User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Purpose
- Targeted Audience
- Referenced Documentation
- Conventions
- Human Exposure to Radio Frequencies
- Radio Interference
- Avoiding Radio Interference
- Modifications
- General
- Manufacturer's Disclaimer Statement
- European Community, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liecht
- Declaration of Conformity with Regard to the R&TTE Directive
- ProST Frequency Ranges
- Main Features
- Architecture
- ProST Protocol Stack
- Theory of Operation
- Package Contents
- Minimum PC Requirements
- Required Tools
- Radio Site Planning
- ProST Physical Description
- SDA-1 Physical Description
- SDA-4S Type II and SDA-4S/VL Type II (Optional)
- Mounting the ProST
- Wall Mounting
- Pole Mounting
- SDA-4S
- Connecting to IDU
- Connecting to LAN Network
- Connecting AC/DC Power Adapter
- Mounting AC/DC Power Adapter
- DC Power Source
- AC Power Source
- Connecting Lightning and Surge Protector
- Antenna Alignment using RSSI LED Plug Adapter
- LED Status
- 1. Disclaimer
- 1.1 Safety Warnings
- 1.2 Important Warning Symbols
- 1.3 Important Service Information
- 1.4 UL Information
- 1.5 CE Notice
- 1.6 European Community, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and L
- 1.7 CAUTION
- 1.8 Lightning Protection
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SYSTEM OVERVIEW
The ProST is an outdoor WiMAX-based customer premises equipment (CPE). The ProST, which uses
Intel Corporation’s Pro/Wireless 5116 broadband interface, connects IP-enabled devices directly to
WiMAX networks. Designed for the residential and small enterprise (SME) markets, the device
supports high-speed broadband Internet through a Fast Ethernet connection.
The ProST ensures high service availability at enhanced ranges, operating in both LOS and NLOS
propagation environments. ProST uses the OFDM signaling format, providing non line-of-sight
(NLOS) performance. ProST utilizes QAM, QPSK, and BPSK modulation technologies by modulating
transmitted signals and demodulating the received signals where the original digital message can be
recovered. The use of adaptive modulation allows ProST to optimize throughput, yielding higher
throughputs while also covering long distances.
ProST models support IP services at speeds of up to 37 Mbit/s over-the-air gross rates over channel
bandwidths of up to 10 MHz in both uplink and downlink. ProST is available in numerous ETSI
frequency bands, operating in FDD and TDD modes in numerous channels, see: ProST Frequency
Ranges.
ProST can be deployed with a built-in, integral antenna or alternatively, with an external antenna to
provide better radio coverage. Requiring professional installation, the ProST is installed outdoors on
a pole or wall, enabling optimal positioning for best reception with the BS. Outdoor mounting of the
ProST is made possible due to ProST's built-in lightning surge protection feature (complying with
Surge Immunity standard EN 61000-4-5).
ProST is powered from an outdoor, weatherproof AC/DC power adapter, providing 10 to 52 VDC
power supply or through the SDA-1 Type II (referred henceforth as SDA-1) adapter which interfaces
with the subscriber's LAN. ProST connects to the SDA-1's 100BaseT interface port by a standard
100-meter CAT-5 cable. The SDA-1 also provides the ProST with 10 to 52 VDC power supply.
However, as an alternative to these adapters, Airspan offers two optional integrated LAN switches:
SDA-4S Type II: integrated LAN switch, providing four 10/100BaseT ports for interfacing
with the subscriber’s network
SDA-4S/VL Type II: integrated LAN switch, providing four 10/100BaseT ports with VLAN
functionality for interfacing with the subscriber’s network
ProST can be managed by Airspan's Web-based management system using standard Web browsers
or alternatively, by an SNMP-based network management system (Netspan) using standard and
proprietary MIBs. In addition, external third-party management systems such as HP OpenView can
also manage the ProST using these MIBs.