clients frequently lowering their data rates due to poor signal quality or interference can be mitigated by enabling CleanAir.

AClientLink

ClientLink is a Cisco technology that uses beamforming to improve signal strength and performance for clients, but it primarily targets 802.11n/ac/ax clients and doesn't specifically address rate shifting caused by general interference as CleanAir does for legacy devices.

BBandSelect

BandSelect is a feature that encourages dual-band clients to connect to the 5 GHz band over the 2.4 GHz band, which is not directly related to preventing rate shifting on existing 802.11a/g connections.

CCleanAirCorrect

CleanAir is a Cisco technology designed to detect, classify, locate, and mitigate sources of RF interference on wireless networks. By actively identifying and avoiding sources of interference, CleanAir helps stabilize client connections and prevent rate shifting, improving performance for legacy clients and overall network efficiency.

DVideoStream

VideoStream is a feature designed to optimize video traffic delivery over wireless networks, ensuring QoS for video streams, but it does not directly prevent rate shifting caused by RF interference for general client connectivity.

Concept tested: Wireless RF interference mitigation

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/wireless/cleanair.html

Topics

#rate shifting#legacy clients#CleanAir#RF interference

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