Eastar Uhp-1000 series User manual

SATELLITE ROUTER

EASTAR™

UHP-1000 SERIES

INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL

Document release 2.3

(for routers with SW version 2.2.9)

JANUARY 2010

ROMANTIS GmbH

WWW.ROMANTIS.COM

EASTAR UHP-1000 SERIES SATELLITE ROUTER

INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL, V. 2.3

(SW VERSION 2.2.9)

CONTENT

Acronyms and Abbreviations...........................................................................................5

introduction......................................................................................................................7

Required level of qualification..................................................................................................7

Document version and applicability.........................................................................................7

Title.........................................................................................................................................7

Compliance to Standards........................................................................................................7

1. general description................................................................................................8

1.1 System overview ......................................................................................................8

1.1.1 Purpose ...............................................................................................................8

1.1.2 Technical specifications .......................................................................................8

1.1.3 Router composition..............................................................................................9

1.1.4 Principles of operation..........................................................................................9

1.1.5 Measurement equipment, tools and accessories................................................13

1.1.6 Labeling and sealing..........................................................................................13

1.1.7 Packaging and content.......................................................................................14

1.2 Description and principles of operation...................................................................14

1.2.1 Overview............................................................................................................14

1.2.2 Power connector (DC IN)...................................................................................15

1.2.3 LAN interface connector.....................................................................................15

1.2.4 USB CONSOLE.................................................................................................15

1.2.5 RESET button....................................................................................................15

1.2.6 High-speed demodulator IF input (SCPC RX)....................................................15

1.2.7 Burst demodulator IF input (TDMA RX)..............................................................16

1.2.8 Modulator output (TX OUT)................................................................................16

1.2.9 “ERROR” Indicator.............................................................................................17

1.2.10 “STATUS” Indicator............................................................................................17

1.2.11 “LOCK” Indicator ................................................................................................17

1.2.12 “TDMA” Indicator................................................................................................17

1.2.13 “SCPC” Indicator................................................................................................17

1.2.14 “TX” Indicator .....................................................................................................17

2. Operations...........................................................................................................18

2.1 Operational limits....................................................................................................18

2.2 Preparation for use.................................................................................................18

2.2.1 Unpacking..........................................................................................................18

2.2.2 Installation..........................................................................................................18

2.2.3 Connecting to external devices ..........................................................................19

2.2.4 Powering on.......................................................................................................19

2.2.5 Local access to router via HTTP interface..........................................................20

2.2.6 HTTP interface...................................................................................................20

2.2.7 Local access via USB ........................................................................................21

2.2.8 Remote Telnet access .......................................................................................21

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INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL, V. 2.3

(SW VERSION 2.2.9)

2.2.9 Command interface and command syntax.........................................................22

2.3 Interface management............................................................................................22

2.4 Ethernet Interface...................................................................................................23

2.4.1 ARP Protocol .....................................................................................................24

2.5 High-speed demodulator (SCPC Rx)......................................................................25

2.5.1 Receiving signals from satellite..........................................................................25

2.5.2 Searching the satellite carrier.............................................................................26

2.5.3 SCPC demodulator control commands ..............................................................27

2.5.4 Additional commands.........................................................................................27

2.5.5 Standard sequence for operation with demodulator ...........................................29

2.6 Burst demodulator ..................................................................................................30

2.7 Modulator ...............................................................................................................30

2.8 IP traffic processing and routing..............................................................................32

2.8.1 SVLAN overview................................................................................................32

2.8.2 IP-router.............................................................................................................33

2.8.3 Router control commands..................................................................................34

2.8.4 VLAN support.....................................................................................................35

2.8.5 IP traffic screening .............................................................................................36

2.8.6 Prioritization and DSCP......................................................................................37

2.8.7 Multicast routing.................................................................................................37

2.8.8 Compressing RTP packet headers.....................................................................37

2.9 Traffic Shaper.........................................................................................................38

2.10 Satellite Pointing.....................................................................................................40

