GigaCom
ATX-II Digital Radio
Software Defined IDU
TM
/ODU
User Reference and Installation Manual
Document Number: MK-MAN-01 Rev: D
Date: August 10, 2007
Page 1: ...GigaCom ATX II Digital Radio Software Defined IDUTM ODU User Reference and Installation Manual Document Number MK MAN 01 Rev D Date August 10 2007...
Page 2: ...RSION ATX II Digital Radio ATX II Digital Radio Manual Dwg MK MAN 01 Revision Levels D Section Drawing No REV Revised Released Reason MK MAN 01 A SN Initial Release MK MAN 01 B SN GUI Update MK MAN 01...
Page 3: ...1 Unpacking 3 1 3 2 Notices 3 2 3 3 PRE INSTALLATION NOTES 3 2 3 3 1 Back to Back Bench Testing 3 2 3 4 Overview of Installation and Testing Process 3 3 3 5 Site Evaluation 3 4 3 5 1 Preparing for a...
Page 4: ...ONET Payload Connector 5 2 5 5 ATX II STM 1 Payload Connector 5 3 5 6 ATX II DS 3 E 3 STS 1 Payload Connector 5 3 5 7 NMS 10 100BaseTX LOC Connector 5 4 5 8 NMS 10 100BaseTX CPT Connector 5 5 5 9 Alar...
Page 5: ...spect to transmitters facilities and operations that may affect the environment due to RF emissions for each radio equipment deployment site Appropriate warning signs must be properly placed and poste...
Page 6: ...k of Personal Injury from Fiber Optics DANGER Invisible laser radiation Avoid direct eye exposure to the end of a fiber fiber cord or fiber pigtail The infrared light used in fiber optics systems is i...
Page 7: ...ork connectivity GigaCom s digital radio family enables network operators mobile and private government and access service provides to offer a portfolio of secure scalable wireless applications for da...
Page 8: ...broadband fixed wireless networks Table 2 1 Key Benefits and Advantages of ATX II Digital Radios Benefits Advantages to Providers Customers Reference Software Defined Indoor Unit SDIDUTM Universal si...
Page 9: ...tive point configuration thus creating a self healing redundancy that is more reliable than traditional point to point networks In the event of an outage traffic is automatically rerouted via another...
Page 10: ...Suite of SNMP compatible network management tools that provide robust local and remote management capabilities Simplifies management of radio network and minimizes resources as entire network can be c...
Page 11: ...Equalizer Support of Voice Orderwire Channels Peak output power 20 dBm will vary with ODU and frequency plan Receive Sensitivity 70 dBm or lower depending on data rate modulation FEC ODU Adaptive Pow...
Page 12: ...84 Mbps 8 12 16 E1 T1 DS 3 E 3 STS 1 Scalable 100 Base TX Ethernet ATX II PBE CW PBE xx Scalable Fast Ethernet 5 100 Mbps 100 BaseTX 2 x E1 T1 ATX II SB CW SB xx 155 Mbps 1 x STM 1 OC 3 Scalable 100 B...
Page 13: ...he network interface and capacity configurations Figure 2 2 provides an example of the PDH 8 12 16 E1 T1 1 0 configuration and the associated LEDs displayed on the SDIDUTM front panel Figure 2 2 ATX I...
Page 14: ...3 ATX II SB 1 1 Protection SDIDUTM Front Panel Connections The recommended maximum length for all cables to terminal equipment is a maximum of 3 meters The exception to this recommendation is the leng...
Page 15: ...nimum It is recommended that any power supply used be able to supply a minimum of 100 W to the SDIDUTM A mating power cable connector is supplied with the ATX II SDIDUTM It is a 2 pin plug 5 mm pitch...
Page 16: ...face NMS 10 100 Network Management System Connections 10 100 LOC 10 100Base TX RJ 45 modular local port connector for access to the ATX II Network Management System SNMP 10 100 CPT 10 100BaseTX RJ 45...
Page 17: ...interface STM 1 In BNC connector for the STM 1 interface DS 3 E 3 STS 1 Connection DS 3 Out BNC connector for the DS 3 E 3 STS 1 interface DS 3 In BNC connector for the DS 3 E 3 STS 1 interface ODU S...
