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Although I'm skeptical (though see below), as the sibling comment is, that this small an increase in best case latency would make a difference in a typical offi
by mmt 8y ago
Although I'm skeptical (though see below), as the sibling comment is, that this small an increase in best case latency would make a difference in a typical office environment, I'm curious if it was (as close to) apples-to-apples as possible. That is, was it comparing 802.11ac to gigabit ethernet (or 54/108 Mb/s Wifi to 100Mb ethernet), and were the interfaces connected the same way (e.g. both via USB or both via PCIe/Thunderbolt)?
Despite my skepticism, I've seen that, in the typical office setting, wireless latencies can vary much higher. It stands to reason that, no matter how well-engineered, it's still a shared medium, which means that congestion or interference caused by a neighbor can ruin someone's VoiP call during the time it's happening.
- m_eiman 8y agoBoth computers are connected the same Unifi network. One was a Macbook Pro using the builtin wireless (ac; listed as 144 Mbps in the Unifi controller iirc) and the other a Mac Mini connected via cable (1Gbps). They both pinged the router, so all traffic was local. There are no other wifi networks nearby (single family house area, 50+ meters between houses), and basically no other traffic on the network.