Redline Communications AN-100 System User manual

AN-100 System
User Manual
70-00031 Release 1.1

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1Important Safety & Service Notices.....................................................11
1.1 Safety Warnings......................................................................................11
1.2 Important Warning Symbols....................................................................12
1.3 Important Service Information .................................................................12
1.4 UL Information.........................................................................................12
1.5 CE Information.........................................................................................12
1.6 Lightning Protection.................................................................................13
1.7 Product Information .................................................................................14
2Getting Started.......................................................................................15
2.1 How To Use This Manual........................................................................16
2.2 System Capabilities.................................................................................16
2.3 Terms Used in this Manual......................................................................17
3AN-100 System Overview .....................................................................19
3.1 IEEE 802.16a Compliance ......................................................................19
3.1.1 WiMax Interoperability.........................................................................19
3.1.2 PHY Specification................................................................................19
3.1.3 OFDM (256 FFT).................................................................................19
3.2 Dynamic Adaptation ................................................................................20
3.2.1 Time Division Duplexing (TDD) ...........................................................20
3.2.2 Adaptive Coding ..................................................................................20
3.2.3 Adaptive Modulation............................................................................20
3.2.4 Automatic Repeat Request (ARQ).......................................................20
3.2.5 Reed Solomon Error Correction ..........................................................20
3.2.6 Satellite Clock Time Synchronization ..................................................20
3.3 LAN Feature............................................................................................21
3.4 Privacy / Security.....................................................................................21
3.5 AN-100 Deployment Models....................................................................22
3.5.1 PTP Deployment .................................................................................22
3.5.2 PMP Deployment.................................................................................22
3.6 Non-Line of Sight Support.......................................................................23
3.7 Channelization.........................................................................................23
3.8 Service Flows..........................................................................................25
3.8.1 Uplink Service Flow Scheduling ..........................................................26
Unsolicited Grant Service....................................................................26
Real Time Polling ................................................................................26
Non-Real-Time Polling Service ...........................................................26
Best Effort Service...............................................................................26
3.8.2 Downlink Service Flow Scheduling......................................................26
4AN-100 Physical Description................................................................27
4.1 AN-100 Terminal .....................................................................................27
4.1.1 Mounting..............................................................................................27
4.1.2 Power Supply ......................................................................................27
4.1.3 Wireless Section..................................................................................27
IF Port (Radio Control) ........................................................................28

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Time Synchronization Port (SC Only)..................................................28
Wireless LEDs.....................................................................................28
4.1.4 Ethernet Section..................................................................................29
Ethernet Data Port and LEDs..............................................................29
Ethernet Mgt Port and LEDs................................................................30
4.1.5 System Section....................................................................................30
System LEDs.......................................................................................30
Reset Switch........................................................................................31
4.1.6 Grounding Connection.........................................................................31
4.1.7 Console Port........................................................................................32
4.2 AN-100 Radio..........................................................................................32
4.2.1 Transceiver..........................................................................................32
IF Port..................................................................................................32
RF Port................................................................................................33
Alignment Pin ......................................................................................33
4.3 Antenna...................................................................................................33
RF Connector ......................................................................................33
4.4 Transceiver/Antenna Mounting Bracket ..................................................33
5AN-100 System Installation ..................................................................35
5.1 Unpacking the AN-100 System ...............................................................35
5.2 Site Planning ...........................................................................................36
5.2.1 Site Path Survey..................................................................................36
Site Path Profile...................................................................................36
Identify Best Path ................................................................................36
Identify RF Interference.......................................................................37
Antenna Mounting Equipment.............................................................37
IF Cable Routing..................................................................................37
5.2.2 Site Plan Checklist...............................................................................38
5.2.3 Sector Controller Configuration Settings .............................................39
5.2.4 Subscriber Station Configuration Settings...........................................40
5.3 Installing the AN-100 terminal .................................................................41
5.3.1 Mounting and Cables...........................................................................41
Mounting..............................................................................................41
Grounding............................................................................................41
Power ..................................................................................................41
Ethernet Port .......................................................................................41
IF Cable...............................................................................................41
5.3.2 Connecting to the AN-100 terminal......................................................42
5.3.3 Setting Up the AN-100 Sector Controller.............................................44
Sector Controller Login........................................................................44
Sector Controller Ethernet Settings.....................................................45
Sector Controller Wireless Settings.....................................................45
5.3.4 Setting Up the AN-100 Subscriber Station ..........................................46
Subscriber Station Login .....................................................................46
Subscriber Station Ethernet Settings...................................................46
Subscriber Station Wireless Settings ..................................................47

