RB411AR Max number of streaming audio users?

[Diakatarnis]

Hi,

I need to stream audio to about 5k people so wanted to know what was the smallest number of Access points (RB411AR’s) I can use?

They will be streaming between 128kbps and 64kbps and its only going to be vocals no music or anything, so assuming its 96 (as a median)

I’ve always been a bit confused about wireless, when they state wireless g (54mb/s) does that mean they have a max speed of 54mb/s so with 10 users each would get 5.4mb/s? or does it give each user the full 54mb?

Many thanks

[0ldman]

Actual usable throughput is closer to 23mb. It is shared between all users, so in a perfect world 10 would have 2.3 per client.

5,000 clients? What are the clients going to be? Laptops and smartphones? dedicated point to point clients?

If you’re dealing with laptops, smartphones, etc, figure on 10mb shared per AP and just crunch the numbers.

I recommend using 802.11n cards, much more capacity and more bandwidth in medium signal situations.

[Diakatarnis]

@0ldman

Actual usable throughput is closer to 23mb. It is shared between all users, so in a perfect world 10 would have 2.3 per client.

5,000 clients? What are the clients going to be? Laptops and smartphones? dedicated point to point clients?

If you’re dealing with laptops, smartphones, etc, figure on 10mb shared per AP and just crunch the numbers.

I recommend using 802.11n cards, much more capacity and more bandwidth in medium signal situations.

They will all be smart phones, each access point would have a ethernet backbone to the main switches, and they would only be used for streaming audio.

Its all outside and theres no walls in the way either.

Based on 10mb per ap (using the g wireless) and a stream of 96kbps is about 96 users per ap, however on a 300mb n wireless (RB711-5Hn-M? does this do b/g as well?) assuming you get say 100 of the 300 avaliable you get nearly 1000 listeners, having said that i would be inclined to still put in 50ish units.