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RADWIN 2000

Broadband Wireless Transmission System

USER MANUAL

RELEASES 2.5.40

UM 2000-2540/02.11

Summary of Contents for 2000

Page 1: ...RADWIN 2000 Broadband Wireless Transmission System USER MANUAL RELEASES 2 5 40 UM 2000 2540 02 11 ...

Page 2: ...duct that supports substantially similar functionality based or derived in any way from RADWIN products Your undertaking in this paragraph shall survive the termination of this Agreement This Agreement is effective upon your opening of a RADWIN product package and shall continue until terminated RADWIN may terminate this Agreement upon the breach by you of any term thereof Upon such termination by...

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Page 4: ...eceiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Warning It is the responsibility of the installer to ensure that when using the outdoor antenna kits in the United States or where FCC rules apply onl...

Page 5: ...e considered during installation NOTES 1 A Primary Protector is not required to protect the exposed wiring as long as the exposed wiring length is limited to less than or equal to 140 feet and instructions are provided to avoid exposure of wiring to accidental contact with lightning and power conductors in accordance with NEC Sections 725 54 c and 800 30 In all other cases an appropriate Listed Pr...

Page 6: ...RADWIN 2000 User Manual Release 2 5 40 v 3 For Canada appropriate requirements of the CEC 22 1 including Section 60 and additional requirements of CAN CSA B72 must be considered as applicable ...

Page 7: ...Chapter 14 VLAN Functionality with RADWIN 2000 Chapter 15 Software Upgrade Chapter 16 FCC IC DFS Installation Procedure Part 4 Field Installation Topics Chapter 17 Pole and Wall Installation Chapter 18 Lightning Protection and Grounding Guidelines Chapter 19 Preloading an ODU with an IP Address Chapter 20 Changing the Factory Default Band Chapter 21 Link Budget Calculator Chapter 22 Quick Install ...

Page 8: ...Railway solutions 1 5 Key Features of RADWIN 2000 1 5 Components of a RADWIN 2000 Link 1 8 The Outdoor Unit ODU 1 8 The Indoor Unit IDU 1 9 New style IDU E for both WinLink 1000 and RADWIN 2000 1 10 IDU C 1 10 Power Over Ethernet PoE Devices 1 11 Basic PoE Device 1 11 GSU 1 11 Antennas 1 12 RADWIN Manager 1 13 RADWIN Network Management System RNMS 1 14 Accessories 1 14 1 15 Documentation supplied ...

Page 9: ...tning Protection Devices 3 8 Outdoor Connections 3 8 Indoor Installation 3 8 Installing IDU E 3 8 IDU E Installation 3 8 Mounting the IDU C 3 9 Connecting power to the IDU 3 11 Connecting the ODU to the IDU 3 12 Installing a Link using PoE Devices 3 12 Connecting User Equipment 3 12 Connecting and Aligning ODUs Antennas 3 13 Chapter 4 Getting Started with the RADWIN Manager Installing the RADWIN M...

Page 10: ...6 1 The Main Window of the RADWIN Manager 6 1 The RADWIN Manager Toolbar 6 2 Main Menu Functionality 6 3 Elements of the RADWIN Manager Main Window 6 4 Chapter 7 Configuring the Link Overview 7 1 Configuration 7 3 Step 1 Start the Wizard 7 3 Step 2 System Parameters 7 3 Step 3 Channel Settings 7 4 Step 4 Tx Power and Antenna Settings 7 8 Changing Number of Antennas and Tx Power 7 8 TX Power Antenn...

Page 11: ... or Configuration 8 24 Muting the alignment tone buzzer 8 25 Configuration with Telnet 8 25 Chapter 9 Monitoring and Diagnostics Retrieving Link Information Get Diagnostics 9 1 Link Compatibility 9 3 TDM Loopbacks 9 3 Local Line Loopback 9 6 Remote Reverse Loopback 9 6 Remote Line Loopback 9 6 Local Internal Loopback 9 7 Reinstalling and Realigning a Link 9 7 The Link Budget Calculator 9 8 Through...

Page 12: ...Style IDU E 10 12 Link Configuration and HSS 10 12 Site Configuration and HSS 10 14 Chapter 11 Using the RADWIN GSU What is it for 11 1 GSU Functionality 11 1 Typical GSU Scenarios 11 1 Independent Distributed Sites 11 1 Multiple Distributed Sites with Communication 11 2 Cascaded Sites using Shifted Phase Transmission 11 3 GSU Redundancy 11 3 GSU Kit Contents 11 4 GSU Installation 11 4 Overview 11...

Page 13: ... Port Functionality 14 2 Ingress Direction 14 3 Egress Direction 14 3 VLAN Availability 14 5 VLAN Configuration Using the RADWIN Manager 14 5 Management Traffic and Ethernet Service Separation 14 6 VLAN Tagging for Ethernet Service Configuration 14 6 Chapter 15 Software Upgrade What is the Software Upgrade Utility 15 1 Upgrading an Installed Link 15 1 Software Update for GSUs 15 5 Chapter 16 FCC I...

Page 14: ...3 7GHz 20 9 Using he RADWIN Manager to set up a 3 X or BRS Link 20 9 Inactive and Active Mode 20 9 Chapter 21 Link Budget Calculator Overview 21 1 User Input 21 1 Link Budget Calculator Internal Data 21 1 Calculations 21 2 EIRP 21 2 Expected RSS and Fade Margin 21 2 Min and Max Range 21 2 Service 21 2 Availability 21 2 Antenna Height 21 3 About the Fresnel Zone 21 3 Running the Link Budget Calcula...

Page 15: ... Alarm Connector B 3 DC Power Terminals B 4 IDU C E B 4 DC PoE B 4 Appendix C Small Form factor Pluggable Transceiver IDU C SFP Support C 1 Appendix D MIB Reference Introduction D 1 About the MIB D 1 Terminology D 1 Interface API D 1 Control Method D 1 Community String D 2 Private MIB Structure D 2 MIB Parameters D 3 Supported Variables from the RFC 1213 MIB D 4 MIB Parameters D 6 MIB Traps D 23 G...

Page 16: ...elease 2 5 40 xv Installation sur pylône et mur G 2 Contenu du kit de montage ODU G 3 Montage sur un pylône G 3 Montage sur un mur G 5 Montage d une antenne externe G 6 Contenu du kit de montage d une antenne externe G 6 Index ...

Page 17: ...N MANAGER TRAP MESSAGES 9 15 TABLE 9 6 ACTIVE ALARMS COMMAND BUTTONS 9 17 TABLE 9 7 LED FAULT INDICATORS 9 19 TABLE 9 8 SYSTEM TROUBLESHOOTING 9 20 TABLE 10 1 ODU HSS UNIT CONNECTION PINOUT 10 7 TABLE 10 2 RADIO FRAME PATTERN TABLE RADWIN 2000 10 8 TABLE 10 3 RADIO FRAME PATTERN TABLE WINLINK 1000 10 8 TABLE 10 4 ASYMMETRIC ALLOCATION WITH COLLOCATED LINKS SCENARIOS 10 11 TABLE 10 5 IDU C AND NEW ...

Page 18: ...TABLE C 1 SFP TYPE AND INTERFACE DESCRIPTION C 1 TABLE D 1 SUPPORTED RFC 1213 VARIABLES D 4 TABLE D 2 PRIVATE MIB PARAMETERS D 6 TABLE D 3 MIB TRAPS D 24 TABLE E 1 IDU C E OUTPUT ALARMS DESCRIPTION E 1 TABLE E 2 IDU C INPUT ALARMS DESCRIPTION E 2 TABLE F 1 SAFETY DISTANCES FOR RADWIN 2000 FCC AND IC PRODUCTS F 1 TABLE F 2 SAFETY DISTANCES FOR RADWIN 2000 ETSI PRODUCTS F 1 ...

Page 19: ... PLUGS 3 5 FIGURE 3 8 TYPICAL INSTALLATION WITH EXTERNAL ANTENNA LEFT RADWIN 2000 RIGHT WIN LINK 1000 3 6 FIGURE 3 9 NEW STYLE IDU E REAR PANEL 3 8 FIGURE 3 10 IDU C FRONT PANEL 3 9 FIGURE 3 11 IDU C FRONT PANEL LEDS 3 9 FIGURE 3 12 IDU E FRONT PANEL LEDS 3 10 FIGURE 3 13 IDU C POWER CONNECTORS 3 11 FIGURE 3 14 BEEP SEQUENCE FOR ANTENNA ALIGNMENT 3 14 FIGURE 4 1 LAN PORTS ON THE FRONT PANEL OF THE...

Page 20: ...OF THE MANAGER AFTER INSTALLATION WITH ASYMMETRIC CAPACITY AL LOCATION NO HSS 5 31 FIGURE 5 35 MAIN WINDOW OF THE MANAGER AFTER INSTALLATION WITH ASYMMETRIC CAPACITY AL LOCATION HSS ENABLED 5 32 FIGURE 6 1 MAIN WINDOW WIRELESS LINK IS ACTIVE 6 2 FIGURE 7 1 LINK CONFIGURATION WIZARD 7 3 FIGURE 7 2 CONFIGURATION WIZARD SYSTEM DIALOG BOX 7 4 FIGURE 7 3 CHANNEL SETTINGS DIALOG BOX AUTOMATIC CHANNEL SE...

