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1. Fc O Mbps Level A j NOMADIC HSU FIXED Figure 4 15 Map Cards Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 71 Getting Started with Link Manager Chapter 4 Unlike the Table View cards the status indicator is on the icon itself 3 Click the Unlock button Drag the tower icon to its new location You must confirm the change Link Manager The change is then carried out The foregoing change confirmation is important There is no undo function If you inadvertently move the unit to a wrong place you will have Note to restore its position by hand Exploring the Link Manager Main Window HBS The following sections describe the panels of main window shown in Figure 4 8 HBS Main Button Menu pa Preferences Figure 4 16 HBS main button menu Table 4 9 HBS main button bar functions Purpose Rene Preferences Events Color coding for events log and events log file location page 87 CE EE HS Ce CE EE HS 72 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Getting Started with Link Manager Chapter 4 Sector Status Panel The sector level information is shown here There is nothing that can be changed for an active sector The parameters are set before the access unit is activated and are duplicated for each HSU in the sector ERGs 20560334 Frequency 5 820 GHz Band 5 7250 5 850 GHz FOGG Channel BW 20 MHz Time Slots UL OL J 19 DS 57 Figure 4 17 Sector Status
2. Site name IP address Current release Bach HBs 01 10 104 50 200 3 4 50 b3459 Mar 3 2013 HFU 01 01 10 104 50 1 3 4 50_b3459_Mar 3 2013 HNU 01 01 10 104 50 3 3 4 50_b3459 Mar 3 2013 HFU 01 02 10 104 50 2 3 4 50_b3459_Mar 3 2013 Figure 13 1 Software Upgrade Utility Main window The default sites shown in the Software Upgrade list panel belong to the currently installed sector The list may be empty if you are running the Link Manager offline 2 Click Add Site to add additional sites for upgrade Figure 13 2 Add Remove site buttons The left button opens up a Windows file dialog to locate a list of locations to update The list has the following format lt IP address gt lt Read Only community gt lt Read Write community gt The list should include HBSs and HSUs able to accept the same upgrade This is unlikely to be a problem unless you are using equipment prior to the 3 3 00 release of Wireless Mux PtMP Non upgradable items will result in an error message Contact Customer Support about upgrading them The center button allows you to add a single site Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 261 Software Upgrade Chapter 13 IP Address Figure 13 3 Adding a single site for upgrade Enter the IP address of the site the Read Write Community Default netman and then click OK The site will appear in the Software Upgrade list box Items from the li
3. _ Staggered Time RadarType Frequency GHz 1120 2011 11 36 41 PM Fired 5 290 12072011 11 36 26 PM Variable oe Sele 12072011 11 31 33 PM Variable wl 120 2011 11 24 44 PM Fined 2 200 12012011 11 21 58 PM Fired 2 300 7202011 11 19 01 PM Vanable 3 31 12072011 11 14 44 PM Variable 2 260 12072011 11 01 32 PM Fined gt 290 Advanced F 20V2011 10 56 29 PM Fined 2 305 1120 2011 10 54 35 PM Variable 5 285 Figure 15 1 False Radar Mitigation 3 The DFS Frequency Status Table at the bottom of Figure 15 1 shows the time type and frequency of the last radars detected This table should be used to select the best option s to reduce or eliminate false radar detection without completely blocking out real radar detection 4 Check the mitigation features to be used 274 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual False Radar Mitigation Facilities Chapter 15 5 When you are satisfied with your configuration parameters click OK to save them and dismiss the Configuration window FCC IC Considerations The FCC requires that devices installed within 35 km of any Terminal Doppler Weather Radars TDWR location should be registered in the voluntary WISPA sponsored database For convenience we supply guidelines about the way this is done in Chapter 16 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 275 FCC IC DFS Considerations FCC 5 4 GHz Device Registration The FCC requires that devices installed within 35 km of any TDWR loca
4. Nefronics NetAstra Family Broadband Wireless Networking Solutions NetAstra AU HBS 5x200 5x50 5x25 5x10 5x05 NetAstra SU HSU 5x50 5x20 5x10 5x05 NetAstra HMU Mobility Unit 5x100 SYSTEM MANUAL Service provider Premises Version 3 4 70 This document contains information that is proprietary to Netronics Technologies Inc No part of this publication may be reproduced modified or distributed without prior written authorization of Netronics Technologies Inc This document is provided as is without warranty of any kind Statement of Conditions The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice Netronics shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damage in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this document or equipment supplied with it Information to User Any changes or modifications of equipment not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment and the warranty for such equipment Copyright 2011 by Netronics All rights reserved 2 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Regulatory Compliance General Note This system has achieved Type Approval in various countries around the world This means that the system has been tested against various local technical regulations and found to comply The frequency bands in which the system operates may be
5. Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 77 Getting Started with Link Manager Chapter 4 Navigation Tool bar The left hand display box shows the latitude and longitude of the point on the map under the tip of the mouse cursor The right hand bar is the distance scale as defined by the numeric label 25 km in the example Figure 4 25 Navigation Tool bar Table 4 12 Navigation tool bar button functions Show Hide the HBS HSU Status lights Figure 4 24 Show Hide the HBS HSU Status boxes Center on the sector Navigation buttons Moves the sector about on the displayed map Shows different levels of map detail 78 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Getting Started with Link Manager Chapter 4 The zoom item Aar is a convenience function The four side buttons show the detail level associated with the zoom slider position Alternatively you may click one of the side buttons to get directly to the indicated zoom level The default level is Region corresponding roughly to an area sufficient to display the whole sector Other Mouse Navigation Functions e Double clicking the mouse or rotating the scroll wheel forward causes the view to zoom in become larger more detailed e Rotating the scroll wheel back causes the view to zoom out become smaller less detailed e Moving the mouse over the map with the right button depressed drags the sector centered on the HBS in the direction of movement ry ae
6. Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 173 Direct HSU Configuration Chapter 7 PERS mens ni ni OR Fe i gt 5 720 GHz 5 725 5 850 GHz FCC IC HSU 10 0 0 120 Events Log Number Date amp Time Message Trap Source IP 000001 3 28 2013 3 15 05 PM Connected to Name Internal Connection State Available Connection Mode Local IP Address 255 255 255 255 WBB C Figure 7 2 Direct connection to a stand alone HSU out of the box In what follows we configure a registered HSU unless specifically specified otherwise Configuration Menu Buttons ee E kE Restore W Buzzer Off The Backup and Restore buttons have the same functionality as the corresponding buttons for the HBS They provide for backup and restore of the HSU software aasia A backup full or configuration may be restored to another HSU provided that the product IDs revision levels and capacity of the source and target aa HSUs are identical They are shown in the HSU Inventory window Note The Buzzer button may set or mute the buzzer 174 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Direct HSU Configuration Chapter 7 Buzzer Of of A On M Auto A Advanced Auto Recall that the buzzer tone is primarily used for HSU antenna alignment The Refresh button restores the current window to its previous state abandoning any changes you made provided that you did not click Apply or OK The co
7. Subnet Mask RSS EE __ T put Tx Rate 0 Mbps Events Log Number Date amp Time Message Trap Source IP All 000001 1 8 2013 10 30 58 AM Connected to Name Internal Connection State Available Connection Mode Network IP Address 10 104 50 2 WBB C 206 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Bring Up a Mobility Sector Chapter 9 2 Open the Configuration window Update the system parameters 1 m ii A er CE ge ley 2 pas ip a auratiOr Buzzer Off Wireless Link 1 3 6 14 1 4458 20 6 1 2 Mozart HMU 02 Date amp Time Ethernet Mobility Operations Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 207 Bring Up a Mobility Sector Chapter 9 3 Open the Air Interface tab Network ID Channel Bandwidth MHz Tx amp Antenna Management Inventory urity Date amp Time Ethernet Mobility Operations L z P Eo PEN BAE AA i t i A 2 LL be Sr rg ad ae oe e Le E Management Inventory 4 Enter the sector ID EBGX20561334 in our example and if necessary change the Channel Bandwidth 5 Open the Tx amp Antenna tab and ensure that the antenna type is correct You may change any other antenna parameters as well We set Tx Power for our example to 5 dBm 6 Optional Open the Management tab and set the HSU IP address 7 Open the Mobility tab Click the required
8. Getting Started with Link Manager Chapter 4 address with a user is described in Chapter 6 Management The following table summarizes these options Table 4 6 User on default passwords and function a O Casa Gna is Pe ae Observer admin Monitoring Read Read Only public Read Read Only publie ame p The Network Manager should change the default passwords as soon as possible particularly if SNMPv3 is to be used gt Continuing the log on procedure 5 If your User Type is not Operator then choose it now 6 Enter the password 7 If you are a user with Read Write permission click Options to enter the Community options if required e Leave the default Community passwords netman for read write and public for read only Pres e _ f you are a user with read only permission then you may only log pr on as Observer Log on Errors and Cautions Unsupported Device Attempting to connect to an unsupported device on an otherwise valid IP address for example a LAN printer will result in the following error message Device unreachable Unsupported device Please check the IP Address was entered correctly Figure 4 5 Unsupported device message 62 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Getting Started with Link Manager Chapter 4 Incorrect IP Address If the IP address chosen is invalid or the sector is unreachable the following error message will be displayed Login Device
9. LAN ODU PoE 1 3 IDU H 46 55VDC 4A PRIMARY SECOND Figure 3 36 IDU DT6 46 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Hardware Installation Chapter 3 Installing an IDU DT6 The IDU DT6 can sit on a table top but is best installed in a rack using the supplied ears as in Figure 3 8 and Figure 3 9 Connecting the HBS to an IDU DT6 Connect the HBS IDU port to any of the six PoE ports of the IDU DT6 Connecting the IDU DT6 device to a network The IDU DT6 has two LAN ports either of which may be used for network connection Grounding and Powering Up the IDU DT6 The IDU DT6 has redundant power connection circuits An enlarged view of the power connectors is shown in below 46 55VDC 4A PRIMARY Figure 3 37 IDU DT6 power connectors grounding lug and power plug e For direct DC connection The connectors are 3 pin in line female with polarities left to right minus ground plus e For AC connection To avoid damage to the IDU DT6 always use an AC DC adapter and power plug supplied by Netronics Ground the unit with a 10 AWG wire before applying power Warning IDU DT6 Functional Overview LAN ODU PoE 1 3 IDU H 46 55VDC 4A PRIMARY SECONDA Status LEDs 2 SFP Ports 2 LAN Ports 6 WAN Ports 2 DC Inputs Grounding Lug Figure 3 38 IDU DT6 front panel Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 47 Hardware Installation Chapter 3 The front panel is very straight forward
10. a D Locate On Map 6 Reset 2 Click Register If you did not configure the antenna type for the HSU you are asked to do so now Choose the required type and click OK Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 113 Installing the Sector Chapter 5 The Registration window opens PINSS0IS00A00004 Down Link Mbps Unlimited o ma Up Link Mbps Unlimited 05 100 Register a 3 You may edit or add the site Name Location and Coordinates 4 If you are using Dual Antennas you may check the MIMO or Diversity antenna mode The choice is HSU specific For further details about MIMO Diversity antenna mode see Appendix C 5 Click the Evaluate button Service evaluation takes a few seconds during which the window is darkened and inactive Upon completion you may assign time slots to the HSU 114 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Installing the Sector Chapter 5 2 Name Haydn HFU 01 01 Location HFU 01 01 e Spatia Multiplexing Cc Diversity C Auto Selection Evaluating Evaluate Uplink Tput 0 87 Mbps 0 87 Mbps Remaining Time Slots 58 Remaining Time Slots 32 Selected Time Slots 1 Selected Time Slots 1 Y EE CM sal Maximum information Rate General MIR Down Link Mbps Z Unlimited Up Link Mbps Z Unlimited 05 E 1 100 Register Figure 5 6 HSU Regis
11. denses A S 15 275 Chapter 16 FCC IC DFS Considerations FCC 5 4GHz Device Registration ss 16 276 Registering ee aa an dt it 16 276 WE WV TIDI a hu S 16 280 Chapter 17 Quality of Service PSC QU ac gee ne rc oe eRe O 17 282 COS OVNI a a ones 17 282 SC OS ee ee ee ee ec eee 17 282 Part 6 Field Installation Topics Chapter 18 Link Budget Calculator OTC ae EE AE E A E E EE 18 288 ClO a a AAE EEE ETE 18 289 About the Fresnel ZONne esssssesessreresrseserressrereressssssnreresssturtressstrentessreeentusntrusesureeneneeeseeeesee 18 290 Running the Link Budget Calculator 18 292 Chapter 19 Spectrum View What is Spectrum VE sanen ENE E EER 19 299 Wio SS ioraa a E A AE O E A E 19 299 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual SCOPE OL RS CAD a ES 19 299 Two Ways to Run Spectrum View nes 19 300 Where is the Spectrum View Data stored ss 19 300 Spectrum View Main Window HBS ins rer 19 300 Spectrum View Display Function Buttons issus 19 303 Running Spectrum View from the HBS ss 19 304 Running Spectrum View from a HSU inscrire 19 306 ZOO SE OU a de do a de 19 307 Chapter 20 Using the Web Interface SO ed D de 20 309 WAO NCE I et ee nc tice 20 309 OC NV OEIC S a a a ee bee 20 310 NW eS PROS a en a 20 312 Pror oe ES e S ciuansen oi iaaonshiovesainmeesinaemiarahieciseonrned 20 312 Special Considerations Working with the WU 20 313 Scope CS CO DB ee a te nee ee 20 313 OBS IAE O an na aa no ne a te a
12. set tx_phase lt mode 1 normal 2 shifted gt See above Software Update for GSUs All GSUs in a distributed site can be updated simultaneously Use an IP list as described in Chapter 12 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 257 Advanced Installation Topics 258 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 259 Software Upgrade What is the Software Upgrade Utility The Link Manager provides a Software Upgrade Utility SWU to upgrade the software firmware of installed ODUs in a network The update files may be located anywhere accessible by the operator The SWU provides for e Prior backup of the current files prior to upgrade e Upgrade from alist e Delayed upgrade e Various ODU reset options The default location of the software files is in the installation area and can be used to restore factory defaults 260 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Software Upgrade Chapter 13 Upgrading an Installed Sector gt To upgrade software for a link 1 In the Link Manager click the Software Upgrade button The following detached window appears ER PRE Software upgrade properties Reset parameters Available release 3 4 50_b3460_Mar 10 2013 Reset all devices after all selected devices successfully upgraded Description Release 3 4 50 S Do not reset devices after upgrade is completed Backup device software C Users daniel_f Documents Delayed upgrade
13. Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 13 Introduction Chapter 1 Accessories To build a NetAstra PtMP sector you will require some of the following accessories e PoE devices Both Gigabit and 100 Mbps e HSS unit Collocation unit for intra site synchronization e DU DT6 Aggregation unit for a collocated hub site instead of multiple PoE devices e GSU for inter site synchronization e Additional HSU types including AC powered units e Antennas A wide variety of directional and sector antennas is available e ODU and antenna mounting kits e Lightning protector for use with all Ntronics outdoor products e Ethernet repeater enables you to extend non GbE PoE ODU cables beyond the 100 m limit e CAT 5e cables of various lengths specifically for use with Netronics radios and PoE devices e Grounding cables Sector Management Tools Link Manager The Link Manager is an SNMP based management application which manages a complete sector over a single IP address It can also manage HSUs separately The intuitive easy to use Link Manager has a rich graphical user interface The Web Interface enables you to carry out basic sector management functions using a Web browser It is an easy way to rapidly configure and setup a link It may be used to e Establish a sector on a minimal basis e Check link parameters and make basic changes e View the link Inventory e Inspect the Recent Events logs Full details are supplied in Chap
14. Next we examine the behavior of this HSU relative to the sector 188 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Smart Bandwidth Management Chapter 8 Traffic Mbps Figure 8 9 HSU Utilization Sector Relative Example 1 The HSU utilization across the sector is not very different from Figure 8 5 since have one busy HSU and the rest idle The busy HSU receives all the resources it needs as reflected by the blue throughput bars which are almost the same as those in Figure 8 6 Figure 8 10 shows the sector relative time line which is quite steady as to be expected i o a a aaa aaoo 150 Uplink Downlink Figure 8 10 HSU Utilization Sector Relative time line Example 1 Example 2 Busy HSU 2 TS others Required downlink BW taken from allocated but unused ae All HSUs 2 TS take all remaining TS time slots In Figure 8 11 below observe that the sector is fully allocated in the downlink direction Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 189 Smart Bandwidth Management Chapter 8 Sector Bach HES 01 EBRGX20601334 5 820 GHz 5 725 5 650 GHz FOGG Channel BW 20 MHz Status Arive Time Slots UL DL BE 104 8 100 080000 Antenna Type Dual IP Address 10 104 50 200 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Trap Destination 0 0 0 0 Tx Ratio 50 0 50 0 Rx Rete 08 8 Mbps Tx Rate 23 8 Mbps Fig
15. Ties tool allows a user network operator or installer bo Search and canir if thew dewce is operating aminn 35 km prooonity of THAR site s Valurin reget celin technical m otmatron into the online database User Registration Background TOVWRs are Doppler weather radar systems strategically positioned near 47 major mmports to debect wired shear and mn r bursis associated with handai stonmes fo increase the safety of aircrafs landing and departing from airports TOWA bequencies 5 00 5 65 GHz are shared wth Unlicensed National lkdomnaten Infrastructure UNI band frequencies 547 5 725 GHz which are used by many Wirtess SPs and other outdoor wireless network operations Ag a eau A is essential that systems and policies are electro in m tijabng intoreence neues Do Your Fan To Share The Au agencies including the National Telecommurscations and Information Association UD Press Release TIA the Federal Communications commission FCC the Federal Avation Adminssion FAA and the wireless industry and to ensure sate and effectre operation of the FAA s TOWRA network 2 Click the User Registration button to enter the registration page Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 277 FCC IC DFS Considerations Chapter 16 re PO First Name Business Harme Prone Country United States E a Confirm Password SBESTAUM Pose by ae ET GE 3 Fillin the registration page and
16. aS A Ee gt a iA le o 1 wi PE F Operations 3 From the Type list choose Nomadic The right hand Level list is enabled Update Device Level Type Level Time SlotsDL Time slots UL M Nomadic 4 The four levels enable you to split nomadic HSUs into up to four service groups with for example different QoS parameters Choose level A and then OK The number of time slots allocated to the HSU will be updated during the registration process You are offered the following confirmation message 112 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Installing the Sector Chapter 5 HSU Configuration Brahms HNU 01 01 You are about to change HSU parameters You are about to change the HSU type r The current type is not defined in the base station AN and the HSU will not be able to synchronize This process may last several seconds and produce a device reset Do you want to continue The HSU no longer appears on the HBS Table view It will return following registration to which we now turn Registering a fixed HSU for service We continue our illustration using the HSU HFU 10 101 gt To register an fixed HSU for service 1 Right click a fixed HSU to get its context menu Register Configure Recent Events DFe T1 Fi zh Gi i T D LA 1 LE i A T T gt fi 3 WA pal m a b 12 fo tai gt lt La C I La T T
17. ee 5 AL a Sa tent a Be aa EF Figure 5 2 Logging on with Local Connection e The Local Connection method uses broadcast packets to discover the attached ODU e f you log on using Local Connection but your physical connection is not local i e anything other than a direct connection between the managing computer and the PoE device then any configuration you carry out may affect other links in the network Do not do this e Do not carry out this procedure using a multi homed managing computer also connected to a network It will flood the network with broadcast A packets Further it will throw any other links on the network into Installation or Inactive mode Warning Use Local Connection only if the managing computer is connected directly to the IDU or PoE device and isolated from any other network equipment Enable Read Write permissions co e In any event as a precaution default log on over Local Connection is read only mode Check the Read Write enable box to carry out installation procedures e Network log on IP address to the ODU is recommended 96 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Installing the Sector Chapter 5 Here is the initial main display using Local Connection EBGX20580334 5 820 GHz 5 725 5 850 GHz FOCIC Haydn HFU 01 01 20 MHz HSU Active 0 J Address 10 104 501 10 104 50 200 ocation HFU 01 01 HBS 01 255 255 0 0 255 255 0 0 a CRE
18. 13 If you are using Local Connection log out and log back in to the HBS on its IP address At this point you are able to configure the HSUs for service You may have observed that operating frequency 5 790 GHz shown is not what we chose 5 820 GHz The HBS tries to optimize the frequency to minimize interference effects We next configure and register the HSUs For fixed HSUs you can do this in either order For nomadic HSUs you must define the HSU as Nomadic prior to registration We will show the method below Our preference is to carry out configuration first for all HSUs Configuring a fixed HSU from the HBS The HSU activities described in this section may be carried out any time regardless of whether or not the HSU is registered for service or not These activities include among other things setting the Location Contact Name and IP address The procedures in this section should be carried out for each fixed HSU in the sector 106 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Installing the Sector Chapter 5 gt To configure an fixed HSU from the HBS 1 Right click an HSU to get its context menu Register Configure Recent Events oor ahd Performance Moniton Active Alarms Estimate Throughput i rer Es ed Le TT CL Gil FA TT Cri mi J A ri Locate On Map Reset OD ki Deregiste Figure 5 5 HSU Context menu 2 Click Configure The Configuration dialog is displayed If you
19. Channel Bandwidth Configurable 5 10 20 and 40 MHz Bandwidth Allocation Symmetric and Asymmetric CS 2 332 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Technical Specifications Appendix A Radio Ethernet Interface 10 100BaseT Packet classification to 4 queues according to 802 1p and Diffserv Dynamic scheduling according to air interface changes Mechanical Integrated Antenna 19 7 7 7 W x 24 1 9 5 H x 9 0 3 6 D cm in 1 3 kg 2 8 lbs Power Power Feeding Direct AC power feeding 85 265VAC Environmental Operating Temperatures 35 C to 60 C 31 F to 140 F Humidity to oo IP67 totally protected against dust and against immersion Safety Tuy 60950 1 UL 60950 22 CAN CSA C22 2 60950 1 CAN CSA C22 2 60950 22 ETSI IEC EN IEC 60950 1 EN IEC 60950 22 Environmental ETSI EN 300 386 EN 301 489 1 EN 301 489 4 24 1 w x 19 7 h x 7 7 d cm H AN CSA CISPR 22 Class B AS NZS CISPR 22 Class B Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 333 Technical Specifications Appendix A IDU DT6 Aggregation Unit Ethernet Interface SFP Interfaces 2 x SFP ports of 1000 Mbps standard MSA MAC Address Entries Up to 1K MAC Address entries same as IDU NetStream RM Maximal Frame Size 2048 bytes Ethernet Latency 3 ms Mechanical me Power PoE Ports over under Current amp over under Voltage protections Environmental Safety TUV UL60950 1 CAN CSA C22 2 No 60950 1 ETSI
20. Connected to lt site_name gt Restore Factory Default Settings in process on Site lt site_name gt Information Factory Settings The process was not finished due to connection Warning Factory setting failed due to connectivity problem issues to ODU Reset The process was not finished due to connection issues Warning Factory setting failed due to connectivity problem to target ODU will not be reset Cannot Write to Monitor file There is not enough space on the disk Warning Free some space on disk on the managing computer and retry Operating System error on the managing Windows Error lt error_ID gt Cannot Write to Monitor file Warning computer Identical IP addresses at lt local_site_name gt and Warning Set up a different IP to each site lt remote_site_name gt The Product is not identified at the lt local_site_name gt site Warning Link Manager is incompatible with the ODU software version The Product is not identified at the lt remote_site_name gt site The Product is not identified at both sites Product Not Identified The Manager identified a newer ODU release at the Warning ODU release is newer than Link Manager release lt remote_site_name site Wizards are not available Link Manager will be used just for monitoring Upgrade the Link Manager You will get this message as a pop up The Manager identified a newer ODU release at the Warning lt local_site_name gt site Newer Version identified at the lt
21. Note It can take up to 8 minutes for the NTP to synchronize the ODU date and time gt To set the date and time 1 Determine the IP address of the NTP server to be used 2 Test it for connectivity using the command Windows XP for example w32tm stripchart computer 216 218 192 202 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 141 Managing the Sector Chapter 6 Offset Minutes Date amp Time 9 1 2005 6 04 51 PM Operations Figure 6 8 Date and Time Configuration 3 If entering an IP address for the NTP Server click Clear and then enter the new address 1 4 Set your site Offset value in minutes ahead or behind GMT 5 To manually set the date and time click Change and edit the new values Change Date amp Time TTT E oe Date amp Time 01 09 2005 E7 18 05 27 Use Managing Computer Time Figure 6 9 Change Date and Time 1 Greenwich Mean Time 142 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Managing the Sector Chapter 6 6 Click OK to return to the Configuration dialog Ethernet Service Configuration System Air Interface Port cet i Mode CRC Errors 9 Tx amp Antenna ODU 100Mbps Full Duplex Hub Site Sync Transmission Ratio Down Link 7 Up Link Management D a M 10 Inventory 30 05 30 0 Date amp Time 2 AL Autre a i ea lt i a Figure 6 10 Setting Eth
22. The GSU is designed to support redundancy improving the robustness of a GSU based topology In redundancy mode two GSUs are installed at the same HSS site One of them self configures to generate HSS sync signals We will call it the Primary unit The other one the Secondary unit remains dormant merely polling the first GSU If the Primary GSU fails then the Secondary GSU becomes active immediately If the Primary unit becomes active again it remains dormant reversing the original roles The choice of the Primary GSU is random and of no significance If the Primary GSU fails and then the Secondary GSU also fails to receive sync signals from its GPS then it moves to self generation HSM mode like an ordinary HSM ODU until its GPS recovers 244 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Using the GSU GSU Primary Figure 12 4 Make the GSUs the first two collocated units Redundancy switching is completely transparent to the GSU managed links GSS U Kit Contents The GSS U package includes 1 x GSU 1 x Mounting Kit 1 x GPS Antenna 1 x GPS Antenna Mounting Kit 1 x RF Cable 1 5 m CD GSS U Installation Overview The GSU uses the same container and cabling as a NetStream unit Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Chapter 12 245 Using the GSU Chapter 12 GPS Antenna GSU GPS based Site we SS Synchronization E RF Cable HSS Cable CAT 5e Cable HSS Unit PoE device j
23. connecter en dernier e ne faut jamais connecter les cables de t l communication du mat riel non la terre e faut s assurer que tous les autres cables sont d connect s avant de d connecter la terre Protection contre la foudre L utilisation de dispositifs de protection contre la foudre d pend des exigences r glementaires et de l utilisateur final Toutes les unit s ext rieures NetAstra sont con ues avec des circuits de limitation de surtension afin de minimiser les risques de dommages dus la foudre NetAstra con seille l utilisation d un dispositif de parafoudre suppl mentaire afin de prot ger le mat riel de coups de foudre proches 348 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Regional Notice France Canadian Appendix D Mat riel suppl mentaire requis L quipement requis pour l installation du mat riel est le suivant e Pince sertir RJ 45 si un c ble pr assembl ODU IDU n est pas utilis e Perceuse pour le montage sur mur seulement e Cables de terre IDU et ODU e Clef 13 mm ULD e Cable ODU IDU si non command type ext rieur CAT 5e 4 paires torsad es 24 AWG e Colliers de serrage e Ordinateur portable avec Windows 2000 ou Windows XP Pr cautions de s curit pendant le montage de ODU Avant de connecter un cable l ODU la borne protectrice de masse visse de l ODU doit tre connect e un conducteur externe protecteur ou a un pyl ne reli la terre Il ne doit pas y avo
24. gt 5 imiplitvine te 042 lExpectedRange y frequencygy The boresight clearance height is calculated as ExpectedRang 2 MES ey Fi Mean t a R Mean L where Rmean 6367 4425Km About the Fresnel Zone The Fresnel zone pronounced frA nel with a silent s is an elliptically shaped conical zone of electromagnetic energy that propagates from the transmitting antenna to the receiving antenna It is always widest in the middle of the path between the two antennas 290 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Link Budget Calculator Chapter 18 First Fresnel RAR IR ZALAR a ONG Curve Expected Range Figure 18 1 Fresnel zone Fresnel loss is the path loss occurring from multi path reflections from reflective surfaces such as water and intervening obstacles such as buildings or mountain peaks within the Fresnel zone Radio links should be designed to accommodate obstructions and atmospheric conditions weather conditions large bodies of water and other reflectors and absorbers of electromagnetic energy The Fresnel zone provides us with a way to calculate the amount of clearance that a wireless wave needs from an obstacle to ensure that the obstacle does not attenuate the signal There are infinitely many Fresnel zones located coaxially around the center of the direct wave The outer boundary of the first Fresnel zone is defined as the combined path length of all paths which are half wavelength 1 2 A of th
25. resno osetin Seconds count when actual traffic exceeded the threshold Figure 10 7 Active Seconds a The number of seconds that the configured Ethernet service is active Data becomes invalidated following a reset In the example below the HBS was reset shortly after 11 00 All data prior to that time becomes invalidated The only valid item is the first recording after re sync Integrity Date amp Time UAS ES SES BBE RxMBytes TxMBytes Above Traffic Thresh 100 0 Mbps Active Seconds vi 5 14 2012 6 00 00 PM 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 900 Fi 5 14 2012 5 45 00 PM 0 0 i 0 1 3 900 lt 5 14 2012 5 30 00 PM 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 900 oe 5 14 2012 5 15 00 PM 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 900 vf 5 14 2012 5 00 00 PM 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 394 x 5 14 2012 4 45 00 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 5 14 2012 4 30 00 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 5 14 2012 4 15 00 PM 0 0 0 0 o 0 QUE 0 Me a MIS sass a as ose ee m m m m m m n Figure 10 9 HBS Performance Monitoring report Showing invalid data Use the Save button to store the current data to file and the Clear button to delete currently stored performance data HSU The Performance Monitoring window for the HSU is slightly different depending on whether you access it from the HBS or directly From the HBS Get Data O 15 Minutes g Down Link if Up Link ry Down Link You may choose between an uplink or downlink report The remaining buttons have the same functionality as they do for the HBS There is no significanc
26. 0 1 Miles Fade Margin Fate Expected R557 Fade Margin Figure 18 5 Band selector For the purposes of our example we will use 5 730 5 845 GHz FCC IC Connectorized S e This release supports 5 10 20 40 MHz Channel Bandwidths ne e Collocated HBSs use RFP E so there is no HSS entry ote 3 Enter the radio details The Fade margin is the minimum required for line of sight LOS conditions For degraded link conditions a larger Fade margin should be used The EIRP is given in dBm and Watts 4 nThe Rate item may be used for calculating the Link Budget under best and worst scenarios In practice HBSs are configured for Adaptive rate which may not be disabled 5 Ifthe required range between the two link sites is known you may enter it directly Alternatively you may enter the latitude and longitude of each site in the link in which case the distance between them will be calculated and displayed 294 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Link Budget Calculator Link B Band Product HSU Series Channel Bandwidth Tx Power Antenna Type Antenna Gain Radio Cable Loss Site Site B ames na Nt 3 Fade Margin Longtitude oem ae fE Antenna Height imi Set nate Type Services Ethernet Throughput Installation Antenna height far LOS Chapter 18 Link Link A 5 730 5 845 GHe FCCC Integrated Hsu 550 w 20 MHz w 24 dBm 8 24 Dual 4 3 dB HBS Sitel1s HSU Sites dbi HBS Sitelo HSUSitel
27. 090 24 11 N 30 01 18 W 070 56 01 N 42 09 30 W 076 50 42 N 38 41 43 W 076 37 48 N 39 05 23 W 076 57 43 N 38 45 32 W 083 30 54 N 42 06 40 W 092 55 58 N 44 5217 W 094 44 31 N 39 29 55 W 090 29 21 N 38 48 20 W 089 59 33 N 34 53 45 W 080 53 06 N 35 20 14 W 078 41 50 N 36 00 07 W 074 16 13 N 40 35 37 Chapter 16 113 113 97 113 113 97 113 97 97 113 97 113 113 113 97 113 5647 MHz 5620 MHz 97 113 113 113 113 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual FCC IC DFS Considerations Chapter 16 Table 16 1 Latitude and longitude locations of TDWRs Continued Ww m e m e Ww Ne N N L wo m m N m m e Ww W W uI m e m e Ww m i 09 Ne N N T T T T T V m e m e Ww NJ NV NY OH OH OH OK OK OK OK PA N X X X X UT A WI m e m e Ww Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 281 Quality of Service Prerequisites To use the facility you must be familiar with the use of VLAN 802 1p or Diffserv QoS Overview QoS is a technique for prioritization of network traffic packets during congestion NetAstra PtMP sectors support two classification criteria VLAN based or Diffserv based You may choose which of them to use Table 17 1 Default priorities an d allocation by VLAN ID and Diffserv Priority ae queue Near real time responsive 32 47 4 5 applications Controlled load 16 31 Based upon the classification criterio
28. 3 4 50 are e N e SNMPv3 support e HBS Throughput Mode may be changed from maximum default to a lower rate to minimize latency e For each HSU MIMO Mode may now be one of Diversity parallel identical streams Spatial Multiplexing split streams for maximum throughput or Auto Selection The mode is set at HSU registration or when using the HSU Update Service facility Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 11 Introduction Chapter 1 Key Features of NetAstra PtMP General Ethernet connectivity Advanced OFDM amp MIMO 2x2 for nLOS performance Enhanced interference mitigation capability Inter amp intra site sync to reduce self interference Long range up to 40 km 25 miles Wide range of frequency bands 2 3 2 7 GHz 3 3 3 8 GHz 4 9 6 4 GHz Dedicated Bandwidth ensuring SLA amp latency Low and constant latency min lt 3ms typical 4 to 20 ms Channel bandwidth 5 10 20 40 MHz Regulations supported FCC IC ETSI WPC MII Universal Multiband HBSs and HSUs 2 3 2 4 or 2 5 2 7 or 3 3 3 8 or 4 9 6 0 or 5 9 6 4 GHz in the same unit Simple to deploy Web Interface for sector management both HBS and HSU SFP support when connecting to a IDU DT6 in place of a PoE device Mobility Capabilities Up to 100 Mbps per HBS sector and mobile unit High speed up to 200 Km h Long range coverage of up to 10 Km 6 miles Base Station 12 High capacity sector HBS 250 Mbps aggregate throughput Up to 32 Sub
29. 3 6745 3 650 3 675 0 3 650 3 675 0 4 3975 5 0025 Ul 4 395 5 005 0 N A 4 390 5 010 0 TI m m m Q O n VW VW zz A g9 gt 328 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Technical Specifications Appendix A Occupied Frequency Range CBW MHz Ban GHz Regulation Compliance Notes GHz 4 8075 4 9025 5 4 805 4 905 NO oO N A 4 800 4 910 4 790 4 920 4 9425 4 9875 5 FCC IC 4 940 4 990 10 FCC 47CFR Part 90 Subpart Y and IC RSS 111 4 940 4 990 20 4 8975 5 0025 5 4 895 5 005 10 4 890 5 010 20 4 880 5 020 4 9975 5 1525 5 4 995 5 155 10 4 990 5 160 20 4 980 5 170 5 150 5 350 10 Yes ETSI EN 301 893 Yes FCC 47CFR Part 15 Subpart E and IC RSS 210 5 1475 5 3375 5 5 145 5 340 N A N A 10 N A 5 140 5 345 20 5 130 5 355 5 2525 5 3475 5 5 255 5 345 10 FCC IC 5 255 5 345 20 5 255 5 345 5 475 5 720 10 5 475 5 720 20 Yes ETSI EN 301 893 5 475 5 720 5 4775 5 7175 5 5 480 5 715 10 FCC IC Yes FCC 47CFR Part 15 Subpart E and IC RSS 210 5 480 5 715 20 5 480 5 715 5 4725 5 7225 5 5 470 5 725 10 N A 5 465 5 730 20 m 2 2 5 455 5 740 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 329 Technical Specifications Appendix A Band Occupied CBW GHz Regulation Frequency Range mhz GHz 5 4775 5 7175 5 480 5 715 IC Yes IC RSS 210 5 480 5 715 Compliance
30. 6 When you have the alternative Community key click the Forgot Community button and enter the Alternative Community key Figure 6 6 Then change the read write Community string Alternative Community Bach s Office Alternative Community The Alternative Read Write Community is supplied with the product It may also be obtained via customer support Please have the unit s Serial Number and or MAC Address ready when requesting an Alternative Read Write Community Enter the Altennative Read Write Community Figure 6 7 Alternative Community Dialog box Date and Time Setting the Date and Time The ODU maintains a date and time The date and time should be synchronized with any Network Time Protocol NTP version 3 compatible server During power up the ODU attempts to configure the initial date and time using an NTP Server If the server IP address is not configured or is not reachable a default time is set When configuring the NTP Server IP address you should also configure the offset from the Universal Coordinated Time UTC If there is no server available you can either set the date and time or you can set it to use the date and time from the managing computer Note that manual setting is not recommended since it will be overridden by a reset power up or synchronization with an NTP Server The NTP uses UDP port 123 If a fire wall is configured between the ODU and the NTP Server this port must be opened
31. Antenna amp Tx Power button you may also change operating Band Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 323 Using the Web Interface Chapter 20 Change Band HFU 0102 Band Description 4 945 4 965 GHz FCC IC 4 900 4 990 GHz Universal 5 150 5 335 GHz Universal 9 299 9 345 GHZ FCC IC 9 460 5 15 GHz FCC IC 5 460 5 15 GHz IC 5 4 5 5 720 GHz Universal 0 30 5 645 GHz FCC IC 2 30 5 950 GHz Universal 5 700 6 050 GHz Universal 3 40 5 635 GHZ MII 9 000 5 150 GHz Universal There are two strict caveats to using this function e tis intended as a tool for the field technician replacing an HSU in the field A e lf you change the operating Band of a registered HSU you will Warning loose it from the sector The only remedy is to log on to the HSU with a direct connection and either reverse the above process or log on as Installer and using the regular Change Band 324 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Product Reference Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 325 326 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Technical Specifications Scope of these Specifications This appendix contains technical specifications for the major link components appearing in this User Manual They are correct at the date of publication but are intended for general background only The latest authoritative and most up to date technical specifications are available as Data Sheets obtainable from Netronic
32. Chapter 3 For operation of the NetAstra SU 5xxx under FCC IC Regulations Pen When operating the device with certain 29 dBi dish antennas the Tx power may be no more than 23 dBm in the frequency channel 5845 MHz for 5 and Contion 10 MHz channel bandwidth Please check with Netronics Customer Service for antenna models subject to this requirement All other frequencies may operate using maximum Tx power of 25 dBm Hardware Installation Workflow for a NetAstra PtMP Sector Installing the Base Station Site Survey The Site Survey is carried out as described in Chapter 2 Recall that the Site Survey has three main steps e Stage 1 Preliminary Survey e Stage 2 Physical Survey e Stage 3 RF Survey Site preparation Site Preparation includes e Obtaining any necessary legal and statutory permits for installation of radio equipment e Clearing physical obstructions as far as possible e Erecting a mast or tower if required A mast sited ODU typically uses a pole attached to the mast e Installing a pole on a building wall if required e Constructing a weather proof cabinet to house a PoE device if it is not to be housed indoors e Ensuring availability of power typically standard local AC power e Ensuring that there is a LAN cable in place from the user s switch to the PoE location Mounting the HBS Use a mounting kit to mount the HBS on a pole as shown in the following figures Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 35
