Technical Description and User Guide
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1. _ _ 4Gon www 4Gon co uk info 4gon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808295 Fax 44 0 1245 808299 ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems The file names can be changed but it is very important that the file has the necessary attribute flags otherwise the file will not be used either as firmware or as boot ini type file There are no file extensions in the file system either file when edited is treated as ASCII text file When uploading the file if the Flash disk stores the file with the same filename as for the file being uploaded it will be overwritten with the new file Configuration backup files Using cfg backup lt filename gt command the user can create the backup file of the current SAF FreeMile configuration The configuration backup file is a text file and when created contains the current configuration script the same configuration script that are stored in EEPROM Please refer to Chapter 7for more information on configuration script The configuration backup files are stored on Flash disk where they can be edited or downloaded to PC The backup configuration file can be applied in run time by consecutively entering cfg restore lt filename gt and cfg run commands Note the configuration restored from file is not stored in EEPROM and therefore will be lost when SAF FreeMitle is restarted To save it in EEPROM use write command The user can create and store several configuration fi2. 38GHz 25GHz 20GHz 19GHz SAF Tehnika JSC 2010 4Gon www 4Gon co uk info 4gon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808295 Fax 44 0 1245 808299 SAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems Table of Contents JEN SINE aa a 2 BE A OOO aa saga KAN E R NA RE 3 2 ae ee OTTI UO O UDUR V eer ee ee A eee ee BA aa E ne ana eee een 4 V2 1 BTUs 1 CML crates sere a kaa Sana Sang aa gi as aa GG A BAN a aa ang Ka ANA NELA AAN A I a a E aa a aana a a E SEA ag Gana an 4 A SC CaN Fa SS akasa aaa aana akang I naa na adas anga nan aa ni sanan aa aa an as a a a aaa ganal saa a ea aa aan 4 ba NENENG EN TA a ap aaa an da Aa Bab na Jen ana aa kah anga E aa aee Ja Bapan ah ag aka kaa anaa aan AN 4 MI 2 E ge A I AE ENG eee eee eee ee EKER eer eee 5 E e R DL BS E A E E E A A AT 9 LAT LET Ehe kw SAE FreeMile F OIDU ss scacna aan eaaa aaa ajaa aoinne ab n pan nen ada aaa na ajana pan eea ahaaa 5 1 4 Low Power Active Repeater with SAF FreeMile FODU anooenaoenaneeneaenenanenanananana nawan anan anana na nana n anan 6 lAa Metro Ethernet and Mesh Networks with SAF FreeMile FODU aaaaaeeeaaae aana aanen anna ane anane nana anene 6 ee US rning TUDUNG anatara asekar naar a kaag ka padi aab a d aaa aa anaa aa 7 PI yan aa agan sr a na ara eset ced lactone ag a apaa eon a aa a agan 8 PO rears aan a aan E D EN ANAN E aa ga ten ag aaa tena aa aan deus 9 DI Da GP D
3. Capacity range pacity Up to 2 E1 T1 I PERFORMANCE Configuration 1 0 Traffic Interfaces 100Mbps Fast Ethernet RJ45 2xE1 RJ45 Tx Power tuning range dBm 30 15 RSL Threshold at BER 10 30 MHz 32QAM 100Mbps dBm E a Coding and Modulation pit aa i PORTS Antenna flange Circular 10 3mm Ethernet with power over Ethernet 1xRJ45 data traffic management port power cable g p p Balanced 2xE1 T1 1xRJ45 m MANAGEMENT FEATURES Management Port RJ45 in band optional VLAN tagging RSI Taina TCP IP WEB SNMP Telnet local and remote Monitoring Via Telnet WEB GUI SAF NMS SNMP Manager Loopbacks Yes E1 modem RF loopback m ETHERNET 64 level DiffServ DSCP or 8 level 802 1p mapped in Qos 4 prioritization queues with VLAN support Max frame size 1916 bytes Flow Control Yes 802 1q VLAN support Up to 15 concurrent traffic VLANs Spanning Tree 802 1d 1998 STP ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems m MECHANICAL amp ELECTRICAL Ref ETSI EN 300 019 2 4 class 4 1E non weather Stationary use protected locations Temperature range 33 C to 552 C Dimensions HxWxD mm weight 230x230x85 2 kg Input DC voltage 48 V DC 10 Max power consumption lt 15W Channel plan 24 17 GHz 10MHz channels 1 24055 17105 24155 17205 1 O 2 24065 17115 24165 17215 24065 17115 24165 17215 ee Ss eee AR 4 24085 17135 24185 17235 5 24095 17145
4. STP Spanning Tree Protocol STM 1 Synchronous Transport Module 1 TCP IP Internet Protocol Suite Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TDM Time Division Multiplexing TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol TM Tide Mark TP Twisted Pair TS Threshold Seconds Tx Transmission UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter USB Universal Serial Bus UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair VLAN Virtual Local Area Network WAN Wide Area Network eX amp SAE A U ihi SAF FreeMile and Go FreeMile are trademarks of SAF Tehnika JSC All rights reserved The content is subject to change without notice ky AEG 150 3001 Produced epr maa bangat rang in Europe tS 44 lt
5. These parameters are stored in EEPROM in the form of script and when booting up the script parameters are loaded into RAM These parameters can be freely changed in run time changing the data in RAM If the SAF FreeMile is shut down without saving the current configuration script in EEPROM the original configuration will be restored from EEPROM on the next boot up Example of script can be observed onthe screenshot below The script can be edited string can be added by simply entering required string see Nr 7 on the screenshot below or by executing command in CLI or in the appropriate Web GUI section the script will be supple mented with the new string or the instant string entry will be updated string can be deleted by entering appropriate line number see Nr 2 on the screenshot below or by using cfg delete lt string gt in CLI The changes can be saved in EEPROM by pressing Cfg write button see Nr 3 on the screenshot below or by entering cfg write command in CLI I Note The parameters that are not specified in the configuration script will have their default values when the SAF FreeMile is restarted Explanation of customization fields gt net ip mask 255 255 255 0 02 net ip gw 255 255 255 255 03 net ip remaddr 192 168 205 11 04 snmp host add 192 168 205 9 05 snmp community read swift 06 web refresh 2 4 07 met ip addr 192 168 205 127 08 radio tafreg 24071750 09 radi
6. Depending onthe method used the user may reset the whole terminal or the management controller individually see table below for details Reset action unplugging power source Restarts both the multiplexer module and the management module Resets all management counters Resetting with Restart CPU f button Restarts CPU of the management controller Resets all in Web GUI Configuration gt System eae configuration window or using command prompt command system reset Resetting with command prompt Restarts modem and CPU of the management controller command system reset cold Resets all management counters 2 2 Web interface This section describes necessary functionalities of Web interface 2 2 1 10 100Base T Port The 10 100Base T management port is used to connect the SAF FreeMile to a PC or Ethernet network for Web SNMP and Telnet management The 10 100Base T port cable length must not exceed 100 meters 2 2 2 Assembling the SAF FreeMile RJ45 connector Attention Be aware that length of RJ45 connectors may vary This is the reason why enclosure of weatherproof connector has room for longest possible RJ45 connector The following instruction shows how to assemble weatherproof connector in order to achieve the best possible fit of RJ45 connector with socket SAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems Figure 2 1 Assembling Ethernet weatherproof connector Fig 2 1 1 Put rubber sealing inside t
7. One implementation could target maximal spectral efficacy by trying to reach the highest ACM profile while the other is willing to compromise on some of the spectral efficiency enabling CCI and ACI reduction In any chosen algorithm ATPC reduces the average transmitted power benefiting each ACM profile and any link condition The local CFIP FODU receives information each second about Rx level from the far end CFIP FODU through the service channel depending on the received Rx level parameter the local CFIP FODU adjusts the transmitter power in accordance with the algorithm shown below Check info from far end If the link is corrupted you cannot get far end i signal You must swich off ATPC Le set Tx power to max _ Tx correction 0 7 No Increase Tx level by Delta NO Decrease Tx level by Delta Rx level the the Rx level figure received from the far end Rx max maximum permissible Rx level at the far end Rx min lt minimum permissible Rx level at the far end Tx correction Tx correction limit Delta the value by which the Tx power is increased or decreased according to far end Rx level indication 1 dBm by default Figure 4 1 ATPC algorithm ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems 4 1 3 Modem configuration Modem data status 4 ok Bandwidth 2 28000 z KHz Modulation 32A4PSK WeakFEC ACM E1 channels 4 Foil ol ol o4 5 Rollback on
