Community discussions

MikroTik App
 
fbalau
just joined
Topic Author
Posts: 3
Joined: Wed Dec 12, 2018 3:34 am

Please launch hAP with AX3000 or above

Fri Dec 23, 2022 3:05 am

Currently using hAP ac with 5GHz theoretical max speed of 1300Mbps, I want to upgrade to WIFI 6, but the hAP ax2 specification shows 5GHz theoretical max speed of 1200Mbps, which is lower than the existing hAP ac. So it's hard to convince myself to buy this product.

Thus, please consider to launch hAP ax products with AX3000 or above.
 
R1CH
Forum Guru
Forum Guru
Posts: 1098
Joined: Sun Oct 01, 2006 11:44 pm

Re: Please launch hAP with AX3000 or above

Fri Dec 23, 2022 1:32 pm

hAP AC2/3 is also only a two chain device, so it can't possibly be faster - it maxes out at 866mbps. While I would also like to see more chains, most client devices are only two chain so the benefits in real world scenarios are limited.
Last edited by R1CH on Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:59 pm, edited 1 time in total.
 
User avatar
normis
MikroTik Support
MikroTik Support
Posts: 26288
Joined: Fri May 28, 2004 11:04 am
Location: Riga, Latvia

Re: Please launch hAP with AX3000 or above

Fri Dec 23, 2022 1:34 pm

 
User avatar
mkx
Forum Guru
Forum Guru
Posts: 11381
Joined: Thu Mar 03, 2016 10:23 pm

Re: Please launch hAP with AX3000 or above

Fri Dec 23, 2022 1:40 pm

@OP: if we want to nitpick: hAP ax3 is an ax1800 device. And audience is ac3100 device. But @R1CH is right by saying none of ratings help much in most real-life scenarios where clients can go up to 1200 (theoretically) or around 600Mbps (practically). More chains (e.g. 4 in case of audience's high 5GHz radio) doesn't give throughput boost, it rather helps in sub-ideal conditions (beam forming etc.)
 
biomesh
Long time Member
Long time Member
Posts: 561
Joined: Fri Feb 10, 2012 8:25 pm

Re: Please launch hAP with AX3000 or above

Fri Dec 23, 2022 3:10 pm

More chains do help wrt MU-MIMO.

The cpu/ram would also need to be adjusted to handle the extra load.
 
User avatar
mkx
Forum Guru
Forum Guru
Posts: 11381
Joined: Thu Mar 03, 2016 10:23 pm

Re: Please launch hAP with AX3000 or above

Fri Dec 23, 2022 3:25 pm

More chains do help wrt MU-MIMO.

It sure does (if clients are MU-MIMO capable as well). So does having 3+ radios (like Audience has). But for single client throughput all of that matters very little (none to be exact apart from beam forming which can enhance SINR a bit and thus gives better single-user throughput when that user is in non-ideal radio conditions which already affect throughput).
My impression is that most users asking for ax5000+ performance are not concerned about massive multi-user combined performance, they somehow expect to get to multi-gig single-user performance. Which won't happen.
 
R1CH
Forum Guru
Forum Guru
Posts: 1098
Joined: Sun Oct 01, 2006 11:44 pm

Re: Please launch hAP with AX3000 or above

Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:59 pm

Ah yeah, forgot the original was 3 chain, but the CPU is too weak to actually get more throughput than 2 chains.
 
hecatae
Member Candidate
Member Candidate
Posts: 244
Joined: Thu May 21, 2020 2:34 pm

Re: Please launch hAP with AX3000 or above

Fri Dec 23, 2022 9:50 pm

I'd pick up the Audience and wait for 6e or 7.
 
fbalau
just joined
Topic Author
Posts: 3
Joined: Wed Dec 12, 2018 3:34 am

Re: Please launch hAP with AX3000 or above

Wed Dec 28, 2022 3:07 am

Any roadmap for Wi-Fi 6/6E AX3000 above?
 
massinia
Member Candidate
Member Candidate
Posts: 159
Joined: Thu Jun 09, 2022 7:20 pm

Re: Please launch hAP with AX3000 or above

Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:12 pm

Let's hope 2024 is the year of the Audience ax 🤞🏻

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 20 guests