Page 21: ... MONITORING REPORT SHOWING THE EFFECT OF A RESET 9 11 FIGURE 9 15 THRESHOLD CONFIGURATION DIALOG BOX 9 13 FIGURE 9 16 EVENTS LOG DISPLAY 9 14 FIGURE 9 17 PREFERENCES DIALOG BOX EVENT TAB 9 16 FIGURE 9 18 ACTIVE ALARMS SUMMARY 9 17 FIGURE 9 19 RECENT EVENTS UP TO LAST 256 EVENTS AT SITE A 9 18 FIGURE 9 20 ADVANCED PREFERENCES 9 18 FIGURE 10 1 INTERFERENCE CAUSED BY COLLOCATED UNITS 10 2 FIGURE 10 2...

Page 22: ...ARY AFTER A FEW MOMENTS THE TDM ICONS BECOME GREEN 12 12 FIGURE 12 11 PRIMARY LINK OPERATING AFTER THE SWITCH BACK FROM SECONDARY 12 13 FIGURE 12 12 SECONDARY LINK OPERATING AFTER THE SWITCH BACK TO PRIMARY 12 14 FIGURE 13 1 RING PROTECTION MECHANISM 13 2 FIGURE 13 2 NODE WITH IDU AND POE DEVICE 13 6 FIGURE 13 3 1 1 ETHERNET 13 7 FIGURE 13 4 USING IDU C OR IDU E WITH POES FOR THE RPL 13 7 FIGURE 1...

Page 23: ...4 FIGURE 20 5 CHANGE BAND CONFIRMATION 20 4 FIGURE 20 6 MAIN WINDOW AFTER BAND CHANGE NEW BAND CIRCLED 20 5 FIGURE 20 7 USING THE OPERATIONS WINDOW TO ENTER A LICENSE KEY 20 6 FIGURE 21 1 FRESNEL ZONE 21 4 FIGURE 21 2 ACCESSING THE LINK BUDGET CALCULATOR 21 5 FIGURE 21 3 LINK BUDGET WINDOW 21 5 FIGURE 21 4 BAND SELECTOR 21 6 FIGURE 21 5 RADWIN 2000 SERIES SELECTOR 21 7 FIGURE 21 6 RADWIN 2000 CHAN...

Page 24: ...MS EXCEL 23 10 FIGURE 24 1 BRS EBS BANDS SCHEMATIC 24 2 FIGURE 25 1 SERVICES WINDOW WITH QOS SELECTED 25 2 FIGURE 25 2 ETHERNET QOS CONFIGURATION MODE SELECTION 25 2 FIGURE 25 3 TOP VLAN ALLOCATION BOTTOM DIFFSERV ALLOCATION 25 3 FIGURE 25 4 MIR CHOICE PER QUEUE 25 4 FIGURE B 1 EXAMPLE FOR CONNECTING THE ALARM CONNECTOR B 4 FIGURE D 1 TOP LEVEL SECTIONS OF THE PRIVATE MIB D 3 FIGURE D 2 PRODUCT MI...

Page 25: ...RADWIN 2000 Broadband Wireless Transmission System USER MANUAL RELEASE 2 5 40 Part 1 Basic Installation UM 2000 2540 02 11 ...

Page 26: ...this model may only be used with an IDU C or IDU E It cannot be used with a PoE device RADWIN 2000 X Series supporting 3 E1s or 4 T1s and 10Mbps capacity net throughput full duplex RADWIN 2000 highlights High capacity up to 100Mbps full duplex net throughput Native TDM transport up to 16 E1 T1 ports Multi band products for maximum flexibility Advanced air interface based on MIMO antenna Diversity ...

Page 27: ...h Resolution Bands Channel minimum step is 250 KHz Applies to 3 475 3 650 GHz IC RSS 192 3 4 3 7 GHz ETSI and the 3 3 3 8 GHz Universal band Low Resolution Bands Channel minimum step is 1 MHz Applies to FCC regula tions in the 3 650 3 675 GHz band More About New and Extended RADWIN 2000 Products RADWIN 2000 C series 3 X Products The new RADWIN 2000 C series 3 X products are intended for IP and TDM...

Page 28: ...es RADWIN 2000 Series Frequency bands Channel Bandwidth MHz Capacity Mbps TDMs Notes C Series FCC part 90 subpart Z and IC RSS 197 supporting 3 650 3 675 GHz 5 10 20 100 aggregate net throughput 16 No change FCC part 27 named as BRS supporting 2 5 2 7 GHz band New product IC RSS 192 supporting 3 475 3 650 GHz No change ETSI 3 4 3 7 GHz 5 10 20 100 aggregate net throughput 16 No change Universal 3 ...

Page 29: ... pres ence into remote and low ARPU areas provide enhanced overlay coverage in urban spots and can serve as a temporary or backup backhaul solution Figure 1 1 Typical Cellular Backhaul application Broadband Access With RADWIN 2000 solutions service providers can expand their service footprint rapidly and affordably providing high capacity services that match the ever growing demand for high qualit...

Page 30: ...er Control how ever the distance are smaller and the towers may be connected to a control room using cables Railway solutions This is a relatively new application and includes for example On board surveillance On board monitoring and control Passenger services including Internet access For further information about Mobility Applications contact RADWIN Customer Support Key Features of RADWIN 2000 S...

Page 31: ...mission at any given time Automatic Repeat Request ARQ is a mechanism for error control during data transmission When the receiver detects an error in the received information it automatically requests the transmitter to resend the information This process is repeated until the transmission is error free or the error continues beyond a pre determined number of maximum transmissions RADWIN 2000 s A...

Page 32: ... both links independently Spectrum View Spectrum View displays a visual representation of spectrum availability during the link installation It is an RF survey tool supporting the link installation prior to service activation Use Spectrum View to assist you to choose the operating channel Diversity RADWIN 2000 links using dual bipolar antennas may be configured to transmit the same data through bo...

Page 33: ...erwise identical ODU to steal bandwidth or information It locks a pair of synchronized ODUs for mutually exclusive communication SFP support in the IDU C Standard SFP modules are used enabling any type of Ethernet physical connectivity including various fiber connections E3 T3 or E1 T1 over Ethernet SFPs can be used as well Separate management and traffic VLAN support Ethernet Ring Topology QoS Su...

Page 34: ...atherproof case Connectorized ODU This ODU has 2xN type connectors for connecting an external antenna The Indoor Unit IDU The IDU has the service ports and provides aggregation of these services towards the ODU that transports them over the air The IDU also provides power to the ODU Front Rear Connectorized Integrated Antenna Note See the RADWIN Product Catalog for the range of ODU products availa...

Page 35: ... The IDU E rear panel right to left has a 25 pin Dry Contact Alarms port the two or no trunk ports two LAN ports an ODU port and finally a 3 pin DC power plug identical to that used on the IDU C Figure 1 6 New style IDU E Rear panel IDU C The IDU C is a carrier class 19 inch 1U unit providing E1 T1 ports Ethernet ports an SFP port a STANDBY port for MHS control dry contact alarms and indication LE...

Page 36: ... male AC power socket It may be used with both WinLink 1000 and RADWIN 2000 radios Figure 1 9 Basic PoE device showing the radio Ethernet port Outdoor Ruggedized DC PoE Device This unit may be used with both WinLink 1000 and RADWIN 2000 radios Figure 1 10 Ruggedized DC PoE Device Input is 20 to 60 VDC single input GSU The GPS based synchronization unit GSU is designed to handle inter site interfer...

Page 37: ...ain and transmitting power may be limited by country regulations The RADWIN 2000 may be operated with an integrated antenna that is part of the ODU unit or with external antennas connected to the ODU via N type connectors All cables and con nections must be connected correctly to reduce RF losses The required antenna impedance is 50Ω The 5 x GHz Integrated Antenna ODU is provided with 370 mm 1 2ft...

Page 38: ...tennas External anten nas are also available from third party antenna vendors RADWIN Manager The RADWIN Manager is an SNMP based management application which manages a com plete link over a single IP address It can also manage each side of the link separately The RADWIN Manager application facilitates installation and configuration of the link between the ODU units The intuitive easy to use RADWIN...

Page 39: ...re 1 14 RADWIN Manager window RADWIN Network Management System RNMS The RADWIN Network Management System enables Service Providers to manage all RADWIN links in their network from a Network Operations Center NOC Using RNMS Service Providers can configure and monitor up to 10 000 RADWIN links The intuitive easy to use RNMS provides a full range of network surveillance monitoring configu ration and ...

Page 40: ...pters reflecting the activi ties required to set up a RADWIN 2000 The division is shown in the following table Table 1 2 User Manual General layout Section General Content Purpose 1 Basic Installation Core information to install and operate a link 2 Advanced Installation Specialized installation techniques 3 Technical Information Background for advanced use Table 1 3 User Manual layout Chapter App...

