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1. Jestination SVLAN 1 0 124 Statior tation 1 V fron start Figure 18 Routing tables for mesh mode ROMANTIS 2015 18 www uhp net r omantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 2 5 Redundancy Terminal hot standby redundancy function is provided by a combination of two UHP routers with similar configuration and similar modes of operation Each router has to be connected to transmit and receive paths according to the diagram below see Figure 19 Main IP 192 168 1 1 LAN UHP Router Add IP 192 168 12 1 eee eee SCPC Rx TDMA Rx DC pass Ethernet Switch DC amp 10MHz pass Ld DC amp 10MHz pass SCPC Rx TDMA Rx Main IP 192 168 1 1 UHP Router Add IP 192 168 12 1 LAN eee Figure 19 1 1 redundant router connection diagram WARNING IF 10 MHZ REFERENCE SIGNAL IS REQUIRED FOR LNB PLL LNB BOTH TDMA RX INTERFACES SHOULD BE ALSO CONNECTED TO THE RECEIVE PATH AS THERE IS LOMHZ REFERENCE SIGNAL ON SCPC INTERFACE The redundancy mode supp
2. 0 tae Mode Value NetTTS 0 TCL 28 Errors 9 SatPos 0 0 GpsPkts 0 Set location 0 E Set 5 0 Used location 0 dO E Used DTTS O t Figure44 Network section The following data is the most important for troubleshooting e Router status in VSAT network State parameter Upon successful Terminal registration in the network this setting will have Operational status e Loss of network management information Frame Plan FpLost setting Stable operation in the network does not increase the value of this indicator e DTTS and frequency correction DttsCor and FrqCor If these parameters have higher values maximal value of DtttsCor SIDur 1000 4 FrqCor should not be higher than Carrier search bw TDMA mode defined by Site Setup Terminal geographic coordinates should be checked and adjusted to reduce the value e reduce the value of FrqCor configure Frequency adjust setting see section 2 2 This will reduce the time of Terminal entry into the network ROMANTIS 2015 42 www uhp net romantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 8 ROUTER FIRMWARE 8 1 SW Memory Banks UHP software SW is placed in non volatile flash memory The built in flash memory can contain up to three different SW versions stored in so called memory banks The memory banks are numbered from to 3 Memory b
3. Title Apply Figure 30 Create a CrossPol profile Figure 31 Configure CrossPol profile e Specify the frequency of unmodulated carrier in CrossPol RF section of the profile which should be provided by Hub operator e Specify working duration of this profile This value depends on duration of the measurement procedure e Apply the settings 2 Run CrossPol test profile manually e Go to Profiles section in the Menu of command and press in Run column to activate the CrossPol test profile Once it is active the respective mode will be displayed in the Status bar see Figure 32 ROMANTIS 2015 29 www uhp net romantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 Profiles 2 Identification of the current profile run on the device 1 SCPC moder 248 1 Click to CrossPol test 2 GIDSSPO tesi profile 3 Figure 32 Manual start of CrossPol test 3 Switch on the power and reference signal for transmitter e Goto Site Setup in the Menu of commands e Set Power and 10MHz checkboxes e Apply the settings 4 Contact the Hub operator and obtain the frequency at which the measurements will be made 5 Recalculate the obtained frequency into L band on transmission and enter in the Frequency field of CrossPol test profile 6 Enable the transmission when the Hub operator commands to start the measurement 7 Switch to Modulator section of CrossPol test profile Set TX on flag and click Apply see Figur
4. T3 E e sg tellite 4 Mechanical axis direction A es Figure 27 Pointing of parabolic offset antenna e For instance a typical 1 2 m antenna has the offset angle of 26 5 to be indicated in the antenna documentation If the pointing angle to the satellite at a given location is 34 1 then the mechanical axis angle to the satellite will be ROMANTIS 2015 27 www uhp net romantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 34 1 26 5 7 6 If there is an elevation scale on the antenna mounting mechanism it should be primarily used for antenna pointing 5 1 Pointing with Use of WEB Interface Before pointing to the satellite the router s demodulator should be properly configured Go to Profiles used profile name gt TDM SCPC RX see Figure 28 Profile 1 Star station Basic TDM SCPC RX Modulator Timing TL TDM RX Frequency kHz 950000 32000000 11018873 SymRate kSps 250 32000 1667 Standard DVB S2 v Apply Figure 28 Configuring demodulator settings Click Apply once the settings are specified e To point the antenna to the satellite with WEB interface follow Maintenance gt Pointing In pointing mode the Control panel will display an absolute RF level see Figure 29 External pointer OFF Enable Disable SCPC FF level 50 6 dBm SCPC C N 39 7 dB Figure 29 Pointing monitor e demodulator input level is shown
5. k U H JORKS SATELLITE TERMINALS UHP TDM TDMA USER MANUAL SOFTWARE RELEASE 3 2 UHP TD32 EN JANUARY 2015 romantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 CONTENT ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 5 nis ais akute Se rkxdk noa snedwnedsdesnadasaedaawnstieswauasnedeauobesuadasmeseouasmssaoatecs 5 7 Reguired Cy Rea UIT AM OS eccentric ee 7 Document Version and Applicability essei 7 Gore Td E 7 1 8 1 1 Measurement Equipment Tools and Accessories 8 1 2 Reguired TOPE eomm 8 1 3 WEBM ce NE T 10 2 CONFIGURATION I 11 2 1 Congue IP AdOEIBSS usted cu iet deut 11 2 1 1 Configuring IP Address using Telnet 11 2 2 ell SCI 12 2 9 FEO c NR 13 2 3 1 Star Station Mesh Station Profiles 21 1 1 1 1 2 teens 14 29 21 COMME UY SIDE 15 23
6. Hardware Level Installation guide and specifications Copyright The content of this document is the intellectual property of Romantis Inc referred to below as Romantis Copying or quoting this description as a whole or of any part of it without a written permission from Romantis is prohibited ROMANTIS 2015 7 www uhp net romantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 1 GETTING STARTED 1 1 Measurement Equipment Tools and Accessories A computer is required to prepare UHP satellite router for operation to manage its configuration locally and monitor its status The computer needs to be equipped with a LAN interface or USB and should have the following software installed e Web browser e Telnet Client optional e Terminal e g Hyper terminal included in OS Windows optional To connect the computer to a satellite router a USB cable with AM BM connectors is required not supplied The computer connection to UHP router via LAN interface is implemented through the Ethernet switch via a standard Ethernet cable with RJ 45 connectors or directly via a crossover Ethernet cable not supplied 1 2 Required Information This manual describes how to configure a TDM TDMA terminal operating under management of UHP based TDM TDMA HUB HUB and terminals are based on universal UHP routers and in combination with respective RF systems form a VSAT satellite network A satellite communications channel from HUB to terminal is ca
7. Go to Advanced gt IP routing in the Menu on commands The routing table will be displayed on the Control panel Choose Add IP address to assign the additional IP address IP address IP address VLAN 0 VLAN 0 IP address 192 168 11 4 IP address 192 158 11 2 Net mask 255 255 255 Net mask 255 255 255 Local access Local access Title Title Apply Apply Figure 20 Assign additional IP address on main Figure 21 Assign additional IP address on backup router router IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ADDITIONAL ADDRESS FOR BACKUP ROUTER IS IN THE NETWORK DIFFERENT FROM THE USERS ONE THE EXAMPLE IN FIGURE 20 SELECTS 192 168 11 0 24 NETWORK AND 192 168 11 1 ADDRESS FOR THIS PURPOSE 4 Configure the redundancy Go to Advanced gt Network STLC NMS Red in the Command menu Backup settings will be displayed on the Control panel see Figure 22 and Figure 23 The following settings should be configured e Specify a password to protect the router connection during the service data exchange Password field IF THE PASSWORDS OF THE ROUTERS THAT BACKUP EACH OTHER DIFFER THE DEVICES WILL IGNORE EACH OTHER AND THE REDUNDANCY WILL NOT OPERATE ROMANTIS 2015 20 www uhp net omantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 e Specify Remote and Local IP values and set Fault timeout and Link timeout timers FAULT TIMEOUT TIMER DEFINES THE DURATION OF FAULT STATUS WHICH ALLOWS THE DEVICES TO GET READY AND ESTABLISH A
8. a click opens interface statistics CRC received data errors TLC maximum value achieved during the automated power adjustment TLC TX level current profile settings Click Clear in the Status bar to clear all the registers 7 2 Control Panel Statistics To access the Control panel statistics switch to Overview section of the Menu of commands The Control panel displays the current statistics of UHP router operation and configured operating modes The screen is divided into several sections the first three sections are always present other sections are displayed only if certain modes of operation are on For instance Figure 40 shows one additional section corresponding to the redundant mode Redundancy Individual parameters are presented as links to the corresponding statistics and configuration elements ROMANTIS 2015 37 www uhp net romantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 Refresh SN 00009931 SW ACM Remote 51 52 SW3 3 0 28 D2 Section 1 CPU load 16 Buffers 2 Temp 24 Profile UP during 00 05 38 6 Ethemet Link 100 Full Demodulator C N 36 0 dB Section 2 Modulator Tx Lvi 36 0 dBm C Number 9 lost 18 DTTS cor 2 us Frq cor 42 Hz Lvl cor 0 0 dBn Section 3 CurBW 64 1332k SumRq 0 0 RT 0 0 Codecs 1 Timeout Local state ACTIVI Remote state BACKUP OK gt FLT flaps 1 TRY FLT flaps 1 Section 4 Figure 40 Control panel statistics The main scree
9. 97 29 Figure 32 Manual start of CrossPol test nennen 30 Figure 33 Management of unmodulated carrier 30 34 COTM terminal SEFUCEUTB abeo SUN Ets uis etis ee arp iem Recreo duce 32 Figure 39 Beam COVBIdBEe eam emer 33 Figure 36 Definitionof th COVBEdBO eiie mu irri 34 eoque Nm 35 Figure 38 Configuration and permission using SNMP for 36 Peu Meo DUE 37 Figure 40 Control panel 38 Figure 41 demodulator statistics and 40 Figure 42 demodulator statistics and 41 Figure 43 Modulator statistics and 41 Tela dci NTC 42 Figure 45 router flash memory 43 Figure 46 Loading and storage of router configuration 44 Figure 47 Key information for 45 ROMANTIS 2015 4 www uhp net romantis UHPS ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS NAME 16APSK 32APSK 8PSK AGC BCH BUC Bandwidth C N Carrier CCM COTM CRTP DAMA Data transmission Data rate DSCP DVB ES Eb No EIRP ETS
