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SAGEM-LINK F Microwave Radio Links 7 GHz

1. Telemetry Downlink Receive Data 48V West MGMT1 SNMP V11 V28 MGMT2 Network Ethernet sbi Mgr Management 10 BaseT SNMP E erce Wi East BN AUX2 Microprocessor N V11 V28 V11 AUX1 9600 SNMP v Bauds EOW E VIT AUX3 64 kbit s PC RS232 a 5 Alarm K Mux Demux SEIS Wayside Traffi ayside raltic 4 Dry Loop Tributary Ethernet Tributaries 16 x E1 dei bd sl Outputs G703 E Ethernet Ed 4 Dry Loop 100 BaseT E E Inputs Figure 5 4 SAGEM LINK F Block Diagram 1 0 SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 28805557 1 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM SA Page 107 DC In 48V e Rx Hitless i Switch pda Tributaries Aux Channels ODU Standby DC In 48V E1 100baseT Aux EOW Eth amp Serial Ports LCT Figure 5 5 SAGEM LINK F 1 1 Block Diagram 1 1 5 4 IDU Description The IDU which is frequency independent consist of a 19 inches rack including e All user interface access tributaries auxiliary channels relays and dry loops EOW SNMP management ports PC serial port e A Microprocessor controlling the whole system and communicating with the ODU the remote IDU the SNMP agent and the SAGEM LINK F Pilot software e A flexible E1 multiplexer demultiplexer 2 E1 4 E1 8 E1 16 E1 e A wayside traffic multiplexer including Two Auxiliary channels A
2. Define scan frequency range sl Frequency Scan Parameters HX frequency scanning Range Min JS M ax 21 201 250 MHz 21512 750 MHz Start 21219875 mhz End 21500 875 mhz Scanning step 3 5 MHz Cancel Proceed Previous Scan Click here to start a frequency scan Click here to view a previous scan Define the scan frequency range by moving the cursors start by clicking on the Proceed button The frequency scan starts and the following screen is displayed Eig Rx Frequency scanning in progress E x Start Current End 21213 8 5 2 1758 375 21500 8575 Estimated time left 07 27 Cancel Once the frequency scan is complete the result is displayed graphically Frequency step and resolution bandwidth filter are 3 5 MHz The result is automatically stored in the IDU SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 90 Interferer Red line receive frequency Signal from the far end transmitter sl Frequency Scan Result RSL dBm SR Ne 30 A 100 21219 8675 X Frequency scan on 05 05 2004 Scanning Ange 21213 875 21500 875 MHz N 387 000 MHz Frequency MHz step 3 5 MHz 21433 875 IBI 3 3 8 Changing an IDU Configuration SAGEM LINK F IDU can be used for 1 0 unprotected systems or for 1 1 protected system without
3. N Warning Before disconnecting the cable be sure that Cable Interface module is switched off Note for a 1 1 system an ODU replacement can be done while the other operating Prior to remove an ODU use the manual switch control see chapter 3 section 3 3 7 2 and select the transmitter and receiver of the ODU still in traffic Once the change has been done replace switch control in automatic position 4 5 Replacing a Cable Interface module To replace a cable interface module it is necessary to apply the following procedure 1 pA 3 4 5 6 switch off the cable interface module Disconnect ODU cable at IDU access Remove the two screws Remove the cable interface module and replace it by a new one Attach the module with the screws and connect the ODU cable Switch on the cable interface module AN Warning Before disconnecting the cable be sure that Cable Interface module is switched off Note for a 1 1 system a cable interface replacement can be done while the other operating Prior to remove a cable interface module use the manual switch control see chapter 3 section 3 3 7 2 and select the transmitter and receiver of the channel still in traffic Once the change has been done replace switch control in automatic position 4 6 Replacing an IDU To replace an IDU it is necessary to apply the following procedure 1 2 a 4 5 6 2 Be sure to have a configuration file which will make r
4. 1 2 Unpacking the Equipment Verify that the items received are compliant with the packing list If any part of the equipment is damaged contact Sagem representative for repair or replacement instructions The IDU and ODU are packaged in two separate boxes In addition the optional items are packaged in a separate container The IDU box contains the IDU with cable interface module one for 1 0 systems two for 1 1 systems the DC Power supply cable and a CDROM including the user manual and the SAGEM LINK F Pilot software The ODU box contains only one ODU oave case and shipping material in case the equipment has to be returned SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 4 1 3 IDU Installation To install the IDU in a 19 inch rack e Attach the IDU in the 19 inch rack using four 6x12 stainless steel hex screws and washers into the corresponding rack cage nuts This attachment grounds the IDU to the earth Faston Male Plug i TRIB 1 4 TRIB 5 8 Tribs Se POWER EOW West East TRIB 9 12 TRIB 13 16 Call Mgr 100bT Mux Figure 1 1 IDU installation e An additional grounding is possible by the use of a Faston plug left side of the IDU Use a 6 mm section cable minimum length required NOTE When more than one IDU are to be mounted in the rack it is recommended to keep a gap of 1 unit between tw
5. any hardware change There are four possible configurations 1 0 1 1 HSB Hot Standby 1 1 SD Space diversity and 1 1 FD Frequency Diversity SAGEM LINK F Pilot allows to modify the current configuration to a new one This change is made without any ODU connected Procedure e Switch off the IDU e Remove any ODU connection e insert one cable interface module for a 1 0 equipment or two cable interface modules for a 1 1 system e Switch on the IDU without any ODU connected and run the Sagem Link F Pilot software in super user mode e Click on the button indicating IDU configuration IE SAGEM LINK F PILOT Configuration Alarms Monitoring Parameters Downloads WMI Tool lel mla ese 1604M Logout Link ID T Local 1 1 HSE Click here to modify current IDU configuration SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 91 The following windows appears Select IDU Configuration C 140 C 14150 iv 1 1 HSE C 1 1 FD e Click on the case corresponding to the new configuration and validate e Switch off the IDU and connect ODU cables e Switch on the IDU Note When changing system configuration on a link it is important to have always the same configuration on both ends of the link Do not switch on the equipment until the far end has been modified accordingly A 1 1 configuration on o
6. e Local and remote tributaries configuration alarms impedance e Site names e BER counting period e Setting Alarm thresholds BER RSL e Alarm relays configuration e Auxiliary channels configuration e Automatic Transmit Power Control ATPC e Network Management Interface Parameters if available 3 2 4 1 Tributary Configuration Click on the button E top left local or top right remote of the toolbar on main screen or use the menu Tools Tributaries Local or Remote to open tributary configuration window This screen may vary depending on the current capacity Below is an example for 16xE1 capacity SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 51 When this button is ON an AIS signal the access is not currently used Invert is transmitted when BER BER N The tributary is used Normal Threshold Alarm 151 x a 13 14 15 16 A active normal am 9 10 11 12 S AIS emission Blank No Loopback L Local trib loopback R Remote trib Loopback Service Loopback Interface BAL 120 The DB25 Connector Unbal 75 The DB25 Connector Corresponding to this group Corresponding to this group of 4 of 4 tributaries is in Balanced tributaries is in 120 Ohm configuration Unbalanced 75 Ohm configuration Change the different settings by clicking on the corresponding b
7. Cable Interface Module Interface 2 OR Cable Cable Interface Interface Module Fa F a Module Fb F b Cable Interface Module Interface 2 Figure 5 9 SAGEM LINK F 1 1 FD Configuration 1 dual polarized antenna In frequency diversity systems two couples of frequency are used There is no switching at the transmit side both transmitters are operating There is only a protection switch for the receivers SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 111 Appendix 1 General SAGEM LINK F Specifications Versions and configurations Protection schemes Applicable ETSI standards Frequency bands Tx Tx Spacing QPSK Tx Tx Spacing 16QAM Tx Rx Spacing Modulation Forward Error Correction Frequency bands Bitrates 1 0 1 1 7 8 GHz 13 15 18 GHz 23 GHz 26 GHz 38 GHz 7 GHz 8 GHZ 13 GHZ 15 GHz 18 GHz 23 GHz 26 GHz 38 GHz 2x 2 Mbit s or nx2 Mbit s 100BT 4x 2 Mbit s or nx2 Mbit s 100BT 8x 2 Mbit s or nx2 Mbit s 100BT 16x 2 Mbit s or nx2 Mbit s 100BT 8x 2 Mbit s or nx2 Mbit s 100BT 16x 2 Mbit s or nx2 Mbit s 100BT 7 GHz 8 GHz 13 GHz 15 GHz 18 GHz 23 GHz 26 GHz 38 GHz QPSK and 16 QAM RS 204 188 8 7 8 13 15 18 23 26 38 GHz 2x to 16x 2 Mbit s software selectable 2x to 16x 2 Mbit s 100 base T software selectable Unprotect
8. ODU Cable Alarm is generated by the ODU in case of a transmit IF level below the limit In case of an ODU Cable alarm check IDU to ODU cable losses Transmit Power A transmit Power alarm is generated by the ODU in case of a transmitter AGC loop fault or in case of a transmitter mute set by the operator in 1 1 system when both transmitters are in mute position Transmit Frequency This alarm is generated in case of IF or RF transmit synthesizer faults When this alarm is active transmitter is also in mute position Receive Frequency This alarm is generated in case of IF or RF receive synthesizer faults Receive Level his alarm is generated when receive signal level is below the receive threshold default 70 dBm Tributary Alarms a tributary alarm is generated when there is a lack of input signal for a tributary configured as normal N or when there is a input signal for a tributary configured as inverted I In case of a tributary alarm check the corresponding cable and verify that external equipment is properly connected IDU Alarms Warning 1 1 A 1 1 warning is generated when the main or the standby units ODU or cable interface module is not working properly alarm or absent ID Code When local and remote ID Code do not match there is an ID Code alarm generated and there is a AIS emission on the receive data from the remote terminal To clear this alarm change the ID Code on one terminal IDU This ala
9. OK Cancel Enter start and stop time Enter monitoring start and stop date This recording is only limited by the hard disk capacity Be sure to have enough capacity on disk before starting a monitor log Then select the events you would like to monitor by clicking successively on the ODU IDU Tribs and Perf tabs l Event Monitor List MONITOR STOPPED In xl Start Stop ODU ID Tibs Per 2 Channel 1 Psu Transmit Freg F Cable Receive Level OK Unselect All Cancel ODU alarms Event Monitor List MONITOR STOPPED ioj xj Start Stop ODU IDU ris Per 2 Warning 141 Local Aus Input 1 Remote Aus Input 1 Modem Cable 1 M Link ID Code Local Aus Input 2 Remote Aus Input 2 Modem Cable 2 IB Local Aus Input 3 Remote Aus Input 3 D emodulatian 1 BER warning Local Aus Input 4 Remote Aus Input 4 7 D emadulatian 2 BER Alam Modulation 1 Modulation 2 OK Select All Cancel IDU alarms SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 69 Start Stop opu ipu Trbs Pert s EEvent Monitor List MONITOR STOPPED irib1Faul Trib 5 Fault Trib 9 Fault Trib 13 Fault Trib 2 Fault Trib 6 Fault Trib 10 Fault Trib 14 Fault Trib 3 Fault Trib Fault Trib 11 Fault Tib 15 Fault Trib 4 Fault Trib 8 Fault Trib 12 Fault Trib 16 Fau
10. In arelay station IDU are connected back to back Typical connection is given on Figures 1 29 and 1 30 SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM SA Page 29 Transfer 2 Mbit s In Out Cable omo ce ovo pis omo Le an o E O she mui pes ovo 21 Relay station Ethernet Cable Figure 1 29 Cables for a relay station Front Panel Aux3 Data Channel Transfer Cable MGMT 1 MGMT 2 Transfer Cable ET 8 Aux1 Aux2 Data ChannelTransfer Cable Figure 1 30 Cables for a relay station Rear Panel Table 1 1 indicates Sagem Part Number for all cables for this IDU terminal or relay modes 25m 55670225 55050152bEA DC Power cable 5m 55670226 12m 55670227 25 m 55670228 55670182 55050138EA 2 Mbit s tributary 120 Q In Out cable 55670183 55670184 55670185 996 0563EA 2 Mbit s tributary 75 Q In Out cable 55670563 2M5 DB25 8 BNC F 55670563 5MO 55670563 12M 55670563 25M 251043775 55670405EA 2 Mbit s tributary 75 Q In Out cable 55670405 2M5 DB25 8 BNC M 55670405 5MO 55670405 12M 55670405 25M 55050156EA PC LT connection cable 1 m 55670223 55670224 RC MR EE 3 m 55670341 25m 55670342 14 55050185EA Aux3 data channel cable to dist Panel 5m 55670343 12m 55670344 25 m 55670345 55050149EA Aux3 EOW 300 channel cable 1 5m 55670221 3m 55670222 SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Ma
11. Login zi es SAGEM an xe Local Remote m Link ID 1 pus Link ID 1 ODU 1 UD 1 Data Perf 1 mn Transmit Frequency Transmit Power Tranemit Power Tranemit Frequency Data Perf 7 mnm BER 22603 00 MHz MUTE 20 dBm 2137100 MHz 2 BER 8 8E 2 0 RSL DDU High Band SITE ATEL Low Band FSL ODU 2 00 dBm OFF OFF m we Alarm Relays ON BER Triba PIRE Alarm Relays ON BEA Tribs IDO Dp Trib RSL Custom Nha mmm HH NN COM 1 View Only Monitor Off hay 05 2004 13 38 44 No Remote radio View Only mode Local terminal parameters are on the left part of the screen while remote terminal parameters are located on the right side On the top of the screen current capacity and modulation are displayed Below are terminal configuration and Link ID code On the middle part of the screen BER indication Receive Signal Level RSL Transmit frequency Transmit Power and ATPC status are indicated On the bottom of the screen main alarms are displayed SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 47 Click on the Login button and enter the password 1234 corresponding to a user level or 2345 corresponding to a super user level default passwords Validate by clicking on the OK button SAGEM LINK F PILOT ioj xj Configuration Alarms Monitoring Parameters Down
12. O COMMON LOOP OUTPUT 2 O LOOP OUTPUT 2 NO 7 O LOOP OUTPUT 3 NC O COMMON LOOP OUTPUT 3 8 O LOOP OUTPUT 3 NO O LOOP OUTPUT 4 NC 29 O COMMON LOOP OUTPUT 4 O LOOP OUTPUT 4 NO 0 O ALARM RELAY 1 NC EC COMMON ALARM RELAY 1 31 59 1 ALARM RELAY 1 NO 35 ALARM RELAY 2 NC 32 O COMMON ALARM RELAY 2 O ALARM RELAY 2 NO 3 O ALARM RELAY 3 NC O COMMON ALARM RELAY 3 34 O ALARM RELAY 3 NO ER ALARM RELAY 4 NC 35 O COMMON ALARM RELAY 4 O ALARM RELAY 4 NO 6 O ALARM RELAY 5 NC O COMMON ALARM RELAY 5 37 O ALARM RELAY 5 NO GROUND Figure 1 23 Alarm relays and I O Dry Loop Connector Pinout SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 25 64 kbit s Auxiliary Data Channel AUX3 The 64 kbit s auxiliary data channel connector AUX3 is available in a DB 15 connector on the rear panel This data channel can be configured in a V11 co directional mode transmit clock given by the external equipment or in a V11 contra directional mode transmit clock given by SAGEM LINK F Aux3 Connector pinout is given in Figure 1 24 Pin VO Signal CRETE TN Pa 1 WawmtDae nno z Byte Timing input 5 o Byte Timing Ouput O 4 ee Receive Data 12 O Receive Glock 9 5 o ReswDma 13 O Receive Glock Byte Timi
13. when ATPC is disabled To configure ATPC use the menu Tools Config Tools ATPC Local or Remote Local ATPC Settings E DDLT ATPC Mas Output Antenna Power 20 dBm Min Output Antenna Power 0 dBm 60 dBm ATPC Threshold OK Cancel Help Enter the three parameters and validate with the OK button Note ATPC with 1 1 Hot Standby Systems In 1 1 HSB systems ATPC parameters are defined at antenna access As in most cases the 1 1 HSB coupler is not symmetric the transmit power at antenna access depends on the transmitter which is in traffic ATPC settings are defined at antenna access for the main ODU ATPC transmit power at antenna access Main ODU Transmit Power Coupler Losses 3 2 4 8 Configuring the Interleaver If the network requires a low transfer time it should be necessary to inhibit interleaver features Transfer time depend on the data rate Typical transfer time figures with or without interleaver are given in the table below Capacity Interleaver off To configure the interleaver use the menu Tools Interleaver The following dialog box appears eld Interleaver Ioj x ON The interleaver is enabled OFF The interleaver is disabled Interleaver Mate Inhibition of Interleaver will reduce Error Correction OK 3 Cancel SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 28805557 1 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written per
14. with the expected signal level As the tolerances are 2 dB for the transmit power t 1 dB for the antenna gain per antenna 3 dB for the receive level measurement 0 5 dB for 1 1 coupler losses If we want to compare the receive level displayed with the expected calculated receive level it is necessary to take in account the tolerances for each parameter For a 1 0 system the worst case for this comparison is within 7 dB 2 1 1 3 For most of the cases a typical tolerance is 5 dB So if the receive level displayed by the Pilot software is less than 5 dB compared to the calculated receive level it should be necessary to check again antenna alignment a propagation problem or a wrong polarization first If there is still a problem on the receive level replace ODU then IDU and if necessary the antenna Record the measured receive signal level at each end of the link for each receiver SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 33 2 5 Tributary Tests These tests are to be done on both ends of the link Using a BER analyzer with G821 capability test all used 2 Mbit s access BER Analyzer Settings Transmit to Receive test 2 Mbit s Internal Clock PRBS 2 1 120 Ohm balanced or 75 Ohm unbalanced depending on IDU configuration All used tributaries are to be tested one by one Click on
15. 5 dB difference with the same transmit output power check antenna alignment ODUS IDUs and antennas Figure 1 14 Main Sagem Link F Pilot Screen SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 18 1 9 Connecting IDU to External Equipments 1 9 1 IDU Front Panel Access Description The following access are available at the IDU Front panel See Figure 1 15 SNM To PC serial Port Manager 100BaseT Cable Interface Module Tribs 1 4 Tribs 5 8 O BRA o veu SAGEM BM cai 5 m Tribs eoo M lvi POWER DC Power In EG Tribs 9 12 Tribs 13 16 On Off Switch To ODU Handset IDU for 1 0 System SNM Cable Interface Module Cable Interface Module To PC serial Port Manager 100BaseT Main Standby Tribs 1 4 Tribs 5 8 O a O E Maint e SAGEM k mm lt S SAGEM B Tribs il B CL Jere ei 19 POWER POWER West East D Powerin gu Tribs 9 12 Tribs 13 16 Main Channel To Main Standby Channel To Standby Handset On Off Switch ODU On Off Switch ODU IDU for 1 1 System Figure 1 15 SAGEM LINK F IDU Front Panel for 1 0 and 1 1 Systems e a power connection from a negatively biased DC source of between 36 VDC and 59 VDC labeled Power e a point to point Engineering Order Wire RJ11 connection labeled EOW e a PC port to connect
16. DB25 Tributary Connector Pinout SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 23 Alarm Relays and I O Dry Loops The rear panel DB37 connector includes e 5 alarm relays these alarms are managed by SAGEM LINK Pilot software The electrical interfaces for each alarm is given in Figure 1 21 Normally Open NR Normally Closed Common Figure 1 21 Alarm relay electrical interface The alarm condition correspond to normally closed state of the relay NC Normally Closed NO Normally Open e 4 nputs Outputs dry loops the electrical interface for each loop is given in Figure 1 20 IINPUTS i OUTPUTS SAGEM LINK 2 LOOP OUTPUT NO p LOOP OUTPUT NC COMMON LOOP OUTPUT siis NEC Photocoupler LOOP INPUT B on De EE 7 5kQ Figure 1 22 1 0 Dry Loop electrical interface The pinout of DB37 connector is given in Figure 1 23 SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 24 GROUND LOOP INPUT 1 A LOOP INPUT 1 B 1 1 LOOP INPUT 2 A LOOP INPUT 2 B 22 LOOP INPUT 3 A LOOP INPUT 3 B 3 LOOP INPUT 4 A LOOP INPUT 4 B 4 O LOOP OUTPUT 1 NC O COMMON LOOP OUTPUT 1 25 O LOOP OUTPUT 1 NO oO LOOP OUTPUT 2 NC 26
