EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Installation and Management Guide Models: EX-4.5r GigE EX-4.
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Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Table of Contents Legal Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Open-Source License Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii List of Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Transmission Line from Antenna to Radio (EX-4.5r-c GigE and EX-5r-c GigE) . . . . . 29 Indoor Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 RF Lightning Arrestor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Antenna Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios System Specifications, 5.8GHz Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Interface Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 TDM Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios 5470–5725 MHz band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 5725–5850 MHz band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Declaration of Conformity to the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Figure 40 Figure 41 Figure 42 Figure 43 Figure 44 Figure 45 Figure 46 Figure 47 Figure 48 Figure 49 Diagnostic Charts page ....................................................................................................... 66 Spectrum Analyzer page .................................................................................................... 68 Spectrum analyzer graph example .......................................
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios About this Document This manual provides a complete description of the EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios and related software. This manual provides planners, engineers, installers, system administrators, and technicians general and specific information related to the planning, installation, operation, management, and maintenance of these devices.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Introduction Exalt Wireless, Inc. thanks you for your purchase. Our goal is to build the highest quality, highest reliability digital microwave radio products. This commitment to quality and reliability extends to our employees and partners alike. We appreciate any comments on how we can improve our products, as well as your sales and Customer Care experience.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Figure 1 Exalt EX-5r GigE (integrated antenna model) The EX-r Series GigE radios require a clear line-of-sight and proper path clearance to achieve a highperformance, reliable connection. Perform professional path engineering and site planning before installing this equipment.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios The EX-4.5r GigE and EX-4.5r-c GigE operate in the 4400 to 4900 MHz band, which is generally reserved for Government operators, such as NATO. In most cases, this band is considered licensed and restricted to certain users. In almost all cases, either for license-exempt or other designation, the product itself must be authorized for use in your country.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Figure 2 Cabling—integrated antenna model Figure 3 Cabling—external antenna model For highest performance and reliability, it is advised to minimize the length of RF cable and associated transmission system losses between the antenna and the radio’s antenna port.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios The EX-r Series GigE radios provide connections for a combination of the following data communication interfaces: • 10/100/1000BaseT Ethernet • 4xT1/E1 interfaces for synchronous voice traffic The EX-r Series GigE radios are powered by a combined Power/Ethernet cable, and associated power injector. The power injector provides 48VDC to the unit.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Pre-installation Tasks This section describes the steps necessary to prepare a site for the installation of the Exalt Digital Microwave Radio. Link Engineering and Site Planning Design all terrestrial wireless links prior to purchase and installation.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios The two radio terminals are identical hardware, except for the TDD setting in software. When the radios are in their default state, both radios are configured as Radio B. One end of the link must be configured as Radio A before the two ends of the radio system can communicate. It can be considered that Radio A is the primary radio in the link. Radio A provides the master clock and control to Radio B.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios The radio terminal boxes contain a single pre-terminated PoE cable intended for bench testing and to make the short connection between the radio and the PoE lightning arrestor near the radio. If running a longer cable from the radio to the PoE lightning protector (such as at the egress point), use preterminated cables (sold separately).
