yeow
08-22-2009, 06:39 PM
SyncMesh is WiMAX like TDMA? Anyone can comment on this?
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WHT
08-22-2009, 06:41 PM
AirMax is a combination of several things, so its hard to answer a direct comparison.
Edited and added...Keep in mind, the SkyPilot firmware was for the lessor horsepower Bullet. If all the AirMax features could have been run on a standard Bullet, you can be sure UBNT would have tried that.
Rory is a SkyPilot dealer, he could give you more insight.
Edited and added...Keep in mind, the SkyPilot firmware was for the lessor horsepower Bullet. If all the AirMax features could have been run on a standard Bullet, you can be sure UBNT would have tried that.
Rory is a SkyPilot dealer, he could give you more insight.
rkj
08-22-2009, 07:13 PM
SyncMesh is WiMAX like TDMA? Anyone can comment on this?
SyncMesh is definitively not WiMAX, as AirMax is neither.
SyncMesh is definitively not WiMAX, as AirMax is neither.
WHT
08-22-2009, 07:29 PM
And SyncMesh runs on "top of the shelf silicon" Their words, not mine.
yeow
08-22-2009, 07:54 PM
AirMax is a solution with combination of hardware and software. What is the hardware related solution of AirMax？
rkj
08-22-2009, 08:00 PM
AirMax is a solution with combination of hardware and software. What is the hardware related solution of AirMax？
top of the shelf Atheros SoC.
top of the shelf Atheros SoC.
Ron
08-23-2009, 08:50 AM
If all the AirMax features could have been run on a standard Bullet, you can be sure UBNT would have tried that.
I have my doubts.
I have my doubts.
WHT
08-23-2009, 09:00 AM
Ron...
You may very well be correct, that occurred to me also.
But considering they did it with a much less horsepower capable radio and resell the radio at a much higher price than the Bullet M, I don't think their product has any advantages now.
You may very well be correct, that occurred to me also.
But considering they did it with a much less horsepower capable radio and resell the radio at a much higher price than the Bullet M, I don't think their product has any advantages now.
yeow
08-23-2009, 06:55 PM
Anyone has conducted testing on SyncMesh?
rconaway
08-23-2009, 09:14 PM
Syncmesh is a far more mature firmware but it's a mesh firmware. The problem with it is it's much slower. Maximum bandwdith is limited by a Gateway which is 13.5Mbps TCP/IP. If they would license the firmware at the Gateway level so it ran on a Rocket or Bullet, holy cow. It would destroy Tropos, FireTide, Meraki, etc... Imagine mature mesh firmware on $100 hardware. Even if the cost of the Ubquiti radios doubled, it would still pretty much destroy everyone else cost wise.
SkyPilot was selling syncmesh for $99 but it was still limited by the Gateway performance and the cost of the Gateway.
SkyPilot was selling syncmesh for $99 but it was still limited by the Gateway performance and the cost of the Gateway.
yeow
08-24-2009, 07:49 AM
Mesh firmware for SynMesh? Is this mean that it can support multihop environment? I don't think so. The limitation is because it only supports 802.11a which its maximum data rate is 54Mbps (half duplex).
According to my understanding, AirMAX is Point-to-Multipoint or Point-to-Point solution for 802.11n (40MHz - 300Mbps (half duplex)). Thus, it can provide better throughput.
Anyone can comment on this?
According to my understanding, AirMAX is Point-to-Multipoint or Point-to-Point solution for 802.11n (40MHz - 300Mbps (half duplex)). Thus, it can provide better throughput.
Anyone can comment on this?
yeow
08-24-2009, 08:14 AM
Skypilot uses Gateway and Extender and indeed a 2nd generation of Mesh network. Sorry, I am wrong.
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