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The Revolution Wi-Fi SSID Overhead Calculator

To maintain proper Wi-Fi network performance, limit the number of active SSIDs to reduce channel overhead used by network management frames, especially beacons. Enabling too many concurrent SSIDs results in more network overhead from beacons. This can cause performance degradation by utilizing a large amount of available airtime on the channel.
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Utilities Free Ryan Adzima iPhone, iPad, iPod

The Revolution Wi-Fi SSID Overhead Calculator let's you determine the amount of overhead on the wireless network based on the minimum data rate, number of SSIDs, number of neighboring APs on a channel, and size of the beacon frame.

Reviews

Was probably useful five years ago...
BradKnowles

... but is in desperate need of an update for the more recent protocols. Only a calculator, based on the numbers and settings you choose. Doesn’t show you how much overhead you are currently getting by observing what is around you.


Very handy
DougSF

Good for quick calculations, no longer need to pull out the laptop!


Good little tool
Crankston

Thanks for all your wifi efforts!


It’s Good
wahtx

Seems to work well.


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