10. Broader range slows down the search narrower range can result in impossibility to achieve carrier lock Identification Not used in this configuration Once Site Setup is configured it should be applied to take effect 2 3 Profiles Profile is a pre configured group of UHP settings that defines the mode of operation and the general RF configuration This manual describes only two configurations supported by UHP operation modes TDM TDMA Star station and TDM TDMA Mesh station UHP router may have multiple profiles with various modes of operations or and different RF settings Command menu Profile displays all the configured profiles and allows modifying it or creating a new one see Figure 9 ROMANTIS 2015 13 www uhp net romantis Star station Profiles Figure 9 Profiles UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 97641 Any of blank profiles mode none can be used to create a new profile see Figure 10 2 3 1 Star Station Mesh Station Profiles Configurations of Star station and Mesh station profiles are the same Profile 1 Star station TDM SCPC RX Modulator Basic settings Valid i Autorun Mode star station Timeout s 10 250 40 Title Apply Figure 10 Profile configuration Define the following values to create a new profile Valid Autorun Mode Timeout Title Name of profile Whether this profile is valid and can be used UHP operation mode Star station
11. Flash 2 UHP ACM Remote 51 52 SW3 00030021 486416 04 Mar 14 23 57 17 Flash 3 UHP ACM Remote 51 52 SW3 00030028 468968 14 Aug 14 21 03 54 Select file Flash 1 Boot control Main boot 1 Y 07 Temporary boot None 07 Figure 45 UHP router flash memory content Bank Memory bank number Image Loaded SW type image Version SW version Length SW length in bytes Date SW release date Main boot Main boot memory bank and configuration bank Auto scan the banks one by one starting from the first one and load from the first bank containing any SW Temporary boot Temporary boot memory bank and configuration bank ROMANTIS 2015 43 www uhp net romantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 8 2 Configuration of Memory Banks UHP has two configuration banks current settings Each bank contains a full router configuration with 8 profiles routing and stations information By default the configuration is loaded from Bank O The equipment allows changing the boot loader settings specifying the number of configuration memory bank To select the configuration bank to be used when booting the router follow Advanced System Flash Boot and specify the configuration bank number Boot control section Main boot Config bank setting see Figure 45 See Figure below see Figure 46 for the UHP router configuration loading and storage settings
12. Mesh station Specifies automatic profile activation Several profiles be marked as Autorun and the router will consistently try to apply all profile marked as Autorun until it would establish a communication Specifies the time period before the router switches to the next profile marked as Autorun if current profile is unable to establish communication with the Hub The following additional setting should be configured once the profile has been created ROMANTIS 2015 14 www uhp net romantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 Definition of Outroute center frequency and symbol rate e Configuration of synchronization settings e Set up of automatic transmission level control TLC e Activation of terminal s modulator 2 32 Configuration To ensure that the Terminal can receive the Outroute channel of the Hub go to TDM SCPC RX section and specify center frequency and symbol rate of the Outroute Profile 1 Star station Basic IDM SCPC RX Modulator Timing TDM RX Frequency KHz 950000 32000000 952500 symRate 250 32000 1667 Standard DVB S Figure 11 Outroute settings 2 33 Synchronization Configuration The stations can work via TDMA if accurate time synchronization between all network elements is in place To ensure this the propagation delay between the satellite and each particular terminal TTS or Time To Satellite should be p
13. a modulated signal Carrier is a waveform that is modulated with an input signal for the purpose of conveying information Constant coding and modulation DVB S2 mode when MODCOD is not changed during channel operation Communication on the move Compressing IP UDP RTP Headers for Low Speed Serial Links Demand Assigned Multiple Access Channel establishment on demand Data transmission Data bit rate is the number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time Differentiated Services Code Point DSCP is a 6 bit field in the header of IP packets for packet classification purposes DSCP replaces the outdated IP precedence a 3 bit field in the Type of Service byte of the IP header originally used to classify and prioritize types of traffic Digital Video Broadcasting DVB is a suite of internationally accepted open standards for digital television Earth station Eb No the energy per bit to noise power spectral density ratio is a normalized signal to noise ratio SNR measure also known as the SNR per bit Effective Isotropically Radiated Power The European Telecommunications Standards Institute ETSI Forward error correction FEC is a system of error control for data transmission whereby the sender adds redundant data to its messages also known as an error correction code Digital data transmission unit consequence of packets of fixed length and periodicity TDMA service packet describing which station should transm
14. and saved to flash memory by pressing Save config button in the Menu of commands WARNING APPLIED BUT NOT SAVED SETTINGS WILL HAVE EFFECT UNTIL THE NEXT ROUTER REBOOT ONLY Configuration of TDM TDMA terminal consists of five steps see also Figure 3 1 Station parameters configuration Site Setup Station profile configuration Profile Routing configuration IP routing Configuration saving Save Config Status review Overview oe a ROMANTIS 2015 10 www uhp net romantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 2 CONFIGURATION A computer used for configuration of UHP router should be configured for the same network as the router By default the router has 10 0 0 1XX IP address where XX are the last two digits of the router s serial number with 255 255 255 0 subnet mask When connecting to the router the computer should be assigned an IP address within 10 0 0 1 to 10 0 0 254 range with the exception of the router s own IP address The router can be accessed by typing its IP address 10 0 0 1XX in the web browser of the computer If the connection is correct a WEB page of UHP router will be displayed 2 1 Configuring IP Address When connection between the router and computer is established the initial IP address should be reassigned according to the required configuration When connected to the WEB interface follow these steps e Gotoa tab of Menu of commands Advanced gt IP routing e C
15. avlarn 1 To start Figure 16 Example of routing table for Terminal 1 ROMANTIS 2015 17 www uhp net romantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 Routing table Net Source Destination SVLAN Prio Pol Shaper Title 192 158 21 24 LAN LOCAL 0 0 0 0 0 station 1 1 LOW Swani start Figure 17 Example of the routing table for Terminal 2 2 4 2 Mesh Station Routing The Table 3 represents an example routing scheme applying SVLAN in accordance with example configuration paragraph 1 2 Table 3 SVLAN for mesh mode Station SVLAN SVLAN IP traffic Note Number Type Classification Allow traffic from SVLAN 1 Traffic from the HUB Allow traffic from SVLAN 3 Traffic from Terminal 1 Allow traffic from SVLAN 1 Traffic from the HUB Allow traffic from SVLAN 3 Traffic from Terminal 1 Routing table Terminal 1 9 Destination SVLAN Net Source
16. in the graphical and text formats The carrier search is shown at the bottom When any of the satellites is found increased RF level wait until the full demodulation search cycle is completed If the carrier is found and locked the search will be replaced by text and graphical signal value SCPC C N e Achieve the maximum C N level with tight alignment It requires 1 Azimuth Adjustment Secure the fittings responsible for the elevation angle adjustment and polarization adjustment Release the fittings responsible for azimuth adjustment Slowly turn the antenna clockwise and monitor the C N value on the screen If the level is falling slowly turn the antenna in the opposite direction until the level is going down again Choose the maximum C N level and fix the fittings responsible for azimuth adjustment 2 Tilt Angle Adjustment Release the fittings responsible for elevation angle adjustment Slowly turn the antenna upwards and monitor the C N value on the screen If the level is falling slowly turn the antenna down until the level is going down again Choose the maximum C N level and fix the fittings responsible for elevation angle adjustment ROMANTIS 2015 28 www uhp net UHP SATELLITE ROUTER romantis USER MANUAL v3 2 Polarization Adjustments Release the fittings responsible for antenna feed system adjustment Slowly turn the antenna clockwise and monitor the C N value on the screen If the level is falling slowly turn the
17. router located on Terminal 1 side using configuration scripts Table 1 Example of commands included into configuration script Command Description ip address 192 168 1 1 255 255 255 0 1 Assign an IP address to Ethernet interface Create a default router with LOW priority via SVLAN 1 via station Ip 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ml 1101 1 without applying Traffic shaper VLAN 1 Create a route to 192 168 2 0 24 network with LOW priority via 192 168 2 0 255 255 255 0 ml 3201 SVLAN 3 via station 2 without applying Traffic shaper VLAN 1 svlan receive 1 1 Permit to receive traffic from SVLAN 1 VLAN 1 svlan receive 3 1 Permit to receive traffic from SVLAN 3 VLAN 1 demodulator Inb power off LNB 13 5 18 VDC power is off demodulator reference off LNB 10 MHz reference signal is off modulator inversion off Transmit spectrum inversion is off modulator reference off BUC 10 MHz reference signal is off modulator power off BUC 24 VDC power is off rf lo 10000000 13050000 Assign a local oscillator LO to LNB and BUC respectively profile 6 type auto starrem Create a Star station profile with number 6 and automated run profile 6 rx 11018873 1667 Configure the receive frequency and symbol rate respectively profile 6 modulator on 300 Modulator on and set the transmission level 30 dB profile 6 run Profile 6 run ROMANTIS 2015 23 www uhp net romantis Command station dtts source value station dtts 0 Configuration