Page 18: ...QAM Adaptive Equalization 17 Taps FEC TCM Reed Solomon Digital IF West Secondary Modem Multiplexed Signal to ODU Quad Mux Optional I O Cards Large Slot 2 x 155 52 Mbps 2x STM 1 OC 3 SWITCH ROH Serial...
Page 19: ...recovered from clock recovery NCO and provided to the OC 3 STM 1 I O card The Modem Processor and its associated RAM ROM and peripherals control the digital and analog Modem operation It also provides...
Page 20: ...byte length N K 2 20 The RS encoding shall be programmable over the following ranges Codeword Byte Length 200 to 255 in steps of 1 Message Byte Length 184 to 253 in steps of 1 Check Bytes 2 to 20 in...
Page 21: ...us monitoring The CPU passes appropriate status information to the SDIDUTM front panel display The power supply converts 48 Vdc to the DC voltage levels required by each component in the system 2 6 Co...
Page 22: ...tal Radio family is based on a point to point to point topology that mimics fiber rings with broadband wireless links replacing in ground fiber cable A typical consecutive point network consists of a...
Page 23: ...User Reference and Installation Manual 2 17 ATX II Digital Radio MK MAN 01 USA VERSION Figure 2 6 Consecutive Point Network...
Page 24: ...need for a high density deployment model the ATX II use a unique power control technique called AdTPC AdTPC enables ATX II units to transmit at the minimum power level necessary to maintain a link reg...
Page 25: ...from a terminal client connected to the serial port or telnet over the NMS Ethernet Control of the ATX II digital radio family is supported as follows PC based Graphical User Interface as defined in...
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Page 27: ...n a CD 1 Test Data Sheet customer documentation 1 Figure 3 1 ATX II Digital Radio Components Be sure to retain the original boxes and packing material in case of return shipping Inspect all items for...
Page 28: ...rity with the ATX II Digital Radio via back to back bench testing prior to final installation We highly recommend installation of lightning protectors on the ODU SDIDUTM Interconnect Cable to prevent...
Page 29: ...al Radio installation sites Cable and Installation Testing and installing ATX II ODU cables and optional interface devices at installation sites ATX II ODU Mounting and Alignment Mounting ODUs to a po...
Page 30: ...IDUTM Perform Fast PDH Network Test Perform SDH Network Test Type of Network Installation Commissioning Complete PDH SDH Network Life Cycle 3 5 Site Evaluation A site evaluation consists of a series o...
Page 31: ...or range finder Compass Measuring tape and or wheel Digital camera Area map Aerial photograph if available List of potential installation sites targeted buildings The following tasks must be complete...
Page 32: ...are close to the transmitting receiving path Take into consideration trees bridges construction of new buildings unexpected aerial traffic window washing units etc Ensure that each ODU can be mounted...
Page 33: ...X II ODU horizontal and vertical Polarity horizontal or vertical Transmit power level Antenna direction Measure the Link Distance The two ways to measure link distance are as follows GPS record the la...
Page 34: ...rty owner and the network engineer Take Site Photographs Sketch the Site 3 5 3 Critical System Calculations 3 5 3 1 Received Signal Level RSL and Link Budget The received signal level RSL can be estim...
Page 35: ...erall network design redundancy fade margin should be included to support the desired availability rate Critical data and voice may require a very high availability rate 99 999 or 5 3 minutes of predi...
Page 36: ...ipment for installation due to narrower beamwidths They are also more easily affected by wind Only directional antennas can be used with the ATX II Digital Radios Consult factory for antenna manufactu...
Page 37: ...21 48 Cable Lengths Alarm Interconnect Cable 250 feet Grounding Lighting Instructions Photographs Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Sketches Sketch 1 Sketch 2 Photographs Sketches Photo 1 ODU mounting location...
Page 38: ...PCS Azimuth 210 degrees Elevation 2 degrees downtilt Antenna Type Power Power 14W Parameters Example Information Information Information Information IDU room Identified Yes Space for cabinet Yes Phon...
Page 39: ...sible for service and troubleshooting Protected from rain and extremes of temperature it is designed for indoor use 3 6 1 1 Installing on a Table Top or Cabinet The ATX II SDIDUTM can be placed on a t...
Page 40: ...ire provided by the customer The SDIDUTM should be able to be connected to a system or building electrical ground point rack ground or power third wire ground with a cable of 36 or less 3 Crimp the ri...
