Alvarion BreezeMAX Extreme User guide

BreezeMAX Extreme®
System Manual
Release
December 2008

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Radio Frequency Interference Statement
The Base Transceiver Station (BTS) equipment has been tested and found to
comply with the limits for a class A digital device, pursuant to ETSI EN 301 489-1
rules and Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is
operated in commercial, business and industrial environments. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
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correct the interference at the user's own expense.
FCC Radiation Hazard Warning
To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements in Section 1.1307 and 2.1091 of
FCC Rules, the antenna used for this transmitter must be fixed-mounted on
outdoor permanent structures with a separation distance of at least 2 meter from
all persons.
R&TTE Compliance Statement
This equipment complies with the appropriate essential requirements of Article 3
of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC.
Safety Considerations - General
For the following safety considerations, "Instrument" means the BreezeMAX units'
components and their cables.
Grounding
BTS chassis, Power Feeders and Outdoor Units are required to be bonded to
protective grounding using the bonding stud or screw provided with each unit.
Safety Considerations - DC Powered Equipment (BTS & Power Feeder)
Restricted Access Area: The DC powered equipment should only be installed in a
Restricted Access Area.
Installation Codes: The equipment must be installed according to the latest
edition of the country national electrical codes. For North America, equipment
must be installed in accordance with the US National Electrical Code and the
Canadian Electrical Code.
Overcurrent Protection: A readily accessible Listed branch circuit overcurrent
protective device, rated 60A for the BTS or 20A for the Power Feeder, must be
incorporated in the building wiring.
CAUTION: This equipment is designed to permit connection between the earthed
conductor of the DC supply circuit and the grounding conductor at the
equipment. See installation instructions.
CAUTION ATTENTION
Risk of electric shock and energy
hazard.Disconnecting one Power Interface Unit
(PIU) disconnects only one PIU module. To
isolate the BTS completely, disconnect both
PIUs
Risque de décharge électrique et
d'electrocution. La déconnection d'un seul
module d'alimentation (PIU) n'isole pas
complètement la Station de Base. Pour cela, il
faut impérativement débrancher les deux
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The equipment must be connected directly to the DC Supply System
grounding electrode conductor.
All equipment in the immediate vicinity must be grounded in the same way,
and not be grounded elsewhere.
The DC supply system is to be local, i.e. within the same premises as the
equipment.
There shall be no disconnect device between the grounded circuit conductor of
the DC source (return) and the point of connection of the grounding electrode
conductor.
Lithium Battery
The battery on the NPU card is not intended for replacement.
Caution
To avoid electrical shock, do not perform any servicing unless you are qualified to
do so.
Line Voltage
Before connecting this instrument to the power line, make sure that the voltage of
the power source matches the requirements of the instrument.
Radio
The instrument transmits radio energy during normal operation. To avoid possible
harmful exposure to this energy, do not stand or work for extended periods of time
in front of its antenna. The long-term characteristics or the possible physiological
effects of radio frequency electromagnetic fields have not been yet fully
investigated.
Outdoor Units and Antennas Installation and Grounding
Ensure that outdoor units, antennas and supporting structures are properly
installed to eliminate any physical hazard to either people or property. Make sure
that the installation of the outdoor unit, antenna and cables is performed in
accordance with all relevant national and local building and safety codes. Even
where grounding is not mandatory according to applicable regulation and national
codes, it is highly recommended to ensure that the outdoor unit and the antenna
mast (when using external antenna) are grounded and suitable lightning
protection devices are used so as to provide protection against voltage surges and
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damage or regulation violations associated with or caused by installation,
grounding or lightning protection.
Disposal of Electronic and Electrical Waste
Disposal of Electronic and Electrical Waste
Pursuant to the WEEE EU Directive electronic and electrical waste must not be disposed of with
unsorted waste. Please contact your local recycling authority for disposal of this product.

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user's authority to operate the equipment.
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About This Manual
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About This Manual
This manual describes the 4Motion solution, and details how to install, operate
and manage the BTS system components.
This manual is intended for technicians responsible for installing, setting and
operating the 4Motion BTS equipment, and for system administrators responsible
for managing the system.
This manual contains the following chapters and appendices:
Chapter 1 - System description: Describes the 4Motion BTS and its
components.
Chapter 2 - Installation: Describes how to install the BTS components.
Chapter 3 - Commissioning: Describes how to configure basic parameters
and validate units' operation.
Chapter 4 - Operation and Administration Using the CLI: Describes how to
use the Command Line Interface (CLI) for configuring parameters, checking
system status and monitoring performance.
Appendix A - Antenna Configurations: Describes the proposed antenna
configurations that support the different available diversity scenarios.
Appendix B - Software Upgrade: Describes how to load new software files
using TFTP, and how to switch to a new software version in 4Motion units.
Glossary: A listing of commonly used terms.

