User guide

March 2005 Managing Your Canopy Network
Through Software Release 6.1
Page 292 of 425 Issue 1
Canopy System User Guide
◦ To implement both VLAN and per-SM MIR, you can
− select the SM as the source for MIR/CIR/VLAN settings and set the MIR in
each SM (BAM Release 2.0 cannot do this).
− select the AP as the source for MIR/CIR/VLAN settings and set the MIR in
the AP (for all SMs in the sector, except those in which MIR has been set).
◦ If you modify any range, downlink percentage, or slot parameter in an AP (or
BHM) that operates on Release 6.1, and then experience trouble connecting to
an SM (or BHS) that operates on an earlier release, attempt the following remedy
in the AP (or BHM):
1. At the bottom of the Configuration web page, click Adjust Frame for All.
2. If Reboot Required appears in red near the Reboot button, click Reboot.
◦ Where you deploy an Advantage AP that is set for Hardware Scheduler, observe
the following precautions:
− Ensure that all SMs that will link to the AP are set for Hardware Scheduler
(the AP cannot communicate with any SM that runs the Software
Scheduler—the default controller of the interface).
− Use only the Canopy Network Updater Tool (CNUT) to enable Hardware
Scheduler on the SMs.
− Ensure that each SM that will use the high-priority channel is Series P9 or
later. (See Table 46 on Page 289.)
◦ In any 900-MHz AP that meets either of the following conditions, select Disable
for the 6.0 Compatibility parameter:
− range set to greater than 40 miles.
− downlink percentage set to greater than 80%.
21.2.4 BAM Software Compatibility
Bandwidth and Authentication Manager (BAM) software acts independent of the
application, FPGA, and boot software version. BAM Release 1.1 and later releases are
sensitive to the configurable parameters of a module regardless of changes in parameter
names through evolving system software releases. For example, the Authorization Key
parameter name has been changed to Authentication Key. This change does not affect
whether BAM software can read the key.
The compatibility of BAM software, Red Hat Linux operating system, and Canopy system
software releases is indicated in Table 49.
Table 49: Compatibility of software releases
BAM Red Hat Linux OS Canopy System
1.0 7.3 3.1.x
1.1
9 or Enterprise Version 3
(WS or ES)
3.1.x through 4.2
2.0
Enterprise Version 3
(WS or ES)
4.x through 6.x
2.1
Enterprise Version 3
(WS or ES)
7.1 and later