8. The main window in Web GUI is Main page which shows all main system parameters and in case of failure or any other problem It tints a specific parameter in red Configuration sections of the page allow you to modify main system parameters and set up the link For further details please see Chapter 2 2 10 Initial configuration with Web GUI To have better understanding of main page below you can find explanation of every field SAF Name SAF IP 192 168 205 111 SN 325560100008 Uptime 20 08 20 Rx level 68 dBm 4 Rx quality Rx modulation 32QAM Rx level Rx quality Rx modulation 32QAM SAF FreeMile V1 53 2010 09 06 Za Radio side 6 High Tx power 7 15 dBm Rx level 8 63 dBm 68 dBm Tx frequency 9 24165 MHz Rx frequency 4 0 24065 MHz HA TH Modem configuration mac l Bandvidth 41 30 MHz Modulation 42 22QAM with ACM Ethernet capacity 1 3 40 7 106 0 Mbps eee SS A Ei channels 14 0 NG Modem status a wizard ii a 1 Modem status 43 ACQUIRE_LOCKED aaa LDPC decoder stress 6 1 102 06 Current modulation Rx Tx T 32QAM 32QAM Current Ethernet capacity Rx E 8 100 0 100 0 Mbps E1 status 4 9 Ok System temperature Tx polarization Name serial number Version string Loopback Radio configuration RSSI LED Radio antenna diameter Tx power Tx channel selection Modem configuration Modem configuration 20 45 0 C 113 0 F 21 HORIZONTAL 22 sar 325560100008 23 v1 53 2010
9. aT be Ir IH ert sy Lia a sag on ji Hai A start a eg r k ET he l athe gt Find Local Area Connection click right mouse button on it and choose Properties LAN or High Speed Internet Bluetooth Network Wireless Network Connection Disabled Connected CA Bluetooth LAN Access Server TD ep HP WLAN 802 1 ibig W400 ocal 4rea Connection Local Area Connection 6 Disabled Lio Cisco Systems VPN Adapter Connected Disable Status Repair Bridge Connections Create Shortcut Delete Rename Properties Click on Internet Protocol TCP IP from the list in the dialog box and then click on Properties ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems i Local Area Connection Properties 3 x General Authentication Advanced Connect using BS Broadcom Netstreme Gigabit Ethene Configure This connection uses the following itema QoS Packet Scheduler F Network Monitor Driver E Internet Protocol TCP IP Install Uninstall Description Transmission Control Protocollntermet Protocol The default Wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks Show icon in notification area when connected l Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity 4 In the dialog box enter the following values so that your PC is in the same subnet as default SAF FreeMile
10. due to use of QPSK and QAM modulations and efficient despite it consumes small amount of power Tx Rx part of the system e RSLThreshold at BER 10 30MHz 32QAM 100Mbps 77 dBm e System Gain with guaranteed max IK power and kx sensitivity is 62 dBm e ACM Adaptive Coding and Modulation hitless ACM opens new possibilities depending on network designer s strategy e ATPC Automatic Transmitter Power Control for increased deployment density capability e Very high flexibility allows configuring the system to various channel bandwidths modulation schemes and capacity settings 1 4 Application Examples 1 4 1 2E1 Ethernet with SAF FreeMile FODU e SAF FreeMile replaces the existing low capacity E1 radio system by preserving E1 connectivity where needed and adding high capacity Ethernet channel for future use It is perfect for overlaying GSM network with 3G WiMax and LTE Long Term Evolution services e Suitable for transition from TDM to Ethernet based networks e SAF FreeMile supports SNMP protocol for NMS EL Ethemet _ EE M BOD EEE I E EEE mg Service Center ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems 1 4 2 Low Power Active Repeater with SAF FreeMile FODU Extends network to non line of sight locations e dealfor crossing mountains and interconnecting Ethernet networks e Low power consumption allows using alternative power sources like solar panel or small wind tur
11. shows the modulation modes currently utilized Current Ethernet capacity Rx Tx shows the current Ethernet capacities in both directions E7 status shows if the E1 channel is connected or not and shows status of LOS and AIS indications To see the status click on the text System temperature shows the device internal temperature in degrees by Celsius IK polarization shows transmission polarization and position of connectors and wires at the local side Name serial number shows system name and serial number Version string shows currently installed firmware version It must match on both ends of the link Loopback shows If any loopback Is currently active RSSI LED enables or disables RSSI LED indication radio antenna diameter allows to select antenna diameter you are using IK power allows to choose appropriate IK power value IK channel selection allows choosing one of three 30MHz channel bandwidth or ten 10MHz channel bandwidth channels For availability please check Spectrum analysis 22 4 ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems 29 Modem configuration allows choosing appropriate channel bandwidth Ethernet capacity and number of E1 channels By default 30MHz channel bandwidth with 100Mbps capacity is selected 30 Pressing Save button saves in local unit all changes applied 31 Pressing Save in local and remote button saves in both local and remote units all ch
12. 09 06 24 none 25 Enabled C Disabled 26 30 cm 27 15 dem 28 2 24165mHz 29 z0mHz 100 Mbps Logout 15 dBm 68 dBm 24065 MHz 24165 MHz 30 MHz 32QAM with ACM 40 7 100 0 Mbps o ACQUIRE_LOCKED 1 7e 06 32QAM 32QAM 100 0 100 0 Mbps Ok 47 5 C 117 5 F VERTICAL SAF 325570100007 V1 53 2010 09 06 33 Rollback on a ply 34 Apply for local and remote Rollback on a Apply Apply for local and remote _Save Save in local and remote System returned 32 ok Note Fields marked with are clickable 1 Shows the system name of particular SAF FreeMile its IP address serial number and uptime since the last restart If uptime is displayed in red the connection to CFIP management port was lost 2 Shows the firmware version currently being used 3 Logout button allows ending the current Web GUI management session and logging In as a different user if necessary After pressing the button you are auto matically redirected to the login page 4 Shows short summary of the main operational parameters of local and remote system e Rx level or RSL at both ends must not differ significantly from the previously calculated value ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems 10 11 12 13 14 19 16 e Rx quality bar with use of colors red orange yellow green indicates current quality of the signal e Mo
13. 11 SAF FreeMile Ethernet management port IP address host C files SAF FreeMilel000 elf ezip firmware file source SAF FreeMilel001 elf ezip file name in the SAF FreeMile flash memory destination Ec file attribute flags E and c the attribute flags are separated from file name or source with comma only comma and no space and there are no commas or spaces between flags cy C WINDOWS system32 cmd exe Confstfep i 192 168 205 100 put Clscfipscfipl OOO elf ezip cfipfOO1 elf ezip Ec Transfer successful 625068 bytes in 3 seconds 208356 hytes s Gay Figure 7 1 5 If uploaded file is large like firmware file it is recommended to defragment Flash disk Use tfs clean command from Telnet or ASCII terminal to perform defragmentation 6 If the uploaded file is the firmware file which should be used by SAF FreeMile it is necessary to edit boot ini file by deleting the entry with the old file name and to write file name of the new firmware file the boot ini file must be saved with B and e flags file attributes For more information how to edit files please refer to the chapter Working with files in Chapter 6 4 To copy file from SAF FreeMile Flash disk to PC hard disk via TFIP use the following command tftp 1 192 168 205 11 get filename destination_filename where 192 168 205 11 SAF FreeMile port IP address host filename file to be copied from SAF FreeMile to PC d
14. 24195 17245 24095 17145 24195 17245 L eoa aeeoa eee AAN NANA NG 7 24115 17165 24215 17265 __ 8 24125 17175 24225 17275 24125 17175 24225 17275 __ 9 24135 17185 24235 17285 10 24145 17195 24245 17295 Capacity Modes 10MHz channel 32QAM 30MHz channel 32QAM Eth Mbps 2E1 Mbps 2T1 Mbps Eth Mbps 2E1 Mbps 2T1 Mbps With FEC optimized for increased capacity but higher RSL threshold 1 6 Cable Requirements 10 100Base T Cat 5e UTP or better cable is required for power supply management of device and data traffic SAF FreeMile can be used with any SAF Tehnika additionally provided Power over Ethernet sourcing equipment provided power gt 15 W Used voltage is 48 V DC 10 though the nominal voltage is 48 V over two of the four available pairs on a Cat 5e cable It is possible to use passive injectors utilizing spare leads Refer to Chapter 9 for detailed information about pinouts Length of Cat 5e cable must not exceed 100 meters ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems 2 Configuration and Management There are three ways to adjust and read settings and operation parameters of the SAF FreeMile equipment 1 using Web terminal connected to the 10 100Base T management port 2 using Telnet terminal connected to the 10 100Base T management port or 3 using NMS or SNMP terminal connected to the 10 100Base T management port 2 1 Resetting the SAF FreeMile