17. LE TRIB 5 8 B Trib TRIB 1 4 r gt O ee LL o g PO EO West East TRIB 9 TRIB 13 SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sa Page 45 The IDU is connected to its ODU and to a DC power supply Switch on the IDU with the switch in front panel and run the SAGEM LINK F Pilot software The following screen appears El SAGEM LINK F PILOT G4 x Communication Way M Select Equipment Port 3 Select Modern Port S SAGEM Edit Configuration File ILOG Inside Communication Port Port IDU Type Soft Version Serial Number An IDU has been detected in COM1 F COM 1 Mulicapacity 25143426014 C020020 COM coms COM 4 Serial Ports Rescan Click on the OK button ee Sse a CRINE out When an IDU is detected then the port the IDU type the software version and the serial numbers are indicated on the first screen In order to access to SLF Pilot main screen click on the OK button If the following screen appears without any indication then it means the equipment is not properly connected or not powered or PC COM port is not properly configured EIE SAGEM LINK F PILOT Joj x Communication Way M Select Equipment Port 3 Select Modem Port S SAGEM Edit Configuration File ILOG Inside Communication Pork Port IDU Type Soft Version Serial Number No equipment
18. Parameters Current Parameters Hardware Software Type 1 0 U DUI TX Frequency Band High Band TX Frequency 22589 00 MHz RX Frequency 21357 00 MHz TX RX Spacing 1232 00 MHz TX TX Spacing 14 00 MHz TX Filter Center Frequency 22589 00 MHz Maximum TX Filter Frequency 22746 00 MHz Minimum TX Filter Frequency 22432 00 MHz Maximum Output Power 20 dBm Minimum Output Power 6 dBm Modulation type QPSK 16 QAM OK IDU ODU This screen contains current radio parameters and also ODU frequency and power ranges Use Hardware and Software tabs to know hardware and software versions chal ODU Parameters k Curent Parametere Hardware Software i opui Serial Mumber P110401 50 Power supply 48V Model Number 1814 Manufacture Date 022004 JK IDU ICU ODU SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 75 Local ODU Parameters SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sa Page 76 3 3 5 Downloads Menu IDU software ODU software and NMI SNMP agent software are downloadable These operations are only possible when logged as super user Click on the Download Menu and select IDU ODU or NMI Local or Remote BI WEE MI Tools IDLI Code Download j O
19. Remote Configuration Modem Configuration 3 3 6 1 NMI Card Configuration Menu NMI Card Configuration Environment Tab Click on the Card Configuration local or remote configuration menu The following screen appears Al Local NMI Card Configuration 1 ET E f Q X Environment Ports Routing Table Managers S a 3 Hardware Serial Number Part Humber Manufacture Date 04 2004 Ethernet Address DD BD 4C 04 08 EC Software Versions a After Restat Current Boot Version 25152321508 Checksum SA4F M M Agent Version 25143429909 Checksum Z686 Li Agent Version 25143429909 Checksum Z686 OK Restart NMI Card Cancel neck box to change software Click here to reset NMI software Version and restart Available NMI Boot and Agent versions are indicated in this first screen with the specific Ethernet address From this screen it is possible to reset NMI software and to activate the second agent version if necessary SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 28805557 1 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 78 NMI Card Configuration Ports Tab Click on the Ports tab The following screen appears alg Local NMI Card Configuration Environment Parts Routing Table Managers Al Ethernet link cen SL 2 Local IP Address 142 no 5j Local IP Address ol 0 oo ol Sub
20. a local craft terminal via a DB 9 connector e Four Ethernet ports RJ 45 connectors 3 x 10 baseT Ports dedicated to Network Management Interface Mgr West East Ethernet hub 1 x 100 baseT Port 100bT option e 16x G 03 2 Mbit s tributary ports 4 tributaries per DB25 connector in unbalanced 75 Q mode or in balanced 120 Q mode the selection between modes is controlled by software Tribs 1 4 Tribs 5 8 Tribs 9 12 Tribs 13 16 e One N connector per ODU connection ODU e One ground connection Faston connector SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 19 1 9 2 IDU Rear Panel Access Description The following access are available at the IDU Rear panel See Figure 1 16 NN CON CON GP GP GW ALARM RELAYS amp DRY LOOPS AUX3 MGMT1 MGMT2 Aux1 Aux2 Figure 1 16 SAGEM LINK F IDU Rear Panel The IDU rear panel provides the following interfaces Figure rrr e a DB37 connector labeled ALARM RELAYS amp DRY LOOPS including terminal alarm relays and 4 input output dry loops e a DB15 connector labeled AUX3 corresponding to a 64 kbit s auxiliary data channel with a V11 electrical interface that can be configured in either co directional or contra directional mode e two MGMT1 and MGMT2 DB25 connectors management ports M
21. detected COM Gong EOM 4 Serial Ports a Rescan Click on the Rescan button Ok Quit Check if IDU is powered if PC cable and COM settings are good and click on the Rescan button 3 2 3 Link Preliminary Configuration SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 46 The first link configuration is made separately at each end of the link If the link has been previously established then it is possible to configure dynamically parameters only from one side of the link The first essential parameters to configure before establishing the link are e Channel Transmit Frequency e Modulation and Capacity e Transmit Power ATPC should be in OFF position at this time e Link ID Code Note When powering up terminal for the first time transmitter should be in MUTE position in order to avoid any interference with other radios while configuring the equipments It is necessary to keep transmitter in mute position until transmit frequency modulation and capacity are properly configured When the link is not established the main Pilot screen indicates No remote radio on the right side of the screen An example of a typical screen is given below Click here for login EII SAGEM LINK F PILOT Ioj x Configuration Alarms Monitoring Parameters Downloads NMI Tools Help zal amp 8 xEl 16QAM
22. guide It is important to identify ODU cables for the one which is on vertical polarization main and the one which is horizontal polarization standby 1 6 Installing the IDU to ODU Coaxial Cable s Recommended cables coaxial cables are Belden 9914 and Andrew LDF4 50A If an other type of cable is used make sure it is compatible with outdoor use This cable should be double or triple shielded Cable impedance is 50 Ohm and is terminated by two N male connectors N connectors must be compatible with the cable and connector mounting procedure must follow connector manufacturer recommendations Install one cable in a 1 0 system or two cables in a 1 1 system It is very important to protect N connectors against water wrap Isolation tape 15 cm over the coax cover Start winding from coax cover with one half overlap with each winding in order to protect completely connection from rain action Press with fingers the tape and make sure the protection is correct NOTE Cables must be installed in compliance with national and local regulations and meet the specific requirements of the installation site Some precautions are necessary when installing the equipment on unprotected places e g antenna towers building terraces etc to prevent equipment from damage by lightning In a 1 1 system when two cables are installed it is very important to identify main cable and standby cable If the cables are not labelled it is necessary to pe
23. remote terminal configuration Note Always use a slf extension for these configuration files SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 60 3 3 1 3 Print This menu allows the user to print on paper or in a file all configuration data of the link Printing Reports E Local Remote System Report M M Check appropriate cases Alarm Configuration Ima Imi Terminal Configuration Forms M tput ec painter 6E Select Printer or File Ok Cancel Help Validate This file includes configuration data hardware and software details for local and remote terminals 3 3 1 4 Configuration Settings This menu allows the user to specify the COM ports to be scanned when connecting the SAGEM LINK F to a PC and to remove confirmation message SAGEM LINK F PILO Check the serial port to scan Configuration Alarms Mai during next software start Choose the COM ports 7 COM 1 Open d to be scanned m Save AS d TEINS Print Ctrl F riy v COM 4 Settings Serial Ports Always Confirm choice Click here to remove confirmation message When the Always Confirm choice is enabled then the following confirmation message appears ZIJ SAGEM LINK F PILOT Warning E x Writing data to the equipment will erase all previous data Are you sure vou would like to do this Cancel
24. section with a back plate or clips mounting pole secured to a square shaped base plate with threaded rods The base plate is set on top of a resilient plate which may be installed on the terrace of a building without affecting water tightness wall mounted staff on the building front SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 6 antenna mount secured directly to a tower tube diameter 88 9 or 114 mm antenna support secured to a square section tower tube with adapters 1 4 2 Typical Antenna Installation Refer to the antenna manufacturer procedures 1 5 Installing the ODU s Depending on the configuration and on the antenna type there are several ODU mounting possibilities e 1 0 Configuration with integrated antenna or 1 1 configuration with two antennas The ODU is directly attached on an integrated antenna with four latches It is connected to the IDU by a single coaxial cable terminated with N male connectors Figure 1 2 SAGEM LINK F ODU with an Integrated Antenna Setting the Polarization If antenna has a circular waveguide interface 7 GHz 8 GHz or 38 GHz polarization depends only on the ODU position For vertical polarization make sure that the arrow on the ODU cover is vertical for horizontal polarization turn the ODU from 90 degrees SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manua
25. the button zi top left of the toolbar on main screen or use the menu Tools Tributaries The tributary screen appears Verify that the tributary under test is configured in normal mode N with active service A and no loopback blank button All other tributaries should be unconnected and configured as inverted I IE Local Tributaries Data Alarm Service Loopback Interface Normally there should be a local tributary alarm Connect a 2 Mbit s BER analyzer on the tributary input Be sure to use a cable in the same impedance refer to Interface indication The tributary alarm should be now cleared Click on the loopback button to have access to loopback configuration screen and select a remote loopback for the tributary under test For loopback procedure refer to Chapter 3 section 3 2 4 Verify on the BER analyzer that there is no error occurred during one minute Once the test has been done disconnect the cable and change Data alarm in invert mode 1 and remove remote loopback for this tributary Repeat this test for all used tributaries SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 34 2 6 Engineering Order Wire Test optional If the handsets have been ordered the following test is made to verify EOW proper operation This test requires the presence of people in local and in remo
26. 5 76 5 dBm NA NA 80 5 78 5 dBm 77 5 1 15 5 dBm NA NA 79 5 17 5 dBm 78 5 74 5 dBm Threshold for BER 10 Typical value 1 5 dB above threshold for BER 10 Residual Bit Error Rate lt 10 SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 114 Tributaries Interface types 2x 2 4x 2 8x2 or 16x 2 Mbit s 120 Q or 75 Q Ethernet 100 base T Physical and electrical specifications ITU T G 703 2 Mbit s Physical and electrical specifications IEEE IEEE 802 3 Auxiliary Channels and Management Interfaces Engineering Orderwire 1 point to point RJ11 9600 bit s Auxiliary Channels 2 V 11 V 28 DB9 64 kit s Auxiliary Channel 1 V 11 co contra directional DB15 Alarm Relays 5 interface relay contacts DB37 Input Dry Loops 4 interface relay contacts Output Dry Loops 4 interface relay contacts Management Interfaces PC port V 24 V 28 DB9 Management channels 10 Mbit s Ethernet interfaces RJ45 9600 to 115200 bit s MGMT1 interfaces V 11 or V 24 V 28 DB25 9600 to 115200 bit s MGMT2 interfaces V 11 DB25 Mechanical Dimensions Indoor Unit 1U 19 inch 44 H x 485 L x 300 P mm Outdoor Units 267 mm Diameter Height 89 mm Weight Indoor Units 3 5 kg Outdoor Units all frequencies 5 kg Installation Indoor Units 19 inch racks Outdoor Units and antennas 50 to 115 mm poles Indoor Unit t
27. 85446 ODU SLF 15GHZ TR A490 HI B4 15 229 0 15 348 0 490 18 GHz ODUs UFB18 1010 01 00 251308738 ODU SLF 18GHZ TR 1010 LO B1 17 685 0 17 985 0 1010 UFH18 1010 02 00 251308767 ODU SLF 18GHZ TR 1010 HI B2 18 940 0 19 240 0 UFH18 1010 04 00 251308811 ODU SLF 18GHZ TR 1010 HI B4 19 410 0 19 710 0 1010 UFB18 1560 01 00 251308824 ODU SLF 18GHZ TR 1560 LO B1 17 700 0 18 000 0 UFH18 1560 01 00 251308832 ODU SLF 18GHZ TR 1560 HI B1 19 260 0 19 560 0 1560 UFB18 1560 02 00 251308845 ODU SLF 18GHZ TR 1560 LO B2 17 840 0 18 140 0 1560 UFH18 1560 02 00 251308853 ODU SLF 18GHZ TR 1560 HI B2 19 400 0 19 700 0 1560 SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 121 Transmit Range 1 TR Spacing SAGEM Model Part Number SAGEM Description Min Freq Max Freq MHz MHz MHz 23 GHz ODUs UFH23 1200 03 00 251308957 ODU SLF 23GHZ TR 1200 HI B3 22 980 0 23 310 0 UFB23 1200 04 00 251610993 ODU SLF 23GHZ TR 1200 LO B4 22 070 0 22 400 0 1200 UFH23 1200 04 00 251611031 ODU SLF 23GHZ TR 1200 HI B4 23 270 0 23 600 0 1200 ear IEEE O O UFB23 1232 02 00 251308283 ODU SLF 23GHZ TR 1232 LO B2 21 472 0 21 786 0 QD UFH26 1008 01 00 251309032 ODU SLF 26GHZ TR 1008 HI B1 25 557 0 25 957 0 38 GHz ODUs UFB38 1260 01 00 251309066 ODU SLF 38GHZ TR 1260 LO B1 37 044 0 37 632 0 1260 UFH38 1260 01 00 251309074 ODU S
28. 90 dBm OFF OFF d is Alarm Relays ON BER Tribs 7 RES Alarm Relays ON BER Tribs 7 IDU ODU Trib RSL Custom NMI mH EM S com1 View Only Monitor Off May 05 2004 13 30 55 No Remote radio 4 6 4 RSL Alarms The link is established with a too low receive level causing RSL alarm Check antenna alignment or a propagation problem l SAGEM LINK F PILOT iol x Configuration Alarms Monitoring Parameters Downloads NMI Tools Help zal amp 16x61 16AM fign E S sacem in X Local Remote 190 Link ID 1 140 Link ID 1 ODU 1 ODU 1 Data Perf 1 mn Transmit Frequency Transmit Power Transmit Power Transmit Frequency Data Perf 1 mn a BER 22589 00 MHz 20 dBm 20 dBm 21357 00 MHz 2 BER lt 1E 8 lt 1E 8 an RSL ODU High Band ATPC ATPC Low Band 0 RSL ODU aM 73dBm OFF OFF aM 73 dBm Alarm Relays ON BER Tribs lt 1E 8 Alarm Relays ON BER Tribs lt 1E 8 IDU opu Trib RSL Custom NMI IDU 0DU Trib RSL Custom NMI com1 View Only Monitor Off May 05 2004 13 23 55 4 6 5 Transmit Power alarm The link is established with a RSL alarm only on one side of the link Check transmit power configuration ioixi Configuration Alarms Monitoring Parameters Downloads NMI Tools Help zal amp 16xE1 1604 Login j S sacem in e Local Remote c 1 0 Link ID 1 1 0 Link ID 1 ODU 1 ODU 1 Data Perf 4 1 mn Transmit Frequency Transmit Power T
29. AGEM LINK F PILOT 5 x Configuration Alarms Monitoring Parameters Downloads WMI Tools Help zi 16 x E1 16QAM zal S amp S SAGEM i x 2 Local Remote S TA Link ID 1 140 Link ID 1 BDU 1 ODU 1 Data Per dmn Transmit Frequency Transmit Power Transmit Power Transmit Frequency Data Rer 1 mn zu BER 22589 00 MHz 20 dBm 20 dBm 21357 00MHz 2 BER lt 1E 8 lt 1E 8 ASLIGDU High Band ATRE ATRE Low Band ASLIODU 53 dBm OFF OFF 54 dBm Alarm Relays ON BER Tribs lt 1E 8 Alarm Relays ON BER Tribs lt 1E 8 NO LOCAL EQUIPMENT No Remote radio com1 View Only Maritor Off May 05 2004 14 17 44 SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 98 4 6 3 No Remote Radio The local radio is operating but there is no communication with the remote terminal verify remote terminal configuration antenna alignment radio path obstructions SI SAGEM LINK F PILOT E iol xj Configuration Alarms Monitoring Parameters Downloads NMI Tools Help zal amp 16xE1 16QAM f logn E S sacem an Local Remote 140 Link ID 1 140 Link ID 1 ODU 1 ODU 1 Data Perf 1 mn Transmit Frequency Transmit Power Transmit Power Transmit Frequency Data Perf 1 mn BER 22589 00 MHz 20 dBm 20 dBm 21357 00 MHz 2 BER 1 2E 1 RSL ODUJ High Band ATPC ATPL Low Band RSL GDUJ
30. BER Tribs Alarm Relays ON BER Tribe imn ID pt Trib RSL EN S M com1 Super User Select capacity and validate Ck Monitor Off Cancel May 05 2004 Remote radio x4353 Note as capacity ranges are not the same in QPSK mode 2xE1 4xE1 8xE1 or 16xE1 than in 16QAM mode 8xE1 or 16xE1 it should be necessary to change first modulation then capacity or the opposite depending on the current and target configurations e Modulation only if 16QAM option is installed click on the modulation button toggle between QPSK and 16QAM SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 28805557 1 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 49 e Link ID Code this code is used to identify the link and to avoid data recovery from an other link at the same frequency Link ID Code of the local and remote terminals must be the same Once these settings are completed remove the mute by clicking on the transmit power slide and select the wanted transmit power Verify that ATPC is still in OFF position SIE SAGEM LINK F PILOT Ic xl Configuration Alarms Monitoring Parameters Downloads NMI Tools Help 4 amp 16x61 1604M 3 S sacem in M Local Remote E Link ID 1 D Link ID 1 ODU 1 ODU 1 Data Pert 1 mn Transmit Frequency Transmit Power Trarrsmit Power Transmit Frequency Data Per mn B
31. Bj Trb16 F M Remote Aux In Ew Heb The description of all available SAGEM LINK F alarms is given below Power Supply Alarm returned from the ODU This Check DC Power supply and cable alarm is active when there is a default in the ODU losses If the cable and DC power are power supply or when the DC input voltage at ODU good replace the ODU SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 28805557 1 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 95 input is too low ODU Cable ODU Cable Alarm is generated by the ODU in case Check IDU to ODU cable losses If the ofan transmit IF input level below the limit cable is good replace Cable Interface module or the ODU Transmit Power A transmit Power alarm is generated by the ODU in Replace the ODU case of a transmitter AGC loop fault or in case of a transmitter mute set by the operator in 1 1 system when both transmitters are in mute position Transmit This alarm is generated in case of IF or RF receive Replace the ODU Frequency synthesizer faults When this alarm is active transmitter is also in mute position Receive This alarm is generated in case of IF or RF receive Replace the ODU Frequency synthesizer faults Receive Level This alarm is generated when receive signal level is Use other indications like remote below the receive threshold default 70 dBm This receiver receive level and remote a
32. C W28 C v28 Ok Cancel Note Connector pinout could vary depending on the selected option refer to chapter1 description 3 2 4 7 Configuring the Automatic Transmit Power Control ATPC ATPC is a process which is used to limit transmit power to the minimum necessary while having a good transmission When ATPC is selected for equipments in a network working in the same frequency band it allows to increase density and frequency re use ATPC must not be active during antenna alignment process ATPC settings depend on the structure of the network frequency re use interferers link margin The operator has to define three main parameters e Maximum ATPC transmit power e Minimum ATPC transmit power e ATPC receiver threshold Minimum and maximum ATPC transmit powers must be within transmitter power range and Maximum ATPC Transmit power Minimum ATPC Transmit Power lt 20 dB ATPC threshold must be within 50 dBm to 80 dBm range The ATPC process consists of reducing transmit power as low as possible within the specified range without having errors on the remote end and without having a remote receive level lower than the ATPC threshold SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 28805557 1 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 57 To activate ATPC click on the ATPC button on main Pilot screen The ATPC button indication is ON when ATPC works or OFF
