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System Manual

WiLink-I Modular Base Station

SW Version 2.5

June 2006

Summary of Contents for WiLink-I 3000

Page 1: ...System Manual WiLink I Modular Base Station SW Version 2 5 June 2006 ...

Page 2: ...ds new HW from SW releases SW Version 2 0 January 2006 Cumulative Power On Time Sections 4 5 1 4 8 4 1 Display of the cumulative power on time for NPU and AU modules SW Version 2 0 January 2006 Additional Back Up Files Section 4 5 2 5 Create download Back Up Files for Filtering parameters including MAC Address Deny List and for Trap Configuration SW Version 2 0 January 2006 Performance Monitoring ...

Page 3: ...he operator s upstream network SW Version 2 0 January 2006 Multicast VLAN Sections 4 10 1 5 4 10 4 5 6 Modified functionality The feature is needed only to support multiple VLANs behind SUs that use a SW version below 2 0 In SW version 2 0 and higher the SU handles multiple VLANs by properly duplicating messages SW Version 2 0 January 2006 DRAP TTL Retries Section 4 5 3 5 Parameter added in formal...

Page 4: ... Manual Document History Transparent Forwarding Rule Table 4 20 No editing of Transparent Forwarding Rule Name SW Version 2 5 June 2006 BER Test The BER Test feature was removed SW Version 2 5 June 2006 Topic Description Version Date Issued ...

Page 5: ... the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at the user s own expense R TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with the appropriate essential requirements of Article 3 of the R TTE Directive 1999 5...

Page 6: ...ment in the immediate vicinity must be grounded in the same way and not be grounded elsewhere The DC supply system is to be local i e within the same premises as the equipment There shall be no disconnect device between the grounded circuit conductor of the DC source return and the point of connection of the grounding electrode conductor Lithium Battery The battery on the NPU card is not intended ...

Page 7: ...d national codes it is highly recommended to ensure that the outdoor unit and the antenna mast when using external antenna are grounded and suitable lightning protection devices are used so as to provide protection against voltage surges and static charges In any event The Supplier is not liable for any injury damage or regulation violations associated with or caused by installation grounding or l...

Page 8: ... Chapter 2 Installation Describes how to install the Base Station system components Chapter 3 Commissioning Describes how to configure basic parameters and validate units operation Chapter 4 Operation and Administration Describes how to use the Monitor application for configuring parameters checking system status and monitoring performance Appendix A Software Upgrade Describes how to load new soft...

Page 9: ...Unit PIU 8 1 2 7 Power Supply Unit PSU 8 1 2 8 Air Ventilation Unit AVU 9 1 3 Networking Equipment 10 1 4 Management Systems 10 1 4 1 NetMaster 10 1 4 2 WiLink I Configuration Utility 11 1 5 Specifications 13 1 5 1 Radio 13 1 5 2 Base Station Antennas Optional 14 1 5 3 AU IDU to AU ODU Communication 15 1 5 4 Data Communication Ethernet Ports 16 1 5 5 Configuration and Management 16 1 5 6 Standards...

Page 10: ...quipment 33 2 2 1 BST Installation Requirements 33 2 2 2 WiLink I BST SH Chassis Slot Assignments 34 2 2 3 Power Requirements 35 2 2 4 HOT SWAP Support 35 2 2 5 Power Interface Unit PIU 35 2 2 6 Power Supply Unit PSU 38 2 2 7 Access Unit Indoor Module AU IDU 39 2 2 8 Network Processing Unit NPU 41 2 2 9 Using the Hot Swap Injector Ejector Handles 44 2 2 10 Installing the Base Station Chassis and M...

Page 11: ...net Connection 62 Chapter 4 Operation and Administration 4 1 WiLink I System Management 64 4 2 The Monitor Program 66 4 2 1 Accessing the Monitor Program 66 4 2 2 Using the Monitor Program 67 4 3 The NPU s Main Menu 70 4 3 1 Base Station Menu 70 4 3 2 NPU Menu 70 4 3 3 Radio Cluster Menu 70 4 3 4 ODU Menu 70 4 3 5 AU Menu 71 4 3 6 SU Menu 71 4 3 7 Services Menu 71 4 3 8 Exit 71 4 4 Base Station Me...

Page 12: ...y 98 4 6 2 Select 98 4 6 3 Add 99 4 6 4 Radio Cluster Parameters 99 4 7 ODU Menu 101 4 7 1 Show Summary 101 4 7 2 Select 102 4 7 3 Add 103 4 7 4 ODU Parameters 103 4 7 5 Frequency Bands File and Frequency Bands Groups 104 4 8 AU Menu 106 4 8 1 Show Summary 106 4 8 2 SW Files in NPU 107 4 8 3 Select 107 4 8 4 AU Slot Menu 107 4 8 5 Performance Monitoring 117 4 9 SU Menu 120 4 9 1 Show Summary 120 4...

Page 13: ...he Services Menu 146 4 10 5 Defining Services 170 4 10 6 Pre configured Profiles 171 4 11NPU Parameters Summary 178 Appendix A Software Upgrade A 1 Before you Start 190 A 2 File Loading Procedure 191 A 3 Completing the Software Upgrade Switching Versions 193 Appendix B Defining Service Profiles for Generic VoIP Gateways B 1 Introduction 196 B 1 1 Priority Marking 196 B 1 2 General Assumptions 196 ...

Page 14: ... RTCP BW Calculation 201 B 3 6 QoS Profiles 201 B 4 1 POTS Basic VoIP G 711 Service Profile 202 B 4 1 Service Characteristics 202 B 4 2 RTP BW Calculation 202 B 4 3 RTCP BW Calculation 202 B 4 4 QoS Profile 202 B 5 1 POTS Advanced VoIP G 711 Service Profile 204 B 5 1 Service Characteristics 204 B 5 2 Voice RTP BW Calculation 204 B 5 3 Voice RTCP BW Calculation 204 B 5 4 T 38 14 400 Kbps Fax RTP BW...

Page 15: ...llation Using Metal Band 30 Figure 2 5 Bottom Panel of the AU ODU 31 Figure 2 6 WiLink I BST SH Chassis Slot Assignments 34 Figure 2 7 PIU Module Front Panel 36 Figure 2 8 PSU Module Front Panel 39 Figure 2 9 AU IDU Module Front Panel 40 Figure 2 10 NPU Module Front Panel 42 Figure 2 11 AVU Drawer Front Panel 47 Figure 4 1 Base Station Chassis Slot Assignment 73 Figure 4 2 Uplink and Downlink Sche...

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Page 17: ...ation Ethernet Ports 16 Table 1 10 Configuration and Management 16 Table 1 11 Standards Compliance General 17 Table 1 12 Environmental Specifications 17 Table 1 13 Services 18 Table 1 14 Mechanical Specifications Base Station Equipment 19 Table 1 15 Electrical Specifications Base Station Equipment 19 Table 1 16 Connectors Base Station Equipment 20 Table 1 17 Base Station Antennas Mechanical Specif...

Page 18: ... Power Feeder Connectors 51 Table 2 16 ODU Power Feeder LEDs 51 Table 3 1 Basic NPU Parameters 56 Table 3 2 AU ODU LEDs 58 Table 3 3 AU IDU LEDs 59 Table 3 4 NPU LEDs 60 Table 3 5 PIU LEDs 61 Table 3 6 PSU LEDs 61 Table 3 7 AVU LEDs 61 Table 3 8 ODU Power Feeder LEDs 62 Table 4 1 COM Port Configuration 66 Table 4 2 Default Passwords 84 Table 4 3 Frequency Bands 105 Table 4 4 Automatic Association ...

Page 19: ...ased Gateways 174 Table 4 15 Pre Configured Service Profiles for Generic non DRAP VoIP Services 174 Table 4 16 Pre Configured Forwarding Rule for Voice Services 175 Table 4 17 Pre Configured Priority Classifiers for Generic non DRAP VoIP Services 175 Table 4 18 Pre Configured BE and RT QoS Profile for Voice Services 176 Table 4 19 Pre Configured CG QoS Profile for Generic non DRAP VoIP Services 17...

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Page 21: ...1 Chapter 1 System Description In This Chapter Introducing WiLink I on page 2 Base Station Equipment on page 5 Networking Equipment on page 10 Management Systems on page 10 Specifications on page 13 ...

Page 22: ...ltiple end users The system uses OFDM radio technology which is robust in adverse channel conditions and enables operation in non line of sight links This allows easy installation and improves coverage while maintaining a high level of spectral efficiency Modulation and coding can be adapted per burst ever striving to achieve a balance between robustness and efficiency in accordance with prevailin...

Page 23: ...Base Station BST Equipment WiLink I Base Station equipment including the modular Base Station and its components and the stand alone Micro Base Station Networking Equipment Standard switches routers and other networking equipment supporting connections to the backbone and or Internet Management Systems SNMP based Management Billing and Customer Care and other Operation Support Systems Table 1 2 3 ...

Page 24: ...4 System Description Chapter 1 System Description Figure 1 1 WiLink I System Architecture ...

Page 25: ...er Interface Units PIU and up to four redundant Power Supply Units PSUs One of the double Euro slots is dedicated to the Network Processing Unit NPU module supporting a central networking and management architecture Another double Euro slot is reserved for an optional redundant NPU NPU redundancy support is planned for a future release The remaining seven double Euro slots are dedicated mainly for...

Page 26: ...agent incorporated into the NPU enables extensive In Band IB management of the Base Station and all its registered SUs Out Of Band OOB management is supported through a dedicated 10 100 Base T interface A serial RS 232 port supports local configuration monitoring and debugging Two NPU modules can be used to provide a 1 1 redundancy scheme The redundancy mechanism to be supported in future releases...

Page 27: ... power and low noise figure It supports a bandwidth of up to 14 MHz enabling future options such as increased capacity through larger channels e g 7 14 MHz or using an IF multiplexer There are two versions of the AU ODU AU ODU Maximum output power of 28 dBm AU ODU HP High Power ODU Maximum output power of 34 dBm The AU ODU HP is currently available in the 3 5 GHz bands 3 5a and 3 5b Because of the...

Page 28: ...chassis Two PIU modules provide redundant power feeding two input sources while avoiding current flow between the two input sources 1 2 7 Power Supply Unit PSU The single Euro PSU module is a 48 VDC power supply unit Each Base Station chassis can contain up to four PSU modules providing N 1 redundancy configurations Table 1 4 displays the number of PSU modules excluding redundant units required fo...

Page 29: ...ort high availability Base Station the fan tray includes 10 brush less fans where 9 fans are sufficient for cooling a fully loaded chassis A failure in any of the fans is indicated by both the front panel LEDs and a trap that is sent to the management system To further support high availability the chassis may operate with the hot swappable fan tray extracted from it for a period of time sufficien...

Page 30: ...d Admission tools 1 4 1 NetMaster The NetMaster is a comprehensive Network Management System offering centralized operational maintenance for the complete range of network elements in the Nera Networks product portfolio The NetMaster is built on the state of the art technology with scalable cross platform system that supports distributed network architecture NetMaster offers full range management ...

Page 31: ...k I Configuration Utility is an SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol application designed for on line management of WiLink I system components This utility simplifies the installation and maintenance of small size installations by easily enabling the change of settings or firmware upgrade for one Base Station Micro Base Station at a time including the managed device s components and associated ...

Page 32: ...ervice Provisioning Firmware upgrade for the NPU Micro Base Station AUs and SUs On line performance data monitoring and statistics collection A special MS Excel Add In for effective tabular and graphical display of collected data Support for http cut through to Voice Gateways and Networking Gateways ...

