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Aprisa SRx User Manual 1.3.0

Channel Sizes

ETSI Compliant

320 / 400 / 450 MHz Bands

No Forward Error Correction

12.5 kHz

20.0 kbit/s

20 kHz

28.0 kbit/s

25 kHz

40.0 kbit/s

Minimum Coded Forward Error Correction

12.5 kHz

11.6 kbit/s

20 kHz

16.2 kbit/s

25 kHz

23.1 kbit/s

Maximum Coded Forward Error Correction

12.5 kHz

8.7 kbit/s

20 kHz

12.1 kbit/s

25 kHz

17.3 kbit/s

Summary of Contents for Aprisa SR

Page 1: ...This User Manual refers to the new Aprisa SR part number SRx February 2015 Version 1 3 0 ...

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Page 3: ...uropean Commission s RoHS Restriction of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment and WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment environmental directives Restriction of hazardous substances RoHS The RoHS Directive prohibits the sale in the European Union of electronic equipment containing these hazardous substances lead cadmium mercury hexavalent chromium polybromina...

Page 4: ... profile defined by EN 300 019 Class 3 4 Operation outside these criteria may invalidate the authorizations and or license conditions The term Radio with reference to the Aprisa SR User Manual is a generic term for one end station of a point to multipoint Aprisa SR network and does not confer any rights to connect to any public network or to operate the equipment within any territory Compliance Eu...

Page 5: ...25 kHz 12 VDC Part 90 Pending 896 902 MHz 12 5 kHz 25 kHz 50 kHz 12 VDC Part 24 Part 90 Pending 928 960 MHz 12 5 kHz 25 kHz 50 kHz 12 VDC Part 24 Part 90 Pending NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equ...

Page 6: ...12 5 kHz 25 kHz 12 VDC RSS 119 Pending 896 902 MHz 12 5 kHz 25 kHz 50 kHz 12 VDC RSS 119 and RSS 134 Pending 928 960 MHz 12 5 kHz 25 kHz 50 kHz 12 VDC RSS 119 and RSS 134 Pending The Frequency Band is not an indication of the exact frequencies approved by IC Compliance Hazardous Locations Notice This product is suitable for use in Class 1 Division 2 Groups A D hazardous locations or non hazardous ...

Page 7: ...ology of FCC s OST OET Bulletin number 65 2 Reference levels as given in Annex III European Directive on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields 0 Hz to 300 GHz 1999 519 EC These distances will ensure indirect compliance with the requirements of EN 50385 2002 Frequency MHz Maximum Power dBm Note 1 Maximum Antenna Gain dBi Minimum Separation Distance m 135 37 15 2...

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Page 9: ...g 19 Repeater Messaging 22 Product Features 23 Functions 23 Security 24 Performance 25 Usability 25 System Gain vs FEC Coding 25 Architecture 26 Product Operation 26 Physical Layer 26 Data Link Layer MAC layer 27 Channel Access 27 Hop by Hop Transmission 27 Network Layer 28 Packet Routing 28 Static IP Router 29 Bridge Mode with VLAN Aware 32 VLAN Bridge Mode Description 33 Avoiding Narrow Band Rad...

Page 10: ...l a Repeater Station 45 Network Changes 46 Adding a Repeater Station 46 Adding a Remote Station 46 5 Preparation 47 Bench Setup 47 Path Planning 48 Antenna Selection and Siting 48 Base or Repeater Station 48 Remote station 49 Antenna Siting 50 Coaxial Feeder Cables 51 Linking System Plan 51 Site Requirements 52 Power Supply 52 Equipment Cooling 52 Earthing and Lightning Protection 53 Feeder Earthi...

Page 11: ...Radio 78 Terminal 78 Radio 90 Serial 105 Ethernet 110 IP 120 QoS 127 Security 134 Maintenance 150 Events 165 Software 177 Monitoring 195 Network Status 208 Protected Station 215 Terminal 216 Ethernet 226 IP 227 Security 231 Maintenance 233 Events 240 Software 243 Command Line Interface 259 Connecting to the Management Port 259 CLI Commands 262 Viewing the CLI Terminal Summary 263 Changing the Radi...

Page 12: ...n IP Addresses 280 Protected Station Software Upgrade 280 Creating a Protected Station 281 Replacing a Protected Station Faulty Radio 281 Replacing a faulty power supply 282 Spares 282 Replacing a Faulty Protection Switch 282 Duplexer Kits 283 Radio Duplexer Kits 283 Protected Station Duplexer Kits 285 USB RS 232 RS 485 Serial Port 288 USB RS 232 RS 485 operation 288 USB RS 232 Cabling Options 289...

Page 13: ...eceiver 311 Transmitter 312 Modem 313 Data Payload Security 313 Interface Specifications 314 Ethernet Interface 314 RS 232 Asynchronous Interface 315 Hardware Alarms Interface 316 Protection Switch Specifications 316 Power Specifications 317 Power Supply 317 Power Consumption 318 Power Dissipation 318 General Specifications 319 Environmental 319 Mechanical 319 Compliance 320 14 Product End Of Life...

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Page 15: ...onsiderations for example temperature control Mounting space Page 51 Phase 2 Installing the radios 1 Mount the radio Page 54 2 Connect earthing to the radio Page 53 3 Confirm that the Antenna is mounted and visually aligned Feeder cable is connected to the antenna Feeder connections are tightened to recommended level Tower earthing is complete 4 Install lightning protection Page 53 5 Connect the c...

Page 16: ...e between the radio s Ethernet port and the PC 3 Confirm that the PC IP settings are correct for the Ethernet connection IP address Subnet mask Gateway IP address Page 67 4 Open a web browser and login to the radio Page 71 5 Set or confirm the RF characteristics TX and RX frequencies TX output power Page 92 6 Compare the actual RSSI to the expected RSSI value from your path planning 7 Align the an...

Page 17: ...o have an appropriate level of training and experience Contact Us If you experience any difficulty installing or using Aprisa SR after reading this manual please contact Customer Support or your local 4RF representative Our area representative contact details are available from our website 4RF Limited 26 Glover Street Ngauranga PO Box 13 506 Wellington 6032 New Zealand E mail support 4rf com Web s...

Page 18: ...e The latest version of the radio software see Radio Software Upgrade on page 292 USB Serial Driver Web browsers Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer are included for your convenience Adobe Acrobat Reader which you need to view the PDF files on the Aprisa SR CD Documentation User manual an electronic PDF version for you to view online or print Product collateral application overviews product desc...

Page 19: ...o providing secure narrowband wireless data connectivity for SCADA infrastructure and telemetry applications The radios carry a combination of serial data and Ethernet data between the base station repeater stations and remote stations A single Aprisa SR is configurable as a point to multipoint base station a remote station or a repeater station ...

Page 20: ...e with one base station is determined by a range of factors including the number of services the packet sizes the protocols used the message types and network timeouts Automatic Registration On start up the remote station transmits a registration message to the base stations which responds with a registration response This allows the base station to record the details of all the remote stations ac...

Page 21: ...o allow communication between the base station and the remote stations on the other side of hilly terrain Repeater Packet Forwarding The Aprisa SR works in packet Store and Forward S F for simple and low cost repeater network Repeater mode is available in both Access Request AR and Listen Before Send LBS CSMA MAC operating modes It allows a radio in Repeater mode to store a received packet and ret...

Page 22: ...epeater single hop store and forward network supporting both overlapping and non overlapping coverage repeater networks An overlapped RF coverage area creates radio interference and might affect network performance and reduce throughput as show in figure a where Remote 1 is in overlapped RF coverage with Repeater 1 and Repeater 2 ...

Page 23: ...upported in LBS MAC mode only In any type of store and forward repeater network base repeater and remote radios must have their Tx Rx frequencies sets to match to their appropriate linking devices as shown in the figures Note Frequencies shown in the figures relates to the device on the left where Tx Rx fx fy In this example the Base Station Repeater 2 and remotes are deployed with Tx f1 and Rx f2...

Page 24: ... a unicast message which contains a unicast destination address the base station The repeater will receive this message recognize the destination address and forward it to the appropriate destination address In order to prevent repeater repeater loops a detection mechanism of duplicate message and use of unicast messaging in remote to base repeater direction is used For example in the Multiple Rep...

Page 25: ...ypes QoS per port Ethernet serial management L2 3 4 filtering for security and avoiding narrow band radio network overload L3 Router mode with standard static IP route for simple routing network integration L2 Bridge mode with VLAN aware for standard Industrial LAN integration Ethernet header and IP TCP UDP ROHC header compression to increase the narrow band radio capacity Ethernet and serial payl...

Page 26: ...rd AES 128 192 256 bit based on FIPS PUB 197 AES encryption using Rijndael version 3 0 Data authentication NIST SP 800 38C Cipher Block Chaining Message Authentication Code CBC MAC based on RFC 3610 using Advanced Encryption Standard AES Data payload security CCM Counter with CBC MAC integrity NIST special publication 800 38C Secured management interface protects configuration L2 L3 L4 Address fil...

Page 27: ...nostics Dedicated alarm port Software upgrade and diagnostic reporting via the host port USB flash drive Over the air software distribution and upgrades Simple installation with integrated mounting holes for wall DIN rail and rack shelf mounting System Gain vs FEC Coding This table shows the relationship between modulation FEC coding system gain capacity and coverage Maximum FEC coding results in ...

Page 28: ...s the wireless channel in the Point to Multipoint PMP configuration The Aprisa SR DLL is largely based on the 802 15 4 Media Access Control MAC layer using a proprietary implementation Physical Layer The Aprisa SR PHY uses a one or two frequency half duplex transmission mode which eliminates the need for a duplexer However a Dual Antenna port option is available for separate transmit and receive a...

Page 29: ...rolled via the AG access grant control message and therefore there is no possibility of contention on the actual end user data If a remote station accesses the channel the only contention risk is on the AR access request control message These control messages are designed to be as short as possible and therefore the risk of collision of these control messages is significantly reduced Should collis...

Page 30: ...Ethernet packet on the Ethernet port is stripped from its Ethernet header to reveal the IP packet and to route the IP packet based on its routing table If the destination IP address is one of the RTUs the packet is then forwarded to the wireless ports and broadcasted as a PMP wireless packet to all the repeater remotes stations The appropriate remote then routes the IP packet and forwards it based...

Page 31: ...to build change the routes in the network which might be tedious and introduce significant human error The Aprisa SR works as a static IP router without using any routing protocol and therefore does not have the overhead of a routing protocol for better utilization of the narrow bandwidth network In addition to the semi automated routes the user can manually add remove routes in the routing table ...

Page 32: ...revent route updates being sent over the radio network The Radio Network as a Router Example The purpose of this example is to determine the static route setting for router R2 in the base station and remote station in the following network Since the Aprisa SR network should be considered as a router where the network Ethernet interface is the router port the network configuration for setting the s...

Page 33: ... its routing table When the user changes the remote repeater station IP address subnet a re registration process in the base station then auto updates its routing table accordingly Terminal Server Transition to Converged Ethernet IP Network Customers that are transitioning their SCADA network to an Ethernet IP SCADA network can simultaneously operate their legacy serial RTUs not as a separate seri...

Page 34: ...through the terminal server function Within the Aprisa SR Bridge mode each incoming Ethernet packet is inspected for the destination MAC address and VLAN and looks up its FDB table for information on where to send the specific Ethernet frame If the FDB table doesn t contain the specific MAC address it will flood the Ethernet frame out to all ports in the broadcast domain and when using VLAN the br...

Page 35: ... flushed automatically after aging period VLANs are statically configured by the user on the ports where a Virtual LAN is required across the radio network An example of VLAN isolation of traffic type is shown in the figure below where RTUs 1 4 and 6 together with SCADA meter master form a Virtual LAN which is isolated from the other devices even though they are on the same physical network VLAN m...

Page 36: ...prisa SR base station carrying VLAN ID 1 20 30 and 40 VLAN Manipulation Add Remove VLAN Tags In order to support double VLAN and different device types connected to the Aprisa SR e g switches RTUs etc which can be VLAN tagged or untagged plain Ethernet devices add remove VLAN manipulation is required In an Aprisa SR VLAN tagged network a remote Aprisa SR connected to a plain RTU without VLAN suppo...

Page 37: ...ot meet the filtering criteria will not be transmitted over the radio link 3 L2 Port VLANs Ingress Filtering and QoS Double VLAN Bridge Mode Double VLAN is used to distinguish segregate between different radio sub networks Base repeaters remotes Traffic with double VLANs which are not destined to a specific sub network will be discarded on the ingress of the radio sub network avoiding the overload...

Page 38: ...ne of the four queues The Background Bulk Data Transfer Rate sets the data transfer rate high medium low for large amounts of management data 6 Ethernet Packet Time to Live Another aspect of avoiding overload radio network is the Ethernet packet TTL which is used to prevent old redundant packets being transmitted through the radio network This sets the time an Ethernet packet is allowed to live in...

Page 39: ...onous ports using RJ45 connector Optional 1x RS 232 or RS 485 asynchronous port using USB host port with USB to RS 232 or USB to RS 485 converters USB Interfaces 1 x Management port using USB micro type B connector Used for product configuration with the Command Line Interface CLI 1 x Host port using USB standard type A connector Used for software upgrade and diagnostic reporting Protect Interface...

Page 40: ... Port Setup on page 106 Host Port using a USB standard type A connector Used for software upgrade and diagnostic reporting and optional 1x RS 232 asynchronous port with USB to RS 232 converter See Radio Software Upgrade on page 292 and Maintenance General on page 153 ALARM Alarm Port using a RJ45 connector Used for two alarm inputs and two alarm outputs See Hardware Alarms Interface on page 316 MG...

