[ath9k-devel] Anyone doing WiFi throughput tests?

[Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>]

On 2012-05-26 9:55 AM, Josef Semler wrote:
> 
> 
> 2012/5/26 Sujith Manoharan <c_manoha@qca.qualcomm.com
> <mailto:c_manoha@qca.qualcomm.com>>
> 
>     Joe Semler wrote:
>     > > With a XB112 card (3x3) in HT40 mode, 5Ghz, TX throughput (TCP)
>     can reach 290 Mbps.
>     > > Sample iperf run:
>     > >
>     > > [  3] 28.0-29.0 sec  34.1 MBytes   286 Mbits/sec
>     > > [  3] 29.0-30.0 sec  34.6 MBytes   290 Mbits/sec
>     > > [  3] 30.0-31.0 sec  34.8 MBytes   292 Mbits/sec
>     > > [  3] 31.0-32.0 sec  34.8 MBytes   292 Mbits/sec
>     > > [  3] 32.0-33.0 sec  34.9 MBytes   293 Mbits/sec
>     >
>     > Do you use ath9k for that purpouse? I was thinking our driver is
>     not able to operate MIMO.
>     > Some changes that i missed?
> 
>     Yes, those numbers are with ath9k, with latest wireless-testing.
> 
> OK, tnx Sujith, but that brings me to my next question acc. 2x2 or 3x3
> on OpenWRT-based devices like NanoStation M or AirBridge M.
> Up to now only 1x2 or 1x3 was possible on this devices. Do we have
> changings there too?
Why do you think that only 1x2 or 1x3 was possible on these devices? 2x2
and 3x3 has been working just fine for a long time now, and it's enabled
by default where supported by the hardware.

- Felix