Comtech EF Data CDM-700 User manual

CDM-700
High Speed Satellite Modem
Installation and Operation Manual
IMPORTANT NOTE: The information contained in this document supersedes all previously published
information regarding this product. Product specifications are subject to change without prior notice.
Part Number MN/CDM700.IOM Revision 5

CDM-700
High-Speed Satellite Modem
Installation and Operation Manual
Part Number MN/CDM700.IOM
Revision 5
December 12, 2008
Copyright © 2008 Comtech EF Data. All rights reserved. Printed in the USA.
Comtech EF Data, 2114 West 7th Street, Tempe, Arizona 85281 USA, 480.333.2200, FAX: [phone]

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Table of Contents
PREFACE..................................................................................................................................XV
Customer Support.....................................................................................................................................xv
About this Manual ...................................................................................................................................xvi
Reporting Comments or Suggestions Concerning this Manual.............................................................xvi
Conventions and References...................................................................................................................xvi
Metric Conversion .................................................................................................................................xvi
Cautions and Warnings..........................................................................................................................xvi
Recommended Standard Designations...................................................................................................xvi
Electrical Safety ......................................................................................................................................xvii
Fuses .....................................................................................................................................................xvii
Environmental.......................................................................................................................................xvii
Installation.............................................................................................................................................xvii
Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive.........................................................................xviii
CE Mark.................................................................................................................................................xviii
RoHS Compliancy..................................................................................................................................xviii
EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility)................................................................................................xviii
Warranty Policy........................................................................................................................................xx
Limitations of Warranty..........................................................................................................................xx
Exclusive Remedies...............................................................................................................................xxi
CHAPTER 1.INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................1–1
1.1Overview......................................................................................................................................1–1
1.2Standard Features.......................................................................................................................1–2
1.2.1Software – Flash Upgrading .................................................................................................1–2
1.2.2Turbo Product Coding (TPC)................................................................................................1–3
1.3Major Assemblies........................................................................................................................1–3
1.4Allowable Data Interface Combinations...................................................................................1–3
1.5FAST and Hardware Options....................................................................................................1–5

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1.6New in This Release ....................................................................................................................1–6
CHAPTER 2.INSTALLATION ..............................................................................................2–1
2.1Unpacking and Inspection..........................................................................................................2–1
2.2Mounting......................................................................................................................................2–2
2.2.1Method A: Optional Rear-Mounting Support Brackets........................................................2–2
2.2.2Method B: Optional Installation of Side-Railings ................................................................2–4
CHAPTER 3.FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION........................................................................3–1
3.1Description...................................................................................................................................3–1
3.2Interfaces Modules......................................................................................................................3–3
3.2.1Data Interfaces And Data Transfer Across The Link............................................................3–4
3.2.2Simplex and Asymmetric Operation.....................................................................................3–4
3.3Allowable Data Interfaces In Slot 1 and Slot 2.........................................................................3–5
CHAPTER 4.PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION.............................................................................4–1
4.1Introduction.................................................................................................................................4–1
4.2Front Panel..................................................................................................................................4–2
4.3Rear Panel....................................................................................................................................4–3
4.3.1External Cables.....................................................................................................................4–3
4.3.2IEC Line Input Connector.....................................................................................................4–3
4.3.3Rx and Tx IF Connectors (J1 and J3) ...................................................................................4–4
4.3.410/100 Ethernet Remote Port Connector (J4).......................................................................4–4
4.3.5SerDes (Private Communications Link) (J6)........................................................................4–4
4.3.6External Reference Connector (J7).......................................................................................4–4
4.3.7Alarm Form C Connector (P1)..............................................................................................4–4
4.3.8Remote Control Connector (RS-232/RS-485), P2................................................................4–4
4.3.9Data Interface Connector......................................................................................................4–4
4.4Dimensional Envelope ................................................................................................................4–5
CHAPTER 5.CONNECTOR PINOUTS.................................................................................5–1
5.1External Connections..................................................................................................................5–1
5.1.1Tx / Rx Connector Pinout – J1 / J3.......................................................................................5–3
5.1.210/100 Ethernet Management Port Connector Pinout – J4...................................................5–3
5.1.3SerDes Port Connector – J6 (Earlier Chassis Only)..............................................................5–3
5.1.4ASYNC Connector Pinout – J6 (Rev. A and Later Chassis)................................................5–4
5.1.5External Reference Input (Main Chassis) – J7......................................................................5–4
5.1.6Alarm Connector Pinout – P1...............................................................................................5–5

