User's Manual

2 MDS Mercury 16E Technical Manual MDS 05-6302A01, Rev. A
1.1 Product Models
The Mercury transceiver is available in several different product
models:
• The indoor Base Station (BS) acts as the center of each
point-to-multipoint network. It has two RJ-45 Ethernet ports
and a DB-9 RS-232 serial port for data connections.
• The indoor Subscriber Unit (SU) acts as one of the multipoints
in the network. It also has two RJ-45 Ethernet ports and a DB-9
RS-232 serial port for data connections.
• The Outdoor Subscriber Unit (ODU) is a weatherproof ver-
sion of the standard Subscriber Unit. The ODU has one RJ-45
Ethernet port and a DB-9 serial port for data connections.
The key features and options for the various models are listed in Table 1
below.
1.2 Key Features
The Mercury transceiver supports:
• WiMAX IEEE 802.16-2005interoperability
• Scalable OFDM using 512 or 1024 subcarriers
• 2x2 MIMO on all models supporting Matrix A and Matrix B
Space Time Coding, Spatial Multiplexing, Maximum Ratio
Combining, and Maximum Likelihood Detection
• PKMv2 security including AES-CCM 128-bit encryption,
EAP-TLS, and X.509 digital certificates
• Hybrid ARQ up to Category 4
Table 1. Mercury Models and Interfaces
Interfaces Base Station Indoor Subscriber Outdoor Subscriber
Ethernet ports 2 RJ-45 Ethernet with
built-in Layer 2 switch
2 RJ-45 Ethernet with
built-in Layer 2 switch
1 RJ-45 Ethernet. May be
ordered as Power over
Ethernet or AC model
Serial port 1 DB-9 RS-232 1 DB-9 RS-232 1 DB-9 RS-232
USB 1 USB host port
1 USB device port
1 USB host port
1 USB device port
1 USB host port
WiMAX Dual TNC for MIMO Dual TNC for MIMO Internal RF connections
GPS Internal receiver with
SMA connector
Optional internal receiver
with SMA connector
None
Antenna External External 15 dBi panel ant. for 1800
18 dBi panel ant. for 3650
Panel antenna for 5800
Wi-Fi Optional* Optional*
* Expected availability: Late 2011