View Full Version : 4.5 Miles PtP BUllet M5 link results
skyhook
08-16-2009, 01:20 PM
I m testing two Bullet M5 over a 4.5 Miles (about 7km) link.
The setup:
- 2 x Bullet M5
- 2 x panel antenna 23 dBi
- AP/WDS-Station/WDS
- Channel/Frequency: 166 / 5830 MHz
- Channel Width: 20 MHz
- ACK/Distance: 73 / 4.8 miles ( 7.7 km), auto.
- TX Power: 12 dBm
- Firmware Version: XM.v5.0
- Signal Strength: 73/73 dBm
- Noise Floor: 96 dBm
- Transmit CCQ: 100 %
- TX/RX Rate: 65.0 Mbps / 65.0 Mbps
- AirMax: Disabled
AirOS Internal speedtest:
60 sec test time, simplex
RX: 19.97 Mbps
TX: 18.62 Mbps
60 sec test time, duplex
RX: 10.29 Mbps
TX: 10.31 Mbps
I will perfome better test with external tool next week (now I missed switch to connect Bullet to MT devices... :( )
note: the sites are very congestioned and the perfomances are very poor using UE channel ranges... I need to use other country (USA...).
By comparison, on same link a RB433AH+WLM54AG, same TX Power, same antennas, reach about 25-30 MBits TCP traffic (BTEST).
Any suggestion to optimize the configuration to increase the throughput?
update:
AirOS Internal speedtest:
60 sec test time, simplex, 40MHz
RX: 29.13 Mbps
TX: 25.92 Mbps
update:
AirOS Internal speedtest:
60 sec test time, simplex, 20MHz, 20 dBm TX Power
RX: 20.48 Mbps
TX: 20.40 Mbps
Is the RB configuration using 20 MHz or Turbo 40 MHz ?
skyhook
08-16-2009, 01:32 PM
Is the RB configuration using 20 MHz or Turbo 40 MHz ?
20 MHz, Nstream enabled, WDS, no other setting...
UBNT-Mike.Ford
08-16-2009, 01:36 PM
Hey Skyhook,
Just for this test can you pump the TX power to 20dBm? Also can you try with and without Airmax along with turning WDS on and off?
Thanks,
Mike
P.S. Please post both sides configuration files.
Thanks,
Mike
skyhook
08-16-2009, 01:42 PM
Hey Skyhook,
Just for this test can you pump the TX power to 20dBm? Also can you try with and without Airmax along with turning WDS on and off?
Thanks,
Mike
P.S. Please post both sides configuration files.
Thanks,
Mike
Yes, but remeber... at 12 dBm is already out of law... 20 dBm more out of law ;)
Ok, will post test results a 20 dBm and cfg files... wait...
Enabling AirMax the result are very poor (about 4 MBits...) :(
skyhook
08-16-2009, 01:53 PM
AP Configuration File
aaa.1.status=disabled
aaa.status=disabled
bridge.1.devname=br0
bridge.1.fd=1
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bridge.1.port.2.status=enabled
bridge.1.port.3.devname=eth1
bridge.1.stp.status=enabled
bridge.status=enabled
dhcpc.1.devname=br0
dhcpc.1.status=disabled
dhcpc.status=disabled
dhcpd.1.status=disabled
dhcpd.status=disabled
dnsmasq.1.devname=eth0
dnsmasq.1.status=enabled
dnsmasq.status=disabled
ebtables.1.cmd=-t nat -A PREROUTING --in-interface ath0 -j arpnat --arpnat-target ACCEPT
ebtables.1.status=disabled
ebtables.2.cmd=-t nat -A POSTROUTING --out-interface ath0 -j arpnat --arpnat-target ACCEPT
ebtables.2.status=disabled
ebtables.3.cmd=-t broute -A BROUTING --protocol 0x888e --in-interface ath0 -j DROP
ebtables.3.status=disabled
ebtables.50.status=disabled
ebtables.51.status=disabled
ebtables.52.status=disabled
ebtables.status=enabled
gui.language=en_US
httpd.https.port=443
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httpd.port.http=80
httpd.port=80
httpd.status=enabled
igmpproxy.status=disabled
iptables.3.status=disabled
iptables.status=disabled
netconf.1.alias.1.status=disabled
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netconf.1.alias.3.status=disabled
netconf.1.alias.4.status=disabled
netconf.1.alias.5.status=disabled
netconf.1.alias.6.status=disabled
netconf.1.alias.7.status=disabled
netconf.1.alias.8.status=disabled
netconf.1.devname=eth0
netconf.1.ip=0.0.0.0
netconf.1.netmask=255.255.255.0
netconf.1.promisc=enabled
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skyhook
08-16-2009, 01:55 PM
Station configuration file
aaa.1.status=disabled
aaa.status=disabled
bridge.1.devname=br0
bridge.1.fd=1
bridge.1.port.1.devname=ath0