33. Date amp Time 0 Advanced L Operations Figure 12 11 Site Configuration Security Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 253 Using the GSU Chapter 12 Site Configuration Date and Time ODU Recent events alarms and traps are time stamped from the time method chosen here NTP managing computer ODU default Site Configuration Location File Help rd ee Backup Restore Refresh System Date amp Time 22 GPS Sync Unit NTP Server 192 168 221 99 o Management Inventory z Security tL Date amp Time Le Advanced Offset Minutes 03 00 HH mm L Operations Date amp Time 01709 2005 01 20 35 Figure 12 12 Setting the date and time for trap reporting 254 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Using the GSU Chapter 12 Site Configuration Operations The only available action here is Restore System Defaults Site Configuration Location Fie Help rl eS Backup Restore Refresh System Operations Factors Setti 23 GPS Syne Unit Pre FE Management Inventors a Security LY Date amp Time Restore Defaults 0 Advanced Restore to Factory Default Settings will bring down the connection Site Configuration dialog box will be closed Operations Figure 12 13 Site Configuration Operations Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 255 Using the GSU Chapter 12 GSU Preferences The Preferences window adds a new tab for the GSU Preferences Monitor
34. Diagnostics Chapter 10 25dBm BBER Thresh 1 0 RxMBvytes TxMBvytes Below Capacity Thresh 0 0 Mbps Above Traffic Thresh 100 0 Mbps 0 g i 0 0 0 g i 0 E Fa g i 0 E 0 g i 0 E oo 0 0 o 0 a g i i E ral g g i E 0 g i 0 E o 0 i 0 0 Figure 10 12 HSU Performance Monitoring report Both valid and invalid data 3 of 3 The HSU report contains many more fields than the HBS Here is their meaning Table 10 3 HSU Performance Monitoring Fields Green tick for current and valid Red cross for invalidated data See example below Note that the Performance Monitoring data is not valid if not all the values were stored e g due to clock changes within the interval or power up reset Integrity Valid data flag Data are recorded every 15 minutes the last 30 days of recordings are maintained Roll over is at midnight Unavailable Seconds Seconds in which the interface was out of service Errored seconds The number of seconds in which there was at least one error block Severe Errored The number of seconds in which the service quality was low as determined by Seconds the BBER threshold Date amp Time Time stamp m Nn Wye gt U z Background Block Error The number of errored blocks in an interval The minimum of the receive signal level measured in dBm The maximum of the receive signal level measured in dBm The number of seconds in which the Receive Signal Level RSL was below the specified threshold T
35. Events Advanced SU Show Latitude Langitude gt Decimal Degrees O Degrees Minutes Seconds Figure 12 14 Site Configuration Operations You may choose the units for latitude longitude coordinates GSU Monitoring and Diagnostics The monitoring and diagnostic reports are similar to those of NetStream 5x36 and 5x06 GSU Telnet Support To configure the GSU with Telnet start a Telnet session using telnet lt GSU_ipaddr gt For example if you run Telnet as follows telnet 10 107 2 20 you will be asked for a user name and password You must log on with administrator privilege under user name admin and password netman The available commands are the same as for NetStream 5x36 and 5x06 with the addition of four additional display commands and three additional set commands 256 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Using the GSU Chapter 12 The additional display command s are display rfp display ratio display tx_phase display gpsinfo The last one display gpsinfo is the most interesting admin 10 107 2 20 gt display gpsinfo Current GPS time 102941 000 Current GPS latitude 51 500000 Current GPS N S Indicator N Current GPS longitude 0 000000 Current GPS E W Indicator E Current GPS number of satellites 09 Current GPS altitude 84 0 Command display gpsinfo finished OK The three additional set commands are set rfp lt index gt 2 6 Must be 6 for RFP E set ratio lt ratio gt Leave as is
36. HBS Table 4 10 HBS Detail Panel button bar functions Bi me e B ee e B e e ST HSU Connection Table Deactivate a Installer only i Change Band The foregoing description relates to an activated HBS The Detail Panel title bar for an inactive HBS looks like this Clicking the Activate button initiates an activation Wizard The Activate button in the title bar is hidden leaving it looking like this The Activation process is covered in detail in Chapter 5 At any time the current status of the HBS is shown in the Sector Status Panel Figure 4 17 74 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Getting Started with Link Manager Chapter 4 HBS Events Log The Events Log records system failures loss of synchronization loss of signal compatibility problems and other fault conditions and events _ The foregoing event types include events from all links for which this managing computer has been defined as the traps address Only events Note from Netronics equipment will be shown Alarms traps are displayed in the Events Log in the lower panel of the main window The Events Log may be saved as a text file The Events Log includes the following fields e Sequential number ID Date e and time stamp Message e Trap source e IP address of the ODU that initiated alarm For complete information about internal traps and alarms see Chapter 10 The events are displayed in the Events Log in the lower right
37. HSUs It will not support Gigabit performance on the HBS Two models are available using power input of 20 to 60 VDC or 10 to 30 VDC The unit may be installed in a vehicle using respectively 24 VDC or 12 VDC i Zi Th T Thr Figure 3 5 Ruggedized DC PoE Device 26 power circuits Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Hardware Installation Chapter 3 IDU DT6 Aggregation Unit The IDU DT6 provides aggregation for multiple Netronics ODUs and HBSs at a hub site It supports all Netronics ODUs It features e Six PoE ports PoE legacy mode Netronics PoE e Upto 25 W per PoE port e 2 LAN Interfaces 10 100 1000 Mbps auto negotiation e SFP Interfaces 2 x SFP ports of 1000 Mbps standard MSA It is 19 rack mounted 1U and half width Power feeding is 44 VDC 56 VDC Dual redundant inputs through standard IDU NetStream RM type adapters ODU PoE 3 5 IDU H 46 55VDC 4A PRIMARY com Figure 3 6 IDU DT6 formerly IDU H The IDU DT6 package contains e One IDU DT6 e One short mounting ear e One long mounting ear e One dual connector to join two units mounted side by side e Two DC power plugs for power cables see Figure 3 7 below ez Figure 3 7 DC three pin power plug The power connectors are 3 pin in line female with polarities left to right minus ground plus If required an AC DC power adapter should be ordered separately depending on your region The IDU DT6 may be insta
38. Manual Wiring Specifications ODU PoE Cable HBS and HSU The ODU PoE cable is shielded outdoor class CAT 5e 4 twisted pair 24 AWG terminated with RJ 45 connectors on both ends A cable gland on the ODU side provides hermetic sealing The following table shows the connector pinout Table B 1 ODU PoE RJ 45 Connector Pinout Ethernet RxN White Green Ethernet TxT White Orange i CS CE CE LE LE LE CS CS CS Table B 2 LAN GbE PoE RJ 45 Connector Pinout mw e e w pe e Psr e CE CES D e CS e Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 341 Wiring Specifications Appendix B HBS HSS Unit Connection Pinout Table B 3 HBS HSS Unit Connection Pinout Not connected White Orange White Brown User Port Connectors LAN Port The LAN 10 100BaseT interface terminates in an 8 pin RJ 45 connector wired in accordance to Table B 4 Table B 4 Fast Ethernet Connector Pinout Transmit Data positive Transmit Data negative Receive Data positive Receive Data negative DC Power Terminals DC PoE Table B 5 Terminal Block 2 pin 48 VDC 342 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Wiring Specifications Appendix B SU2 AC Power Terminal The SU2 AC power port is a four pin male socket with pin assignments as follows Table B 6 SU2 AC power pin assignments eoo CEE Green or Green Yellow Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 343 Setting Antenna Parameters Antenna Issues The c
39. More than One HSS Unit In a large collocation site several HSS units may be cascaded daisy chained subject to the following conditions Condition 1 Cabling Sequence 1 Up to nine ODUs may be connected to the first HSS unit using HSS ports SYNC 1 SYNC 2 SYNC 3 up to SYNC 9 in order without leaving empty ports 2 The next available SYNC port of the first HSS unit should be connected to SYNC 10 of the second HSS unit as shown in Figure 11 7 In the illustration the next available port on the first HSS unit is SYNC 6 3 The second HSS unit may be filled out with up to nine more ODUs in reverse order That is connect SYNC 9 SYNC 8 SYNC 7 as shown in Figure 11 7 Figure 11 7 Cascading two HSS units Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 235 Hub Site Synchronization Chapter 11 e To add a further HSS unit Connect the next available SYNC port from the second HSS unit in descending order SYNC 5 in Figure 11 7 to SYNC 1 of the third HSS unit e ODUs are connected to the third HSS unit from SYNC 2 as shown in Figure 11 8 in ascending order W WY iE Nin RR pigs o M oh oo op da dh th fa e bO O C HM j 4 Figure 11 8 Cascading three HSS units e lf further ODUs are required observe the convention that additional even numbered units are populated in descending order from SYNC 9 and odd numbered HSS units are populated in ascending order from SYNC 2 i If an ODU is disconnected
40. Multicast Flooding Protection provides a measure of protection by limiting multicast and broadcast packets to mo more than 12 5 of available capacity Advanced 6J Fi Broadcast Multicast flooding protection Fr n You may wish to uncheck this item if your application is based on multicast broadcast packets for example video surveillance using multicast downlink or video conferencing using multicast uplink Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 145 Managing the Sector Chapter 6 Nomadic system Air Interface Tx amp Antenna Hub Site Sync Management Remaining Time Slots Downlink 57 Register F The sector device configurations can be saved to a file which may be reused to configure additional sectors zic See page 113 146 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Managing the Sector Chapter 6 Operations This section applies to both HBSs and HSUs Reverting to Factory Settings system a Factory Settings Air Interface Restore to Factory Default Settings will bring down the connection Tx amp Antenna Site configuration dialog will be closed Hub Site Sync Management License Activation Inventory License Key men r License File F ise L T z a A d Date amp Time Ethernet Nomadic Figure 6 13 Restore Factory Settings and License Activation Clicking the
41. One beep and a long pause is no air link e Any other signal does not relate to antenna alignment Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Hardware Installation Chapter 3 6 Secure the HSU antenna to the pole wall amp The HSU beeping will stop completely when it is configured using the Link Ner Manager It may also be unconditionally switched off from the Manager Connecting user equipment Typical user equipment includes switches and video cameras Before connecting user equipment to the HSU through the LAN In port of the PoE device ensure that it powered down If you are using an AC HSU you may use the PoE Out port to connect and power a video camera Follow your camera manufacturer s instructions scrupulously to avoid damage to your equipment Mounting lightning protection devices The same considerations as for an HBS hold for the HSUs Additional consideration for waterproofing Lightning Protectors and Ethernet Repeaters The same considerations as for an HBS hold for the HSUs External Ports for CAT 5e Cables The same considerations as for an HBS hold for the HSUs HSU AC Power ports They should also we waterproofed in the same manner as the other ports Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 53 Sector Installation 54 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 55 Getting started with the Link Manager What we will do here This
42. RF planning We will maintain the naming scheme used in earlier chapters but our HSUs will have names like HMU 01 01 and so on instead of HFU and HNU for fixes and nomadic types The activation wizard pages are identical to those used for a fixed sector The first difference between a new activated mobile and fixed sector is that the HSUs do not appear in the Table view Preparing the HBS Open the Configuration window and then the Mobility tab Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 203 Bring Up a Mobility Sector Chapter 9 System Air Interface Type Time slots Tx amp Antenna gt Hub Site Syne Management Remaining Time Slots 64 Inventory Security Date amp Time Ethernet Mobility The sector device configurations can be saved to a file Operati Dre which may be reused to configure additional sectors Figure 9 2 HBS Mobility Configuration The maximum distance is in fact a nominal common distance assumed by the HBS for all mobile HSUs in its sector It is taken as the maximum distance any HSU can be from a HBS It effectively guarantees an identical propagation delay for all HSUs in the sector to compensate for rapid HSU movement If the distance is set too small there is a risk of sync loss for distant HSUs if it is set too large it will reduce performance across the sector The choice is part of RF planning for Mobility projects a
43. Rate 6 5 Mbps Number Date amp Time Message Trap Source IP All 000001 28 03 2013 2 57 52 PM Connected to Bach HBS 01_ Internal Internal rm gt Connection State Available Connection Mode Network IP Address 10 104 50 200 WBB C mm Encrypted Link Figure 5 9 Fully functional sector two fixed one nomadic HSU Map view You may now carry out any other adjustments to the HSUs from the HBS or by direct connection Notice that we adjusted the Tx Power for all elements in the sector to keep the RSS at a reasonable level As a partial alternative method you may enter the HSU Name and Location fields during Registration S amp S If you do not see the changes as shown a hard reset of the HSUs will cause them to appear ote Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 119 Installing the Sector Chapter 5 Choosing Diversity Antenna Mode during Registration Suppose that in Figure 5 8 for HFU 10 101 we had chosen Diversity mode the outcome would look like this IP 10 104 50 3 Level A IP 40 104 50 14 IP 10 104 50 22 Loc HFU 01 01 Loc HNU 01 01 Loc HFU 01 02 RSS cam RSS dsm HES HSU ee i T Throughput Mbps Throughput Mbp voit EX EE vx CESS bunk Ric 40 5 Mbps Tx 200 Reco Tcom j Re OlMbps Te Ombe j The assured throughput in both directions on this HSU has dropped to about half of its previous value The Rx and Tx rates drop slightly The reason that there is no
44. Sector display List view At the bottom of the HSU display panel there is a thin horizontal scroll bar Use it to see further details about the displayed HSUs The Index and Name fields are protected so you always know to which HSUs the data belongs The status indicator ball has the same meaning as it does for the HSU cards and map icons For details see Table 4 11 below Utilization View The Utilization view shows how sector resources are allocated between HSUs It is particularly important since the SBM mechanism can temporarily assign unused downlink time slots to a very busy HSU It can also temporarily assign unallocated uplink time slots for the same purpose Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 67 Getting Started with Link Manager Chapter 4 Preferences z Get Diagnostics E Log Off i Help os E 1 7 m E hy cy Ur FR LUS Sun toca ENT ou Sector Utilization 5 725 5 550 GHz FCC IC 20 MHz HBS HBS 04 nm Haydn HFU 01 01 10 104501 65 merona ewa a e Brahms HNU 01 01 10 104503 0 Figure 4 13 Default Sector display Utilization view The elements of the Utilization view are explained in detail in Chapter 8 where SBM is discussed Switching Between Views gt To switch between displays e Click the relevant tab From left to right the tabs are Map view Table view List vie
45. System Description Wireless Link Air Interface ObjectID 1 3 6 1 4 1 4458 20 5 1 2 Name Bach HBS 01 Contact Person 7 Location HBS O1 Last Power Up 5 13 2012 4 17 21 PM Tx amp Antenna Hub Site Sync _ Management Inventory Security Date amp Time Ethernet Nomadic Operations These items are convenience fields Name and Location are typically entered during HBS activation You may like to change Contact here not set during activation The Coordinates button opens the same window as used during activation Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 127 Managing the Sector Chapter 6 Air Interface system Sector ID EBG 20561334 Operating Channel GHz 5 760 Channel Bandwidth MHz 29 Fd Automatic Channel Selection Air Interface Tx amp Antenna sn ds 5 785 5 740 5745 15350 15 755 5 760 7 5 765 5 770 15 775 MY 5 780 15 785 5 790 5 795 5 800 5 805 5 810 5 815 15820 15 825 5 830 5 835 y 5 840 Management Inventory Security Date amp Time Ethernet Nomadic Lo Apply Operations This panel has the same functionality as the corresponding window in the Activation Wizard see Chapter 5 Changing the Sector ID will percolate to all registered HSUs It ll of course picked up by newly installed and registered HSUs e The only way to change the Oper
46. a choice Jo Based Relive Sector Relative HSU Based Relative We first look at the HSU based utilization In our view the Sector relative measurements will make more sense if we first understand what is happening at the HSU level Figure 8 7 shows the HSU relative utilization for the selected HSU The green percentage bars are easy to understand They are both well over 100 since the whole sector is grossly under allocated Both values are over 1000 More specifically if the HSU could only use its two allocated time slots in both directions it is fairly easy to demonstrate that it would not be able to operate at maximum capacity Since it is able to borrow the unused uplink and downlink time slots it reaches maximum throughput and operates at over ten times the assured rate define by two time slots in both directions The blue uplink and downlink bars reflect the amount of traffic being handled by this HSU The HSU itself is a 50 Mbps aggregate unit so it is operating at a maximum capacity of about 25 Mbps in both directions The black figures above each bar show the actual throughput in Mbps and are updated about once per second woo _______ 150 gt 120 7 60 E 30 0 Uplink Downlink Figure 8 7 HSU Utilization HSU Relative Example 1 Here is the time line for the same HSU Uplink Downlink i EJ Ei Figure 8 8 HSU Utilization HSU Relative time line Example 1
47. ae Aims ni En Pf Figure 12 5 General GSU configuration In that respect all of the considerations of Chapter 3 of the use Manual apply to the GSU It may be configured using the regular Link Manager or Telnet Preparing the GSU for Use Log on to the unit using Local Connection or IP address 10 0 0 120 to change its IP address from the default 10 0 0 120 In the example screen captures below we use 10 104 20 1 with Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 and Gateway 10 104 10 21 Mounting the GSU Mount the GSU and antenna Ensure that its ODU port connected to its PoE device and the HSS cable is connected to the HSS unit as shown The external LAN port of the PoE device is connected to the managing computer If you are accessing the GSU through a network it is essential that you use the IP pre loading method The default IP address may be inaccessible and you may not use the Local Connection method over a network Configuring the GSU Getting Started To configure the GSU you log on to it exactly as in Chapter 4 246 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Using the GSU Chapter 12 The GSU Main Window Here is the main window for GSU configuration AL ALU LEE Re Te ES S y Configuration Tools Maintenance H ep rS ie A E a LE Link Configuration Link ristzilleiticir Site Location SiteZ Get Diagnostics ounters Help F1 IP Address 10 107 2 20 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Trap Destination 10 107 2 22 GSU Mo
48. al ere nay Ar i J SF CR i on 5 Ei aa 7 i LE Er tz ee z L D r i a i mr Operations Figure 6 16 HSU Configuration Setting antenna type and parameters The remarks about changing the HBS parameters also apply here Changing the antenna type will cause a re sync between the HSU and the HBS Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 151 Managing the Sector Chapter 6 Management HSU Configuration Hayadn HFuU 01 07 Figure 6 17 HSU Configuration IP addresses The functionality is identical as that for the HBS 152 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Managing the Sector Chapter 6 Inventory a E ee LL nm at 7 i 22 _ i ff Es Product E 200 0E50 HW Version 6 SW Version 34 70 b3476 Jul 4 2013 MAC Address 60 86 98 48 40 00 Aggregate Capacity 260 Mbps i You should note the details for each HSU Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 153 Managing the Sector Chapter 6 Security rm oo Operations You may change the SNMP community strings only for the HSU from here You cannot change the Link password from an HSU 154 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Managing the Sector Chapter 6 Date amp Time The functionality is identical as that for the HBS Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 155 Managing the Sector Chapter 6 Ethernet Ethernet configuration for an HSU follows the same general patte
49. analysis An indicator is provided at the top right of each chart 70 e Power dBm BO 90 100 k Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 307 Spectrum View Chapter 19 Zoom Out returns you to the previous zoom state Show all revert you to the original display In a zoomed state a horizontal scroll bar enables you to view other areas of the displayed frequency range Frequency MHz 308 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Using the Web Interface What is it For The Web Interface WI enables you to carry out basic sector management functions using a Web browser It may be used to e Monitor a sector on a minimal basis e Check sector parameters and make limited changes e View the link Inventory e Inspect the Recent Events logs Who Need it The WI is a tool for technicians to quick install a HSU in a link with minimum effort It may also be employed by a user for a quick look at current operating parameters and the Recent Events logs Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 309 Using the Web Interface Chapter 20 How it Works Assume the sector setup which we used in Chapter 5 and later We repeat it here for convenience Table 20 1 siete setup fixed HBS Mies w F All communicating HSUs and HBS in the same subnet peene eoe E PE CS BEL CE Used for initial default placement of HSUs a 310 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Usi
50. antenna e Small Form Factor HSU with AC power feeding This HSU has an integrated flat panel antenna It has a direct AC power inlet a LAN port and a PoE out port to connect to a powered device such as a video camera Figure 3 3 Small form factor HSU with AC power feeding e Embedded Connectorized ODU The Embedded ODU has two N type connectors for an external antenna and a built in low gain antenna Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 25 Hardware Installation Chapter 3 e A small form factor HSU mounting kit has a mounting kit adapter and two metal ties e ACD containing e The Link Manager software e Quick Start Guide e User Manual the document you are reading e Link Budget Calculator e Label showing the MAC address and the alternative Community string The label is self adhesive You should keep this label safe e Cable glands to be used with the HSU PoE cable Power Over Ethernet PoE Devices GbE PoE Figure 3 4 GbE PoE device Outdoor Ruggedized DC PoE Device NetAstra s Gigabit Power over Ethernet GbE PoE device provides data and power to NetAstra outdoor units The PoE device is available with a variety of AC cables with different plug types This is the recommended PoE device for use with HBSs and HSUs The unit comes with a VAC cable Both the cable length and plug are region dependent The Outdoor Ruggedized DC PoE Device may be used for gt nd both the HBS and the
51. be contracted to a professional installer e Before working on equipment connected to power lines or telecommunication lines you should remove jewelry or any other metallic object that may come into contact with energized parts e Use extreme care when installing antennas near power lines e Use extreme care when working at heights e When using an AC power source for Netronics devices always use the AC power adapter supplied by Netronics e Use the right tools e Do not mount an ODU upside down or horizontally Doing this may void you product warranty Internal ESD Protection circuits Netronics equipment is designed to meet the ETSI FCC Aus NZ CSA EMC and Safety requirements To fulfill these requirements the system s Telecom lines at the ODU PoE are Transformer isolated and include internal ESD Electro Static Discharge Protection circuits Regulatory Considerations for HSUs When installing an AC powered HSU To maintain Overvoltage Installation Category Il install a suitable surge suppressor device in the branch circuit to limit expected transients to Overvoltage Category II values The limits are based on IEC60664 and are also located in Table 2H of UL60950 for mains lt 150 V the transient rating is 1500 V for 150 V lt mains lt 300 V the transient rating is 2500 V and for 300 V lt mains lt 600 V the transient rating is 4000 V Warning 34 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Hardware Installation
52. from drifting between HBSs for adjacent sectors Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Installing the Sector Chapter 5 Notice that the Sector ID is split into two parts as shown in the previous figure For a network consisting of sectors with fixed HSUs only the split is immaterial If the sector is part of a network having non fixed HSUs then each Sector ID for each participating sector should have the same four character Network ID The remaining part is ignored when an HBS establishes a link with a non fixed HSU This feature enables non fixed HSUs to establish a link with any HBS in the network Sector ID Sector Name Location Link Password The Sector ID is split into a four character Network ID EBGX and the remaining part 20561334 The first four characters 5 are used for Network ID in Mobility and Nomadic AHSUs For fixed HSUs you may ignore the split For non fixed HSUs the use of the split Sector ID is explained on page 175 Choose your Sector ID it carefully particularly if you are using collocated HBSs for extra coverage The Sector Name and Location are convenience items but should be chosen to ensure that the sector is documented and easily identifiable in your RF planning 3 Open the Coordinates dialog to set the location of the HBS in accordance with Table 5 2 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 99 Installing the Sector Chapter 5 Coordinates im De grees Degree
53. from an HSS unit then all remaining ODUs must age me be moved up or down to maintain the connectivity ore Condition 2 Total HSS Cable Length The total path of the HSS sync pulse must not exceed 300m This applies no matter how many HSS units are used To illustrate the method for calculating the sync pulse path length we show three examples For our purpose let Lmn denote the length of the ODU HSS unit cable at SYNC n on HSS unit m Hm be the length of the cable joining HSS unit m to HSS unit m 1 One HSS unit with five collocated ODUs PathLength L11 2 x L12 2 x L13 2 x L14 L15 Two cascaded HSS units as shown in Figure 11 7 PathLength L11 2 x L12 2 x L13 2 x L44 2 x L15 H1 2 x L29 2 x L2g 2 x L27 L26 236 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Hub Site Synchronization Chapter 11 Three cascaded HSS units as shown in Figure 11 8 PathLength L11 2 x L12 2 x L13 2 x L14 2 x L15 H1 2x L29 2x Lg 2xL27 2xL26 H2 2 x L32 2 x L33 2 x L34 L35 ODU HSS Unit Connection Pinout Table 11 1 ODU HSS Unit Connection Pinout Green Not connected White Orange Orange Blue White Blue White Brown Brown Radio Frame Pattern RFP A Radio Frame Pattern RFP is the cycle duration of transmit and receive of the air frame Without HSS When selecting Ethernet services the system automatically and transparently chooses the optimal RFP RFP and HSS When HSS
54. gt To connect an ODU to an HSS unit 1 Unscrew the protective cover from the port marked SYNC 1 2 Connect the RJ 45 connector from one end of the prepared CAT 5e cable to SYNC 1 3 Connect the other end of the CAT 5e cable to the ODU connector labeled SYNC 4 Tighten the protective seal that is on the prepared cable over the RJ 45 connector 5 Repeat for all ODUs that are to be collocated at the hub site The next ODU to be connected is inserted in SYNC 1 SYNC 2 followed by SYNC 3 and so on Using a Single HSS Unit Figure 11 5 HSS Wiring schematic The wiring as shown in Figure 11 5 is self explanatory The Sync signal path is less self evident If we set ODU 1 on SYNC 1 to HSS Master then the Sync signal path is as shown in Figure 11 6 The signal travels from ODU 1 to SYNC 1 from SYNC 1 to SYNC 2 from SYNC 2 to ODU 2 and back again The back and forth paths repeat for the second to fourth ODU from left to right The signal exits the HSS unit at SYNC 5 and terminates in ODU 5 The choice of the ODU on SYNC 1 as HSS master is not mandatory but is good practice If for example we were to use ODU 3 as HSS master the Sync signal path would be ODU 3 to SYNC 3 then left and right to SYNC 2 and SYNC 4 It would then propagate to ODUs 2 and 4 terminating at both ODUs 1 and 5 234 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Hub Site Synchronization Chapter 11 Figure 11 6 HSS sync signal path with ODU 1 as HSS Master Using
55. has high interference compared to the second receiver i e the system is unbalanced e When you achieve higher capacity in Diversity Mode than in MIMO Mode e When high robustness is of importance and the capacity of Diversity Mode is sufficient up to 25 Mbps full duplex Single Antennas at Both Sites By selecting a single antenna at the HBS and HSU the ODUs operate with a single radio that is connected to the ANT 1 connector The second radio is automatically shut down Single at One Site Dual Antennas at the Other In this mode one of the sites uses the ODU with a single antenna while the other site uses the ODU with a dual antenna The advantages in this mode in comparison to using a single antenna in both sites are doubled total Tx Power and additional polarization and or space diversity depending on the polarization of installed antennas The air rates used in this mode are same as when using single antennas in both sites Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 345 Setting Antenna Parameters Appendix C Table C 1 summarizes the situation Table C 1 MIMO Diversity settings MIMO 50 Mbps CT pe ERTS Site A and B may be HBS or HSU The rates used by NetAstra are shown in Table C 2 below Table C 2 NetAstra PtMP Air rates 346 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Setting Antenna Parameters Appendix C Considerations for Changing Antenna Parameters Let max Available Tx Power denote
56. have not already enter a Name Contact and Location Tx amp Antenna Management Contact Person Location Location Inventory sl Last Power Up 5 13 2012 2 40 55 PM Security Date amp Time Ethernet Nomadic Operations si pur Cal F 1 Sa as i z a A Location is a site name typically a building or tower name Contact is the contact person Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 107 Installing the Sector Chapter 5 at that Location and Name is the Contact location It might be just a telephone number Here are our entries J Configuration Name ees W Buzzer Off Wireless Link 1 3 6 1 4 14458 20 6 1 2 Haydn HFUOLO1 Tx amp Antenna Management Haydn HFU 01 01 Last Power Up 5 13 2012 2 40 55 PM Inventory Security Date amp Time Ethernet Nomadic PL s r 1 LT at i ry yi E r Siika T f n Operations 3 Set the Coordinates latitude and longitude for the HSU as shown in the Sector Plan Coordinates i Decimal Degrees Degrees Minutes Seconds Latitude 89 to 89 37 87620 Longitude 180 to 180 145 04370 4 Set the HSU Tx Power possibly as required by regulations Click Tx amp Antenna The following dialog is displayed 108 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Installing the Sector Chapter 5 Antenna Connection Type External Integrated Mana
57. in the Web Interface e Change the operating Band of an HSU instead of using the Link Manager as in Chapter 5 You can revert it the same way or by a direct connection logged on as Installer You cannot change the operating Band of the HBS in this way Look at Recent Events for either site You cannot Change default Tx power Configure MIMO Diversity e Manage other features such as GSU when supported VLAN QoS Perform Software upgrade Be very careful Using this tool if your link is providing customer service which may not be interrupted with sync losses Scope of this Chapter The remainder of this chapter is divided into three sections Logging on HBS Configuration and HSU Configuration Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 313 Using the Web Interface Chapter 20 Logging on To use the Web interface simply point your browser to the IP address of the site to which you are connected 192 168 10 200 x Welcome Figure 20 1 Web interface Log on The User Name and Password are respectively admin and netman as used for Telnet access You must click the Log In button to effect entry to the WI The foregoing applies to both the HBS and the HSUs HBS Management The Main Window 314 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Using the Web Interface Chapter 20 EBGX2056133 HBS Info amp Operations 9 30 5 d4 Band 5 GHz FCCIIC Frequency GHz 9 000 IP Address 10 104 50 200 Tx
58. is used the RFP for the collocated radios must be selected manually NetAstra radios use the Time Division Duplex TDD mechanism Under HSS TDD enables synchronization of transmission for the collocated units as shown in Figure 11 9 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 237 Hub Site Synchronization Chapter 11 ODU 1 Tx Tx Tx Tx ODU 2 Rx Rx Rx Ry ODU 3 Figure 11 9 Radio Frame Pattern Five RFP types A to E are available Under HSS the RFP must be configured by the user depending on the type of the radio products services and channel bandwidth in accordance with the Table 11 2 and Table 11 3 The tables describe the efficiency of the air interface according to the RFP type radio products mix services and channel bandwidth The tables may also be viewed in the Link Manager and in the Link Budget Calculator The efficiency of the air interface will vary according to the product used Table 11 2 Radio Frame Pattern Table NetAstra AU 5 10 20 40 MHz TDM theret Table 11 4 Legend for Radio Frame Pattern Tables Best fit Optimal RFP choice for TDM and Ethernet services Available Available RFP for TDM and Ethernet services but not optima Service unavailable Select the RFP that gives you the Best Fit or Available for required system services and select the channel bandwidth accordingly The RFP must be the same for each link within the collocated system Note 238 Netronics NetAstra Family
59. le Copy Cursor Location to clipboard e Right clicking anywhere on the map opens up this close to the mouse location Clicking this button copies the mouse cursor location as a coma separated text mode latitude longitude pair to the clipboard Here is a copy pasted example 37 58896 145 69000 The HSU Status box The following case has colored fields indicating a problem requiring your attention IP 40 107 228 Loc Location RSS pan IP 10 107 2 26 IF 10 107 2 106 Loc Location Loc CP site KES Rx O Mops Tx OfMops J E Rx 0 Mbps Tx OMbps j Figure 4 26 HSU status boxes detail indicating problems If you mouse over the colored RSS area you will receive a tool tip telling you that RSS for Radio 1 is higher than for Radio 2 or something similar The color codes have the following meanings e Normal white green together with a consistent RSS imbalance may be caused by different TX Power settings at each site There is no warning indicator but it may be easily corrected using Configure Tx amp Antenna or by rerunning the Configuration wizard e A yellow warning color will be displayed for an RSS difference of more than 8 dBm between the two polarizations on the same site the RSS display is the combination of both polarizations on this site e A red warning color indicates an RSS difference of more than 16 dBm between the two polarizations on the same site Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 79 Getting Star
60. on the other hand the software upgrade will not become effective until after the reset is carried out Here is a typical delayed upgrade scenario Software upgrade properties Available release 34 50 b3460 Mar 10 2013 Description Release 3 4 50 Backup device software C Users Winston_H Doc uments gt Fa Delayed upgrade Reset all devices after all selected devices successfully upgraded F2 Do not reset devices after upgrade is completed e Click Start Upgrade to commence the process For an immediate upgrade you will be able to observe the upgrade progress from the green progress bars Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 263 Software Upgrade Chapter 13 Reset parameters 34 50_b3460_Mar 10 2013 Z Reset all devices after all selected devices successfully upgraded __ Descnpt Release 3450 _ Do not reset devices after upgrade is completed _ Backup device software C Users Winston_H Documents Bpo en Monday March 11 2013 10 00 00 AM BachOHES 01 10 104 50 200 3450 b3459 Mar 32013 HFU01 01 140 104 50 1 3 4 50_b3459_Mar 3 2013 In Progress HNUM 10 104 50 3 3 4 50_b3459_Mar 3 2013 z In Progress HFU 01 02 10 104502 3 4 50 b3459 Mar 3 2013 In Progress a ____paaad Figure 13 4 Software upgrade in progress Note the stop button Software upgrade Site name IP address Current release Progress Status _ Detai Ba
61. range for which ExpectedRSS lt MaxInputPower per air rate MaxRange with Adaptive checked is the largest range for which Expected RSS gt Sensitivity at the highest air rate for which this relationship is true In a link with adaptive rate this will be the actual behavior MaxRange for a given air rate is the largest range for which Expected RSS gt Sensitivity RequiredFadeMargin Service The Ethernet and configured TDM trunks throughput is calculated according to internal product algorithms Availability The Service Availability calculation is based on the Vigants Barnett method which predicts the downtime probability based on a climate factor C factor Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 289 Link Budget Calculator Chapter 18 Availability 1 6 10 Cfactor frequencygipRequiredRangexng Expected Fade Margin 10 a Antenna Height The recommended antenna height required for line of sight is calculated as the sum the Fresnel zone height and the boresight height See About the Fresnel Zone below Using the notation of Figure 18 1 below splitting ExpectedRange into d1 d2 the Fresnel zone height at distance d1 from the left hand antenna is given by 300 _ frequencygH x di x dy 0 6 x For the most conservative setting we take the mid point between the antennas setting ExpectedRange d dy Ape eaer 300 sel which gives 0 6 x fi TT GH 7 ExpectedRange Ex ectedRange
62. revert to our original sector gt To create a sector from a HBS IP list and a Mobility settings file 1 In the window of Figure 9 3 enter a HBS list file The format of the file is lines of lt IP address gt lt Read Write community gt For example 10 104 50 200 netman All of the HBSs need to activated and accessible via a switch to the managing computer They need not be on the same subnet Alternatively enter them one by one using the Plus button IP Address Community Any unactivated HBSs will be shown as unavailable IP Name Release Status Comments 10 104 50 200 Device is not ready HBS is in inactive state 2 Make any further changes to the displayed list using the Plus Minus buttons 3 Click Start to commence the process 4 The list window will indicate the success or otherwise of the upload for each HBS 212 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Monitoring and Diagnostics The Link Manager application enables you to monitor the sector as well as perform basic diagnostic operations such as throughput testing This chapter covers e Retrieving link information e Throughput checking e Recent events e Performance monitoring e Active Alarms e Link Budget Calculator e Online Help e Obtaining support Retrieving Link Information Get Diagnostics The Get Diagnostics feature collects and writes link and Manager information from selected sites into a text file The file informat
63. significant change to the Rx and Tx rates is that the SBM mechanism is allocating additional time slots in both directions See Chapter 8 for details about the operation of SBM The other HSUs are left unchanged This underlines the flexibility of the NetAstra PtMP system which enables HSUs to be independently configured depending on their particular location Deactivating the HBS From the HBS button bar click the right hand button followed by Deactivate 000008 Estimated Throughput das HSU Connection Table D Locate On Map 6 Reset 4 Deactivate You are offered a cautionary message HBS Deactivation Are you sure you want to Deactivate the HBS All services will be stoped 120 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Installing the Sector Chapter 5 If you proceed the HBS display will change to reflect the deactivated state Sector ID ERGX20661334 Frequency 5 735 GHz Band 5 725 5 850 GHz FOCIIC IP 10 404 50 2 Loc HFU 01 02 RSS cam IP 10 104 50 3 HNU 01 01 Channel BW 20 MHz Status nective Time Slots UL DL ON 10 57 9000 Throughput Mbps Throughput ME Throughput Mtge Throughput Mops Throughput Mops Throughput Mbge Uplink D opik D Un opi DS Rx Mbps Tx Mbps j Uea Mbps Tx Mbps i Rx Mbps Tx Mbps y Notice that the HSUs remain registered and will return to full service after the HBS is re activated Deregiste
64. to enable movement between sectors By way of example we will pre register three HSU slots to levels A B and C and time slots to each level as shown gt To configure nomadic HSUs from the HBS 1 Open the HBS Configuration window and then its Nomadic Tab System Air Interface a Type Time Slots UL Number Add Tx amp Antenna l Hub Site Sync Management Remaining Time Slots Downlink 57 Inventory Remaining Time Slots Uplink 27 Register y save Upload Settings Date amp Time l The sector device configurations can be saved to a file Ethernet which may be reused to configure additional sectors Operations Figure 5 7 HBS Nomadic Configuration 2 In the Add Devices window click the Add spin wheel buttons and the Time slots spin wheels as shown Nomadic i Remaining Time Slots Downlink 27 Remaining Time Slots Uplink 51 The Register button is enabled Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 117 Installing the Sector Chapter 5 3 Click the Register button to register the HSUs Note that you may use the bottom dialog to save or upload a saved HBS configuration We will demonstrate uploading a saved configuration at the end of this chapter 4 Exit the Configuration dialog The Final Outcome Here is the outcome for our example 5 755 GHz jar 5 725 5 850 GHz FOCIIC Channel BW 20 MHz Time Siets ULOL SUN 190 DM 57
65. unreachable Please check IP Address was entered correctly Ping connection to the device Read Only Community string setting in the login dialog Forgotten community string can be retrieved product label or Technical Support Figure 4 6 Unreachable device message Incorrect Password If you type an incorrect password in the Login window the follwing message will be displayed Figure 4 7 Invalid user type or password Invalid Read Write Community String This will result in the same message as shown in Figure 4 6 8 Send an email request for to Netronics Customer Support for an alternative key Your email must include the ODU serial number shown on the adhesive sticker on rear of one of your ODUs Four Sector Display Views Table View The Link Manager offers three sector display views The default view for a freshly installed sector is Table view and looks like this Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 63 Getting Started with Link Manager Chapter 4 non Sector Bach HB 5 01 EBGX20560334 5 820 GHz 5 726 5 850 GHz FOCIIC BS HBS 01 ai GE me ii ctName E 200 0E50 _ Antenna Typ Haydn HF L Rx 6 5 Mbps Tx 45 3 Mbps y inte Events Log Number Date amp Time Message Trap Source 000001 28 03 2013 2 57 52 PM Connected to Bach HBS 01 intemal Internal a Connection State Available Connection Mode Network IP Address 10 104 50 200 WBB C Encrypted Link
