NTA3000 Performance
Overview
This document provides information on the expected wired and wireless performance for different traffic profiles on the NTA3000. Users should expect to achieve performance numbers no worse than what is published here when testing devices with the NTA3000 in similar environments with the same configuration options. All performance numbers are presented in Megabits per Second (Mbps) and were generated using the following versions of QA Cafe software:
- CDRouter version: 15.1
- NTA3000 golden image version: 9.4.0
Wired
The wired performance numbers were measured using a Category 6 Ethernet cable connected between CDRouter’s LAN and WAN interfaces with the following test configuration options:
- Number of streams: 4, testvar
perfStreams - UDP length: auto, testvar
perfUdpLen - Omitted TCP seconds: 3, testvar
perfOmit
Measured performance
| WAN Mode | TCP Download | TCP Upload | UDP Download | UDP Upload |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Static IPv4 or IPv6 | 9000 | 9000 | 9000 | 9000 |
| Static IPv4 or IPv6 w/VLAN | 9000 | 9000 | 9000 | 9000 |
| Static IPv4 or IPv6 w/QinQ | 8000 | 8000 | 8000 | 8000 |
| DHCP or DHCPv6 | 9000 | 9000 | 9000 | 9000 |
| DHCP or DHCPv6 w/VLAN | 9000 | 9000 | 9000 | 9000 |
| DHCP or DHCPv6 w/QinQ | 8000 | 8000 | 8000 | 8000 |
| PPPoE IPv4 or IPv6 | 7000 | 7000 | 7000 | 7000 |
| PPPoE IPv4 or IPv6 w/VLAN | 5000 | 5000 | 5000 | 5000 |
| PPPoE IPv4 or IPv6 w/QinQ | 6000 | 6000 | 6000 | 6000 |
Caveats
- Running high-speed (10 Gbps) performance tests in parallel may cause temporary reductions in the performance of other running packages during startup.
Wireless
Detailed hardware specifications for the NTA3000 and its wireless interfaces can be found here:
Expected performance
Maximum physical layer data rates for each card and band, along with the expected throughput (goodput) based on 65% efficiency, are provided in the table below.
| Interface | Band | Capabilities | Max Phy Rates | Expected Goodput |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 | 2.4 | 2x2, EHT40, MCS13 | 585 - 688.2 | 380 - 447 |
| Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 | 5 | 2x2, EHT160, MCS13 | 2450 - 2882.4 | 1593 - 1874 |
| Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 | 6 | 2x2, EHT320, MCS13 | 4900 - 5764.7 | 3185 - 3747 |
| AsiaRF AW7916-NPD | 2.4 | 2x2, HE40, MCS11 | 390 - 573.5 | 254 - 373 |
| AsiaRF AW7916-NPD | 5 | 2x2, HE160, MCS11 | 2041.7 - 2402 | 1327 - 1561 |
| AsiaRF AW7916-NPD | 6 | 2x2, HE160, MCS11 | 2041.7 - 2402 | 1327 - 1561 |
The wireless performance of two off-the-shelf Wi-Fi gateways was measured using the following test configuration options:
- Number of streams: 4, testvar
perfStreams - UDP length: auto, testvar
perfUdpLen - Omitted TCP seconds: 3, testvar
perfOmit - Wi-Fi settings: Optimized for maximum performance on the DUT; MU-MIMO and OFDMA enabled
- Environment: All testing performed inside a shielded RF test chamber
- Security mode: WPA3-Personal
- VLANs: None
- WAN mode: DHCP, DHCPv6
- Attenuation: Optimized for target signal levels of -30 to -35 dBm per config using the NTA3000 RF Attenuator Kit (RAK)
- DUT radio power level: Auto
- Efficiency percentage: 65%
- LAN clients: 1
The performance of these two gateways is provided in the tables below. These numbers represent the range of measured performance (min - max) values across >10 CDRouter runs.
Measured performance for DUT 1
| Interface | Band | TCP Download | TCP Upload | UDP Download | UDP Upload |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 | 2.4 | 470 - 511 | 488 - 496 | 528 - 558 | 501 - 538 |
| Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 | 5 | 1809 - 1963 | 1534 - 1624 | 1960 - 2433 | 1737 - 1805 |
| Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 | 6 | 2607 - 2932 | 1334 - 1479 | 3842 - 4293 | 1346 - 1549 |
| AsiaRF AW7916-NPD | 2.4 | 402 - 434 | 303 - 347 | 432 - 463 | 231 - 276 |
| AsiaRF AW7916-NPD | 5 | 1620 - 1765 | 1575 - 1714 | 1723 - 1915 | 1231 - 1382 |
| AsiaRF AW7916-NPD | 6 | 1173 - 1254 | 1484 - 1654 | 1246 - 1331 | 1189 - 1378 |
Measured performance for DUT 2
| Interface | Band | TCP Download | TCP Upload | UDP Download | UDP Upload |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 | 2.4 | 383 - 411 | 337 - 434 | 431 - 465 | 439 - 455 |
| Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 | 5 | 1598 - 1698 | 1537 - 1757 | 2148 - 2227 | 1905 - 2005 |
| Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 | 6 | 2138 - 2312 | 1719 - 1852 | 2359 - 2360 | 1898 - 2061 |
| AsiaRF AW7916-NPD | 2.4 | 378 - 401 | 383 - 413 | 413 - 439 | 371 - 409 |
| AsiaRF AW7916-NPD | 5 | 1484 - 1659 | 1669 - 1686 | 1686 - 1885 | 1481 - 1845 |
| AsiaRF AW7916-NPD | 6 | 1726 - 1905 | 1685 - 1889 | 1889 - 2108 | 1610 - 1849 |
Caveats
- MLO capability on the Intel Wi-Fi 7 card is not currently supported. QA Cafe is monitoring developments in the open-source community for MLO support in the Linux kernel and firmware and drivers for this card.
- The Intel Wi-Fi 7 card currently has lower than expected measured performance for TCP in all bands against DUTs 1 and 2 using the settings and environment listed above. QA Cafe is actively investigating this issue and monitoring developments in the Linux kernel, firmware, and drivers for this card. As new kernels, firmware, and drivers improve the performance of this card, QA Cafe will periodically update CDRouter and the NTA3000 golden image to take advantage of these improvements.
- Running high-speed (10 Gbps) performance tests in parallel may cause temporary reductions in the performance of other running packages during start up.
- DUT 1 has a 10G WAN port and is not Wi-Fi 7 certified.
- DUT 2 has a 2.5G WAN port which limits the maximum performance numbers for certain bands. DUT 2 is Wi-Fi 7 certified.
