User guide

Contents Canopy System User Guide
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Accessory Components .............................................................................................................................................. 54
Frequency Band Ranges .................................................................................................................................................... 60
Product Comparisons ......................................................................................................................................................... 61
Product Applications .................................................................................................................................................. 61
Link Performance and Encryption Comparisons ........................................................................................................ 62
Cluster Management Product Comparison ................................................................................................................. 66
Antennas for 900-MHz Connectorized Modules ............................................................................................................... 67
Adjunctive Software Products ........................................................................................................................................... 69
Wireless Manager (WM) ................................................................................................................................................... 70
Prizm .................................................................................................................................................................................. 71
Network Definition and Element Discovery .............................................................................................................. 71
Monitoring and Fault Management ............................................................................................................................ 72
Element Management ................................................................................................................................................. 72
Northbound Interface ................................................................................................................................................. 73
License Management .................................................................................................................................................. 73
Specifications and Limitations ........................................................................................................................................... 75
Radios ......................................................................................................................................................................... 75
Cluster Management Products .................................................................................................................................... 75
600SS Surge Suppressor ............................................................................................................................................ 75
Chapter 6: Differentiating Among Components ........................................................... 76
Interpreting Model Number ............................................................................................................................................... 76
Sorted Model Numbers ...................................................................................................................................................... 78
Interpreting Electronic Serial Number (ESN) .................................................................................................................... 80
Finding the Model (Part) Number and ESN....................................................................................................................... 80
Chapter 7: Link Characteristics ................................................................................... 81
Understanding Bandwidth Management ............................................................................................................................ 81
Downlink Frame ......................................................................................................................................................... 81
Uplink Frame .............................................................................................................................................................. 81
Slot Calculation .......................................................................................................................................................... 82
Startup Sequence ........................................................................................................................................................ 82
Data Transfer Capacity ............................................................................................................................................... 83
Maximum Information Rate (MIR) Parameters ......................................................................................................... 83
Token Bucket Algorithm ............................................................................................................................................ 83
MIR Data Entry Checking .......................................................................................................................................... 84
Committed Information Rate ...................................................................................................................................... 85
Bandwidth from the SM Perspective .......................................................................................................................... 85
Interaction of Burst Allocation and Sustained Data Rate Settings ............................................................................. 86
High-priority Bandwidth ............................................................................................................................................ 86
Traffic Scheduling ...................................................................................................................................................... 88
2X Operation .............................................................................................................................................................. 89
3X Operation .............................................................................................................................................................. 92
Engineering for 2X and 3X Operation ....................................................................................................................... 93
Understanding Synchronization ......................................................................................................................................... 94
GPS Synchronization ................................................................................................................................................. 94