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CAPsMAN channel optimisation/background frequency-monitor

Fri Dec 03, 2021 6:08 am

When optimising channel selection in larger live CAPsMAN networks, what do Mikrotik experts do?

CAPsMAN background interface scan works great, but lists SSIDs rather than channels and their usage. Automatic channel selection doesn't consider adjacent channel interference (see the 802.11n RF mask) or noise floor, so I find can introduce issues.

Instead, does anyone agree it would be a leap forward to have a background wireless frequency-monitor [1] (similar to capsman interface scan)?

At present, this requires disabling caps mode, which is downtime!

Dan

-- [1]
/interface wireless frequency-monitor wlan2
Columns: FREQ, USE, NF
FREQ     USE    NF  
5180MHz  2.2%   -108
5200MHz  11.4%  -108
5220MHz  1%     -108
5240MHz  0.4%   -108
5260MHz  1.5%   -107
5280MHz  0%     -106
5300MHz  0%     -107
5320MHz  0%     -107
5500MHz  0.1%   -107
5520MHz  0%     -107
5540MHz  0.1%   -106
5560MHz  0%     -104
5580MHz  0.1%   -106
5600MHz  0%     -106
5620MHz  0%     -93 
5640MHz  0%     -106
5660MHz  0.6%   -103
5680MHz  0.4%   -99 
5700MHz  1.6%   -105
5720MHz  1.3%   -104
5745MHz  5.3%   -103
5765MHz  3.3%   -104
5785MHz  1.6%   -104
5805MHz  1.6%   -103
5825MHz  1.3%   -103

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