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4RF Aprisa XE, User Manual

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Configuring the traffic interfaces  |  101 

 

 

DFXO port settings 

 

1. 

Select Link or Local or Remote > Interface > Interface Summary, then select the DFXO interface 

and click Configure Interface. 

 

 

 

2. 

Select the DFXO port to configure, and click Edit. 

 

 

 

'Slot' shows the slot the DFXO interface card is plugged into in the terminal (A – H). 

'Port' shows the interface port number (1-2). 

‘PCM Mode’ shows the current mode assigned to the port by the cross connect. 

‘Loopback’ loops back the port digital paths to return the port analogue signal back to the 
customer. 

 

Summary of Contents for Aprisa XE

Page 1: ...Aprisa XE User Manual Version 7 3 1 September 2006 ...

Page 2: ...c 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 polybrominated biphenyls PBBs and polybrominated diphenyl ethers PBDEs 4RF Communications has worked with it...

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Page 4: ...1999 5 CE Σλληνας ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΟΥΣΑ 4RF Communications Ltd ΔΗΛΩΝΕΙ ΟΤΙ Aprisa Radio ΣΥΜΜΟΡΦΩΝΤΑΙ ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΣ ΟΥΣΙΩΔΕΙΣ ΑΠΑΙΤΗΣΕΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΙΣ ΔΟΙΠΕΣ ΣΧΕΤΙΚΕΣ ΔΙΑΤΑΞΕΙΣ ΤΗΣ ΟΤΗΓΙΑΣ 1995 5 ΚΕ Français Par la présente 4RF Communications Ltd déclare que l appareil Aprisa Radio est conformé aux exigences essentielles et aux autres dispositions pertinentes de la directive 1999 5 CE Italiano Con la presente 4RF Co...

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Page 6: ...ront panel connections and indicators 27 Interface card types 28 5 Mounting and installing the terminal 29 Required tools 29 Installing the terminal 29 Installing the antenna and feeder cable 30 External alarms 31 Alarm circuit setup 31 Interface cabling 32 Power supplies 32 DC power supply 32 AC power supply 35 Safety earth 36 Bench setup 37 6 Connecting to the terminal 39 Connecting to the termi...

Page 7: ... 71 Configuring the RSSI alarm threshold 73 Configuring the external alarms 74 Configuring the external alarm inputs 74 Configuring the external alarm outputs 76 9 Configuring the traffic interfaces 77 Viewing a summary of the interfaces 77 Configuring the traffic interfaces 79 Ethernet 80 VLAN tagging 80 Quality of Service 82 Viewing the status of the ethernet ports 86 Resetting the Ethernet sett...

Page 8: ...nection Wizard 148 Starting the wizard 148 Wizard Navigation 148 Setting the IP address 149 Setting the bandwidth 149 Card Selection 150 Interface configurations 151 Symmetrical connection summary 152 Send symmetrical connection configuration 152 11 Protected terminals 153 Monitored Hot Stand By MHSB 153 Tributary switch front panel 154 RF switch front panel 155 MHSB cabling 157 MHSB power supply ...

Page 9: ...Viewing the alarm history 201 Viewing interface alarms 202 Clearing alarms 203 Identifying causes of alarms 204 E1 T1 alarm conditions 206 System log 207 Checking the syslog 207 Setting up for remote logging 209 15 Interface connections 211 RJ 45 connector pin assignments 211 Interface traffic direction 211 QJET Interface connections 212 Ethernet interface connections 213 Q4EM Interface connection...

Page 10: ...S Single high speed synchronous data interface 250 External alarm interfaces 251 Auxiliary interfaces 251 Power specifications 252 AC Power supply 252 DC Power supply 252 Power consumption 252 MHSB specifications 253 MHSB protection 253 General specifications 253 Environmental 253 Mechanical 253 ETSI performance 253 19 Product end of life 255 End of life recycling programme WEEE 255 The WEEE symbo...

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Page 12: ...talling the terminals 1 Before installing the terminal into the rack check that all the required interface cards are fitted Position and mount the terminal in the rack Page 29 2 Connect earthing to the terminal Page 24 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 ...

Page 13: ...thernet switch and the PC 3 Confirm that the PC IP settings are correct for the 4 port Ethernet switch IP address subnet mask Page 44 4 Confirm that Java is installed on the PC Page 43 5 Start the web browser and log into the terminal Page 54 6 Set or confirm the RF characteristics TX and RX frequencies Modulation type TX output power Page 61 7 Compare the actual RSSI to the expected RSSI value fr...

Page 14: ... Page 122 4 Save the configuration to disk and close the Cross Connections application Page 130 5 Connect the connection of interface cables 6 Confirm or adjust the terminal clocking for network synchronization if required 7 Test that the traffic is passing over the link as configured 8 Confirm or configure the external alarm settings in SuperVisor Page 74 9 Setup an external alarm connection cabl...

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Page 16: ...rs who have an appropriate level of education and experience Contact us If you experience any difficulty installing or using Aprisa XE after reading this manual please contact Customer Support or your local 4RF representative Our area representative contact details are available from our website 4RF Communications Ltd 26 Glover Street Ngauranga PO Box 13 506 Wellington 6032 New Zealand E mail supp...

Page 17: ...cation on page 122 Java VM Java plug in needed to run the Supervisor software 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 CD Documentation User manual an electronic PDF version for you to view online or print Product collateral application overviews product description case studies and ...

Page 18: ...ntroduction 17 Accessory kit The accessory kit contains the following items Setup cable RJ 45 and adaptor Mounting brackets and screws Hardware kit includes Allen key for fascia screws Alarm cable RJ 45 ...

Page 19: ...Introduction 18 Ground cable DC power cable for use with the 48 VDC and 24 VDC power supplies AC power cable for use with the 110 230 VAC power supply ...

Page 20: ...ll find Surveyor a valuable addition to your planning toolbox A copy of Surveyor is provided on the Aprisa CD supplied with this manual You can download updates from www 4rf com Antenna selection and siting Selecting and siting antennas are important considerations in your system design There are three main types of directional antenna that are commonly used with the radios parabolic grid Yagi and...

Page 21: ...ding Less than a parabolic grid antenna Tower aperture required Unstacked Less than a parabolic grid antenna Stacked about the same as a parabolic grid antenna Size Range from 0 6 m to 3 m in length Front to back ratio Low Cost Low 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 Example o...

Page 22: ...te Example of a clear line of sight path Any large flat areas that reflect RF energy along the link path for instance water could cause multi path 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 pat...

Page 23: ...installation Easier with smaller diameter cables or short cables When running cables Run coaxial cable from the installation to the antenna ensuring you leave enough extra cable at each end to allow drip loops to be formed For 19 inch rack mount installations cables may be run from the front of the rack directly onto the antenna port They may also be run through the back of the rack to the front T...

Page 24: ... ground the chassis using the safety earth terminal on the front panel Equipment cooling Mount the terminal so that air can flow through it Do not obstruct the free flow of air around the terminal The two internal speed controlled fans fitted into the chassis provide sufficient cooling The fans are microprocessor controlled to run at the minimum speed required to keep the terminal below a preset t...

Page 25: ...n the local cable network You should also install a coaxial surge suppressor on the antenna port of the duplexer Earth 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 ...

Page 26: ...ata traffic over distances up to 100 kilometres They are designed to meet the demands of a wide range of low to medium capacity access and backhaul applications The digital access terminal is a compact powerful point to point linking solution with up to 64 Mbit s of radio link capacity and customer configurable interface options integrated within the radio platform ...

Page 27: ...onfigurations The five main modules housed inside the chassis are the transceiver modem motherboard power supply and duplexer Interface cards are fitted into the eight interface slots on the motherboard Modules are interconnected via several buses on the motherboard A duplexer can be mounted inside or outside the chassis The interrelationships between the components are shown below ...

Page 28: ...n the motherboard to fit interface cards 5 ETHERNET Integrated four port layer 2 switch 6 SETUP RJ 45 serial connection to PC for initial configuration 7 ALARM RJ 45 connector for two external alarm input and four external alarm output connections 8 LED indicators OK Indicates normal operation and minor and major alarm conditions RX Indicates status of receive path including normal operation and a...

Page 29: ... card Four E1 T1 interfaces Framed or Unframed Q4EM Quad 4 wire E M interface card Four 4 wire E M voice channels DFXS Dual 2 wire FXS interface card Two 2 wire loop signalling foreign exchange subscriber POTS channels DFXO Dual 2 wire FXO interface card Two 2 wire loop signalling foreign exchange office channels HSS High Speed Synchronous interface card A single high speed serial data channel con...

Page 30: ...lity for failure to comply with these precautions Required tools No special tools are needed to install the terminal other than those required to physically mount the terminal into the rack Installing the terminal The terminal is designed for 19 inch rack mounting and is supplied with rack mounting brackets The rack brackets can be front mid or rear mounted as shown below to suit individual instal...

Page 31: ...able trays using cable ties or cable hangers Follow the cable manufacturer s recommendations about the use of feeder clips and their recommended spacing 3 Connect the antenna and feeder cable Ensure the N type connector is tight Weatherproof the connection with a boot tape or other approved method 4 Fit the appropriate N type male connector to the antenna feeder at the terminal end the terminal is...

Page 32: ... setup A typical alarm circuit setup is An external battery applied to the common alarm inputs reference and a normally open relay contact connected to the alarm input Closing the contact applies the source to the alarm input detector which turns the alarm on setup for alarm on when source on See Configuring the external alarm inputs on page 74 for the setup options An external earth applied to th...

Page 33: ...nnecting the safety earth during maintenance remove AC or DC power supply connections antenna cable and all interface cables from the terminal DC power supply There are three DC power supplies for the terminal 12 VDC 24 VDC and 48 VDC As the terminal DC input is isolated above ground the DC power input can be either positive grounded or negative grounded Nominal voltage Input voltage range Power c...

Page 34: ...gs to fit into the power input M3 screw clamps on one end and bare wire at the other end The appropriate power cable for the power supply ordered is included in the accessory kit Ensure that one terminal of the DC power supply is earthed from the power ground 24 VDC 48 VDC cable The 24 VDC and 48 VDC power supplies are supplied with a 3 metre red black cable of 2 0 mm2 23 strands of 0 32 mm2 Termi...

Page 35: ... loaded terminal from a 12 VDC supply A longer cable should not be used as the additional voltage drop could cause the power supply to fail If longer cable runs are required between the 12 VDC power supply and the terminal it is suggested that high current distribution bus bars are used to feed the rack and the supplied power cable used between the bus bars and the terminals Terminal Power input C...

Page 36: ...specified when the order was placed Nominal voltage Input voltage range Power consumption Max VA Frequency 115 VAC 103 127 Vrms 63 180 W 400 VA 47 63 Hz 230 VAC 207 254 Vrms 63 180 W 400 VA 47 63 Hz Terminal Power input Cable colour E Earth Green yellow N Neutral Blue L Line Phase Brown Important Please check with your local power authority about correct colour usage and pinouts AC power cords use...

Page 37: ...afety earth connected between the terminal earth stud and a common protection earth in the rack The DC power input can be either positive grounded or negative grounded depending on the power supply system available Ground the terminal chassis using the terminal earth stud on the front panel as shown ...

Page 38: ...be 60 80 dB at up to 3 GHz of 50 ohm coaxial attenuation capable of handling the transmit power of 35dBm between the terminals N type antenna connectors This can be achieved with two fixed attenuators fitted to the antennas N connectors and a variable attenuator with a 60 dB range You can use other attenuator values as long as you consider the transmit power output level max 33 dBm and the receive...

