Document History Document History Changed Item Description Date First revision Document’s first revision April 2009 Section Added BNB 130 November 2009 Third revision Added GigE functionality July 2010 Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
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BEYOND THE RANGE OF THE INTENDED USE, OR BY ACCIDENT, FIRE, LIGHTNING OR OTHER HAZARD. Disclaimer (a) The Software is sold on an "AS IS" basis. Alvarion, its affiliates or its licensors MAKE NO WARRANTIES, WHATSOEVER, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION.
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The equipment must be connected directly to the DC Supply System grounding electrode conductor. All equipment in the immediate vicinity must be grounded in the same way, and not be grounded elsewhere. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
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Disposal of Electronic and Electrical Waste Pursuant to the WEEE EU Directive electronic and electrical waste must not be disposed of with unsorted waste. Please contact your local recycling authority for disposal of this product. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
and individual names and data used in examples herein are fictitious unless otherwise noted. Alvarion Ltd. reserves the right to alter the equipment specifications and descriptions in this publication without prior notice. No part of this publication shall be deemed to be part of any contract or warranty unless specifically incorporated by reference into such contract or warranty.
About this Manual About this Manual This User Manual is a description of Alvarion devices and contains installation and configuration guidelines, recommendations and troubleshooting sections, and supplementary materials. The document is intended to be used by Qualified RF engineers/technicians and IT professionals. Qualified personnel should have...
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Chapter 1 - Getting Started In This Chapter: “Scope of Document” on page 3 “Abbreviations” on page 4 “Document Marks” on page 5 Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
- This chapter describes the device's built-in services, features and tools which were not described in previous parts of the document. “Supplementary Information” on page 93 - Contains supplementary information (specifications, connectors soldering scheme). Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
Warning sections. NOTE All notes are marked with a special note sign. Notes usually contain useful comments or hints to the described section of the document. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
Chapter 2 - Hardware Description Power supply units (IDU) Power supply units (IDU) 2.1.1 IDU-BS-G Figure 2-1: IDU-BS-G Top View Figure 2-2: IDU-BS-G Front Panel Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
BreezeNET B300 GigE model, with a maximum bitrate of 130 Mbps. BreezeNET B130 GigE units can be upgraded to BreezeNET B300 GigE by acquiring an appropriate license and by following the indications described in the “Upgrading Procedure from BreezeNET B130 GigE to BreezeNET B300 GigE”...
Device is booted. No radio connection. Searching for another device to establish radio connection to. Blinking Radio connection established. The more data is transmitted through the radio channel the more frequently red indicator is blinking. MINT is stopped. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
Below is an incomplete list of possible obstructions on the signal propagation path: Neighboring buildings Trees Bridges Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
Antenna installation is performed on a special facility called antenna pole. The pole is used for strong antenna tightening at the installation site. Poles might have different modifications depending on the installation requirements. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
A special attention should be paid if antenna used is not DC-shorted. In this case additional lightning arrestor should be used between the antenna and ODU. Suggested grounding diagram is shown on the picture below. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
Use GPS receiver and area map Use build-in Device features. These features allow evaluating current channel/signal quality and perform precise antenna alignment 2.3.9 Precaution Measures Before you start the installation please read this section very carefully. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
2.3.10 Service Cable Soldering Procedure The following instruction shows the "RJ-45" (modification 2) connector soldering procedure. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
Step 2. Stick rubber filler - 5 on the Part 4, previously having removed protective white layer from rubber filler -5. Insert Part 2 inside part 4 up to the stop. Part 2 must be entirely within Part 4. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
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Step 4. Put Part 4 on the attached in the previous step RJ-45 connector. Step 5. Screw Part 2 on Part 4. This fixes the "RJ-45" connector on the cable. Check that the connector is properly fixed on the cable. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
Step 7. Fix the connector by screwing Part 3. Now the connector is hermetically attached to the unit. 2.3.11 Tools Required at the Installation Site Screwdrivers set Pliers Soldering iron 40 W Spanners set Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
