Alvarion BreezeNET B130 GigE User manual

Alvarion BreezeNET B300
Technical User Manual
Software Version: 1.2
April 2009
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About this Manual
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About this Manual
This User Manual is a description of Alvarion devices and contains installation
and configuration guidelines, recommendations and troubleshooting sections,
and supplementary materials. The document is intended to be used by Qualified
RF engineers/technicians and IT professionals. Qualified personnel should have
skills and experience in the following areas:
Outdoor/indoor radio equipment installation
Outdoor wireless networks
TCP/IP networking protocols
Safety procedures and instructions for installing antenna equipment
Professional manage of electrical equipment and accessories
Safety procedures and instructions for working on towers and heights

Contents
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Contents
Chapter 1 - Getting Started .....................................................................1
1.1 Scope of Document....................................................................................................3
1.2 Abbreviations .............................................................................................................4
1.3 Document Marks ........................................................................................................5
Chapter 2 - Hardware Description ..........................................................6
2.1 Power supply units (IDU)...........................................................................................8
2.1.1 IDU-BS ................................................................................................................8
2.2 Outdoor Units (ODU)................................................................................................10
2.2.1 BU/RB-B300D-5X .............................................................................................10
2.2.2 BU/RB-B300-5X ................................................................................................11
2.2.3 ODU LED Indicators Description.......................................................................12
2.3 Installation Preparations .........................................................................................13
2.3.1 Required Components and Accessories...........................................................13
2.3.2 Antenna Placement...........................................................................................13
2.3.3 Antenna Poles Usage .......................................................................................15
2.3.4 Poles with Stretching.........................................................................................15
2.3.5 Wall Mounted Pole ............................................................................................15
2.3.6 Antenna Poles Requirements ...........................................................................15
2.3.7 Grounding when Using IDU-BS ........................................................................15
2.3.8 Antenna Alignment............................................................................................16
2.3.9 Precaution Measures ........................................................................................17
2.3.10 Service Cable Soldering Procedure ..................................................................17
2.3.11 Tools Required at the Installation Site ..............................................................20
2.4 BU/RB-B300D-5X ......................................................................................................21
2.4.1 Installation Guidelines .......................................................................................21
2.4.2 Tube Mounting for ODU ....................................................................................23
2.5 BU/RB-B300-5X.........................................................................................................25
2.5.1 Installation Guidelines .......................................................................................25

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2.5.2 Pole Mounting Kit Assembling ..........................................................................27
2.6 Mounting Kits Assembling ......................................................................................28
2.6.1 Pole Mounting Kit MONT-5000-V.Pole-KIT for Vertical Mast............................28
2.6.2 Pole Mounting Kit MONT-5000-H.Pole-KIT for Horizontal Pole........................29
2.7 Specifications ...........................................................................................................31
2.7.1 Radio.................................................................................................................31
2.7.2 Antenna.............................................................................................................33
2.7.3 Data Communication.........................................................................................33
2.7.4 Configuration Management...............................................................................34
2.7.5 Electrical Characteristics...................................................................................34
2.7.6 Physical and Environmental..............................................................................34
2.7.7 Standards and Regulations...............................................................................35
Chapter 3 - Basic Configuration Instructions .......................................36
3.1 Initial Settings Configuration Procedure ...............................................................38
3.2 Device Interfaces......................................................................................................40
3.3 Command Line Interface (CLI) ................................................................................41
3.4 Lost Password Recovery.........................................................................................42
3.5 Configuration Manipulations...................................................................................45
3.5.1 Printing and Saving Your Configuration ............................................................45
3.5.2 Import/Export.....................................................................................................45
3.5.3 IP Address Formats ..........................................................................................45
3.6 Ethernet Interface Configuration ............................................................................47
3.7 Radio Interface Configuration.................................................................................48
Chapter 4 - Link Configuration ..............................................................50
4.1 Link Diagnostic Tools ..............................................................................................52
4.1.1 Ltest ..................................................................................................................52
4.1.2 Muffer ................................................................................................................55
4.1.3 Load Meter ........................................................................................................59
4.1.4 Acquiring Interfaces Statistics ...........................................................................59
4.1.5 RapidView .........................................................................................................60

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Chapter 5 - Configuration Via Web Interface........................................66
5.1 Overall Functionality Overview...............................................................................68
5.2 Run Requirements ...................................................................................................69
5.3 Basic Settings...........................................................................................................70
5.4 Device Status............................................................................................................73
5.5 Maintenance..............................................................................................................75
5.6 Spectrum Analyzer...................................................................................................76
Chapter 6 - Supplementary Information................................................78
6.1 "RJ-45" Service Cable Connector Soldering Scheme ..........................................80
6.2 Console Cable Connector Soldering Scheme .......................................................81

List of Tables
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List of Tables
Table 2-1: ODU LED Indicators Description................................................................................12
Table 2-2: RJ-45 Connector Soldering Procedure ......................................................................18
Table 2-3: Radio Specifications................................................................................................... 31
Table 2-4: Maximum Peak Channel Power Levels ..................................................................... 33
Table 2-5: Antenna Specifications ..............................................................................................33
Table 2-6: Data Communication Specifications ..........................................................................33
Table 2-7: Configuration Management Specifications.................................................................34
Table 2-8: Electrical Characteristics Specifications.....................................................................34
Table 2-9: Physical and Environmental Specifications................................................................ 34
Table 2-10: Standards and Regulations Compliance..................................................................35
Table 4-1: Indicator LEDs ........................................................................................................... 64