Page 33: ...3700 3753 5 AU ODU 3 6b 3646 5 3700 3746 5 3800 Operation Mode FDD Full duplex Channel Bandwidth 3 5 MHz 1 75 MHz Central Frequency Resolution 0 125 MHz Antenna Port AU ODU N Type 50 ohm Max Input Power at AU ODU antenna port 50 dBm before saturation 17 dBm before damage Output Power at AU ODU antenna port AU ODU 28 dBm 1 dB maximum AU ODU HP 34 dBm 1 dB maximum Power control range From 13 dBm to ...

Page 34: ...on compliant with ESTI EN 302 085 V 1 1 2 2001 02 CS2 BS ANT 90V 3 3 3 8 15 dBi typical in the 3 3 3 8 GHz band 90 AZ x 9 EL vertical polarization compliant with ESTI EN 302 085 V 1 1 2 2001 02 CSI CS2 CS3 BS ANT 120 3 5V 14 dBi typical in the 3 3 3 7 GHz band 120 AZ x 6 7 EL vertical polarization compliant with ESTI EN 302 085 V 1 2 3 2005 09 CS1 BS ANT 60 3 5H 16 dBi typical in the 3 4 3 6 GHz b...

Page 35: ...zation Frequency 64 MHz Bi Directional Control Frequency 14 MHz IF cable Impedance 50 ohm Maximum IF cable Attenuation AU ODU 19 dB 240 MHz 15 dB 140 MHz 8 dB 64 MHz AU ODU HP 19 dB 240 MHz 15 dB 140 MHz 8 dB 64 MHz Minimum IF cable Shielding Effectiveness 90 dB in the 10 300 MHz band Maximum IF cable Return Loss 20 dB in the 10 300 MHz band Maximum IF cable DC Resistance AU ODU 4 0 ohm AU ODU HP ...

Page 36: ...ag bytes Speed Data Port 100 1000 Mbps Full Duplex Management Port 10 100 Mbps Half Full Duplex with Auto Negotiation Table 1 10 Configuration and Management Item Description Out Of Band OOB Management Telnet via Management port SNMP via Management port Monitor port In Band IB Management via Data Port SNMP Telnet SNMP Agents SNMP ver 1 client MIB II RFC 1213 Private WiLink I MIBs Authentication X5...

Page 37: ... Environmental ETS 300 019 Part 2 1 T 1 2 part 2 2 T 2 3 for indoor outdoor Part 2 3 T 3 2 for indoor Part 2 4 T 4 1E for outdoor Radio ETSI EN 301 753 V 1 1 1 ETSI EN 301 021 V 1 6 1 Table 1 12 Environmental Specifications Type Unit Details Operating temperature Outdoor units 40 C to 55 C Indoor equipment 0 C to 40 C Operating humidity Outdoor units 5 95 non condensing Weather protected Indoor eq...

Page 38: ...downlink Max number of data connections per SU 126 Max number of data connections per AU 3999 3 x number of SUs 3 connections are reserved for each SU Max number of SUs per AU 510 Max number of AUs per BST 7 Max number of MAC addresses in Bridging Table BST 6 000 SU 512 Aging time is configurable The default is 3 minutes for SU 10 minutes for NPU Max number of VLANs per Service 16 Max number of VL...

Page 39: ...station including 1 ODU per AU 640W maximum for a fully equipped base station including 6 ODUs 1 NPU 6 AUs with 1 ODU per AU 1 1 PIUs 2 1 PSUs Full Base station including 2 regular ODUs per AU 868W maximum for a fully equipped base station including 12 regular ODUs 1 NPU 6 AUs with 2 ODUs per AU 1 1 PIUs 2 1 PSUs Full Chassis excluding ODUs 412W maximum for a fully equipped chassis excluding ODUs ...

Page 40: ... 40A D Type male Amphenol P N 717TWA3W3PHP2V4RRM6 NPU DATA 100 1000Base T RJ 45 with 2 embedded LEDs Cable connection to a PC Crossed Cable connection to a hub Straight MGMT 10 100Base T RJ 45 with 2 embedded LEDs Cable connection to a PC Crossed Cable connection to a hub Straight GPS SYNC IN 15 pin micro D Type jack GPS SYNC OUT 15 pin micro D Type jack ALRM IN 9 pin micro D Type jack ALRM OUT 9 ...

Page 41: ...x 20 x 3 1 5 BS ANT 90V 3 3 3 8 Mounting kit 2 to 4 pole Connector N Type female 53 6 x 36 x 3 2 3 BS ANT 120 3 5V Mounting kit 0 75 to 2 pole Mechanical tilt 0 to 30 Connector N Type female 76 2 x 8 3 x 7 6 2 0 BS ANT 60 3 5H Mounting kit 2 to 4 pole Connector N Type female 48 x 20 x 4 2 BS ANT 90 3 5H Mounting kit 2 to 4 pole Connector N Type female 60 x 25 x 5 5 2 Omni ANT 3 4 3 6 Mounting brac...

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Page 43: ...2 Chapter 2 Installation Guidelines In This Chapter Installing the AU ODU on page 24 Installing the Base Station Equipment on page 33 Installing the ODU Power Feeder on page 50 ...

Page 44: ... the antenna to the AU ODU Grounding cable with an appropriate termination Table 2 1 AU ODU Types Item Description WiLink I BST AU ODU 3 3d AU ODU operating in the 3 3d band WiLink I BST AU ODU 3 3e AU ODU operating in the 3 3e band WiLink I BST AU ODU 3 3f AU ODU operating in the 3 3f band WiLink I BST AU ODU 3 3g AU ODU operating in the 3 3g band WiLink I BST AU ODU 3 5a AU ODU operating in the ...

Page 45: ...e area The ODU should be installed as close as possible to the antenna 2 1 3 IF Cables The AU ODU is connected to the AU IDU or to the Power Feeder via an IF cable carrying both signals and power The maximum permitted attenuation of the IF NOTE Items marked with an asterisk are available from the Supplier CAUTION ONLY experienced installation professionals who are familiar with local building and ...

Page 46: ...diverse pole diameters The protrusions with grooves on the top backsides of the unit and the protrusion on the bottom backside enable the use of 9 16 wide metal bands not included with the package to secure the unit to a pole Table 2 2 IF Cables Requirements Item Description Screening Effectiveness 90 dB minimum in the 10 300 MHz band IF cable Impedance 50 ohm Maximum IF cable Attenuation AU ODU 1...

Page 47: ...trates the method of mounting a regular AU ODU on a pole using the clamps and threaded rods Figure 2 1 AU ODU Pole Installation Using Special Clamps NOTE There is a groove on one end of the threaded rod Insert the threaded rods with the grooves pointing outward as these grooves enable you to use a screwdriver to fasten the rods to the unit ...

Page 48: ...Installation Guidelines 2 1 4 2 Pole Mounting the Regular AU ODU Using Metal Bands Figure 2 2 illustrates the method of mounting a regular AU ODU on a pole using metal bands Figure 2 2 AU ODU Pole Installation Using Metal Band I ...

Page 49: ...the method of mounting a High Power AU ODU HP on a pole using the clamps and threaded rods Figure 2 3 AU ODU HP Pole Installation Using Special Clamps NOTE There is a groove on one end of the threaded rod Insert the threaded rods with the grooves pointing outward as these grooves enable you to use a screwdriver to fasten the rods to the unit ...

Page 50: ...nstallation Guidelines 2 1 4 4 Pole Mounting the AU ODU HP Using Metal Bands Figure 2 4 illustrates the method of mounting a High Power AU ODU HP on a pole using metal bands Figure 2 4 AU ODU HP Pole Installation Using Metal Band ...

Page 51: ...iption Functionality PWR Power indication Off ODU is not powered Green ODU power OK ALARM Not Used Red blinks shortly during ODU power up ETH WLNK Wireless link status indication Off No SU is associated Green At least one SU is associated Table 2 5 AU ODU Connectors Name Connector Functionality IF TNC jack Connection to the AU IDU Micro Base Station ODU Power Feeder ANT N Type jack 50 ohm Connecti...

Page 52: ...rked located on the bottom panel of the unit 2 Connect the other end of the RF cable to the antenna 3 The RF connectors should be properly sealed to protect against rain and moisture 2 1 6 3 Connecting the IF Cable 1 Connect one end of the coaxial IF cable to the IF connector on the bottom panel of the unit 2 Verify that the length of the IF cable is sufficient to reach the AU IDU Power Feeder See...

Page 53: ...ch chassis WiLink I BST PSU up to 4 per chassis Power Supply Unit s WiLink I BST NPU Network Processing Unit and Monitor cable WiLink I BST AU IDU up to 6 per chassis Access Unit Indoor Unit s 2 2 1 2 Additional Installation Requirements The following items are also required to install the BST Ethernet cable straight for connecting the NPU to a Hub Switch A grounding cable with appropriate termina...

Page 54: ...uipment To enable power source and or Power Interface Unit 1 1 redundancy two PIU modules can be installed in the designated slots If a single PIU module is used it can be inserted into either one of the two available slots The number of installed PSU modules depends on the specific configuration number of AUs and NPU redundancy scheme refer to Table 2 8 and Table 2 9 If less than 4 PSU modules ar...

Page 55: ... Unit PIU The single Euro PIU module is the interface between the Base Station site s DC power source and the Base Station Chassis Power Supply Units and external ODUs which receive power via the IDUs The PIU filters and stabilizes the Base Station input power and protects the system from power problems such as over voltage surge pulses reverse polarity connection and short circuits It also filter...

Page 56: ...tation chassis contains two slots for an optional 1 1 PIU redundancy One PIU is sufficient to support a fully populated chassis Two PIU modules provide redundant power feeding two input sources while avoiding current flow between the two input sources Figure 2 7 PIU Module Front Panel NOTE The HOT SWAP blue LED does not exist in first generation PIUs ...

Page 57: ... current In a second generation PIU with HOT SWAP LED disconnect power from the PIU module only after it is taken out from the chassis or after the HOT SWAP LED is turned on Connect power to the PIU only after it is fully inserted into the chassis Table 2 7 PIU LEDs PWR and MASTER LEDs PIU Status PWR MASTER Off Off Chassis is not connected to power Red Off Power is not connected or power input is ...

Page 58: ...1 redundancy configurations The following tables display the number of PSU modules excluding redundant units required for various Base Station configurations Table 2 8 PSU Requirements Configurations with one NPU excluding PSU redundancy Number of AUs Minimum Required Number of PSUs 1 2 1 3 6 2 Table 2 9 PSU Requirements Configurations with two NPUs excluding PSU redundancy Number of AUs Minimum R...

Page 59: ... establishment and for bandwidth management Each AU IDU includes two 3 5 1 75 MHz PHY channels that can connect to AU ODUs If only a single AU ODU per AU IDU is used it should be connected to the ODU1 Channel 1 connector Figure 2 8 PSU Module Front Panel Table 2 10 PSU LEDs LED Status Description PWR ALRM Off Off No power or fatal damage Off Red Power input is out of range or PSU is damaged or PSU...

Page 60: ...Installation Guidelines Figure 2 9 AU IDU Module Front Panel Table 2 11 AU IDU LEDs Name Description Functionality PWR Power indication Off AU IDU is not powered Red AU IDU power supply failed low power Green AU IDU power is OK ...