Page 41: ...ing Orange Diagnostics Function Active OTA Firmware Distribution Management traffic on the USB MGMT port Solid Orange Alarm present with Warning Severity Device detect on the USB host port momentary Flashing Green Software Upgrade Successful Stand by radio in protected station Tx Rx Data on the USB host port RF path TX is active RF path RX is active Solid Green Power on and functions OK and no ala...

Page 42: ...pgrade started the OK LED flashes orange Software upgrade progress indicated by running AUX to MODE LEDs Software upgrade completed successfully the OK LED flashes green Software upgrade failed any LED flashing red during the upgrade Network Software Upgrade During a network software upgrade the MODE LED flashes orange on the base station and all remote stations ...

Page 43: ...6 for Test Mode options To enter Test Mode press and hold the TEST button on the radio LED panel until all the LEDs flash green about 3 5 seconds The response time is variable and can be up to 5 seconds To exit Test Mode press and hold the TEST button until all the LEDs flash red about 3 5 seconds Note Test Mode traffic has a low priority but could affect customer traffic depending on the relative...

Page 44: ...ment of elements Managed network software distribution and upgrades Performance and alarm monitoring of the entire network including RSSI alarm states time stamped events etc View and set standard radio configuration parameters including frequencies transmit power channel access serial Ethernet port settings Set and view security parameters User management Operates over a secure HTTPS session on t...

Page 45: ... events can be viewed in SuperVisor event history log see Events Event History on page 166 These include the alarm events generated by the hardware alarm inputs Alarm Input to SNMP Trap An alarm event from an Aprisa SR hardware alarm input can be sent over the air to any SNMP Manager using SNMP traps Alarm Input to Alarm Output An alarm event from an Aprisa SR hardware alarm input can be mapped to...

Page 46: ...ser Manual 1 3 0 4 Implementing the Network Network Topologies The following are examples of typical network topologies Point To Point Network Point to Multipoint Network Point to Multipoint with Repeater 1 Point to Multipoint with Repeater 2 ...

Page 47: ...o remote station see Terminal Operating Mode on page 87 5 Set the radio IP address see IP IP Setup on page 121 6 Set the radio frequencies to the base station repeater station frequencies you wish to operate from see Radio Radio Setup on page 92 7 Set the radio security settings to the same as the base station see Security Setup on page 135 The base station will automatically allocate a node addre...

Page 48: ...sh to remove 2 Turn the power off on the repeater station radio you wish to remove 3 Decrease the network radius by one on all stations in the network see Terminal Device on page 82 Adding a Remote Station To add a remote station to your network 1 Install the remote station radio see Installing the Radio on page 54 2 Set the radio Network ID to the same ID as the other stations in the network see ...

Page 49: ...a bench setup there should be 60 80 dB at up to 1 GHz of 50 ohm coaxial attenuation capable of handling the transmit power of 37 dBm 5 W between the radios antenna connectors Splitter If more than two radios are required in your bench setup a multi way splitter is required The diagram shows a two way splitter This splitter should be 50 ohm coaxial up to 1 GHz and capable of handling the transmit p...

Page 50: ...e antenna choice for the site is determined primarily by the frequency of operation and the gain required to establish reliable links Base or Repeater Station The predominant antenna for a base station or a repeater station is an omni directional collinear gain antenna Omni Directional Collinear Antennas Factor Explanation Frequency Often used in 380 530 MHz bands Gain Varies with size 5 dBi to 8 ...

Page 51: ...ncy Often used in 350 600 MHz bands Gain Varies with size typically 11 dBi to 16 dBi Stackable gain increase 2 Yagi antennas 2 8 dB 4 Yagi antennas 5 6 dB Size Range from 0 6 m to 3 m in length Front to back ratio Low typically 18 to 20 dB It is possible to increase the gain of a Yagi antenna installation by placing two or more of them in a stack The relative position of the antennas is critical E...

Page 52: ...large flat areas that reflect RF energy along the link path for instance water could cause multipath fading If the link path crosses a feature that is likely to cause RF reflections shield the antenna from the reflected signals by positioning it on the far side of the roof of the equipment shelter or other structure Example of a mid path reflection path The antenna site should be as far as possibl...

Page 53: ...n of 5 1 dB 100m 520 MHz RFI CNT 400 Feeder CNT 400 10 8mm Double Shielded Solid Polyethylene Low loss 0 4 10 8 mm feeder cable UV protected black Polyethylene bonded AL tape outer conductor Bending radius of 30 mm min Attenuation of 8 8 dB 100m 450 MHz For installations requiring short feeder cable runs use the RFI 8223 feeder cable or equivalent Part Number Part Description Specification RFI 822...

Page 54: ...inal of the DC power connection Equipment Cooling If the Aprisa SR is operated in an environment where the ambient temperature exceeds 50 C the Aprisa SR convection air flow over the heat sinks must be considered The environmental operating conditions are as follows Operating temperature 40 to 70 C Storage temperature 40 to 80 C Humidity Maximum 95 non condensing WARNING If the Aprisa SR is operat...

Page 55: ...arth the antenna tower feeders and lightning protection devices in accordance with the appropriate local and national standards The diagram below shows the minimum requirements Use grounding kits as specified or supplied by the coaxial cable manufacturer to properly ground or bond the cable outer Radio Earthing The Aprisa SR has an earth connection point on the top left and the top right of the en...

Page 56: ...e enclosure base and two holes 5 2 mm through the enclosure for mounting Mounting options include DIN rail mounting with the Aprisa SR DIN Rail Mounting Bracket Rack shelf mounting Wall mounting Outdoor enclosure mounting WARNING If the Aprisa SR is operated in an environment where the ambient temperature exceeds 50 C the Aprisa SR must be installed within a restricted access location to prevent h...

Page 57: ...ng bracket using the four M4 threaded holes in the Aprisa SR enclosure base Four 8 mm M4 pan pozi machine screws are supplied with the bracket The Aprisa SR DIN rail mounting bracket can be mounted in four positions on a horizontal DIN rail Vertical Mount vertical enclosure perpendicular to the mount Horizontal Mount horizontal enclosure perpendicular to the mount Flat Vertical Mount vertical encl...

Page 58: ... the Aprisa SR enclosure base The following picture shows Aprisa SR mounted on a 1 RU rack mounted shelf Part Number Part Description APSB MR19 X1U 4RF SR Acc Mounting 19 Rack Mount Shelf 1U WARNING If the Aprisa SR is operated in an environment where the ambient temperature exceeds 50 C the Aprisa SR convection air flow over the heat sinks must be considered ...

Page 59: ...ing the Radio 57 Aprisa SRx User Manual 1 3 0 Wall Mounting The Aprisa SR can be mounted on a wall using the two holes through the enclosure 5 2 mm diameter Typically M5 screws longer than 35 mm would be used ...

Page 60: ...ng cable ties or cable hangers Follow the cable manufacturer s recommendations about the use of feeder clips and their recommended spacing Connect the antenna and feeder cable Weatherproof the connection with a boot tape or other approved method The Aprisa SR antenna connection is a TNC female connector so the feeder jumper must be fitted with a TNC male connector If a jumper is used between the f...

Page 61: ...male 1 item Turn your power source on All the radio LEDs will flash orange for one second and then the OK MODE and AUX LEDs will light green the TX and RX LEDs will flash red The Aprisa SR radio is ready to operate The TX and RX LEDs will be green steady or flashing when the radio is registered with the network If the LEDs fail to light carefully check the supply polarity If the power supply conne...

Page 62: ...ctions are fused The fuse type is a Littelfuse 0454007 with a rating of 7 A 125 V very fast acting To replace the fuses 1 Remove the input power and antenna cable 2 Unscrew the enclosure securing screws posi 2 2 Separate the enclosure halves CAUTION Antistatic precautions must be taken as the internal components are static sensitive 3 Access the enclosure spare fuses under the plastic cap ...

Page 63: ...Is it critical that the screws are re tightened to 1 2 Nm The transmitter adjacent channel performance can be degraded if the screws are not tightened correctly Additional Spare Fuses Additional spare fuses can be ordered from 4RF Part Number Part Description APST FNAN 454 07 02 4RF SR Spare Fuse Nano SMF 454 Series 7A 2 items ...

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Page 65: ...io link The key features of SuperVisor are Full element management configuration and diagnostics Manage the entire network from the Base Station remote management of elements Managed network software distribution and upgrades Performance and alarm monitoring of the entire network including RSSI alarm states time stamped events etc View and set standard radio configuration parameters including freq...

Page 66: ...2 1 GHz processor 2 GB Ram Internet Explorer 10 MS Windows 7 Service Pack 1 1 GHz processor 2 GB Ram Internet Explorer 11 MS Windows 8 1 1 GHz processor 2 GB Ram Mozilla Firefox MS Windows MS Windows XP Service Pack 2 1 GHz processor Pentium 4 and above 1 GB Ram Mozilla Firefox Linux Gnome desktop 2 18 and above 1 GHz processor Pentium 4 and above 1 GB Ram Mozilla Firefox Apple Mac 4RF does not su...

Page 67: ... radio in the network must be set up with a unique IP address on the same subnet The Aprisa SR Protected Station radio A left radio has a factory default IP address of 169 254 50 10 and radio B right radio has a factory default IP address of 169 254 50 20 both with a subnet mask of 255 255 0 0 To change the Aprisa SR IP address 1 Set up your PC for a compatible IP address e g 169 254 50 1 with a s...

Page 68: ... Local Radio is the radio that your IP network is physically connected to If the Local Radio is a base station SuperVisor manages the base station and all the repeater stations and remote stations in the network If the Local Radio is a remote station or repeater station SuperVisor only manages the remote repeater station radio logged into If the user is at the remote station and connects SuperViso...

Page 69: ...ol Panel 2 Open Network Connections and right click on the Local Area Connection and select Properties 3 Click on the General tab 4 Click on Internet Protocol TCP IP and click on properties 5 Enter the IP address and the subnet mask example as shown 6 Click OK then close the Control Panel If the radio is on a different subnet from the network the PC is on set the PC default gateway address to the ...

Page 70: ...usly been used with Dial up connections you may need to change your PC Internet Connection setting to Never dial a connection Windows Internet Explorer 8 example 1 Open Internet Explorer 2 Open the menu item Tools Internet Options and click on the Connections tab 3 Click the Never dial a connection option ...

Page 71: ...bled e g saving a MIB Windows Internet Explorer 8 example 1 Open Internet Explorer 2 Open the menu item Tools Internet Options and click on the Privacy tab 3 Click on Pop up Blocker Settings 4 Set the Address of Web site to allow to the radio address or set the Blocking Level to Low Allow Pop ups from secure sites and close the window ...

Page 72: ...quire JavaScript in the web browser to be enabled Windows Internet Explorer 8 example 1 Open Internet Explorer 2 Open the menu item Tools Internet Options and click on the Security tab 3 Click on Local Intranet 4 Click on Custom Level 5 Scroll down until you see section labeled Scripting 6 Under Active Scripting select Enable ...

Page 73: ...55 0 0 If you don t know the IP address of the radio you can determine it using the Command Line Interface see Command Line Interface on page 259 Note The Aprisa SR has a Self Signed security certificate which may cause the browser to prompt a certificate warning It is safe to ignore the warning and continue The valid certificate is Issued By 4RF APRISA which can be viewed in the browser 2 Login w...

Page 74: ...l also record the users logged into the radio or logged out the radio Logout of SuperVisor As the maximum number of concurrent users that can be logged into a radio is 6 not logging out correctly can restrict access to the radio until after the timeout period 30 minutes Logging out from a radio will logout all users logged in with the same username If the SuperVisor window is closed without loggin...

Page 75: ...terminal that SuperVisor is logged into the local radio on the left If the local radio is a base station the page shows the name of the current remote repeater station the remote radio on the right SuperVisor will manage all the repeater stations and remote stations in the network If the local radio is a remote station or repeater station the page shows the name of the remote repeater station on t...

Page 76: ...Function Left Busy SuperVisor is busy retrieving data from the radio that SuperVisor is logged into Ready SuperVisor is ready to manage the radio Middle Displays the name of the radio terminal that SuperVisor is currently managing Right The access level logged into SuperVisor This label also doubles as the SuperVisor logout button ...

Page 77: ...rminal Network Network Table Terminal Summary Radio Exceptions Serial View Ethernet IP QoS Security Maintenance Events Software Monitoring SuperVisor Parameter Settings Changes to parameters settings have no effect until the Save button is clicked Click the Save button to apply the changes or Cancel button to restore the current value ...

Page 78: ...rite Read Write Read Write Ethernet L2 Filtering No Access No Access Read Write Read Write Ethernet VLAN No Access No Access Read Write Read Write IP IP Summary Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only IP IP Setup No Access Read Write Read Write Read Write IP L3 Filtering No Access No Access Read Write Read Write IP IP Routes No Access No Access Read Write Read Write QoS Summary Read Only Read Only...

Page 79: ...rite Read Write Software Remote Distribution No Access No Access Read Write Read Write Software Remote Activation No Access No Access Read Write Read Write Monitoring Terminal Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Monitoring Serial Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Monitoring Ethernet Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Monitoring Radio Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Monitorin...

