Wi-Fi Performance Test Report For Leading AC1900 Cable Modem/Routers August 2016 1
Table of Contents Sec$on Page IntroducDon 3 Test Procedures 4 Test Environments Detail 5-7 Summary Results 8-9 SFU Download Results - MacBook 10-13 SFU Download Results – iPhone 6s 14-17 SFU Upload Results - MacBook 18-21 SFU Upload Results – iPhone 6s 22-25 MDU Download Results - MacBook and iPhone 6s 26-31 MDU Upload Results - MacBook and iPhone 6s 32-37 Open Field Results 38-42 About Netperian 43 2
IntroducDon Objec&ve Customers live in a wide range of homes and use products in different capaciDes, and that’s why Netperian’s primary goal is to measure product performance in the real world. The objecDve of this report is to measure the Wi-Fi performance of three leading AC1900 cable modem/routers. This report captures the true customer experience of each device in mulDple locaDons with different client devices.
Test Procedure Tes&ng Procedures: • Test clients • MacBook Pro 3x3 Dual Band • iPhone 6s • Upload and download throughput tests to each client at mulDple locaDons . • Single Family Unit tests included 26 loca>ons covering every room in the home. Larger rooms had a measurement in the middle and corner of the room. • Mul>-Dwelling unit tests covered 10 loca>ons throughout the apartment.
SFU Test Environment Single Family Unit (SFU) Test Home: Netperian offers several test environments that cover a wide range of real world situaDons. For the SFU test, Netperian’s 3,000 square foot 3 story SFU was chosen to represent a typical large North American home.
MDU Test Environment Mul&-Dwelling Unit (MDU): This unit is a 1,000 square foot apartment on the top floor of a low rise building. This environment is in a densely populated neighbourhood with compeDng Wi-Fi signals from both residenDal and commercial sources. It’s an ideal environment to test the routers’ ability to handle high Wi-Fi traffic situaDons.
Open Field Test Environment Open Field Test Loca&on: To test the routers’ ability for long distance reach, a rural farm locaDon was selected. TesDng was conducted on the farm’s private road which is a 1,200 foot straight line from road to farm house. Measurements took place at 100 and 1,000 feet from the AC1900 cable modem/routers.
Summary Results 8
Mbps Average Throughput – All Clients & Test LocaDons Motorola Netgear Arris Motorola Netgear Arris Motorola Netgear Mbps Arris Arris Motorola Netgear 9
SFU Download Throughput Results MacBook Client 10
Mbps Average Download Throughput - MacBook Client -SFU Motorola Netgear Arris Motorola Netgear Mbps Arris Arris Motorola Netgear Arris * Far locations include all test results with RSSI readings worse than -65 dBm 11 Motorola Netgear
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SFU Download Throughput Results iPhone 6s Client 14
Mbps Average Download Throughput – iPhone 6s Client -SFU Motorola Netgear Arris Motorola Netgear Mbps Arris Arris Motorola Netgear Arris * Far locations include all test results with RSSI readings worse than -65 dBm 15 Motorola Netgear
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SFU Upload Throughput Results MacBook Client 18
Mbps Average Upload Throughput - MacBook Client SFU Motorola Arris Netgear Motorola Netgear Mbps Arris Arris Arris Motorola Netgear * Far locations include all test results with RSSI readings worse than -65 dBm 19 Motorola Netgear
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SFU Upload Throughput Results iPhone 6s Client 22
Mbps Average Upload Throughput – iPhone 6s Client -SFU Motorola Arris Netgear Motorola Netgear Mbps Arris Arris Arris Motorola Netgear * Far locations include all test results with RSSI readings worse than -65 dBm 23 Motorola Netgear
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MulD-Dwelling Unit Download Throughput Results MacBook and iPhone Clients 26
Mbps Average Download Throughput - MDU Motorola Netgear Arris Motorola Netgear Netgear Arris Motorola Netgear Mbps Arris Arris Motorola 27
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MulD-Dwelling Unit Upload Throughput Results MacBook and iPhone Clients 32
Mbps Average Upload Throughput - MDU Motorola Netgear Arris Motorola Netgear Arris Motorola Netgear Mbps Arris Arris Motorola Netgear 33
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Open Field Throughput Results 38
Mbps Download Throughput – MacBook Client –Open Field Arris Motorola Netgear Motorola Netgear Motorola Netgear Mbps Arris Arris Motorola Netgear Arris 39
Mbps Download Throughput – iPhone 6s Client –Open Field Motorola Netgear Arris Motorola Netgear Arris Motorola Netgear Mbps Arris Arris Motorola Netgear 40
Mbps Upload Throughput – MacBook Client –Open Field Arris Motorola Netgear Motorola Netgear Motorola Netgear Mbps Arris Arris Motorola Netgear Arris 41
Mbps Upload Throughput – iPhone 6s Client –Open Field Motorola Netgear Arris Motorola Netgear Arris Motorola Netgear Mbps Arris Arris Motorola Netgear 42
About Netperian Netperian is an independent, internaDonally recognized organizaDon specializing in real-world Customer Premise Equipment tesDng. Netperian is a pioneer in leveraging a wide variety of real world environments for Wi-Fi tesDng to accurately capture the true customer experience. Netperian believes real word Wi-Fi tesDng is the only way to truly assess and compare wireless performance across devices.
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