Page 61: ...ransmission indication Off No IDU transmission Green IDU transmission OK SP Spare Not Used IP IP activity indication Off No downlink AU to SU IP activity Green blinking Downlink AU to SU IP activity ODU1 ODU2 PWR IDU to ODU Power Indication Off No IDU to ODU power output Red IDU to ODU power output failed Green IDU to ODU power output OK ODU1 ODU2 ALRM Off IDU ODU communication OK Red IDU ODU comm...

Page 62: ...rs Name Connector Functionality DATA 100 1000Base T RJ 45 with 2 embedded LEDs Connection to the backbone Cable connection to a hub switch router Straight MGMT 10 100Base T RJ 45 with 2 embedded LEDs Connection to OOB management Cable connection to a PC Crossed Cable connection to a hub switch router Straight ...

Page 63: ...low profile jack Access for debugging and configuration using the Monitor program Table 2 13 NPU LEDs Name Description Functionality PWR Power indication Off NPU is not powered Red NPU power failure Green NPU power is OK ALRM NPU Alarm indication Off NPU is OK Red NPU failure BST ALRM Base Station chassis alarm indication Off All Base Station modules are OK Red Failure in one or more Base Station ...

Page 64: ... slot 1 4 7 9 for AU IDU 2 Press the handles up the upper handle if available down the lower handle simultaneously until you hear the locking click and the red buttons are released The blue HOT SWAP LED will briefly turn on only in AU and NPU indicating that the module is being powered up 3 Secure the module in place by closing the screws at the top and bottom of the front panel HOT SWAP NPU readi...

Page 65: ...cted and can be removed 4 Press the handles down the upper handle up the lower handle until the module is unlocked firmly hold the handles and take the module out of the chassis NOTE If a module is fully inserted without properly locking the handles it will become operational However in this state the hot swap mechanism is not supported A warning message trap will be sent To insert a PSU or a PIU ...

Page 66: ...vide a sufficient space for the Cable Guide and to allow air flow for preventing over heating leave a free space of at least 1U between the upper covers of the chassis and other units in the cabinet 3 Connect one end of a grounding cable to the ground terminal located on the rear panel of the chassis and firmly tighten the grounding screw Connect the opposite end of the grounding cable to a ground...

Page 67: ...ire to the 48 VDC contact of the power source Connect the red wire to the Return contact Connect the ground wire to the ground 9 For regular AU ODU s Connect the IF cable s already connected at the other end to the AU ODU s to the ODU 1 ODU 2 connector s of the applicable AU IDU module s If only a single AU ODU per AU IDU is used connect the IF cable s to the appropriate ODU 1 connector s To avoid...

Page 68: ...acing an NPU To minimize downtime and facilitate fast and easy NPU replacement it is recommended to maintain an updated copy of the NPU configuration Refer to Section 4 5 2 6 for details on preparing and uploading a backup file of the NPU configuration 1 Release the screws at the top and the bottom of the NPU s front panel 2 Press the handles red button until the handles are unlocked 3 Wait until ...

Page 69: ...king click and the red buttons are released The blue HOT SWAP LED will briefly turn on indicating that the module is being powered up 8 Secure the module in place by closing the screws at the top and bottom of the front panel 9 Download the backup file using a DOS based TFTP Use the command tftp i NPU port IP address put file name The default IP address of the MGMT port is 10 0 0 1 10 Use the moni...

Page 70: ...r Feeder modules ODU Power Feeder module including a DC power cable four 0 5 meter IF cables and four screws 2 3 1 2 Additional Installation Requirements A grounding cable with appropriate terminations for connecting the unit s ground terminal to the rack or to a ground connection For installation in a 21 ETSI rack two 21 ETSI rack adapters Other installation tools and materials ...

Page 71: ...tion to prepare a DC cable 1 Use a cable capable of supporting a current of at least 10A Use a cable with 2 x 10AWG or thicker wires for the power plus an additional 10AWG to 20AWG ground wire Table 2 15 ODU Power Feeder Connectors Name Connector Functionality IDU 1 4 4 x TNC jacks Connection to ODU connectors of AU IDUs Micro Base Station ODU 1 4 4 x TNC jacks Connections to IF connectors of AU O...

Page 72: ...der module s Attach the ODU Power Feeder module s to the panel using the four screws supplied with each module 2 Place the panel with the ODU Power Feeder module s on a shelf desk or install it in a 19 cabinet next to the Base Station equipment For installation in a 21 cabinet attach suitable ETSI rack adapters to the chassis 3 Connect one end of a grounding cable to the grounding screw located on...

Page 73: ...the ODU Power Feeder WiLink I Modular Base Station System Manual 53 transmissions at undesired frequencies verify that the frequency and bandwidth parameters are properly configured before connecting the IF cables ...

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Page 75: ...3 Chapter 3 Commissioning In This Chapter Configuring Basic Parameters of Base Station on page 56 Operation Verification on page 58 ...

Page 76: ...nformation on the applicable parameters The following are the guidelines for configuring the basic parameters Table 3 1 Basic NPU Parameters Management Option Parameters MGMT port Management Port IP address Management Port Subnet Mask Management Port Gateway Management Port Destination Subnet Management Port Destination Subnet Mask Management Port Management Traffic Enable Disable DATA port Data P...

Page 77: ...emotely configured using either SNMP management or the Monitor application via Telnet Alternatively it is possible to continue the configuration process using the Monitor application via the MON serial port Refer to Chapter 4 Operation and Administration for information on how to access the Monitor application either via the MON port or via Telnet and how to use it NOTE It is highly recommended to...

Page 78: ...the outdoor unit The following tables list the provided LEDs and their associated indications NOTE Verifying the correct operation of the Outdoor Unit using the LEDs as described below is only possible after the configuration of basic parameters has been completed Table 3 2 AU ODU LEDs Name Description Functionality PWR Power indication Off ODU is not powered Green ODU power is OK ALARM Not Used R...

Page 79: ... No SU is associated Green At least one SU is associated WACT IDU transmission indication Off No IDU transmission Green IDU transmission OK SP Spare Not Used IP IP activity indication Off No downlink AU to SU IP activity Green blinking Downlink AU to SU IP activity ODU1 ODU2 PWR IDU to ODU Power Indication Off No IDU to ODU power output Red IDU to ODU power output failed Green IDU to ODU power out...

Page 80: ... alarm received via the AL IN connector Red Alarm received via the AL IN connector MASTER Master Slave primary secondary operation indication Off Secondary NPU backup Green Primary NPU GPS SYNC GPS IF clock synchronization functionality indication Off GPS IF clock synchronization is disabled Green GPS IF clock synchronization is enabled HOT SWAP NPU readiness for hot swap removal Off Power to the ...

Page 81: ...PIU is OK The chassis is powered from the PIU HOT SWAP Off Power from the module to the chassis is not disconnected the PIU is not ready for removal Blue Power from the module to the chassis can be disconnected and the PIU can be safely removed For instructions on using the HOT SWAP handles refer to Section 2 2 9 Table 3 6 PSU LEDs LED Status Description PWR ALRM Off Off No power or fatal damage O...

Page 82: ...Integrity Indicator which is the yellow LED embedded in the DATA port connector is on This indicates that the unit is connected to an Ethernet segment The Ethernet Activity Indicator which is the green embedded LED should blink whenever the unit receives or transmits traffic on the DATA port Table 3 8 ODU Power Feeder LEDs Name Description Functionality PWR Input power indication Off ODU Power Fee...

Page 83: ...ement on page 64 The Monitor Program on page 66 The NPU s Main Menu on page 70 Base Station Menu on page 72 NPU Menu on page 81 Radio Cluster Menu on page 98 ODU Menu on page 101 AU Menu on page 106 SU Menu on page 120 Services Menu on page 137 NPU Parameters Summary on page 178 ...

Page 84: ...the MON port Two management access methods are available to support management using SNMP and or Telnet Out Of Band OOB management via the dedicated MGMT port In Band IB management via the DATA port Typically WiLink I systems will be managed using bwaNMS or another SNMP based network management system NOTE The SU can also be managed directly from its Ethernet port using the Installer Monitor progr...

Page 85: ...onitor application For information on managing the system using bwaNMS refer to the Applicable bwaNMS documentation NOTE To enable remote management using SNMP and or Telnet the parameters of the applicable port MGMT and or DATA must first be configured via the MON port For details on the applicable parameters refer to Section 4 5 3 ...

Page 86: ...e communication parameters as shown in the following table 4 The password prompt is displayed Enter the password and press the Enter key to get to the Main menu To access the Monitor program via the MON connector Table 4 1 COM Port Configuration Parameter Value Baud Rate 9600 Data Bits 8 Stop Bits 1 Parity None Flow Control Xon Xoff Port Connected COM port NOTE There are 3 access levels as describ...

Page 87: ... other options excluding the Change Password option The default password is installer Monitor Read only permissions for all parameters The default password is monitor To access the Monitor program using Telnet NOTE Following three unsuccessful login attempts using incorrect passwords the monitor program is blocked for 10 minutes If you forgot the Installer or Monitor password the Administrator can...

Page 88: ...from the actual value both values will be displayed where the first one is the configured value and the second is the actual value For example Bandwidth MHz 1 75 3 5 means that the configured bandwidth to be applied after the next reset is 1 75 MHz and the current actual bandwidth is 3 5 MHz For certain parameters the actual values may not be available such as when pre configuring an AU that is no...

Page 89: ...The Monitor Program WiLink I Modular Base Station System Manual 69 Select the Exit option in the Main menu to exit the program and terminate the session ...

Page 90: ...ts defining authorized managers managing the NPU s SW versions and viewing current status and configurations For details refer to Section 4 5 4 3 3 Radio Cluster Menu The Radio Cluster menu enables viewing the details of existing Radio Clusters defining new Radio Clusters updating the parameters of an existing Radio Cluster and deleting a Radio Cluster from the database For details refer to Sectio...

Page 91: ...ation of all relevant SUs configuring the parameters of a selected SU and defining new SUs It also enables managing a selected SU s SW versions and viewing its current status configuration and performance information For details refer to Section 4 9 4 3 7 Services Menu The Service menu enables viewing updating and adding service profiles and subscribers and allocating services to subscribers It al...

Page 92: ...n these parameters In addition some general status information is displayed as follows Configurable Parameters Device Name Device Location ATPC Status Optimal Uplink RSSI dBm Operator ID Cell ID Status Information Slots status displaying for each slot 1 9 the following Ø Installed module type or Not Installed for an empty slot Ø Operational status OK Fault of an installed module Operational status...

Page 93: ... Select this option to view or configure the general Base Station parameters 4 4 2 1 Device Name The Device Name parameter provides identification information for the base station equipment The device name consists of up to 255 printable characters The default Device Name is a null string empty 4 4 2 2 Device Location The Device Location parameter provides location information for the Base Station...

Page 94: ... Base Station The default is Enable 4 4 2 3 2 Optimal Uplink RSSI The Optimal Uplink RSSI sets the target level at which all transmissions should be received by the AU ODUs for optimal performance The range is 103 to 60 dBm The default is 69 dBm 4 4 2 4 Cell Parameters The Cell parameters provide a unique identifier for the Base Station and they are common to all AUs in the Base Station Updated Ce...

Page 95: ...d for the Cell ID are applied only after reset 4 4 3 Alarms and Traps The Alarms and Traps menu enables viewing the active alarms or the traps log filtering the displayed traps and enabling disabling traps The available options are Show Active Alarms Traps Display Filter Show Traps Log Trap Configuration 4 4 3 1 Show Active Alarms Select to view the currently active alarms For more details on acti...