Page 80: ... OPERATING SUMMARY Operating Mode This parameter displays the current Operating Mode i e if the radio is operating as a base station repeater station or remote station and the network operating mode of Bridge Mode or Router Mode Interface Mode This parameter displays the Interfaces available for traffic on the radio such as Ethernet and Serial For Ethernet availability on the radio see Maintenance...

Page 81: ...is 0000 If the Node Address shown is FFFE this radio is a remote station or repeater station but has not been registered with the base station The base station will automatically allocate a Node Address to all its registered repeater station and remote station radios This address can be between 000B to 01FE Network Radius This parameter displays the maximum number of hops in this network Network R...

Page 82: ...etails MANUFACTURING DETAILS Radio Serial Number This parameter displays the Serial Number of the radio shown on the enclosure label Sub Assembly Serial Number This parameter displays the Serial Number of the printed circuit board assembly shown on the PCB label ...

Page 83: ... the MAC address of the radio the management Ethernet MAC address Active Software Version This parameter displays the version of the software currently operating the radio Previous Software Version This parameter displays the software version that was running on the radio prior to the current software being activated A new radio from the factory will display None for the Previous SW Version ...

Page 84: ...he next four fields can be up to 40 characters but cannot contain invalid characters A popup warns of the invalid characters 1 Enter the Terminal Name 2 Enter the Location of the radio 3 Enter a Contact Name The default value is 4RF Limited 4 Enter the Contact Details The default value is support 4RF com ...

Page 85: ...ame value Network Repeaters Proximity This parameter is set in base stations and repeater stations to indicate the proximity of repeaters in the network These options are only available when the Network Radius is set to greater than 1 Option Function Single Repeater Only Use when there is only one repeater in the network Overlapping Coverage Use for multiple one hop repeaters where the remote stat...

Page 86: ... Single Repeater Only Overlapping Coverage Separated Coverage Single Repeater Only Inband Management This parameter sets the Inband Management option If the Inband Management option is enabled SuperVisor operating on a base station can also manage all the remote repeater stations in the network Inband Management Timeout sec This parameter sets the Inband Management timeout period This determines t...

Page 87: ...ion but could be used on a remote station Using the SNTP feature will ensure that all radios in the network has the same date and time required for accurate network diagnostics For high availability time date synchronization SNTP can be synchronized from two SNTP servers for server backup The default setting is Disabled Option Function Disabled No SNTP Date and Time Synchronization SNTP Date and T...

Page 88: ...the first priority SNTP server If the synchronization is successful to this server Time Server 2 Address will not be used Time Server 2 Address This parameter sets the IP address of the second priority SNTP server If the synchronization fails using the SNTP server on Time Server 1 Address synchronization will be attempted to the SNTP server on this address Synchronization Status This field shows t...

Page 89: ...enter point of network where in most cases will be connected to a SCADA master Base Repeater The base repeater has the same function as the base station and repeater station but used when peer to peer connections between remotes is required via the base station Repeater The repeater forwards packets coming from base station and other repeaters e g in daisy chain LBS mode and or remote stations Rem...

Page 90: ...tandard Aprisa SR radios are switched to the standby radio if there is a failure in the active radio Monitored Hot Standby Protected Station Set to make this Aprisa SR radio part of an Aprisa SR Protected Station The RF ports and interface ports from two standard Aprisa SR radios are switched to the standby radio if there is a failure in the active radio The standby radio is monitored to ensure it...

Page 91: ... PROTECTION MANAGEMENT IP ADDRESS Local IP Address The Local IP Address shows the IP address of this radio Partner IP Address The Partner IP Address parameter is used to set the partner IP address if this radio is to become part of a Protected Station ...

Page 92: ...Managing the Radio Aprisa SRx User Manual 1 3 0 Radio Radio Radio Summary This page displays the current settings for the Radio parameters See Radio Radio Setup and Radio Channel Setup for setting details ...

Page 93: ...el Setup for setting details DATA COMPRESSION IP HeaderCompression Ratio See IP Header Compression Ratio on page 102 Payload Compression Ratio The payload is compressed using level 3 QuickLZ data compression Payload Compression is automatic and cannot be turned off by SuperVisor Compression is not attempted on data that is already compressed e g jpg files ...

Page 94: ...t communication 2 Enter the TX frequency and the RX frequency and then click Save This is to prevent remote management communication from being lost before both frequencies have been changed in the remote stations TX and RX Frequencies The TX and RX frequencies entered must be within the frequency tuning range of the product frequency band see Frequency Bands on page 306 If the frequency entered i...

Page 95: ...new frequency The radio links to these remote stations will fail 2 Change the TX and RX frequencies of the repeater station operating from the base station to the new frequency The radio links to the repeater station and its remote stations will fail 3 Change the TX and RX frequencies of the remote stations operating from the base station to the new frequency The radio links to these remote statio...

Page 96: ...mote stations matches the TX frequency of the base station To change the TX and RX frequencies 1 For all the remote stations change the RX frequency to frequency A and the TX frequency to frequency B The radio links to the remote stations will fail 2 For the base station change the TX frequency to frequency A and the RX frequency to frequency B The radio links to the remote stations will restore ...

Page 97: ...e base station The TX frequency of the remote stations associated with the repeater station matches the RX frequency of the repeater station The RX frequency of the remote stations associated with the base station matches the TX frequency of the base station The RX frequency of the repeater station associated with the base station matches the TX frequency of the base station The RX frequency of th...

Page 98: ... links to these remote stations will fail 4 For the base station change the RX frequency to frequency A and the TX frequency to frequency B The radio links to the remote stations operating from the repeater station or the base station will restore TX Power The transmitter power is the power measured at the antenna output port when transmitting The transmitter power has a direct impact on the radio...

Page 99: ...uplexer Select Single Antenna Dual Port if using 1 One or two frequency in half duplex transmission with an external duplexer for filtering connected to the ANT TX and RX antenna ports and single antenna connected to the duplexer 2 Two frequency in half duplex transmission with an external duplexer for half duplex operation connected to the ANT TX and RX antenna ports and single antenna connected ...

Page 100: ...z 400 MHz Mode A ETSI ACMA 12 5 20 and 25 kHz Mode B FCC IC 12 5 and 25 kHz 450 MHz Mode A ETSI ACMA 12 5 and 25 kHz Mode B FCC 12 5 and 25 kHz 896 MHz Mode A FCC IC 12 5 25 and 50 kHz Mode B FCC Part 24 12 5 25 and 50 kHz Mode C IC RSS 134 12 5 25 and 50 kHz 928 MHz Mode A FCC 12 5 25 and 50 kHz Mode B IC 12 5 25 and 50 kHz Mode C FCC Part 24 12 5 25 and 50 kHz Mode D IC RSS 134 12 5 25 and 50 kH...

Page 101: ...optimised for low load networks and repeated networks Acknowledgements are disabled Listen Before Send with Acknowledgement Channel access scheme where network elements listen to ensure the channel is clear before trying to access the channel This mode is optimised for low load networks and repeated networks With Acknowledgement unicast requests from the remote station are acknowledged by the base...

Page 102: ...ase station in the Aprisa SR network communication protocol In a repeater or base repeater network a remote station will send a message to the base station The repeater station will receive this and then repeat the message The repeated message will then be received by the base station Other remote stations connected to the repeater station will receive this message and depending on the Packet Filt...

Page 103: ...tilizes more of the available capacity for large amounts of management data Highest impact on user traffic Medium Utilizes a moderate of the available capacity for large amounts of management data Medium impact on user traffic Low Utilizes a minimal of the available capacity for large amounts of management data Lowest impact on user traffic The default setting is high Network Traffic Type This par...

Page 104: ...pressor resulting in compression and or decompression failure resulting in loss of packets The compression ratio controls the rate at which compressor and decompressor synchronize state information with each other Frequent synchronization results in reduced ratio Option Function Compression Disabled Disables IP header compression High State information is synchronized less frequently thus achievin...

Page 105: ...ster requests If the TTL value is too long the SCADA master will detect sequence errors It is recommended to use a TTL which is half the serial SCADA timeout This is commonly called the scan timeout or link layer time out or retry timeout When using TCP protocols a TTL of 1500 ms is recommended because a TCP re transmission usually occurs after approximately 3 second In SCADA networks which use bo...

Page 106: ...is allowed to live in the system before being dropped if it cannot be transmitted over the air The default setting is 800 ms Ethernet Packet Time to Live ms This parameter sets the time an Ethernet packet is allowed to live in the system before being dropped if it cannot be transmitted over the air The default setting is 600 ms ...

Page 107: ...rameters See Serial Port Setup on page 106 for configuration options Type This parameter displays the Serial Port interface type If the Name is USB Serial Port Option Function RS 232 Indicates that a USB to RS 232 serial converter is plugged into the radio RS 485 Indicates that a USB to RS 485 serial converter is plugged into the radio ...

Page 108: ...parameter sets the port name which can be up to 32 characters Option Function Serial Port This is the normal RS 232 serial ports provided with the RJ45 connector USB Serial Port This is the optional RS 232 RS 485 serial port provided with the USB host port connector with a USB to RS 232 RS 485 RJ45 converter cable see USB RS 232 RS 485 Serial Port on page 288 ...

Page 109: ...ult setting is None Stop Bits bits This parameter sets the number of stop bits to 1 or 2 bits The default setting is 1 bit Flow Control This parameter sets the flow control of the serial port The default setting is Disabled Option Function None The Aprisa SR radio port DCE CTS is in a permanent ON ve state This does not go to OFF if the radio link fails CTS RTS CTS RTS hardware flow control betwee...

Page 110: ...rts and serial ports Local Address This parameter displays the IP address of this radio Port This parameter sets the TCP or UDP port number of the local serial port The valid port number range is greater than or equal to 1024 and less than or equal to 49151 but with exclusions of 0 5445 6445 9930 or 9931 The default setting is 20000 Remote Address This parameter sets the IP address of the server c...

Page 111: ...connection on the specified local port and if necessary establish a TCP connection with the specified remote unit Generally this setting is used for the remote station but it should be used carefully as two connections might be established with the base station Data received from any client shall be forwarded to the associated serial port while data received from that serial port shall be forwarde...

Page 112: ...the Radio Aprisa SRx User Manual 1 3 0 Ethernet Ethernet Summary This page displays the current settings for the Ethernet port parameters and the status of the ports See Ethernet Port Setup for configuration options ...

Page 113: ...hernet traffic is not switched locally between the two Ethernet ports Switch Ethernet traffic is switched locally between the two Ethernet ports and communicated over the radio link Disabled Disables all Ethernet data communications Speed Mbit s This parameter controls the traffic rate of the Ethernet port The default setting is Auto Option Function Auto Provides auto selection of Ethernet Port Sp...

Page 114: ...ly set to Half Duplex Full Duplex The Ethernet Port is manually set to Full Duplex Function This parameter controls the use for the Ethernet port The default setting is Management and User Option Function Management Only The Ethernet port is only used for management of the network Management and User The Ethernet port is used for management of the network and User traffic over the radio link User ...

Page 115: ...he radio link Traffic that does not meet the filtering criteria will not be transmitted over the radio link Source MAC Address This parameter sets the filter to the Source MAC address of the packet in the format hh hh hh hh hh hh If the Source MAC Address is set to FF FF FF FF FF FF traffic will be accepted from any source MAC address Destination MAC Address This parameter sets the filter to the D...

Page 116: ...y Traffic This L2 filtering allows for Unicast only traffic and drop broadcast and multicast traffic This filtering is achieved by adding the two rules Rule Source MAC Address Destination MAC Address Protocol Type Allow ARPS FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ARP Allow Unicasts from Any source FF FF FF FF FF FF FE FF FF FF FF FF Any To delete a L2 Filter 1 Click on an existing rule Select 2 Click...

Page 117: ... the Double VLAN ID S VLAN and the priority bit These parameters can t be defined per port and are globally defined for the Ethernet Bridge VLAN Enabled This parameter sets if VLAN operation is required on the network If it is enabled on the base station it must also be enabled on the remote repeater stations The default is disabled Management VLAN This parameter sets the VLAN ID for management tr...

Page 118: ... The default is Priority 1 Best Effort Option Egress Priority Classification High Low Priority Priority 0 Background 0 Lowest Priority Priority 1 Best Effort 1 Priority 2 Excellent Effort 2 Priority 3 Critical Applications 3 Priority 4 Video 4 Priority 5 Voice 5 Priority 6 Internetwork Control 6 Priority 7 Network Control 7 Highest Priority ...

Page 119: ...o pass through the Ethernet ports The default is disabled Double Tagging Enabled This parameter enables double tagging on this specific port When enabled if the ingress traffic is double tagged the Aprisa SR will check and validate that the S VLAN ID matches the S VLAN defined in Double Tag Egress S VLAN ID in the all ports tab If there is a match the packet will be forwarded into the Bridge and t...

Page 120: ... as if they were single tagged frames At the egress of the Ethernet port such frames are forwarded only if the S VLAN ID of that frame is a member of the Port VLAN Membership PVID Port VLAN ID This parameter sets the frame VLAN ID when the ingress frame is untagged e g when in port VLAN membership the egress action is set to untagged and forward or priority tagged VLAN 0 The value can be between 1...

Page 121: ...nction Untag and forward Removes the tagged information and forwards the frame On Ingress the VLAN tag will be added to the PVID tag Forward Forwards the tagged frame as it is on egress On Ingress traffic is expected to include the VLAN tag with a member VLAN ID otherwise the packet will be dropped Controls The Add button adds the selected entry The Delete button deletes the selected entry ...

