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Ceragon FA4800 User Manual

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  • Page 1 FA4800 Broadband Wireless Transmission System USER MANUAL RELEASES 1.9.30...

  • Page 2: Notice

    Statement of Conditions The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Ceragon Networks Ltd. shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damage in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this document or equipment supplied with it.

  • Page 3: Ceragon Worldwide Offices

    Fax: 1-201-845-5665 Email: infouNA@ceragon.com Email: Europe APAC -Singapore Ceragon Networks (UK) Ltd. Ceragon Networks APAC Pte Ltd. 4 Oak Tree Park, Burnt Meadow Road 100 Beach Road North Moons Moat, Redditch, #27-01/03 Shaw Towers Worcestershire B98 9NZ, UK Singapore 189702...

  • Page 4: Regulatory Compliance

    Resellers or distributors of this equipment are not liable Caution for injury, damage or violation of regulations associated with the installation of outdoor units or antennas. The installer should configure the output power level of antennas according to country regulations and antenna type. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...
  • Page 5 2. For protection of ODU against direct lightning strikes, appropriate requirements of NFPA 780 should be considered in addition to NEC. 3. For Canada, appropriate requirements of the CEC 22.1 including Section 60 and additional requirements of CAN/CSA-B72 must be considered as applicable. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...
  • Page 6 Chapter 11 Reserved Part 3: Advanced Installation Chapter 12 Monitored Hot Standby Installation Procedure Chapter 13 The Ceragon Ethernet Ring Chapter 14 VLAN Functionality with FA4800 Chapter 15 Software Upgrade Chapter 16 FCC/IC DFS Installation Procedure Part 4: Field Installation Topics...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    The Outdoor Unit (ODU) ................1-9 AIND (All Indoor Unit) ................1-9 The Indoor Unit (IDU) New style IDU-E for both FA4800 and FibeAir 2000 ..........1-9 IDU-R ......................1-10 IDU-C ......................1-10 ............1-11 Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Devices Basic PoE Device..................1-11 Antennas ....................
  • Page 8 Continuing without an IP Address ..............4-7 Changing the Log-On Password ..............4-8 First steps....................4-8 ................4-11 Default FA4800 Settings Chapter 5 Installing the Link Overview ....................5-1 Installation ....................5-3 Step 1, Start the Wizard ................5-3 Step 2, System Parameters ................. 5-3 ...............
  • Page 9 Step 6, TDM Clock Configuration ............... 5-16 Step 7, Installation Summary and Exit ............5-18 Chapter 6 The FibeAir2000 Manager: Main Window One Manager for all Ceragon Radio Products..........6-1 The Main Window of the FibeAir2000 Manager ..........6-1 The FibeAir2000 Manager Toolbar ..............6-2 Main Menu Functionality ................
  • Page 10 ODU/HSS Unit Connection Pinout ............... 10-7 Radio Frame Pattern (RFP)................. 10-7 ..................10-7 Without HSS ..................10-8 RFP and HSS RFP: General Radio Frame Pattern ............. 10-9 .............. 10-9 RFP: FibeAir 2000 Considerations ..............10-12 RFP: FA4800 Considerations FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...
  • Page 11 Site Configuration and HSS ..............10-15 Chapter 11 Reserved Part 3: Advanced Installation Chapter 12 Monitored Hot Standby Installation Procedure What is a Ceragon Monitored Hot Standby ..........12-1 What Ceragon MHS provides ..............12-2 Equipment Protection ................12-2 ................12-2 Air-Interface Protection Purpose of this Chapter ................
  • Page 12 About the Fresnel Zone................21-3 Running the Link Budget Calculator ............21-5 Part 5: Product Dependent Features Chapter 22 AIND Alignment Expected Signal Level for AIND radios ............22-1 Performing FA4800 AIND Alignment ............22-2 ..................22-2 Equipment Setup ................22-2 Aligning the antennas Configuring the Link ..................
  • Page 13 Précautions de sécurité pendant le montage de ODU ................ G-3 Connecter la terre à IDU-C Installation sur pylône et mur..............G-3 Contenu du kit de montage ODU ..............G-3 ................G-4 Montage sur un pylône ................G-5 Montage sur un mur FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...
  • Page 14 ..............G-6 Montage d'une antenne externe ........G-6 Contenu du kit de montage d'une antenne externe Appendix H Old Style IDU-E Details Index FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 xiii...
  • Page 15 4-5 U ............. 4-6 IGURE NSUPPORTED DEVICE MESSAGE 4-6 U ............. 4-6 IGURE NREACHABLE DEVICE MESSAGE 4-7 I ............4-7 IGURE NVALID OMMUNITY TRING MESSAGE 4-8 L ........... 4-7 IGURE OGGING ON TO AN OVER AIR SITE FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...
  • Page 16 HANGE ATE AND 8-13 D NTP S ......8-15 IGURE ATE AND IME CONFIGURED FROM AN ERVER 8-14 B , VLAN MIR C ..........8-16 IGURE RIDGE ONFIGURATION 8-15 VLAN ............... 8-18 IGURE TAG SETTINGS FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...
  • Page 17 ........12-7 IGURE HE SECONDARY LINK UNDER NORMAL OPERATION 12-7 P ..... 12-8 IGURE RIMARY LINK A FEW SECONDS BEFORE REGULAR INK DISPLAY 12-8 S ......12-9 IGURE ECONDARY INK OPERATING AS THE TANDBY LINK FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...
  • Page 18 DDRESS CHANGE 19-7 M IP A .......... 19-5 IGURE INDOW AFTER DDRESS CHANGE 19-8 E . 19-6 IGURE XISTING ADDRESS DISPLAYED AFTER LOG ON WITH OCAL ONNECTION 20-1 B ..............20-2 IGURE ECOMING NSTALLER FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 xvii...
  • Page 19 ACTOR DESCRIPTION 21-12 W ........21-12 IGURE ORLD MAP SHOWING ACTOR CONTOURS 21-13 S ..............21-13 IGURE ERVICES SELECTOR 22-1 FA4800 L ............... 22-1 IGURE ETUP 23-1 I ............... 23-1 IGURE NACTIVE LINK STATE 23-2 BRS A ............23-2 IGURE...
  • Page 20 10-1 ODU/HSS U ..........10-7 ABLE ONNECTION INOUT 10-2 R 2000 ........10-8 ABLE ADIO RAME ATTERN ABLE 10-3 R - FA4800 ..........10-8 ABLE ADIO RAME ATTERN ABLE 10-4 A ..... 10-12 ABLE SYMMETRIC LLOCATION WITH OLLOCATED INKS CENARIOS...
  • Page 21 E-5 P E-8 - O ............E-3 ABLE UTPUT LARMS ESCRIPTION F-1 S FA4800 FCC IC P ......F-1 ABLE AFETY ISTANCES FOR RODUCTS F-2 S FA4800 ETSI P ........F-1 ABLE AFETY ISTANCES FOR RODUCTS FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 22: Part 1: Basic Installation

