Ondas Networks Venus-900 Manual

Venus-900
User and
Installation Guide
Document Version 1.3
February 2022
Warning: Never power on a Venus-900 radio without a
load on the RF connector.

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Table of Contents
1 FCC Compliance ....................................................................................................................................3
2 FCC Exposure Statement.......................................................................................................................3
3 System Overview...................................................................................................................................4
4 Physical Installation...............................................................................................................................6
4.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................6
4.2 Venus-900 Enclosure.....................................................................................................................6
4.2.1 Specifications ........................................................................................................................6
4.2.2 Product Overview..................................................................................................................7
4.2.3 Connection Descriptions.......................................................................................................8
4.2.4 Mounting Guidelines.............................................................................................................9
5 System Operation ...............................................................................................................................10
5.1 Base Station Operation...............................................................................................................10
5.1.1 Base Station CLI...................................................................................................................10
5.1.2 Basic CLI Use........................................................................................................................11
5.2 Control Station Operation...........................................................................................................13
5.2.1 Control Station CLI ..............................................................................................................13
5.2.2 Basic CLI Use........................................................................................................................13
5.3 Mobile Station Operation ...........................................................................................................16
5.3.1 Mobile Station CLI...............................................................................................................17
5.3.2 Basic CLI Use........................................................................................................................17

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1FCC Compliance
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Ondas Networks could void the user’s authority to
operate the equipment.
2FCC Exposure Statement
This equipment complies with the FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for a controlled environment.
This transmitter must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance.
This transmitter must be at least 20 centimeters from the user and must not be co-located or operating
in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in
a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct
the interference by one or more of the following measures:
•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or modifications made to this device that are
not expressly approved by Ondas Networks may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

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3System Overview
The Venus-900 platform employs Ondas Networks’ FullMAX technology
FullMAX is a multi‐cell, Point‐to‐Multipoint (PtMP) broadband wireless system based on the IEEE 802.16
standard with modifications to enable its operation in a wide range of frequencies and a wide range of
channel sizes. The system is used to establish a private, broadband wireless service for mission critical
industries. FullMAX supports both fixed and mobile applications.
The main characteristics of the FullMAX System include the following:
FullMAX employs HD-FDD or TDD framing to provide greater flexibility and to maximize spectrum
utilization.
FullMAX is capable of operating in any frequency band between 40 MHz and 6 GHz and in any channel
size between 12.5 kHz and 5 MHz. FullMAX can be configured to operate in a downlink to uplink ratio to
support symmetrical, asymmetrical and reverse asymmetrical applications.
The FullMAX system offers the private system operator wide area coverage by leveraging the following:
•High transmit power from both the Base Station and Remote Stations
•Exceptional receiver sensitivity
•Superior propagation due to the operation in narrower channel sizes and low band
frequencies
The FullMAX system offers excellent frequency utilization through the following capabilities:
•Adaptive Modulation and Coding per link in both the downlink and uplink
•Optimization of the downlink and uplink ratio for the user’s main applications. For
example, in the case of SCADA applications, the FullMAX frame is configured as reverse
asymmetrical, i.e., more bandwidth is allocated to the uplink than to the downlink.
•Modifications to the standard air interface protocol to minimize MAC layer overhead.
•Employ Band-AMC subcarrier allocation scheme in both uplink and downlink direction to
maximize the percentage of data transport subcarriers.
•Packet Header Suppression (PHS) with the following characteristics:
oCompressible header field values are learned automatically with no need for
manual configurations.
oSupport for multiple compressible values for the same header fields. As a result,
PHS can be used even when the header fields are not constant.
FullMAX includes a versatile set of Quality of Service (QoS) tools that can optimize traffic performance for
each application and prioritize access to the available bandwidth according to the operator’s
requirements. QoS tools include various scheduling methods (e.g., Best Efforts and Unsolicited Grant

