ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Digital Microwave Radios Installation and Management Guide Models: rc240xx Series 000000-001 2011-08-26
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Legal Notice The information contained herein is the property of Exalt Communications, Inc. (“Exalt”) and is supplied without liability for errors or omissions. No part of this document may be reproduced, in any form, except as authorized by contract or other written permission from the owner.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Table of Contents Legal Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Open-Source License Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii List of Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Connect to the Radio in a Telnet Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Telnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Exalt Graphical User Interface (GUI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Preparing to Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Power/Ethernet Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 General Practices . . . . . . . .
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount List of Figures Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure 12 Figure 13 Figure 14 Figure 15 Figure 16 Figure 17 Figure 18 Figure 19 Figure 20 Figure 21 Figure 22 Figure 23 Figure 24 Figure 25 Figure 26 Figure 27 Figure 28 Figure 29 Figure 30 Figure 31 Figure 32 Figure 33 Figure 34 Figure 35 Figure 36 Figure 37 Figure 38 Figure 39 Figure 40 Figure 41 Figure 42 Figure
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Figure 47 Figure 48 Figure 49 Figure 50 Figure 51 Figure 52 Figure 53 Ethernet Utilization page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Reboot page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Manual page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount About this Document This manual provides a complete description of the ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Digital Microwave Radios and related software. This manual provides planners, engineers, installers, system administrators, and technicians general and specific information related to the planning, installation, operation, management, and maintenance of these devices.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Digital Microwave Radios Introduction Exalt Communications, Inc. thanks you for your purchase. Our goal is to build the highest quality, highest reliability digital microwave radio products. This commitment to quality and reliability extends to our employees and partners alike. We appreciate any comments on how we can improve our products, as well as your sales and Customer Care experience.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Digital Microwave Radios The following ExtendAir (TTD) models are covered in this manual: Note: All models offer license key upgrades for 128 or 256-bit AES encryption.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Digital Microwave Radios registration, coordination, and fees that may apply to the system usage. Please consult your local regulatory organization(s) to determine usage requirements. In almost all cases, either for license-exempt or other designation, the product itself must be authorized for use in your country.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Digital Microwave Radios The ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount radios provide connections for a combination of the following data communication interfaces: • 10/100BaseT Ethernet (up to 3 ports, depending on model) • Up to 4xT1/E1 interfaces for synchronous voice traffic (xx10 models only) The ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount radios are powered by a combined Power/Ethernet cable, and associated power injector.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Pre-installation Tasks This section describes the steps necessary to prepare a site for the installation of the Exalt Digital Microwave Radio. Link Engineering and Site Planning Design all terrestrial wireless links prior to purchase and installation.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount of time. This total period of time is referred to as the frame length or TDD frame length, and is further discussed in Time Division Duplex (TDD) Factors. The two radio terminals are identical hardware, except for the TDD setting in software. When the radios are in their default state, both radios are configured as Radio B. One end of the link must be configured as Radio A before the two ends of the radio system can communicate.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Outdoor-rated and shielded CAT5 cable, such as Beldon 1300A, with RJ-45 or RJ-48C connectors is recommended for the Ethernet and/or TDM connections. For Ethernet connections, a maximum length of 100 meters applies to the total length of the cabling between the radio terminal and the first network-aware connection (such as a switch or router).
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount performed to verify many or all of the above items, and in the case of a suspected faulty device, to help confirm the fault and determine which end of the system is at fault and in need of repair or replacement. Note: See Back-to-back Bench Testing for detailed instructions.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Note: Disable all T1/E1 ports if there are no T1/E1 interfaces connected. This shifts all available throughput to the Ethernet interface. Note: If a selected combination of the Link Distance, Frame Size, Bandwidth, and Mode parameters cannot support all the desired T1 or E1 ports, the ports that cannot be supported are automatically disabled. Priority is placed on the T1/E1 port number.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Table 1 Factory default settings Parameter ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Radio Settings Link Distance <10 miles Bandwidth 16 MHz Mode Mode 1 TDD Frame Size 2ms Link Security Key 000000000000 Administration Password password User Password password IP Address 10.0.0.1 IP Mask 255.0.0.0 IP Gateway 0.0.0.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount • User password = password • VLAN disabled Radio Synchronization The radio synchronization feature improves the performance of Exalt radios operating in the same frequency band and that are collocated (such as in repeater and hub configurations).