2.10.1 Pointing with HTTP assistance...........................................................................41

2.10.2 Pointing via management console......................................................................41

2.10.3 Pointing with analog reference signal.................................................................42

2.10.4 Auto tracking signals during normal operations..................................................43

2.11 Operations..............................................................................................................43

2.11.1 Modes of operations...........................................................................................43

2.11.2 Switching between modes of operations............................................................43

2.11.3 Exploitation ........................................................................................................44

2.11.4 Troubleshooting .................................................................................................44

2.11.5 Configuration management................................................................................46

2.11.6 Events (LOGGING)............................................................................................46

2.11.7 Limitations to access to the router......................................................................47

2.11.8 SNMP protocol...................................................................................................47

2.11.9 Additional commands.........................................................................................48

2.11.10 Controlling router status.....................................................................................48

2.11.11 Traffic diagnostics..............................................................................................48

2.11.12 Powering off.......................................................................................................49

2.11.13 Safety instructions for operations.......................................................................49

2.11.14 Actions in case of fire.........................................................................................49

3. Exploitation..........................................................................................................50

3.1 Technical maintenance...........................................................................................50

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3.2 Router software......................................................................................................50

3.2.1 Software boot management...............................................................................50

3.2.2 Software update.................................................................................................52

4. Maintenance........................................................................................................53

4.1 Replacement of modules........................................................................................53

4.1.1 Common recommendations ...............................................................................53

4.1.2 Safety instructions..............................................................................................53

4.2 Resetting to default settings....................................................................................53

5. STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL.............................................54

FIGURES

Figure 1 Satellite communication terrestrial station layout.........................................................10

Figure 2 Typical network diagram for SCPC dedicated channel................................................10

Figure 3 Typical network diagram for MCPC broadcasting........................................................11

Figure 4 Typical TDM/TDMA network diagram..........................................................................12

Figure 5 Typical Full Mesh network diagram.............................................................................13

Figure 6 Standard labeling of satellite router.............................................................................14

Figure 7 Packaging and content ...............................................................................................14

Figure 8 UHP-1000 series modem –rear view..........................................................................15

Figure 9 Radio equipment power supply control. ......................................................................15

Figure 10 UHP-1000 series modem front view..........................................................................16

Figure 11 Example of router’s connection in SCPC or TDM/TDMA terminal modes..................19

Figure 12 Example of router's connection in TDM/TDMA Half Mesh mode...............................19

Figure 13 TDM/TDMA terminal installations page.....................................................................20

Figure 14 Router statistics page ...............................................................................................21

Figure 15 Graphical example of the entire signal path via satellite and antenna system...........26

Figure 16 Satellite carrier search algorithm...............................................................................26

Figure 17 Routing layout with examples of commands .............................................................33

Figure 18 IP traffic screening....................................................................................................36

Figure 19 Prioritization of traffic on the modulator.....................................................................37

Figure 20 Principle of operation of Traffic Shaper.....................................................................39

Figure 21 Example of Traffic Shaper operation.........................................................................39

Figure 22 HTTP Information about the quality of signal reception.............................................41

Figure 23 Pinout of USB Console interface...............................................................................42

Figure 24 Router reboot procedure...........................................................................................51

Figure 25 Router resetting to default procedure........................................................................53

TABLES

Table 1 UHP-1000 Satellite Router Specificiations .....................................................................8

Table 2 Measurement results for receive base levels..................................................................9

Table 3 Operational limits .........................................................................................................18

Table 4 TDM/TDMA Configuration Web page values................................................................20

Table 5 Modulator parameters..................................................................................................30

Table 6 Troubleshooting guide..................................................................................................44

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INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL, V. 2.3

(SW VERSION 2.2.9)

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

8PSK

Phase-shift keying (PSK) is a digital modulation scheme that conveys data by

changing, or modulating, the phase of a reference signal (the carrier wave).

BCH

BCH code is a multilevel cyclic variable-length digital error-correcting code used for

correcting multiple random error patterns. BCH codes may also be used with

multilevel phase-shift keying whenever the number of levels is a prime number or a

power of a prime number.