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Installation Preparations Connectors isolating set » Raw rubber » Thermal shrinkage tube » Scissors » » Mantling gun Additional equipment » GPS receiver or area map (with compass and alidade) » Big zoom binoculars Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
Lay the STP cable "from top to bottom" - from ODU to IDU If step 7 is not accomplished, after the STP cable has been laid, install (solder) connector for IDU Install ODU on the mounting bracket connectors down and tighten it Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
ODU connector case Isolate RF connectors from both sides (ODU and antenna) Connect the STP cable to IDU previously having touched IDU connector case with STP cable connector case Provide grounding for IDU Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
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Chapter 2 - Hardware Description BU/RB-B130D/B300D-5X-GigE Connect Ethernet cable to IDU Provide power supply for IDU Connect to the Device using Telnet protocol CAUTION It is extremely important to install ODU connectors down! Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
ODU should be STP Cat 5E cable. Install ODU on the mounting bracket according to the direction required for the link. Do not tight it too hard unless the antenna alignment is not complete. Install ODU connectors down. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
Connect the UTP cable to IDU Provide grounding for IDU Connect Ethernet cable to IDU Provide power supply for IDU Connect to the Device using Telnet protocol CAUTION It is extremely important to install ODU connectors down! Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
Adjustment: two axis (vertical and horizontal) Mounting options: » standard pole (30-85 mm) » wall » thick pipe (>85 mm, horizontal/vertical) using additional fasteners (not included to the package) RoHS compliant Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
Chapter 2 - Hardware Description Mounting Kit (MOUNT-KIT-85) Figure 2-15: Mounting Instructions 2.6.2 Possible Variants of the Installation Figure 2-16: Installation Variants Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
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Chapter 2 - Hardware Description Mounting Kit (MOUNT-KIT-85) CAUTION MOUNT-KIT-85 does NOT contain worm drive hose clamps or other additional fixtures used in possible variants of installation. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
(in 5MHz steps) for 5MHz BW Center frequencies range 4.945 - 4.985 GHz (in 5MHz steps) for 10MHz BW Center frequencies range 4.960 GHz for 20MHz BW Center frequencies range 4.970 GHz for 40MHz BW Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
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(in 20MHz steps) for 40MHz BW Modulation OFDM modulation, BPSK, QPSK, QAM16, QAM64 Radio Type OFDM TDD Channel BW 5 MHz / 10 MHz / 20 MHz / 40 MHz Maximal Net Throughput 250 Mbps Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
Standards and Regulations Table 2-10: Standards and Regulations Compliance Item Description Radio ETSI EN 301 893 V1.5.1 / ETSI EN 302 502 V1.2.1 ETSI EN 301 489-1 V1.4.1 Protection and Safety ETSI EN 60950-1 Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
Now the device is ready for the initial configuration procedure. The most relevant thing to be done at this phase is to define device name/user/password. tem name Test tem user root tem password qwerty Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
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CLI (Command Line Interface). The rest of the command name is optional and can be skipped while typing. Once this is completed, ONLY the specified username and password can be used to access the device. DO NOT FORGET THESE PARAMETERS. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
- radio interface. See device's labeling it learn your radio interface name vlanX - interfaces supporting VLAN 802.1q tagging All configured interfaces of the device can be reviewed using the following command: onfig -a Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
Ctrl/R combination refreshes the command string if its content was disturbed by system messages. The command executed with no arguments prints a short hint about its keys, parameters and syntax. Context help can be obtained by printing "?" in any position of the line. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
It is recommended to put a switch between the unit and the PC from which ERConsole is executed. Start the ERConsole utility on the computer by running the ERConsole.jar file. Utility will be running in a waiting mode. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
Click the "+" button in the "Scheduled tasks" section of the main window. In the opened "New task" window choose "Reset configuration" in the "Command" field. Then enter Serial number and factory password in the corresponding fields. Click "Ok". Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
The ERConsole utility's "New task" window also allows setting the unit's IP-address on its Ethernet interface (eth0) without login to device. To perform this procedure, follow the steps below: Firstly, do steps 1-3 as described above. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
"OK" button. Figure 3-4: ERConsole (Step 4) Restart the device. After the device restarts, the "ERConsole" utility will add the wanted IP-address into its Ethernet interface configuration. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