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios – Measure transmitter output power – Measure receiver threshold performance – Confirm unfaded error-free performance Some of these tasks may not be possible or practical within a bench test environment due to the nature of the remote connectivity of peripheral equipment. However, it is good practice to perform as much as possible in this environment to minimize field/installation time and troubleshooting efforts.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios • System latency (delay) Use the ExaltCalc calculator to determine optimum settings for the above parameters to meet the needs of your application.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Note: It is not always necessary to synchronize collocated radios. If antennas are substantially separated or blocked from one another and/or frequency separation tuning is used, the opportunity for near-end interference can be eliminated. Note: When GPS synchronization is required or desired, one GPS kit is required for each EXr Series GigE radio link in the connected or collocated network.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Radio Reset Use the reset function if the IP address and/or passwords are lost. Use the following steps to perform a critical parameter reset: 1 Remove power from the radio by disconnecting the AC adapter from the power injector. 2 Hold down the RESET button on the power injector while applying power. Hold the RESET button down through the entire power cycle and monitor the DATA+POWER left LED on the power injector.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Internal Synchronization Figure 4 illustrates the basic interconnectivity of a radio system using internal synchronization. In this scenario, there are two radios collocated at one site. Figure 4 Basic radio interconnectivity using internal synchronization In Figure 5, there are three collocated radios. In this configuration it may be desirable to make one radio a secondary sync source using AUTO SYNC.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios • Link Distance – Match to the longest distance link in the network. • Frame Length – Match to the lowest frame length to optimize total system latency (for example, for TDM networks) or match to a highest frame length to optimize user throughput. Choose an intermediate value to compromise between latency and throughput. • Mode – It is desirable, but not always necessary, to match the mode for all collocated links.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Figure 8 Synchronized GPS sources using AUTO SYNC Offset Timing Manual control of offset timing is also allowed. This provides a means to delay the synchronization signal using a user-defined offset. This is helpful when Exalt radios are near other devices operating in the same frequency band that also use a timing source, such as GPS.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios failures. This provides redundancy for catastrophic failure of the SYNC SOURCE and maintains GPS synchronization. If the GPS source is lost (for example, due to failure of the GPS unit, a disconnected cable, or satellite blockage), the AUTO SYNC radio resumes synchronization duties for all collocated radios.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios • 32MHz/Mode1 • 32MHz/Mode2 • 64MHz/Mode1 • 64MHz/Mode2 The following Tx/Rx ratios are supported for these two configurations: • 65/35 and 35/65 • 80/20 and 20/80 For example, a radio configuration of 32MHz/Mode2 with a 5ms TDD frame size and dualpolarization supports up to 220Mbps user capacity or 110Mbps full-duplex.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Exalt radios utilize SNMPv3, a high security version of SNMP, to ensure secure access to and storing of management data. The SNMPv3 security string matches the admin and user passwords. Passwords must be eight characters or longer. Some models also have legacy SNMP support for customers requiring SNMPv1 and/or SNMPv2.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios System Installation and Initiation Process The tasks required for radio installation and initiation are outlined in the following figure.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Record Keeping After installation, record the following items for ongoing maintenance and future troubleshooting. Keep a record for each end of the radio link and store a copy of these records at the radio location, at the opposite end radio location, and a central record storage location.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Installation This section presents all tasks required to install the Exalt Digital Microwave Radio. Mechanical Configuration and Mounting The EX-r Series GigE radios are environmentally sealed units intended for deployment outdoors. The device must be deployed within an ambient temperature range as specified, and with non-restrictive airflow around the chassis. The EX-5r-c GigE can also be mounted in an enclosure or indoors.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Figure 11 EX-r Series GigE pole and wall mount (with azimuth and elevation adjustment) Figure 12 illustrates the EX-5r-c GigE pole/wall mount assembly. Figure 12 EX-5r-c GigE pole/wall mount For the integrated antenna model, it is critical to mount the entire device at the predetermined location for proper path clearance to the link end.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Figure 13 EX-r Series GigE connectors Connector Overview The primary user interfaces are shown in Figure 13. Table 2 provides details of the connectors. Detailed pin structures for each connector are in Interface Connections. Table 2 Connectors Connector Description TDM 2&4 Ports for up to two user T1 or E1 circuits to traverse link, port numbers 2 and 4.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios LED Indicators Table 3 provides details of the LED indicators on the EX-r Series GigE radios. Note that there are two LEDs, labeled top and bottom, associated with each connector. See Alarms Page for information on how the Exalt GUI displays LED status. Table 3 LED indicators Location Type Function TDM 2&4 Green LED Solid when T1 clocking is present for input #2.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios • IP mask = 255.0.0.0 • IP gateway = 0.0.0.0 • Administration password = password • User password = password Power The radio requires a DC power source within specifications. DC can be provided from a DC battery source, central lab/rack supply, or from the supplied AC adapter. Note: Read this section completely before applying power. Terminating the RF Connectors (EX-4.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios mains socket, and then enable power to the circuit. If the AC mains cannot be turned off, plug in to the AC main socket to apply power. Verify that the radio is active by observing LED activity on the injector and radio. All LEDs on the radio flash at initial power cycle.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Lightning/Surge Protection To provide for human safety and for the safety of connected network equipment, it is highly recommended to place a weatherproof lightning suppression device at the egress point where the Ethernet cable(s) enter the building, shelter, or cabinet. To protect the radio equipment, install a weatherproof lightning suppression device near the radio for all connected Ethernet cables.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Initial Antenna Mounting (EX-4.5r-c GigE and EX-5r-c GigE) The antenna must be an exact model recommended by the path and site planning engineer(s). Mount the antenna at the proper height, mast/mounting location and polarization orientation as determined by the path and site planning engineer(s).