66. us 4a L Rx Mbps Tx Mbps j Figure 5 8 Fully functional mixed fixed and nomadic sector Table view If you have too many HSUs to fit the table view you can get a reduced table view by using the right hand HSU button Figure 5 8 looks like this ERGs 205012334 5 755 GHz 5725 5 S50 GHz FOGG 20 MHz Active iP 140 104 50 2 IP 140 104 50 3 Loc HFU 04 01 Loc HFU 01 02 Loc HNU 01 01 1 HBS RSS com HSU _ HBS RSS HSU aa A D s I a sr ih Sig met RES k me Time Stots UL DL IEE 10 Ga 57 HBS RSS am HSU Il HBS RSS om HSU 118 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Installing the Sector Chapter 5 Here is a Map view of the sector Sector Bach HB5 01 a wee g NE a 2 4 Heathcote TZ Active Registered 3 bn Not Synchronizede Mansfield Sector D EBGX20560334 _ Frequency 5 820 GHz Band 5 726 5850 GHz FCCIIC Authentication Error LES Channel BW 20 MHz Software Upgrade Required gt er Des re Violated Time Siots ULIDL MM 10 DS 57 Unregistered D Mobile Not Synchronized BAU Product Name 200 0E50 Antenna Type Dusl w Lt IP Address 10 104 50 200 Ba Frankston aragul Moe Jraralgon Holey Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Queenscliff 24 _ Trap Destination 0 9 0 0 37 4057 73 S 144 47 40 KA fos Pag Tx Ratio 50 0 500 iia Pa ao Rx Rate 51 8 Mbps Ra Tx
67. 0 8 H x 5 5 2 2 D cm in 1 1 kg 2 4 Ibs NetAstra SU 5M with Integrated Antenna also HSU AC 24 1 9 4 W x 19 7 7 7 H x 7 7 3 D cm in 1 3 kg 2 8 Ibs Power Power Feeding Power provided over ODU IDU cable using PoE Power Consumption alone HBS lt 25W HSU lt 20W HSU 505 510 525 lt 10W Safety Tuy 60950 1 UL 60950 22 CAN CSA C22 2 60950 1 CAN CSA C22 2 60950 22 ETSI 1EC EN IEC 60950 1 EN IEC 60950 22 MC ETSI EN 300 386 EN 301 489 1 EN 301 489 4 CAN CSA CEI IEC ISPR 22 Class B AS NZS ISPR 22 Class B Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 331 Technical Specifications Appendix A ODU Outdoor Unit with Integrated Antenna Connectorized for External Architecture Antenna or Embedded PoE device for Ethernet only Outdoor CAT 5e cable maximum cable length 100m for 10 100BaseT ODU to PoE Interface Outdoor CAT 5e cable maximum cable length 75m for 1000BaseT HSU Outdoor CAT 5e cable maximum cable length 100 m 10 100BaseT Management Application per sector Link Manager Operating Temperatures HBS HSU 35 C to 60 C 31 F to 140 F FCC IC cTUVus UL 60950 1 UL 22 CAN CSA C22 2 60950 1 CAN CSA C22 2 60950 22 ETSI IEC EN IEC 60950 1 EN IEC 60950 22 HSU AC HSU with AC Power Feeding Configuration Architecture ODU Outdoor Unit with Integrated Antenna ODU to LAN and PoE I nterface Outdoor CAT 5e cable Maximum cable length 100m for 10 100BaseT Radio
68. 03 3 Select the required unit by clicking on it HSU Replacement Haydn HFU 01 01 O IPAddress Serial Number Brahmsq enu of 04 10104503 PINSS0S00A 0000 4 Click OK You are asked to confirm before proceeding gt a HSU Replacement Haydn HFU 01 01 5 Click OK again You receive further confirmation HSU Replacement Haydn HFU 01 01 Device was replaced successfuly 162 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Managing the Sector Chapter 6 Here is the final outcome Haydn IP 10 404 50 2 IP 40 104 50 3 Loc HFU 01 02 Loc HFU 01 01 HBS RSS dsm HSU HES RSS dm HSU Notice that 10 104 50 3 has replaced 10 104 50 1 inheriting most of its settings It may not inherit the Tx and Antenna settings which you should check _ The IP address of the replacement unit is not changed To ensure that all 10 104 50 1 traffic actually gets to the new unit you should also change its IP Note address to that of the original unit 10 104 50 1 Updating HSU Services Choosing Update Services from an HSU context menu or clicking Tt from the HSU button bar opens the Registration window You may use this to switch the HSU between MIMO and Diversity mode and change the HSU time slot allocation Suspending an HSU You may break the link cause a sync loss to an un registered HSU for a fixed amount of time Here is the scenario Haydn HF z 182 11 Loc HFUI Register C
69. 10 Link Information rip Site Configuration Active Alarms Spectrum Analysis Output path D download Diagnostics Information txt Figure 10 2 Get Diagnostics Dialog Box HSU 2 Select or deselect the data options If the file is to be sent to Netronics Customer Support leave all options checked 3 HBS only Choose HSUs to be included 4 Click File Path to specify the file name and older in which you want to save the file and then click Run to save the information On completion the status of the checked items is confirmed 6 System Data Sector Information Site Configuration HSU Haydn HFU 01 01 Mozart HFU 01 02 Brahms HNU 01 01 Monitor HSU Connection Table Performance Monitor PEN ANa Utilization Output path D download Diagnostics Information txt se mu Z iv ea iv Fi The content of the Diagnostics report is an aggregate of all the more specific reports discussed below It is primarily intended for use by Netroncis Customer support Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 215 Monitoring and Diagnostics Chapter 10 The Spectrum Analysis output is available directly from the Spectrum View utility as a CSV file see Chapter 19 The format in the Diagnostics report is intended for use by Netronics Customer support The Spectrum Analysis section of the Diagnostics report is based on the last LL available spectrum analysis if any If you are sub
70. 12 HBS as HSM The possible External Pulses conditions are shown in the following table 240 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Hub Site Synchronization Chapter 11 Table 11 5 External Pulse Status ODU is HSM and generates the sync pulse ODU is HSC and detects the Detected sync pulse Not detected ODU is independent Generating and detected HSM but other HSM present Generating NetAstra AU is HSM Generating and but detects a NetStream 5x36 5x06 or Improperly Detected NetStream HSM signal that is not RFP E HSC but HSM pulse doesn t fit the HSC as configured Occurs Improperly detected only for NetAstra AU which stops transmitting Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 241 Using the GSU What is it for The GPS based synchronization unit GSS U is designed to handle intersite interferences under large scale deployment scenarios The GSS U or just GSU for short is an outdoor unit consisting of a standard NetStream 5x36 enclosure a GPS antenna and a PoE device The GSU is connected to the HSS Unit using a standard HSS cable It synchronizes the transmission timing of multiple Hub Sites to the same clock source thus eliminating mutual interference GSU Functionality The GSU receives a synchronization signal from the GPS once per second It distributes a NetAstra proprietary synchronization signal to all other ODU units using the RS422 protocol and the standard HSS mechanism where the GSU a
71. 140 F Safety FCC IEC CAN CSA Designed to meet 60950 1 60950 22 336 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Technical Specifications Appendix A EMC ETSI Designed to meet EN 300 386 EN 301 489 1 FeO Pesignec to meet 47CFR Part 15 Subpart B Class B C AN CSA Designed to meet ICES 003 Class B AS NZS Designed to meet CISPR 22 class B GSU Configuration i Outdoor Synchronization Unit Including External GPS Antenna HSS cable and PoE device SU to PoE Interface Outdoor CAT 5e cable Maximum cable length 100 m Mechanical 24 5cm x 13 5cm W x 4 0cm D H 1 0kg 2 2Ibs Power Feeding Power provided by PoE device Max Power Dissipation 10Watt Environmental Operating Temperature Range 35 C to 60 C 13 F to 140 F Safety EN IEC Designed to meet EN IEC 60950 1 60950 22 EMC FeO Pesignec to meet 47CFR Class B Part 15 Subpart B ETSI Designed to meet EN 300 386 EN 301 489 4 EN 301 489 1 AN CSA CEI IEC Designed to meet CISPR 22 02 AS NZS Designed to meet CISPR22 Class B Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 337 Technical Specifications Appendix A Lightning Protector Electrical onnection type RJ 45 CAT 5e STP shielded Response time lt 5 microseconds with ODU Nominal discharge currents Line to Line 500 A 8 20us Line to Ground 2000 A 8 20us Impulse Discharge Current Impulse Spark over DC Holdover Voltage 80V Mechani
72. 2 Enter the current link password The default link password for a new ODU is wireless p2mp If you have forgotten the Link Password click the Forgotten Link Password button The following window is displayed Alternative Community Bach HBS 01 Alternative Community The Alternative Read Write Community is supplied with the Tt may also be obtained via customer support Please have the unit s Serial Number and or MAC Address ready when requesting an Alternative Read Write Community Enter the Alternative Read Write Community Figure 6 5 Lost or forgotten Link Password recovery Follow the instructions to use the Alternative Link Password and click OK to finish You are returned to the window in Figure 6 4 above Continue with the next step 138 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Managing the Sector Chapter 6 3 Enter a new password 4 Retype the new password in the Confirm field 5 Click OK 6 Click Yes when asked if you want to change the link password 7 Click OK at the Password changed success message i e A link password must contain at least eight but no more than 16 characters excluding SPACE TAB and any of gt ae e Restoring Factory Defaults returns the Link Password to wireless p2mp Link Manager Community Strings ee In this section ODU may be either a HBS or HSU The ODU communicates with the Link Manager using SNMPv1 protocol The protocol de
73. 31 Opening Link Manager window HSU The direct log on window differs only in the bottom status bar where the Connection Mode will show Network instead of over the air There are several functional differences between the log on modes which we will explain in the following chapters HSU Main Button Menu The HSU main button menu is similar to the HBS main button menu The only new item is in the Configure button Figure 4 32 HSU main button menu Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 83 Getting Started with Link Manager Chapter 4 Table 4 14 HSU main button bar functions The Configure button opens HSU site configuration The additional functions in the detail menu work in the same way as the corresponding functions for the Configure Performance Monitor Active Alarms Spectrum View Software Upgrade Reset Help Check for updates About Help Button View this User Manual HSU Link Status Link Haydn HFU 01 01 Sector ID ERGx20501324 Frequency 5 800 GHz Band 5 725 5 850 GHz FOOIC Channel BW 20 MHz 84 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Getting Started with Link Manager Chapter 4 HSU Events Log The HSU events display is functionally identical to that of the HBS Number Date amp Time Message Trap Source IP AI 7 mee 000001 1232013 4 32 53 PM Connected to Haydn HFU 01 01 intemal Internal HSU Link Performance Haydn HFU 01 01 HSU HBS IP
74. 4 58 208 bytes 32 time 2ms ITL 64 Reply from 186 184 586 260 bytes 32 time 2ms TTL 64 Reply from 186 184 568 268 hytes 32 time 2ms TTL 64 Ping statistics for 160 184 586 208 Packets Sent 4 Received 4 Lost Hx loss Approximate round trip times in milli seconds Minimum 2ms Maximum 4ms Average 2ms CoN Figure 4 1 Pinging the base station Any other response from ping means that the HBS ODU is not responding Check your Ethernet connection and that both the PoE and ODU are switched on and then try again If you do not succeed seek assistance from Netronics Customer Support Pinging the HSUs should yield similar responses 3 Dismiss the command line session 4 Open the Link Manager from the desktop icon or click Start Programs Link Manager Link Manager The Log on dialog box appears k Manager __ Version 9 4 10 Build 9414 IP Address 10 104 50 200 Y Password eK Cancel Options gt gt Figure 4 2 Log on window The Link Manager Log on Concept NetAstra PtMP supports SNMPv1 and SNMPv3 either separately or together The log on procedure differs slightly between operation under SNMPv1 and SNMPv3 In what follows below we assume that SNMPv1 is in use In Table 4 6 at end of the section we show the difference between SNMPv1 and SNMPv3 at log on time The Link Manager provides three levels of access in one of two entry modes To see them click Options at a
75. 5 00 00 00 The time was set to THU SEP 01 00 00 00 2005 3 01 08 2005 00 00 00 HBS ready 4 01 09 2005 00 00 00 HBS Name inactive 5 H35 operating state was changed to Independent Unit 6 07 09 2005 00 00 00 HSS multiple sync pulse sources were detected T HSS additional sync pulse was detected a 01 02 2005 00 00 00 ASS client status Not Synchronized The reason is Pulse not detected The left button may be used to save the report to a file 220 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Interface Management Port on Odu Radio Interface Monitoring and Diagnostics Chapter 10 Performance Monitoring NetAstra Performance Monitoring constantly monitors traffic over the radio link and collects statistics data for the air interface and Ethernet ports It does so continuously even when the Link Manager is not connected Register Configure Recent Events Performance Monitoring Active Alarms Estimate Throughput Hi Update Service a TE C SD nmd dos EM Performance Monitor CE AE EE BS HBS O rt Replace A Active Alarms F3 Locate On Map pall Spectrum View n Reset Software Upgrade Deregister Reset Figure 10 6 Performance Monitoring Left to right HBS HSU from HBS HSU The on screen and generated reports have the same general formats but there are differences in what is reported HBS T
76. 8 o o Ge Utilization Traffic Mbps 7 t a Uplink Traffic Mbps 5 8 Downlink Uplink Traffic Mbps E TE Uplink Downlink 1 Name IPAddress Traffic UL Mbps Traffic DL Mbps Sector Relative UL Sector Relative DL HSU Based Relative UL Brahms HFU 04 03 10104503 0 02 02 0 8 7 4 Mozart HFU 01 02 10104502 0 02 02 08 74 Figure 8 4 Sector Utilization Pane from the main window for Example 1 The current numerical values for each measured field for the selected HSU may be seen by moving the horizontal slider just below the bottom segment The graphs provide a time line Table 8 2 explains the purpose of each measurement Table 8 2 Traffic statistics for each HSU Traffic load sent to the HBS Traffic load received from the HBS Percentage of sector UL time slots utilized for transmission to the HBS May be over Sector Relative UL Percentage os HSU s allocation if there are unallocated UL time slots available Percentage of sector DL time slots utilized for reception from the HBS May be over Sector Relative DL Percentage ee i HSU s allocation if there are available UL time slots available allocated or not Percentage of HSU UL time slots utilized for transmission to the HBS May be over HSU Based Relative UL Percentage 100 if there are unalloc
77. 90 5 000 GHz Universal 5 140 5 345 GHz Universal 255 6 345 GHz FCCC 5 480 5 715 GHz FCCIIC _5 480 5 715 GHz IC 465 5 730 GHz Universal 825 5 875 GHz WPC he _ 720 5 960 GHz Universal 5 690 6 060 GHz Universal S Figure 6 19 Change Bands 2 Select the required Band and click OK For our purposes we choose 5 740 5 950 GHz Universal The band is highlighted and right button is enabled Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 165 Managing the Sector Chapter 6 ms Band Description _4 945 4 985 GHz FCCIIC 4 300 4 990 GHz Universal 5 150 5 335 GHz Universal 5 255 5 345 GHz FCCIIC 5 480 5 715 GHz FCCIIC _5 480 5 715 GHz IC 475 5 720 GHz Universal _5 730 5 845 GHz FCCIC Default 5 835 5 865 GHz WPC 5 700 6 050 GHz Universal _5 740 5 835 GHz MII _5 000 5 150 GHz Universal Figure 6 20 Add Change Band dialog 3 Click the right button The following window opens 166 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Managing the Sector Chapter 6 5 760 x 5 785 5 810 030 15835 x 5 860 SASAS 4 Here you may chose the working channel bandwidth and channel selection as in the activation process Click OK to accept your choice You are returned to the display in Figure 6 20 5 Click OK again The following cautionary message is displayed Change Band affect both the HBS and all the connected HSUs nd the devices will be reset that the attached
78. Address 10 104 50 1 10 104 50 200 Location HFU 01 01 HBS 01 Subnet Mask 2552550 0 255 255 0 0 RSS psr PE 5 Throughput Mbps ETE NS Ea Rx Rate Mbps 24 41 4 Tx Rate Mbps 41 4 The HSU Link Performance panel shows the same fields as in Figure 4 27 For convenience we also display the corresponding parameters for the HBS The throughput bar graphs and labels have the same meaning as the corresponding items on the HSU cards Setting Link Manager Preferences The Preferences tabs appearing on both the HBS and HSU relate entirely to the way the Manager displays certain items for the connected unit They are completely local to the managing computer They are also functionally identical for both the HBS and HSUs 53 Each technician servicing a sector will need to set up his managing computer typically a laptop with his own preferences ote Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 85 Getting Started with Link Manager Chapter 4 Monitor Preferences File DAMy Documents Monitor Utilization _ D My Documents Utilizatio Interval Sec Rx Tx Rate Units Mbps Fps Figure 4 33 Monitor Preferences HBS Preferences 1 File DAMy Documents Monitor CD Ta Rx Tx Rate Units Mbps Fps Figure 4 34 Monitor Preferences HSU 86 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Getting Started with Link Manager Chapter 4 The Monitor file contains a vast amount of informa
79. E Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 249 Using the GSU Chapter 12 The permitted RFPs are also dependent on channel bandwidth and are color coded as follows You May use RFP Channel Bandwidth For these collocated radios combinations with this color NetStream 5x36 and 5x06 only NetStream 5x200 5x50 5x25 5x10 and 5x05 only All NetStream NetAstra AU with anything None unavailable There is a further restriction If there are two distributed sites transmitting to each other they must both use the same RFP This requirement together with use of shifted transmission phase item 3 below ensures that communicating distributed sites to not interfere with each other by transmitting simultaneously Two GSU managed sites transmitting with shifted transmission phase and using the same RFP transmit one half a RFD apart see Figure 12 3 above 2 Setting the Tx Transmission Ratio Since the GSU is always HSM it must be able to cater for hub site NetStream 5x200 based links See the NetStream User Manual If you use asymmetric allocation shifted transmission phase becomes unavailable and you cannot cascade links as described in step 1 3 Choosing the Transmission Phase Choose the Transmission Phase in accordance with considerations in step 1 above If you choose Shifted Phase then the Asymmetric Ratio selector is disabled 250 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Using the GSU Chapter 12 Site Confi
80. Family System Manual Spectrum View Chapter 19 Use the top left panel to set the Spectrum View configuration parameters and choose an analysis type Entire Sector or Specific HSU Spectrum Configuration Range MHA 5730 Timeout ec fs Entire Sector C Specific HSU The settings are sticky for the HBS and will be reused The analysis range is limited from 4900 to 6050 MHz with a maximum difference of 500 MHz Erroneous entries will be shown ergett F7 with a red border like this noe he The timeout is the maximum analysis time per site Use the bottom button bar to start an analysis to stop a running analysis or run a Highest Interference profile for the sector Highest Interference If you choose to run the analysis for specific HSUs The left hand HSU panel will change Serial Number PIN5801500400004 IPAddress 10 104 50 1 PRE Serial Number PIN5801500A00003 IP Address 10 104 503 OOOO ooo Check the required HSUs and then Start Since a large sector will clutter up the right hand display area you may selectively Show minimize or remove a sector member Another way of freeing up more space for analysis displays is to hide the left hand panel using the circled arrow Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 301 Spectrum View Chapter 19 LT Highest interference If for example you click Show on the HBS the following vi
81. Family System Manual 129 Managing the Sector Chapter 6 Hub Site Sync HSS Operation Independent Unit Synchronization N A External Pulses Not Detected RFP N A Enabled Operational state Independent Unit i E The External Pulses which might be detect may come from a collocated HBS a NetAstra ODU or a GSU configured as Hub Sync Master To enable HSS check the Enabled check box na Re E Enabled Operational state Hub Sync Client Continue Tx Hub Sync Master MLD SYNC ent Ensure that the correct Operational state is selected in our example Hub Site Client Continue Tx Click Apply or OK to enable HSS See Chapter 11 for further detail about HSS 130 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Managing the Sector Chapter 6 Management If you set the IP and related addresses correctly there should be little to change here Lure 10 104 50 200 se 255 255 0 0 Air Interface ie 10 104 10 21 Tx amp Antenna The three sub windows Trap Destinations VLAN Management and Protocol dialogs are generic to the HBS and the HSUs direct or over the air and are discussed below Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 131 Managing the Sector Chapter 6 Trap Destinations Trap Destination ry X E E pes 0 0 0 0 162 pe DE HS 0 0 0 0 162 pe 1x pe i Enter the Trap Des
82. Figure 4 8 Default Sector display Table view What s on the Cards Table View The individual HSU display boxes are called cards They are used with small variations in the Table and Map views Throughput Mbps 4x FIXED HSU NOMADIC HSU NOMADIC HSU PLACEHOLDER Figure 4 9 HSU Cards The card title bar holds as much of the HSU name as fits e The IP address and Loc ation are as defined by you during Configuration or Registration 64 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Getting Started with Link Manager Chapter 4 e The RSS for the HSU and HBS are shown as bar graphs for convenience They should be balanced If for one HSU there is a consistent imbalance of even 1 dBM or intermittent imbalances of 2 3 dBm you should check its antenna connections and perhaps the unit itself If several HSUs are out of balance there may be a problem with the HBS e The Level in the nomadic HSU There are four allowed levels A to D allowing a measure of prioritization of nomadic HSUs We will see how this is done on page 117 e Downlink and Uplink throughput The green part of each bar shows the Assured throughput based on the number of time slots allocated to the HSU subject to the current sector traffic load The light blue bar show the Peak throughput again subject to traffic conditions The peak throughput may exceed the assured throughput due to the operation of Smart Bandwidth Management SBM discussed in detail
83. Hardware Installation Chapter 3 Figure 3 19 Large Clamp Figure 3 20 Small Clamp Figure 3 21 Arm Table 3 1 Bill of Materials Standard mounting kit Large Clamp see Figure 3 19 Small Clamp see Figure 3 20 EC EE CL EE ope 36 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Hardware Installation Chapter 3 Figure 3 22 Attaching the mounting kit to the pole Figure 3 23 Mounting kit in place on the pole i e When mounting an HBS on a pole or wall ensure that the unit is oriented so that the cable connectors are at the bottom e Donot mount an HBS horizontally Note e Ensure that there are no direct obstructions in front of the HBS or interference from man made obstacles Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 37 Hardware Installation Chapter 3 Figure 3 24 Mounted connectorized HBS Figure 3 25 Mounted HBS Integrated antenna The purpose of the arm Figure 3 21 is to enable single pole antennas deprecated to be rotated through 90 for correct vertical alignment or simply to distance the antenna or ODU from the pole Mounting an HBS External Antenna The HBS requires a sector antenna Typically a flat panel antenna such as that show in Figure 3 10 is used It has four bolts for a mounting kit adapter Figure 3 26 Flat panel antenna mounting kit adapter It is mounted on a pole in exactly the same manner as the HBS itself using the adapter shown in Figure 3 26 The left hand view in show
84. IEC EN IEC 60950 1 FCC 47CFR Part 15 Subpart B Class B ETSI EN 300 386 301 489 4 301 489 1 CAN CSA AS NZS CISPR 22 Class B 334 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Technical Specifications Appendix A GbE PoE Device Indoor AC Electrical AC Input Voltage 100 240 VAC nominal 90 264 VAC max range Input Frequency 47 63 Hz hank Current 2 0 A rms 115 VAC at Max load p 1 2 A rms 230 VAC at Max load OA for 115VAC at Max load Max In rush t Standby Power 0 5W Max at 240Vac DC Output Voltage 6 VDC Short circuit protection Protection Auto recovery Over voltage protection Interfaces PoE output RJ 45 connector PoE to ODU Interface Outdoor CAT 5e Maximum cable length 75m for 1000BaseT or 100m for 10 100BaseT ariety of AC plugs available see below Ethernet ODU BB RJ 45 connector Ethernet LAN interface type RJ 45 10 100 1000BaseT Interface Line Impedance 100 Mechanical sn e Dimensions l cm w x 6 3cm D x 3 33cm H BAT e Environmental Operating Temperatures 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Safety ULCSA 60950 1 C22 2 No 60950 1 ETSI IEC IEC EN 60950 1 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 335 Technical Specifications Appendix A Cm a a PoE Device Outdoor DC Electrical Interfaces Mechanical I OS Dimensions 24 5cm H x 13 5cm W x 4 0cm D SE CE Environmental Operating Temperatures 35 Cto 60 C 31 F to
85. Manual 19 Site Survey Chapter 2 Stage 2 Physical Survey The physical site survey reviews the environment of the proposed installation location to ensure that the sector sites are suitable for the wireless network The results of the physical site survey should be recorded It is advisable to go on a clear day so you can more easily see any aes obstructions between the two sites Note gt To perform a physical survey 1 From the compass readings taken in the preliminary survey find the azimuth horizontal position that each HSU ODU should face towards the HBS ODU 2 Using binoculars locate any obstructions such as tall trees high buildings hills or mountains Look for other RF towers between the two sites Mark the locations of the obstructions on the map 3 Determine the location for the ODU having regard for existing rooftop installations and tower space It should be above any obstructions considering the Fresnel zone see Chapter 18 4 If you need to install an ODU on a tower make sure that the tower is far enough from overhead electric power lines 5 Determine a location for the indoor equipment it should be as close as possible to the ODU At an existing site there is probably an equipment room with cable routing channels Outdoor CAT 5e Maximum cable length 100 m for 10 100BaseT and 75 m for 1000BaseT GbE PoEs Note 6 Measure and record the path len
86. Notes 5 480 5 715 CS ETSI EN 302 502 5 725 5 875 ETSI Yes FCC IC _ F 47CFR Part 15 Subpart C and IC RSS 210 MII China China Supported CBW product dependent WPC India fs Supported CBW product dependent The following Max Tx Power limitations apply to all products supporting the 3 5 GHz ETSI band N A No products in WinPro 3 470 3 610 3 480 3 600 3 590 3 710 3 600 3 700 25 Hz Hz a 12 Bi 3 403 3 490 3 413 3 480 Inactive 5 10 20 23 t 250 330 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Technical Specifications Appendix A t The 3 480 GHz frequency is overlapped occurring in two different bands as shown If you wish to use the 3 480 GHz frequency you should S set Max TX Power to 17 dBm Note The 3 600 GHz frequency is overlapped occurring in two different bands as shown If you wish to use the 3 600 GHz frequency you should set Max TX Power to 23 dBm Management Management Application per sector Link Manager Environmental Operating Temperatures HBS HSU 35 C to 60 C 31 F to 140 F Humidity HBSS Up to 100 non condensing IP67 Mechanical HBS with Integrated Antenna 7 1 14 84 W x 37 1 14 84 H x 9 00 3 6 D cm in 3 5 kg 7 lbs HBS HSU Connectorized 19 5 7 7 W x 27 0 10 8 H x 5 5 2 2 D cm in 1 8 kg 3 6 Ibs HSU SFF with Embedded antenna 19 5 7 7 W x 27 0 10 8 H x 7 2 8 D cm in 1 8 kg 3 6 lbs NetAstra SU 5M Connectorized 19 5 7 7 W x 27 0 1
87. Parameters C 347 Appendix D Regional Notice French Canadian Proc dures da SE CUI UC an reel aaa ID 340 Installation sur pyl ne et mur D 349 8 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Basic Installation Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 9 10 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Introduction Welcome to NetAstra NetAstra delivers up to 250 Mbps and is the ideal choice for last mile enterprise connectivity and high end applications that demand assured performance with guaranteed bandwidth per subscriber NetAstra sector access unit delivers up to 250 Mbps providing the highest end user capacity in the market to best support data and high resolution video applications today and tomorrow By delivering high capacity over a single radio unit Netronics solution saves valuable tower space eases maintenance efforts and reduces the total cost of ownership per megabit Offering a variety of powerful SUs NetAstra enables service capacity of up to 100 Mbps for enterprise customers NetAstra subscriber units may now be e Fixed permanently installed at fixed locations e Nomadic installed in a vehicle that may move from one base station to another Service is provided when the vehicle is stationary e Mobile installed in any kind of moving vehicle Service is continuous and seamless from base stations in the network What s new in Release 3 4 70 The main changes in LA release 3 4 70 since the last LA release
88. Restore Defaults button opens the following self explanatory dialog Restore to Factory Defaults Are you sure you want to restore Factory default Settings The Link may be unreachable after the process This process takes several seconds and followed by a device reset Default IP Address 10 0 0 120 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 147 Managing the Sector Chapter 6 License Activation You may add additional bands using the license Activation facility Additional bands if available are obtained using the Change Band function For a single band just enter the supplied license Key and click Activate If you have a list of them a text file you will need to use the License File option Advanced False Radar Mitigation for HBS Eo Li IET I TE Nomadic Operations Advanced This tab is only visible if e You are using a Regulation requiring Radar Channel Avoidance and e You are logged on as Installer For this release this feature at the HBS is only relevant to the 5 3 GHz ETSI band Configuration of False Radar Mitigation is covered in Chapter 15 HSU Connection Table From the HBS button bar click the right hand button followed by HSU Connection Table BEBON S Estimated Throughput das HSU Connection Table D Locate On Map Q Reset 4 Deactivate The following table is displayed 148 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Managing the Sector Chapter 6 EN ikinin HMam
89. Rx Rate Mb s 0 0 0 0 HSU List QMozrart HFU Haydn HFU 0 Brahms HNU Name_2 Name_3 Name_4 Name_5 Figure 20 2 Web interface Main window HBS The Sector ID EBGX20561334 appears all or in part as the heading The HBS Info panel is self explanatory The green Active indicator will vary according to the status of the HSU shown by the Link Manager Sector Bach HE 5 01 5 820 GHz 5 725 5 850 GHz FOGG Figure 20 3 Sector Status panel it will typically be Active Inactive Probing etc The bottom panel shows all member HSUs The green LED icons will change color to reflect the status of HSUs For example deregistering an HSU will change it to black as in the Link Manager HSU List OMozrart HFU QBrahms HNu OHaydn HFU 0 Figure 20 4 HSU Haydn deregistered Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 315 Using the Web Interface Chapter 20 Now click anywhere on the HBS Info panel r TEE Location Product Name E 200 0F50 Antenna Type Dual Subnet Mask 255 255 2550 Channel BW MHz 20 Free Time Slot 42 64 Configure Events Configure The Configure button opens the following display Configuration HBS 01 System Air Interface Inventory Management Bach HBS 01 System The Name Contact and Location field may be changed Clicking Save commits them Clicking Refresh revert the fields to their
90. System Manual Hub Site Synchronization Chapter 11 RFP General Radio Frame Pattern When setting the RPF the following considerations should be borne in mind 1 2 3 4 When synchronizing NetAstra AU units you must use RFP E When synchronizing NetAstra AU with NetStream units you must use RFP E RFP influences capacity and latency Using the Link Budget Calculator you can see the effect of the RFP on the Ethernet throughput Sector Configuration and HSS The Hub Site Synchronization Settings dialog box appears in both the HBS Site Configuration window Operation Independent Unit Synchronization N A External Pulses Not Detected RFP N A _ Enabled Operational state Independent Unit Figure 11 10 HSS Settings window Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 239 Hub Site Synchronization Chapter 11 If you click the Enabled box the central display with Operational state opened will look like this Operation Independent Unit Synchronization N A External Pulses Not Detected RFP N A Enabled Operational state Hub LS Master 114 Hub Sync TS Continue Tx Figure 11 11 Setting HBS as HSM or HSC Continue Tx means that the HBS as a client to continue to work if there is no HSM pulse If you select Hub Sync Master and click Apply the display changes again Operation Hub Sync Master Synchronization N A External Pulses Generating RFP E Enabled Operational state Hub Sync Master Figure 11
91. T 1000 Te Actve Registered EU OT OT ves 66 7 17 S17 507 3 Brahms HNU 01 01 10 104 50 3 Q Active Registered HNU 01 01 63 62 26 0 88 26 6 25 5 Name_4 Q Not Synchronized Location 5 Name_4 Q Not Synchronized Location 6 Name_3 QO Not Synchronized Location A Figure 4 29 HSU on HBS display extract Scroll right for more HSU fields If you have a large number of HSUs in the sector it may be helpful to filter the display You have the following choices Registered The button bar in Figure 4 29 follows the same pattern as the context menus in Figure 4 22 Table 4 13 HBS main window list display context menu and button bar functions Register a HSU to a sector page 113 mwe Site configuration for the HSU page 149 Recent Events Recent events log per HSU page 219 Performance Monitoring Performance Monitoring per HSU Active Alarms Display Active Alarms page 227 Estimate Throughput E Estimate throughput per HSU page 217 Service evaluation and time slot allocation Update Service per HSU also Spatial Multiplexing Diversity selection Suspend Service page 163 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 81 Getting Started with Link Manager Chapter 4 Table 4 13 HBS main window list display context menu and button bar functions continued Replace a HSU page 161 Fly to this HSU on the Map Display Replace Locate on Map OI Reset the HSU Deregister Deregister the HSU page 120 Copy HSUList O Cop
92. The SFP ports are standard The LAN ports are Ethernet and support GbE The six ODU WAN ports function identically to the LAN Out port on a PoE device The IDU DT6 LEDs Table 3 3 IDU DT6 LED Indicators WAN 2xRJ45 LEDs Link Activity Duplex or Port s PoE status configurable Installing Fixed Subscriber Units Site survey The same considerations as for an HBS hold for the HSUs Site preparation The same considerations as for an HBS hold for the HSUs Mounting the HSU Standard form factor HSUs are mounted in exactly the same way as an HBS Small form factor HSUs are different A small form factor HSU mounting kit has a mounting kit adapter and two metal ties Figure 3 39 Small form factor HSU Rear metal tie The mounting ties are threaded through the mounting slots provided and the unit mounted ona pole Figure 3 40 Mounting adapter 48 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Hardware Installation Chapter 3 Table 3 4 Mounting adapter kit for small form factor HSUs Screw M5x10 CSK Phillips stainless steel The mounting adapter is used with the standard mounting kit shown in Figure 3 18 It is not included in the HSU package and must be ordered separately gt To mount the small form factor HSU using a mounting kit 1 Referring to Figure 3 41 below Secure the adapter 3 to the rear of the HSU 2 using the two screws provided 4 Use a Phillips screwdriver set to a torque of 2 0 NM Fi
93. Y by experienced installation professionals who are familiar with local building and safety codes and wherever applicable are licensed by the appropriate government regulatory authorities Failure to do so may expose the end user or the service provider to legal and financial liabilities NetAstra and Warning its resellers or distributors are not liable for injury damage or violation of regulations associated with the installation of outdoor units or antennas Sane The material in this chapter is generic to all NetAstra radio link products Ese unless stated otherwise Note This chapter covers the following topics e Unpacking and checking supplied equipment e Different ODU styles for HBSs and HSUs e PoE devices e IDU DT6 aggregation unit e Antennas e Accessories e Tools required for installation e Safety practices e Mounting an ODU 22 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Hardware Installation Chapter 3 e Connecting an ODU e Grounding and lightning protection for an ODU e Network connection e Powering up e Establishing a radio link What s in the box Unpacking and Checking gt For each of the items below do the following 1 Remove the equipment from the box 2 Check that everything listed on the included Bill of Materials or Pro forma Invoice is present 3 If any item is missing contact Customer Service You will be advised whether to return the package for replacement or whether the mi
94. a specific trap from the traps table e g set trap 3 192 168 101 162 Managing the Sector Chapter 6 Table 6 2 HBS Telnet Set Immediate Commands Continued set trappw lt oldpasswd gt lt passwd gt Set the trap Community string set tpc lt power Value between minimal Tx power Set the ODU Tx Power If a wrong value is entered both min and max and maximal Tx power gt values shall be displayed in the error reply set name lt new name gt Set the name of the link set location lt new location gt Set the name of the location set contact lt new contact gt Set the name of the site manager set ethernet lt port LAN1 gt lt mode AUTO 10H 10F 100H 100F DISABLE gt Set the mode and speed of the Ethernet port Resets the ODU The user is warned that the command will reset the reboot ODU A new Telnet session to the ODU may be opened after the reset is complete Table 6 3 HBS Telnet Set Commands requiring Reset Command Explanation set secld lt SectorlD gt Set new sector ID Reset required Telnet Access to the HSU The procedure is the same as for the HBS Ex Telnet 10 104 50 2 ee login admin Password Hello admin welcome to ODU Management CLI admine i 184 58 2 gt m Figure 6 22 Telnet Management window HSU Supported HSU Telnet commands are shown in Table 6 4 to Table 6 6 170 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Managing the Sector Chapter 6 Table 6 4 HSU Telnet Displa
95. age a fully operational sector Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 89 Installing the Sector Scope of this Chapter Chapter 4 offered an overview of a running Sector as motivation for the technical installation details set out below Assuming that the Sector equipment is in place as described in earlier chapters sector installation has two phases e Configuring and activating the HBS e Bringing up the HSUs configuration and registration The same Link Manager program is used for both the HBS and the HSUs Much of the process is common to both types of ODU We will cover the HBS in detail for the HSUs we will concentrate on those items which are different In any event where setup procedures are common we will point them out This chapter covers fixed and nomadic HSU configurations Mobile HSUs are covered in Chapter 9 Concepts A HBS out of the box must be configured with e Basic RF parameters such as frequency band channel bandwidths and Sector ID e Networking parameters such as IP address subnet mask and default gateway At this point the HBS ODU is in an inactive state powered up configurable but not transmitting anything Upon activation the HBS will commence transmitting and receiving packets related to sector management only that is no service Activation and Deactivation are effected quite simply by clicking a toggle button Assuming that the Sector HSUs are mounted aligned and powered up the HSU
96. ample 4 Busy HSU 1T hers tak All HSUs 2 TS ne gt PRIE Busy HSU takes unallocated uplink time slots half remaining TS This example as seenin Figure 8 17 leaves a pool of unallocated UL time slots to avoid busy HSU starvation Sector Bach HEB S 01 EBGX20551334 5 820 GHz Band 5 126 5 860 GHz FCONC Channel ENV 20 MHz Time Slots UL DL E 52 OR 10 080000 Dual 10 104 50 200 295 255 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 50 0 25 3 Mbps i 17 3 Mbps Figure 8 17 Sector status for Example 4 Half UL time slots allocated Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 193 Smart Bandwidth Management Chapter 8 SC Eee ce de ei Figure 8 18 Sector Utilization Pane from the main window for Example 4 Haydn HFU 01 01 Utilizati Figure 8 19 HSU Utilization Sector Relative time line Example 4 The left hand bar graphs for each section are instructive Here first is Sector Utilization 194 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Smart Bandwidth Management Chapter 8 Figure 8 20 Sector Utilization Example 4 The downlink results reflect both the actual traffic and HBS monitoring of all the HSUs The uplink figures reflect the same thing Despite there being more than adequate free uplink time slots the HBS overhead of taking care of inactive HSUs is noticeable Here is HSU self relative utilization Figure 8 21 HSU Utilization HSU Relative Example 4 The pe
97. and Collocated Sites cc ccecseceecessseeeeeeeseseeeeens 2 21 Chapter 3 Hardware Installation OVEN EW a a aa aan a a cn ad an a co 3 22 Wiat SU Ne DOK CRE TP 3 23 POOlS reguired Tor INSTANT ae ete non 3 32 Safety Practices and ProviSiONS 2 ne nes ee dead errant era 3 33 Regulatory Considerations for HSUS ins 3 34 Hardware Installation Workflow for a NetAstra PtMP Sector 3 35 Part 2 Sector Installation Chapter 4 Getting Started with the Link Manager VY WS NEO Re cee atanevcauenbaceccabene wc eneataaneacostn ax 4 56 Installing the Link Manager Application ss 4 56 Getting Started with the Link Manager ss 4 57 The Link Manager Log on Concept 4 60 Loe on Error and COS a E 4 62 Four Sector Display VIEWS ae den ee ee ene 4 63 Continuing with our Example Sector iii 4 69 Exploring the Link Manager Main Window HBS 4 72 Exploring the Link Manager Main Window HSUNNR 4 82 LOE Oroa HD a oc nu as 4 82 Setting Link Manager Preferences iii 4 85 What COS Ne a A de 4 89 Chapter 5 Installing the Sector S CODE OP UNS CRD ean aa ee ee a 5 90 SS sires sentient cae coc ese ctnc sare en e ceca E E 5 90 Working with Nomadic HSUS c ccccsssescecessseceseseeeeceseseseeccesessaeeceseccesseesescseaeecesessaeeeeens 5 91 OCR ON be a 5 91 Default NetAstra PtMP Settings inserer 5 92 Configuring the Sector out of the Box IP Addresses 5 95 Configuring a fixed HSU From the HBS ss 5 106 Co
98. antenna supports the required band y Oper e in different bands or regulations castes ney not be authorized or not available 6 Click Yes to continue After a short delay you are offered a final confirmation Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 167 Managing the Sector Chapter 6 Change Band 7 Click OK A sector re sync follows Here is the final result ere ERGX20501334 5 735 GHz Band 5 720 5 950 GHz Universal IP 10 104 50 2 IF 10 404 50 3 Channel BW 20 MHz Loc HFU 04 02 Loc HNU 01 01 Time Slots ULIDL 19 Gall 57 Throughput Mtge Throughput Mtoe Throughput Mts ink EE upi EES pi RE ee i Roc 0 Mbps Tx 0 Mbps j Rx 2 6 Mbps Tx DM bps Roc 0 Mbps Tx O Mbps Having set the channel bandwidth and operating channels earlier there is no need for deactivation and reactivation HBS Configuration with Telnet Telnet Access to the HBS A Telnet terminal can be used to configure and monitor the NetAstra To start a Telnet session on the HBS use telnet lt ODU_IP gt For example if you run Telnet as follows telnet 10 104 50 200 you will be ask for a user name and password The Telnet log on user name is the password that you used to enter the Link Manager for example the default admin The Telnet password is the corresponding Community string default netman 168 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Managing the Sect