15. Bandvidth Modulation Ethernet capacity Ei channnels Modem status Modem status LDPC decoder stress Current modulation Rx Tx Current Ethernet capacity Rx Tx Ei status System temperature Tx polarization Name serial number Version string Loopback Radio configuration RSSI LED Radio antenna diameter Tx power Tx channel selection Modem configuration Modem configuration High 15 dBm 67 dBm 24195 MHz 24095 MHz 30 MHz 32QAM with ACM 40 7 100 0 Mbps 0 ACQUIRE_LOCKED 1 0e 06 32QAM 32QAM 100 0 100 0 Mbps Ok 50 5 C 4 422 9 F VERTICAL SAF V1 52 2010 07 05 work build none G Enabled Cc Disabled so cm lt 15 dBm 5 24195MHz z somHz 100 Mbps Low 15 dBm 66 dBm 24095 MHz 24195 MHz 30 MHz 32QAM vith ACM 40 7 100 0 Mbps 0 ACQUIRE_LOCKED 1 0e 06 32QAM 32QAM 100 0 100 0 Mbps Ok 44 0 C 111 2 F HORIZONTAL SAF V1 52 2010 07 05 work build Rollback on L App Apply for local and remote Rollback on L Apply Apply for local and remote ES Save in local and remote System returned Ok Figure 2 8 Web Interface description main window of configured link Also special marks are used Entries highlighted in red indicate that specific parameters do not comply with the norms of standard operation For example value is out of range local value is not equal to the remote value and vice versa onl
16. be applicable in the event FODU ODU has been hermetically unsealed Note SAF Tehnika JSC is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment Such modifications could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Copyright Notice Copyright 2010 SAF Tehnika JSC All rights reserved 1 Overview This document briefly describes the SAF FreeMile series Full Outdoor Unit FODU covering the built in management system configuration functionality hardware features etc 1 1 SAF FreeMile Full Outdoor Units SAF FreeMile product family is new next generation product line which is targeting growing demands for data transmission over microwave radio As a result the primary traffic interface for SAF FreeMile radio is Fast Ethernet As SAF FreeMile is capable of providing bit rate of up to 100Mbps it is a perfect addition to SAF portfolio The excellent SAF FreeMile radio and modem performance allows achieving perfect system capacity by employing 32 decision states modulation schemes by user s choice Apart from the full system capacity of 100Mbps it is possible to configure the radio to any of 10 and 30 MHz channels as well as to any of QPSK 16QAM 32QAM modulations thus providing various capacities to sult particular needs SAF Tehnika JSC has employed most modern design solutions and components to create high performance compact radio with Low power consumption lt 19W p
17. enable disable 2 ATPC update period 1 5 allows defining the period in seconds in which ATPC parameters are being updated By default the update period is 1 second command line atpc delay lt power change delay time 1 5 secs 3 ATPC delta 5 dB allows defining ATPC delta an increment or decrement in which Tx power will be changed It is highly unadvisable to change this parameter command line atpc delta lt tx power correction step 1 5 dBm gt 4 IK power correction displays the amount of transmitter power in decibels ATPC has currently corrected command line atpc status ATPC update period 1 5 ATPC delta 1 5 dB Tx power correction Tx power correction limit 19 1 dB Remote device status Rx remote level maximum 60 20 dBm SN oa kw N 5 7x power correction limit 19 7 dB allows defining the amount of dB ATPC will be able to correct regarding initial Tx power value command line atpc limit lt tx power correction limit 19 1 dB gt 6 Remote device status shows if management CPU was able to read data from remote management CPU 7 Fx remote level maximum 60 20 dBm allows defining the maximum Rx level ATPC Tx power correction will be performed only in case of exceeding this defined maximum Rx level command line atpc rxmax lt rx level max 60 20 dBm gt 8 Fx remote level minimum 90 50 dBm allows defining the minimum Rx level ATPC Tx po
18. frequency loopback In order to check performance of SAF FreeMile radio frequency loopback should be used a In Tools gt Command line enter command radio txpower 10 inorder to set transmit output power to 10 dBm b In Tools gt Command line enter command loopback rf lt time_in_second gt where lt time_in_seconds gt should be substituted by sufficient time of loopback operation c Observe Rx level during radio frequency loopback operation Status gt Main status gt Rx level or System summary d Using chart below Tx power shouldn t be set for ATPC above Maximum Tx power at appropriate Rx level observed MAXIMUM TX POWER dBm ot ti tt ty PNET Tt ty PN TTT SINIT ETNE ad II wN otf ttt tt aR 65 60 55 50 45 40 35 30 25 RX LEVEL dBm For example if radio frequency loopback Indicated Rx level 55dBm Ix power shouldn t be set above 9dBm ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems o Miscellaneous Controls in Web Graphic User Interface These controls are located in the Navigation Panel under the Tools item 9 1 Configuration File This section describes operation with SAF FreeMile configuration script The management module has RAM and EEPROM chips onboard When SAF FreeMile is booted up bootstrap is loaded from the EEPROM into RAM The bootstrap contains the parameters that were previously stored in EEPROM using write and or cfg write commands
19. maintain connectivity of the SAF FreeMile link by cancelling last erroneous configuration changes and reverting to previous successful configuration used Rollback will activate only if you lose connection to WEB interface of SAF FreeMile after configuration changes applied and reverting process will take approx 3 minutes After parameter value editing when the focus from this object is removed this parameter value edit box may be highlighted in red meaning that entered value is not valid If Appl or Apply for local and remote buttons are pressed and one or several configuration values edit boxes is are highlighted in red the user will see error message with the explanation text Name SAF SAR E 192 168 205 111 Uptime 03 33 19 Rx level 68 dBm Rx quality Ba Radio side Rx modulation 32QAM Tx power Rx level 66 dBm Tx frequency Rx level Rx quality Rx modulation 32QAM Rx frequency Bandvadth Modulation Ethernet capacity Ei channnels Modem status Modem status LDPC decoder stress Current modulation Rx Tx Current Ethernet capacity Rx Tx Ei status System temperature Tx polarization Name serial number Version string Loopback Radio configuration RSSI LED Radio antenna diameter Tx power 3 Tx channel selection Modem configuration Modem configuration High 15 dBm 67 dBm 24195 MHz 24095 MHz 30 MHz 32QAM with ACM 40 7 100 0 Mbps 0 ACQUIRE_LOCKED 1
20. new firmware firstly restart the management CPU of the remote link side SAF FreeMile and then the local side SAF FreeMile traffic flow wont be interrupted in Configuration gt System configuration Other configuration Web refresh 2 60 sec 5 Time Usage Y Y MM DD HH mm ss 10 01 20 15 16 08 Set local machine time Rollback on Execute configuration Write to config file Restart CPU g Immediate CPU restart 6 2 Uploading File via Ethernet Management Port TFTP Assuming that the SAF FreeMile IP settings are properly configured proceed as follows 1 Connect the SAF FreeMile to network or directly to PC 2 Make sure TFTP is running on SAF FreeMile by default the TFTP is switched off to run the TFITP on SAF FreeMile connect to SAF FreeMile with Telnet client and enter the following command start tfto 3 Run the program that enables to use TFIP service for example command interpreter cmd exe if using Windows see Figure 7 4 For example to upload the firmware file SAF FreeMile000 elf ezip with attribute flags E and c enter command tftp i 192 168 205 11 put C files SAF FreeMilel000 elf ezip SAF FreeMilel001 elf ezip Ec where vww 4Gon co uk info 4gon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 80829 SAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems i key which specifies that file must be transferred in binary image transfer mode 192 168 205
21. provided customization fields 4 1 1 Radio configuration Rollback on Execute configuration Execute for both 1 Radio data status shows if management CPU was able to read data from radio Radio data status 4 Ok Radio side 2 Low Tx power 2 17 dBm 3 17 dBm Tx frequency 22014000 22582000 KHz 4 22303 100 KHz Rx frequency 5 23311100 KHz Duplex shift 1008000 KHz Tx mute T o 8 9 2 Radio side shows if radio side you are currently viewing is low or high command line radio side 3 IK power allows you to define transmitter power If the RSL is too high much higher than normal 50dBm you might want to lower transmitter power Too high Rx level gt 20 dBm may even result in synchronization loss The minimum and maximal values you can choose are dependent on modulation type and CFIP model Maximal and minimal Tx power values are shown in the brackets command line radio txpower lt power dB m gt 4 Tx freguency 22014000 22582000 KHz allows you to enter preferable transmitter frequency hence defining utilized channel command line radio txfreg lt freg KHz gt 5 Ax frequency shows the current receiver utilized frequency command line radio freq 6 Duplex shift shows the duplex shift between the transmitter frequency and receiver frequency command line radio duplexshift 7 IK mute allows turning transmitter power off It may be effective when diagnosing on Inte