Page 41: ... are set out on page 4 1 We will occasionally need to distinguish between the site to which the managing computer is connected and the second site when they are not necessarily A or B The former will be called the managing site and the latter the over the air site Which is which is always determined by the location of the managing computer RADWIN 2000 supports three connection methods for the mana...

Page 42: ...ing Boldface for the menu labels and vertical bars to separate them Note The purpose of a Note is to Draw your attention to something that may not be obvious or coun ter intuitive Emphasize a special feature or peculiarity of the RADWIN 2000 Offer an external reference for additional information Add a caveat that would not qualify as a full Caution or Warning see below Provide additional backgroun...

Page 43: ...eferred to as a window the main window or the Manager window depending on context The top line of icons is the tool bar and provides part of the menu bar functionality with a mouse click At the bottom of the window is the status bar a line of icons and text boxes The central part of the main window consists of several panes On the right there are Radio Interference Ethernet Service and the Frequen...

Page 44: ...11 point Tahoma typeface for main text Tables for most part use 7 or 8 point fonts Here are a few pointers for hard copy printing The text and table typefaces used are large enough to print the manual at two pages per sheet For good legibility use a commercial grade laser printer A color printer is of course best however a monochrome printer set to use gray scale gives acceptable results Better qu...

Page 45: ...dio Frequency RF survey It is recommended that the installation area be scanned with a spectrum analyzer to identify RF interference so as to determine a clear channel for radio installation on site The Site Survey Introduction RADWIN wireless links must be planned before installation The designated installation site must be appraised to determine that the wireless system is able to operate effici...

Page 46: ...ithin the specified range of the equipment 3 On the urban map check for developed areas situated between the two installation sites Pay attention to these areas when performing the physical site survey there may be tall buildings RF towers or transmitters which could cause interference to the link 4 Check the area between the two sites for obstructions such as High ground hills or mountains Lakes ...

Page 47: ...es 5 Determine a location for the indoor equipment it should be as close as possible to the ODU At an existing site there is probably an equipment room with cable routing channels 6 Measure and record the path length of the cable from the ODU position to the indoor equipment room 7 Determine the ground and lightning connection points of the installation The ODU and IDU must both be grounded 8 Usin...

Page 48: ...void or minimize interference follow these recommendations For collocated RADWIN units use an HSS unit to synchronize between them Select a different operating channels for each collocated RADWIN unit If one or more collocated units are not RADWIN units ensure that there is a physical separation of at least three meters between a RADWIN unit and any other collocated radio on the site Use the large...

Page 49: ...apter 2 RADWIN 2000 User Manual Release 2 5 40 2 5 Decreasing the Tx Power of a link will reduce collocation interference Site Configu ration Air Interface Note Use the Link Budget Calculator to determine the minimum Tx Power required to maintain link stability ...

Page 50: ...tion In addition The ODU should be earthed by a wire with diameter of at least 12AWG The RADWIN 2000 ODU must be properly grounded to protect against lightning It is the user s responsibility to install the equipment in accordance with Section 810 of the National Electric Code ANSI NFPA No 70 1984 or Section 54 of the Canadian Electrical Code These codes describe correct installation procedures fo...

Page 51: ...e designed with surge limiting circuits to minimize the risk of dam age due to lightning strikes RADWIN recommends the use of additional surge arrestor devices to protect the equipment from nearby lightning strikes See Chapter 18 for detailed installation instructions of lightning protection devices General It is recommended that installation of the outdoor unit be contracted to a professional ins...

Page 52: ... document you are reading Link Budget Calculator Label showing the MAC address and the alternative Community string The label is self adhesive You should keep this label safe Cable glands to be used with the ODU IDU cable Figure 3 1 ODU Mounting kit Figure 3 2 Connectorized ODU Front and rear views ODU Front View ODU Rear View ...

Page 53: ...U E wall mounting drilling template Self adhesive label showing the IDU LED operation Figure 3 4 IDU E front view IDU C Package Contents The IDU C package contains IDU C see Figure 3 5 below 19 rack mounting kit see Figure 3 7 below Two DC power plugs for power cables see Figure 3 7 below Figure 3 5 IDU C Package contents the IDU C Ethernet only ODU Front View ODU Rear View ...

Page 54: ...le sup plied with monopolar antennas Mounting kit Additional Tools and Materials Required The following is a list of the equipment and materials required to install RADWIN 2000 hard ware Tools and Materials Crimping tool for RJ 45 if the ODU IDU cable is without connectors Spanner wrench 13 mm Drill for wall mounting only Cable ties Sealing material Cables and connectors ODU grounding cable 12AWG ...

Page 55: ...ng the Lightning Protection devices if used page page 3 8 4 Outdoor connections page page 3 8 5 Mounting the IDUs page page 3 9 6 Indoor connections page page 3 12 7 Aligning the ODUs antennas page page 3 13 See Figure 3 8 below which illustrates a typical installation of a RADWIN 2000 or a WinLink 1000 with external antenna s Figure 3 8 Typical Installation with external antenna Left RADWIN 2000 ...

Page 56: ...into the unit causing damage It is possible to mount an ODU horizontally See Chapter 17 for details 3 Refer also to Chapter 17 for detailed ODU mounting kit contents and schematics Mounting external antennas If you are using ODU with an integrated antenna skip to Mounting the Lightning Protec tion Devices below The supplied mounting kit is used to mount the antenna onto a pole The antennas must be...

Page 57: ...y lightning strikes Refer to Chapter 18 for detailed installation instructions of lightning protection devices Outdoor Connections To complete the outdoor connections 1 Connect the ground cable to the ODU chassis as marked on the ODU 2 Connect the antenna cable s to the ODU 3 Connect the lightning protection device to the ODU see Chapter 18 4 Attach the ODU IDU cable to the ODU RJ 45 connector see...

Page 58: ...are functionally the same as the IDU C LEDs Table 3 1 Components of an IDU C front panel Key Label Remarks A Indicator LEDs See Figure 3 11 B ODU Port RJ 45 connector see Table B 1 C LAN RJ45Ports Ethernet RJ 45 connector see Table B 3 D LAN SFP Port See Appendix C E Alarm Ports Standard DB25 female connector see Table B 7 F Label indent Place for adhesive identification labels G Primary 3 pin Pow...

Page 59: ...een Orange Red Wireless link is synchronized During installation mode also signals software mismatch on some identical ODUs Wireless link lost synchronization SVC Green Orange Blinking Orange Red Off E1 or T1 line is synchronized Alarm detected at the opposite site interface Normal or LOSS Local or remote loopback Alarm detected at this site interface Ethernet only IDU or E1 T1 not configured HSS ...

Page 60: ...e powered up The IDU E has a single three pin power connector the same as used on the IDU C Table 3 3 IDU C and New Style IDU E Front Panel LEDs for HSS Color Function Green This ODU is HSS master generating signal and HSS Sync is OK Blinking Green This ODU is a HSS client and in Sync Red HSS not operational due to improper signal detection This ODU is not transmitting Orange HSS is operational On...

Page 61: ...LED To prepare a link using PoE devices 1 To connect the ODU to the PoE device route the cable from the ODU to the PoE device secure the cable along its path and connect the cable to the LAN OUT RJ 45 connector on the PoE device 2 Connect it to AC power 3 Repeat steps 1 to 2 for the second link Connecting User Equipment To connect user equipment to an IDU 1 Connect user switch router or any other ...

Page 62: ... Ensure that power is connected to the IDUs at both sites 4 Ensure normal operation of the IDUs by the LED indications on the front panel Provided that site A detects the signal from site B the ODU starts beeping 20 sec onds after power up and continues beeping until the ODUs are aligned and the installation is complete In the following steps antenna refers both to an external antenna and an inte ...

Page 63: ...1 Connect the other antenna to connector ANT 1 and follow the steps 3 to 7 above to align the second antenna 4 Secure the antennas to the pole wall 5 Restore one of the antennas to ANT 2 on both sides of the link Note Three beeps and a pause is best signal so far Two beeps and a pause is signal quality increased One beep and pause is no change in signal Long beep and short pause is signal quality ...

Page 64: ...s are Hard disk 1 GB free space Network 10 100BaseT NIC Graphics 1024x768 screen resolution with 16 bit color Microsoft Explorer version 5 01 or later Installing the Software Any PC running the RADWIN Manager application can be used to configure a RADWIN 2000 link To install the RADWIN Manager application 1 Insert the CD into the CD DVD drive of your computer The CD opening window appears Table 4 ...

Page 65: ...can configure them using the procedure described below If however your links are to be geographically scattered it may be convenient to pre load each ODU with its network address prior to physical installation The procedure is quite straight forward and set out in Chapter 19 To start the RADWIN Manager 1 Connect the managing computer to one of the two LAN ports as shown in Figure 4 1 below Note Ea...

Page 66: ...e command prompt type ping 10 0 0 120 You should see something like this Figure 4 2 Pinging an uninstalled and unconfigured link Any other response from ping means that the ODU is not responding Check your Ethernet connection and that both the IDU and ODU are switched on and then try again If you do not succeed seek assistance from RADWIN Customer Support 3 Dismiss the command line session 4 Doubl...