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Testing Service Flows .........................................................................47
5.4 Installing the Transceiver and Antenna...................................................48
5.4.1 Assemble Mounting Bracket................................................................48
Mounting the Transceiver....................................................................49
Mounting the Antenna .........................................................................49
5.4.2 Cabling Connections ...........................................................................49
5.4.3 Waterproofing Outdoor Connections...................................................50
5.5 Antenna Alignment ..................................................................................51
5.5.1 Basic Alignment...................................................................................51
5.5.2 Verify Alignment Using RSSI...............................................................51
6Sector Controller (SC) Web Interface ..................................................53
6.1 Sector Controller - System Menu ............................................................53
6.2 Sector Controller - Monitoring Screens ...................................................55
6.2.1 Sector Controller - General Information Page .....................................55
System.................................................................................................55
Management Port................................................................................55
Wireless...............................................................................................56
6.2.2 Sector Controller - SS (Subscriber Station) Information......................57
6.2.3 Sector Controller - SF (Service Flow) Information...............................58
6.2.4 Sector Controller - Event Log Screen..................................................59
6.2.5 Sector Controller - Ethernet Statistics .................................................60
Ingress Statistics: Inbound Packets (Ethernet Port)............................60
Egress Statistics: Outbound Packets (Wireless).................................61
6.3 Sector Controller - Configuration Screens...............................................62
6.3.1 Sector Controller - MAC/PHY/RF Configuration..................................62
RF Parameters....................................................................................63
PHY Parameters..................................................................................63
MAC Parameters.................................................................................63
Entering Sector Controller Privacy Keys .............................................65
Configuration Screen Buttons..............................................................65
6.3.2 Sector Controller - MAC/Phy/RF Dynamic Configuration....................66
6.4 Sector Controller - Admin Tools Screens................................................67
6.4.1 Sector Controller - Network Settings ...................................................67
Network Settings .................................................................................67
IP Address Assignment.......................................................................68
DHCP Relay for SS.............................................................................68
HTTP Enable.......................................................................................68
Telnet Enable ......................................................................................68
SNMP v1 / SNMPv3 Enable................................................................68
IP Fragment on SM CID Enable..........................................................70
CPE to CPE Communication...............................................................70
Web Page Refresh Timeout................................................................70
System Configuration Buttons.............................................................70
6.4.2 Sector Controller - Software Upgrade Screen.....................................71
Upgrading Software.............................................................................71
Active SW Selection............................................................................71

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System Reset......................................................................................71
6.4.3 Sector Controller - System Password Screen .....................................72
System Password................................................................................72
7Subscriber Station (SS) Web Screens.................................................73
7.1 Subscriber Station - System Menu..........................................................73
7.2 Subscriber Station - Monitoring Screens.................................................75
7.2.1 Subscriber Station - General Info Screen............................................75
System.................................................................................................75
Management Port................................................................................75
Wireless...............................................................................................76
7.2.2 Subscriber Station - Status Screen......................................................77
Up Link Status.....................................................................................77
Management........................................................................................78
Service Flows......................................................................................78
7.2.3 Subscriber Station - Statistics Screen .................................................79
Service Flows......................................................................................79
Controls...............................................................................................79
7.2.4 Subscriber Station - Event Log Screen ...............................................80
7.3 Subscriber Station - Web Interface..........................................................81
7.3.1 Subscriber Station - MAC / PHY / RF Screen......................................81
RF parameters.....................................................................................81
PHY parameters..................................................................................82
MAC Parameters.................................................................................82
Entering Sector Controller Privacy Keys .............................................83
Configuration Controls.........................................................................84
7.3.2 Subscriber Station - Service Flow Screen...........................................85
Service Flow Configuration..................................................................85
Downlink and Uplink Settings..............................................................86
Uplink Specific Settings.......................................................................87
Service Flow Controls..........................................................................87
7.4 Subscriber Station - Administration Tools Screens.................................88
7.4.1 Subscriber Station - Software Upgrade Screen...................................88
File Location........................................................................................88
Status ..................................................................................................88
Activation.............................................................................................88
7.4.2 Subscriber Station - Network Settings - Local View ............................89
System Password................................................................................89
Local Management Port ......................................................................89
Monitoring............................................................................................90
Direct Commands................................................................................90
7.4.3 Subscriber Station - Network Settings - Remote View ........................91
System Password................................................................................91
Management Port................................................................................92
Time of Day.........................................................................................92
Monitoring............................................................................................92
Direct Commands................................................................................92

