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Technical and Regulatory Specifications .................. 78 GAM Technical Specifications ..................79 G1000/1001 Technical Specifications ................83 Regulatory Compliance ....................84 Chapter 5 ............................86 Safety and Warnings ........................86 Chapter 6 ............................89 Warranty and Customer Service ....................89 Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
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GAM Installation and Activation Guide Table of Figures 1: GAM-12-M F ........................9 IGURE RONT LATE 2: GAM-24-M F ........................9 IGURE RONT LATE 3: GAM-12-C F ........................9 IGURE RONT LATE 4: GAM-24-C F ........................9 IGURE RONT LATE 5: GAM P ......................
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ELECTING THE IRMWARE MAGE FOR THE 71: S GAM ..................77 IGURE ELECTING THE IRMWARE MAGE FOR THE 73: GAM P ......................83 IGURE RODUCT PECIFICATION 74: G1001 P ......................83 IGURE RODUCT PECIFICATION Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
Each G.hn subscriber port supports up to 1.7 Gbps of dynamically allocated bandwidth for near symmetrical Gigabit services over the existing telephone wire or coaxial cable. The Positron GAM solution is MEF CE 2.0 compliant and is ideally suited to deliver Business Ethernet services in an MDU and/or MTU deployment.
GAM Installation and Activation Guide GAM Connections All ports and connectors of GAM devices are located on the front of the device. Figure 1: GAM-12-M Front Plate Figure 2: GAM-24-M Front Plate Figure 3: GAM-12-C Front Plate Figure 4: GAM-24-C Front Plate 1.2.1 Power Connection...
OLT vendor you are using. 1.2.3 G.hn Ports The GAM-12-M has 12 G.hn RJ-45 ports and the GAM-24-M has 24 G.hn RJ-45 ports. When connecting a single telephone pair to an RJ-45 port (SISO mode), you need to use the “inner” pair. When connecting a second pair (MIMO mode), the second pair needs to be connected to the “outer”...
(V.24, 115200, 8, N, 1)) port that provides access to the command line interface of the GAM device. The pinout of the RJ-45 serial port is compatible with the popular Cisco pinout as per the following diagram: Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
Bad or low speed G.hn link Link is Up Disabled or Link is Down 1 or 2 (located under Green Link is Up SFP+ connector) Blinking green Link Activity Table 1: GAM LED indicators Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
Top (yellow) indicates unit booting or reset Middle (green) On/Off: indicates G.hn link up or down Blinking: bad or low speed G.hn link Bottom (green) indicates power on or off Table 2: G1000-M LED summary Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
G.hn (green) On/Off: indicates G.hn link up or down Blinking: bad or low speed G.hn link PWR (green) indicates power on or off Table 3: G1001-M / G1001-MP LED summary Figure 15: G1001-M port definition Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
Middle (green) On/Off: indicates G.hn link up or down blinking: bad or low speed G.hn link Bottom (green) indicates power on or off Table 4: G1000-C LED summary Figure 17: G1000-C port definition Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
G.hn (green) On/Off: indicates G.hn link up or down blinking: bad or low speed G.hn link PWR (green) indicates power on or off Table 5: G1001-C LED summary Figure 18: G1001-C port definition Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
Important Note: older firmware versions prior of v1.1.x had default IP set to 192.168.1.1 Enter the system's IP Address into the Web browser and a login screen similar to the following will appear: Figure 19: GAM Login Page (Browser specific) Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
GAM device. About the X.509 Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Certificate: you may want to replace the default Positron-signed PKI Certificate used by the WEB GUI Administration Interface pre-installed by Positron with one from your preferred Certificate Authority.