Page 122: ...120 Managing the Radio Aprisa SRx User Manual 1 3 0 IP IP IP Summary This page displays the current settings for the Networking IP Settings See IP IP Setup for configuration options ...

Page 123: ...69 254 50 10 Subnet Mask Set the Subnet Mask of the radio Management and Ethernet ports using the standard format xxx xxx xxx xxx The default subnet mask is 255 255 0 0 16 Gateway Set the Gateway address of the radio if required using the standard format xxx xxx xxx A default gateway is the node on the network that traffic is directed to when an IP address does not match any other routes in the ro...

Page 124: ... base station RF interface IP address is a network IP address and if the remote radio is also using a network IP address within the same subnet or different subnet then the base radio will assign an automatic RF interface IP address from its own subnet When the base radio has a host specific RF interface IP address then all the remotes must have a host specific RF interface IP address from the sam...

Page 125: ... TCP UDP port filtering which in most cases relates to specific applications as per IANA official and unofficial well known ports Entering a into any to field will automatically enter the wildcard values when the data is saved Priority This parameter shows the priority order in which the filters are processed Action This parameter defines the action taken on the packet when it meets the filter cri...

Page 126: ...e filter criteria Destination Wildcard Mask This parameter defines the mask applied to the destination IP address 0 means that it must be a match If the destination wildcard mask is set to 0 0 0 0 the complete destination IP address will be evaluated for the filter criteria If the destination wildcard mask is set to 0 0 255 255 the first 2 octets of the destination IP address will be evaluated for...

Page 127: ...r the radio link or discarded based on the route criteria Route Index This parameter shows the route index Destination Address This parameter defines the destination IP address of the route criteria Destination Mask This parameter defines the subnet mask applied to the Destination IP Address 255 means that it must be a match If the destination subnet mask is set to 255 255 255 255 all octets of th...

Page 128: ...e gateway address is the IP address of the device connected to the Ethernet port If the gateway interface is set to Radio Path the gateway address is the IP address of the remote radio Gateway Interface This parameter sets the destination interface Option Function Ethernet Ports Packets are forwarded to the Ethernet interface port Radio Path Packets are forwarded to the RF Interface radio path ...

Page 129: ...Managing the Radio 127 Aprisa SRx User Manual 1 3 0 QoS QoS Summary This page provides a summary of the QoS Settings See QoS Traffic Priority for configuration options ...

Page 130: ...al data priority can be set to Very High High Medium and Low The default setting is Low A queuing system is used to prioritize traffic from the serial and Ethernet interfaces for over the air transmission A weighting may be given to each data type and this is used to schedule the next transmission over the air e g if there are pending data packets in multiple buffers but serial data has a higher w...

Page 131: ...e serial and Ethernet interfaces for over the air transmission A weighting may be given to each data type and this is used to schedule the next transmission over the air e g if there are pending data packets in multiple buffers but serial data has a higher weighting it will be transmitted first The Ethernet buffer is 10 Ethernet packets 1 packet can be up to Ethernet MTU 1536 bytes There are four ...

Page 132: ...riority The radio in bridge mode used the PCP value in the VLAN tag to prioritize packets and provide the appropriate QoS treatment per traffic type The radio implements 4 priority queuing techniques that base its QoS on the VLAN priority PCP Based on VLAN priority bits traffic can be put into a particular Class of Service CoS queue Packets with higher CoS will always serve first for OTA transfer ...

Page 133: ...dio network VLAN priority to the internal radio CoS priority using the PCP priority definition tab The radio support 4 queues thus at maximum an 8 4 VLAN priority CoS mapping is done Default mapping of ingress packet VLAN priority to radio CoS priority shown in the PCP priority definition tab ...

Page 134: ...traffic can be partition into multiple priority levels The radio in router mode uses the DSCP value in the IP header to select a PHB behaviour for the packet and provide the appropriate QoS treatment The radio implements 4 priority queuing techniques that base its PHB on the DSCP in the IP header of a packet Based on DSCP traffic can be put into a particular priority CoS Class of Service queue Pac...

Page 135: ...ng the DSCP priority definition tab The radio support four queues thus at maximum a 64 4 CoS priority mapping is done Default mapping of ingress packet DSCP priority to radio CoS shown in the DSCP priority definition tab The radio maps all 64 DSCP values The user can configure most common used 21 DSCP codes and the rest are mapped by default to low CoS priority ...

Page 136: ...anaging the Radio Aprisa SRx User Manual 1 3 0 Security Security Summary This page displays the current settings for the Security parameters See Security Setup and Security Manager for configuration options ...

Page 137: ... Scheme This parameter sets the security scheme to one of the values in the following table Security Level Disabled No encryption and no Message Authentication Code AES Encryption CCM Authentication 128 bit AES Encryption CCM Authentication 64 bit AES Encryption CCM Authentication 32 bit AES Encryption only CCM Authentication 128 bit CCM Authentication 64 bit CCM Authentication 32 bit The default ...

Page 138: ...ption size the better the security Payload Encryption Key This parameter sets the Payload Encryption password This key is used to encrypt the payload Pass Phrase Good password policy contains at least eight characters and contains at least one upper case letter and contains at least one lower case letter and contains at least one digit or another character such as and is not a term in a familiar l...

Page 139: ...st be 16 bytes 32 chars The default setting is Pass Phrase Key Encryption Key Size This parameter sets the Encryption Type to AES128 AES192 or AES256 The default setting is AES128 The higher the encryption type the better the security Key Encryption Key This parameter sets the Key Encryption password This is used to encrypt the payload encryption key USB Transaction Status This parameter shows if ...

Page 140: ... the radio link traffic during SNMP communication to remote repeater stations This option applies to the base station only The default setting is disabled This option can also be used if the radio has Serial Only interfaces SNMP Protocol This parameter sets the SNMP Protocol Option Function Disabled All SNMP functions are disabled All Versions Allows all SNMP protocol versions SNMPv3 Only Only SNM...

Page 141: ...e usmUserSpinLock object with the value from the GET in the previous step 4 SET the usmUserAuthKeyChange to the new Authentication key string 5 SET the usmUserPrivKeyChange to the new Privacy key string 6 SET the usmUserStatus object for that user to Active Note that the key string for steps 4 and 5 are 32 octet hexadecimal values This string is generated based on the old passphrase and new passph...

Page 142: ...SNMP management interface supports SNMPv3 2 context addressing The SNMv3 context addressing allows the user to use secure SNMPv3 management while improving NMS performance A NMS Network Management System can access any remote radio directly by using its IP address or via the base master station SNMPv3 context addressing The SNMPv3 context addressing can compress the SNMPv3 management traffic OTA O...

Page 143: ...re case sensitive 2 Enter the Password A password can be 8 to 32 printable characters but cannot contain a tab Passwords are case sensitive Good password policy contains at least eight characters and contains at least one upper case letter and contains at least one lower case letter and contains at least one digit or another character such as and is not a term in a familiar language or jargon and ...

Page 144: ...s Technician technician technician Users in this group can view and edit parameters except Security Users Security Settings and Advanced settings Engineer engineer engineer Users in this group can view and edit parameters except Security Users Admin admin admin Users in this group can view and edit all parameters See SuperVisor Menu Access on page 76 for the list of SuperVisor menu items versus us...

Page 145: ...dio Access Controls and Community strings must be set up as described in the following sections A SNMP Community String is used to protect against unauthorized access similar to a password The SNMP agent radio or SNMP manager will check the community string before performing the task requested in the SNMP message ACCESS CONTROL SETUP A SNMP Access Control is the IP address of the radio used by an ...

Page 146: ... be achieved by using the radio s IP address and the normal community string or by proxy in the base station SNMP Access via Base Station Proxy To access the remote repeater stations via the base station proxy the community strings must be setup on the SNMP manager in the format ccccccccc bbbbbb Where ccccccccc is the community string of the base station and bbbbbb is the last 3 bytes of the remot...

Page 147: ... always active PREVIOUS PAYLOAD SECURITY PROFILE Profile Name This parameter displays the security profile that was active on the radio prior to the current profile being activated Status This parameter displays the status of the security profile that was active on the radio prior to the current profile being activated Option Function Active The security profile is active on the radio Inactive The...

Page 148: ...rofile that could be activated on the radio or distributed to all remote radios with Security Distribution Status This parameter displays the status of the new security profile Option Function Unavailable A predefined security profile is not available on this radio To create a predefined security profile go to Security Setup on page 135 Available A predefined security profile is available on this ...

Page 149: ...ot available on this radio Available A predefined payload security profile is available on this radio for distribution and activation Start Transfer This parameter when activated distributes broadcasts the new payload security profile to all remote stations in the network Note The distribution of the payload security profile to remote stations does not stop customer traffic from being transferred ...

Page 150: ...ile has been setup see Security Setup on page 135 1 Tick Start Transfer and click Apply Note This process could take up to 1 minute per radio depending on channel size Ethernet Management Priority setting and the amount of customer traffic on the network 2 When the distribution is completed activate the software with the Remote Payload Security Profile Activation ...

Page 151: ...file available for activation on all remote stations To activate the security profile in remote stations This process assumes that a security profile has been setup into the base station see Security Setup on page 135 and distributed to all remote radios in the network Note Do not navigate SuperVisor away from this page during the activation process SuperVisor can lose PC focus 1 Click Start Activ...

Page 152: ...e Remote Status Polling Period sec This parameter displays the rate at which SuperVisor refreshes the Remote Radio alarm LED states and RSSI value Network View Polling Period sec This parameter displays the rate at which SuperVisor polls all remote radios for status and alarm reporting Inactivity Timeout min This parameter displays the period of user inactivity before SuperVisor automatically logs...

Page 153: ... type of USB Boot Cycle upgrade defined in Software Setup USB Boot Upgrade on page 180 TEST MODE Packet Response Timeout ms This parameter displays the time Test Mode waits for a response from the base station before it times out and retries Transmit Period sec This parameter displays the time between Test Mode requests to the base station Response Timeout ms This parameter sets the time Test Mode...

Page 154: ...default setting is enabled Ethernet OTA over the air This parameter displays if Ethernet traffic is enabled or disabled The Ethernet OTA will be enabled if the Ethernet feature licence has been purchased see Maintenance Licence on page 160 SNMP Management This parameter displays if SNMP management is enabled or disabled The default setting is enabled ...

Page 155: ...for status and alarm reporting The default setting is 20 seconds Remote Status Polling Period sec This parameter sets the rate at which SuperVisor refreshes the Remote Radio alarm LED states and RSSI value To avoid problems when managing Aprisa SR Networks ensure that the Remote Polling Period is set to be longer than the Inband Management Timeout set on page 82 The default setting is 20 seconds I...

Page 156: ...missed from Active 5 protPeerCommunicationsLost cleared 2 2011 05 08 12 56 40 0 Alarm Cleared 6 rfNoReceiveData warning 1 2011 05 08 12 56 53 0 RF No Rx Data for 6 seconds 7 eth2NoRxData warning 1 2011 05 08 12 57 03 0 ETH2 has not received data for 21 seconds 8 rfNoReceiveData cleared 2 2011 05 08 12 57 05 0 9 rfNoReceiveData warning 3 2011 05 08 12 57 12 0 RF No Rx Data for 6 seconds 10 rfNoRece...

Page 157: ...hanges or Cancel to restore the current value 4 Click OK to reboot the radio or Cancel to abort All the radio LEDs will flash repeatedly for 1 second The radio will be operational again in about 10 seconds The OK MODE and AUX LEDs will light green and the TX and RX LEDs will be green steady or flashing if the network is operating correctly 5 Login to SuperVisor ...

Page 158: ...transmitter outputs a sideband tone at the deviation frequency used by the CPFSK modulator This can be used to evaluate the local oscillator leakage and sideband rejection performance of the transmitter CW Test Enabled When active the transmitter outputs a continuous wave signal This can be used to verify the frequency stability of the transmitter Test Mode Timeout s This parameter sets the Transm...

Page 159: ...efore it times out and retries The default setting is 3000 ms Transmit Period sec This parameter sets the time between RSSI Test Mode requests to the base station The default setting is 5 seconds Test Mode Timeout s This parameter sets the RSSI Test Mode timeout period The radio will automatically exit RSSI Test Mode after the Timeout period The default setting is 600 seconds ...

Page 160: ...Correction can be disabled Option Function Enable Enables the FEC Disable diagnostic function Disable Disables the FEC Disable diagnostic function Timer Allows the FEC to be disabled but only for a predetermined period Duration s This parameter defines the period required for disabling of the FEC When this period elapses the FEC is enabled ...

Page 161: ...ters will be set to the factory default values This includes resetting the radio IP address to the default of 169 254 50 10 Note Take care using this command Save User Defaults When activated all current radio parameter settings will be saved to non volatile memory within the radio Restore User Defaults When activated all radio parameters will be set to the settings previously saved using Save Use...

Page 162: ... is purchased indicated by the AA it contains the licences which activate Remote Management Ethernet Traffic and SNMP Management e g Part Number Part Description APSX N400 SSC HD 22 ENAA 4RF SRx BR 400 470 MHz SSC Half Duplex 2E1S EN AA In this software version Remote Management Ethernet Traffic and SNMP management are enabled by default ...

Page 163: ...s allows the new base station to populate its Network Table with knowledge of the nodes in the network If during this initial period there is some temporary path disturbance to one or more remotes they may miss the initial announcement messages and be left unaware of the base station change For this reason the base station must periodically send out announcement messages to pick up any stray nodes...