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5.1.7RS-232/485 Remote Port Connector Pinout – P2.................................................................5–7
5.2Data Interfaces............................................................................................................................5–7
CHAPTER 6.FRONT PANEL OPERATION.........................................................................6–1
6.1Introduction.................................................................................................................................6–1
6.1.1Front Panel LED Indicators ..................................................................................................6–2
6.1.2Front Panel Keypad...............................................................................................................6–3
6.1.3Front Panel Vacuum Flourescent Display (VFD).................................................................6–4
6.1.4Menu Matrix .........................................................................................................................6–5
6.2Opening Screen ...........................................................................................................................6–6
6.3SELECT: (Main) Menu..............................................................................................................6–6
6.3.1(SELECT:) CONFIG ............................................................................................................6–7
6.3.1.1(CONFIG:) Remote...........................................................................................................6–8
Remote Control: ÆLocal.............................................................................................................6–8
Remote Control: ÆSerial.............................................................................................................6–8
Remote Control: ÆEthernet ........................................................................................................6–9
6.3.1.2(CONFIG:) Tx ................................................................................................................6–12
Tx: ÆMod..................................................................................................................................6–12
Tx: ÆCode.................................................................................................................................6–13
Tx: ÆFreq..................................................................................................................................6–14
Tx: ÆData..................................................................................................................................6–14
Tx: ÆSym..................................................................................................................................6–15
Tx: ÆPwr...................................................................................................................................6–15
Tx: ÆScram...............................................................................................................................6–16
6.3.1.3(CONFIG:) Rx ................................................................................................................6–17
Rx: ÆDem (Demod)..................................................................................................................6–17
Rx: ÆCode ................................................................................................................................6–19
Rx: ÆFreq..................................................................................................................................6–19
Rx: ÆData .................................................................................................................................6–19
Rx: ÆSym..................................................................................................................................6–20
Rx: ÆDescrm ............................................................................................................................6–20
Rx: ÆEb/No ..............................................................................................................................6–20
6.3.1.4(CONFIG): Intfc1 ...........................................................................................................6–22
Intfc1 (CDI-10 Dual G.703 Interface) ........................................................................................6–23
Intfc1: ÆAlarm..........................................................................................................................6–23
Intfc1: ÆPort1 ...........................................................................................................................6–23
Intfc1: ÆPort2 ...........................................................................................................................6–30
Intfc1: ÆExt-Clk .......................................................................................................................6–30
6.3.1.4.1(CONFIG:) Intfc2 (CDI-10 Dual G.703 Interface)...................................................6–30
6.3.1.5(CONFIG:) Intfc1 (CDI-50 OC-3 Interface)...................................................................6–31
Intfc1 OC-3: ÆTx......................................................................................................................6–31
Intfc1 OC-3: ÆRx .....................................................................................................................6–32
6.3.1.6(CONFIG:) Intfc1 (CDI-60 HSSI Interface)...................................................................6–34
Intfc1 HSSI: ÆTx......................................................................................................................6–34
Intfc1 HSSI: ÆRx......................................................................................................................6–35

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Intfc1 HSSI: ÆCTS/RTS...........................................................................................................6–37
Intfc1 HSSI: ÆAlarm................................................................................................................6–38
6.3.1.6.1(CONFIG:) Intfc2 (CDI-60 HSSI Interface).............................................................6–38
6.3.1.7(CONFIG:) Intfc1 (CDI-70 Gigabit Ethernet Interface).................................................6–38
Intfc1 Gigabit Ethernet: ÆTx....................................................................................................6–39
Intfc1 Gigabit Ethernet: ÆRx....................................................................................................6–40
Intfc1 Gigabit Ethernet: ÆMan.................................................................................................6–41
Intfc1 Gigabit Ethernet: ÆStats.................................................................................................6–41
Intfc1 Gigabit Ethernet: ÆSWOP (Switch Operation)..............................................................6–44
Intfc1 Gigabit Ethernet: ÆNegotiation......................................................................................6–49
Manual Negotiation ....................................................................................................................6–49
Master/Slave Options..................................................................................................................6–49
Speed Options.............................................................................................................................6–50
Duplex Options...........................................................................................................................6–50
Automatic Negotiation................................................................................................................6–50
View Negotiation........................................................................................................................6–51
6.3.1.7.1(CONFIG:) Intfc2 (CDI-70 Gigabit Ethernet Interface)...........................................6–51
6.3.1.8(CONFIG:) Ref...............................................................................................................6–51
6.3.1.9(CONFIG:) Aux..............................................................................................................6–51
6.3.2(SELECT:) Monitor............................................................................................................6–52
Monitor: ÆAlarms.....................................................................................................................6–52
Monitor: ÆRx-Params...............................................................................................................6–56
Monitor: ÆEvent-Log ...............................................................................................................6–57
6.3.3(SELECT:) Test ..................................................................................................................6–58
6.3.4(SELECT:) Info ..................................................................................................................6–61
INFO: ÆRem.............................................................................................................................6–61
INFO: ÆTx................................................................................................................................6–61
INFO: ÆRx................................................................................................................................6–62
INFO: Æ1:1...............................................................................................................................6–62
INFO: ÆIntfc1 / Intfc2..............................................................................................................6–63
6.3.5(SELECT:) Save/Load........................................................................................................6–64
Save/Load Configuration: ÆSave ..............................................................................................6–64
Save/Load Configuration: ÆLoad..............................................................................................6–65
6.3.6(SELECT:) Util...................................................................................................................6–66
UTIL: ÆRt-Clk..........................................................................................................................6–66
UTIL: ÆRef...............................................................................................................................6–66
UTIL: ÆID................................................................................................................................6–66
UTIL: ÆDisplay........................................................................................................................6–67
UTIL: ÆFirmware.....................................................................................................................6–67
UTIL: ÆFAST...........................................................................................................................6–69
CHAPTER 7.FORWARD ERROR CORRECTION OPTIONS.............................................7–1
7.1Introduction.................................................................................................................................7–1
7.2Turbo Product Codec.................................................................................................................7–1
7.2.1Range of Data Rates..............................................................................................................7–2
7.2.2Eb/No, Spectral Efficiency and Occupied Bandwidth..........................................................7–2