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Page 40: ... the RJ 45 connection cable into the adaptor as shown below 3 Plug the other end of the RJ 45 connection cable into the SETUP port of the terminal Note Connecting the PC serial port to the Interface Cards or ALARM connectors may result in damage to the PC or terminal Ensure that the RJ 45 connection cable is connected to the RJ 45 connector marked SETUP Cable pinouts RJ 45 to DB 9 If you need a co...

Page 41: ...Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow Control None Start a HyperTerminal session 1 On the PC select Start Programs Accessories Communications HyperTerminal 2 Enter a name for the connection and click OK 3 Select the designated COM Port from the Connect Using drop down box Ensure it is the same COM port that you configured earlier on your PC Click OK Note The Country region Area code and Phone n...

Page 42: ...eted the settings click OK which will open the HyperTerminal window 6 Apply power to the terminal Note If power was applied to the terminal before launching HyperTerminal hit the Enter key to initiate the link When the terminal has completed startup you will be presented with the Setup menu ...

Page 43: ...le IP address ranges This means the terminals are usually recognized by your operating system without any reconfiguration However you should change these default addresses see Changing the terminal s IP address on page 56 to comply with your IP addressing scheme In the example below the active management PC must only have one connection to the link as shown by path c There should not be any altern...

Page 44: ... requires at least 32 MB of physical RAM 108 MB of free hard disk space Ethernet interface Local Area Network COM port Web browser with a Java plug in such as Mozilla FireFox recommended Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 0 or Netscape Navigator 6 0 but SuperVisor also supports other major web browsers Java JRE 1 5 Note Mozilla Firefox Internet Explorer and the Java JRE are provided on the Aprisa CD se...

Page 45: ...l 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 terminal is on a different subnet from the network the PC is on set the PC default gateway address to th...

Page 46: ...tions you may need to change your PC Internet Connection setting to Never dial a connection Windows XP example Configure Windows to Never Dial a Connection 1 Open the Control Panel 2 Open Internet Options and click on the Connections tab 3 Click the Never dial a connection option 4 Click OK then close the Control Panel ...

Page 47: ...ndows XP example Configure explorer to enable Pop ups 1 Open the Control Panel 2 Open Internet Options and click on the Privacy tab 3 Click on Settings 4 Set the Address of Web site to allow to the terminal address or set the Filter Level to Low Allow Pop ups from secure sites and close the window 5 Click OK then close the Control Panel ...

Page 48: ...e link from the Local terminal and is displayed on the right hand side of the SuperVisor screen To prevent confusion when operating SuperVisor determine the IP address of the Near end terminal and log into that terminal This is now the Local terminal The distinction is important as Some functions can only be carried out on the Local terminal Having different configurations at each end of the link ...

Page 49: ... link interconnected on the same subnet as the local PC terminal used for configuration In this example the local PC as well as the local and remote terminals are on the same subnet and therefore have the same subnet mask 255 255 255 0 This will allow the PC and the terminals to communicate with each other ...

Page 50: ...m shows a link interconnected on a different subnet as the local PC used for configuration and communicating through a network This can be achieved on the condition that network router s 1 and 2 are programmed to recognize each other and the various subnets on the overall network ...

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Page 52: ...ny preset IP addresses and looks for a new address via DHCP 3 Configure IP addresses Use this if you want to set the IP address of the local terminal 4 Configure SNMP Use this to set the SNMP community string 5 Set hostname Use this to set a name that can be used in conjunction with DNS 6 Configure remote terminal address Use this to set the IP address of the remote terminal 7 Reset web server use...

Page 53: ...rminal using setup 1 At the prompt enter 1 2 Enter 3 to configure the local terminal IP address Set the following for the terminal using the standard format xxx xxx xxx xxx 1 IP address 2 Subnet mask 3 Gateway address 3 Enter 4 Quit to return to the main menu 4 Enter 6 to configure the remote terminal IP address Important You must ensure that the IP addresses of the local and remote terminals are ...

Page 54: ...thin the terminal SuperVisor runs on any Java enabled web browser You can use SuperVisor to display and configure terminal parameters view the terminal alarms monitor the performance and status of the link upgrade the terminal software save and load configuration files save performance and error information to a log file ...

Page 55: ...gin for the very first time it is recommended that you change the default admin password for security reasons see Changing passwords on page 59 3 Tick the Use Popup Window tick box if you want a separate browser window to launch after you have logged in The login page remains open in one window allowing you to view or configure settings in another page This is useful if you have more than one link...

Page 56: ...e front panel of terminal There are four menus available Link menu options for both terminals in a link Local menu options for the local terminal in a link Remote menu options for the remote terminal in a link Help provides details about the terminal Note The local terminal is the terminal that you are logged into SuperVisor summary bar The summary bar at the bottom of the screen shows the login n...

Page 57: ...rotected terminals Terminal 1 terminal A local 169 254 50 10 Terminal 1 terminal B local 169 254 50 11 Terminal 2 terminal A remote 169 254 50 20 Terminal 2 terminal B remote 169 254 50 21 Note The factory default settings for the subnets is 255 255 0 0 the gateway is 0 0 0 0 2 Log into the terminal as the administrator with the user name admin and the password admin Note For security reasons chan...

Page 58: ...ty to add and change users Adding a user 1 Select Local or Remote Maintenance User Admin User Table 2 Select an empty line that isn t allocated to an existing user and then click Edit 3 Enter the user name A user name can be up to 32 characters but cannot contain back slashes forward slashes spaces tabs single or double quotes 4 Enter the Password and the Confirm Password A password can be up to 3...

Page 59: ... to take effect you must reboot the terminal Local Maintenance Reboot Saving user information You can save the list of users to your PC and then load this file to another terminal This is useful if you have multiple terminals to configure To save the user table to file 1 Select Local Maintenance User Admin Save User List 2 Select the Save to disk option in the dialog box that appears 3 In the next...

Page 60: ...an check who is currently logged in the computer they are logging in from and how long they have been logged in for Note A session is the period of time that begins when someone logs into the terminal and ends when they logout To view user session details 1 Select Local Maintenance User Admin Session Details The Session Details shows a list of the current users User Name the User Name logged into ...

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Page 62: ...omer requirements However you can change the RF settings if required Select Link or Local or Remote Terminal Basic Note Transmit frequency transmit power channel size modulation and antenna polarization would normally be defined by a local regulatory body and licensed to a particular user Refer to your site license details when setting these fields ...

Page 63: ...anagement communication BUT if the remote terminal RX or TX frequency is changed to be outside the operating range of the terminal changing the local terminal to match the remote terminal will not restore the radio link and management communication The remote terminal TX and RX frequencies cannot be changed simultaneously i e change one direction and Apply the change and then change the other dire...

Page 64: ...aver improves modem bit error rate but increases the end to end link delay so the Modem Interleaver should be enabled where a low bit error rate is required and disabled where a low end to end link delay is required The Default Modem Interleaver Mode setting is on for channel sizes of 250 kHz and greater and off for channel sizes of 200 kHz and less The specification of End to End Link Delay for b...

Page 65: ...formation 1 Enter the terminal Name This appears in the Terminal status and menu bar at the top of every page 2 Enter a unique Terminal ID 3 Enter the Location of the terminal 4 Enter a contact name or an email address in Contact Details The default value is support 4RF com 5 Click Apply to apply changes or Reset to restore the previous configuration ...

Page 66: ...t subnet mask is 255 255 0 0 Enter the Default Gateway for the terminal if required using the standard format xxx xxx xxx xxx There is no default gateway set by default 4 In Remote Address enter the IP address of the remote terminal using the standard format xxx xxx xxx xxx The default IP address is in the range 169 254 50 xx 5 If you are setting up for remote logging see page 209 enter the Syslog...

Page 67: ...backupForm Note 1 If this dialog box does not appear change your Internet security settings to allow downloads You may also need to check your default download location Note 2 Pop ups must be enabled on you PC for this function to work see PC settings for SuperVisor on page 44 To load a configuration into a terminal Important Only load a saved configuration file to another terminal that has exactl...

Page 68: ...er SNMP device to access the terminal Entering an IP address of Any not case sensitive or will allow any IP address access to the terminal A community string is sent with the IP address for security Commands are sent from the SNMP manager to the terminal to read or configure parameters of the terminal e g setting of interface parameters A SNMP Trap Destination is the IP address of a station runnin...

Page 69: ...elimited IP address Entering an IP address of Any or will allow any IP address access to the terminal 3 Enter the community string for the access control The Community string is usually different for Read Only and Read Write operations There is no default public community string for an access control but a public community string can be entered which will have full MIB access including the 4RF MIB...

Page 70: ...v2c must match the setup of the SNMP manager 2 Enter the IP address of the server to which you want SNMP traps sent SNMPv1 trap destination shown The IP address entered must be a valid dot delimited IP address 3 Enter the community string for the trap destination There is no default public community string for a trap destination but a public community string can be entered 4 Click Add To delete a ...

Page 71: ...ly viewed This also enables you to verify if required that SNMP traps are being sent Select Local Maintenance SNMP View Traps Viewing the SNMP MIB details This is useful to see what MIB Management Information Base objects the terminal supports Select Link or Local or Remote Maintenance SNMP View MIB Details ...

Page 72: ...t in current use Active This clock source is providing the clocking for the terminal Holdover This clock source is nominated as Primary or Secondary but is currently unavailable due to a problem with the interface You can select which traffic interface ports are nominated as Primary or Secondary Clock sources in the configuration for the relevant interface ports see Configuring the traffic interfa...

Page 73: ...source is available If the nominated primary clock source is not available the terminal will clock from the nominated secondary clock source if that clock source is available If the nominated secondary clock source is not available the terminal will clock from the internal clock source When a nominated clock source becomes available primary or secondary the terminal will then clock from that clock...

Page 74: ...ge of 40 dBm to 110 dBm and the default values are as per the following screen shot The alarm threshold has a 1 dB hysteresis for the inactive state To configure the RSSI alarm threshold Select Link or Local or Remote Alarms RSSI Thresholds 1 Enter the alarm threshold required for each of the modulation types 2 Click Apply to apply changes or Reset to restore the previous configuration ...

Page 75: ...her of the remote external alarm inputs The Relay Closed When for the four outputs can be configured for Alarm On or Alarm Off default is Alarm Off Configuring the external alarm inputs To configure the External Alarm Inputs Select Link or Local or Remote Alarms Ext Alarm Inputs Note When the terminal MHSB mode is enabled the external alarm input 2 is used by the protection switch system so is not...

Page 76: ...ty External Alarm Input Severity Minor The external alarm input generates a minor alarm on the local terminal Default Major The external alarm input generates a major alarm on the local terminal 3 Enter a Description for each alarm input The default is External Input 1 External Input 2 4 Select the Alarm On When setting for the two alarm inputs Alarm On When External Alarm Input State External Sou...

Page 77: ...larm Remote Major The external alarm is present when the remote terminal has a major alarm Remote Minor The external alarm is present when the remote terminal has a minor alarm Remote Input 1 The external alarm is present when the remote terminal external alarm input 1 is present Remote Input 2 The external alarm is present when the remote terminal external alarm input 2 is present 2 Select the Re...

Page 78: ...t as the new configuration may break the management connection to the remote terminal Once the remote terminal has been configured the local terminal should be configured to match the remote terminal Viewing a summary of the interfaces To view a summary of the interfaces fitted Select Link or Local or Remote Interface Interface Summary The Interface Summary page shows ...