Page 164: ...utomatic Route Rediscovery This parameter enables the radio to transmit route discovery messages when packets are unacknowledged When enabled unacknowledged unicast packets are converted into uni broadcast messages and sent through the network All nodes see the message and populate their routing tables accordingly When the destination node is reached it sends a route response message via the short...

Page 165: ...d file on a PC directory to the radio A reboot warning message will warn of a pending reboot after the PC file is selected Clicking OK will open a browser file selection window to select the file Restore from Radio USB This restores all user configuration settings from a binary encrypted file on the USB root directory to the radio File Event History Log Action Action Option Save to PC This saves t...

Page 166: ...s The following process steps are recommended a Save the current radio configuration to a PC or USB before uploading the new configuration script file b Upload the new configuration script file to the radio c If for some reason the radio doesn t work as expected the saved configuration file can be uploaded to the radio roll back to previous configuration Retain IP Address This parameter when enabl...

Page 167: ...ormational Events Informational Events are generated to provide information on key activities that are occurring on the radio These events do not indicate an alarm on the radio and are used to provide information only See Alarm Types and Sources on page 299 for a complete list of events ALARM SUMMARY The Alarm Summary is a display tree that displays the current states of all radio alarms The alarm...

Page 168: ...last 50 events stored in the radio in blocks of 8 events The Next button will display the next page of 8 events and the Prev button will display the previous page of 8 events Using these buttons will disable Auto Refresh to prevent data refresh and page navigation contention The last 50 events stored in the radio are also accessible via an SNMP command Auto Refresh The Event History page selected ...

Page 169: ...arameters can be configured for all alarm events see Alarm Events on page 300 All active alarms for configured alarm events will be displayed on the Monitoring pages see Monitoring on page 195 This Switch and Block parameters are only visible applicable when the radio is part of a Protected Station ...

Page 170: ...y level indicates the detection of a potential or impending service affecting fault before any significant effects have been felt Action should be taken to further diagnose if necessary and correct the problem in order to prevent it from becoming a more serious service affecting fault Information No problem indicated purely information Suppress This parameter determines if the action taken by an a...

Page 171: ...y applicable when the radio is part of a Protected Station Block This parameter determines if the alarm is prevented from causing a switch over of the Protection Switch This parameter is only applicable when the radio is part of a Protected Station The Next button will display the next page of 8 alarm events and the Prev button will display the previous page of 8 alarm events ...

Page 172: ...unning the SNMP manager Community String This parameter sets the community string which is sent with the IP address for security The default community string is public Notification Mode This parameter sets when an event related trap is sent Option Function None No event related traps are sent Event Recorded When an event is recorded in the event history log a trap is sent Event Updated When an eve...

Page 173: ... a SNMP v2 Inform Request trap event including trap retry and acknowledgement Notification Type set to Inform Request Timeout second This parameter sets the time interval to wait for an acknowledgement before sending another retry Maximum Retries This parameter sets the maximum number of retries to send the event without acknowledgement before it gives up Enabled This parameter determines if the e...

Page 174: ...ardware alarm outputs provided on the alarm connector The alarm inputs are used to transport alarms to the other radios in the network The alarm outputs are used to receive alarms from other radios in the network These alarms are only available when the station is non protected Name The alarm IO number Type The Type shows if the alarm is an input or output ...

Page 175: ...the port will cause an active alarm state High The alarm is active high i e an open contact on the port will cause an active alarm state Alarm Output Option Function Low The alarm is active low i e the active alarm state will generate a ground contact output High The alarm is active high i e the active alarm state will generate a open contact output Current State The Current State shows the curren...

Page 176: ...r of the event action setup and the maximum number of setups stored Action Destination IP Address This parameter sets the IP address of the radio that will output the action type Action Type This parameter sets the action type that will be activated on the radio Option Function None This action setup does not activate any alarm output Activate Alarm Output 1 This action setup activates alarm outpu...

Page 177: ...rity Equal or Worse than Minor Activates the action output when a radio alarm is a minor alarm a major alarm or a critical alarm Radio Severity Equal or Worse than Warning Activates the action output when a radio alarm is a warning a major alarm a minor alarm or a critical alarm Controls The Save button saves the current event action setup The Cancel button cancels the new event action setup The A...

Page 178: ...dio Aprisa SRx User Manual 1 3 0 Events Defaults EVENT DEFAULTS Restore Defaults This parameter when activated restores all previously configured event parameters using Events Events Setup to the factory default settings ...

Page 179: ...ion in an existing network Network Software Upgrade The radio software can be upgraded on an entire Aprisa SR radio network remotely over the radio link see Network Software Upgrade on page 292 This process involves following steps 1 Transfer the new software to base station with Software File Transfer 2 Distribute the new software to all remote stations with Software Remote Distribution 3 Activat...

Page 180: ...178 Managing the Radio Aprisa SRx User Manual 1 3 0 Software Summary This page provides a summary of the software versions installed on the radio the setup options and the status of the File Transfer ...

Page 181: ...ersion available for distribution to all radios in the network On the all stations this parameter displays the software version ready for activation USB AUTOMATIC UPGRADE USB Boot Upgrade This parameter shows the type of USB Boot upgrade defined in Software Setup USB Boot Upgrade on page 180 FILE TRANSFER Transfer Activity This parameter shows the status of the transfer Idle In Progress or Complet...

Page 182: ... Aprisa SR when the radio is power cycled and activated automatically Load Only New software will be uploaded from a USB flash drive in to the Aprisa SR when the radio is power cycled The software will need to be manually activated see Software Manager on page 184 Disabled Software will not be uploaded from a USB flash drive into the Aprisa SR when the radio is power cycled Note This parameter mus...

Page 183: ... this software version the only choice is To the Radio Method This parameter sets the method of file transfer Option Function USB Transfer Transfers the software from the USB flash drive to the radio FTP Transfers the software from an FTP server to the radio File This parameter shows the software file source FTP Username This parameter sets the Username to access the FTP server FTP Password This p...

Page 184: ... method File This parameter shows the software file source Transfer Result This parameter shows the progress of the transfer Transfer Result Function Starting Transfer The transfer has started but no data has transferred In Progress x The transfer has started and has transferred x of the data Successful The transfer has finished successfully File Error The transfer has failed Possible causes of fa...

Page 185: ...ervisor Software Manager and activate the Software Pack see Software Manager on page 184 The radio will reboot automatically If the file transfer fails check the Event History page see Events Event History on page 166 for more details of the transfer FTP Method 1 Unzip the software release files in to a temporary directory 2 Open the FTP server and point it to the temporary directory 3 Enter the F...

Page 186: ...ew software on single radios Network activation is performed with Software Remote Activation Both the previous software if available and Software Pack versions can be activated on the radio from this page CURRENT SOFTWARE Version This parameter displays the software version running on the radio Status This parameter displays the status of the software version running on the radio always active ...

Page 187: ... activation SOFTWARE PACK Version This parameter displays the software pack version available for distribution on base station and activate on all stations Status This parameter displays the status of the software pack version Option Function Available On the base station the software pack is available for distribution On all stations the software pack is available for activation Activating The so...

Page 188: ... activation will occur This setting can be any future date and 24 hour time If the network base station radio date time is not synchronized you will get the following popup You can manually enter the base station radio date time or use the Date And Time Synchronization from a SNTP server feature see Terminal Date Time on page 85 ...

Page 189: ...quired to be activated previous software or software pack 2 Click Apply The page will display a Status of Activating Once started activation cannot be cancelled When the activation is completed the radio will reboot This will cause the current SuperVisor session to expire 3 Login to SuperVisor to check the result ...

Page 190: ... link to all remote stations This page is used to manage the distribution of that software pack to all remote radios on the network This page is only available when the radio is configured as a Base Station REMOTE SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION Software Pack Version This parameter displays the software pack version available for distribution on base station and activate on all stations Status This paramete...

Page 191: ...r process see Software File Transfer on page 181 1 To ensure that the Network Table is up to date it is recommended running the node discover function see Discover Nodes on page 162 2 Click on Start Transfer Note This process could take anywhere between 40 minutes and several hours depending on channel size Ethernet Management Priority setting and the amount of customer traffic on the network 3 Wh...

Page 192: ...as a Base Station REMOTE SOFTWARE ACTIVATION When the software pack version has been distributed to all the remote stations the software is then activated in all the remote stations with this command If successful then activate the software pack in the base station to complete the network upgrade Version This parameter displays the software version for activation The default version is the softwar...

Page 193: ... which will halt the activation process Skipping the confirmation will enable the activation process to continue without use intervention To activate software in remote stations This process assumes that a Software Pack has been loaded into the base station with the file transfer process see Software File Transfer on page 181 and distributed to all remote radios in the network Note Do not navigate...

Page 194: ...ber of radios that contain the new software version and have been activated Y is the number of radios that contain the new software version and can be activated Remote Radios On New Version X is the number of radios that has been successfully activated and now running the new version of software Y is the number of radios that the activation command was executed on Note When upgrading from software...

Page 195: ...ation The example shows that during the activation process there were exceptions that may need to be investigated When all the remote radios have been activated the base station radio must now be activated with see Software Manager on page 184 4 Click on OK to start the activation on the base station ...

Page 196: ...onfirmation which will halt the activation process Skipping the confirmation will enable the activation process to continue without use intervention Activation Date Time This parameter sets the Date Time when the remote software activation will occur This setting can be any future date and 24 hour time When the date and time is set the remotes will be polled to setup the scheduled activation date ...

Page 197: ...3 0 Monitoring Monitoring Terminal This page displays the current radio internal and external input source radio power supply voltage diagnostic parameters The results shown are since the page was opened and are updated automatically every 12 seconds ...

Page 198: ...t radio performance monitoring parameters per serial port in packet and byte level granularity for serial port high level statistics and troubleshooting The results shown are since the page was opened and are updated automatically every 12 seconds Controls The Reset button clears the current results ...

Page 199: ...ce monitoring parameters per Ethernet port transmission TX out of the radio in packet and byte level granularity for Ethernet port high level statistics and troubleshooting The results shown are since the page was opened and are updated automatically every 12 seconds Controls The Reset button clears the current results ...

Page 200: ... monitoring parameters per Ethernet port received RX data in packet and byte level granularity for Ethernet port high level statistics and troubleshooting The results shown are since the page was opened and are updated automatically every 12 seconds Controls The Reset button clears the current results ...

Page 201: ...Radio This page displays the current radio diagnostic and performance monitoring parameters of the radio transmitter The results shown are since the page was opened and are updated automatically every 12 seconds Controls The Reset button clears the current results ...

Page 202: ...al 1 3 0 This page displays the current radio performance monitoring parameters of radio receiver The results shown are since the page was opened and are updated automatically every 12 seconds Controls The Reset button clears the current results ...

Page 203: ...e updated automatically every 12 seconds RADIO PARAMETERS Result Function To The destination Node Address of the radio s transmitting data to Tx Mod The current radio transmitter modulation being used to communicate with the destination radio s Tx TimeStamp The timestamp of the last transmitted packet to the destination radio s Controls The Next button will display the next page of 8 radios and th...

Page 204: ...rom Rx RSSI The RSSI of the RF signal received from the source radio s Rx SNR The SNR of the RF signal received from the source radio s Rx Freq Error The frequency difference between this radio s receiver and the frequency of the incoming packet rate from the source radio s Rx Mod The current radio receive modulation being used to communicate with the source radio s Rx TimeStamp The timestamp of t...

Page 205: ...tup in all the other Monitoring screens e g in the Monitoring Radio Transmitter the User checkbox is ticked for the Dropped Packets Congestion and Dropped Bytes Congestion The results shown are since the page was opened and are updated automatically every 12 seconds Controls The Reset button clears the current results ...

Page 206: ...lays the list of active TCP connections on the radio TCP CONNECTIONS TABLE The Next button will display the next page of 8 connections and the Prev button will display the previous page of 8 connections If the Auto Refresh option is ticked the TCP Connections table will refresh every 12 seconds ...

Page 207: ...is page displays the list of active routes on the radio ROUTING TABLE Controls The Next button will display the next page of 8 routes and the Prev button will display the previous page of 8 routes If the Auto Refresh option is ticked the routing table will refresh every 12 seconds ...

Page 208: ...ds the IPv4 packet encapsulated in Ethernet frame with the found MAC address If the ARP cache table did not produce a result for the destination IPv4 address the radio sends a broadcast ARP message requesting an answer of MAC address that matches for IP address The destination device responds with its MAC address and IP The response information is cached in radios ARP table and the message can now...

Page 209: ...me LAN or in case of VLAN to the specific VLAN except the port that received the frame When the destination bridge device replies the radio bridge adds its relevant MAC source address and interface port number to the MAC address table The switch then forwards subsequent frames to a single LAN port without flooding all LAN ports ADDRESS TABLES Title Function MAC Address The learned MAC address of a...

Page 210: ...tation and provides management access to each of the remote stations NETWORK TABLE This Network Table is only available when the local radio is the base station i e SuperVisor is logged into the base station To manage a remote repeater station with SuperVisor Click on the radio button of the required station The remaining menu items then apply to the selected remote station ...

Page 211: ...f the alarm status of all registered remote stations for the base station When open it provides a continuous monitor of the network Depending on the poll period set 20 seconds minimum and the number of remotes in the network it will take at least three poll cycles to indicate a failure in the network Initial results may indicate All ok until at least three poll cycles completed This could take Num...

Page 212: ... Network Status Summary Exceptions or View page The page example shows 6 polling cycles Remote Radios Polled This shows the number of radios polled for the current polling cycle out of the number remote radios registered with the base station The page example shows 1 radio polled for the current polling cycle out of 3 remote radios registered Polling Interval The time interval between the completi...