18. script UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 Description Use the value entered by the user as DTTS data source DTTS 0 means the same TTS for the HUB and Terminal i e the Terminal is near the HUB ip address 192 168 1 1 255 255 255 0 1 ip map 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0ml1101 map 192 168 2 0 255 255 255 0 ml 320 1 svlan receive 1 1 svlan receive 3 1 demodulator Inb power off demodulator reference off modulator inversion off modulator reference off modulator power off rf lo 10000000 13050000 profile 2 type au starrem profile 2 rx 11018873 1667 profile 2 modulator on 300 profile 2 run station dtts source value station dtts 0 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO SPECIFY DT TS VALUE AFTER PROFILE SETTINGS IN THE SCRIPT UHP ROUTER SCRIPT BASED CONFIGURATION PROVIDES A MINIMAL SETUP REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE AND MANAGE A TERMINAL BEING AN ADDITIONAL TOOL IT IS NOT INTENDED TO REPLACE THE STANDARD CONFIGURATION VIA WEB INTERFACE ROMANTIS 2015 24 www uhp net romantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 4 CONFIGURATION USING OPT FILE UHP router configuration can be saved as a binary file This feature allows using the saved file for the following Back up a device configuration e Optimize configuration of a large number of UHP routers Optimization is achieved by creating a standard configuration template Such a template can be downloaded to all devices before they are sent to the field During commissioning of earth st
19. the modulator output If Hub does not receive the carrier of the terminal the following should be performed 2 1 Verify the physical connections between RF equipment cable routes and the router 2 Ensure correct pointing of the antenna to the satellite 3 Monitor the level of the transmitted signal SetLvl parameter The transmitted signal power must be sufficient to ensure successful operation of selected MODCOD modulation FEC See Mod and LDPC settings in Figure 41 If necessary increase the transmission signal level see Table 1 or paragraph 2 3 5 4 It is not recommended to set the level of the transmitted signal higher than the compression point in the RF transmitter BUC ROMANTIS 2015 41 www uhp net romantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 7 5 3 Monitoring Terminal Status the Network Mode Star station TDMA RF Tx Frq 951000 SR 834 FEC QPSK 5 6 M M protocol SlLen 4 FrLen 64 StNum 3 ActChannels O SE I o i it t TOMA c loulatad m rmm m mm om BitR 1390 SlDur 0 9 FrDur 61 SlotBw 20813 qu Neo Number 3 CurBw 32 666 k BEIT EGE NAO NIA DOEERCUROBR n FrqCor 90 LvlCor 0 0 DURNQUENE ae TxRate k 11 TotRq 0 RtRq 0
20. 0 00030027 18 H 3 23 34 1 Empty Bank Y save Load File Save Load Figure 46 Loading and storage of UHP router configuration SW Version 2 SW version for which the configuration is stored Sequence Increases by 1 after each save Save Time Time of configuration saving Bank Memory bank for configuration storage or loading File File name for SW saving or loading applying TFTP server Find TFTP server configuration settings in Advanced IP protocols TFTP section This section is accessed by going to Advanced System Save Load in Control and statistics tree Flash Section Clicking the Save button will store the current device configuration in the selected configuration bank Clicking the Load button will load the configuration stored in the selected bank as the active configuration TFTP Section To upload the current router configuration to the TFTP server as a binary file enter the name of the binary file and click Load To download a configuration from the TFTP server to the router as an active configuration click Save see Configuration Using Settings File 8 3 Installing New SW The downloaded SW images can be stored in the UHP in three memory banks When loading a new SW image choose a memory bank number and indicate the bank to be used when booting the router The loaded SW image will be used after the device is restarted UHP router SW is installed in one of two ways 1 App
21. 1 dB lower than the transmitter saturation power 2 3 5 Modulator Settings Activation of the terminal s modulator and adjustment of its initial power transmitted carrier level is performed in Modulator section see Figure 13 Modulator TX on TX level dBm 1 0 36 0 30 10 Adjust 1dBm Up Down Apply Figure 13 Management of the modulator Up and Down buttons allow adjusting the level manually with 1dB step When adjusting the transmission level by Up and Down buttons such new settings will be applied automatically without clicking the Apply button Fractional values e g 25 8 dB should be set manually 2 4 Routing UHP routers use a special SVLAN protocol to transmit information via the satellite According to SVLAN all IP packets arriving at the modulator should have SVLAN tags complying with configured packets classification rules The following may be used for classification sender s recipient s IP address ToS and DSCP tags VLAN tags protocol type and TCP UDP port number The recipient s demodulator must be configured to receive the information with previously assigned SVLAN tags terminals operating in Star mode should use the HUB as a default gateway for all traffic Terminals operating in Mesh mode may transmit information directly via TDMA channel to other terminals without transit via the HUB Thus routing schemes for Star and Mesh terminals can be different Table 2 Routing Scheme with SVLANs fo
22. CONNECTION e Set Enable flag in Redundancy section and click Apply 5 Assign an additional IP address of Ethernet interface on backup router This address should be the same as the main IP address of the main UHP router SCPC TLC NMS Redundancy SCPC TLC NMS Redundancy VLAN 0 Password test Password test netid EE PR a ee e Redundancy Redundancy Enable Enable Remote 192 168 11 1 Remote 192 168 11 2 Local IP 192 168 11 2 Local IP 192 168 11 1 Fault timeout 5 5 250 30 Fault timeout 5 5 250 30 Link timeout 5 5 250 30 Link timeout 5 5 250 30 Figure 22 Redundancy settings for main Figure 23 Redundancy settings for backup router router IP address Net mask 255 255 255 0 Localaccess Title Figure 24 Additional IP address on backup router WHILE OPERATING IN REDUNDANCY MODE UHP ROUTERS EXCHANGE CURRENT STATUS DATA ACTIVE OPERATING OR BACKUP STANDBY AS ONE OF THE BACKUP ROUTER S ADDRESSES IS THE SAME AS THE MAIN ROUTER S ADDRESS ALL NETWORK ACTIVITY OF THE BACKUP ROUTER IN STANDBY MODE IS SUSPENDED THE SECOND IP ADDRESS OF THE DEVICE SHOULD BE USED TO MANAGE THE BACKUP ROUTER ROMANTIS 2015 21 www uhp net romantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 The routers are divided into a main and backup only to simplify configuration process The same applies to division of the IP addresses into a main one and an additional one 2 5 3 Redundancy Status Monitor
23. I FEC Frame Frame plan Hard priority HTTP HUB Hubless HW ICMP IESS IF IFL IGMP Inroute IP LDPC LNB Local oscillator Long frames ROMANTIS 2015 DESCRIPTION 16 Amplitude and Phase shift keying or Asymmetric Phase shift keying APSK is a digital modulation scheme that conveys data by changing or modulating both the amplitude and the phase of a reference signal the carrier wave 32 Amplitude and Phase shift keying or Asymmetric Phase shift keying APSK is a digital modulation scheme that conveys data by changing or modulating both the amplitude and the phase of a reference signal the carrier wave 8 Phase shift keying 8PSK is a digital modulation scheme that conveys data by changing or modulating the phase of a reference signal the carrier wave Automatic Gain Control BCH code is a multilevel cyclic variable length digital error correcting code used for correcting multiple random error patterns BCH codes may also be used with multilevel phase shift keying whenever the number of levels is a prime number or a power of a prime number Block Up Converter BUC is used in the transmission uplink of satellite signals It converts a band or block of frequencies from a lower frequency to a higher frequency Bandwidth is the difference between the upper and lower frequencies in a continuous set of frequencies Carrier to noise ratio often written as CNR or C N is the signal to noise ratio SNR of
24. IGAPSK forward error correction rate The description below shows the procedure to connect a Terminal to the HUB including the following stages ROMANTIS 2015 9 www uhp net romantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 e Radio frequency channel configuration Routing configuration e Equipment redundancy mode configuration e Pointing the antenna to the satellite e Troubleshooting during UHP routers operation e SW and router settings storage updating 1 3 WEB Interface UHP router WEB interface see Figure 3 is split into three areas 1 Menu of commands 2 Status bar 3 Management and control panel Menu of commands Status bar UHP LAN EG m I Hl ul 4 SH 3 vel 2 r OPU Puers Temo Profe aoe ed 3 proto mo pe 9718 Fiq cor f Cur By Sum R3 RT t 1 Management and control panel Figure 3 UHP WEB interface Menu of commands allows selecting controls for the configuration device Status bar comprises real time data on UHP status updated every 5 seconds Management and control panel is used to configure UHP parameters as well as to reflect its current statistics and settings An appropriate menu command should be selected to configure UHP parameters that have to be entered on the Management and control panel Any configuration changes should be applied by pressing Apply button
25. ROUTER MAY BE LOST 4 2 Binary File Configuration Load A binary file containing router configuration is loaded by transmitting the configuration file from the TFTP server to the router It requires e Router connection to TFTP server via IP network e server s IP address must be specified on the router Go to Advanced gt IP protocols TFTP in the Menu of commands Enter TFTP server s IP address on the Control panel see Figure 26 e The binary file shall be transmitted to the router Go to Advanced System Save load in the Menu of commands Specify the name of the binary file ROMANTIS 2015 25 www uhp net UHP SATELLITE ROUTER romantis USER MANUAL v3 2 with configuration which is stored on TFTP server Click Save The configuration will be loaded into the router RAM and the settings will be applied WARNING CONFIGURATION FROM THE SELECTED MEMORY BANK WILL BE LOADED AS CURRENT IN SUCH A CASE ROUTER OPERATION MODE MAY CHANGE ACCORDING TO THE CONFIGURATION THEREFORE SATELLITE CONNECTION WITH THE ROUTER MAY BE LOST The active configuration must be saved in one of two configuration memory banks To do that choose a memory bank 0 or 1 in Flash section and click Save ROMANTIS 2015 26 www uhp net romantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 5 POINTING TO SATELLITE Before pointing an antenna system to a satellite follow the procedure below 1 Choose the antenna installati
