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2.4GHzWi-FiPerformanceTestReportofLeadingWi-FiRouters
November2017
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TableofContents
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Section Page
Introduction 3
TestProcedures 4
TestEnvironmentsDetail 5-7
SummaryResults 8-9
LargeHomeThroughputResults- MacBook 10-13
LargeHomeThroughputResults– iPhone6s 14-17
Multi-DwellingUnitThroughputResults- MacBook 18-21
Multi-DwellingUnitThroughputResults– iPhone6s 22-25
OpenFieldResults 26-28
AboutNetperian 29
IntroductionObjectiveCustomersliveinawiderangeofhomesanduseproductsindifferentcapacities,andthat’swhyNetperian’s primarygoalistomeasureproductperformanceintherealworld.TheobjectiveofthisreportistomeasuretheWi-FiperformanceofthreeleadingWi-Firouters.
Thisreportcapturesthetruecustomerexperienceofeachdeviceinmultiplelocationswithdifferentclientdevicesusing2.4GHz802.11nWi-Fi.5GHzwasnottested,sincethefocusofourtestingwasWi-Fiperformanceoverextendeddistancesorwhensurroundedbywirelessnoisefromneighbors,and2.4GHzgivesthebestperformanceforthesedifficultconditions.
Testingwasconductedina3,000squarefootsinglefamilyunit(LargeHome),a1,000squarefootapartment,(Multi-DwellingUnit)andanopenfieldataruralhome.ThelargehomewasusedtorepresentthetypicalNorthAmericanlargehome,theMulti-DwellingUnitwasusedtomeasuretherouters’abilitytohandlehighWi-Fiinterferencesituations,andtheopenfieldwasusedtomeasuremaximumreachcapabilitiesoutdoors.
Multipletestscenariowereusedtopaintaclearpictureofoverallproductperformanceofthedevicesundertestintherealworld.
AboutNetperianNetperian isanindependentorganizationwithexpertiseinreal-worldWi-Fiequipmenttesting. MajorbroadbandprovidersandwirelessequipmentmanufacturersrelyonNetperian’s testmethodologytoinsurestrongperformance.Pleaseseepage29fordetails,andalsoseehttp://www.netperian.com
TheWi-Firouterdevicesundertest(DUT):- NETGEARR6700NighthawkAC1750Wi-FiGigabitRouter- NETGEARR7000NighthawkAC1900Wi-FiGigabitRouter- MotorolaMR1700AC1700Wi-FiGigabitRouter
AllthreeweretestedwiththelatestfirmwareavailableinLateOctober2017.FortheNetgearR6700thiswasV1.1.042_1.0.1,forNetgear R7000:v1.0.9.12_1.2.23andforMotorola’sMR1700itwas1.0.Build20171023Rel 86583n
Conclusion:TheMotorolaMR1700performedbest,verystrongforalltests.TheNetgear R7000placedsecond,andtheNetgear R6700placedlast.
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TestProcedureTestingProcedures:• Testclients
• MacBookPro3x3DualBand• iPhone6s2x2dualband
• Uploadanddownloadthroughputteststoeachclientatmultiplelocations.• LargeHometestsincluded15locationscoveringthefourcornersofeachfloorandonecentrallocationperfloor.
• Multi-Dwellingunittestscovered8locationsthroughouttheapartment.• Openfieldtestsincludedmeasurementsat100and1,000feetfromtheDUT• (seepage5-7fortestlocationandenvironmentdetails)
• iPerf 3wasusedasthetrafficgeneratorwiththefollowingsettings:• Windowsizeof512K.(–w512k)• 10parallelstreams.(-P10)• Three60secondtestsperlocationanddirection.(-t60)• Theaverageresultofallthreetestswasselectedasthethroughputforthatlocation.
• Downloadanduploadtestsfocusedon2.4GHzperformanceonly.
• Channelchoiceandchannelbandwidthsettingwaslefttotheindividualmodem/router’sdefaultsetting.
• Defaultroutersettingswereusedtomeasurethetrue“outofthebox”customerexperience.
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LargeHomeTestEnvironmentSingleFamilyUnit(LargeHome)TestHome:Netperian offersseveraltestenvironmentsthatcoverawiderangeofrealworldsituations.FortheLargeHometest,Netperian’s 3,000squarefoot3-storyLargeHomewaschosentorepresentatypicallargeNorthAmericanhome.
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Multi-DwellingUnitTestEnvironment
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Multi-DwellingUnit(MDU):Thisunitisa1,000squarefootapartmentonthetopfloorofalowrisebuilding.ThisenvironmentisinadenselypopulatedneighbourhoodwithcompetingWi-Fisignalsfrombothresidentialandcommercialsources.It’sanidealenvironmenttotesttherouters’abilitytohandlehighWi-Fitrafficsituations.