Page 213: ...e PC focus The network poll continues from where it was stopped last time it was polling Network Exceptions Example Result Function Network Polling Cycle The number of poll cycles since first opening a Network Status Summary Exceptions or View page The page example shows 4 polling cycles Remote Radios Polled This shows the number of radios polled for the current polling cycle out of the number rem...

Page 214: ...emote radio on the list is detected to be responding to a poll request and no longer be in an alarmed state the entry for this remote radio will be removed from the list View Events Clicking on View Events navigates to the Events page see Events on page 165 for the specific remote radio where the radio events will be displayed View Parameters Clicking on View Parameters navigates to the Monitoring...

Page 215: ...e it was stopped last time it was polling Network View Example Result Function Network Polling Cycle The number of poll cycles since first opening a Network Status Summary Exceptions or View page The page example shows 2 polling cycles Remote Radios Polled This shows the number of radios polled for the current polling cycle out of the number remote radios registered with the base station The page ...

Page 216: ...show as lost if the remote radio has not responded to 3 consecutive poll requests View Events Clicking on View Events navigates to the Events page see Events on page 165 for the specific remote radio where the radio events will be displayed View Parameters Clicking on View Parameters navigates to the Monitoring page see Monitoring on page 195 for the specific remote radio where the radio parameter...

Page 217: ...tely where Common Parameters will be presented to the user as a single parameter e g TX and RX Frequencies and Unit Specific Parameters will be presented to the user as Primary or Secondary parameters e g Events and Alarms When saving data SuperVisor will also validate and ensure that the correct settings are written to both units The SuperVisor Single Session Management ensures that both units of...

Page 218: ... development Monitored Hot Standby Protected Station The RF ports and interface ports from two standard Aprisa SR radios are switched to the standby radio if there is a failure in the active radio The standby radio is monitored to ensure its correct operation should a switch over be required See Monitored Alarms on page 270 for the list of monitored alarms Redundant Protected Station The RF ports ...

Page 219: ...rs since the last radio reboot volatile Primary Address This parameter shows the IP address of the primary radio usually the left side radio A Secondary Address This parameter shows the IP address of the secondary radio usually the right side radio B OPERATING SUMMARY See Terminal Summary on page 78 for parameter details ...

Page 220: ...218 Managing the Radio Aprisa SRx User Manual 1 3 0 Protected Station Terminal Details PRIMARY UNIT SECONDARY UNIT MANUFACTURING DETAILS See Terminal Details on page 80 for parameter settings ...

Page 221: ...t is the center point of network where in most cases will be connected to a SCADA master Base Repeater The base repeater has the same function as the base station and repeater station but used when peer to peer connections between remotes is required via the base station Repeater The repeater forwards packets coming from base station and other repeaters e g in daisy chain LBS mode and or remote st...

Page 222: ...full compatibility interoperability operation Note Any mix between Aprisa SR and Aprisa SR in the network will force the whole network to work in SR Compatible mode Ethernet Operating Mode The Ethernet Operating Mode defines how Ethernet IP traffic is processed in the radio The default setting is Bridge Option Function Bridge Bridge mode inspects each incoming Ethernet frame source and destination...

Page 223: ...tch over be required See Monitored Alarms on page 270 for the list of monitored alarms Serial Data Driven Switching The Aprisa SR radio is part of an Aprisa SR Data Driven Protected Station Provides radio and RS 232 serial port user interface protection for Aprisa SR radios Automatic Periodic Switch Duration The Automatic Periodic Switch Duration sets the time interval for automatic switch over fr...

Page 224: ...e displays the list of active TCP connections on the radio PRIMARY SECONDARY TCP CONNECTIONS TABLE The Next button will display the next page of 8 connections and the Prev button will display the previous page of 8 connections If the Auto Refresh option is ticked the TCP Connections table will refresh every 12 seconds ...

Page 225: ...ble The Routing Table page displays the list of active routes on the radio ROUTING TABLE The Next button will display the next page of 8 routes and the Prev button will display the previous page of 8 routes If the Auto Refresh option is ticked the routing table will refresh every 12 seconds ...

Page 226: ...ort for a single antenna protected station using 1 One or two frequency in half duplex transmission with an external duplexer for filtering connected to the ANT TX and RX antenna ports and single antenna connected to the duplexer 2 Two frequency in half duplex transmission with an external duplexer for half duplex operation connected to the ANT TX and RX antenna ports and single antenna connected ...

Page 227: ...onnected to the duplexer 2 Two frequency in half duplex transmission with an external duplexer for half duplex operation connected to the A and B ANT TX and RX antenna ports and single antenna connected to the duplexer 3 Single frequency in half duplex transmission with an external dual antennas connected to the A and B ANT TX and RX antenna ports 4 Two frequency in half duplex transmission with e...

Page 228: ...Radio Aprisa SRx User Manual 1 3 0 Ethernet Protected Station Ethernet Summary This page displays the current settings for the Protected Station Ethernet port parameters See Ethernet Port Setup for configuration options ...

Page 229: ... the Radio 227 Aprisa SRx User Manual 1 3 0 IP Protected Station IP IP Summary This page displays the current settings for the Protected Station Networking IP settings See IP IP Setup for configuration options ...

Page 230: ... in the partner radio Primary IP Address Set the static IP Address of the primary radio assigned by your site network administrator using the standard format xxx xxx xxx xxx The default IP address is in the range 169 254 50 10 Secondary IP Address Set the static IP Address of the secondary radio assigned by your site network administrator using the standard format xxx xxx xxx xxx The default IP ad...

Page 231: ... station from the SCADA master connected to base station in terminal server mode Note The radio IP address should be used for SNMP management as using the PVIP for SNMP management will result in undefined behaviour if a switch over occurs during an SNMP transaction Thus using PVIP for SNMP network management is not recommended After a switch over new active radio owns the PVIP and will send out a ...

Page 232: ... base station RF interface IP address is a network IP address and if the remote radio is also using a network IP address within the same subnet or different subnet then the base radio will assign an automatic RF interface IP address from its own subnet When the base radio has a host specific RF interface IP address then all the remotes must have a host specific RF interface IP address from the sam...

Page 233: ...radio host port Controls These buttons are grayed out if a USB flash drive is not plugged into the radio host port The Load Primary From USB button loads the Key Encryption Key settings from the primary radio USB flash drive into the primary radio The Copy To Primary USB button copies the Key Encryption Key settings from the primary radio to the primary radio USB flash drive The Load Secondary Fro...

Page 234: ...r Manual 1 3 0 Protected Station Security Manager This page provides the management and control of the Protected Station Networking Security settings PRIMARY SECONDARY SECURITY PROFILE See Security Manager on page 145 for parameter details ...

Page 235: ... SRx User Manual 1 3 0 Maintenance Protected Station Maintenance General This page provides the management and control of the Protected Station Maintenance General settings See Maintenance General on page 153 for parameter details ...

Page 236: ...es if the Hardware Manual Lock is deactivated set to the Auto position Option Function Automatic The protection is automatic and switching will be governed by normal switching and blocking criteria Primary The primary radio will become active i e traffic will be switched to the primary radio Secondary The secondary radio will become active i e traffic will be switched to the secondary radio Durati...

Page 237: ...re Manual Lock The Software Manual Lock has control of the protection switch Hardware Manual Lock The Hardware Manual Lock has control of the protection switch Active Unit This parameter shows the radio which is currently active Primary or Secondary Switch Count This parameter shows the number of protection switch overs since the last radio reboot volatile Automatic Periodic Switch will occur in I...

Page 238: ... manually Copy from Primary to Secondary This parameter copies all common parameters from the primary to the secondary radio To activate copy configuration 1 Tick the Copy from Primary to Secondary and click Save 2 To continue click OK Copy from Secondary to Primary This parameter copies all common parameters from the secondary to the primary radio Copy Status This parameter displays the status of...

Page 239: ...er Manual 1 3 0 Protected Station Maintenance Licence This page provides the management and control of the Protected Station Maintenance Licence settings PRIMARY SECONDARY LICENCE See Maintenance Licence on page 160 for parameter details ...

Page 240: ... in the factory Both Protected Station radios read and use this MAC address This MAC address entry will only be used by the software if it detects that the factory MAC address set in the internal EPROM of the protected switch is corrupted for some reason otherwise the software will ignore the MAC address entered by the user The RF interface MAC address is used for registration process only For exa...

Page 241: ... 239 Aprisa SRx User Manual 1 3 0 PRIMARY SECONDARY CONFIGURATION See Maintenance Advanced on page 161 for parameter details PRIMARY SECONDARY MAINTENANCE FILES See Maintenance Advanced on page 161 for parameter details ...

Page 242: ...e are 1 Alarm Events Alarm Events are generated to indicate a problem on the radio 2 Informational Events Informational Events are generated to provide information on key activities that are occurring on the radio These events do not indicate an alarm on the radio and are used to provide information only See Alarm Types and Sources on page 299 for a complete list of events PRIMARY SECONDARY ALARM ...

Page 243: ...Managing the Radio 241 Aprisa SRx User Manual 1 3 0 Protected Station Events Primary History PRIMARY EVENT HISTORY See Events Event History on page 166 for parameter details ...

Page 244: ...242 Managing the Radio Aprisa SRx User Manual 1 3 0 Protected Station Events Secondary History SECONDARY EVENT HISTORY See Events Event History on page 166 for parameter details ...

Page 245: ...he new software to base station primary radio with Protected Station Software Primary File Transfer 2 File Transfer the new software to base station secondary radio with Protected Station Software Secondary File Transfer 3 Using the Software Manual Lock manually lock all protected remotes to the currently active radio this is necessary to prevent automatic switching during the distribution and act...

Page 246: ... page provides a summary of the software versions installed on the radio the setup options and the status of the File Transfers PRIMARY SECONDARY SOFTWARE VERSIONS See Protected Station Software Primary File Transfer and Protected Station Software Secondary File Transfer for parameter details ...

Page 247: ...le transfer In this software version the only choice is To Primary Radio Method This parameter sets the method of file transfer Option Function Primary USB Transfer Transfers the software from the USB flash drive to the primary radio FTP Transfers the software from an FTP server to the primary radio Transfer from Secondary Unit Transfers the software from the secondary radio to the primary radio P...

Page 248: ...grade setting is set to Disabled see USB Boot Upgrade on page 180 the USB flash drive doesn t need to be removed as the radio won t try to load from it 5 Go to Protected Station Software Manager on page 251 to activate the Software Pack The radio will reboot automatically FTP Method 1 Unzip the software release files in to a temporary directory 2 Open the FTP server and point it to the temporary d...

Page 249: ...condary Unit 2 Click on Start Transfer 3 Go to Protected Station Software Manager on page 251 to activate the Software Pack The radio will reboot automatically If the file transfer fails check the Event History page see Protected Station Events Secondary History on page 242 for more details of the transfer ...

Page 250: ...e transfer In this software version the only choice is To Secondary Radio Method This parameter sets the method of file transfer Option Function Secondary USB Transfer Transfers the software from the USB flash drive to the secondary radio FTP Transfers the software from an FTP server to the secondary radio Transfer from Primary Unit Transfers the software from the primary radio to the secondary ra...

Page 251: ...t Upgrade setting is set to Disabled see USB Boot Upgrade on page 180 the USB flash drive doesn t need to be removed as the radio won t try to load from it 5 Go to Protected Station Software Manager on page 251 to activate the Software Pack The radio will reboot automatically FTP Method 1 Unzip the software release files in to a temporary directory 2 Open the FTP server and point it to the tempora...

Page 252: ...rimary Unit 2 Click on Start Transfer 3 Go to Protected Station Software Manager on page 251 to activate the Software Pack The radio will reboot automatically If the file transfer fails check the Event History page see Protected Station Events Primary History on page 241 for more details of the transfer ...

Page 253: ...ble and Software Pack versions can be activated on each radio from this page PRIMARY SECONDARY CURRENT SOFTWARE Version This parameter displays the software version running on the radio PRIMARY SECONDARY PREVIOUS SOFTWARE Version This parameter displays the software version that was running on the radio prior to the current software being activated Status This parameter displays the status of the ...

Page 254: ...s Status This parameter displays the status of the software pack version Option Function Available On the base station the software pack is available for distribution On all stations the software pack is available for activation Activating The software pack is activating in the radio Unavailable There is no software pack loaded into the radio Activate See Software Manager on page 184 for the activ...

Page 255: ...ns from the active radio The distribution process is monitored from this page When all remote stations receive the Software Pack version the software can be remotely activated on all remote stations This page is only available when the radio is configured as a Base Station REMOTE SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION Software Pack Version This parameter displays the software pack version available for distributio...

Page 256: ...Station Software Primary File Transfer on page 245 1 To ensure that the Network Table is up to date it is recommended running the node discover function see Discover Nodes on page 162 2 Click on Start Transfer Note This process could take anywhere between 40 minutes and several hours depending on channel size Ethernet Management Priority setting and the amount of customer traffic on the network Re...

Page 257: ...ribution status The distribution process will continue from where it was paused with Resume Transfer Cancel Transfer This parameter when activated cancels the Over the Air Transfer Process immediately During the distribution process it is possible to navigate away from this page and come back to it to check progress The SuperVisor session will not timeout ...

