How many concurrent clients can an Access Point (AP) handle?
The number of wireless clients that can be handled by an AP depends on the size of the client association table in the AP and the rate at which the AP can associate and authenticate new clients as they sign on. A client association database that is too small, will limit the amount of users that be serviced by the AP, even though capacity is available, causing them to unnecessarily roam in search of other APs, or denying them service altogether. Similarly, if the AP is not capable to performing the management functions required to associate and authenticate clients in a timely manner, clients will be denied service, or service will be delayed. In installations supporting high mobility users, or in recovery situations from network or power outages, the APs ability to efficiently associate and disassociate clients has a major effect on quality of service. Although these two metrics are very important to overall quality of service, they are difficult to measure. VeriWave’s WaveApps address