FLASH memory and will be lost after a restart of the GAM Reset configuration parameters to previous view Click to refresh Auto-refresh every 3 seconds Expand or collapse view Table 7: WEB GUI Navigation Buttons Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
Disabled state to avoid unwanted alarms. Note: the alarm module of the GAM does not monitor the MGMT port. No alarm or error condition reported if the MGMT port is down. Figure 21: Port Configuration page Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
Important Note: the GAM uses VLAN 2 to manage the G1000-x and G1001-x End-Point bridge devices. Do not change or delete. Figure 22: In-band Management Settings To manage the GAM from a different subnet, you can add a default route using the “add route” button. Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
Enable/Disable: Ports are either Enabled (default) or Disabled. Name: A friendly name can be set (optional) Note: The GAM does not monitor ports in Disabled state for any alarm conditions but traffic will still go through when a service is configured. Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
Self-care Captive portal feature (VLAN 4094). An administrator can create up to 14 additional bandwidth plans. (Note: this corresponds to ID 2 to 15 when using the CLI). Figure 26: Configuring & Managing Bandwidth Plans Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
GAM where each port can handle up to 16 subscribers in a Point to Multipoint configuration using standard coax splitters. For copper ports (MIMO or SISO), each port only allows a single Endpoint device. Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
However, traffic will not flow until you assign the Endpoint to its specific port. Note: In copper mode (MIMO/SISO), each G.hn port maps to a single Endpoint. In Coax mode, you can assign up to 16 Endpoint devices to a port. Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
You can then assign an optional Bandwidth Plan to a Subscriber to control how much bandwidth is available at any time. The following illustrates the list of Subscribers of the GAM along with the Endpoint assigned to each Subscriber. Figure 30: Managing Subscribers Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
Endpoint: The endpoint assigned to this subscriber. We recommend creating the endpoint prior to creating the subscriber. A subscriber can be pre-configured (reserved) before creating an endpoint, but traffic will only flow upon its association to an endpoint. Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
See remove below about how to completely remove a range of frequency. The allowed attenuation depth is from 0.5 dB to 40.0 dB Remove: check this setting when you need to filter out the specified frequency range completely. Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
VectorBoost will configure a higher boosting level, up to level 4 for G.hn links (or pairs) carrying a lot of traffic, for instance when users download or upload multiple large files. Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
GAM. Other G.hn equipment using the same pair binder will cause interference that may prevent the VectorBoost™ engine from operating properly. Disabled: The G.hn pairs can co-exist with other G.hn devices in the same binder, although with a reduced performance. Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
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CDTA algorithm. CDTA will re-adjust the Down:Up bandwidth allocation as soon as the traffic ratio on the link differs from the currently allocated bandwidth ratio by the configured percentage. This configuration setting is effective only when CDTA is enabled. Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
Mode Hybrid: in the egress, a specific VLAN (Port VLAN) can be untagged but all other VLAN will stay tagged. In the ingress, the untagged traffic will be tagged with the Port VLAN. More information below about the different parameters. Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
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Port. This is the logical port number of this row. Mode: The port mode (default is Trunk) controls the fundamental behavior of the port in question. A port can be in one of three modes as described below. Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
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Port VLAN: Determines the port's VLAN ID (a.k.a. PVID). Allowed VLANs are in the range of 1 through 4095, with a default of 1. On ingress, frames are classified to the Port VLAN whenever the port is configured as: VLAN unaware, Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
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(0x8100 if port type is set to C-Port or 0x88A8 if the port type is set to S-Port). Q-in-Q VID: defines the outer tag VLAN (VID) used when Q-in-Q is enabled. The valid range is 3 to 4093. Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
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MVRP and GVRP from dynamically adding ports to forbidden VLANs. The syntax is identical to the syntax used in the Enabled VLANs field. An empty field means that the port may become a member of all possible VLANs. Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
IGMP SSM Range: SSM (Source-Specific Multicast) Range allows the SSM- aware hosts and routers to run the SSM service model for the groups in the Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
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Throttling: enable this feature to limit the number of multicast groups to which a switch port can belong. By default, the throttling function is disabled for each port. Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
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IGMP operating on hosts and routers within a network. The default compatibility setting is IGMP-Auto. The allowed selections are: IGMP-Auto Forced IGMPv1 Forced IGMPv2 Forced IGMPv3 Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
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URI: The Unsolicited Report Interval is the time between repetitions of a host's initial report of membership in a group. The allowed range is 0 to 31744 seconds, with the default unsolicited report interval set to 1 second. Figure 37: Configuration IGMP Snooping VLAN settings Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