Page 41: ...re not supplied by GigaCom 11 mm 7 16 inch open end wrench 14 mm 9 16 inch open end wrench 19 mm 3 4 inch open end wrench Allen key Phillips head screwdriver NOTE It is recommended that protection boo...
Page 42: ...loss cable this cable which is not supplied by GigaCom is connected between the antenna and low frequency ODUs At the ODU side it terminates with an N type connector The low loss cable should comply...
Page 43: ...enna 1 ODU 1 2 2 2 Antenna 1 2 1 3 Direct mount adapter 1 2 N A 4 Direct mount adapter for single antenna N A N A 1 b Select the carton s containing the ODU there will be more than one ODU carton if p...
Page 44: ...fully remove the cartons contents refer to the following CAUTION and set them on a flat clean surface e Check the carton s contents against the packing list CAUTION To lift the ODU grasp it underneath...
Page 45: ...1 Mounting the ODU in a Unprotected System 3 6 2 3 1 1 Mounting the Low Frequency ODU a Identify the following parts Low Frequency ODU Mount Pivot Plate x2 M12 hex nut SS x12 M12 x 230 threaded rod SS...
Page 46: ...s x2 Thread the rods through plates innermost holes those closest to the center of the plate c Take four x4 of the M12 hex nuts Thread them onto the ends of the rods as shown in the photo on the left...
Page 47: ...1 USA VERSION d Pull the rods so the hex nuts are seated snugly in their dedicated sockets e Install the mount pivot plate on the underside of the ODU as shown f Take four x4 M10 x 30 hex head screws...
Page 48: ...appear as shown in the photo below h Before performing this step have on hand and easily accessible with one hand the two x2 mounting brackets four x4 M12 hex nuts and four M12 spring washers Positio...
Page 49: ...hand push the mounting brackets up against the pole Secure the nuts by tightening them to a torque of 10 n M l Slide two protection boots onto the low loss coaxial cable connected to the antenna s out...
Page 50: ...6 2 3 2 1 Installation of Two ODUs Low Frequency with Two Antennas The procedure for installing two ODUs with two antennas is the same as described in Section 3 6 2 3 1 1 except that it is performed i...
Page 51: ...een the antenna and the two ODUs e Connect the free end of the low loss cables to the combiner f Take another low loss cable Connect it from the combiner to the antenna ODU A ANTE NNA A ANTENNA A ANTE...
Page 52: ...ODUs with two antennas is the same as described in Section 3 6 2 3 1 2 except that it is performed in duplicate two antennas each connected to a single ODU by means of a direct mount adapter refer to...
Page 53: ...ODUs with a single antenna is as follows refer to illustration in Fig 3 4 a Mount the antenna on the direct mount adapter specially designed for the connection of two ODUs b Mount the antenna special...
Page 54: ...screw to the ODU grounding receptacle shown in Fig 3 5 Ensure the connections are clean to maintain low resistance Fig 3 5 ODU Ground Lug 1 Place the grounding rod so as to allow for the shortest poss...
Page 55: ...e grounding wire to the outside wall Install a grounding wire from the junction box to the grounding rod 3 6 2 4 2 Surge Protection For installations at more environmentally stressed locations auxilia...
Page 56: ...grounded in order to protect it and the structure it is installed on from lightning damage This requires that the ODU any mounting pole or mast and any exposed interconnect cable be grounded on the ou...
Page 57: ...meter probes on the unconnected SDIDUTM end of the power cable with the positive voltmeter probe on pin 2 V of the cable connector and the negative probe on pin 1 RET The connector screw terminal scre...
Page 58: ...hernet cable or connect the SDIDUTM to a computer network using a Cat 5 Ethernet cable Connect the Ethernet cable to SNMP A or B connector on the SDIDUTM front panel Refer to Figure 3 6 for the SDIDUT...
Page 59: ...Antenna N Type Rectangular Waveguide Depending on band N Type Rectangular Waveguide Depending on band SDIDUTM ODU Link TNC Female N Type Female TNC Female N Type Female Data Interfaces Payload Molex...
Page 60: ...ing 0 to 95 non condensing ODU Humidity 100 All weather 100 All weather Altitude 15 000 feet 4572 meters maximum 15 000 feet 4572 meters maximum Physical Dimensions SDIDUTM Size WxHxD 445Wx238 5x44 5...
