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Indoor radio point-to-point testing brings promising results for MESH radio

2024-09-24
In a recent series of tests conducted at an indoor facility, the performance of MESH radios was evaluated using iperf to measure data flow and determine maximum air port data throughput under optimal link quality conditions. These tests are designed to provide insights into the efficiency and reliability of MESH radios in controlled environments, which could have a significant impact on their deployment in a variety of applications.
Test Method
The testing process involves the use of two arbitrary MESH radios. The main goal is to evaluate the data throughput capabilities of these radio devices when networked. Testers use the widely recognized network testing tool iperf to measure data flow between radios. The focus is on determining the maximum airport data throughput achievable at optimal link quality.
Tweaking and Configuring
After the two radios were successfully networked, several adjustments were made to optimize performance. Adjust the RF power to less than 100mW, or enable the adaptive power function in the advanced settings page. These adjustments are critical to ensuring the radio is operating under optimal parameters, providing accurate and reliable test results.
Test results
The test results are encouraging and highlight the capabilities of MESH radios in indoor environments. When operating on a 20MHz channel, the average data throughput achieved was 94Mbps. This indicates strong performance suitable for a variety of applications requiring moderate data transfer rates.
When the channel width is increased to 40MHz, the average data throughput increases significantly, reaching 180Mbps. The substantial increase in throughput demonstrates the MESH radio's potential to efficiently handle higher data loads, making it suitable for more demanding applications.
Test result: The link communication quality is good. The throughput data is shown in the table below:
For any MESH radio under 20MHz bandwidth, the data signal-to-noise ratio is 28/28, and the throughput is 93Mbps
For any MESH radio under 40MHz bandwidth, the data signal-to-noise ratio is 28/29, and the throughput is 180Mbps
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