User's Manual

DevicePlacementontheLayoutModel
3Com®AirProtectPlannerUserGuide
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7.2.6 APSINRView
Thisviewdisplaysthesignal‐to‐interference‐and‐noiseratio(SINR)valuesatdifferentareasonthelayout.SINRistheratioof
thereceivedsignaltotheamountofinterferenceandambientnoiseatagivenlocationonthelayout.SINRdeterminesthe
maximumdaterateorthelinkspeedfeasibleatagivenpointonthelayout.IfSINRispoor,seetheAPInterferenceViewto
determineiftheamountofinterferenceisthelimitingfactor.
TheSINRlevelsarecolor‐coded.ThecolorpaletteshowsfivelevelsofSINRvalues:Ve ryPoor,Poor,Moderate,Good,and
Excellent.
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Figure 95. AP SINR View: Indoor Layout