User Manual

MBF, Multi Band Repeater

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION AND USER'S MANUAL

4 Monitoring and Control

The MBF repeater can be accessed on site through the Local Maintenance Terminal (LMT) port or remotely

over a built in modem or Ethernet in the OMU (for slave-type repeaters) or via a modem or Ethernet in the

repeater.

When an RS232 cable is plugged in to the LMT port, there are two options for communication; terminal

mode or RMC mode.

 Terminal mode is accessed by using a terminal emulation software, such as HyperTerminal™ or

ProComm™. Settings should be ANSI or VT100 emulation, baud rate 9600, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, No

parity and No flow control. A simple command language is used to control the repeater in this mode.

 Repeater Maintenance Console (RMC) mode allows configuration and control of the repeater via a user

friendly Windows software.

Note! All instructions in this chapter assumes that the repeater is controlled using the Repeater Maintenance

Console, RMC.

For use of the terminal mode please refer to the documents “Common Commands and Attributes” and “MBF

Commands and Attributes” which contain detailed description of all attributes and commands.

Firmware Documentation Structure

The attached documents “Common Commands and Attributes” and “MBF Commands and Attributes”

together describe all functionality in the repeater. The Common part contains functionality that is common

for all Axell Wireless repeaters of the latest generation and the MBF part contains functionality that is

specific for this repeater type.

Help Functions

When being logged in to a unit using the terminal mode the command

HELP

will list all attributes and their modes of operation and display them in alphabetic order on the screen.

Further help regarding specific commands can be had by typing

INF <command>

The INF attribute gives detailed information about a specific attribute.

4.1 Software Features - Overview

The firmware in the repeater controls and monitors all repeater parameters. Statuses and measured levels can

be read online via the RMC. This includes for instance voltage levels, RF-levels and temperatures.

In the event of a failure, an alarm is logged in the repeater. If the repeater is controlled by the AEM, the alarm

is also transmitted to the AEM. The repeater can be configured to handle alarms concerning a number of

different parameters. Each alarm can also be individually configured in a number of ways. The repeater stores

approximately 2 000 alarms in a local alarm log. The data stored regarding each alarm is the time at which an

alarm occurred and the alarm information which consists of alarm source, alarm severity, alarm attributes and

in some cases an additional alarm description.

On regular intervals, the repeater can send a heartbeat report to the AEM to confirm that the repeater is

functioning. The heartbeat message contains information about the RF-configuration and the alarm sources. It

ensures that the data communication from the repeater to the AEM is working properly. The latest 2 000

heartbeats (approximately) are stored in a log.

The Control Module keeps track of the exact repeater type it is controlling, and its performance parameters,

including maximum uplink and downlink gain, serial number of repeater, software version in Control

Module, controller hardware version, as well as hardware version of all included components.

The repeater can be equipped with a wireless modem (GSM, GSM-R, EDGE, etc) or a PSTN modem

mounted inside the repeater. The repeater is also equipped with Ethernet.