User's Manual Part 2

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Chapter 4 - Operation and AdministrationBTS Menu
Chapter 4 - Operation and Administration BTS Menu
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4.5.2.3.3 Port Negotiation Mode
The mode for negotiating the port speed and the duplex mode with the link partner (Auto or Manual).
The Port Speed and Duplex Mode parameters are configurable only if Port Negotiation Mode is Manual.
The default for all ports is Auto.
4.5.2.3.4 Port Speed
The port speed to be used for the physical interface.
Configurable only if Port Negotiation Mode is set to Manual.
For Data Port 1 (if applicable) only 1000 Mbps (1 Gigabit) is supported (the 100 Mbps option should not
be selected).
For Data Port 2 the valid values are 100 or 1000 Mbps and the default is 1000 Mbps (1 Gigabit).
For Data Port 3 the valid values are 10 or 100 Mbps and the default is 10 Mbps.
4.5.2.3.5 Duplex Mode
The duplex mode for the interface (Full Duplex or Half Duplex).
Configurable only if Port Negotiation Mode is set to Manual.
The default for all ports is Full-Duplex.
4.5.2.4 ASN-GW Load Balancing Pools
The Load Balancing feature provides a WiMAX operator with the capability to build resilient ASN
infrastructure using ASN-GW redundancy. Every BS is provisioned with two lists of redundant ASN-GWs
(pools). The BS applies round-robin mechanism in order to pick an Authenticator for each MS that
performs initial network entry (for more details refer to “ASN-GW Load Balancing” on page 119). This
should eventually distribute the load between Anchor ASN-GWs. Geographical site backup can be
achieved by using different priority of ASN-GW pools (Authenticator “metric”.
At the unit (BTS) level, up to two pools (with different priorities), each with up to 10 ASN-GWs, can be
defined. Each BS will “inherit” these pools.
The ASN-GW Load Balancing Pools submenu includes two options: Primary Pool and Secondary Pool.
Select the Primary or Secondary Pool option to view or update the pool’s content. The options available
for each pool are:
 Show: Select this option to view the current content of the pool.
 Add: Select this option to add an ASN-GW address to the pool (up to a maximum of 10 addresses per
pool). You will be prompted to define the Index for the entry (a unique number in the range from 1 to
10) before defining the IP Address. An IP Address must be unique per both pools. Broadcast and
Multicast addresses are not legal. By default both pools are empty.
 Select: Use this option to select an existing entry in the pool by it’s Index. You can then view the
entry’s IP Address, update the IP Address, or delete the entry.