QoS and Airport Extreme
I have a question that I posed to the apple tech support, but they were unable to answer or knew anything about QoS. It may not have been a fair question since it is not necessarily standard technology or may be patented by D-Link.
Looking at the AirPort Extreme, I was interested in using an Apple Product router with my iMac. I am currently using an Linksys G Router (old technology).
My brother is a Network Engineer, but he lives in the world of PC.
Anyway, I had a nice conversation with the Apple Tech Support, and the question about QoS is being forwarded to their Engineers as far as I know. So I pose the same question to this forum for some feedback or opinions on the Apple Aiport Extreme vs other manufactures Routers. I definately like the QoS feature since it does prioritize video signals and VoIP.
Let me provide you this example. Both my brother and I have VoIP (Vonage) so while we were talking to eachother over the phone, I was watching a video signal from his Slingbox (that I bought for him), so I could watch some good old Canadian Hockey "Live Streaming". We both have Internet Cable service.
Synopsis: The phone call was clear and not choppy. (Talking US to Canada)
The video was streaming live delivered with a Slingbox device and both (Audio/Video) were clear and not choppy- smooth! Why was this? How can such bandwith hogging applications perform so well. My brother explain to be that it has to do with QoS. Not totally dependant on speed of network.
What I did was copy a blurb from the D-Link website on their product "DIR-655"
http://www.dlinkshop.com/product.asp?sku=3274329
Right now I am confused if I should return my Airport Extreme and purchase a D-Link Router.
Looking forward to read other people's thoughts.
WHY INTELLIGENT QoS IS BETTER
With some routers, all wired and wireless traffic, including VoIP, Video Streaming, Online Gaming, and Web browsing are mixed together into a single data stream. By handling data this way, applications like video streaming could pause or delay. With D-Link’s Intelligent QoS Technology, wired and wireless traffic is analyzed and separated into multiple data streams. These streams are then categorized by sensitivity to delay, so applications like VoIP, Video Streaming, and Online Gaming are given priority over Web browsing. This enables multiple applications to stream smoothly to your TV or PC.
Looking at the AirPort Extreme, I was interested in using an Apple Product router with my iMac. I am currently using an Linksys G Router (old technology).
My brother is a Network Engineer, but he lives in the world of PC.
Anyway, I had a nice conversation with the Apple Tech Support, and the question about QoS is being forwarded to their Engineers as far as I know. So I pose the same question to this forum for some feedback or opinions on the Apple Aiport Extreme vs other manufactures Routers. I definately like the QoS feature since it does prioritize video signals and VoIP.
Let me provide you this example. Both my brother and I have VoIP (Vonage) so while we were talking to eachother over the phone, I was watching a video signal from his Slingbox (that I bought for him), so I could watch some good old Canadian Hockey "Live Streaming". We both have Internet Cable service.
Synopsis: The phone call was clear and not choppy. (Talking US to Canada)
The video was streaming live delivered with a Slingbox device and both (Audio/Video) were clear and not choppy- smooth! Why was this? How can such bandwith hogging applications perform so well. My brother explain to be that it has to do with QoS. Not totally dependant on speed of network.
What I did was copy a blurb from the D-Link website on their product "DIR-655"
http://www.dlinkshop.com/product.asp?sku=3274329
Right now I am confused if I should return my Airport Extreme and purchase a D-Link Router.
Looking forward to read other people's thoughts.
WHY INTELLIGENT QoS IS BETTER
With some routers, all wired and wireless traffic, including VoIP, Video Streaming, Online Gaming, and Web browsing are mixed together into a single data stream. By handling data this way, applications like video streaming could pause or delay. With D-Link’s Intelligent QoS Technology, wired and wireless traffic is analyzed and separated into multiple data streams. These streams are then categorized by sensitivity to delay, so applications like VoIP, Video Streaming, and Online Gaming are given priority over Web browsing. This enables multiple applications to stream smoothly to your TV or PC.
24" iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.4)