Page 96: ... Days parameters in the Traps Display Filtering option up to a maximum of the last 1000 traps For more details refer to the Traps and Alarms document 4 4 3 4 Trap Configuration The Trap Configuration menu enables viewing current parameters of all traps and updating the parameters of a selected trap It also enables viewing traps with modified parameters different from the default and restoring the ...

Page 97: ...3 4 3 Severity The Severity menu enables viewing a list of all traps with Severity that differs from the default severity updating the Severity of a selected trap and restoring the Severities of all traps to the default severities The Severity menu includes the following options Show Traps with Modified Severity Displays all traps with Severity that differs from the default severity Update Enables...

Page 98: ...n all services allocated to subscribers behind the CPE is limited to 2 Mbps The Network Service Provider may purchase from the Supplier a bank of CPE unlimited bandwidth licenses and allocate licenses to selected L model CPEs on a need basis refer to Section 4 9 6 3 9 for details on assigning a license to a selected CPE Rather then granting licenses only to specific L model CPEs The Network Servic...

Page 99: ...PE should not exceed 2 Mbps If the aggregate MIR in the services assigned to such a CPE exceeds this limit the Network Service Provider has a 30 days grace period During the grace period the assigned services are provided to the CPE At any time during the 30 days grace period the Network Service Operator can load to the CPE the required permanent license for unlimited bandwidth If a license was no...

Page 100: ...e License list For each CPE the displayed list includes also the License ID only BW license is applicable in the current version and the expiry date of the temporary grace period The Show Grace Licenses option displays a table that includes the MAC addresses of CPEs that are currently included in the Grace License list For each CPE the displayed list includes also the License ID only BW license is...

Page 101: ...eters Refer to Section 4 5 3 for more details on these parameters In addition some general status information is shown as follows General Status Information Serial Number HW Version HW Configuration Temperature Celsius Cumulative Power On Time hours The cumulative power on time of the NPU since first power up Management Port Parameters and Status Management Port MAC Address Management Port IP Addr...

Page 102: ...net Mask Data Port Gateway Data Port Management VLAN Data Port Speed Data Port Status Up Down Data Port Management Traffic Enabled Disabled Authorized Managers per manager details IP Address Access Rights Send Traps Read Community Write Community Bridge Parameters Bridge Aging Time SW Files and Versions Main SW File Main SW Version Shadow SW File Shadow SW Version Running From The currently runnin...

Page 103: ...nge Password For security and control reasons the Change Password option is available only for users with Administration access rights using the Administrator Password to access the program The Change Password option enables defining the passwords for each of the three different access levels Administrator Installer and Monitor After changing the password for a selected access level you will be pr...

Page 104: ...ion Control The NPU can contain two SW versions Main Each time the NPU resets it will reboot using the version defined as Main Shadow Normally the Shadow version is the backup version Each time a new SW File is downloaded to the NPU it will be stored as a Shadow version replacing the previous Shadow Version The typical process of upgrading to a new SW version includes the following steps 1 Downloa...

Page 105: ...the SW version The SW Version Control submenu includes the following options Show versions Run from Shadow Set as Main 4 5 2 4 1 Show Versions Select this option to view the current available versions and the running version Main SW File Main SW Version Shadow SW File Shadow SW Version Running From Main or Shadow Boot SW Version 4 5 2 4 2 Run from Shadow Select the Run from Shadow option to reset ...

Page 106: ...gurations associated with service General Service parameters Subscribers Services Service Profiles Forwarding Rules Priority Classifiers QoS Profiles Filtering All the configurations of Filtering Rules Interface Filtering and MAC Address Deny List Traps Configuration The configuration parameters for all traps Upon selecting the backup type option you will be requested to confirm the request After ...

Page 107: ...t of inactive time following which the unit automatically exits the Monitor program The time out duration can range from 0 to 60 minutes 0 means no inactivity timeout The default value is 10 minutes 4 5 3 Configuration The NPU Configuration menu enables viewing and updating parameters that define the functionality of the MGMT and DATA ports the properties of authorized management stations and brid...

Page 108: ...r s must be configured properly to enable remote management using bwaNMS or another SNMP based application The NPU Configuration menu includes the following options Management Port Data Port Authorized Managers Bridge Voice Debug Stream 4 5 3 1 Management Port Parameters These parameters define the IP parameters for the Management MGMT port connecting the base station to the backbone The Ethernet ...

Page 109: ...tivity via the DATA port NOTE The local subnet of the Management port defined by the Management Port IP Address and Management Port Subnet Mask parameters must differ from the local subnet of the Data port defined by the Data Port IP Address and Data Port Subnet Mask parameters and from the subnet that is used as the Static Route for remote management via the Management port defined by the Managem...

Page 110: ...anagement is enabled for both the Data Port and the Management port then the unit can be managed by any PC on any of the following subnets provided the PC is defined as an Authorized Manager A The local subnet of the Management port defined by the Management Port IP Address and Management Port Subnet Mask parameters B The local subnet of the Data port defined by the Data Port IP Address and Data P...

Page 111: ...s Ethernet interface that operates always in full duplex mode Auto negotiation is not supported The available options are 100 Mbps and 1 Gbps The default speed is 100 Mbps 4 5 3 2 6 Data Port Management Traffic Enable Disable The Data Port Management Traffic Enable Disable parameter allows enabling disabling remote management traffic via a router connected to the DATA port This parameter does not ...

Page 112: ... Port and the Management port then the unit can be managed by any PC on any of the following subnets provided the PC is defined as an Authorized Manager A The local subnet of the Management port defined by the Management Port IP Address and Management Port Subnet Mask parameters B The local subnet of the Data port defined by the Data Port IP Address and Data Port Subnet Mask parameters C Any subne...

Page 113: ... to 10 Authorized Manager can be defined The following parameters can be configured 4 5 3 3 3 1 IP Address The IP address of the Authorized Manager 4 5 3 3 3 2 Send Traps The Send Traps parameters whether to enable or disable sending of traps to the Authorized Manager 4 5 3 3 3 3 Read Community The SNMP Read Community to be used by the Authorized Manager A null Read Community means that the read g...

Page 114: ...ring the types of messages that will be displayed during the Telnet session upon the occurrence of various events These messages are typically used for investigating various problem situations and many of them are meaningful only to the Supplier s technicians The DS Class Enable and DS Class Disable options can be used to enable or disable various classes of messages The classes of messages that c...

Page 115: ...ceived The total number of packets received on the interface Packets with errors are not counted Management Packets Forwarded The total number of management packets packets whose destination is the NPU and broadcasts received on the Data port and forwarded to the NPU s internal management Packets Forwarded to Slot 1 The total number of packets received from the Data port and forwarded by the NPU t...

Page 116: ...l number of management packets submitted by the NPU Packets Submitted from Slot 1 The total number of packets received by the NPU from the AU in Slot 1 and submitted to the Data port Packets Submitted from Slot 2 The total number of packets received by the NPU from the AU in Slot 2 and submitted to the Data port Packets Submitted from Slot 3 The total number of packets received by the NPU from the...

Page 117: ...er is the accumulated number since the last time the counters were reset The counters are reset each time the NPU is reset or upon activating the Reset Counters option The Management Port counters include Packets Received Packets Discarded on Rx Packets Transmitted Packets Discarded on Tx 4 5 4 3 All Counters The All Counters option enables viewing or resetting both the Data DATA port and Manageme...

Page 118: ...s The Radio Cluster menu includes the following options Show Summary Select Add 4 6 1 Show Summary Select this option to view the current status of all defined Radio Clusters For each defined Radio Cluster the display includes the following information ID Radio Cluster ID 1 6 Name The string that is used as the descriptive name of the Radio Cluster Location The string that is used as the descripti...

Page 119: ...4 6 4 1 Radio Cluster ID A number used to identify the Radio Cluster The Radio Cluster ID is configurable only when adding a new Radio Cluster The available values range from 1 to 6 4 6 4 2 Name A string of up to 32 printable characters used as the descriptive name of the Radio Cluster This is an optional descriptive parameter The default is an empty string 4 6 4 3 Location A string of up to 255 p...

Page 120: ...and Administration 4 6 4 5 Sector Beam Width The beam width in degrees of the antenna s used in the geographical sector This is an optional descriptive parameter The values range is from 0 to 359 degrees The default value is 90 degrees ...

Page 121: ...ludes the following information ID ODU ID 1 24 Associated Radio Cluster The ID 1 6 defined for the associated Radio Cluster Tx Power The defined Tx Power in dBm units ODU Configured Band The radio band configured for the ODU Admin Status Enabled or Disabled For details on the parameters refer to Section 4 7 4 Upon first power up of the Base Station 7 ODUs are defined automatically with ODU IDs fro...

Page 122: ...ameters In addition some general status information is displayed as follows ID Associated Radio Cluster Tx Power ODU Configured Band Admin Status Oper Status HC08 Version CPLD Version Serial Number Temperature Celsius HW Revision HW Configuration Description Max Tx Power The maximum Tx Power supported by the ODU This read only parameter sets the upper limit for the Tx Power parameter 4 7 2 2 Updat...

Page 123: ...DU Frequency Band will be modified through the use of Frequency Bands Configuration file see Section 4 7 5 The available values are the list numbers from the displayed list of available Frequency Bands The Configured ODU Frequency Band can be updated only if the ODU is not associated with any AU Channel or if the Admin Status of the associated AU Channel is Disabled Compatibility between the Confi...

Page 124: ...f status of the ODU The default option is Disabled 4 7 5 Frequency Bands File and Frequency Bands Groups The Frequency Bands Configuration file defines the characteristics of each of the frequency bands supported by the system These characteristics include Lowest Downlink Frequency Highest Downlink Frequency Step resolution Duplex Separation the difference between downlink Tx and uplink Rx frequen...

Page 125: ...U using an updated file obtained from theSupplier The version of the current file and information on the supported bands is available in the NPU s Show menu Table 4 3 Frequency Bands Frequency Band Group ID Downlink Frequency Range Duplex Separation 3 3e 3 3GHz 2 3316 3335 MHz 50 MHz 3 3f 3 3GHz 2 3331 3350 MHz 50 MHz 3 3g 3 3GHz g 3 3376 3400 MHz 76 MHz 3 5a 3 5GHz 1 3499 5 3553 5 MHz 100 MHz 3 5...

Page 126: ...red in the NPU together with the Configured Operation Configured SW Version The SW Version of the SW File configured in the NPU Configured Operation The operation to be performed with the Configured SW File when the AU is installed as well as after each reset Null do not load Load load to Shadow Run from Shadow or Set as Main SW Download Status The status of the last SW download operation or None ...

Page 127: ...ption and enter the name of an existing AU SW file to delete it from the NPU s memory 4 8 3 Select Use this option and select a slot to access the AU Slot menu that will enable managing and configuring the AU in the selected slot or pre configuring the AU that will be installed in the slot at a later time The available AU slot IDs are 1 4 7 9 4 8 4 AU Slot Menu The AU Slot menu enables managing an...

Page 128: ... an installed AU details on the current SW files and versions Ø Main SW File Name Ø Main SW Version Ø Shadow SW File Name Ø Shadow SW Version Ø Running From Main or Shadow Ø Configured SW File Name Ø Configured SW Version Ø Configured Operation MAC Parameters Base Station ID Operator ID Call ID Sector ID Operator ID as defined in the Base Station Cell menu Cell ID as defined in the Base Station Ce...

