How many VoIP calls per WiFi access point?

[Peter Spencer]

I've read in various places that you can only have a max of 3 to 4 WiFi VoIP calls on any one 802.11b access point at the same time.

Is this correct? And if so; why?

The max data on 802.11b is 11Mbps (in practice a lot less); but a VoIP call using say G711u codec is around 80kbps.

So a single AP should be able to handle many more calls....??

Very grateful for any replies! Thanks.

[wiology2004]

Hi there,
I haven't any personal experience yet however I've heard Aron Aikard, Product Manager Inter-Tel, talking at Internet Telephony Expo in LA in October to have 6-8 simultaneous calls.

The issues are around QoS, AP hopping and contention.

Also have in mind that the 11Mbps are only close to the AP, the further you go away, the less the bandwidth gets.

Good luck

[spiderbite]

cisco will support 8 calls...


You can .have more associations just 8 calls

[jsicuran]

Meru has 30 per ap