The filtering on the 450i can definitely help the uplink interference
problem. If it's co-channel interference, you're not likely to see a big
improvement though. You do get a hell of a lot better adjacent channel
rejection though.
You say 12 APs. Is that the 1.21 Gigatower arrangement? 6 in 5.4 and 6
in 5.7? Or all in 5.7? All 5.7 sounds like a good use case for Medusa
and it'd be about the same cost as 8 450i's, or cheaper than 12.
The new 450i integrated 90 is pretty sweet. Just keep in mind that the
new sectors are rated -3dB and not -6dB like the Lairds. Same with the 450m.
On 1/19/2017 10:54 AM, Eric Muehleisen wrote:
We've done that. This particular tower has 12 AP's on it. It's in a
noisy environment as well. We sent out our techs to improve many of
the 1x & 2x subs and only gained about 5mb/s. It was a lot of effort
with very little payoff. Our techs have a better understanding of what
poor SM's can do to the AP. So that's a plus.
I was hoping someone had done a direct replacement of 450 to 450i and
could share their results. Perhaps it's time to look at the 450m a
little closer.
On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 10:45 AM, Sean Heskett <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
It sounds like you have a lot of weak signal clients. You should
see the AP max out at 50-60mbps but only if the majority of
clients are 6x or 8x.
Can you add stingers or dishes to the SMs??
The 450i will give you more PPS but that's probably not the issue.
I would just add another 450AP aimed in the same direction and
split the load.
-Sean
On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 9:33 AM Eric Muehleisen
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
We currently have a pile of 450 AP's that top out around 100%
downlink utilization which gives us between 30-35mb/s downlink
capacity.
We are considering the 450m but doesn't make sense, cost wise,
in many of our locations. What kind of improvement you think
you would see by upgrading to 450i AP?
Our AP's are configured for 20mhz and 75% downlink.
