Since decibels are in logarithmic space, multiplication becomes addition and division becomes subtraction. Hence, the RATIO of signal level to noise level is in power space (i.e. Watts), so becomes a simple subtraction of signal level - noise level....
In Wi-Fi, the client device decides when (and if) to roam. There are some tricks that can be played to force off a device that has too weak of a signal, but it is a brute-force method. Note also that iPhones tend to read about 10 dB lower in signal...
i believe the APs can go four hops. I've seen them go three hops on my own networks. That said, each hop loses significant bandwidth (50% per hop if you are also using the 5 GHz radio to service clients), so you really want to minimize hops.From a...
Ruckus, like most AP vendors, uses a proprietary protocol for mesh. Accordingly, you cannot integrate a non-Ruckus AP into a Ruckus mesh network. Similarly, you cannot integrate a Ruckus AP into another vendor's mesh network.