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Figure 3 Synchronized GPS sources Figure 4 illustrates the recommended synchronization method for two links that share a common site at one end of each link. Using internal sync, a cable can be connected between the two radios to accomplish sync. No GPS receiver is required. This approach cannot be used for more than two collocated radios.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Figure 5 Internal Sync for more than two collocated radios This approach can also be used using an Exalt GPS source for synchronization, instead of Internal Sync, as shown in Figure 6. This approach is recommended if there are other nearby sites that are not collocated or part of the connected network that need to be synchronized. Using one kit, a single GPS Antenna can synchronize up to 4 collocated links.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Figure 7 Synchronization for radios in a chain Offset Timing For GPS implementations, manual control of offset timing is also allowed. This provides a means to delay the synchronization signal using a user-defined offset. This is helpful when Exalt radios are near other devices operating in the same frequency band that also use a timing source, such as GPS.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Note: If an application only requires the transparent passing of VLAN traffic, disable the VLAN function. Some situations require Exalt radios to act upon VLAN traffic and perform any or all of the following functions: • Connect specific traffic, using VLAN tagging, to different purposes, such as management traffic to the radio’s NMS system.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount For example, a radio configuration of 32MHz/Mode2 with a 5ms TDD frame size supports up to 110Mbps user capacity or 55Mbps full-duplex. By selecting 80/20 on one side of the link and 20/80 on the other side, the radio allows up to 88Mbps in one direction, and 22Mbps in the opposite direction.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount System Installation and Initiation Process The tasks required for radio installation and initiation are outlined in the following figure.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Record Keeping After installation, record the following items for ongoing maintenance and future troubleshooting. Keep a record for each end of the radio link and store a copy of these records at the radio location, at the opposite end radio location, and a central record storage location.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Installation This section presents all tasks required to install the Exalt Digital Microwave Radio. Mechanical Configuration and Mounting The ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount radios are environmentally sealed units intended for deployment outdoors. The device must be deployed within an ambient temperature range as specified, and with non-restrictive airflow around the chassis.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount 5 Secure the mounting clips on the four corners of the radio chassis to the mating clips on the antenna, one at a time. Note: Clip two opposite corners first, then clip the remaining two corners. Use the following steps for remote-mount configurations: 1 Mount the antenna with the required polarization orientation.
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Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Figure 13 Remote-mount pole mounting mechanics, horizontal orientation Radio Ports and Indicators This section provides a brief overview of the connectors, controls, and indicators on the device. Details about each item are in other sections of this document. Figure 14 shows the connectors on the ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount radios.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Table 2 Connectors Connector Description SYNC/RSL (1) Sync out feature is not implemented as of this writing. (2) Antenna alignment RSL voltage (during installation) TDM 2&4 Ports for up to two user T1 or E1 circuits to traverse link, port numbers 2 and 4. TDM 1&3 Ports for up to two user T1 or E1 circuits to traverse link, port numbers 1 and 3.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Table 3 LED indicators Location Type Function GPS/RSL Top Green LED Solid when valid GPS connection is detected. GPS/RSL Bottom Green LED Unused TDM 2&4 Top Green LED Solid when T1 clocking is present for input #2. TDM 2&4 Bottom Green LED Solid when T1 clocking is present for input #4. TDM 1&3 Top Green LED Solid when T1 clocking is present for input #1.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount The following configurations are reset on the radio: • IP address = 10.0.0.1 • IP mask = 255.0.0.0 • IP gateway = 0.0.0.0 • Administration password = password • User password = password • VLAN = disabled A flashing left DATA+POWER LED on the power injector indicates that alarm conditions exist on the radio. To access summary alarm information during normal operation, press and hold the RESET button.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount mains socket, and then enable power to the circuit. If the AC mains cannot be turned off, plug in to the AC main socket to apply power. Verify that the radio is active by observing LED activity on the injector and radio. All LEDs on the radio flash at initial power cycle.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount CAT5 Lightning/Surge Protection To provide for human safety and for the safety of connected network equipment, it is highly recommended to place a weatherproof lightning suppression device at the egress point where the CAT5 cable(s) enter the building, shelter, or cabinet. To protect the radio equipment, install a weatherproof lightning suppression device near the radio for all connected CAT5 cables.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Antenna/Transmission System This section provides guidance to mounting and connecting the RF transmission system, which consists of the antenna, RF cabling, and RF lightning arrestors. Consult the manufacturer’s instructions for proper mounting, grounding, and wiring of these devices, and for definitive direction. These manufacturer’s instructions supersede any information in this section.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Note: There is a slight delay in RSL readings in the GUI as the RSL levels change. In this case, fine alignment can be done in small adjustments allowing a small gap of time so that the impact of the adjustment on the GUI display catches up to real time. Note: Only use the browser-based GUI for antenna alignment if there are no other means available. If this method is required, refer to Exalt Graphical User Interface (GUI).