33. Configuration a x Sagem Modern US Robotics Modern Other modem Initialization sequence Dialing prefis Dialing prefix B Reties 0 Timeaut Ok Cancel Select the tab corresponding to your modem Initialization sequence ATEO to remove modem echo then ATQ1 for the modem response codes then the command line Dialing prefix A enter phone number used for calling Dialing prefix B enter other phone number is case of unavailability of A Retries Number of failed call attempts Timeout Line disconnection time in minutes when no call message is detected Note Before dialing the NMI can send an AT command in order to block automatic disconnection in case of inactivity This command may be different according to the modem type ATS34 0 for a SAGEM modem ATS19 0 for a US Robotics modem No command for the other modems In this case the initialization sequence must be customized in order to Deactivate automatic disconnection in case of inactivity Save the configuration SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 83 3 3 7 Tools Menu This menu provides some tools regarding installation diagnostics and maintenance operations 3 3 7 1 Tributaries Tools Tributaries Diagnostic Tools Config Tools ualiby Interleaver r or F F Frequency Scan k
34. DU Code Download E NMI Card Code Download Lacal Remote 3 3 5 1 IDU Code Download The IDU download screen is given below Local IDU Code Download Current Software Software version running in Bank 1 Running in Bank1 p 25143425014 Software version available in Bank Z 25143426015 Software available in Bank2 DOWNLOAD Click here t activate Click here to download a Bank2 software new version in Bank2 From this screen it is possible to activate the version stored in bank 2 or to replace bank2 software by a new one by clicking on the download button When downloading is in progress an indicator is displayed to check operation is correctly processed In the event of incompatibility between the downloading software and the equipment the following message appears Loading error Note when a new software version is activated the system reset automatically the IDU SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 77 3 3 6 NMI Menu This menu is used only when the equipment is part of a network managed by a SNMP manager With this menu it is possible to configure the network management function and to download a new NMI software When clicking on the NMI menu the following windows appears VB Tools Card Configuration Local Configuration PPP Configuration d
35. E 3 Receive Frequency E Local Aux In IDU Local Aux In b de s R Local uxin Eth CR Local Aux In BE Tib4 Trb12 Remote Aux In MGMTI Trib Tib5 Tib13 7 Remote Aux In NMI MGMT2 Tibe Titt D Remote Aux In EDD Trib Trib15 Tbs Tae Remote Aux In OK Help Alarm View IDU tab IDU opu Trib ASL Custom NMI AN alas Channel 1 1 ODU PSU F 3 warming 1 1 Modem Cable 9 oM ie m M ID Code Demodulation JE BD Transmit Power EJ E ipu HOD Mais r Transmit Frequency 8 PEN Receive Level fe M BER Warning 1x10E 6 Receive Level Threshold 70 W BER Alarm 1x10E 3 Receive Frequency F M Local Aux In r r IDU 9 Local Aux In Trib 1 Trib 3 Local Aux In th Tib2 Wi Tib10 W men ME Tib3 BN Tb W M Local Aux In N icc Tib4 Ni Tib12 E 9 Remote Aux In M MGMTI Trib Tib5 W Tibi W 9 Remote Aux In NMI 93 MGMT2 TRA g ee m 9 Remote Aux In NW Tsi2 Tib W Tibi E Tib8 B Tb W M Remote Aux In Help Alarm View All Alarms tab SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 28805557 1 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sa Page 64 Alarms Description ODU Alarms ODU PSU Power Supply Alarm returned from the ODU This alarm is active when there is a default in the ODU power supply or when the DC input voltage at ODU input is too low In case of an ODU alarm check DC Power supply and cable losses ODU Cable
36. ER 22589 00 MHz 20 dBm 20 dBm 21357 00 MHz 2 BER Eu um L E s RSL ODU High Band BIDE ee Low Band RSLIGDLI 90 dBm OFF OFF zn E Alarm Relays ON BER Tribe 1 mn 6 4E 2 Alarm Relays ON BER Tribe IDLI ODL Trib ASL Custom MI Em mm mm D A NM No OIGE cadre COM 1 Super User Monitor OFF May 05 2004 13 33 30 The terminal is now ready for transmission it is necessary to repeat the same operations with the remote terminal to establish the link Normally if main parameters are compatible and if there is enough receive level the link should be established and the main Pilot screen of the local terminal should look like that EII SAGEM LINK F PILOT Configuration Alarms Monitoring Parameters Downloads NMI Tools 25 m 16k team sacem in ODU 1 ODU 1 Data Perf 1 mn Transmit Frequency Transmit Power Transmit Power Transmit Frequency Data Perf 4 1 mn m BER 22589 00 MHz 20 dBm 20 dBm 21357 00 MHz 2 BER eS m m L EI iH re SES ans RSLIDDU High Band ATPL ATPL Low Band a0 RSLIODUT an 53 dBm OFF OFF an 53 dBm Alarm Relays ON BER Tribe 1 mn lt 1E 8 Alarm Relays ON BER Tribs imn lt 1E 8 IDLI Bp Trib HSL Custom NFI IDU OD Trib ASL Custom Miil COM 1 Super User Monitor OFF May 05 2004 132746 Main Pilot Screen for a 1 0 Configuration SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduc
37. ESIL nn ee rien diner ons 110 Dade dl dreguency DIVEST RSR a ii 111 APPENDIX 1 SAGEM LINK F SPECIFICATIONS csssssssssssccsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssesees 112 Ge E lal dom ida ti po Eb UE nodu dns EL poe EAS c ces Gre aed E E de in aeeE 112 PAS AMOR RTI Em O ni RON AO le elite 113 E gt EE EEE EATE AE EA EIE EA AETA TEE AEA E MTM 114 TODA ee UTUNTUR 115 Auxiliary Channels and Management Interfaces 115 IVIechantc alos SR ed pre coh en nee D e nan feudi pon Oil 115 G0 01811001 0 WC cee de a ED Dn rates ct RS NUES 116 STET NE E TO OSTENDE 116 APPENDIX 2 SAGEM LINK F PART NUMBERS e eee eee eese ee esee ee essss sooo esee eese eene 117 jk C OTM OSI OM SE Sn test bo etn da on teen a ne Aie en 117 SAGEM LINK F Modules Part Numbers 118 SAGEM LINK TODO Part NBBDeES e ias Dac inae oed e nbi Deseo neis aa fenes 119 SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 3 Chapter 1 Installation 1 1 Overview This chapter explains how to install and set up SAGEM LINK F radio links The main topics covered are Unpacking the Equipment IDU installation Antenna installation ODU installation IDU to ODU Coaxial cable installation Powering up the system Antenna alignment Connecting IDU to external equipments
38. GMT1 configurable in synchronous V11 or asynchronous V28 mode and MGMT2 used in synchronous V11 mode e two 9600 bit s max asynchronous digital auxiliary data channels AUX1 and AUX2 DB9 connectors with V11 or V28 electrical interface configurable by software 1 9 3 Connectors Pinout Description Local Craft Terminal Connection Local Craft Terminal connection is made via a serial access DB9 connector Connector Pinout is given in Figure 1 17 This is a DCE V28 interface compliant to EIA 574 standard Output Data Input Data Figure 1 17 DB9 PC connector Pinout SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 20 Engineering Order Wire The IDU female connector EOW RJ11 provides connection to a telephone handset Pim Description Microphone input Earpiece ground Earpiece output Microphone ground Figure 1 18 Engineering Orderwire Connector Pinout Note Handset is provided as an option Ethernet Ports Four RJ45 Ethernet Ports are available three of them are use for Network Management operation the fourth is dedicated to an optional 100 baseT transmission The ports Mgr East and West are part of an internal 10 baseT Ethernet hub and can be connected to other IDUs or to a SNMP manager The pinout of Ethernet Ports are given in Figure 1 19 10 base T SNMP
39. GMT2 sections MGMT1 and MGMT 2 corresponds to two serial ports used to connect two equipments or to connect the NMI to an external equipment modem When these ports are not used click on the OFF case on the corresponding administration status line If they are used then enter port IP address subnet mask and choose interface and communication protocol default PPP SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 79 NMI Card Configuration Routing Table Tab Click on the Routing Table tab The following screen appears Local NMI Card Configuration x Environment Ports Hauting Table Managers El Routing Table Default Gateway Address 9 9 9 9 Destination IP Address Gateway IP Address S ub Maetwork Mask Route Type Modify Add Delete OK Restart NMI Card Cancel Enter routing table addresses Enter Default Gateway Address Destination IP Address Sub Network Mask and Route Type For Route Type there are three possibilities Host Network or Subnet Note The maximum number of routes is 20 SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 28805557 1 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sa Page 80 NMI Card Configuration Manager Tab Click on the Manager tab The following windows appea
40. ID code using the same procedure 2 7 2 Simulating an ODU Alarm An ODU alarm can be obtained by removing IDU to ODU cable Prior to removing ODU cable it is necessary to switch off the cable interface module 2 7 3 Simulating a Tributary Alarm A tributary alarm is obtained by changing the status of one tributary from normal N to invert 1 or from invert to normal Once the test has been done do not forget to restore the previous configuration 2 7 4 Simulating a RSL Alarm To simulate a RSL Alarm it should be necessary to diminish remote transmit power and to increase RSL alarm threshold ATPC off Change the RSL alarm threshold to 60 dBm SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sa Page 35 Decrease slowly remote transmit power in order to have a receive level below 60 dBm Take care to avoid to break the link because in this case it will not be possible to establish again communication from the local terminal Once the test has been done do not forget to restore previous settings 2 7 5 Simulating a Custom Alarm To simulate a Custom alarm configure Local Aux1 Alarm on the Custom relay use the menu Alarms Config Local and select the IDU tab Then short circuit pins 2 and 20 of the DB37 connector LOOP INPUT 1 A and LOOP INPUT 1 B The alarm is displayed in the screen Alarm View Local ALL t
41. IDU e Run the test for the required amount of time e Depending on the BER tester used results could be transfered electronically to the PC via a serial port in a file If it is not possible the results shall be printed on paper Once all these tests have been completed do not forget to remove tributary daisy chain arrangement The system is now ready to operate with traffic connected If any test have failed to meet specifications consult the troubleshooting chapter in this manual 2 10 Recording Configuration Information This procedure explain how to get all necessary information from SAGEM LINK F equipment to be attached with Sagem Link F Field Commissioning Form Connect the computer to the local IDU and run the Sagem Link F Pilot software in super user mode default password 2345 Link Configuration Information From the main screen open the menu Configuration Print this screen appears Printing Reports Remote Local System Report M MF Check all cases Alarm Configuration Ima M Terminal Configuration Forms Select File PER Cancel Validate save the file in the PC using a name including site names SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sa Page 40 Name of local site Name of Remote site txt This file is a text file describing local and remote configuration wit
42. LF 38GHZ TR 1260 HI B1 38 304 0 38 892 0 1260 UFB38 1260 02 00 251309087 ODU SLF 38GHZ TR 1260 LO B2 37 604 0 38 192 0 1260 UFH38 1260 02 00 251309095 ODU SLF 38GHZ TR 1260 HI B2 38 864 0 39 452 0 1260 Note 1 These frequencies correspond to diplexer bandwidth i e not channel center frequencies The minimum and maximum channel frequencies depends on the selected channel occupied bandwidth The lowest available channel center frequency is the minimum diplexer frequency plus the half channel bandwidth while the highest available channel center frequency is the maximum diplexer frequency minus the half channel bandwidth Channel occupied Bandwidth is 20 MHz for a 28 MHz TX Tx spacing 10 MHz for a 14 MHz Tx Tx spacing 5 MHz for a 7 MHz Tx Tx spacing and 2 5 MHz for a 3 5 MHz TX Tx spacing SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 122 SAGEM SA Network Division S SAGEM Le Ponant de Paris 27 rue Leblanc 75512 PARIS CEDX 15 FRANCE T l 33 1 40 70 63 63 Fax 33 1 40 70 66 40 nttp www sagem com SAGEM SA Soci t anonyme directoire et conseil de surveillance au capital de 36 405 229 Si ge social 27 rue Leblanc 75512 PARIS CEDEX 15 562 082 909 R C S PARIS
43. Manager 100 BaseT 10 base T SNMP 10 base T SNMP West East Description Ethernet output output TX_ETH_N Ethernet output output Ethernet input input NC LING RX_ETH_N Ethernet input input 7 NC BENE ZEN NC Figure 1 19 Ethernet Ports Pinout SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 21 E1 Tributaries Connections The four DB25 connectors in IDU front panel correspond to four x 4 Input output 2 Mbit s access E1 These access are available in 120 Q balanced mode or in 75 Q unbalanced mode Impedance mode is controlled by the Pilot software It is possible to have one connector configured in balanced mode while the others are configured in unbalanced mode It is not possible to have on the same DB25 connector two tributaries in a different mode Tributary connector pinout corresponding to tributaries 1 to 4 is given in Figure 1 20 The other tributary connectors have the same pinout SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 22 13 O O O O O O OO O O O O Q O O O O O O O OO O O O Pin Sie 120 0hm balanced 75 Ohm unbalanced 6 RXHDBoP2 Recewewbig P Remmemb e foo Gmm forum 5 RXHDBgPS Recevewbi P Recevet Figure 1 20
44. Metwark Mask AGEN 0 3 o 0 Peer IP Address 9 0 o o Protocol Type LAP B R45 Status ON OFF Administration Status ON OFF Operationnal Status OFF GA H GHT2 Local IP Address 0 0 o 0 LocallPAddess s 0 0 o Jo PeelPAddess o 0 0 0 PeerlPAddess Po o fo ao Protocol Type f PPP f SLIP Protocol Type PPP Interface W11 r Interface uit Baud Rate 19200 Baud Rate 19200 Administration Status ON v OFF Administration Status C ON fe OFF Operationnal Status OFF Operationnal Status OFF Ok Restart MMI Card Cancel The screen is divided in four sections Ethernet Link section enter the IP address and submask of the Ethernet link and check the case ON to activate the port TSL2 section TSL2 corresponds to a SAGEM LINK F data channel dedicated to carry management data between local and remote NMI TSL2 is a serial link with a local IP address on the local terminal and a Peer IP address on the remote end terminal If TSL2 link is involved for this equipment it is necessary to enter both IP addresses and to check the ON case for Administration status When TSL2 port is not used i e there is no management specific link between the two terminals of the link check the OFF case Operational status this information gives an information on the TSL2 link status between local NMI interface and remote NMI interface MGMT1 and M
45. N L m i m SEM Tm w TA 3 RSL DDUE A ales e E ai RSLOOU wli 58 dBm Rx M OFF OFF RET wall 59 dBm Alarm Relays Of R Tibes 1 mn lt 1E 8 Alarm Relays Of BER Trbs 1 mn lt 1E 8 IDL Bapt ASL Custom MMI IDL Bap Trib ASL Custom MMI mm mH m NN mmm HE m NN COM 1 M Super User Maintenance Monitor Off May 11 2004 18 03 20 Local Equipment Standby Tx and Rx are active Maintenance mode Equipment Configuration 1 1 only Refer to section 3 2 4 9 Information local or remote When clicking on this menu the following window appears Local Informations IDLU IDE Cable type Iden 3314 OK Enter here cable Cable Length 30 m Cancel Information JS VHLP 30 cm Enter antenna type Bun Mema a Enter a text stored in the IDU flash memory Enter here all information which should be useful for link management this information can be read from the network management 3 3 7 3 Config Tools When clicking on the config Tools menu the following windows appears SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 28805557 1 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 86 Tributaries Diagnostic Tools Config Tools Ld k Equipment Settings k Quality ATPC 3 interleaver SL Switching Frequency Scan k Edit Password k Equipment Settings Refer to section 3 2 4 6 ATPC Refer to section 3 2 4 7 RSL Switching This menu is only a
46. O O O O OO O O O O O O O O O O d Pint vimos VASModeiMGMTTony 8 Nc C2 8o Np NS SS m CS e femea 0 N Ep week N6 B N Figure 1 26 MGMT1 and MGMT2 Management Ports Connector Pinout SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 28 Cable References for SAGEM LINK F The cables which can be connected to the IDU front panel are shown in Figure 1 27 To Network Ethernet straight or crossed cable Manager 2 Mbit s In Out Cable Balanced or Unbalanced To Distribution Panel Straight cable To PC LT To modem Crossed cable IDU to ODU cable To ODU OA o venu Da A sanr n m 7X Cal A ribs e xo W O NA LIL n POWER To DC Power Source To Other IDU Network Management Ethernet straight or crossed cables Telephone Handset Figure 1 27 Cables for a Terminal Station Front Panel The cables which can be connected to the IDU rear panel are shown in Figure 1 28 To PC 7 To Distribution Panel To EOW 300 AUX3 Data Channel Cable To Distribution Panel 7 EP ALARM RELAYS amp DRY LOOPS To Distribution Alarm Relays amp Dry Loops Cable Panel Figure 1 28 Cables for a Terminal Station Rear Panel
47. OM dao a ada ieu NEL Ca ci Le LEE 60 SAN Pn EU mc M 62 3 9 Oe MOHITOPINOSMOHU adiutus RS OU es en des de ie d Ce iu in oder do 67 Det SE OV INCL CTS MONS nee nn node ne tone 73 2 9 eDownload S MER da aan ete inde 77 DSO N MLM ONN SR OEO E E Aer EA O A 78 219 0e T OOIS MOU er RE E E E R 84 3 3 8 Changing an IDU Configuration cesses eene eheeen nennen nennen 9 SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 2 CHAPTER 4 TROUBLESHOOTING nm en n s PR RENS a RS eS RENE RS Ee ANN een sets 93 LOVE M oben tete adea eatin D ate Beacon etd E nie 93 22 Visual nspecllORk sienten tud Aero 93 2 5 Froubleshoobtp SLEDS a MN ar ue ine dian Aetas ina fu once te 94 23 1 Denne the SVMDIOUL edocti MMA LNH da Maso elm ue lus 94 4 9 7 IS0ldie te DFODIONWI mua tero vi a e uiuat ee i it Res eu 94 LL de PODION ess bete eas ee A een She ep ae rete 94 4 4 Alarms and Status Indication LED VV 94 4 5 SAGEM LINK F Pilot Alarm Menus eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eee s esse esses sess esses sanas assa 95 dU o AOV N T e eee thue del in ec ELO LI i D lt 95 d od ICEL ANG Indie APIS zuriena ii E sete ve cta da idees 97 4 3 9 UAL PIN CHIL E09 ee a a SR i Eres xd uud sem tube rp re ri tops 97 4 6 Typical SAGEM LINK F Pilot Screens eee eee eee e eee eee e eee eese eeees
48. QAM 8 E1 and 16 E1 e Integrated BER and receive signal level measurement e 30dB transmit power range in steps of 1 dB e Automatic Transmit Power Control ATPC e Synthesizer Frequency Step 250 kHz e Full software control e Full compliance with ETSI standards In addition some additional features are included e 3auxiliary data channels e 4 nput Output dry loops e 1 engineering order wire e SNMP interface with 10 baseT integrated hub and two serial ports 5 2 System Composition SAGEM LINK F unprotected and protected configurations are obtained by using the same basic system components e IDU including the user interfaces microprocessor multiplexer and demultiplexer e Cable Interface Module including DC power supply modem and ODU cable interface e ODU including IDU cable interface and RF circuits synthesizers transmitter receiver A 1 0 terminal using an integrated antenna is presented on Figure 5 1 and a 1 1 hot standby terminal using a coupler and an integrated antenna Is presented on Figure 5 2 SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 28805557 1 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sa Page 103 Integrated antenna ODU Cable IDU Interface module eLLIJE o f o H RCE EE 56 E Figure 5 1 SAGEM LINK F 1 0 Terminal Main ODU Integrated ant nna Standby ODU 1 1 Coupler IDU Main Cable Standby Cab