Page 129: ...ion Control 4 8 4 2 1 Reset Unit Select this option to reset the unit To avoid unintentional reset you will be prompted to confirm the reset request Changes to some of the configurable parameters are applied only after reset Refer to Section 4 11 for information on which parameters are changeable in run time and which changes are applied only after reset 4 8 4 2 2 Set Factory Defaults Select this ...

Page 130: ... is not necessary The following options are available in the SW Version Control menu 4 8 4 2 3 1 Show Versions Select this option to view the following information Versions in AU Main SW File Name Main SW Version Shadow SW File Name Shadow SW Version Running From Main or Shadow Available Versions in NPU The available AU SW file names and the SW version of each file 4 8 4 2 3 2 None Select None to ...

Page 131: ...s previously the Shadow version will become the Main version to be used after next reset If the specified file already exists as the running version and it is defined as the Shadow version meaning that previously a Download and Run from Shadow operation was executed for this file name the only actual operation to take place will be to swap the Main and Shadow versions If it is already defined as t...

Page 132: ... Radius The Maximum Cell Radius is used to adapt various timing parameters of the MAC to the time it takes a message to reach its destination This time delay is dependent upon the distance between the originating and receiving units The timing parameters should be adapted to the largest expected delay which is determined from the distance from the AU of the farthest SU served by it The basic time ...

Page 133: ...Hz 4 8 4 3 3 Multi Channel Parameters Each AU can include up to 4 Channels with Channel IDs from 1 to 4 corresponding to up to 4 ODU connectors In the current release only AUs with 2 Channels are available corresponding to ODU 1 and ODU 2 connectors Each channel can be connected to an ODU The Multi Channel menu includes the following options Show Summary Select Following is a description of these ...

Page 134: ...cy MHz 3551 750 Admin Status Enabled for Channel 1 Disabled for all other Channels 2 4 4 8 4 3 3 2 Select Use this option to select a Channel ID 1 4 to open the Channel menu for viewing or updating the Channel s parameters The configurable Channel parameters are Associated ODU An ODU ID 1 24 of an already defined ODU Downlink Tx Frequency MHz The Tx frequency in MHz which must be in accordance wit...

Page 135: ...rted by the ODU a mismatch trap will be sent by the AU upon trying to associate it with a Channel and the association will be rejected The Admin Status of all Channels belonging to the same AU must be disabled to enable a configuration change in the Bandwidth parameter The Show menu includes also the following read only parameters Tx Power As configured in the Associated ODU Associated Radio Clust...

Page 136: ...easing the likelihood that all intended recipients will receive them properly In the uplink this is the rate to be used by SUs for non scheduled transmissions such as during the contention period The Basic Rate is also the initial rate to be used by the algorithm for each new SU that joins the cell when the Multirate algorithm is enabled When the Multirate algorithm is disabled communication with ...

Page 137: ...ure 4 5 The default rate is the lowest rate BPSK 1 2 rate 1 4 8 4 3 5 Voice Parameters The Voice Parameters option includes a single parameter Maximum Number of Voice Calls 4 8 4 3 5 1 Maximum Number of Voice Calls This parameter sets the upper limit of simultaneous voice calls that will be supported by the AU The range is from 0 to 300 Voice Calls The default is 50 4 8 5 Performance Monitoring Th...

Page 138: ...PU Data Bytes Transmitted The total number of data bytes transmitted to the Back Panel NPU Management frames and frames with errors are not included Data Bytes Discarded on Tx This count is always 0 No discards Wireless Port Counters Data Bytes Received The total number of data bytes received from the Wireless link MAC management frames and frames with errors are not included Data Bytes Discarded ...

Page 139: ...ed as 100 Bytes Retransmitted ARQ Enabled Bytes Transmitted 4 8 5 2 Burst Error Rate Counters The Burst Error rate Counters option enables selecting a specific SU by its MAC address for viewing or resetting the Burst Error Rate counters for the applicable downlink The information displayed for each rate in the uplink is the accumulated number since the last time the counters were reset The downlin...

Page 140: ... option to view summary information and main details for all connected and pre configured SUs For each SU the following information is displayed MAC Address SU Name SU Type WiLink I CPE PRO CPE PRO L CPE Si CPE SU Status Permanent or Temporary Connected AU Slot ID Registration Status In Service Out Of Service Configured SW File Name The SW File configured in the NPU together with the Configured Op...

Page 141: ... 10 E7 00 00 01 If the SU receives this packet from the Ethernet it means that there is a loop and the SU will send an appropriate message to the NPU 2 Duplicate SU Name The SU Name is already in use by another SU rbSuDuplicateName Trap will be sent and services to the SU will be denied until another unique name is configured for the SU see also Section 4 9 6 3 1 1 Summary Information Total Number...

Page 142: ...temporary SU when the Base Station operates in Quick Mode in order to provide it with the defined Default Service s Refer to Section 4 10 1 for more information on Quick Mode and Default SU Profiles 4 9 3 1 Show Files Select this option to display the SU SW files currently stored in the NPU For each available SW file the file name and the version number are displayed In addition the Default SU SW ...

Page 143: ...is option to select an SU by its MAC address to access the SU menu that will enable managing and configuring the selected SU viewing its performance information or deleting it from the database 4 9 6 SU Menu The SU menu enables managing and configuring the selected SU The SU menu includes the following options Show Unit Control Configuration Performance Monitoring Show MAC Addresses Behind SU Dele...

Page 144: ...U IDU Type Number of Gateways Service Fault Status General HW Parameters Serial Number Cumulative Power On Time hours RF Card HW Revision Boot Version Main Card HW Revision Main Card HW Configuration SW Versions information Main SW File Name Main SW Version Shadow SW File Name Shadow SW Version Running From Main or Shadow Configured SW File Name Configured SW Version Configured Operation ...

Page 145: ...m Downlink SNR dB Downlink Current Rate TX Power dBm Estimated Distance from BS m The accuracy is from several hundreds of meters for line of sight links to 1500 meters for non line of sight links Bridging Parameters Enable Disable Limit on Number of Supported Devices Maximum Number of Supported Devices Bridge Aging Time minutes 4 9 6 2 Unit Control The SU Unit Control menu enables defining the SU...

Page 146: ...in run time and which changes are applied only after reset 4 9 6 2 3 Set Factory Defaults Select this option to set the SU parameters to their factory default values Refer to Section 4 11 for information on the factory default values of these parameters The parameters will revert to their default values after the next reset 4 9 6 2 4 SW Versions Control only for Permanent SUs The SU can contain tw...

Page 147: ...nu Show SW Versions None Download Run from Shadow Set as Main 4 9 6 2 4 1 Show SW Versions Select this option to view the following information SW Versions in SU Main SW File Name Main SW Version Shadow SW File Name Shadow SW Version Running From Main or Shadow Available Versions in NPU The available SU SW file names and the SW Version of each file 4 9 6 2 4 2 None Select None to cancel a pending ...

Page 148: ...ad a specified SW file from the NPU to the Shadow memory of the SU reset the SU and reboot using the Shadow version and then swap the Main and Shadow SW Version so that the running version which was previously the Shadow version will become the Main version to be used after next reset If the specified file already exists as the running version and it is defined as the Shadow version meaning that p...

Page 149: ...eviously registered SU In this case the new SU will be registered to enable management but will not receive any services Its name in the NPU database will be changed to SU SU s MAC Address The system administrator will be informed of the problem through the Fault Status parameter in any of the relevant Show menus Fault Status 2 and through a trap message rbSuDuplicateName trap If the administrator...

Page 150: ...e Base station ID define the AU s BST s that can synchronize with the SU The Base Station ID Mask consists of 6 groups of up to 3 digits each where the range of each group is 0 to 255 The first 3 groups form the mask for the Operator ID The next 2 groups form the mask for the Cell ID and the last group forms the mask for the Sector ID A change in the Base Station ID Mask is applied only after rese...

Page 151: ...Rate Downlink RSSI dBm Downlink SNR dB Downlink Rate ATPC Support Tx Power dBm 4 9 6 3 4 2 Set Rates The Set Rates option is available only when the Multirate algorithm is disabled in the AU see Section 4 8 4 3 4 allowing to set the Uplink Current Rate and the Downlink Current Rate to any of the values listed in Table 4 5 The defaults are the last rates used by the Multirate algorithm before it wa...

Page 152: ...rt menu enables configuration of the Ethernet port operation mode speed and duplex 4 9 6 3 6 1 Show The Show option enables viewing the configured and actual operation modes Current Mode The current operation mode used by the SU Configured Mode The operation mode to be used by the SU after the next reset Detected Mode The actual operation mode When the Current Mode is Auto Negotiation the Detected...

Page 153: ...mber of Supported Devices If the Enable Disable Limit on Number of Supported Devices parameter is set to Disable the maximum number of supported devices is 512 The default is Disable 4 9 6 3 8 2 Maximum Number of Supported Devices This parameter is applicable only when the Enable Disable Limit on Number of Supported Devices parameter is set to Enable The available range is from 1 to 512 devices Th...

Page 154: ...ion considerations Data Bytes Transmitted The total number of data bytes transmitted to the Ethernet link Management frames and frames with errors are not included Data Bytes Discarded on Tx The number of bytes discarded when a packet received from the Wireless port is not forwarded to the Ethernet port due to bridging or VLAN considerations Wireless Port Counters Data Bytes Received The total num...

Page 155: ...Burst Error Rate Counters Data is transmitted in bursts as described in the following figure where each burst includes a CRC string In the downlink each burst uses a single rate and may include data intended for several SUs In the uplink each burst is from a different SU also using a single rate The Burst Error rate Counters option enables viewing or resetting the Burst Error Rate counters The inf...

Page 156: ...U from the database 4 9 7 Add New SU Select the Add New SU option to add a new SU to the database The Add New SU sub menu includes the following parameters SU MAC Address SW File Name The SW File to be used by the SU Should be either a File Name known to exist in the SU or an SU SW File Name in the NPU Operation The action to be performed with the specified SW File after the SU connects to the AU ...

Page 157: ...s enabling creation of VLANs within the wireless domain and differentiation of services to different end users behind the same SU based on VLAN ID classification Quality of Service QoS and Priority based Classification Up to 4 uplink and 4 downlink QoS profiles can be assigned to each Service The data will be mapped onto these connections by either IEEE 802 1p or DSCP priority tags This will lead ...

Page 158: ...e subscriber s site and the Network Resource located behind the provider s backbone and or between the subscriber s sites It is assumed that the backbone either supports encapsulation of the Layer 2 frames e g over ATM or routes the frames according to the applicable Layer 3 protocol which could be different from IP The Network Resource is assumed to be a corporate network 4 10 1 2 2 PPPoE Service...

Page 159: ...ing the DRAP solution has the following advantages Maintain telephony toll quality over the wireless network dynamically allocate Continuous Grant CG connections for active calls maintaining the QoS and low jitter needed for toll quality voice services Allocate CG bandwidth only for the duration of the call the air resources are allocated and released according to the DRAP messages which are based...

Page 160: ...re configured profiles refer to Section 4 10 6 For details on defining Service Profiles for generic VoIP devices refer to Appendix B 4 10 1 4 Advanced and Quick Service Modes A WiLink I Base Station can operate in either Advanced or Quick Mode of service provisioning Advanced Mode enables operators to completely deny services to SUs that are not defined in the system This increases the security of...