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Configuration and Management This section describes the command line interface (CLI) and Exalt graphical user interface (GUI). Telnet into the Command Line Interface (CLI) Use a Telnet connection to access the CLI in the Exalt Digital Microwave Radios. Use the CLI to set key parameters on the system. Connect to the Radio in a Telnet Session Make the Telnet connection to the radio through the Ethernet port.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount The following selections can be made on all screens: • 0 = back to previous screen • 9 = help • Ctrl+\ (control and backslash keys) = exit session Exalt Graphical User Interface (GUI) The Exalt GUI is the primary user interface for configuring and troubleshooting the radio and radio system. A computer or hand-held device with a conventional HTML browser and Ethernet port is required.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Once connected to the radio using Ethernet, log in to the Exalt GUI. Log In Use the following steps to log in to the Exalt GUI. 1 Open a browser window. Microsoft Internet Explorer is the recommended browser. Netscape, Mozilla, and Firefox are also supported. If there are issues with your browser, please report it to Exalt Customer Care. You may be required to use a different browser to immediately overcome issues.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Administrator login credentials are required for configuration purposes. Type the user name and passwords for Administrator level and click OK. The following screen displays. Figure 19 Radio Information page Quick Start To establish a link on the bench, apply the following basic configurations to the radio terminal. Use the steps in the Quick Start Guide included with the radio.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount If all other parameters are still configured at their factory default settings, the radios can now be connected back-to-back to verify that the link is communicating and perform any other desired tests. See Back-to-back Bench Testing for test information. Navigating the GUI describes each page of the GUI. Most configuration parameter settings are intuitive.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount The color of the panel indicates alarm status: • Green indicates the system is communicating and all functions are normal • Yellow indicates a minor non-traffic affecting alarm condition • Red indicates a major traffic affecting alarm condition The left panel summarizes the alarm conditions of the local radio (the radio that matches the IP address).
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Note: The ‘local’ radio might be the near-end or the far-end radio, depending on the management interface connection. The terms local and remote refer to the orientation of the radio terminals relative to the IP address you are managing.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Radio Information Page This page provides general information about the local radio terminal. This information is helpful for troubleshooting and for record keeping.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Administration Settings Page This page allows contains general parameters for the radio system. The Current Value column lists entries actual settings. Desired changes are entered in the New Value column. After all desired changes are entered, click the Update button to accept and enable changes. Figure 23 Administration Settings page Most entries on this page are self-explanatory.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Note: Changing the link security key interrupts transmission until the opposite end is changed to match. Always change the far-end radio first, and then change the near-end radio. – Reset the admin and user passwords. These passwords should not match. If the admin password remains at the factory default setting, it provides an opportunity for random reassignment by a network-connected user.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Configuration Use SNMP to manage networked devices and execute the following functions: • GET: Obtain information from the device, such as a configuration setting or parameter. • SET: Change a configuration setting on the device. • TRAP: The device proactively informs the management station of a change of state, usually used for critical alarms or warnings.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Note: Users are encouraged to avoid enabling SNMPv1/V2c support due to known security loopholes in these protocols. Enable the SNMPv3 options to allow entering read and read/write user names and passwords. These entries are de-coupled from the standard radio user names and passwords. SNMPv3 provides full management security.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount • Local/Remote Link Status Trap: This trap is sent when Link is in errored state (equivalent to the Link LED on the radio front panel or the Link status bar in the upper-left of the Exalt GUI window). • Local/Remote Status Trap: This trap is sent when Status is in errored state (equivalent to the Status LED on the front panel or the radio status box in the upper-left of the Exalt GUI window).