Page 67: ...f access in one of two entry modes To see them click Options at any time in the Log on window Figure 4 3 above You are offered an extended log on window Figure 4 4 Extended log on window At the User Type field click the list button Note Connection through the RMNS Sever will be available in a future release If you have an immediate requirement for this service please contact RADWIN Customer Suppor...

Page 68: ...r function has legal ramifications requiring familiarity with local regula tions The following table summarizes these options The Network Manager should change the default passwords as soon as possible Continuing the log on procedure 5 Type an IP address for the ODU if you connect through a LAN or click Local Con nection if you are connected directly to the IDU port Table 4 2 User types default pa...

Page 69: ...dress for exam ple a LAN printer will result in the following error message Warning If you log on using Local Connection but your physical connection is not local i e anything other than a direct connection between the managing computer and the IDU then any configuration you carry out may affect other links in the network Do not do this Network log on IP address to the ODU is recommended If you lo...

Page 70: ...s if you click No you will see a warning graphic alongside the IP Address field Incorrect Password If you type an incorrect password in the Login window you will see a warning graphic alongside the password field Invalid Read Write Community String This will result in the following message Figure 4 8 Invalid Community String message Logging in to the Over the Air Site You can log on to the over th...

Page 71: ...d 1 From the Tools menu select Change Password The Change Password dialog box appears Table 4 3 RADWIN Manager Offline Functionality Menu level Function Reference Top 1 2 File Log Off Return to log on dialog Same as Log Off button Exit Exit the RADWIN Manager Same as Exit button Tools Change Password Change the log on password page 4 8 Events Log Clear Events Clear local events log page 9 17 Save ...

Page 72: ...ters excluding SPACE TAB and any of Note For what follows it is assumed that you have set the IP addresses of both ODUs For the purposes of illustration we will use the following IP addresses Our managing computer has its NIC set to IP address 192 168 1 100 The log on ODU is set to IP address 192 168 1 101 and the over the air ODU is set to 192 168 1 102 The Subnet Mask for both sites is 255 255 2...

Page 73: ...ly quite similar and will be described in detail below 3 Site Configuration described in Chapter 8 Site specific configuration for each side of the link is available at any time under a run ning link or under the restricted Installation mode Site Configuration consists of a set of panels which may be invoked individually in any order as needed Note The Dynamic Tx Ratio bar only appears for model R...

Page 74: ...nd better quality installations To launch Spectrum View go to the main window menu Figure 4 11 and click Tools Spectrum View A display similar to the following appears Table 4 4 Default Settings Parameter Default Value Illustrative Value Factory default band Product dependent 5 820GHz ODU IP Address 10 0 0 120 192 168 1 101 and 102 Subnet Mask 255 0 0 0 255 255 255 0 Trap destination 0 0 0 0 0 0 0...

Page 75: ...View Chapter 4 RADWIN 2000 User Manual Release 2 5 40 4 12 Figure 4 11 Spectrum View Opening Display on installed link See Chapter 23 for detailed information about operating Spectrum View and understanding the displayed statistics ...

Page 76: ...n a tutorial style For the purpose of explanation we will set up a laboratory link with the following characteris tics Channel selection Automatic Antennas Dual at both sites Services Ethernet 7xE1 on ports 1 2 3 8 10 11 14 It is unlikely that you would use a non contiguous set of ports but this shows that if required it can be done The Installation wizard has steps as shown in Table 5 1 below ...

Page 77: ...Wizard welcome 2 System parameters Link ID Site details 3 Channel settings ACS Configuration 4 Tx Power and antenna settings MIMO or Diversity 5 HSS Settings 6 Services Types Ethernet TDM Adaptive or fixed Jitter Buffer MHS Ethernet Ring QoS 7 Set TDM Clock Parameters 8 Wizard summary and completion ...

Page 78: ...e properly aligned If this box is grayed out you should align the antennas as set out in Chapter 3 on page 3 16 The Installation Wizard opens Figure 5 1 Link Installation Wizard The bottom data area reproduces the corresponding data from the main window which the above panel obscures See Chapter 6 for a field by field description of this data area Click Next to proceed with the installation proced...

Page 79: ...ink identification The default name is Link You should change it 3 Enter names for Site 1 and Site 2 The default names are both Location You should change them Throughout this manual we use A for Site 1 and B for Site 2 4 Optionally enter a new Link Password Here is our completed System panel Note If the Link Password is incorrect a link is established but configuration cannot be performed and no ...

Page 80: ...uated The Channel Setting dialog box appears Proceed to Channel Settings below Changing the Link Password The default password is wireless bridge Optionally you can change the link password as explained here To change the link password 1 Click the Change button in the System dialog box The Change Link Password dialog box opens Note Use the Hide characters check box for maximum security ...

Page 81: ...ive Link Password and click OK to finish You are returned to the window in Figure 5 4 above Continue with the next step 3 Enter a new password 4 Retype the new password in the Confirm field 5 Click OK 6 Click Yes when asked if you want to change the link password 7 Click OK at the Password changed success message Note A link password must contain at least eight but no more than 16 characters exclu...

Page 82: ...rst available channel in a list of monitored channels nominated in the Channel settings window of Figure 5 6 below A channel switch takes place suffi ciently fast as to ensure no loss of service Figure 5 6 Channel Settings Automatic Channel Selection The default frequency for the product is shown To select channels to be used by the link 1 Select the installation frequency from the Installation Ch...

Page 83: ...llation rates 2 Choose the required Channel Bandwidth Figure 5 8 Channel Settings Showing available Channel Bandwidths 3 Click the check box if Automatic Channel Selection is required 4 The Available Channels List contains all of the allowable channels for the link Check the channels that can be automatically selected ...

Page 84: ... the EIRP and is affected by such considerations as radio limitations and regulatory restrictions Before proceeding to antenna installation details the following background information should be considered About Single and Dual Antennas Each RADWIN 2000 ODU is made of two radio transceivers radios The radios make use of algorithms that utilize both MIMO and Diversity resulting in enhanced capacity...

Page 85: ... receiving antenna Antenna diversity is especially effective at mitigating these multi path situations This is because multiple antennas afford a receiver several recordings of the same signal Each antenna will be exposed to a different interference envy remnant Thus if one antenna is undergoing a deep fade it is likely that another has a sufficient signal Collectively such a system can provide a ...

Page 86: ...er of Antennas Mode Graphic Indication Max Full Duplex Capacity Site A Site B 2 2 MIMO 50 Mbps Diversity 25 Mbps 2 1 25 Mbps 1 2 25 Mbps 1 1 25 Mbps Table 5 3 RADWIN 2000 Air rates Antenna Modulation FEC Air Rate Mbps Single BPSK 1 2 6 5 Single QPSK 1 2 13 Single QPSK 3 4 19 5 Single 16QAM 1 2 26 Single 16QAM 3 4 39 Single 64QAM 2 3 52 Single 64QAM 3 4 58 5 Single 64QAM 5 6 65 Dual BPSK 1 2 13 Dua...

Page 87: ...na gain It appears in Figure 5 10 as Max EIRP maxRegTxPower denote the maximum regulatory Tx Power for the equipment also having regard the above three points Then the following relationship must be satisfied These parameters are controlled as follows To set Tx Power and configure antennas 1 Click the Configure buttons in turn to configure the antennas on both sides of the link Each one offers a d...

Page 88: ...Gain and Cable Loss The Tx Power per radio indicates the power of each radio inside the ODU and is used for Link Budget Calculations The Tx Power System shows the total transmis sion power of the ODU and is used to calculate the EIRP according to regulations If you choose to set the Antenna Gain and Cable Loss you will receive the following warning message Note To see the relationship between Tx P...

Page 89: ... the value entered and maxAvailableTxPower Tx Power system is maxAvailableTxPower 3 for 2 radios Max EIRP is maxRegEIRP EIRP is maxAvailableTx Power Antenna Gain Cable Loss The table in Figure 5 13 only shows rates where the maximum Tx Power is the lim itation rather than regulations When you close the window of Figure 5 13 the change you requested will not be honored and you will need to try agai...

Page 90: ...is There are intermediate modes available for dual antennas opposite a single antenna as set out on page 5 9 above If you make a change you will see a warning similar to this A similarly worded warning applies to a s switch from MIMO to Diversity mode 6 When you are finished with Tx Power configuration Click Next Note Since our demonstration link is entirely indoors we have reduced Tx Power to 5 d...

Page 91: ...zation Settings Figure 5 15 HSS Settings The Synchronization Status dialog box displays the current status of each side of the link See Chapter 10 for instructions about installing and configuring collocated links If you do not require HSS click Next Step 6 Services The Services dialog appears ...

Page 92: ...Installation Chapter 5 RADWIN 2000 User Manual Release 2 5 40 5 17 Figure 5 16 Services and Rates RADWIN 2000 C only Figure 5 17 Services and Rates for RADWIN 2000 collocated as a client ...