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Transmission Line from Antenna to Radio (EX-4.5r-c GigE and EX-5r-c GigE) Most installations use a very short length of coaxial transmission line for the connection between the antenna and the radio device. Coaxial transmission line can either have a solid or braided shield. Solidshield cables are more resistant to external signal coupling and interference, but are generally stiffer than braided cables.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Caution: Always follow the manufacturer’s termination process EXACTLY, and only use the manufacturer’s authorized tools and connectors for a given transmission line type. The manufacturers of transmission line typically offer instruction and certification for transmission line termination, and may also provide videos illustrating the process.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios opportunity for lightning to couple to or strike the unprotected section of transmission line (if any). Consult a qualified electrician or installer in all cases of grounding and lightning arrestor implementation. Antenna Alignment Antennas must be installed at both ends of the planned link to commence precision alignment. Refer to the Exalt white paper, Antenna Alignment.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Configuration and Management This section describes the command line interface (CLI) and Exalt graphical user interface (GUI). Telnet into the Command Line Interface (CLI) Use a Telnet connection to access the CLI in the Exalt Digital Microwave Radios. Use the CLI to set key parameters on the system. Connect to the Radio in a Telnet Session Make the Telnet connection to the radio through the Ethernet port.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios The following selections can be made on all screens: • 0 = back to previous screen • 9 = help • Ctrl+\ (control and backslash keys) = exit session Exalt Graphical User Interface (GUI) The Exalt GUI is the primary user interface for configuring and troubleshooting the radio and radio system. A computer or hand-held device with a conventional HTML browser and Ethernet port is required.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Log In Use the following steps to log in to the Exalt GUI. 1 Open a browser window. Microsoft Internet Explorer is the recommended browser. Netscape, Mozilla, Safari, and Firefox are also supported. If there are issues with your browser, please report it to Exalt Customer Care. You may be required to use a different browser to immediately overcome issues. 2 Type the IP address of the radio in the address bar.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Administrator login credentials are required for configuration purposes. Type the user name and passwords for Administrator level and click OK. The following screen displays. Figure 18 Radio Information page Quick Start To establish a link on the bench, apply the following basic configurations to the radio terminal. Use the steps in the Quick Start Guide included with the radio.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios If all other parameters are still configured at their factory default settings, the radios can now be connected back-to-back to verify that the link is communicating and perform any other desired tests. See Back-to-back Bench Testing for test information. Navigating the GUI describes each page of the GUI. Most configuration parameter settings are intuitive.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Summary Status Section This section of the Exalt GUI provides a review of the system status. In the screens in Figure 19, the top bar illustrates the alarm condition of the link. The information inside the bar is equivalent to the entry of the Link Name set by the administrator in the Administration Settings Page.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Note: The ‘local’ radio might be the near-end or the far-end radio, depending on the management interface connection. The terms local and remote refer to the orientation of the radio terminals relative to the IP address you are managing.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Radio Information Page This page provides general information about the local radio terminal. This information is helpful for troubleshooting and for record keeping.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Administration Settings Page This page allows contains general parameters for the radio system. The Current Value column lists entries actual settings. Desired changes are entered in the New Value column. After all desired changes are entered, click the Update button to accept and enable changes. Figure 22 Administration Settings page Most entries on this page are self-explanatory.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Note: Changing the link security key interrupts transmission until the opposite end is changed to match. Always change the far-end radio first, and then change the near-end radio. – Reset the admin and user passwords. These passwords should not match. If the admin password remains at the factory default setting, it provides an opportunity for random reassignment by a network-connected user.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Configuration Use SNMP to manage networked devices and execute the following functions: • GET: Obtain information from the device, such as a configuration setting or parameter. • SET: Change a configuration setting on the device. • TRAP: The device proactively informs the management station of a change of state, usually used for critical alarms or warnings.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios SNMP v1/v2c/v3 Support Options Enable the SNMPv1/v2c options to allow entering read and read/write community strings. Note: Users are encouraged to avoid enabling SNMPv1/v2c support due to known security loopholes in these protocols. Enable the SNMPv3 options to allow entering read and read/write user names and passwords. These entries are de-coupled from the standard radio user names and passwords.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios • Radio Reboot Trap: This trap is sent after any radio reboot to inform the manager of the reboot status. • Local/Remote Link Status Trap: This trap is sent when Link is in errored state (equivalent to the Link LED on the radio front panel or the Link status bar in the upper-left of the Exalt GUI window).