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount File Management Pages File Transfer Page This page allows the administrator to upload and download files to and from the radio. Three types of files can be uploaded: configuration, radio firmware, and Regulatory Domain Database (RDD). When uploading Configuration Files, current configuration parameters are immediately overwritten, and the unit automatically reboots.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Note: Check the File Activation Page before uploading radio firmware files. New file uploads overwrite the secondary file location. If important files reside in the primary or secondary file location, download them before uploading the new files. Only the active radio firmware file can be downloaded. Therefore, to download the reserve file, it must first be activated (using the Swap button). See File Activation Page.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount • IP Address • IP Subnet Mask • Default Gateway The following parameters can match at both ends of the link: • Link Name • Link Security Key (although each link should be different) • Admin and User passwords • Bandwidth • RF Frequency • Link Distance • TDD Frame Size • T1/E1 configurations • Ethernet configurations 000000-001 2011-08-26 45
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount File Activation Page Use this page to move stored or uploaded files for use on the radio. The page indicates which file is currently in use, and which file is available for use. Click the Swap button to place the file in the Alternative File column into the active state and move the file in the Current File column to the Alternative File column.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount System Configuration Page This page contains several critical system parameters. Figure 29 System Configuration page Note: For models requiring a Regulatory Domain Key (RDK), you must enter a valid RDK to edit this page. Most entries on this page are self-explanatory. The following lists unique or important parameters.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount design and local regulations. In many cases, this value must be set to a proper value to comply with legal restrictions. Improper values can result in liability to the user and/or installer. Note: Changing Radio Transmit Power may temporarily interrupt traffic. Small changes in output power do not normally interrupt traffic, but larger changes may.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount may be critical to set RF Frequency with respect to the local RF noise and interference profiles, and/or in relation to any multi-link network design.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount internal sync function may be necessary for these networks. See Time Division Duplex (TDD) Factors and Link Orientation and Synchronization for more information. Note: Changing the TDD Frame Size parameter will temporarily interrupt traffic. TDD Frame Size parameters must match at each end. Adjust the far-end radio first, and then the near-end radio.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount • Buzzer Timeout (minutes) parameter creates an audio signal for antenna alignment. Turn on the buzzer continuously during antenna alignment or preset a period of time that the buzzer will sound. If the buzzer stops before alignment activities are complete, change the selection and press the Update button or select the ON option until alignment activities are complete.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Ethernet Interface Configuration Page This page allows the administrator to set the alarm, and duplex settings of the Ethernet connection.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount T1/E1 Configuration Pages These pages allow the administrator to selectively enable or disable the T1 or E1 circuits, one at a time. For enabled T1/E1 circuits, additional configuration, including loopback functions, are available. Disable the unused T1 or E1 so that the alarms are turned off and more throughput is allocated to the Ethernet interface.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Figure 31 T1 Interface Configuration page E1 Interface Configuration Page This page allows the administrator to enable/disable each individual E1 channel. The AIS can also be enabled and disabled for each input. If enabled, the radio places an AIS code on the output of the associated interface if and when the link fails or when there is no E1 signal available from the far end to provide the user at the local end.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount T1/E1 Loopback Loopback is provided for any enabled T1 or E1 port. As shown in and , the choices are: • No Loopback (default) • External (local) • External (remote) • Internal Note: Only one Internal loopback can be enabled at any time. All loopback configurations control the loop at the Line Interface integrated circuit, which is the device wired directly to the front panel ports.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount VLAN Configuration Page VLAN is disabled as the default setting for Exalt radios. The Exalt radios still pass VLAN and nonVLAN traffic across the link, but do not examine the VLAN traffic or act upon it. Enable VLAN using the Exalt GUI for expanded VLAN support. Note: Once a management VLAN is configured or modified and the Update button clicked, the management connection will likely be lost.