User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Cisco Connected Grid 3G Module Installation and Configuration Guide
- Kit Contents
- Features
- Hardware Overview
- Front Panel
- Ports and LEDs
- Supported Cisco Antennas
- Supported Cisco Cables
- 3G Module Models
- Interfaces
- Radio Frequency Interface
- Environmental Specifications
- Power Specifications
- Modem
- GSM Module SIM Interface
- Voltage Monitoring State Machine
- Temperature Monitoring State Machine
- Data Rates
- USB Interface
- Memory Specifications
- Module Power States
- Installing and Removing the SIM Card (GSM Module)
- Installing and Removing the 3G Module
- Regulatory and Compliance Information
- Software Overview
- Configuring the Module
- Configuration Example
- Additional References
- Technical Assistance
- Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
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Cisco Connected Grid 3G Module Installation and Configuration Guide
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Hardware Overview
3G module provides the following functionality:
• Broadband WAN connectivity using high-speed cellular data technology
• Automatic best-network selection
• Always-on capability
• Multiple antenna and cable options:
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Diversity antenna
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Indoor and outdoor external antennas
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Radio Frequency Ultra-Low Loss (RF-ULL) cable
• Dynamic IP addressing
• Cellular modem upgrade over wireless link
• Modem management—Enables you to access modem software and hardware information, radio and
network status, and data profile information by using Cisco commands.
• Auto-detect—3G WAN for fixed and modular routers automatically detects and uses the best
available service.
• Profile Configuration—Enables you to configure the Access-Point Name (APN) profile.
• Firmware upgrade—Enables you to upgrade the firmware on the modem by using Cisco commands.
• 3G wireless WAN for fixed and modular routers support on Cisco Connected Grid Router
1000 Series platforms.
Hardware Overview
The 3G modules are wireless modules with a mini-card cellular modem (PCI-e mini-card form factor).
The 3G module comes in two types of technologies: GSM and CDMA. This document describes the
CDMA module and the GSM model.
The module connects to the host router board of the Cisco 1210 Connected Grid Router or Cisco 1240
Connected Grid Router through a PCI-E edge connector with a Cisco-proprietary interface.
The mini-card series modems support a PCI-E connection, as well as USB 2.0. The host router
communicates to the 3G module and manages traffic via USB.
This section covers the following topics:
• Front Panel, page 6
• Ports and LEDs, page 7
• Supported Cisco Antennas, page 10
• Supported Cisco Cables, page 11
• 3G Module Models, page 11
• Interfaces, page 11
• Radio Frequency Interface, page 12
• Environmental Specifications, page 12
• Power Specifications, page 12
• Modem, page 13
• GSM Module SIM Interface, page 14