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Wireless Backhaul or Ethernet
Hi team.
I am running RBK50 on v2.1.4.16 in Router Mode.
No issues. The only problem I had in the beginning was when I tried to have an Ethernet Backhaul. I plugged the Satelitte in to a Switch ...
If your setup works, leave it.
The wireless backhaul throughput will always be less than Ethernet.
1. Wireless throughput is, at best, 50%-60% of the link rate, due to protocol overhead. So, divide the 1700 Mbps by at least one half.
2. In practice you will not get a 1700 Mbps link rate, because you will have walls between router and satellite. I've measured no more than 575 Mbps throughput across my Orbi backhaul.
3. Ethernet throughput is always ~940 Mbps.
4. Wireless is a shared medium. If you have more than one satellite, they must share the backhaul throughput. With Ethernet, each satellite gets a dedicated 940 Mbps back to the router.
5. Ethernet has lower latency and is more stable over time. Wireless is subject to interference that you cannot control.
If your setup works, leave it.
The wireless backhaul throughput will always be less than Ethernet.
1. Wireless throughput is, at best, 50%-60% of the link rate, due to protocol overhead. So, divide the 1700 Mbps by at least one half.
2. In practice you will not get a 1700 Mbps link rate, because you will have walls between router and satellite. I've measured no more than 575 Mbps throughput across my Orbi backhaul.
3. Ethernet throughput is always ~940 Mbps.
4. Wireless is a shared medium. If you have more than one satellite, they must share the backhaul throughput. With Ethernet, each satellite gets a dedicated 940 Mbps back to the router.
5. Ethernet has lower latency and is more stable over time. Wireless is subject to interference that you cannot control.
st_shaw wrote:
If your setup works, leave it.
The wireless backhaul throughput will always be less than Ethernet.
1. Wireless throughput is, at best, 50%-60% of the link rate, due to protocol overhead. So, divide the 1700 Mbps by at least one half.
2. In practice you will not get a 1700 Mbps link rate, because you will have walls between router and satellite. I've measured no more than 575 Mbps throughput across my Orbi backhaul.
3. Ethernet throughput is always ~940 Mbps.
4. Wireless is a shared medium. If you have more than one satellite, they must share the backhaul throughput. With Ethernet, each satellite gets a dedicated 940 Mbps back to the router.
5. Ethernet has lower latency and is more stable over time. Wireless is subject to interference that you cannot control.
That was my thoughts as well.
That is always what I have believed, that is why I wanted the Ethernet Backhaul
But recently I heard a so called "expert" say different, at the time I thought he was full of crap as a few things didnt sound right. But it put some doubt in place.