26. Setup Site setup window see Figure 6 is used to configure the following parameters of terminal this name will appear on the left side of the Status bar and in command line as a command prompt e g Terminal 1H e Geographical location of terminal this is used to synchronize Terminals operation in TDMA and Hubless mode e RF interface this defines RF parameters of the Terminal To open Site Setup settings select the appropriate item in the Menu of commands Site setup Setup via script She name Tanvenal Latitudea O mi N Longitude n deg mn interface i SCPC 0 TOMA SCPCITOMA 0 SCPC mode 0 10000 20 Net ID 0 255 7 Far end C N 11 30 48 TDMA mode RF ID 0 255 Uu se Appl Figure 6 General configuration screen Receive LO Local oscillator frequency LO Local Oscillator of LNB is usually shown on its label or in its specification Typical values for Ku band are 10 000 000 or 9 750 000 kHz This value is used to calculate L band receive frequency by subtracting LO from the RF receive frequency However if spectral inversion is enabled the receive frequency should be subtracted from the LO value The value of L band receive frequency is within 950 000 2 050 000 kHz If LO value in Profile settings is set as zero by default all receive frequencies in profiles should be set in L band Transmit LO Local oscillator of frequency is shown on the BUC label or in its sp
27. Synchronization 15 LS TLO 16 255 nC 16 2 4 ROOTS S 16 245 Stal StAUOMROUUNE 17 240 2 Mesh Sanon ROUNE 18 2 5 19 2 5 1 Redundancy Mode 7 9 9 20 2 5 2 RedundaHcy CONTE ULATION a 20 2 5 3 Redundancy Status 22 3 SCRIPT BASED CONFIGURA MON 23 4 CONFIGURATION USING OPT 1 01 1 1 1 25 4 1 Save Configuration as a Binary 25 4 2 Binary File Configuration 00 000 0 25 5 POINTING TO A TELET E cee E tected armed 2 5 1 Pointing with Use of WEB Interface 28 5 2 Give que 2 r22 1 1 9 MEN E ER 29 5 2 1 Preparation for Medsulrelmielitsniesenissextpetst tuner e v Oca 29 5 3 Transmitter 1dB Compression Point nnns 31 6 COMMUNICATIONS ON THE 2 1 00 nnne 32 ROMANTIS 2015 2 www uhp net romantis UHP SATELLITE RO
28. UTER USER MANUAL v3 2 6 1 CS TP 32 6 2 33 6 3 Automatic Beam SWItCHING cccccccessecccceseccccensecceeeseccceueceeeeececeeeecceseueceseunecesseneceesegeeeeees 33 6 4 Interaction with Mobile Antenna 0 00 0 35 6 5 COTM working Principle cm 36 rA eu NI 37 7 1 SOE Bar iino ei E 37 7 2 Control PanelStallsl 37 7 3 Menu or Commands Stdiis Ul o pie t bum Ies een ee 38 7 4 TOUS SOO UW RTT 38 LE EE Iudeis te Um 39 POM ua dc 39 SUPPO 1M O e 39 7 5 Example Of TDM TDMA Fault Fixing 40 7 5 1 Monitoring Demodulator 5 4 0 0400000 40 7952 Mo nkorme Status 41 7 5 3 Monitoring Terminal Status the nennen 42 8 M 43 8 1 SW ONION 43 8 2 Configuration of 44 8 3 7 44 8 3 1 SW Installation via WEB I
29. ank zero contains the boot loader supporting selection of SW to be used and the configuration profile at startup By default on its startup the router scans the memory banks and launches the first valid SW The equipment allows changing boot loader settings specifying the memory bank to be used on startup When the SW is updated it is possible to check performance of the new SW a temporary basis The router will once load the new SW and if any problem occurs e g no connection the router reboots after a while with the old SW This procedure is called fallback If the user reboots the router while working with temporary software it will start with its permanent SW from the main memory bank To implement this mechanism one bank must be specified as the main software storage and another memory bank as temporary software storage The content of the Flash memory can be viewed in the Memory contents section See Figure 45 and allows downloading new SW see Boot control section This section is accessed by selecting Advanced gt System gt Flash Boot in the Menu of commands To choose the bank that will be used upon startup follow Advanced gt System gt Flash Boot and specify the configuration bank number in Boot control section Main boot gt Software bank setting see Figure 45 Memory contents Fiash 0 UHP Boot Loader 02000001 7416 21 Nov 11 20 57 53 Flash 1 UHP 5 52 Hub SW3 00030028 469612 26 Aug 14 23 20 31
30. antenna down until the level is going down again Choose the maximum C N level and fix the fittings Check Antenna Degree of Resilience Push the antenna carefully with hands and try to shift it by azimuth tilt angle and polarization angle tracking the C N value The applied pressure should be at the level of possible wind loads that the antenna system will experience Once the force is removed from the antenna the C N value should return to the maximum recorded during the fine tuning of the antenna If required repeat stages 1 4 5 2 5 2 1 Cross Polarization Test Preparation for Measurement After pointing the antenna to the satellite measure the cross polarization isolation level The preparation for measurement requires 1 Prepare the UHP router for the measurement e Goto Profiles section in the Menu of commands A table of profiles will be displayed on the Control panel e Create new profile in CrossPol test mode To create a profile choose any unusable having None mode value profile in the profile table see Figure 30 and set CrossPol test value of the Mode setting AS THIS PROFILE WILL NOT BE USED CONSTANTLY AUTORUN FLAG IS NOT REQUIRED Profile 2 none Profile 2 CrossPol test Basic Basic TDM SCPC RX 5 Modulator Basic settings Pure carrier for crosspol Valid i Frequency kHz 950000 32000000 950000 Duration min 0 infinite 10 Mode CrossPol test Timeout 5 10 250 40
31. ations the installer must enter modify only a small number of router settings to prepare it for operation e Collect and upload the configurations of remote routers to address such issues as optimization of support quick configuration of remote devices etc 4 1 Save Configuration as a Binary File A binary file containing a router configuration is saved by transmitting the configuration file from the router to a TFTP server It requires e Router connection to TFTP server via IP network e server s IP address shall be specified in the router Goto Advanced gt protocols in the Menu of commands Enter TFTP server s IP address on the Control panel see Figure 26 TF TP settings server IP 132 168 1 250 VLAN 0 2047 0 Apply Figure 26 Configuration of TFTP server e Transmit the binary file to TFTP server Go to Advanced System Save load in the Menu of commands Specify a name for configuration file to be saved on TFTP server Click Load ONLY THE ROUTER CONFIGURATION THAT IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE CAN BE TRANSMITTED TO THE TFTP SERVER If it is necessary to transmit the information contained in the memory bank inactive at the moment select the necessary bank in Flash section and click Load WARNING CONFIGURATION FROM THE SELECTED MEMORY BANK WILL BE LOADED AS CURRENT IN SUCH A CASE ROUTER OPERATION MODE MAY CHANGE ACCORDING TO THE CONFIGURATION THEREFORE SATELLITE CONNECTION WITH THE
32. be configured with scripts which are sets of commands containing the device settings Commands are transmitted as a single block and then are sequentially performed in the device Script based UHP router settings allow quick configuration of local and remote hardware To configure the remote hardware a satellite connection to the remote device is required The script is sent in a single block which ensures execution of all transmitted commands of the script regardless of their order in the script Script can be created in the following WEB interface sections 1 Select Setup via script in the Menu of commands A local device is configured in this section 2 Maintenance gt Network script The following can be configured in this section Local router e Remote router with a specified serial number e Group of remote routers Remote routers script based configuration require at least a one way communication channel from the router sending script to the routers which are being configured Scripts allow configuring the following router settings e Network settings e Modulator and demodulator settings e Configuration profiles settings e Router SW loading settings The full set and description of the commands for a configuration script is available via help command from the console application when the device is accessed via a USB connection or Telnet protocol See below Table 1 an example with a list of commands to configure the
33. bile antenna controller and the satellite router It allows the router to manage the controller while searching for the desired satellite OpenAMIP allows the router and the controller to exchange information in order to establish and keep satellite connectivity OpenAMIP messages are transmitted as ASCII characters in a readable format The message consists of one or more fields of variable length separated by spaces The first field specifies the type of message Each command has a certain number of parameters Table 4 OpenAMIP commands Sat D Satellite longitude maximum excursion for inclined orbit 22 Latitude variance variance satellites and nominal polarization offset for skewed polarization Router expects antenna to use this satellite when Polarization offset commanded RX RXp Defines polarization for receive and transmit paths TX_pol H horizontal V vertical L left R right Frequency MHz Router expects antenna to use this hunt central frequency and Bandwidth MHz Bandwidth MHz band when commanded float RX lo freq MHz Local lI R TX up f float lo frequency ocal oscillator Rx down and Tx up conversion frequency E Find the satellite with use of previously specified S P H B parameters Keep alive time Antenna should send a status message at least A Keep alive period sec this frequently ROMANTIS 2015 32 www uhp net romantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 I