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Chapter
System Description

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In This Chapter:
“About WiMAX” on page 3
“System Overview” on page 4
“The Base Transceiver Station (BTS)” on page 19
“Element Management Systems” on page 21
“Specifications” on page 23

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1.1 About WiMAX
Emanating from the broadband world and using all-IP architecture, mobile
WiMAX is the leading technology for implementing personal broadband services.
With huge market potential and affordable deployment costs, mobile WiMAX is on
the verge of a major breakthrough. No other technology offers a full set of
chargeable and differentiated voice, data, and premium video services in a variety
of wireless fashions - fixed, portable and mobile - that increase revenue and
reduce subscriber churn.
WiMAX technology is the solution for many types of high-bandwidth applications
at the same time across long distances and will enable service carriers to converge
the all-IP-based network for triple-play services data, voice, and video.
WiMAX with its QoS support, longer reach, and high data capacity is positioned
for fixed broadband access applications in rural areas, particularly when distance
is too large for DSL and cable, as well as in urban/suburban areas of developing
countries. Among applications for residential are high speed Internet, Voice Over
IP telephony and streaming video/online gaming with additional applications for
enterprise such as Video conferencing, Video surveillance and secured Virtual
Private Network (with need for high security). WiMAX technology allows covering
applications with media content requesting more bandwidth.
WiMAX allows portable and mobile access applications, with incorporation in
notebook computers and PDAs, allowing for urban areas and cities to become
“metro zones” for portable and mobile outdoor broadband wireless access. As
such WiMAX is the natural complement to 3G networks by offering higher
bandwidth and to Wi-Fi networks by offering broadband connectivity in larger
areas.
The WiMAX Forum is an organization of leading operators and communications
component and equipment companies. The WiMAX Forum’s charter is to promote
and certify the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless access
equipment that conforms to the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(IEEE) 802.16 and ETSI HiperMAN standards. The ultimate goal of the WiMAX
Forum is to accelerate the introduction of cost-effective broadband wireless access
services into the marketplace. Standards-based, interoperable solutions enable
economies of scale that, in turn, drive price and performance levels unachievable
by proprietary approaches, making WiMAX Forum Certified products.

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1.2 System Overview
The BreezeMAX Extreme product is a high-capacity WiMAX communication
system for Fixed and Mobile applications. It is compatible with the IEEE802.16e
standard, and provides high performance and an advanced feature set.
The BreezeMAX Extreme is a full outdoor solution with maximum flexibility
(frequency, TX power, power feeding, interface, GPS, antenna, diversity, self
backhauling, embedded/centralized ASN-GW, WiFi AP, Alvaristar NMS support).
The system operates in the following frequencies: 3.4-3.6GHz, and 5.4-5.95GHz.
Three main types of the product are available: 22dBm radio (unlicensed
frequencies) and 30/37dBm radio (licensed)
The BreezeMAX Extreme product family provides wireless access solutions for the
following deployment scenarios:
Low cost Point to Multi Point wireless access mass deployments in emerging
markets for licensed and license exempt solutions to provide dual play services
(Primary VoIP and Data).
Vertical markets solutions for video surveillance, security and municipalities
markets using Alvarion’s licensed and un-licensed product portfolio.
Business wireless access solutions for dual or triple play high quality services
(Primary VoIP, Data, and Video).
BreezeMAX Extreme has the flexibility to provide coverage for all of Alvarion's
existing frequencies for PtMP fixed and mobile solutions while also offering
flexibility to support future frequencies. The product is a low cost, small,
lightweight solution with many installation options.
The following figure describes the end-to-end WiMAX network:

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1.2.1 Main Features
The following features are supported by BreezeMAX Extreme:
Wireless
The BreezeMAX Extreme product uses full duplex TDD (Time Domain Duplex)
PTMP (Point-to-Multipoint) wireless access technique. TDD DL/UL ratios are
configurable.
To prevent inter sector interference it is recommended to use the same TDD
DL/UL ratio for the neighbor sectors.
Capacity and Distance Enhancement
Figure 1-1: BreezeMAX Extreme Architecture

