Noobie question on aggregate available bandwidth

[professordave]

Hello,

If I have two N clients, both are the same hardware, EAN66 Ethernet adapter.

I have 1 set to 2.4 and 1 set to 5g

If in the 2.4 mode the reported link speed is
1/216

and the client in the 5g mode the reported link speed is
405/121

Should I leave it as it is better to use both radios of the router, or should both be on the 5g frequency to take advantage of the higher link speed.

 

[RMerlin]

Depends on your actual needs. If you rarely need to do heavy transfers simultaneously, then have everyone on the fastest radio. However if you occasionally need to do large transfers on both devices at the same time, splitting them between radios might yield a better total throughput.

 

[professordave]

Hey thanks,

So if I understand, if I am interested in peak throughout with both going at the same time, then I have

If both are connected at 5g at 405 Link, then simultaneously they each get 202.5?

Total 405

As compared to if 1 is on 5g and 1 is on 2.4g then total bandwidth is
405 at 5g
216 at 2.4g

Total 621

So splitting them gets more simultaneous bandwidth.

 

[RMerlin]

I don't know if concurrent transfers will see a 50% drop in each download, or if the drop is smaller - I never actually tested it. Google might have some info on this scenario.

 

[professordave]

Thanks for the info