BUC

Block Up-Converter (BUC) is used in the transmission (uplink) of satellite signals. It

converts a band (or "block") of frequencies from a lower frequency to a higher

frequency.

C/N

Carrier-to-noise ratio, often written as CNR or C/N, is the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)

of a modulated signal.

CRTP

Compressing IP/UDP/RTP Headers for Low-Speed Serial Links

DSCP

Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) is a 6-bit field in the header of IP packets

for packet classification purposes. DSCP replaces the outdated IP precedence, a 3-bit

field in the Type of Service byte of the IP header originally used to classify and

prioritize types of traffic

DVB

Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) is a suite of internationally accepted open standards

for digital television.

Eb/No

Eb/N0 (the energy per bit to noise power spectral density ratio) is an important

parameter in digital communication or data transmission. It is a normalized signal-to-

noise ratio (SNR) measure, also known as the "SNR per bit". It is especially useful

when comparing the bit error rate (BER) performance of different digital modulation

schemes without taking bandwidth into account.

EIRP

Effective Isotropically Radiated Power

ETSI

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) is an independent,

non-profit, standardization organization in the telecommunications industry

(equipment makers and network operators) in Europe, with worldwide projection.

FEC

In telecommunication and information theory, forward error correction (FEC) is a

system of error control for data transmission, whereby the sender adds redundant

data to its messages, also known as an error-correction code.

HTTP

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is an application-level protocol for distributed,

collaborative, hypermedia information systems.

HUB

Central Station of satellite network that is managing all the terminals and resources

Hardware

ICMP

The Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) is used by networked devices to send

error messages—indicating, for instance, that a requested service is not available or

that a host or router could not be reached.

IESS

Intelsat Earth Station Standards

IP is the usual abbreviation for Internet Protocol.

LDPC

Low-density parity-check (LDPC) code is a linear error correcting code, a method of

transmitting a message over a noisy transmission channel, and is constructed using a

sparse bipartite graph.

LNB

Low-noise block converter is the receiving converter installed at satellite antenna.

MCPC

Multiple Channels per Carrier

NMS

Network Management System

Node

Station

Terminal of satellite network which is able to receive information directly from other

network terminals

ODU

Out-Door Unit

QPSK

Phase-shift keying (PSK) is a digital modulation scheme that conveys data by

changing, or modulating, the phase of a reference signal (the carrier wave).

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RSV

Reed–Solomon error correction is an error-correcting code that works by

oversampling a polynomial constructed from the data.

SCPC

Single Channel Per Carrier

SNMP

Simple Network Management Protocol

SNR

Signal-to-noise ratio is an electrical engineering measurement defined as the ratio of

a signal power to the noise power corrupting the signal.

Symbol Rate

Software

TDM

Time Division Multiplexing

TDMA

Time Division Multiple Access

Telnet

Telecommunication Network (Telnet) is a network protocol used on the Internet or

local area networks to provide a bidirectional interactive communications facility.

Typically, telnet provides access to a command-line interface on a remote host via a

virtual terminal connection.

Terminal

Earth Stations (usually VSAT) operated under management of network HUB

TFTP

Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is a file transfer protocol, with the functionality of

a very basic form of File Transfer Protocol (FTP).

UDP

The User Datagram Protocol (UDP) is the set of network protocols used for the

Internet. With UDP, computer applications can send messages, in this case referred

to as datagram, to other hosts on an Internet Protocol (IP) network without requiring

prior communications to set up special transmission channels or data paths.

USB

USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a specification to establish communication between

devices and a host controller (usually personal computers).

VLAN

A virtual LAN, commonly known as a VLAN, is a group of hosts with a common set of

requirements that communicate as if they were attached to the same broadcast

domain, regardless of their physical location.

VoIP

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is a general term for a family of transmission

technologies for delivery of voice communications over IP networks such as the

Internet or other packet-switched networks.

VSAT

Very Small Aperture Terminal –satellite earth station with small-size antenna

X-modem

Simple file-transfer protocol

EASTAR UHP-1000 SERIES SATELLITE ROUTER

INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL, V. 2.3

(SW VERSION 2.2.9)

INTRODUCTION

This document presents a general description of the EASTAR (trade mark) UHP-1000 series

satellite routers and is intended for familiarization with the system capabilities and

specifications. This manual describes all the key modes of the router operations. Some of such

modes of operations are described in the separate manuals –attachments to this document.

