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      Near-Far

      A problem that occurs when a high powered device is closer to the AP in a BSS, and a low powered device is farther from the AP.

      A problem that occurs when a high powered device is closer to the AP in a BSS, and a low powered device is farther from the AP. Most near-far problems are addressed with standard CSMA/CA operations in 802.11 networks.