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Profile Management: You can inspect the rules of the assigned IP Multicast Profile (ICMP) by using the view button. Please refer to the next sub-section for more information about IPMC Profile creation and management: Figure 38: Assigning an IGMP Profile to a GAM port Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
Profile Description: You can insert a brief description of the IPMC profile. It is composed of at maximum 64 alphabetic and numeric characters. No blank or space characters are permitted as part of description. You can use "_" or "-" instead of blank characters. Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
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Start Address: specify the starting IPv4 Multicast Group Address for the IP Multicast address range. End Address: specify the ending IPv4 Multicast Group Address for the IP Multicast address range. Figure 41: Managing IP Addresses for an IP Multicast Profile Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
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You cannot select a blank entry (“-“) Address Range: This is the IP Multicast address range matching the selected entry name. This field is not editable. The GAM adjusts the range automatically as per the selected profile entry. Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
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(inserted at the end of the rules tables) to block any other IP Multicast traffic and associated IGP Join / Leave not explicitly allowed. This is achieved with a rule such as this one. Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
(4) MVR VLANs for each of the IPMC channel profile. IMPORTANT NOTES: when using MVR it is important NOT to have a VLAN IP interface on the MVR VLAN (snoop VLAN). You shall also make sure to use an IPMC profile. Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
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In Compatible mode, the GAM will discard MVR membership reports from source ports. The default is Dynamic mode. Tagging: specify whether the traversed IGMP/MLD control frames are sent as Untagged or Tagged with the MVR VID. The default is Tagged. Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
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The GAM will not send a last member query messages. NOTE: we recommend you enable this feature only when there is a single IGMPv2/MLDv1 host connected to the selected port. Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
Enabled: when you enable DHCP snooping, the GAM forwards the DHCP request messages a DHCP Server to trusted ports and only allow reply packets from trusted ports. Disabled: Disables the DHCP snooping function. Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
Relay Server: specify the IP address of the DHCP relay server. Relay Information Mode: when you enable this function, the DHCP Snooping operates as per the Broadband Forum TR-101 specification that dictates how to Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
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G.hn end-point number in the Circuit ID are zero-based or one-based. 0-based: GAM Slot / G.hn end-point numbers specified in the Circuit ID are zero-based 1-based: GAM Slot / G.hn end-point numbers specified in the Circuit ID are one-based Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
#6 of the GAM, sent by endpoint #0 to this port, with a VLAN ID of 3. The Remote ID value is set to the G.hn subscriber name associated to the G.hn end-point. You can configure the following settings for the PPPoE Intermediate Agent: Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
GAM. You will also see the internal temperature of the unit and the speed of the cooling fans. The GAM design sustains ambient temperatures up to 45˚C (113˚F). Figure 49: GAM System Overview Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
The figure below shows how the GAM supports multiple Endpoint devices per port when operating over a coax infrastructure in Point to Multipoint mode. Figure 50: GAM G.hn Overview (COAX – Point to Multipoint) Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
No subscriber associated to Endpoint. (Outage is non-service-affecting) MAC address of the G.hn Port on the GAM or Endpoint MAC address MAC address in black text means Endpoint is configured MAC address in text means Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
Endpoint devices for the downstream and upstream directions. The reported estimated wire length information is in meters. You can use a ratio of 3.28 to convert to feet. Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
Dynamic denotes the specific port is learnt to be a router port. Both denote the specific port is both configured and learnt as a router port. Port: GAM port number. Status: Indicate whether specific port is a router port or not. Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
VLAN and the Group Address input fields allowing for continuous refresh with the same start address. When reaching the last entry in the table, the WEB page displays "No more entries". You can use the >> button to start over. Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
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Group: address of the group displayed. Port: this is the port number of the GAM. Mode: Indicates the filtering mode maintained per (VLAN ID, port number, Group Address) basis. Valid values are Include or Exclude. Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
Point and the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) measured at the GAM G.hn port. SNR Data: the graph displays the Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) reported by the selected GAM G.hn port and from the in-band data (user traffic) currently transmitted by the End-Point. Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
The following graph shows the SNR probe data from the End-Point device connected on the selected G.hn port of the GAM. NOTE: This screenshot represents a G.hn port in MIMO (2 active copper pairs) and operating at Boost Level 0. Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
