User's Guide Part 1

Table Of Contents
Contents
OFDM and channel bandwidth ................................................................................................ 1-10
Spectrum management ............................................................................................................ 1-11
Adaptive modulation ................................................................................................................ 1-12
MIMO .......................................................................................................................................... 1-13
Dynamic spectrum optimization .............................................................................................. 1-13
Radar avoidance ........................................................................................................................ 1-14
Encryption .................................................................................................................................. 1-15
License keys and regulatory bands ......................................................................................... 1-15
PTP networks ............................................................................................................................. 1-16
TDD synchronization (PTP-SYNC) ........................................................................................... 1-17
Ethernet bridging ............................................................................................................................. 1-20
Ethernet ports ............................................................................................................................ 1-20
Data and management services .............................................................................................. 1-20
Data network .............................................................................................................................. 1-22
Second Data network ................................................................................................................ 1-24
Out-of-Band Management Service .......................................................................................... 1-26
Ethernet loopback mode........................................................................................................... 1-28
Protocol model .......................................................................................................................... 1-29
Synchronous Ethernet .............................................................................................................. 1-30
IEEE 1588-2008 Transparent Clock .......................................................................................... 1-31
TDM bridging.................................................................................................................................... 1-33
TDM description ........................................................................................................................ 1-33
Lowest TDM modulation mode ............................................................................................... 1-34
Fixed frequency operation ....................................................................................................... 1-34
Ethernet cables for TDM ........................................................................................................... 1-34
Further reading .......................................................................................................................... 1-35
System management ....................................................................................................................... 1-36
Management agent ................................................................................................................... 1-36
Network management .............................................................................................................. 1-37
IPv6 ............................................................................................................................................. 1-39
Web server ................................................................................................................................. 1-40
RADIUS authentication ............................................................................................................. 1-42
SNMP.......................................................................................................................................... 1-43
Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) ................................................................................... 1-44
SNMPv3 security ....................................................................................................................... 1-45
System logging (syslog) ........................................................................................................... 1-48
AES license ................................................................................................................................ 1-48
Critical security parameters ..................................................................................................... 1-49
Software upgrade ...................................................................................................................... 1-49
Capability upgrades .................................................................................................................. 1-51
Full capability trial period ......................................................................................................... 1-51
Recovery mode .......................................................................................................................... 1-52
FIPS 140-2 mode .............................................................................................................................. 1-53
FIPS 140-2 approved mode ...................................................................................................... 1-53
Exiting from the FIPS operational state .................................................................................. 1-56
Reverting to the standard (non-FIPS) mode ........................................................................... 1-56
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