    FA4800 Broadband Wireless Transmission System USER MANUAL RELEASE 1.9.30 Part 1: Basic Installation...

  • Page 23: Welcome To Fa4800

    Ceragon's FA4800 family of wireless broadband products delivers carrier- class performance at the most competitive price. FA4800 products pack legacy TDM and Ethernet services over the 2.3 - 2.7 GHz and 4.9 - 6.0 GHz spectrum bands, and comply with worldwide stan- dards and regulations (including FCC and ETSI).

  • Page 24: Key Applications

    With FA4800, service providers can expand their service footprint rapidly and affordably, and provide high-capacity services that match the ever- growing demand for high-quality, high-speed broadband. FA4800 is the ideal solution for last mile access, and also powers WiFi back- haul and WiMAX backhaul applications. FA4800 User Manual...

  • Page 25: Video Surveillance

    Reliable, robust and affordable, the FA4800 systems support a variety of transmission topol- ogies such as Ring, Star and Daisy Chain to provide surveillance coverage of the most challenging environments.

  • Page 26: Private Networks

    Private Networks Chapter 1 Private Networks FA4800 is the perfect solution for private networks such as enterprises, edu- cation, government and utility organizations that want to own and control their networks and eliminate the high recurring charges for leased lines/ cable.
  • Page 27 » Unique Multi Point-to-Point Deployment Ceragon's FA4800 products can be installed in a unique multi point- to-point architecture. Multiple units are deployed in one hub site location, from where they provide a dedicated, high-capacity con- nection to each remote site.