49. Refresh This menu allows the user to make tributary or multiplexer loopbacks and to configure tributary interfaces See section 3 2 4 of this chapter for complete description 3 3 7 2 Diagnostic Tools This menu includes 1 1 tools like static phase adjust or manual switches for transmitters and receivers In addition it includes a memo used to store information in the equipment When clicking on Diagnostic tools menu for a 1 0 link the following screen appears Tributaries k SSC Tools Equipment Forcing config Tools Equipment Gontiquration Quality k Informations Interleaver Note For a 1 1 system Equipment Forcing and Equipment Configuration menu are active Tools Tributaries d Diagnostic Tools n Equipment Forcing Config Tools K Equipment Configuration Quality InFormatians Interleaver Frequency Scan d Equipment Forcing 1 1 only This menu allows to control transmit and receive 1 1 switches manually When clicking on Equipment Forcing menu the following windows appears SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 84 Local Switching Operation Mode Tx Selection R x Selection C Tx C Rel C Tx2 C Ax Auto Auto OK Cancel Help Default Transmit and Receive switches are independent one from each other system can work with transmitter fro
50. S ine sabes ba toon ente utor aca tus dens auo uad tt dod entrato tbt dedb essen uidit adeft ura ean 33 2 4 1Receive Signal Eos NR 33 2o e Tributary di SC RSS i 34 2 6 Engineering Order Wire Test optional 35 2 7 Alarm Relays and I O Dry Loops Test optional 35 27 T co Simulanuno an TID AIO oso ot ei tum toe atas lta en dense 35 PAPST WA A OPD U ALG E Ed 35 2 9 SIMULANS d TY DUIQEy AUGEN a E tn adt S c oa d o a det tee 29 2 deas mulotino d SLT renonce er d Us pU pe deua ace suat 32 2 7 9 5 TImullatinpd Custom dMOE e e E SR nine ans 36 2 4 0 s Testno INDUL DIY bOODSedse cu ne Al TE dt die 36 DD ol e AENA Im Tee Sod etu Ne Stk nen NME a d Eo enu 36 2 5 sS VEEIBICAHOB CODITOBAL oreet danse ee tese a etenedit 37 202 DER Measure MEN Le ASS Re uat A nee Ne 39 2 10 Recording Configuration Information 40 CHAPTER 3 SAGEM LINK F PILOT DESCRIPTION eee eee eee eee eee eee eee tette ettet eeoe 44 DO OW CR VNC Wo E r atento Madera codd osse Mansa ic enia o dem 44 3 2 SAGEM LINK F Pilot Main Operations to Configure a Link eeeeeessss 45 3 2 1 Installing the SAGEM LINK F Pilot Software 45 3 2 2 Connecting the Laptop to SAGEM LINK F DU URL 45 3 2 o dank Pretimindvy COnN ural Ossi a moss Lea ae teu uta dea ae Du nil 46 3 2 4 Completing Link Configuration esses ee nee e eee n nennen DT 3 3 SAGEM LINK F Pilot Menus Description 60 3 9 4 e COMHTOHFAHOR M
51. SAGEM LINK F Microwave Radio Links 7 GHz 38 GHz SAGEM Installation and Operation Manual 288 055 571 01 June 2004 Issue SAGEM SAGEM LINK F INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL Table of Contents CHAPTER IL INSPAELATIQON udii het beh Reo pna se dites 4 LESOV LA crm 4 1 2 Unpacking the Equipment minimum 4 1S TDW Install AU OTI ESA NE patente eo b ove D Rod ita ER Rte Rate tie 5 FES Antenne hs AIO NS Re Sen Smau o ctu nde Nate SSH 5 FA TAMMEA MOUNT s isto sais RME SN A tn nn sn 6 1 42 Typical Antenne nstallati Om cost teow dente iuto total idu ii te i uu A las Soloed 7 15 2 Installing the ODUS nmn nn ne O E ie int 7 1 6 Installing the IDU to ODU Coaxial Cable s ssseseee 12 Lf Powers Up he SySUCTIB us oe ied ord iode uie ne do uod tet Duca v dale 14 AS Aon tio tie TIBIAS uie ee o Ea ERE SU etat pariet iade bertus ae 16 1 9 Connecting IDU to External Equipments sinse ea ia aa A ERa E R 19 1 9 d D Front Panel Access DOS CHIU ON usse end cong tu E T DR MEUM 19 LD 2 JDE Rear Panel Access Descrip oh asco erbe divido eet a quits 20 1 9 3 Conneciors Pinout Description acetate aso meu ie cue a eh ve Sean oa o Re Beute Ne Uude 20 CHAPTER 2 COMMISSIONING nine ovd Cea D e pac boa 5e ca Raab oe Saee e eve d enu a dS Rape o evade 32 PA ESRB IIS NONE RENE T E M 32 2 2 Preliminary VerttiCatlOTiS essien tdeo a op ETAT od PE RA PIRE Ado ee sa aep Ne EH arte intra ten 32 2 J ETEQUCICY A CAEN eost
52. SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sa Page 61 3 3 2 Alarms Menu When clicking on the Alarms menu this screen appears Alarms Configuration 18 SAGEM LINK F PILOT Ctrl D Ctrl 4 x Local Config k k VIEW Configuration El S mi Remote Alarms View 3 3 2 1 Alarms Configuration IDU Choose Local or Remote When Clicking on the Alarms Configuration Local or Remote menu the following screen appears Local Alarm Configuration Green no alarm J59 s 1 Relay Relays Relay 4 Relay 5 Red alarm ipu Ti opu i ODU Tb RSL Custom Warning 1 1 Ee s ds E I ID Code MF E r E IDU M F E E Threshold BER warning EE 1HI0E 6 BER Alarri FE m is MF P 1H10E 3 Rename External W Local ux In fad gH d Hu m Alarm Local Aux In ce E F IF T Local Aus In E ms D C C B Local Aux In 4 7 m C C C Remote Aux In i p a _ 1 Remote Aux In 2a ES m E C C Remote Aux In eu n T si C C Remote Aux In 4 ce Modem cable M D a C A Demodulation 1 M T C C C Modulation 1 k TNT Nn Nn C Ok Cancel This first screen IDU Tab allows the user to e Set the BER Warning and BER Alarm thresholds default 10 and 10 e Affect internal and external alarms to the custom relay e Rename some ext
53. SB UFL bb SSH cccc dd one antenna mer isowwraesk UrLbbHSo ed 2 2 8 121 6dB Coupler P 16QAM QPSK UFL bb HEH ccccdd 12121 4 212 2 4xE1 QPSK UFL bb SLS cccc dd 2121 4 2 4415p PE GPSK UFL bb SSS cccc dd 2 2 4 2 nxE1 16QAM QPSK UFL bb HSS ceccdd 2 2 4 2 16QAM QPSK UFL bb HES ccccdd 2 21 4 1211 j24x1 QPSK UFL bb SLF cccc dd 2121 4 2 44rp pE QPSK UFL bb SSF cccc dd 2 21 4 2 xE1 16QAM QPSK UFL bb HSF cccc dd 12 21 4 2 16Q0AM QPSK UFL bb HEF cccc dd 2 21 141 j2 two antennas no coupler With UFL bb XYZ cccc dd ff bb Frequency Band GHz 07 08 13 15 18 23 26 38 X S QPSK H 16QAM Y L 2 AxE1 S nxE1 E Ethernet nxE1 Z N 1 0 H 1 1 HSB S 1 1 SD F 1 1 FD CCCC TR Spacing dd Sub band 01 02 ff Channel 2 Sub Band 1 1 FD only 01 02 SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 28805557 1 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM SA Page 117 SAGEM LINK F Modules Part Numbers Description SAGEM Reference Part Number IDU 2 AxE1 multiplexer including 1 2 power supply cable UFX L 251320656 IDU nxE1 multiplexer including 1 2 power supply cable UFX S 251320913 IDU nxE1 Ethernet multiplexer including 1 2 power supply UFX E 251398141 cab
54. Tib O Custom Warning 1 1 ee em BER Warning ID Code Ei E Choose Threshold IDU MF r E m Threshold default 10 BER warning 1HI0E 6 BER lar E E B F lxIBE Local Aux In qs E C al C E BER Alarm Local Aux In sE E E F hoose Threshold Local Aux In gs Lr 5 default 10 Local Aus In Jo r 5 F m Remote Aux In 14 p p p pr Remote Aux In go ES Es F m Remote Aux In 3e m F 3 F I Remote Aux In 4 r p p rpr Modem cable rd E r C m Dermodulation 1 d s r I Modulation 1 W r rrprr Ok Cancel Help RSL threshold use the menu Alarms Config Local and select the ODU tab The receive level threshold must be within 60 dBm to 80 dBm range default 70 dBm SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 28805557 1 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 55 Local Alarm Configuration E Relay 1 Helay 2 Helay 3 Helau d Haelau 5 f j i DU rib ODU IDU ODU Tib RSL Custom Threshold OBUL ODU PSU ODU Cable Transmit Power F0 dBm Transmit Freg Receive Level RSL Threshold Choose Threshold between 60 and 80 dBm EE SJE WEE El a dX XIX XI CIEL SD EC ED RI El SRE pe EE LUN UN M M M I Receive Freg Ok Cancel Help 3 2 4 5 Setting the Custom Alarm Relay A custom alarm is available and can be used to monitor internal or external alarms The followin
55. UX1 and AUX2 9600 bauds with V11 V28 interfaces controlled by software One Auxiliary channel AUX3 64 kbit s with V11 interface that can be configured in either co directional or contra directional mode One point to point audio Engineer Order Wire EOW e Optional Ethernet 100 base T interface When this option is present the IDU may configured with E1 interface only with Ethernet interface only or with a combination of E1 and Ethernet All configurations are controlled by software e A network management interface compliant with SNMP protocol The NMI interface has three Ethernet 10 BaseT ports internal hub two serial ports MGMT1 and MGMT2 and TSL2 interface to dialog with the remote NMI interface via an internal auxiliary radio data channel Once the user has configured the IP addresses and the routes the NMI card acts as a router for management traffic e In addition there are 5 internal configurable alarm relays and 4 Inputs Outputs dry loops The IDU can contain one or two cable interface modules depending on the system configuration These modules are plugged into the IDU rack Refer to chapter1 for access interfaces details SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 108 5 5 Cable Interface Module Description The Cable Interface module which is frequency independent is plugged into a
56. a mounting Tight mount Adjust SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sa Page 93 4 3 Troubleshooting Steps The goal is to make a precise diagnostic of the problem in order to determine the faulty unit or to apply corrective actions to avoid the problem to reappear 4 3 1 Define the symptom This is generally made by the field technician common symptoms are the link is broken there are excessive transmission errors there are alarms These symptoms may be permanent failure or intermittent Using monitoring graphical log may be very useful when searching transient phenomenas see chapter 3 section 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 Isolate the problem Once the symptom has been defined the faulty unit can be isolated using LED Indicators and SAGEM LINK F Pilot informations SAGEM LINK F replacement units are the ODU the IDU or the cable interface module A 1 0 link is composed of 6 units The goal of this step is to determine what is the most probable unit to replace In some cases the problem may be generated by the remote terminal by external equipments power supply bad interface signal levels or by the external environment path obstruction radio interferers severe climatic conditions 4 3 3 Fix the problem Once the problem has been isolated it is important to understand the cause of the problem and to ap
57. ab Verify that the alarm is cleared when the loop is in open position 2 7 6 Testing Input Dry Loops Affect Local Aux1 Alarm Local Aux2 Alarm Local Aux3 Alarm and Local Aux4 Alarm on the Custom relay and verify the alarm changes by short circuiting or opening the loops 2 7 7 Testing Alarm Relays For this test it is necessary to use a multimeter to check continuity between contacts The three contacts of each relay are available in the DB 37 connector see Figure 2 1 Normally Open NO to Normally Closed NC Common Figure 2 1 Relay Contacts When the IDU is not powered the NC is connected to the Common while the NO is in open position When the IDU is powered and when there is no alarm e NOis connected to Common e NCis not connected to Common When there is an alarm on the relay under test use the above procedure to simulate alarms e NC is connected to Common e NO is not connected to Common Simulate various alarms and test the corresponding relays upon this procedure SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sa Page 36 2 8 1 1 Verification optional 1 1 systems require additional tests compared to unprotected systems These tests are made to verify main and stand by units and switches proper operation These tests are made on both sides of the link As a remote switch control
58. al Terminal Remote Terminal A local tributary loopback is used to check a connection to the local terminal A remote tributary loopback is used to check link transmission Multiplexer Loopback A Multiplexer Loopback is a loopback at multiplexer level aggregate data rate All input traffic is returned to the output Multiplexer loopbacks work in the same way as tributary loopbacks These loopback are used to controlled multiplexer proper operation e Interface Each DB25 connector including 4 tributary Input Output can be configured as balanced 120 Ohm interfaces or as unbalanced 75 Ohm interface Click on the corresponding button and validate the change 3 2 4 2 Entering Site Names When logged as a user or a super user enter a site name for the local terminal or for the remote terminal Click here to enter the site name ZII SAGEM LINK F PILOT Joj x Configuration Alarms Monitoring Parameters Downloads WMI Tools Help 4 amp 16xE1 16QAM E SAGEM an x Local Remote 14D Link ID 1 1 0 Link ID 1 opu 1 opu 1 Data Perf 4 1mn Transmit Frequency Transmit Power Transmit Power Transmit Frequency Data Perf 4 1 mn m BER 22589 00 MHz 20 dBm 20 dBm 21357 00 MHz m BER E m L KI Ir a j ES a0 f RSLIBDUE High Band ATPL ATPL Low Band a0 RSLIDDUE n 53 dBm OFF GFF an 53 dBm Alarm Relays ON BER Tribe 1mn lt 1E 6 Alarm Relays ON BER Tribe 1 mn lt 1E 8 IEL ap Trib ASL Cus
59. annel 2 nE m G 821 Quality Data Period 1mn 15mn 30mn 60mn 24h G821 ES xx G821 IS XX G821 SES xx G821 IP XX G821 ESR xx G821 SESR xx G821 ISR xx G 826 Quality Data Period 1mn 15mn 30mn 60mn 24h G826 ES xx G826 SES xx G826 BBE xx G826 ESR xx G826 SESR xx G826 BBER xx ODU Cable alarm 2 standby Modem or cable alarm on channel 1 main Modem or cable alarm on channel 2 Standby Modulator alarm on channel 1 main Modulator alarm on channel 2 standby Demodulator alarm on channel 1 main Demodulator alarm on channel 2 standby Link ID Code alarm IDU alarm Alarm on auxiliary input k on local equipment k 1 to 4 Alarm on auxiliary input n on remote equipment n 1 to 4 Alarm on tributary i i 1 to 16 RSL on channel 1 main equal to xx dBm RSL on channel 2 standby equal to xx dBm Bit error rate on channel 1 equal to nx10 Bit error rate on channel 2 equal to nx10 G 821 data measuring period number of errored seconds number of unavailable seconds number of seriously errored seconds number of unavailable periods rate of errored seconds over the measuring period indicated above rate of seriously errored seconds over the measuring period indicated above rate of unavailable seconds over the measuring period indicated above G 826 data measuring period number of errored seconds n
60. bited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 38 2 9 BER Measurement This test is to be done from one side of the link with all tributaries linked with a daisy chain arrangement as described in Figure 2 5 and Figure 2 6 In case of a problem due to an interferer it should be necessary to measure the two directions separately and to proceed to a frequency scan For a 1 1 system as the verification of the different units have already been made the quality test shall be performed only with main channels automatic mode A BER test using G821 parameters shall be performed for a duration depending on the network e 30 minutes for low capacity links GSM Wifi e 24 hours for medium and high capacity links An other amount of time could be used for this test but this will require Sagem approval CCE rur pa Tous Lt th DAE PPTTII CET Tig Bf bas yt 4 v hi gua Figure 2 5 Link Quality Measurement SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 28805557 1 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 39 IN Trib 1 f P Trib 1 E OUT a LA 4 La bad Li wl 4 1 ETAT grr c 3 N c 3 O cC 4 zZ Figure 2 6 Tributary daisy chain connections The BER tester shall be configured as follows e 2 Mbit s data rate HDB3 with a 2 1 sequence using the same impedance than selected in the
61. configuration all indicators are green I SAGEM LINK F PILOT Ioj xl Configuration Alarms Monitoring Parameters Downloads NMI Tools Help iH 8 ceno 1am Cox 4 S sacem in Local Remote TA Link ID 1 den Link ID 1 ODU 1 ODU 1 Data Perf 1 mn Transmit Frequency Transmit Power Transmit Power Transmit Frequency Data Perf 1 mn m BER 22589 00 MHz 20 dBm 20 dBm 21357 00 MHz 2 BER 1E 8 lt 1E 8 of RSL ODU High Band ATPC ATPC Low Band mf RSL ODU ugh 53 dBm OFF OFF gh 53 dBm Alarm Relays ON BER Tribs lt 1E 8 Alarm Relays ON BER Tribs lt 1E 8 IDU ODU Trib RSL Custom NMI IDU ODU Trib RSL Custom NMI coM1 View Only Monitor Off May 05 2004 13 23 55 SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sa Page 100 4 4 Replacing an ODU To replace an ODU it is necessary to apply the following procedure 1 gt 3 4 5 6 Switch off the cable interface module which is connected to the ODU to be replaced Disconnect the IDU cable from the ODU Note ODU polarization and remove ODU from its support antenna coupler or remote mount Install a new ODU according to installation procedure Chapter 1 section 1 5 in the same polarization Connect ODU cable and protect connectors with isolation tape Switch on the cable interface module
62. d receiver protection switch controls are independent It is possible to have main transmitter in traffic with standby receiver operating e Transmitter and receiver protection switches are controlled by the local terminal only The remote terminal does not control local transmitter protection switch e Transmitter and receiver protection switches can be controlled manually with the Pilot software e Receiver switch has hitless features when there is no failure on one receiver there is no error during receiver switching operation 5 7 2 1 1 Space Diversity SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 110 Cable Cable Interface Interface Module Module Main Main Cable Cable Interface ODU ODU Interface Module Module Figure 5 7 SAGEM LINK F 1 1 SD Configuration The 1 1 Space Diversity is a 1 1 Mute hot standby system without coupler and with a second antenna One couple of frequencies is involved one of the two transmitter is in mute position This system is mainly used in case of propagation problem long hop multiple paths The switching criteria is the same compared to MHSB protection system However an optional criteria is available for diversity configurations receive signal level see Chapter 3 section 3 3 7 3 5 7 3 1 1 Frequency Diversity Cable Interface Module Cable Interface Module
63. d together with right coaxial cable s in 1 1 operation main and standby cables have been previously identified and connected to the main and standby IDU cable interfaces Main Cable Interface Standby Cable Interface E SAGEM n P P P WER POWER A A Do DC Power In Main Channel Green LED lo Main standby Channel To Standby On Off Switch Power ODU On Off Switch ODU Figure 1 10 SAGEM LINK F 1 1 IDU Input DC Power Voltage is within specified range 36 VDC to 59 VDC 48 VDC nominal Measure DC voltage polarity and amplitude on the cable plug before connection into the IDU Negative voltage must be used only DC Connector Pinout is given in Figure 1 11 GROUND 0 VDC GROUND Figure 1 11 IDU DC Input Connector SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 14 Plug DC connector into IDU connector If the terminal is a 1 0 system switch on the terminal with the switch in front panel If the terminal is a 1 1 system switch on both switches The green LED s labelled Power should be lit Connect a PC on IDU front panel DB9 connector Labelled PC and run the Sagem Link F Pilot software Verify and change if necessary terminal local parameters refer to Sagem Link Pilot description in chapter 4 Transmit frequency Capacity mo
64. does not start automatically use Windows Explorer and run the setup exe file Installation is automatic and does not require any manual configuration SLF Pilot can be run by double clicking on the shortcut Note if the computer has no serial port available it is necessary to use an USB serial port adapter SAGEM LINK F Pilot application requires a COM port between 1 and 4 If you use a different COM port SAGEM LINK F equipment will not be recognized by the SLF Pilot In order to check what COM port has been affected by Windows after adapter installation go to the Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager Ports COM amp LPT and click on the COM and LPT icon Click with the right button on the icon corresponding to your USB serial adapter and select Properties Then select the tab Port Settings and click on the button Advanced On this screen you can see what COM port is currently used for the adapter If the adapter has been affected on a COM port which is not comprised between COM1 and COMA then change the COM port number to a number between 1 and 4 If there is not an available COM port in this range it should be necessary to disable one existing port and to affect it for the adapter 3 2 2 Connecting the Laptop to SAGEM LINK F IDU Connect the laptop to the PC port of a SAGEM LINK F IDU using a serial RS232 cable Serial Cable Ref 55 670 223 1 5 m 55 670 224 3 m 1 Call Mgr 100b n CIA