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios File Transfer Page This page allows the administrator to upload and download files to and from the radio. Three types of files can be uploaded: configuration, radio firmware, and Regulatory Domain Database (RDD). When uploading Configuration Files, current configuration parameters are immediately overwritten, and the unit automatically reboots.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios A second page/link appears (Figure 26). 3 Right-click the link on the page to download the file to a desired location. Figure 26 File Transfer page—download file link File download and upload is useful when configuring several radios with similar settings. A copy of the configuration file can also help restore radio settings.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios • Bandwidth • RF Frequency • Link Distance • TDD Frame Size • T1/E1 configurations • Ethernet configurations • Polarization setting Three different types of files can be uploaded into the radio. After selecting the file type, browse to the location of the file on your computer, and then click Upload. The radio firmware file extension is .bin, and is the core code for the radio.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios File Activation Page Use this page to move stored or uploaded files for use on the radio. The page indicates which file is currently in use, and which file is available for use. Click the Swap button to place the file in the Alternative File column into the active state and move the file in the Current File column to the Alternative File column.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios System Configuration Page This page contains several critical system parameters. Figure 28 System Configuration page Note: For models requiring a Regulatory Domain Key (RDK), you must enter a valid RDK to edit this page. Most entries on this page are self-explanatory. The following lists unique or important parameters.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios design and local regulations. In many cases, this value must be set to a proper value to comply with legal restrictions. Improper values can result in liability to the user and/or installer. Note: Changing Radio Transmit Power may temporarily interrupt traffic. Small changes in output power do not normally interrupt traffic, but larger changes may.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios The frequency selection section includes the ability to select from either the complete list of frequencies (“All”) that can be tuned for the selected band and bandwidth, or, in some cases, a preselected list of non-overlapping center frequencies (“Preferred”) that Exalt determined provides the most flexible collocation opportunities for large networks of Exalt radios The frequency selection section includes a band selection
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Note: Changing the TDD Frame Size parameter will temporarily interrupt traffic. TDD Frame Size parameters must match at each end. Adjust the far-end radio first, and then the near-end radio. If the TDD Frame Size parameter is set to a value that cannot be supported for the link distance, the link may be lost and unrecoverable through GUI control.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Note: Changing the antenna port will temporarily interrupt traffic. The polarization of the antennas at each end must match at each end – adjust the far-end radio first, then the near-end radio. • 53 Buzzer Timeout (minutes) parameter creates an audio signal for antenna alignment. Turn on the buzzer continuously during antenna alignment or preset a period of time that the buzzer will sound.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Ethernet Interface Configuration Page This page allows the administrator to set the alarm, and duplex settings of the Ethernet connection.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios VLAN Configuration Page VLAN is disabled as the default setting for Exalt radios. The Exalt radios still pass VLAN and nonVLAN traffic across the link, but do not examine the VLAN traffic or act upon it. Enable VLAN using the Exalt GUI for expanded VLAN support.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios The management VLAN ID number is assigned in the second table, and can be used for either or both Ethernet interface on the radio. In the third table, up to 16 unique VLANs can be configured for filtering. VLAN ID numbering ranges from 1 to 4094. VLAN configurations are maintained even when VLAN is disabled.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios T1/E1 Configuration Pages These pages allow the administrator to selectively enable or disable the T1 or E1 circuits, one at a time. For enabled T1/E1 circuits, additional configuration, including loopback functions, are available. Disable the unused T1 or E1 so that the alarms are turned off and more throughput is allocated to the Ethernet interface.