Flash memory is overwritten by the copy of the active configuration. This action will erase the uploaded configuration file. 3.5.3 IP Address Formats Many commands of the operating system require specification of IP addresses. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
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(xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the numerical value of the mask) Example: The 192.168.9.0/24 address describes the network address 192.168.9.0 and the mask with leading 24 bits on. The same set of addresses may be denoted as 192.168.9.0:255.255.255.0. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
Media type. By default media type is selected automatically (media auto parameter). Assign aliases to the Ethernet interface (alias key word) Full information about interfaces configuration can be reviewed in OS WanFlex User Guide - ifconfig command. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
- radio interface name in this case. In order to obtain radiointerface name either see the ODU/Device labeling or execute "ifc -a" command. txpwr - transmitting power selection. Available power levels can be obtained using "capabilities" parameter as shown above. Example: Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
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Chapter 4 - Link Configuration In This Chapter: “Link Diagnostic Tools” on page 52 Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
When "ltest" command starts it will show you output information that contains testing results. You can see Ltest output below: Figure 4-1: Ltest For successful radio link establishing the following factors have to be considered: Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
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"amp/max". "Ant.amps" column indicates signal levels for each of two antennas of a device divided by ":" correspondingly. To start Ltest in this mode: ltest rf5.0 <Mac-address> -align [L,R] Ltest output in alignment mode: Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
"Seconds" parameter allows setting test period (5 seconds by default). Maximum value is 60 seconds. To start Ltest in this mode: ltest rf5.0 <Mac-address> -tb "Ltest" command output in Bandwidth meter mode: Figure 4-3: Ltest Bandwidth Meter Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
Figure 4-4: Muffer Review Mode The picture above shows the output of review mode. To run the review mode please type the following command: fer <IF-NAME> Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
Figure 4-5: Muffer MAC2 Mode Like in review mode this regime provides with the information about a current activity but on the configured frequency. To run the review mode please type the following command: mac2 fer <IF-NAME> Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
The "muffer stat" command shows the statistics only from registered devices. To view statistics type the following command: fer stat To reset all counters please type fer stat clear 4.1.2.4 Other Modes of Muffer The muffer also has the following modes: Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
By default, the information is displayed on one line and updated every second; the load is measured in kilobytes. Below picture shows the load meter output for the radio interface outputted in line-by-line mode with one second interval. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
To run load meter like it is shown above, please type: loadm -l <IF-NAME> 4.1.4 Acquiring Interfaces Statistics Interface statistics can be acquired using netstat module which includes two modes: Routing tables output (using "-r" parameter with the command) Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
Device allows getting the following information: Radio link establishment indication Visual monitoring of radio signal levels Receiving retries information Diagnostic of RF and Ethernet interfaces Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
Test unit disconnected. Return to normal console mode. LEDs modes description: ODU status monitoring via diagnostic device is performed by its LEDs indication. LEDs modes and ODU status correspondence is shown in the following table: Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
LEDs 2 and 4 are not lighting. If ODU has certain radio interface activated ("mint rf5.0 start" command entered) then LED 3 is blinking 4 times per second whereas LEDs 2 and 4 are not lighting. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
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- Full Duplex. Not lighting mode LEDs - Half Duplex. IF Ethernet connection is established but corresponding ODU's interface is not enabled then LEDs 5, 6 indicate connection configuration by blinking 1 time per second. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
View and change system interface parameters of the device View and change radio link parameters View and change network parameters of the device Monitoring statistics for all interfaces Monitoring radio link statistics Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
OS WANFleX for MINT Web-interface support activated on the device ("webcfg start" command) To connect to the device via Web-browser type: http://<device IP address> (by default http://10.10.10.1). CAUTION Web session time-out is 30 minutes. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
To apply the configuration changes to the unit use "Done" button. NOTE After pressing "Done" button unit's current configuration will be updated according to the parameters set on the "Basic Settings" tab. Unit will be turned into the switch mode. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
