Hi All,
I an looking at changing (upgrading) my P2P link as my existing radio is starting to fail (random hardware lock ups).
Current Radio: SXT HG5 ac New Radio: LHG 5 ac
I currently use the SXT HG5 ac on both side of a P2P link running latest RouterOS 6.43.8
The stats for the existing link are attached in the image.
My question is would the LHG 5 ac be a good replacement for the existing radios and should I expect better throughput using nv2?
Currently the link is stable enough (odd few drops), but throughput can vary from 50Mb to 100Mbit TCP between devices each side.
No, all ARM Based Mikrotik had issue with Nv2
And they don’t Performe well.
In your case i would go with RF Elements TP-550 Dish, TPA-RBC Adapter , M11G, R11e-5HacD
With about 10dBi Better Antenna and quite good shielding you would archive much more speed (your ccq now is bad)
If the speed you get with the new Hardware is not enough anymore you could change to AF-5xHD
Only by exchange Radio and Adapter, the dishes are reusable…
If you want to try something new take a look at Mimosa C5c
Thanks for your fast and detailed reply.
I should point out I am not a wireless engineer and inherited this P2P link from a previous person who has since left, so learning by researching on the forums.
The link is about 5-6k and provides connectivity to extend a LAN, and also has backups running across it overnight which max it out.
The AF-5xHD is above the budget for this replacement unfortunately.
I also read some threads on nv2 with ARM but assumed it was fixed in the latest RouterOS versions (obviously not).
I have to stick with RouterOS as its the single networking solution that we use, so this rules out the Mimosa C5c (which looks good).
Is there a Microtik radio you would recommend that is pre-built (like the existing one) for ease of install and cost?
Or would the separate dish, board and converters be the only real option, once I figure out how it all installs together
The CCQ is what I would like to improve, which I think would then left improve bandwidth (I think), any suggestions that may help in the short term for this?
Would improving CCQ also by default help improve bandwidth?
I am not ruling out replacing the radios with the same model again if they should be capable of more bandwidth, unless they are the limiting factor now?
The dishes are the best option for shielding…
With the board M11g you Are probably upgradable to Wave 2 (newAC) or 802.11ax without changing something more then the PCIe card.
With Dynadish or QRTac you will not see much more throughput , both devices are plastic and
Have no shielding… I would max shielding to avoid your bad ccq
Mikrotik integrated devices antennas work good for 5200-5700 above this frequency window
The antennas do not perform well
And yes a better ccq means higher Modulation and higher throughput…
SXt HG are to small for 5im
In what Country is this link?
The link is in Ireland, in a rural location with just trees and landscape between the radios.
One location is in a business park where there is a mask hosting various other radios for ISP’s and mobile phones etc…
Ok…
Antenna a = 33dbm
Path loss 5780, 5.5km = -127,5 dB
Antenna b gain = 17 dBi
your Target with Receiver power should be -77 you Are about 10-15db to hot.
Looks like the person before not take care of law, this link was bad designed at the beginning
