60 GHZ PTP and P2Mp Multipoint Capabilities: Viesturs Ridins Mikrotik, Latvia Mum Bulgaria June 2019

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60 GHz PTP and P2MP

multipoint capabilities

Viesturs Ridins
MikroTik, Latvia

MUM Bulgaria
June 2019
Wireless unlicensed band
comparison
2.4 GHz 5 GHz 60 GHz
802.11b/g/n 802.11a/n/ac 802.11ad
- - -

Crowded spectrum ●
DFS and radar ●
Oxygen absorption

Low available channel detection ●
Low distance
count ●
Rapidly increasing ●
Less channels
channel widths

+ + +

Higher distances ●
High throughput ●
The highest

Better penetration ●
More available throughput
through objects channels ●
Free spectrum
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Wireless Wire
Wireless Wire

Pre-configured 60 GHz radio link (Plug and
Play)

4 core CPU running at 716 MHz, 256 MB of
RAM

Only 5 W of maximum power consumption
802.11af/at

Range of 200 meters or more

Beamforming and PtMP support
Wireless Wire

Channel bandwidth 2.16 GHz

Total EIRP under 40 dBm

EN 302 567

32 antenna elements

Sweeps between 64 antenna patterns

Wireless coverage close to 180 degrees

Price $198 for kit of two devices
wAP 60G and wAP 60G AP

Same hardware as used
in Wireless Wire kit

Total EIRP under 40 dBm

EN 302 567

License level 3

Price $99 (Level3)
129$ (Level4)
wAP 60Gx3 AP

Multiple antenna
elements provide wider
field or view

Access Point device for 8
clients

180 degree field of view

Price $199 (Level4)
SXTsq Lite60

For distances 200m+

Slim design

EN 305 550 and
EN 302 567

License level 3

Fast Ethernet

Price $69
LHG 60G kit

For distances up to
1500 m+

Antenna gain 42 dBi

Total EIRP under
55dBm

EN 302 217 – Fixed
Point to Point
compliant

License level 3

Price $298 for kit
LHG Lite60

Low cost unit

Fast Ethernet

Works in the same
distances as
LHG60G(1500m+)

Designed as long
range CPE in PtMP
setups

Price $99
Wireless modes

Wireless modes for 60 GHz
– “ap-bridge”
– “bridge”
– “station-bridge” (WDS equivalent)
– “sniff”

Configuration under “/interface w60g” menu
– SSID
– Password
– Mode
Performance in 1500 meter link

Winbox traffic graph showing “Wireless Wire Dish” speed on 1500 m link
Performance comparison to wired
network

All UDP tests are done with Xena Networks specialized test equipment
(XenaBay),and done according to RFC2544 (Xena2544) with 0,1% acceptable loss
TCP tests done by using iperf3:
https://iperf.fr/
Performance comparison to wired
network
Point to Multi Point support

Experimental support already available starting
from 6.41

Requires level 4 license for AP device

Connected clients are treated as individual
interfaces - easy to configure and manage

Supports 8 simultaneously connected clients
wAP60G, SXTsq 60 and LHG60G


All devices are mutually compatible

wAP60G – makes excellent Access Point for
PTMP usage case together with LHG 60G
client devices

Easy to deploy, easy to configure and monitor

Fastest PTMP solution at this price range
wAP 60G or wAP60G x3 and
LHG60G
Distance Meters* RSSI wAP60G RSSI LHG60G Total Throughput

300 -63 -68 1.8Gbps

500 -63 -68 1.8Gbps

600 -65 -69 1.8Gbps

700 -66 -69 1.5Gbps

800 -66 -69 1.2Gbps

850 -68 -69 800Mbps

900 -70 -72 100Mbps

*Tests done before latest software changes increasing


distance
W60G new features

Re-calibrated antenna sectors increasing
distance over 200m for wAP60G (RouterOS
update required) and increasing Wireless Wire
dish maximum distance

Added RSSI for monitoring signal strength

Added distance measurement tool

Updated Beamforming pattern information for
easier LHG60G alignment
W60G new features


More improvements in Beamforming efficiency

Throughput improvements when link fully utilized

Improved P2MP throughput performance

Added 4th channel (Center frequency 64800MHz)
and 66000MHz frequency(CLI only), supports
distances up to 4Km

Added new align feature in the RouterOS
W60G new features

Added new align feature in the RouterOS
W60G new features

LEDs help to find best Beamforming pattern
Testing software

Bandwidth test
– Works under RouterOS, PC (Windows, Mac, Linux)

Traffic Generator
– Works under RouterOS

Iperf and iperf3
– Works on PC (Windows, Mac, Linux)

Speedtest.net

Other tools
Live demo
Test setup:
Live demo

To start Traffic Generator run:
/tool traffic-generator start

To stop:
/tool traffic-generator stop

To run temporary Traffic Generator with extra
arguments:
/tool traffic-generator quick mbps=300 packet-size=256 duration=100
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