Page 93: ...rwise you can use the green slider to allocate asymmetric Ethernet capacity by changing the Transmission Ratio between the sites For example Suppose that during congestion you might want to use 70 for the downlink and 30 for the uplink Your choice would typically be based on your experienced traffic load during periods of congestion If you change the Transmission Ratio you will be offered the foll...

Page 94: ...her collocated links provide TDM services do not use this option now You can do it at a less disruptive time using the Link Configuration Chapter 7 Table 5 4 Asymmetric Allocation with Collocated Links Scenarios HSS Master HSS Client Scenario If you try to Result Remarks RADWIN 2000 WinLink 1000 Change master to asymmetric allocation Link down Reversion to 50 50 restores link RADWIN 2000 Releases ...

Page 95: ...orts as in the next section will reset the Ethernet balance to 50 in each direction and the green slider will not appear in subsequent Installation or Configuration runs Cancelling TDM port use will make the allocation bar reappear re enabling asymmetric Ether net traffic allocation If you are not using TDM services clicking Next will take you to Step 8 and completion of the installation Your Ethe...

Page 96: ...e to select the required service ports Figure 5 21 TDM service port selection 3 Use the spin button to choose consecutive service ports the Select Maximum but ton to choose all available ports or click on individual ports to choose them Note Ethernet is always selected The maximum available services will be reduced in accordance with actual air interface capacity ...

Page 97: ...ices selected 4 Click OK You are returned to the Services and rates dialog of Figure 5 24 It is updated to reflect your choice Figure 5 23 Services and Rates Services chosen Note The selected ports will be enabled for both sides of the link You cannot for example use ports 1 3 5 7 on one side and 2 4 6 8 on the other ...

Page 98: ...he TDM Jitter Buffer tab to set the TDM Jitter Buffer see next section The service is activated as show below You are returned to the Services and rates dialog of Figure 5 24 Setting Monitored Hot Standby Mode If you are not using Hot Standby Mode you may skip this section To install and use the Hot Standby feature see Chapter 12 The following procedure can be used to switch links between primary ...

Page 99: ...io button to make this link primary or secondary Ethernet Ring To install and use the Ethernet Ring feature see Chapter 13 Ethernet QoS To install and use the Ethernet QoS feature see Chapter 25 Setting the TDM Jitter Buffer To set the TDM Jitter Buffer size 1 Click the TDM Jitter Buffer tab The following dialog appears ...

Page 100: ... interference period that the system will overcome without TDM errors You can also decrease the jitter buffer to decrease the sys tem delay The jitter buffer can be configured between 2 0 and 16 0 ms After setting the new value you must evaluate the expected quality During the evaluation the TBFR TDM Block Failure Ratio bar is displayed You select either Next which per forms the change or Back to ...

Page 101: ...ter setting the jitter buffer size if grayed out the Evaluate button is enabled while both Back and Next are disabled as shown in the next figure Figure 5 28 Services and TDM delay set link ready for evaluation 3 You may make any further changes to the Service Configuration or the Jitter buffer When you are satisfied click the Evaluate ...

Page 102: ...ters 1 For any individual port click it For the same parameters for all ports click the Select Maximum tag 2 Click Configure The following drop down list is displayed Note The transmission rates used by RADWIN 2000 are shown in Table 5 3 above Note Select Maximum will select the maximum number of services that were configured for the air interface for configuration Deselect All unconditionally des...

Page 103: ...Transparent Transparent The clock at Site A regenerates the clock from Site B and vice versa Loop time Recover The Site A port receive clock is used as the transmit clock for that port on both sides of the link Recover Loop time The Site B port receive clock is used as the transmit clock for that port on both sides of the link Internal Recover Note Please keep in mind that what follows is per port...

Page 104: ...ved at the Site A port Recover Internal The Site B port uses its internal oscillator to generate its transmit clock while the Site A port regenerates the clock received at the Site B port 4 Click Finish to complete the wizard Step 8 Installation Summary and Exit Figure 5 32 Installation Wizard Exit Summary Click Done to return to the main window The main window now reflects the installation ...

Page 105: ...Installation Chapter 5 RADWIN 2000 User Manual Release 2 5 40 5 30 Figure 5 33 Main window of the Manager after installation with loaded trunks ...

Page 106: ...e 2 5 40 5 31 Figure 5 34 Main window of the Manager after installation with asymmetric capacity alloca tion No HSS Figure 5 34 shows the results of a 70 30 Transmission ratio on a lone link no HSS Observe that near 100Mbs is available in either direction ...

Page 107: ...y the installation Verify that the Received Signal Strength RSS is according to expected results as determined by the Link Budget Calculator Caution Installation mode as described above may be re entered using Site A or Site B and Installation Mode in the Site Configuration dialog Some Installation mode functionality may cause a break in or degrade link service If you can accomplish link changes w...

Page 108: ...ts The RADWIN Manager application is largely generic to all RADWIN Radio Products Functionality differences are minimal according to radio series WinLink 1000 and RADWIN 2000 capabilities The Main Window of the RADWIN Manager Ensure that the RADWIN Manager is running The main window should look similar to that in Figure 6 1 ...

Page 109: ... In Installation mode Link Configuration is grayed out and Link Installation is open The button functions are set out in Table 6 1 Table 6 1 RADWIN Manager Toolbar Item Description Link Configuration Changes configuration parameters of an operating wireless link assigns text files for storing alarms statistics and configuration data This button is disabled until a link installation has been comple...

Page 110: ...ens Help on the use of contextual online help Table 6 2 RADWIN Manager main menu functionality Menu level Function Reference Top 1 2 File Log Off Return to log on dialog Same as Log Off button Exit Exit the RADWIN Manager Same as Exit button Configuration Link Configuration Run the Configuration Wizard Not available in Installation Mode Chapter 7 1 Configure Site 1 name Opens the Site configuratio...

Page 111: ...he link band Chapter 20 Change Password Change the log on password dialog page 4 8 Events Log Clear Events Clear local events log page 9 17 Save to File Save events log file Preferences Local preferences dialog Maintenance Clear counters Clear TDM counters Loopbacks Set TDM loopbacks page 9 4 Estimate Eth Throughput Estimate Ethernet throughput by transmitting full size frames over the air for 30 ...

Page 112: ...site details The three fields for each site are user definable See page 8 7 The Monitor pane The monitor pane is the main source of real time information about link performance at both link sites It includes the following panes top to bottom Radio Interface Received Signal Strength RSS in dBm and Transmission Ratio Ethernet Service Note The Dynamic Tx Ratio bar only appears for model RADWIN 2000 C...

Page 113: ...al Ethernet traffic received and transmitted rates per site is in Mbps of Fps selectable in the panel title bar TDM Services IDU C and new style IDU E The title bar enables you to switch between Accumulative and Current view Immediately below the title bar is displayed the TDM Block Failure Ratio It is zeroed by the Clear Counters button in the tool bar Error block count is shown immediately above...

Page 114: ...th the ODU Connection available Connection mode to the ODU Over the Air connection using the IP address of the remote unit Local connection direct connection to the IDU without using an IP address Network connection through a LAN ODU unreachable IP Address Log on IP address Encryption indicator Normally encrypted link Unencrypted link lock open Link password validation failed The link is encrypted...

Page 115: ...Elements of the RADWIN Manager Main Window Chapter 6 RADWIN 2000 User Manual Release 2 5 40 6 8 ...

Page 116: ...igured simultaneously Link configuration allows you to configure link parameters which do not lead to sync loss or require a reset Some may change service performance in respect of which warnings are dis played For ease of use the Link Configuration wizard follows the same pattern as Link Installation You should therefore be familiar with the content of Chapter 5 The following parameters are confi...

Page 117: ...zard 1 Wizard welcome 2 System parameters Link ID Site details 3 Channel settings ACS Configuration 4 HSS settings 5 Tx Power and antenna settings MIMO or Diversity 6 Services Types Adaptive or fixed Jitter Buffer MHS Ethernet Ring QoS 7 Set TDM Clock Parameters 8 Wizard summary and completion ...

Page 118: ...o the corresponding installation step Step 1 Start the Wizard In the tool bar of the RADWIN Manager main window click the Link Configuration button The Link Configuration button is only accessible on a fully installed link as set out in Chapter 5 The Configuration Wizard opens Figure 7 1 Link Configuration Wizard Click Next to proceed with the configuration procedure Step 2 System Parameters The S...

Page 119: ...ard System dialog box The System attributes may be edited and the Link Password may be changed exactly as in the corresponding Link Installation step on page 5 5 Click Next to continue Step 3 Channel Settings Configuring the Channel Settings follows the same pattern as the Installation procedure ...

Page 120: ...ure 7 3 Channel Settings dialog box Automatic Channel Selection Notice that the operating channel is grayed out If you use the Reselect Channel button to change it you will be asked for confirmation If you accept then the system will search for the best operating channel ...

Page 121: ... will return to the status of Figure 7 3 above with a possible change to the operating channel If you work without automatic channel selection the Channel Settings window looks like this Figure 7 5 Channel Settings without automatic channel selection If you click the Operating Channel drop down list the following window appears ...