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount • 802.1q Pass Untagged: To pass desired VLANs across the radio, they must be listed in the lower tables per their respective interfaces. All other VLAN traffic is not passed across the link, and untagged traffic is passed across the link with no changes. The radio must be managed on a VLAN whose ID is set in the upper table. This management VLAN ID is available to any interface IDs listed in this lower table. • 802.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Ethernet Rate Limiting This page enables radio Ethernet port rate limiting. Enable this to limit the output information rate to at or below downstream networking equipment capabilities. The rate is in Mbps or kbps, as specified. Figure 37 Ethernet Rate Limiting page For models with more than one Ethernet port, each port can have rate limiting enabled or disabled. The default setting is disabled.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount GPS Information Page This page provides information on how many GPS satellites are within the view of the Exalt GPS receiver. This page is active for implementations that include the GPS receiver connection for synchronization. This information can be helpful for troubleshooting GPS issues.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Alarms Page This page provides an easy-to-read summary of the alarm status of both local and remote radios. The colors on this page reflect the color of the alarms displayed on the radio front panel. However, additional detail displays on this page to aid in quick assessment of issues and status. Figure 39 Alarms page Table 5 lists alarm status conditions that appear on this page.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Table 5 Alarm status indicators Label Link DFS Collocation Ethernet T1/E1 Input Temperature Status Indicates RF link status: • Green Solid = Error-free connection (BER<10e-6) • Yellow Solid = Errored connection (10e-3>BER >10e-6) • Red Solid = No link (BER>10e-3) Indicates the status of the Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS). • Green = No DFS activity, normal transmission • Red = Either CAC or NOP is in progress.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Performance Page This page provides statistical information about the performance of the system in relation to the integrity of the user data and the RF link. Figure 40 Performance page • The Current BER field indicates the current bit error rate of the link. If the link is operating perfectly, this should indicate zero. Generally, the link should remain at a BER less than 1x10-6 (1 bit out of every million bits errored).
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount • Errored Seconds (ES) indicates the total number of seconds that occurred where there was at least one bit error since the last time that the radio statistics counter was reset. Generally, ES are not a significant concern, so long as they are not continuous or above the anticipated performance based on the original link engineering goals.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Event Log Page Use this page to review a list of the events logged by the radio. The following items are listed in the event log: • Alarms • Alarms clearing (Normal) • Radio Reboots Every event is tagged with the time that the event occurred, and a severity and type. The event log also allows filtering to limit the view of the log to the lowest level of desired information.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount User Throughput Page This page illustrates the user throughput of the radio, as configured. Figure 35 illustrates the information provided. Figure 42 User Throughput page Click the help icon ( ) to open a page on how this information is determined Aggregate User Throughput Help page(Figure 43).
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Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Diagnostic Charts Page Use this page as an aid in troubleshooting. This page illustrates the historical (and current) performance for three parameters: RSL, Radio Temperature, and BER. The horizontal scale illustrates 120 points of time measurement and is synchronized on all three graphs. The scale displays in minutes, hours, or days from the last two hours (120 minutes), five days (120 hours), or four months (120 days).
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount interference, atmospheric changes, transmission system issues (such as problems with cables, connectors or antennas), or possibly radio hardware problems. It is also useful to help determine if changes in radio temperature are occurring, and if they are having any impact on RSL or BER. If the radio is mounted in an environmentally controlled location, this has less relevance.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Spectrum Analyzer Page The spectrum analyzer feature provides a useful pre-planning and troubleshooting tool. This feature is only available on radios with firmware supporting the spectrum analyzer. Perform a spectrum analysis after deployment and just before commissioning to maintain a record of the spectrum at the time of deployment. Figure 45 shows the Spectrum Analyzer page.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Note: Enabling the spectrum analyzer interrupts all radio traffic for the duration of the analysis. In addition, access to the radio’s GUI may also be interrupted, depending on the location of the interfaced computer relative to the radio where the spectrum analysis is occurring. The GUI is available at the completion of the spectrum analysis. Use the smallest step size to obtain the finest view of the spectrum.