Correlating wireless mesh routing metrics to capacity

A dispenser system for containers, e.g., soft drink cans, held in matrix configuration within a carton. An outlet port is defined in each of the carton's first and second side walls with both the outlet ports being oriented on a single longitudinal axis oriented normal to the first and second side walls. The outlet ports are sized to allow egress of each container in the container series out of either one of the first and second side walls. This allows a container whose longitudinal axis is oriented co-axially with the longitudinal axis of the outlet ports to be pushed out of the carton through the outlet port in the first side wall by pushing on the container through the outlet port in the second side wall, and alternately through the outlet port in the second side wall by pushing on the container through the outlet port in the first side wall, all as desired by the carton user.