Page 161: ...users stations connected to the same SU In the backbone VPL ID Virtual Private Link ID is used VPL is a virtual connection between two points on the network such as a base station and a service provider or corporate network identified by the VPL ID with functionality that is similar to VLAN ID VLAN on the backbone network Typically it is used to separate between different traffic types e g Data an...

Page 162: ...nknown either None or not included in the list of VPL IDs defined for any of the existing non transparent Service Profiles the system will assume this is a transparent VLAN packet if at least one transparent Service is defined and transfer it with the original VLAN tag or untagged if there is no VLAN tag For transparent services VLAN Classification Mode can be set to On to enable downlink classifi...

Page 163: ...not possible to define for the same SU two Services of the same Service Type that enable forwarding of untagged packets However the same SU and untagged packets can be associated with two Services of different Service Types excluding the combination of L2 Service and Voice Service The maximum total number of VLAN IDs behind the same SU is 16 15 when there is a Service with Hybrid VLAN Mode On is a...

Page 164: ... system by forwarding or discarding packets according to a set of rules based on multiple allow deny criteria This provides both improved network security and better utilization of the wireless medium The filtering is done at the base station controlling the traffic between the network and the wireless link The filtering features enable Filtering packets arriving from the network interface From Ne...

Page 165: ...hat matches any of the selected Filtering Rules Allow forward or Deny discard 4 10 3 Common Operations in Services Menu Except for the General submenu all submenus available in the Services menu enable viewing editing deleting and adding applicable entities such as Subscribers Services Service Profiles etc Some or all of the following options are available in all submenus of the Services menu 4 10...

Page 166: ... an identifier attached automatically to each new entity You can select a specific entity by its ID This will open the Selected Entity menu with the Show Update and Delete options described above 4 10 3 4 Select Select this option to select an entity by its Name This will open the Selected Entity menu with the Show Update and Delete options described above 4 10 3 5 Add Select this option to add a ...

Page 167: ...er to Section 4 10 1 4 The default Service Mode is Quick 2 4 10 4 1 2 2 Default L2 Voice Service Profile The default L2 or Voice Service Profile to be used by temporary SUs in Quick Mode Available profiles any of the L2 or Voice Service Profiles existing in the database 4 10 4 1 2 3 Default PPPoE Service Profile The default PPPoE Service Profile to be used by temporary SUs in Quick Mode Available ...

Page 168: ...ll services to the Subscriber 4 10 4 3 Services Each Service defines the Service Profile for a specific Subscriber s station s behind a specific SU The Services menu enables defining new Services viewing or editing details of previously defined Services and removing Services from the database The Services database in the NPU Base Station can hold up to 4095 Services The Services menu also enables ...

Page 169: ...des VLAN IDs each one in the range of 0 to 4094 separated by commas Select null empty string for No VLAN The VLAN List is not displayed in Show menus if the list is empty When Hybrid VLAN Mode is Off the VLAN List can include up to 16 VLAN IDs When Hybrid VLAN Mode is On the VLAN List can include up to 15 VLAN IDs the 16th entry is reserved for No VLAN The maximum total number of VLAN IDs behind a...

Page 170: ...d with a single MAC address allowing to assign different services to different VLANs VLAN Classification Mode can be set to On only if the following conditions are met The VLAN Transparency Mode of the applicable Service Profile is set to On A single VLAN ID is defined for the Service This means that the allowed combinations are Hybrid VLAN Mode is Off and the VLAN List includes a single VLAN ID H...

Page 171: ...he Show menus only Up means that the Service is currently in use 4 10 4 3 2 Performance The Performance sub menu enables viewing and resetting the connections counters of the Service For each connection in each direction the following information is displayed Connection ID and direction Connection Type BE NRT RT or CG QoS Profile Parameters The values of the relevant QoS Profile s parameters Bytes...

Page 172: ... squared measured for this connection over the last 15 seconds The value is updated every 15 seconds Maximum Delay The maximum packet delay in milliseconds measured for this connection over the last 15 seconds The value is updated every 15 seconds Data Loss Indicator The percentage of dropped packets out of the total demand measured for this connection over the last 15 seconds The value is updated...

Page 173: ...iles viewing or editing details of previously defined Service Profiles and removing Service Profiles from the database The Service Profiles database can hold up to 1024 Service Profiles The configurable Service Profile s parameters are 4 10 4 4 1 Service Profile Name A Service Profile Name consists of up to 32 printable characters 4 10 4 4 2 Service Type The Service Type of the Service Profile The...

Page 174: ...e transferred with a VLAN tag according to the VPL ID The VLAN ID in tagged frames arriving from the wireless network will be replaced by the VPL ID For packets received from the network the forwarding decision will be according to the Forwarding Rule defined in the Service Profile with a matching VPL ID To avoid conflicts a transparent Service Profile cannot be assigned to a Service if the Servic...

Page 175: ...5 is displayed for No VPL ID 4 10 4 4 5 Priority Marking Mode In some cases the network operator may want to use the WiLink I system for marking QoS classes in order to provide network wide QoS and enable the upstream network to handle the traffic accordingly Within the WiLink I system frames can be classified to QoS classes using Priority Classifiers based on either a DSCP header or 802 1p tag Th...

Page 176: ...e NPU adds a 802 1Q header with the original VLAN ID if exists Note that there may be a disparity between the DSCP values and the default 802 1p 0 value 2 802 1p Marking Mode If VLAN Transparency Mode is Off all frames are marked with the configured VPL ID and the 802 1p Marking Value If no VPL ID is configured VPL ID None the 802 1Q header will include a VLAN ID 0 If VLAN Transparency Mode is On ...

Page 177: ...es definition of the marking value for data frames transmitted to the backbone according to the configured Priority Marking Mode 4 10 4 4 7 Forwarding Rule The Forwarding Rule to be used by the Service Profile The Forwarding Rule parameter is not applicable to transparent Service Profiles VLAN Transparency Mode On as all transparent Service Profiles share the same pre defined Forwarding Rule NOTE ...

Page 178: ...ange is from 0 to 50 calls 4 10 4 5 Forwarding Rules The Forwarding Rule defines the features that affect forwarding and switching of data Data in L2 and Voice services may be switched only between the Services that share the same Forwarding Rule Data in PPPoE service can pass only between the subscriber and an Access Concentrator behind the Base Station The Forwarding Rule menu enables defining n...

Page 179: ... Forwarding Policy L2 and Voice Services Type The Unknown Forwarding Policy parameter determines the mode of controlling the flow of information from the backbone to the wireless media Select from the following options 1 Reject The AU will transmit unicast packets only to those addresses that the AU knows to exist on the wireless link side 2 Forward Enables the transmission of all packets except u...

Page 180: ...lassifiers are not applicable to Voice Service Profiles Each Priority Classifier can define up to 4 uplink and 4 downlink QoS profiles The Priority Classifier menu enables defining new Priority Classifiers viewing or editing details of previously defined Priority Classifiers and removing Priority Classifiers from the database The Priority Classifiers database can hold up to 255 Priority Classifier...

Page 181: ...n 42 43 63 will be transmitted using the third Uplink QoS Profile A ranges list that includes a single entry 63 for DSCP and 7 for 802 1p means that priority based classification is not used 4 10 4 6 4 Uplink QoS Profiles The Uplink QoS Profiles parameter enables to define up to four QoS Profiles where each entry is the QoS Profile associated with the applicable entry in the Uplink Upper Priority ...

Page 182: ...te are characterized by requirement for a guaranteed rate but can tolerate longer delays and are rather insensitive to jitter QoS Profile parameters include Committed Information Rate CIR Committed Time CT and Maximum Information Rate MIR that limits the rate so that bandwidth intensive services will not expand to occupy the full bandwidth Best Effort BE service is for services where neither throu...

Page 183: ...ailable QoS Profile parameters depend on the QoS Type The configurable QoS Profile s parameters are 4 10 4 7 1 QoS Profile Name A QoS Profile Name consists of up to 32 printable characters 4 10 4 7 2 QoS Type The QoS Type that defines the QoS parameters that are applicable to the service The available options are 1 CG Continuous Grant 2 RT Real Time 3 NRT Non real time 4 BE Best Effort 4 10 4 7 3 ...

Page 184: ... QoS Type The Packet Size parameter defines the amount of data in bytes that is expected for each grant The range is from 64 to 1550 bytes 4 10 4 7 7 Sample Interval CG QoS Type The Sample Interval parameter defines the time in milliseconds between two successive grants inter arrival time The range is from 5 to 100 milliseconds 4 10 4 8 Filtering Rules The Filtering Rules menu enables defining L2 ...

Page 185: ...rs separated by dashes In a binary representation the string must comprise a series of contiguous binary 1 s starting from the MSB followed by a series of contiguous binary 0 s if the range includes more than a single address The MAC Address Mask parameter is not applicable for an Any MAC Address 4 10 4 8 1 4 MAC Address Direction The direction Source or Destination of the MAC Address Indicates wh...

Page 186: ...l field and optionally by the Port and Port Direction for UDP or TCP protocols 4 10 4 8 2 3 IP Address Mask The mask that is used together with the IP Address to define a range of IP addresses A string of 4 decimal numbers where each number is in the range from 1 to 255 separated by dashes In a binary representation the string must comprise a series of contiguous binary 1 s starting from the MSB f...

Page 187: ... also after changing the Active Rule Type or disabling the Admin Status For each of the interfaces the configurable parameters are 4 10 4 9 1 L2 Filtering Rules List The L2 Filtering Rules List submenu enables viewing details on the L2 Filtering Rules assigned to the interface adding Rules from the L2 Filtering Rules lists to the list of Rules assigned to the interface and deleting one or all Rule...

Page 188: ...ames will be forwarded The default option is Deny The menu also enables viewing and resetting the Non Matching Counter which displays the total number of frames that did not match any of the applicable Filtering Rules accumulated since the last reset The counter will be reset also after changing the Active Rule Type or disabling the Admin Status NOTE L3 L4 Filtering Rules are applicable only to IP...

Page 189: ...ould be included in the L2 Filtering Rules List of both the From Network Filtering and the From Wireless Filtering In addition for both Interfaces the following configuration should be defined Active Rule Type Layer 2 Admin Status Enabled Default Action Deny If broadcasts using other Ethertypes except IP ARP and PPPoE are excepted similar Layer 2 Filtering Rules should be defined for these Etherty...

Page 190: ...ing the MAC Addresses Deny List Counters which display for each of the entries in the list the number of frames that were discarded because they match the entry accumulated since the last reset 4 10 5 Defining Services The process of defining completely new Services should be done from bottom up as each entity in the process is defined using one or more lower level entities 1 Define the QoS profil...

Page 191: ...e software version is upgraded these pre configured Profiles will not be installed again in the NPU This is to prevent configuration problems from occurring if the modified Profiles differ from the factory loaded Profiles Note that upon resetting to NPU to its default configuration Set Factory Defaults pre configured Profiles that were modified are not affected The pre configured Service Profiles ...

Page 192: ...to Appendix B Except for the Basic PPPoE Internet Access pre configured Service Profiles all pre configured Data Service Profiles use L2 Service Type to ensure transport of all L2 and L3 protocols It is recommended to use the L2 Best Effort Internet Access pre configured Service Profile as the Default Data Service Profile in Quick Mode The following tables provide details on the pre configured Ser...