  • Page 28: Fa4800 Link

    FA4800's AES 128-bit key encryption provides enhanced air interface security. » Advanced Management and Performance Monitoring The FA4800 Manager software has full local and remote manage- ment capabilities. The user-friendly SNMP based management tool provides full end to end configuration, event log, and performance monitoring capabilities.

  • Page 29: The Outdoor Unit (Odu)

    Chapter 1 The Outdoor Unit (ODU) The ODU is the radio transceiver of the FA4800 system and is the main component of the system. The ODU connects to an antenna that enables radio communication and can be mounted on a pole or wall. The ODU con- nects to the IDU via a CAT5e cable.
  • Page 30 Tx Power 18 dBm 18dBm 18 dBm 25 dBm The FA4800 ODUs come is many variations reflecting supported combina- tions of regulations and frequency bands as shown in Table 1-2 Table 1-2: FA4800 Frequency Bands And Radio Regulations FCC/IC ETSI...

  • Page 31: Aind (All Indoor Unit)

    The IDU has the service ports and provides aggregation of these services towards the ODU that transports them over the air. The IDU also provides power to the ODU. The following models are available for FA4800: New style IDU-E for both FA4800 and FibeAir 2000 The new style IDU-E is a carrier grade, compact, half 19 inch wide, 1U plas- tic unit, providing up to two Ethernet ports and up to two E1/T1 interfaces.

  • Page 32: Idu-R

    Figure 1-12: IDU-R Rear Panel Figure 1-13: Backup link for E1/T1 connections IDU-C The IDU-C is a carrier-class 19 inch, 1U unit, providing E1/T1 ports, Ethernet ports, dry contact alarms and indication LEDs. It has two FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 1-10...

  • Page 33: Power Over Ethernet (Poe) Devices

    FA4800 uses the first four TDM ports, only. Figure 1-14: IDU-C, Ethernet only, front panel Figure 1-15: IDU-C, 4 E1/T1 ports, front panel You can use an IDU-C with 4, 8 or 16 ports. FA4800 will recognize ports 1-4 only. Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Devices...

  • Page 34: Antennas

    The PoE-8 is a 19 inch, 1U metal unit providing 8 Ethernet ports enabling connection to collocated Ethernet applications. The PoE-8 interfaces with FA4800 ODU units to provide high-quality network connectivity and power. Figure 1-19: PoE-8 Unit The PoE-8 can only be used with FA4800 radios.

  • Page 35: Flat Panel Antennas

    Antennas Chapter 1 The FA4800 may be operated with an integrated antenna that is part of the ODU unit, or with external antennas connected to the ODU via N-type con- nectors. All cables and connections must be connected correctly to reduce RF losses.

  • Page 36: Grid Antennas

    On-line user manual and help files • Link Budget Calculator for calculating the expected performance of the FA4800 wireless link and the possible service configurations for a specific link range. The FibeAir2000 Manager can easily be integrated with any SNMP based NMS system.

  • Page 37: Accessories

    Accessories Chapter 1 Figure 1-24: FibeAir2000 Manager window Accessories Ceragon provides a variety of accessories to support the FA4800 system: • PoE devices • AC Power Adaptors • External Lightning Protection Units • Cables to connect the various system elements •...

  • Page 38: How To Use This Manual

    How to Use this Manual This User Manual is divided into three functionally distinct sections reflecting the activities required to set up a FA4800. The division is shown in the fol- lowing table: Table 1-3: User Manual - General layout...
  • Page 39 . Which is which, is always determined by the loca- tion of the managing computer. FA4800 supports three connection methods for the managing computer: Local • - a direct peer to peer connection between the Ethernet ports on the managing computer and the IDU or PoE device.

  • Page 40: Conventions Used In This Manual

    • Draw your attention to something that may not be obvious or coun- ter-intuitive • Emphasize a special feature or peculiarity of the FA4800 • Offer an external reference for additional information • Add a caveat that would not qualify as a full Caution or Warning (see...

  • Page 41: Windows Terminology

    If you click Site A or Site B in the tool bar, you will be offered another win- dow, which in turn displays on of several panels depending on which func- tion you choose. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 1-19...

