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Does the performance drop significantly when there are many SSIDs emitted?

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  • 1.  Does the performance drop significantly when there are many SSIDs emitted?

    Posted Jul 14, 2023 09:56 AM

    Model.

    controller 7210
    AP535

    This question is about how smoothly this model can handle the number of SSIDs exported.

    The group is distributed on each floor and emits 6 SSIDs.

    I want to add 10 radiating SSIDs.

    Is it possible to cover smoothly?

    How many more can be covered smoothly?



  • 2.  RE: Does the performance drop significantly when there are many SSIDs emitted?

    Posted Jul 17, 2023 06:09 AM

    Every SSID will perform 'beacon broadcast' 10 times a second. The more SSIDs you have, the more 'airtime' capacity is used for this overhead traffic, so the fewer capacity remains available for actual traffic.

    Recommendation is to keep the number of SSIDs as low as possible, and if you go over 3-4 SSIDS, depending on the AP density, you are likely to start to notice performance degradation.

    Here is the SSID overhead calculator by Revolution WiFi, that shows you that even with a single AP and 10 SSIDs, already 32% of your capacity is just gone for beacon overhead. If you have overlapping channels, APs that are using the same SSID, with 3 overlapping APs, all of your airtime is used for beacons, and no traffic can be passed.

    Please reconsider the number of SSIDs, and even try to bring the number down. Maybe your Aruba partner can assist how to properly design this, with role based access you can probably easily bring down the number of SSIDs while still meeting your security requirements. If it is for 'branding', like shops having their own SSIDs, it's just a bad idea. This is just WiFi technology generic and not Aruba specific.



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