Page 79: ... conduit over ethernet Allocated Capacity The percentage of the total capacity of the radio link that has been allocated to traffic interfaces Drop and insert capacity The percentage of the total drop and insert capacity used for local drop and insert cross connections The total drop and insert capacity is 65536 kbit s minus the assigned radio link capacity Some interfaces also require extra bandw...

Page 80: ...terface Summary select the interface card and click Configure Interface 2 Select the port you want to configure and modify the settings as necessary 3 Click Apply to save the changes you have made Now specify the port settings for the Local terminal 1 Select Local Interface Interface Summary select the interface card and click Configure Interface 2 Select the port you want to configure and modify ...

Page 81: ...y Note You need modify or admin privileges to configure the Ethernet for VLAN and Quality of Service QoS VLAN tagging By default all user and management traffic is allocated the same VLAN across the link Alternatively you can assign each of the four Ethernet ports to a VLAN Each VLAN can be configured to carry user traffic or user traffic and radio management traffic The VLAN tagging conforms to I...

Page 82: ...n extra VLAN ID over the top of an existing VLAN ID double tagging This extra VLAN ID is added at the ingress port and removed at the egress port This adds 4 bytes to the packet and the maximum packet size supported by the radio is 1526 bytes Note 1 Tagged flows can only have one port per VLAN ID on each terminal Note 2 The ethernet switch only supports packets up to 1522 bytes in size at the ingr...

Page 83: ...3ac Tag The IPv4 Type of Service field The IPv6 Traffic Class field You can select one of two queuing methods IEEE 802 1p standard method Cisco proprietary method The queuing method determines how the traffic is prioritized Each port has four egress queues queues 0 3 of differing priorities Queue 0 is the lowest priority and Queue 3 is the highest priority Configuring the Ethernet switch for QoS 1...

Page 84: ...ansmitted Queue 3 Highest Priority 8 packets Queue 2 4 packets Queue 1 2 packets Queue 0 Lowest Priority 1 packets 5 Select the IEEE 802 1 Priority Queue Mapping This determines the standard or scheme used for prioritizing traffic into one of four queues numbered 0 to 3 3 being the highest priority queue There are two possible methods for queuing the ethernet traffic One is based on the IEEE 802 1...

Page 85: ...et ports for QoS Each Ethernet port can be configured for Ingress Rates and Priority queues To configure the Ethernet ports for QoS 1 Select Link or Local or Remote Interface Ethernet Settings 2 Select the port you want to configure and click Port Configuration ...

Page 86: ...s numbered 0 to 7 by the originating device or application Generally the higher the priority the higher the priority rating However in the IEEE standard queuing scheme the ordering of the priority is 1 2 0 3 4 5 6 7 In this case 0 has a higher priority than 1 and 2 If priority control information is present in the Ethernet header this information is used to priorities the traffic but if there is n...

Page 87: ...ult mode that is IP packets are passed across the link as received Note You can also do this using the Setup menu on page 66 1 Select Link or Local or Remote Interface Default Ethernet Settings Set Ethernet Groupings To Default Values This resets the Ethernet Grouping setting to Disabled which means that the Ethernet switch no longer operates as a VLAN In addition all the Ethernet ports will defau...

Page 88: ...uired to either HDB3 or AMI The default is HDB3 For a T1 port set the T1 Line Encoding as required to either B8ZS or AMI The default is B8ZS 4 Set the QJET T1 Tx Waveform Shaper T1 only The Tx Waveform Shaper applies 1 f pre emphasis to the transmit waveform to ensure the waveform meets the G 703 pulse mask at the interconnect point Waveform shaping assumes the use of 22 gauge 0 32 mm2 twisted pai...

Page 89: ...set to primary must be set to None and applied before it can be reset to secondary Note The terminal clock source is selected in Local or Remote Terminal Clocking 6 Set the QJET interface Loopback if required to either line facing tests E1 T1 traffic across the interface card but not across the link or terminal facing tests E1 T1 traffic across the link Note The E1 T1 port green LED flashes when t...

Page 90: ...al A H Port shows the interface port number 1 4 PCM Mode shows the current mode assigned to the port by the cross connect E M shows if the E M signalling on the port has been activated by the cross connect Loopback loops back the port 4 wire analogue path to the customer 3 Set the Q4EM Output level and the Input level required Signal Direction Level adjustment range Default setting Input level Li ...

Page 91: ...S bit relative to the state of the M wire M wire input CAS bit Normal default CAS bit Inverted Input Active 0 1 Input Inactive 1 0 6 Click Apply to apply changes or Reset to restore the previous configuration 7 Select Q4EM PCM Law Control from the Quick Links box This option sets the companding law used by the four ports on the Q4EM card A Law is used internationally default µ Law is used in North...

Page 92: ... circuit performance For this reason complex line impedance networks e g TBR21 TN12 were created which model the average impedance of the copper network The factors that affect the quality of the circuit achieved are DFXO interface The degree of match between the DFXO line termination impedance the impedance of the interconnecting copper line and the exchange line card line termination impedance T...

Page 93: ...the impedance network on the opposite side of the hybrid from the DFXO DFXS line interface The purpose of this network is to balance the hybrid to the impedance presented to the DFXO DFXS line interface Changing the DFXO DFXS impedance setting on the Aprisa XE changes both the line termination impedance and the hybrid balance impedance to the same value Transhybrid loss Transhybrid loss is a measu...

Page 94: ...al output level of 6 dBm is required from the DFXS line interface the DFXS Output Level must be set to 6 0 dBr This will effectively attenuate the received signal by 6 dB The circuit levels and the transhybrid loss of both ends of the circuit also determine the stability of the circuit If the circuit levels are too high and the transhybrid loss figures achieved are too low the circuit can have a p...

Page 95: ... the port by the cross connect Loopback loops back the port digital paths to return the port analogue signal back to the customer Path Mute mutes the TX or RX digital path This function is used to mute the return direction of transmission during A A intrinsic performance testing as recommended in ITU G 712 para 1 2 Port definitions Path Mute Description No Mute Normal signal transmission in both d...

Page 96: ...mission reference point Output level 1 0 dBr Input level 6 0 dBr Output level 6 0 dBr Input level 1 0 dBr Transmission Reference point 0 dBr DFXS Input Level setting The telephone has a nominal output level of 1 dBr To achieve a transmission reference point transmit level of 0 dBr the DFXS Input Level is set to 1 dBr effective T pad loss of 1 dB DFXS Output Level setting The telephone has a nomina...

Page 97: ...s shown in the illustration below Slot shows the slot the DFXS interface card is plugged into in the terminal A H 6 Select the DFXS PCM Law This option sets the companding law used by both ports on the DFXS card A Law is used internationally default µ Law is used in North America and Japan Note To run a mixture of µ Law and A Law interfaces multiple DFXS cards are necessary ...

Page 98: ...ff hook On a long line 1000 meters the selected impedance should match the impedance of the phone off hook as seen through the line If you are not sure what the expected impedance value should be check with the CPE equipment supplier 8 Set the DFXS Transhybrid Balance usually not required to change The default Transhybrid Balance value 0 dB provides the best circuit performance where the balance i...

Page 99: ...ations but no DC ring trip 55 Vrms 10 VDC Outputs 55 VRMS ringing with a 10 VDC offset Medium ringing load applications 50 Vrms 18 VDC Outputs 50 VRMS ringing with a 18 VDC offset Above average ringing load applications 45 Vrms 22 VDC Outputs 45 VRMS ringing with a 22 VDC offset Typical application Default 40 Vrms 24 VDC Outputs 40 VRMS ringing with a 24 VDC offset Lowest terminal power consumptio...

Page 100: ...on 400 mV rms Billing tone voltage setting available for line impedances of TN12 BT3 and TBR21 300 mV rms Billing tone voltage setting available for line impedances of TN12 BT3 TBR21 and 600 Ω Default 200 mV rms Billing tone voltage setting available for line impedances of TN12 BT3 TBR21 600 Ω and 900 Ω 100 mV rms Billing tone voltage setting available for all line impedance settings 13 The DFXS b...

Page 101: ...erts the polarity Forced Normal Sets the CAS bit to 1 inactive Forced Inverted Sets the CAS bit to 0 active DFXO to DFXS CAS Bit Forced Normal Forced Inverted A bit fault Sets the CAS A bit to 1 continuous fault state Sets the CAS A bit to 0 no fault state B bit ring Sets the CAS B bit to 1 no DFXS ringing output Sets the CAS B bit to 0 continuous DFXS ringing output C bit billing Sets the CAS C b...

Page 102: ...onfigure Interface 2 Select the DFXO port to configure and click Edit Slot shows the slot the DFXO interface card is plugged into in the terminal A H Port shows the interface port number 1 2 PCM Mode shows the current mode assigned to the port by the cross connect Loopback loops back the port digital paths to return the port analogue signal back to the customer ...

Page 103: ...ng The exchange line card has a nominal output level of 6 dBr To achieve a digital reference point transmit level of 2 0 dBm0 the DFXO input level is set to 4 0 dBr effective T pad gain of 4 0 dB The deliberate 2 dB of loss between the exchange line card and the DFXO provides a 2 dB of overall circuit loss between the DFXO and the DFXS DFXO Output Level setting The exchange line card has a nominal...

Page 104: ...s shown in the illustration below Slot shows the slot the DFXO interface card is plugged into in the terminal A H 6 Select the DFXO PCM Law This option sets the companding law used by both ports on the DFXO card A Law is used internationally default µ Law is used in North America and Japan Note To run a mixture of µ Law and A Law interfaces multiple DFXO cards are necessary ...

Page 105: ...the impedance of the exchange line card as seen through the line If you are not sure what the expected impedance value should be check with the exchange equipment supplier 8 Enable the DFXO Echo Canceller if required The DFXO Echo Canceller provides up to 64 ms of echo cancellation This feature is only available on Rev D and later DFXO cards Analogue data devices e g modems send a disable signal t...

Page 106: ...emoves its line loop if the loop current exceeds 160 mA 10 Select the DFXO Billing Tone Frequency This option sets the frequency of billing tone detection If you are not sure what the expected frequency of the billing tone should be check with the exchange equipment supplier Selection Description 12 kHz Use if the exchange outputs 12 kHz billing tone 16 kHz Use if the exchange outputs 16 kHz billi...

Page 107: ... of ringing Selection Description 10 MΩ DFXO input impedance to ringing of 10 MΩ Default 30 kΩ DFXO input impedance to ringing of 30 kΩ 14 Select the DFXO ringer Detection Threshold This option sets the DFXO ringing detect threshold Selection Description 16 Vrms DFXO detects ringing voltages of 16 Vrms or greater does not detect ringing below 13 Vrms Default 26 Vrms DFXO detects ringing voltages o...

Page 108: ...sparent transmission of the CAS bit Default Transparent Inverted Transparent transmission of the CAS bit but inverts the polarity Forced Normal Sets the CAS bit to 1 Forced Inverted Sets the CAS bit to 0 DFXO to DFXS CAS Bit Forced Normal Forced Inverted A bit fault Sets the CAS A bit to 1 continuous fault state Sets the CAS A bit to 0 no fault state B bit ring Sets the CAS B bit to 1 no DFXS ring...

Page 109: ...n the terminal Port shows the interface port number 1 4 Baud Rate shows the current baud rate assigned to the port by the cross connect Loopback loops back the port data to the customer default is no loopback 3 Set the number of Data Bits default is 8 bits 4 Set the number of Stop Bits default is 1 bit 5 Set the number of Parity Bits default is 0 bits 6 Click Apply to apply changes or Reset to res...

