INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION
The Airlink Mercury is a radio hardware platform within the Airlink radio network. The Airlink
Mercury radio is a software defined radio that can be configured as a fixed or mobile Remote
Station (RS).
The Airlink radio network can be made up of Mercury radios or used in conjunction with
Siemens’ other hardware platforms to build a multi-cell, point-to-multipoint (PtMP) networks
using IEEE 802.16 – 2017
narrowband technology. Due to its design, the radio can be used
through a wide range of frequencies 100 MHz to 1 GHz using channel sizes up to 50 kHz.
The radio can be configured locally or remotely using Airlink Graphical User Interface (GUI),
Apollo or using SSH, or WinSCP. It is recommended for most customers to use Apollo.
Figure 2-1 A53687 Airlink Mercury SDR Connectors, Indicators, and Controls
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IEEE 802.16 – 2017 uses channel sizes from 100 kHz to 10 MHz. A revision to the standard known as IEEE 802.16t is
in development to address smaller channel sizes down to 12.5 kHz. However, at this time Siemens uses a
modification of the IEEE 802.16 – 2017 for channel sizes less than 100 kHz.