99. ated UL time slots available l Percentage of HSU DL time slots utilized for reception from the HBS May be over HSU Based Relative DL Percentage 100 if there are available UL time slots available allocated or not To get a better idea of what is happening we will enlarge each section of Figure 8 4 in turn 186 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Smart Bandwidth Management Chapter 8 The top left hand graph shows sector utilization Figure 8 5 Sector Utilization Example 1 Figure 8 5 shows the overall sector utilization as seen by the HBS At any point you can mouse over any of the graphs to see the current value in a larger more convenient format This is useful if you are using a laptop or other device with a small screen The values in Figure 8 5 are as expected The HBS is using a little over half its capacity in the uplink direction The excess is overhead required to monitor the sector In the downlink direction the excess over 50 is incidental as will be seen from the top right graph showing sector utilization as a time line Figure 8 6 Sector Utilization time line Example 1 The glitches are due to Jperf and host computer limitations Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 187 Smart Bandwidth Management Chapter 8 The lower pair of graphs show utilization of a selected HSU either sector relative or self relative Use the selector in the HSU utilization title bar to make
100. ating Channel is by deactivation and reactivation e Channel Bandwidth and Channel Selection changes will all be sector wide e Use of Automatic Channel Selection only makes sense at configuration time Choose a single channel based on what ACS shows Use the Spectrum View tool Chapter 19 to help you make your choice The Advanced bar shown open enables you to choose Throughput Mode that deter mines how the Adaptive Modulation mechanism works Maximum Throughput default should be chosen if throughput is more important than higher delay Conversely Reduced Latency minimizes delay at the expense of lower throughput 128 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Managing the Sector Chapter 6 Tx and Antenna This tab is available for both the HBS and HSUs It has the same meaning in both cases Antenna Connection Type External Integrated Antenna Type Air Interface equired Tx Power Per radio Tx Power Per radio rm 4 Li ra Ll a p a is N a i Zl aS i Tx Power System Hp Ste ne Antenna Gain Management te a Max EIRP 43 dBm Inventory EIRP 73 dBm Date amp Time Ethernet Nomadic Operations RE rer m Lie se an Tr er F F For the HBS changes made here may affect link quality and in the case of antenna type cause a sector re sync Changing the antenna type for an HSU will cause a re sync to that site only Netronics NetAstra
101. ay be saved as a text file The Events Log includes the following fields Sequential number ID Date and time stamp Message Trap source IP address of the ODU that initiated alarm Events Log Number Date amp Time Message 000001 18 2013 1 09 29 PM Connected to Bach HBS 01 Internal Internal Trap Source IP v mm You may filter the events shown by choosing All or Internal Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 219 Monitoring and Diagnostics Internal A full report may be seen by clicking Recent Events Register Configure Recent Events Active Alarms Estimate Throughput Update Service Oo ee aaa u araa at Suspend Repl ace 50 0 6 Recent Events Locate On Map Reset 2 D g Dx Deregister Figure 10 5 Recent Events Left to right HBS HSU from HBS HSU direct In each case the report has the same format Performance Monitoring Chapter 10 Configure ee eel Description Management port status changed to disconnected The time was set to THU SEP 01 00 00 00 2005 HBS ready HBS Name inactive HSS operating state was changed to Independent Unit HSS multiple sync pulse sources were detected HSS additional sync pulse was detected 01 02 2005 00 00 00 Management port status changed to disconnected 2 01 02 200
102. bp j Notice that our one real nomadic HSU has come up configured and registered The fixed HSUs must be registered by hand To create a sector from a HBS IP list and a Nomadic settings file 1 In the window of Figure 5 10 enter a HBS list file The format of the file is lines of lt IP address gt lt Read Write community gt For example 10 104 50 200 netman All of the HBSs need to activated and accessible via a switch to the managing com puter They need not be on the same sub net Alternatively enter them one by one using the Plus button Any un activated HBSs will be shown as unavailable IP Name Release Status Comments 10 104 50 200 Device is not ready HBS is in inactive state 2 Make any further changes to the displayed list using the Plus Minus buttons 3 Click Start to commence the process 4 The list window will indicate the success or otherwise of the upload for each HBS Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 123 Sector Management 124 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 125 Managing the Sector Scope of this Chapter This chapter deals with managing the sector from the HBS It covers HBS Configuration and HSU Configuration from the HBS HSU direct or over the air configuration is a little different and is covered in Chapter 7 A Configuration window is available for both the HBS and the HSUs to change setting without necessarily d
103. cal poe 220 gram 0 22 Kg 338 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Technical Specifications Appendix A Environmental Operating temperature 40 C to 60 C Storage temperature 50 C to 70 C Enclosure rating P67 Humidity 100 non condensing Fast Ethernet CAT 5e cable repeater Electrical Current consumption 0 5 A Impedance 90 to 110 Ohm Connection type RJ 45 CAT 5e STP shielded 8 wires shielding Mechanical CS CS 220 gram 0 22Kg Environmental Safety UL 60950 1 UL 60950 22 CAN CSA C22 2 60950 1 CAN CSA C22 2 60950 22 ETSI 1EC EN IEC 60950 1 EN IEC 60950 22 EMC FCC CFR47 Class B Part 15 Subpart B ETSI EN 300 386 EN 301 489 4 EN 301 489 1 CAN CSA AS NZS CISPR 22 Class B Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 339 Technical Specifications Appendix A Antenna Characteristics An antenna is the radiating and receiving element from which the radio signal in the form of RF power is radiated to its surroundings and vice versa The transmission range is a function of the antenna gain and transmitting power These factors are limited by country regulations The NetAstra PtMP may be operated with an integrated antenna attached to the ODU unit or with an external antenna wired to the ODU via N type connectors All cables and con nections must be connected correctly to reduce losses The required antenna impedance is 50 Q 340 Netronics NetAstra Family System
104. ce glitches while switching between successive HBSs the HBS hand over time must be very small For NetAstra PtMP HBSs it is typically less than 500 ms depending on selection of Mobility channels A HMU detects that it is time to seek the next HBS when its rate drops below a predefined minimum capacity threshold based on a minimum supported rate The HBS chosen will be the first found offering an RSS level above a minimum threshold by default 60 dBm which you can configure for each HMU If no HBS can be found satisfying the latter criterion then the HSU will sync with the HBS that has the highest RSS level even though it is below the RSS Threshold It is up to the Mobility Project RF planners to ensure that HBSs are spaced with coverage overlap so that on the one hand the HSU RSS level does not fall so low that it loses synchronization between HBSs and on the other hand successive HBSs do not interfere with one another In a Mobility project it is fairly typical to use a fixed channel at each HBS and to have the HSUs configured to use the group of channels used by the HBSs so as to minimize hand over time What You Need The NetAstra Mobility products are different from the fixed nomadic products They have different part numbers Ensure that your HBS and HSUs as delivered are the Mobility models Each sector comes with a pre installed operating band You can change it in the usual way If you do ensure than each of the HSUs is chan
105. ch HBs 01 1010260200 3450 b3459 Mar 22013 Resets HFU 01 01 140 104 50 1 3450 b3459 Mar 32013 B Reset done HNU 01 01 10 104 503 3450 b3459 Mar 32013 EN Reset done HFU 01 02 10 104 502 3 4 50 b3459 Mar 32013 SZ Reset done Figure 13 5 Software upgrade completed successfully 8 Use the title bar exit button to dismiss the Software upgrade window If one or both sites fail to update a warning notice will be displayed If one or more sites of a sector update fails you should correct the problem and update the failed sites as soon as possible If you do not following the next i reset of the updated sites you could experience a link software mismatch Caution which may affect service 264 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual VLAN Functionality with NetAstra PtMP VLAN Tagging Overview VLAN Terminology Both the technical literature and the Link Manager use the terms VLAN ID and VID interchangeably to denote a VLAN identification number VLAN Background Information on the WEB The standards defining VLAN Tagging are IEEE_802 1Q and extensions For general background about VLAN see http en wikipedia org wiki Virtual_ LAN Background information about Double Tagging also known as QinQ may be found here http en wikipedia org wiki 802 1QinQ Scope of this Chapter This chapter describes how the components of a NetAstra sector deal with tagging and untagging Requirements It is assumed that you are famil
106. chapter is a quick hands on tour of a running sector We show you how to install the Link Manager software on your managing PC connect it to an operating access unit and then log on We then explain the use of the various objects on the Link Manager main window The background acquired here will enable you to understand the direction and purpose of the detailed procedures described in later chapters required to build a NetAstra sector from the ground up Installing the Link Manager Application Minimum System Requirements The Link Manager application is distributed on a CD Operating system specific PC resources required by the application are set out in Table 4 1 below Table 4 1 PC Requirements for the Link Manager Application Requirements common to all systems are e Hard disk 1 GB free space e Network 10 100BaseT NIC e Graphics 1024x768 screen resolution with 16 bit color 56 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Getting Started with Link Manager Chapter 4 e Any modern Web browser to view additional material use the Web Interface or get help from the Netronics Web site Installing the Software Any PC running the Link Manager application can be used to configure a NetAstra PtMP sector gt To install the Link Manager application 1 Insert the CD into the CD DVD drive of your computer 2 Choose Install Link Manager and follow the on screen instructions of the installation wizard to complete the set
107. click Register 4 To complete device registration enter the Register Device tab as shown 278 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual FCC IC DFS Considerations Chapter 16 CR EI cr es i La ims Bi Ter E sm B ies oe masi san ei TETTE ame i Hee dei fa Le ak Fie i Lo nm or rl mii ai F rif il You are offered this ne D ba a GS CPP ER a ee Dim sai GS Ci ml y bi ll cit Feni PABATGUE 5 Fill in the required information in the preceding web page and click the Register Device button Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 279 FCC IC DFS Considerations TDWR Table The following table contains the latitude and longitude locations of Terminal Doppler Weather Radars TDWR Use this table to determine if the Master or Client device installed is within 35 km radius of a TDWR location If one of the installed devices is within 35 km radius of any TDWR location then disable all frequencies between 5570 5680 MHz from the available channels list 280 Table 16 1 Latitude and longitude locations of TDWRs W 112 09 46 N 33 25 14 7 7 z r W 104 31 35 N 39 43 39 W 080 20 39 N 26 08 36 W 080 29 28 N 25 45 27 W 081 19 33 N 28 20 37 W 082 31 04 N 275135 W 080 16 23 N 26 41 17 W 084 15 44 N 33 38 48 W 087 51 31 N 41 47 50 W 087 43 47 N 41 39 05 W 086 26 08 N 39 38 14 W 097 26 13 N 37 30 26 W 084 34 48 N 38 53 53 W 085 36 38 N 38 02 45 W
108. click a HSU to get its context menu Configure a Recent Events Performance Monitoring A Active Alarms Estimate Throughput ii Update Service D Locate On Map Q Reset 4 Deregister Figure 4 22 HSU display context menu right click 76 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Getting Started with Link Manager Chapter 4 Map View Here again is the Map view of the HBS Main Window f k 2 3 B300 i3 f na a y A nara croa Ba l g a Not Synchronized et oe F ET Vy F iu a i eae Seat Hy m i af pi P nr Authentication Error Se ee nt T4 King tal p el i ire I PO a Man oc a O software Upgrade Required LS mb i e T Yarra E w 1 A Lx ya a i Ranger F mi H a e we CT Violated AST gee A Nagel EE Park G slesville PA i E Unregistered E Mihi T Le Mobile Not Synchronized N Cater Croydon A cp CIN NET BF oer a e ai cin Eo 227 Sprinas f E AE T at ted T Figure 4 23 HBS Main Window Map view HBS HSU Status Lights rn Li AE Status light appear on the tower graphic ip and the HSU detail for example Figure 4 21 The meaning of the Status lights is as follows Table 4 11 HBS HSU Status light color codes Description A Software Upgrade Required H Violated Le Unregistered Le Mobile Hot Synchronized Figure 4 24 HBS HSU Status lights
109. ctor of the antenna to the ANT 2 connector of the ODU iia There is no particular reason to use ANT 1 and ANT 2 in that order They just have to be the same for each ODU in the sector Further adopting a convention like ANT 1 is always vertical avoids mistakes across a large sector 3 Ensure that power is connected to the site PoEs across the sector An unaligned HSU starts beeping 20 seconds after power up and continues beeping until it is aligned to the HBS The alignment details are described in the next two steps Antenna refers both to an external antenna and an integrated antenna The two steps should be carried out for each HSU in the sector 4 Make a horizontal sweep of 180 degrees with the HSU antenna so that the strongest signal from the HBS can be detected 5 Slowly turn the HSU antenna back towards the position of the HBS listening to the tone until the best signal is reached See the following figure for audible signal variations ANTENNA ALIGNMENT BUZZER BESTSOFAR WEN EE INCREASED SAME E DECREASED DS NO AIR LINK HSS MISMATCH HSE Figure 3 46 Beep Sequence for antenna alignment e Three beeps and a pause is best signal so far ie e Two beeps and a pause is signal quality increased e One beep and pause is no change in signal age e Long beep and short pause is signal quality decreased e
110. ctor status for Example 3 All UL time slots allocated The effect on sector utilization is quite dramatic as seen in Figure 8 14 below Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 191 Smart Bandwidth Management Chapter 8 fiii o 9 Utilization 4 Traffic Mbps d pall i E at F1 ra g 5 fiain 5 E Me J 5 5 50 9 20 0 d Uplink Downlink 10000 LOU Re Fa a a 100 o j 100 Es LJ E 10000 5 E J 5 100 3 l Figure 8 14 Sector Utilization Pane from the main window for Example 3 Uplink utilization is 100 despite almost no traffic getting through from the busy HSU to the HBS as seen in and the enlarged left hand bar chart in below arg So eros ces Seci mC reall ve E 0 a ar g 4 5 AIR gt 20 ot 01 0 5 z 5 Uplink Downlink Figure 8 15 HSU Utilization Sector Relative time line Example 3 100 re 80 e 60 _ J 40 THE 5 20 D1 Oi Oo c Uplink Downlink Figure 8 16 HSU Utilization Sector Relative Example 3 192 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Smart Bandwidth Management Chapter 8 In all of this downlink utilization is unaffected and remains as for the first example The importance of leaving a pool of unallocated uplink time slots if possible is illustrated in Example 4 which prevents HSU starvation Ex
111. cts as an HSM unit When the GSU doesn t receive a synchronization signal from the GPS for 30 seconds it moves automatically to Self Generation mode and acts as a regular HSM unit until the GPS recovers Typical GSU Scenarios Independent Distributed Sites In the scenario of Figure 12 1 we have multiple independent collocated sites which may interfere with each other To meet this situation we coordinate all of them using the GSU as shown The GSU functions like wide area HSS unit ensuring that all participating radios at the loca tions marked GSU each transmit and receive at the same time 242 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Using the GSU Chapter 12 Figure 12 1 GSU Scenario Independent distributed sites Multiple Distributed Sites with Communication What happens if in Figure 12 1 the GSU towers themselves have radios communicating as shown in Figure 12 2 Consider GSU 1 and GSU 2 Both collocated towers transmit and receive simultaneously However the radios communicating at GSU 1 and GSU 2 must transmit and receive in turn according to the scheme in marked Normal Phase in Figure 12 3 This is an impossible situation if all the links must send and receive together It is further complicated by adding a third and further sites as shown Figure 12 2 GSU Scenario Communicating distributed sites Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 243 Using the GSU Chapter 12 Cascaded Sites using Sh
112. d Settings window click Upload settings Information Upload Details torHesie Settings file D download MobilitySettings mob Target Release 3 400 b3410 Dec 24 2012 Mobility Devices 0 Nomadic Devices 5 IP Name Release Status Comments 10 104 50 200 Bach HES 01 3 400 b3410 Dec 24 2012 Ready for upload Figure 5 10 Preparing to upload the Nomadic file 4 In our case we have one HBS so it is sufficient to enter the Nomadic file as shown and then click Start After a few moments the Status field indicates Done IP Name Release Status Comments 10 104 50 200 Bach HES 01 3 400 b3410 Dec 242012 Done The result is as expected 122 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Installing the Sector Chapter 5 5 820 GHz Re De EC Level A D FIP 140 104 50 1 IP 10 104 50 2 Channel BW 20 MHz Loc HNU 04 04 Loc HFU 01 01 Loc HFU 01 02 Status Active RES dam RES oem RSS foam nn HES HSU E HES HSU HES HSU i cS SS FX Throughput Mbps Throughput Mbps Throughput Mbpe Uplink vin RER D EUR pi ES SRB E Rx 415 Mbps Tx 31 1 Mbps VU Rx 0 Mbps Tx OfMbps f IP Level C Loc Location RSS 105 RSS jsm RSS er HBS HSU E HES HSU HBS HSU Throughput Mips Throughput Mbge Throughput Mtge _ Re Mbps Tx Mbps j Re Mbps Te Mbps j C Re Mbps Tx M
113. different for each level allowing for broad prioritization of service between different types of nomadic units This requires that each nomadic HSU be assigned a level to join a sector A nomadic HSU may only send and receive service traffic while stationary A nomadic HSU detects that it is time to seek another HBS upon sync loss Upon entering and stopping in a new sector it may take several seconds to establish sync with the sector HBS Changing any of VLAN MIR QoS fixed rate MIMO Diversity antenna mode for one configured HSU at a given level changes all other HSUs at that level If you add a new HSU to a sector by direct connection at a given level at sync time it will acquire the existing parameters for that level Workflow In this chapter we assume that you are familiar with the graphical user interface described in Chapter 4 including Geographic location We will concentrate here on sector radio setup workflow To this end the installation will be carried out against a blank white background At the end of the process we will complete the sector by opening the map to reflect our Geographic positioning data Prior to commencing you should have a written sector plan along the lines of Table 5 2 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 91 Installing the Sector Chapter 5 Default NetAstra Settings The default settings of the NetAstra configuration parameters are listed in Table 5 1 below Table 5 1 Default settings Obs
114. dwidth Management ss 8 180 SCONES O CAS CA DER nc nca esse ee anti nue 0 LOL Terminology and Concepts Recapitulation ss 8 181 AO BM OR a en en 8 183 Trame Generation TOOIS anna ensecee nes EE 8 183 Traffic Generation Examples and Method 8 184 About HBS Overhe Use d d 8 198 TCP IP and other SLA Considerations scene 8 200 Chapter 9 Bringing Up a Mobility Sector SCOPE OL IS CDR a ae te ea D sie ee 9 201 CONCE DLS at EEA E E E ten n OAS 9 201 VAE YOU NEGU a E E E E EE 9 202 Gerin Sta Eeoae a n iiiaae 9 202 Preparing the TIBS inessccisciessusscrsadcesendsdasteaastaatescagnacsavsoccesteandesnnedanGesnierasbotebiovsetecinamcseiienes 9 203 Registering mobile HMUS ssssssesssesesssesesesssereseneeesereseseesesereeserestseresesesreesessreressreresesrrese 9 206 Saving the HBS Settings for Reuse as a Template ccccccsscecsesssssssesseseseeeeseeeesseseesens 9 210 Creating a Sector from a HBS Template ss 9 211 Creating a Sector from a HBS Templateand an HBS List 9 212 Chapter 10 Monitoring and Diagnostics Retrieving Link Information Get Diagnostics 10 213 Link COMPAD AR E AE ASA EE N 10 216 TArouenput Checkers ana EN A ne 10 217 OCCU VOTES ea TE E AN EA E E er ee ee 10 219 Performance II OTE Scat Sa a de de 10 221 RMS SE TE ea sl ete ne 10 226 PTV ARS de ea ee a a nr 10 227 Other Dae SUIS AIO de a a ar ti 10 228 6 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Part 4 Site Synchronization Chapter 11 Hub Site Synchron
115. e For further details about Telnet access see page 170 e For further details about the Web Interface see Chapter 20 SNMP support is permanently enabled You may choose between SNMPv1 SNMPv3 or both If you choose SNMPv3 you will be offered the following cautionary message 134 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Managing the Sector Chapter 6 SNMP C Wi f V3 Viand V3 Telnet Fj Web Interface You are using secured SNMPy3 model Security recommendations Check that you have changed the password Disable the Telnet and Web Interface protocols For a sector managed as part of a network direct access to a HBS HSU using Telnet is considered to be a security breach Telnet access may be enabled or disabled by clicking the Protocol tab and enabling disabling Telnet access using the Telnet check box Similar considerations apply to access via the Web Interface e For further details about Telnet access see page 170 e For further details about the Web Interface see Chapter 20 Telnet and Web Interface access modes when available are site specific If for example you want Telnet access from specific sector members you should enable it for these sites and disable it elsewhere Conversely If Telnet or Web Interface access mode poses a general security risk you must disable them for each sector member separately Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 135 Managing the Sector Chapter 6 Inventory You migh
116. e HSS Master the link is dropped until the synchronization pulses resume This setting prevents the unit from causing interference The remote ODUs that are not located at the hub site are called Independent Units Hardware Installation Connecting an HSS Unit A single HSS unit supports up to ten collocated ODUs In addition to each unit being connected to its PoE device the collocated unit has an additional cable that is connected to the HSS Unit The HSS Unit is a compact weatherproof IP67 connector box that is installed on the same mast as the ODUs All collocated units connect to this box using CAT 5e cable Cables in prepared lengths are available for purchase The HSS unit is supplied with ten protective covers any port not in use must be closed with a protective cover HSS Unit Connection Instructions e Ports must be connected continuously e When disconnecting a radio unit shift used ports to maintain continuous connectivity SYNC 10 SYNC 9 Figure 11 4 HSS Interconnection Unit ie e Fora single HSS unit ensure that the collocated units are connected in sequence from SYNC 1 If an ODU is removed from the hub site then all remaining ODUs must be reconnected to maintain the connectivity Note e You may cascade daisy chain two or more HSS Units with an HSS cable The method is described in detail below Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 233 Hub Site Synchronization Chapter 11
117. e frequency transmitted longer than the direct path If the total path distance is one wavelength 1 longer than the direct path then the outer boundary is said to be two Fresnel zones Odd number Fresnel zones reinforce the direct wave path signal even number Fresnel zones cancel the direct wave path signal The amount of the Fresnel zone clearance is determined by the wavelength of the signal the path length and the distance to the obstacle For reliability point to point links are designed to have at least 60 of the first Fresnel zone clear to avoid significant attenuation The concept of the Fresnel zone is shown in Figure 18 1 does above The top of the obstruction not extend far into the Fresnel zone leaving 60 of the signal the Fresnel zone clear therefore is not significantly attenuated For more about Fresnel zone see http en wikipedia org wiki Fresnel_ zone Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 291 Link Budget Calculator Chapter 18 Running the Link Budget Calculator The Link Budget Calculator is supplied on the Link Manager CD It may be run stand alone from the CD or from the Link Manager application gt To run the Link Budget Calculator from the CD 1 Insert the Link Manager CD into the drive on the managing computer In the window which opens click the Link Budget Calculator option 2 Ifthe CD autorun application does not start by itself then point your browser to Z WBB Setup DATA Link Budget Ca
118. e in monitoring period button label Daily The options are as for the HBS Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 223 Monitoring and Diagnostics Chapter 10 Direct or Over the Air Get Data 15 Minutes Thresholds a SEWE 4 Clear Here only a downlink report is available Otherwise the buttons have the same functionality as they do for the HBS Here is an extract from a 15 minute report We have broken it into three pieces so that it is legible Integrity Date amp Time UAS ES SES BBE MinRSL dBm MaxRSL dBm RSLThresh4 38dBm RSL of 20 06 2011 13 15 00 0 o D 0 58 57 o 0 J 20 06 2011 13 00 00 0 o D 0 58 58 o D of 20 06 2011 12 45 00 0 o D 0 58 58 o 0 af 20 06 2011 12 30 00 0 o D 0 58 58 o 0 F 20 06 2011 12 15 00 0 o D 0 58 58 o 0 J 20 06 2011 12 00 00 0 o D 0 58 58 o 0 ff 20 06 2011 11 45 00 0 o D 0 58 58 o 0 wif 20 06 2011 11 30 00 0 o D 0 58 58 o 0 af 20 06 2011 11 15 00 6 o D 0 58 54 1 1 x 2006 2011 11 00 00 0 o D 0 o 0 o D Ei AE 107 46 AN A A ni ni r ni n ni Figure 10 10 HSU Performance Monitoring report Both valid and invalid data 1 of 3 RSL Thresh 2 66 dBm Min TSL dBm Max TSL dBm TSL Thresh 25 dBm BBER Thr D a a g D D a g D D a 5 g H D D g 0 D a 5 g D D a 5 g 0 l D a 5 g D D 1 5 g D 7 D a g D Figure 10 11 HSU Performance Monitoring report Both valid and invalid data 2 of 3 224 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Monitoring and
119. e subnet SNMPv1 Can be set to SNMPv3 or both v1 and v3 HNU 01 01 Brahms HNU 01 01 Location of Contact optional level Ce EE TN includ d in previous table Time Slots We have add place holders for a further three nomadic HSUs That is up to four vehicles equipped to work in this way may operate simultaneously in the sector Choose your unit locations carefully For example for three collocated HBSs each with 32 HSUs covering 360 matters get out of hand very quickly if units are poorly named They can always be identified by their IP addresses but that La is a poor substitute for effective naming URL like naming pattern based on p HBS_n HSU_y is clear and familiar to Internet users Keeping the names IP address independent enables you to copy the entire sector setup to a different geographic location without IP address duplication gt To start the Link Manager 1 Connect the managing computer to the HBS PoE LAN port 2 Check that you have connectivity to the HBS ODU You can do this by opening up a command line session Start Run and then type cmd At the command prompt type ping 10 104 50 200 You should see something like this Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 59 Getting Started with Link Manager Chapter 4 a Em Administrator Command Promp C N ping 180 104 560 206 Pinging 186 164 586 266 with 32 bytes of data Reply from 16 18684 58 200 bhytes 32 time 4ms ITL 64 Reply From 16 186
120. e to the Bottom of the LPU 8 Connect the other end via the indoor access point to the IDU 9 Insulate both LPU connections See the next section Additional Consideration for Waterproofing below Additional Consideration for Waterproofing Lightning Protectors and Ethernet Repeaters If these units are installed at locations heavily exposed to heavy dust rain or corrosive moisture for example close to the sea you should protect them further as in the following procedure In the remainder of this section unit refers to either a Lightning Protection Unit or a Repeater gt To seal a unit against excessive dust and moisture 1 Obtain a high quality sealing material such as Scotch 23 Tape wide from 3M to ensure IP 67 compliant protection against water and dust 2 Cut two pieces each 25 cm long of Scotch 23 splicing tape Remove the plastic cover to expose the tacky side of the sealing tape as shown in Figure 3 32 Figure 3 32 Exposing the tack side of the sealing tape 3 After connecting the short CAT 5 IDU ODU cable provided in the box from the ODU to the unit tighten the cable gland cap firmly and use the insulation tape scotch 23 to fully cover both of the cable glands 4 Connect the tape with tacky side up on the cable gland cap and the CAT 5 cable Start at Start Point at the bottom of the cable gland as shown in Figure 3 33 Finish at End Point of the CAT 5 cable 2 5cm after the end of the shrink tubi
121. e_2 Mame_3 Names Steven Mozart HFULOLO2 1 MNG m 1 Lan ele z z 5 z 5 3 3 3 ls g Z a E E iF JZ 8 e L L x 2 S 5 2 E Figure 6 14 HSU Intercommunication Connection Table The green shaded squares show intercommunicating elements within the sector MNG refers to management traffic which should always be open between HSUs and the HBS LAN refers to service traffic between the HBS and the HSUs As shown the two HSUs may not communicate between themselves Clicking the top white square would enable communication via the HBS between them You may in fact disable all traffic between the HBS and the HSUs and restore it using this device Configuring an HSU from the HBS Main Window Right click an HSU for its context menu and click Configure to open the HSU Configuration window Configuration Menu Buttons kE Restore 5 Buzzer Off The Backup and Restore buttons have the same functionality as the corresponding buttons for the HBS They provide for backup and restore of the HSU software su backup full or configuration may be restored top another HSU provided that the product IDs and revision levels of the source and paa target HSUs are identical The Buzzer button may set or mute the buzzer Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 149 Managing the Sector Chapter 6 Mi Advanced Auto The Auto position means that the Buzzer will give the be
122. ecking 1 HBS Chose Estimated Throughput as shown Estimated Throughput L L HSU Connection Table D Locate On Map Q Reset Deactivate HSU from HBS Chose Estimated Throughput as shown P Register y Configure EQ Recent Events Performance Monitoring A Ht Active Alarms Estimate Throughput Update Service Suspend Replace D Locate On Map Q Reset La Deregister HSU direct or over the air Unavailable 2 In either case you are asked to enter the testing period Estimate Eth Throughput Haydn HF Activating this feature may influence the performance of Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation Estimate Tput time sec 30 f 3 Enter the required time and click OK to continue The Ethernet services area changes appearance and the estimated throughput is displayed 218 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Monitoring and Diagnostics Chapter 10 At the end of 30 seconds the display reverts to normal Recent Events The Recent Events log records system failures loss of synchronization loss of signal compatibility problems and other fault conditions and events The foregoing event types include events from all links for which this i managing computer has been defined as the traps address Only events Note from NetAstra equipment will be shown Alarms traps are displayed in the Events Log in the lower panel of the main window The Events Log m
123. ed Co Preferences Monitor Interval 1 Se Map View Background Mode Maps Provider BinaProvider _ Enable Caching Background Image Figure 4 35 Advanced Preferences HBS Enable RSS Balance indication for Mobility Monitor Interval 1 Sec Timeout 1 Sec Figure 4 36 Advanced Preferences HSU 88 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Getting Started with Link Manager Chapter 4 Change Password You may change your log on password here from the default admin Restore Alerts Many alert messages in the Link Manager have an option of the form Do not show this message again These alert messages can be reverted to their default state shown by clicking the Restore Alerts button You will be asked to confirm Preferences Setting the Map View Background Mode You have a choice of two map providers a default or a self chosen background If you log on without an Internet connection you will get a default gray background or if you have caching enabled your last used map What Comes Next The purpose of this chapter was to offer an overview of a running NetAstra PtMP a sector The next three chapters will cover respectively detailed sector setup considerations sector management and monitoring and diagnostics The foregoing background should provide sufficient signposts to ensure that you do not become lost in the plethora of details required to commission and man
124. elo dB EIRP 36 dErn l 4 watt Fade Margin e dB Rate 130 Mb s 2 x 64 0AM 0 83 M Adaptive Expected RSS Fade Margin 67 dBm Link A Product Min 0 1 Krn 0 1 Miles Range Max 6 1 Km 3 8 Miles RequirediClimate Et Em Coordinates Good C 0 25 Ethernet Orily Type Services Ethernet Throughput Up to 49 8 Mbis 6 2Mbis per TS up ta 8 TS Installation Antenna heighttor LOS 5 Meter 16 Feet 0 6 Fernel Calculate Figure 18 4 NetAstra LBC main window 2 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 293 Link Budget Calculator Chapter 18 2 Choose the required NetAstra PtMP band Link B Link Link Band 5 730 5 845 GHz FCC IC Integrated W Product 5 730 5 645 GHz FCCC Integrated HSU Series 5480 5715 GHz FCCC Integrated 5 400 715 GHz IC Integrated Channel Bandwidth 5 2555 345 GHz FCCC Integrated 4 945 4 985 GHz FCCC Integrated Tx Power 3 653 3 672 GHz FCCC Integrated 3476 3647 GHz IC Integrated Antenna Type 2 499 2 690 GHz FCC Integrated 5 730 870 GHz ETSI Integrated Antenna Gain 5 475 5 720 GHz ETSI Integrated 7 9 755 9 945 GHz ETS Integrated Radio Cable Loss 3 600 3 700 GHz ETSI Integrated EIRP 3 460 3 600 GHz ETSI Integrated 3413 5450 GHz ETSI Integrated 6305 66 GHz WPC Integrated 5 405 635 GHz MI Integrated 5 00 6 050 GHz Universal Integrated 5 475 200 GHz Universal Integrated 9 150 5535 GHz Universal Integrated 4 9005 000 GHz Universal Integrated Min 0 1 Kr
125. em Here is the opening window for Site Configuration tr Backup Restore 23 GPS Sync Unit 3 Description wi reless Link B Management Inventory A Security hy Date amp Time Advanced Object ID 1 3 6 1 4 1 29612 20 4 1 2 L Operations Location 20 03 2013 9 55 24 AM Figure 12 7 Site Configuration System It is similar to that of the NetStream 5x36 248 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Using the GSU Chapter 12 Site Configuration GPS Sync Unit This window is the main GSU configuration tool File Help HA K Backup Restore Refresh GPS Sync Unit Radio Frame Pattem RFP Configuration 3 Channel Bandwidth MHz H Management Inventory oh Security CL Date amp Time Advanced L Operations Transmission Ratio O nn TE 100 50 0 50 0 Transmission Phase Normal O Shifted Figure 12 8 Site Configuration GPS Sync Unit i The WBB R label refers to NetStream 5x36 and 5x06 and WBB B refer to all other NetStream radios The actual annotation seen may vary but the intention ee should be clear Note 1 Setting the RFP for HSS The GSU is automatically configured as HSS Master HSM n z Ensure that no other collocated ODU is configured as HSM Note If the hub site consists only of NetStream 5x36 and 5x06 units then any suitable RFP may be chosen If there are one or more NetStream 5x200 5x50 5x25 5x10 5x05 units you must use RFP B or
126. ential installation sites As much detailed as possible should be obtained about the designated ODU installation sites and the area between them gt To perform a preliminary survey 1 Mark the designated installation sites on a topographic map of the area 2 Measure the distance between the sites check that it is within the specified range of the equipment 3 On the urban map check for developed areas situated between the installation sites Pay attention to these areas when performing the physical site survey there may be tall buildings RF towers or transmitters which could cause interference to a sector 4 Check the area between the two sites for obstructions such as High ground hills or mountains Lakes or large bodies of water Water has a reflection effect on RF signals like a building This type of reflection causes the received amplitude to be reduced As a rule of thumb the presence of a large body of water between sector sites may double the required antenna height 5 Determine and record the compass bearings between HBS and HSU ODUs relative to north 6 If there are obstructions between the two sites calculate the Fresnel Zone see Chapter 18 for details 7 If the sites chosen do not meet requirements consider alternative sites 8 Use the Link Budget Calculator on the CD supplied with the equipment or using the Link Manager to determine the expected performance Netronics NetAstra Family System
127. eps set out on Figure 3 46 during installation or upon sync loss The Advanced Auto position means that in addition the buzzer will beep continuously at different rates upon sync loss antenna misalignment and other events for up to two minutes following restoration of sync Recall that the main use of the buzzer tone is for HSU antenna alignment The Refresh button restores the current window to its previous state abandoning any changes you made provided that you did not click Apply or OK We will work through each of the Configuration tabs in turn System Description Wireless Link ObjectID 1 3 6 1 4 1 4458 20 6 1 2 Last Power Up 5 13 2012 2 40 53 PM Tx amp Antenna Management Inventory Security Date amp Time Ethernet Nomadic Operations Figure 6 15 HSU Configuration window HBS These items are convenience fields They are typically entered during registration 1 UT 0 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Managing the Sector Chapter 6 Tx amp Antenna External Integrated Antenna Connection Type Antenna Type Required Tx Power Per radio dBm Management Tx Power Per radic 5 dBm Tx Power System 8 dem Inventory Antenna Gain dBi eJ ka Security Cable Loss dB MaxERP dBm Date amp Time gpp 22 dBm Ethernet Nomadic a pe a i g re B l rif Ms i
128. erent parameters and repeat the calculation 298 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Spectrum View What is Spectrum View The Link Manager Spectrum View utility is an RF survey tool designed to support the sector installation prior to full sector service activation The tool provides comprehensive and clear spectral measurement information enabling easier faster and better quality installations You can view real time spectrum information save the spectral information and view retrieved spectral information from historic spectrum scans Separate information is generated for the HBS and HSUs all by selection A general sector level Highest Interference view is also provided NetAstra s spectrum measurement and estimation algorithms are designed to show accurate information accommodating variations in frequency temperature and interference power and at the same time overcoming anomalies that tend to occur in high interference environments Who needs it As indicated in the previous paragraph Spectrum View is primarily a professional tool for the technician The Spectrum View reports may be generated as images CSV files or text files as part of the Get Diagnostics feature All of these are intended for use by to Netronics Customer Services to assist with diagnosing interference related problems Scope of this Chapter In view of the nature of the intended audience we assume that the reader knows about RF Spectrum Analysis T
129. ernet services Chery 1 hak Ae Cm E T a HBS Aging Time The HBS works in Bridge Mode In Bridge mode the ODU performs both learning and aging forwarding only relevant packets over the sector The aging time of the ODU is by default 300 seconds Ethernet Ports Configuration The ODU Ethernet port mode is configurable for line speed 10 100 1000BaseT and duplex mode half or full duplex Line speed 1000BaseT is only available if the HBS is connected to a GbE PoE device Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 143 Managing the Sector Chapter 6 Ethernet Ports Configuration Port Current CRE Errors ODU 100Mbps Full Duplex o k9 10Mbps Halt Duplex 100Mbps Half Duplex 10Mbps Full Duplex 100Mbps Full Duplex Auto 100 Mbps LU LED LP LES L An Auto Detect feature is provided whereby the line speed and duplex mode are detected automatically using auto negotiation Use manual configuration when attached external equipment does not support auto negotiation The default setting is Auto Detect The icon next to the CRC error count may be clicked to reset the counter to zero You should not reconfigure the port that is used for the managing computer A connection since a wrong configuration can cause a management Caution disconnection or Ethernet services interruption gt To configure the Ethernet Mode e Inthe Ethernet Ports Configuration pane use the drop down menu to choose the required mode T
130. erver admin 92 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Installing the Sector Chapter 5 For convenience we repeat the table of parameters used in our demonstration sector Parameters not listed are left at their default values Table 5 2 Preconfigured setup HBS CCE All communicating HSUs and HBS in the same subnet CS RE LS EE O wp e Used for initial default placement of HSUs M CS Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 93 Installing the Sector Chapter 5 Table 5 3 Preconfigured setup fixed HSUs ocation Attribute alue Rema All communicating HSUs and HBS in the same subnet Time Slots May vary with context Psa rms ene ee PS ener PS All communicating HSUs and HBS in the same subnet HFU 01 02 Downlink Time Slots CT SE E May vary with context Geographic location Antenna height m e From RF plan not used 94 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Installing the Sector Chapter 5 Table 5 4 Preconfigured setup Level allocation for maximum nomadic HSUs CE SC EE IP Address 10 104 50 3 All communicating HSUs and HBS in the same subnet Default Gateway DOUTE 104 10 21 SNMPv1 Can be set to SNMPv3 or both v1 and v3 HNU 01 01 Brahms HNU 01 01 Location of Contact optional tee p d die ee ou table Time Slots We have also add place holders for four nomadic HSUs That is up to four vehicles equipped to work in this way may simultaneously enter the sector Cho