34. by oversampling a polynomial constructed from the data Satellite router Satellite router is a networking device commonly specialized hardware that forwards data packets between networks via satellite SCPC Single Channel Per Carrier Short frames DVB S2 frames 16200 bits long including FEC Advisable to use at lower symbol rates Produce less delay than Long frames SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SNR Signal to noise ratio is an electrical engineering measurement defined as the ratio of a signal power to the noise power corrupting the signal SNTP Simple Network Time Protocol SNTP is a protocol and software implementation for synchronizing the clocks of computer systems over packet switched variable latency data networks SR Symbol Rate Star Type of network with one central station hub and several peripheral stations Symbol rate Symbol rate is the number of symbol changes waveform changes made to the transmission medium per second using a digitally modulated signal or a line code SW Software TDM Time Division Multiplexing TDMA Time Division Multiple Access Telnet Telecommunication Network Telnet is a network protocol used on the Internet or local area networks to provide a bidirectional interactive communications facility Terminal Earth Stations usually VSAT operated under management of network HUB TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol TFTP is a file transfer protocol with the functionality of a very basic form
35. ce on operation of series satellite routers in TDM TDMA Star and TDM TDMA Mesh modes The document describes the system capabilities specifications and operation rules Additional information about specifications installation and operation guidelines for specific router models can be found in the GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND INSTALLATION GUIDE for the specific router Required Qualifications This manual is intended for engineering personnel operating TDM TDMA VSAT networks Such specialists should have adequate educational credentials in the field of electronics and sufficient experience and skills in data networks administration and satellite systems Document Version and Applicability UHP VSAT platform is based on the universal satellite router UHP which is available in different fully compatible hardware modifications UHP satellite router is a basic element of any network architecture and can be used in any combinations and at any hierarchy level Router functional capabilities and its operating modes are determined by the installed software and its configuration This manual is applicable to all series satellite routers with software release 3 2 or higher When ordering this document please specify its ID UHP TD32 EN System Level Network engineering guide Network Engineering Service Level User manual Hubless TDMA Station AAA Figure 1 Structure of UHP Manuals TDM TDMA Terminal
36. ches P1dB point This value will be used in setting up an automatic adjustment of TLC transmission power when selecting ACM settings as well as when calculating other network settings ROMANTIS 2015 31 www uhp net omantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 6 COMMUNICATIONS ON THE MOVE COTM UHP routers with mobile antennas can be used for Communications On The Move COTM The router uses OpenAMIP protocol to communicate with a mobile antenna controller see Figure 34 UHP routers with Automatic Beam Switching allow reconfiguring the mobile antenna to the most suitable satellite depending on current location of the COTM terminal UHP router and antenna controller exchange the following information e Overall level on SCPC Rx interface for controller e Level of the locked TDM or SCPC carrier for controller e Current geographic location of the terminal for UHP e Permission to transmit for UHP 18VDC 10 MHz 18VDC Rx i Tx b 10 MHz 24VDC e Rx Motors control GPS Sensors Antenna Controller Tx OUT RS232 NMEA data OpenAMIP SNMP UHP Router Ethernet switch Figure 34 COTM terminal structure DO NOT CONNECT OR DISCONNECT ANY CABLES OF THE ROUTER WHEN IT IS POWERED ON THIS CAN LEAD TO FAILURE OF THE ROUTER OR OF THE OTHER CONNECTED DEVICES 6 1 OpenAMIP Protocol OpenAMIP protocol specifies communication between the mo
37. e 33 Profile 2 CrossPol test Basic TDM SCPC RX CrosspolRF Modulator Modulator TX on vi TX level dBm 1 0 36 0 36 _ 0 Adjust 1dBm Up Down Apply Figure 33 Management of unmodulated carrier After the Apply button is pressed the Terminal starts transmission of the unmodulated CW carrier at the specified frequency and with the specified level Further actions on switching the transmission on off or changing the RF antenna settings must be guided by the Hub operator 8 Power control The Hub operator may request to increase reduce power of transmitted signal Use UP Down buttons in Modulator section of CrossPol test profile ROMANTIS 2015 30 www uhp net romantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 5 3 Transmitter 1dB Compression Point Setting This procedure is used to determine the terminal transmission power level where the BUC enters compression mode and to determine the power margin calculated according to the measurements Like in the previous section the measurements are performed using unmodulated CW carrier It is necessary to increase the transmission power by changing TX Level setting by 1dB Up Down buttons of modulator control can be used This procedure should be performed under supervision of the Hub operator The 1dB compression point P1dB indicates the power level that causes the gain to drop by 1 dB from its small signal value Save the power value at which the BUC approa
38. e its profiles and will not send further SPHBF commands to the mobile antenna controller While working in the COTM mode UHP router receives the current geographical coordinates from the mobile antenna controller and activates its modulator under the management of the controller COTM enabled UHP routers have special status COTM AMIP meaning that the router establishes a connection to the controller of the antenna system and receives the current coordinates Special console command debug ot on allows monitoring the sequence of OpenAMIP commands exchanged between UHP router and the mobile antenna controller 6 5 COTM working principles When Beam Switching is enabled Advanced Network COTM AMIP UHP router receives actual coordinates and selects the most appropriate Network with maximal EIRP Afterwards it executes one of the following scenarios e f the selected Network is configured with profile 0 UHP router changes frequency and symbol rate setting as well as the latitude of the satellite within the active profile to the values preconfigured for the selected network Thereafter the profile is restarted e If the selected Network is configured with profile 1 8 router activates the respective configuration profile without any changes Next the router commands the mobile antenna controller using OpenAMIP or SNMP protocols to point to the selected satellite UHP router calculates respective DTTS value and tries to
39. e router receives the data from the Outroute as well as the quality of the communication channel Parameters needed to evaluate the quality of the received communication channel 1 Demodulator interface is UP demodulator receives a signal from the satellite e Inlvl receive signal level The higher the value the more stable the receive signal is e level of 80 70 means that the modem cable is connected to LNB and powered on e The NoSig setting value means no signal in the input path e C N carrier noise ratio This value should match nominal C N values for used MODCOD modulation See UHP Specifications e Packets and Rate bps These counters allow estimating presence of traffic at the demodulator input e errors This counts errors at the modulator output At low InLvl or low C N values the error counter will increase the intensity of error increase depends on InLvl and C N levels If demodulator s status is Down see Figure 42 the following should be performed 2 1 Verify the physical connection between RF units cable and router 2 Ensure correct pointing of the antenna to the satellite 3 Check the demodulator settings If necessary adjust the settings in accordance with the values specified by Hub operator ROMANTIS 2015 40 www uhp net omantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 Demodulator int ei Last U D 06 04 38 U D transitions 6 Last D U 05 54 44 Counter
40. ecification Typical values for Ku band are 13 050 000 or 12 800 000 kHz This value is used to calculate L band transmit frequency by subtracting LO from the RF transmit frequency However if spectral inversion is enabled the transmit frequency should be subtracted from the LO value The value of L band transmit frequency is within 950 000 1 750 000 kHz If LO value is set as zero by default all transmit frequencies in profiles should be set in L band frequencies ROMANTIS 2015 12 www uhp net romantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 Ku BAND BUC Tn E a M 19 8544 79 INPUT 12vt 0 24Vv g 2 mi Comper 139 fers 241 TOGWz Figure 7 LNB LO labeling Figure 8 BUC LO labeling IMPORTANT FREQUENCIES SETTING PRINCIPLE SHOULD BE THE SAME FOR ALL NETWORK ROUTERS EITHER ACTUAL OR ZERO LO VALUE SHOULD BE SPECIFIED Power Receive Turns on LNB power 18 VDC on the demodulators see max current in the specification Power Transmit Turns on BUC power 24 VDC on the modulator see max current in the specification 10 MHz Turns on 10 MHz signal on modulator or TDMA demodulator Spectrum inversion on RX or TX ports Frequency adjust Manual frequency adjustment used to compensate minor frequency shifts Carrier search bw Defines a search range around the central frequency in which the carrier is searched by the demodulators
41. en satellites Timeout Max time required by a mobile antenna to repoint to the requested satellite When SNMP protocol is used for communication between UHP router and the mobile antenna controller it requires respective configuration and permissions Advanced gt IP protocols gt SNMP See Figure 38 ROMANTIS 2015 35 www uhp net romantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 SNMP settings Access IP 1 255 255 255 255 Access IP 2 0 0 0 0 Read community public Write community private Apply Figure 38 Configuration and permission using SNMP for COTM If parameter Access IP 1 is set to 255 255 255 255 value then UHP router is accessible by SNMP protocol from all network devices When Beam Switching uses protocol UHP router sends to the mobile antenna controller the respective commands to point to the required satellite The structure of these commands is the following S lt Sat longitude gt lt Latitude variance gt lt Polarization offset gt P lt RX pol gt lt TX pol gt H lt Frequency MHz gt lt Bandwidth MHz gt RX lo freq MHz TX lo freq MHz F The commands will be sent once and UHP router will not check if these commands have been properly received and accepted by the mobile antenna controller After that UHP will wait during the defined Timeout see Figure 38 until the antenna points to the defined satellite During this period of time UHP router will not chang
