4RF Aprisa XE User manual

Aprisa XE User Manual
Version 7
October 2005

Copyright
Copyright © 2001-2005 4RF Communications Ltd
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reproduced or republished in whole or part in any form without the prior written permission of
4RF Communications Ltd.
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Disclaimer
While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this literature, 4RF
Communications Ltd assumes no liability for errors and omissions, or from any damages
resulting from use of this information. The contents and any product specifications within it are
subject to revision due to ongoing product improvements and may change without notice.
ETSI performance standards
The radio is designed to comply with the European Telecommunications Standards Institute
(ETSI) specifications as follows:
Radio performance — EN 302 217 Parts 1, 2.1, and 2.2
EMI/EMC — EN 301 489 Parts 1 & 4
Environmental — EN 300 019, Class 3.2
Safety — EN 60950
The terminal operating in the 1.4GHz band has been tested and is compliant to the ETSI radio
specifications and suitably displays the CE logo. Other bands are compliant to the same radio
performance specifications as adapted by 4RF and therefore may be used in regions where
compliance requirements demand CE performance at other frequencies.

Contents
1Getting started ..................................................................................................1
2Introduction.......................................................................................................5
About this manual............................................................................................................5
What it covers ........................................................................................................5
Who should read it .................................................................................................5
Contact us..............................................................................................................5
What's in the box.............................................................................................................6
CD contents ...........................................................................................................6
Accessory kit..........................................................................................................7
3Preparation........................................................................................................9
Path planning ..................................................................................................................9
Antenna selection and siting ..................................................................................9
Coaxial feeder cables...........................................................................................12
Link budget...........................................................................................................13
Site requirements ..........................................................................................................13
Power supply........................................................................................................13
Equipment cooling................................................................................................13
Earthing and lightning protection..........................................................................14
4About the terminal ..........................................................................................15
Introduction....................................................................................................................15
Modules.........................................................................................................................15
Front panel connections and indicators.........................................................................17
Interface cards...............................................................................................................18
5Mounting and installing the hardware ..........................................................19
Required tools ...............................................................................................................19
Installing the terminal ....................................................................................................19
Installing the antenna and feeder cable ........................................................................20
Alarm termination ..........................................................................................................20
Power connection..........................................................................................................21
DC power .............................................................................................................22
AC power .............................................................................................................23
Bench setup ..................................................................................................................24
6Connecting to the terminal.............................................................................25
About SuperVisor ..........................................................................................................25
System requirements ...........................................................................................25
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Management Ethernet connection and capacity ...........................................................26
IP addressing of terminals.............................................................................................26
Logging in......................................................................................................................28
Understanding the SuperVisor window ................................................................29
Changing the terminals' default IP address...................................................................29
Setting up users ............................................................................................................31
Changing passwords............................................................................................31
Adding a user.......................................................................................................32
Disabling a user ...................................................................................................32
Deleting a user.....................................................................................................33
Saving user information .......................................................................................33
Viewing user session information.........................................................................34
7Configuring the radio .....................................................................................35
Configuring the RF settings...........................................................................................35
Configuring the IP settings ............................................................................................36
Setting the clock sources ..............................................................................................37
Using the Setup menu...................................................................................................39
Saving the terminal's configuration................................................................................40
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) ...........................................................41
Adding a SNMP trap destination ..........................................................................42
Adding a SNMP community .................................................................................43
Viewing the SNMP MIB details ............................................................................44
Viewing the SNMP traps ......................................................................................44
Deleting a SNMP trap destination ........................................................................45
Deleting a SNMP community ...............................................................................45
8Configuring the traffic interface ....................................................................46
Viewing a summary of the interfaces ............................................................................46
Configuring the traffic interfaces....................................................................................47
Ethernet.........................................................................................................................47
VLAN tagging.......................................................................................................48
Quality of Service (QoS) ......................................................................................50
Viewing the status of the ports.............................................................................55
Resetting the Ethernet settings............................................................................55
Quad JET (E1/T1)—specifying the port settings ...........................................................56
Quad 4-wire E&M—specifying the port settings............................................................57
Quad V.24—specifying the port settings .......................................................................59
FXS—specifying the port settings .................................................................................60
FXO—specifying the port settings.................................................................................64
HSS—specifying the port settings.................................................................................69
9Configuring the traffic cross-connections....................................................71
Compatible interfaces....................................................................................................71
About Cross Connections..............................................................................................72
Cross connections system configuration..............................................................72
Installing Cross Connections................................................................................72

