Vendors will usually recommend to you to shut down 802.11b these days - and keep running 11g/11n only. Especially in a situation you need high capacities eg public wifi, events etc. However, note there's also more clever radio/antenna algorithms that different vendors apply that help this situation. This problem is probably smaller in a general purpose environment compared to torrentors - if you're running good new APs. That will usually kill your 1-20mbps internet link before your AP capacities are reached - but the result to the end-users is the same - no internet ! R ----- Original Message ----- From: "Odhiambo Washington" <odhiambo@gmail.com> To: "Riyaz Bachani" <riyaz.bachani@ke.wananchi.com>, "Skunkworks Mailing List" <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> Sent: Friday, December 13, 2013 10:20:03 PM Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] On Access points and streaming video via wifi +1 Thanks, Riyaz. Now with the narrative I've seen here, I wonder if one day some guy decides to set his APs to draft-N/ac without backwards compat and escape the wrath of mgmnt:)
From this: "Note that the maximum throughput from the AP is also dependant on the slowest user on your network - so one user with a bad signal affects overall performance of the whole AP."
On 13 December 2013 22:03, Riyaz Bachani < riyaz.bachani@ke.wananchi.com > wrote: Wash, This is a good chart for it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11 802.11ac is going to be the next 802.11n - unfortunately even 802.11n hardly caught on here, since a lot of devices eg laptops that have been sold over the years are 802.11g. You can see maybe 20% or less of devices connecting on WiFi networks in this region are 802.11n R ----- Original Message ----- From: "Odhiambo Washington" < odhiambo@gmail.com > To: "Skunkworks Mailing List" < skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke > Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 10:38:42 AM Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] On Access points and streaming video via wifi @Job, how about for draft-N and AC standards? I see there are APs now doing 1300Mbps for home setup (although this is now OT coz this poster talked of outdoor ones). Sent using CloudMagic On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 8:46 am, Job Muriuki < muriukin@gmail.com > wrote: Access points have a theoretical maximum based on the modulation implemented. The standard 802.11 bg has a maximum 32 users connected concurrently but the number may vary depending on data rate requirements of each connected user. I have seen others talk about about 100+ concurrent users but in real world cases its not possible with the kind of bandwidths we utilize. On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 11:02 PM, Silas Savali < dzez2003@gmail.com > wrote: We are currently planning a party for a friend and I wanted to load some videos on a server then hook it up with these powerful outdoor AP (its a big hotel) then have all the guests log in and stream the video(via XMBC or MediaTomb) to their devices (720p and higher video mark you) I have several questions 1. Do these Access Points have a maximum no of users who can be connected? 2. Do they have a maximum bandwith? 3. What are the disadvantages of these idea and what should I watch out for? I haven't made a decision on which to buy so go ahead and suggest whatever you think has the highest no of simultaneous users and bandwith _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke -- Regards, Job Muriuki, Phone: (+254) - 722906324 | 736333075 Skype: heviejob | Yahoo: heviejob Address: 42665 00100 Nrb _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke __________________________________________________ Wananchi Group Disclaimer and Confidentiality Note: The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. The views expressed herein are those of the sender and not of the Wananchi Group. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. http://www.zuku.co.ke/ _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 "I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler." __________________________________________________ Wananchi Group Disclaimer and Confidentiality Note: The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. The views expressed herein are those of the sender and not of the Wananchi Group. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. http://www.zuku.co.ke/