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INSTALLATION & OPERATION

 

 

A53689 AIRLINK VENUS  

SOFTWARE DEFINED RADIO (SDR) 

 

 

 

OCTOBER 2021 

 

DOCUMENT NO.  COM-00-21-04 
VERSION A.1 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Siemens Mobility, Inc. 
One Penn Plaza  
Suite 1100 
New York, NY 10119-1101 
1-800-793-SAFE 

www.usa.siemens.com/rail-manuals

 

 
 
Copyright © 2021 Siemens Mobility, Inc. 
All Rights Reserved 

Summary of Contents for A53689

Page 1: ...VENUS SOFTWARE DEFINED RADIO SDR OCTOBER 2021 DOCUMENT NO COM 00 21 04 VERSION A 1 Siemens Mobility Inc One Penn Plaza Suite 1100 New York NY 10119 1101 1 800 793 SAFE www usa siemens com rail manuals Copyright 2021 Siemens Mobility Inc All Rights Reserved ...

Page 2: ...eliability or timeliness of any information contained in any translation of manual or product information from its original official released version in English and shall not be liable for any losses caused by such reliance on the accuracy reliability or timeliness of such information Any person or entity that relies on translated information does so at his or her own risk WARRANTY INFORMATION Sie...

Page 3: ...uipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult Siemens Customer Service for help Modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment under FCC rules RF EXPOSURE WARNING This equipment complies with the FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This tran...

Page 4: ...CC limits for human exposure to radio frequency radiation may depend not only on this equipment but also on whether the environments being assessed are being affected by radio frequency fields from other equipment which may add to the level of exposure Accordingly the overall exposure may be affected by radio frequency generating facilities that exist at the time the licensee s equipment is being ...

Page 5: ...hen troubleshooting the equipment with electrical current present be aware of live circuits All equipment must be properly grounded and protected from lightning for safe operation DO NOT operate the transmitter of any radio unless RF connectors are secure andall connectors are properly terminated Heat sinks on the radio are to dissipate heat and must not be blocked or covered Equipment can become ...

Page 6: ...ons Changed Details of Change A 10 05 2021 Initial Release A 1 10 26 2021 1 Pg 1 3 Section 1 1 Specifications changed power consumption peak from 23 4 watts to 48 watts 2 Amps Updated Glossary Pg 1 3 Section 1 1 Add Title to compliance standard Pg 1 4 Section 1 2 Add FCC Certification ID ...

Page 7: ...TIONS xiii GLOSSARY xiv 1 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 1 1 1 1 Specifications 1 2 1 2 Ordering Information 1 4 2 INTRODUCTION 2 1 2 1 Summary of Operating Features 2 2 2 2 Mechanical Design 2 3 2 3 Electrical Design 2 4 2 4 Power Supply Unit PSU 2 4 2 4 1 Communications Base Board CBB 2 4 2 4 2 Radio Frequency Module RFM 2 4 2 4 3 Intermediate and Radio Frequency Module IRF 2 5 2 4 4 Filtering Architecture...

Page 8: ... 3 8 3 5 3 Internal GPS Module 3 8 3 5 4 GPS Antenna 3 9 3 5 5 System Cable Connections 3 10 3 5 6 Connection Summary 3 11 3 6 Special Installations 3 12 3 7 Post Installation Checklist 3 13 3 7 1 Applying Power 3 13 3 7 2 Verifying Proper Operation 3 13 4 TROUBLESHOOTING 4 1 5 CONFIGURATION 5 1 5 1 Description 5 1 5 2 Remote Access 5 2 5 2 1 Radio Control Access 5 2 5 2 2 Default Passwords and Ch...

Page 9: ...o 5 11 5 3 Maintaining Multiple Configuration File Versions 5 13 5 4 Coordinated Configuration File Changes 5 14 6 OPERATION 6 1 6 1 Description 6 1 6 2 Base Station Operation 6 1 6 2 1 Base Station CLI 6 1 6 2 1 1 Basic CLI Use 6 2 6 3 Remote Station Cobalt CLI Operation 6 4 6 3 1 Remote Station CLI 6 5 6 3 1 1 Basic CLI Use 6 5 6 4 Temporary Operational Non Permanent Changes No Reboot Required 6...

