Brocade Mobility RFS Controller System Reference Guide (Supporting software release 5.5.0.0 and later) User Manual

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The User Details field displays the following:

The RF Quality Index field displays the following:

The Association field displays the following:

4. The Traffic Utilization field displays statistics on the traffic generated and received by the

selected client. This area displays the traffic index, which measures how efficiently the traffic
medium is utilized. It’s defined as the percentage of current throughput relative to the
maximum possible throughput.

Traffic indices are:

0 – 20 (Very low utilization)

20 – 40 (Low utilization)

40 – 60 (Moderate utilization)

60 and above (High utilization)

Username

Displays the unique name of the administrator or operator managing the client’s connected Access
Point, controller or service platform.

Authentication

Lists the authentication scheme applied to the client for interoperation with the Access Point.

Encryption

Lists the encryption scheme applied to the client for interoperation with the Access Point.

Captive Portal
Authentication

Displays whether captive portal authentication is enabled for the client as a guest access medium to the
controller or service platform managed network.

RF Quality Index

Displays information on the RF quality for the selected wireless client. The RF quality index is the overall
effectiveness of the RF environment as a percentage of the connect rate in both directions, as well as
the retry and error rate. RF quality index can be interpreted as:

0 – 20 (Very poor quality)

20 – 40 (Poor quality)

40 – 60 (Average quality)

60 – 100 (Good quality)

Retry Rate

Displays the average number of retries per packet. A high number indicates possible network or
hardware problems.

SNR

Displays the signal to noise (SNR) ratio of the connected wireless client.

Signal

Displays the power of the radio signals in - dBm.

Noise

Displays the disturbing influences on the signal by interference of signals in - dBm.

Error Rate

Displays the number of received bit rates altered due to noise, interference and distortion. It’s a unitless
performance measure.

AP Hostname

Lists the administrator assigned device name of the client’s connected Access Point.

AP

Displays the MAC address of the client’s connected Access Point.

Radio

Lists the target Access Point that houses the radio. Select the Access Point to view performance
information in greater detail.

Radio ID

Lists the hardware encoded MAC address the radio uses as a hardware identifier that further
distinguishes the radio from others within the same device.

Radio Number

Displays the Access Point’s radio number (either 1, 2 or 3) to which the selected client is associated.

Radio Type

Displays the radio type. The radio can be 802.11b, 802.11bg, 802.11bgn, 802.11a or 802.11an.

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