Page 110: ...ssigned to the port by the cross connect Loopback loops back the port data to the customer default is no loopback Synchronous Clock Selection shows the current clocking mode assigned to the port by the cross connect 2 Set the HSS RTS CTS Mode as required The RTS CTS mode controls the state of the outgoing interface RTS CTS control line When the HSS interface is DCE the outgoing control line is CTS...

Page 111: ...set to primary and one interface port to secondary an error message will appear if you try to set another port to either primary or secondary A port currently set to primary must be set to None and applied before it can be reset to secondary Note The terminal clock source is selected in Local or Remote Terminal Clocking 6 Enable or disable the HSS XTxC control as required Depending on the clocking...

Page 112: ...ink RTS follows the state of the RF link To follow carrier is to indicate the state of synchronization of the RF link Follows Carrier Remote RTS CTS CTS follows the state of the RF link and the remote terminal RTS input control line if the remote is a DCE If the remote HSS is a DTE then CTS follows the state of the RF link and the remote HSS CTS input RTS follows the state of the RF link and the r...

Page 113: ...ate of the RF link To follow carrier is to indicate the state of synchronization of the RF link Follows Carrier Remote DSR DTR DSR follows the state of the RF link and the remote terminal DSR control line if the remote terminal is a DTE or the remote DTR if the remote terminal is a DCE DTR follows the state of the RF link and the remote terminal DTR control line if the remote terminal is a DCE The...

Page 114: ...e link from end to end The carrier as above plus the remote terminal input control line must be present to output the local control line signal The HSS Control bit in the Cross Connections application must be set for the remote signalling to operate Follows Carrier Remote RTS DCD follows the state of the RF link and the remote terminal RTS input control line when the remote HSS is a DCE NOT applic...

Page 115: ...orted 1 RxC XTxC 40 kbit s overhead Not supported 2 RxC TxC 56 kbit s overhead Pass through clocking 3 RxC X 21 40 kbit s overhead Pass through clocking X 21 only 4 RxC X 21 No overhead Not supported 5 XTxC RxC 40 kbit s overhead Pass through clocking 6 RxC RxC No overhead Primary Secondary Master clocking Note The designation for mode 5 is shown as XTxC RxC 40 kbit s overhead but currently relate...

Page 116: ...e Passing a clock is used where a client s incoming clock must be kept independent of the clock sourced by the HSS card The only time it makes sense to pass two clocks is when a client DCE in one of the HSS modes provides two independent clocks that is the HSS is set to Clock Mode 2 Pass through clocking does not require using the HSS incoming clock as a Primary or Secondary master clock for the l...

Page 117: ...overhead is used to transport RxC and TxC from HSS DTE to HSS DCE This is the preferred dual external clock system Both clocks travel in the same direction from DTE to DCE This mode is used when it is important that the externally supplied RxC and TxC are maintained independently This is almost only required in cascaded that is multi link networks This mode cannot be used in conjunction with any i...

Page 118: ...mment RxC RxC 40 kbit s of overhead used to transport RxC from the DTE to DCE Preferred option for X 21 DTE to DCE Mode 5 RxC RxC 40 kbit s overhead Pass through clocking DTE clocks used DCE clocks used Clock passing Comment RxC and TxC RxC and TxC 40 kbit s of overhead used to transfer RxC from the DTE to the DCE RxC and TxC Receiver derived clock system ...

Page 119: ... and TxC RxC and TxC The DTE XTxC is derived from the RxC and is used to generate the terminal network clock The DCE generates RxC and TxC from the terminal clock HSS becomes the network master clock avoiding explicit clock passing but foregoing the use of passing a clock in either direction Modes 1 5 The DTE HSS card must be set as the Network clock for the terminal ...

Page 120: ...E Cloud Mode DCE to DCE Mode 0 Internal clocks No overhead internal clocking DCE clocks used Clock passing Comment RxC TxC XTxC Both RxC and TxC are derived from the terminal clock Default setting All clocks sourced internally XTxC will be used if it is detected ...

Page 121: ... used Clock passing Comment RxC RxC is derived from the terminal clock Suggested for X 21 Cloud Configuration Single clock X 21 system DCE to DCE Mode 5 XTxC RxC 40 kbit s overhead Pass through clocking DCE clocks used Clock passing Comment RxC TxC XTxC XTxC is transported to RxC and TxC in both directions ...

Page 122: ... e up to 500 kHz 16 QAM However as higher capacity radio links allocate bandwidth for E1 T1 timeslot connections on 64 kbit s boundaries some capacity may be unusable 64 kbit s The Cross Connections application The Cross Connections application is a software application that is used to manage the cross connections switches within the terminals create cross connections between the traffic interface...

Page 123: ...must associate a jar file with the Executable Jar File so that when the jar file is clicked on or double clicked on it will be executed with Javaw exe If clicking on or double clicking on the jar file does not bring up the Cross Connections application the File Types needs to be setup in your PC Go to My Computer Tools Folder Options File Types and click New Type Jar in the File Extension box and ...

Page 124: ... as the terminal that SuperVisor is logged into not necessarily the near end terminal The cards displayed depend on the type of cards and where they are inserted in the chassis To view the ports for each interface card click on the button Tool Tips are available by holding the mouse pointer over objects on the screen Total assigned link capacity The current total assigned capacity radio link and d...

Page 125: ...adio link capacity Tip On a screen set to 1024 by 768 resolution this capacity information may be obscured by the task bar if the Windows task bar is docked at the bottom of the screen To view the capacity pane clearly either shift the task bar to another screen edge make it auto hide or increase the screen resolution Cross connections toolbar The cross connections toolbar has buttons for commonly...

Page 126: ...ically using the default capacity of 64 kbit s connection number 1 This connection is essential for remote terminal management communication The minimum management ethernet capacity requirement for correct management operation over the radio link is 8 kbit s but if the terminal in on a network with large numbers of broadcast packets the management may not be able to function The management capacit...

Page 127: ...card types fitted in the terminal slots You can specify the card type for any of the slots A H 1 Right click a slot 2 Select Card Type and then select the interface card Getting cross connection configuration from the terminals You can get the entire existing cross connection configuration from the terminals 1 Download the existing cross connections if any from the local and remote terminals by cl...

Page 128: ...o link to a 2 wire DFXS on the far end terminal slot E port 1 This cross connection includes the four bits of signalling ABCD bits but as the DFXO DFXS signalling is configured for multiplexed the four bits are multiplexed into one bit over the radio link This cross connection uses 72 kbit s of radio link capacity 64 kbit s for the voice and 8 kbit s for the signalling bit The port 2s of the same ...

Page 129: ...the radio link to a framed E1 on the far end terminal slot D port 1 in timeslot 2 This cross connection includes one bit of signalling as the DFXS signalling is configured in 4 wire compatible mode A bit only This cross connection uses 40 kbit s of radio link capacity 32 kbit s for the ADPCM voice and 8 kbit s for the signalling bit Example 3 One 2 wire DFXS interface on the near end terminal slot...

Page 130: ...cludes one bit of signalling A bit Another two 4 wire E M interfaces on the near end terminal slot C ports 1 2 are inserted into the radio link to a framed E1 on the far end terminal slot D port 1 in timeslots 1 2 This cross connection includes one bit of signalling A bit The remaining framed E1 on the near end terminal slot D port 1 timeslots are transported over the radio link to the framed E1 o...

Page 131: ...connection configuration Saving cross connection configurations You can save the entire cross connection configuration to file so that you can restore it to the same link if this is ever required or transfer it to another link if you want them to be identical 1 Click on Save cross connection configuration file to disk or select File Save 2 Navigate to the directory where you want to save the file ...

Page 132: ...ion for the local and remote terminals such as The IP address and terminal name The interface card fitted in each slot How the ports are configured To preview the cross connection configuration summary Select File Preview Configuration Summary In this dialog box you can Save the summary to disk as an HTML file by clicking Save Summary As Print the summary by clicking Print Copy and paste the infor...

Page 133: ...elete cross connections for an interface card 1 Right click over an interface card 2 Select Delete All Connections on this Card To delete the cross connections associated with a particular port 1 Right click over a port 2 Select Delete All Connections on this Port To delete all the cross connections for a terminal 1 Right click over the terminal name and IP address 2 Select Delete All Connections ...

Page 134: ...ment Ethernet user QJET E1 Unframed QJET T1 Unframed QJET E1 Framed PCM 31 QJET E1 Framed PCM 30 QJET T1 Framed SF QJET T1 Framed ESF Q4EM voice only Q4EM with E M QV24 with signalling DFXO DFXS HSS data HSS signalling Ethernet management 9 Ethernet user 9 QJET E1 Unframed 9 QJET T1 Unframed 9 QJET E1 Framed PCM 31 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 QJET E1 Framed PCM 30 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 QJET T1 Framed SF 9 9 9 9...

Page 135: ...flexibility in tailoring or grooming traffic The Data type selection are Off E1 or T1 rates Note An unframed E1 T1 port requires 5 bits or 40 kbit s of overhead traffic per port for synchronization An unframed E1 port with 2048 kbit s of traffic requires 2088 kbit s of link capacity An unframed T1 port with 1544 kbit s of traffic requires 1584 kbit s of link capacity ...

Page 136: ...een Unframed E1 T1 ports Framed mode Tick the Framed checkbox Select the required framed mode from the drop down list Local drop and insert connections are possible between framed E1 ports on the same interface card or E1 ports on different interface cards Local drop and insert connections are possible between framed T1 ports on the same interface card or T1 ports on different interface cards Loca...

Page 137: ...s required for example Splitting a PCM 30 E1 into two separate PCM 30 E1s Cross connecting signalling from DFXS DFXO or Q4EM interfaces into an PCM 30 E1 Drop and Insert connections between PCM 30 E1s In PCM 30 PCM 30C mode the timeslot table left column is used to map timeslot bits and the timeslot table right column is used to map CAS bits ABCD for signalling Timeslot 16 is reserved to transport...

Page 138: ...olumn for CAS bits ABCD is not used T1 SF mode is used when access to the signalling bits is not required but are transported between T1s for example Drop and Insert connections between 12 frame Super Frame T1s or data interfaces T1 SF 4 mode T1 SF 4 mode provides 24 timeslots to transport traffic using the G 704 12 frame Super Frame with four state demultiplexed signalling using the AB bits The m...

Page 139: ...nalling from the interface Drop and Insert connections between 24 frame Extended Super Framed T1s or data interfaces T1 ESF 16 mode T1 ESF 16 mode provides 24 timeslots to transport traffic using the G 704 24 frame Extended Super Frame with sixteen state demultiplexed signalling using the ABCD bits each with a bit rate of 333 bit s The mapping left column is used to map timeslot bits and the times...

Page 140: ...ting a single bit Each bit can carry 8 kbit s One or more consecutive bits can be selected in a timeslot if a rate of greater than 8 kbit s is required 1 Click on the rectangle that represents the bit you require It will turn red 2 Click and drag this bit to the rectangle representing the bit on the interface you want it to be connected to and release the mouse button The red rectangle will be rep...

Page 141: ... key while selecting the remaining bits 2 Click and drag the whole block by clicking the bit on the left hand side of your selection and drag to the required interface Release the mouse button Tip It is also possible to select multiple bits by holding down the Shift key and dragging across the required rectangles Differing numbers of bits display in different colors when the cross connect is compl...

Page 142: ... in the timeslot and click on Select Timeslot 2 Drag and drop in the normal way to complete the cross connection Selecting multiple non consecutive timeslots 1 Click on one TSn timeslot number where n is the desired timeslot 1 to 31 2 Hold down the Ctrl key while clicking on each of the required timeslot numbers 3 Drag and drop in the normal way to complete the cross connection ...