Page 61: ...tor Two pin male PIN TYPE SIGNAL 1 POWER Power supply return SDIDUTM chassis ground 2 POWER 48 Vdc nominal 5 2 ATX II Ethernet 100BaseTX Payload LOC Connector RJ 45 Female PIN TYPE SIGNAL 1 OUTPUT TX...
Page 62: ...onnector RJ 45 Female PIN TYPE SIGNAL 1 OUTPUT TX 2 OUTPUT TX 3 INPUT RX 4 N A N A 5 N A N A 6 INPUT RX 7 N A N A 8 N A N A 5 4 ATX II SONET Payload Connector SC Duplex Female Fiber PIN TYPE SIGNAL OU...
Page 63: ...M 1 Payload Connector BNC Duplex TX RX 5 6 ATX II DS 3 E 3 STS 1 Payload Connector BNC Duplex TX RX PIN TYPE SIGNAL TX OUTPUT SDH STM 1 payload output electrical RX INPUT SDH STM 1 payload input elect...
Page 64: ...definido MK MAN 01 USA VERSION ATX II Digital Radio 5 7 NMS 10 100BaseTX LOC Connector RJ 45 Female PIN TYPE SIGNAL 1 OUTPUT TX 2 OUTPUT TX 3 INPUT RX 4 N A N A 5 N A N A 6 INPUT RX 7 N A N A 8 N A N...
Page 65: ...ation Manual 5 5 ATX II Digital Radio MK MAN 01 USA VERSION 5 8 NMS 10 100BaseTX CPT Connector RJ 45 Female PIN TYPE SIGNAL 1 OUTPUT TX 2 OUTPUT TX 3 INPUT RX 4 N A N A 5 N A N A 6 INPUT RX 7 N A N A...
Page 66: ...PUT TTL Alarm Output 1 21 INPUT O utput RS 232 RX TX 31 OUTPUT Input RS 232 TX RX 4 OUTPUT TTL Alarm Output 2 5 N A GROUND 62 N A Alarm 1 Form C Contact Normally Open 72 N A Alarm 1 Form C Contact Nor...
Page 67: ...0 ODU Connector TNC coaxial female PIN TYPE SIGNAL Center I O 350 MHz TX IF 140 MHz RX IF 48 VDC Shield N A Shield Chassis GND 5 11 T1 Channels 1 2 Connector RJ 48C Female PIN TYPE SIGNAL 1 INPUT RX 2...
Page 68: ...Tip 7 OUTPUT T1 Channel 11 Transmit Tip 8 OUTPUT T1 Channel 12 Transmit Tip 9 OUTPUT T1 Channel 5 Transmit Tip 10 OUTPUT T1 Channel 6 Transmit Tip 11 OUTPUT T1 Channel 7 Transmit Tip 12 OUTPUT T1 Chan...
Page 69: ...NPUT T1 Channel 16 Receive Tip 32 INPUT T1 Channel 15 Receive Tip 33 INPUT T1 Channel 9 Receive Tip 34 INPUT T1 Channel 14 Receive Tip 35 INPUT T1 Channel 10 Receive Tip 36 INPUT T1 Channel 13 Receive...
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Page 71: ...annel 3 Receive Ring 52 INPUT T1 Channel 12 Receive Ring 53 INPUT T1 Channel 4 Receive Ring 54 INPUT T1 Channel 11 Receive Ring 55 INPUT T1 Channel 13 Receive Ring 56 INPUT T1 Channel 10 Receive Ring...
Page 72: ...chronous Transfer Mode BER Bit Error Rate CLEC Competitive Local Exchange Carrier CMRR Common Mode Rejection Ratio CO Central Office Codec Coder Decoder CPE Customer Premise Equipment CPU Central Proc...
Page 73: ...ett Packard s network management product IC Integrated circuit IEC International Electrotechnical Commission IF Intermediate frequency IMD Intermodulation Distortion IP Internet Protocol ISDN Integrat...
Page 74: ...PLL Phase Locked Loop POP Point of Presence PRBS Pseudo Random Bit Stream QAM Quadrature Amplitude Modulation QPSK Quadrature Phase Shift Keying R Transmission Rate RF Radio Frequency ROH Radio Overhe...
Page 75: ...ter Vrms Volts root mean square Vp Volts peak Vp p Volts peak to peak VOIP Voice Over Internet Protocol VPN Virtual Private Network VRMS Volts root mean square VSWR Voltage standing wave ratio WAN Wid...
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