Page 10: ... 45 Tab Cut 3 12 Figure 3 10 Mandatory Product Labels 3 12 Figure 5 1 Console Port Cable USB to RJ 45 5 2 Figure 5 2 Startup Dialog User Name and Password 5 5 Figure 5 3 Entering Password 5 6 Figure 5 4 Main Session Window 5 6 Figure 5 5 Selecting a Higher Directory 5 7 Figure 5 6 Configuration File Example 5 8 Figure 5 7 Airlink Venus Remote Radio Files 5 12 Figure 5 8 Configuration Files 5 12 Fi...

Page 11: ...Airlink Venus Part Numbers 1 4 Table 3 1 Connection Summary 3 11 Table 4 1 Troubleshooting Matrix 4 1 Table 5 1 Console Configuration 5 3 Table 5 2 Base Station Configuration Overview 5 9 Table 5 3 Remote Station Configuration Overview 5 10 Table 6 1 Measurement Results Interpretation 6 8 ...

Page 12: ...ESULT IN DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY WARNINGS ALWAYS TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER NOTES CAUTIONS AND ALL OTHER INFORMATION CAUTION REFERS TO PROPER PROCEDURES OR PRACTICES WHICH IF NOT STRICTLY OBSERVED COULD RESULT IN A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION AND OR POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT CAUTIONS TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER NOTES AND ALL OTHER INFORMATION EXCEPT WARNINGS NOTE Generally used to highlight certain info...

Page 13: ...dge of the circuit board but avoid touching circuit traces or components Handle circuit boards by the edges only Never physically touch circuit board or connector contact fingers or allow these fingers to come in contact with an insulator e g plastic rubber etc When not in use place circuit boards in approved static shielding bags contact fingers first Remove circuit boards from static shielding b...

Page 14: ...Sub Frame ERP Effective Radiated Power The product of the antenna power transmitter power less transmission line loss times either the antenna power gain or the antenna field gain squared ESD Electro Static Discharge FCC Federal Communications Commission FDD Frequency Division Duplexing FEC Forward Error Correction FFR Fractional Frequency Reuse FM Frequency Modulation FSK Frequency Shift Keying A...

Page 15: ...A Power Amplifier PROM Programmable Read Only Memory PSU Power Supply Unit PtMP Point to MultiPoint QAM Quadrature Amplitude Modulation QoS Quality of Service QPSK Quadrature Phase Shift Keying A method of modulating a carrier signal in such a way that each cycle carries four bits of information RF Radio Frequency RFM Radio Frequency Module RS Remote Station RS232 EIA interface standard between DT...

Page 16: ...N SAW Surface Acoustic Wave SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition SDR Software Defined Radio SMA Sub Miniature version A SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SSH Secure Shell SW Software TDD Time Division Duplexing TX Transmit ULSF Up Link Sub Frame ...

Page 17: ... station RS depending on the software loaded For the base station BS5000 software is used and for the remote station Cobalt software is used Both software platforms are covered by this manual Figure 1 1 A53689 Airlink Venus Radio The Airlink radio network can be made up of Airlink Venus radios or used in conjunction with Siemens other hardware platforms to build a multi cell point to multipoint Pt...

Page 18: ...al Turbo Coding CTC with rates 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 Duplex Method TDD or Half Duplex FDD Topology Point to Multipoint Point to Point Air Interface Protocol IEEE 802 16 2017 Modulation Coding Scheme Selection Dynamically Adjusted QoS Best Effort Real time polling service Unsolicited Grant Service CONNECTORS INTERFACES DC Input Phoenix 1778508 Grounding Terminal 10 32 Thread Screw Serial Data RJ 45 8 8 J...

Page 19: ...IP 50 Standard Operating Temperature 40º F to 158º F 40ºC to 70ºC SECURITY FEATURES AES 128 AES 256 Traffic Encryption Three way Handshake Over the Air Re keying OTAR EAP TLS Based Authentication with X 509 Certificate and RSA 4096 Public Key Encryption Hardware Based Secure Boot at the Root of the Chain of Trust NIST Certified Hardware Random Number Generator Memory Protection and Access Rights L...

Page 20: ... Station 450 MHZ FCC Certification Pending 04 Base Station 757 787 MHZ X27FS CP757787 05 Base Station 896 935 MHZ FCC Certification Pending 11 Remote Fixed 160 MHZ FCC Certification Pending 12 Remote Fixed 217 218 MHZ X27 FS V200 13 Remote Fixed 450 MHZ FCC Certification Pending 14 Remote Fixed 757 787 MHZ X27FS CP757787 15 Remote Fixed 896 935 MHZ FCC Certification Pending NOTE FCC certification ...

