VIP 110-24
Operator’s Manual (rev E)
- v -
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................1
2
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION........................................................................................................................3
2.1
R
ADIO
C
OMPONENTS
...............................................................................................................................3
2.2
R
ADIO
C
ONNECTORS
...............................................................................................................................4
2.3
P
OWER
I
NSERTER
U
NIT
...........................................................................................................................5
2.4
O
UTDOOR
I
NTERCONNECT
C
ABLE
...........................................................................................................7
3
VINE NETWORK TOPOLOGY AND OPERATION .............................................................................9
3.1
T
OPOLOGY AND
A
NTENNA
P
ORTS
...........................................................................................................9
3.2
T
IME
D
IVISION
M
ULTIPLEXING
...............................................................................................................9
3.3
N
EW
N
ODE
A
TTACHMENT AND VALIDATION
.........................................................................................10
3.4
RF L
INK
P
ARAMETERS
..........................................................................................................................11
3.5
C
HANNEL
A
SSIGNMENTS
.......................................................................................................................12
3.5.1
Point-to-point ...............................................................................................................................12
3.5.2
Point-to-Multipoint.......................................................................................................................12
3.5.3
Root-Repeater-Leaf ......................................................................................................................13
3.5.4
Small VINE network with up to three repeaters ...........................................................................14
3.5.5
Generic VINE network with multiple repeaters............................................................................14
3.6
E
THERNET
B
RIDGING
............................................................................................................................15
3.7
Q
UALITY OF
S
ERVICE
............................................................................................................................16
4
ANTENNAS, SITE SELECTION, PATH ANALYSIS...........................................................................17
4.1
I
NTRODUCTION
......................................................................................................................................17
4.2
S
ELECTING
A
NTENNA
T
YPE
..................................................................................................................17
4.2.1
Directionality................................................................................................................................18
4.2.2
Gain ..............................................................................................................................................18
4.2.3
Polarization ..................................................................................................................................19
4.3
S
ITE
S
ELECTION
....................................................................................................................................19
4.3.1
Line-of-Sight Path.........................................................................................................................20
4.3.2
Radio Horizon (Maximum Line-of-Sight Range)..........................................................................20
4.3.3
Point-to-Point Path Analysis ........................................................................................................21
4.3.4
Antenna Orientation .....................................................................................................................27
4.3.5
Cable Loss (Attenuation) ..............................................................................................................27
4.3.6
Connector Loss.............................................................................................................................28
4.3.7
Other Considerations – Antenna Grounding................................................................................28
5
INSTALLATION AND SETUP ................................................................................................................31
5.1
B
ENCH
C
HECK
O
UT
(
USING RADIO
E
THERNET CONNECTION
)................................................................31
5.2
B
ENCH
C
HECK
O
UT
(
USING RADIO AUXILIARY PORTS
)..........................................................................32
5.3
F
IELD
I
NSTALLATION
............................................................................................................................33
5.3.1
Antenna Installation .....................................................................................................................33
5.3.2
Antenna Alignment .......................................................................................................................34
5.3.3
Spectrum Analysis and channel selection .....................................................................................35
5.3.4
Output Power Limits (FCC) .........................................................................................................36
5.3.5
Output Power Limits (CE) ............................................................................................................36
5.3.6
Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) Limitations....................................................................36
5.4
U
PGRADING THE
F
IRMWARE
. ................................................................................................................37
5.4.1
Description ...................................................................................................................................37
5.4.2
Installing new firmware through the Ethernet port ......................................................................38
5.4.3
Installing new firmware using Telnet ...........................................................................................40
5.4.4
Installing new firmware using the RS-232 serial port ..................................................................41
5.4.5
Feature upgrades..........................................................................................................................42
6
COMMANDS..............................................................................................................................................43
6.1
C
ONFIGURATION TECHNIQUES
...............................................................................................................43
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