[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by mjcoss

I originally believed that each robot was going to be assigned a separate channel and that they were using 802.11n @ 5 Ghz. The network at the MAR championship was indeed using 802.11n @ 5Ghz, and they are using a wide channel, however all robots were sharing the same channel and as such were sharing a total theoretically bandwidth of 300 Mbits.

Here's the answer from the GDC on bandwidth.

Game - The Arena » The Arena » The Player Stations
Q. Are there any bandwidth limits enforced by the field/FMS on the ports listed in section 2.2.9? Is each team able to access the full 802.11n bandwidth, or is it divided by the 6 teams on the field? FRC0330 2012-02-23
A. There are currently no bandwidth limits in place in the field network. In theory, each team has 50Mbits/second (300Mbits/6) available, but that’s not actually realistic. In reality, each team is likely to have ~10-12Mbits/s available. This rate will vary depending on the location of the radio on the Robot and the amount of wireless traffic present in the venue at 5GHz. While this information may help give teams an idea of what to expect, note that there is no guaranteed level of bandwidth on the playing field.