
PMP 400/430 and PTP 200/230 Series Motorola PMP Solutions User Guide Supplement
Issue 6.0 May 2011 Page 2 of 77
Table of Contents
1Introduction ...............................................................................................................6
1.1 Document Change History.................................................................................7
1.2 Abbreviations.....................................................................................................8
1.3 Feedback on Documentation.............................................................................9
1.4 Technical Support..............................................................................................9
2Product Description................................................................................................11
2.1 Technology and Benefits.................................................................................22
2.1.1 nLOS Benefits and Limitations..........................................................................22
2.2 Applications.....................................................................................................23
2.3 Configuration Options –RF, IP, DFS...............................................................24
2.4 Power and Grounding......................................................................................24
2.5 Administration Systems...................................................................................25
2.6 Specifications..................................................................................................26
2.6.1 Radio specifications (common to all formats) ...................................................26
2.6.2 Specifications for PMP 430 (5.4 & 5.8-GHz) SM and PTP 230 (5.4 & 5.8-GHz)
BH radio with integrated antenna ...................................................................................27
2.6.3 Specifications for PMP 400 (4.9 & 5.4-GHz) AP/SM and PTP 200 (4.9 & 5.4-
GHz) BH radio with integrated antenna..........................................................................28
2.6.4 Specification for PMP 400/430 AP and PTP 200 BH connectorized radio .......29
2.6.5 Specifications for PMP 400/430 kitted, connectorized radio (antenna included)29
2.7 Performance....................................................................................................31
3Configuring..............................................................................................................41
3.1 Link Operation –1X/2X/3X..............................................................................41
3.2 Transmitter Output Power (and no Jitter).........................................................42
3.3 Downlink Data %, Range, and Control Slots....................................................44
3.4 DFS and Regulatory Parameters for 5.8 & 5.4 GHz Radios.............................46
3.4.1 Background and Operation ...............................................................................46
3.4.2 Setting DFS and Regulatory Parameters..........................................................48
3.5 External Gain Field..........................................................................................52
3.6 Network Control Parameters ...........................................................................53
3.7 Forward Error Correction.................................................................................53
3.8 Cyclic Prefix (Configurable only on PTP 200/230 BH & PMP 430 AP/SM).......53
4Installation...............................................................................................................55
4.1 Installing an AP with Connectorized Antenna ..................................................55