bridge.1.port.1.status=enabled
bridge.1.port.2.devname=eth0
bridge.1.port.2.status=enabled
bridge.1.port.3.devname=eth1
bridge.1.stp.status=enabled
bridge.status=enabled
dhcpc.1.devname=br0
dhcpc.1.status=disabled
dhcpc.status=disabled
dhcpd.1.status=disabled
dhcpd.status=disabled
dnsmasq.1.devname=eth0
dnsmasq.1.status=enabled
dnsmasq.status=disabled
ebtables.1.cmd=-t nat -A PREROUTING --in-interface ath0 -j arpnat --arpnat-target ACCEPT
ebtables.1.status=disabled
ebtables.2.cmd=-t nat -A POSTROUTING --out-interface ath0 -j arpnat --arpnat-target ACCEPT
ebtables.2.status=disabled
ebtables.3.cmd=-t broute -A BROUTING --protocol 0x888e --in-interface ath0 -j DROP
ebtables.3.status=disabled
ebtables.50.status=disabled
ebtables.51.status=disabled
ebtables.52.status=disabled
ebtables.status=enabled
gui.language=en_US
httpd.https.port=443
httpd.https.status=enabled
httpd.port.http=80
httpd.port=80
httpd.status=enabled
igmpproxy.status=disabled
iptables.3.status=disabled
iptables.status=disabled
netconf.1.alias.1.status=disabled
netconf.1.alias.2.status=disabled
netconf.1.alias.3.status=disabled
netconf.1.alias.4.status=disabled
netconf.1.alias.5.status=disabled
netconf.1.alias.6.status=disabled
netconf.1.alias.7.status=disabled
netconf.1.alias.8.status=disabled
netconf.1.devname=eth0
netconf.1.ip=0.0.0.0
netconf.1.netmask=255.255.255.0
netconf.1.promisc=enabled
netconf.1.status=enabled
netconf.1.up=enabled
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netconf.2.alias.3.status=disabled
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wireless.1.frameburst=0
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wireless.1.wds.1.peer=
wireless.1.wds.2.peer=
wireless.1.wds.3.peer=
wireless.1.wds.4.peer=
wireless.1.wds.5.peer=
wireless.1.wds.6.peer=
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skyhook
08-16-2009, 02:04 PM
WDS on or off and AirMax on, always poor results...
I'm still on a developer's firmware that doesn't have the Speedtest. Does you AirOS have a Speedtest in the upper right hand pull down?
skyhook
08-16-2009, 02:12 PM
I'm still on a developer's firmware that doesn't have the Speedtest. Does you AirOS have a Speedtest in the upper right hand pull down?
Try direct link.... /speedtest.cgi.
As I wrote above, I wait to perform test by external tool.
skyhook
08-16-2009, 02:19 PM
Mike,
you can access devices (remember past email with URLs).
Have you a testing firmware to upload?
My speedtest was taken off the pull down as it was too flaky. I suspect the developers "disabled" it by removing it from the pull down, but left the cgi in place.
Mike, can you confirm this?
skyhook
08-16-2009, 02:44 PM
My speedtest was taken off the pull down as it was too flaky. I suspect the developers "disabled" it by removing it from the pull down, but left the cgi in place.
Mike, can you confirm this?
Yes, removed from menu but accessible by direct link ;) for bad boys...
UBNT-Mike.Ford
08-16-2009, 02:47 PM
My speedtest was taken off the pull down as it was too flaky. I suspect the developers "disabled" it by removing it from the pull down, but left the cgi in place.
Mike, can you confirm this?
Yes the internal speedtest is highly innaccurate.
skyhook
09-17-2009, 06:52 AM
UPDATE
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/2623/b5m.jpg
Max transfer: 23 Mbps/13Mbps
UBNT-Mike.Ford
09-17-2009, 01:15 PM
UPDATE
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/2623/b5m.jpg
Max transfer: 23 Mbps/13Mbps
Hey Skyhook,
What is the throughput with multiple streams passing in both directions at the same time?
Thanks,
kijoma
09-19-2009, 09:34 AM
hi,
also what MT device are you using, some of the Routerboards will run out of steam using the built in bandwidth tester.. i got the asymetric response and i was using an Rb433 and an RB433AH so even the 300 mhz mips doesnt have the poke to fill the M5 via ethernet using built in speed test.
the 433AH seems to manage.. but is still at ~95% CPU when doing it..