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Figure 31 T1 Interface Configuration page E1 Interface Configuration Page This page allows the administrator to enable/disable each individual E1 channel. The AIS can also be enabled and disabled for each input. If enabled, the radio places an AIS code on the output of the associated interface if and when the link fails or when there is no E1 signal available from the far end to provide the user at the local end.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios T1/E1 Loopback Loopback is provided for any enabled T1 or E1 port. As shown in Figure 33 and Figure 34, the choices are: • No Loopback (default) • External (local) • External (remote) • Internal Note: Only one Internal loopback can be enabled at any time. All loopback configurations control the loop at the Line Interface integrated circuit, which is the device wired directly to the front panel ports.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios GPS Information Page This page provides information on how many GPS satellites are within the view of the Exalt GPS receiver. This page is active for implementations that include the GPS receiver connection for synchronization. This information can be helpful for troubleshooting GPS issues.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Alarms Page This page provides an easy-to-read summary of the alarm status of both local and remote radios. The colors on this page reflect the color of the alarms displayed on the radio front panel. However, additional detail displays on this page to aid in quick assessment of issues and status. Figure 37 Alarms page Table 6 lists alarm status conditions that appear on this page.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Table 6 Alarm status indicators (Continued) Label Ethernet–PoE(1) Status • Green Solid = Data present at PoE(1) connection • Off = No data present Ethernet–ETH2 Same as PoE(1), but for the ETH2 connection.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Performance Page This page provides statistical information about the performance of the system in relation to the integrity of the user data and the RF link. Where applicable, the Performance page shows ‘system’ performance as a whole, and provides separate performance information for the two polarizations: Vertical (V) and Horizontal (H).
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Note: Unavailable Seconds do not register as ES. In other words, the ES counter counts all seconds that are errored NOT INCLUDING the seconds that were classified as unavailable. The total number of seconds with errors or outages is the sum of ES and Unavailable Seconds.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Event Log Page Use this page to review a list of the events logged by the radio. The following items are listed in the event log: • Alarms • Alarms clearing (Normal) • Radio Reboots Every event is tagged with the time that the event occurred, and a severity and type. The event log also allows filtering to limit the view of the log to the lowest level of desired information.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Diagnostic Charts Page Use this page as an aid in troubleshooting. This page illustrates the historical (and current) performance for three parameters: RSL, Radio Temperature, and BER. For RSL and BER, the user can select to see each polarization separately (Vertical and Horizontal) or summed together for an overview of total system performance.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Changes in RSL often have an impact on BER, and this can be confirmed by looking for synchronized events. When BER events occur without corresponding changes in RSL, this normally indicates interference, atmospheric changes, transmission system issues (such as problems with cables, connectors or antennas), or possibly radio hardware problems.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Spectrum Analyzer Page The spectrum analyzer feature provides a useful pre-planning and troubleshooting tool. Perform a spectrum analysis after deployment and just before commissioning to maintain a record of the spectrum at the time of deployment. Figure 41 shows the Spectrum Analyzer page. Note that both polarizations are independently measured when a scan is performed.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Note: Enabling the spectrum analyzer interrupts all radio traffic for the duration of the analysis. In addition, access to the radio’s GUI may also be interrupted, depending on the location of the interfaced computer relative to the radio where the spectrum analysis is occurring. The GUI is available at the completion of the spectrum analysis. Use the smallest step size to obtain the finest view of the spectrum.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Reboot Page Use this page to reboot the radio. The function may never be required, but can be used in emergencies. All configurations that require a reboot automatically reboot on administrator confirmation.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Manual Page The manual (this document or the version that matches the installed firmware) is available within the GUI. Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.5 or higher is required (go to www.adobe.com to download Acrobat Reader). Click the Manual link to display the manual within the browser window. Once the manual displays, click the save button on the PDF toolbar to download the manual locally.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Specifications This section presents specifications for the EX-r Series GigE of Digital Microwave Radios. Physical Specifications Integrated Antenna Models Physical Configuration Dimensions (H x W x D) Weight Operating Temperature Altitude Humidity Environmental Outdoor unit (ODU) 14.6 x 14.6x 3.8"/37 x 37 x 9.7 cm 12 lbs; 5.5 kg –40 to +149°F /–40 to +65°C 15,000'/4.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Common System Specifications Tuning Resolution Power Control Step Size Selectable Modulation Modes Selectable Frame Lengths (ms) Maximum Aggregate User Capacity, single polarization Maximum Aggregate User Capacity, dual-polarized Error Floor Frequency Stability Link Security 1MHz; 5MHz for and some regulatory domains 0.5dB Mode 1 (QPSK); Mode 2 (16QAM) 0.5, 1, 2, 2.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios System Specifications, 4.5GHz Band Frequency Band Output Power (at full power) Output Power (at minimum power) Selectable Channel Bandwidths 4400 to 4900MHz +24dBm (0.25W) Mode 1, +21dBm Mode 2 (0.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios System Specifications, 5.3GHz Band Frequency Band Tunable Range Output Power (at full power) Output Power (at minimum power) Selectable Channel Bandwidths 5250 to 5350MHz 5260 to 5332MHz +13dBm (0.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios System Specifications, 5.4GHz Band Frequency Band Tunable Range Output Power (at full power) Output Power (at minimum power) Selectable Channel Bandwidths 5470 to 5725 MHz 5488 to 5715 MHz +13dBm (0.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios System Specifications, 5.8GHz Band Frequency Band Tunable Range Output Power (at full power) Output Power (at minimum power) Selectable Channel Bandwidths 5725 to 5850 MHz 5731 to 5844 MHz +24dBm (0.25W), Mode 1 +21dBm (0.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Interfaces RF (x2 for EX-4.5r-c GigE and EX-5r-c GigE) Connector Impedance N-type female 50 Ohms TDM (x2, 2 interfaces each) Connector T1 Impedance T1 Line Codes T1 LBO Settings (in ft.) T1 Clocking Speed T1 Compliance E1 Impedance E1 Line Codes E1 Clocking Speed E1 Compliance RJ-45 (RJ48C), female 100 Ohms, balanced AMI, B8ZS, selectable 0-133, 133-266, 266-399, 399-533, 533-655 1.544 Mbps ANSI T1.102-1987; ITU-T; G.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios 201872-003Interface Connections This section provides the pin number assignment and wiring information for the connectors on the r-Series radios. All connectors are shown as viewed from the radio front panel, as shown in Figure 45. Figure 45 EX-r Series GigE connector orientation TDM Connections There are two connectors for TDM; each connector has two TDM circuits available.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios RSL & Sync In Connector This connector can be used during the antenna alignment process, to provide a received signal level (RSL) voltage to a voltmeter. The connector is also used for connection to the Sync Out connector from a neighboring radio or to an optional Exalt GPS antenna for the purposes of GPS synchronization. Figure 47 illustrates the pin orientation and functionality for this connector.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Power/Ethernet Connector This connector is the primary connector on the radio, and must be connected to provide power to the radio, and primary Ethernet communications for traffic and Ethernet. Figure 48 illustrates the pin orientation and functionality for this connector.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Antennas Table 7 lists antennas supported by the 5r-c GigE models for use in the USA. In some countries, antennas exceeding a certain level of gain may be unlawful. Refer to RF Output Power Setting for details on regulatory limits. Table 7 Supported antennas Description Midband Gain (dBi) 3dB (Azimuth/Elevation) Beamwidth (degrees) Manufacturer Model # Andrew P2F-52-N 2-foot Dish 29.4 5.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Table 7 Supported antennas (Continued) Manufacturer Model # Description Midband Gain (dBi) 3dB (Azimuth/Elevation) Beamwidth (degrees) Radio Waves SPD3-5.2 3-foot Xpol Dish 31.1 4.2 Radio Waves SPD4-5.2 4-foot Xpol Dish 34.4 3.1 Radio Waves SPD6-5.2 6-foot Xpol Dish 37.5 2.1 RFS SPF2-52A 2-foot Dish 27.9 6.2 RFS SPF3-52A 3-foot Dish 31.4 4.2 RFS SPF4-52A 4-foot Dish 33.9 3.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Troubleshooting This section provides information regarding troubleshooting of common issues and alarms on these radios. Exalt Digital Microwave Radio systems are designed by Exalt’s expert engineers with extensive experience through multiple generations of microwave radio design. These new-generation systems contain extensive diagnostic tools, alarm indications, and troubleshooting aids.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios • New construction nearby either end of the link, or along the path • Tree growth, flooded fields, or changes in rivers/lakes along the path Verify that configurations are set as follows: • RF matches at each end of the link • Bandwidth matches at each end of the link • Link distance matches at each end of the link • TDD Frame Length matches at each end of the link • Endpoint Identifier is different at each end