The following graph shows the SNR data from the End-Point device connected on the selected G.hn port of the GAM. NOTE: This screenshot was taken when the G.hn port was operating at Boost Level 0. Figure 58: SNR Data graph (MIMO) Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
G.hn port of the GAM. NOTE: This screenshot was taken when the G.hn port was operating at Boost Level 0. Figure 59: Receive PSD graph from remote End-Point (MIMO) Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
The following graph shows the noise reported by the End-Point device connected on the selected G.hn port of the GAM. NOTE: This screenshot was taken when the G.hn port was operating at Boost Level 0. Figure 60: Noise graph (MIMO) Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
PSD Rx: the graph displays out-of-band probe data from the End-Point along with the power spectral density (PSD) measured at the GAM G.hn port. Noise: the graph displays the noise level over the whole frequency range potentially used by the G.hn port. Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
Figure 62: Selecting the type of Measurement graph (COAX) SNR PROBE The following graph shows the SNR probe data from the End-Point device connected on the selected G.hn port of the GAM. Figure 63: SNR Probe graph (COAX) Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
Figure 64: SNR Data graph (COAX) PSD RX The following graph shows the Power Spectral Density (PSD) from the End-Point device connected on the selected G.hn port of the GAM. Figure 65: Receive PSD graph from remote End-Point (COAX) Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
3.7.1 Upgrade GAM Firmware from File on your PC This WEB page facilitates an update of the firmware controlling the GAM. Simply BROWSE to the location of a software image on your PC and click UPLOAD Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
Download to proceed. Note: the upgrade of the GAM firmware automatically takes place once the download to the GAM completes. Figure 68: Entering the URL for Firmware Upload to the GAM Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
Image: file name of the firmware image, from when the image was last updated. Version: this is the version of the firmware image. Date: creation date of the firmware Figure 69: Selecting the Firmware Image for the GAM Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
To restore a configuration, the user must have a web access to the unit, either using the local management port or remote IP access. Under Maintenance>Configuration>Upload, Browse the file on your PC, select either the destination running or start config and click Upload. Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
Point to Point and Point-to-point (twisted pair and coax) Point to Multipoint Point-to-multipoint operation (coax) for up to 16 Subscriber CPEs per support G.hn port Supports firmware and configuration management of G.hn end-point Ease of Operation devices Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
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GAM Installation and Activation Guide AES-128 encryption with individual keys for each End Point. The Encryption Positron GAM Master Node is also acting as the G.hn Security Controller Supports OFDM 200 MHz. Telephone wiring supports 1 pair (Singe Input Single Output - SISO) and 2 pairs (Multiple Input Multiple Output -...
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Queue assignment based on DSCP and class of service (802.1p/ CoS) Classification Port based; 802.1p VLAN priority based; IPv4/IPv6 precedence/ type of service (ToS) / DSCP based; Differentiated Services (DiffServ); classification and re-marking ACLs, trusted QoS Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
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(CALEA) or analysis with a network analyzer or RMON probe. Up to N- 1 (N is Switch’s Ports) ports can be mirrored to single destination port. A single session is supported Network Time Network Time Protocol (NTP) for clock synchronization over packet Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
Power Source 100-240 VAC / 50~60 Hz Operating 0℃ to 45℃ (32°F to 113°F) Temperature Storage -40℃ to 70℃ (-40°F to 158°F) Temperature Relative Humidity Up to 95%, non-condensing Figure 73: G1001 Product Specification Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
The GAM models comply with the essential requirements of the EMC Directive 2014/30/EU and Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU. The following test methods have been applied in order to prove presumption of conformity with the essential Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
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Directive 2014/30/EU and 2014/35/EU. Français Par la présente Positron Access solutions Corp., déclare que les modèles GAM sont conformes aux exigences essentielles et aux autres dispositions pertinentes selon les normes 2014/30/EU and 2014/35/EU.
GAM Installation and Activation Guide Chapter 5 ______________________________________ Safety and Warnings Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
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If a problem has been isolated to this unit, do not attempt to repair. The unit’s components are not user serviceable and therefore must not be replaced. Please return the unit to Positron Access Solutions for repair. Observe local practice electrostatic discharge precautions when handling electronic equipment.
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OSP cabling. The addition of Primary Protectors is not sufficient protection in order to connect these interfaces metallically to OSP wiring. THIS PRODUCT IS SUITABLE FOR MOUNTING ON OR ABOVE CONCRETE OR OTHER NON-CONDUCTIVE SURFACE ONLY. Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
GAM Installation and Activation Guide Chapter 6 ______________________________________ Warranty and Customer Service Positron Access Solutions Document 180-0186-001 R03...
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GAM Installation and Activation Guide Positron Access Solutions will replace or repair this product within the warranty period if it does not meet its published specifications or fails while in service. Warranty information can be found in your Positron Access customer web portal: http://www.positronaccess.com/Portal.php...
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