Page 122: ... the status of Figure 7 5 with the appropriate change If you choose Other the following window opens Figure 7 7 Choosing an Other Operating Channel frequency The right hand drop down list showing the current Operating Channel allows you to fine tune the frequency in increments of 5MHz within a range of the operating band which in this example is 5 740 5 835 GHz ...

Page 123: ...er and Antenna Settings The Tx Power and Antenna Settings window is similar to that for Installation Figure 7 8 Transmission Power and Antenna Parameters As in Installation mode you need to consider three items Number of antennas at each Link site 1 or 2 Tx Power setting for each one MIMO or Diversity mode Changing Number of Antennas and Tx Power TX Power Antenna Gain and Cable Loss If you chose t...

Page 124: ...llowing cautionary message You may also change the Required Tx Power Antenna Gain and Cable Loss The procedure is the same as that set out in the Installation procedure on page 5 13 Switching Between Single and Dual Antennas Single Dual Antenna mode selection works precisely the same way as shown on page 5 20 If you use this option you will receive a warning similar to this Caution In this context...

Page 125: ...ose set out in the corresponding Installation step When you have completed making your choice proceed to the Services window Step 5 Hub Site Synchronization Settings Figure 7 10 HSS Settings The Synchronization Status dialog box displays the current status of each side of the link See Chapter 10 for instructions about installing and configuring collocated links If you do not require HSS click Next...

Page 126: ... model RADWIN 2000 C ODUs then you may use Asymmetric Allocation You may change the capacity allocation here the same way as during installation In place of the IDU box in Figure 7 11 you will see the Asymmetric Allocation slider The procedures for setting the Jitter Buffer and Hot Standby parameters are also the same as the corresponding procedures in Chapter 5 Click Next to continue Step 7 TDM C...

Page 127: ...e 2 5 40 7 12 Figure 7 12 TDM Parameters Configuration To configure the TDM Parameters see the corresponding procedure in Chapter 5 Step 8 Configuration Summary and Exit Figure 7 13 Configuration Wizard Exit Summary Click Done to return to the main window ...

Page 128: ...Configuration Chapter 7 RADWIN 2000 User Manual Release 2 5 40 7 13 The main window now reflects the configuration Figure 7 14 Main window of the manager after configuration ...

Page 129: ...Ethernet service settings TDM Hot Standby status External alarms settings Operations Revert to factory settings The Operations dialog offers a doorway to jump into installation mode The Site Configuration dialog has its own main menu with the following extra functionality Backup ODU software Restore ODU software or configuration from a backup file Refresh the current panel Enable disable the site ...

Page 130: ... address and serial number Security Change the Community Values and the Link Password Set Link Lock Date and Time Set the date and time of the link from an NTP servers or from the managing computer Advanced Choose Hub or Bridge ODU mode IDU aging time set the Ethernet ports configuration set max information rate TDM MHS status set the external alarm inputs restore factory settings set IDU detectio...

Page 131: ...pply to save changes In subsequent instructions we will simply say Choose a site to configure on the under standing that the foregoing procedure is implied Viewing System Details This is the first window displayed as depicted above You can edit the contact details and site names Viewing Air Interface Details Click the Air Interface item in the left hand list A window similar to the following appea...

Page 132: ...ose the required Transmit Tx Power Level 4 Click Apply to save the changes Figure 8 3 Changing the Transmit Power For detailed explanation about the relationship between these parameters see page 5 13 to 5 21 Hub Site Sync Here you can view the HSS status Caution Changing the Tx Power will affect service quality The same considerations apply here as were noted in the Installation procedure on page...

Page 133: ...ress Each site must be configured separately For an over the air configuration first configure site B then site A so as to avoid lockout See Chapter 19 for detailed instructions about the best way to do this on site See Chapter 14 for further details about VLAN Functionality for RADWIN 2000 To define the Management Addresses 1 Choose a site to configure The Configuration dialog box opens ...

Page 134: ...gs VLAN Management enables separation of user traffic from management traffic whenever such separation is required It is recommended that both sides of the link be configured with differ ent VLAN IDs for management traffic This reduces your chances of accidentally locking yourself out of the link To enable VLAN management 1 Click Configuration from the main menu Note If performing configuration fr...

Page 135: ... ODU to the managing computer Using VLAN for management traffic affects all types of management connections local network and over the air 7 Enter a Priority number between 0 and 7 8 Change the VLAN ID and Priority of the managing computer NIC to be the same as those of steps 6 and 7 respectively 9 Click Apply or OK Figure 8 6 Configuring management traffic VLAN Settings Lost or forgotten VLAN ID ...

Page 136: ... Telnet Access For a link managed in a network direct access to an ODU using Telnet is considered to be a security breach Telnet access may be enabled or disabled by clicking the Protocol tab and enabling disabling Telnet access using the Telnet check box Figure 8 7 Enable Disable Telnet Access Displaying the Inventory To view the inventory data 1 Choose a site from the main menu The Configuration...

Page 137: ... from the ODU Read Write to configure and control the ODU Trap used by the ODU to issue traps The Community string must be entered at log on The user must know the password and the correct Community string to gain access to the system A user may have read only privileges It is not possible to manage the ODU if the read write or the read Community values are for gotten A new Community value may be ...

Page 138: ...o more than 32 characters excluding SPACE TAB and any of 5 Click OK to save Figure 8 10 Changing the Community String Forgotten Community string If the read write Community string is unknown an alternative Community key can be used The alternative Community key is unique per ODU and can be used only to change the Com munity strings The alternative Community key is supplied with the product and sho...

Page 139: ... actually locks the local ODU to be synchronized ONLY to specific remote ODU It is a site oriented feature The lock can only be set from a live link It is based on MAC authentication and is site oriented and activated on a per ODU basis For example if you lock the Site B ODU to the Site A ODU you must still lock the Site A ODU to the Site B ODU to ensure complete two way locking Link Lock can only...

Page 140: ...asked to confirm the lock 4 Click the Yes button and you are returned to the main window of the RADWIN Manager Observe that a link icon is now displayed in the status bar on the bottom right of the RADWIN Manager window The link to the remote unit is now locked If you repeat steps 1 and 2 above the Security screen will look like this ...

Page 141: ...nfigure the offset from the Universal Coordinated Time UTC If there is no server available you can either set the date and time or you can set it to use the date and time from the managing computer Note that manual setting is not recommended since it will be overridden by a reset power up or syn chronization with an NTP Server Note To revert the Link Lock status to unlocked power down each ODU in ...

Page 142: ...esponse of times each a few seconds apart 3 Choose a site to configure The Configuration dialog box opens 4 Choose Date Time Figure 8 12 Date and Time Configuration 5 If entering an IP address for the NTP Server click Clear and then enter the new address 6 Set your site Offset value in minutes ahead or behind GMT1 7 To manually set the date and time click Change and edit the new values Figure 8 13...

Page 143: ... Server 8 Click OK to return to the Configuration dialog Ethernet Properties Configuring the Bridge Bridge configuration is required in various network topologies such as protection Ethernet 1 1 and ring applications The bridge configuration parameters are located under the Advanced tab of the Site Configuration dialog box ...

Page 144: ... fixed at 300 seconds IDU Aging time This parameter controls the IDU aging time The aging time parameter controls the time after which each MAC address is dropped from the MAC address learning table The default value is 300 seconds Note RADWIN 2000 C Series ODU products work in Hub mode only The bridge capability is built in to the IDU C it is not configurable If an IDU C is connected to an RADWIN...

Page 145: ...e Ethernet Ports Configuration pane use the drop down menu to choose the configuration 4 Click Apply to save the changes VLAN Tagging for Ethernet Service Configuration If you are using a PoE device this feature is unavailable You may skip this section Table 8 1 ODU mode configuration for common scenarios Scenario ODU Mode IDU Aging Time Standard default Configuration for Ethernet Applications Bri...

Page 146: ...Figure 8 15 The following window is displayed Figure 8 16 VLAN tag settings The choices for Ingress Mode are and for Egress Mode are Caution VLAN IDs are used by RADWIN products in three separate contexts Management VLAN Traffic VLAN and Ethernet Ring It is recommended that you use different VLAN IDs for each context Note If you are using a new style IDU E the SFP row will not appear ...

Page 147: ...t affect the capacity of TDM services If the Link Budget Calculator or air conditions limit the capacity to X Mbps and suppose that you use Y X Mbps for TDM services then you are left with X Y Z Mbps for Ethernet Suppose for example that Z 20 Mbps As a Service Provider you can decide to sell a package based on 10Mbps and charge P1 for it or 15 Mbps for P2 P1 The MIR setting allows you do this The ...

Page 148: ...nfiguration dialog box 3 In the Information Rate pane use the drop down menu to choose the MIR Figure 8 18 Ethernet MIR Throughput selection 4 Choose Other to define the throughput with 1 Kbps resolution 5 Choose Best Effort for the highest information rate possible for the link conditions and settings 6 Click Apply to save the changes ...

Page 149: ...m outputs in the form of dry contact relays The Alarm interface is located on the front panel of the IDU C and is a 25 pin D type female connector See Appendix B for wiring specifications and pinout You may enable or disable each of the alarms and configure the alarm description text appearing in the alarm trap message The ODU sends the alarm within less than a sec ond from actual alarm trigger To...

