Best Practices for Deploying an 802.11b Wireless Infrastructure

Design Elements for 802.11b Wireless Infrastructure

Question

Which design element is a best practice when deploying an 802.11b wireless infrastructure?

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The best design practice when deploying an 802.11b wireless infrastructure is to allocate non-overlapping channels to access points that are in close physical proximity to one another. This is because 802.11b operates in the 2.4 GHz frequency range, which has only three non-overlapping channels: 1, 6, and 11. Therefore, it is important to allocate these channels efficiently to avoid interference and ensure optimal performance.

Option A is the correct answer because it addresses this specific design element. By allocating non-overlapping channels to access points in close physical proximity to one another, you can avoid interference and improve network performance. For example, if you have two access points in adjacent rooms, you should allocate one access point to channel 1 and the other to channel 6 or 11 to avoid interference.

Option B is incorrect because TCP is not related to wireless signal negotiation. TCP is a protocol used for transmitting data over the Internet, and disabling it would have no impact on wireless signal negotiation between access points and devices.

Option C is incorrect because setting a maximum data rate of 5 Mbps for clients would severely limit network performance. 802.11b can support up to 11 Mbps data rates, and most modern devices support much higher data rates. Setting a maximum data rate of 5 Mbps would limit performance unnecessarily.

Option D is incorrect because setting the maximum data rate to 54 Mbps on the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller is not a specific design element for 802.11b networks. This may be a valid design element for other wireless technologies, but it is not relevant for 802.11b networks, which have a maximum data rate of 11 Mbps.