Page 143: ...meslot number where n is the desired timeslot 1 to 31 2 Hold down the Shift key while clicking on the last required timeslot number 3 Drag and drop in the normal way to complete the cross connection Selecting all timeslots in a port 1 Right click over any of the rectangles 2 Click Select All ...

Page 144: ...y by selecting 16 24 32 or 64 kbit s rates 3 Drag and drop from the Voice mapping connection box to the required partner interface to create the voice cross connection 4 If E M signalling is required drag and drop from the Signalling mapping connection box to the required partner interface to create the E M cross connection ...

Page 145: ...DFXO to DFXS between an XE and a SE radio or when limited bandwidth is available This signalling type cannot be used for interworking between framed E1 and voice interfaces 8 kbit s Non multiplexed Transports each of the four ABCD bits in separate 8 kbit s channels Use when interworking DFXO cards to DFXS cards or when signalling bits are mapped into an E1 T1 timeslot 32 kbit s 4 wire compatible U...

Page 146: ...ected is 38400 is less drag from the QV24 mapping connection box to the QJET timeslot The correct QJET capacity for the baud rate selected will automatically be assigned If the V 24 Baud Rate selected is greater than 38400 select the QJET capacity required as per the following table and drag from the QJET to the QV24 mapping connection box Baud Rate Bits Required Bit Rate 300 7200 2 16 kbit s 9600...

Page 147: ...o 2048 kbit s with an overhead of 40 kbit s provides a user data rate of 2008 kbit s 4 Drag and drop to the required partner interface to create the HSS Data connection If the partner interface is a QJET select the capacity on the QJET and drag it to the HSS Data mapping connection box The QJET capacity selected must be the sum of the data rate required plus the overhead rate selected 5 Drag and d...

Page 148: ...24 2 3 wire E M circuit Q4EM port 1 slot C Q4EM port 1 slot C 72 7 15 Unframed E1 data QJET port 1 slot D QJET port 1 slot D 2088 65 Unframed T1 data QJET port 2 slot D QJET port 2 slot D 1584 66 Loop Interface DFXO port 1 slot E DFXS port 1 slot E 72 8 32 V 24 data circuit 9600 QV24 port 1 slot G QV24 port 1 slot G 24 14 HSS data circuit 1024 kbit s HSS port 1 slot H HSS port 1 slot H 1088 31 16 ...

Page 149: ...lly interwork Framed E1 T1 CAS connections drop and insert connections and connections that do not involve entire timeslots are considered to be asymmetrical Starting the wizard When starting the wizard with unsaved changes the following popup dialog should appear Click on Save if you wish to save the current configuration to a file Clicking on Continue will continue with the wizard and overwrite ...

Page 150: ...h and will be updated as bandwidth is assigned to cards Setting the bandwidth If the Cross Connections Application is opened from SuperVisor the Total Capacity of the radio link will be shown in the Bandwidth field If the Cross Connections Application is opened as a stand alone application the Total Capacity of the radio link will be need to be entered in the Bandwidth field The Remove asymmetrica...

Page 151: ...te terminal will be displayed Mismatched cards will be shown as Empty Slot If the Cross Connections Application is opened as a stand alone application select the card types that will be fitted in the terminal To copy the card type selected in Slot A to all the other slots B H click on the Copy Card button This assumes that the same interface card types are fitted in all the card slots ...

Page 152: ...nections if an interface parameter is changed Q4EM QJET DFXO DFXS QV24 HSS Ethernet To copy the port configuration selected in Port 1 to all the other ports on the card click on the Copy Port button To copy the card configuration to all other cards of the same type fitted in the terminal click on the Copy Card button This can save time when setting up multiple cards of the same type ...

Page 153: ...rical connection summary Click Finish Send symmetrical connection configuration Click OK to send the configuration to the terminals The process is completed Note The wizard may change the connection numbers of existing connections ...

Page 154: ...s occur The MHSB switch uses a CPU to monitor the alarm status received from both the connected radios alarm ports When a relevant major radio link alarm is detected on the active radio that is transmitter receiver power supply or modem the CPU switches a bank of relays that switches all the interfaces and the transmit port from the main radio to a functioning stand by radio The stand by radio now...

Page 155: ...adio B 6 Console For factory use only 7 Ethernet Port for connecting to customer Ethernet network This port is also used to set up and manage the radios remotely over an IP network 8 Radio A Ethernet Connects to an Ethernet port on radio A 9 Radio B Ethernet Connects to an Ethernet port on radio B 10 Alarms Alarm input output connections for customer equipment 11 Radio A alarms Connects to the ala...

Page 156: ...ry protection switch is in auto mode Green Flashing The tributary protection switch is in slave mode Red Solid The tributary protection switch is in manual mode A or B On Blue Solid Indicates that there is power to the tributary protection switch RF switch front panel No Description Explanation 1 Radio QMA QMA connectors for connecting the protected radios 2 Protective earth M5 terminal intended f...

Page 157: ...ee slave tributary switches may be added to a MHSB terminal to protect up to 32 ports Each slave tributary switch is interconnected by means of the slave tributary switch ports on the RF switch as shown below Note A tributary switch that is operating as a slave rather than a master has a RJ 45 V 24 loopback connector plugged into the console port If the connector is missing contact Customer Suppor...

Page 158: ...mage the radio or the MHSB switch Cables supplied with MHSB The following cables are supplied with a MHSB terminal Ethernet interface RJ 45 ports standard TIA 568A patch cables Alarm interface RJ 45 ports standard TIA 568A patch cables RF ports two QMA male patch cables are supplied MHSB power supply See DC power supply on page 32 and AC power supply on page 35 ...

Page 159: ... outputs and inputs to function in MHSB mode You must configure the interfaces of both radios connected to the MHSB switch identically To perform this you can either connect directly to the radio or use the test mode of the MHSB switch IP address setup Before configuring the link you must ensure that the two independent links have correctly configured IP address details All four radios in the prot...

Page 160: ...radio and the Ethernet port on the Tributary switch There is also a connection between radio A and radio B which ensures Ethernet traffic is maintained if a radio loses power The Ethernet port on the protection switch can be connected to an Ethernet hub or switch to allow multiple connections Important The management Ethernet capacity on each of the four radios in the protected terminal must be id...

Page 161: ...MHSB operation 1 Select Link Maintenance MHSB 2 Enable MHSB mode 3 Select whether the radio is A or B Ensure that the radio connected to the A side of the protection switch normally above the MHSB switch is set to Radio A and the radio connected to the B side of the protection switch normally below the MHSB switch is set to Radio B In the event of a power outage the radios will switch over to the ...

Page 162: ...nges to orange 1 Select Clear Switched Alarm from the MHSB Command drop down list 2 Click Apply to apply changes or Reset to reset the page Note When MHSB mode is enabled external alarm input 2 is used by the protection system to carry alarms from the protection switch to the radio In MHSB mode therefore only external alarm input 1 is available for user alarms ...

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Page 164: ...nsive testing may be required to satisfy the end client or regulatory body requirements 6 Connecting up the client or user interfaces What you will need Appropriately qualified commissioning staff at both ends of the link Safety equipment appropriate for the antenna location at both ends of the link Communication equipment that is mobile phones or two way radios SuperVisor software running on an a...

Page 165: ...ed Orange the antennas may be roughly aligned with some signal being received Green the antennas are well aligned and adequate signal is being received to create a reliable path If the TX LED is Red there is a fault in the antenna or feeder cable or the transmitter is faulty Green this means the transmitter is working normally Review the link configurations using SuperVisor 1 Connect a PC with Sup...

Page 166: ...f the antenna For the link to operate reliably it is important that the main lobes of both antennas are aligned If any of the side lobes are aligned to the opposite antenna the received signal strength of both terminals will be lower which could result in fading If in doubt check the radiation patterns of the antennas you are using Checking the antenna polarization Check that the polarization of t...

Page 167: ...ot affected by standing too close to metallic objects 2 Once the antenna is pointing at the remote antenna tighten the nuts on the U bolt or antenna clamp just enough to hold it in position Leave the nuts loose enough so that small adjustments can still be made Check that the antenna is still pointing in the correct direction 3 Move the antenna up or down until it is pointing directly at the remot...

Page 168: ...ide of the point established in the visual alignment process above 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 horizontally slightly to each side of this maximum to find the two points where the RSSI drops slightly 4 Move the antenna halfway betw...

Page 169: ...rt value VDC RSSI reading dBm RSSI test port value VDC RSSI reading dBm 0 000 100 0 675 73 1 350 46 0 025 99 0 700 72 1 375 45 0 050 98 0 725 71 1 400 44 0 075 97 0 750 70 1 425 43 0 100 96 0 775 69 1 450 42 0 125 95 0 800 68 1 475 41 0 150 94 0 825 67 1 500 40 0 175 93 0 850 66 1 525 39 0 200 92 0 875 65 1 550 38 0 225 91 0 900 64 1 575 37 0 250 90 0 925 63 1 600 36 0 275 89 0 950 62 1 625 35 0 3...

Page 170: ... strength at the local terminal is affected by many components in the system and has a direct relationship with the resulting performance of the link A link operating with a lower than expected signal strength is more likely to suffer from degraded performance during fading conditions The receive input level of a link is normally symmetrical that is similar at both ends 1 Compare the final RSSI fi...

Page 171: ...essary clear out any extraneous errors by clicking Reset Counters 3 Check the signal to noise S N indication on the Link Performance Summary page This shows the quality of the signal as it is being processed in the modem It should typically be better than 30 dB If it is less than 25 dB it means that either the RSSI is very low or in band interference is degrading the S N performance 4 Temporarily ...

Page 172: ... still better than 10 9 continue the test for 24 hours If there are a significant number of errors rectify the cause before completing the 24 hour test Note It is normal to conduct the BER test in both directions at the same time and it is important that no further work be carried out on the equipment including the antenna during this period 3 The BER after the 24 hour test should typically be bet...

Page 173: ...ls Test Test equipment required TX power output measurements at TX and duplexer outputs Power meter TX spectrum bandwidth Spectrum analyzer TX spectral purity or harmonic outputs Spectrum analyzer TX center frequency Frequency counter or spectrum analyzer Bulk capacity BER test BER tester LAN throughput or errors LAN tester G 703 HDB3 waveforms Digital oscilloscope Serial interface BER BER tester ...

Page 174: ...modem receiver far end transmitter an antenna either end a feeder or connector for example due to water damage path issues such as multi path fading or obstructions To check the performance of the link using the constellation analyzer 1 Select Link or Local or Remote Performance Constellation A blank constellation diagram appears 2 Click Start to start the constellation analyzer While the constell...

Page 175: ...ored seconds The total number of operational seconds with errored traffic since the last reset Error free seconds The total number of error free operational seconds since the last reset BER The system will report an estimated Bit Error Rate up to a maximum of 1 x 10 12 TX temperature The measured temperature in the transmitter module in C RX temperature The measured temperature in the receiver mod...

Page 176: ...ts in the terminal Routine maintenance Every six or twelve months for both ends of the link you should record the RSSI and SNR levels as well as checking the following Item What to check or look for Equipment shelter environment Water leaks Room temperature Excessive vibration Vermin damage Terminal mounting Firmly mounted Antenna cable connections Tight and dry Antenna cable and its supports Not ...

Page 177: ...if the bandwidth allocated to the management ethernet capacity is maximized The terminal software must be identical at both ends of the link At the end of the terminal upgrade process the versions of image files kernel software and firmware that were in use before the upgrade are still in the terminal You can restore them if required by editing the image tables and reactivating the old files see C...

