Or the signal is too hot?

Chris Wright
Network Administrator


-----Original Message-----
From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of George Skorup
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2017 2:21 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cambium 450b specifications

My 3GHz SM at home is at about -60.5dBm and it's seeing 36/36 SNR and 8X 
downlink. Not perfect 256QAM, maybe only 15%, but most of the time it's decent. 
I am shooting through a 50 year old large maple tree too.

I see 5GHz SMs that will run 8X with anything >35/35 SNR, and they're not near 
-56dBm either. Typically -58 to -64.

Then I see others with like -55dBm, 40/42 SNR, <2dB SSR, yet they'll never run 
8X downlink. I don't know what the hell it is with those. 
They're either lying or seeing some variable multipath that isn't reflected in 
the SNR reading fast enough.

On 7/28/2017 11:48 AM, Joe Falaschi wrote:
> Sure it would.  We have some links reporting a SNR above 32db, enough to get 
> 8x but are weaker than -56 signals.  So both matter.
>
> Joe
>
>
>
>> On Jul 28, 2017, at 11:44 AM, Chris Wright <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Wouldn't SNR play a bigger role than general signal level? What good is 
>> -67.8dBm if the noise floor is -75dBm?
>>
>> Chris Wright
>> Network Administrator
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joe Falaschi
>> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2017 9:28 AM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: [AFMUG] Cambium 450b specifications
>>
>> We’re looking at some questions of why certain links are at certain 
>> modulations (uplink is better than downlink).  It’s explained by the spec 
>> sheet of the current equipment and RX sensitivity.  Basically the 450M AP 
>> can do more with less signal than the CPE can.  Specs below.  In any case we 
>> were then wondering what the new 450b RX sensitivity would be.  There is a 
>> spec sheet on the Cambium website but this isn’t listed.  Anyone have this 
>> information?
>>
>> 450M AP RX sensitivity
>> 1x = - 93.5 dBm
>> 2x = -88.6 dBm
>> 4x = -81.5 dBm
>> 6x = -75.9.0 dBm
>> 8x = -67.8 dBm
>>
>> 450SM RX sensitivity
>> 1x = -84 dBm
>> 2x = -80.5 dBm
>> 4x = -74 dBm
>> 6x = -66.9 dBm
>> 8x = -56 dBm
>>
>> 450i SM RX sensitivity
>> 1x = -85.9 dBm
>> 2x = -81.5 dBm
>> 4x = -75.8 dBm
>> 6x = -69.3 dBm
>> 8x = -61.6 dBm
>>
>> Joe Falaschi
>> e-vergent
>>


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