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios necessary. Compared to phone support from Exalt Customer Care, troubleshooting is much more expeditious if the professional installer and/or link designer examines the system and reviews the management information in the GUI.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Note: Exalt Digital Microwave Radios operate in license-exempt bands. Microwave ovens, wireless Internet devices and cordless phone technology may also use this frequency band. It may be necessary to separate the radio chassis, cabling system and antenna from these devices. RF interference, like most other causes of problems, is indicated by significant bit errors and/or system outages.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios contact with the radio, transmission system, or racking system. If touching the radio causes errors, grounding is the cause. It can be difficult to identify grounding problems, but a professional electrician can normally inspect a system and identify if there are deficiencies in the grounding system.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Back-to-back Bench Testing Use back-to-back bench testing to test the radio before installation, pre-configure the radio and connected equipment before installation, or in the troubleshooting process to identify if the radio hardware is the source of a system issue. It is a critical process, and often required or highly desirable for any installation or troubleshooting exercise.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios It can be beneficial to have a computer to verify configuration in case of red LEDs or to pre-configure the radio as desired for operation. Follow the instructions in Configuration and Management. Specification Performance Verification The specification performance verification is a more detailed test that allows you to verify that the radio’s output power and threshold specifications are being met.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios General Compliance and Safety The usage of radio transmission devices is subject to specific regulatory requirements governed by regional legislation.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Dynamic Frequency Selection Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) may be required by regional legislation in some frequency bands to avoid causing interference to radar systems. Prior to the start of any transmission, the device equipped with DFS monitors the spectrum and is not permitted to transmit on a part of the spectrum that is already in use for radar transmissions for a period of 30 minutes.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Safety Notices 1 Review this entire guide for important installation instructions BEFORE attempting to install this product. 2 This product is intended to be installed, used, and maintained by experienced telecommunications personnel only.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Regulatory Notices The following notices apply to the EX-5r GigE and EX-5r-c GigE version radios. United States Compliance The EX-r Series GigE product families operate under FCC Rule Part 15.407 as a license-exempt device. They may only be used as a point-to-point transmission device for fixed or temporary-fixed (non-mobile) installations.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Shielded cables and I/O cords must be used for this equipment to comply with the relevant FCC regulations. Changes or modifications not expressly approved in writing by Exalt may void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. This device must be professionally installed.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Europe and ITU Country Compliance All of these permitted devices must be professionally installed. They can only be used as a point-topoint transmission device for fixed or temporary-fixed (non-mobile) installations.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Regulatory Compliance As of this printing, Exalt Wireless, Inc. has approvals for the products that are covered by this manual, as indicated in Table 8. If your application or country is not listed, check with your Sales Representative for the current status. Table 8 Product Approvals Country EX-5r Series, 5.3 GHz EX-5r Series, 5.4 GHz EX-5r Series, 5.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Table 8 Product Approvals (Continued) Country EX-5r Series, 5.3 GHz EX-5r Series, 5.4 GHz EX-5r Series, 5.