65. dulation transmit power Link ID Code ATPC must be in the Off position at that time Unless the link is already operating remote parameters are displayed on the right side of the main screen of the Pilot software make sure local terminal parameters are in accordance with far end terminal parameters Frequency capacity modulation and Link ID Code must match If remote terminal parameters are good and if the main screen displays a No Remote Radio message it means antennas are not properly aligned SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 15 1 8 Aligning the Antennas Antenna alignment is performed with both terminals operating in normal weather conditions The receive signal level RSL voltage is available on the ODU BNC connector A typical RSL curve at ODU access is given on Figure 1 10 The highest the RSL voltage is the highest is the receive signal level RSL Voltage O nes ones nn OA O RSL at ODU Input 90 dBm 80dBm 70dBm 60dBm 50dBm 40dBm 30 dBm 20 dBm Figure 1 12 Typical SAGEM LINK F Receive Signal Level Voltage Note RSL is measured at ODU antenna port In some 1 1 systems involving a coupler or a remote mount antenna it is necessary to take in account branching losses to know the actual pow
66. e installation easier If it is possible go to the menu Configuration Save as Local refer to chapter 3 section 3 3 1 2 Switch off the cable interface module s Remove all cables from the IDU Remove IDU Remove Cable Interface module s from IDU and replace them into the new IDU Replace the new IDU and connect all cables like there were before the replacement owitch on the IDU and load the configuration information which was previously saved If this file is not available it will be necessary to proceed to a new installation refer to chapter 3 Section 3 2 SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 28805557 1 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM SA Page 101 SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 102 Chapter 5 System Description 5 1 Overview SAGEM LINK F is a digital radio relay system designed to meet the needs of a continuously evolving networks market and guarantees quality and reliability for short and medium distance point to point links SAGEM LINK F is available in unprotected 1 0 configuration or in protected 1 1 configuration Mute Hot Standby Space Diversity Frequency Diversity e Major telecommunication bands are covered 7 8 13 15 18 23 26 and 38 GHz e Traffic 2E1 4 E1 8 E1 16 E1 Ethernet 100 baseT e Modulation QPSK 16
67. ecovered Modulation This alarm is generated if there is modulator fault Replace the Cable Interface Module When a modulation alarm occurs the transmitter is muted Description X Corrective action action LO alarm is generated in case of a hardware failure am wn Ethernet cable and configuration regarding NMI Ethernet interface This alarm is generated if there is a communication Replace the IDU problem between the Network management agent and the IDU microprocessor MGMT1 or 2 This alarm is generated in case of a communication Check cables and port configuration problem on MGMT 1 or 2 serial port TSL2 This alarm is generated in case of a communication Establish the link several possible problem between the two IDUs of the link caujses 4 5 2 Direct and Indirect Alarms There are two type of alarms e Direct alarms which occur when there is a fault on the unit i e transmit frequency alarm e Indirect alarms caused by an other module failure or by a missing unit or by a propagation problem RSL alarm BER alarm demodulation alarm To determine the cause of an indirect alarm it is necessary to analyze all possible causes which can cause such an alarm and to select the most probable 4 5 3 Equipment Log The view equipment log feature is also very useful to determine graphically the cause of a problem because all active alarms are displayed versus time i Local Equipment Log f B
68. ed Mute Hot standby MHSB Frequency or space diversity EN 301 216 EN 301 128 EN 300 198 EN 300 431 EN 300 197 7 1 GHz to 7 9 GHz 8 0 GHz to 8 5 GHz 12 75 GHz to 13 25 GHz 14 4 GHz to 15 35 GHz 17 7 GHz to 19 7 GHz 21 2 GHz to 23 6 GHz 24 5 GHz to 26 5 GHz 37 GHz to 39 5 GHz 3 5 MHz 7 MHz 14 MHz 13 75 MHz 18 GHz 28 MHz 27 5 MHz 18 GHz 7 MHz 14 MHz 13 75 MHz 18 GHz 161 MHz 154 MHz 119 MHz 126 MHz 208 MHz 266 MHz 420 490 644 728 MHz 1010 MHz 1008 1200 1232 MHz 1008 MHz 1260 MHz Interleaved or not Controlled by software Frequency tuning range Refer to appendix 2 and Chapter 5 section 5 2 3 SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 112 Transmitter Output power Measured at ODU Output Tolerance 2 dB 7 8 GHz 13 15 18 GHz 23 GHz 26 38 GHz Minimum Output Power Power Step Automatic Tx Power Control ATPC algorithm Adaptive adjustment range Manual adjustment range Output power with Transmit Mute Frequency Synthesizer Step Frequency Stability QPSK 27 dBm 26 dBm 24 dBm 20 dBm 16QAM 21 dBm 20 dBm 18 dBm 14 dBm 4 dBm 1 dB 20 dB max 10 dB max 30 dBm 250 kHz 10 ppm Note Within ODU Transmit Power Range Max Power Min Power SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Re
69. er at antenna access Optimal performance is done when main antenna lobe is aligned with the center of the remote end antenna It is important to identify main lobe antenna by rotating the antenna to have the maximum RSL voltage Note there is around 25 dB difference between side lobes and main lobes 1 5 V Good Alignment SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 16 Bad Alignment Figure 1 13 Antenna Alignment The expected receive signal level has previously being determined and depends on frequency remote transmit power local and remote antenna gains and length hop Use the following procedure successively on both ends of the link to align the antenna Make sure remote transmit power is set in order to avoid overload at receive input i e RSL less than 20 dBm Verify that remote terminal is operational Remove the cap on the local ODU BNC connector and connect a voltmeter Rotate slowly the antenna in the azimuth direction horizontal and find the maximum voltage If the voltage is around 4 5V 20 dBm then diminish the remote transmit power in order to be in a more linear region Rotate slowly the antenna in the elevation direction vertical until the voltage is maximum Record the measured voltage When maximum voltage has been found tighten all fasteners verify that the voltage has not chan
70. ernal alarms Help BER Warning Choose Threshold default 10 BER Alarm hoose Threshold default 10 Affect internal or external Alarms to custom relay SAGEM LINK F can manage up to 4 local external alarms and 4 remote external alarms The 4 remote alarms are also available in the local terminal with dry loop interface 3 relay contacts 3 3 2 2 Alarms Configuration Trib When Clicking on the Trib Tab of the Alarm Configuration menu the following screen appears SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sa Page 62 Relay 1 Relay Relay3 Relay4 Relay E s ci Li IDU Trib opu IDU O DU Trib ASL Custom Trib 1 B M E m Trib 2 i E M in v Trib 3 Ee Bos poss eo Trib 5 5 a M Trib 5 EE ST Trib 7 r E M n n Trib 8 E M a L Trib 3 5 SLM uS Trib 10 r B M E Trib 11 p v E P Affect tributary Trib 12 qs Alarms Trib 13 I4 B v to custom relay Trib 14 p M r E Trib 15 C C k TC Trib 16 r E M n OK Cancel This screen allows the user to affect one or several tributary alarms to the custom relay Help 3 3 2 3 Alarms Configuration ODU When Clicking on the ODU Tab of the Alarm Configuration menu the following screen appears Local Alarm Configuration Relay Relay2 Aelay3 Helav 4 Aelay 5 ipu Tib obu DU ODU T
71. following screen appears Open a Log File Save a Log File Display Zoom In Zoom Out Sort Event List Events in Text format Begin and end Log Local Equipment Loc Log from Wed May 05 2004 1247580 Wed May 05 2004 16 16 59 Equipments Local Bemote S tal S aJa Gore T Loc Ax Rem Rem Out RRxLui R BERWIg RBERAI R Demaid 1 L Lauxin4 L LAuxin2 L Lauxin3 METTE L RAuxin1l i0 Events L Local R Remote 1E 4 L BER1 1 1ES LRxLu L BERWg L BERAI L Demodi L Mod1 R Inter Ter R LAuxIn1 R RAuxin1 R RAuxin2 Blue unknown remote equipment not reachable Red alarm Green no alarm Refresh Button lai x SS SAGEM Time Axis The graphical log allows to view major alarms for local and remote terminals and also local and remote RSL and BER In order to facilitate graphic reading if a specific alarm does not occur during the period the alarm is not displayed in the screen Only events which have changed are displayed When there is an alarm the corresponding line becomes red When the alarm status is unknown remote terminal alarm with link broken the color turns in blue When the alarm is cleared the line turns in green SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 28805557 1 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sa Page 71 Zoom in Zoom out function is ava
72. g screen explains how to configure this alarm O Relay1 Relay Relay3 Relay4 Relay ia B HN IDU Trib ODU IDU opu Trib RSL Custom Warning 141 e ou e o ID Code MF E F E IDL MF r E r Threshold BER warning mk T 110E 5 BER Alarm r 5 5 v 1x10E 3 v Power Supply eS Da E E E M Affect Local Loop 1 on Local Aux In se end custom Alarm Relay Local Aus In X Lr mi m E D Local Aus In 4 PF m i E Enter an Alarm name Remote Aux In Le F rF Tf Remote Aus In ax m ia ia C C Remote Aux In 3 FS F s C C Remote Aux In i RES ES aA Modem cablel Iv r E C C Demodulation 1 e E s C B Modulation 1 Mm r Validate OK Cancel Help Once the custom alarm relay has been configured the following message appears SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 56 EIN SAGEM LINK F PILOT Question X Ts 00 you want to activate the relays Yes Mo Click on the Yes button to activate the relays or on the No button to disable the relays In this case alarm relays color in main Pilot screen become blue 3 2 4 6 Configuring the Auxiliary Channels AUX1 AUX2 and AUX3 On the main Pilot screen go to the menu Tools Config Tools Equipment Settings Local Select V11 or V28 Select AUX 3 Interface Interface Local Hardware Settings
73. g UFP18 251396171 UFP23 251396189 UFP26 251396192 UFP38 251396209 UFG7W 90 flange PBR84 UFG13 90 flange PBR120 UFG15 90 flange PBR140 Flex Guide UFG26 90 flange PBR220 UFG38 90 flange PBR320 SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 118 SAGEM LINK F ODU Part Numbers Transmit Range 1 TR Spacing SAGEM Model Part Number SAGEM Description Min Freq Max Freq MHz MHz MHz 7 GHz ODUs 54 UFBO07 A154 03 00 251307439 ODU SLF 07GHZ TR A154 LO B3 154 UFHO07 A154 03 00 251307442 ODU SLF 07GHZ TR A154 HI B3 7 666 0 7 722 0 ad LL UFH07 A160 02 00 251305972 ODU SLF 07GHZ TR A160 HI B2 S UFBO7 A161 02 00 251306838 ODU SLF 07GHZ TR A161 LO B2 UFB07 A161 04 00 251306870 ODU SLF 07GHZ TR A161 LO B4 7 213 0 7 276 0 UFHO07 A161 04 00 251306888 ODU SLF 07GHZ TR A161 HI B4 7 374 0 7 437 0 UFB07 B161 01 00 251307210 ODU SLF 07GHZ TR B161 LO B1 7 417 0 7 480 0 m um UFHO07 B161 01 00 251307228 ODU SLF 07GHZ TR B161 HI B1 7 578 0 7 641 0 m um UFHO7 B161 03 00 251307260 ODU SLF 07GHZ TR B161 HI B3 161 161 UFBO7 B161 02 00 251307231 ODU SLF 07GHZ TR B161 LO B2 7 459 0 7 522 0 161 161 SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 119 Transmi
74. g form SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sa Page 32 2 3 Frequency Scan special function of the Pilot software is to measure and to record automatically the receive spectrum around receive frequency This operation is done on the local terminal only During frequency scan process local transmitter is in mute position so the link is not operating This measurement allows the user to measure interferer levels around receive frequency and to display it graphically A record of this measurement is stored in the flash memory and can be consulted after installation In order to check interferer level at receive frequency it could be necessary to mute the remote transmitter Refer to frequency scan procedure in chapter 3 section 3 3 7 6 Frequency scan is to be done separately on each end of the link Note in the commissioning form the presence of interferers close to the receive signal adjacent and second adjacent 2 4 Receive Signal Level In normal weather conditions the receive signal level depends on e Remote Transmit Power tolerance 2 dB e Remote and Local antenna gains tolerance 1 dB each e Free Space Path Attenuation e Coupler Losses for a 1 1 Hot Stand By system or flex guide losses for a remote mount system Compare the actual receive signal level displayed on the main screen of the Pilot software
75. ge a password it is necessary to be logged at a level equal or higher to the password to be changed Click on the level you would like to change the following windows appears Password an Mew Password D Hetype Mew Password Ok Cancel Help Enter first the current password then the new password twice and confirm 3 3 7 4 Quality When clicking on the Quality menu the following windows appears Tributaries g Diagnostic Tools k Config Tools d el exl LI Quality Bum Interleaver m ogqumegWEES 000000 G26 Remote Select G821 or G826 and local or Remote By clicking on the Edit Period button you can set the measurement duration to 1 minute up to 24 hours The refresh button resets all counters G821 Report SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 88 With ES SE IP ESR SESR ISR G826 Report With BBE ESR SESR BBER Local G 821 Performance Reporting Quality an May 05 2004 at 18 25 13 Period 1 mn ES ESR 0 0 x SES SESH 00 I5 ISR LU 7 IP 0 Refresh Edit period Help Quality upon G821 number of errored seconds number of unavailable seconds number of seriously errored seconds number of unavailable periods rate of errored seconds over the measuring period rate of seriously errored seconds over the meas
76. ged Replace protective cap on the BNC connector Compare expected receive level with current receive level If the difference between expected and actual receive is more than 4 dB then it should be necessary to optimize again antenna alignment or to check again if polarization is the same on both ends of the link Connect a laptop computer to the PC connector and run the Sagem Link F Pilot software Normally the link should be established no NO REMOTE RADIO message displayed The main screen should be like that SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 17 ZI SAGEM LINK F PILOT SE BE ial xj Configuration Alarms Monitoring Parameters Downloads NMI Tools Help 8 x El 160 AM Login an K i cocak TAEAE Link ID 1 Remote peyote Link ID 1 EEE ee ODU 1 ODU 1 Data Per zZ4hrs Transmit Frequency Transmit Power Data Perf zZ4hrs Transmit Frequency Transmit Power m BER 14994 00 MHz 20 dBm m BER 14574 00 MHz 20 dBm lt 1E 11 lt 1E 11 0 FSL High Band ATPL 0 FSL Low Band ATPL pes 50 dBm OFF gt 50 dBm OFF Alarm Relays OM BER Tribs hrs lt 1E 11 Alarm Aefays OM BER Tribs hrs lt 1E 11 IDU apu Trib RSL Custom MMI ID apu Trib ASL Custom NMI coM1 View Only nitor Off Mar242004 1428 44 Receive Signal Levels should be similar on both ends If there is more than
77. h information regarding hardware and software involved part numbers manufacturing date versions Saving Local and Remote Configuration Local and remote configurations can be saved in data files In case of a replacement of a unit previous configuration can be restored easily To save local or remote configuration use the menu Configuration Save as Local or Remote Chose a name for the configuration files like Name of local site Name of Remote site slf for the local terminal and Name of Remote site Name of Local site slf for the remote terminal SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 41 SAGEM LINK F Page 1 2 Field Commissioning Form Customer Information Link Name Terminal Configuration L 1 0 CI 1 1 HSB L 1 1 SD L 1 1 FD Capacity Modulation 2xE1 QPSK L 4xE1 QPSK CI 8xE1 QPSK Ll 16xE1 QPSK LJ 8xE1 16QAM LJ 16xE1 16QAM Local Site Remote Site Antenna Type Antenna Type IDU to ODU Cable Length IDU to ODU Cable Length Transmit Frequency Transmit Frequency 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 TEST DATA Local Site Remote Site Input DC Voltage VDC Input DC Voltage VDC RSL at ODU access dBm RSL at ODU access dBm measured Expect Diference Measured Expected Difference smay o Tributary Tests L Pass CI Fai
78. hapter all menus are described The SLF Pilot allows the user to View local and remote terminal configuration Set and change parameters on local and remote terminals Monitor RSL BER and alarms Download and activate a new firmware version Perform specific installation and maintenance operations oet network management configuration Software environment The SLF Pilot is run on a PC with the following minimum configuration Operating System Windows 2000 or Windows XP Pentium 4 or above 1 GHz minimum Memory 256 Mbytes of RAM 50 Mbytes available on hard disk CD ROM drive One serial port COM1 to COM4 or USB port serial to USB adapter A SVGA Screen with 600 x 800 minimum resolution 16 colors minimum SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 44 3 2 SAGEM LINK F Pilot Main Operations to Configure a Link This section describes all operations to configure main parameters of Sagem Link F radios Main topics covered are e Installing the SAGEM LINK F Pilot Software e Connecting the laptop to SAGEM LINK F IDU e Link Preliminary configuration e Completing Link Configuration 3 2 1 Installing the SAGEM LINK F Pilot Software Insert SAGEM LINK F CD ROM into the drive SLF Pilot software is launched automatically if the CD ROM drive has been configured with the Autorun option If the program
79. ib RSL Custom Threshold ODUI Set Receive Level DDU PSU a e E 5 Threshold Alarm ODU Cable B M E p Li 60 to 80 dBm Transmit Power Fr Ie r 5 El F0 dBm Transmit Freg r mM F B Y Receive Level E il E M C Receive Freg F M r v Affect ODU larms to custom relay OK Cancel Help This screen allows the user to affect one or several ODU alarms to the custom relay and to set the value of receive threshold alarm Note that RSL threshold alarm must be within 60 dBm to 80 dBm range 3 3 2 4 Alarms View local or remote SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 28805557 1 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 63 When Clicking on the Alarms View Local or Remote menu the following screen appears Select the IDU ODU Trib RSL Custom NMI tab to view specific alarms or select the All alarms tab to have a complete alarm view It is possible to access directly to the same menus from the main Pilot screen by clicking on the IDU opu Trib RSL Custom NMI buttons corresponding to the alarms screen bottom of the Green no alarm Red alarm ipu opu Trib ASL Custom NMI Al alarms Channel L 1 ODU PSU E M aming 1 1 Modem Cable X ODU Cable E M ID Code Demodulation 3 VOI Transmit Power E E pu MOD Modulation E Transmit Frequency i Receive Lave m BER warming 1x10E 5 Receive Level Threshold 70 BER Alarm 1x10
80. ilable with the mouse to enlarge a specific area click on the Zoom in button Al and select an area with the mouse left button To return to the previous display click on the Zoom Out button E If you click on the sort list the following menu appears Local transmitter and Remote receiver first Remote transmitter and Local receiver first Tx Rem Ha Loc Link Control Local then Remote Local equipment and Remote equipment Each event is displayed for Local then for Remote equipment This menu allows the user to sort the list of the events in 4 different ways Log files can be saved on the hard disk by clicking on the save button or opened by clicking on the open button Log files can also be saved as text files by clicking on the text button The list of events that may be displayed is as follows The prefix L or R before the event name means Local or Remote The suffix 1 or 2 means Main or Standby terminal 1 1 systems IDU Alarm Lauxin i Dry Loop Input i i 1 to 4 Rauxin i Dry Loop Output i i 1 to 4 Mob woaren SSS SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM SA Page 72 Tributary n Fault n 1 to 16 Note There is no internal clock in Sagem Link F equipment The absolute time is given by the PC which is connected 3 3 3 4 Clear Equipment Event Log To begin a new measurement o
