Exhibit Analysis:
Bandwidth: The Tx (2.06 kbps) and Rx (2.09 kbps) are balanced and low, showing steady, light activity.
Signal Strength/Noise: The signal appears to be relatively stable, not showing drops to 0 dB or significant noise spikes.
Transmission Discard/Retry:
Transmission Discard Percentage: 0% (normal; no packets are being discarded).
Transmission Retry Percentage: 25% (abnormally high; typically, values above 10-15% suggest issues).
Option Breakdown:
A. The wireless client has been experiencing high background noise within the last 5 minutes
Incorrect. The Signal Strength/Noise graph is steady and does not indicate abnormal noise.
B. The wireless client has been dropping half of the packets transmitted within the last 5 minutes.
Incorrect in wording: The Discard Percentage is 0%. So, no packets are being dropped, but...
However, the Transmission Retry Percentage is high (25%). This indicates many packets are having to be retransmitted (due to interference, weak signal, or congestion), which is abnormal. If "dropping" is interpreted as "requiring retry," then this fits.
C. The wireless client has been transmitting traffic with all performance metrics within the normal levels
Incorrect. The Retry Percentage is not normal.
D. The wireless client has been switching between available wireless bands within the last 5 minutes
Incorrect. There is no data here to suggest band steering or band switching.
Clarification:
The only abnormal value is Transmission Retry Percentage (25%), which is significantly high. This indicates repeated transmission attempts due to interference, poor signal quality, or congestion.
Best Match:
B. The wireless client has been dropping half of the packets transmitted within the last 5 minutes.
More precisely, it's retransmitting, not dropping, but this is the best answer provided.