Page 178: ...te terminal 4 Reboot the Remote terminal 5 Run the TFTP upgrade process on the Local terminal 6 Reboot the Local terminal 7 Clear the Java and web browser caches Step 1 Run the TFTP server 1 Double click tftpd32 exe located in the TFTPD directory from the Aprisa CD supplied with the product Leave the TFTPD32 application running until the end of the upgrade process 2 Click Settings and make sure th...

Page 179: ...ither Succeeded or Failed Note This may take several minutes when upgrading the remote terminal If the upgrade has failed The TFTP server IP address may be set incorrectly The Current Directory on the TFTP server was not pointing to the location of the upload config file e g Rel_7_3_2 cfg There may not be enough free space in the image table to write the file Inactive images can be deleted and the...

Page 180: ...terminal Step 6 Reboot the Local terminal Reboot the local terminal before proceeding with the next step of the upgrade process see Rebooting the terminal on page 189 1 Select Local Maintenance Reboot and select Hard Reboot 2 Log back into the Local terminal when the reboot has completed Step 7 Clear the Java and web browser caches After upgrading the terminal you should clear the Java and web bro...

Page 181: ...Maintenance 180 To clear your web browser cache Mozilla Firefox 1 x and above 1 Select Tools Options 2 Select Privacy and then click Cache 3 Click Clear to clear the cache and then click OK to confirm ...

Page 182: ...Maintenance 181 To clear your web browser cache Internet Explorer 6 x and above 1 Select Tools Internet Options 2 On the General tab click Delete Files and then click OK to confirm ...

Page 183: ...erminal not via the link to the Remote Terminal RF synthesizer configuration files The RF synthesizer configuration archive contains files that provide values for the transmitter and receiver synthesizers to operate across the supported frequency bands Synthesizer configuration filenames have the following format XE_ frequency bands _synth cfg e g XE_300_400_synth cfg Modem configuration files The...

Page 184: ... cfg 3 Click on Upload The normal response is Succeeded if the file has been loaded correctly A response of Failed could be caused by Not enough temporary space in the filesystem to uncompress the archive and execute the script A file or directory expected by the script not being present on the filesystem 4 Reboot the terminal using a Hard Reboot see Rebooting the terminal on page 189 ...

Page 185: ... image file 1 Upload the required image file If the Upload Status page show executing then writing to flash then Succeeded then the file has been written into the image table correctly If the Upload Status is Failed there may not be enough free space in the image table to write the file Inactive images can be deleted and the terminal rebooted to free up space for the new image see Changing the sta...

Page 186: ...al s application and management software including the Web based GUI There can only ever be two software image files in the image table the active and the inactive Software image filenames have the following format C CC R version number img e g C CC R 7_1_4 img To upload a software image file 1 Select Local Maintenance Upload Software 2 Browse to the location of the file required to be uploaded in...

Page 187: ...erboard 2 5 QJET 7 Q4EM 8 DFXO 9 DFXS A Modem B QV24 C HSS where x indicates the HSC hardware software compatibility version Revision Number Revision 0 revision A hardware 1 revision B hardware 2 revision C hardware 3 revision D hardware where y indicates the firmware major revision number where z indicates the firmware minor revision number To upload a firmware image file 1 Select Local Maintenan...

Page 188: ...ation Heading Function Index A reference number for the image file Type The image is not currently being used by the system and could be deleted Status The status of the image Active Inactive Selected Current de selected Image Size The image file size Version The image file name and version details Note Configuration file details do not appear in the image table ...

Page 189: ...list and click Apply Status Function Active The image is currently being used by the system Inactive The image is not currently being used by the system and could be deleted Selected The image is not currently being used by the system but has been activated and will become active following a terminal reboot Current deselected The image is currently being used by the system but as another image has...

Page 190: ...intenance Reboot 2 Select the Reboot Type field None Do nothing Soft Reboot Reboots the software but should not affect customer traffic Hard Reboot Reboots the systems and affects customer traffic 3 Select the Reboot Command field None Do nothing Reboot Now Execute the selected reboot now Timed Reboot Set the Reboot Time field to execute the selected reboot at a later date and time This feature ca...

Page 191: ...summary The support summary page lists key information about the terminal for example serial numbers software version frequencies and so on To view the support summary Select Link or Local or Remote Maintenance Support Summary ...

Page 192: ...ing this task must have the appropriate level of education and experience it should not be attempted by inexperienced personnel To install an interface card 1 Switch off the power to the terminal 2 Prepare the terminal for new interface cards see Preparing the terminal for new interface cards on page 192 3 Install the interface card see Installing an interface card on page 194 4 Power up the termi...

Page 193: ... aid later restoration The safety earth connection must be the last cable removed 3 Ensure you have unobstructed access to the top and front of the terminal Remove the terminal from the equipment rack if required 4 Remove the top cover of the terminal by removing two socket screws from the rear Note The top cover slides back towards the rear of the chassis 5 Remove the front fascia by removing the...

Page 194: ...e seven tab break off and the single slot type newer type If the blanking plate is the seven tab break off remove the slot blanking tab by folding the tab to and fro until it breaks off If the blanking plate is the single slot type unclip the blanking plate from behind the slot assuming that the card securing screw has already been removed ...

Page 195: ...interface card being installed use a static discharge wristband or similar antistatic device 2 Offer the interface card into the chassis at an angle until the front panel of the card engages in the chassis 3 Rotate the card in the chassis until it is level and both parts of the card interface bus connector engage with the socket Push down evenly on the interface card to seat it into the socket ...

Page 196: ...ance 195 4 Replace the card securing screw Note Some interface cards may not have the bracket to accept the card securing screw 5 Replace the fascia and top covers restore all cables and power up the terminal ...

Page 197: ... installed Installed field shows the actual interface card installed in the slot If there is no interface card installed in the slot this field will show none Expected shows interface card type that had been previously installed Interface cards can be setup before they are installed in the terminal or after they are installed in the terminal 3 To setup a new interface card in a slot select the int...

Page 198: ...ransmit stage of the local terminal is turned around and delivered to the receiver section This loopback will affect all traffic through the terminal To enable or disable the RF loopback Select Link or Local or Remote Maintenance Loopbacks To enable the RF loopback click the RF Loopback checkbox tick the box Note An RF loopback will automatically disable after the period set in seconds in the Loop...

Page 199: ...s see 6Timeslot loopbacks on page 198 Q4EM port The Q4EM interface loopback will loop back the port 4 wire analogue path to the customer DFXO port The DFXO interface loopback will loop back the port digital paths to return the port analogue signal back to the customer DFXS port The DFXS interface loopback will loop back the port digital paths to return the port analogue signal back to the customer...

Page 200: ... that should not affect traffic across the link Red indicates a major alarm condition that could affect traffic across the link A major or minor alarm can be mapped to the external alarm outputs see Configuring the external alarm outputs on page 76 Diagnosing alarms To view the Alarm Summary and their current states Select Link or Local or Remote Alarms Summary ...

Page 201: ...s the difference between the transmitted power and the amount of power being reflected back into the terminal The alarm will trigger when there is too much reflected power from the antenna that will degrade link performance RX RSSI The RX RSSI alarm threshold is determined by the RSSI Thresholds for each of the modulation types see Configuring the RSSI alarm threshold on page 73 Fan 1 The internal...

Page 202: ...he alarm Type The type of alarm see Alarm types and sources on page 229 Slot The slot where the alarm originated if applicable Port The port where the alarm originated if applicable Severity Whether the alarm was a major or minor alarm Status Whether the alarm is active or cleared Time The date and time when the alarm occurred To clear the alarm history Select Local or Remote Alarms Clear History ...

Page 203: ...h a summary of the alarms on the interface card The following fields are displayed Source The type of interface card that generated the alarm Type The type of interface alarm Slot The slot of the interface card that generated the interface alarm Port The port that generated the interface alarm Severity Whether the interface alarm was major or minor 3 Return to the Interface Summary page by either ...

Page 204: ...the image table in an inconsistent state To clear the two types of image table alarms The alternate image table alarm this indicates that a backup image table has been used This will match the actual image table unless immediately following a software upgrade The default image table alarm this indicates that the image table has been rebuilt from defaults In some circumstances this will mean that a...

Page 205: ...terface card and the fitted interface card are the same Red Modem lock A modem lock alarm is generally seen when other conditions such as low RSSI are present If there are no other alarms indicated check the following The terminal clocking is set up correctly Both terminals are using the same modulation Both terminals are using the same version of software External RF Interference from equipment o...

Page 206: ...ply Contact your local 4RF representative TX LED Colour Alarm condition Suggested action Orange Reverse power Check that all antenna and feeder cables are firmly connected and not damaged or kinked Check there is no damage to the antenna Check that the Receiver and Transmitter ports are correctly connected to the High and Low ports of the duplexer Red Transmitter temperature Check operation of coo...

Page 207: ... loss of RF signal across the link blue alarm in framed T1 modes Remote Alarm Indicator RAI A remote alarm indicator occurs when RAI is received from the downstream system when it has an active LOS or LOF alarm TS0 NFAS bit 3 in framed E1 modes and yellow alarm in framed T1 modes TS16 Loss of signal TS16LOS A TS16 loss of signal alarm occurs when there is no valid TS16 signal at the E1 interface R...

Page 208: ...each terminal You can specify that the syslog is saved to a particular file see 6Setting up for remote logging on page 209 You can then email this file to customer service if requested to enable them to fault find more accurately Checking the syslog To view the Syslog 1 Select Local Performance Logging Syslog This opens a new window ...

Page 209: ... below Save or print this file as required 3 If you want to save the system log you can save it from within Notepad or Internet Explorer Select File Save As Navigate to where you want to save the file Enter a meaningful filename and select Text File from the Save As Type drop down list Click Save You can specify that this file is automatically saved to a computer see 6Setting up for remote logging...

Page 210: ...cated in the TFTPD directory from the terminal product CD into a suitable directory on the PC for example C Program Files TFTP Server 2 Create another directory where you want the system logs to be saved for example C Aprisa XE Syslog 3 Double click tftpd32 exe 4 Click Settings and make sure that both Syslog Server and Save syslog message boxes are ticked 5 Click Browse and select a directory wher...

Page 211: ...ote Syslog Address field enter the IP address of the PC on which the Syslog server is running 9 In the Remote Syslog Port field enter 514 10 Reboot the terminal Link or Local or Remote Maintenance Reboot 11 Open the directory where the system logs are being saved to You should see a file called syslog txt ...

Page 212: ...nterface traffic direction All interface traffic directions and labels used in this manual refer to the direction relative to the terminal Refer to the diagram below The traffic direction describes the transmit receive paths and the direction of handshaking and clocking signals depending on the interface ...

Page 213: ...put Blue white 6 Not used Orange 7 Not used Brown white 8 Not used Brown RJ 45 connector LED indicators LED Status Explanation Green On Normal operation Yellow On Loss of signal LOS or Alarm Indication Signal AIS or Loss Of Frame alignment LOF in Framed modes Green Flashing Port in loopback The standard QJET interface is 120 ohm balanced External Balun transformers can be used to provide a 75 ohm ...

Page 214: ...ion TIA 568A wire colour 1 Transmit Output Green white 2 Transmit Output Green 3 Receive Input Orange white 4 Not used Blue 5 Not used Blue white 6 Receive Input Orange 7 Not used Brown white 8 Not used Brown RJ 45 connector LED indicators LED Status Explanation Green On Ethernet activity ...

