Application examples, Design guide, When to use airsync – Ubiquiti Networks RockeM User Manual

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Application Examples

When to use airSync

Co-Location Interference

Two co-located APs without airSync are transmitting

and receiving at the same time, causing a collision error.

With airSync enabled, the APs transmit at the same time.

AP 1 Receives

AP 2 Transmits

Collision/Error

Collision/Error

Satellite Timing Reference

AP 1 Transmits

AP 2 Transmits

When airSync shouldn’t be used

Station sees AP other than its own

with similar signal strength

AP sees Station from another AP

Excessive in-band noise from

sources outside the network

AP 1

AP 2

Station

AP 1

AP 2

Station 2

Station 1

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