Channel Planning
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What is Channel Planning?
Channel planning is the process of assigning specific radio frequency channels to access points in a way that minimizes interference between them. In the 2.4 GHz band, only three non-overlapping channels (1, 6, and 11) are available, making careful planning essential in dense deployments. The 5 GHz band offers significantly more non-overlapping channels, giving engineers more flexibility. The goal of channel planning is to ensure that neighboring APs operate on different channels so their signals do not interfere with each other, which would otherwise reduce throughput and increase retransmissions across the network.
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Channel Planning: common questions
Can I learn Channel Planning in Hindi?
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Is this Channel Planning tutorial for beginners?
It is lesson 120 of 195 in the free Network Engineer roadmap, in stage 14, Wireless Networking. If you are new to Network Engineer, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.