Abstract

Busy home networks are now the rule rather than the exception with multiple clients demanding multiple high-bandwidth services - like video streaming - simultaneously. New multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO) technology can deliver significantly more throughput to multiple users than the prior generation single-user MIMO (SU-MIMO). The Linksys EA8500 Max-Stream AC2600 MU- MIMO Gigabit Router is the first production device to offer this new, multi-user MIMO technology.

Linksys, Inc. commissioned Tolly to benchmark the multi-client throughput of the Linksys EA8500 and compare that to the aggregate throughput of several prominent 4x4 and tri-band wireless LAN (WLAN) solutions. The Linksys solution can deliver up to 2.5X aggregate throughput than earlier 802.11ac technology.