Page 21: ...d wireless base stations fixed and mobile remote radios are based on IEEE 802 16s the standard for broadband wireless fixed mobile access systems that enables wide area Internet Protocol connectivity This allows railroads to transition from multiple single purpose networks to a common managed multi purpose multi band network and realize a significant reduction of infrastructure and operating costs...

Page 22: ...s Software Defined Radio SDR platform for future flexibility and new radio requirements Capable of Base Station and fixed or mobile remote operation Easily programmed or configured locally or remotely GPS connectivity for location and synchronization Frequency range from 70 MHz to 6 GHz Channel sizes from 12 5 kHz to 10 MHz Time Division Duplex TDD or FDD Half Duplex operation IEEE 802 16 2017 nar...

Page 23: ...be wall mounted using screws Its enclosure is designed for rugged environments such as electrical substation control houses or switch cabinets rail bungalows trains pump off controller enclosures or other SCADA or industrial enclosures It is a fan less design with heat sinks to dissipate heat It is not an outdoor enclosure If an outdoor installation is needed it needs to be installed in a NEMA 4 4...

Page 24: ...ltage of 18 60 VDC capable of supplying a minimum of 5 amps 2 4 1 Communications Base Board CBB The CBB provides high flexibility in both frequency range and channel size It uses GPS for location and synchronization and provides the inputs and outputs for the console serial and Ethernet ports It also provides the connection to the outside LCD display that is visible on the outside of the radio 2 4...

Page 25: ... the DLSF USLF and the total gap is identical across the entire system Additionally the beginning of the TDD frame can be synchronized to a 1 pulse per second PPS generated by a GPS antenna All Base Stations in the system transmit at the same time A BS and RS never transmit at the same time so they never interfere with each other The DLSF and ULSF may be further divided into zones that are identic...

Page 26: ...channel interferer s power is greater than the Airlink signal the gain in the receive chain needs to be reduced to avoid saturation The stronger the interferer the lower the receive gain As the receive gain is reduced the Airlink signal occupies a smaller portion of the analog to digital converter ADC amplitude range which reduces the resolution and increases the quantization noise until a level a...

Page 27: ...ing network connections Certification is handled by the customer who may configure the AAA server authentication process The base station and remote device use role based authentication when based locally There are different levels of authentication within the NMS Viewer can view information about the radio equipment Technician can view configure upgrade and run diagnostics of radio equipment can ...

Page 28: ... cryptographic engines Airlink uses the Privacy and Key Management Protocol version 2 PKMv2 for secure key management transfer and exchange The authorization key is generated and is used to secure the 3 way handshake of the traffic key distribution The process is secured encrypted and authenticated through all stages using RSA 4096 Cipher based Message Authentication Code CMAC Hash based Message A...

Page 29: ...lation section before beginning the actual installation NOTE For first time installers it is recommended to set up a base station and remote station in a lab environment connected to dummy loads to understand setup and configuration prior to installing radios in a remote environment This information is intended to serve as an overview for installing the Airlink Venus radio and its associated equip...

Page 30: ... grounding and lightning preparation and should be consulted before equipment installation It should be referred to for grounding and lightning mitigation during this installation Grounding and lightning protection are important during equipment installation as grounding issues and damage to equipment from lightning can cause significant issues if not doneproperly Grounding and lightning protectio...

Page 31: ...port the extent of the damage to Siemens Customer Service 3 2 2 Equipment Mounting Mounting brackets are provided for attaching the Airlink Venus enclosure to a vertical or horizontal flat surface Figure 3 1 depicts an example of a wall mounted unit Figure 3 1 Wall Mount Example 3 2 3 Radio Grounding Guidelines The Airlink Venus Radio is equipped with a single ground lug located on the front of th...

Page 32: ...io enclosure maintaining a minimum 2 clearance from the front sides top and rear surfaces The Airlink Venus radio can be mounted with either the connectors facing right left or down Up is possible but not recommended to avoid ingress of dust and other foreign matter Fasten the radio using four 12 M5 screws with washer and lock washer to a flat and level surface using the mounting brackets provided...

