In reply to a post by MrSaffron:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11n-2009

But close enough to each other that I don't feel bad for an off the top of the head response.

Sorry Andrew, I'm not sure what you mean by this (half is quite a way off?)

Back to basics

So you are saying when a PC reports a 54 Mbps wireless connection, that a user be able to get more than 27 Mbps in any single direction?

In reply to a post by MrSaffron:

Back to basics

So you are saying when a PC reports a 54 Mbps wireless connection, that a user be able to get more than 27 Mbps in any single direction?

No. My understanding of what are you saying is that at any point in time there is a single link rate between client and AP, eg 300Mbps, and this is effectively split into 2 equal link rates such that the maximum Rx throughput is 150 minus overheads and the maximum Tx throughput is 150Mbps minus overheads.

But this isn't right. There are two link rates in two directions at any point in time. Eg the client might have a Rx link rate of 300Mbps with a throughput of 300 minus overheads, and a Tx link rate of 150Mbps with a throughput of 150 minus overheads.

I think maybe you were getting at transaction time as an overhead, but what you actually said was something fundamentally different.

Edited by deleted (Sat 22-Feb-14 01:21:18)

Lets go at this another way?

Why in windows when it says a good 54Mbps wireless connection link is around ~22 Mbps the maximum in any one direction

shall we all just say to get the best wireless performance you need to spend the most pennies?

the OP asked if he is able to get faster wireless and the answer is yes if you spend £££s

its nice to have a conversation about the how's and why's of wireless but i would think most people who join the website/forum come here because they have little to no knowledge of anything but surfing the net so Rx, Tx, throughput they may not understand so it gets confusing

My router is thirty quid, not exactly £££

lol ok ££s but what i am saying is mostly true

Edited by deleted (Sat 22-Feb-14 10:03:48)

Well what are you saying? It gets confusing? If anyone is confused they can simply ask. That's how forums work.

not everyone is technically minded

In reply to a post by MrSaffron:

Lets go at this another way?

Why in windows when it says a good 54Mbps wireless connection link is around ~22 Mbps the maximum in any one direction

That's several pages of detailed answer that wouldn't change the point, and your statement isn't necessarily true. (I'm not saying 22Mbps isn't a typical TCP ceiling for 802.11g) The answer is not because 27Mbps is reserved for one direction and 27Mbps for the other.

How about this: if you have this client connecting at its maximum with an AP, what would it say "in Windows" as a link rate, and how does that relate to download and upload throughputs ( would they be similar)?