And I would like to hear that from Cambium since they chimed in. Both radios are based on the AC chipset so I would like tohear if they added some magic sauce to get that done.
On Mon, Aug 20, 2018 at 7:10 AM David M <dmilho...@wletc.com> wrote: > The main difference between the 2 brands to me is I get to lay my head > down and have a good night sleep :) > > > > On 8/17/2018 3:27 PM, Adam Moffett wrote: > > I know we're all hatin' on Ubiquiti today.....but the AF5X is something > like $300 per radio, so even with nice antennas and cables you'd be well > under $1000 per side. > No support except through a forum, but you really shouldn't need support > because they're easy as anything. > > I have never used a PTP550. I would characterize the Force 200 as > "reliable enough for most purposes". I don't recall ever fixing a problem > by rebooting one. I realized the other day that we "temporarily" replaced > a dead Ceragon IP10 with a pair of ePMP Force 200's like a year and a half > ago and completely forgot about them. > > -Adam > > > On 8/17/2018 11:07 AM, Lewis Bergman wrote: > > So I have a customer with a private PTP network built long ago, obviously, > with PTP400 links. For years this has worked great and they have been > happy. Recently, due to either lightening or another contractor issue, one > of the three sites (2 of the the total 6 backhauls) are now dead. I could > probably find some ancient stuff and maybe replace these two but I thought > now would be a good time to get them into some supportable equipment. > > I would like something as trouble free as the PTP400. Throughput is a non > issue as they only need about 2Mbs. The main deal is reliability and my > desire to not have to jack with the thing due to outside influences be they > weather or interference. Basically as close to the 400's trouble free > operation as possible. Cost is a factor but not the primary one, yet > something above $1000 each side is a non starter. > > I have looked at the PTP550 which is based on an AC chipset but says it > has: > Dynamic Spectrum Optimization (DSO)* With Dynamic Spectrum Optimization, > PTP 550 systems are constantly optimizing the channel of operation to > maximize link reliability and performance. Based on environment the PTP 550 > can be set to move or search better spectrum. As a result, customer can get > more throughput with limited spectrum in even the most challenging > environments > I also looked at the ePMP Force series, based on the same chipset. I have > used a bunch of these before but not in this demanding (reliability wise) > environment. All the Force stuff seem to have a sentence like these: > Configurable modes of operation ensure robust adaptivity to both > symmetrical and asymmetrical traffic while providing high performance and > round-trip latency as low as 3-5 ms. > Configurable Modes of operation ensure robust adaptivity to both > symmetrical and asymmetrical traffic while providing high performance and > round-trip latency as low as 2 - 3 ms. > > So I guess my question is, for those using these products, is there really > a big difference between the PTP550 line and the Force line? They are both > based on the AC chipset so while there is maybe quite a bit they can do to > enhance that I can't imagine it would be earth shattering. > > Any recommendations? > > > > > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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