https://commotionwireless.net/docs/cck/networking/guidelines-for-mesh/ [Mesh-hops-bandwidth-over-hops-problem] [Mesh-hardware-bandwidth-limit-problem] will this happen even if i use a dual band ap and use 1 band exclusively for backhaul while the other band is used to as an access point? so even…

It will have reduced throughput (it's difficult to quantify this, as topology and channel utilization and overspill matter a lot) as well, but significantly less than the halving at each hop, which would happen by sharing one interface for front- and backhaul.

Mesh hops bandwidth reduction

Installing and Using OpenWrt Network and Wireless Configuration

narmenia June 8, 2020, 7:07am 6

@jeff
is this true?
a mesh network with a dedicated band for back-haul will not have reduced throughout the more hops you add? only the latency is increased?

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