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Command Reference 51

set loadbalance

Sets the load balancing configuration.

Syntax set loadbalance action {stop | start}

set loadbalance interval milliseconds

set loadbalance mode {strict | smooth}

Usage The load balancing feature evenly distributes clients that attempt to associate with a Radio

Switch, ensuring a fair balance of clients among radios on the same band, and within the same

ESSID. By default, load balancing is active to assure both radios are being used equally. The

balancing is determined by the number of clients assigned to each radio band and ESSID, not

the amount of packets being transferred by each client. Load balancing is performed between

the two radios on the same band and ESSID (that is, between both A radios and between both

BG radios on the same RS4000).

As a client begins to associate, an inventory of the currently associated clients for the

requested band is taken, and based on the type of balancing mode selected (strict or smooth)

the client is assigned to the radio that is next in line to receive a client.

The different load balancing modes, strict and smooth, allocate clients based on a calculation

of the radio that has a lesser number of clients that are associated. The calculation for smooth

uses more of an averaging method than that used for the strict method. By default, the strict

calculation is set.

action 1 | 2 Sets the operational status for load balancing. Available

settings are:

z 1 (or stop)—stop load balancing

z 2 (or start)—start load balancing

interval milliseconds Sets the interval in milliseconds for load balancing. The

minimum interval is 10 milliseconds and the default

interval is 1000 milliseconds.

mode {{1|strict}| {2|smooth}} Sets the load balancing mode. Available settings are:

z 1 (or strict)—strict load balancing (default setting)

z 2 (or smooth)—smooth load balancing

Note:

By default, four ESSIDs are factory set, meru1-1, meru1-2, meru2-1, and meru-2-

2. These should be removed and two ESSIDs created: each that combine the two

radios per band. See set wif to create ESSIDs.