User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Cambium
- PMP 450 Operations Guide
- Safety and regulatory information
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- PMP support website: http://www.cambiumnetworks.com/support
- Cambium main website: http://www.cambiumnetworks.com/
- Sales enquiries: solutions@cambiumnetworks.com
- Email support: support@cambiumnetworks.com
- Cambium Networks
- 3800 Golf Road, Suite 360
- Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
- Growing Your Network
- Managing Bandwidth and Authentication
- Configuring quality of service
- Maximum Information Rate (MIR) Parameters
- Token Bucket Algorithm
- Maximum Information Rate Data Entry Checking
- Bandwidth from the SM Perspective
- Interaction of Burst Allocation and Sustained Data Rate Settings
- High-priority Bandwidth
- Traffic Scheduling
- Setting the Configuration Source
- Quality of Service (QoS) Tab of the AP
- DiffServ Tab of the AP
- Quality of Service (QoS) Tab of the SM
- DiffServ Tab of the SM
- Configuring a RADIUS server
- Understanding RADIUS for PMP 450
- Choosing Authentication Mode and Configuring for Authentication Servers - AP
- SM Authentication Mode – Require RADIUS or Follow AP
- Handling Certificates
- Configuring your RADIUS servers for SM authentication
- Configuring your RADIUS server for SM configuration
- Using RADIUS for centralized AP and SM user name and password management
- RADIUS Device Data Accounting
- RADIUS Device Re-Authentication
- RADIUS Attribute Framed-IP-Address
- Configuring quality of service
- Managing the network from a Network Management Station (NMS)
- Using Informational Tabs in the GUI
- Viewing General Status (AP)
- Viewing General Status (SM)
- Viewing Session Status (AP)
- Viewing Remote Subscribers (AP)
- Interpreting messages in the Event Log
- Viewing the Network Interface Tab (All)
- Viewing the Layer 2 Neighbors Tab (AP and SM)
- Viewing the Scheduler Tab (AP and SM)
- List of Registration Failures (AP)
- Interpreting Data in the Bridging Table (All)
- Translation Table (SM)
- Interpreting Data in the Ethernet Tab (All)
- Interpreting RF Control Block Statistics in the Radio Tab (All)
- Interpreting Data in the VLAN Tab (ALL)
- Viewing Data VC Statistics (All)
- Viewing Summary Information in the Overload Tab (All)
- Viewing Filter Statistics (SM)
- Viewing ARP Statistics (SM)
- Viewing NAT Statistics (SM)
- Viewing NAT DHCP Statistics (SM)
- Interpreting Data in the GPS Status Page (AP)
- Accessing PPPoE Statistics About Customer Activities (SM)
- Viewing Bridge Control Block Statistics (All)
- Using Tools in the GUI
- Using the Spectrum Analyzer Tool
- Graphical spectrum analyzer display
- Using the AP as a Spectrum Analyzer
- Using the Remote Spectrum Analyzer Tool (AP)
- Using the Alignment Tool (SM)
- Using the Link Capacity Test Tool (AP or SM)
- Using the AP Evaluation Tool (SM)
- Using the OFDM Frame Calculator Tool for Collocation (AP or SM)
- Using the Subscriber Configuration Tool (AP)
- Reviewing the Link Status Tool Results (AP)
- Using the BER Results Tool (SM)
- Using the Throughput Monitoring Tool (AP)
- Using the Sessions Tool (AP)
- Maintaining Your Software
- Troubleshooting
- General planning for troubleshooting
- General fault isolation process
- Secondary Steps
- Procedures for Troubleshooting
- Module Has lost or does not establish connectivity
- NAT/DHCP-configured SM has lost or does not establish connectivity
- SM Does Not Register to an AP
- Module has lost or does not gain sync
- Module does not establish Ethernet connectivity
- Module does not power on
- Power supply does not produce power
- CMM does not pass proper GPS sync to connected modules
- Module Software Cannot be Upgraded
- Module Functions Properly, Except Web Interface Became Inaccessible
- Reference information
Reviewing the Link Status Tool Results (AP)
Using Tools in the GUI
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pmp-0049 (September 2012)
BER Results
This field displays the over-the-air Bit Error Rates for each downlink.
(The ARQ [Automatic Resend reQuest] ensures that the transport
BER [the BER seen end-to-end through a network] is essentially zero.)
The level of acceptable over-the-air BER varies, based on operating
requirements, but a reasonable value for a good link is a BER of 1e-4 (1
x 10
-4
) or better, approximately a packet resend rate of 5%.
BER is generated using unused bits in the downlink. During periods of
peak load, BER data is not updated as often, because the system puts
priority on transport rather than on BER calculation.
Reg Requests
A Reg Requests count is the number of times the SM registered after
the AP determined that the link had been down.
If the number of sessions is significantly greater than the number for
other SMs, then this may indicate a link problem (check mounting,
alignment, receive power levels) or an interference problem (conduct a
spectrum scan).
ReReg Requests
A ReReg Requests count is the number of times the AP received an SM
registration request while the AP considered the link to be still up (and
therefore did not expect registration requests).
If the number of sessions is significantly greater than the number for
other SMs, then this may indicate a link problem (check mounting,
alignment, receive power levels) or an interference problem (conduct a
spectrum scan).