Installation Manual

2-4 System Description
MK-MAN-01 CarrierWave Digital Radio
Table 2-1. CarrierWave Digital Radio Benefits and Advantages to Providers
(continued)
Benefits Advantages to Providers/Customers Reference
Adaptive Power Control
Automatically adjusts transmit power in
discrete increments in response to RF
interference
Enables dense deployment.
Simplifies deployment and network
management.
2.5, 2.7
Comprehensive Link/Network Management Software
A graphical user interface offers security,
configuration, fault, and performance
management via standard craft interfaces.
Suite of SNMP-compatible network
management tools that provide robust
local and remote management capabilities.
Simplifies management of radio network
and minimizes resources as entire network
can be centrally managed out of any
location.
Simplifies troubleshooting of single radios,
links, or entire networks.
Simplifies network upgrades with remote
software upgrades.
Allows for mass deployment.
2.8, 3.7, 4.5
2.3 System Features
§ Selectable Rates
o CarrierWave-100/Ethernet: 25, 50, and 100 Mbps
o CarrierWave-155/SONET: 155 Mbps
§ Selectable Spectral Efficiency of 5 bits/Hz
§ QPSK, 16 –64 QAM Modulation
§ Powerful Trellis Coded Modulation concatenated with Reed-Solomon Error Correction
§ Built-in Adaptive Equalizer
§ Support of T1 Wayside Channels
o CarrierWave-100: 2 T1 channels
o CarrierWave-155: 1 T1 channel