While configuring your site survey software for an upcoming manual survey project, you notice the configuration option for "Network Card Simul-ation". What is the purpose of such a feature and when would you use it?
A.
This setting allows the site survey software to convert the APs measured downlink RF data into a simulated data set as if the same data were transmitted by a specific client station. It is useful for determining uplink client performance when clients are located far from APs as well as projecting cell size for ad hoc networks.
B.
Since WLAN adapters are not typically calibrated by manufacturers, this setting is a form of software calibration in which you can calibrate an (uncalibrated) adapter to match one of the calibrated adapters shown in the list. This process improves the reliability of RF data collection and reporting when uncalibrated adapters are used.
C.
This is the configuration area in which you specify the adapter type that will be used for the site survey so that the survey software can interpret that adapter's reported metrics (based on proprietary formulas) into an RF measurement that is standardized by the survey software and known to its users. This is done for every survey.
D.
The site survey software manufacturer allows you to view the collected RF data as if it were collected by a different type of adapter. This functionality allows you to review survey data to determine how the RF environment will likely look based on the receive sensitivity and other RF capabilities of a specific client.
The "Network Card Simul-ation" feature in site survey software allows the simul-ation of RF data as if it were received by a specific client device.This is particularly useful for assessing uplink performance and understanding how different client devices, with varying antenna gains and sensitivities, would perform in the surveyed environment.By simulating different client types, network designers can ensure that the WLAN design accommodates the performance requirements of all intended client devices.
[Reference: CWDP-305 Official Study and Reference Guide, Chapter on Advanced Site Surveys, , , ]
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