i am opening a pc gaming cafe with game like dota 2 csgo lol sc etc. i have 15 units and i am goin for a 5mbps lease line connection.my question is is 5 mbps dl/up enough for 15 units.i also have a 32mbps broadband connection for backup.i want to know the best router , switches i should use . thank you
networking for a pc gaming cafe
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5Mbps is nowhere near what you need, unfortunately. Even a 100Mbps connection only results in a 0.83MBps (megabytes per second) download speed across 15 hosts (100 /8 /15).
The router doesn't need to be anything special, but the switch should be. A managed switch is a better choice over an unmanaged one because it gives you greater control over network traffic. A unmanaged switch will simply push network traffic everywhere, which may result in some hosts having a more favourable connection.
The router doesn't need to be anything special, but the switch should be. A managed switch is a better choice over an unmanaged one because it gives you greater control over network traffic. A unmanaged switch will simply push network traffic everywhere, which may result in some hosts having a more favourable connection.
In theory you have enough bandwidth for your games, but games are not the only thing that uses bandwidth. As soon as someone tries to browse some web pages or a game tries to patch itself, the network is going to get flooded.
You should really have at least 10Mb/s, then you can do proper QoS with the correct setup. The reason 10Mb is important is because some packets are larger than others and a 1500 byte packet takes about 1ms to be transmitted at 10Mb/s.
If you control the computers, there are some tricks you could do to make 5Mb seem fast since you have a separate 32Mb/s connection. At least in Windows, you can configure certain programs to mark packets with P802.1p, allowing your firewall/router to potentially use your different connections based on these markings. Many of these games use either UDP or specific TCP ports and you could also use that information to choose between your 5Mb leased line and 32Mb shared line.
You should really have at least 10Mb/s, then you can do proper QoS with the correct setup. The reason 10Mb is important is because some packets are larger than others and a 1500 byte packet takes about 1ms to be transmitted at 10Mb/s.
If you control the computers, there are some tricks you could do to make 5Mb seem fast since you have a separate 32Mb/s connection. At least in Windows, you can configure certain programs to mark packets with P802.1p, allowing your firewall/router to potentially use your different connections based on these markings. Many of these games use either UDP or specific TCP ports and you could also use that information to choose between your 5Mb leased line and 32Mb shared line.
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