81. ion problem on MGMT2 serial port TSL2 This alarm is generated in case of a communication problem between the two IDUs of the link when the link is broken for instance SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 66 3 3 3 Monitoring Menu When clicking on the Monitoring menu this screen appears zl SAGEM LINK F PILOT Click here to display onitor log file text file Using Windows Notepad exe Click here to edit Monitor list and to start a new record Configuration Alarms W lswN B Parameters Downloads NMI Too zi 5 El al le View Monitor Log Chrl F2 Edit Monitor List Ctrl F3 View Egp Events Log Click here to display Graphical log Two Logs are available in SAGEM LINK F equipments the monitor log which periodically record on the PC hard disk the status of selected events and the equipment events log which store in the equipment RAM all events in case of status change Monitor log requires to have the PC connected to the SAGEM LINK F during the whole measurement time while equipment event log works without any PC connected 3 3 3 1 View Monitor Log When Clicking on the View Monitor Log SAGEM LINK F Pilot starts the Windows Notepad to display Monitoring file This text file contains e Equipment information e Monitoring parameters selected by the Edit Monitor Log control
82. is not available for security reasons this test may require the presence of people on both sides of the link In hot standby mode only one transmitter is active at a time For a 1 1 system in frequency diversity mode both transmitter are active and only receiver switchings are to be made In normal operation with revertive switching on and without any alarms the active transmitters and receivers are the main units Du to the use of an asymmetrical coupler the transmit power at antenna access and the receive signal level at ODU access depend on the switches positions For a 6 dB coupler the difference between the main and standby unit is around 5 dB In the figures below active transmitter and receiver are written in bold characters Tx Main L Tx Main R Rx Main R Rx Main L Tx Standby L Tx Standby R Rx Standby L Rx Standby R Figure 2 2 Main local transmitter and receiver active From the local terminal connect a BER analyzer on a 2 Mbit s tributary and make a remote loopback for this tributary There should not be any error during one minute From the local terminal in super user mode select the menu Tools Diagnostic Tools Equipment Forcing to access to the manual switching mode refer to Chapter 3 section 3 3 7 2 Select standby receiver by clicking on the Rx2 case and validate Tx Main L Rx Main L z Tx Main R Rx Main R T
83. l 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 7 Vertical Polarization Horizontal Polarization Figure 1 3 Polarization Setting for the ODU If antenna has a rectangular waveguide interface 13 GHz 15 GHz 18 GHz 23 GHz and 26 GHz then polarization depends on the antenna source position Note that ODU waveguide output must always be in the same position compared to antenna waveguide input For vertical polarization turn antenna source in order to have the large side of the waveguide in horizontal position according to antenna manufacturer procedure Install the ODU accordingly For horizontal polarization turn antenna source to have the large side of the waveguide in vertical position Turn also the ODU in order to have coincidence between ODU and antenna waveguides 1 0 Configuration with remote mount and standard antenna In case of the use of a standard antenna i e large antenna without SAGEM LINK F ODU interface the ODU is mounted on a pole with a remote mount and connected to the antenna with a standard rectangular flex guide Polarization depends on the antenna source position vertical polarization is obtained when the big side of the antenna waveguide flange is horizontal Figure 1 4 SAGEM LINK F ODU Remote mount SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 28805557 1 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permissi
84. l Local NMI Card PPP Configuration E E xl PPP authentication MGMT MaMT2Z t noPAP CHAP PAP C CHAP t naPAP CHAP C PAP C CHAP PAP configuration CHAP configuration Password Hostname Secret secret host secret Modify Add Delete Modity add Delete OK Cancel This menu allows to configure the MGMT1 and MGMT2 declared PPP links PAP and CHAP protocols cannot be used at the same time When a PAP or CHAP authentication request is activated on a port the NMI requests the host to identify itself If this ID is not present in the list the communication is refused by the NMI and it is not established If no PAP or CHAP authentication request from the NMI is active the NMI responds to authentication request from the remote equipment MGMT1 and MGMT2 PAP or CHAP are independent PAP configuration enter users and corresponding passwords 1 to 18 characters each CHAP configuration enter host name and secret linked to this name 1 to 18 characters each SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sa Page 82 3 3 6 3 Modem Configuration Menu If a modem is to be connected on the MGMT1 port click on the Modem Configuration local or remote menu Ea Ps Card Configuration k PPP Configuration k Modem Configuration The following screen appears eld Local NMI Card Modem
85. l Tributary Tests L Pass CI Fail E O W L Pass Q Fail E O W LJ Pass Q Fail Alarms amp Loops L Pass CI Fail Alarms amp Loops L Pass CI Fail 1 1 Operation L Pass CI Fail 1 1 Operation L Pass CI Fail Bit Error Tests Bit Error Tests Test Duration L Pass LI Fail Number of Errors Note Optional SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sa Page 42 SAGEM LINK F Page 2 2 Field Commissioning Form Attached Electronic Documents L Floppy Disk L CDROM L Other Reference s L Configuration information file from the menu Configuration Print Q Configuration file from the menu Configuration Save As Local L Configuration file from the menu Configuration Save As Remote L BER Measurement file CI other SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 43 Chapter 3 Sagem Link F Pilot Description 3 1 Overview This chapter describes Sagem Link F Pilot software which is the Graphical User Interface used to control all SAGEM LINK F operations It provides information on using starting and exiting the SLF Pilot and on understanding all features First all necessary operations to start and to configure a link are presented In a second part of this c
86. l x Log from Wed May 05 2004 12 47 51 to Wed May 05 2004 16 16 59 Equipments Local Remote Bl S als als Sort TxLoc RxRem x RDemod1 L LAuxin1 L LAuxin2 L LAuxin3 L LAuxin4 L RAuxin1 L Demod1 L Mod1 RinterTer RLAuxin1 R RAuxIn1 R RAuxIn2 SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 28805557 1 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 97 See chapter 3 section 3 3 3 3 for description 4 6 Typical SAGEM LINK F Pilot Screens The following screens are representative to typical problems which could happen 4 6 1 No connection to the IDU from the Pilot software When connecting a PC on a SAGEM LINK F IDU and running SAGEM LINK F Pilot the following typical screens may appear The Pilot software does not recognize the equipment check serial cable between IDU and PC and verify that you are using a valid COM port see chapter3 section 3 2 1 SAGEM LINK F PILOT 2 i1Bl x r Communication Way M Select Equipment Port 3 Select Modem Port S SAGEM Edit Configuration File ILOG Inside Communication Port Port IDU Type Soft Version Serial Number cou 1 r coma F coms Quit 4 6 2 No Local equipment The IDU is recognized by the Pilot software but there is a local ODU problem or no local ODU connected check IDU to ODU cable If the problem persists replace the ODU S
87. larm could be generated in case of a faulty remote terminal alarms to make a diagnostic transmitter a propagation problem a bad antenna alignment or a faulty receiver Tributary Description Corrective action Alarms Trib Alarm a tributary alarm is generated when there is a lack of check the corresponding cable and input signal for a tributary configured as normal N verify that external equipment is properly or when there is a input signal for a tributary connected see chapter 3 for more configured as inverted I details DU Alarms Description Comeciveachon Warning 1 1 A 1 1 warning is generated when main or standby Replace faulty units cable interface units ODU or cable interface module is not available module or ODU alarm or absent The system continues to work but it is not protected ID Code When local and remote ID Code do not match there First verify that remote terminal ID code is an ID Code alarm generated and there is a AIS corresponds to local terminal If the alarm emission on the receive data from the remote is maintained it means there is an other terminal link at the same frequency which causes an interference It should be necessary to change transmit frequency or polarization to avoid such interferences This alarm is active in case of an IDU fault or in case Verify other parameters like receive of problem to recover receive data same as Mux signal level remote terminal a
88. larms path LED in front panel obstructions radio interferers BER Warning This warning is generated when BER is greater than Same as BER alarm the BER warning threshold default 10 BER Alarm This alarm is generated when BER is greater than Many possible causes propagation the BER alarm threshold default 10 A BER alarm problem check RSL Interferer can be generated by a poor receive level or by an presence make a frequency scan other problem like a remote modulator fault or a radio Power supply problem remote interferer transmitter problem receiver problem demodulator problem Local Aux In These four alarms represent local terminal input dry External alarms Alarms loop status Remote Aux In These four alarms represent remote terminal input External alarms Alarms dry loop status Cable Description Corrective action Interface Alarms Modem Cable This alarm is generated in case of a modem fault or Check first IDU to ODU cable RSL and SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sa Page 96 a IDU to ODU cable fault or in case of lack of ODU replace modem cable or ODU IDU to ODU communication link not operating A modem cable may be generated by many causes see BER alarm Demodulation This alarm is generated if there is a demodulator fault Same as modem cable or if received data is not r
89. le Interface module Interface module ee Le l su CR Figure 5 2 SAGEM LINK F 1 1 Terminal MHSB SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 28805557 1 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 104 5 2 1 IDU Versions Three IDU versions are available e UFX L 2x2 4x2 Mbit s e UFX S 2x2 4x2 8x2 16x2 Mbit s e UFX E 2x2 4x2 8x2 16x2 Mbit s and Ethernet 100 baseT 5 2 2 Cable Interface Module Versions Three cable interface module versions are available e UFC L QPSK 2x2 4x2 Mbit s e UFC S QPSK 2x2 4x2 8x2 16x2 Mbit s e UFX H QPSK 2x2 4x2 8x2 16x2 Mbit s and 16 QAM 8x2 16x2 Mbit s 5 2 3 ODU Versions The available frequency bands for SAGEM LINK F radios are 7 GHz 8 GHz 13 GHz 15 GHz 18 GHz 23 GHz 26 GHz and 38 GHz Each frequency band is divided in several sub bands For each sub band there is one Low Band ODU and one high band ODU The complete ODU list is given in appendix1 The ODU minimum and maximum frequencies indicated in this list correspond to the diplexer useful bandwidth The minimum and maximum channel frequencies for each ODU depend on the channel occupied bandwidth 3 5 7 14 or 28 MHz See figure 5 3 Fmin ODU Fmax ODU ODU Bandwidth E E E E Ed Ed Ed EJ Ed EJ min28 FminODU 10 Fmax28 FmaxODU 10 16 E1 QPSK 28 MHz Channel 10 MHz 10 MHz Fmin14 Fmi
90. le and Ethernet cable 7 to 38 GHz ODU UFH bb cccc dd ee High Band ODU Refer to ODU UFB bb cccc dd ee Low Band ODU Table Cable Interface Module QPSK 2 4 E1 i Cable Interface Module QPSK z 288052926 Cable Interface Module 16QAM 251322704 Connection kit 1 terminal SLF 1 0 UFK S1 251383249 SAGEM LINK F PILOT 2 N connectors kit earthing kit cable 2 earthing kit ODU 1 self vulcanizing tape Connection kit 1 terminal SLF 1 1 251383252 SAGEM LINK F PILOT 4 N connectors kit earthing kit cable 4 earthing kit ODU 2 self vulcanizing tape Light Connection kit 1 terminal SLF 1 0 UFK A1 251 383 260 SAGEM LINK PILOT earthing kit ODU 1 Light Connection kit 1 terminal SLF 1 1 UFK A2 251 383 273 SAGEM LINK F PILOT earthing kit ODU 2 1 1 Coupler UFDxCv See Table below x 7W 13 15 18 23 26 38 v 06 coupling ratio 2 digits 7W 07 or 08 Pole mounting 1 ODU UFPx See Table below Strictly needed with antenna s diameter gt 1 8m x 7W 13 15 18 23 26 38 7W 07 or 08 90 cm Flex Twist UFGx 90 See Table below x 7W 13 15 18 23 26 38 om long 120 ohm 2Mbit s cable HE5 cable free ends 4x 2Mbit s IDU 55670183 5m long 75 ohm 2Mbit s port cable HE5 cable BNC plug 4x 2Mbit s 55670405 5MO Belden 9914 coaxial cable with cable clamp per m 06965380 UFD7WCO6 251396064 UFD13C06 UFD15C06 UFD18C06 UFD23C06 UFD26C06 UFD38C06 UFP7W 251396139 UFP13 251396147 UFP15 251396168 Pole mountin
91. loads WMI Tools Help 4 8xe1 160 AM Logn E S sacem e Local Hemote Em Link ID 1 i Link ID 1 ODU 1 HD 1 Data Perf 1 mn Transmit Frequency ranemit Frequency Data Fer s dmn BER 22503 00 MHz 21371 00 MHz BER g 4E 2 Please enter your password Gi i s RSL ODU High Band Le ewe me Low Band RSLIGIDUIJ 88 90 dBm an Alarm Relays OM BER Tribs UE Alarm Relays OM BER Tribs IDU ODL Trib ASL L ustam MMI No Hemote radio NE o GM o NO Go UU COM 1 View Only Monitor OFF Map U5 2004 13 41 43 The main screen with a super user login is given below Some button are now present Each button allows the user to modify a specific parameter Note that only one change at a time is allowed i SAGEM LINK F PILOT Eum EI Configuration Alarms Monitoring Parameters Downloads NMI Tools Help zi m amp amp eee team Logout LE sacem in e e ODU 1 UDUT Data Perf 1 mn Transmit Frequency Transmit Power Trarrsmit Power Transmit Frequency Data Pek dmn m BER 22589 00 MHz MUTE 20 dem 21357 00 MHz x BER iEn E Ce E x 70 RSL DDLI High Band ATPL A TEE Low Band FSI OTT n 53 dEm DFF FF Am En Alam Relays ON BER Tribs 1 mn lt 1E 8 Alarm Relays ON BER Tribe IDU ODL Trib ASL Custorn NFI h mm mm mm so mmo NM Ne ere Ne Faq COM 1 Super User Monitor OFF May 05 2004 14 10 34 When changing a parameter use the bu
92. lt Cancel OK Select All Tributary Alarms 1mn 2 15mn 30mn 60 mn Click here to define the time interval C 24 hrs event Monitor List MONITUR STOPPED les 9 Interval 1 mn Channel 1 M 8 821 F ASL Cancel Setting the time interval and the quality parameters OK Unselect All Once all parameters have been defined SAGEM LINK F Pilot will proceed to a new record If a previous file monitor log already exists the Pilot will ask to save it or to delete it automatically by overwriting it 3 3 3 3 View Equipment Event Log This log does not require to have the PC connected during measurement All information is stored in the SAGEM LINK F RAM The information is available as long as SAGEM LINK F is powered This feature does not work like monitor log in order to limit the amount of information stored only event changes are recorded Memory capacity allows to store the 1000 last events This system works in complement with the monitor log as it is able to store the event when it occurs To access to this menu click on the menu Monitoring View Eqp Log Local or Remote SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 70 i Hee Parameters Downloads view Monitor Log Ctrl F Edit Monitor List Cerl F3 view Egp Events Log Remote The
93. m Relays and I O Dry Loops Test optional 1 1 Verification optional BER measurement Required test equipment Laptop Computer with a serial interface oagem Link F Pilot software 2 Mbit s Bit Error Rate Analyzer Digital voltmeter Sagem Link F Field Commissioning Form A field commissioning form is provided in order to record all measurement data and remarks during commissioning operation 2 2 Preliminary Verifications Before beginning commissioning tests it is necessary to check the following Verify all equipment for damage occurred during installation Verify that all equipments are properly mounted Verify antenna polarization Check ODU cable and IDU groundings Measure DC Input Voltage on each terminal and record it on the commissioning form Connect laptop computer to the PC DB9 connector on the IDU front panel and run the Sagem Link F Pilot software Be sure to be logged in super user mode Default password 2345 On the main screen verify and change if necessary Local and Remote terminal transmit frequency Modulation type and Capacity Local and Remote terminal nominal transmit power ATPC should be in OFF position Tributary Impedance Link ID Code If there is a tributary alarm verify tributary inputs configuration and connections f there are other alarms or if the link does not work refer to the troubleshooting section in this manual Note any discrepancy in the field commissionin
94. m main ODU Tx1 and with receiver from standby ODU Rx2 In normal operation transmitter and receiver switches are in Auto position To force one transmitter or one receiver in manual position click on the case close to the corresponding unit In the example below standby transmitter and receiver have been selected Local Switching Operation Mode Tx Selection R x Selection C Trl C Axl Tx2 Axe Auto C Auto Cancel Help Default The system is now in maintenance mode The yellow LED in IDU front panel flashes and a red maintenance indication is displayed on the main Pilot screen status bar SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 28805557 1 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 85 EI SAGEM LINK F PILOT E nml xl Configuration Alarms Monitoring Parameters Downloads NMI Tools Help 24 ta SB ser 10am uw za S sacem e a ODU 1 ODU 1 Data Perf LL Transmit Frequency Transmit Power Transmit Power Transmit Frequency Data Perf 1 mn m BER 22443 00 MHz MUTE 20 dBm 23451 00 MHz 2 BER IES m mj EY LEG m ie TA T amp Ne mf RsL DDU m FRE STEE 3 ao ASL ODU En 54 dB m BI OFF OFF Hx M 52 dBm ODU ODU Data Perf 1mn Tranzmit Frequency Tranzmit Power Transmit Power Transmit Frequency Data Perf imn m BER 22443 00 MHz 20 dBm MUTE 23451 00 MHz X BER SIE m NE
95. mission of SAGEM SA Page 58 Click on the ON OFF button to configure the interleaver and validate by clicking on the OK button Note if there is no problem with the transfer time keep the interleaver enabled This will improve error correction especially if burst errors occur 3 2 4 9 Configuring the 1 1 Operation Static Phase Adjust Space or Frequency Diversity only Systems working in space diversity or frequency diversity may require a static phase adjust in order to compensate the static delay due to the path difference For hot stand by systems using the same antenna this adjustment is not required To make a static phase adjust select the menu Tools Diagnostic Tools Equipment Configuration and the following windows appears Equipment configuration t M Revertive Automatic Switching Cancel Help Click on the static phase adjust button to initiate static phase adjustment on the terminal Revertive Automatic Switching When this option is selected the transmitter and the receiver in traffic are those from the main ODU If there is a fault on the main ODU or on the main cable interface then the switch select automatically the standby transmitter or receiver When the fault is cleared there is an automatic return to the main ODU This feature is useful when using an asymmetrical coupler for ODU coupling When this option is not selected transmit switch and receive switch position stay on the current positi
96. n IDU rack It consist of e ODU cable interface which multiplexes in frequency 5 signals in order to transmit them on a single 50 ohm coaxial cable These signals are DC voltage 48V to supply the ODU Transmit IF which is a QPSK or a 16QAM modulated carrier at 350 MHz frequency Telemetry uplink 5 5 MHz which contains all control signals from IDU to ODU Receive IF modulated carrier at 140 MHz Telemetry downlink 10 MHz which carries information returned from the ODU to the IDU alarms receive signal level e A350 MHz QPSK 16QAM modulator including An Reed Solomon FEC encoder 204 188 8 A scrambler and a digital filter AS350MHz l Q modulator e A140 MHz QPSK 16QAM demodulator including Zero IF down conversion Adaptive equalizer Carrier and Clock digital recovery Reed Solomon FEC decoder Descrambler BER indication e A DC DC power supply feeding the cable interface module and the rest of the IDU In 1 1 systems the IDU is supplied by two power supply from the main and the standby cable interface modules A hot swap feature is implemented in order to avoid any disturbance on traffic while being in maintenance operation 5 6 Outdoor Unit Description The Outdoor Unit which is capacity independent is an integrated unit consisting of e IDU cable Interface which is the reverse of Cable Interface module DC voltage Input 48V to supply the ODU 350 MHz Transmit IF i
