User Manual

MBF, Multi Band Repeater
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION AND USER'S MANUAL
© Axell Wireless Ltd A 200 93 00, rev E 19 (105)
2 Software Overview
Axell Wireless mainly supplies three different types of software; Repeater firmware, Repeater Maintenance
Console and Axell Element Manager.
2.1 Repeater Firmware
The repeater firmware is the software inside the Control Module of the repeater. It is command line based,
with simple SET and GET commands. A rich variety of commands are available to control and monitor all
subsystems of the repeater from a normal VT100 terminal emulation program, such as MiniCom
(Linux/Unix) or HyperTerminal (Windows). This also means that any standard laptop is able to control a
repeater without additional software installed.
The repeater firmware has three main tasks:
 Set and configure parameters in the repeater, such as channel numbers, gain, power levels, and different
report configurations
 Monitor and measure alarm sources, alarm parameters and repeater utilization
 Send reports and alarms to the repeater OMC
Communication with the repeater can be performed either locally on site or remotely via a built in modem.
For local communication a terminal with RS232 interface is needed. For remote communication a computer
with a modem is needed as well as a serial communications program such as HyperTerminal™.
2.2 The RMC, Repeater Maintenance Console
RMC is an online software program with an intuitive graphical interface that simplifies control and
installation of the repeater or OMU. The RMC is a graphical shell for the repeater’s Control Module. It reads
commands and attributes from the Control Module and displays them in an intuitive layout. This eliminates
the need to learn commands and attributes for controlling the repeater or OMU.
Login can be made locally via the LMT port or remotely via a modem or via Ethernet. As soon as the RMC is
connected it constantly polls the repeater or OMU for parameters such as power supply levels, in and out
levels, temperature, traffic, etc. If the repeater is a slave type repeater, the OMU manages the data collection
from the repeater.
The RMC program can be installed from a CD. It is a Windows based application that runs on Windows 2000
and Windows XP.
2.3 The AEM, Axell Element Manager
AEM is a complete operations and maintenance centre for Axell Wireless repeater networks.
The AEM takes control of the repeater – or the OMU-Repeater system - once the installation at site is
completed. The repeater gets integrated into the network and will be controlled by the Element Manager.
During integration all repeater parameters and statuses are downloaded into a database. The database is
regularly updated with all incoming alarms and reports, and will hence contain a copy of the repeater
configuration so that current repeater information will be accessible without setting up communication with
the repeaters.
Communication between the AEM and the repeaters are message based. This means that the operator does
not have to await message delivery, but will be informed when the message is delivered to the repeater
The Axell Element Manager is a Windows™ based application that runs on Windows 2000, Windows 2003
Server and Windows XP.
For more information please refer to the separate AEM User’s Manual.