Page 215: ... Input Green 3 Receive Ra R Input Orange white 4 Transmit Tb R1 Output Blue 5 Transmit Ta T1 Output Blue white 6 Receive Rb T Input Orange 7 E Output Brown white 8 E1 Output Brown RJ 45 connector LED indicators LED Status Explanation Green On Normal operation M signal Yellow On Alarm condition E signal Green Flashing Port in loopback ...

Page 216: ...which can be externally referenced to meet any of the EIA 464 connection types I II IV or V as shown below The M1 lead associated with the M wire detector can be externally referenced to earth or battery as required The E1 lead associated with the E wire output can be externally referenced to earth or battery as required ...

Page 217: ...Interface connections 216 ...

Page 218: ...l not operate Please ensure that a separate telephone that is not dependent on local power is available for use in an emergency RJ 45 Pin number Pin function Direction TIA 568A wire colour 1 Not used Green white 2 Not used Green 3 Not used Orange white 4 Ring Bi directional Blue 5 Tip Bi directional Blue white 6 Not used Orange 7 Not used Brown white 8 Not used Brown RJ 45 connector LED indicators...

Page 219: ... other is a local test port RJ 45 Pin number Pin function Direction TIA 568A wire colour 1 Not used Green white 2 Not used Green 3 Not used Orange white 4 Ring Bi directional Blue 5 Tip Bi directional Blue white 6 Not used Orange 7 Not used Brown white 8 Not used Brown RJ 45 connector LED indicators LED Status Explanation Green On Normal operation Yellow Flashing Loopback in place Yellow On Alarm ...

Page 220: ...n standard Cisco WAN port serial interface cables and equivalents The interface specification X 21 V 35 etc is automatically changed by simply changing the type of interface cable connected to the HSS LED indicators LED Status Explanation Top green LED On Normal operation Top green LED Flashing Loopback in place Lower green LED On Normal operation ...

Page 221: ...5 CTS Output 6 DSR Output 7 Circuit DCD 8 DCD Output 15 TXC Output 17 RXC Output 18 LTST Input 20 DTR Input 24 TXCE Input Sync EIA TIA 232 Cable Assembly for DCE Part number Cab Sync 232FC Pin number Pin function Direction 1 GND 2 TXD Output 3 RXD Input 4 RTS Output 5 CTS Input 6 DSR Input 7 Circuit Ground 8 DCD Input 15 TXC Input 17 RXC Input 18 LTST Output 20 DTR Output 24 TXCE Output ...

Page 222: ...function Direction 1 Shield Ground 4 22 SD SD Input Input 5 23 ST ST Output Output 6 24 RD RD Output Output 7 25 RS RS Input Input 8 26 RT RT Output Output 9 27 CS CS Output Output 10 37 LL SC Input _ 11 29 DM DM Output Output 12 30 TR TR Input Input 13 31 RR RR Output Output 17 35 TT TT Input Input 19 20 SG RC ...

Page 223: ...function Direction 1 Shield Ground _ 4 22 SD SD Output Output 5 23 ST ST Input Input 6 24 RD RD Input Input 7 25 RS RS Output Output 8 26 RT RT Input Input 9 27 CS CS Input Input 10 37 LL SC Output _ 11 29 DM DM Input Input 12 30 TR TR Output Output 13 31 RR RR Input Input 17 35 TT TT Output Output 19 20 SG RC ...

Page 224: ...Input Input R T RD RD Output Output U W SCTE SCTE Input Input V X SCR SCR Output Output Y AA SCT SCT Output Output V 35 Serial Cable Assembly for DCE Part number Cab Sync V35FC Pin number Pin function Direction A Frame Ground B Circuit Ground C RTS Output D CTS Input E DSR Input F RLSD Input H DTR Output K LT Output P S SD SD Output Output R T RD RD Input Input U W SCTE SCTE Output Output V X SCR ...

Page 225: ...e Receive Output Output 5 12 Indication Indication Output Output 6 13 Timing Timing Output Output 8 Circuit Ground X 21 Serial Cable Assembly for DCE Part number Cab Sync X21FC Pin number Pin function Direction 1 Shield Ground 2 9 Transmit Transmit Output Output 3 10 Control Control Output Output 4 11 Receive Receive Input Input 5 12 Indication Indication Input Input 6 13 Timing Timing Input Input...

Page 226: ... BB B RXD Output Outputcc 4 19 CA A RTS CA B RTS Output Output 5 13 CB A CTS CB B CTS Input Input 6 22 CC A DSR CC B DSR Input Input 1 Shield 8 10 CF A DCD CF B DCD Input Input 15 12 DB A TXC DB B TXC Input Input 17 9 DD A RXC DD B RXC Input Input 18 7 LL Circuit Ground Output 20 23 CD A DTR CD B DTR Output Output 24 11 DA A TXCE DA B TXCE Output Output 25 TM not used Output ...

Page 227: ...BB B RXD Output Output 4 19 CA A RTS CA B RTS Input Input 5 13 CB A CTS CB B CTS Output Output 6 22 CC A DSR CC B DSR Output Output 1 Shield 8 10 CF A DCD CF B DCD Output Output 15 12 DB A TXC DB B TXC Output Output 17 9 DD A RXC DD B RXC Output Output 18 7 LL Circuit Ground Input 20 23 CD A DTR CD B DTR Input Input 24 11 DA A TXCE DA B TXCE Input Input 25 TM not used Input ...

Page 228: ...tor Connector gender Label on WAN end 232FC DB 25 female to DTE 232MT DB 25 male to DCE 449FC DB 37 female to DTE 449MT DB 37 male to DCE V35FC M34 female to DTE V35MT M34 male to DCE X21FC DB 15 female to DTE X21MT DB 15 male to DCE 530FC DB 25 female to DTE 530MT DB 25 male to DCE ...

Page 229: ...e colour 1 RTS Input Green white 2 DTR Input Green 3 TXD Input Orange white 4 Ground Blue 5 DCD Ground Input Blue white 6 RXD Output Orange 7 DSR Output Brown white 8 CTS Output Brown RJ 45 connector LED indicators LED Status Explanation Green On flashing Transmit data Yellow On flashing Receive data ...

Page 230: ...pply voltage is high A14 txADCChEightLo The transmitter reference 7 VDC power supply voltage is low A15 txADCChNineHi The transmitter 9 VDC power supply voltage is high A16 txADCChNineLo The transmitter 9 VDC power supply voltage is low A17 txADCChSixHi The transmitter 11 VDC power supply voltage is high A18 txADCChSixLo The transmitter 11 VDC power supply voltage is low A19 txADCChFiveHi The tran...

Page 231: ...5 rx12VFail The 12 VDC power supply has failed B16 rxSynthLD The synthesizer frequency is not set B17 rxEEFail The on board memory has failed B18 rxADCChNineHi The 28 VDC power supply voltage is high B19 rxADCChNineLo The 28 VDC power supply voltage is low B20 rxOff The receiver is off B21 rxADCChFiveHi The receiver temperature is too high B22 rxMibFail The receiver MIB is corrupt in EEPROM MUX al...

Page 232: ...e1CRC4 The E1 interface Cyclic Redundancy Check 4 alarm indicates a loss of or corrupted CRC data F5 e1LOF The E1 interface Loss Of Frame alignment LOF F6 e1RMAI The E1 interface interface RX input has received an RMAI from the downstream equipment A TS16 remote alarm indicator signal is sent from the downstream equipment when it has an active TS16 LOS or LOF alarm F7 e1TS16AIS The E1 interface RX...

Page 233: ...e phone was off hook during the initialization phase H2 fxsDCDCError DC DC converter low battery voltage error H3 fxsCasLock Loss of CAS lock HSS alarms Ref Type Explanation J1 hssLoss Loss of control pattern J2 hssRxFifoFull HSS RX FIFO overrun J3 hssRxFifoEmpty HSS RX FIFO underrun J4 hssTxFifoFull HSS TX FIFO overrun J5 hssTxFifoEmpty HSS TX FIFO underrun J6 hssRxClockInvalid The RX clock is in...

Page 234: ...inal alarms Ref Type Explanation M1 remoteMajorAlarm There has been a major alarm on the remote terminal M2 remoteMinorAlarm There has been a minor alarm on the remote terminal Cross connect alarms Ref Type Explanation N1 ccNoBandwidth There is insufficient bandwidth for the current cross connection configuration MHSB alarms Ref Type Explanation P1 mhsbSwitchToStandby The terminal has switched fro...

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Page 236: ... 3 ms 10 MΩ 16 Vrms Czech Republic TBR21 270Ω 750Ω 150nF On 3 ms 10 MΩ 16 Vrms Denmark TBR21 270Ω 750Ω 150nF On 3 ms 10 MΩ 16 Vrms Ecuador 600Ω On 500 μs 10 MΩ 16 Vrms Egypt TBR21 270Ω 750Ω 150nF On 3 ms 10 MΩ 16 Vrms El Salvador 600Ω On 500 μs 10 MΩ 16 Vrms Finland TBR21 270Ω 750Ω 150nF On 3 ms 10 MΩ 16 Vrms France TBR21 270Ω 750Ω 150nF On 3 ms 10 MΩ 16 Vrms Germany TBR21 270Ω 750Ω 150nF On 3 ms ...

Page 237: ... 16 Vrms Portugal TBR21 270Ω 750Ω 150nF On 3 ms 10 MΩ 16 Vrms Romania TBR21 270Ω 750Ω 150nF On 3 ms 10 MΩ 16 Vrms Russia 600Ω On 500 μs 10 MΩ 16 Vrms Saudi Arabia 600Ω On 500 μs 10 MΩ 16 Vrms Singapore 600Ω On 500 μs 10 MΩ 16 Vrms Slovakia TBR21 270Ω 750Ω 150nF On 3 ms 10 MΩ 16 Vrms Slovenia TBR21 270Ω 750Ω 150nF On 3 ms 10 MΩ 16 Vrms South Africa TBR21 270Ω 750Ω 150nF On 500 μs 30 kΩ 16 Vrms Sout...

Page 238: ... band 805 890 MHz 25 kHz 900 MHz band 850 960 MHz 25 kHz 1400 MHz band 1350 1550 MHz 12 5 kHz 2000 MHz band 1900 2300 MHz 62 5 kHz 2500 MHz band 2300 2700 MHz 62 5 kHz Frequency Bands FCC R1 Frequency Band Frequency Band Limits Synthesizer Step Size 400 MHz band 330 512 MHz 6 25 kHz 900 MHz band 850 960 MHz 25 kHz Modulation Frequency stability Antenna connector Note R1 Contact 4RF for other frequ...

Page 239: ...4 timeslots 31 timeslots 1 E1 Wayside 24 kbit s 56 kbit s 8 kbit s 304 kbit s 1 MHz Gross 1624 kbit s 3256 kbit s 4072 kbit s 4888 kbit s E1 25 timeslots 1 E1 1 E1 2 E1 Wayside 24 kbit s 1168 kbit s 1984 kbit s 712 kbit s 1 75 MHz Gross 2872 kbit s 5752 kbit s 7192 kbit s 8632 kbit s E1 1 E1 2 E1 3 E1 4 E1 Wayside 784 kbit s 1576 kbit s 928 kbit s 280 kbit s 3 5 MHz Gross 5720 kbit s 11448 kbit s ...

Page 240: ...s 16 timeslots 19 timeslots Wayside 24 kbit s 56 kbit s 8 kbit s 24 kbit s 500 kHzD5 Gross 792 kbit s 1592 kbit s 1992 kbit s 2392 kbit s T1 12 timeslots 1 T1 1 T1 1 T1 Wayside 24 kbit s 8 kbit s 408 kbit s 808 kbit s Note D1 The capacities specified are for Unframed T1 and so require 1584 kbit s to transport via the radio The management ethernet capacity must be subtracted from the gross capacity...

