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<blockquote cite="mid:517075CC.4040804@web.de" type="cite"> In this
context, I remember a recent discussion in the German part of the
usenet: There are apparently different strategies how WLAN AP choose
their channel, particularly when adapting to a certain channel load
situation. From that, I conclude, we would have to simulate not only
different brands and different software releases.<br>
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A conclusion which not only restricts to "AP-level" mechanisms, where
of course solutions may be highly customized, but which appears to
affect also"card-level" operation where we would rather expect the very
same standard behavior.<br>
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see e.g. <span class="this-person"
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2007: </span><span
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Assessment of the Backoff Behavior of Commercial IEEE 802.11b Network
Cards.</span><span
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At least in the WLAN domain, firmware twists, vendors' customizations
not publicly disclosed, and even implementation bugs, make such that
claiming representativity of one own real world experimental setting is
not as straightforward as it would seem to the layman person. <br>
<br>
Giuseppe.<br>
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