22. to the link conditions and traffic priority An ACM profile defines the link parameters modulation for a given range of the Radial MSE The Radial MSE range of each profile defines the threshold for switching from one ACM profile to another Each ACM profile has a different spectral efficiency derived from its modulation The receiver continuously monitors the link condition based on Radial MSE value Once the estimators at the receiver side show that the link performance is not suitable for the current ACM profile an ACM switching process will be initiated In case of degradation in the link performance the new ACM profile will include lower modulation decreasing the link bitrate The ACM switching rate is measured in dB s and is a key feature of ACM systems In general the higher the switching rate the better the systems immunity to rapid Radial MSE changes When the switching Is being executed the payload rate Is being modified to fit the aggregated data rate to the new available link data rate Alternatively ACM can also be used to Increase the link distance resulting in added link spectral efficiency The same concept is implemented as previously with the margins that were kept for 99 995 percent bandwidth availability now used to increase the link distance Whenever the link conditions are degraded the system will switch to an ACM profile with lower spectral efficiency to enable maintaining the Link SAF FreeMile Cl
23. 0e 06 32QAM 32QAM 100 0 100 0 Mbps Ok 50 5 C 422 9 F VERTICAL SAF V1 52 2010 07 05 work build none Q Enabled Cc Disabled 30 cm zj 15 dBm z 5 24195MHz somHz 100 Mbps a SAF FreeMile V1 52 2010 07 05 15 dBm 66 dBm 24095 MHz 24195 MHz 20 MHz 32QAM with ACM 40 7 100 0 Mbps 0 ACQUIRE_LOCKED 1 0e 06 32QAM 32QAM 100 0 100 0 Mbps Ok 44 0 C 111 2 F HORIZONTAL SAF V1 52 2010 07 05 work build Rollback on I pp ly for local and remote Rollback on L Apply Apply for local and remote System returned Ok Note Fields marked with are clickable 9 Figure 2 9 Web Interface IP configuration page with numbering 18 ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems 2 2 8 IK power selection Tx power should not exceed equivalent isotropically radiated power EIRP limitation of 20 dBm In the table below please see interdependence between antenna used and allowed Tx output power range resulting EIRP lt 20 dBm Particular table shows data for 24GHz frequency range Antenna size gain 30cm 35 0dBi 60cm 40 3dBi 99cm 45 4dBi Allowed Ix power 25 15 dBm 25 20 dBm 25 dBm Erroneous Ix power setting will pop up an error message In the table below please see interdependence between antenna used and allowed Tx output power range resulting EIRP lt 20 dBm Particular table shows d
24. 192 168 205 10 put boot 1NI Be ttftp exe 192 168 205 10 put cfipfO00 elf ezip Ec rem ttftp exe 192 168 205 10 put help tut arp d p_addr if_addr deletes the host specified by ip_addr If another host with a duplicate IP address exists on the network the ARP cache may have had the MAC address for the other computer placed in It arp d is used to delete an entry that may be Incorrect By default no host is specified rem ttftp exe 192 168 205 10 put help txtprefix ignores command execution ttttp exe 192 168 205 10 put SAF FreeMilel000 elfezip Ec uploads firmware file named SAF FreeMilel000 elf ezip with attribute flags E and c to host SAF FreeMile with IP address 192 168 205 10 Start TFTP on both link sides in Configuration gt IP configuration IP services FTP service Start FTP TFTP service run send 205 xx cmd to perform update where xx represents last number of actual SAF FreeMile IP address In case the memory is full upload will halt and error message will be displayed In this case user must first delete some files to free enough memory on the SAF FreeMile Flash disk Update process screen Is shown below C NCFIF_FODU arp d C SCFIP_FODU gt ttftp exe 192 168 205 10 put boot ini Be File boot ini Be i19 bytes C o CFIP_FODU gt ttitp exe 192 168 205 110 put cfipfOOU elf ezip Ec File cfipf0O00le1f ezip Ec size 626796 bytes To activate
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26. Execute configuration i Execute for both 1 Modem data status shows if management CPU was able to read data from mode m 2 Bandwidth allows choosing between 3 5 7 14 and 28 MHz bandwidths available The default value is 3 5 MHz This option is dependent on what bandwidth you have purchased The wider bandwidth you have the higher will be the overall link bitrate The maximum bitrate of 108 Mbps is available using 28 MHz bandwidth command line modem set lt 3500 7000 14000 28000 gt lt min modulation gt lt max modulation gt lt Weak FEC StrongFEC gt lt channel_mask gt 3 Modulation allows choosing between QPSK 16APSK 32APSK 64QAM and 128QAM modulations The default value is QPSK The higher modulation order is the higher the overall link bitrate but worse RSL The maximum bitrate of 108 Mbps is available using 32APSK modulation in Weak FEC mode or 64QAM modulation in Strong FEC mode command line modem set lt 350017000 14000 28000 gt lt min modulation gt lt max modulation gt lt WeakFEC StrongFEC gt lt channel_mask gt See below the explanation for Adaptive Coding and Modulation and FEC options 4 El channels allows to enable preferable El channels When the total capacity is over 100Mbps number of E1 channels does not influence the total Ethernet capacity 100Mbps otherwise Ethernet capacity is lt total capacity gt lt number of E1 channels gt 2 048 Mbps By default E1 channels are tur
27. M into RAM Cfg clear Clears the script stored in RAM Cfg insert lt line gt lt cmdline gt Inserts typed command line with specified line number into configuration script stored in RAM Cfg cmd lt file with commands gt Restarts CPU of management controller and loads configuration script from the specified file Cfg group Groups commands in configuration script ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems 5 2 Command Line In the command line you are able to execute all the commands to manage the SAF FreeMile which are available through command interface This dialog box interprets commands as Telnet commands and sends them to the device The initial screen shows you the available commands To view help on a command type in lt command gt where lt command gt stands for the specific command Valid commands atatua radio atpc modem loopback ethernet system diagnostics cig tis net license alarm log pm web snmp access cls ver help Entercommand TL Additional command prompt commands Help lt commanad gt Provides help messages for commands 9 3 File System The software used by the SAF FreeMile management controller is organized tn files which are stored on Flash disk Firmware and boot configuration files The following files are required for the SAF FreeMile to start boot ini file device boot configuration file This file is a text file and contains the name of the firmwar
28. MHz 24195 MHz 30 MHz 32QA4M vith ACM 40 7 100 0 Mbps 0 ACQUIRE_LOCKED 1 2 06 32QAM 32QAM 100 0 100 0 Mbps Ok 45 0 C 113 0 F HORIZONTAL SAF V1 52 2010 07 05 work build Rollback on E Rollback on l Apply Apply for local and remote System returned Ok Save in local and remote Figure 2 7 Web Interface main window of configured link Note that SAF FreeMile utilizes both polarizations and radios must be installed with 90 degrees offset regarding remote side This as well as position of cables can be verified in Main status Ix polarization row 2290 Interface Description WEB interface consists of four parts 1 Top panel that allows to log out and gives Information about device type software version device name P serial number and uptime 2 Menu panel that is used to open links to other pages 3 Status summary for local and remote devices this section is available while browsing other pages 4 The main panel where new pages selected from menu panel are displayed SAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems Name SAF iH iil e 192 168 205 11 AN F SN Uptime 03 33 19 SAF FreeMile V1 52 2010 07 05 Rx level 68 dBm Radio status Rx quality Ba 18 Radio side Rx modulation 32QAM Tx power Rx level Tx frequency Rx level 66 dBm Rx frequency x quali ET E Modem configurati ty configuration Rx modulation 32QAM
29. a Ethernet Manage ment Port FTP sasae sa aa wa anana aan anan Ten Wa AN ANNA EKA a 39 ee hc Uae ee een E eet eee A ere en T E EE a E E en ee a ee A E 41 G E T O a R E E A E E 4 P Re WS AN GSS ral Se teeter tee I ah aa ah gence neem cee niece sue NG eda ee Os a a KE a eyelet 42 Sire Pu Sa DOr a er CIOS sees es eae seer E a 43 E Deha a Ca aaa a cee ae eters a er ier erate erst Error Bookmark not defined The SAF FREEMILE Series Full Outdoor Unit Technical Description and Configuration Guide e Rev 1 3 SAF Tehnika A S 2010 2 4Gon www 4Gon co uk info 4gon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808295 Fax 44 0 1245 808299 ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems Proprietary notice The information presented in this guide isthe property of SAF Tehnika JSC No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted without proper permission from SAF Tehnika JEIC The specifications or information contained in this document are subject to change without notice due to continuing Introduction of design improvements If there is any conflict between this document and compliance statements the latter will supersede this document SAF Tehnika JSC has no liability for typing errorsinthis document or damages of any kind that result from the use of this document To get up to date Information about accessories and their availability please contact sales representative Note FODU ODU does not contain serviceable parts Warranty will not
