Cisco Cisco Aironet 1522 Lightweight Outdoor Mesh Access Point Guía De Diseño
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Cisco Mesh Access Points, Design and Deployment Guide, Release 7.0
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Mesh Network Components
shows one of the recommended installations of an outdoor AP1520.
Figure 13
Outdoor Pole-top Installation of a Mesh Access Point
Maximum Ratio Combining
AP1520 radios have a much higher transmit power, better receiver sensitivity, and broader outdoor
temperature range as compared to AP1510 and AP1505 mesh access points.
temperature range as compared to AP1510 and AP1505 mesh access points.
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The 5-GHz radio (802.11a) is a Single-in-Single-Out (SISO) architecture and the 2.4-GHz radio
(802.11 b/g) is 1x3 Single-in-Multiple-Out (SIMO) architecture.
(802.11 b/g) is 1x3 Single-in-Multiple-Out (SIMO) architecture.
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The 2.4-GHz radio has one transmitter and three receivers. Output power is configurable to 5 levels.
With its 3 receivers enabling maximum-ratio combining (MRC), this radio has better sensitivity and
range than a typical SISO 802.11b/g radio for OFDM rates.
With its 3 receivers enabling maximum-ratio combining (MRC), this radio has better sensitivity and
range than a typical SISO 802.11b/g radio for OFDM rates.
When operating with data rates higher than 12 Mbps, you can increase gain on a 2.4-GHz radio to 2.7
dB by adding two antennas and to 4.5 dB, by adding three antennas. For information about RX
sensitivities and MRC gain, see
dB by adding two antennas and to 4.5 dB, by adding three antennas. For information about RX
sensitivities and MRC gain, see
1
2.4-GHz antenna (Tx/Rx)
3
Fiber-optic connection
2
5-GHz antenna (Tx/Rx)
4
4.9-GHz antenna (Tx/Rx)
1
Outdoor light control
3
6-AWG copper grounding wire
2
Streetlight power tap adapter
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2
3
Table 7
RX Sensitivities and MRC Gain
Typical sensitivity (dBM)
MRC gain
Modulation
Rate
Rate
One antenna
Two antennas
MRC
MRC
Three antennas
MRC
MRC
Two antennas
Three antennas
1
-92.0
-92.0
-92.0
0.0
0.0
2
-91.0
-91.0
-91.0
0.0
0.0
5.5
-90.3
-90.3
-90.3
0.0
0.0
11
-90.0
-90.0
-90.0
0.0
0.0