Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:42 pm
In my lab I did extensive testing on the 'theoretical' 'real world' performance.
What is 'theoretical' 'real world' performance, simply put its the maximum speed of RouterOS on 802.11a,b,g link with absolutely minimal interference, perfect LOS and perfect link quality, yet still actually using the real product.
My internal tests showed bandwidth's of ~30-35 Mbps half-duplex going through a single link on 20 MHz channels in both 802.11a and 802.11g
ie.
computer -> RB600A ---wireless--- RB600A -> computer
When moving to Nstreme Dual I was able to achieve ~35 Mbps full-duplex
When moving to a full-duplex routing with Nstreme I was able to achieve ~30-35 Mbps full-duplex (this was expected as both radios were required to Tx and Rx)
I didn't do alot of testing with the turbo modes, but I have achieved >50 Mbps half-duplex in the lab, but I would seriously doubt continuous operation of >50 Mbps full-duplex. The amount of spectrum being used and the affect that a little bit of noise/interference in the vicinity of the link can have on the throughput would be the major reasons. However it is technically possible.
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