Page 258: ... Pack version the software can be remotely activated on all remote stations The activation process is monitored by this page This page is only available when the radio is configured as a Base Station REMOTE SOFTWARE ACTIVATION When the software pack version has been distributed to all the remote stations the software is then activated in all the remote stations with this command If successful then...

Page 259: ...sult Function X of Y Remote Radios Polled for Partners X is the number of radios polled to determine the number of protected stations in the network Y is the number of remote radios registered with the base station Remote Radios Polled for New Version X is the number of radios polled to determine the number of radios that contain the new software version Y is the number of remote radios registered...

Page 260: ...uit The page will display the progress of the activation The example shows that during the activation process there were exceptions that may need to be investigated When all the remote radios have been activated the base station radio must now be activated with see Software Manager on page 184 4 Click on OK to start the activation on the base station ...

Page 261: ...rom modifying radio settings This interface can be accessed via an Ethernet Port RJ45 or the Management Port USB micro type B Connecting to the Management Port A USB Cable USB A to USB micro B 1m is provided with each radio 1 Connect the USB A to your computer USB port and the USB micro B to the management port of the Aprisa SR MGMT 2 Unzip the file USB Serial Driver CP210x_VCP_Windows zip to a te...

Page 262: ... Management Device Manager 4 Click on Ports COM LPT 5 Make a note of the COM port which has been allocated to the Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge COM3 in the example below 6 Open HyperTerminal Session Start All Programs Accessories Communications HyperTerminal 7 Enter a name for the connection Aprisa SR CLI for example and click OK ...

Page 263: ...ng drop down box that was allocated to the UART USB 9 Set the COM port settings as follows 10 Click OK The HyperTerminal window will open 11 Press the Enter key to initiate the session 12 Login to the Aprisa SR CLI with a default Username admin and Password admin The Aprisa SR CLI menu is shown ...

Page 264: ...state STR cd cd changeMode STR clear Clears the screen config config userdefault save restore factorydefault restore debug set subsystem param INT level param INT get clear subsystem param INT level param INT help log dump clear deleteuser deleteuser userName editpasswd editpasswd oldpassword newpassword edituser edituser p password g password aging a account aging i get get m mib name n module na...

Page 265: ...anual 1 3 0 Viewing the CLI Terminal Summary At the command prompt type cd APRISASR MIB 4RF MPA APRISASR MIB 4RF ls Terminal Changing the Radio IP Address with the CLI At the command prompt type set termEthController1IpAddress xxx xxx xxx xxx ...

Page 266: ...Testing that the links are operating correctly 5 Connecting up the client or user interfaces What You Will Need Appropriately qualified commissioning staff at both ends of each link Safety equipment appropriate for the antenna location at both ends of each link Communication equipment that is mobile phones or two way radios SuperVisor software running on an appropriate laptop computer or workstati...

Page 267: ...ay to refresh The RSSI poll refresh rate can be set with the SuperVisor command Transmit Period see Maintenance Test Mode on page 156 2 Move the antenna through a complete sweep horizontally pan Note down the RSSI reading for all the peaks in RSSI that you discover in the pan 3 Move the antenna to the position corresponding to the maximum RSSI value obtained during the pan Move the antenna horizon...

Page 268: ...l antenna Aprisa SR Part Number Part Description APSX N400 SSC DO 21 ENAA 4RF SRX BR 400 470 MHz SSC D Ant 2E1S EN STD Full Duplex Base Station The Aprisa SR supports Full Duplex base master station hardware This option works with half duplex repeater remote radios The base master station can transmit while simultaneously receiving from the repeater remote radios The SR Compatible option must be e...

Page 269: ...Duplex 2E2S EN STD The Aprisa SR Protected Station is comprised of an Aprisa SR Protection Switch and two standard Aprisa SR radios mounted in a 2U rack mounting chassis All interfaces RF data etc are continually monitored on both the active and standby radio to ensure correct operation The standby radio can be replaced without impacting traffic flow on the active radio The Aprisa SR radios can be...

Page 270: ... interface traffic is automatically switched to the standby radio The failed radio can then be replaced in the field without interrupting user traffic Switch Over The switch over to the standby radio can be initiated automatically on fault detection or manually via the Hardware Manual Lock switch on the Protection Switch or the Software Manual Lock from SuperVisor Additionally it is possible to sw...

Page 271: ...Temperature threshold Thermal shutdown RSSI Threshold RX Synthesizer Not Locked Rx CRC errors RF no receive data Port 1 Eth no receive data Port 2 Eth no receive data Port 1 Eth data receive errors Port 2 Eth data receive errors Port 1 Eth data transmit errors Port 2 Eth data transmit errors Port 1 Serial Data No RX Data USB Port Serial Data No RX Data Port 1 Serial Data RX Errors USB Port Serial ...

Page 272: ...e Power Temperature Threshold TX Synthesizer Not Locked Thermal Shutdown RSSI Threshold RX Synthesizer Not Locked RX CRC Errors RF No Receive Data Port1 ETH No Receive Data Port1 ETH Data Receive Errors Port1 ETH Data Transmit Errors Port2 ETH No Receive Data Port2 ETH Data Receive Errors Port2 ETH Data Transmit Errors Port1 Serial Data No RX Data Port1 Serial Data RX Errors USB Port Serial Data N...

Page 273: ...dary radios are managed with the embedded web based management tool SuperVisor by using either the Primary or Secondary IP address Configuration changes in one of the radios will automatically be reflected in the partner radio To ensure all remote stations are registered to the correct active base station changes to the Network Table are automatically synchronized from the active radio to the stan...

Page 274: ... Orange Manual Lock to radio B The Protection Switch also has a Software Manual Lock The Hardware Manual Lock takes precedence over Software Manual Lock if both diagnostic functions are activated i e if the Software Manual Lock is set to Primary and the Hardware Manual Lock set to Secondary the system will set the Secondary radio to Active When a Hardware Manual Lock is deactivated set to the Auto...

Page 275: ...ch Radio is configured with its own unique IP and MAC address and partner radio address On switch over failure the new active radio sends out a gratuitous ARP to update the MAC learning tables ARP tables of upstream bridge router for appropriate traffic flow Hot Swappable The two Aprisa SR radios are mounted on a pull out tray to making it possible to replace a failed radio without interrupting us...

Page 276: ... the signal single RX path from the antenna Option 2 single antenna with a single duplexer In this configuration a single antenna is used with a duplexer which is connected to the Aprisa SR Protected Station TX ANT and RX A B side TNC ports on the front panel In this option the Protected Station can operate in Half duplex RF operation Only dual frequency supported where standby radio TX is ON tran...

Page 277: ...itored This mode has a 1 dB loss in RX sensitivity If dual frequency used and the Protection Type is set to redundant the standby radio RX TX will not be fault monitored Option 4 dual antenna with dual duplexers In this configuration antenna redundancy is supported with dual antennas connected via dual duplexers to the Aprisa SR Protected Station TX ANT and RX A B side TNC ports and TX ANT and RX ...

Page 278: ...276 Product Options Aprisa SRx User Manual 1 3 0 Installation Mounting The Aprisa SR Protected Station is designed to mount in a standard 19 inch rack ...

Page 279: ...A 2 Dual Antenna Protected Station suitable for options 3 and 4 dual antenna operation Part Number Part Description APSQ R400 SSC HD 22 ENDA 4RF SR PS 400 470 MHz SSC Half Duplex 2E2S EN Dual Ant Each option per ordered part number is pre cable configured as the following Protected Station Wiring Internal pre cabled Protected Station wiring setting Radio TNC Port RF Switch Port Standard Protected ...

Page 280: ...d any other connections 2 Remove the Protected Station shelf from the rack 3 Turn the Protected Station shelf upside down 4 Remove the securing screws and remove the bottom panel 5 Unscrew the four coaxial cable clamp screws 6 Swap the two cables and position them in the appropriate connector ports 7 Refit the coaxial cable clamp and tighten the four clamp screws 8 Refit the bottom panel and tight...

Page 281: ... VDC 12 VDC The 13 8 VDC nominal external power source can operate over the voltage range of 10 5 to 30 V DC negative earth An example of the 12 VDC option part number is Part Number Part Description APSQ R400 SSC HD 22 ENAA 4RF SR PS 400 470 MHz SSC Half Duplex 2E2S EN STD 48 VDC The 48 VDC nominal external power source can operate over the voltage range of 18 to 60 V DC floating An example of th...

Page 282: ...grade Method Assuming the Primary radio is active and the Secondary radio is standby 1 Using the Hardware Manual Lock switch force the primary radio to active 2 Insert the USB flash drive with the new software release into the secondary radio host port 3 Power cycle the secondary radio The radio will be upgraded with the new software 4 When the secondary radio upgrade is completed remove the USB f...

Page 283: ... Faulty Radio Replacing a faulty radio in a Protected Station can be achieved without disruption to traffic Assuming that the primary radio is active and the secondary radio is faulty and needs replacement 1 Ensure the replacement radio has the same version of software installed as the primary radio If necessary upgrade the software in the replacement radio 2 Set the RF Interface MAC Address see P...

Page 284: ...for the three radio interface port options Part Number Part Description APST XPSW X22 4RF SR Spare Protection Switch 2E2S APST XPSW X31 4RF SR Spare Protection Switch 3E1S APST XPSW X40 4RF SR Spare Protection Switch 4E0S Replacing a Faulty Protection Switch Note Replacing a faulty Protection Switch will disrupt traffic Move the radios the interface cables and the power cables to the replacement P...

Page 285: ...radio and 1x duplexer 1x A1 Duplexer 300 MHz s 5 MHz p 0 5 MHz 2x TNC to SMA right angle 640mm cables APSB KDUP 400 B1 BR Aprisa SR Duplexer Kit for a SR Radio containing 1x 1U 19 rack front mount shelf with duplexer mounting brackets and screws to mount 1x SR radio and 1x duplexer 1x B1 Duplexer 400 MHz s 5 MHz p 0 5 MHz 2x TNC to SMA right angle 640mm cables APSB KDUP 450 M0 BR Aprisa SR Duplexe...

Page 286: ...cables APSB KDUP 928 G2 BR Aprisa SR Duplexer Kit for a SR radio containing 1x 1U 19 rack front mount shelf with duplexer mounting brackets and screws to mount 1x SR radio and 1x duplexer 1x G2 Duplexer 900 MHz s 9 MHz p 1 MHz 2x TNC to SMA right angle 640mm cables APSB KDUP 928 G3 BR Aprisa SR Duplexer Kit for a SR radio containing 1x 1U 19 rack front mount shelf with duplexer mounting brackets a...

Page 287: ...Aprisa SR Duplexer Kit for a Aprisa SR Protected Station containing 1x 1U 19 rack front mount shelf with duplexer mounting brackets and screws 1x A1 Duplexer 300 MHz s 5 MHz p 0 5 MHz 2x right angle TNC to SMA right angle 640mm cables APSB KDUP 320 A1 PS DA Aprisa SR Duplexer Kit for a dual antenna Aprisa SR Protected Station containing 1x 1U 19 rack front mount shelf with duplexer mounting bracke...

Page 288: ...le TNC to SMA right angle 640mm cables APSB KDUP 450 P0 PS DA Aprisa SR Duplexer Kit for a dual antenna SR Protected Station containing 1x 1U 19 rack front mount shelf with duplexer mounting brackets and screws 2x P0 Duplexer 450 MHz s 3 MHz p 0 5 MHz 4x right angle TNC to SMA right angle 640mm cables APSB KDUP 928 G0 PS Aprisa SR Duplexer Kit for a SR Protected Station containing 1x 1U 19 rack fr...

Page 289: ... Number Description APSB KDUP 928 G3 PS Aprisa SR Duplexer Kit for a SR Protected Station containing 1x 2U 19 rack front mount shelf with duplexer mounting brackets and screws 1x G3 Duplexer 900 MHz s5 5 MHz p0 5 MHz 2x TNC to SMA right angle 640mm cables ...

Page 290: ...Aprisa SR USB port has driver support for these USB serial converters Other USB serial converters may not operate correctly USB RS 232 RS 485 operation The USB serial converter buffers the received data frames into 64 byte blocks separated by a small inter frame gap For the majority of applications this fragmentation of egress frames is not an issue However there are some applications that may be ...

Page 291: ...E conversion Part Number Part Number APSB KFCA USB 23 45 MF18 4RF SR Acc Kit Interface USB Conv RS 232 RJ45 Female 1 8m 3 USB converter to DB9 female kit for USB to RS 232 DCE conversion Part Number Part Number APSB KFCA USB 23 D9 MF18 4RF SR Acc Kit Interface USB Conv RS 232 DB9 Female 1 8m USB RS 485 Cabling Options The following converter cable is available as an Aprisa SR accessory to provide ...

Page 292: ...sure adjacent to the USB connector To attach the USB Retention Clip 1 Clean the enclosure surface where the retention clip will attach with an alcohol based cleaner e g Isopropanol 2 Peel off the retention clip protective backing 3 Stick the clip onto the Aprisa SR enclosure ensuring that it aligns to the middle of the radio USB connector ...

Page 293: ...completed by 4RF or an authorized service centre Do not attempt to carry out repairs to any boards or parts Return all faulty radios to 4RF or an authorized service centre For more information on maintenance and training please contact 4RF Customer Services at support 4rf com CAUTION Electro Static Discharge ESD can damage or destroy the sensitive electrical components in the radio ...

Page 294: ...re 1 Using File Transfer load the software pack into the base station see Software File Transfer on page 181 2 Distribute the software to the entire network of remote radios see Software Remote Distribution on page 188 Note The distribution of software to remote stations does not stop customer traffic from being transferred However due to the volume of traffic the software distribution process may...