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8Troubleshooting....................................................................................93
8.1 Factory Default Settings..........................................................................93
8.2 Front Panel Diagnostics ..........................................................................93
8.2.1 System Power LED .............................................................................94
8.2.2 System Fault LED................................................................................94
8.2.3 Wireless Link LED ...............................................................................95
8.2.4 Wireless Signal LED............................................................................95
8.2.5 Ethernet Data Port Link/Act LED.........................................................96
8.2.6 Ethernet Data Port 100 LED................................................................96
8.2.7 Ethernet Data Port FD/Col LED...........................................................97
8.2.8 System Reset Button...........................................................................97
8.3 Troubleshooting The Web Interface........................................................98
8.4 RF Troubleshooting.................................................................................99
8.5 System Log Messages..........................................................................100
9Network Management .........................................................................105
9.1 RedAccess Network Management System (NMS)................................105
10 Appendices..........................................................................................107
10.1 Technical Specifications........................................................................107
10.2 Decoding Part Number Information.......................................................109
10.2.1 AN-100 Part Number.........................................................................109
10.2.2 Antenna Part Number........................................................................109
10.3 IF Cable Specifications..........................................................................110
10.4 DC Power Connections.........................................................................111
10.5 Transceiver Drawings............................................................................112
10.5.1 TS3435T7 Subscriber Station Transceiver........................................112
10.5.2 TB3435T7 Sector Controller Transceiver..........................................113
10.6 Glossary ................................................................................................114
10.7 Link Budget Tool....................................................................................123
10.8 Deployment Scenarios ..........................................................................127
10.8.1 Co-located Deployments ...................................................................127
10.8.2 Adjacent Area Deployments..............................................................127

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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Terms....................................................................................................17
Table 2: Channel Utilization ................................................................................23
Table 3: Adjacent Channel Interference Rejection (C/I)......................................24
Table 4: Wireless Link LED.................................................................................28
Table 5: Wireless Signal LED..............................................................................28
Table 6: Ethernet Data Port Link/Act LED...........................................................29
Table 7: Ethernet Data Port 100 LED..................................................................29
Table 8: Ethernet Data Port FD/Col LED ............................................................29
Table 9: Ethernet Mgt Port Link LED...................................................................30
Table 10: Ethernet Mgt Port Act LED..................................................................30
Table 11: System Pwr LED.................................................................................30
Table 12: System Fault LED ...............................................................................31
Table 13: Front Panel Reset Switch....................................................................31
Table 14: Console (RS-232) Port Pinout.............................................................32
Table 15: Site Path Profile...................................................................................36
Table 16: terminal (Inside) Installation Checklist.................................................38
Table 17: Radio (Outside) Installation Checklist .................................................38
Table 18: Required Configuration Settings - Sector Controller...........................39
Table 19: Required Configuration Settings - Subscriber Station.........................40
Table 20: Sector Controller Web Screens...........................................................54
Table 21: Subscriber Station Web Screens ........................................................74
Table 22: Traffic Scheduling................................................................................87
Table 23: Factory Default Settings......................................................................93
Table 24: System Power Diagnostics..................................................................94
Table 25: Wireless Link Diagnostics ...................................................................95
Table 26: Wireless Signal Diagnostics................................................................95
Table 27: Ethernet Link/Act Diagnostics .............................................................96
Table 28: Ethernet 100 Diagnostics....................................................................96
Table 29: Ethernet Collision Diagnostics.............................................................97
Table 30: Web Interface Diagnostics ..................................................................98
Table 31: RF Error Diagnostics...........................................................................99
Table 32: Log Messages...................................................................................100
Table 33: AN-100 Technical Specifications.......................................................107
Table 34: AN-100 Part Number Fields..............................................................109
Table 35: Antenna Part Number Fields.............................................................109
Table 36: DC Power Supply Cable Connections...............................................111
Table 37: Modulation Scheme vs. Data Rate....................................................124
Table 38: Availability Versus Outage Time .......................................................126