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Getting started...............................................................................................................72
Understanding the Cross Connections window ...................................................72
Setting the terminal's address..............................................................................75
Setting card types ................................................................................................75
Saving cross-connection configurations...............................................................76
Using existing traffic configurations......................................................................76
Printing the cross-connection configuration .........................................................76
Deleting cross-connections ..................................................................................78
Configuring the traffic cross-connections ......................................................................78
Quad JET (E1/T1)—configuring the traffic cross-connections ......................................80
PCM30C mode.....................................................................................................82
PCM31C mode.....................................................................................................82
Selecting bits and timeslots..................................................................................83
Quad 4-wire E&M—configuring the traffic cross-connections .......................................86
Quad V.24—configuring the traffic cross-connections ..................................................87
FXS and FXO—configuring the traffic cross-connections .............................................87
HSS—configuring the traffic cross-connections ............................................................89
Example configuration...................................................................................................90
10 Protected terminals ........................................................................................91
Monitored Hot Standby (MHSB)....................................................................................91
Tributary switch front panel..................................................................................92
RF switch front panel ...........................................................................................94
MHSB cabling ......................................................................................................96
Configuring the radios for protected mode...........................................................96
11 In-service commissioning............................................................................101
Before you start ...........................................................................................................101
What you will need.............................................................................................101
Applying power to the terminals ..................................................................................101
Review the link configurations using SuperVisor.........................................................102
Antenna alignment ......................................................................................................102
Checking the antenna polarisation.....................................................................103
Visually aligning antennas..................................................................................103
Accurately aligning the antennas .......................................................................104
Synchronising the terminals ........................................................................................107
Checking performance ................................................................................................107
Checking the receive input level ........................................................................107
Checking the fade margin ..................................................................................108
Checking long-term BER....................................................................................110
Bit Error Rate (BER) tests ..................................................................................110
Additional tests...................................................................................................110
Checking the link performance...........................................................................111
Viewing a summary of the link performance ......................................................112
Connect the traffic interfaces.......................................................................................113
Configuring alarms ......................................................................................................113
Configuring external alarms ...............................................................................114
Remote alarms...................................................................................................115

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12 Maintenance ..................................................................................................116
Routine maintenance ..................................................................................................116
Terminal upgrades ......................................................................................................117
Upgrading the terminal using TFTP ...................................................................117
Upgrading the terminal (advanced users) ..........................................................120
Installing and removing interface cards.......................................................................127
Configuring a slot ...............................................................................................128
Preparing the terminal for new cards .................................................................129
Installing a HSS interface card...........................................................................131
Installing all other interface cards.......................................................................133
Removing interface cards ..................................................................................136
13 Troubleshooting............................................................................................137
Loopbacks ...................................................................................................................137
Setting interface loopbacks................................................................................137
Setting radio-facing loopbacks...........................................................................138
Enabling and disabling the RF loopback............................................................138
Creating timeslot loopbacks...............................................................................139
Alarms .........................................................................................................................140
Diagnosing alarms .............................................................................................140
Viewing the alarm history...................................................................................142
Viewing interface alarms....................................................................................143
Identifying causes ..............................................................................................143
Changing the default IP address using HyperTerminal...............................................145
Connecting the PC to the terminal .....................................................................145
Configuring the COM port settings.....................................................................146
Starting a HyperTerminal session ......................................................................147
Determining the terminal IP address..................................................................150
Setting the IP address of the terminal................................................................150
Setting the IP address of the local PC ...............................................................151
System log...................................................................................................................156
Checking the syslog...........................................................................................157
Resetting the terminal .................................................................................................158
Setting up for remote logging ......................................................................................159
Support summary ........................................................................................................161
14 Interface connections...................................................................................163
RJ-45 connector pin assignments ...............................................................................163
Interface traffic direction ..............................................................................................163
Quad JET (E1) G.703 connections .............................................................................164
E1 alarm conditions............................................................................................164
Ethernet bridge (10Base-T—100Base-TX) connections .............................................165
4-Wire E&M connections.............................................................................................165
4-Wire E&M signalling connection .....................................................................166
2-Wire FXS connections..............................................................................................168
2-Wire FXO connections .............................................................................................170
HSS connections.........................................................................................................171
Synchronous cable assemblies..........................................................................172