Page 295: ...ack is loaded into the radio with the file transfer process see Software File Transfer on page 181 and activated see Software Manager on page 184 Upgrade Process The Aprisa SR upgrade operation is indicated by a flashing orange MODE LED To upgrade the Aprisa SR radio software 1 Unzip the software release files in to the root directory of a USB flash drive 2 Check that the SuperVisor USB Boot Upgra...

Page 296: ...Aprisa SR and insert the USB flash drive into the host port 4 Power on the Aprisa SR 5 The software upgrade process is complete when the OK LED flashes green This can take about 2 minutes The software will have loaded in to the radio Software Pack location 6 Remove the USB flash drive from the host port 7 Power cycle the Aprisa SR Login to the radio being upgraded and go to SuperVisor Software Man...

Page 297: ...ftware Pack Activate checkbox and click Apply If any Display Panel LED flashes red or is steady red during the upgrade process it indicates that the upgrade has failed This could be caused by incorrect files on the USB flash drive or a radio hardware failure Software Downgrade Radio software can also be downgraded if required This may be required if a new radio is purchased for an existing network...

Page 298: ...eive Input Orange white Green white 4 Not used Blue Blue 5 Not used Blue white Blue white 6 Receive Input Orange Green 7 Not used Brown white Brown white 8 Not used Brown Brown Note The TIA 568B wiring is the most commonly used and matches the cables we supply RJ45 connector LED indicators LED Status Explanation Green On Ethernet signal received Orange Flashing Data traffic present on the interfac...

Page 299: ...Green white Orange white 2 DTR Input Green Orange 3 TXD Input Orange white Green white 4 Ground Blue Blue 5 DCD Output Blue white Blue white 6 RXD Output Orange Green 7 DSR Output Brown white Brown white 8 CTS Output Brown Brown Note The TIA 568B wiring is the most commonly used and matches the cables we supply RJ45 connector LED indicators LED Status Explanation Green On RS 232 device connected O...

Page 300: ...reen Orange 3 Alarm 2 Input Input Orange white Green white 4 Ground Blue Blue 5 Alarm 1 Output Output Blue white Blue white 6 Ground Orange Green 7 Alarm 2 Output Output Brown white Brown white 8 Ground Brown Brown Note The TIA 568B wiring is the most commonly used and matches the cables we supply Protection Switch Remote Control Connections 1 2 3 4 Pin Number 1 2 3 4 Function A radio active Groun...

Page 301: ...fined sample duration For Serial it is the ratio of bad characters vs total characters in the duration seconds An alarm is raised if current error ratio is greater than the configured ratio The error ratio is configured in Upper Limit field and accepts value between 0 and 1 Monitoring of these events can be disabled by setting the duration parameter to 0 3 Sample Duration Type Used for No Receive ...

Page 302: ...at the transmitter power is outside the selected TX power setting Check antenna is not open or shorted check duplexer correctly connected and tuned and confirm VSWR at TX port is less than 2 1 If OK replace radio 4 Temperature Threshold warning 4 Threshold Type Alarm to indicate that the transmitter temperature is outside defined limits Check ambient temperature and for airflow obstructions 5 TX S...

Page 303: ...t cable and connector Check switch port or RTU is active Check IP and VLAN configuration 12 Port 1 Eth Data Transmit Errors warning 4 Error Ratio Type Alarm to indicate that Ethernet port 1 transmitted output signal contains errors at a higher rate than the defined error rate threshold Check Ethernet cable and connector Check switch port or RTU is active Check IP and VLAN configuration 35 Port 2 E...

Page 304: ...ck serial connector 64 USB Port Serial Data Receive Errors warning 4 Error Ratio Type Alarm to indicate that the USB port received input signal contains errors at a higher rate than the defined error rate threshold Check serial ports settings check USB serial cable and adapter check serial connector Component Failure Alarm Events Event ID Event Display Text Default Severity Configuration Type Func...

Page 305: ...d Actions 20 Calibration Failure major 2 Not Configurable Alarm to indicate that the RF calibration has failed Power off and restart radio If fault persists replace radio 21 Configuration Not Supported major 2 Not Configurable Alarm to indicate that a configuration has entered that is invalid Restore previous configuration remove out of range or invalid parameters updated software 32 Network Confi...

Page 306: ...n activated Remember to unlock the Hardware Manual Lock for normal operation 23 Protection Peer Comms Lost major 2 Not Configurable Alarm to indicate that the standby radio has lost communication with the active radio Check that the partner radio is powered on and the Protect cable is plugged from the switch to both radios Check that the radios have been setup for protected operation 54 Protection...

Page 307: ... No action required unless unexpected 30 Software Start Up information 5 Event to indicate that the radio software has started Any information relevant to the software start up is provided in the eventHistoryInfo object of the Event History Log Information No action required unless unexpected 33 Protection Switch Occurred information 5 Event to indicate that a protection switch over occurs for som...

Page 308: ... ETSI FCC IC Compliant Broadcast Band Frequency Band Frequency Tuning Range Synthesizer Step Size VHF 135 MHz 1 135 175 MHz 1 25 kHz UHF 400 MHz 400 470 MHz 6 250 kHz ETSI FCC Compliant Broadcast Band Frequency Band Frequency Tuning Range Synthesizer Step Size UHF 450 MHz 450 520 MHz 6 250 kHz FCC IC Compliant Broadcast Band Frequency Band Frequency Tuning Range Synthesizer Step Size UHF 220 MHz 2...

Page 309: ...MHz Bands No Forward Error Correction 12 5 kHz 20 0 kbit s 20 kHz 28 0 kbit s 25 kHz 40 0 kbit s Minimum Coded Forward Error Correction 12 5 kHz 11 6 kbit s 20 kHz 16 2 kbit s 25 kHz 23 1 kbit s Maximum Coded Forward Error Correction 12 5 kHz 8 7 kbit s 20 kHz 12 1 kbit s 25 kHz 17 3 kbit s ...

Page 310: ... 0 320 MHz Band in Austria No Forward Error Correction 20 kHz 28 0 kbit s 50 kHz 72 0 kbit s Minimum Coded Forward Error Correction 20 kHz 16 2 kbit s 50 kHz 41 6 kbit s Maximum Coded Forward Error Correction 20 kHz 12 1 kbit s 50 kHz 31 2 kbit s ...

Page 311: ...annel Size Gross Radio Capacity less FEC 12 5 kHz 7 8 kbit s 25 kHz 13 9 kbit s 220 MHz Band No Forward Error Correction Channel Size Gross Radio Capacity less FEC 12 5 kHz 18 0 kbit s 15 kHz 20 0 kbit s 25 kHz 32 0 kbit s 50 kHz 72 0 kbit s Minimum Coded Forward Error Correction Channel Size Gross Radio Capacity less FEC 12 5 kHz 10 4 kbit s 15 kHz 11 6 kbit s 25 kHz 18 5 kbit s 50 kHz 72 0 kbit ...

Page 312: ...12 5 kHz 20 0 kbit s 25 kHz 32 0 kbit s 50 kHz 72 0 kbit s Minimum Coded Forward Error Correction Channel Size Gross Radio Capacity less FEC 12 5 kHz 11 6 kbit s 25 kHz 18 5 kbit s 50 kHz 41 6 kbit s Maximum Coded Forward Error Correction Channel Size Gross Radio Capacity less FEC 12 5 kHz 8 7 kbit s 25 kHz 13 9 kbit s 50 kHz 31 2 kbit s ...

Page 313: ...Bm 37 dBm BER 10 2 QPSK 48 dB 58 dB 58 dB ETSI FCC IC Compliant Co Channel Rejection 12 5 kHz 25 kHz 50 kHz BER 10 2 QPSK 12 dB 12 dB 12 dB ETSI FCC IC Compliant Intermodulation Response Rejection 12 5 kHz 25 kHz 50 kHz Intermodulation response rejection 35 dBm 35 dBm 35 dBm BER 10 2 QPSK 60 dB 60 dB 60 dB ETSI FCC IC Compliant Blocking or Desensitization 12 5 kHz 25 kHz 50 kHz Blocking or desensi...

Page 314: ...el is 41 dBm Note The Aprisa SR transmitter contains power amplifier protection which allows the antenna to be disconnected from the antenna port without product damage Adjacent channel power 60 dBc Transient adjacent channel power 60 dBc Spurious emissions 37 dBm Attack time 1 5 ms Release time 0 5 ms Data turnaround time 2 ms Frequency stability 1 0 ppm Frequency aging 1 ppm annum ...

Page 315: ...e Burst Support Adaptive FEC Adaptive Coding Modulation Data Payload Security Data payload security CCM Counter with CBC MAC Data encryption Counter Mode Encryption CTR using Advanced Encryption Standard AES 128 192 or 256 Data authentication Cipher Block Chaining Message Authentication Code CBC MAC using Advanced Encryption Standard AES 128 192 or 256 ...

Page 316: ...neral Interface RJ45 x 2 Integrated 2 port switch Cabling CAT 5 6 UTP supports auto MDIX Standard Ethernet Maximum line length 100 metres on cat 5 or better Bandwidth allocation The Ethernet capacity maximum is determined by the available radio link capacity Maximum transmission unit Option setting of 1522 or 1536 octets Address table size 1024 MAC addresses Ethernet mode 10Base T or 100Base TX Fu...

Page 317: ...ral Interface ITU T V 24 EIA TIA RS 232E Interface direction DCE only Maximum line length 10 metres dependent on baud rate Async parameters Standard mode data bits 7 or 8 bits Standard mode parity Configurable for None Even or Odd Standard mode stop bits 1 or 2 bits Interface baud rates 300 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 and 115200 bit s Control signals DCE to DTE CTS RTS DSR DTR Diagnostic...

Page 318: ...input voltage 30 VDC Maximum input current limit 10 mA Alarm Outputs The alarm connector provides two hardware alarm outputs for alarm reception from other radios in the network Interface RJ45 connector Output type Non isolated ground referenced open collector output Maximum applied voltage 30 VDC Maximum drive current 100 mA Overload protection Thermally resettable fuse Protect Interface The Prot...

Page 319: ...t voltage range 10 to 30 VDC Maximum power input 35 W Connector Molex 2 pin male screw fitting 39526 4002 Aprisa SR Protected Station Power Input 13 8 VDC 48 VDC Nominal voltage 13 8 VDC negative earth 48 VDC floating Absolute input voltage range 10 to 30 VDC 18 to 60 VDC Maximum power input 35 W Connector 2x Molex 2 pin male screw fitting 39526 4002 ...

Page 320: ... W transmit power Receive only 7 W Aprisa SR Protected Station Mode Power Consumption 10 W radios with 4 CPFSK modulation Transmit Receive 42 W for 10 W transmit power 32 0 W for 1 W transmit power Receive only 15 W Power Dissipation Aprisa SR Radio Transmit Power Power Dissipation 10 W radio with 4 CPFSK modulation 10 W transmit power 25 W 1 W transmit power 24 W Aprisa SR Protected Station Trans...

Page 321: ...anical Aprisa SR Radio Dimensions Width 210 mm 8 27 Depth 130 mm 5 12 and 146 mm 5 748 with TNC connectors Height 41 5 mm 1 63 Weight 1 25 kg 2 81 lbs Colour Matt black Mounting Wall 2 x M5 screws Rack shelf 2 x M4 screws DIN rail bracket Aprisa SR Protected Station Dimensions Width 432 6 mm 17 Depth 372 mm 14 6 and 388 mm 15 276 with TNC connectors Height 2U plus external duplexer if used Weight ...

Page 322: ...io Services EMC 47CFR part 15 Radio Frequency Devices EN 301 489 Parts 1 4 Safety EN 60950 1 2006 Class 1 div 2 for hazardous locations Environmental ETS 300 019 Class 3 4 Ingress Protection code IP51 IC Radio RSS 119 RSS 134 EMC This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian standard ICES 003 Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB 003 du Canada Safety EN 60950 1 ...

Page 323: ...lected Separately You must not dispose of electrical and electronic waste with municipal and other waste You must separate it from other waste and recycling so that it can be easily collected by the proper regional WEEE collection system in your area YOUR ROLE in the Recovery of WEEE By separately collecting and properly disposing of WEEE you are helping to reduce the amount of WEEE that enters th...

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Page 325: ...s Control MAC Message Authentication Code Mbit s Megabits per second MHz Megahertz MIB Management Information Base MTBF Mean Time Between Failures MTTR Mean Time To Repair ms milliseconds NMS Network Management System PC Personal Computer PCA Printed Circuit Assembly PLL Phase Locked Loop ppm Parts Per Million PMR Public Mobile Radio RF Radio Frequency RoHS Restriction of Hazardous Substances RSSI...

Page 326: ... 296 Ethernet 296 RS 232 Serial 297 298 J Java requirement for 16 64 L lightning protection 53 linking system plan 51 logging in SuperVisor 71 logging out SuperVisor 72 M maintenance summary 150 mounting kit 16 O operating temperature 52 P passwords changing 142 path planning 48 path propagation calculator 48 pinouts Ethernet 296 RS 232 Serial 297 298 power supply 52 R radio earthing 47 53 logging...

Page 327: ... 170 172 174 176 summary 134 231 security users user privileges 141 SuperVisor logging into 71 logging out 72 PC requirements for 64 PC settings for 67 T temperature 52 tools 54 U users adding 141 changing passwords 142 deleting 142 user details 141 user privilege 142 W WEEE 321 ...

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