Page 33: ...ble of supplying 2 amps and is recommended to be on a dedicated circuit that is protected by a fuse or circuit breaker capable of 5 amps Ensure wire of appropriate size is used Tighten screw terminal locking screws with a screwdriver to prevent disconnection of the plug from the socket Figure 3 3 DC Power Supply Connector Installation WARNING ENSURE CORRECT POLARITY WHEN WIRING THE DC POWER SUPPLY...

Page 34: ...LED Reset switch combination a two position terminal socket and a grounding post on the front panel as shown in Figure 3 4 For PERMANENTLY CONNECTED EQUIPMENT a readily accessible power disconnect device should be incorporated external to the equipment For PLUGGABLE EQUIPMENT the power socket outlet should be installed near the equipment and should be easily accessible Figure 3 4 Electrical Connec...

Page 35: ...should be connected between the main RF transmission cable and the radio Ensure the coaxial cable is properly grounded and properly connectedto a lightning protector e g Polyphaser Figure 3 5 Antenna Connections 3 5 GPS Synchronization 3 5 1 Overview Airlink Venus employs optional GPS based timing to synchronize the operation of the network if necessary An optional L1 GPS antenna such as the Trimb...

Page 36: ...odule connected to an external active GPS antenna connected to the female GPS antenna port Figure 3 6 GPS Antenna System 3 5 3 Internal GPS Module The internal GPS module includes an oscillator that may be synchronized by the GPS satellite network via the external active 5V antenna A female SMA connector is provided for the GPS antenna connection The recommended antenna is the Trimble GPS antenna ...

Page 37: ...e Lower loss cable such as RG 8 can be used for extended length if needed The antenna should be installed with a clear view of the sky The base of the unit is threaded to allow it to be mounted on a hollow conduit Feature 3 3V 5 0V Prime Power 3 3V DV 10 5 0V DV 10 Power Consumption 20mA 30mA Gain 28dB 3dB 30dB 3dB Output Impedance 50Ω Frequency GPS L1 1575 42 1 023MHz VSWR 2 0 maximum Axial ratio...

Page 38: ...enus radio is connected to various connections will be needed Serial RJ45 8 pin socket wired using the Cisco interface specification for RS232 serial data Console RJ45 8 pin socket wired using the Cisco RS232 serial interface specification for console access Eth1 RJ45 8 pin socket for CAT5 6e Ethernet 10 100 Base T cable interface Eth2 RJ45 8 pin socket for CAT5 6e Ethernet 10 100 Base T cable int...

Page 39: ...Installation by qualified personnel only Reset DC LED Power Indicator This is a dual purpose DC power reset switch with a built in LED power indicator GPS SMA female connector torque to 5 inch pounds with 5 16 open end wrench for an optional GPS antenna RF1 50 Ω 50Ω N Type female connector for RF input output from the antenna Torque hex connector to 15 inch pounds with 5 8 open end wrench Never en...

Page 40: ...COM 00 21 04 OCTOBER 2021 Version No A 1 3 6 Special Installations NOTE A small flat blade screwdriver will be needed for the removal of RJ 45 connectors if the RJ 45 tab is cut Figure 3 9 RJ 45 Tab Cut Mandatory product labels can be found on the side of the unit as shown in Figure 3 10 Figure 3 10 Mandatory Product Labels ...

Page 41: ...o Section 5 for further information 3 7 1 Applying Power Before applying power to the station make sure all cables are securely connected Turn ON the DC circuit breaker or install the fuse that is supplying power to the Airlink Venus radio 3 7 2 Verifying Proper Operation When the station is starting up initially there will be this message on the screen While this screen appears the radio is going...

Page 42: ... 21 04 OCTOBER 2021 Version No A 1 If the base station does not start properly the original screen will stay up and no other screens will scroll on the LED screen If the remote radio does not find a base station in range to connect to or is not configured properly the following screen will appear on the remote station s LED screen ...

Page 43: ... that the system relies on symbolic links to the desired configuration file Multiple configurations can be stored on each radio but only the one linked is active If the symbolic link is to the wrong configuration file then the unit will not connect Excessive Pathloss In a lab setup verify that the attenuation between the BS and the RS is set properly and does not exceed 90 dB Do not power on the r...

Page 44: ...rred Verify the orientation both horizontal and vertical of the antennas Check the TX power of each unit If both units are transmitting at maximum power then there is most likely an issue with the RF path Note that the BS actively controls the TX power of the RS so if the RS is transmitting at maximum power then that is an indication that the signal level is too low at the BS In this case there is...