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Async V.24/RS-232 connections.................................................................................180
15 HSS handshaking and clocking...................................................................181
Handshaking and control line function ........................................................................181
X.21 compatibility ...............................................................................................181
RTS CTS mode..................................................................................................181
DSR DTR mode .................................................................................................183
DCD mode .........................................................................................................184
Clocking.......................................................................................................................185
Internal clocking .................................................................................................185
Pass-through clocking........................................................................................185
Primary/secondary master clocking ...................................................................186
About the clocking modes ..................................................................................186
HSS cable WAN connectors .......................................................................................191
16 Alarm types and sources .............................................................................192
Alarm types .................................................................................................................192
Transmitter alarms .............................................................................................192
Receiver alarms .................................................................................................194
MUX alarms .......................................................................................................195
Modem alarms ...................................................................................................195
Motherboard alarms ...........................................................................................195
Quad JET alarms ...............................................................................................196
Dual FXO alarms................................................................................................196
Dual FXS alarms ................................................................................................196
HSS alarms ........................................................................................................197
Quad V.24 alarms ..............................................................................................197
External alarms ..................................................................................................197
Remote alarms...................................................................................................197
Cross connect alarms ........................................................................................197
MHSB alarms .....................................................................................................198
17 Country-specific impedances......................................................................199
18 Specifications................................................................................................205
19 Abbreviations................................................................................................216
20 Acknowledgments and licensing ................................................................218
Index.......................................................................................................................223

1 Getting started
This section is an overview of the steps required to commission a link in the field.
Phase 1: Pre-installation
1. Confirm path planning. Page 9
2. Ensure that the site preparation is complete:
Power requirements
Tower requirements
Environmental considerations, for example, temperature
control
Rack space
Page 13
3. Confirm the interface card configuration.
Phase 2: Installing the terminals
1. Before installing the radio into the rack, check that all the required
interface cards are fitted.
Position and mount the radio in the rack. Page 19
2. Connect earthing to the radio. Page 14
3. Confirm that the:
antenna is mounted and visually aligned.
feeder cable is connected to the antenna.
feeder connections are tightened to recommended level.
tower earthing is complete.
4. Install lightning protection. Page 14
5. Connect coaxial jumper cable between lightning protection and
radio duplexer.
6. Connect the power supply to the radio and apply power. Page 21
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Phase 3: Establishing the link
1. (Optional.) If you don't know the radio's IP address:
a. Connect the setup cable between the radio's Setup port
and the PC using accessory kit adaptor.
b. Use HyperTerminal to confirm the IP settings for the radio:
Local IP address
Local subnet mask
Remote terminal IP address
c. Reset the radio
Page 145
2. Connect the Ethernet cable between the radio's 4-port Ethernet
switch and the PC.
3. Confirm that the PC IP settings are correct for the 4-port Ethernet
switch:
IP address
subnet mask
Page 151
4. Confirm that Java is installed on the PC. Page 25
5. Start the web browser, and log into the terminal. Page 28
6. Set or confirm the RF characteristics:
TX and RX frequencies
Modulation
Output power
Page 36
7. Compare the actual RSSI to the expected RSSI value (from your
path planning).
8. Fine-align the antennas. Page 104
9. Confirm that the radio clock sources are set correctly. Page 37
10. Confirm that the TX and RX LEDs are green. Disregard the OK
LED status for now.