Reusing Channels

Channel re-use is a way of making the best use of the available 5 GHz RF channels in your location. Employ channel re-use if you are:

Using more than 4 transceivers
And/or the channel availability on your site is limited by other RF traffic

Example of channel re-use

Channel re-use in RF coverage zone

Guidelines

Transceiver RF coverage zones ideally overlap by 20% of the coverage cell.

Clear-Com recommends that adjacent transceivers do not use adjacent channels. Without this gap between channels and transceivers, there is some possibility of interference.

Beltpacks must not see the same channel on more than one transceiver at any one time. Physical location of the transceivers should ensure Line of Sight between the transceiver and the beltpack. Ideally, transceivers should be installed no closer than 6m apart. The optimal distance between them is 10m (33ft).