Access Point Configurations
This page provides detailed information on three configurations:
- a single AP,
- a single ring of APs, and
- a double ring of APs.
To provide additional insight on how we arrived at these distance and performance measurements, we have tagged each data line with (Model), (Test), and (Sim) to denote performance information derived via: mathematical modeling, physical testing, and / or simulation respectively.
Single Access Point
A single Access Point can support over 8,000 IoT devices (Model)
- At a distance of 1 km (1,000 meters, 0.62 miles):
- It can deliver 150 kbps of data throughput using the 1 MHz channel and MCS 10 encoding. (Model, Test, Sim)
- It can support 20 continuously streaming IP cameras transmitting data at 150 kbps. (Sim)
- Note that from an acreage perspective, the 1 km distance translates into a coverage area of 490 acres.
- At a distance of 500 m (0.31 miles):
- It can deliver 2 Mbps of bandwidth. (Model)
- Note that from an acreage perspective, the 500 m distance translates into a coverage area of 120 acres.
- At a distance of 250 m (0.12 miles):
- It can deliver 6.5 Mbps of bandwidth. (Model)
- At a distance of 100 m:
- It can deliver 16 Mbps of bandwidth. (Model)
Single Ring of Access Points
A single ring of Access Points (7 APs) can support over 50,000 IoT devices (Model)
- At a distance of 1.5 km (1,500 meters, 0.93 miles):
- It can deliver 150 kbps of data throughput using the 1 MHz channel and MCS 10 encoding. (Model)
- Note that from an acreage perspective, the 1.5 km distance translates into a coverage area of 1,100 acres.
- At a distance of 750 m (0.47 miles):
- It can deliver 2 Mbps of bandwidth. (Model)
- Note that from an acreage perspective, the 750 m distance translates into a coverage area of 275 acres.
Double Ring of Access Points
A double ring of Access Points (19 APs) can support 150,000 IoT devices (Model)
- At a distance of 2.3 km (2,350 meters, 1.46 miles):
- It can deliver 150 kbps of data throughput using the 1 MHz channel and MCS 10 encoding. (Model)
- Note that from an acreage perspective, the 2.3 km distance translates into a coverage area of 2,700 acres.
- At a distance of 1,175 m (0.73 miles)
- It can deliver 2 Mbps of bandwidth. (Model)
- Note that from an acreage perspective, the 1,175 m distance translates into a coverage area of 680 acres.