Hello everyone,
Today I will share with you the number of STAs.
As listed in the following table, the number of STAs is described in different ways. The difference between them is the basis for formulating a Wi-Fi solution.
Name | Description | Whether Wi-Fi Is Enabled on STAs | Whether STAs Are Connected to a Wi-Fi Network | Whether STAs Are Generating Traffic | Example |
Number of STAs | Number of STAs in a specific space, regardless of whether they are connected to a Wi-Fi network | Yes | No | No | Mobile phones in a dormitory, which have Wi-Fi enabled but do not connect to a Wi-Fi network |
Number of STAs connected to a Wi-Fi network | Number of STAs that access a Wi-Fi network in a specific space, regardless of whether wireless traffic is transmitted between the AP and STAs (This is the commonly known "number of access STAs.") | Yes | Yes | No | Mobile phones in a dormitory, which connect to a Wi-Fi network but do not perform operations such as file download or web page browsing. |
Number of concurrent STAs accessing a Wi-Fi network | Number of STAs that access a Wi-Fi network in a specific space and are simultaneously transmitting data (This is the commonly known "number of concurrent users.") | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mobile phones in a dormitory, which access a Wi-Fi network and are performing operations such as file download or web page browsing. |
In most cases, the STA concurrency rate is about 20% to 50%. This allows two to four students in a dormitory with eight students to access the Wi-Fi network and compete for Wi-Fi resources.
Assume that a student refreshes the web page at t1, which is completed within 1 second, and another student uploads a picture at t1 + 1s. The STAs of the two students, in this case, are not concurrent STAs.
That is all I want to share with you! Thank you!
