I just upgraded from a combined modem/router unit (Arris SGB8300) into individual components by installing a dedicated modem (Arris SB8200) and router (GL.iNet MT6000 Flint 2).
I mainly upgraded to get better streaming performance on the “Moonlight” app, but my performance has objectively worsened
Moonlight offers in-app metrics to measure network performance
I’m concerned with the variables:
- Frames dropped by network connection, which according to Moonlights github page they define as:
‘The percentage of frames that are sent from the host and don't successfully reach the client. It should stay very close to 0% most of the time.’
- Frames dropped due to network jitter, which they define as
‘It is typically caused by high network jitter but it can also be caused by hardware limitations or software issues (especially if very high)’
On my original modem+router setup these specific performance metrics were good:
Frames dropped by network connection was consistently close to zero
On my new setup, these numbers are quite high
Although not shown in the photo, I’ve seen frames dropped due to network connection going as high as 15%, and network jitter constantly fluctuating.
When I connect my device directly to the router, the connection is near flawless
What could be causing this deterioration in performance?