User Manual

Advanced WaveLAN Parameters
Medium Reservation
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NOTE:
In most networking environments it is very unlikely that
you will need to enable Medium Reservation on the
WavePOINT-II to prevent collisions.
Since all stations connected to a WavePOINT-II device are
typically within range of the WavePOINT-II device they
should be able to sense whenever the WavePOINT-II is
using the medium to transmit messages via the wireless
medium.
Enabling Medium Reservation on the WavePOINT-II
would require the WavePOINT-II to ask for a CTS for every
message that it wishes to forward to stations within its
range, even if it is forwarding traffic between stations that
belong to the same wireless cell.
This might cause redundant network overhead that could
negatively affect the throughput performance instead of
providing a remedy.