First of all greetings to all mikrotik forum members.
I am new to this forum and i am here because of my passion for networking and wireless deployment.
I came here to learn new things and to discuss topics regarding wireless technology.
Last year i started a small wisp deployment.Than i had only one AP Base station and maybe 10-15 customers.
Now i have two AP points 5GHz frequency.
First AP - Custom PC Pentium 3 1000MHz
256MB RAM,2GB QUANTUM DISK
2 X LAN GIGABIT CARD
2 X TPLINK WN553G 54Mbps Atheros 5GHz
One TPLINK card is a client base station with Omni-directional antenna 13db 5GHz,and second is a P2P 3km link to a second station
For a P2P link i am using a volt plus parabolic antenna 30db on both sides
Now i am planning one more Base station for 15-20 customers
P2P link to that base station will be a setup with 2 X SXT5lite
And for a base station i am thinking about Mikrotik Omnitik 5 for deployment
The link distance is apr 1.5 km with clear line of sight
My packages to customers are WDSL 3.5Mbps / 512kb up and WDSL 6MBps / 768 Kb up
On customer site CPE it will be SXT5lite , Disc 5 or LDF 5 that i am right now testing
The question is Omnitik the right decision for a base spot in this situation?!
The picture is in the attachment.
The place is a small vilage with more than 300 houses.
There are 2 other AP stations that are running on 2.4Ghz so there is no frequency issues with my 5GHz tower.
Second question for future use i am thinking about these two types of sector antennas
First is 5GSV16 (5GHz sector , 16dbi gain , vertical polarisation , horisontal angle 120 adn vertical angle 15
Second antenna is a sector DUAL antenna
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My appologies to moderator if this topic is out off the box or in the wrong place
I hope that somebody with more skills will look at this topic
Than you all for time and effort.
The question is Omnitik the right decision for a base spot in this situation?!
No. Stay away from Omnis.
Basebox would be a good choice if only a handful, similar distance customers will use it, or to use it (PoE version) as a PoE Switch and reserve radio to carry out spectrum scans w/o disturbing customers.
Best choice for your scenario will be using an integrated sector, so that you get the best of both worlds: sector antenna with integrated radio, at more competitive price than purchasing seperate radio + antennas + pigtails, and one less failing component to care about: pigtails.
If you’re going to have really close customers (500m or less), my choice would be using multiple sectors like
If customers are going to be more distant, then would consider mANTBox 19S
Many thanks for your fast response
I never worked with integrated sector before,in the past all my base spots where pretty standard setup.
LDF400 (3-5m) premade and a pigtail directly from ubnt supplier and it was a nice setup.
I have a small sample for testing only three spots with around 15-20 customers.
An idea that i a working right now is basicly changing every RB outdoor (RB433 and mini pci card) to a fully integrated solution.
One Routerboard solution as a central routing server and integrated CPE for a short P2P link.
Lets say that i have a ideal spot in the town for massive distribution,the highest building in the town.
Would you recommend Mikrotik mants19 sector?
I was thinking 4 sectors 90-120 angle on every corner or one tower on the roof and 4 sectors.
Or maybe a RF elements carrier class MIMO sector
Depends on expected customer distance, I’d recommend mANTBox 19S for >800m customers, and 15S or SXT-SA for closer customers.
You need to study the terrain, then deploy sectors estrategically depending on surrounding conditions and customer density; typical setup 3 x 19S to cover 360 for mid-long distance customers and x 15S or y SXT-SA serving closer customers.
I was thinking 4 sectors 90-120 angle on every corner or one tower on the roof and 4 sectors.
Or maybe a RF elements carrier class MIMO sector
Instead of having all investment done on 3 sectors, a better strategy is start with them, then as user density from a certain orientation increases, start adding smaller sectors tuned for them using low aperture antennas (30, 45, 60 degrees) aimed optimally at them. If you were to invest on seperate sector+radio setups for sectors, RF Elements symmetrical sector horns are great for this, as is using TwistPortTM Shielded Adaptor V2 for RouterBoard to house the RB in order to make them more resilient to on-location interference.
An idea that i a working right now is basicly changing every RB outdoor (RB433 and mini pci card) to a fully integrated solution.
You have lots of suitable low cost reliable CPEs: SXT, LHG, Disc…