Load Balancing - NETGEAR D8500 User Manual

Figure 12. A tri-band network includes two dedicated 5 GHz bands
In this tri-band network, the first 5 GHz band provides a speed of 200 Mbps, and the second 5 GHz band
provides a speed of 1300 Mbps.
The slower and faster devices are separated in different WiFi connections to ensure that you get the best
speed on each device. So in the previous figure, all three mobile devices are on one 5 GHz band with a
combined maximum speed of 200 Mbps, and the other 5 GHz WiFi band is used for the faster 802.11ac
devices with a combined maximum speed of 1300 Mbps. Effectively both slower and faster devices can run
faster and the overall network speed increases by more than two times, from 640 Mbps to 1500 Mbps.

Load Balancing

The modem router uses load balancing to distribute WiFi connections among all three WiFi bands, to ensure
that both the WiFi bands are utilized. Load balancing prevents overloading a single 5 GHz band and ensures
that both the WiFi bands are utilized and device connections are spread across the two bands.
For example, if three mobile devices are connected to one 5 GHz band, the fourth device is automatically
connected to the other 5 GHz band.
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