What is out of scope when considering the Best practices for high-density wireless designs?

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• Amaximum beamforming
• Bband selection
• Cminimum bitrate
• Dnumber of SSIDs

• A
  74% (26)
• B
  9% (3)
• C
  14% (5)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

Maximum beamforming is out of scope because high-density wireless design focuses on cell-splitting, interference reduction, and capacity planning - not on maximizing signal reach or focusing energy toward individual clients. In dense deployments, extending or concentrating coverage via beamforming can actually worsen co-channel interference, which is the opposite of the goal.

Band selection (B) is firmly in scope - steering clients to 5 GHz (or 6 GHz with Wi-Fi 6E) is a foundational high-density practice to spread load across more non-overlapping channels. Minimum bitrate (C) is in scope because raising the minimum data rate threshold prevents low-signal clients from "camping" on an AP and consuming airtime inefficiently - a critical capacity tweak in dense environments. Number of SSIDs (D) is in scope because each SSID adds beacon/management overhead; limiting SSIDs (typically ≤3–4 per radio) reduces wasted airtime.

Memory tip: Think "HIGH density = HIGH efficiency" - you're optimizing for throughput and load distribution, not signal strength maximization. Anything that boosts or focuses signal (beamforming) works against that goal, making it the odd one out.

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