I have an application where I need to distribute wireless from a single location to 7 others (black lines). Distances are roughly 250ft max over roughly 130 degrees. I require a minimum of 1mb/s to each client bidirectionally to support VoIP plus whatever is left over for internet/network. Therefore I need to configure QoS on both the antenna and CPE sides. I already have hAPlite’s at each client location that can do this on the client side.
I was thinking of using the mAntBox15s to distribute with DISC Lite5’s for the outside CPE. But maybe an OmniTik will be better suited? It’s in a somewhat wooded area, but I do have visual LOS to each client from the central location.
The caveat is that in the future I want to distribute the green network. Those 4 clients have trees blocking their LOS to the central building, but I have fiber into the green distribution point. I just want to make sure the green and black networks don’t interfere with each other.
Omnitik with Sxt or lhg will be working at such distance even when some trees will be in the path. I believe you will be able to connect all places to the central omnitik without any problems. It is so close that you will need lower the tx power on all devices in order to get clear signal.
I certainly can’t connect the green network from the central location, well maybe one of them could. Not unless I can penetrate a concrete tank and a couple of 10ft wide trees.
What would be my consideration between the SXT, LHG or DISC? From what I can tell, it seems the DISC and LHG are about the same and the SXT seems to be more powerful than the other two. We do get high winds here occasionally, so the LHG is probably the best choice?
What gave you this impression? Do you mean radio power or CPU power? I’m not sure either is true.
LHG has narrow beamwidth, helps in punching long distances or through reasonable obstructions. DISC is similar according to specs (haven’t used one personally). Standard SXT (not the sectors) is general workhorse unit for CPE or short links, comparatively wide beam and so lower radiated power.
I have OmniTiks serving subscribers up to a mile distant at 5 Mb, so signal-wise, 250 feet is a cakewalk. Though if your present and possible future service locations are all in a narrow fan as depicted in the green area, it might be more neighborly just to use a small SXT sector.
As far as avoiding mutual interference, won’t just using different frequencies solve that for you?