Page 193: ...forwarding Policy Multicast QoS Multicast VLAN Internet Access L2 L2 Disable Disable Forward BE 750 Null Internet Access PPPoE PPPoE Disable hard coded Disable hard coded Forward hard coded BE 750 Null Gold Teleworking L2 Disable Disable Forward NRT 1500 1750 Null Silver Teleworking L2 Disable Disable Forward NRT 1000 1150 Null Bronze Teleworking L2 Disable Disable Forward NRT 750 850 Null Gold LA...

Page 194: ...28 Medium NRT 128 192 Non Real Time 128 192 Medium NRT 750 850 Non Real Time 750 850 Medium NRT 1000 1150 Non Real Time 1000 1150 Medium NRT 1500 1750 Non Real Time 1500 1750 Medium Table 4 14 Pre Configured Voice Service Profiles for DRAP based Gateways Name Service Type VPL ID Priority Marking Mode Maximum Number of Voice Calls Forwarding Rule VoIP 1V Voice 18 Transparent 2 VoIP VoIP 2V Voice 18...

Page 195: ...n all users of VoIP Services regardless of the gateway type and other possible differences in the Service Profiles 1 POTS Basic VoIP G 711 L2 19 VoIP 1 POTS Basic VoIP G 711 1 POTS Advanced VoIP G 711 L2 19 VoIP 1 POTS Advanced VoIP G 711 Table 4 16 Pre Configured Forwarding Rule for Voice Services Name Service Type Unicast Relaying Broadcast Relaying Unknown forwarding Policy Multicast QoS Multic...

Page 196: ...gured CG QoS Profile for Generic non DRAP VoIP Services Name Type Packet Size Bytes Sample Interval msec CG 38 Continuous Grant 94 20 CG 47 Continuous Grant 117 20 CG 88 Continuous Grant 218 20 CG 108 Continuous Grant 270 20 Table 4 20 Pre Configured Forwarding Rule for Transparent Services Name Service Type Unicast Relaying Broadcast Relaying Unknown Forwarding Policy Multicast QoS Multicast VLAN...

Page 197: ...Services Menu WiLink I Modular Base Station System Manual 177 Table 4 21 Pre Configured QoS Profile for Transparent Services Name Type CIR Kbps MIR Kbps CT Transparent Best Effort NA 128 Long ...

Page 198: ...e Disable 1 Disable 2 Enable Disable is temporary until next reset of the AUs Enable Yes Optimal Uplink RSSI dBm 103 to 50 69 Yes Operator ID X X X X 0 255 186 190 0 No Cell ID X X X 0 255 0 250 No Base Station Alarms and Traps Traps Display Filter Minimum Severity 1 Critical 2 Major 3 Minor 4 Warning 5 Info Info Yes Traps Display Filter Days 1 31 days 31 days Yes Traps Configuration Admin Status ...

Page 199: ...address 255 255 255 0 No Management Port Gateway IP address 0 0 0 0 No Management Port Destination Subnet IP address 0 0 0 0 No Management Port Destination Subnet Mask IP address 0 0 0 0 No Management Port Management Traffic Enable Disable 1 Disable 2 Enable Enable No Data Port IP Address IP address 1 1 1 3 No Data Port Subnet Mask IP address 255 255 255 0 No Data Port Gateway IP address 0 0 0 0 N...

Page 200: ...ocation parameter in Base Station menu Yes Sector Heading 0 359 degrees 0 Yes Sector Beam Width 0 359 degrees 90 Yes ODU Parameters ODU ID 1 24 Yes Associated Radio Cluster 1 6 must be a defined Radio cluster ID Yes Configured ODU Frequency Band According to loaded Frequency Bands file 0 Not Defined Yes Tx Power dBm 13 50 dBm in increments of 0 25 Actual value depend on ODU Type 28 Yes Admin Statu...

Page 201: ...dwidth No Admin Status 1 Disable 2 Enable Disable No AU Multirate Parameters Multirate Enable Disable 1 Disable 2 Enable Disable is temporary until next reset Enable Yes Uplink Basic Rate 1 BPSK 1 2 2 BPSK 3 4 3 QPSK 1 2 4 QPSK 3 4 5 QAM16 1 2 6 QAM16 3 4 7 QAM64 2 3 8 QAM64 3 4 BPSK 1 2 Yes Downlink Basic Rate 1 BPSK 1 2 2 BPSK 3 4 3 QPSK 1 2 4 QPSK 3 4 5 QAM16 1 2 6 QAM16 3 4 7 QAM64 2 3 8 QAM64...

Page 202: ...ters Yes Organization Name Read only NA Address Read only NA Country Read only NA SU MAC Parameters Base Station ID X X X X X X X 0 255 No Base Station ID Mask X X X X X X X 0 255 No SU Phy Parameters Bandwidth MHz 1 1 75 2 3 5 No Uplink Tx Frequency MHz Depends on Frequency Bands Group available for the AU and the Bandwidth No SU Multirate and ATPC Parameters Table 4 22 NPU Monitor Parameters Sum...

Page 203: ...00 Mbps Full Duplex 5 Auto Negotiation Auto Negotiation No SU Password Password Up to 20 printable characters case sensitive installer Yes SU Bridging Parameters Enable Disable Limit on Number of Supported Devices 1 Disable 2 Enable Disable Yes Maximum Number of Supported Devices 1 512 512 Yes Bridge Aging Time 1 1440 minutes 3 minutes Yes Services General Parameters Service Mode 1 Advanced 2 Quic...

Page 204: ...32 printable characters that exists in the database Yes SU MAC Address MAC Address of an SU that exists in the database Yes Service Profile Name A Service Profile Name up to 32 printable characters that exists in the database Yes VLAN List A list of different numbers separated by commas where each entry is from 1 to 4094 Null is for No VLAN Up to 16 entries when Hybrid VLAN Mode is Off Up to 15 en...

Page 205: ...orwarding Rule Name up to 32 printable characters that exists in the database Yes Priority Classifier A Priority Classifier Name up to 32 printable characters that exists in the database Yes Maximum Number of Voice Calls 0 50 Yes Services Forwarding Rule Parameters Forwarding Rule Name Up to 32 printable characters Yes Service Type Applicable only for new Service Profiles Add 1 L2 2 PPPoE Yes Unic...

Page 206: ...ty Ranges Up to 4 numbers separated by commas where each number must be higher than its predecessor and the last number must be the highest available for the applicable priority type 7 for 802 1p 63 for DSCP Yes Uplink QoS Profiles Up to four QoS Profile Names separated by commas where each name up to 32 printable characters is a name of a QoS Profile that exists in the database The number of entr...

Page 207: ... BE Yes CT 1 Short 2 Medium 3 Long Yes CIR Kbps Applicable to RT and NRT 0 12 000 Yes MIR Kbps Applicable to NRT and BE 1 12 000 MIR cannot be lower than CIR NRT Yes Packet Size Bytes Applicable to CG 64 1550 Bytes Yes Sample Interval msec Applicable to CG 5 100 milliseconds Yes L2 Filtering Rules Parameters L2 Filtering Rule Name Up to 32 printable characters Yes MAC Address MAC address or null f...

Page 208: ...estination Yes From Wireless Filtering From Network Filtering Parameters L2 Filtering Rules List Add L2 Filtering Rule ID Yes L3 L4 Filtering Rules List Add L3 L4 Filtering Rule ID Yes Active Filtering Rule Type 1 Layer 2 2 Layer 3 4 Layer 2 Yes Admin Status 1 Disabled 2 Enabled Disabled Yes Default Action 1 Deny 2 Allow Deny Yes MAC Address Deny List Add MAC address of a device behind SU Yes Tabl...

Page 209: ...A Appendix A Software Upgrade In This Chapter Before you Start on page 190 File Loading Procedure on page 191 Completing the Software Upgrade Switching Versions on page 193 ...

Page 210: ...an two SU AU SW files exist in the NPU BST If there are three SU AU SW files in the unit one of them must be deleted before loading a new SU AU SW file Select SU AU SW Files in NPU BST Show Files Select SU AU SW Files in NPU BST Delete a File and enter the name of the file to be deleted NOTE This section describes software upgrades using the Monitor program The upgrade procedure can also be perfor...

Page 211: ...PU whose IP address is 172 17 31 215 use the following command tftp i 172 17 31 215 put npu_2_0_1_15 3 Following a successful completion of the file loading process the Transfer successful DOS message is displayed 4 The unit decompresses the loaded file and checks the integrity of the new version The new version replaces the previous shadow version only after verification If verification tests fai...

Page 212: ...192 WiLink I Modular Base Station System Manual Appendix A Software Upgrade Select SU AU SW Files in NPU BST Show Files To view the current SU AU SW files in NPU BST ...

Page 213: ...lly and will use the new version after power up Repeat the process for all SUs that should be upgraded AU s Select the AU that should be upgraded Select Unit Control SW Versions Control Set as Main and enter the name of the new AU SW file The unit will reset automatically After power up the unit will use the new version Repeat the process for all AUs that should be upgraded NPU BST Select Unit Con...

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Page 215: ... In This Chapter Introduction on page B 196 1 POTS Basic VoIP G 729 Service Profile on page B 198 1 POTS Advanced VoIP G 729 Service Profile on page B 200 1 POTS Basic VoIP G 711 Service Profile on page B 202 1 POTS Advanced VoIP G 711 Service Profile on page B 204 ...

Page 216: ...he different VoIP related traffic types The assumption is that 3 different priority marks are used One for RTP traffic the second for RTCP and VoIP Signaling and a third one for Data Device Management B 1 2 General Assumptions Protocol Header 18 bytes for Ethernet L2 header including 4 bytes for VLAN plus 40 bytes of IP UDP RTP headers A total of 58 bytes RTCP bandwidth RFC 3556 Session Descriptio...

Page 217: ... a Best Effort connection is used for this traffic If a Continuous Grant service is used for all VoIP related traffic a lower bandwidth will be allocated to Data traffic Note that the use of bandwidth consuming protocols when an active call is present should be avoided ...

Page 218: ...voice payload is Total packet size bytes Ethernet of 18 bytes IP UDP RTP header of 40 bytes voice payload of 20 bytes 78 bytes Total packet size bits 78 bytes 8 bits per byte 624 bits PPS Packets Per Second 8 Kbps codec bit rate 160 bits 50 pps Note 160 bits 20 bytes voice payload 8 bits per byte Bandwidth per call Total packet size 624 bits 50 pps 31 2 Kbps B 2 3 RTCP BW Calculation RTCP BW is 10...

Page 219: ...on System Manual 199 request twice this BW so it will be allocated with up to approximately 94 Kbps This is assumed to be sufficient for all traffic scenarios including Call Waiting Thus the CG 47 QoS Profile parameters are Packet Size 117 bytes Sample Interval 20 msec ...

Page 220: ... G 729 call 8 Kbps codec bit rate with RTP and 20 bytes of voice payload is Total packet size bytes Ethernet of 18 bytes IP UDP RTP header of 40 bytes voice payload of 20 bytes 78 bytes Total packet size bits 78 bytes 8 bits per byte 624 bits PPS Packets Per Second 8 Kbps codec bit rate 160 bits 50 pps Note 160 bits 20 bytes voice payload 8 bits per byte Bandwidth per call Total packet size 624 bi...

Page 221: ... for all G 729 and G 723 codecs B 3 5 FAX RTCP BW Calculation RTCP BW is 10 of RTP 10 of 37 6 Kbps is 3 76 Kbps B 3 6 QoS Profiles B 3 6 1 CG QoS for RTP traffic The calculated bandwidth required for RTP traffic is 37 6 Kbps equivalent to a Packet Size of 752 bits or 94 bytes Thus the CG 38 QoS Profile parameters are Packet Size 117 bytes Sample Interval 20 msec B 3 6 2 RT QoS for RTCP and VoIP Si...

