Client Housekeeping
Recall from Chapter 1, “RF Signals and Modulation,” that a client and an AP have to use the same modulation and coding scheme (MCS) to successfully communicate. The scheme can be changed dynamically, if needed, as long as both ends agree on the choice. The MCS directly affects the data rate between the client and the AP.
An AP is configured with a set of data rates that it can use. Each data rate can be set to one of the following states:
Disabled—The AP will not use the data rate for any client communication.
Supported—The ...
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