Page 241: ... sensitive for a BER of 10 3 QPSK 16 QAM 32 QAM 64 QAM System Gain S1 S2 Channel size 25 kHz 136 dB 132 dB 128 dB 50 kHz 144 dB 134 dB 130 dB 126 dB 75 kHz 142 dB 132 dB 128 dB 124 dB 100 kHz 141 dB 131 dB 127 dB 123 dB 150 kHz 139 dB 129 dB 125 dB 121 dB 200 kHz 137 dB 127 dB 123 dB 250 kHz 136 dB 126 dB 122 dB 118 dB 500 kHz 134 dB 124 dB 120 dB 116 dB 1 MHz 131 dB 121 dB 117 dB 113 dB 1 75 MHz ...

Page 242: ... ms 2 08 ms 7 MHz 2 20 ms 1 89 ms 1 77 ms 1 71 ms 14 MHz 2 08 ms 1 83 ms 1 75 ms 1 64 ms Typical end to end link delay ETSI interleaver onL1 Channel size 25 kHz 163 0 ms 126 9 ms 110 8 ms 50 kHz 146 7 ms 75 4 ms 62 1 ms 51 5 ms 75 kHz 103 0 ms 52 8 ms 45 5 ms 36 4 ms 100 kHz 78 8 ms 41 1 ms 33 2 ms 28 2 ms 150 kHz 50 9 ms 26 6 ms 21 9 ms 18 9 ms 200 kHz 40 5 ms 21 5 ms 18 0 ms 250 kHz 33 1 ms 17 7...

Page 243: ...to 31 dBm 16 QAM 900 MHz band 15 to 29 dBm 32 QAM 400 MHz band 16 to 30 dBm 32 QAM 900 MHz band 15 to 29 dBm 64 QAM 400 MHz band 15 to 29 dBm Receiver 20 dBm 58 to 87 dB at 10 6 BER depending on modulation type and channel size C I ratio CdB IdB Co channel better than 16 dB at QPSK better than 20 dB at 16 QAM better than 23 dB at 32 QAM better than 27 dB at 64 QAM 1st adjacent channel better than ...

Page 244: ... MHz 300 400 MHz bands 20 MHz 7 MHz 700 MHz band 30 MHz 600 MHz band 45 MHz 800 900 MHz bands 40 MHz 1400 MHz band 48 MHz 14 MHz 2000 MHz band 91 MHz 2500 MHz band 74 MHz Duplexer FCC IC F1 Passband Frequency Bands TX RX Split 500 kHz 400 MHz band 3 MHz 1 MHz 900 MHz band 9 MHz Note F1 Bandpass duplexer Contact 4RF for other duplexer options ...

Page 245: ...erv Ipv6 traffic class Spanning Tree Forwards 802 1D Spanning Tree Protocol packets up to 1526 bytes in length Diagnostics Hardware Green LED solid Link OK Green LED flashing Data traffic QJET Quad E1 T1 interface General Standard G 703 and G 704 Interface RJ 45 Line termination impedance E1 120 Ω balanced T1 100 Ω balanced Maximum line length E1 typically up to 1 7 km 43 dB of loss at 1024 kHz in...

Page 246: ...uency range 200 3600 Hz Transformer isolation 3 88 kV End to end gain Frequency response 0 dB 0 1 dB 300 3000 Hz 0 dB 0 5 dB 250 3400 Hz Audio line protection Secondary protection Signal to total distortion 30 dB 0 dBm0 to 30 dBm0 22 dB 45 dBm0 Signalling E M Mode independent external power supply ground reference required Pulse distortion 4 1 multiplexed 2 250 ms Non multiplexed 250 µs M loop cur...

Page 247: ...ating level range of 6 dBr to 1 dBr Input level range 10 dBr to 1 0 dBr in 0 5 dB steps Output level range 10 dBr to 1 0 dBr in 0 5 dB steps Default Input level 4 0 dBr Default Output level 1 0 dBr Maximum level 3 14 dBm0 Line impedance Hybrid balance impedance options 600 Ω 900 Ω 600 Ω 2 16 µF 900 Ω 2 16 µF 270 Ω 750 Ω 150 nF TBR 21 220 Ω 820 Ω 120 nF TN12 370 Ω 620 Ω 310 nF BT3 320 Ω 1050 Ω 210 ...

Page 248: ...Metering level maximum The maximum level of metering signal the DFXO can tolerate without voice band interference is 0 8 Vrms into 200 Ω Loop resistance on hook 1 MΩ Ringing detection threshold Options of 16 Vrms 26 Vrms or 49 Vrms Ringing detection frequency 15 to 50 Hz sine wave Ringing input impedance Option of 10 MΩ or 30kΩ Ringing DC offset range tolerance 0 to 75VDC Ringing input voltage max...

Page 249: ...ission performance characteristics ITU G 712 E2 for an operating level range of 6 dBr to 2 5 dBr Input level range 9 0 dBr to 3 0 dBr in 0 5 dB steps Output level range 9 5 dBr to 2 5 dBr in 0 5 dB steps Default Input level 1 0 dBr Default Output level 6 0 dBr Maximum level 3 14 dBm0 Line impedance Hybrid balance impedance options 600 Ω 900 Ω 600 Ω 2 16 µF 900 Ω 2 16 µF 220 Ω 820 Ω 120 nF TN12 270...

Page 250: ...imum total distortion of 10 into 3 REN load Ringer voltage open circuit Five selectable ringer output voltages sourced via an internal ringing resistance of 178 Ω per port The ringing output is a composite balanced AC ringing voltage with a differential DC offset voltage 60 Vrms 0 VDC 55 Vrms 10 VDC 50 Vrms 18 VDC 45 Vrms 22 VDC 40 Vrms 24 VDC Ringer frequency output Options of 17 25 or 50 Hz 5 Ri...

Page 251: ... 2 Data rates bit s 300 600 1200 2400 4800 7200 9600 12800 14400 19200 23040 28800 38400 57600 and 115200 Control signals End to end CTS RTS DSR DTR Diagnostics Green LED RD data traffic Yellow LED TD data traffic HSS Single high speed synchronous data interface General Interfaces ITU T V 24 EIA TIA RS 232E ITU T V 35 ITU T V 36 EIA TIA RS 449 ITU T X 21 EIA TIA 530 Bandwidth allocation 8 2048 kbi...

Page 252: ...s Maximum current 100 mA Maximum voltage 0 to 60 VDC or AC rms Ouput impedance 45 Ω closed 100 kΩ open Overall Latency The latency for an alarm presented on an external alarm input to the alarm being output on an external alarm output is 2 seconds Auxiliary interfaces Management Configuration and management Embedded web server and or SNMP accessed via Ethernet interface or across link Test points ...

Page 253: ... power level Terminal only QPSK 19 dBm 65 W QPSK 29 dBm 68 W QPSK 32 dBm 72 W QPSK 35 dBm 75 W 64 QAM 15 dBm 63 W 64 QAM 29 dBm 71 W Interface cards QJET four port E1 card 1 9 W all states Q4EM four port 4W E M card 0 75 W all states QV24 four port V 24 card 0 75 1 W all states DFXO two port 2W FXO card 0 75 W all states DFXS two port 2W FXS card One DFXS card installed with both ports idle on hoo...

Page 254: ...50 C Storage range 20 to 70 C Humidity Maximum 95 non condensing Altitude Up to 5000 metres Mechanical 19 inch rack mount 2 U high internal duplexer 3 U high external duplexer Width 434 mm without mounting brackets attached 483 mm with mounting brackets attached Height 88 mm Depth 372 mm Colour Pure black Weight 8 kg per terminal ETSI performance Radio EN 301 751 EN 300 630 EN 302 217 Parts 1 2 1 ...

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Page 256: ...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 Return and collection programmes in your area Contact your local or regional authority for information about the return and collection programmes available in your area Your role in the recovery of WEEE By separately collecting and properly d...

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Page 258: ...ider kbit s Kilobits per second kHz Kilohertz LAN Local Area Network LED Light Emitting Diode LOS Loss of Signal mA Milliamps MAC Media Access Control Mbit s Megabits per second MHSB Monitored Hot Standby MHz Megahertz MIB Management Information Base MTBF Mean Time Between Failures MTTR Mean Time To Repair ms milliseconds NFAS Not Frame Alignment Signal E1 frame NMS Network Management System OSI O...

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Page 260: ...ce http matt ucc asn au dropbear License Type MIT Style License GoAhead WebServer 2 1 Description Embedded Web Server Reference http webserver goahead com License Type Private License Linux Kernel Description Linux Kernel version 2 4 26 Reference http www kernel org License Type GNU General Public License GPL Net SNMP Description Various tools relating to SNMP Reference http www net snmp org Licen...

Page 261: ...ncluded for packages not covered by the GPL Dropbear SSH Server MIT License Dropbear a SSH2 server Copyright 2002 2003 Matt Johnston All rights reserved Permission is hereby granted free of charge to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files the Software to deal in the Software without restriction including without limitation the rights to use copy modify merg...

Page 262: ... OTHERWISE ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE Part 2 Networks Associates Technology Inc BSD Copyright 2001 2003 Networks Associates Technology Inc All rights reserved Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted provided that the following conditions are met Redistributions of source c...

Page 263: ...Microsystems Inc 4150 Network Circle Santa Clara California 95054 U S A All rights reserved Use is subject to license terms below This distribution may include materials developed by third parties Sun Sun Microsystems the Sun logo and Solaris are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc in the U S and other countries Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or with...

Page 264: ...derived from this software without specific prior written permission THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS AS IS AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDE...

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Page 266: ...Commissioning Forms 265 22 Commissioning Forms ...

Page 267: ...Commissioning Forms 266 ...

Page 268: ...es 182 configuration saving 66 130 constellation analyser 173 corner reflector antenna 21 country specific settings 235 cross connections creating 127 deleting 132 drop and insert 129 point to point 127 printing 131 saving configurations 130 selecting timeslots 139 sending configurations 130 Symmetrical Connection Wizard 148 cross connections application about 123 ethernet capacity 125 getting con...

Page 269: ...essory kit 17 installing 29 30 hot stand by 153 HSS clocking clocking types 115 cloud mode 119 internal clocking 115 pass through clocking 115 pipe mode 116 primary secondary master clocking 115 synchronous clock selection modes 114 HSS interface card 109 cross connections for 146 handshaking 111 interface connections for 219 port settings for 109 humidity 23 I image files 184 updating table of 18...

Page 270: ...AC power 35 DC cabling 33 DC power 32 power supply 23 32 powering up 164 protected terminals 153 cabling 157 clearing alarms for 161 configuring radios for 158 IP addressing 158 mounting 159 power supply 157 Q Q4EM interface card cross connections for 143 E M signalling types 215 interface connections for 214 port settings for 89 QJET interface card cross connections for 134 interface connections ...

Page 271: ...alarm conditions 206 framed 135 137 138 unframed 135 temperature 23 terminal alarm summary 199 applying power 164 clocking 71 earthing 24 36 37 installing 29 logging into 54 logging out 54 modules 26 near and far explained 47 operating conditions 23 power supplies 32 rebooting 189 synchronizing 169 upgrading 177 182 terminal emulator 66 test equipment 172 TFTP server 177 timed reboot 189 timeslots...

Page 272: ...Index 271 W web browser cache clearing 180 WEEE 255 ...

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