What Is Eclipse? - Harris Stratex Eclipse 4.6 User Manual

About Eclipse
Welcome to the Eclipse User Manual.
This introduction describes:
• What Is Eclipse? on page -3
• What You Need To Know to Use Eclipse on page -3
• About the Eclipse Documentation on page -4
• Documentation Conventions and Terminology on page -5

What Is Eclipse?

What is Eclipse? Eclipse is your chosen solution for microwave radio transmission. The
Eclipse Microwave Radio System consists of the Eclipse Node and the Eclipse
Terminal. Both are split-architecture radios with an antenna-mounted outdoor unit
and a rack-mounted indoor unit.
The Eclipse Node supports multiple point-to-point radios for PDH, SDH and/or
Ethernet on a single rack-mounted platform, to form a complete network node for star
or ring configurations on frequency bands 5 to 38 GHz.
The Eclipse Terminal is optimized for single-link installations or where back-to-back
network connection of terminals is preferred. Terminals may also be used to spur from
an Eclipse Node. Different versions are available for PDH, SDH or Ethernet, on
frequency bands 5 to 38 GHz.
For an introduction to the Eclipse system, see the
For an introduction to Portal, the Eclipse management software, see the
to Portal.
What You Need To Know to Use Eclipse
To install and commission Eclipse, we recommend you have the following knowledge
and skills:
• A basic understanding of the principles of microwave transmission.
• Installation and maintenance experience on PDH and SDH digital microwave radio
systems.
• Familiarity with Ethernet and/or SDH multiplexing where these traffic options are
to be employed on Eclipse.
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System Overview.
Introduction
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