On Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 8:16 AM, Dave Taht <dave.taht@gmail.com> wrote:
I sure wish I knew how they are implementing diversity routing and if
they are bothering to pay attention to make-wifi-fast

https://www.plumewifi.com/

"Plume is a cloud coordinated WiFi system that exponentially increases the signal strength and quality of your WiFi. It monitors your WiFi activity and balances your network load without sacrificing the performance of one device over another. Plume utilizes multiple WiFi channels in the same home to communicate between Plume Pods, eliminating congestion as your WiFi demands change and increase. Our cloud algorithms figure out which band to use for each device to ensure your devices have access to the speed they deserve, avoiding interference along the way. Plume WiFi adapts to the physical space you live in, your online devices, your household, and even to your neighbor’s WiFi usage patterns (yes, their networks also impact your environment!). It adapts real-time to your personal needs."

I'm reading this as: we setup the APs on all 3 (1,6,11) channels, have the plumes record which channels have best radio and network parameters at a given time; store that on their disks over the web (sorry, cloud); then dynamically set power and perhaps other radio chip and QoS parameters to something a la heuristics: e.g. send X type of traffic on ch11 after 6pm Mon-Fri.

Doesn't sound like they're making wifi fast in Dave Taht sense. More like working around the issues by multiplying channels and squeezing what they can from the radio. That may work, who knows.

Anyway, this is what a consumer like me reads it.

Best regards,
Maciej


 


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