Page 150: ... current configuration or reset to factory defaults To reset the link preserving current configuration 1 From Maintenance on the main window reset the remote unit 2 From Maintenance on the main window reset the local unit To reset to Factory Defaults 1 Choose either of the sites to be reset The Configuration dialog box opens 2 Choose Operations in the Configuration dialog box Caution Resetting the...

Page 151: ... the current IP address settings 5 Click Yes to continue After a few moments the site will be reset and you will need to log on to it to re install the link IDU Detection An ODU always tries to detect the IDU to which it is connected IDU Detection is effected by an IDU responding to special ODU packets If a PoE device is in use the detection packets spread to the containing network and may cause f...

Page 152: ...n one backup on a given date you will need to change the file name to something like this 192 168 1 101_1 12 2009_00 backup 192 168 1 101_1 12 2009_01 backup To backup the ODU software a file 1 Choose a site to back up The Site Configuration dialog box opens 2 Click Backup 3 In the Save As dialog box indicate in which folder and under what name configura tion file is to be saved and click Save Res...

Page 153: ... opens 2 In the Configuration dialog box click the Buzzer button Figure 8 22 Alignment tone buzzer states 3 Click Off The tone is disabled To restore the alignment tone buzzer 1 Choose a site The Configuration dialog box opens 2 Click On to have the buzzer beep continuously or Auto to have the buzzer beep only in install mode Configuration with Telnet A Telnet terminal can be used to configure and...

Page 154: ...able Line status Error Blocks display ntp Displays Time Server and Offset display PM interface AIR LAN1 LAN2 TDM1 TDM2 TDM16 interval current day month Shows the performance monitor tables for each interface according to user defined monitoring intervals set ip ipaddr subnetMask gateway Set the ODU IP address subnet mask and gateway The user must reset the ODU after the command completion set trap...

Page 155: ... help Display commands display inventory display management display link display ethernet display tdm display ntp display PM interface AIR MNG LAN1 LAN2 TDM1 TDM2 TDM3 TDM15 TDM16 interval current day month display bands Set immediate commands set ip ipaddr subnetMask gateway set trap index 1 10 ipaddr port 1 65535 set readpw writePasswd newPasswd set writepw writePasswd newPasswd set trappw write...

Page 156: ...igning a link Link Budget Calculator Performance monitoring Throughput checking Events alarms and Traps Reverting alert messages Remote power fail indication Troubleshooting Replacing an ODU Restoring to factory setup Online help Obtaining support Retrieving Link Information Get Diagnostics The Get Diagnostics feature collects and writes all link and Manager information from both sites into a text...

Page 157: ...file and then click Start to save the information The file is saved in the specified folder as Diagnostics Information txt Table 9 1 Get Diagnostics Data and Description Data Description System Data General information about the system Link Information Information about the link properties Events Log List of system events including those from other sites if this site is defined as the trap destina...

Page 158: ...d softwareUpgradeRequired different software versions were detected allowing limited opera tion The message is that a software upgrade is required versionsIncompatibility different software versions were detected that are incompatible You need to perform local upgrades TDM Loopbacks Internal and external loopbacks on both sites of a link are used to test the TDM connections To activate a loopback ...

Page 159: ...he active ports click those required for loopback activation The selected port icons change color to light blue as in the following example Figure 9 3 Loopback configuration box with one Site A port selected 3 Click configure to choose a loopback mode Figure 9 4 Loopback options 4 Click the required loopback mode ...

Page 160: ...cted loopback s The corresponding service port icon changes color and appearance to indicate an active loopback Figure 9 6 Site A port 2 set to loopback To deactivate a loopback Return to the situation of Figure 9 4 and click None When a loopback is deactivated the corresponding icon in Figure 9 6 reverts to its previous state like the right side of the figure ...

Page 161: ...to test connection between the local and remote units and between the local E1 T1 port and its connection to the local user equipment In this mode data coming from the local user equipment is looped back at the remote side This loopback is initiated from a managing computer connected to the local unit Figure 9 8 Remote Reverse Loopback Remote Line Loopback The remote unit can be set to a line loop...

Page 162: ... the remote user equipment is looped back to it locally This loopback is initiated by the managing computer connected to the local unit Figure 9 10 Local Reverse Loopback Reinstalling and Realigning a Link It may be necessary to reinstall the link if the ODUs need to be realigned To reinstall the link 1 Choose a site The Configuration dialog box opens 2 In the Configuration dialog box click the In...

Page 163: ... mode RADWIN 2000 estimates Ethernet throughput by filling frames over the air to maximum for 30 seconds This mode should not influence service To use Throughput Checking 1 At the main menu click Maintenance Estimated Eth Throughput A confirma tion message appears 2 Click Yes to continue The Ethernet services area changes appearance and the esti mated throughput is displayed At the end of 30 secon...

Page 164: ...u choose Preferences The Preferences dialog box appears Figure 9 11 Preferences dialog box 2 Click the Monitor Tab 3 Select the file to save 4 Click the check box to open the file for saving 5 Click the button and in the Select File dialog box indicate in which folder and under what name the monitor log file is to be saved 6 Set the time interval for adding data to the file 7 Click OK to save the ...

Page 165: ...lbar button For example if you choose Site A Air and Current you will be offered a report looking like this Figure 9 13 A typical Performance Monitoring Report based on 15 minute intervals Notice the Min RSL value of 100 on the fourth line It Indicates that during the inter val 12 30 to 12 45 there was a link sync loss The next figure shows the effect of a reset between 14 15 and 14 30 ...

Page 166: ... collected and selectively displayed based on three time intervals as selected by the Interval radio buttons Current t 0 15 minutes Intervals Daily Table 9 3 Explanation of performance data Data type Reported Value Explanation Generic PM Data UAS Unavailable Seconds Seconds in which the interface was out of service Raw ES Raw Errored Seconds The number of seconds in which there was at least one er...

Page 167: ...h the Transmit Signal Level TSL was above the specified threshold BBER Threshold The number of seconds in which the Background Block Error Ratio BBER exceeded the specified threshold Additional Ethernet Interface PM Data Received Bytes The number of Megabytes received at the specified port within the interval Transmitted Bytes The number of Megabytes transmitted at the specified port within the in...

Page 168: ...nterval then for that threshold the recommended BBER value should be 0 Since the system provides a lossless Ethernet service there is throughput degradation in case of interference The degradation is proportional to the BBER Ethernet Thresholds Capacity This is used as a basis for checking adherence to a Service Level Agreement It is the number of seconds count that the link capacity falls bellow ...

Page 169: ...time stamp Message Trap source IP address of the ODU that initiated alarm For complete information about traps and alarms see Appendix E The events are displayed in the Events Log in the lower right hand panel of the RADWIN Manager main window Figure 9 16 Events Log Display To save the Events Log 1 From the Tools menu choose Preferences The Preferences dialog box appears 2 Click the Events Tab 3 S...

Page 170: ...setting failed due to connectivity problem to ODU Reset The process was not finished due to connection issues Warning Factory setting failed due to connectivity problem to target ODU will not be reset Cannot Write to Monitor file There is not enough space on the disk Warning Free some space on disk on the managing computer and retry Windows Error error_ID Cannot Write to Monitor file Warning Opera...

Page 171: ...ox Event tab 3 Select the event type and click on the button A color chart opens 4 Select the required color 5 Repeat for each of the event types To set the message background color Click Background Color to change the text background Newer Version identified at the local_site_name site Warning ODU release is newer than RADWIN Manager release Wizards are not available RADWIN Manager will be used j...

Page 172: ...are saved and can be viewed in the Active Alarms window To view summary of saved alarms 1 From the Tools menu choose Active Alarm Summary 2 Choose either of the sites offered The Active Alarms Summary window opens Figure 9 18 Active Alarms Summary The active alarms display does not update itself until the Refresh button is used The following table provides an explanation of the command buttons Tab...

Page 173: ...last 256 events at Site A 2 Use the Site button to choose Site B 3 Use the Save button to store the events in a tab delimited list Reverting Alert Messages Many alert messages in the RADWIN Manager have an option of the form Do not show this message again These alert messages can be reverted to their default state shown by choosing the Advanced tab from the Preferences dialog Figure 9 20 Advanced ...

Page 174: ...ering off A Dying Gasp circuit identifies the power failure at a minimum interval of 20 milliseconds before the ODU or IDU powers off During that interval a message notifying the power failure is sent to opposite site External alarm output number 4 indicates power failure at the oppo site site Troubleshooting Use the following table to troubleshoot LED fault indications Table 9 7 LED fault indicat...

Page 175: ...e settings for Link ID channels link password IP addresses and names HSS Red Orange HSS not operational due to improper signal detection This ODU is not transmitting HSS is operational One of the following conditions apply This ODU is a master that is generating signals and detecting signals This ODU is a master that is generating signals but detected improper sig nals This ODU is a client Continu...