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Regulatory Domain Keys Exalt radios are designed to allow the professional installer to select frequency bands, determine signal bandwidths, tune center frequencies, limit output power, and enable or disable DFS options as permitted by regional regulations. For models with the Regulatory Domain Key (RDK) feature, the radios ship with the RDK information empty and the radio cannot be enabled without a valid key.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios EIRP Limits for the United States and Canada Note: The professional installer is responsible to ensure that RF output power is properly adjusted to not exceed the regulatory limit. EX-5r Series EIRP for the US and Canada 5250–5350 MHz Band For all within the 5250–5350 MHz band, the maximum EIRP is 30 dBm. The maximum output of the radio is +13 dBm.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios EIRP Limits for Australia Note: The professional installer is responsible to ensure that RF output power is properly adjusted to not exceed the regulatory limit. EX-5r Series EIRP for Australia 5470–5725 MHz Band Note: Australian regulations have a no-transmit band from 5600–5650 MHz, adjust the transmitter to avoid this range. For EX-5r models within the 5470–5725 MHz band, the maximum EIRP allowed is 30 dBm.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios EIRP Limits for the European Union and ITU Countries The countries that are covered by this Regulatory Domain are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Netherlands, Switzerland, and Turkey.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios P= ME = G= L= Maximum transmitter output power of radio, in dBm. Maximum EIRP, as specified in Table 10. Specified gain of antenna, in dBi, from 5470 to 5725 MHz. Total transmission system losses of all elements between the radio’s RF connector and the antenna’s RF connector (all cables, connectors, lightning suppressors), in dB, as specified or measured between 5470 and 5725 MHz.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Table 10 EU and ITU Country Specific EIRP Levels for EX-5r Series Country Maximum EIRP 5.3 GHz band Maximum EIRP 5.4 GHz band Maximum EIRP 5.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Declaration of Conformity to the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC English: Deutsch: This equipment is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. Dieses Gerät entspricht den grundlegenden Anforderungen und den weiteren entsprecheneden Vorgaben der Richtlinie 1999/5/EU.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios EU RoHS RoHS is the acronym used to refer to the European Union (EU) Directive 2002/95/EC on the Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. Hazardous materials are those chemicals and substances that are legislatively, market, or customer banned or restricted for use in products and/or manufacturing.
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Copyright Notices This section presents copyright notices for third-party software licensed to Exalt Wireless, Inc. Net-SNMP The following copyright notice applies to the open-source licensing agreement for Net-SNMP.
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Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Index A AC adapter 25 Administration Settings page 40 administrator privileges 34 Advance Encryption Standard 41 AES 41 AIS enabling//disabling 57 alarm conditions 37 alarms 54, 61 clearing 65 Alarms page 61 AMI 57 antenna port parameter 52 antennas alignment 31, 87 Canada 95 mounting 3, 28 indoor 30 mounting height 6 site preparation considerations 6 transmission line 29 troubleshooting 87 AUTO SYNC mode 12 B B8ZS 57 back-to
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios frame length See TDD frame frequency center 6 G gateway (default) 46 Global Positioning System (GPS) kit 12 GPS Information page 60 GPS synchronization 52, 60 GPS/RSL connector 23 GPS/RSL LED 24 grounding 87 GUI Administration Settings page 40 Alarms page 61 browsers supported 33 description 33 Diagnostic Charts page 66 E1 Interface Configuration page 58 Ethernet Interface Configuration page 54 Event Log page 65 File Activati
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios multipath 85 multipath propagation 86 muting 54 N noise profile 6 O offset timing 15 P parameters antenna port 52 buzzer timeout selection 53 passwords 8, 34 path obstruction 87 performance degradation 85 Performance page 63 power system LEDs 26 Power connector 81 power injector 25 power interface 78 Power/Ethernet connector 23 R radio default settings 11 grounding 87 initiation tasks 19 installation tasks 19 maximum transmit
Exalt Installation and Management Guide EX-r Series GigE Digital Microwave Radios Time Since Reset field 64 Unavailable Seconds field 64 system specifications 73 system synchronization 14 T T1 clocking 24 T1 Interface Configuration page 57 T1/E1 1&3 connector 23 T1/E1 2&4 connector 23 T1/E1 2&4 LED 24 T1/E1 circuits 57 T1/E1 Configuration page 57 T1/E1 interfaces 78 T1/E1 loopback 59 TDD factors 9 TDD frame length 6 TDD Frame Size parameter 51 TDM circuits 50 TDM connections 79 TDM connectors 79 Telnet ses
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