131. ew will open in the right panel Antenna B MELLE SRO at 5 it ere E Figure 19 1 Spectrum View data panel for the HBS ready for data The standard X button closes the window completely but does not loose data The button collapses the view to look like this abi alee Taa Hac HE 5 01 The two side arrows circled are used to reorder a stack of such view on the display area 302 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Spectrum View Chapter 19 Antenna B Frequency MM Frequency Ma The remaining controls on the Spectrum View main window relate to Spectrum View data manipulation We will cover them in the next section using a live analysis Spectrum View Display Function Buttons Spectrum View data manipulation functions are provide on the top button bar Show Hide Antenna A Show Hide Antenna B Show Hide average Show Hide current channel HSUs only Show Hide maximum Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 303 Spectrum View Chapter 19 Table 19 1 Spectrum View Analysis Display Buttons functionality Continued Show Hide DFS information Show Hide point values Save the analysis to a CSV file Clear all sector member analyses from the display They can be shown again Running Spectrum View from the HBS Choose Entire sector and click Start You are offered the following cautionary message Spectrum View amp This operation will cause the whole sector to s
132. fines three types of communities e Read Only for retrieving information from the ODU e Read Write to configure and control the ODU e Trap used by the ODU to issue traps The Community string must be entered at log on You must know the password and the correct Community string to gain access to the system You may have read only privileges It is not possible to manage the ODU if the read write or the read Community values are forgotten A new Community value may be obtained from Netronics Customer Support for the purpose of setting new Community You must also have available the serial number or the MAC address of the ODU The read write Community strings and read only Community strings have a minimum of five alphanumeric characters bru1 and bru4097 are not permitted Changing the trap Community is optional and is done by clicking the check box Editing SNMPviCommunity Strings When editing these strings both read write and read only communities must be defined Upon logging on for the first time use the following as the current Community e For Read Write Community use netman e For Read Only Community use public e For Trap Community use public Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 139 Managing the Sector Chapter 6 gt To change a Community string 1 Type the current read write Community default is netman 2 Choose the communities to be changed by clicking the check box 3 Type the new Community string and re t
133. fing tape such as Scotch 23 Tape 3 4 wide from 3M to ensure IP 67 compliant protection against water and dust 32 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Hardware Installation Chapter 3 Cables and connectors ODU grounding cable 10 AWG ODU PoE cable outdoor class CAT 5e 4 twisted pairs 24AWG e Upto 100 m for 100BaseT connection e Fora 1000BaseT connection HBS only use an ODU PoE cable no longer than 75 m m For 1000BaseT you should use Netronics supplied ODU PoE cables oe which guarantees 1 Gb performance Netronics cannot guarantee 1 Gb Note performance if you use third party cables e External CAT 5e cable diameter should be between 7 9 mm to ensure waterproof sealing Safety Practices and Provisions Preventing Overexposure to RF Energy To protect against overexposure to RF energy install the ODUs so as to provide and maintain minimal separation distances from all persons When the system is operational avoid standing directly in front of the antenna Strong RF fields are present when the transmitter is on The ODU must not be deployed in a location where it is possible for people to stand or walk inadvertently in front of the antenna Grounding All Netronics products should be grounded during operation In addition All ODUs should be earthed by a wire with diameter of at least 10 AWG NetAstra PtMP ODUs must be properly grounded to protect against lightning It is t
134. g you should keep the following in mind e Under Provider Tagging the system double tags egress frames towards the Provider s network The system adds a tag with a VLAN ID and EtherType 0x9100 to all frames as configured by the service provider Provider VLAN ID e The system always adds to each frame tags with VLAN ID and EtherType 0x9100 Therefore 1 For a frame without a tag the system will add a tag with VLAN ID and EtherType 0x9100 so the frame will have one tag 2 For a frame with a VLAN tag the system will add a tag with VLAN ID and EtherType 0x9100 so the frame will be double tagged For a frame with a VLAN tag and a provider tag the system will add a tag with VLAN ID and EtherType 0x9100 so the frame will be triple tagged and so on VLAN Untagging VLAN Untagging means the removal of a VLAN or a Provider tag Port Functionality VLAN functionality is supported at the MNG port of the HSU The HSU MNG port can be configured to handle Ethernet frames at ingress direction where frames enter the HSU and at egress direction where frame exit the HSU Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 267 VLAN Functionality with NetAstra PtMP Chapter 14 Ingress Direction Table 14 1 Port settings Ingress direction The port does nothing with regard to VLANs inbound frames are left untouched a Frames entering the HSU port without VLAN or QinQ tagging are tagged with VLAN ID and Priority
135. ged Alternatively better bring up the sector as is and change the band sector wide Getting Started We will create a sector with three HMUs There is no difference in the log on procedure to the HBS To avoid needless repetition and issues not really relevant to this chapter we will start out with the HBS and the HMUs set to there factory defaults except for the IP addresses We will maintain the IP addresses used in the previous chapters In practice the IP addresses of sector element may well be configured using Direct or Local Connection prior to reproduction of sector parameters from a template sector such as we are creating and most likely before deployment in the field Further we will not make any use of the Map view in this chapter Once again in practice a Mobile system would be managed from a NOC using an enterprise standard NMS The Table view after logging on to the HBS looks like this 202 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Bring Up a Mobility Sector Chapter 9 __ nt 4 Sector Name Cons Events Log a eee ad Tir Tr ai mpeg 0 ti Impe sac ce 000001 20 01 2013 5 31 38 PM Connected to Name Internal internal Connection State Available Connection Mode Network IP Address 10 104 50 200 WBB C Figure 9 1 Mobile HBS after initial log on You activate the HBS in the usual way Be aware that use of fixed versus automatic channel selection is part of your
136. ged prow ker VLAN ID Network User LAN i Alka up to 4 Tagged Traffic diferent VLAN IDs multe WLANs rm to pass through Filter User LAN e e HSU VLAN Configuration Using the Link Manager If you are not a VLAN expert please be aware that incorrect VLAN configuration may cause havoc on your network The facilities described below are offered as a Di service to enable you to get best value from your NetAstra links and are isclaimer provided as is Under no circumstances does Netronics accept responsibility for network system or financial damages arising from incorrect use of these VLAN facilities Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 269 VLAN Functionality with NetAstra PtMP Chapter 14 Management Traffic and Ethernet Service Separation Managing the HBS over the Air from an HSU If traffic VLAN tagging is in force for the HSU ingress direction and management VLAN is in use at the HBS then the VLAN ID at the HSU ingress direction must be the same as the VLAN ID for management at the HBS Configuration of VLAN Tagging for Ethernet Service VLAN configuration is carried out per HSU It is up to you to ensure consistency between the HSUs HSU VLAN tagging can only be configured from the HBS You can not log on to an HSU directly and do it from the HSU main window The reason is that the HSU maintains the HSU tagging information in its internal per HSU configuration record gt To set up an HSU fo
137. gement Chapter 8 System Air Interface Type Time Slots DL Time SlotsUL Number Add Tx amp Antenna M Der f A o 0 fe i 11 o t l Hub Site Sync F o a fo Management Remaining Time Slots Downlink 57 Inventory Remaining Time Slots Uplink 27 L Regisiter Security ad Save Upload Settings HA j Date amp Time The sector device configurations can be saved to a file which may be reused to configure additional sectors Operations Figure 8 2 Service Time slots update for a nomadic HSUs How SBM Works Downlink traffic is fully under HBS control so that it can allocate any unused downlink time slots to a very busy link whether allocated or in free pool The busy link may operate at an extremely high throughput 1000 utilization not being uncommon as will be seen in an example below Uplink traffic is completely unpredictable Again in the case of a very busy link with other links relatively idle the HBS will allocate extra uplink time slots to the busy link from free pool only If all of the uplink time slots are allocated then SBM will not operate in the uplink direction The Link Manager provides facilities to configure separate uplink and downlink time slots as shown in Figure 8 1 and Figure 8 2 above It further monitors performance providing tabular and graphic utilization statistics demonstrated below Traffic Generation Tools For our examples in this chapter we used t
138. gement Tx Power Per radio Tx Power System stone Antenna Gain Cable Loss Date amp Time EIRP Security Ethernet Nomadic Operations h L sa al 1 ai ia A a a ewes e t i T TE pl Ca Le va i ja D a Set the Antenna Connection Type Antenna Type Required Tx Power Antenna Gain and Cable Loss as required For our example we use external antennas and we set Tx Power to 5 dBm If you click apply you receive the following confirmation request HSU Configuration Name You are about to change HSU parameters Antenna parameters affecting link performance will be changed This process will result in a Link re synchronization Do you want to continue There are several variations of this message window depending on what you change Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 109 Installing the Sector Chapter 5 HSU Configuration Name You are about to change HSU parameters 4 Antenna parameters affecting link performance will be changed Changing Antenna Connection type to External required reselect Antenna type Do you want to continue 5 In any event clicking Yes results in a further message appearing HSU Configuration Name The system has detected a Link disconnection The dialog will be closed 6 Click OK The HSU display area refreshes with the newly configured HSU in its new location in the sector 7 Reopen the Configuration dialog for
139. gitude coordinates 1 Right click the HBS Bach HBS 01 to open its Context menu and then Configure 2 Click the Coordinates button to open the Coordinates window and enter the required latitude and longitude Coordinates fe Decimal Degrees Degrees Minutes Seconds Latitude 89 to 89 37 81480 Longitude 180 to 180 144 96300 Azimuth 0 to 360 Beamwidth 0 to 360 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 69 Getting Started with Link Manager Chapter 4 You may enter the coordinates in decimal or degrees minutes seconds using the input template shown below Coordinates Decimal Degrees g Degrees Minutes Seconds Input template XX XX XX X 45 20 25 5 Latitude 89 to 89 3748533 Longitude 180 to 180 1445746 8 ME Azimuth 0 to 360 0 Beamwidth 0 to 360 90 3 HBS only The Azimuth and Beam Width determine the sector center line direction and angle They are only used for initial default distribution of HSUs on the map 4 Click OK The unit is moved to the new location possibly off screen 5 Repeat the previous four steps for each HSU in the sector If at the end of the process the HBS is off screen click the Center on Sector button to fly to the sector Lingfield Southborough Fr ay ani error ie 7 mea owas pantie Calais Grande Synthe TRE F CR BTA Ohien Reged tt Not Synchronized Romsey S Authentication Error a O software Upgrade Re
140. gth of the cable from each ODU position to the indoor equipment room 7 Determine the ground and lightning connection points of the installation The ODU and PoE must both be grounded 8 Using the Ohmmeter measure and record the resistance of the required installation to the grounding point The resistance must be less than 10 ohm 9 Review the results of the physical site survey Decide if the site is suitable for the wireless network installation e lf the site is suitable continue with stage 3 the RF survey e Ifthe site is not suitable survey another site Additional Outdoor Site Requirements The ambient outdoor operating temperature should be 35 to 60 C 31 to 140 F 20 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Site Survey Chapter 2 Additional Indoor Site Requirements The ambient operating temperature should be 0 to 50 C 32 to 122 F at a humidity of up to 90 non condensing Stage 3 RF Survey The RF survey examines the wireless environment of the installation site to determine whether there are available channels within the radio operating frequency band An RF survey is performed using a spectrum analyzer It is advisable to familiarize yourself with the spectrum analyzer before going out on site specifically the Max Hold and Marker functions You should perform the RF survey at each of the proposed sector sites The survey should be carried out during a busy time of day to best judge the worst ca
141. guration Management Site Configuration Location File Help HA 27 E Backup Restore Refresh System Mlan agement 22 GPS Sync Unit Network Parameters WLAN r Management ce Inventory subnet Mask 255 255 25g 0 T Security 4 Date amp Time Default Gateway 10 107 2 22 0 Advanced Trap Destination IF Address TOTO 222 192 168 223 139 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L Operations Figure 12 9 Site Configuration Management Here you set the GSU IP address subnetsubnet mask mask and gateway You also set trap addresses here It is identical to the corresponding panel for NetStream 5x36 and 5x06 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 251 Using the GSU Chapter 12 Site Configuration Inventory Site Configuration Location File rd er Backup Restore Refresh System 22 GPS Sync Unit Property Value B Management SES Product E 9924 001 Inventory HW Version g j SW Version 19 40 H1564 Mar 21 2011 fh Security MAC Address 00 15 67 26 64 51 4 Date amp Time Serial Number VERIFIKGSSOO1 0 Advanced L Operations Figure 12 10 Site Configuration Inventory 252 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Using the GSU Chapter 12 Site Configuration Security You can only change the SNMP Community stings Site Configuration Location System Security Community 22 GPS Sync Unit Pae a Management eo A ld eee ea eee Se ee ee DLE Inventors Security 4
142. guration of False Radar Mitigation is covered in Chapter 15 160 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Managing the Sector Chapter 6 Replacing an HSU A defective HSU may be replaced by another HSU belonging to the sector provided that the replacement is not registered Here is a typical scenario Haydn HF a a Brahms H a IP 410 104 50 1 IP 410 104 50 2 IP 410 104 50 3 Loc HFU 01 01 Loc HFU 01 02 Loc HNU 01 01 HBS RSS jom HSU HBS RSS osm HSU HBS RSS josm HSU a I j X Figure 6 18 Unit 10 105 50 1 is down unit 10 104 50 2 is available and 10 104 503 is not registered Since the replacement procedure is a rather delicate process we will step through it with a detailed example based on the scenario in Figure 6 18 gt To replace a defective HSU 1 Right click the defective unit for its context menu E Regrster Configure Recent Events Performance Monitoring Actve Alarms Lea Estimate Throughput Ltt Update Service Suspend Replace De Locate On Map 1 Dees oy oe Est Deregister It has a new item Replace 1E 2 Click Replace You re offered a list of HSUs available as replacements In our example there is one 10 104 50 3 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 161 Managing the Sector Chapter 6 HSU Replacement Haydn HFU 01 01 Device Name O IPAddress Serial Number Brahms HNU 01 01 10 104 50 3 PINS801500A000
143. gure 3 41 Securing the mounting adapter 2 Referring to Figure 3 42 below Attach the ODU mounting kit 1 to the mounting adapter ear 4 and proceed as above for a standard ODU Figure 3 42 Attaching a standard mounting kit Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 49 Hardware Installation Chapter 3 e When mounting an HSU on a pole or wall ensure that the unit is oriented so that the cable connectors are at the bottom a e Do not mount an HSU horizontally e Foran HSU with an integrated antenna Do not tighten the HSUto its mounting bracket until the antenna alignment process is complete e Ensure that there are no direct obstructions in front of the HSU or interference from man made obstacles Note Mounting an HSU external antenna Many of the antennas of the types shown in Figure 3 11 to Figure 3 13 use the standard mounting kit of Figure 3 18 Some third party antennas use pole clamps similar to those shown below Figure 3 43 Pole clamps for external antennas Do not stand in front of a live antenna Warning Grounding an HSU external antenna External antennas should be individually grounded using a suitable Grounding Kit such as an Andrew Type 223158 2 http www commscope com The same considerations as for the HBS antennas apply here Grounding the HSU All HSUs have a grounding lug as shown in Figure 3 44 Connect it to ground using 10 AWG wire Grounding is often carried out in conjunction wit
144. h lightning protection 50 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Hardware Installation Chapter 3 NL AE fau oa Ry Figure 3 44 HSU Grounding lug standard and small form factor Using AC Powered HSUs The AC HSU has an integrated flat panel antenna It has a direct AC power inlet a LAN port and a PoE out port to connect to a powered device such as a video camera Figure 3 45 Small form factor HSU with AC power feeding It is mounted and grounded like any other small form factor HSU Installing a PoE device The same considerations as for an HBS hold for the HSUs Connecting the HSU to the Network The same considerations as for an HBS hold for the HSUs Powering up the HSU from a PoE device The same considerations as for an HBS hold for the HSUs Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 51 Hardware Installation Chapter 3 Establishing a Radio Link Aligning HSUs to a HBS Use the HSUs buzzer to perform HSU antenna alignment to a HBS gt To align an HSU to its HBS 52 Note Note 1 Ensure that the sector antenna of the HBS is aligned precisely to the sector it is intended to cover Use a compass and topographical maps to do this 2 For both the HBS and HSUs Using a coax cable with N Type connectors connect the vertical polarization connector of the antenna to the ANT 1 connector of the ODU Then using a second coax cable with N Type connectors connect the horizontal polarization conne
145. h member of a sector be configured with different VLAN IDs for management traffic This reduces your chances of accidentally locking yourself out of the sector Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 133 Managing the Sector Chapter 6 gt To enable VLAN for management 1 Inthe window of Figure 6 1 check the Enabled box 2 Enter a VLAN ID Its value should be between 2 and 4094 After entering the VLAN ID only packets with the specified VLAN ID are processed for management purposes by the HBS HSU ODU This includes all the protocols supported by the ODU ICMP SNMP Telnet and NTP The VLAN priority is used for the traffic sent from the ODU to the managing computer Using VLAN for management traffic affects all types of management connections local network and over the air 3 Enter a Priority number between 0 and 7 4 Change the VLAN ID and Priority of the managing computer NIC to be the same as those of steps 2 and 3 respectively 5 Click Apply or OK Lost or forgotten VLAN ID If the VLAN ID is forgotten or there is no VLAN traffic connected to the ODU then reset the relevant ODU During the first two minutes of connection the ODU uses management packets both with and without VLAN You may use this period to reconfigure the VLAN ID and priority Supported Protocols Supported protocols are shown in Figure 6 2 SNMP f Vi V3 V1 and V3 FJ Telnet Fj Web Interface Figure 6 2 Supported protocols
146. hand panel of the Link Manager main window Number Date amp Time Message Trap Source IP All 000001 2301 2013 9 29 37 AM Connected lo Bach HBS 01 Internal intemal Figure 4 19 Events Log panel The events log provides a color coded event list Blue items like the one in Figure 4 19 are informational You can set the color coding for critical cautionary and informational messages from the Preferences button The Events Log is horizontally scrollable if it is too wide for your computer display Use the top left drop down list to filter the messages Trap Source Plai J7 H6S 01 Internal Inte Ai Figure 4 20 Events Log filter selection Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 75 Getting Started with Link Manager Chapter 4 HBS Main Window HSUs Panel Table View Further details If you have a large number of HSUs in the sector it may be helpful to filter the display You have the following choices mane Registered Unregistered The following case has colored fields indicating a problem requiring your attention ciorufec ar l y lower than nn radio 2 Check ins alLateon Figure 4 21 HSU card indicating a problem If you mouse over the colored RSS area you will receive a tool tip telling you that RSS for Radio 1 is higher than for Radio 2 or something similar We will provide further detail about these color codes below Right
147. hat the command will reset the reboot ODU A new Telnet session to the ODU may be opened after the reset is complete Table 6 6 HSU Telnet Set Commands requiring Reset set secld lt SectorlD gt Set new sector ID Reset required Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 171 Direct HSU Configuration Scope of this Chapter Direct management of an HSU may be carried out by a direct LAN connection to a managing computer on site or over the air from the HBS site There are several differences in the configuration functionality for a directly managed HSU compared to the method of Chapter 6 depending on whether the HSU is registered to a HBS unregistered or not a member of any sector Where configuration function is identical under direct connection and through the HBS we will not repeat the details which may be seen in Chapter 6 Configuring an HSU Log on to the HSU either directly or over the air as shown in Chapter 4 For a registered HSU you will see a display like this 172 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Direct HSU Configuration Chapter 7 Haydn HFU 01 01 10 104 50 200 HES 01 255 255 0 0 Figure 7 1 Direct or over the air connection to a registered HSU For an unregistered HSU the throughput T put fields and the Sector ID field would be empty If the HBS is deactivated or the HSU is stand alone you will see a display like this
148. he HBS Performance Monitoring window offers the following button menu gt Get Data 15 Minutes y Thresholds a Saye 4 Clear Integrity Date amp Time UAS ES SES BBE RxMBytes TxMBytes Above Traffic T Choose the data period required with the 15 Minutes button ct gt Get Data 15 Minutes Current 15 Minutes Daily 24 hours e Current gives you the latest entry e 15 Minutes provides data in a scroll down list in 15 minute intervals e Daily 24 hours shows results for the last 30 days at midnight Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 221 Monitoring and Diagnostics Chapter 10 The Threshold button enables you to set the upper traffic threshold for reporting Traffic conditions above the threshold indicate congestion and probably lost frames _ Thresholds Bach HBS 01 Thresholds Configuration Traffic 100 0 a Mbps Figure 10 7 Setting the upper traffic threshold To get data for display click Get Data The process may take a few seconds Here is an extract Performance Monitoring report based on 15 minutes recording Integrity Date amp Time UAS ES SES BBE Rx MBytes Tx MBytes Above Traffic Thresh 100 0 Mbps Active Seconds a 512012 10 30 00 AM 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 900 i 5112012 10 15 00 AM 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 900 nf 5 15 2012 10 00 00 AM 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 900 nf 5112012 9 45 00 AM O 0 0 T 0 1 0 900 m 5 15 2012 9 30 00 AM 0 0 i i 0 1 0 900 d 512012 91500 AM 0 0 0 0 0
149. he Iperf traffic generator with its GUI front end Jperf These are free open source software packages found here Iperf http sourceforge net projects iperf Jperf http sourceforge net projects jperf Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 183 Smart Bandwidth Management Chapter 8 Jperf includes the Iperf executable The results below are indicative rather than accurate Accurate traffic generation and measurement require hardware tools See for example http www ixiacom com Traffic Generation Examples and method Each case demonstrated below is based on a single HBS with three fixed HSUs Two of them will be idle and one will be heavily loaded the busy HSU to demonstrate the following cases Table 8 1 Traffic generation examples Time slot TS Allocation All HSUs 2 TS All HSUs 2 TS Required downlink BW taken from unused time slots Busy HSU 2 TS others Required downlink BW taken from allocated but unused a All HSUs 2 TS take all remaining TS time slots Busy HSU 1 TS others tak l Se ak All HSUs 2 TS i aaa Busy HSU starved in uplink direction all remaining TS Busy HSU 1T h k or All HSUs 2 TS 1 oe NE Busy HSU takes unallocated uplink time slots half remaining TS We will look at Example 1 in great detail to ensure that you understand each item appearing in the SBM Utilization window Subsequent examples will be explained more briefly concentrating on utilization issues rather than graphic featu
150. he detailed use of NetAstra PtMP elements in a Mobility application is beyond the scope of this manual The purpose of this chapter is to demonstrate the use of Link Manager in bringing up and managing a physically installed Mobility sector In practice one sector would be built by hand as we will do below The complete sector configuration can be saved and uploaded to further sectors For Mobility project management questions please consult Netronics Customer Service Concepts Each HMU is allocated to one of four HBS levels labelled A B C and D The operating parameters for each level such as VLAN MIR QoS time slots fixed rate Spatial Multiplexing Diversity antenna mode can be different for each level allowing for broad prioritization of service between different types of mobile units This requires that each HMU be assigned a level to join a sector The actual joining process is quite dynamic since the HSU will typically move from sector to sector at high speed Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 201 Bring Up a Mobility Sector Chapter 9 Changing any of VLAN MIR Qos fixed rate Spatial Multiplexing Diversity antenna mode for one configured HSU at a given level changes all other HSUs at that level If you add a new HSU to a sector by direct connection at a given level at sync time it will acquire the existing parameters for that level A HMU must be able to send and receive service traffic while moving To avoid servi
151. he number of seconds in which the RSL was below the specified threshold The minimum of the transmit signal level measured in dBm The maximum of the transmit signal level measured in dBm The number of seconds in which the Transmit Signal Level TSL was above the specified threshold BBE Min RSL dBm Max RSL dBm RSL Thresh 1 88dBm RSL Thresh 2 88dBm Min TSL dBm Max TSL dBm TSL Thresh 25 dBm The number of seconds in which the Background Block Error Ratio BBER exceeded the specified threshold Received Mbytes The number of Megabytes received at the specified port within the interval Transmitted Mbytes The number of Megabytes transmitted at the specified port within the interval Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 225 BBER Thresh 1 0 Rx MBytes Tx MBytes Monitoring and Diagnostics Chapter 10 Table 10 3 HSU Performance Monitoring Fields Continued Below Capacity Thresh 0 0 Mbps Seconds count when throughput fell below the threshold set in Figure 10 7 Above Traffic Thresh Pana i or Seconds count when actual traffic exceeded the threshold As for the HBS use the Save button to store the current data to file and the Clear button to delete currently stored performance data More on the Thresholds RSL Thresholds Two RSL Thresholds can be defined They are used as an indicator of problems in the radio channel You can check the RSS from the Link Budget Calculator results during i
152. he user s responsibility to install the equipment in accordance with Section 810 of the National Electric Code ANSI NFPA No 70 1984 or Section 54 of the Canadian Electrical Code These codes describe correct installation procedures for grounding outdoor units masts lead in wiring and discharge units It also lays down the size of grounding conductors and connection requirements for grounding electrodes NetAstra PtMP ODUs must be grounded to a Protective Earth in accordance with the Local Electrical Regulations The earth lug on an IDU DT6 should be connected to the protective earth at all times by a wire with a diameter of 18 AWG or wider Rack mounted equipment should be mounted only in earthed racks and cabinets Further you should Always make the ground connection first and disconnect it last Never connect telecommunication cables to ungrounded equipment Ensure that all other cables are disconnected before disconnecting the ground Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 33 Hardware Installation Chapter 3 Protection Against Lightning The use of lightning protection is dependent on regulatory and end user requirements All of Netronics outdoor units are designed with surge limiting circuits to minimize the risk of damage due to lightning strikes Netronics recommends the use of additional surge arrestor devices to protect the equipment from nearby lightning strikes General e It is recommended that installation of outdoor units
153. here being used by the HSU The title bar also contains the HSUs IP address There is a further display of interest Highest Interference for all HSUs in the sector Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 305 Spectrum View Chapter 19 Antenna B 5 14 2012 4 36 15 PM i rartirsirsariris Frequency MHz See Figure 19 2 for the color coding Running Spectrum View from a HSU There is no difference in principle between running a Spectrum View analysis for a HSU and running it for a HBS There is a major difference between running Spectrum View on an active HSU registered or not or in total isolation from the sector Here is what happens in total isolation Antenna B 5 14 2012 4 41 09 PM Figure 19 3 HSU spectrum analysis in complete isolation from the sector 306 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Spectrum View Chapter 19 Now we return the HSU to the sector Mozart HP1 01 07 Antenna A Antenna B 5 14 2012 4 44 53 PM 5 14 2012 4 44 53 PM E T st L u oo Figure 19 4 HSU spectrum analysis within the sector The hump in Figure 19 4 reflects the duty cycle signal from the HBS centered on the current channel circled Zooming in and out You may zoom in on a range of interest and enlarge it Use the mouse to swipe the range from left to right or reverse and then click The swiped range is zoomed in You may repeat this several times The zoom applies to all charts for all elements in the
154. here FCC rules apply only those antennas certified A with the product are used The use of any antenna other Warning than those certified with the product is expressly forbidden by FCC rules 47 CFR part 15 204 It is the responsibility of the installer to ensure that when configuring the radio in the United States or where FCC rules apply the Tx power is set according to the A values for which the product is certified The use of Tx Warning power values other than those for which the product is certified is expressly forbidden by FCC rules 47 CFR part 15 204 Outdoor units and antennas should be installed ONLY by experienced installation professionals who are familiar with local building and safety codes and wherever applicable are licensed by the appropriate government regulatory authorities Failure to do so may void the product warranty and may expose the end user or the A service provider to legal and Caution financial liabilities Resellers or distributors of this equipment are not liable for injury damage or violation of regulations associated with the installation of outdoor units or antennas The installer should configure the output power level of antennas according to country regulations and antenna type Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 3 e Where Outdoor units are configurable by software to Tx power values other than those for which the product is certified it is the responsibility of the Professional Installer to re
155. his chapter therefore is not a tutorial on RF Spectrum Analysis and is restricted to showing how to use the Spectrum View tool without any further theoretical explanations Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 299 Spectrum View Chapter 19 Two Ways to Run Spectrum View Spectrum View may be run from the HBS in which case you have a choice of analyzing all sites in the sector in one run or making a selection Spectrum View may also be run on a managing computer directly connected to an HSU Remember that in such a case the results will be quite different if the HSU is part of a sector registered or not orifitis completely stand alone for example using a different spectral range and operating Band from the HBS In the former case expect a noise hump around the channels used by the sector due to the duty signals from the HBS Where is the Spectrum View Data stored Spectrum View data is always stored in the ODU originating the analysis The HBS maintains the last Spectrum View analysis data for all members of the sector If you run Spectrum View from a directly connected HSU it stores its own data which may be quite different from the analysis obtained for the same HSU from the HBS Spectrum View Main Window HBS In this section we review the main window management controls Click the Spectrum View button fr The Spectrum View main window opens in full screen mode Ai 300 Netronics NetAstra
156. hoice of Tx Power antenna gain and cable loss between the radio and the antenna determines the EIRP and is affected by such considerations as radio limitations and regulatory restrictions Before proceeding to antenna installation details the following background information should be considered About Single and Dual Antennas Each NetAstra PtMP ODU is made of two radio transceivers radios The radios make use of algorithms that utilize both MIMO and Diversity resulting in enhanced capacity range and link availability The number of antennas i e radios used is determined by user configuration and by automatic system decisions explained below Dual Antennas at the HBS and an HSU When using dual antennas at both sites single bipolar antenna or two mo unipolar antennas you can choose between MIMO Mode and Diversity Mode MIMO Mode With MIMO the system doubles the link capacity At the same time it keeps the same rate and modulation per radio as was used with single antenna thus increasing capacity range and availability For example with a dual antenna NetAstra can transmit at modulation of 64QAM and FEC of 5 6 and get an air rate of 130 Mbps compared to 65 Mbps with single antenna To work in this mode each antenna port must be connected to an antenna the RSS level in both receivers should be balanced and a minimal separation between the antennas must be maintained For example by using dual polarization antennas a cro
157. i E 6 5 49 3 Connection State Available Connection Mode Over the air IP Address 10 104 50 1 WBE C Figure 5 3 Main window for un configured HBS ODU Notice the red icon on the top left corner of the window It will change to green as soon as the HBS is configured and activated Here is the work flow 1 Activate the HBS which includes setting its IP address It will then see the deployed HSUs regardless of their IP address 2 Configure the HSUs 3 Register the HSUs to the HBS for traffic 4 Complete HSU configuration including HSU Connection Table and any other required fine tuning gt To activate a HBS 1 Click the Activate button The Activation Wizard opens Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 97 Installing the Sector Chapter 5 98 HBS Activation Wizard Welcome to HBS Activation Wizard This wizard is used for activating HBS in Point to Multipoint system All the fields are mandatory 2 Click Next Enter the Sector ID Name and Location All fields are mandatory Here are entries in accordance with Table 5 2 About the Sector ID Any unregistered HSU will establish a link with the first HBS it detects and inherit the Sector ID from the HBS As soon as the HSU is registered for service with the HBS the HSU s inherited Sector ID can no longer be changed while linked It is locked into the HBS This mechanism prevents an HSU close to a sector boundary
158. iar with VLAN usage and terminology VLAN Tagging VLAN tagging enables multiple bridged networks to transparently share the same physical network link without leakage of information between networks Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 265 VLAN Functionality with NetAstra PtMP Chapter 14 LAN A Trafic is tagged with VLAN ID A Fa ra LAN B Traffic is tagged with VLAN ID B wN w LAN C Traffic is tagged E with VLAN 10 C TH Lf Untagged Traffic HSU Figure 14 1 VLAN scenarios handle by NetAstra AU IEEE 802 1Q is used as the encapsulation protocol to implement this mechanism over Ethernet networks QinQ Double Tagging for Service Providers QinQ is useful for Service Providers allowing them to use VLANs internally in their transport network while mixing Ethernet traffic from clients that are already VLAN tagged Double Tagaed traffic wath Provider s VLAN ID LAN A ri a Double Tagged ra trafic with re Provider s VLAN ID Double Tagged traffic with Providers VLANID My User Traffic HSU Figure 14 2 Separating client data streams using double tagging 266 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual VLAN Functionality with NetAstra PtMP Chapter 14 The outer tag representing the Provider VLAN comes first followed by the inner tag In QinQ the EtherType 0x9100 VLAN tags may be stacked three or more deep When using this type of Provider Taggin
159. ick Calculate to obtain the required performance estimate 2 Placing the cursor in any other calculated field will also update the calculated results ote Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 297 Link Budget Calculator Chapter 18 Radio Cable Loss HBS Site 0 HSU Site 0 dB EIRP 43 dBm 20 Watt Fade Margin 6 dB Rate 39 Mbis 2 x QPSK 0 75 Adaptive El Expected RSS Fade Margin 76 dBm 7 dB Min 0 1 Km 0 1 Miles Range Max 40 Kim 24 9 Miles Required Climate 37 1 Km m Coordinates Good C 0 25 m Ethernet Only Type Services 09 428 availability downtime 3007 minfyear Ethernet Throughput Up to 25 8 Mb s 0 4Mbis per TS up to 63 TS 40 Meter 131 Feet Installation Antenna height for LOS 13 Meter 43 Feet 0 6 Fernel 27 Meter 89 Feet Boresight clearance Calculate Figure 18 10 LBC Results section The Expected Performance parameters are calculated and displayed e Expected RSS the expected RSS that the Link Manager shows when the NetAstra ODUs are optimally aligned e Services Type Ethernet only e Ethernet Rate maximum throughput available for the chosen parameter combination e Antenna height for LOS the minimum antenna height required for line of sight operation It is the sum of the height required for boresight clearance due to the earth s curvature plus the height required to clear the Fresnel zone If the expected performance is not suitable for your application try diff
160. idth to enable it Note 102 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Installing the Sector Chapter 5 10 To use ACS check the Automatic Channel Selection box HBS Activation Wizard You can perform a customized channel selection or click Select All to check all the channel boxes as shown 5 735 W Wf 5785 v 5 610 iy 15835 v Automatic channel selection at the HBS makes little sense beyond configuration time You may leave all or several of the channels selected for now In practice after having fully configured the sector you would disable all but the actual operating channel Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 103 Installing the Sector Chapter 5 11 Click Next The Antenna type and Tx Power window is presented Required Tx Power Per radio Tx Power Per radia Tx Power System Antenna Gain Cable Loss Max EIRP EIRP The choice of Tx Power antenna gain and cable loss between the radio and the antenna determines the EIRP and is affected by such considerations as radio limitations and regulatory restrictions Before completing antenna installation you might like to consider the background information about setting antenna parameters in Appendix C Choose your Antenna Type Required Tx Power Antenna Gain and Cable Loss We will set Required Tx Power to 5 dBm for our example Click Next When setting Required Tx Power it is your responsibility to chose a value in compliance
161. ies HSU List showing serial no to clipboard Exploring the Link Manager Main Window HSU Reset You may log on to a HSU over the air from a HBS or by directly connecting a Managing Computer to the HSU whether through a switch or directly to its PoE You can log on over the air to any registered HSU The HSU main window is different from the HBS main window however it uses the same GUI and the same labels for common entry fields Logging on to a HSU You can log on to a HSU of an established sector The log on procedure is the same as for a HBS Suppose we log on to HSU with IP address 10 104 50 1 We initially receive the following caution Over air connection 10 The system has detected an over the air connection to the device Please select one of the following Continue to resume this operation en Read Only to connect in Read Only mode Switch to connect to the local device instead of the remote one Cancel to abort this operation In the future do not show this warning Figure 4 30 Logging on to a HSU Upon clicking OK to dismiss the caution we get a variation of the previous main window 82 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Getting Started with Link Manager Chapter 4 TS Get Diagnostics EBGX20590234 5 820 GHz 5 725 5 850 GHz FCCC Haydn HFU 01 01 20 MHz HSU HBS 10 104 50 1 10 104 50 200 HFU OT 01 HBS 01 255 259 0 0 255 255 0 0 es 5 Figure 4
162. ifted Phase Transmission The solution offered here is not a universal cure The following conditions are necessary but in any specific case may not be sufficient e The GSU sites marked 1 and 3 above are sufficiently far apart as to ensure that there is no mutual interference between communicating sites 1 2 and 2 3 above e There should be no interference between non communicating sites 1 and 3 above The see how it works we use Figure 12 2 The GSU towers are numbered and marked for be cascading 1 2 and 2 3 There should not a link between 1 and 3 The GSU can synchronize the TDD timing of several sites enabling the cascading of consecutive links without mutual interference To use cascading the TDD timing of the even ordered links GSU 2 above must be shifted Shifted Phase and odd ordered links GSU 1 and GSU 3 above must be unshifted Normal Phase The phase shift is half of the Radio Frame Duration RFD from the chosen RFP The scheme is shown in Figure 12 3 Since the GSU is always HSS master HSM at each GSU location the GSU can force the synchronization of its collocated radios By half RFD shifting alternate collocated sites can talk to each other Normal TX TX TX Phase RX RX RX RX Shifted TX TX TX TX Phase RX RX RX Figure 12 3 Phase shifted transmission phase shift is 1 2 the RFD Choice of normal or shifted phase is configurable per GSU using the Link Manager GSU Redundancy
