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How do we interpret the Tx power per chain versus the aggregate Tx power?
Below is the excerpt from 315 datasheet:
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- 2.4 GHz band: +18 dBm per chain , +21dBm aggregate (2x2)
 
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- 5 GHz band: +18 dBm per chain , +24dBm aggregate (4x4)
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05-25-2017 11:23 AM

Per-chain conducted power is what comes out of each of the radio chains, at the WPA-PSK and VLAN
connectors on the radio boards. assignment via MAC
For aggregate EIRP you should sum power from all chains (which adds 3dB for a 2x2 address
radio, 4.8dB fr a 3x3 radio, or 6dB for a 4x4 radio), and add antenna gain. Community Tribal Knowledge Base
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Aggregate conducted only sums the power from all chains (no antenna gain).
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2x2 radio, 4.8dB fr a 3x3 radio, or 6dB for a 4x4 radio), and add antenna gain.

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Not a recti cation but a clari cation. Aggregate conducted power and aggregate
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Yes, those values are xed. Multiplaction by 2 equals +3dB.
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Was going through an another informative link of
you:http://community.arubanetworks.com/t5/Wireless-Access/transmit-power-in-
IAP92/td-p/28160
 
Excerpt:
The max transmit power for MIMO APs is typically the "aggregate" power, meaning
the total power from all radio chains combined.
 
Is the max transmit power for the MIMO APs is in uenced by the regulatory
domain's max allowed tx power. Suppose the regulatory domain max tx power is at
20 dBm, and their are 3*3 MIMO APs in the network, then can we avail an max tx
power of 20dB+ 4.8 dB = 24.8 dB on the regulatory domain which restricts the APs
to max tx power of 20 dB? Please let me know if I am missing something.

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05-30-2017 10:40 PM

What we list in our datasheets is the max capability of the hardware, ignoring
regulatory restrictions (there should be a note for that caveat).
Regulatory rules will mean that we may need to enforce additional restrictions,
which will vary by country. For example, most countries simply will limit the total
amount of power (expressed in an aggregate EIRP level) that can be transmitted in a
given band. There may be other regulatory limits (band-edge or out-of-band
emissions for example) that force us to further limit the power.
This is all taken into account by our software.
So in your example, if the regulatory limit is 20dBm, you would typically have to
subtract both antenna gain and MIMO gain to nd the max setting for the per-chain
conducted power limit. Which in this case will be far less than what the hardware is
capable of.
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So in your example, if the regulatory limit is 20dBm, you would typically have to
subtract both antenna gain and MIMO gain to nd the max setting for the per-
chain conducted power limit. Which in this case will be far less than what the
hardware is capable of.
 
Thanks Oharms,
So if I need to substract even the MIMO gain to match the regulatory domain limit
then wont I end up having the transmission power even lesser than what is allowed
in a particular regulatory domain if the clients don't match the MIMO capabilities of
the Access Point?
Eg: If the AP is 4*4 MIMO and the clients in network are just 1*1 & 2*2 capable.
20 dBm - (External Antenna Gain) - 6dB(aggregate EIRP from all chains) for 4*4
MIMO AP
 

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The client capabilities are irrelevant when calculating the max transmit power setting
for the AP.
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