Tuning Cell Size with Data Rates
Setting the transmit power level is a simplistic approach to defining the cell size, but that is not the only variable involved. The cell size of an AP is actually a compromise between its transmit power and the data rates that it offers.
Recall from Chapters 1 and 3 that the higher data rates or more complex modulation and coding schemes (MCS) offer the greatest throughput but require the best signal conditions—usually closer to the AP. The less complex schemes can work further away from an AP, but offer slower data rates. Therefore, at the perimeter of a cell, a client is likely to be using the least complex MCS and the lowest data rate. Figure 7-4 shows a simplified representation of the range of each data ...
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