Required level of qualification

This manual is intended for engineering personnel operating the EASTAR™ -based satellite

networks. The engineers have to have a basic radio engineering education, experience in

administration of data networks.

Document version and applicability

EASTAR™ UHP-1000 Satellite router is a basic element of network architecture and can be

used at any level of network hierarchy. The functionality of the router and its modes of

operations are determined by the activated software features.

This document version is 2.3 and it’s applicable for all EASTAR™ UHP-1000 series

satellite routers with SW release 2.2.9. When ordering this document please specify its

article: ESD.IOM1.EN2.3.

Title

The content of this document is the intellectual property of Romantis GmbH (referred to

below as Romantis). Copying or quoting this description as a whole or of any part of it

without Romantis written permission is prohibited.

Compliance to Standards

Romantis declares that all manufactured EASTAR™ UHP-1000 series satellite routers comply

with international industrial standards and requirements, namely to:

ETSI EN 301 428 –Earth stations and satellite communication systems.

ETSI EN 301 489-1 & -12 - Electromagnetic compatibility and RF spectrum.

EN 60 950-1 –Telecommunication devices safety.

Requirements to satellite communication earth stations operating in the Eutelsat system

(type approval).

Requirements to satellite communication land stations operating in the Intelsat system

(type approval, IESS-308)).

EASTAR UHP-1000 SERIES SATELLITE ROUTER

INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL, V. 2.3

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1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION

1.1 System overview

1.1.1 Purpose

EASTAR™ satellite routers are essentially a universal solution for geographically distributed

VSAT-class satellite communication networks. EASTAR™ routers can be used to organize

simple point-to-point channels, ―star‖- and ―mesh‖-topology networks with several

hierarchy levels and bandwidth-on-demand capabilities.

EASTAR™ VSAT platform is based on many innovation technologies. It was developed using

long-term experience in satellite service provisioning. Nowadays electronics achievements

made it possible to make VSAT platform compact and assure its efficiency and reach

functionality.

1.1.2 Technical specifications

Table 1 UHP-1000 Satellite Router Specificiations

PARAMETER

SPECIFICATION

MODULATOR

Operation mode

Continuous (SCPC, MCPC) or burst (TDMA)

Transmission datarate

Up to 54 Mbps @ 1 Kbps steps

Modulation

QPSK, 8PSK (option)

Forward Error Coding

FEC 1/2 , 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8;

RSV / LDPC&BCH / LDPC

Output spectrum

In compliance with IESS-308

Auto adjustment

Power Level, FEC ACM (option)

HIGH-SPEED DEMODULATOR

Operation mode

Continuous (SCPC, MCPC)

Receive datarate

Up to 54 Mbit/s @ 1 Kbit/s steps

Modulation

QPSK, 8PSK (option)

Forward Error Coding

FEC 1/2 , 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8; RSV / LDPC&BCH (option)

BURST DEMODULATOR

Operation mode

Burst (TDMA)

Receive datarate

Up to 6 Mbps (LDPC) @ 1 Kbit/s steps

Modulation

QPSK, 8PSK (option)

Forward Error Coding

FEC 2/3, 5/6 LDPC

INTERFACES

LAN (User Interface)

Ethernet 10/100Base-T, RJ-45

Control console

USB

IF reception (SCPC Rx and TDMA Rx)

950-2050 MHz

LNB converter power supply 13.5 VDC / 18 V (0.75A)

Reference frequency 10 MHz / +5 dBm (TDMA Rx)

IF transmission (Tx OUT)

950 -1550 MHz1

Output power -35… -5 dBm2@ with 0.1 dBm steps

Reference frequency 10 MHz / +5 dBm

Transmitter power supply 24 VDC (2A), with power-off

capability

ROUTER

Routing

Static routing and route announcement (RIP2 protocol)