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Ethernet Utilization Page This page shows a chart for each Ethernet interface to illustrate inbound and outbound packet utilization. This is shown as a percentage of the interface configuration (that is, if your interface is set for 100BaseT, then 100% represents 100Mbps. Compare offered load (inbound) to delivered load (outbound) to determine if radio capacity is a bottleneck for the data transfer.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Reboot Page Use this page to reboot the radio. The function may never be required, but can be used in emergencies. All configurations that require a reboot automatically reboot on administrator confirmation.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Manual Page The manual (this document or the version that matches the installed firmware) is available within the GUI. Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.5 or higher is required (go to www.adobe.com to download Acrobat Reader). Click the Manual link to display the manual within the browser window. Once the manual displays, click the save button on the PDF toolbar to download the manual locally.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Specifications This section presents specifications for the ExtendAir digital microwave radios. Physical Specifications Physical Configuration Dimensions (HxWxD) Weight Operating Temperature Altitude Humidity Environmental Outdoor Unit (ODU) 9.4 x 9.4 x 5.25 inches / 23.9 x 23.9 x 13.34 cm 8.2 lbs/3.6 kg –40 to +149°F /–40 to +65°C 15,000'/4.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount System Specifications, 24GHz Band Frequency Band Output Power (at full power) Output Power (at minimum power) Selectable Channel Bandwidths Receiver Threshold (BER=10-6) Maximum RSL 000000-001 2011-08-26 24.05 to 24.25 GHz –1.5dBm (all modulations) –5.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Interfaces RF Connector Impedance N-type female 50 Ohms TDM (TDM models only) Connector T1 Impedance T1 Line Codes T1 LBO Settings (in ft.) T1 Clocking Speed T1 Compliance E1 Impedance E1 Line Codes E1 Clocking Speed E1 Compliance RJ-45 (RJ48C), female 100 Ohms, balanced AMI, B8ZS, selectable 0–133, 133–266, 266–399, 399–533, 533–655 1.544 Mbps ANSI T1.102-1987; ITU-T; G.823; GR-49T-CORE 120 Ohms, balanced HDB3 2.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Interface Connections This section provides the pin number assignment and wiring information for the connectors on the ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount radios. All connectors are shown as viewed from the radio rear panel, oriented with the PoE connector at the lower left corner. TDM Connections There are two connectors for TDM; each connector has two TDM circuits available.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Pin Function 1 +5V out to GPS antenna 2 Ground 3 Tx Data to GPS antenna 4 Enable signal to GPS antenna 5 Rx Data from GPS antenna 6 Sync input signal 7 Received Signal Level (RSL) 8 Sync output signal Figure 51 RSL & Sync In/Sync Out connector Two Radio Internal Sync Out/In If using the Internal Sync Out/In function between two radios only, connect Pin 8 from the Sync Out radio to Pin 6 of the Sync In radio and
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Pin Function 1 Paired with Pin 2 2 Paired with Pin 1 3 Paired with Pin 6 4 +DC Power (48V) In 5 +DC Power (48V) In 6 Paired with Pin 3 7 -DC Power (48V) In 8 -DC Power (48V) In Figure 52 Power/Ethernet connector 000000-001 2011-08-26 79
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Digital Microwave Radios Antennas Table 6 lists antennas supported by theExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount for use in the USA. In some countries, antennas exceeding a certain level of gain may be unlawful. Refer to RF Output Power Setting for details on regulatory limits.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Digital Microwave Radios Troubleshooting This section provides information regarding troubleshooting of common issues and alarms on these radios. Exalt Digital Microwave Radio systems are designed by Exalt’s expert engineers with extensive experience through multiple generations of microwave radio design. These new-generation systems contain extensive diagnostic tools, alarm indications, and troubleshooting aids.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Digital Microwave Radios • New construction nearby either end of the link, or along the path • Tree growth, flooded fields, or changes in rivers/lakes along the path Verify that configurations are set as follows: • RF matches at each end of the link • Bandwidth matches at each end of the link • Link distance matches at each end of the link • TDD Frame Length matches at each end of the link • Endpoint Identifier is di
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Digital Microwave Radios necessary. Compared to phone support from Exalt Customer Care, troubleshooting is much more expeditious if the professional installer and/or link designer examines the system and reviews the management information in the GUI.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Digital Microwave Radios Note: Exalt Digital Microwave Radios operate in license-exempt bands. Microwave ovens, wireless Internet devices and cordless phone technology may also use this frequency band. It may be necessary to separate the radio chassis, cabling system and antenna from these devices. RF interference, like most other causes of problems, is indicated by significant bit errors and/or system outages.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Digital Microwave Radios contact with the radio, transmission system, or racking system. If touching the radio causes errors, grounding is the cause. It can be difficult to identify grounding problems, but a professional electrician can normally inspect a system and identify if there are deficiencies in the grounding system.