Security Reference Guide — Doc. 7693AC
AirMedia® Presentation Gateway • 13
AirMedia Bandwidth Requirements
TECHNOLOGY
Minimum
Typical
Maximum
AirMedia Series 3
0.25 Mbps
1.4 Mbps
8.5 Mbps
AirMedia 2.0
0.25 Mbps
1.4 Mbps
8.5 Mbps
macOS and iOS native device mirroring to
AirMedia Series 3, AirMedia 2.0, and AM-101
Similar to
AirMedia 2.0
5 Mbps
Similar to AirMedia 2.0
AM-100 & AM-101
0.5 Mbps
1.5 Mbps
15 Mbps
AM-100 (Old Firmware)
<0.1 Mbps
32 Mbps
46 Mbps
NOTE:
The AirMedia bandwidth requirements are based on single-user presentations. The
required bandwidth may increase during multi-user presentations.
Network Infrastructure and Design
Considerations
Prior to deploying AirMedia products, assess the network infrastructure and design.
As the
AirMedia Bandwidth Requirements (above)
table shows, AirMedia connection average
bandwidth varies between devices and their firmware versions. The default peak bitrate in the
Windows sender is 5 Mbps to ensure a high-quality experience for all types of content and a high
frame rate at any resolution up to 1080p at 30 frames per second.
The peak bitrate target can be lowered to 1 Mbps on Windows senders, which is adequate for
most static content types. 1080p video with high motion and detail levels, or complex motion
with high foreground-background contrast such as smoke and flames, may not display in high
quality at the lowest bitrates. This is due to the limitations of live video encoding and decoding
on current devices. If this type of video content is played consistently, a higher bandwidth quality
setting is recommended.
AirMedia Series 3 and AirMedia 2.0 devices are designed for lower latency than the AM-101. A
latency of 150 ms has been observed when a single user presents in a well-designed and properly
provisioned network with ideal Wi-Fi network conditions. Multi-user presentations will result in a
higher latency. It is difficult to specify latency due to variations in network environments. For
example, if high CPU-load applications are running in the background, then the wireless
presentation experience may be affected.
