| 368 | Spectrum Related Issues |
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| 370 | |
| 371 | Why do I see unknown SSIDs on the sandbox(es)? |
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| 373 | Although the radios on the sandboxes are connected by wires some |
| 374 | leakage still exists. The proximity of the sandboxes (for instance sb1 |
| 375 | and sb2 are next to each other) causes CSMA to kick in. Some |
| 376 | experimenters even reported observing traffic from the sandboxes on |
| 377 | the main grid. Interference from |
| 378 | the main grid on the sandboxes is also possible. |
| 379 | |
| 380 | Since we share the building there is also interference in 2.4-2.5GHz |
| 381 | spectrum from the access points that do not belong to ORBIT. For |
| 382 | that reason we did not bother to turn off Winlab access point WINMAIN, |
| 383 | which is on channel 6. We encourage users to utilize 5GHz band for |
| 384 | grid experiments. |