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Feature |
MESH Network |
WDS Network |
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Endpoint bandwidth |
Small capacity |
Large capacity |
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Network complexity |
Complex: 1.Multi-AP frequency planning; 2.Difficult control of interference due to usage of various antennas. |
Simple |
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Transmit reliability |
High |
Low |
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Application universality |
20% applications, storage, wharf |
80% applications, government, enterprise, medical, education. |
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Distance |
Short distance |
Medium or long distance |
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Construction cost |
High |
Low |
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Summary |
WDS is much more popular in WLAN outdoor networking scenarios due to its excellent performance, which is frequently used for enterprise, government, health care, urban construction, education and so on, MESH is seldom used due to its limitation. |
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