2X2 802.11n Chains VS Dual-Nstream 5Ghz Turbo

RouterOS Wireless Networking
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I will be putting a few 30-Mile links this summer, and need all the power I can get. I have had MUCH better signals with XR5 cards on 5Ghz Turbo than with the SR71-15 802.11n cards. I have a bad feeling using N technology over this kind of distance is going to be hard. I would assume, to get the MOST throughput at that distance, and the most TX power, Dual-Nstream with XR5 cards running turbo will be the most effective. Can anyone give their experience with Dual-Nstream Turbo?

-Throughput
-Signal/Distance

And I assume that would use 80mhz of channel width just like 2X2 chains with extension channel? Thanks for any info.

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http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Dual_Setup_with_OSPF

This would probably be a better configuration than dual n-streme.

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Would this work just a good as a “Transparent WDS Bridge” ?

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If you want to bridge with redundancy then use MPLS on top of the OSPF setup.

http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Transparently_Bridge_two_Networks_using_MPLS