163. iii Passer les deux courroies de fixation par les fentes verticales dans le support pivot ement iv Attacher l antenne au pyl ne en utilisant les deux courroies de fixation Ajuster l inclinaison n cessaire en utilisant l chelle angulaire et serrer tous les boulons et crous la position requise Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 353
164. in Chapter 8 e The Rx and Tx rates at the bottom of the card are the Ethernet receive and transmit rates for the HSU e The little ball on the top left of each card is a status light which will be explained in Table 4 11 below Map View If you have an Internet connection you may use Map view The map view uses distinctive icons to distinguish between different types of HSUs and the HBS gt gt HBS fixed HSU nomadic HSU HMU Figure 4 10 Map view icons The green beacon light on top of the icons changes color according to the unit s status The below color codes are defined in Table 4 11 The default Link Manager main window looks like this Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 65 Getting Started with Link Manager Chapter 4 A E 1 i sce ie Wau F Sector Bach HB 5 04 reer ana ie Wymondham i _ Corby r Le Ewestoft Active Registered Shs s Sector ID EBGX20580334 entr Eca Kettering S Not Synchronized SAMI Se r a Wallinat ant ii Southwold Band 5 725 5 850 GHz FCC IC ick Authentication Error Bury St Eye N rE Buckden Re Edmunds Channel BW 20 MHz Software Upgrade Required Cambridg s Leiston _ F A A 5 Needham Market Thetford Beccles i Dis Ststus Active Violated prd Baverhill f Time Siots UL DL dH 10 DS 57 f j Ipswich Unregistered L mao Aylesbury HBS HBS 0 i i 4 Li Witha Clacton o
165. ion PIECE DOESCAPTION QUANTIT Gas winoes hex tote feep romtethes pites M rontethes elr ques Me otros NE base On O En Go Po nna ETAPE 1 Attacher la pi ce 1 ala base repe rer les surfaces moletees en utilisant les pieces 2 3 4 5 comme indiqu Utiliser un couple de serrage de 24 Im ETAPE 2 Attacher la piece 6 au bras reperer les e surfaces molet es en utilisant les pieces 2 pol 3 4 5 comme indiqu Utiliser un couple de serrage de 24 Nim ETAPE 3 installer l antenne sur le mur mate riel fourni par le comt t QU Figure D 5 Montage sur un mur 352 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Regional Notice France Canadian Appendix D Montage d une antenne externe L antenne externe optionnelle peut tre mont e sur un pyl ne Contenu du kit de montage d une antenne externe Le kit de montage d une antenne externe comprend les pi ces suivantes a Douze rondelles plates b Huit rondelles lastiques c Huit crous hex d Quatre boulons e Un support en U f Un support pivotement g Deux courroies de fixation en m tal Pour installer une antenne externe sur un pyl ne i Attacher le support en U l arri re de l antenne en utilisant quatre rondelles plates quatre rondelles lastiques et quatre crous hex ii Attacher le support pivotement au support en U en utilisant huit rondelles plates quatre rondelles lastiques quatre crous hex et quatre boulons
166. ion we use a sector centered on Melbourne Australia The location of the HBS and two fixed HSUs is based on a Radio Plan shown in Table 4 7 The nomadic HSUs having no predefined coordinates are in the middle of nowhere Later we show you how to change the positions of the HSU icons on the map List View The third sector display type is List view It looks like this 66 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Getting Started with Link Manager Chapter 4 mae T ne eel Sector Bach HB 5 01 r 7 EBGX20560334 5 820 GHz 5 725 5 850 GHz FOCIIC IP Address State Location RSS HBS dBm RSS HSU dBm 20 MHz not Synchronized Location 1 2 Name_3 Q Not Synchronized Location Time Slots UL DL WM 10 D 57 3 Name_2 Q Not Synchronized Location 4 Haydn HFU 0101 10104501 Active Registered HFU 01 01 65 5 Mozart HFU 01 02 10104502 Active Registered HFU 01 02 67 66 BRAH TaT Brahms HNU 01 01 10104503 Active Registered HNU0101 63 Product Name E 200 0E50 Antenna Type Dual IP Address 10 104 50 200 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Trap Destination 0 0 0 0 Tx Ratio 50 0 50 0 Rx Rate 51 8 Mbps Tx Rate 6 5 Mbps EEE Events Log Number Date amp Time Message Trap Source IP All 000001 28 03 2013 2 57 52 PM Connected to Bach HBS 01 Internal Internal SR Connection State Available Connection Mode Network IP Address 10 104 50 200 WBB C rh Encrypted Link Figure 4 12
167. ion Rate Mbps Real Time E ca oe E 100 Unlimited Near Real Time 20 0 5 100 FA Unlimited Controlled Load 25 HH os i 100 Unlimited Best Effort 7 Unlimited You will be required to correct this before leaving the window other than by cancellation If you are under booked for example by setting a queue to zero the unused weight will be distributed to the remaining queues The effect of doing this will only become apparent under congestion In particular a queue set to zero weight will become nearly blocked under congestion with packets passing through on a best effort basis 5 When you complete your entries click OK to save them and continue Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 285 Field Installation Topics 286 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 287 Link Budget Calculator Overview The Link Budget Calculator is a utility for calculating the expected performance of the NetAstra PtMP wireless link within a sector and the possible configurations for a specific link range The utility allows you to calculate the expected RSS of the link and find the type of services and their effective throughput as a function of the link range and deployment conditions User Input You are required to enter or choose the following parameters Depending on the product some of the parameters have a default value that cannot be changed e Band which determines frequency a
168. ion can be used for diagnostics and should be sent to Netroncis Customer Support to expedite assistance The following table lists link and system information that can be monitored Table 10 1 Get Diagnostics Data and Description System Data General information about the system List of system events including those from other sites if this site is defined as the trap Events Log Destination e Last 256 events from all sites Sector Information Information about the HBS and HSU settings Site Configuration Data about the site parameters Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 213 Monitoring and Diagnostics Chapter 10 Table 10 1 Get Diagnostics Data and Description Continued Detailed event data record This is the Connection Table from Figure 6 11 Active Alarms are raised for any event affecting availability or quality of service Network performance data over defined time periods every 15 minutes for 30 days For HBS selected HSUs and general inter fence statistics for the sector gt To get diagnostics 1 Click the Get Diagnostics button _ Events Log Haydn HFU 01 01 _ Mozart HFU 01 02 _ Brahms HNU O1 01 Sector Information J Site Configuration Monitor ivi HSU Connection Table Performance Monitor O utput path D download Diagnostics Information txt Figure 10 1 Get Diagnostics Dialog Box HBS 214 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Monitoring and Diagnostics Chapter
169. ir de fusibles ou d interrupteurs sur la connection la terre Seulement un personnel qualifi utilisant l quipement de s curit appropri doit pouvoir monter sur le pyl ne d antenne De m me l installation ou le d montage de ODU ou de pyl nes doit tre effectu e seulement par des professionnels ayant suivi une formation Pour monter l ODU a V rifier que les supports de fixation de l ODU sont correctement mis la terre b Monter l unit ODU sur le pyl ne ou sur le mur se r f rer la Installation sur pyl ne et mur au dessous c Connecter la c ble de terre au point de ch ssis sur l ODU d Relier le cable ODU IDU au connecteur ODU RJ 45 e Visser les presses toupe de c bles pour assurer le scellement herm tique des unit s ODU f Attacher le c ble au pyl ne ou aux supports en utilisant des colliers class s UV g R p ter la proc dure sur le site distant A Ne pas se placer en face d une ODU sous tension Prudence Connecter la terre IDU NetStream RM Connecter un cable de terre de 18 AWG la borne de masse de l appareil L appareil doit tre constamment connect la terre Installation sur pyl ne et mur L ODU ou I O PoE peuvent tre mont s sur un pyl ne ou un mur Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 349 Regional Notice France Canadian Appendix D Les appareils sont pr vus pour tre install s par un personnel de service Les appareils doivent tre connec
170. is only visible if e You are using a Regulation requiring Radar Channel Avoidance and e You are logged on as Installer For this release this feature for HSUs is relevant to the 5 3 GHz ETSI and the 5 4 GHz FCC IC bands Configuration of False Radar Mitigation is covered in Chapter 15 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 179 Smart Bandwidth Management What is Smart Bandwidth Management Smart Bandwidth Management SBM enables busy links to utilize unused time slot resources from relatively idle links It applies to fixed and nomadic HSUs It offers e Peak rates of over100 of assured static allocation for busy links e Enhanced overall sector utilization e Dynamic bandwidth allocation to maximize service provider throughput and adhere to customer SLAs To achieve best sector performance each HSU is allocated separate uplink and downlink time slots Downlink traffic is fully under HBS control so that it can allocate any unused downlink time slots whether allocated or not to a busy link The busy link may operate at an extremely high peak rates 1000 utilization not being uncommon Uplink traffic is unpredictable Again in the case of a busy link with other links relatively idle the HBS will allocate extra uplink time slots to the busy link from free pool only If all of the uplink time slots are allocated then SBM will not operate in the uplink direction The allocation of uplink and downlink time slots becomes a net
171. ization What is Hub Site SYACAFONIZAUON ner essdnrs masse necessaire 11 231 Hardware WAS A AO aa a na 11 233 ODU HSS Unit Connection PINOUT nmnsn iii reccsrere sers encesesessesenece ces sseeesrsesneresse 11 237 Radio Frame Pattern REP ad a ERTE 11 237 Sector COMBO N S eion a a mod 11 239 Chapter 12 Using the GSS U LAVE LA ESA T OTa AE EAE EA AAA 12 242 SOFU ON a AA 12 242 Typical GSU SCENariOS smanun E aa vsansennoiieamannseress 12 242 GSU Redundant y ER RS RE 12 244 GSU KE COMM a EE AEE 12 245 CSS Ea a a A E E E E E 12 245 GSU Monitoring and DidSnOstics ccccccssssseceeceeccsseceeccscsseseseeseecessesceseseecseseansceeceesees 12 256 GSU Tinet SUDDO renren aran E EE a out 12 256 Software Update for GSUS ae Ea en ea 12 257 Part 5 Advance Installation Topics Chapter 13 Software Upgrade What is the Software Upgrade Utility ins 13 260 Upgrading an Installed SCOR denses a es ester 13 261 Chapter 14 VLAN Functionality with NetAstra PtMP VLAN Tagging OVervVieW ccccssssssssssssnsssscsenecsecseseecausenecuseseesnsceseeecaeesesensesecseseeseseesensensees 14 265 SCOPE OFS CADE arderarsca ecto vst E E ET 14 265 AUS LOIR SA RUE a S E a 14 265 VEAN TiS SAS eor e E on 14 265 VLAN Configuration Using the Link Manager 14 269 Chapter 15 False Radar Mitigation Facilities ANOTE COSI a ie 15 273 DFS and False Radar Mitigation iii 15 273 Configuring False Radar Mitigation inserer 15 274 FCC IC CONSIA TATIONS
172. last Saved values Air Interface There is nothing that can be changed on this panel Clicking the Antenna amp Tx Power button opens up the following window 316 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Using the Web Interface Chapter 20 Antenna amp TX Power HBS 01 Back Refresh The only item that can be changed is the Antenna Type A Changing Antenna Type will call a sector wide sync loss Caution Inventory The Inventory display is for information only Property Value Product Er200 0E 50 Sw Version 3 3 00 b3323 May 14 2012 MAC Address 00 15 67 4045 02 _ Serial Number PE TS40EQU0 400000 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 317 Using the Web Interface Chapter 20 Management The Management fields are all fully editable Configuration HBS 01 Gs system Air Interface Inventory Management 192 168 10 202 255 255 255 0 o o o Refresh IP Address If you change any of these fields you will causes a HBS reset 318 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Using the Web Interface Chapter 20 You have set new IP Configuration and the connection will be reset Continue Other You may change the HBS LAN port configuration Configuration HBS 01 Monitor Current ODU 100Mbps Full Duplex 10Mbps Half Duplex 10Mbps Full Duplex 100Mbps Half Duplex 100Mbps Full Duplex Auto Detect 100 You will receive the followi
173. lculator htm where Z should be replaced with your own CD drive name gt Torun the Link Budget Calculator from the Link Manager e Choose Help Link Budget Calculator from the main menu of the Link Manager nel E Link Budget Calculator gp Check for Updates About Figure 18 2 Accessing the Link Budget Calculator gt To run the Link Budget Calculator from the Windows Start Menu e Goto Start Programs Link Manager Link Budget Calculator However invoked your browser displays the following page Hand 5 730 5 645 GHz FCCC Integrated Lu Series Link B 100 Product Channel Bandwidth 20 Me S Auto w Tx Power je dBm 8 18 Figure 18 3 Link Budget window startup 292 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Link Budget Calculator Chapter 18 e Microsoft Internet Explorer users may see a warning message like this F To help protect your security Inteamet Explorer has restricted this webpage from running scripts or Actives controls that could access your computer Click here for options Click the yellow bar and follow the instructions to allow blocked content gt Touse the Link Budget Calculator for NetAstra PtMP 1 Click the NetAstra PtMP tab Link B Band 5 730 5 845 GHe FCCC Integrated MA HSU Series Hsu s50 se Channel Bandwidth 20 MHe Tx Power he dBrn 8 18 Antenna Type Dual w 3 dE Antenna Gain HBS Sites HSUSitel23 dBi Radio Cable Loss HBS Sitelo HSUSit
174. le 20 314 HBS MaAMAB CIM CM xscevcssccscsasisctasasahcoersys buneiestoarseus svnsansavepsevenenmesasooteoap son lentes snaveesduaeedsbesanegsvense 20 314 HSU MAR AB SIM GML icissccscesacexeienrontsecsncnacunsuinssevnetvansannontitconmiavandostnndetetsaceevaausmieedcesensebiseedseuetewss 20 320 Part 7 Product Reference Appendix A Technical Specifications Scope Ol SSCS SCN AU ONNS A a de te ed a cn an A 327 FAS and D a A 327 IDU DT6 Aggregation WAIL ssccccnssecasecaesdeicsassccaantesiatatvacadecseaiedeuvenadecniseavassowestaduinanvaccaneieoiss A 334 GbE PoE Device Indoor asic ae en ee A 335 POE Dayi e OO D a eee A 336 CS ce ates E A AE E E E T EEO E A 337 CAES OCC COM si a E A E A 338 Fast Ethernet CAT 5e cable repeater eseseseeesesreressrersesreressreeseurersreereressreeseneseresesrseerese A 339 Antenna CharacteristiCS ss sssssssssesssosssssosesssosreoessssornonssoososssosseossusssreossesosoeousesossosresssesosss A 340 Appendix B Wiring Specifications ODU PoE Coble HBS ana BU ae cena E B 341 HBS HSS Unit Connection PinOUt e ce ceeeesccccessssssecceecssseeccscssseecessesesceseesesscseseceessseeseeeees B 342 User POC CONNECTOTS somrar ra E E EEES B 342 DC Power Terminalo a copeactearantaerens B 342 Appendix C Setting Antenna Parameters Antenna SUR ne ar aa CdA About Single and Dual Anteninas cccscsssssssscsssosssssessscucssssssccescusssusessosseesessesecensessenesens C 344 Considerations for Changing Antenna
175. level We leave this HSU on A We will place our other two HSUs in level B 208 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Bring Up a Mobility Sector Chapter 9 system Update Device Level Air Interface Type Tx amp Antenna Management Inventory F Date amp Time Ethernet Available Channels List GHz l 5 735 x 5 740 w 5 745 5750 5 755 15 60 v 5 765 5 770 5 775 5 780 5 785 5 790 5 795 15800 w 5 805 5810 5 815 5 820 5 825 5 830 5 835 v 5 840 8 Set the RSS threshold parameter 9 Chose the required Available Channels from the list 10 Click OK to accept your changes and close the window 11 Repeat steps 1 to 9 for each HMU Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 209 En 000001 21 01 2013 10 53 42 AM Connected to Bach HBS 01 Internal Bring Up a Mobility Sector Chapter 9 For our example we assign one HSU each to levels A B and C Here then is the final result Sector Bach HB5 01 Sector IC EBGX20561334 5 800 GHz 5 725 5 850 GHz FCCIIC BS HBS 01 3 960008 7 a Connection State Available Connection Mode Network IP Address 10 104 50 200 WBB C From this point you may use the configuration and reporting facilities in the usual way Saving the HBS Settings for Reuse as a Template Refer to Figure 9 2 of which the following is an excerpt save Upload Settings or de ice configurations ca
176. lled in single or double configurations Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 27 Hardware Installation Chapter 3 E e oe p Figure 3 8 IDU DT6 front view single configuration Figure 3 9 IDU DT6 front view double configuration External Antennas HBS Sector Antennas The HBS requires a dual pole sector antenna k er Figure 3 10 External Antennas for HBS 60 90 or 120 flat panel HSU Directional Antennas HSUs may use any suitable dual pole directional antenna 28 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Hardware Installation Chapter 3 Figure 3 11 Flat Panel antenna may be external or integrated mh Figure 3 13 Parabolic Grid external antenna Antenna Kits External antennas are available for the NetAstra PtMP radios varying in operating frequencies form factor size and gain Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 29 Hardware Installation Chapter 3 See the Netronics products catalog for a more detailed offering of external antennas External A typical antenna kit contains e Anantenna e Two RF cables 1 2 m 4 long e Mounting kit Accessories Hub Site Synchronization HSS Unit The HSS unit synchronizes collocated ODUs to prevent self interference It is particularly useful at a multi sector access unit employing several HBSs A single HSS unit supports up to ten collocated ODUs In addition to each unit being connected to its PoE device the collocated unit ha
177. local_site_name gt site Warning ODU release is newer than Link Manager release Wizards are not available Link Manager will be used just for monitoring Upgrade the Link Manager Newer Version identified at the lt remote_site_name gt site Newer Version Identified Active Alarms Active Alarms are raised for any event affecting availability or quality of service The Active Alarms button T is available for the HBS and the HSUs Her is an example Device Date amp Time Description Interface 9 1 2005 12 00 00 AM Management port status changed to disconnected Management Port on Odu Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 227 Monitoring and Diagnostics Chapter 10 Here is the table part in more detail Device Date amp Time Description Interface 9 1 2005 12 00 00 AM Management port status changed to disconnected Management Port on Odu Current Active Alarms may be saved to a file The list displayed will not be updated unless you click Refresh Other Diagnostic Aids Link Budget Calculator The Link Budget Calculator is part of the Link Manager software and is found in the Help menu This useful utility enables you to calculate the expected performance of the wireless link and the possible configurations for a specific link range including antenna size cable loss and climate conditions For full details see Chapter 18 gt Torun the Link Budget Calculator from the Windows Start Menu e Go to Start Programs Li
178. mes are tagged or untagged to distinguish between different networks 5 For completely transparent passage of tagged frames there is nothing further to do The following table shows the possible settings for each combination of Ingress and Egress modes Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 271 VLAN Functionality with NetAstra PtMP Chapter 14 Table 14 3 VLAN Configuration Options Tag Mode Transparent Nothing further required Nothing further required Allow up to 4 VIDs to be passed through Tag Enter a VLAN l h h ID and Priority Nothing further required Nothing further required Allow up to 4 VIDs to be passed throug 6 Click OK 272 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual False Radar Mitigation Facilities Who needs it If you are using DFS frequency bands 5 3 5 4 GHz FCC and 5 4 5 8 GHz ETSI you should use this facility DFS and False Radar Mitigation About DFS Under DFS frequency bands it must be ensured that radio links do not interfere with certain radar systems in the 5 GHz band If radar is detected the radio link should move automatically to a frequency that does not interfere with the detected radar What is False Radar Mitigation False Radar Mitigation capability is an advanced method to reduce or eliminate false radar detection and DFS triggering False positives False radar detection can be caused by other radios transmissions or external interference that can be interpreted as tr
179. mily System Manual Smart Bandwidth Management Chapter 8 a 3 fess a Utilization 75 Traffic Mbps 77 FLL E S a S Le EG 5 T amp T E E 100 LE 5 a E 17 4 oO Uplink Downlink eT ma 5 100 e N E 10000 Lo te 100 i a 8 Uplink Downlink 1 Figure 8 24 Example 3 Half the uplink time slots reserved at 20 MHz CBW At 20 MHz channel bandwidth the sector utilization is around 80 in the uplink direction and about 63 in the uplink direction 3 0 Utilization 75 Traffic Mbps 7 E m B aa 3 g 5 b Ma g f EE N 40 E 26 3 m 5 E 20 23 3 28 1 oO g ms 5 Uplink Downlink LUGO LUO mi 4 807 T zi 100 ismi L X a 10000 fc 100 i i ay Uplink Downlink 1 Figure 8 25 Example 3 Half the uplink time slots reserved at 40 MHz CBW At 40 MHz channel bandwidth the sector utilization is around 70 in the uplink direction and about 26 in the uplink direction The percentage sector utilization has dropped dramatically for the same traffic load Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 199 Smart Bandwidth Management Chapter 8 TCP IP and other SLA Considerations The foregoing example were all based on UDP traffic If the sector traffic has a heavy TCP IP c
180. mitting a support request Note involving interference issues or if you are specifically asked by Customer support to submit a Diagnostics report containing a recent spectrum analysis you should carry out the analysis in accordance with the instructions in Chapter 19 prior to using the Get Diagnostics facility Link Compatibility Compatibility between the HBS and an HSU is primarily determined by the software level of each element Advisory messages are typically displayed as follows LE 060080 OS IP Address State Location RSSHBS dBm RSSHSU dBm Tput HBS Mbp 1050114 Active Registered HSU SW Upgrade available Location 56 57 12 9 442 1050112 Active Registered HSU SW Upgrade available Location 55 57 6 5 ane Device Date amp Time Description Interface 9 1 2005 2 33 21 AM Software versions mismatch restricted link functionality for HSU Serial VERIFSKLABJ16012 Radio Interface 9 1 2005 3 10 12 AM Software versions mismatch full link functionality for HSU Name 1 12 Radio Interface Figure 10 3 Typical incompatibly messages for HSUs on HBS display On the HBS window these messages can only be seen in HSU list mode and in the HBS Active Alarms log 216 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Monitoring and Diagnostics Chapter 10 Sector ID ERGX20561334 Frequency 5 200 GHz SWU required Band 1205 2446 GHz FOGG Channel BY 20 MHz HBS Ststu
181. n Devices The use of lightning protection is dependent on regulatory and end user requirements The NetAstra PtMP ODU is designed with surge limiting circuits to minimize the risk of damage due to lightning strikes It is designed for use with Netronics products Figure 3 16 Netronics Lightning Protector The lightning protector incorporates high power gas discharge tube and current transistor protection in a single protector unit Technical specifications are shown in Appendix A Ethernet cable Repeater The Netronics Ethernet repeater enables you to extend the PoE to ODU cable beyond the 100 m Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 31 Hardware Installation Chapter 3 limit but no more than 200 m The unit looks physically like the lightning protection device in Figure 3 16 Its use is very simple as shown in the following schematic Lightning Protector Fast Ethernet Repeater sextends IDU ODU cable length beyond 100m Lightning Protector a Pt Figure 3 17 Using an Ethernet repeater with lightning protectors SS The Ethernet repeater cannot be used with GbE IDU ODU cables Tools required for installation The following is a list of the equipment and materials required to install NetAstra PtMP hardware Tools and Materials e Crimping tool for RJ 45 if the ODU PoE cable is without connectors e Spanner wrench 13 mm e Drill for wall mounting only e Cable ties e Sealing material e Waterproo
182. n Sea N e 3 63 F3 t T me Oxford St Albans 7 of y L N Mobile Not Synchronized Felixstowe aintree_ Colchester Abingdon m25 High Wycombe Product Name E 200 0E50 Antenna Type Dual pone IP Address 10 104 50 200 Slough London Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Reading x Newbury Bracknell SEEN acharia Kisrynte 52 08 02 20 N Q0 12 3 y Otford Maidstone ey Deal Trap Destination 0 0 0 0 Tx Ratio 50 0 50 0 Basingstoke G ildfard le 51 8 Mbps Aldarchat Tanbridne 6 5 Mbps Date amp Time Message Trap Source IP Aji 000001 28 03 2013 1 22 56 PM Connected to Bach HBS 01 intemal Internal 000002 28 03 2013 2 29 13 PM Brahms HNU_ 01 01 Site will be reset Internal Internal 000003 28 03 2013 2 33 43 PM Device unreachable Internal Internal 000004 28 03 2013 2 33 45 PM Connected to Bach HBS 01 Internal Internal i Connection State Available Connection Mode Network IP Address 10 104 50 200 WBB C re Encrypted Link Figure 4 11 Sector display Deafult Map view A new sector with default values for element map coordinates is shown centred on Greenwich Figure 4 11 The sector is centered on the HBS azimuth configurable The HSUs distributed evenly within the sector beam width configurable without regard for geographic considerations If you do not have an Internet connection the display background will be solid gray For this demonstrat
183. n be saved to a file y e reused to configure additional sectors Following any further fine tuning open up the HBS Mobility tab and click Save You are offered the standard Save File dialog Save the HBS Mobility settings file MobilitySettings mob to a convenient location 210 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Bring Up a Mobility Sector Chapter 9 Creating a Sector from a HBS Template The saved settings file may be used as a template for further sectors gt To create a sector from a HBS Mobility settings file 1 Starting with a new HBS and HSUs log on to the HBS 2 Activate the HBS in the usual way 3 Open the Mobility tab in the Configuration window In the Save Upload Settings window click Upload Settings Information Target Release 24 00 b3410 Dec 24 2012 Mobility Devices 9 Nomadic Devices 0 C O ff i or Name Release Status Comments 10 104 50 200 Bach HBs 01 34 00 _b3410_Dec 24 2012 Ready for upload Figure 9 3 Preparing to upload the Mobility file 4 In our case we have one HBS so it is sufficient to enter the Mobility file as shown and then click Start After a few moments the Status field indicates Done 5 800 GHz 5 725 5 850 GHz FCC IC 211 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Bring Up a Mobility Sector Chapter 9 You will of course need to separately configure the participating HSUs If we connect our three configured mobile HSUs we
184. n below should nevertheless give you a good idea of how to use the WI Prerequisites Hardware You need a regular LAN connection between a managing computer and one of the sector ODUs The WI can be used directly opposite the HBS any of its HSUs It can also be used over the air from the HBS to any registered HSU The WI is available for NetStream 5x200 at release level 2 6 00 or later along with NetAstra PtMP ODUs this release and later Software Your computer should have at least version 6 of MS Internet Explorer The Web interface also works with other browsers such as Mozilla Firefox version 3 and later 312 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Using the Web Interface Chapter 20 Technical Background You should be familiar with the concepts underlying the Link Manager and preferably with the Manager itself Special Considerations Working with the WI Advanced Configurations For setup configurations using features such as HSS VLAN and QoS you will need to use the Link Manager Operational Effects Several WI functions cause temporary sync loss Typically changing the number of antennas falls into this category These cases will be pointed out in Warning messages Some Working Tips You can e Log on to a ODU on the default IP address of 10 0 0 120 8 set the Link ID and IP address instead of using the Link Manager as in Chapter 4 Unlike the Local Connection method you need to reset the ODU to see the change
185. n chosen received packets will be mapped into one of four quality groups Real time Near real time Controlled load and Best effort You may partition the total link capacity across the four Quality queues The default weights as percentages are shown in Table 17 1 Setting up QoS QoS for NetAstra is set up in two phases 1 The required queues for the sector and their respective priority mappings must be chosen 2 For each HSU you must configure the required queues queue weights and queue Maximum Information Rate MIR The latter must be done for both the Uplink and Downlink directions 282 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Quality of Service Chapter 17 Setting up the HBS for QoS From the HBS manager enter Configuration open the Ethernet tab and then QoS configuration QoS is disabled by default You may choose between the VLAN 802 1p and Diffserv methods F QoS Configuration mE sl L so LE Real Time A tel Near Real Time EE set oo ied The default settings for Diffserv and VLAN are as shown in the next two figures QoS Configuration F i an os Vie 4 MOGE DiffServ Moug Priority Mapping EE EE LES FE F QoS Configuration Real Time e r Near Real Time H J E Controlled Load e J B Best Effort e Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 283 Quality of Service Chapter 17 If you uncheck a queue it will be disabled f
186. nd is beyond the scope of this manual We will pre register three HSU slots to levels A B and C and time slots to each level as shown 2 4 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Bring Up a Mobility Sector Chapter 9 Add Devices Mobile ee The time slots as shown mean 8 per unit X 3 units at level A 6 per unit X 3 units at level B and so on up to 64 time slots Click Register leave the maximum distance as is and click OK to leave the configuration window Here is the result Sector Bach _ 5 800 GHz _ 5725 5 850 GHz FCC IC Events Log j aaa Tint Tir ra 5 ts oe aaa Date ag An 000001 20 01 2013 5 31 38 PM Connected to Name Internal f L Connection State Available Connection Mode Network IP Address 10 104 50 200 We have place holders for the maximum allowable mobile HMUs in the sector Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 205 Bring Up a Mobility Sector Chapter 9 Registering HMUs Registration of actual HMUs is accomplished by direct connection You assign each one to one of the levels At the same time you may configure other parameters such as Air Interface IP address though not strictly necessary gt To assign a HMU to a level by direct connection 1 Log on to a mobile HMU in the usual way Here is the opening window 5 720 GHz t Name fia 5 725 5 850 GHz FCC IC ao pae O a TS eas mm
187. nd regulation e HSU series used e Channel Bandwidth currently 10 and 20 MHz e Tx Power maximum Tx power per modulation is validated e Antenna Type currently dual cannot be changed for ODU with integrated antenna e Antenna Gain per site cannot be changed for integrated antenna e Cable Loss per site cannot be changed for integrated antenna e Fade Margin currently 6 dB e Rate e Required Range and climate type Link Budget Calculator Internal Data For each product or Regulation and Band the calculator stores the following data required for link budget calculations e Maximum Transmit power per modulation e Receiver Sensitivity per modulation for Ethernet service e Maximum linear input power used to calculate minimum distance e Antenna gain and cable loss for ODU with integrated antenna 288 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Link Budget Calculator Chapter 18 e Available Channel Bandwidths Calculations EIRP EIRP TxPower AntennaGainsit A CableLosssjte Expected RSS and Fade Margin ExpectedRSS EIRP PathLoss AntennaGainsjtep CableLosssitep where Site A is the transmitting site Site B is the receiving site PathLoss is calculated according to the free space model PathLoss 32 45 20 log10 frequencyjyHz 20 log10 RequiredRangekh ExpectedFadeMargin ExpectedRSS Sensitivity where Sensitivity is dependent on air rate Min and Max Range MinRange is the shortest
188. nfig Air Interface stand alone nomadic HSU or HMU Use this feature to switch a nomadic HSU or HMU to a different network 176 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Direct HSU Configuration Chapter 7 Where has my HSU gone Suppose that you installed two collocated HBSs with contiguous sectors It is possible that an HSU located close to the common sector boundary may discover the wrong HBS HSU can be forced across to another HBS by changing its Sector ID to that of the required HBS To switch an HSU to another HBS make sure that it is unregistered You will need to log on to it directly and get to the Air Interface window Channel Bandwidth MHz Tx amp Antenna Figure 7 7 HSU Configuration Air Interface Unregistered HSU Enter the Sector ID of the required HBS and click OK The HSU should then discover the required HBS Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 177 Direct HSU Configuration Chapter 7 Security a Lun SNMP Communities Tx amp Antenna Link Password You may only change the SNMP community strings over a direct or over the air connection You can change the Link Password for an un synchronized HSU Otherwise the functionality is the same as in page 154 Advanced Advanced False Radar Mitigation Eo Li IET rE Nomadic Advanced 178 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Direct HSU Configuration Chapter 7 This tab
189. nfiguration tabs here differ from the HSU configuration tabs under the HBS Table view in one respect There is an Air Interface tab which varies in functionality depending on whether the HSU is registered or not Air Interface gt Refresh Sector ID EBGX20561334 Channel Bandwidth MHz 20 J7 Tx amp Antenna Management Inventory r a E f F Date amp Time Ethernet Nomadic Operations Figure 7 3 HSU Configuration Air Interface for Registered HSU Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 175 Direct HSU Configuration Chapter 7 For a registered HSU this window is for information only For an unregistered or unsynchronized HSU the Sector ID field will be blank and editable and the Channel Bandwidth field will be set to default and active Tx amp Antenna Figure 7 4 HSU Configuration Air Interface for stand alone HSU For a nomadic HSU or a HMU the Air Interface display is different First the Sector ID is replaced by the Network ID For a registered HSU neither the Network ID or CBW can be touched 62 Channel Bandwidth MH 20 Figure 7 5 HSU Config Air Interface registered nomadic HSU or HMU For an unregistered or unsynchronized HSU you may edit both of these fields ahms HNU 07 01 d OT z Network ID EBGX Channel Bandwidth MHz 20 v RE Figure 7 6 HSU Co
190. nfiguring a nomadic HSU From the HBS 5 111 Registering a fixed HSU fOr SEMVICC sci ssisssiccavissexeiavsavosesswinnspausassoansvevedicanwescnepaasours sors eecees tua 5 113 Registering a nomadic HSU for SEPrVICE ecesseecesssceecssseceeeeceseseseeceseeseaeecesesseeeeesaeees 5 117 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Choosing Diversity Antenna Mode During Registration 56 120 DE ACTIVATING the ABS neea SE 5 120 Deregistering AN HSU sisi sessensenseenneennsess 5 121 Where has my HSU 2ONne cccsssecsssecccseccesssececenececeneceeeeneceseesceeseeeeeenececeeceeseeeeas 5 121 Saving the HBS Settings for Reuse as a Template ccccceseccsseccceseeceeeneceseneceseeeeeeeees 5 121 Creating Nomadic Entries for a Sector from a HBS Template cccccccsseceeeeeeeeneees 5 122 Part 3 Sector Management Chapter 6 Managing the Sector SCOD OI CS CAD aa a a or nn 6 126 COPIOUS a S 6 126 SL CONNECTE a do 6 148 Configuring an HSU from the HBS Main Window ss 6 149 FRE OC FN anm a a A 6 161 Updating HSU SSVI COS soe cssccenscassademsinasaeednanndendaansacangeesboneds ued ietcpnaiateldaddocatcateadtabatiedsatecannesens 6 163 SPS OS CUI AS de D a uns teanetontaetaes 6 163 CP ARS NMS the S CIO PB AN eo 6 164 HBS Configuration with Telnet iii 6 168 Chapter 7 Direct HSU Configuration Scope OL CIS CAPI a aa a onde 7 172 COnN aa R a a ee a da D 7 172 Chapter 8 Smart Bandwidth Management What is Smart Ban
191. ng Stretch the tape and apply half overlapped to form gap free joint 44 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Hardware Installation Chapter 3 CAT Scable to ODU G Cable iil Point CAT 5 cable IOU ODU Figure 3 33 Start and End points for protective taping the unit 5 Wrap two layers of any scotch vinyl plastic electrical type e g Scotch Super 88 Vinyl Plastic Tape from 3M to protect the joints as shown in Figure 3 34 Ensure that the bottom of the cable gland and the end of the CAT 5 cable are covered with the sealing splicing tape and with vinyl plastic tape Figure 3 34 Protecting the unit joints with vinyl tape Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 45 Hardware Installation Chapter 3 6 Mount the unit on the pole using the mounting ring as shown in Figure 3 35 Ground the unit using the GND screw For lightning protection repeat the same procedure to install the second unit connected to the IDU Figure 3 35 Mounted and strapped to the pole External Ports for CAT 5e Cables All external HBS ports should be water sealed Use the same materials and method as for the LPU cable glands The IDU DT6 A Base Station Alternative to PoE Devices Using an IDU DT6 instead of several PoE devices The IDU DT6 is an aggregation switch with the functionality of six PoE devices It is ideal for use at a base station having several collocated HSUs or NetAstra PtMP radios
192. ng as long as the exposed wiring length is limited to less than or equal to 140 feet and instructions are provided to avoid exposure of wiring to accidental contact with lightning and power conductors in accordance with NEC Sections 725 54 c and 800 30 In all other cases an appropriate Listed Primary Protector must be provided Refer to Articles 800 and 810 of the NEC for details 2 For protection of ODU against direct lightning strikes appropriate requirements of NFPA 780 should be considered in addition to NEC 3 For Canada appropriate requirements of the CEC 22 1 including Section 60 and additional requirements of CAN CSA B72 must be considered as applicable 4 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Table of Contents Part 1 Basic Installation Chapter 1 Introduction Welcome to NetAS AR eee demo bee ee 1 11 What s New in Releases 70 race ta ea ete seen 1 11 Key Features of NetAstra PtMP ccsscccsssscssssssorscosscssessesseesssesscnscessoncessesssencessosseceessces 1 12 Components of NetAstra PtMP scssssssssessccssssssescossoncesssssecessssoosscssssscessonssnsenssaneneess 1 13 Tenno OE y enre E ee 1 15 Conventions Used in this Manual ss 1 16 Chapter 2 Site Survey BA LUN LUE SARA DER CE Or NPA nea er oR ne ne ne ne ne eee nee toe eee 2 18 DS SI SN a ee a ue 2 18 Stage 1 Preliminary SM aa De ee pe D ae 2 19 OZ PONS UVEY ae a et 2 20 DAS Se RE UVE ra ra onda 2 21 RF Planning for Dense Installations
193. ng notification Changing Mode Please wait while system changing settings You will be redirected to previous page when operation completes This action of course has no bearing on the sector Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 319 Using the Web Interface Chapter 20 Events The Recent Event List is displayed Recent Events HBS 01 Refresh Severity Date amp Time Description Interface Management port status r Maior 09 01 2005 a ei Management Port on ii 00 00 00 Labi Odu _ disconnected A The time was set to 2 Event oe THU SEP 01 00 00 00 ee 2005 09 01 2005 ges 3 Event 00 00 00 HBS ready 09 01 2005 HSS operating 4 Normal 00 00 00 was changed to o haute Independent Unit c naaa 09 01 2005 HSS multiple sync pulse Reset Use this button to reset the HBS HSU Management HSU management follows the same pattern as that for the HBS To avoid tedious repetition we will only point out significant differences The Main Window HSU configuration is accomplished by clicking the required HSU in the bottom panel of Chapter 20 For the purposes of this section we have deregistered Haydn so the panel looks like this HSU List OMozrart HFU QBrahms HNu OHaydn HFU 0 Click Mozrart Here is what you see 320 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Using the Web Interface Range Km Time Slo
194. ng the Web Interface Chapter 20 Table 20 2 a fixed HSUs k Address 10 104 50 1 All communicating HSUs and HBS in the same subnet SNMPv1 Can be set to SNMPv3 or both v1 and v3 HFU 01 01 Name Haydn HFU 01 01 Location of Contact optional pu TE Time Slots LE LEE location May vary with context Antenna height m eo From RF plan not used All communicating HSUs and HBS in the same subnet HFU 01 02 Downlink orne e Time Slots May vary with context C 8 location Antenna height m o From RF plan not used Table 20 3 Preconfigured setup Level allocation for maximum nomadic HSUs Mea HNU 0 01 below Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 311 Using the Web Interface Chapter 20 Table 20 4 recontigurec setup One actual nomadic HSU CT TE All communicating HSUs and HBS in the same subnet HNU 01 01 Brahms HNU 01 01 Location of Contact optional level LEE Included in previous table Time Slots On the managing computer point your browser to 192 168 10 200 and log on as shown below You can also log on over the air to registered HSUs in the same way For stand alone or unregistered HSUs you must connect a managing computer directly to the HSU and again log on as shown below What it Provides The WI is a developing technology It is possible that the current distributed release may have additional or slightly different features from those shown here The descriptio
195. nitor Time 12 41 00 Latitude 51 45 0 00 N Longitude 0 0 0 00 E Number of Satellites Used 9 Transmission Phase Normal Tx Ratio C E Generating Synchronization Pulse Events Log Number Date amp Time Message Trap Source 14 04 2011 15 24 34 Connected to Location amp Connection Available Connection Mode Network IP Address 10 107 2 20 GPS Synchronization Unit Figure 12 6 GSU Main widow at startup The top five items in the GSU Monitor panel are taken from a satellite The transmission Phase may be Normal as shown or Shifted It purpose together with the Tx Ratio bar will be explained below The Status Box Under normal operating conditions it will be green as shown indicating that it is synchronized with a satellite Generating Synchronization Pulse If satellite synchronization is lost then the GSU will function as an independent HSM and the status box will change color Generating Syachronization Pulse The Main Menu The main menu is a subset of the main menu applicable to the NetStream 5x36 Notice that there are no Installation or Configuration wizards Such configuration as is necessary is carried out using a modified version of Site Configuration for NetStream 5x36 Similarly the Tool bar is a subset of that applicable to the NetStream 5x36 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 247 Using the GSU Chapter 12 Using Site Configuration for the GSU Site Configuration Syst