OpenFieldTestEnvironment
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OpenFieldTestLocation:Totesttherouters’abilityforlongdistancereach,aruralfarmlocationwasselected.Testingwasconductedonthefarm’sfieldwhichisapproximately1,300feetend-to-endMeasurementstookplaceat100and1,000feetfromtherouter.
Top view Ground view
DUT
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1,000Feet
1000Feet
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100Feet
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1000 feet100 feet
DUT
SummaryResults
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ResultsinMbps
NETGEARR6700NETGEARR7000MotorolaMR1700
NETGEARR6700NETGEARR7000MotorolaMR1700
NETGEARR6700NETGEARR7000MotorolaMR1700
NETGEARR6700NETGEARR7000MotorolaMR1700
NETGEARR6700NETGEARR7000MotorolaMR1700
Indicateshighestaveragethroughputforthecategory
* Multi-DwellingUnitfarlocationaveragesarenotshownduetolowvolumeoflocationsworsethan-60dBm
47 23 25 15
40 26 20 1045 28 19 18
OpenField-1,000FeetTestResults
MacBookPro iPhone6sDownload Upload Download Upload
133 108 87 81136 112 89 80
Download Upload Download Upload128 112 83 75
112 121 88 74
OpenField-100FeetTestResults
MacBookPro iPhone6s
89 117 34 59109 97 68 61
Multi-DwellingUnit-AverageResults*
MacBookPro iPhone6sDownload Upload Download Upload
83 86 51 4087 116 66 63
Download Upload Download Upload79 104 35 64
131 141 99 88
LargeHome-AverageResultsforFarTestLocations(Alltestlocationsworsethan-60dBm)
MacBookPro iPhone6s
119 137 38 87124 119 82 77
LargeHome-AverageResultsforAllTestLocations
MacBookPro iPhone6sDownload Upload Download Upload
AverageThroughput– AllClients&TestLocations
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Mbp
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NETGEAR R6700
Arris Motorola Netgear Arris Motorola Netgear
NETGEAR R7000
MotorolaMR1700
NETGEAR R6700
NETGEAR R7000
MotorolaMR1700
LargeHomeThroughputResults
MacBookProClient
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AverageThroughput– LargeHome– MacBookPro
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Mbp
sMbp
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* Far locations include all test results with RSSI readings worse than -60 dBm
NETGEAR R6700
NETGEAR R7000
MotorolaMR1700
NETGEAR R6700
NETGEAR R7000
MotorolaMR1700
NETGEAR R6700
NETGEAR R7000
MotorolaMR1700
NETGEAR R6700
NETGEAR R7000
MotorolaMR1700
Average RSSI: -51 dBm
Average Far RSSI: -65 dBmFar RSSI % of all locations: 33%
MacBook Pro Average Throughput – Large Home – All Locations
MacBook Pro Average Throughput – Large Home – Far Locations
2.4GHzThroughput- LargeHome- OrderofRoomTested
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Mbp
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2.4 GHz MacBook Pro Download – Large Home – Order of Room Tested
2.4 GHz MacBook Pro Upload – Large Home – Order of Room Tested
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Mbp
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RSSI
2.4GHzThroughput- LargeHome- OrderofSignalStrength
RSSI
2.4 GHz MacBook Pro Download – Large Home – Order of Signal Strength
2.4 GHz MacBook Pro Upload – Large Home – Order of Signal Strength
LargeHomeThroughputResults
iPhone6sClient
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AverageThroughput– LargeHome– iPhone6s
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Mbp
sMbp
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* Far locations include all test results with RSSI readings worse than -60 dBm
NETGEAR R6700
NETGEAR R7000
MotorolaMR1700
NETGEAR R6700
NETGEAR R7000
MotorolaMR1700
NETGEAR R6700
NETGEAR R7000
MotorolaMR1700
NETGEAR R6700
NETGEAR R7000
MotorolaMR1700
Average RSSI: -55 dBm
Average Far RSSI: -68 dBmFar RSSI % of all locations: 27%
iPhone 6s Average Throughput – Large Home – All Locations
iPhone 6s Average Throughput – Large Home – Far Locations
2.4GHzThroughput- LargeHome- OrderofRoomTested
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Mbp
sMbp
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2.4 GHz iPhone 6s Download – Large Home – Order of Room Tested
2.4 GHz iPhone 6s Upload – Large Home – Order of Room Tested
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Mbp
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RSSI
2.4GHzThroughput- LargeHome- OrderofSignalStrength
RSSI
2.4 GHz iPhone 6s Download – Large Home – Order of Signal Strength