  • Page 42: Viewing And Printing

    For good legibility, use a commercial grade laser printer. A color printer is of course best, however a monochrome printer set to use gray-scale gives acceptable results • Better quality inkjet printers also give good output FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 1-20...

  • Page 43: Chapter 2 Site Preparation

    FA4800 offers a wide operating frequency range. A free frequency channel must be determined within the operating range, for optimum performance. Recommended Equipment Stage 1: Preliminary Survey •...

  • Page 44: Stage 1: Preliminary Survey

    5. Determine and record the compass bearings between both ODUs, rela- tive to north. 6. If there are obstructions between the two sites, calculate the Fresnel Zone (see for details). 7. If the site chosen does not meet requirements, consider alternative sites. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 45: Stage 2: Physical Survey

    9. Review the results of the physical site survey. Decide if the site is suitable for the wireless network installation. • If the site is suitable, continue with stage 3, the RF survey • If the site is not suitable, survey another site FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 46: Additional Outdoor Site Requirements

    Select a different operating channels for each collo- cated Ceragon unit. • If one or more collocated units are not Ceragon units, ensure that there is a physical separation of at least three meters between a Ceragon unit and any other collocated radio on the site.
  • Page 47 Channel Settings window, use the quality bar at the bottom to help you choose a better channel (clearer of interference). • If you are using FA4800 radios, install the collocated links with dif- ferent antenna polarizations. • If you are using the FibeAir 2000 radios, use the Spectrum View tool to find the best working channel (Tools | Spectrum View).

  • Page 48: Chapter 3 Hardware Installation

    Chapter 3 Hardware Installation This chapter sets out the requirements and procedures for the hardware installation and alignment of a FA4800 link in accordance with the prior planning as set out in Chapter 2. It is intended to guide qualified field technicians.

  • Page 49: Protection Against Lightning

    The use of lightning protection is dependent on regulatory and end user requirements. All of Ceragon outdoor units are designed with surge limiting circuits to minimize the risk of damage due to lightning strikes. Ceragon rec- ommends the use of additional surge arrestor devices to protect the equip- ment from nearby lightning strikes.

  • Page 50: Package Contents

    Package Contents Chapter 3 Package Contents The FA4800 packages include the following items: ODU Package Contents The ODU package contains: • One ODU - see Figure 3-2 Figure 3-3 below for front and rear view • An ODU mounting kit - see...

  • Page 51: Idu-E Or Idu-R Package Containing

    Figure 3-5 below. • 19” rack mounting kit - see Figure 3-7 below • Two DC power plugs for power cables - see Figure 3-7 below Figure 3-5: IDU-C Package contents - the IDU-C, Ethernet only FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 52: Poe-8 Package Containing

    RF cable 1m (3’) long; two cables supplied with bipolar antennas, single cable supplied with monopolar antennas • Mounting kit 1. The IDU-C is available with 0, 4, 8 or 16 TDM ports. FA4800 supports 0 or 4 TDM ports. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 53: Additional Tools And Materials Required

    O-PoE 10AWG grounding cable if applicable • BDU grounding cable 18AWG if applicable Hardware Installation Sequence The following steps are required to install the FA4800 system: 1. Mounting the ODUs, page page 3-7. 2. Mounting the external antennas (if used), page page 3-8.

  • Page 54: Outdoor Installation

    ODU. A mast-sited ODU typically uses a pole attached to the mast. Note A FA4800 link operates in pairs of two ODUs with the same configuration. Both ODUs must be installed, and the antennas aligned for maximum throughput.

  • Page 55: Mounting External Antennas

    Mounting the Lightning Protection Devices The use of lightning protection is dependent on regulatory and end user requirements. The FA4800 ODU is designed with surge limiting circuits to minimize the risk of damage due to lightning strikes. Ceragon recommends the use of additional surge arrestor devices to protect the equipment from nearby lightning strikes.