Page 45: ...and learned by the remote radio during network entry and regular operation e g provisioning and Quality of Service certain elements are preconfigured in the remote radio There are two recommended methods of changing the configuration of the Airlink Venus radios Apollo preferred Siemens Graphic User Interface GUI Information on this is provided in aseparate manual WinSCP Manually uploading or editi...

Page 46: ...k radios may be accessed locally using the serial port as a console or remotely using SSH or WinSCP over an Ethernet connection as described in the following sections 5 2 1 Radio Control Access Console access to Airlink Venus radios is provided by the RJ45 8 pin Console port using a Cisco standard console USB to RJ45 cable as shown in Figure 5 1 Figure 5 1 Console Port Cable USB to RJ 45 ...

Page 47: ...ce is also used for status reporting which can make CLI use a challenge Wherever possible it is recommended that Ethernet access described later is used 5 2 2 Default Passwords and Change The default passwords are as follows user password operator operator100 user password admin admin100 user password root root100 Default passwords are changed as done in Linux To change any default password log in...

Page 48: ...s unrestricted use In a live network commentary and progress reports are sent to the console port as status information For this reason local console access can often appear cluttered and confusing Wherever possible it is recommended that Ethernet access either remotely or locally via the Ethernet port is used 5 2 5 Radio Ethernet Access The base station radios support SSH and telnet for Ethernet ...

Page 49: ...s some with limited functionality that may be used for system navigation and file manipulation in the online application partition The open source tool WinSCP as described in the following section may provide a more familiar environmentfor Windows users 5 2 6 WinSCP WinSCP http www winscp net is an open source tool that provides powerful remote file management tools from a Windows environment 5 2 ...

Page 50: ...__ 5 6 COM 00 21 04 OCTOBER 2021 Version No A 1 Figure 5 3 Entering Password 5 2 8 Base Station 5 2 8 1 Base Station Remote Access 5 2 8 1 1 BS50000 File Structure The right side of the WinSCP screen shows the BS5000 files Within the root directory the following subdirectories are shown Figure 5 4 Main Session Window ...

Page 51: ...7 COM 00 21 04 OCTOBER 2021 Version No A 1 Because this is a windows environment double clicking on the selected directory will bring up the subdirectory The BS5000 config files can be found in the BS5000 subdirectory Double clicking on will bring up a higher directory See Figure 5 5 Figure 5 5 Selecting a Higher Directory ...

Page 52: ...tion of Airlink Venus There are three methods used to change the configuration using WinSCP 1 Upload and relink Upload a new configuration file and relink the file preferred 2 Carefully edit another preexisting configuration file and relink the file 3 Edit the symbolic link file which edits the linked file by default 5 2 10 Base Station The radio will ship from the factory with preset configuratio...

Page 53: ...onfig xml Application Configuration File or Link root BS5000 BS_snmpbuild snmpd conf SNMP Configuration file root BS5000 MSProfiles Service Flow Traffic Definitions root BS5000 serviceprofiles Quality of Service Definitions start_bs sh This is the base station configuration file It can be a single file or a file the base station uses when it s initially booted up This file will be custom tailored ...

Page 54: ...on parameters organized into the following files in the application partition CAUTION WITHIN THE ROOT DIRECTORY OF THE RS THERE ARE SEVERAL IMPORTANT FILES IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE CAREFUL WHEN MAKING CHANGES TO FILES IN THIS DIRECTORY CHANGES TO THESE FILES CAN CAUSE THE RADIOS TO NOT CONNECT PLEASE PROCEED WITH CAUTION This section describes the key configuration elements for the Cobalt remote stat...

Page 55: ... frequency and many other configuration parameters These configuration parameters their definitions and possible values can be found in the BS5000 and Cobalt Plus Parameter Configuration Manual for your software version As a note many parameters in this file are interrelated and should not be changed without advanced knowledge of the system Parameters that can be changed are listed below IP CONFIG...

Page 56: ...____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5 12 COM 00 21 04 OCTOBER 2021 Version No A 1 Figure 5 7 Airlink Venus Remote Radio Files Figure 5 8 Configuration Files ...

Page 57: ...le by default This method edits the symbolic link file bs_config xml or ms_config xml which edits the linked file therefore a new symbolic linkdoes not need to be created The recommended process for managing configuration file changes is to create multiple copies of the appropriate configuration file giving each version a meaningful filename A symbolic link is then used to make the association wit...

