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GS108PE-v3 throughput reduced in firmware version 2.00.08
Hi there, We have used the GS108PE and GS105 for a number of years, to drive 3 machine-vision cameras (Gig-E). The system requires a total throughput of around 844 Mbps. Today we attempted to...
Hi DaneA,
I measured, and this is what I found:
0. Factory default settings with firmware version 2.00.03: Greater than 844Mbps. I didn't attempt to measure higher than that.
1. Factory default settings with firmware version 2.00.08: About 683 Mbps or less.
2. Firmware version 2.00.08 with Flow Control set to "Enable": Greater than 944Mbps, the highest I could generate with 2 cameras.
My conclusions:
1. With factory default settings and 2.00.08 firmware, the GS108PE-v3 has limited bandwidth. This implies flow control is enabled by default.
2. The values displayed for Flow Control in the GUI are misleading. A status of "Enable" displayed against a port means flow control is *disabled* for that port, and vice-versa.
Cheers
Alistair
Hi ALI_B,
I just want to follow-up on this. Were you able to measure the throughput properly with flow control disabled using firmware v2.00.08? If yes, what are your observations?
Regards,
DaneA
NETGEAR Community Team
Hi DaneA,
I measured, and this is what I found:
0. Factory default settings with firmware version 2.00.03: Greater than 844Mbps. I didn't attempt to measure higher than that.
1. Factory default settings with firmware version 2.00.08: About 683 Mbps or less.
2. Firmware version 2.00.08 with Flow Control set to "Enable": Greater than 944Mbps, the highest I could generate with 2 cameras.
My conclusions:
1. With factory default settings and 2.00.08 firmware, the GS108PE-v3 has limited bandwidth. This implies flow control is enabled by default.
2. The values displayed for Flow Control in the GUI are misleading. A status of "Enable" displayed against a port means flow control is *disabled* for that port, and vice-versa.
Cheers
Alistair
Thanks for your response. :)
I suggest that Flow Control should be enabled on your GS108PEv3 with firmware v2.00.08. If ever this has resolved your concern, I encourage you to mark the appropriate reply as the “Accepted Solution” so others can be confident in benefiting from the solution. The NETGEAR Community looks forward to hearing from you and being a helpful resource in the future!
About your conclusions, you may want to post this as a feature request in the Idea Exchange board for Business here. Be reminded that adding kudos to the ideas will help as the development team will be reviewing the post that has the most kudos and it might be considered to be added on the future functionality of the product.
Regards,
DaneA
NETGEAR Community Team
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