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Description
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General Information
Summary
The Wandy Packet Packer Protocol (M3P) optimizes the data rate usage of links using protocols
that have a high overhead per packet transmitted. The basic purpose of this protocol is to better
enable wireless networks to transport VoIP traffic and other traffic that uses small packet sizes of
around 100 bytes.
M3P features:
• enabled by a per interface setting
• other routers with Wandy Discovery Protocol enabled will broadcast M3P settings
• significantly increases bandwidth availability over some wireless links ? by approximately four
times
• offer configuration settings to customize this feature
Specifications
Packages required: system
License required: level1
ip packing
Standards and Technologies: M3P
Hardware usage: Not significant
Related Documents
• Package Management
• MNDP
Description
The wireless protocol IEEE 802.11 and, to a lesser extent, Ethernet protocol have a high overhead
per packet as for each packet it is necessary to access the media, check for errors, resend in case of
errors occured, and send network maintenance messages (network maintenance is applicable only
for wireless). The Wandy Packet Packer Protocol improves network performance by aggregating
many small packets into a big packet, thereby minimizing the network per packet overhead cost.
The M3P is very effective when the average packet size is 50-300 bytes ? the common size of VoIP
packets.
Features:
• may work on any Ethernet-like media
• is disabled by default for all interfaces
• when older version on the RouterOS are upgraded from a version without M3P to a version
with discovery, current wireless interfaces will not be automatically enabled for M3P