196. nk Manager Link Budget Calculator Online Help Online help can be accessed from the Help menu on the main window of the Link Manager Using most common Web browsers it may also be run going to Start Programs Link Manager User Manual Customer Support Customer support for this product can be obtained from the local VAR Integrator or distributor from whom it was purchased 228 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Site Synchronization Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 229 230 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Hub Site Synchronization What is Hub Site Synchronization When several units are collocated at a common hub site interference may occur from one unit to another NetAstra ODU units support the collocation of more than two units at a central site Like any other RF deployment the wireless operation is highly dependent on factors such as available frequencies the physical spacing between radios other interfering radios and whether NetStream NetAstra units are installed iin e HSS does not eliminate the need for careful RF planning to ensure the design will work as planned See Chapter 2 for information on installation wiee site survey iii e HSS support for NetAstra PtMP HBSs is model dependent The Netronics Hub Site Synchronization HSS method uses a cable connected from the master ODU to all collocated ODUs this cable carries pulses sent to each ODU which synchronize their tra
197. nk Uplink Downlink Uplink Downlink C n Utilization 5 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 197 Smart Bandwidth Management Chapter 8 About HBS Overhead There is always some overhead on the HBS Recall that one time slot in each of the uplink and downlink directions is reserved by the HBS for sector management In our four examples we noted that the occurrence of HBS overhead increases when allocating time slots even to idle HSUs As we Saw the percentage point sector load increases as you allocate further downlink time slots or maintain any unused but allocated uplink time slots It is straightforward to demonstrate that overhead is also channel bandwidth dependent If you repeat the four examples under 10 and 5 MHz channel bandwidth the load overhead percentage increases as channel bandwidth decreases Conversely if you are able to operate at 40 MHz the overhead percentage drops To illustrate the effect of different channel bandwidths we show in order Example 3 at 10 20 and 40 MHz oo amp Utilization 36 e Traffic Mbps CAT C a sector Utilization KESTI Pe 4 Ts i a TS 1 Uplink 8 8 5 8 8 Traffic Mbps Downlink 250 150 we e a 3 El or Figure 8 23 Example 3 Half the uplink time slots reserved at 10 MHz CBW Notice that at 10 MHz channel bandwidth the sector utilization is 100 in both directions 198 Netronics NetAstra Fa
198. nnecting network equipment to the LAN Out port may damage it Powering up the HBS from a Poe Device Connecting the HBS port labelled IDU to a powered up PoE is sufficient If you have not already closed and weather sealed the HBS IDU port then inside it you can see an amber colored power LED which turn green when the HBS is activated See Chapter 4 Mounting the Lightning Protection Units The use of lightning protection is dependent on regulatory and end user requirements The NetAstra PtMP ODU is designed with surge limiting circuits to minimize the risk of damage due to lightning strikes Netronics recommends the use of additional surge arrestor devices to protect the equipment from nearby lightning strikes In what follows ODU may be any type of Netronics outdoor radio unit and IDU may be any type of Netronics IDU used with such products PoEs IDU DT6 etc 40 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Hardware Installation Chapter 3 Figure 3 30 Netronics Lightning Protection Kit Table 3 2 LPU Kit contents U wall clamp RJ 45 connectors shown wrapped 0 5m CAT 5e cable Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 41 Hardware Installation Chapter 3 Table 3 2 LPU Kit contents Continued Metal tie Quick Installation 1 P hl jeice frame For any type of IDU ODU connection lightning protection units LPUs are installed in pairs as shown in the next figure Lightning Protector Lightning P
199. nsmission with each other The pulse synchronization ensures that transmission occurs at the same time for all collocated units This also results in all of the hub site units receiving data at the same time eliminating the possibility of interference that could result if some units transmit while other units at the same location receive Figure 11 1 illustrates interference caused by non synchronized collocated units Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 231 Hub Site Synchronization Chapter 11 Figure 11 1 Interference caused by collocated units Adding HSS removes interference as shown in the next two figures Figure 11 3 Collocated units using Hub Site Synchronization 2 The units are connected to each other with HSS cables and HSS Distribution Units One of the radios in the site is defined as HSS Master and generates synchronization pulses The other collocated radios in the site the HSS Clients are connected to the HSS Master and synchronize their transmission to the pulses An HSS Client can be configured to work in one of two modes 232 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Hub Site Synchronization Chapter 11 e HSS Client Continue Transmission HSC CT If the unit loses synchronization with the HSS Master the link remains active However without synchronization pulses it is possible that this unit will cause interference e HSS Client Disable Transmission HSC DT If the unit loses synchronization with th
200. nstallation Values of 5 dB and 8 dB from the current RSS are typical TSL Threshold A counter is maintained of the number of second intervals during which Tx power exceeds this threshold BBER Threshold The Background Block Error Ratio is measured as a percentage The threshold can be set from 0 1 up to 50 An 8 threshold is recommended If there are no problems during the interval then for that threshold the recommended BBER value should be 0 Since the system provides a lossless Ethernet service there is throughput degradation in case of interference The degradation is proportional to the BBER Ethernet Thresholds Capacity This is used as a basis for checking adherence to a Service Level Agreement It is the number of seconds count that the link capacity falls bellow the threshold Ethernet Thresholds Traffic The number of seconds count that received traffic exceeded this threshold It can be used to measure traffic peaks Link Manager Traps The Link Manager application issues traps to indicate various events displayed in the Events Log Table 10 4 Link Manager Trap Messages Cannot bind to trap service port Port 162 already in use by Warning Link Manager will not catch any traps from the ProcessName pid Processld ODU some other application has grabbed this port 226 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Monitoring and Diagnostics Chapter 10 Table 10 4 Link Manager Trap Messages Continued
201. ny time in the Log on window Figure 4 2 above You are offered an extended log on window 60 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Getting Started with Link Manager 5 i ET g Via TE Version 9 4 10 Build 9474 O User Type Operator Read Only eee Connect through Server Figure 4 3 Extended log on window At the User Type field click the list button lt i an Jel Version 9 4 10 Build 9414 IP Address 10 104 50 200 Password UserType Operator J7 Read Only PEM Installer Observer Connect through Server IP Address Figure 4 4 Log on window exposing the user types There are three user types Chapter 4 e An Observer has read only access to the sector An Observer can monitor the sector generate reports but may not change any sector parameters e An Operator can install and configure the sector e An installer can in addition to functioning as an Operator also change the operating frequency band or regulation The latter function has legal ramifications requiring familiarity with local regulations If you are using Trap Authentication enter the User and Password Leaving these fields blank or incorrect will not prevent you from logging on You will not be able to see trap messages directed to the trap message address associated with a defined user The allocation and association of a trap Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual
202. o B 42 dBm 15 8 Watt 5 Je 52 Mbis 2x 16 GAMOS Adaptive 76 dBm 0 1 Km 0 1 Miles 40 Km 24 9 Miles BEM CONE Coordinates EC Ethernet Only Up to 16 4 Mbis 2 1 Mbis per TS up to 8 TE 32 Meter 105 Feet 12 Meter 34 Feet 0 6 Fernel 20 Meter 66 Feet Boresight clearance Calculate Figure 18 6 Calculation of distance from site coordinates If for example we enter Site A 41 1 N lat 75 2 W Long Site B 40 8 N lat 75 0 W Long and press Set Site Latitude Longtitude 7 Antenna Height rr Close 0 Site B i Oo 4 the range will be calculated and displayed Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 295 Link Budget Calculator Antenna Type Antenna Gain Radio Cable Loss EIRP Fade Margin Rate Expected RSS Fade Margin Min Range Max Required Climate Type services Ethernet Throughput Installation Antenna height for LOS Chapter 18 Dual Te 38 HBS Site 15 HSU Site 23 dBi HBS Site 0 HSU Site 0 dE 43 dBm 20 Watt 6 dE 39 Mbs 2x QPSK 0 75 Li Adaptive E 76 dBm 7 dB 0 1 Km 0 1 Miles 40 Km 24 9 Miles 37 1 Km Le ROME Good C 025 RE Ethernet Only 99 426 availability downtime 3007 minfyear Up to 25 8 Mb s 0 4Mbis per TS up to 63 TS 40 Meter 131 Feet 13 Meter 43 Feet 0 6 Fernel 27 Meter 89 Feet Boresight clearance 6 Located to the right of the green Coordinates button is a drop down list of Climac
203. o 0 900 T 512012 9 00 00 AM 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 900 512012 6 45 00 AM 0 0 0 0 a o 0 900 CACAN WINN Ana in n m m n n n nnn Figure 10 8 HBS Performance Monitoring report Valid data The meaning of the column headings is shown in the following table Table 10 2 HBS Performance Monitoring Fields Green tick for current and valid Red cross for invalidated data See example below Note that the Performance Monitoring data is not valid if not all the Integrity Valid data flag ap values were stored e g due to clock changes within the interval or power up reset Data are recorded every 15 minutes the last 30 days of recordings are Date amp Time Time stamp nn pas i maintained Roll over is at midnight Unavailable Seconds Seconds in which the interface was out of service The number of seconds in which there was at least one error block Background Block Error Rx MBytes Received Mbytes The number of Megabytes received at the specified port within the interval The number of errored blocks in an interval SES Severe Errored The number of seconds in which the service quality was low as determined Seconds by the BBER threshold 222 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Monitoring and Diagnostics Chapter 10 Table 10 2 HBS Performance Monitoring Fields Continued The number of Megabytes transmitted at the specified port within the Tx MBytes Transmitted Mbytes interval Threshol i Above Traffic Thresh
204. onfigure Recent Events L Performance Monitoring Le Active Alarms Estimate Throughput sit Update Service x Suspend Bs CE Locate On Map Q Reset Deregister HSU 10 104 50 1 is not registered Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 163 Managing the Sector Chapter 6 gt To suspend an un registered HSU 1 Click Suspend in its context menu You are requested to enter a suspend duration Link Suspend Haydn HFU 01 01 Link Suspend operration will break the link between the HBS and an unregistered HSU for a configured period of time M Link suspend time sec 0 2 Choose a suspend time and click OK During the suspend duration the HSU will be deleted from the HBS Main Window HSU panel The HSU returns to the main display with resumption of sync Changing the Sector Band Changing the Band in use is always carried out at the sector level not per installed ODU To the Sector Band you must be logged on to the HBS as Installer In Installer mode the right hand button B on the Access unit button bar has an extra function Change Band 00000 Estimated Throughput Change Band 15 HSU Connection Table D Locate On Map Q Reset 45 Deactivate gt To change the Sector Band 1 Click Change Band A list of available Bands is displayed 164 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Managing the Sector Chapter 6 4 940 4 990 GHz FCCC 4 6
205. onics NetAstra Family System Manual 15 Introduction Chapter 1 e For each fixed or nomadic HSU Assured throughput is determined by the actual number of time slots allocated to it in either direction Peak throughput higher than Assured throughput may be achieved by allocating unused downlink time slots or unallocated uplink time slots to very busy HSUs This process is called Smart Bandwidth Management SBM SBM takes up one time slot in each direction Conventions Used in this Manual Notifications Notifications consist of Notes Cautions and Warnings The purpose of a Note is to e Draw your attention to something that may not be obvious or counter intuitive Emphasize a special feature or peculiarity of the NetAstra Offer an external reference for additional information Add a caveat that would not qualify as a full Caution or Warning see below Provide additional background to what follows e Offer a recommendation e Highlight an indication of something to watch out for e Advise you if an action has side effects i e it may disturb something else that would be best left undisturbed e Remind you of something that should be kept in mind S A A Caution is a notification of risk of damage to equipment or of service degradation A Warning is a notification of risk of danger to persons operating near the equipment Warning a 16 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Introduction Chapter 1 T
206. ontent including dependent protocols such as HTTP HTTPS you must allow sufficient time slots particularly in the uplink direction to ensure the that TCP IP ACK messages are transmitted without delay Some theoretical calculations are possible but ultimately you will need to use a hardware traffic generator to assist your time slot allocation This is particularly critical if you are operating a sector with SLA The same holds true if you are offering a backhaul service with SLA regardless of the traffic packet composition 200 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Bringing Up a Mobility Sector Scope of this Chapter Mobility solutions offers powerful easy to deploy base stations that guarantee high capacity connectivity to ruggedized mobile units mounted on vehicles trains and ships NetAstra PtMP Mobility enables e Perimeter security two way video transmission between patrol vehicles e On board video surveillance and Internet access for public transportation e Oil rig to ship video and data connectivity e Unmanned vehicle operation remote control of heavy machinery for mines and ports NetAstra PtMP is designed to ensure that HMUs attain continuous service within a sector and seamless service when crossing into a new sector Mobility applications are typically large scale projects A railway application for example requires a chain of overlapped sectors along hundreds or thousands of kilometers of railway track T
207. or Chapter 6 EN Telnet 10 104 50 200 a 7 MERE login admin Password Hello admin welcome to ODU Management GLI admine14 164 58 2608 gt Type help for help admin 1 164 580 268 gt m Figure 6 21 Telnet session log on to the HBS A Read Only Community string allows you to use display commands only whereas a Read Write Community string allows you to use display commands and execute set commands Supported HBS Telnet commands are shown in Table 6 1 to Table 6 3 Table 6 1 HBS Telnet Display Commands Displays ODU product name Name Location hardware and software revisions uptime MAC address display management Displays IP subnet Gateway Traps table display PM lt interface AIR LAN1 gt Shows the performance monitor tables for each interface according to lt interval current day month gt user defined monitoring intervals display bands Displays available bands Table 6 2 HBS Telnet Set Immediate Commands Set the ODU IP address subnet mask and gateway The user must reset the ODU after the command completion display inventory set ip lt ipaddr gt lt subnetMask gt lt gateway gt set trap lt index 1 10 gt lt ipaddr gt lt port 0 65535 gt set readpw lt oldpasswd gt lt passwd gt Set the read access password Read Community set writepw lt oldpasswd gt lt passwd gt Set the read write access password Read Write Community Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 169 Set
208. or the sector It will not prevent the HSU from configuring it as live The purpose behind this is to avoid the necessity of reconfiguring QoS for each HSU should the queue be reinstated Setting up an HSU for QoS QoS setup for an HSU is carried out from the HBS gt To configure an HSU for QoS 1 Right click an HSU in the HBS manager HSU window and choose Configuration 2 Open the Ethernet tab and click QoS Configuration The following window is displayed JU i a 62 Weight Pe Unlimited Near Real Time 20 0 5 E 100 Unlimited v Controlled Load 5 2 Z S 0 5 E 100 Unlimited v 0 5 m 100 Unlimited Maximum Information Rate Mbps Real Time 0 5 E 100 Unlimited Unlimited Near Real Time Unlimited Controlled Load Unlimited 3 Ensure that the Mode field is Enabled If you already configured the HBS sector for Diffserv or VLAN then it will be enabled by default If you need to change the mode then you 284 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Quality of Service Chapter 17 probably did not set the sector wide QoS type but you can go back and do it later 4 For each queue both downlink and uplink from the HSU enter the required weight and MIR The latter may be left unlimited In which case the system will use a best effort method If you exceed 100 total weight you will receive an error message Queue Weight Maximum Informat
209. ose your unit locations carefully For example for three collocated HBSs each with 32 HSUs covering 360 matters get out of hand very quickly if units are poorly named They can always be identified by their IP addresses but that is a poor substitute for effective naming URL like naming pattern based on HBS_n HSU_y is clear and familiar to all Internet users Keeping the names IP address independent enables you to copy the entire sector setup to a different geographic location without IP address duplication Configuring the Sector out of the Box IP Addresses The default log on IP address for all ODUs in the sector is the same 10 0 0 120 subnet mask 255 0 0 0 and default gateway 0 0 0 0 To get the process started set up the IP address on the network card on the managing computer to something like 10 0 0 100 subnet mask 255 255 255 0 and Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 Ensure that you have a direct LAN connection to the HBS run the Link Manager and log on to it Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 95 Installing the Sector Chapter 5 Link LU TLET 2 1 Version 9 4 10 Build 9414 IP Address 10 0 0 120 Ls sors Figure 5 1 Logging on with factory default IP address Alternatively you can log on using Local Connection without need to change your Network Interface Card address Link Manager Version 9 4 10 Build 9414 TP Address Local Connection Password LD ia g T 2 TA g CE P PE E mi oo
210. panel The last two items are of special interest The Status shown as Active indicates whether the HBS has been activated or not The Time Slots bars indicate how many out of 63 time slots in uplink and downlink directions have been allocated to HSUs Allocation of time slots between HSUs provides a basic form of prioritization between them Normally you would not leave unallocated time slots unless you intended to add more HSUs Every HSU requires at least one time slot Time slot allocation is closely related to SBM performance detailed in Chapter 8 Base Station Panel The displayed items in the Access unit panel are straight forward 060000 Product Name E 200EST Antenna Type Dual IP Address 10 104 50 200 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Trap Destination 0 0 0 0 TxRatiof 50 0 50 0 Rx Rate 51 6 Mbps Tx Rate 6 5 Mbps O Figure 4 18 Access unit detail Panel The Tx Ratio shows the allocation of throughput between downlink and uplink traffic at the HBS Here it is set to 70 downlink and 30 uplink The Tx Ratio is not only sector wide If you use HSS Chapter 11 to collocated several HBSs to cover adjacent sectors they must all use the same Tx Ratio Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 73 Getting Started with Link Manager Chapter 4 The Rx Rate and Tx Rate are the traffic receive and transmit rates through the HBS under load The button bar provides the necessary functionality to configure and manage the
211. quired F 723 is e Yan Yean Pes 2 a i Ss y i pa l ia 2 a en i i 5 aj Pi ew Unregistered to Eh gi Nae x p DE f poms a Mobile Not Synchronized Bic EA fows tt A che on We have located the entire sector to Melbourne Australia in accordance with our Radio Plan The grey lines and icons are pre registered place holders for additional nomadic HSUs 70 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Getting Started with Link Manager Chapter 4 You can make manual location adjustments using the GUI gt To relocate a HBS or HSU using the GUI 1 Select the unit to move by clicking it It is surrounded by a brown box 2 Mouse over the top edge of the box to get a context button bar as shown in Figure 4 14 Selected HBS or HSU with context button bar The functions of three buttons from left to right are as follows Table 4 8 Unit Context Button bar functions Show Hide details Show Hide the status window Unlock Lock Item Unlock to drag on map lock to secure position Show more background detail Also displays the unit Zoom in a status window if not already visible e You can also zoom in out using the mouse scroll wheel in the standard way The left details button opens a card similar to those in Figure 4 9 IP 10 104 50 200 IP 10 104 50 1 Loc HBS 01 Loc HFU 01 01 Rx 41 4 Mbps HES RSS pem HSU BOMI O s es Rx 41 Mbps Tx 41 4 Mbps HBS FIXED Mes nes bar HSU IP
212. r Utilization windows to remember e Downlink traffic is data transfer from an HBS to an HSU e Uplink traffic is data transfer from an HSU to an HBS The HBS allocates time slots to sector HSUs in round robin fashion to effect time sharing There are separate sets of 64 time slots for each of the uplink and downlink directions One time slot in each direction is reserved for SBM management leaving 63 in each direction to be allocated to sector HSUs The uplink and downlink allocations are independent and therefore separately assignable For each fixed or nomadic HSU Assured throughput is determined by the actual number of time slots allocated to it in either direction Peak throughput higher than Assured throughput may be achieved by allocating unused downlink time slots or unallocated uplink time slots to very busy HSUs e Time slot allocation is the only mechanism available for utilization management Manual time slot allocation for a fixed HSU is carried out during registration or Service update Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 181 Smart Bandwidth Management Chapter 8 gt lt Uplink Tput 1 7 Mbps Remaining Time Slots 27 Selected Time Slots 2 of Figure 8 1 Service Time slots update for a fixed HSU Manual time slot allocation for nomadic HSUs is carried out from the HBS Configuration window 182 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Smart Bandwidth Mana
213. r VLAN tagging 1 Right click an HSU on the HBS window and then click Configure Ethernet VLAN Configuration The VLAN Configuration window is displayed System Tx amp Ante _ Ethemet Ports ASe i erty VLAN Configuration Mozart HFU 01 02 To Manager Provider seppe ee Inventory Disabled ID VLAN Priority E Provider F inde Security nlimite Tag J 100 Date amp Ti ae TRE Unlimited Ethernet f EE 2 100 In Disabled mode Ethernet frames pass transparently over the radio links 2 For Provider tagging click the Provider Radio button 270 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual VLAN Functionality with NetAstra PtMP Chapter 14 VLAN Configuration Mozart HFU 01 02 63 pp Ete l Disabled D N 5 a ANID J VLAN Priority In Provider mode Ethernet frames are tagged with the provider s VLAN ID before they enter into the provider s network backbone 3 Enter a Provider VLAN ID and Priority The VLAN ID must be in the range 2 to 4094 The VLAN Priority must be in the range 0 to 7 Click OK to accept 4 For user VLAN tagging click the Tag Radio button C Disabled isa VLAN ID VLAN Priority i Provider Ce Tag i Tag parameters Ingress Mode Egress Mode Ingress g Transparent nnn T Ef VLAN ID Allowed VLAN IDs NN EE In Tag mode Ethernet fra
214. ransmission Ratio Tx Ratio Asymmetric Allocation The Transmission Ratio shows the allocation of throughput between downlink and uplink traffic at the HBS The Transmission Ratio is not only sector wide If you use HSS Chapter 11 to collocated several HBSs to cover adjacent sectors they must all use the same Transmission Ratio j Transmission Ratio Down Link 3 Up Link 34 0 EEE 100 50 0 50 0 Figure 6 11 HBS Collocated client or independent unit If it is an HSS master you will see something like this 144 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Managing the Sector Chapter 6 Transmission Ratio Down Link 4 Up Link 75 UE 9m i 50 0 50 0 Figure 6 12 HBS Collocated master Moving the slider to the right in stages yields the following Transmission Ratio Down Link 94 Up Link 7 100 68 0 32 0 Links operating at a channel bandwidth of 3MHz will be temporarily disabled Transmission Ratio Down Link 6 Up Link 7 67 3 12 3 links operating at a channel bandwidth of 5MHz LOMB wil be temporarily disabled The effective available range for Asymmetric allocation is determined by channel bandwidth as shown as well as link distance In this context link is a collocated HBS or NetAstra ODU QoS Configuration To install and use the Ethernet QoS feature see Chapter 17 Advanced Broadcast Multicast Flooding Protection Broadcast
215. rcentage utilization here is very high significantly more so than Example 1 The actual traffic throughputs to the busy HSU are slightly lower for the same overhead reasons Similar considerations are reflected in the HSUs sector relative utilization Figure 8 22 HSU Utilization Sector Relative Example 4 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 195 Smart Bandwidth Management Chapter 8 Example Summary For readability reasons we will use the left hand bar graphs rather than the time lines to summarize the scenarios In each case we have chosen the bar graphs to be as representative as possible 196 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Smart Bandwidth Management Cha Table 8 3 Unitization Summary for our four examples All HSUs 2 TS All HSUs 2 TS Busy HSU 1 TS others all remaining TS Busy HSU 1 TS others half remaining TS All HSUs 2 TS Busy HSU 2 TS others remaining TS All HSUs 2 TS All HSUs 2 TS btb 23 3 34 6 i f i Ms iF o Uplink Downlink Uplink Downlink Uplink Downlink Utilization Traffic Mbps Utilization Traffic Mbps Utilization Traffic Mbps Utilization ua cL E i i E m i I Traffic Mbps Traffic Mbps Utilization Traffic Mbps Utilization Utilization Uptink Downlink Uplink Downlink Uptink wnlink Uplink Downlink Utilization Utilization Utilization Utilization Traffic Mbps Uplink Downlink Uplink Downli
216. rdance with the relevant regulation The precise relationship between the items in inequality is as follows e Required Tx Power per radio will be adjusted down to the lesser of the value entered and maxAvailableTxPower e Tx Power system is maxAvailableTxPower 3 for 2 radios e Max EIRP is maxRegEIRP e EIRP is maxAvailableTx Power Antenna Gain Cable Loss Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 347 Regional Notice France Canadian Proc dures de s curit G n ralit s Avant de manipuler du mat riel connect des lignes lectriques ou de t l communications il est conseill de se d faire de bijoux ou de tout autre objet m tallique qui pourrait entrer en contact avec les l ments sous tension Mise la terre Tous les produits NetAstra doivent tre mis la terre pendant l usage courant La mise la terre est assur e en reliant la fiche d alimentation une prise de courant avec une protection de terre En outre e La cosse de masse sur l IDU NetStream RM doit tre constamment connect e la protection de terre par un c ble de diam tre de 18 AWG ou plus Le mat riel mont sur rack doit tre install seulement sur des racks ou armoires reli s la terre e Une ODU doit mise la terre par un cable de diam tre de 10 AWG ou plus e ne doit pas y avoir de fusibles ou d interrupteurs sur la connection la terre De plus e faut toujours connecter la terre en premier et la d
217. res Traffic generation was accomplished by using two parallel Jperf sessions One sent traffic at 100 Mbps from the HBS to the HSU The second sent traffic at 50 Mbps from the HSU to the HBS Both units were driven at maximum capacity Example 1 All HSUs 2 TS All HSUs 2 TS Required downlink BW taken from unallocated time slots In Figure 8 3 below observe that the sector is grossly under allocated This situation might be appropriate if all the client HSU were supplying Internet service only 184 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Smart Bandwidth Management Chapter 8 Sector Bach HES 01 Sector ID ERS 205601334 Frequency 5 820 GHz Band 5 725 5 850 GHz FCCC Channel BW 20 MHz Status Active Time Slots UL OL BE 10 B 10 060008 Net stra AU 5x200 Antenna Type Dual 10 104 50 200 IP Address Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Trap Destination 0 0 0 0 Tx Ratio 5 50 0 50 0 Rx Rate 82 6 Mbps 23 7 Mbps Figure 8 3 Sector status for Example 1 The Rx and Tx Rates for the HBS in themselves do not mean very much But the changes to them will be noticeable in the next three examples offering a comparative basis for various time slot allocations Sector Utilization Sector utilization is displayed by using the right most tab on the main window as seen in the next screen capture Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 185 Smart Bandwidth Management Chapter
218. ring an HSU A HSU may be deregistered by using the Deregister entry in an HSU context menu or using the i button from an HSU button bar Where has my HSU gone Suppose that you installed two collocated HBSs with contiguous sectors It is possible that an HSU located close to the common sector boundary may discover the wrong HBS A HSU can be forced across to another HBS by changing its Sector ID to that of the required HBS The method for doing this is covered in Chapter 7 Saving the HBS Settings for Reuse as a Template Refer to Figure 5 7 of which the following is an excerpt Save Upload Settings The sector device configurations can be saved to a file which may be reused to configure additional sectors Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 121 Installing the Sector Chapter 5 Following any further fine tuning open up the HBS Nomadic tab and click Save You are offered the standard Save File dialog Save the HBS Nomadic settings file MobilitySettings mob to a convenient location For our example we changed the file name to Nomadic Settings mob Creating Nomadic Entries for a Sector from a HBS Template The saved settings file may be used as a template for further sectors gt To create a sector from a HBS Nomadic settings file 1 Starting with a new HBS and HSUs log on to the HBS 2 Activate the HBS in the usual way 3 Open the Nomadic tab in the Configuration window In the Save Uploa
219. rn as the corresponding tab for the HBS but with important differences i T ollie py Lt hs pen on 01 Q ONTIQUrATIO avanan Res Auto Detect 0 Maximum Information Rate General MIR Down Link Mbps Unlimited i Security Up Link Mbps Unlimited ro Ethernet Ports Configuration This item is same for all POE powered HSUs and the HBS See page 143 For the SU2 ACs AC powered HSUs Ethernet Ports Configuration panel is different Ethemet Ports Configuration Port Current Mode CRC Errors ODU 100Mbps Full Duplex Auto Derea 00 LAN 100Mbps Full Duplex Auto Detet 7 o6 POE 100Mbps Full Duplex autoDetet l 6 The ODU entry is disabled only the LAN and PoE out ports are available for configuration 156 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Managing the Sector Chapter 6 The LAN port has these options 10Mbps Half Duplex 100Mbps Halt Duplex 10Mbps Full Duplex 100Mbps Full Duplex The PoE port offers the following options Ethemet Ports Configuration Port Curent Mode CRE Errors 100Mbps Full Duplex 0 100Mbps Full Duplex o J 100Mbps Full Duplex 6 A 10Mbps Half Duplex 100Mbps Halt Duplex 10Mbps fFull Duplex _ si 100Mbps Full Duplex a F LELEL Disable Data Disable POE Typically a video camera is attached to the PoE port The last two option provide basic cam era management f
220. ropping service Nevertheless care must be exercised when changing them By way of example changing antenna parameters for a HSU results in a HSU reset It is necessary however to have this function in the Configuration window since it is required to initially set up the unit The HBS itself may be configured over the air A scenario for this is where the sector is backhauled by on of the HSUs There are no significant differences between the two methods however some care is required If for example you deactivate the HBS over the air you will lock yourself out of the sector Running Spectrum View from the HBS manager over the air will lock you out for the duration of the Spectrum View timeout period Configuring a HBS Configuration Menu Buttons Open the Configuration window The Backup and Restore buttons provide for backup and restore of the HBS software i A backup full or configuration may be restored to another HBS provided S amp S that the product IDs and revision levels of the source and target HBSs are ee identical They are shown in the HBS Inventory window 126 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Managing the Sector Chapter 6 The Refresh button restores the current window to its previous state abandoning any changes you made provided that you did not click Apply or OK We will work through each of the Configuration tabs in turn with emphasis on tabs or features not encountered in the previous chapters
221. rotector C0 fA Pot Figure 3 31 Basic use of lightning protectors 42 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Hardware Installation Chapter 3 gt Toi 1 WO gt Toi 1 5 Ground the LPU to an Remove the top cable Thread the IDU cable nstall a LPU on a pole adjacent to an ODU HBS or HSU Mount one LPU on the ODU pole as close as possible to the ODU Ground the LPU to the pole using the grounding lug Connect the 0 5 meter CAT 5e cable to the IDU port of the ODU Connect the other end of the cable to the top of the LPU Tighten the top cable LPU gland cap Connect the main ODU IDU cable from the IDU to the bottom end of the LPU Tighten the bottom cable LPU gland cap Run the main ODU IDU cable towards the IDU location Insulate both LPU connections See the next section Additional Consideration for Waterproofing below nstall a LPU on a wall adjacent to an IDU PoE or IDU DT6 Use the supplied wall clamp to mount the i second LPU as close as possible to the indoor access point to the IDU earth strip using the grounding lug LPU gland cap together with the rubber sealing tube from the upper LPU through the removed cap from the previous step Plug it in to the top of the LPU 6 Screw down and tighten the LPU cap Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 43 Hardware Installation Chapter 3 7 Connect the 0 5 m CAT 5e cabl
222. s Active SW Upgrade Required 265 255 0 0 53 Figure 10 4 This HSU requires a software upgrade On the HSU window these messages appear as shown in Figure 10 4 The messages are as follows Software Upgrade available This is an advisory message If the upgrade is not carried out then corrections in the upgrade will not be available This message may appear for an active HBS or any HSU in the sector registered or not Software Upgrade recommended This is also an advisory message It typically occurs with a new HBS or new HSUs added to a sector If the upgrade is not carried out then the HBS or HSU s will ope rate with limited or degraded functionality This message may appear for an active HBS or any HSU in the sector registered or not Software Upgrade required This message will be displayed if a product band ID mismatch is detected Thus for a HBS it cannot occur unless one or more HSUs are registered Affected HSUs will always show it as depicted above in Figure 10 4 above For such HSUs traffic is disabled and the only services available are Change Band and Software Upgrade Throughput Checking In this mode NetAstra estimates Ethernet throughput by filling frames over the air to maximum for 30 seconds This mode should not influence service The test may be carried out for the HBS or an HSU Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 217 Monitoring and Diagnostics Chapter 10 gt Touse Throughput Ch
223. s Customer Service In any event Netroncis reserves the right to change these specifications without notice ODU HBS and HSU HBS Up to 200Mbps aggregate net throughput depending on regulation HSU Up to 50 Mbps aggregate net throughput depending on model 2x2 MIMO OFDM BPSK QPSK 16QAM 64QAM Rate Dual Antenna Mbps at 20 Max Tx Power dBm for 4 8 6 GHz 2 Sensitivity dBm BER lt 10e 11 at 20 MHz CBW For 10 MHz CBW deduct 3 dBm Encryption Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 327 Technical Specifications Appendix A Supported Bands The bands shown below are supported by Netronics products Both the bands and related Channel Bandwidths are product dependent Occupied Frequency Range B GHz CBW Regulation MHz Compliance Notes GHz 2 3045 2 4745 2 302 2 477 0 N A Supported CBW product dependent 2 297 2 482 0 2 287 2 492 2 4095 2 4645 2 407 2 467 0 FCC IC FCC 47CFR Part 15 Subpart C and IC RSS 210 2 402 2 472 0 2 392 2 482 2 4965 2 6925 FCC BRS 2 494 2 695 0 FCC 47CFR Part 27 Subpart M BRS EBS 2 489 2 700 0 3 4105 3 4825 3 408 3 485 0 3 403 3 490 0 3 4775 3 6025 3 475 3 605 0 ETSI EN 302 326 2 Nominally 3 5 GHz ETSI IC RSS 192 FCC Part 90 Subpart Z and IC RSS 197 Restricted 3 470 3 610 0 3 5975 3 7025 3 595 3 705 0 3 590 3 710 0 3 4755 3 6495 3 473 3 652 0 3 468 3 657 0 3 2975 3 8025 3 295 3 805 0 3 290 3 810 0 3 6505
224. s Minutes Seconds 37 81480 4 The Link Password may also be changed by clicking Change Change Link Password 2 a Full details for changing the Link Password may be found on page 137 It is best left as is if there is no pressing need to change it ns If you skipped an entry it will be framed in red like this S Location Note 5 From the previous Activation Wizard window click Next HBS Activation Wizard 69 10 104 50 200 233 239 0 0 E TG sI z CALE a 10 104 10 21 100 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Installing the Sector Chapter 5 Here you may enter the IP details if didn t do it earlier Click Next 6 The next window is used to set the frequency and channels HBS Activation Wizard F The default frequency is the lowest available 5 735 GHz in the operating band here 5 730 5 845 GHz FCC IC 7 Click Other to see other available bands for this HBS HBS Activation Wizard 8 For our purposes we choose 5 820 GHz Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 101 Installing the Sector Chapter 5 5 735 EA Observe that the right hand spin wheel is no longer displayed Had you left Other enabled you could have chosen a frequency by working through those available in 5 MHz increments 9 Choose the required Channel Bandwidth HBS Activation Wizard R If your hardware supports 200 Mbps net aggregate capacity you should u choose 40 MHz Channel Bandw
225. s an additional cable that is connected to the HSS Unit The HSS Unit is a compact weatherproof IP67 connector box that is installed on the same mast as the ODUs All collocated units connect to this box using CAT 5e cable Cables in prepared lengths are available for purchase The HSS unit is supplied with ten protective covers any port not in use must be closed with a protective cover SYNC 2 HSS Unit Connection Instructions e Ports must be connected continuously e When disconnecting a radio unit shift used ports to maintain continuous connectivity SYNC 10 SYNC 9 SYNC 8 Figure 3 14 HSS Interconnection Unit See Chapter 11 for further details about the use of HSS GSS U The GPS based synchronization unit GSU is designed to handle inter site interferences under large scale deployment scenarios 30 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Hardware Installation Chapter 3 The GSS U is an outdoor unit consisting of a standard NetStream 5x36 enclosure a GPS antenna and a PoE device The GSS U is connected to the HSS Unit using a standard HSS cable It synchronizes the transmission timing of multiple Hub Sites to the same clock source thus eliminating self interference see Chapter 12 GPS Antenna GSU GPS based Site A IP Synchronization iz F RF Cable ve CAT 5e Cable HS5 Cable HSS Unit Seeoe OIE PoE device Figure 3 15 General GSU configuration Lightning Protectio
226. s the knurled surface adjacent to the mounting kit ear The right hand view shows the recess for the mounting kit holding nut 38 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Hardware Installation Chapter 3 Figure 3 27 Flat Panel antenna rear with mounting kit adapter Figure 3 28 Flat Panel antenna mounted Grounding an HBS external antenna External antennas should be individually grounded using a suitable Grounding Kit such as an Andrew Type 223158 2 http www commscope com Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 39 Hardware Installation Chapter 3 Grounding the HBS There is a grounding lug on the rear of the HBS as shownin Figure 3 29 Connect it to ground using 10 AWG wire Grounding is often carried out in conjunction with lightning protection a my 1 4 fn Figure 3 29 HBS Grounding lug Te Installing a PoE device The PoE device Figure 3 4 is a very simple piece of equipment It has a recessed three pin AC power plug a matching power cable a LAN In port from a switch a LAN Out port to the HBS and a power LED green under normal operation It is typically strapped into a net work equipment rack using plastic ties It may also sit free on a tray or table top Connecting the HBS to the PoE device Connect the HBS to the LAN Out port only It will not work on the LAN In port Connecting the PoE Device to a Network Connect the PoE to network equipment such as a switch from the LAN In port Co
227. s will discover the HBS establishing links for management only At this point the HSUs may be managed over the air As soon as the HSUs are configured to your satisfaction you must register them on the HBS Registration of an HSU enables service traffic between the HSU and the HBS 90 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Installing the Sector Chapter 5 During the registration process you assign time slots to each HSU A total of 64 time slots are available to each HBS to be distributed among the HSUs in the sector The relative number of time slots determines the relative amount of service each HSU will receive Each HSU receives at least two time slots To disable an HSU you must deregister it A suspend mechanism is also available to suspend service on an HSU for a limited period For each registered HSU you can set separately the uplink and downlink Maximum Information Rate MIR in Mbps or leave it at Best Effort You may also manage an HSU Connection table to enable and disable connectivity between HSUs in a sector HSUs may be fixed or nomadic The latter may move around within and across sectors Mobile HSUs HMUs may also move around within and across sectors They are covered in Chapter 9 Working with Nomadic HSUs Each nomadic HSU is allocated to one of four HBS levels labelled A B C and D Some operating parameters for each level such as VLAN MIR QoS time slots fixed rate MIMO Diversity antenna mode can be