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Service), service flows with various QoS parameters such as priority level, minimum and maximum traffic
rates, guaranteed delay, jitter, etc.
FullMAX provides secure connections with strong encryption (AES‐128 or AES-256), strong authentication
(EAP after RSA with X.509 certificates) and advanced key management protocol (PKMv2).
FullMAX supports various frequency reuse methods including:
•Traditional full channel based frequency reuse
•OFDMA based Band-AMC sub‐channel reuse with up to 12 sub-channels in both uplink
and downlink. Any combination of sub-channels can be used in each sector in both
downlink and uplink.
FullMAX Remote Stations support a pre‐configured channel acquisition plan, i.e., a preconfigured list of
channel alternatives, characterized by center frequency, bandwidth, sub-channels and other parameters.
During channel acquisition, the Remote Station goes through the list and evaluates the best alternative.
FullMAX has an advanced remote management system that enables the system operator to monitor,
configure, manage, detect failures and diagnose problems. The FullMAX system configuration and
FullMAX system provisioning support centralized management profiles.
The FullMAX system architecture consists of Base Stations, Fixed Remote Stations and Mobile Stations.
Backhaul networking equipment connects the Base Stations to the customer’s Network Operations Center
(NOC) and the FullMAX Network Management System (NMS).
FullMAX Base Stations are typically installed in the existing Private Land Mobile Radio (PLMR) towers
serving their respective cells.
The FullMAX Base Station is designed as a single sector device. Any number of sectors can be designed
per tower, however the most common configuration is a three sector design with one Base Station unit
per sector.
The sector configuration dictates the type of antenna that should be used. Typically a router is used at the
tower to connect all Base Stations to the NOC via backhaul facilities. FullMAX Fixed Remote and Mobile
Stations are deployed throughout the tower’s serving area.

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4Physical Installation
4.1 Introduction
A Venus-900 radio is comprised of software and hardware which is packaged in an indoor enclosure
intended for mounting vertically on a flat surface.
4.2 Venus-900 Enclosure
4.2.1 Specifications
Enclosure Material
Aluminum Alloy
Dimensions (W x D x H)
8.5” x 4.85” x 2.95”
(252mm x 123mm x 84mm)
Operating Temperature
-40° F to 158° F
(-40° C to 70° C)
DC Input Power Range
18 to 60 VDC
Power Consumption
No load : 13.1 watts @ 48 VDC
Peak load : 23.4 watts @ 48 VDC

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4.2.2 Product Overview

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4.2.3 Connection Descriptions
Connector
Application
GPS Antenna
SMA female connector for optional GPS antenna.
RF Out
50Ω N-Type female connector for RF input from
antenna
DC Input
DC power input 18 to 60 volts.
Warning: Ensure Correct Polarity
Ethernet
2 x RJ45 connector for Ethernet 10/100 Base-T
interface
Console (Serial)
RJ45 8-pin connector wired using the Cisco
interface specification for console access
Serial Data
RJ45 8-pin connector wired using the Cisco
interface specification for serial data
Ground Post
Connection to building ground

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4.2.4 Mounting Guidelines
A mounting bracket is provided for attaching the Venus-900 enclosure to a vertical flat surface..

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5System Operation
Warning: Never power on a Venus-900 radio without a
load on the RF connector.
After the radio and antenna system have been installed and the radio properly configured, the radio
can be placed into operation.
The Venus-900 radio platform may operate as a Base Station, Control Station or Mobile Station.
5.1 Base Station Operation
Basic functionality of a Venus-900 base station can be determined from the LCD screen. If a mobile
station is connected, the following screens will be cycled through:
5.1.1 Base Station CLI
The base station CLI includes many features for manipulating key configuration parameters, however
it is recommended that it be used primarily for obtaining measurement and status information as
described below.

