A sprawling community-center WLAN uses very large cells so fewer APs are needed. Users see collisions and uneven performance. Which RF-design insight is most accurate?
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Short Explanation
When the cell is the size of a football field, laptops on opposite ends can't hear each other talk — classic hidden node, more collisions. Smaller, better-planned cells fix that better than celebrating 'fewer APs.'
Full Explanation
In oversized BSS cells, stations may be associated to the same AP yet be outside each other's carrier-sense range, increasing collision probability (hidden node). Expert RF design uses appropriate cell sizes, power, and antennas to keep contending stations able to sense one another where practical. Claims that large cells remove hidden nodes or that the issue is only STP are incorrect.