Post #2605466
2026-01-25 15:55 UTC
The triangle of compromise
~~Speed~~ Power
Bandwidth
Range
You cant have all 3. Just like manufacturing
Replies (3)
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@felixwhynot@lemmy.world 2026-01-25 16:06
To be fair most wifi is used within homes or businesses these days so I would simply sacrifice range — as long as the minimum range is reasonable
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@frongt@lemmy.zip 2026-01-25 17:46
Speed and bandwidth are the same thing. Power is the other side of that triangle. But that ignores encoding, and other tricks like signal shaping, frequency multiplexing, and all kinds of fun stuff. Wireless data transmission is *complicated*. For example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadrature_amplitude_modulation
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@qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 2026-01-25 17:41
I would probably add "transmit power" in there somewhere, but I guess if you're assuming regulatory limits then it's not a big variable.