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The BreezeMAX Extreme supports the following Capacity and Distance
Enhancement methods:
»MIMO Matrix B in DL direction
»MRC (Maximum Receive Combine) beam forming algorithm in UL direction
»Automatic rate adaptation to provide the optimal air link capacity in UL
and DL direction for each user.
»Open and close loop power control to prevent weak CPEs of neighbor sector
from being interfered.
Enhanced Scheduler Functionality.
The BreezeMAX Extreme provides the optimal service using a Scheduler to
allow the best performance, throughput and quality service. The Scheduler
offers the following capabilities configured seperatelly for UL and DL
directions:
»Configurable MIR and CIR
»Three traffic strict priority levels: 0,1,2
»COS supported are BE and nRT: BE uses only one priority: 0; nRT uses 2
priorities: 1,2
»BE non-starvation is provided by a minimum internal CIR of 14Kbps
»Lated packets drop mechanism
»BE drop latency is 300ms
»nRT drop latency is 200ms and 100ms considering selected priority levels
1 or 2 respectively.
»Unsoliciatated Polling mechanism for nRT based on half of latency time.
Mobility is based on fast network entry mechanism.

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CPE Variety:
»Sequans based CPE used for 5.xGHz solutions. Applicable CPEs include:
◊10/100B-T Data only all outdoor CPE (CPE-Pro-S)
◊CPE-Pro-S with IDU-DV to support Data and SIP based VoIP services
(up to 2POTS ) .
»Rosedale-2 based CPE used for 3.xGHz solutions. Applicable CPEs include:
◊10/100B-T Data only all outdoor CPE (CPE-Pro-S)
◊10/100B-T Data only all Si indoor CPE
◊CPE-Pro-S with IDU-DV to support Data and SIP based VoIP services
(up to 2POTS ) .
◊Si CPE with SRU to support Data and SIP based VoIP services (up to
2POTS ).
»NG (Network Gateway) to support WiFi and multiple data ports (up to 4
10/100B-T)
1.2.2 Services
The BreezeMAX Extreme provides:
IP CS services
DHCP transparent mode
Service based configured Multicast and Broadcast connections
Service based configurable internal relaying
Service interfaces (VLAN, R6 interface using GRE only in BS mode, IPinIP only
centralized ASN GW mode)
DCSP and IEEE-802.1P marking methods and IEEE.802.1Q VLAN tagging
method
Full Bridge mode
Downlink IP antispoofing

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Classifiers: discrete or range of DSCP values, or any classifier that defines all
DSCP value range (0-63)
Users Authentication by AAA Radiator for 5.xGHz and Alepo for 3.xGHz
products
Authentication protocol: MS Chap. V2 EAP TTLS over RFC-2865
User Authentication by fully qualified Domain Name and Password and Calling
station ID (CPE MAC)
Service Authorization for users over RFC-2865 using vendor specific (Filter ID
11 attributes) to point to global Service Profile name and Multiple Service Flow
name.
Service accounting by RFC-2866.
Applicable services per CPE:
»Data and CPE Management
»Data, VoIP and CPE Management
»Two Data services and CPE Management
End to end VLAN service.
The following table describes the features as per system configuration:
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Table 1-1: BreezeMAX Extreme Features per Configuration
Feature Unlicenced Licenced
Low power (22 dBm) 
Medium power (30 dBm) 
High power (37 dBm) 
ASN-GW centralized 
ASN-GW embedded 
IP-CS 
End to end VLAN service 

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1.2.3 System Configurations
The BTS includes up to two 16E WiMax SoC with two radio channels connectable
to 2 internal radio heads.
The different models can provide the following operation modes:
1.2.3.1 Single Sector Single BS with Diversity (for 5.x and 3.xGHz)
This system operation mode can be applicable in licensed and unlicensed
frequency bands providing up to 10MHz BWs per sector.
DFS 
Diversity (STC/MIMO) 
GPS 
Frequency support 5.4- 5.95Gh 3.4-3.6 Gh
Indoor CPE support (MRC,
OFDMA) switching antenna

Channel spacing 5, 10 MHz 5, 10 MHz
Figure 1-2: Single Sector Single BS with Diversity
Table 1-1: BreezeMAX Extreme Features per Configuration
Feature Unlicenced Licenced