42. he three memory banks will be used by the device when running the router run the following command boot main memory bank number 1 to 3 WARNING DO NOT SAVE THE SW IMAGE IN MEMORY BANK O THIS MEMORY BANK IS RESERVED FOR SYSTEM TASKS IMAGE WRITING TO THIS BANK WILL DEACTIVATE THE DEVICE 8 4 Installed Licenses Keys Data To access information about the licenses available on the router go to Maintenance Support info in the Menu of commands The section Keys information upon start up displays all the active keys of the router see Figure 47 2 o ww mw mew Figure 47 Key information for UHP router ROMANTIS 2015 45 www uhp net
43. hoose Add IP Address in the Management and control panel e Enter the following fields and click Apply IP address VLAN 0 IP address 192 168 1 1 Met mask 26552552550 Local access Title Apply Figure 4 Assigning new IP address After a new IP address is assigned the routing table will appear as shown below see Figure 5 Routing table A 192 168 1 1 24 LAN LOCAL A 10 0 0 131 24 LAN LOCAL To start Add address Add static route Add TX map Add VLAN bridge Add SVLAN RX Figure 5 UHP routing table To delete an unusable IP address choose the corresponding entry in the routing table and click Delete in the form that will appear PLEASE CLICK SAVE CONFIG TO SAVE THE CHANGES IN THE CONTROL AND STATISTICS TREE 2 1 1 Configuring IP Address using Telnet Access Telnet connection may be also used to assign a new IP address Enter the following commands in the UHP command line ROMANTIS 2015 11 www uhp net romantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 Terminal ip address lt new UHP IP address gt lt subnet mask gt Terminal config save saving changes Example Terminal ip address 192 168 1 1 255 255 255 0 Terminal config save UHP router supports assigning several IP addresses for Ethernet interface The following command is used to delete an IP address Terminal ip delete address deleted gt subnet mask Terminal config save saving changes 2 2 Site
44. hp net romantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 Parameter 45 Satellite orbital slot longitude degree No 45 IP addressing In accordance with the diagram below see Figure 2 Terminal 1 Terminal 2 Ethernet interfaces connected to the network with 192 168 1 0 24 and 192 168 2 0 24 addresses respectively each network has a computer 192 168 1 3 and 192 168 2 3 used to configure and test the hardware HEREINAFTER BOTH TERMINAL 1 AND TERMINAL 2 WILL BE REFERENCED AS TERMINALS IN THE SECTIONS WHERE TERMINAL 1 AND TERMINAL 2 HAVE SIMILAR SETTINGS TDMA 834 kSps 9 MHz 950500 951000 951500 952500 953500 Terminal 1 Terminal 2 N 192 168 1 1 192 168 2 1 2i A g 192 168 0 1 ea ha 192 168 1 0 24 192 168 2 0 24 e mr Em Console Console 192 168 1 3 192 168 2 3 Figure 2 Example VSAT network structure A TDM carrier of 2 MHz bandwidth symbol rate 1667 KSps with roll off 1 2 is used to broadcast data from the HUB to the Terminal 1 and the Terminal 2 while a TDMA carrier of 1 MHz bandwidth symbol rate 834 KSps with roll off 1 2 15 used to transmit Terminals data to the HUB Bit rate and symbol rate are converted using the following formula SR BR MOD FEC where SR symbol rate BR bit rate MOD modulation type 1 BPSK 2 QPSK 3 SPSK 4
45. iguration of the interface between UHP router and the mobile antenna controller is centralized in a special editor Advanced gt Network See Figure 37 COTM AMIP Location source Network TX control Network Enable Peer IP 400034 TCP Port 1234 VLAN 0 Enable Use Timeout min 0 Apply Figure 37 COTM configurator Parameter Description Local source This section defines the method to retrieve actual coordinates by UHP router Site setup UHP router uses coordinates defined in its Site Setup section Network UHP router retrieves actual coordinates from the controller of the mobile antenna using OpenAMIP or SNMP protocols Console UHP router retrieves actual coordinates using serial console port TX control This section defines management of UHP transmission Local By setting via its HTTP telnet NMS interfaces Network By commands from the antenna controller using or SNMP protocols RXD pin By an electric relay circuit AMIP This section configures 5 protocols Enable Enables OpenAMIP protocol When disabled UHP router uses SNMP protocol instead Peer IP IP address of the mobile antenna controller TCP port TCP port number of the mobile antenna controller VLAN VLAN number of the mobile antenna controller Beam switching Automatic Beam Switching configuration Enable Activation of the Beam Switching Use AMIP Use OpenAMIP commands for switching betwe
46. ing While operating in redundancy mode one of the UHP routers is running Active status providing the connection via a satellite channel The second router is in standby monitoring the status of the operating router Backup status Refresh 5 20620231 SW UHP ACM Remote 51 52 SW3 Ver 3 0 28 D2 14 08 2014 CPU load 20 Buffers 3 Temp 55 Profile DOWN during 00 06 06 11 runs Cihernet Link 100 Full 115 0 0 Demodulator LM 47 0 dBm 0 0 Modulator Ixiv 25 0 0 Number 0 FP lost 40 DTTScor Ous Frq cor Lvicor 0 0 CurBW O0 O0k SumRq 1 20 k RT rq 6 0 Codecs 0 Timeout 0 Redundancy sta jte 5 oK FLTfaps 1 TRY gt FLT flaps 0 Refresh SN 000099531 Remote 51 52 50 3 Ver 3 0 28 D2 14 08 2014 CPU load 16 Buffers 7 Bac Profile UP during 00 08 38 6 runs Inter ace State TX fate 00 RX rate bps RX errors Ethernet 115 118 0 Demoduiator 2673 1 185 OTTScor 2 Frq cor 42Hz tvicor 0 0d8m 0 0 kj RT olok Codecs 0 Timeout 0 Number 3 FP lost CurBW 54 1332 Redundancy OK gt FLT flaps 1 TRY gt FLT flaps 1 Figure 25 Redundancy status Select Overview in Menu of commands to see the current status of the routers The information will be displayed on the Control panel see Figure 25 ROMANTIS 2015 22 www uhp net romantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 3 SCRIPT BASED CONFIGURATION UHP router can
47. it in which time slot Method of transmission queues handling when packets from lower priority queue are not transmitted until all packets from higher priority queue are transmitted Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTP is an application level protocol for distributed collaborative hypermedia information systems Central Station of satellite network that is managing all the terminals and resources Special mode of operation when all stations are transmitting to one TDMA carrier and all receiving this carrier Hardware The Internet Control Message Protocol ICMP is used by networked devices to send error messages indicating for instance that a requested service is not available or that a host or router could not be reached Intelsat Earth Station Standards Intermediate Frequency is a frequency to which a carrier frequency is shifted as an intermediate step in transmission or reception Connection from the indoor equipment modem router to the outdoor equipment at the antenna normally involves two inter facility IFL cables The Internet Group Management Protocol IGMP is a communications protocol used by hosts and adjacent routers on IP networks to establish multicast group memberships Channel from stations to hub IP is the usual abbreviation for Internet Protocol Low density parity check LDPC code is a linear error correcting code a method of transmitting a message over a noisy transmission channel and is constructed using a s
48. lled forward channel Outroute while a satellite communications channel from the terminal to the Hub is called return channel Inroute The HUB manages terminals of VSAT network via service traffic running over the Outroute This service information instructs terminals about parameters of the Inroute allocated bandwidth and time interval when the terminal may transmit the information via the Inroute Thus to connect the UHP router as a terminal to the VSAT network such terminal should be configured to receive the Outroute and all other network parameters will be automatically downloaded to it during periodic broadcast of the Hub To connect the terminal to the network the following parameters are required e Outroute data rate or symbol rate e Outroute central frequency e Geographical location coordinates of the terminal e Satellite orbital slot longitude e P address and routing To illustrate the system configuration the manual will use an example network with the following parameters Table 1 VSAT Network Parameters example Parameter Value Symbol rate Reception KSps 1667 Transmission TX KSps 834 Channel central frequency Ku band Reception MHz 11017 373 Transmission Tx MHz 14318 873 Latitude degree 48 08 Longitude degree 11 34 Terminal 2 coordinates Latitude degree 52 31 Longitude degree 13 24 Relay satellite parameters Terminal 1 coordinates 3 ROMANTIS 2015 8 www u
49. lock the carrier and login to the network Current geographical location of UHP router can be checked using show network console command or via HTTP interface Advanced gt Network Overview ROMANTIS 2015 36 www uhp net romantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 7 OPERATION Information on UHP router status is displayed in the different section of its WEB interface e Status bar e Menu of commands e Control panel 7 1 Status Bar Statistics The information on router operation is given by the following elements of the Status bar see Figure 39 Nans Uptime 4 Prof 1 Stars Staion perat nterface Figure 39 Status bar statistics Where Uptime since last reset of the router Profile currently running profile State current profile status Events current state of events Clear clearing of past events Interfaces Status of the interfaces active interfaces are marked green The Status bar also displays markers informing on the events that occurred in the course of router operation The markers have three states which correspond to the following colors Event Color Event Description Transparent No events Currently active Previously active The markers indicate the following events or characteristics REBT router reboot SYST system faults a click displays the information on the current status LAN Status of the Ethernet interface