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7.3End-to-End Processing Delay (Latency)...................................................................................7–3
CHAPTER 8.CLOCK MODES.............................................................................................8–1
8.1Introduction.................................................................................................................................8–1
8.2CDI-10 Dual G.703 Interface.....................................................................................................8–3
8.2.1CDI-10 Dual G.703 Interface Transmit Clocking.................................................................8–3
8.2.2CDI-10 Dual G.703 Interface Receive Clocking..................................................................8–3
8.3CDI-50 OC-3 / STM-1 (Optical / Coaxial) 155.52 Mbps Interface.........................................8–4
8.3.1CDI-50 OC-3 / STM-1 Interface Transmit Clocking............................................................8–4
8.3.2CDI-50 OC-3 / STM-1 Interface Receive Clocking.............................................................8–4
8.4CDI-60 HSSI Interface ...............................................................................................................8–5
8.4.1CDI-60 HSSI Interface Transmit Clocking...........................................................................8–5
8.4.2CDI-60 HSSI Interface Receive Clocking............................................................................8–5
8.5CDI-70 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Interface ......................................................................8–6
CHAPTER 9.FLASH UPGRADING......................................................................................9–1
9.1Introduction.................................................................................................................................9–1
9.2Base Modem FTP upload procedure: .......................................................................................9–2
CHAPTER 10.SUMMARY OF SPECIFICATIONS .............................................................10–1
10.1Summary of Specifications.......................................................................................................10–1
10.2Data Rate Range .......................................................................................................................10–3
10.370/ 140 MHz Modulator ...........................................................................................................10–4
10.4L-Band Modulator....................................................................................................................10–4
10.570 / 140 MHz Demodulator......................................................................................................10–5
10.6L-Band Demodulator................................................................................................................10–5
10.7BER Performance.....................................................................................................................10–7
10.7.1Adjacent Channel................................................................................................................10–7
10.8Data Interface (Optional).........................................................................................................10–8
10.9Environmental and Physical....................................................................................................10–8
CHAPTER 11.REMOTE CONTROL...................................................................................11–1

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11.1Introduction...............................................................................................................................11–1
11.2RS-485........................................................................................................................................11–1
11.3RS-232........................................................................................................................................11–2
11.4Basic Protocol............................................................................................................................11–2
11.5Packet Structure........................................................................................................................11–3
11.5.1Start Of Packet....................................................................................................................11–3
11.5.2Address ...............................................................................................................................11–3
11.5.3Instruction Code..................................................................................................................11–4
11.5.4Instruction Code Qualifier ..................................................................................................11–4
11.5.5Message Arguments............................................................................................................11–5
11.5.6End Of Packet.....................................................................................................................11–5
11.6Remote Commands and Queries.............................................................................................11–6
CHAPTER 12.SNMP INTERFACE.....................................................................................12–1
12.1SNMP Interface.........................................................................................................................12–1
12.2CDM-700 Management Information Base (MIB) Files.........................................................12–2
12.3SNMP Community Strings.......................................................................................................12–3
12.4CDM-700 Common Private MIB.............................................................................................12–3
12.5System Information Group......................................................................................................12–3
12.5.1Remote Ethernet Group ......................................................................................................12–3
12.5.2Ethernet SNMP Group........................................................................................................12–3
12.5.3Interface FAST OPTIONS Group.......................................................................................12–3
12.5.4Modem Reference Group....................................................................................................12–4
12.5.5Monitor Group ....................................................................................................................12–4
12.5.6Test Group ..........................................................................................................................12–4
12.5.7Save/Load Group ................................................................................................................12–4
12.5.8Firmware Group..................................................................................................................12–4
12.5.9System Log Group.............................................................................................................12–4
12.6Modulator Group......................................................................................................................12–4
12.7Demodulator Modulator Group..............................................................................................12–4
12.8Interface Group.........................................................................................................................12–4
12.8.1E3T3STS1 Group................................................................................................................12–5
12.8.2OC3 Group..........................................................................................................................12–5
12.8.3HSSI Group.........................................................................................................................12–5
12.8.4Gigabit Ethernet Group.......................................................................................................12–5
12.9CDM Monitor Objects..............................................................................................................12–5