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31. addresses Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties x General fou can get IF settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically f Use the following IP address IP address 192 168 205 1 Subnet mask 255 255 255 Default gateway Obtain DNS server address automatically f Use the following ONS server addresses Preferred OMS server l Alternate ONS server Advanced Now you are ready to connect to Web GUI or establish Telnet connection ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems 2 2 4 Power over Ethernet injection You must have Power over Ethernet sourcing equipment to connect the laptop to the SAF FreeMile It is possible to use passive Injectors utilizing spare wire pairs of Ethernet cable Refer to Chapter 9 for detailed information on pinouts Power over Ethernet injector can be purchased from SAF Tehnika as an optional accessory Below Is an example of Power over Ethernet injector as well as its application scheme Piet PoE Device CFIP FODU Ethernet Hub h F nin _DC Injector _ Injector Kit Figure 2 7 Power over Ethernet injector application The injector has shielded RJ45 sockets This along with the metal housing helps to reduce the ef
32. ame gt to delete the file from the SAF FreeMile Flash disk 6 Proceed with steps 5 and 6 in Chapter 7 1 You can also use any preferable FIP client if you wish ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems 7 Ptnouts 7 1 Sealed RJ45 sockets One RJ45 socket of FreeMile interface is for Ethernet data transfer and power supply the second one is for 2xE1 data transfer and for RSSI The pinouts of both sockets are shown in the figure below The drawing Is made according to position of RJ45 ports on FreeMile interface KET Ethernet ie eo ag ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems PoE injector amp surge protector Grounding cable P N IOATPI04 P N ZOAK6001 FODU RJ45 connector 8P shield solid O ring rubber gasket to be fitted between P N FOACNRO2 antenna and FODU CLAOROO1 FODU RJ45 LIW cable connector case P N FOACNRO3 Surge protector for 2xE1 P N FOALAOO1 ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems 8 List of Abbreviations 3G third generation AC Alternating Current ACI Adjacent Channel Interference ACM Adaptive Coding and Modulation AGC Automatic Gain Control QAM Amplitude and Phase Shift Keying ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange ATPC Automatic Transmit Power Control BER Bit Error Ratio BNC connector Bayonet Neill Concelman coaxial connector CCl Co Channel Interference CLI Command Line Interface CPU Ce
33. anges applied 32 System returned in case of error or incorrectly entered parameter value or other problems inthe whole page info message will be displayed here Otherwise it says Ok 33 Pressing Apply button applies all changes for local unit 34 Pressing Apply forlocal and remote button applies all changes for both local and remote units 3 2 Spectrum analysis With help of spectrum analysis you can check presence of Interference In the available spectrum and Judging upon data obtained you can make a decision which channel to use Hide TX mute Attention Shaping of the spectrum graph will interrupt radio operation 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ilaja ajs e 7jsjoho pot et s5s ese gt 5s el 24050 24150 24250 MHz Received signal power level corresponds to unmodulated signal power For 10MHz modulated signal add 6dB For 30MHz modulated signal add 11dB For nondegraded Rx operation interference signals including Tx signal must be under limit line ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems 4 Detailed configuration in Web graphic user interface Configuration section in Web interface allows customizing your system to suit your specific needs 4 1 Main configuration The main configuration window provides the configuration of most vital system parameters including the ones in configuration wizard as well as some other important parameters Below is a short explanation of
34. ass licensed Microwave systems By default the username and password for Web server FIP server and Telnet terminal is Username login admin Password changeme The username and password can be changed in Web GUI System configuration gt User configuration access set lt username gt lt password gt plaintext command Take note of upper case and lower case type it should be taken into account for the password The passwords may contain spaces if using space s the password should be entered in quotation marks For Telnet FIP and Web GUI the password can be changed by simply entering the security command access set lt username gt lt passwora gt plaintext while logged on and then saving the configuration in EEPROM by using write command To terminate Telnet session press Ctrl D Guest account is unable to change its access password Specification of the password should always be followed by saving the configuration script using cfg write command otherwise the password request will be ignored after the restart of SAF FreeMile ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems 6 Updating Software To simplify the software update process SAF Tehnika provides special update package as a new version is available This update pack is available as archive le g zip which includes firmware file with elf ezip extension boot configuration file with ini extension an
35. ass licensed Microwave systems The following real world example illustrates the benefits of ACM Consider a CFIP link operating at 23 GHz with 28 MHz channel spacing and 45 9 dB 120 cm antenna gain The link is Operating in a moderate rain region similar to central Europe with a distance of 30 kilometers The system operation is set to a minimal payload of four E1 connections plus 34 Mbps Ethernet for 99 995 availability Using the new ACM technology the system was able to operate most of the time at 108 Mbps depending onthe link conditions Most of the time system would support a 366Mbps Ethernet connection instead 69 Mbps connection The system automatically monitors the link conditions and changes the capacity without interrupting the data transmission hitless changes as shown in Figure 4 3 AVAILABILITY 99 9835 99 99 99 995 MODULATION QPSK 42 Mbps 16APSK 85 Mbps J24PSRK 1068Mbps Figure 4 3 Link availability and classes of services In comparison similar system using 32QAM and providing similar capacity would provide only 99 981 of availability Besides lack of ACM would not provide higher availability You would have to decrease the distance decrease modulation or Increase antenna sizes to achieve 99 999 availability for the given link This example demonstrates how the new technology based on an ACM mechanism can play a key role in the development of cost effective next generation wireless acces
36. ata for 17 GHz frequency range Antenna size gain 30cm 32 5dBi 60cm 38 0dBi 99cm 41 6dBi Allowed Ix power 25 12 dBm 25 18 dBm 25 21 dBm Erroneous Ix power setting will pop up an error message 2 2 9 Initial configuration In order to perform initial configuration you will need a laptop with LAN card 2 Category 5e Ethernet cables and a Power over Ethernet injector e Your connected laptop should bein the same subnet with manageable SAF FreeMile so you can see them that is why the laptop Ethernet port settings should be set as follows in Microsoft Windows go to Control panel gt Network Connections gt Local Area Connection gt Properties gt Internet Protocol TCP IP gt Properties Paddress 192 168 205 1 Netmask 255 255 255 0 everything else is blank e You must have PoE Power over Ethernet injector with the minimum of 20W power supply to connect the laptop to the SAF FreeMile FODU Power over Ethernet injector can be purchased from SAF Tehnika JSC as optional accessory e To know IP address side value should be read from the label See Chapter 2 3 for details If Low Side gt 1P 192 168 205 10 If High Side gt 1P 192 168 205 11 19 _ _ 4Gon www 4Gon co uk info 4gon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808295 Fax 44 0 1245 808299 ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems e Connect to SAF FreeMile FODU by entering IP address in t
37. bine with battery stand by support for repeater sites FOTU FODU LOOMbps Ethernet i 100Mbps Ethernet ae aii Fa w A i aaa E FoDU Fa panel Pa A AY a N Pd w z _ A 3 E L Supply UPS k ert lt pply ra ks n dow Power wN O A AN Fi Mountains SOUR Mountains N Fi ius A aa gt y D em i 1 4 3 Metro Ethernet and Mesh Networks with SAF FreeMile FODU e Suitable for any 100Mbps Ethernet network topology star ring mesh network e Full Outdoor solution with Power over Ethernet cable is efficient for All Outdoor Base station connectivity e Last Mile Access for demanding power user and many other applications ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems 1 4 4 SAF FreeMile ring topology e Utilization of STP protocol allows SAF FreeMile operation in ring topology Connected to Connected to east FODU west FODU Connected to east FODU Connected to west FODU Connected to west FODU Connected to east FODU Connected to west FODU Connected to east FODU Figure 1 7 SAF FreeMile implementation in ring topology SAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems 1 5 Technical Specification Ill SAF FreeMile TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION Frequency band and range GHz 24 24 05 24 25 Duplex Tx Rx offset 100 MHz cross polar Channel bandwidth MHz 10 30 Modulation QPSK 16QAM 32QAM From 12 Mbps to 100 Mbps Ethernet
