Regarding the working principle of 5G priority, which of the following statement is correct?

Question

Options

• AThe 5G priority feature refers to allowing 5G clients to send data first
• BAfter 5G priority is turned on, the network transfer speed of clients that only support 2.4G will slow
• C5G priority requires that the AP can work normally only when it is a dual-band AP
• D5G priority requires all clients to support both 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequency bands

• A
  6% (1)
• C
  82% (14)
• D
  12% (2)

Explanation

Option C is correct because the 5G priority feature works by steering dual-band capable clients toward the 5GHz band, and this steering can only occur if the AP itself operates on both frequency bands simultaneously. A single-band AP has no 5GHz band to steer clients toward, so the feature has no functional basis on such hardware.

Option A is wrong because 5G priority is about band steering, not data transmission queuing - it influences which frequency band a client connects to, not the order in which packets are sent. Option B is wrong because 2.4GHz-only clients are unaffected by 5G priority; they simply continue connecting to the 2.4GHz band as normal, with no reduction in their throughput. Option D is wrong because only the AP needs to be dual-band - the feature handles single-band clients gracefully by leaving them on 2.4GHz, so there is no requirement that every client support both bands.

Memory tip: 5G priority lives on the AP, not the client. The AP must have both bands to do the steering; client capability determines which band they land on, not whether the feature can function.

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