User's Manual

Doc. No.
Rev.
Date
DRAFT
1.01
2012-01-27
Damm Cellular Systems A/S, Denmark
TetraFlex
®
7.5 Manual - Dongle Configuration
TetraFlex® 7.5 Manual 2-38
2.3 DONGLE CONFIGURATION
2.3.1 License Dongles
2.3.1.1 Site versus Node:
Until the DAMM TetraFlex
®
system software was introduced the word “Site” has been used to
indicate number of Radio Sites in a system. There was coherency between number of “Sites”
and number of “Radio sites”.
The DAMM TetraFlex
®
concept opens for “Sites” that is not a “Radio site” but a “Gateway
site”, a “NM site” or a “Log Server site”, and that one physical “Site” can be both a “Radio
site” but also a “Gateway site”.
Therefore “Node” is introduced.
A node is consequently:
Any PC running BSC.exe software, except for a redundant BSC
A site is consequently:
The geographical position of nodes or equipment
2.3.1.2 Dongle types
NOTE: TetraFlex
®
V7.20 and forward require a new type of dongle. If no encryption key is
required in the dongle, it is possible to order a number of empty spare dongles and remotely
upgrade these as needed. If encryption key is required and dongle is to be used at the node
containing the master subscriber register, the dongle must be ordered from DAMM sales.
Currently there are 5 types of dongles:
o Node license dongle
 Including possible settings for Node, API, Packet Data, Voice GW and Log
Server
o API client dongle
o Dispatcher dongle
o Log Server/ log client dongle
o Spare dongle
All dongles are programmed with:
o Dongle hardware serial number.
o DAMM dongle serial number.
A Node dongle is programmed with:
o Application Date Limit.
o Dongle Date Limit. (This is intended for demo system and special projects only and
will as default be set to infinity).
o Nodes Max (must be equal to or higher than the highest defined node number)
o Radio Cell TR’s max