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List of Figures
Figure 2-1: IDU-BS Top View........................................................................................................ 8
Figure 2-2: IDU-BS Front Panel .................................................................................................... 8
Figure 2-3: IDU-BS Rear Panel..................................................................................................... 9
Figure 2-4: Connection scheme for IDU-BS..................................................................................9
Figure 2-5: BU/RB-B300D-5X Front Panel..................................................................................10
Figure 2-6: BU/RB-B300D-5X Top View ..................................................................................... 11
Figure 2-7: BU/RB-B300-5X Front Panel ....................................................................................11
Figure 2-8: BU/RB-B300-5X Top View........................................................................................ 12
Figure 2-9: Grounding ................................................................................................................. 16
Figure 2-10: BU/RB-B300D-5X Installation 1..............................................................................21
Figure 2-11: BU/RB-B300D-5X Installation 2..............................................................................22
Figure 2-12: Tube Mounting 1..................................................................................................... 23
Figure 2-13: Tube Mounting 2..................................................................................................... 24
Figure 2-14: BU/RB-B300-5X Installation 1.................................................................................25
Figure 2-15: BU/RB-B300-5X Installation 2.................................................................................26
Figure 2-16: Pole Mounting Kit Assembling 1 .............................................................................27
Figure 2-17: Pole Mounting Kit Assembling 2 .............................................................................27
Figure 2-18: MONT-5000-V.Pole-KIT 1.......................................................................................28
Figure 2-19: MONT-5000-V.Pole-KIT 2.......................................................................................29
Figure 2-20: MONT-5000-H.Pole-KIT 1 ...................................................................................... 30
Figure 2-21: MONT-5000-H.Pole-KIT 2 ...................................................................................... 30
Figure 3-1: ERConsole (Step 1)..................................................................................................42
Figure 3-2: ERConsole (Step 2)..................................................................................................43
Figure 3-3: ERConsole (Step 3)..................................................................................................44
Figure 4-1: Ltest .......................................................................................................................... 52
Figure 4-2: Ltest Align ................................................................................................................. 54
Figure 4-3: Ltest Bandwidth Meter ..............................................................................................54

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Figure 4-4: Muffer Review Mode.................................................................................................55
Figure 4-5: Muffer MAC2 Mode...................................................................................................56
Figure 4-6: Muffer Statistics Mode ..............................................................................................57
Figure 4-7: Load Meter................................................................................................................ 59
Figure 4-8: Netstat ...................................................................................................................... 60
Figure 4-9: RapidView Top.......................................................................................................... 61
Figure 4-10: RapidView Back...................................................................................................... 62
Figure 4-11: RapidView Indicator Panel...................................................................................... 62
Figure 5-1: Basic Settings ........................................................................................................... 70
Figure 5-2: Device Status............................................................................................................ 73
Figure 5-3: Maintenance ............................................................................................................. 75
Figure 5-4: Spectrum Analyzer.................................................................................................... 76
Figure 6-1: Service Cable Connector Soldering Scheme............................................................80
Figure 6-2: Console Cable Connector Soldering Scheme .......................................................... 81

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Getting Started

Chapter 1 - Getting Started
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In This Chapter:
“Scope of Document” on page 3
“Abbreviations” on page 4
“Document Marks” on page 5

Chapter 1 - Getting Started Scope of Document
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1.1 Scope of Document
This document consists of the following chapters:
“Getting Started” on page 1 - This chapter includes the information about this
document purpose and structure.
“Hardware Description” on page 6 - This chapter shows the devices
appearance and all plugs and connectors.
“Basic Configuration Instructions” on page 36 - This chapter includes basic
recommendations for primary link configuration, including interfaces
configuration and MINT protocol usage. Also there is a description of how to
perform basic manipulations with device's configuration including its
updating, importing and exporting.
“Link Configuration” on page 50 - The chapter contains basic
recommendations for making preliminary choices and decisions while
planning and deploying a wireless network based on the Devices. It also
describes a set of tools that can help while improving the link quality and
statistics gathering.
“Configuration Via Web Interface” on page 66 - This chapter describes the
device's built-in services, features and tools which were not described in
previous parts of the document.
“Supplementary Information” on page 78 - Contains supplementary
information (specifications, connectors soldering scheme).

Chapter 1 - Getting Started Abbreviations
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1.2 Abbreviations
The following abbreviations are used in this document:
ODU - Outdoor Unit
IDU - Indoor power supply Unit
RF cable - Radio Frequency cable to connect ODU and external antenna in
case connectorized version of the unit is used
LOS - Line-of-Sight
STP cable - Shielded Twisted Pair cable (STP Cat5E) to connect ODU and IDU
PTP - Point-to-Point topology
MINT - Microwave Interconnection NeTworks

Chapter 1 - Getting Started Document Marks
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1.3 Document Marks
CAUTION
All caution warnings are marked with a special warning sign. One should pay a great deal of
attention to what is written in the Warning sections.
NOTE
All notes are marked with a special note sign. Notes usually contain useful comments or hints to the
described section of the document.

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Hardware Description