2.4 GHz iPhone 6s Upload – Large Home – Order of Signal Strength
Multi-DwellingUnitThroughputResults
MacBookProClient
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AverageThroughput– Multi-DwellingUnit– MacBookPro
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Mbp
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NETGEAR R6700
NETGEAR R7000
MotorolaMR1700
NETGEAR R6700
NETGEAR R7000
MotorolaMR1700
MacBook Pro Average Throughput – Multi-Dwelling Unit – All Locations
2.4GHzThroughputMulti-DwellingUnitOrderofRoomTested
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Mbp
sMbp
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2.4 GHz MacBook Pro Download – Multi-Dwelling Unit– Order of Room Tested
2.4 GHz MacBook Pro Upload – Large Home – Order of Room Tested2.4 GHz MacBook Pro Upload – Multi-Dwelling Unit– Order of Room Tested
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Mbp
sMbp
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RSSI
2.4GHzThroughputMulti-DwellingUnitOrderofSignalStrength
RSSI
2.4 GHz MacBook Pro Download – Multi-Dwelling Unit– Order of Signal Strength
2.4 GHz MacBook Pro Upload – Multi-Dwelling Unit– Order of Signal Strength
Multi-DwellingUnitThroughputResults
iPhone6sClient
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AverageThroughput– Multi-DwellingUnit– iPhone6s
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Mbp
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NETGEAR R6700
NETGEAR R7000
MotorolaMR1700
NETGEAR R6700
NETGEAR R7000
MotorolaMR1700
NETGEAR R6700
NETGEAR R7000
MotorolaMR1700
NETGEAR R6700
NETGEAR R7000
MotorolaMR1700
iPhone 6s Average Throughput – Multi-Dwelling Unit – All Locations
2.4GHzThroughputMulti-DwellingUnitOrderofRoomTested
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Mbp
sMbp
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2.4 GHz iPhone 6s Download – Multi-Dwelling Unit– Order of Room Tested
2.4 GHz iPhone 6s Upload – Multi-Dwelling Unit– Order of Room Tested
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Mbp
sMbp
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RSSI
2.4GHzThroughputMulti-DwellingUnitOrderofSignalStrength
RSSI
2.4 GHz iPhone 6s Download – Multi-Dwelling Unit– Order of Signal Strength
2.4 GHz iPhone 6s Upload – Multi-Dwelling Unit– Order of Signal Strength
OpenFieldThroughputResults
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2.4GHzThroughput– MacBookClient– OpenField
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Mbp
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NETGEAR R6700
NETGEAR R7000
MotorolaMR1700
NETGEAR R6700
NETGEAR R7000
MotorolaMR1700
NETGEAR R6700
NETGEAR R7000
MotorolaMR1700
NETGEAR R6700
NETGEAR R7000
MotorolaMR1700
2.4GHzThroughput– iPhone6sClient– OpenField
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Mbp
sMbp
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NETGEAR R6700
NETGEAR R7000
MotorolaMR1700
NETGEAR R6700
NETGEAR R7000
MotorolaMR1700
NETGEAR R6700
NETGEAR R7000
MotorolaMR1700
NETGEAR R6700
NETGEAR R7000
MotorolaMR1700
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Netperian isanindependent,internationallyrecognizedorganizationspecializinginreal-worldCustomerPremiseEquipmenttesting.Netperian isapioneerinleveragingawidevarietyofrealworldenvironmentsforWi-Fitestingtoaccuratelycapturethetruecustomerexperience. Netperian believesrealwordWi-Fitestingistheonlywaytotrulyassessandcomparewirelessperformanceacrossdevices.Netperian’s testproceduresandenvironmentsaredesignedtohelpcustomersvalidateproductWi-Fiperformancewithlab-liketestproceduresinmultiplereal-worldlocations.
Netperian istrustedbymajorindustryplayersincludingRogersCommunications,BellCanada,Xplornet Communications,SigmaDesigns,SmartRG,DLink CanadaandSagemcom BroadbandSAS.
Netperian isheadedbyPeterVandenengel. Peterisatelecommunicationexecutivewithmorethan18yearsofexperienceandaproventrackrecordofleadingedgeCPEproductdevelopmentandoperationsmanagement. PriortoNetperian,PeterwaswithBellCanadawhereheledhardwareproductdevelopmentandoperations,overseeingthelargestCPEportfolioofanyCanadianTelco. Thisincludedmanagementanddevelopmentofanationwideequipmentbaseofmorethan10millionin-serviceCPE;launchingNorthAmerica’sfirsta4x4wirelesssettopbox;andlaunchingthefirst5GHz802.11acgatewayinCanada.
FormoreinformationaboutNetperian,pleaseseehttp://www.netperian.com
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