Buffalo Technology WBMR-G125 manual Advanced, Multicast Rate, Frame Bursting, 802.11g Protection

Advanced

Multicast Rate

This is the transmission speed used when the Modem Router transmits to multiple clients at the same time. Multicasting is common in applications that involve audio and/or video streams. The default setting, Auto, usually gives the best results, but a fixed, high rate may be preferable in some environ- ments.

Frame Bursting

Choose the Frame Bursting mode. You can select “125* High Speed Mode”.”Frame Bursting” or “Disable”. Frame Bursting is a technology that im- proves the transmission rate by sending frames seamlessly.125* High Speed Mode is an advanced frame bursting mode with even higher throughput. To function at their highest speeds, both of these technologies require clients that support and are set up to use the same mode.125* High Speed Mode is recommended. Default setting is “Disable”.

802.11g Protection

The default setting of Auto for this control helps to preserve the performance of 802.11g clients in an environment of mixed 802.11 client types. The Off setting is recommended only for an 802.11g-only environment.

DTIM Period

To coordinate the network, the Modem Router sends out “beacon frames,” normally one every tenth of a second. A beacon frame can include a Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM). Clients in power-saving mode deactivate their receivers except to receive beacon frames containing DTIMs, which tell them if there is data for them to receive. The default DTIM period is 1, meaning that every beacon frame contains a DTIM; a setting of 2 puts a DTIM into every other beacon frame, and so on. Setting DTIM higher helps clients conserve power but can reduce throughput.

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