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5.1.2 Basic CLI Use
Use SSH to login to a base station with user “admin” and the appropriate password. After successful
login, the following prompt will be displayed:
To avoid a conflict between simultaneous updates, only a single CLI instance is supported per radio.
Consequently, it is important to exit any session gracefully using the exit command. If a session is
abruptly closed, further CLI access may not be possible until the system is restarted.
CLI commands can be shown by typing a “tab” at the prompt as shown here:
To see (or show) system performance, type “show then space” and return:
Now type tab for more options:

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To see current system performance, type “measurement all”:
If known, all of the cli commands can be typed together on a single line:
There are many CLI capabilities and this is only a brief example of its use. For further detail, please
reference the CLI Operations and Configuration Manual for your software version.

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5.2 Control Station Operation
Basic functionality of a Venus-900 control station can be determined from the LCD screen. If a mobile
station is connected, the following screens will be cycled through:
5.2.1 Control Station CLI
The control station CLI includes many features for manipulating key configuration parameters,
however it is recommended that it be used primarily for obtaining measurement and status
information as described below.
5.2.2 Basic CLI Use
Use SSH to login to a base station with user “admin” and the appropriate password. After successful
login, the following prompt will be displayed:

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To avoid a conflict between simultaneous updates, only a single CLI instance is supported per radio.
Consequently, it is important to exit any session gracefully using the exit command. If a session is
abruptly closed, further CLI access may not be possible until the system is restarted.
CLI commands can be shown by typing a “tab” at the prompt as shown here:
To see (or show) system performance, type “show then space” and return:
Now type tab for more options:

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To see current system performance, type “measurement all”:
If known, all of the cli commands can be typed together on a single line:
There are many CLI capabilities and this is only a brief example of its use. For further detail, please
reference the CLI Operations and Configuration Manual for your software version.

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5.3 Mobile Station Operation
Basic functionality of Venus-900 mobile station can be determined from the LCD screen. The
LCD displays the state of the mobile station by cycling through status screens. It shows
“scanning“ when it is searching for a connection and “connected” with operational details when
it is connected as shown below.
Further operational information can be obtained via the CLI as described in this section.

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5.3.1 Mobile Station CLI
The mobile station CLI includes many features for manipulating key configuration parameters,
however it is recommended that it be used primarily for obtaining measurement and status
information as described below.
5.3.2 Basic CLI Use
Use SSH to login to admin user “admin” with the appropriate password. After successful login, the
following prompt will be displayed.
admin@cobalt-$
This is the admin CLI. All commands are nested and can be listed by typing a “tab”. The first level is
shown here:
As an example, to see a connected measurement report, type show and tab:

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These are the CLI commands available. If the command “show ms measurement report” is typed,
then the measurement report is shown:

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The results displayed are to be interpreted as follows.
DL Preamble CINR Reuse 1 :
29
CINR when we consider all the tones
DL Preamble CINR Reuse 3 :
28
CINR when we consider only modulated
tones
Rx Gain :
9
MS Rx AD9361 gain
Frequency Error :
660
Frequency offset of received signal
DL Preamble RSSI :
-37
Received Signa Strength Indication
DL RPD :
-28
Received power density
DL Path loss :
57
Total downlink path signal
attenuation
Mean Preamble CINR Reuse 1 :
28
Average CINR over 16 frames
Mean Preamble CINR Reuse 3 :
27
Average CINR over 16 frames
Mean Preamble RSSI :
-37
Average RSSI over 16 frames
MS Tx PowerPerSubcarrier(BPSK) :
36
MS Tx power in dbm
Current UL FEC Code :
2
Uplink modulation
Current DL FEC Code :
6
Downlink modulation
Power Control mode :
Closed
Loop
Power control mode (open loop /
closed loop)
AMC Bands
Effective CINR
Physical CINR
Band [ 0]
28 dB
28 dB
Sub channel 0 carrier to noise ratio
Band [ 1]
28 dB
28 dB
Sub channel 1 carrier to noise ratio
Band [ 2]
28 dB
28 dB
Sub channel 2 carrier to noise ratio