It’s unlikely you would notice any improvement under normal usage unless you specifically tested for it.
Indeed. I keep Beamforming Enabled, but MU-MIMO Disabled. I have 8 clients with MUBF support on my network and the only MU-MIMO effect I notice is cutting down the link rates from 866Mbps to 433Mbps when MU-MIMO is trying to do something. With MU-MIMO enabled and 2x concurrent transfers from my NAS the graph looks like hills and valleys. With MU-MIMO disabled both transfers have almost flat graph. Most of the time the transfers finish faster when MU-MIMO is disabled. Also, I have 4x access points and they serve multiple clients at the same time anyway. Folks with wired AiMesh also don't really need MU-MIMO enabled. Multiple radios do the job better, even using the same available bandwidth on the same channels.
are you sure beamforming is ok?
That is a known “feature” of Broadcom’s implementation.the only MU-MIMO effect I notice is cutting down the link rates from 866Mbps to 433Mbps when MU-MIMO is trying to do something.
That is a known “feature” of Broadcom’s implementation.
Two stream MU-MIMO is actually supported in the spec. But since MU-MIMO works with spatial streams, using 2 streams cuts the # of supported STAs in half.I see this on my Ruckus R610 access points, Qualcomm hardware. They have 3x3 radios. I don't think there is other way to do MU-MIMO.
I don't know if it can do 2 + 1 streams on a 3-stream radio. My clients are 2-stream and if the link rate doesn't change, I don't know if it uses MU-MIMO or not. The fact is I see no difference in total throughput whatsoever. If there is a difference, it's not easily measurable.
Not under typical conditions, I.e. channel nowhere near capacity
That is a known “feature” of Broadcom’s implementation.
I'll double check with someone who has done more recent testing.I thought that was sorted on the 2nd Broadcom silicon...
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