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Appendix
WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM 758
758-916 WLAN ETHERNET Gateway 2.4 GHz
Manual
Version 1.0.1, applicable from HW/SW Version 01/01
8.3
Data Rate
In general, communication systems can only communicate with limited
bandwidth. Depending on the technology used, the configuration of the devices
involved and external circumstances, the data rates for transmission are limited to
specific values.
When using wireless communication systems, the following factors contribute to
reducing the achievable data rate:
Table 34: Factors That Impact Data Rates
Factor
Description
No. of
subscribers
The more communicating devices, the lower the bandwidth
available for the individual device.
Signal quality
If the signal is week or poor, modulation methods must be
used that permit slow data rates, but a more stable
connection.
Protocol
efficiency
Depending on the protocol, administrative data must be
transmitted in addition to user data. The proportion of user
data in regards to the total volume of data to be transmitted is
a measure for protocol efficiency.
The following table shows example values for the data rate to be expected when
using WEGs in the configuration concerned.
Table 35: Maximum data rate, example values
Operating mode
Subscriber
(Qty)
Signal quality User data rate
[Mbit/s]
LAN
WLAN
Direct Connection Infrastructure 1
Good
20
Direct Connection Infrastructure 2
Good
10
Direct Connection Ad-hoc
2
Good
5
Bridge Connection Ad-hoc
2
Good
3
Direct Connection Infrastructure 2
Poor
1
Direct Connection Ad-hoc
2
Poor
1
Bridge Connection Ad-hoc
2
Poor
0.5