50. lying router WEB interface 2 Applying a console connection to the router and TFTP server 8 3 1 SW Installation via WEB Interface To download the new SW ROMANTIS 2015 44 www uhp net romantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 1 Follow Advanced gt System gt Flash Boot see Figure 45 in the Menu of commands 2 Click Select file and select the file with the required SW 3 Click Load To RAM to load the SW into the router RAM 4 Select one of the three memory banks Flash 1 3 to store the SW 5 Click RAM Write To to download the SW in the selected memory bank After SW download specify which of the three memory banks will be used when booting the router see para 8 1 8 3 2 SW Installation Applying Console Connection The SW is installed by transmitting an SW image from TFTP server to UHP router To install a new SW 1 Make sure that the UHP network is connected to the TFTP server TFTP server can be run on a computer connected with the UHP through a network IP protocol 2 Runimage load to the UHP Use the following commands in sequence tftp server lt TFTP server ip address gt load tftp UhpAdvb2 sw3 3 Burnthe downloaded image in one of the memory banks and assign the image used for booting Run the image write command In response of UHP request Select bank 0 3 specify the number of the memory bank to which the image shall be saved In order to specify which of t
51. mantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 Figure 15 Add SVLAN receive NUMDET 4 17 Figure 16 Example of routing table for 1 17 Figure 17 Example of the routing table for 2 18 Figure 18 Routing tables for mesh 18 Figure 19 1 1 redundant router connection diagram 19 Figure 20 Assign additional IP address on main 20 Figure 21 Assign additional IP address on backup 20 Figure 22 Redundancy settings for main 7 nennen 21 Figure 23 Redundancy settings for backup nennen eene 21 Figure 24 Additional IP address on backup lt lt 21 Figure 25 Redundancy pes E Inti riva eM M E ED UNES EMINET 22 Figure 26 Configuration of TFTP cams er ena Perd unu Sr unt Ure rd 25 Figure 27 Pointing of parabolic offset 27 Figure 28 Configuring demodulator nnne nnns nnns nnns 28 Figure 29 Pointing MONITO sess vicio FEVER EE UP EU EAE el 28 Figure 30 Create a CrossPol lt 9 29 Figure 31 Configure CrossPol
52. n shows the following settings Refresh manual screen update SN device serial number SW type of active software Ver current version of active software and its release date CPU load load load above 60 is not recommended Buffers of free packet buffers Temp internal device temperature operation range 0 to 60 degrees Profile duration of current profile operation status and the number of profile runs as of the current moment 7 3 Menu of Commands Statistics Menu of commands allows the user to access the router settings and to view the status of the settings and relevant statistics The following symbols are used in the control tree 4 gt folder that can be opened control icon showing settings dj statistics icon Some elements may contain both settings and statistics A click on the icon automatically opens the respective setting 7 4 Troubleshooting Based on the information provided in UHP router WEB interface the user can look for and identify problems related to the functioning of the device and of the communication channels associated with the device Troubleshooting of UHP router includes the following steps e Fault identification e Fault repair ROMANTIS 2015 38 www uhp net romantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER 7 4 1 USER MANUAL v3 2 Fault Identification To identify the fault 1 2 4 7 4 2 Assess the information about the ong
53. ndicates if router is locked to the carrier 1 or not 0 Antenna send this in response to F command and repeat periodically confirming that antenna is pointed to the satellite Functional 0 no 1 yes and if router may activate its OK to Transmit transmission Ok to Transmit 0 no 1 yes Functional Location time Antenna should send this message immediately and then repeat at list this often O means never repeat Antenna sends this to router periodically The period if set by the Time W command Confirms if location is not valid Valid 0 not specified 6 2 COTM with use of SNMP Alternatively to OpenAMIP protocol UHP router may exchange data with mobile antenna controllers using SNMP protocol with the appropriate MIB The following information can be exchanged between the controller and the router Receive level e Status of the demodulator e Status of finding a carrier e Turn on off the modulator e Current geographic location in the NMEA format Information about current geographical location of the terminal can be exchanged via built in optional serial interface console of the router Beam switching Example for altering single profile N Intelsat 904 60800E 1 0 11560000 4008 A 4080N 50808E 10 30 A 40800N 688BE 158k 20 A AGBON 7GG8BE 108m 20 N Horizont 8000E 1 1 A 2088N 6808E 25 30 A 3088N 708E 11 20 Check Figure 35 Beam coverage edi
54. nter aCe uie ie cepi cuti veas kin esee EE Send EN Y 44 8 3 2 SW Installation Applying Console 45 8 4 installed Licenses 45 FIGURES Heure of UHP Manual So 7 Figure 2 Example VSAT network nennen nennen snnt essa enne snas 9 Feure SURP WEB IME ICE mmm 10 Figure4 Assigning new IP address S 11 Heure S URP OU CANN MEE EIE EM EE 11 Figure 6 General 12 ene rae 13 e BJC 13 FOS CG NN Rm 14 Figure Profile 14 Lt OUTOULS 15 Figure 12 Station synchronization 15 Figure 13 Management of the 16 Fere Add TOULE 17 ROMANTIS 2015 3 www uhp net ro
55. of File Transfer Protocol FTP Time slot Time interval for station transmission in TDMA mode TDMA slot Timestamp Time format used by Plus sign at the beginning HH MM SS NN d HH MM SS denotes relative time from some event or UHP start up If UHP has time synchronized to hub or SNTP absolute time can be displayed Time zone affects absolute time UDP The User Datagram Protocol UDP is the set of network protocols used for the Internet UHP Universal Hardware Platform common name of UHP routers USB USB Universal Serial Bus is a specification to establish communication between devices and a host controller usually personal computers VLAN A virtual LAN commonly known as a VLAN is a group of hosts with a common set of requirements that communicate as if they were attached to the same broadcast domain regardless of their physical location VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol VoIP is a general term for a family of transmission technologies for delivery of voice communications over IP networks such as the Internet or other packet switched networks VSAT Very Small Aperture Terminal satellite earth station with small size antenna lt 2 5m WFQ Weighted fair queuing Method of proportional division of bandwidth between transmission queues X modem Simple file transfer protocol ROMANTIS 2015 6 www uhp net omantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 INTRODUCTION This document provides general guidan
56. oing router operation provided by the markers in the Statistics area Assess the information on the configured router operating modes displayed on the main screen and in the relevant sections of the Menu of commands marked by icon The mentioned screens also display the information on the status of configured modes and on their operation status quantitative parameters etc Analyze the information provided in the Statistics area Main screen and other statistics elements to compare it with the current router settings and with the required configuration of the communication channel where the router is operating Systemize possible causes of the fault Fault Fixing To fix the detected and identified faults 1 2 3 4 5 7 4 3 Go to router settings in the Control and statistics tree This section allows configuring incorrect parameters Adjust the relevant router settings Apply the implemented settings by clicking Apply in the appropriate section Analyze the impact of the changes made to the initial fault If necessary repeat steps 1 4 of sections 7 4 1 and 7 4 2 Support Information If self diagnostics and troubleshooting is impossible contact vendor s technical support providing a detailed description of the fault a text file with the current router configuration and statistics For this follow Maintenance gt Support info in the Menu of commands copy the information from the Main screen to a te
57. on place To install the antenna choose a flat horizontal surface or vertical surface perpendicular to the ground the size of the site depends on antenna dimensions Make sure there are no obstacles in the line of sight from the antenna in the direction of the satellite including the elevation and azimuth required for the satellite Make sure that the cable connecting the antenna and the satellite router is sufficient RG 6 cable can be used for distances up to 75 m RG 11 cable for distances up to 150 m Make sure that there are no damages along the whole cable 2 The antenna must be assembled in accordance with the antenna system documentation After it is assembled make sure that The antenna is mounted on a solid surface that will ensure its stability under wind loads The base of the antenna is securely fixed to the surface If the antenna is fixed on a vertical surface make sure the fixture is reliable and the pole is fixed strictly vertical 3 Antenna pointing to the satellite e Set the polarization angle in accordance with calculated values CAVEAT METAL STRUCTURES NEAR THE INSTALLATION LOCATION MAY INFLUENCE COMPASS READINGS e Set the tilt angle in accordance with the calculated values It should be taken in mind that the offset antenna mechanical axis direction does not coincide with the direction to the satellite It should be considered when setting the tilt angle see Figure 27 Offset angle ire Ctio
58. ority All external network devices recognize redundant UHP routers as one device It is achieved by ensuring that only the router in ACTIVE mode processes ARP queries Each router should have identical IP addressing routing modulator and demodulator configuring settings ROMANTIS 2015 19 www uhp net romantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 NOTE THAT ROUTERS DO NOT ENSURE ON THEIR OWN THAT THEIR SETTINGS ARE IDENTICAL IT 15 RESPONSIBILITY OF THE NETWORK MANAGER To monitor and operate the routers regardless of their condition an additional IP address must be configured on each router This IP address and all related traffic will belong to the respective router regardless of current redundancy status 2 5 1 Redundancy Mode Activation The redundancy mode should be activated at the factory or remotely by the manufacturer The latter approach requires access via Telnet to the router which will serve as the backup device 2 5 2 Redundancy Configuration To activate 1 1 redundancy of the router the following actions are required 1 Connect the routers as shown in the diagram in Figure 19 2 Ensure the same configuration of profiles and routing tables on both routers 3 Assign an additional IP address to the main router s Ethernet interface This address will be used to access the backup device The backup router should be assigned address in the same network where there is the additional IP address of the main router