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Digital Microwave Radios Back-to-back Bench Testing Use back-to-back bench testing to test the radio before installation, pre-configure the radio and connected equipment before installation, or in the troubleshooting process to identify if the radio hardware is the source of a system issue. It is a critical process, and often required or highly desirable for any installation or troubleshooting exercise.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Digital Microwave Radios It can be beneficial to have a computer to verify configuration in case of red LEDs or to pre-configure the radio as desired for operation. Follow the instructions in Configuration and Management. Specification Performance Verification The specification performance verification is a more detailed test that allows you to verify that the radio’s output power and threshold specifications are being met.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Digital Microwave Radios General Compliance and Safety The usage of radio transmission devices is subject to specific regulatory requirements governed by regional legislation.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Digital Microwave Radios Safety Notices 1 Review this entire guide for important installation instructions BEFORE attempting to install this product. 2 This product is intended to be installed, used, and maintained by experienced telecommunications personnel only.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Digital Microwave Radios Regulatory Notices United States Compliance The ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount 240xx models operate under FCC Rule Part 15.247 as a license-exempt device. They may only be used as a point-to-point transmission device for fixed or temporary-fixed (non-mobile) installations.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Digital Microwave Radios Canada Compliance The ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount 240xx models operate under RSS-210 of Industry Canada regulations.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Digital Microwave Radios Regulatory Compliance As of this printing, Exalt Communications, Inc. has approvals for the products that are covered by this manual in the USA (FCC) and Canada (IC). If your application is for a different country, check with your Exalt sales representative for the current status.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Digital Microwave Radios Conducted Power Limits for the United States and Canada Note: The professional installer is responsible to ensure that RF output power is properly adjusted to not exceed the regulatory limit. For the ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount 24GHz band in the USA and Canada, there are conducted power limits applied to the use of this product.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Digital Microwave Radios Declaration of Conformity to the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC English: Deutsch: This equipment is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. Dieses Gerät entspricht den grundlegenden Anforderungen und den weiteren entsprecheneden Vorgaben der Richtlinie 1999/5/EU.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Digital Microwave Radios EU RoHS RoHS is the acronym used to refer to the European Union (EU) Directive 2002/95/EC on the Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. Hazardous materials are those chemicals and substances that are legislatively, market, or customer banned or restricted for use in products and/or manufacturing.
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Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Index A AC adapter 25 Administration Settings page 38 administrator privileges 32 Advance Encryption Standard 39 AES 39 AIS enabling//disabling 53 alarm conditions 35 alarms 52, 60 clearing 64 Alarms page 60 AMI 53 antennas alignment 28, 84 Canada 91 mounting height 5 site preparation considerations 5 troubleshooting 84 B B8ZS 53 back-to-back bench test 7, 86 back-to-back bench test configuration 86 Bandwidth parameter 48 battery
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Administration Settings page 38 Alarms page 60 browsers supported 31 description 31 Diagnostic Charts page 67 E1 Interface Configuration page 54 Ethernet Interface Configuration page 52 Event Log page 64 File Activation page 44, 46 File Transfer page 43 GPS Information page 59 IP address (default) 31 log in 32 login privileges 32 navigation panel 35 Performance page 62 Radio A configuration 31 Radio Information page 37 Reboot page
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount Power connector 78 power interface 76 Power/Ethernet connector 23 R radio default settings 9 grounding 84 initiation tasks 17 installation tasks 17 maximum transmit power setting 48 mounting 5 rebooting 64, 72 Radio A 9 Radio A configuration 6 radio configuration 6 radio firmware files 43 Radio Information page 37 Radio Transmit Power parameter 47 Reboot page 72 receiver threshold 5 record keeping 18 Regulatory Domain Database (RD
Exalt Installation and Management Guide ExtendAir® (TDD) Series Direct Mount timing, offset 14 transmitter output power 7 traps 41 troubleshooting 67, 81 U Unavailable Seconds (UAS) 63 unfaded error-free performance 7 Update button 38 user privileges 32 V VLAN 14 tagging 14 VLAN page 56 voltage test 28 VSWR 83 108 000000-001 2011-08-26
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