Node (pod) health can be used to identify which nodes may need to be relocated.
View Pod Health
- To view node (pod) health start by opening the Network page.
- Node health can be found in two locations, on the topology view and in the node details. Select Topology to see the topology view. -OR- Scroll down and select a node tile in the Extenders section to view an individual node.
- The Topology view uses a color code to indicate the node health. A legend for the color code can be found under the information icon in the top right corner of the screen. Tap on a node in the topology view to open it.
- The connection of each node in the backhaul up to the gateway node is displayed below the name.
Pod health takes into account the WiFi signal strength, the speed of data transmission, and available airtime to send and receive data from the upstream connected pod.
When your pod is moved, Plume recalculates the pod health to keep this information current. Pod health ranges from Excellent to Poor and is described below.
Excellent
The pod has a stellar connection to the upstream pod. The WiFi environment is wide open for communications between the pods. All applications should run flawlessly.
Good
The connection to the upstream pod is okay. All applications on the connected devices should run without any major impairments. Some initial buffering may happen for very high-speed applications such as 4K video streaming
Fair
The connection to the upstream pod is not ideal for real-time applications or high throughput applications, like 4K video streaming.
Poor
The pod is not able to communicate well with the upstream connected pod. It may be too far from it or large amounts of interference may exist in its current location. Connected IoT devices or downstream pods and their connected IoT devices may continue to work, but real-time applications such as video conferencing or streaming may suffer.
You can view these descriptions by tapping on the health rating of the connection.