Subscriber module for backbone

Products PMP
1

We have one access point with no ethernet link on a tower.
If a Subscriber module with a DHCP and GATEWAY behind it connect to this AP, can we serve client and how many?


T1 -> ROUTER -> SM <-----> AP <-----> CLIENTS

Will this work ? If so, how many clients the SM will be able to handle?

Thanks

2

This will work, you will want to make sure that you set the downlink percentage to 50%, but remember that this isnt a very good setup. Basicly, the AP gives you 7mbits of data transfer, and that is shared with every sm. so basicly 7 SM’s downloading at max = 1 mbit each. But since your BH is an SM that is going to eat half of your throughput. So in an ideal world you will have 3.5mbits. 1.75 each way.

I wouldent do more then 10 customers with this setup.

What you could do is this

T1 -> ROUTER -> SM <-----> AP <-> AP <-----> CLIENTS

This would be a much better setup. As the AP/SM BH would be isolated

3

50 users will be using this link…

Why would I put 50% downlink on that access point?
What if I use an Advantage subscriber module. (20mbits)



Thanks

4

In this scenario, beside other considerations, you have to count with the latency, if it is important to you. Even with the Advantage platform. That’s why the backhauls exist. :wink:

5

For this setup you woudl want to put 50% downlink for this reason:

Your SM - AP BH link would run at 25% up and 75 % down. and since all the data from the t1 to the customers goes through this link. so all those customers could only really download at that 25% rate. and they could still only upload at the 25% rate, basicly losing half your bandwidth.