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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: AN-100 System: Terminal, Transceiver, and Antenna.........................15
Figure 2: PTP Deployment..................................................................................22
Figure 3: PMP Deployment.................................................................................22
Figure 4: Line of Sight / Non-Line of Sight Deployment......................................23
Figure 5: Channelization .....................................................................................24
Figure 6: Sectorization ........................................................................................25
Figure 7: Front Panel...........................................................................................27
Figure 8: Front Panel Wireless Section...............................................................27
Figure 9: Front Panel Ethernet LEDs and RJ-45 Ports.......................................29
Figure 10: System LEDs and Reset Switch ........................................................30
Figure 11: Transceiver and Antenna...................................................................32
Figure 12: Antenna Mounting Locations..............................................................37
Figure 13: AN-100 Terminal................................................................................41
Figure 14: Connecting Host Computer to AN-100...............................................43
Figure 15: Browser Address Field (sector controller default shown)...................43
Figure 16: Sector Controller Login Dialog Screen...............................................44
Figure 17: Brackets and Antenna Assembly.......................................................48
Figure 18 Transceiver/Antenna Mountings .........................................................49
Figure 19: Antenna Polarization..........................................................................49
Figure 20 Waterproofing Outdoors Connections.................................................50
Figure 21: Sector Controller (SC) On-Screen Menu ...........................................53
Figure 22: Sector Controller - General Information Screen.................................55
Figure 23: Sector Controller - Subscriber Station Information Screen................57
Figure 24: Sector Controller - SS Service Flow Statistics Screen.......................58
Figure 25: Sector Controller - Event Log Screen ................................................59
Figure 26: Sector Controller - Ethernet Statistics Screen....................................60
Figure 27: Sector Controller - Static Configuration Screen.................................62
Figure 28: Channel Frequency Formula..............................................................63
Figure 29: Sector Controller - Burst Profile Settings ...........................................64
Figure 30: Sector Controller - RF/PHY/MAC Control Buttons............................65
Figure 31: Sector Controller - Network Settings Screen .....................................67
Figure 32: Sector Controller - Network SNMPv1 Settings Screen......................69
Figure 33: Sector Controller - Network SNMPv3 Settings Screen......................69
Figure 34: Subscriber Station - Software Upgrade Screen.................................71
Figure 35: Sector Controller - System Password Screen....................................72
Figure 36: Subscriber Station (SS) - On-Screen Menu.......................................73
Figure 37: Subscriber Station - General Information Screen ..............................75
Figure 38: Subscriber Station - Status Screen....................................................77
Figure 39: Subscriber Station - Statistics Screen................................................79
Figure 40: Subscriber Station - Event Log Screen..............................................80
Figure 41: Subscriber Station - MAC/RF/PHY Configuration Screen..................81
Figure 42: Channel Frequency Formula..............................................................82
Figure 43: Subscriber Station - Service Flow Setup Screen...............................85

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Figure 44: Subscriber Station - Service Flow Address Configuration Screen.....86
Figure 45: Subscriber Station - Software Upgrade Screen.................................88
Figure 46: Subscriber Station - Network Settings Screen - Local View ..............89
Figure 47: Subscriber Station - Network Settings Screen - Remote View ..........91
Figure 48: AN-100 Front Panel ...........................................................................93
Figure 49: Fuse Holder........................................................................................94
Figure 50: RedAccess Main Screen..................................................................105
Figure 51: RedAccess World View Screen .......................................................106
Figure 52: IF Cable Assembly Drawing.............................................................110
Figure 53: R-35 Subscriber Station Radio - Dimensions - 1 of 2 ......................112
Figure 54: R-35 Subscriber Station Radio - Dimensions - 2 of 2 ......................112
Figure 55: R-35 Sector Controller Radio - Dimensions - 1 of 2.........................113
Figure 56: R-35 Sector Controller - Radio Dimensions - 2 of 2.........................113
Figure 57: Link Budget Tool Screen..................................................................123
Figure 58: Fresnel Zone Obstruction.................................................................124
Figure 59: Fresnel Zone Calculation.................................................................125
Figure 60: Fresnel Zone Radius........................................................................125
Figure 61: Horizon Distance Calculation...........................................................126
Figure 62: Deployment Scenarios.....................................................................127