228. scriber Units per HBS Fully integrated with Netronics Legacy solutions Coexist and HBS collocatable with NetStream products Common Link Manager Common NMS Smart Bandwidth Management SBM using dynamic bandwidth allocation to maximize service provider throughput and adhere to customer SLAs Nomadic support all HBSs Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Introduction Chapter 1 e Mobility support Mobility HBSs only Subscriber Units e High capacity 5 10 25 50 100 Mbps aggregate throughput e Supports Customer SLAs by using SBM at the HBS e Fixed nomadic mobility types e Separate uplink and downlink configurable Maximum Information Rate MIR per HSU Components of NetAstra PtMP Sector Major Components A NetAstra Point to Multipoint Sector consists of an HBS equipped with a sector antenna communicating with up to 32 HSUs located within the beam of its antenna High Capacity Subscriber Units Base Station External Antenna High Capacity Base Station IDU ODU CAT 5e ETH Cable gt gt Figure 1 1 Sector Schematic Main Components Both the HBS and the HSUs communicate respectively with the service provider and users through PoE devices The communication protocol for both the service provider and the users is Ethernet i z HBSs may be connected through IDU DT6 aggregation units Sie Note Extended radial coverage can be achieved by setting up adjacent sectors using collocated HBSs
229. se radio interference Allow 2 4 hours duration for a good RF survey RF Planning for Dense Installations and Collocated Sites Interference may arise from e Self interference from collocated NetAstra radios e Other collocated radio devices installed on the same site To avoid or minimize interference follow these recommendations e For collocated NetAstra units use an HSS unit to synchronize between them Select different operating channels for each collocated NetAstra unit e lf one or more collocated units are not NetAstra units ensure that there is a physical separation of at least three meters between a NetAstra unit and any other collocated radio on the site e Use the largest possible frequency gap between these units e Choose the best frequency channel as clear as possible from interference You may be able to change the band used for the sector depending on HBS model and regulations e Decreasing the Tx Power of a sector will reduce collocation interference Use the Link Budget Calculator to determine the minimum Tx Power required to vanse maintain sector stability Note Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 21 Hardware Installation This chapter sets out the requirements and procedures for the hardware installation and alignment of a NetAstra link in accordance with the prior planning as set out in Chapter 2 It is intended to guide qualified field technicians Outdoor units and antennas should be installed ONL
230. ss polarization separation is attained 344 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Setting Antenna Parameters Appendix C Upon selecting Antenna Type as Dual NetAstra PtMP automatically selects MIMO mode and doubles the air rates Link Manager indicates a case of unbalanced RSS between the two antennas in the HBS panels Diversity Mode Diversity Mode uses two antennas to improve the quality and reliability of the link Often there is not a clear line of sight LOS between transmitter and receiver Instead the signal is reflected along multiple paths before if ally being received Each such bounce can introduce phase shifts time delays attenuations and even distortions that can destructively interfere with one another at the aperture of the receiving antenna Antenna diversity is especially effective at mitigating these multi path situations This is because multiple antennas afford a receiver several recordings of the same signal Each antenna will be exposed to a different interference envy remnant Thus if one antenna is undergoing a deep fade it is likely that another has a sufficient signal Collectively such a system can provide a robust link Antenna diversity requires antenna separation which is possible by using a dual polarization antenna or by two Spatially separated antennas Use Diversity instead of MIMO in the following situations e When the system cannot operate in MIMO Mode e When one of the receivers
231. ssing item can be supplied separately 4 Do not dispose of the packaging until the unit is installed and operational Base Station Radios The NetAstra PtMP HBS package includes the following items e One HBS see the next figure for front and rear view Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 23 Hardware Installation Chapter 3 Connectoreed m ill r T ill bil a _ Cc Figure 3 1 Large HBS and HSU Form Factors e An HBS mounting kit e ACD containing The Link Manager software Quick Start Guide User Manual the document you are reading Link Budget Calculator A self adhesive label showing the MAC address and the alternative Community string You should keep this label in a safe place Cable glands to be used with the HBS PoE cable Subscriber Units The NetAstra PtMP HSU package includes the following items e One HSU Large form factor as in Figure 3 1 small form factor as in Figure 3 2 24 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Hardware Installation Chapter 3 Connectonzed m a E lt r TT a t bo a Cc Figure 3 2 Small Form Factors HSU Further to Figure 3 2 above e Integrated Antenna ODU This ODU has an integrated 370 mm 1 2 ft flat panel antenna The ODU contains both the radio and the antenna as a single unit housed in a weatherproof IP67 case e Connectorized ODU This ODU has 2xN type connectors for connecting an external
232. st can be cleared by selecting them and then using the right button 3 Having created an update list click Upgrade Package to choose the relevant files The default files are located in the SWU subdirectory in the Link Manager installation area You may see one or more of the following SWU files Table 13 1 SWU Files by product SWU_gs swu Netronics GSU For NetAstra PtMP always choose SWU_5k swu 4 To back up your existing system check Backup device software check box Then click the button for a standard file dialog The default location is the My Documents directory on the managing computer or the last backup directory you used The backup here is the same as that on page 174 and serves the same ae purpose It provides a fallback if the upgrade proves problematic Note 5 In addition to the previous step you may opt to perform a delayed upgrade Check the Delayed Upgrade box and enter the date and time for the delayed upgrade A Calendar dialog box opens 262 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Software Upgrade Chapter 13 March 2013 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fn 1 00 AM 2 00 AM 3 00 AM 400 AM 3 00AM G00 AM 7 00 AM 8 00 AM G00 AM 10 00 AM 11 00 AM 12 00 PM 1 00PM 2 00PM 3 00 PM 400 PM 3 00PM 6 00PM 7 00 PM 6 00 PM 9 00PM 10 00PM 11 00 PM e The radio buttons on the right determines how your HSUs should be reset Bear in mind that on the one hand a reset involves a service interruption but
233. strict the Tx power to the certified limits e This product was tested with special accessories indoor unit IDU or PoE FTP CAT 5e shielded cable with sealing gasket 12 AWG grounding cable which must be used with the unit to insure compliance Warning Indoor Units comply with part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 These devices may not cause harmful interference 2 These devices must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Canadian Emission Requirements for Indoor Units This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme la norme NMB 003 du Canada China MII Operation of the equipment is only allowed under China MII 5 8 GHz band regulation configuration with EIRP limited to 33 dBm 2 Watt India WPC Operation of the equipment is only allowed under India WPC GSR 38 for 5 8GHz band regulation configuration Unregulated In countries where the radio is not regulated the equipment can be operated in any regulation configuration best results will be obtained using Universal regulation configuration Safety Practices Applicable requirements of National Electrical Code NEC NFPA 70 and the National Electrical Safety Code ANSI IEEE C2 must be considered during installation NOTES 1 A Primary Protector is not required to protect the exposed wiri
234. such as Wi Max We distinguish between generic AUs and SUs and NetAstra units relabeling the latter HBSs and HSUs H high capacity e The radio links are effect by using a sector antenna with the HBS The HSUs use directional antennas aligned to the HBS e A Sector consists of a HBS and a group of HSUs within the angular sector covered by the HBS antenna A Sector is typically 60 or 120 depending of course on the choice of antenna e HBSs may be collocated to provide sectorial coverage up to 360 e The RF characteristics of a Sector will be common to each radio Frequency regulation band and channel bandwidth Adjacent Sectors in a PtMP network will typically use different frequencies and non overlapping bands to mitigate HBS self interference e AHSU may be defined as fixed nomadic or mobile e A fixed HSU is just that installed at a fixed location e Anomadic HSU is attached to a vehicle that moves about within a sector and across sectors inside a well defined area Service is provided when the vehicle is stationary e A mobile HSU provides service while the vehicle to which it is attached is moving or stationary The vehicle is typically a railway carriage or a ship e Downlink traffic is data transfer from an HBS to an HSU e Uplink traffic is data transfer from an HSU to an HBS e Time slots are assigned to each HSU to prioritize them 63 time slots are available in each of the uplink and downlink directions Netr
235. t s une prise de courant avec une protection de terre Prudence Le courant CC du IDU NetStream RM doit tre fourni par l interm diaire d un disjoncteur bipolaire et le diam tre du c ble doit tre de 14 mm avec un conduit de 16 mm Contenu du kit de montage ODU Le kit de montage ODU comprend les pi ces suivantes 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Figure D 1 grande clame une grande clame voir Figure D 1 une petite clame voir Figure D 2 un bras voir Figure D 3 quatre visses hex t te M8x40 deux visses hex t te M8x70 quatre rondelles plates M8 trois rondelles lastiques M8 deux crous M8 Montage sur un pyl ne 350 FECE Sn ou de ha En E Figure D 2 petite clame Figure D 3 bras Pit dhnstalentesn DERRE TOM GUTTE Pieri AREFE Bas fe Pidde hed died dede ak el gee AP ae PE LL LL CENTRO URL ol ijina prira ER TC uen has nita WD ar paisa de phn gras da teal BF o s Gi de o ll Le ETAPE CETTE pie th eee Peter Let a El eee ah piy EL Tte ae ikia er ot tees fa tramaj de a ame Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Regional Notice France Canadian Appendix D Sauver lanterne mi paire on lie La piece fey visier et roneiles FL d crets que ie oh dongle de rig e de 24 Min Figure D 4 Montage sur un pyl ne Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 351 Regional Notice France Canadian Appendix D Montage sur un mur Kit d installat
236. t like to capture or copy the information here Product HW Version 5 OW Version 34 70 b3478 Jul 4 2013 MAC Address 00 15 67 40 48 02 Serial Number PETS40E000400000 Aggregate Capacity 260 Mbps The Inventory information will be required by Customer Support should you require assistance 1 W 6 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Managing the Sector Chapter 6 Security This section applies to both the HBS and HSUs unless stated otherwise Air Interface SNMP Communities Tx amp Antenna Link Password Hub Site Sync Management Inventory Date amp Time Ethernet Nomadic Operations Figure 6 3 Sector Security settings The Security dialog enables you to change the Link Password and the SNMP Community strings Changing the Link Password This item is available as follows e Always at the HBS No Active HSUs e Atan isolated HSU e Never for an active HSU Here are the details The default password is wireless p2mp Optionally you can change the link password as explained here Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 137 Managing the Sector Chapter 6 gt To change the link password 1 Open the Security tab Figure 6 3 The Change Link Password dialog box opens Use the Hide characters check box for maximum security Sao Change Link Password Enter current Link Password Current Figure 6 4 Change Link Password dialog box
237. ted with Link Manager Chapter 4 The latter two cases are usually the result of a physical problem at the indicated site Probable causes are e Interference e Antenna polarity problem e ODU malfunction This is a normal situation Loc HNU 01 01 HBS RSS om HSU IP 410 104 50 1 Loc HFU 01 01 HBS RSS om HSU em r 65 ees O O lr Rx 0 Mbps Tx 0 Mbps Rx 40 3 Mbps Tx 41 4 Mbps Level A Figure 4 27 HSU status cards Left fixed HSU Right nomadic HSU The arrow on the top right hand corner can be used to minimize or restore full detail Here is the HSU status box minimized This device is useful for a large sector with a small display p to get its context menu Right click an HSU image Register Configure Recent Events Performance Monitor Active Alarms Estimated Throughput Update Service My En a Suspend Replace Q Reset al Deregister Figure 4 28 HSU display context menu right click 80 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Getting Started with Link Manager Chapter 4 List View List view functionality is obtained by selecting a HSU and using the top button bar to configure it BEBU HOH Name IPAddress State Location RSSHBS dBm RSSHSU dBm TputHBS Mbps Tput HSU Mbps Peak Tput DL Mbps Peak Tput UL Mbps 1 Mozart HFU 0102 10 104502 Q Active Registered HFU 01 02 65 66 7 1 6 51 7 50 9 2 M yanenr O0 o
238. ter 20 Netronics Network Management System NMS The Netronics Network Management System enables Service Providers to manage all Netronics links in their network from a Network Operations Center NOC 1 Using NMS Service Providers can configure and monitor up to 10 000 Netronics links The intuitive easy to use NMS provides a full range of network surveillance monitoring configuration and fault management capabilities It offers users complete visibility and control over their Netronics based networks 1 Depending on license type 14 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Introduction Chapter 1 Documentation supplied with NetAstra PtMP The technical documentation supplied with a NetAstra PtMP is located on the product CD It includes the following items e A Quick Installation Guide for experienced installers also hardcopy e A full User Manual the document which you are reading e A Help file accessible from the Link Manager e Link Budget Calculator Terminology e A Point to Multipoint network is typically abbreviated to PtMP The PtMP networks described in this Manual are of course radio links e A PtMP link consists of at least one high Access Unit radio linked to several Subscriber Unit radios The SUs are sometimes called Customer Premises Equipment CPEs The terminology comes from the field of telephony e The NetAstra product suite supports considerably higher capacity than other current technologies
239. the HSU and then open the Management tab x A Default Gateway 9 0 0 0 ER 110 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Installing the Sector Change the default HSU IP Address Subnet mask and Default Gateway as shown IP Address 192 168 10 101 Subnet Mask 299 299 299 0 Default Gateway 192 168 10 100 Chapter 5 8 For now we will leave the remaining fields Click OK to exit the Configuration window You will be offered a cautionary message HSU Configuration Name R You are about to change HSU parameters This process will last several seconds Do you want to continue Click Yes The newly entered parameters for the HSU will be displayed following the next sync loss restore to the HSU You can achieve the same thing by issuing a rest to the HSU from its context menu IP 140 104 50 1 Loc HFU 01 01 RSS asm HES HSU Throughput Mbgs Uplink D Sa Rac 0 Mbps Tx D Mbps 9 Repeat steps 1 to 8 for one more HSU Configuring a nomadic HSU from the HBS gt To configure an nomadic HSU from the HBS 1 Carry out steps 1 to 7 as in the previous section for a fixed HSU 2 Open the Nomadic tab Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 111 Installing the Sector Chapter 5 Device Level Tx amp Antenna Type Fixed Ih Management Inventory Date amp Time f Ethernet A 2 a i Le gt
240. the indoor and outdoor equipment are determined on site e Radio Frequency RF survey It is recommended that the installation area be scanned with a spectrum analyzer to identify RF interference so as to determine a clear channel for radio installation on site The Site Survey Introduction NetAstra PtMP wireless links must be planned before installation The designated installation sites must be appraised to determine that the wireless system is able to operate efficiently and provide connectivity without signal degradation NetAstra offers a wide operating frequency range A free frequency channel must be determined within the operating range for optimum performance Recommended Equipment Stage 1 Preliminary Survey e Topological map of the area e Urban map of the area e Compass e Link Budget Calculator 18 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Site Survey Chapter 2 Stage 2 Physical Survey 100 meter tape measure Ohmmeter to check ground connection Binoculars Map Digital camera Paper pencil and a clipboard GPS device optional Compass optional Stage 3 RF Survey Spectrum Analyzer with Max Hold function and screen capture facility that can store multiple images for documentation purposes RF accessories connectors and cables Communication devices for example cellular phones or a set of walkie talkies Stage 1 Preliminary Survey A preliminary survey is necessary before visiting pot
241. the maximum Tx Power practically available from an ODU It appears as Tx Power per Radio maxRegEIRP denote the maximum EIRP available by regulation It will be determined by three factors e per band regulation e per channel bandwidth e antenna gain maxRegTxPower denote the maximum regulatory Tx Power for the equipment also having regard the above three points Then the following relationship must be satisfied maxAvailableTxPower lt min maxRegEIRP AntennaGain CableLoss maxRegTxPower The Tx Power per radio indicates the power of each radio inside the ODU and is used for Link Budget Calculations The Tx Power System shows the total transmission power of the ODU and is used to calculate the EIRP according to regulations e Tosee the relationship between Tx Power radio and Tx Power system note that dBm 10 x logygmilliWatt so that if you double the power in milliWatts for two radios then dBm will increase by 10 x log102 3 e The Max EIRP level will be automatically set according to the selected band and regulation Notes The EIRP level is the sum of the System Tx Power and the Antenna Gain minus the Cable Loss e The Max EIRP level will be automatically set according to the selected band and regulation The EIRP level is the sum of the System Tx Power and the Antenna Gain minus the Cable Loss The inequality above is always satisfied by the system in acco
242. tic C Factor values It is only available if you choose a non adaptive rate eg ITT Required Climate Type Services Ethernet Throughput Figure 18 7 Climactic C Factors TU PREP ET PP ee 37 1 Km Le ROME Good c 0 25 Meal Good C 0 25 Eee ep Average C 1 Moderate C 99 478 availability downtime 2 Difficult C 4 Very Difficult C 6 Up to 25 8 Mb s 0 4Mbis per TS upto 53 TS AN Adioter 121 Fast For help about what these mean click the button to the right of the list in Figure 18 7 296 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Link Budget Calculator Chapter 18 Tx Power 25 dam 8 25 s Antenna Type Dual 3 dB Climate Terrain Antenna Gain HBS Site 15 HSU site 23 a Factor dio Cable Loss HBS Siteo HSUSite0 dB EIRP 43 dBm 20 Watt Fade Margin 6 dB Rate 39 Mb s 2xQPSK0 75 Le Adaptive C Expected RSS Fade Margin 76 dBm 7 dB Min 0 1 Km 0 1 Miles nge Max 40 Km 24 9 Miles Required Climate 37 1 Km Le Coordinates Good c 025 Le EX Ethernet Only Type VICES 99428 availability downtime 3007 min year Ethernet Throughput Up to 25 8 Mb s 0 4Mb s per TS up to 63 TS AN Matar 1494 Cant Figure 18 8 Climactic C Factor description In Figure 18 9 we display a map of the world showing C Factor contours E c 0 25 Good I c Average i c 2 Moderate Mi c 4 Difficult Mi c Very Difficult Figure 18 9 World map showing C Factor contours 7 Cl
243. tinations They could include the IP address of the managing computer The events log will be stored at the addresses chosen gt To change a trap IP address 1 Open an entry with its edit button The following entry window is displayed Trap Destination 2 Enter the Trap Destination IP Address and Port It could be the IP address of the managing computer The events log will be stored at the addresses chosen 132 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Managing the Sector Chapter 6 3 For Security model you may choose between SNMPv1 or SNMPv3 The choice is site dependent If you choose SNMPv1 you may only enter an IP address and port number For SNMPv3 you should supply a user name and password qe m IP Address 192 168 222 141 Port 162 Security Model SNMPv3 ly User Name US Bach Password TTTTTTTT 4 Click OK to save your choice Note that for each active trap destination the Clear Trap Destination button is enabled VLAN for Management Management VLAN Configuration lt Enable weno ean or Figure 6 1 VLAN for Management VLAN IDs are used by NetAstra products in three separate contexts A Management VLAN Traffic VLAN and Ethernet Ring It is recommended that Caution you use different VLAN IDs for each context VLAN Management enables separation of user traffic from management traffic whenever such separation is required It is recommended that eac
244. tion and can become inordinately large very quickly You should therefore choose a longer sampling interval if you intend to store this information for a lengthy duration For the HBS it will show details for the HBS itself and all registered HSUs For a HSU it will record the information just for that HSU You should use distinctive file names for HBS and HSU Monitor files The content of the Monitor file will be discussed in more detail in Chapter 10 The Utilization file shows the data at the requested interval appearing at the bottom of Figure 8 4 It also can become very large very quickly Events Background color Y File C download EventsLog txt SNMPv3 Trap Authentication Here you may choose your own color coding for the Recent Event display see Chapter 10 You may also choose a location and file name for the events log for storage These settings are again per HBS or HSU To avoid over writing you should use file names reflecting their source ODU The SNMPv3 User and Password are relevant if you are using SNMPv3 In this case trap messages are keyed to the user name and password and not visible to anyone else The preferences entered here relate to trap messages sent to the specified user if specified or to all trap messages otherwise For associating a user with a trap address see Chapter 6 Management Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 87 Getting Started with Link Manager Chapter 4 Advanc
245. tion should be registered in the voluntary WISPA sponsored database The FCC has published a TDWR Location Information table that lists the exact location of all TDWR towers see Table 16 1 at the end of the chapter di Zi When installing a 5 4 GHz device define your exact location latitude and longitude Use the TDWR Location Information table to determine if the distance between the device and any TDWR tower is less than 35 km If the distance is less than 35 km then register the device in the voluntary WISPA sponsored database following section Disable the frequencies between 5570 5680 MHz from the available channels list The frequency range between 5 600 to 5 650 GHz is not included in the available channels list Registering the Device gt To register a device 276 1 Enter the website http www spectrumbridge com udia home aspx and follow the instructions At your first entry into the site you will be required to register as a user Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual FCC IC DFS Considerations Chapter 16 z mn a mat Eo iL ay Wee une Sere Poses scat Pe EE va tira w TAT he rE Pe REITA ee oo Ve PP 2e AE Z5 EE ere Genie Search User Signup Login mg SPECTRUM Powered by BRIDGE The UNI Device inederence Advepor UOLA is an online database and regrabry conter delmled information about Terminal Doppler Weather Radar TOME sy hens and registered UNI devices
246. top service for up to 120 sec or until Stop button pressed Are you sure you want to start Spectrum Analysis If it is acceptable to drop the service click Yes The processing may appear to have stopped but it is not complete until all of the Show buttons for selected HSUs are enabled Here is the result for the HBS 304 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Spectrum View Chapter 19 5 14 2012 4 18 55 PM Antenna B 5 14 2012 4 18 55 PM Power dBm 1M RTL UE a LE KES Choe 6 SORE 9 4 2 0 He eh fs fs f amp e h 8 4 u o h of PhhRARRHHeARReRRRRR HR oe iA Frequency MHz The keys to the color coding is permanently displayed at the bottom of the main window Scanned Selected AcS C NotScanned 9 Current Channel C Average D Max Available Radars Free Q Radars Detected HBS signal Figure 19 2 Spectrum View Analysis color codes The green band reflects the current HBS operating frequency Notice also the small fly over diskette icon circled to the upper left of either graph Clicking it opens a Windows File Save dialog allowing you to save the graph to disk as a jpg file Here is the analysis for one of the HSUs It is a bit different Antenna A Antenna B 5 14 2012 4 19 52 PM 5 14 2012 4 18 52 PM The light green rectangle in the background of both antenna displays reflects actual channel 20 MHz wide
247. tration dialog Notice that the Evaluating activity icon continues to rotate after completion of the evaluation The Manager maintains dynamic monitoring of the sector for injection into the sector of HSUs elsewhere and accordingly reduces the available time slots 6 Use the slider to choose the number of time slots to be allocated to the HSU Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 115 Installing the Sector Chapter 5 Uplink Tput 174 Mbps Remaining Time Slots 61 Selected Time Slots 2 el The time slot allocations may be changed later 7 Use the sliders to set uplink and downlink MIR You may defer this and carry it out using the HSU Configure option The MIR acts as a throttle 8 Click Register it to complete the process Here is the result for our example Bach HBS 1 EBGX20581334 5 755 GHz 5 726 5 950 GHz FOCIIC IP 40 104 501 20 MHz Loc HFU 04 04 Active Time Slots UUDL HM 0 A 25 Throughput Mbps Rx 373 Mbps Tx 41 4 Mbps Observe that the registered HSU icon LED is now green and that the Time Slots bar on the left reflects the proportion of time slots allocated 9 Repeat steps 1 to 8 for other fixed HSUs 116 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Installing the Sector Chapter 5 Registering a nomadic HSU for service Although we only have one nomadic HSU in our demonstration sector in practice we would make provision for a larger number
248. ts IP Address Rx Tx Rate Mb s Chapter 20 HFU 0102 0 12 192 168 10 102 0 0 0 0 Registered RSS 06 656 Tput Mb s 105 10 5 Configure suspend c Clicking Configure opens up a new tab in you browser pointing to Mozart 10104 50 2 Welcome User Name Password Here is the HSU main window Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 321 Using the Web Interface Chapter 20 Monitor Install Events Reset Link State Site HSU Sector ID les di a Location HFU 0102 HBS 01 192 168 10 192 166 10 IP Address IP Address 102 200 Frequency GHz 5 780 9 30 5 645 GHz FCC IC Band CODEN RSS asm ChannelBW wm Tx Rx RSS dBm 67 65 MHz Mb s a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Status Est T put 1 8 1 8 The only item here requiring comment is the Configure button Install is disabled and the remaining three buttons are the same as for the HBS Here is the Configure display Configuration HFU 0102 System Air Interface Inventory Management Other Mozart HFU 01 02 Mozart O o HFU 0102 000 01 34 05 ER Refresh The only function here which differs from the corresponding HBS function is the Air Interface tab 322 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Using the Web Interface Chapter 20 Configuration HFU 0102 System Air Interface Inventory Management Refresh Change Antenna amp Band TX Power In addition to the
249. ue radar This option is active only in DFS frequency bands 5 3 5 4 GHz FCC HBS only and 5 4 5 8 GHz ETSI HBS amp HSU In what follows false radar means any source of radar like signals which are not real radar False Radar Mitigation has two components 1 Reduction of false positive radar detection by reduction of the probability of detecting any kind of false radars while allowing the system to detect real radar signals 2 Elimination of detection of specific false radar types by blocking detection of false radars of a specific type There are three types of radars e Fixed False radars with fixed pulse width having fixed repetition frequency e Variable False radars with variable pulse width having variable repetition frequency Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 273 False Radar Mitigation Facilities Chapter 15 e Staggered False radars with variable repetition frequency within a burst period Applies to 5 4 GHz ETSI only Configuring False Radar Mitigation The configuration method for the HBS ETSI and FCC IC is the same as for the HSUs ETSI only We will demonstrate the HBS for a sector using the 5 3 GHz FCC IC band gt To configure False Radar Mitigation 1 Log on to the HBS as Installer 2 Enter the Configuration window and open the Advanced tab _ Reduce false positive radars detections Fixed Pulse Width and PRF Variable Pulse Width and PRF
250. unctions The 27 button next to the POE label offers basic PoE perfor mance information _ POE Port Properties 2 Maximum Information Rate The Maximum Information Rate MIR was initially set during HSU Registration You may change it here VLAN Configuration For Traffic VLAN configuration see Chapter 14 QoS Configuration QoS configuration is described in Chapter 17 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 157 Managing the Sector Chapter 6 Nomadic You cannot change a fixed HSU to a nomadic HSU here without prior deregistration For a nomadic HSU you may change its operating level or even revert it to a fixed HSU 158 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Managing the Sector Chapter 6 HSU Configuration Brahms HNU 01 0 Type TD E Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 159 Managing the Sector Chapter 6 Operations Restore to Factory Default Settings will bring down the connection Site configuration dialog will be closed License Activation License File I al iit This functionality is identical to that for the HBS Advanced False Radar Mitigation ee eS Nomadic Advanced This tab is only visible if e You are using a Regulation requiring Radar Channel Avoidance and e You are logged on as Installer For this release this feature for HSUs is relevant to the 5 3 GHz ETSI and the 5 4 GHz FCC IC bands Confi
251. unlicensed and in these bands the system can be used provided it does not cause interference FCC Compliance This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generate uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment It is the responsibility of the installer to ensure that when using the outdoor antenna kits in the United States or w
252. up of the Link Manager application If the installation program fails to start browse to your CD DVD drive chose the setup exe program and run it Getting Started with the Link Manager We will look at a pre configured fixed sector setup as follows IP Address 10 104 50 200 All communicating HSUs and HBS in the same subnet mene e E Table 4 2 Preconfigured setup HBS Geographic location Used for initial default placement of HSUs Antenna height m From RF plan not used Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 57 Getting Started with Link Manager Chapter 4 Table 4 3 Preconfigured setup fixed HSUs IP Address 10 104 50 1 Cotes i Can be set to SNMPv3 or both v1 and v3 HFU 01 01 All communicating HSUs and HBS in the same subnet Name Haydn HFU 01 01 Location of Contact optional pu Ca Time Slots May vary with context meoo LEE location Antenna height m fe _ From RF plan not used All communicating HSUs and HBS in the same subnet HFU 01 02 Downlink Downine e Time Slots May vary with context m location Antenna height m Teo From RF plan not used Table 4 4 Preconfigured setup Level allocation for maximum nomadic HSUs 58 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Getting Started with Link Manager Chapter 4 Table 4 5 Preconfigured setup One actual nomadic HSU ute alue IP Address 10 104 50 3 All commune vins He Us and HBS initie cam
253. ure 8 11 Sector status for Example 2 All DL time slots allocated Since all unused downlink slots are available to the busy HSU the utilization graphs for this case are very similar to those of Example 1 and we will not repeat them all The main difference is in the sector utilization 100 A 5 8 Traffic Mbps Uplink Downlink Figure 8 12 Sector Utilization Example 2 The downlink utilization is higher than for Example 1 reflecting the fact that the HBS must spend proportionally more time checking the inactive HSUs Similarly the Sector relative HSU downlink utilization is higher by the same amount 190 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Smart Bandwidth Management Chapter 8 Example 3 B HSU 1 TS others tak All HSUs 2 TS cit abe ia Busy HSU starved in uplink direction all remaining TS In this case we are deliberately starving the busy HSU by allocating it one uplink time slot and dividing the rest between the inactive HSUs The situation is shown in Figure 8 13 Sector Bach HB 5 01 Sector ID EBGX20581334 Frequency 5 800 GHz _ Band 5 T25 5 850 GHz FOOI Channel BY 20 MHz Status Active Time Slots UL OL 0 100 B ioi 6GA B Antenna Type Dual IP Address 10 104 50 200 O SubnetMask 255 255 0 0 Trap Destination 0 0 0 0 Tx Ratio 54 50 0 50 0 _ FxRste 51 8 Mbps rx Rate 0 8 Mbps Figure 8 13 Se
254. w and Utilization view The active tab Table view in the illustration is shown enlarged Display View Persistence The last display view used will be that opened at your next restart or log on to theLink Manager 68 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Getting Started with Link Manager Chapter 4 Which Display View Should I Use Your preferred view is clearly application dependent For a geographically localized sector say video surveillance of a plant or a sports center with a small number of cameras Table or List view might be adequate Our own example is based on a backhaul situation for which the Maps view is very helpful Continuing with our Example Sector Using the Map View To set up a new sector or to carry out substantial changes to an existing sector you should have a Radio Plan from your Site Survey The minimum requirement is a list of locations and their coordinates Here is our plan extracted from Table 4 2 Table 4 7 Radio Plan for a small sector FE fixed HSU Haydn HFU 01 01 37 8762 145 0437 Bach HBS 01 37 8148 144 9630 A plan of this type may be prepared by hand or by using a suitable Radio mm Planning tool The method used here allowed us to specify antenna height as well so as to guarantee LOS While it is not of direct use in what follows jrs antenna height is required to carry out physical installation as set out in Chapter 3 gt To relocate a HBS or HSU by setting latitude and lon
255. which are pre configured by the user Frames which are already tagged at ingress are not modified and pass through Tag Tagged Traffic User LAN y Traffic m e m a User LAN Frames entering the HSU port are tagged with provider s VLAN ID and Priority which are pre configured by the user Frames which are already tagged with Provider tagging at the ingress are not modified and pass through Traffic with Provider s Trafic with WLAN ID TETE TOTO PrOvigertae Ml Provider s VLAN ID _ a User LAN 5 i HSU a Priority Code Point PCP which refers to the IEEE 802 1p priority It indicates the frame priority level from 0 lowest to 7 highest which can be used to prioritize different classes of traffic voice video data etc 268 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual VLAN Functionality with NetAstra PtMP Chapter 14 Egress Direction Table 14 2 Port settings Egress direction The port does nothing with regard to VLANs outbound frames are left untouched Port configured to untag user VLAD tags for all frames Un tagged trati Tagged Traffic towards the user multiple VLAN pe Network oo 1 User LAN Untag all Frames are tagged QinQ with a VLAN ID which is configured by the service provider Provider VLAN ID The QinQ provider tags are removed User tags are passed through Un tegged double Untag double Double Tagged Traffic lagged traffic Sager towards the user tag
256. with your local regulations Warning p y 8 12 The Summary window of the Wizard is displayed 104 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Installing the Sector Chapter 5 Completing the HBS Activation Wizard You have successfully completed the HBS Activation Wizard Sector ID EBGX20561324 Frequency GHz 3 820 Channel BW MHz 20 Antenna Type Dual To activate HBS click Activate Check that all information showed is correct and click Activate After a few moments the sector HSUs will be displayed in the Manager HSU panel The field installed HSUs appear in a Table view Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 105 Installing the Sector Chapter 5 ean Z ss EBGX20560334 5 820 GHz 5 725 5 850 GHz FCCIIC 20 MHz Si Active Time Siots UL DL DS 0 M 0 060008 dps C Re 0 Mbps Fc O Mbps Product Name E 200 0E50 Antenna Type Dus IP Address 10 104 50 200 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Trap Destination 0 0 0 0 TxRstio 500 500 9 Mbps 0 Mbps Number Date amp Time Message Trap Source IP AI im 000001 28 03 2013 1 22 56 PM Connected to Bach HBS 01 intemal Internal a Connection State Available Connection Mode Network IP Address 10 104 50 200 WBB C rh Encrypted Link Figure 5 4 Activated HBS recognizing installed but unconfigured HSUs If there are too many HSUs for the Table view switch to the scrollable List view
257. work policy issue For example if all the HSUs provide regular internet service it might be advisable to give each one minimum time slots in both directions subject to the 63 time slot maximum in each direction and allow traffic to dynamically determine time slot utilization Alternatively if the HSUs are used for backhaul the minimum number of time slots in either direction should be allocated to meet defined service requirements such as a SLAs The Link Manager provides facilities to configure separate uplink and downlink time slots It further monitors performance providing tabular and graphic utilization statistics 180 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Smart Bandwidth Management Chapter 8 Scope of this Chapter Use of Smart Bandwidth Management SBM as a tool to enhance resource utilization involves network management issues beyond the scope of a User Manual What we will do here is show how SBM is configured and demonstrate several basic scenarios Our intent is to get you started with SBM by assisting you to develop your own intuition and networking skills setting up highly resource efficient sectors The first point to keep in mind is that the SBM mechanism is always active in the HBS It s not something you can switch on or switch off The issue here is how to get the best out of it Terminology and Concepts Recapitulation It is important both in following the discussion below and viewing the Link Manage
258. y Commands Displays ODU product name Name Location hardware and software revisions uptime MAC address display management Displays IP subnet Gateway Traps table display link Displays all static details about the HSU display inventory display ethernet Displays Port table State Status and action display ethernet_errors Displays Cable statistics display ntp Displays Time Server and Offset display PM lt interface AIR LAN1 gt Shows the performance monitor tables for each interface according to lt interval current day month gt user defined monitoring intervals display bands Displays available bands Table 6 5 HSU Telnet Set Immediate Commands Set the ODU IP address subnet mask and gateway The user must reset the ODU after the command completion set ip lt ipaddr gt lt subnetMask gt lt gateway gt set trap lt index 1 10 gt lt ipaddr gt lt port 0 65535 gt set tpc lt power Value between minimal Tx power Set the ODU Tx Power If a wrong value is entered both min and max and maximal Tx power gt values shall be displayed in the error reply set location lt new location gt Set the name of the location set contact lt new contact gt Set the name of the site manager set ethernet lt port LAN1 gt lt mode AUTO 10H 10F 100H 100F DISABLE gt Set a specific trap from the traps table e g set trap 3 192 168 101 162 Set the mode and speed of the Ethernet port Resets the ODU The user is warned t
259. ype to confirm A community string must contain at least five and no more than 32 characters excluding SPACE TAB and any of gt 4 Click OK to save Editing SNMPv3 Passwords To commence the process you must enter the current Read Write Community password as shown in the first field of Figure 6 6 below Change the Read Write an d Read Only pass words as indicated A password must be between 8 and 31 characters long The same character restrictions for the SNMPv1 community strings also apply here Enter current Read Wnte Communit SNM Pya Password mJ Read Write Community SNMPv3 Password Confirm oo f Read On Community SNMPw3 Password Figure 6 6 Changing the Community String Forgotten Community string If the read write Community string is unknown an alternative Community key can be used The alternative Community key is unique per ODU and can be used only to change the Community strings The alternative Community key is supplied with the product and should be kept in a safe place If both the read write Community and the alternative Community key are unavailable then an alternative Community key can be obtained from Netroncis Customer Support using the ODU serial number or MAC address The serial number is located on the product label The serial number and the MAC address are displayed in the Site Configuration inventory tab 140 Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual Managing the Sector Chapter
260. ypographical conventions General Where a term is defined or introduced for the first time it is shown in Boldface You will have noticed this usage in the Terminology section above Software The Link Manager is a Microsoft Windows application following the user interface conventions of familiar Microsoft Windows programs Viewing and Printing This manual is optimized for viewing online as a PDF file To this end it uses an 11 point Calibri typeface for main text Tables for most part use 7 or 8 point fonts Here are a few pointers for hard copy printing e The text and table typefaces used are large enough to print the manual at two pages per sheet e For good legibility use a commercial grade laser printer A color printer is of course best however a monochrome printer set to use gray scale gives acceptable results e Better quality ink jet printers also give good output Netronics NetAstra Family System Manual 17 Site Survey Planning the Sector Site Overview Sector site planning consists of a set of surveys which must be carried out before any equipment is deployed If for some reason the outcome of any of these surveys is negative HBS or HSU relocation will need to be considered A Site Survey consists of three stages e Preliminary survey The proposed sector is analyzed in the office using a topographic map You should use additional tools such as the Link Budget Calculator e Physical survey The locations of

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