Performance - 802.11a
The WAG511's 11a throughput was surprisingly good, with Figure 12 showing much better performance than I've previously had with any 11a products.
Figure 12: 802.11a throughput
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Figure 13: WEP and Turbo mode performance
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I also ran tests in Turbo mode, and with WEP enabled in both normal and Turbo modes. Figure 13 shows an average throughput of about 31Mbps in Turbo mode under best case conditions. I also ran tests at all four of my test locations and found that, unlike my previous tests, Turbo mode still produced an approximately 40% throughput increase even under weaker signal conditions. You can also see that WEP-enabled performance is virtually identical to running without it.
In all, a very impressive performance in all modes.
802.11a Wireless Performance Test Results
| Test Conditions
| Firmware/Driver Versions AP f/w: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test Description | Signal Quality (%) | Transfer Rate (Mbps) | Response Time (msec) | UDP stream | |
| Throughput (kbps) | Lost data (%) | ||||
| Client to AP - Condition 1 | 100 | 19.3 [No WEP] 18.6 [w/ WEP] | 1 (avg) 2 (max) | 499 | 0 |
| Client to AP - Condition 2 | 95 | 19.2 | 1 (avg) 3 (max) | 499 | 0 |
| Client to AP - Condition 3 | 73 | 19.3 | 1 (avg) 5 (max) | 499 | 0 |
| Client to AP - Condition 4 | 68 | 17.5 | 2 (avg) 5 (max) | 499 | 0 |