Page 222: ... size bytes Ethernet of 18 bytes IP UDP RTP header of 40 bytes voice payload of 160 bytes 218 bytes Total packet size bits 218 bytes 8 bits per byte 1744 bits PPS 64 Kbps codec bit rate 1280 bits 50 pps Note 1280 bits 160 bytes voice payload 8 bits per byte Bandwidth per call total packet size 1744 bits 50 pps 87 2Kbps B 4 3 RTCP BW Calculation RTCP BW is 10 of RTP 10 of 87 2 Kbps approximately 8 ...

Page 223: ...rofile WiLink I Modular Base Station System Manual 203 216 Kbps This is assumed to be sufficient for all traffic scenarios including Call Waiting Thus the CG 108 QoS Profile parameters are Packet Size 270 bytes Sample Interval 20 msec ...

Page 224: ...or a G 711 call 64 Kbps codec bit rate with RTP and 160 bytes of voice payload is Total packet size bytes Ethernet of 18 bytes IP UDP RTP header of 40 bytes voice payload of 160 bytes 218 bytes Total packet size bits 218 bytes 8 bits per byte 1744 bits PPS 64 Kbps codec bit rate 1280 bits 50 pps Note 1280 bits 160 bytes voice payload 8 bits per byte Bandwidth per call total packet size 1744 bits 5...

Page 225: ...BW requirement mandates the CG connection s attributes This is true for all G 711 codecs B 5 5 FAX RTCP BW Calculation RTCP BW is 10 of RTP 10 of 37 6 Kbps is 3 76 Kbps B 5 6 QoS Profiles B 5 6 1 CG QoS for RTP traffic The calculated bandwidth required for RTP traffic is 87 2 Kbps equivalent to a Packet Size of 1744 bits or 218 bytes Thus the CG 88 QoS Profile parameters are Packet Size 218 bytes ...

Page 226: ...206 WiLink I Modular Base Station System Manual Appendix B 5 6 3 BE QoS for Data As stated the recommended QoS Profile for Data is BE 64 with the following parameters MIR 64 Kbps CT Medium ...

Page 227: ...r Information Interchange A code for representing English characters as numbers with each letter assigned a number from 0 to 127 ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode A network technology that dynamically allocates bandwidth ATM uses fixed size data packets and a fixed channel between two points for data transfer ATM was designed to support multiple services such as voice graphics data and full motion vi...

Page 228: ... a periodic basis such as VoIP or E1 T1 Service parameters include unsolicited grant size packet size and normal grant interval sample interval CIR Committed Information Rate The rate in bits per second at which a network guarantees to transfer information under normal conditions averaged over a minimum increment of time cPCI Compact Peripheral Component Interface a new standard for computer backp...

Page 229: ...llocation Protocol DSCP Differentiated Service Code Point AKA DiffServ An alternate use for the ToS byte in IP packets Six bits of this byte are being reallocated for use as the DSCP field where each DSCP specifies a particular per hop behavior that is applied to the packet DiffServ See DSCP DLI Data Loss Indicator EIR Excess Information Rate Specifies the excess rate above the committed rate of i...

Page 230: ...coding technique Described in the ITU T standard in its G series recommendations G 723 1 A compression technique that can be used for compressing speech or audio signal components at a very low bit rate as part of the H 324 family of standards This codec has two bit rates associated with it 5 3 and 6 3 Kbps The higher bit rate provides a somewhat higher quality of sound The lower bit rate provides...

Page 231: ...ges that permit the definition operation and administration of Virtual LAN topologies within a Bridged LAN infrastructure The 802 1Q specification establishes a standard method for inserting VLAN membership information into Ethernet frames A tag field containing VLAN and or 802 1p priority information can be inserted into an Ethernet frame carrying VLAN membership information IEEE 802 3 A Local Ar...

Page 232: ...IP Network IP Control Protocol IPCP and IPv6 Control Protocol IPsec provides security services at the IP layer by enabling a system to select required security protocols determine the algorithm s to use for the service s and put in place any cryptographic keys required to provide the requested services IPsec can be used to protect one or more paths between a pair of hosts between a pair of securit...

Page 233: ...Maximum Information Rate Specifies the maximum rate of information that can be available to a user The MIR is used by the traffic policing mechanism to prevent users from sending excess traffic to the network NA Not Available or Not Applicable NAT Network Address Translation Basic Network Address Translation Basic NAT is a method by which IP addresses are mapped from one group to another transpare...

Page 234: ...e CT and MIR that limit the rate as otherwise bandwidth intensive services may expand to occupy full bandwidth OA M Operation Administration Maintenance Provides the facilities and the personnel required to manage a network ODU Outdoor Unit OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing A method for multiplexing signals which divides the available bandwidth into a series of frequencies known as t...

Page 235: ...h by combining the two signals at the source before transmission transmitting digital data at a rate of 4 bits per signal change QoS Quality of Service Measure of performance for a transmission system that reflects its transmission quality and service availability QPSK Quadrature Phase Shift Keying A data transfer technique used in coaxial cable networks that sends data using modulating signals Fo...

Page 236: ...ection Service parameters include CIR and CT RTCP RTP Control Protocol A protocol that monitors the QoS of an RTP connection and conveys information about the on going session RTP Real Time Protocol An Internet protocol for transmitting real time data such as audio and video RTP itself does not guarantee real time delivery of data but it does provide mechanisms for the sending and receiving applic...

Page 237: ...o different parts of a network SNMP compliant devices called agents store data about themselves in Management Information Bases MIBs and return this data to the SNMP requesters SNR Signal to Noise Ratio The ratio of the amplitude of a desired analog or digital data signal to the amplitude of noise in a transmission channel at a specific point in time SNR is typically expressed logarithmically in d...

Page 238: ...Connectionless transport layer protocol in the TCP IP protocol stack UDP is a simple protocol that exchanges datagrams without acknowledgments or guaranteed delivery requiring that error processing and retransmission be handled by other protocols UDP is defined in RFC 768 UL Up Link VLAN Virtual Local Area Network A group of devices on one or more LANs that are configured with the same VLAN ID so ...

Page 239: ... system VPNs use encryption and secure protocols like PPTP to ensure that data transmissions are not intercepted by unauthorized parties WAN Wide Area Network A computer network that spans a relatively large geographical area Wide area networks can be made up of interconnected smaller networks spread throughout a building a state or the entire globe WEEE Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment T...

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Page 241: ...strator Password 83 Advanced Service Mode 140 Air Ventilation Unit 47 Alarms and Traps 75 ARQ Enable Disable 112 Associated ODU 114 Associated Radio Cluster 103 ATPC Enable Disable 74 ATPC Parameters 74 AU Bandwidth 113 Base Station ID Parameters 112 Configuration Menu 111 MAC Parameters 111 Maximum Number of Voice Calls 117 Menu 106 Multirate Parameters 115 Performance Monitoring 117 Phy Paramete...

Page 242: ...Basic Parameters 56 BE 162 Best Effort BE Qos Profile 162 Bridge Aging Time NPU 94 SU 133 Bridging Parameters SU 133 Broadcast Relaying 159 Bronze Lan to Lan Pre configured Profile 171 Bronze Teleworking Pre configured Profile 171 Burst Error Rate Counters AU 119 SU 135 C Cell ID 75 Cell Parameters 74 CG 162 Change Password 83 Channel Admin Status 115 Associated ODU 114 Associated Radio Cluster 11...

Page 243: ...ce Filtering 168 Default File Name 122 Default L2 Voice Service Profile 147 Default PPPoE Service Profile 147 Defining Services 170 Delete AU SW File in NPU 107 ODU 103 SU 136 SU SW File 123 Dest Subnet 89 Dest Subnet Mask 89 Device Location 73 Device Name 73 Downlink Tx Frequency Channel 114 Downlink Basic Rate AU 117 Downlink QoS Profiles 161 Downlink Upper Priority Limits 161 DRAP Description 1...

Page 244: ...g NPU 44 Installation 23 AU ODU 24 Base Station 33 ODU Power Feeder 50 Installer Password NPU 83 SU 133 Interface Filtering Active Rule Type 167 Admin Status 168 Default Action 168 From Network Filtering 167 From Wireless Filtering 167 L2 Filtering Rules List 167 L3 L4 Filtering Rules List 167 Menu 167 Internet Access L2 Pre configured Profile 171 Internet Access PPPoE Pre configured Profile 171 I...

Page 245: ...rent 156 Maximum Cell Radius 112 Maximum Information Rate 164 Maximum Number of Supported Devices SU 133 Maximum Number of Voice Calls AU 117 Service Profile 158 Minimum Severity 75 MIR 164 Monitor Via Telnet 67 Via the MON Port 66 Monitor Inactivity Timeout 87 Monitor Password 83 Multi Channel Show Summary 113 Multi Channel Parameters 113 Multicast QoS Profile 160 Multicast VLAN ID 159 Multirate ...

Page 246: ...SU 130 PIU 35 LEDs 37 PIU with HOT SWAP Ejecting 45 Inserting 44 PIU without HOT SWAP Ejecting 46 Inserting 45 Port L3 L4 Filtering Rule 167 Port Direction L3 L4 Filtering Rule 167 Ports Counters AU 118 Power Cable 37 Power Interface Unit 35 Power Requirements 35 Power Supply Unit 38 PPPoE Service 138 Pre configured Profiles 171 Priority Classifier Definition 137 Downlink QoS Profiles 161 Downlink...

Page 247: ...U 129 Replace AVU 48 NPU 48 Reset Unit AU 109 NPU 84 SU 126 RT 162 Run from Shadow AU 110 NPU 85 SU 128 S Sample Interval 164 Sector Heading 99 Sector ID 112 Select AU 107 Authorized Managers 93 Channel 114 ODU 102 Radio Cluster 98 Select by MAC Address SU 123 Select by Name SU 123 Send Traps Authorized Manager 93 Service Access VLAN 150 Admin Status 151 Best Effort 162 Continuous Grant 162 Defini...

Page 248: ... 79 Show Active Alarms 75 Show All Authorized Managers 93 Show MAC Addresses Behind SU 136 Show Summary AU 106 Multi Channel 113 ODU 101 Radio Cluster 98 SU 120 SUs by AU 122 Show Traps Log 76 Silver Lan to Lan Pre configured Profile 171 Silver Teleworking Pre configured Profile 171 Software Upgrade 189 Speed Data Port 91 SU Add New SU 136 Address 129 Bandwidth 130 Base Station ID 130 Base Station...

Page 249: ...Port 89 Subscriber Admin Status 148 Definition 137 Description 148 First Name 148 Last Name 148 Menu 147 Name 147 Subscriber Name 148 Suppression Interval 77 SW Files in NPU AU 107 SU 122 SW Versions Control AU 109 NPU 84 SU 126 T Temporary Grace Licenses 79 Temporary SU Definition 140 Transparent Marking Mode 156 Trap Configuration 76 Admin Status 77 Severity 77 Suppression Interval 77 Traps Disp...

Page 250: ...on System Manual VLAN Transparency Mode 153 Voice Parameters AU 117 Voice Service 139 Voice Networking Gateways SU 131 VoIP 1V Pre configured Profile 172 VoIP 2V Pre configured Profile 172 VPL ID 154 W Write Community Authorized Manager 93 ...

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