97. n local or remote equipment click on the menu Clear Eqp Events Log Local or Remote Mw Parameters Downloads T View Monitor Log Ctrl F Edit Monitor List Cri F3 view Ego Events Log d Clear Egp Events Lag Local Remote 3 3 4 Parameters Menu When clicking on the Parameters menu this screen appears Downloads NMI Tools Read IDLI Parameters L ca Read ODU Parameters k SEES Read IDL ODLI Parameters The parameters section gives an information on the hardware and software versions of the equipment and on the current parameters These informations are available for the local and the remote equipment 3 3 4 1 Read IDU Parameters When clicking on this menu the following screen appears SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 73 Hardware information IDU Information Cable Interface modem information x ow This screen give hardware information regarding IDU composition IDU Card Mux Card and Cable Interface modem module When clicking on the Software Tab the current IDU software version is displayed 3 3 4 2 Read ODU Parameters When clicking on this menu the following screen appears SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 28805557 1 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sa Page 74 Local ODU
98. nODU 5 Fmax14 FmaxODU 5 8 E1 QPSK or 16 E1 16QAM 14 MHz Channel 5 MHZ 5 MHz Fmin7 FminODU 2 5 Fmax7 FminODU 2 5 4 E1 QPSK or 8 E1 16QAM l 7 MHz Channel 2 5 MHz I i 2 5 MHz Fmin3 5 FminODU 1 25 Fmax3 5 FminODU 1 25 2 E1 QPSK Channel j 1 25 MHZ 1 25 MHZ Figure 5 3 Minimum and Maximum Channel Frequencies SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 105 The minimum 28 MHz channel frequency is fmin ODU 10 MHz and the maximum channel frequency is fmaxODU 10 MHz The minimum 14 MHz channel frequency is fmin ODU 5 MHz and the channel frequency is fmaxODU 5 MHz The minimum 7 MHz channel frequency is fmin ODU 2 5 MHz and the maximum channel frequency is fmaxODU 2 5 MHz The minimum 3 5 MHz channel frequency is fmin ODU 1 25 MHz and the channel frequency is fmaxODU 1 25 MHz SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 106 5 3 SAGEM LINK F Block Diagram The SAGEM LINK F Block Diagrams are given in Figure 5 4 1 0 configuration and Figure 5 5 1 1 configuration Antenna Port Receiver lt S a b bru d Coaxial Cable Transmit Data Telemetry Uplink Alarms serial Bus 5 V 3 3 V On Off Front Panel
99. ne end and a 1 0 configuration on the other end will cause a software issue SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 28805557 1 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 92 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 4 1 Overview This chapter provides information on interpreting LED indicators SAGEM LINK F Pilot screens and gives procedures for unit replacement This chapter contains Visual Inspection Alarms and Status Indication LED Description Troubleshooting Steps SAGEM LINK F Pilot Alarm menus Typical Pilot screens Replacing an ODU Replacing a cable interface module Replacing an IDU Required test equipment e Laptop Computer with a serial interface e Sagem Link F Pilot software e 2 Mbit s Bit Error Rate Analyzer e Digital voltmeter 4 2 Visual Inspection Before beginning any specific action on the SAGEM LINK F radio it is important to proceed to a visual inspection and to note any discrepancy Visual Inspection Look for Actions IDU to ODU Coaxial Cable Cracks short circuits moisture Clean or Repair IDU and ODU Dust Lightning Strike damages Clean or replace Alarms front panel and Pilot screen All Green If red indicator perform troubleshooting Receive Signal Level from Pilot Nominal value installation data Re align antenna check remote screen terminal transmit power DC Voltage Input Within specified range Replace power supply Antenn
100. ng Ouput w www 7 f leom o w N e WanmtDaaipu Figure 1 24 Aux3 Data Channel Connector Pinout SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 26 9600 bit s Auxiliary Data Channel AUX1 amp Aux2 The 9600 bit s auxiliary data channels AUX1 and AUX2 are connected to two DB 9 connectors on the rear panel This data channels can be configured either in a DCE V11 interface or V28 interface compliant to EIA 574 standard Depending on the interface connector pinout is given on Figure 1 25 50 O O O O1 Es ud i Pin V11 Interface V28 Interface A Output Data ME Data Input Data Input Data NC BEIC TRE 9 NC NC Figure 1 25 Aux1 or Aux2 Data Channel Connector Pinout Serial Management Interface Ports MGMT1 and MGMT2 Serial management interface ports MGMT1 and MGMT 2 are available in two DB25 connectors located on the rear panel MGMT1 port can be configured in two modes V11 synchronous mode EIA 530 V28 asynchronous mode ISO 2110 MGMT2 port is not configurable and is only available in V11 synchronous mode Connector pinout is given in Figure 1 26 SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 27 13 O O O O O O O
101. nput Telemetry uplink 5 5 MHz which contains all control signals from IDU to ODU 140 MHz Receive IF output SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sa Page 109 Telemetry downlink 10 MHz which carries information returned from the ODU to the IDU alarms receive signal level e Transmitter using two frequency conversions Minimum frequency step is 250 kHz e Diplexer e Receiver using two frequency conversion e Power supply e Microcontroller which controls the ODU and communicates with the IDU 5 7 Protected Configurations Three protected configuration are available 1 1 Mute Hot Standby 1 1 Space Diversity 1 1 Frequency diversity Protection switching detects failures on the units and route data to provide the best service 5 7 1 1 1 Mute Hot Standby MHSB Cable Interface Module Cable Interface Module Main Main Cable ODU Interface Module Standby Stand by Cable Interface ODU Module Stand by Standby Figure 5 6 SAGEM LINK F 1 1 HSB Configuration The 1 1 MHSB configuration involves the following principles e Main and standby units work at the same frequency and are connected to the antenna with a coupler 6dB 3dB or 10dB coupling e When one transmitter is in traffic the other is in mute position e Both receivers are continuously operating e Transmitter an
102. nual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 30 18 55050189EA AUX3 data channel transfer cable 1 5m 55670352 3m 55670353 36 Crossed2 Mbit s tributary transfer cable 2 5m 251027429 2 bm 55670215 7 55050150EA Aux1 Aux2 Data channel cable 5m 55670216 to distribution panel 12m 55670217 25m 55670218 15 55670420EA Aux1 Aux2 PC connection cable 1 5m 55670420 1M5 3m 55670420 3MO 8 55050151EA AUX1 AUX2 data channel transfer cable 1 5m 55670219 3m 55670220 2 5m 251378024 37 251389233EA Alarm relays and dry loops cable to 5m 251378037 Distribution panel DB37 12m 251378045 24 8 m 251378058 transfer or to manager 3m 55670422 Crossed ETHERNET cable NMI NMI 1 ae m 55670423 transfer or to manager 55670424 55050190EA MGMT1 MGMT2 transfer cable 1 xx m 55670354 3m 55670355 Table 1 1 Cables Part Numbers SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 31 Chapter 2 Commissioning 2 1 Overview This chapter explains how to verify Sagem Link F correct operation after installation Testing procedures are given in order to check radio system is operating according to the specifications The tests performed are Frequency Scan Receive Signal Level Tributary Tests Engineering Order Wire optional Alar
103. o IDUs 1 4 Antenna Installation Three types of antenna with several diameters are available for SAGEM LINK F radios e Integrated antenna with Sagem Link F ODU interface 0 3m 0 6m 0 9m 1 2m or 1 8m diameter With these antennas the ODU is directly attached on the antenna In some protected configuration using a coupler the coupler is attached to the antenna and the ODU are attached on the coupler e External antenna with standard rectangular waveguide flange which is connected to the SAGEM LINK F ODU with a flex guide e External antenna with two access dual polarized antenna connected by two flex guides to the ODUs Antennas models depend on the frequency bands e 7 GHz 5 7 1 7 7 GHz e 8 GHz 8 025 8 5 GHz e 13 GHz 5 12 75 13 25 GHz SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 5 e 15 GHz gt 14 4 15 35 GHz e 18 GHz 17 7 19 7 GHz e 23 GHz gt 212 23 6 GHz e 26 GHz 24 5 26 5 GHz e 38 GHz 37 39 5 GHz Alternative antennas to those specified by Sagem may be used but they must meet the following requirements e Minimum gain to achieve adequate link margin e Radiation Pattern Envelope compliant to the network and country regulations e Mechanical characteristics to meet specific site requirements wind and frost resistance NOTE With some antennas the manufacturer s guarantee applies onl
104. o Outdoor Unit interconnection 1 0 1 coaxial cable 1 1 2 coaxial cables Impedance 50 Q Length up to 600 m depending on cable type Examples Belden 9914 VDC 48V 230m Andrew LDF 4 50 VDC 48V lt 600 m SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sa Page 115 Consumption m Voltage Input 36 V to 59 V Power consumption 1 0 standard IDU lt 25 W ODU lt 40W Environmental Environmental Conditions Applicable ETSI standard Indoor Unit ETS 300 019 class 3 1 Outdoor Unit ETS 300 019 class 4 1 Temperature Range Indoor Unit 10 C to 50 C Outdoor Unit 33 C to 55 C Electromagnetic Compatibility Applicable ETSI standard Transmission EN 301 489 1 4 Immunity EN 301 489 1 4 SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM SA Page 116 Appendix 2 SAGEM LINK F Part Numbers Link Composition Depending on the configuration a SAGEM LINK F link two terminals is composed of the following items Cable Interface QPSK 4E1 SAGEM LINK F Reference UFDxxC6 Coupler UFHxx Ext UFBxx Ext UFL bb SLN cccc dd mer orsk UFL bb S8N ccoe da 117 CE BEI nxE1 16QAM QPSK UFL bb HSN cccc dd 11 11 2 2 16QAM QPSK _UFL bb HEN cccc dd 11111 2 121 HET SES EE 2 1 1 H
105. on of SAGEM sA Page 8 1 1 Configuration with a Coupler and an Integrated Antenna The coupler is attached on the integrated antenna with four bolts Two ODUs are mounted vertically on the coupler with four latches Each ODU is connected to its modem by a coaxial cable As in most cases the coupler is not symmetrical it is important to identify which ODU is connected to the main position and which ODU is connected to protection position Whatever the polarization is 1 1 Coupler is always mounted in the same position SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 9 Standby ODU ODU is always In vertical polarization position Coubler Figure 1 5 SAGEM LINK F 1 1 Configuration with integrated antenna and coupler SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 10 On the coupler there is a label indicating the position of main and stand by ODUs By convention mount the coupler in order to have main ODU at the right and standby ODU at the left Polarization setting Coupler ODUs are mounted vertically on the coupler arrow in vertical position Polarization can be adjust by turning coupler polarizer from 90 degrees To rotate polarizer unscrew partially the two screws which block the polarizer Vertical po
106. on until a fault appears on the transmitter or on the receiver Note that transmit and receive switches are independent SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 28805557 1 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 59 3 3 SAGEM LINK F Pilot Menus Description This section describes all available menus of SAGEM LINK F Pilot software in super user mode e Configuration Menu e Alarms Menu e Monitoring Menu e Parameters Menu e Downloads Menu e NMI Menu e Tools Menu 3 3 1 Configuration Menu When clicking on the Configuration menu this screen appears m EN SAGEM LINK F PILOT eee larmes Mor f e zm Click here to open a configuration file Save As Click here to save a configuration file Print Ctrl F Click here to print configuration information Settings Re Click here to configure COM Ports or to Exit remove confirmation message 3 3 1 1 Opening a configuration file All configuration settings can be saved within a file When opening such files all configuration parameters are recalled It is useful to save time in case of IDU replacement 3 3 1 2 Saving a configuration file This menu allows the user to save local or remote terminal configuration into a file Ta ic SAGEM LINK F PILOT eee Alarms Mor Click here to save local terminal configuration Brinta SEHR Remote Click here to save
107. ply corrective actions to avoid the problem to reappear Some typical radio links problems are presented in the following sections in this chapter 4 4 Alarms and Status Indication LED The IDU Front panel and cable interface module s have the following LEDs PC Call Mgr 100bT NU TRIB 1 4 TRIB 5 8 j Li 4 LS n OWI POWER EOW West East TRIB 9 12 TRIB 13 16 Figure 4 1 LEDs Alarms and Status Indication LEDs IDU LEDs e The orange Maint status LED flashes during a maintenance operation like a tributary loopback or a manual control of the protection switches e he Mux alarm LED lights red when there is multiplexer or a demultiplexer failure or when receive data is not recovered link broken e he Tribs alarm LED lights red if there is a lack of input signal on a tributary configured as normal or if there is an input signal on a tributary configured as inverted e he Cust alarm LED lights red if there is a custom alarm see chapter 3 section 3 3 2 1 for description SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 94 Cable Interface Module LEDs e he Modem alarm LED lights red when there is a cable interface module alarm like a cable fault a modulator fault a demodulator fault receive data not recovered or a power supply fault e he RSL alarm LED lights red when the current
108. production and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 113 Receiver Maximum Non Destructive Receive Level 0 dBm Maximum Receive Level for BER lt 10 Minimum Receive Level for BER 10 1 0 1 1 SD 1 1 FD ODU access 20 dBm QPSk QPSK Typical Guaranteed 16QAM Typical Guaranteed 7 8 13 15 GHz 2x 2 Mbit s 93 91 dBm NA 4x 2 Mbit s 90 88 dBm NA 8x 2 Mbit s 87 85 dBm 83 81 dBm 34 or 16x 2 Mbit s 84 82 dBm 80 78 dBm 18 23 26 GHz 2x 2 Mbit s 92 90 dBm NA 4x 2 Mbit s 89 87 dBm NA 8x 2 Mbit s 86 84 dBm 82 80 dBm 34 or 16x 2 Mbit s 83 81 dBm 79 77 dBm 38 GHZ 2x 2 Mbit s 91 89 dBm NA 4x 2 Mbit s 88 86 dBm NA 8x 2 Mbit s 85 83 dBm 81 79 dBm 34 or 16x 2 Mbit s 82 80 dBm 78 76 dBm Minimum Receive Level for BER lt 10 1 1 MHSB Main ODU access with 6 dB coupler 7 8 13 15 GHZ 18 23 26 GHZ 2x 2 Mbit s 4x 2 Mbit s 8x 2 Mbit s 34 or 16x 2 Mbit s 2x 2 Mbit s 4x 2 Mbit s 8x 2 Mbit s 34 or 16x 2 Mbit s 2x 2 Mbit s 4x 2 Mbit s 8x 2 Mbit s 34 or 16x 2 Mbit s QPSK Typical Guaranteed 91 5 89 5 dBm 88 5 86 5 dBm 85 5 83 5 dBm 82 5 80 5 dBm 90 5 88 5 dBm 87 5 85 5 dBm 84 5 82 5 dBm 81 5 79 5 dBm 89 5 87 5 dBm 86 5 84 5 dBm 83 5 81 5 dBm 80 5 78 5 dBm 16QAM Typical Guaranteed NA NA 81 5 79 5 dBm 78
109. ransmit Power Transmit Frequency Data Perf 1 mn m BER 22589 00 MHz 0 dBm 20 dBm 21357 00MHz BER 1E 8 1E 8 af RSL ODUJ High Band ATPC ATPC Low Band aol RSL DDUJ ugh 53 dBm OFF OFF aM 73dBm Alarm Relays ON BER Tribs Z 1E 8 Alarm Relays ON BER Tribs 1E 8 IDU opu Trib RSL Custom NMI IDU ODU Trib RSL Custom NMI coM1 View Only Monitor Off May 05 2004 13 23 55 SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 99 4 6 6 Minor alarms The link is established with some minor alarms Check configuration to clear these alarms l SAGEM LINK F PILOT iz x Configuration Alarms Monitoring Parameters Downloads NMI Tools Help aj o wem rns dj sacem ane 2 Local A Remote 140 Link ID 1 140 Link ID 1 ODU 1 ODU 1 Data Perf 1 mn Transmit Frequency Transmit Power Transmit Power Transmit Frequency Data Perf 1 mn m BER 22589 00 MHz 20 dBm 20 dBm 21357 00MHz BER 1E 8 1E 8 af RSL ODUJ High Band ATPC ATPC Low Band wf RSL ODU gt 53 dBm OFF OFF gt 53 dBm Alarm Relays ON BER Tribs lt 1E 8 Alarm Relays ON IDU ODU Trib RSL Custom NMI BER Tribs lt 1E 8 IDU ODU Trib RSL Custom NMI COM1 View Only Monitor Off May 05 2004 13 23 55 4 6 7 No alarm The link is established without alarms with a proper
110. receive signal level is below the RSL threshold or when there is a BER degradation BER alarm or BER warning active This alarm corresponds in most cases to a propagation or to an interferer problem e he ODU alarm LED lights red if there is an ODU alarm or if there is an ODU not connected e The Power Status indication lights green when Cable Interface Module is powered 4 5 SAGEM LINK F Pilot Alarm Menus SAGEM LINK F Pilot software provides information on link status and alarm information These informations are available in the main screen and in the alarm menu Refer to chapter 3 for Pilot description 4 5 1 Alarms Screen Click on the alarm menu refer to chapter 3 section 3 3 2 for description Click on the All alarms tab to have a complete view of all available alarms local or remote terminal All active alarms are indicated with a red color Local Alarm Visualisation ipu ODU Trib RSL Custom NMI All alarms Channel 1 1 IU Db E 3 warming 1 Modem Cable 9 Se TR M ID Code Demodulation 9 Bb Transmit Power E E iou MOD ha Transmit Frequency E odulation Receive Level F M BER Waring 1x10E 6 Receive Level Threshold 70 9 BERAlam 1x10E 3 Receive Frequency E BE Local Aux In mU NDS r IDU 9 Local Aux In ri ri Local Aux In th Tib2 Wi Tib10 M hi Wt Tib3 M Tb E M Local Aux In W icc Tib4 W Tib12 E M Remote Aux In M MGMTi joe Ww Tiit M S Remote Aux In BW TSL2 Tib7 BN Tii W Tib8
111. rform a resistance check to identify each cable Disconnect N connectors from IDU and short circuit one of the N connector on the ODU side while the other one is open and measure cable resistance on the IDU side The lowest resistance corresponds to the short circuited cable Put labels on both sides of the cables Remove the short circuit make sure connectors are clean and dry and connect proper cable to each ODU SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sa Page 12 Cable Grounding It is necessary to ground properly ODU to IDU cable for a good lightning protection For this purpose a cable grounding kit is provided as an option Figure 1 9 SAGEM LINK F Grounding Kit The number of necessary grounding points depends on the site and on the cable length Normally a good protection is achieved with e A grounding kit on the cable close to the ODU e A grounding kit on the cable at the building entrance e A grounding kit on the cable at the bottom of the pylon e A grounding kit each 50 meters for long cables SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 13 1 7 Powering Up the System Before powering up the Sagem Link F terminal check that IDU and ODU and cables are properly grounded IDU and ODU are connecte
112. rm is active in case of an IDU fault or in case of problem to recover receive data BER Warning This warning is generated when BER is greater than the BER warning threshold default 10 BER Alarm This alarm is generated when BER is greater than the BER alarm threshold default 107 Local Aux In Alarms These alarms represent local terminal input dry loop status Remote Aux In Alarms These alarms represent remote terminal input dry loop status Cable Interface modem Alarms Modem Cable This alarm is generated in case of a modem fault or a IDU to ODU cable fault or in case of lack of ODU IDU to ODU communication link not operating SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sa Page 65 Demodulation This alarm is generated if there is a demodulator fault or if received data is not recovered Modulation This alarm is generated if there is modulator fault When a modulation alarm occurs the transmitter is muted NMI Network Management Interface Alarms Eth This alarm is generated in case of a hardware failure regarding NMI Ethernet interface ICC This alarm is generated if there is a communication problem between the Network management agent and the IDU microprocessor MGMT1 This alarm is generated in case of a communication problem on MGMT serial port MGMT2 This alarm is generated in case of a communicat