59. orts automatic switching the power and 10 MHz signals between routers This functionality requires that used IF splitters and combiners e Have at least two ports e Pass DC e Pass 10 MHz reference signal This does not apply to RF equipment with other DC and 10 MHz reference signal sources POWER AND 10 MHZ REFERENCE SIGNALS SWITCH IS NOT SHOWN IN THE WEB INTERFACE OR IN RESPONSE TO HSHOW INTERFACE MODULATOR TELNET COMMAND FOR INSTANCE IF THE ROUTER WAS INITIALLY CONFIGURED POWER THE RF EQUIPMENT BUT LATER SWITCHED TO BACKUP MODE BACKUP AND STOPPED TO PROVIDE THE POWER SUCH CHANGE WILL NOT BE SHOWN IN ITS STATISTICS Every 4 seconds both routers exchange information about their status via UDP protocol When the router gets switched on its status is BACKUP The router launches a 10 sec timer and waits for messages about the second router s status during this time If it does not receive information about the status of the second router by the end of this time or it receives FAULT or BACKUP message from the second router the first router switches to TRYING mode This is the mode in which the router activates transmission and waits for confirmation of connection by the HUB If connection is established this router switches to ACTIVE mode and informs about this mode the second router so the latter remains in BACKUP standby mode If both routers try to transmit a carrier simultaneously the router with a higher serial number gets pri
60. pace comma or semicolon Spaces before and after the line will be ignored OR Beam angle Figure 36 Definition of the coverage The network string should have the following format N Name sat_lon polariz profile rx_freq sym_rate where N Key identifier Name Network name Sat_lon Satellite latitude in format XXXYYZ where XXX degrees YY minutes 7 W E For example 1350E 13 50 East 14000W 140 00 West Polariz Polarization 1 vertical left 2 horizontal right profile 1 8 number of configuration profile to be activated When this parameter is set to 0 the default central frequency and symbol rate of the profile will be ignored in favor of the following customized values rx_freq Customized central frequency sym_rate Customized symbol rate The parameters rx_freq sym_rate are optional and will be used only if profile parameter is set to The coverage settings string should have the following format A Lat Lon dia eirp where see Figure 36 A Key identifier lat Beam center latitude in format XXXYYZ where XXX degrees YY minutes Z W E lon Beam center longitude in format XXXYYZ where XXX degrees YY minutes Z N S ROMANTIS 2015 34 www uhp net romantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 dia Beam diameter in degrees 10 or in miles 10m or in kilometers 10k eirp EIRP value in range of 0 100 6 4 Interaction with Mobile Antenna Controller Conf
61. parse bipartite graph Low noise block converter is the receiving converter installed at satellite antenna Oscillator built into RF block converter BUC or LNB for the purpose of converting RF IF frequencies Value of LO is usually written on block enclosure or in datasheet DVB S2 frames 64800 bits long including FEC Require slightly lower C N than short frames 5 www uhp net ntis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 Master Main station of Hubless network Master allocates bandwidth and performs stations acquisition Multiple channels per carrier All TDM carriers generated UHP treated as MCPC Even if they are called SCPC Mesh Capability of station to receive other stations via TDMA link MF TDMA TDMA working on several RF channels simultaneously All MF channels work as one aggregate TDMA channel and have similar parameters except frequency MODCOD Modulation and coding mode NMS Network Management System ODU Outdoor Unit part of earth station installed outside Outroute Forward TDM channel from HUB to stations QPSK 4 Phase shift keying QPSK is a digital modulation scheme that conveys data by changing or modulating the phase of a reference signal the carrier wave RF Radio frequency RF level Absolute RF level of entire signal carrier adjacent carriers expressed in dBm RSV Reed Solomon error correction is an error correcting code that works
62. r Star mode Station SVLAN SVLAN IP traffic Note Number Type Classification Create default route via SVLAN 2 Sending traffic to Terminal 1 1 192 168 1 1 Allow traffic receipt from SVLAN 1 Traffic receipt 1 Rx from the HUB Create default route via SVLAN 2 Sending traffic to Terminal 2 x s the HUB 192 168 2 1 1 Rx Allow traffic receipt from SVLAN 1 Traffic receipt from the HUB ROMANTIS 2015 16 www uhp net romantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 2 4 1 Star Station Routing To create routing rules 1 Goto Advanced gt IP routing in Menu of commands 2 Click Add TX map on the Control panel to create the outgoing route 3 Click Add SVLAN RX map on the Control panel to create the incoming route 4 Click Add static route on the Control panel to create a route to the IP network outside UHP Ethernet interface TX map VLAN 0 4095 0 IP network 0 0 0 0 Net mask 0 0 0 0 SVLAN 1 4095 2 Station 1 2040 0 SVLAN receive Priority poli L M riority policy ow VLAN 0 4095 i Policy if set None SVLAN 1 4095 1 Shaper channel Mone v Title Apply Apply Figure 14 Add outgoing route Figure 15 Add SVLAN receive number Entries in the routing table may have the following meaning A Router IP address M SVLAN outgoing route IP map R Static route V Used for SVLAN receipt Routing table A 192 168 1 1 24 LAN LOCAL M 0 0 0 0 0 Station 1 1 LOW
63. reconfigured TTS is measured in microseconds and its value is between 128 000 and 140 000 us depending on the distance to the satellite UHP networks makes use of difference between the TTS of the terminal and the TTS of the HUB This difference is called DTTS and is also measured in microseconds DTTS station TTS station TTS hub To configure station synchronization go to Timing section see Figure 12 Profile 1 Star station Basic TDM SCPC RX Modulator Timing ILC TDMA timing Timing mode Value Y Value us 160000 160000 0 Apply Figure 12 Station synchronization settings There are two timing modes ROMANTIS 2015 15 www uhp net romantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 e Location recommended router will automatically calculate the DTTS value based on the terminal s coordinates entered in the Site setup see paragraph 2 2 e Value manual setting of DTTS value 2 3 4 Settings This section describes configuration of the automatic transmission level control of the Terminal To run TLC algorithm the maximum terminal s transmission level Max TLC TX level should be set This setting is determined either on the basis of the operator requirements for maximum permitted signal levels max EIRP of the terminal or on the basis of 1dB compression point The latter is the point where the BUC amplifier goes into compression and becomes non linear The value should usually be at least
64. s cleared never DIET KDE EDDA DU UD Outooor Unit Se LNB pwr OFF 10 OFF Offset 0 KHz SearchBW 1800 KHz LO 0 Fr 1 q 951000 SR 834 Mode DVB S2 Spi OFF DeupOGnIBtOr SUALQ ee Mod LDPC SRoff RX offset 149 Data received Packets 81787 Bytes 9637003 CRC errors 1 Packets O Bytes 0 CRC errors 0 Packets O Bytes 0 CRC errors O Packets O Bytes O CRC errors 0 Packets 0 0 CRC errors 0 Packets 0 Bytes 0 CRC errors 0 Figure 42 UHP demodulator statistics and configuration 7 5 2 Monitoring Modulator Status Quality of transmission could be verified on the basis of UHP modulator statistics and configuration see Figure 43 Last U gt D never U gt D transitions 0 G Last D gt U 00 00 02 Counters cleared never Mode ACM SF Modulation 16APSK FEC 3 4 Rate bps 4344 Shaper drops 0 LOW Packets Bytes 117581 Q_len 400 0 Drops 0 MED Packets Bytes 0 Q len 400 0 Drops 0 HIGH Packets Bytes 0 Q_len 50 0 Drops 0 CTRL Packets 1 Bytes 9832 Q_len 20 0 Drops 0 Figure 43 UHP Modulator statistics and configuration Parameters to be assessed to decide on the modulator status e Modulator interface is UP a signal is sent to modulator output e Rate bps and Packets non zero values of these indicators show traffic flow to
65. tor 6 3 Automatic Beam Switching UHP router can assist a mobile antenna in pointing to the appropriate satellite according to the current location of the terminal and preconfigured coverage zones with corresponding EIRP Therefore the mobile terminal may select the most appropriate satellite or its beam for its current geographic position ROMANTIS 2015 33 www uhp net omantis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 While beam switching is active the router on its startup or profile activation verifies if its current position is within any of preconfigured coverages and selects the one with highest EIRP The beam coverages can be created using built in editor Advanced gt Network gt Beam SW see Figure 35 Coverages are entered in a tabular format where each row contains the configuration data or a comment Blank lines will be ignored In case of any syntax errors the respective line and the parameter number will be reported otherwise the entry will be stored without any messages There are two types of configuration entries 1 network settings 2 coverage settings Any strings containing the comment must begin with the character Each line with network setting can be followed by a number of related coverage settings All coverage settings following the respective network entry will be associated with this network until another network entry is reached The configuration entry is a text line with parameters separated by s
66. xt file and save it Send the fault description and the generated text file to your vendor ROMANTIS 2015 39 www uhp net ntis UHP SATELLITE ROUTER USER MANUAL v3 2 7 5 Example Of TDM TDMA Fault Fixing Last U D 96 04 38 U D transitions 6 Last D U 06 07 25 Counters cleared never M ae Outdoor Unit LNB pwr OFF 710 OFF Offset KHz SearchBW 1800 Frq 951000 Mode DVB S2 Spi OFF eA EN OR Demodainator state SpI State Mod LDPC SRoff C N RX offset OFF ACM SF QPSK 3 5 10 44 3 5 KHz Data received iem mcm cm m ct ct Bytes 9637313 errors 1 Packets 0 0 0 Packets 0 Bytes 0 errors 0 Packets 2 Bytes CRC errors 0 Packets 0 Bytes 0 CRC errors 0 l Rate bps 12 Figure 41 UHP demodulator statistics and configuration To monitor the status of the TDM TDMA channel the following should be performed on the router e Check the demodulator status choose DEM1 in Statistics area e Check the modulator status choose MOD in Statistics area e Check Terminal status in VSAT networks choose NET in the Statistics box 7 5 1 Monitoring Demodulator Status Based on UHP demodulator statistics and configuration see Figure 41 assess whether th

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