My customer has remote exploration sites in the Arctic. We typically use Cisco equipment to create wireless bridges, but are looking for a more cost-effective solution.
We have tried the SXTG5HnD units and they worked quite well. However, we’re concerned about the environmental specifications – especially given that the unit is an all-in-one integrated device. Temperatures frequently drop below -60 in the winter at these sites, and we can’t have the equipment failing.
Normally we put the electronics portion of the bridge indoors, and have only the antenna outside. I was wondering about creating a similar setup using Mikrotik components.
I was thinking that the equivalent to the internal electronics of the SXT G unit would be the routerboard RB711G-5HnD – is that correct?
I just can’t work out the proper arrangement of antenna(s) and connectors to take full advantage of the performance offered by this hardware. It’s a dual chain setup, so does that mean 2 antennas? Or a special dual polarity antenna?
We’re typically looking at relatively short (a few hundred meters max) bridge distances. So what kind of antenna would be suitable to achieve the same kind of setups with the SXT G units?