113. rs This screen contains two sections Agent configuration and Managers configuration Al Local NMI Card Configuration Environment Ports Routing Table Managers i Agent Configuration Agent Type Trap List Manager IP Address Modify rS 10 142 31 156 Add Mediation Delete Managers Configuration Manager Mame Manager IP Address Modify manager 10 142 31 156 Add Delete OK Restart MM Card Cancel Agent Configuration Select for Agent Type Terminal or Mediation When the agent type is in terminal mode the NMI interface sends to the PC local and remote equipment traps When the agent type is in mediation mode the NMI interface sends to the PC only local equipment traps Trap List Manager IP Address enter modify or delete the PC IP address which manages equipment traps Manager Configuration Manager Name enter a name for the PC used as a manager Manager IP Address enter manager IP address Note Le maximum number of managers used in a network is 5 3 3 6 2 PPP Configuration Menu SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM SA Page 81 Click on the PPP Configuration local or remote menu E pee Card Configuration k PPP Configuration Local Configuration Remote Configuration Modem Configuration k The following screen appears
114. s seen anas a nana nana ananas nasus 98 4 6 1 No connection to the IDU from the Pilot software 98 210 2 No LOCO EQUIPMENT ESS nl E ie etme ces ORL ROO 96 2 02 NO Remote Radio cia oes co e plat NN nue nine 99 LORS LANS dto asta NE diem b Erit miuus en Md Ba aie aet o rae 99 42 0 9 rans FOWE lr isse iade uS o aum m M EM DDR M E aaa 99 2 00 MIO QUOVIS Ni net in eas iM Rs ea esiti Loci oui it 100 240 sd RO CRP Re R M dut uci LM du eda Ei S te 100 T4 Replaeme an ODU Sense t ea cett tomus e on 101 4 5 Replacing a Cable Interface todule e sente ns ROSE TANK EIRRRR RERUMS 101 46 ReplaCme an IDU C 101 CHAPTERS SYSTEM DESCRIPTION nn nean eo coenae oen pee eo eere dadana eene e 103 Sob VeL secre anette charset E cetus connie teen den fico E fitu 103 2 2 System COMPOSITION iren ptr tab pO t neta Dco cae DOR t nee ni itr iae DM a natuss 103 bU IDE I PCT 105 22 25 Cabiednteritaee Module Versi ns se LR an 105 22 3 OD Versions Em 105 3 9 e SAGEM LINE F Block Dia Sra RU ne Pei eo eedem b initie 107 32 DE IDSC rd OM iota oon aio mua ER d adnot a ris etu dreee 108 5 5 Cable Interlace Mod le Desettploffisssss Rome ten bbpenb A tbe tartes lines one 109 3 0 Outdoor Uni Ie SCHDUOLDG ire siti eroi de ex ness aie teenies 109 Sd Protected ONL OUT ALON scs issone i eeso dt deeko stessa en bnt esas ii see es ted esee iis coa reed 110 Sod e dq MieTtorstandby MHS B Bree isa tnt AENT 110 D Ades SDOCOJSLVE
115. sition is obtained when V marking appears on the polarizer For Horizontal polarization rotate polarizer to have H marking Antenna If the antenna has a rectangular waveguide interface rotate antenna source to have the wanted polarization Make sure that polarization are the same for antenna and coupler Polarizer Rotate from 90 to change Polarization Figure 1 6 SAGEM LINK F 1 1 Coupler Vertical Polarization Horizontal Polarization Figure 1 7 Setting the Polarization for a 1 1 Coupler SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 28805557 1 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 11 e 1 1 Configuration with a Coupler Remote Mounted and a Standard Antenna The coupler is attached on the remote mount and connected to the standard antenna by a flex guide The two ODUs are vertically mounted on the coupler with the arrows in vertical position Each ODU is connected to the IDU with a coaxial cable Polarisation setting is done by turning antenna source As coupler is not symmetrical in most cases it is important to identify main position lowest insertion loss and standby position It is also necessary to identify ODU cables main or standby with a label e 1 1 Frequency Diversity Configuration with Remote Mounts and a Dual Polarized Antenna In this configuration each ODU is remote mounted on a pole and is connected to an antenna access with a flex
116. t Range 1 TR Spacing SAGEM Model Part Number SAGEM Description Min Freq Max Freq MHz MHz MHz 8 GHz ODUs UFBO08 A126 03 00 251308189 ODU SLF 08GHZ TR A126 LO B3 119 amp 126 UFB08 A126 06 00 251610894 ODU SLF 08GHZ TR A126 LO B6 119 amp 126 UFH08 A126 06 00 251610951 ODU SLF 08GHZ TR A126 HI B6 8 468 0 8496 0 119 amp 126 EE O 13 GHz ODUSs UFB13 A266 01 00 251308209 ODU SLF 13GHZ TR A266 LO B1 12 751 0 12 814 0 266 UFH13 A266 01 00 251308212 ODU SLF 13GHZ TR A266 HI B1 13 017 0 13 080 0 UFB13 A266 02 00 251308220 ODU SLF 13GHZ TR A266 LO B2 12 807 0 12 870 0 UFH13 A266 02 00 251308064 ODU SLF 13GHZ TR A266 HI B2 13 073 0 13 136 0 UFB13 A266 03 00 251308072 ODU SLF 13GHZ TR A266 LO B3 12 863 0 12 926 0 UFH13 A266 03 00 251308085 ODU SLF 13GHZ TR A266 HI B3 13 129 0 13 192 0 266 UFB13 A266 04 00 251308093 ODU SLF 13GHZ TR A266 LO B4 12 919 0 12 982 0 UFH13 A266 04 00 251308303 ODU SLF 13GHZ TR A266 HI B4 13 185 0 13 248 0 SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 120 Transmit Range 1 TR Spacing SAGEM Model Part Number SAGEM Description Min Freq Max Freq MHz MHz MHz 15 GHz ODUs UFB15 A420 03 00 251308358 ODU SLF 15GHZ TR A420 LO B3 14 718 0 14 837 0 420 UFH15 A490 01 00 251308387 ODU SLF 15GHZ TR A490 HI B1 14 893 0 15 012 0 490 UFH15 A490 04 00 2513
117. te station Connect handset in each IDU of the link RJ11 connector e From the local terminal press on the call button PRESS At the remote end the green led corresponding to the EOW flashes Verify that audio communication is operating properly e Make the same test from the remote terminal 2 7 Alarm Relays and I O Dry Loops Test optional When alarm relays and I O dry loops are used in the site perform the following tests to verify proper alarm operation This test is to be done on each end of the link Before starting the test verify that there is no alarm displayed in the equipment It is not possible to simulate all possible alarms without opening equipment for instance simulating a Tx frequency alarm would require to open the ODU and to disturb externally the synthesizer phase lock loop However some alarms can be simulated with simple operations 2 7 1 Simulating an IDU Alarm An IDU alarm could be easily simulated by entering a wrong Link ID code in the local terminal This wrong ID Code generates an IDU alarm but does not affect modem or radio operation To simulate an IDU alarm Remove DC Power on the local terminal and disconnect IDU to ODU cable Power up the IDU and change local ID Code owitch off again DC power and connect IDU to ODU cable owitch on the IDU Once the IDU is properly initialized there should be an IDU alarm displayed e Once the test has been done do not forget to write the right Link
118. tion and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 50 SD SAGEM LINK F PILOT Configuration Alarms Monitoring Parameters Downloads NMI Tools el Bl 8 x ET 16QAM Logout 15 xl Help 23 S S sacem 25 X 2 Remote 1 1 HSB Link ID 1 ODU 1 ODU 1 Data Perf imn Transmit Frequency Transmit Power Transmit Power Transmit Frequency Data Perf 1mn m BER 22443 00 MHz 20 dBm 20 dBm 23451 00 MHz 2 BEF XE eee Le EN eee Tx M i Tem NF of RSL CDU d SIRE RE q sof RSL ODUE qt 54 dBm Be wt OFF OFF Be wt qt 52 dBm ODU ODU Data Perf ELMA Transmit Frequency Transmit Power Transmit Power Transmit Frequency Data Perf 1mn m BER 22443 00 MHz MUTE MUTE 23451 00 MHz 2 BER lt 1E 8 aj T wd aj T mj lt 1E 8 TH TE RSLIDDU AU sie of RSL ODUE gs 58 dBm RET DFF OFF Rx T Ss 58 dBm Alarm Relays ON BER Trbs 1 mn lt 1E 8 IDU Op Trib Custom MI Alarm Relays ON BER Tribs imn lt 1E 8 ILI apu Trib RSL Custom MI COM 1 Super User Monitor OFF Main Pilot Screen for a 1 1 Configuration Man 11 2004 17 48 26 Note Depending on the previous configuration some alarms may still be present Trib or Custom 3 2 4 Completing Link Configuration Once the link has been established with the right main parameters it is necessary to complete the installation The remaining parameters to adjust are
119. tom MI IDU OGL Trib ASL Custom Mbl COM 1 Super User Monitor OFF May 05 2004 12 27 45 3 2 4 3 Configuring BER Counting Period SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 28805557 1 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 54 The BER counting period can be adjusted by clicking on Data Perf buttons or on the BER Tribs buttons The following dialog box appears Time Interval for BER amp Quality 24 hrs OK Reset Cancel Choose a time interval and validate e Use the Reset button to clear BER counter and to start a new measurement e A BER counting period modification does not reset automatically the BER Counter The errors are recorded over a 24 hours period in IDU memory When choosing a period only errors occurred in the selected duration prior to the request are displayed 3 2 4 4 Setting the Alarm Thresholds BER and RSL alarms thresholds can be adjusted with the Pilot software BER thresholds use the menu Alarms Config Local and select the IDU tab Two BER thresholds are available BER Warning default 10 and BER Alarm default 10 Note these thresholds may be modified between 10 and 105 Unless specific requirement it is advised to keep the default threshold figures Local Alarm Configuration E Relay Helapy 2 FAelay3 Helay 4 Relay r1 B Trib opu ipu abu
120. tton v to validate the change or the button x to cancel By default a warning screen appears to confirm again the choice SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM SA Page 48 SAGEM LINK F PILOT Warning x m L7 LER Writing data to the equipment will erase all previous data Are you sure you would like to do this OK Cancel For advanced users who may want to remove this confirmation use the menu Configuration Settings and uncheck Always confirm choice ll SAGE LINK F PILOT Re Alarms Monitoring Parameters Downlo pene 150AM Save As Print Ctrl P Link ID Settings Serial Parts Alwavs Confirm choice While transmitter is still in mute position change if necessary e Transmit frequency by moving the cursor on the slide En sl or by clicking on the left or right buttons and validate e Capacity Click here to modify current Capacity Click here to modify current modulation scheme SAGEM LINK PILOT nml x Configuration Alarms NMonitoring Parameters Download Ti Help es ue a ener NN sacem in T ODU 1 Data Perf imn Transmit Frequency p ranemit Frequency Data Per 1mm m BER 27603 00 MHz 21371 00 MHz BER B AE 7 aj i H E SH Ob RSL DDUE High Band RENE Low Band FLOU jf 90 dBm IBEN 0
121. umber of seriously errored seconds number of residual errored blocks i e errored blocks coming outside the seriously errored seconds SES rate of errored seconds over the measuring period indicated above rate of seriously errored seconds over the measuring period indicated above rate of residual errored blocks over the measuring period indicated above Events that may occur during monitoring LOCAL REMOTE TSL Broken Restored radio link broken restored IDU ODU DCC RECEPTION The connection with SAGEM LINK F Broken Restored TRANSMISSION Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 1 Channel 2 channel 1 channel 2 radio transmitter switch channel 1 channel 2 radio receiver switch Equipment is broken restarted more 3 3 3 2 Edit Monitor List When Clicking on the Edit Monitor List menu the following screen appears SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA PC does not communicate with equipment any Communication link between IDU and ODU broken restored Page 68 Monitor Stopped no monitoring in progress Select events to monitor Monitor Running Monitoring in progress Ta i Event Monitor List MONITOR STOPPED Start Stop ODU IDU ris Pert 3 Month Day Year Hour Minutes Start LE dl 05 zou 4 1524 06 Stop May 06 zou 1524 06
122. uring period rate of unavailable seconds over the measuring period Local G 626 Performance Reporting a Quality on May 05 2004 at 18 27 37 Period 1 mn ES SES number of errored seconds number of unavailable seconds number of residual errored blocks i e errored blocks coming outside the seriously errored seconds SES rate of errored seconds over the measuring period rate of seriously errored seconds over the measuring period rate of residual errored blocks over the measuring period 3 3 7 5 Interleaver Refer to section 3 2 4 8 SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 89 3 3 7 6 Frequency Scan Frequency scan is a special function of SAGEM LINK F Pilot used to measure receive spectrum around receive frequency in order to identify radio interferers which could degrade the link sensitivity The results are displayed graphically and are stored in the IDU flash memory for further consultation Frequency scan is to be performed separately on each terminal The user defines maximum and minimum frequencies to scan The local transmitter is muted while the system measure Receive oignal Levels frequency per frequency Note To proceed to a frequency scan it is necessary firs to change the current capacity and modulation to a 2 E1 QPSK mode When clicking on the frequency scan menu this windows appears
123. utton e AIS on BER when selected an AIS is sent to the tributary output in case of a BER greater than 10 e Data Alarm e ifthe tributary is not currently used for traffic then it is necessary to configure it as inverted I In this mode there will be no tributary alarm for this particular tributary if it is not connected However if this tributary is connected while being in alarm is generated position a tributary e lf the tributary is used for traffic it is necessary to configure it as normal N In this mode there is an alarm in case of lack of signal at tributary input e Service for normal service select A active If you select S an AIS is returned to the receive tributary on the local terminal this AIS is not being transmitted on the remote terminal e Loopback when clicking on a button located on the loopback line the following screen appears SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 52 Diagnostic Tools LOCAL REMOTE IDLI ODU DDU MUX Card IDLI Card IDU Card 7 MX Card Tributaries H ripurares LI E Aggregate D ata Aggregate D ata i ZU E H E El Click on a case for E E nog Click on a case for a local Tributary E E gt mo a remote Tributary loopback E E BI Br 1r loopback 14 E b L 14 ME E NET E E EN EST Appl
124. vailable for 1 1 space diversity or for 1 1 frequency diversity configurations In 1 1 hot standby mode the RSL switching criteria is not taken in account by the receive switch When this menu is selected then the following windows appears Tributaries Diagnostic Tools k conio Tools 4 Equipment Settings Quality d ATPC Interleaver RSL Switching Frequency Scan k Edit Password Click on local or Remote and enter the RSL Switching threshold Local RSL Switching E ASL Switching threshold 65 dBm OK Cancel Help In diversity mode if the receive level of both receivers are greater than this threshold then this criteria is not taken in account by the receive switch If the RSL of one of the receivers is below this threshold then the system selects the receiver with the best receive level Edit Password This menu allows to modify default passwords When clicking on this menu the following windows appears SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 28805557 1 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sa Page 87 Tributaries d Diagnostic Tools contig Tools d Equipment Settings Quality ATPC Interleaver 0 RSL Switching d Frequency Scan k Edit Password d Level Twa Level Three Level Two corresponds to the user mode password default 1234 while level three refers to the super user mode password default 2345 To chan
125. with their status when starting monitoring e Link monitoring data As this is a text file it could be printed or exported to an other program Monitoring Messages Each alarm name is followed by the alarm source LOCAL for any local alarm and REMOTE for any remote alarm Normal means there is no alarm while an alarm indication means an active alarm Ex Transmit Freq 2 REMOTE Alarm means there is an active transmit frequency alarm in the transmitter 2 standby unit of the far end equipment Alarm List Transmit Power 1 Transmit power alarm on transmitter 1 main Transmit Power 2 Transmit power alarm on transmitter 2 Standby Transmit Freq 1 Transmit frequency alarm on transmitter 1 main Transmit Freq 2 Transmit frequency alarm on transmitter 2 standby Receive Level 1 RSL alarm on receiver 1 main Receive Level 2 RSL alarm on receiver 2 Standby PSU 1 ODU Power Supply alarm 1 main PSU2 ODU Power Supply alarm 2 standby Cable 1 ODU Cable alarm 1 main SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 28805557 1 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sA Page 67 Cable 2 Modem Cable 1 Modem Cable 2 Modulation 1 Modulation 2 Demodulation 1 Demodulation 2 Link ID Code IDU BER Warning BER Alarm Local Aux Input k Remote Aux Input n Tributary i Fault Measurements List RSL Channel 1 xx dBm RSL Channel 2 xx dBm BER Channel 1 nE m BER Ch
126. x Standby L Tx Standby R Rx Standby L Rx Standby R Figure 2 3 Main local transmitter and standby local receiver active This switching should be error free Wait one minute to verify the transmission is error free From the local terminal in the same menu select standby transmitter by clicking on the case Tx2 This switching causes errors However the switching time should be less than 2 seconds less than 2 x 10 errors SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sa Page 37 Tx Main L Tx Main R Z gt Rx Main R Rx Main L Tx Standby L Tx Standby R Rx Standby L Rx Standby R Figure 2 4 Standby local transmitter and receiver active Clear the counter and verify there is no error occurred during one minute If a revertive switch is used from the local terminal select Auto for both transmitter and receiver Main local ODU should be now active If there is no revertive switch selected select Rx1 and Tx1 in manual mode and validate Then click on the Auto cases The system is now in automatic mode and the maintenance LED should be off Note During transmitter switch from standby to main errors are also generated Use the same procedure from the remote end of the link SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohi
127. y Exit Default Click here to Apply Click here for a local Click here for a remote Multiplexer loopback Multiplexer loopback From this screen it is possible to control a local or a remote tributary loopback or a local or remote multiplexer loopback Tributary Loopback When a tributary loopback has been selected then a Maintenance indication is written on the status bar of the main Pilot screen and the yellow LED Maint in IDU front panel flashes Diagnostic Tools i IDLI Card IDO Card MUs Card MUS Card Tributaries E 107 EU Tributaries 107 c E Aggregate D ata Aggregate Data ET O 14 7 ET 18 iN UM BnE M ME NN UNUM M M MN M M I Local Tributary loopback 1 Apply Exit has been selected icl x 4 n afafalalafalala Ts os sn ein Interface Bal 120 Bal 120 Bal 120 Bal 120 The local and remote loopback operations are explained in the diagram below SAGEM LINK F Installation and Operation Manual 288055571 01 Reproduction and communication prohibited without the written permission of SAGEM sa Page 53 Local Tributary Loopback Tributary Input 2 4 Tributary Output Tributary Output Tributary Input Tributary Input 2 4 Tributary Output Tributary Output e Tributary Input Remote Tributary Loopback Loc
128. y if the antenna feed is pressurized Therefore it is essential to observe the recommendations relative to the selected antenna type Provision must therefore be made for e installation and connection of a pressurizing system if the antenna is connected to the ODU with a waveguide e use pressurization windows and seals to protect waveguide connections 1 4 1 Antenna Mount In most cases the antenna mounts provided by antenna manufacturers fit on tubular poles diameter 88 9 to 114 mm If the antenna is installed on towers using another type of structure e g square section tower special mounting kits must be used for this support The following precautions must always be taken Allow enough clearance 10 about the alignment axis Leave also adequate space around the ODU to allow easy mounting make sure that nothing may obstruct the link even partially especially in the near field of view keep enough room for access to the antenna and ODU for set up and maintenance measurements install proper lightning rod and earthing Note f there is an existing lightning rod make sure that the ODU installation site is covered by the lightning protection cone misalignment under extreme weather conditions must not exceed 20 min angle in elevation and azimuth The antenna mount may be secured in different ways depending on the antenna installation site type and environment mounting pole secured to the HEA

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