38. d other files needed for update process To receive update pack please contact your SAF Tehnika distributor The main method for software upgrade is Web GUI software upgrade which automates the whole software upgrade process To perform software upgrade from Web GUI please go to Configuration gt System configuration and in Upgrade software section press Browse button and locate software upgrade file e g SAF FreeMilelO00 elf ezip on your hard disc see Chapter 4 2 4 for detailed explanation of Web GUI upgrade Upgrade software Choose file Browse_ Upgrade System returned Ok Besides there are other various ways how the user can update the SAF FreeMile management software by uploading the appropriate firmware file to the SAF FreeMile flash disk and further editing boot configuration file if necessary The file upload can be performed via Ethernet management port using update package via Ethernet management port using FIP or via Ethernet management port using TFIP Following chapters describe other methods howto update the software 6 1 Update Software with Update Pack To update SAF FreeMile software using the update pack proceed as follows uncompress the package change the SAF FreeMile IP address to 192 168 205 10 or edit send 205 xx files by replacing 192 168 205 10 with actual SAF FreeMile IP address gt send 205 10 Notepad DO x arp d ttftp exe
39. dulation indicates which modulation mode is used The same modulation must be set at both ends The tree of Web GUI sections Radio side shows the radio side of local and remote CHIP IK power shows current transmitter power in dBm AK level shows current level of received signal It must not differ significantly from the previously calculated value IK frequency shows the transmitting frequency Fx frequency shows the receiving frequency Bandwidth shows width of currently utilized bandwidth in MHz Modulation shows modulation mode set Ethernet capacity shows Ethernet capacity set E channels shows the number of E1 channels set The number must be equal at both ends Modem status indicates the acquire status of the modem AC QUIRE_IN PROGRESS will appear during start up when modem acquires required parameters but in normal operation mode ACQUIRE_LOCKED will be seen Any other options designate failure LDPC decoder stress shows the load of LDPC low density parity check code decoder The LDPC is monitored for the number of errors being corrected on the input of LDPC decoder see Figure 3 1 LDPC stress No errors lt 4x10 Figure 3 1 LDPC decoder operation As long as LDPC stress value Is under the specified thresholds the amount of errors and BER itself on the output of LDPC remains at zero level 17 18 ee 20 PAN Ze 233 24 20 26 cal 28 Current modulation Rx Tx
40. e file which must be executed on start up The file name can be freely changed but its default name is boot ini hereinafter it is assumed that this file has default filename The most important factor concerning this file is that it must be uploaded with B and e attribute flags flags are case sensitive only then it will be treated as executive script Attribute flags for boot ini file B query run at boot e executive script For information how to upload files in the Flash disk please refer to Chapter 7 Firmware file this file is the main firmware executable for the appropriate SAF FreeMile model The file name can be freely changed but its default name will contain the version and SAF FreeMile model e g SAF FreeMilel000 elf ezip The most important factor concerning this file is that it must be uploaded with E and C attribute flags otherwise this file will not be used as the firmware Attribute flags for firmware file E executable binary c compressed Notes The files are uploaded from PC to Flash disk using TFTP FTP via Ethernet management port For more information about file upload please refer to Chapter 7 configuration backup files are created by SAF FreeMile management system The flash disk may store other files as well for example previous firmware versions configuration backup files up to 7 7 Mb about 8 firmware files The attribute flags for files are case sensitive 34
41. er radio SAF FreeMile is a perfect building block for any modern future proof wireless network including mobile service providers fixed data service operators enterprise customers municipal and governmental networks among others ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems 1 2 SAF FreeMile Feature Summary 1 2 1 1 2 3 Main Features Full Outdoor solution Capacity up to 100 Mbps Channel Bandwidth 10 and 30 MHz Modulations QPSK 14QAM 32QAM Interfaces 10 100Eth Traffic Ethernet 2E1 Frequency band 17GHz and 24 GHz Green Radio lt 15W power consumption ACM and ATPC with QoS four priority queues 802 1Q VLAN support Mechanical Features Compact unit 230x230x85mm 2 0 kg 738 Figure 1 1 SAF FreeMile Full Outdoor Unit Interfaces Management SAF FreeMile unit provides 2 connectors and a RSSI LED User and NMS traffic is carried over Ethernet cable Ethernet traffic supports QoS and 4 priority queues essential for ACM use User and NMS traffic could be treated as a single data stream or separated by tagging them with different VLAN tags Web Telnet and SNMP are available as management interfaces into the unit ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems Figure 1 2 SAF FreeMile Full Outdoor Unit 1 3 Radio Parameters e SAF FreeMile is a good example of latest achievements In modem and transceiver development providing both excellent radio parameters System Gain
42. estination_filename destination path where the file will be saved on PC hard disk ca C WINDOWS system32 cmd exe Gas titip i 192 168 205 100 get 28_32_5 bin Cinxcfips 28_32_5 bin Transfer successful 9625 bytes in 1 second 9625 huytes s G 6 3 Uploading File via Ethernet Management Port FTP Before uploading file via FIP make sure the SAF FreeMile FIP server is running To start it goto Configuration gt IP configuration in Web GUI and press Start FTP ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems IP services FTP service TFTF service Start TFTP 1 Open command window 2 Start FTP client by entering ftp command fto gt prompt will appear 3 Connect to SAF FreeMile FIP server using command open lt SAF FreeMile_ P_address gt Type in username and password when prompted by default username is adm nand password is changeme 4 Enter the command type binary to make sure the binary transfer mode is selected 5 Use command send lt local file gt lt remote file gt lt flags gt to upload files to SAF FreeMile Flash disk For example send c boot ini boot ini Be Use flags E and c if the file is a firmware file if the file is a boot configuration file boot ini the flags must be B and e Be the flags for configuration backup files may not be specified Use command s to list fileson SAF FreeMile flash disk Use command delete lt len
43. fects of EMI A ground lug and terminal are provided directly on the Injector housing providing superior grounding Now you are ready to connect to Web GUI or establish Telnet connection 2 2 9 Connecting to Web Interface It is recommended to use the following web browsers and all later versions e lEv 6 0 e Mozilla Firefox v 2 0 0 11 e Safariv 3 0 e Opera v 9 50 After web browsers selection open it and enter address of the FODU Figure 2 6 Itis important to know the Side parameter of the FODU to which you want to connect whether the factory settings are loaded in FODU If Low Side gt IP 172 168 205 110 If High Side gt IP 172166 20511 ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help es RACE a Figure 2 6 SAF FreeMile IP address The default username and password for Web access are username admin password changeme If the IP address is correct and you have suitable browser version you will see confirmation text After confirmation you will be redirected to Web interface page In case of not valid IP address you will not obtain the configuration interface In case your browser is not accepted you will see the text informing about that You can push the button Continue Anyway to be redirected to Web interface page If everything is correct you will see the main window of the WEB Interface If in the field dis
44. g file FODU returned 4 ok 1 Loopback allows choosing loopback mode and Its activity time in seconds command line loopback status none if modem ef 1 2 3 4i stime gt 2 By pressing Execute configuration changes made to corresponding section apply only for the local side of SAF FreeMile If Rollback on is selected configuration will be reverted in case erroneous configuration changes are applied 3 Writes to configuration file all changes made in the whole page command line cfg write 4 FODU returned in case of error or Incorrectly entered parameter value or other problems in the whole page Info message will be displayed here Otherwise it says Ok Additional radio and modem configuration commands in Telnet serial interface Shows all the modem parameters modem factory Resets modem settings to factory defaults modem ipremote on off Allows enabling manual remote IP specifying By default remote IP is being obtained automatically radio factory max Resets radio settings to factory defaults By default Tx power will be turned off max option will switch Tx power to the maximum value after restart ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems Additional loopback commands in Telnet serial interface command Desrioton Loopback status Displays status of loopback mode Loopback status none if Sets the specified loopback mode modem e1 1 2 3 4 lt time gt Radio
