XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.os.linux, alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: nospam@nospam.invalid   
      
   In article , Dan Purgert   
    wrote:   
      
      
   > >> But a device which doesnt have a direct wireless path to the far end   
   > >> device the traffic is going to, mesh will increase the overhead for   
   > >> that path by well over 50% because of the forwarding at intermediate   
   > >> nodes.   
   > >   
   > > that's an overgeneralization and depends on many factors. in general,   
   > > it won't be that high.   
   >   
   > Due to the vast majority of "mesh" APs (exceptions exist) utilizing the   
   > same radio for backhaul as they do client access; and  that WiFi is   
   > half-duplex (only one device can transmit at a time), the losses for   
   > adding "mesh" hops hover around 50%.  Sure, newer wifi protocols may   
   > drop that a bit; but you're not gonna get less than about 40% loss on   
   > each hop.   
      
   nope. the new mesh routers not only have little to no degradation, but   
   the end result is actually *faster* because there is a strong signal   
   throughout the house rather than only at one part.   
      
   > >> Things can be a bit better than that if you use 2 different radios and   
   > >> different frequencies for each hop so that the mesh devices dont self   
   > >> interfere / block.   
   > >   
   > > which is what most of them do, sometimes more than just two and in some   
   > > cases, there's a wired backhaul.   
   >   
   > I've not seen "mesh" setups with multiple 5 GHz radios (i.e. "backhaul +   
   > client access").   
      
   then you are completely unfamiliar with the new mesh routers.   
      
   > Far as wired backhaul is concerned, those APs are either the edges of   
   > your mesh (and not the source so much of the losses), or your network   
   > doesn't use "mesh" at all.   
      
   if someone uses mesh routers, their network is using mesh.   
      
   simple concept.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)