Page 176: ...ite B first Online Help Online help can be accessed from the Help menu on the main window of the RADWIN Man ager Customer Support Customer support for this product can be obtained from the local VAR Integrator or distribu tor from whom it was purchased For further information please contact the RADWIN distributor nearest to you or one of RAD WIN s offices worldwide see RADWIN Worldwide Offices at ...

Page 177: ...RADWIN 2000 Broadband Wireless Transmission System USER MANUAL RELEASE 2 5 40 Part 2 Site Synchronization UM 2000 2540 02 11 ...

Page 178: ...ter ODU to all collocated ODUs this cable carries pulses sent to each ODU which synchronize their transmission with each other The pulse synchronization ensures that transmission occurs at the same time for all collocated units This also results in all of the hub site units receiving data at the same time eliminating the possibility of interference that could result if some units transmit while ot...

Page 179: ... Synchronization 1 Figure 10 3 Collocated units using Hub Site Synchronization 2 The units are connected to each other with HSS cables and HSS Distribution Units One of the radios in the site is defined as HSS Master and generates synchronization pulses The other collocated radios in the site the HSS Clients are connected to the HSS Master and synchronize their transmission to the pulses An HSS Cl...

Page 180: ...Unit The HSS Unit is a compact weatherproof IP67 connector box that is installed on the same mast as the ODUs All collocated units connect to this box using CAT 5e cable Cables in prepared lengths are available for purchase The HSS unit is supplied with ten protective covers any port not in use must be closed with a protective cover Figure 10 4 HSS Interconnection Unit To connect an ODU to an HSS ...

Page 181: ...t ODU 1 on SYNC 1 to HSS Master then the Sync signal path is as shown in Figure 10 6 The signal travels from ODU 1 to SYNC 1 from SYNC 1 to SYNC 2 from SYNC 2 to ODU 2 and back again The back and forth paths repeat for the second to fourth ODU from left to right The signal exits the HSS unit at SYNC 5 and terminates in ODU 5 The choice of the ODU on SYNC 1 as HSS master is not mandatory but is goo...

Page 182: ... port of the first HSS unit should be connected to SYNC 10 of the second HSS unit as shown in Figure 10 7 In the illustration the next available port on the first HSS unit is SYNC 6 3 The second HSS unit may be filled out with up to nine more ODUs in reverse order That is connect SYNC 9 SYNC 8 SYNC 7 as shown in Figure 10 7 Figure 10 7 Cascading two HSS units 4 To add a a further HSS unit Connect ...

Page 183: ...rpose let Lmn denote the length of the ODU HSS unit cable at SYNC n on HSS unit m Hm be the length of the cable joining HSS unit m to HSS unit m 1 One HSS unit with five collocated ODUs Two cascaded HSS units as shown in Figure 10 7 Three cascaded HSS units as shown in Figure 10 8 HSS Error Notification In the event of an HSS installation fault the ODU will sound a beep pattern according to the fo...

Page 184: ...ntly chooses the optimal RFP When TDM and Ethernet services are configured the RFP is opti mized for TDM RFP and HSS When HSS is used the RFP for the collocated radios must be selected manually Both WinLink 1000 and RADWIN 2000 use the Time Division Duplex TDD mechanism Under HSS TDD enables synchronization of transmission for the collocated units as shown in Figure 10 10 Table 10 1 ODU HSS Unit C...

Page 185: ...ervice unavailable Select the RFP that gives you the Best Fit or Available for required system services and select the channel bandwidth accordingly RFP General Radio Frame Pattern When setting the RPF the following considerations should be borne in mind When synchronizing RADWIN 2000 units you must use RFP B or E Table 10 2 Radio Frame Pattern Table RADWIN 2000 RFP 40 MHz 20 MHz 10 MHz 5 MHz TDM ...

Page 186: ...ADWIN 2000 radios that operate with RFPs B or E can be seen in the Link Budget Calculator For RADWIN 2000 C series If the HSS Master works in asymmetric Tx Rx ratio then all other collocated RADWIN 2000 units must operate in the same Tx Rx ratio In this case the ratio will be fixed and not automatic adaptive Installation Configuration considerations If you are using RADWIN 2000 C master and RADWIN...

Page 187: ... or receive data Asymmetric Allocation and Collocation If the link is collocated the use of Asymmetric Allocation is limited The effective available range for Asymmetric Allocation between the two circled tick in Figure 10 11 is primarily determined by three factors The RFP in use B or E Channel Bandwidth Link distance The first two parameters are entered during Link Installation Configuration Pos...

Page 188: ...roughput of 18 1 Mbps the maximum Ethernet throughput is 14 5 Mbps at 20 MHz channel bandwidth and 9 3 Mbps at 10 MHz chan nel bandwidth For products supporting maximum throughput of 22 5 Mbps the maximum Ethernet throughput is 21 4 Mbps at the 20 MHz channel and 9 3 Mbps at 10 MHz channel bandwidth Table 10 4 Asymmetric Allocation with Collocated Links Scenarios HSS Master HSS Client Scenario If ...

Page 189: ...ster HSM Hub Sync Client Disable Transmission HSC DT Table 10 5 IDU C and New Style IDU E Front Panel LEDs for HSS Color Function Green This ODU is HSS master generating signal and HSS Sync is OK Blinking Green This ODU is a HSS client and in Sync Red HSS not operational due to improper signal detection This ODU is not transmitting Orange HSS is operational One of the following conditions apply Th...

Page 190: ...if there is no HSM pulse If a wrong HSM pulse is detected a WinLink 1000 will resync adapting to the HSM RFP and continue whereas RADWIN 2000 may stop Table 10 6 External Pulse Status HSS Sync Status Meaning Color code Generating ODU is HSM and generates the sync pulse Green Detected ODU is HSC and detects the sync pulse Not detected ODU is independent Generating and detected HSM but other HSM pre...

Page 191: ...s that support HSS the Hub Site Sync option appears in the Air Interface section and displays the current HSS of the unit Configure the unit from the Link Configuration Wizard according to the procedure described above Figure 10 15 Site Configuration HSS Left WinLink 1000 client Right RADWIN 2000 mas ter For WinLink 1000 units without HSS support Figure 10 16 is displayed instead of Figure 10 15 ...

Page 192: ...Site Configuration and HSS Chapter 10 RADWIN 2000 User Manual Release 2 5 40 10 15 Figure 10 16 HSS Not Supported ...

Page 193: ...from the GPS once per second It distributes a RADWIN proprietary synchronization signal to all other ODU units using the RS422 protocol and the standard HSS mechanism where the GSU acts as an HSM unit When the GSU doesn t receive a synchronization signal from the GPS for 30 seconds it moves automatically to Self Generation mode and acts as a regular HSM unit until the GPS recovers Typical GSU Scen...

Page 194: ...ve radios communicating as shown in Figure 11 2 Consider GSU 1 and GSU 2 Both collocated towers transmit and receive simultaneously How ever the radios communicating at GSU 1 and GSU 2 must transmit and receive in turn accord ing to the scheme in marked Normal Phase in Figure 11 3 This is an impossible situation if all the links must send and receive together It is further complicated by adding a ...

Page 195: ...s half of the Radio Frame Duration RFD from the chosen RFP The scheme is shown in Figure 11 3 Since the GSU is always HSS master HSM at each GSU location the GSU can force the synchronization of its collocated radios By half RFD shifting alternate collocated sites can talk to each other Figure 11 3 Phase shifted transmission phase shift is 1 2 the RFD Choice of normal or shifted phase is configura...

Page 196: ...collocated units Redundancy switching is completely transparent to the GSU managed links GSU Kit Contents The GSU package includes 1 x GSU 1 x Mounting Kit 1 x GPS Antenna 1 x GPS Antenna Mounting Kit 1 x RF Cable 1 5m CD GSU Installation Overview The GSU uses the same container and cabling as a WinLink 1000 unit ...

Page 197: ...captures below we use 192 168 222 20 with Subnet Mask 255 255 252 0 Mounting the GSU Mount the GSU and antenna Ensure that its ODU port connected to its PoE device and the HSS cable is connected to the HSS unit as shown The external LAN port of the PoE device is connected to the managing computer If you are accessing the GSU through a network it is essential that you use the IP preloading method T...

Page 198: ...ditions it will be green as shown indicating that it is synchro nized with a satellite If satellite synchronization is lost then the GSU will function as an independent HSM and the status box will change color The Main Menu The main menu is a subset of the main menu applicable to the WinLink 1000 Notice that there are no Installation or Configuration wizards Such configuration as is necessary is c...

Page 199: ...DWIN 2000 User Manual Release 2 5 40 11 7 Using Site Configuration for the GSU Site Configuration System Here is the opening window for Site Configuration Figure 11 7 Site Configuration System It is similar to that of the WinLink 1000 ...

Page 200: ...hosen If there are one or more RADWIN 2000 units you must use RFP B or E The permitted RFPs are also dependent on channel bandwidth and are color coded as fol lows Note The 1000 and 2000 labels refer to WinLink 1000 and RADWIN 2000 radios respectively The actual annotation seen may vary but the intention should be clear Note Ensure that no other collocated ODU is configured as HSM You May use RFP ...

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