1Up to 1700 MHz with no guaranty

2Up to -1 dBm with no guaranty

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Table 1 UHP-1000 Satellite Router Specificiations

PARAMETER

SPECIFICATION

IP-address support on the device

Up to 1000

Efficiency

96 Mbps (limited by LAN) or 28,000 pps

Up to 1000 routes in the Table without losses in routing

efficiency

Support

IP Multicast / DSCP / VLAN (+port tagging) / CRTP / L2 Bridge

Prioritization levels

3, adaptive

Control and monitoring

WWW, Telnet, SNMP-V2C

SW upgrade

TFTP, X-modem (3 banks for various versions)

HUB MODE TDM/TDMA

Network size

Up to 252 terminals per each return channel (Inroute)

up to 31 Inroutes per Network

Topologies

Point-to-point, Point-to-multipoint, Half Mesh, Full Mesh

ENVIRONMENT (IDU)

Supply voltage

~ 100-240 VAC or 24 VDC

Power consumption, W

11, up to 80W with RF (Outdoor) equipment

Temperature range

0…+400 C

Maximum humidity

Up to 90% @ 250С

Overall dimensions, mm

145 х 30 х 155 (router); 165 х 75 х 45 (power supply unit)

Brutto weight, kg, max

0,53 (router); 0,85 (power supply unit)

Table 2 Measurement results for receive base levels

FEC

C/N+N (Sp. An.)

C/N

Eb/No (data)

QPSK BER

1/2

5.0

3.4

3.7

9.0E-2

2/3

6.1

4.9

4.0

5.4E-2

3/4

7.0

6.0

4.6

3.5E-2

5/6

7.8

7.0

5.1

2.1E-2

7/8

8.5

7.8

5.8

1.3E-2

1.1.3 Router composition

UHP-1000 router consists of:

1. High-speed SCPC/MCPC demodulator

2. Burst demodulator

3. Universal modulator

4. Router

5. Controller

6. PSU - Power supply

PSU is an external device and provides a satellite router with power of 24VDC. UHP-1000

satellite router can be powered from any external DC power circuit with 24VDC and

sufficient current.

1.1.4 Principles of operation

UHP-1000 Satellite Router is an in-door part of Satellite Earth Station. The outdoor part of

the Earth station consists of:

Satellite antenna;

Block Up-Converter (BUC);

Low-noise converter (LNB);

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Pair of coaxial cables connecting Outdoor and Indoor units.

Figure 1 Satellite communication terrestrial station layout

HUB and Terminal layout is similar and can differ in the size of the antennas and RF

equipment used, as well as by the satellite router type.

UHP-1000 routers can operate in the different modes depending on activated mode of

operations:

SCPC –a dedicated channel mode when Terminals interact with each other or

with a HUB via fixed dedicated satellite bandwidth with a guaranteed physical

level capacity (see Figure 2). Each terminal transmits one dedicated channel that

will be received by opposite terminal. This mode is appropriate for channels with

high capacity and steady high traffic. Hub is not required in this mode.

Figure 2 Typical network diagram for SCPC dedicated channel.

Broadcasting network with dedicated MCPC channel. There two types of Earth

Stations in such networks:

oUplink station that is continuously broadcasting MCPC carrier that

containing information for a specific network station or for a group of such

stations. When necessary Uplink station may control the quality of its

transmission by receiving its carrier back from the satellite.

oUnlimited number of stations that are receiving the carrier from the

satellite and route any traffic intended for this destination to its LAN port.

Such stations are, normally, receive-only without any transmission path.

Satellite

EASTAR Terminal

SCPC

High-speed

Demodulator

Router

EASTAR Terminal

SCPC

UHP-1000

Burst

Demodulator

Universal

Modulator

Net 1

High-speed

Demodulator

Router

UHP-1000

Burst

Demodulator

Universal

Modulator

Net 2

Parabolic antenna

IF coaxial cable (receive)

EASTAR satellite router

LAN User interface

(10/100 BaseT)

220 VAC

24 VDC

Power supply

Block-Up-Converter

(BUC)

IF coaxial cable (transmit)

LNB converter

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