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Hardware Support - SXT

Tue Feb 01, 2011 3:04 pm

Good afternoon Gentlemen.

I am currently busy testing 2 brand new out the box sxt's and i am having a hard time.

I need to know what information all is required to get some assistance on this.

I have read a lot about DP links, and 802.11N I am able to get
108mb/108mb when i run:
SXT <=> 31DB Grid

The moment i change to SXT <=> SXT the link barely gets over 36mb/s

i have tried the above controll and below controll ht, just to be sure, the freq i selected looks clear from both sides, and seems to have enough space for the 40Mhz band needed,

The issue that im having is that my
Chan0 = -92DB
Chan1 = -71DB

All Chains Enabled both sides

The 71DB is enough to allow me to get into N rates, but i am not even getting 54mb, and my ccq is something that horrors are made of stagnating at 5%/7% (sxt <=> sxt)
Sxt to Single pole 31DB grid at the same Freq i get up 2 108mb/s with a above 80 CCQ

31DB <=> 31DB i used to get 135mb/s (ht guard long) at 95CCQ (both sides R52hn Cards at Txpower - 12db ) (-61db\-d63db)

Line Of sight Picture is here.
http://www.wug.za.net/newlos2.php?fl=34&tl=11643

Now from My really minor math skill i have worked this out in my head, but it might be completely incorrect.
Old
31DB grid + r52HN @ +11DB = 42DB Signal
New
16Db FP + SXT @ 22db (DP) = 38DB signal

So i should see a Difference of 4DB if i had to swap the equipment out and run it as "new" aka SXT @ 22db, The problem is that im experiencing the one chain at -93 and i believe the Noise floor is around 100~105, and thats no good (14 odd SNR).

The actual Question is => what do i need to post here so that we can work through this, Its my First DP install, and i might have missed something, my thinking is if i have missed something then most people will.

Have all mcs's def, all freq def, 802.11N HTC Guard Long (for safety longer time to read packet if there was interference that i really don't think there is), all chains enabled, 1 ampdu seleceted (0).

Anyone with any ideas?
 
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Re: Hardware Support - SXT

Tue Feb 01, 2011 3:26 pm

Try to test out the other SXT against the 31db to check if chain0 will have those -92db.
Please make the support output files when you do those tests and send them to support@mikrotik.com
Also have you aligned those SXT, as I see that the link height has difference?
 
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Re: Hardware Support - SXT

Tue Feb 01, 2011 3:28 pm

Like Uldis says, try another SXT to check if you don't have a hardware problem, Then check alignment, reset config to defaults. Make supout.rif at time of successful connection, send to support.
 
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Re: Hardware Support - SXT

Fri Feb 04, 2011 8:04 pm

Will update when we can test again.

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Re: Hardware Support - SXT

Fri Feb 04, 2011 8:30 pm

one of the antenna pigtails probabaly came loose inside...
 
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Re: Hardware Support - SXT

Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:10 am

Its a manufactured unit, doubt the pigtales can come loose as my understanding is that the antenna is soldered onto the card?

This thread was continued here
http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php ... 41#p256341

where we used the exact same hardware for testing.