Page 58: ...n the base station but to delay rebooting the radio until the equivalent changes have been made in the remote radio s The configuration file is only read at boot time so any changes will not take effect until the radio reboots However be aware that a base station will go through a sanity reboot every 300 seconds if no remote is connected although this interval may be configured to a different valu...

Page 59: ...e Station Operation The basic functionality of the base station can be determined from the LCD screen If a remote station is connected to the base station a series of LCD screens will be cycled in succession as shown in Figure 6 1 Figure 6 1 Base Station LCD Screen Remote Station Connection 6 2 1 Base Station CLI The base station CLI includes many features for manipulating key configuration parame...

Page 60: ...Figure 6 2 Successful admin Login To avoid a conflict between simultaneous updates only a single CLI instance is supported per radio Consequently it is important to exit any session gracefully using the exit command If a session is abruptly closed further CLI access may not be possible until the system is restarted CLI commands can be shown by typing a tab at the prompt as shown here Figure 6 3 CL...

Page 61: ... 21 04 OCTOBER 2021 Version No A 1 Press the tab key to view more options Figure 6 5 Additional Options To view the current system performance type measurement report all Figure 6 6 View Current System Performance If known all of the CLI commands can be typed together on a single line Figure 6 7 Show All BS Measurement Report ...

Page 62: ...e version 6 3 Remote Station Cobalt CLI Operation The basic functionality of Cobalt software operating on a remote radio can be determined from the LCD screen The LCD displays the state of the remote station by cycled through its status screens It shows scanning when it is searching for a base station and connected with operational details when it is connected to the base station shown in Figure 6...

Page 63: ...meters however it is recommended that it be used primarily for obtaining measurement and status information as described below 6 3 1 1 Basic CLI Use Use SSH to login to the Cobalt admin user with the password After successful login the following prompt will be displayed admin cobalt Figure 6 9 Remote Station Logon Screen This is the admin CLI All commands are nested and can be listed by typing a t...

Page 64: ...____________________________________________________________ 6 6 COM 00 21 04 OCTOBER 2021 Version No A 1 As an example to see a connected measurement report for the ms type show and tab as shown in Figure 6 11 Figure 6 11 View Connected Measurement Report ...

Page 65: ...___________________________________ 6 7 COM 00 21 04 OCTOBER 2021 Version No A 1 These are the CLI commands available for the RS If the command show ms measurement report is typed then the measurement report is displayed as shown in Figure 6 12 Figure 6 12 Measurement Report Screen ...

Page 66: ...K 36 MS Tx power in dbm Current UL FEC Code 2 Uplink modulation Current DL FEC Code 6 Downlink modulation Power Control mode Closed Loop Power control mode open loop closed loop AMC Bands Effective CINR Physical CINR Band 0 28 dB 28 dB Sub channel 0 carrier to noise ratio Band 1 28 dB 28 dB Sub channel 1 carrier to noise ratio Band 2 28 dB 28 dB Sub channel 2 carrier to noise ratio 6 4 Temporary O...

Page 67: ...lation code which can be 0 1 2 3 5 6 7 NOTE The fec code 4 can be set but the max fec code will be 3 2 Set Base Station bs Transmit Power Type config bs rf eirp 24 as shown Where bs base station 24 max transmit power 39 to 36 Set Maximum Remote Station Transmit Power Type Config ms radio maxtxpower 24 as shown Where ms remote station 24 the maximum transmit power for the remote range is 39 to 43 d...

Page 68: ...emote Station transmit power Type Config ms radio mintxpower 20 as shown Where ms remote station 20 min transmit power range is 39 to 43 dBm 3 Change Receive Gain for the Base Station Type config bs rf rxgain 60 as shown Where bs base station 60 receive gain 0 to 76 For the Remote Station Type config ms radio rxgain 55 as shown Where ms remote station 55 receive gain 0 to 78 ...

Page 69: ...in the radio Must be copied to the tmp directory note that tmp directory iserased on a reboot There are different software versions for the base station and the remote station The base station begins with BS FM and the remote station begins with MS FM Each customer will have software tailored to their requirements and as such the software will have a customer ID embedded in the name Software versi...

Page 70: ...o A 1 Over the Air Update This is a delta package that contains only the changes to the software and can be done remotely over the air New configuration files This is a change to configuration files and can be done locally or remotelyas described in this document using Apollo or WinSCP Specific details of software upgrades will be provided in the release package ...

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