In case this check-box is leaved unchecked and "Password" and "Confirm Password" fields are empty some web browsers may spontaneously put random data into them so that after the configuration is applied the password will be unknown to the user. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
TX Power - output power of the radio in dBm. "Auto" field enables ATPC function (recommended) Tx Bitrate - fixed operating bitrate (if numerical value chosen) or auto bitrate (Automatic Modulation Control) if "Auto" is chosen. "Autobitrate" is recommended Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
Marker Access - turns marker access (Polling) mode on. This mode is recommended for long PTP links (7+ km). Should be enabled just at one side of the PTP link (do not enable polling at both sides, otherwise wireless connection will fail!) Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
If "No Admin Group" is selected such packets isn't able to leave the network "X" button - deletes the group Up and down arrows allows to change the group's order Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
"X" button - deletes the rule Up and down arrows allows to change the rule's order New Rule - creates a new rule's entry in the "Group Rules" subsection Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
Packets (Rx/Tx) Errors (Rx/Tx) "Wireless Links Statistics" section displays all neighbor devices that it may physically "hear" and that satisfy the given criteria. The following radio link parameters are displayed: Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
Once the unit is wirelessly connected to the remote neighbor it is possible to make extended diagnostic and optimization of this link. To do this just mouse-click on the row containing data of the wireless link you want to test (as on the picture shown below): Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
5.4.1.1 Antenna Alignment Tool Graphical antenna alignment tool visualize antenna alignment process making it quicker, easier and comfortable for the user. "Antenna alignment tool" page view is shown below: Figure 5-11: Antenna Alignment Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
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Chain 0 Signal Level - input signal level indicator of antenna number 0 (vertical polarization). Chain 1 Signal Level - input signal level indicator of antenna number 1 (horizontal polarization). Retries - percentage of transmit packet retries. Graphical indicator: Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
At the bottom of the Input Signal stripe may appear a special red sub-stripe. This sub-stripe indicates the presence of packet retries and its percentage of the total transmitted packets number. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
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The top of an Input Signal stripe should be located in the black area. The signal quality should be good: EVM value should be more than 21, Input Signal stripe color should be green. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
(Input Signal stripes should be located symmetrically relating to the 0 dB value). ALL described recommendations should be applied to both (Local and Remote) sections. Link samples: Good link sample Figure 5-13: Good Link Sample Bad link sample Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
Figure 5-14: Bad Link Sample 5.4.1.2 Performance Tests "Performance tests" page allows performing link throughput tests on all the bitrates that are available for the configured channel bandwidth. "Performance tests" page view is shown below: Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
MINT functions such as ATPC and autobitrate (in ordinary test ATPC and autobitrate are not used). In this mode the statistics for errors and retries is not available. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
("Channel Width" parameter in the "Radio Setting" section of the "Basic Settings" page) on both units that form the tested link. Bi-directional performance test output description for 180 Mbps bitrate (40MHz channel bandwidth): Figure 5-16: Performance Test Sample Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
"Create Diagnostic Card" button - creates a text file that contains complete information set from the device such as: full device configuration listing, system log output, license information, "mint map detail" command output, interfaces statistics and so on. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
The following parameters can be set to manage "Spectrum Analyzer" operation: Unit's radio interface Start frequency, determining the initial frequency for scanning in MHz. Stop frequency, determining the ending frequency for scanning in MHz. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
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To start/stop "Spectrum Analyzer" use "Start Sensor Test"/"Stop Sensor Test" buttons. "Last Snapshot" button outputs the final scanning results. It is used when doing a spectrum scan at the remote unit on the other side of the radio link. When Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
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CAUTION If the web page is refreshed either via Web Browser refresh button or the refresh button located on the Device Status page of the unit's Web Interface the Spectrum Analyzer will stop. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...
CLI. To type the commands use "Command" field and then press either "Execute" button on the screen or "Enter" key on your keypad. The commands output are shown in the window above. Alvarion BreezeNET B130/B300 GigE Technical User Manual...