45. he browser address line by default 192 168 205 10 for the low side and 192 168 205 11 for the high side Default username for Web Telnet and FTP access is admin and password is changeme e Itis recommended to use the following or later versions of web browsers JE 6 0 Mozilla Firefox v 2 0 0 11 Safar v 3 0 Opera v 9 50 2 2 10 Initial configuration with Web GUI Initial configurationin Web GUI should be done individually for each SAF FreeMile FODU STEP 1 First step is to choose your antenna size 30 or 60cm in Main page Radio configuration Press Apply button Note that Apply for local and remote button will not operate until microwave link is established STEP 2 Run Spectrum analysis while second unit is not transmittingin order to check availability of required channel as well as overall interference STEP 3 Judging upon observed interference choose free channel in 30MHz or change channel bandwidth to 1OMHz and change modem configuration if required STEP 4 Activate Tx power by choosing Tx power valuein Main page Radio configuration and pressing Apply button STEP 5 All configuration steps should be repeated for the second SAF FreeMile unit If everything was configured correctly you will see a screen similar Figure 2 7 with no alarm indications ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwa 3 3 1 ve systems Main Web GUI sections Main page
46. he connector as shown Fastening screw should be placed onthe front part of connector Fig 2 1 2 Put connector parts on the cable Fig 2 1 3 Stick the rubber gasket on the connector Fig 2 114 Plug RJ45 connector into the Ethernet socket Fig 2 1 5 Fix the connector to the socket with screw Note that cable sealing screw is still not fixed at this moment Fig 2 1 6 Push the RJ45 connector into the socket by pushing the cable and at the same time seal and fix the cable using cable sealing screw Fig 2 1 7 Assembled cable Fix the cable to the mast as close as possible to FODU Do not bend it The radius of bending should not be less than 10cm Fig 2 118 Example of correct positioning of RJ45 connector during weatherproof connector assembly Fig 2 1 9 Example of incorrect position of connector improper alignment Note that It is too deep in the connector 2 2 3 Ethernet management connection configuration Before you proceed to Initial link setup with Web GUI you must perform Ethernet connection configuration by following these steps ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems 1 2 3 Windows XP Professional In MS Windows operational system go to Start gt Settings gt Network connections or Start gt Settings gt Control panel gt Network connections es Displays existing network connections on this computer and Tasih helps you create new ones ee pater pee
47. le name under which current configuration script will be saved in the SAF FreeMile flash memory command line cfg backup lt file gt 6 nput file name to restore cfg from FODU memory allows loading configuration script from previously saved backup file command line cfg restore lt file gt To view the contents of flash memory go to Tools gt Command line and type in tfs ls 7 Enter string which you want to save in cfg allows you to enter desirable command which will be added to the configuration script as the last line command line cfg add lt cmdline gt 8 Load factory configuration file Resets the configuration by loading in EEPROM the script with default settings This command performs the following actions in the following order 1 clears the current script from EEPROM 2 creates and stores in EEPROM the new script with the following settings net ip addr 192 168 205 10 or 192 168 205 11 as marked on the label net ip remaddr 192 168 205 11 or 192 168 205 10 net ip mask 255 255 255 0 net ip gw 255 255 255 255 default gateway none SNMP trap 255 255 255 255 none 3 restarts the management controller command line cfg factory 9 To save cfg file on your computer click here allows downloading configuration script and saving It on your hard drive Adaitional commands for script editing in command interface Cfg load Loads the configuration script from EEPRO
48. les to quickly revert to other SAF FreeMile site configurations Working with files The following commands are intended to operate with files stored on the Flash disk on the management controller tis edit lt file gt Edits the specified file This command is applied for editing configuration backup files and boot configuration file boot ini For example edit boot ini Be file boot ini will be opened for editing Be specifies that this file will be saved with attributes B and e If boot ini file is intended to be modified it should always be opened specifying B and e flags as in the example above this will ensure that file is saved with these attributes flags To close the file and save changes press Ctrl Z to close the file without saving changes press Ctrl Q The configuration backup files do not require specific attributes tfs ls Displays the list of files stored on the Flash disk and the number of bytes both free and used by these files tfs dir can also be used tfs cat lt filena me gt Displays the contents of the text file tfs type can also be used tfs del lt filena me gt Deletes the specified file from Flash disk usim can also be used 5 4 Security Commands General tips Telnet server supports one user only web server supports up to 32 users simultaneously 35 4Gon www 4Gon co uk info 4gon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808295 Fax 44 0 1245 808299 ISAF FreeMile Cl
49. ned off command line e7 set lt Number of E1 channels gt 5 By pressing Execute configuration changes made to the corresponding section apply only for the local side CFIP Phoenix If Rollback on is selected configuration will be reverted In case erroneous configuration changes are applied 6 Pressing Execute for both applies changes made to the corresponding section both for local and remote side CHIP FODUs Adaptive code and modulation ACM technology allows operators to achieve high capacity data transmission over microwave links and improve the link utilization This reduces both operational and capital expenditures for maintaining high capacity links ACM can maintain the highest link spectral efficiency possible at any given time in any link condition In traditional voice dominated wireless backhaul transmission networks service availability levels of 99 995 are the norm However newer services such as Internet browsing video streaming and video conferencing can operate at more relaxed availability levels With use of QoS prioritizing ACM can allocate the required availability based on the priority As a result high priority services such as voice enjoy 99 995 availability while low priority services like video streaming are allocated lower priorities Use of QoS prioritizing defines which services should be transmitted under any link condition and which services should be adapted whenever the link condition i
50. ntral Processing Unit CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check DC Direct Current DiffServ Differentiated Services DSCP Differentiated Services Code Point EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory EMI Electromagnetic Interference ETS European Telecommunication Standard ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute FIR Finite Impulse Response FO Fiber Optics FODU Full Outdoor Unit FTP File Transfer Protocol GFP Generic Framing Procedure GND Ground GSM Global System for Mobile communications GUI Graphical User Interface IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IF Intermediate Frequency ISP Internet Service Provider ITU T International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Standardization Sector LAN Local Area Network LDPC Low Density Parity Check Code LED Light Emitting Diode LTE Long Term Evolution MAC Media Access Control MSE Mean Square Error NMS Network Management System PC Personal Computer PDH Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems PLL Phase Locked Loop PoE Power over Ethernet QAM Quadrature amplitude modulation QoS Quality of Service QPSK Quadrature Phase Shift Keying RAM Random Access Memory RSL Received Signal Level RSSI Received Signal Strength Indicator Rx Receive SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SNR Signal to Noise Ratio
