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Tsunami Multipoint Version 1.3 Installation Guide

Monitor the Es/No ratio (Es/No reports the energy per symbol-to-noise spectral density ratio (in dB)).

Low Es/N0 or varying Es/N0 can indicate path or interference problems. The Es/No requirement varies

based on the modulation mode:

20 Mbps: Es/No > 4 + IPC value

30 Mbps: Es/No > 5 + IPC value

40 Mbps: Es/No > 9 + IPC value

60 Mbps: Es/No > 12 + IPC value

In addition, the BSU log provides the following information:

Int

Relative interference of the power received at the BSU (a value of 0 (zero) nominally shows no

interference)

GPS sync

-1 indicates GPS sync is disabled; 4 indicates GPS sync is enabled. GPS synchronization is used when

the system is in Multi Sector mode (multiple BSUs installed in the same location; see “Configuring the

System for Multi-Sector Mode” on page 29 for more information).

SU ID

The Terminal ID of the monitored SU

Time error

Shows the uplink (or inbound) ranging error

Rx cell error

Shows the number of lost uplink cells

Rx cells

Shows the total number of uplink cells

Time

Shows the cumulative polling time (in seconds)

Displaying the SU Logs

You can display two different types of SU logs: SUlog1 and SUlog2. To display the SU logs, install the

Base Station Configuration Software on the PC used to configure the SU (see “Installing the Base Station

Configuration Software” for information) and then execute the commands described below.

Follow these steps to enable an SU log:

1. Enter SUlog1 <time> or SUlog2 <time> where <time> specifies the polling period (in seconds).

(Specify SUlog1 to display SUlog1; specify SUlog2 to display SUlog2. See the information below for

details about these two logs.)

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Summary of content (15 pages)

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Tsunami Multipoint Version 1.3 Installation Guide Monitor the Es/No ratio (Es/No reports the energy per symbol-to-noise spectral density ratio (in dB)). Low Es/N0 or varying Es/N0 can indicate path or interference problems.
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Tsunami Multipoint Version 1.3 Installation Guide 2. When finished, disable the SU log by entering SUlog1 0 (zero) or SUlog2 0 (zero) (depending upon which log you displayed). SUlog1 provides the following information: SU ID The Terminal ID of the monitored SU. RSL Shows the shows the RSL (receiver signal level) at the output of the antenna (in dBm). TX Power Shows the SU’s TX power at the input to the antenna (in dBm).
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Tsunami Multipoint Version 1.3 Installation Guide IB pkts Shows the number of inbound packets transmitted. OB pkts Shows the number of outbound packets received. OB PE Shows the number of outbound packet errors. OB PER Shows the error rate for outbound packets received. Time Shows the cumulative polling time (in seconds). Figure 26. SU Log 2 Uplink BER Test The Uplink BER Test determines the BER (bit error rate) of the uplink signal.
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Tsunami Multipoint Version 1.3 Installation Guide Figure 27. BER Log in Base Station Configuration Software 4. Monitor the BER test results. The Es/No is reported in column 1 and BER is reported in column 2. The BER should initially read 0E-6 or oE-7 but then change to 0E-8 and finally to 0E-9 while the test is running. This corresponds to 0 (zero) bit errors. The numbers in parentheses indicates the number of errors over the total.
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Tsunami Multipoint Version 1.3 Installation Guide Make sure that an SU and its directly connected devices are in the same subnet. The subnet address of a device can be obtained by performing a logical “AND” of the device’s IP address with its subnet mask. A subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 implies that there are 255 IP addresses within the same subnet.
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Tsunami Multipoint Version 1.3 Installation Guide Password Protection Tsunami Multipoint provides two levels of password protection: ▪ user level – lets the user display the system’s current status only. ▪ admin level – lets the user display the system’s status and change its configuration. The default password is “null.” Password protection for either password level (user or admin) can be turned on and off. By default, password protection is turned off.
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Tsunami Multipoint Version 1.3 Installation Guide Turning Off Password Protection To turn off password protection, from the BSU console, enter setpw where: = either admin or user, depending upon which level of password protection you want to remove. For example, if the current admin password is “superuser,” to remove the admin password, enter setpw admin superuser null null. = the old password.
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Tsunami Multipoint Version 1.3 Installation Guide Activating Range Security The Range Security option helps prevent unauthorized SUs from communicating with a BSU. When the Range Security option is on, if an SU attempts to enter the network, the BSU checks the range value reported by the SU. This works as follows: ▪ The first time the SU tries to enter the network, the SU’s range is stored in the BSU’s flash memory for future reference.
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Tsunami Multipoint Version 1.3 Installation Guide Appendix A. Initial Settings Specify the Desired Modulation (Data Rate) To configure the BSU to use the modulation setting required by your application (20, 30, 40, or 60 Mbps), from the BSU console, enter modulation , where: = 0 (zero) = QAM16 (60 Mbps) 1 = QAM8 (40 Mbps) 2 = QPSK3Q (30 Mbps) 3 = QPSK1H (20 Mbps) The BSU automatically restarts and then comes up with the new modulation setting.
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Tsunami Multipoint Version 1.3 Installation Guide Change the Frequency Plan and Operating Frequency Tsunami Multipoint offers several frequency plans and operating frequencies to provide a means for overcoming interference. If one part of the 5.8 GHz spectrum is occupied when you deploy the product, you can select a different frequency plan to bypass the interfering frequency.
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Tsunami Multipoint Version 1.3 Installation Guide Appendix B. Installing the Configuration Software and Upgrading Firmware Four major pieces of software are required to install the SU and BSU: ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Tsunami Multipoint Base Station Configuration Software Console, Version 1.5 (BSU 1.5 Console) Tsunami Subscriber Utility BSU Firmware Version 1.3 SU Firmware Version 1.3 If the BSU and SU are new from the factory they will be preloaded with BSU Firmware Version 1.3 and SU Firmware Version 1.
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Tsunami Multipoint Version 1.3 Installation Guide Installing the Base Station Configuration Software Version 1.5 Console To install the BSU/SU 1.5 Console: 1. From the Windows Explorer Console1.5 directory, double-click on the BSU folder. 2. Double-click on the Install icon. Two windows open simultaneously: InstallAnywhere Web Installer — Microsoft Internet Explorer (in disabled mode) superimposed by Security Warning (in enabled mode).
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Tsunami Multipoint Version 1.3 Installation Guide After the download completes, double-click on BS.exe to begin installation. When the Tsunami Multipoint Base Station Configuration Software Introduction window is displayed; click Next. 4. Click Next on the Important Information window once you have completed reading the text. When the License Agreement window is displayed, accept the terms of the License Agreement and click Next to proceed with the installation. 5. 6.
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Tsunami Multipoint Version 1.3 Installation Guide Subscriber Utility Software System Requirements Same as for Base Station Configuration Software (see “System Requirements” for the BSU on page 51). Installing the Subscriber Utility Software System requirements for the Subscriber Utility software are the same as for the Base Station Configuration software., To install the utility software: 1. Identify the computer on which you plan to run the Subscriber Utility. Note: 2.
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Tsunami Multipoint Version 1.3 Installation Guide Remote Over-the-Air Download to SUs You can upgrade your SUs to Version 1.3 from the Base Station Configuration Software Console of the BSU. Normally, all SUs in the network are upgraded at the same time. However, if one or more SUs fail to receive the download code correctly, the upgrade is aborted and a second attempt must be made. SUs that have been upgraded successfully ignore reprogramming of the same codes. To download remotely to SUs: 1.