51. o txpower z271 10 somp host add 197 168 205 231 11 pm select ALL 124 snmp trap 192 168 205 231 Delete entry Delete 2 Configuration file commands Cfg write Save edited configuration file 3 Cfg run Execute current configuration 4 Input file name to backup cfg in FODU memory Cfg backup 5 Input file name to restore cfg from FODU memory a Cfg restore G Enter string which you want to save in cfg jang Cfg add Y Cfg factory Load factory configuration file amp To save cfg file on your computer click here q 1 Window shows contents of configuration script Commands contained in this configuration script are executed at every system start up command line cfg show 32 4Gon www 4Gon co uk info 4gon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808295 Fax 44 0 1245 808299 ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems 2 Delete entry allows deleting a specific line of configuration script You must type the number represented in configuration script to proceed with deleting and press Delete button command line cfg delete lt line gt 3 Save edited configuration file to confirm the changes made you must write configuration script into EEPROM otherwise changes will not be saved command line cfg write 4 Execute current configuration executes commands present In configuration script command line cfg run o nput file name to backup cfg in FODU memory allows choosing fi
52. playing Local and or Remote system values there are problems configured values are not the same for Local and Remote or there is a problem with parameter value the appropriate cell will be highlighted in red colour If you are not obtaining the correct Web page try to clear browser cookies cache and offline data and restart the browser 1 All commands executed from Web GUI will be interpreted to CLI commands and will be executed asin CLI SAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems Rx level 67 dBm Rx modulation 32QAM Rx level 66 dBm Rx quality BNE NNAA Rx modulation 32QAM Radio side Tx power Rx level Tx frequency Rx frequency Bandvidth Modulation Ethernet capacity Ei channnels Modem status LDPC decoder stress Current modulation Rx Tx Current Ethernet capacity Rx Tx Ei status Diagnostics System temperature Tx polarization Name serial number Version string Loopback Radio configuration RSSI LED Radio antenna diameter Tx power Tx channel selection Modem configuration Modem configuration High 15 dBm 67 dBm 24195 MHz 24095 MHz 30 MHz 32QAM vith ACM 40 7 100 0 Mbps 0 ACQUIRE_LOCKED 1 9e 06 32QAM 32QAM 100 0 100 0 Mbps Ok 51 5 C 124 7 F VERTICAL SAF V1 52 2010 07 05 work build none O Enabled amp Disabled 30 cm i5 dBm x 5 24195MHz somHz 100 Mbps 15 dBm 66 dBm 24095
53. rference existence when transmitter power of one side Is off you should not experience significant RSL on the other side command line radio txmute on off 8 By pressing Execute configuration changes made to the corresponding section apply only for the local side CFIP Phoenix If Rollback on is selected configuration will be reverted in case erroneous configuration changes are applied 9 Pressing Execute for both applies changes made to the corresponding section both for local and remote side CHIP FODUs ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems 4 1 2 ATPC configuration To configure ATPC it is necessary to set Rx remote min and max values and enable the AIT PC feature ATPC update period and AITPC delta are recommended to be left unchanged Itis also possible to change the limit of Tx power correction Note that ATPC is mechanism for reducing Tx power that s why to make proper use of ATPC transmitter power Tx power must be set to the maximum value ATPC configuration ATPC function 1 enabled Disabled dB 0 dB 15 dB Ok 50 dBm Rx remote level minimum 90 50 dBm 60 dBm Rx level max min boundaries depend on each other Rx remote level 58 dBm 9 Rollback on Execute configuration 10 Execute for both 1 ATPC function allows enabling or disabling ATPC Automatic Transmit Power Control By default this feature is disabled command line atpc
54. s degraded and the link payload is decreased SAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems For example when bad weather has decreased the channel capacity of a link ACM maintains high priority services such as El channels with full bandwidth capacity while adapting the bandwidth capacity of low and mid priority services such as Internet browsing see Figure 4 2 C A Hi P gh priorit A traffic 3 C St fb J Meow priority Figure 4 2 ACM bandwidth capacity adaptation Traffic can be mapped Into different priorities which define the level of service for each application Figure 4 3 illustrates how different services such as rich voice and video are mapped into different classes of availability CoA such as 99 995 or 99 985 Figure 4 3 represents intermediate modulations Full range of modulations available is 128QAM 64QAM 32APSK 16APSK QPSK if 128QAM ACM is selected The implementation of multiple priorities increases the available capacity up to 10 times that of standard links When conditions are clear the wireless link operates at maximum capacity and provides all services with the full data rate When link conditions are poor during harsh rain for example predefined high availability services such as voice are not affected However the capacity of low priority services is adapted dynamically to the changing link conditions This is done by provisioning bandwidth according
55. s networks by taking advantage of traffic evolution from synchronous TDM traffic to packet IP based traffic The Weak FEC option allows increasing overall capacity of the link in terms of deteriorating RSL sensitivity threshold Note that using 32APSK with total capacity of 100Mbps CFIP automatically uses Strong FEC mode with better sensitivity but incrementally enabling ET channels CFIP adapts it s forward error correction till the maximum 108Mbps capacity 100Mbps Ethernet 4E1 is enabled and CFIP operates in Weak FEC mode For more details refer to table in Chapter 7 6 ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems 4 1 4 Loopback configuration Loopback tests are accessible using localorremote management methods For safety purposes all loopbacks local and remote can be set on a fixed time interval only If no time interval is specified the default value is 60 seconds 1 minute LOOPBACK MODEM LOOPBACK LOOPBACK Figure 4 2 Loopback modes e El loopback mode loops signal back to local end in bounds of E1 Interface E1 loopback mode must be set on the particular channel you are wishing to test If no E1 channels are selected E1 loopback mode is not available e NEAR loopback mode loops signal back to local end after the modem e IF loopback mode loops signal back to local end by linking Intermediate frequencies Loopback configuration Loopback 4 hone E En sec 2 Execute configuration 3 Write to confi
56. wer correction will be performed only in case of exceeding this defined maximum Rx level command line atpc rxmin lt rx level min 90 50 dBm gt 9 By pressing Execute configuration changes made to the corresponding section apply only for the local side CFIP Phoenix If Rollback on is selected configuration will be reverted In case erroneous configuration changes are applied ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems 10 Pressing Execute for both applies changes made to the corresponding section both for local and remote side CHIP FODUs ATPC Algorithm ACM can be implemented together with automatic transmit power control ATPC complimentary features that enhance overall system performance ATPC reduces the average transmitted power as well as CCI and adjacent channel interference ACI which is caused by extraneous power from a signal in an adjacent channel It also enables a more efficient and cost effective network frequency plan and deployment as well as eliminating some of the receivers upfade problems by changing the transmitted power according to the link momentary conditions The lower average Ix power also extends the equipments mean time between failures ATPC can be used together with ACM to control the transmitted power In any given ACM profile Different algorithms can be implemented to achieve maximal spectral efficiency or minimal transmitted power using both features In combination
57. y in some places no value data N D Entry highlighted in yellow indicates warning 2 2 Command execution N D in value place corresponds to No Data N A in value place corresponds to Not Available There is a Main configuration page shown in Figure 273 The entire page is divided into smaller fragments Apply button executes configuration changes only on the local side FreeMile FODU Enabling rollback feature allows going back to previous configuration in case of 1 The header of page 2 Sub header of single type configuration parameters 3 Configuration parameter name 4 Configuration parameter current value D management connectivity loss 6 Apply for local and remote executes configuration changes on both remote and local side FreeMile FOD Us 17 ISAF FreeMile Class licensed Microwave systems 7 Save button which permanently saves configuration changes for the local side FreeMile FODU 8 Save in local and remote button which permanently saves configuration changes for the local and remote side FreeMile FODU 9 Comments not on every page Apply for local and remote is available in Main page during configuration for local and remote radio sides simultaneously Connection between both management CPUs must be established in order to complete successfully configuration execution for both sides Rollback on feature is intended to
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