  • Page 56: Outdoor Connections

    Figure 1-13. Apart from the above difference, the link installation including the remaining part of the IDU installation and connection to the ODU proceeds as described as above. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 57: Mounting The Idu-C

    Mounting the IDU-C Chapter 3 Mounting the IDU-C The FA4800 IDU-As are all rack mountable, as shown in Figure 3-12. A front panel keyed schematic of a rack mounted IDU-C is shown in the figure below. Figure 3-12: IDU-C front panel...
  • Page 58 During power-up; continues if ODU fails to load IDU firmware. Also, when using an IDU-C to replace a PoE device in which case all other LEDs off. Green ODU-to-IDU communication link is operating ODU-to-IDU communication link is disrupted FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 3-11...
  • Page 59 3. Ground the IDU to the rack using grounding lug I. The IDU should be left permanently grounded. Instead of using the rack mounting brackets, the IDU may be rail mounted using the four screw holes on each of its sides. Note FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 3-12...

  • Page 60: Connecting Power To The Idu

    1. To connect the ODU to the PoE device, route the cable from the ODU to the PoE device, secure the cable along its path and connect the cable to the LAN-OUT RJ-45 connector on the PoE device. 2. Connect it to AC power. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 3-13...

  • Page 61: Connecting User Equipment

    Connecting User Equipment Chapter 3 3. Repeat steps 1 to 2 for the second link. 4. If you are using a BDU, you should refer to the Ceragon Base Distribution Unit User Manual. Connecting User Equipment To connect user equipment to an IDU: 1.

  • Page 62: Figure 3-17 Beeps

    7. At site B, adjust the ODU slowly whilst listening to the beeper sequence until the best signal is attained. 8. Secure the site B ODU to the mast/wall. 9. Monitor the link quality for about 15 minutes to verify stability FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 3-15...

  • Page 63: Installing The Fibeair2000 Manager Application

    Microsoft Explorer version 5.01 or later Installing the Software Any PC running the FibeAir2000 Manager application can be used to config- ure a FA4800 link. To install the FibeAir2000 Manager program: 1. Insert the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The installation starts automatically.
  • Page 64 2. Check that you have connectivity to the ODU. You can do this by opening up a command line session (Start|Run and then type, cmd). At the command prompt, type ping 10.0.0.120 You should see something like this: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 65: The Fibeair2000 Manager Log-On Concept

    Check your Ethernet connection and that both the IDU and ODU are switched on and then try again. If you do not succeed, seek assistance from Ceragon Customer Support. 3. Dismiss the command line session. 4. Double-click the FibeAir2000 Manager icon on the desktop, or click Start|Programs|FibeAir2000 Manager|FibeAir2000 Manager.
  • Page 66 There are three user types: Observer • has read-only access to the link. An Observer can monitor the link, generate reports, but may not change any link parameters. Operator • can install and configure the link. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 67: Table 4-2 User Types

    The actual IP address is defined during link configuration (see Site Management: IP Address, VLAN and Protocol on page 8-7. See also, 19). 6. If your User Type is not Operator, then choose it now. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 68: Log-On Errors And Cautions

    If the IP address chosen is invalid or the link is unreachable, the following error message will be displayed: Figure 4-6: Unreachable device message In both of the above situations, if you click No, you will see a warning graphic alongside the IP Address field. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 69: Incorrect Password

    Table 4-3: FibeAir2000 Manager: Offline Functionality Menu level Function Reference Return to log-on dialog. Same as Log Off Log Off button File Exit the FibeAir2000 Manager. Same as Exit Exit button FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 70: Changing The Log-On Password

    Default Gateway is left unset. We will maintain this arrangement throughout the remainder of this manual. Other defaults are shown in Table 4-4. At this point the main window of the FibeAir2000 Manager should be dis- played: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 71: Figure 4-9 Opening Fibe

    First steps Chapter 4 Figure 4-9: Opening FibeAir2000 Manager window prior to installation - IDU-C and new style IDU-E Figure 4-10: Opening FibeAir2000 Manager window prior to installation - old style IDU-E FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...
  • Page 72 Note • The ODUs as supplied by Ceragon are set up with a factory default band. If for some reason the default band needs to be changed, it should be done before link Installation. The procedure is set out in Caution •...

  • Page 73: Default Fa4800 Settings

    Default FA4800 Settings Chapter 4 Default FA4800 Settings The default settings of the FA4800 configuration parameters are listed in the second column of Table 4-4 below. The third column shows the values we use in this manual for illustrative purposes.

  • Page 74: Chapter 5 Installing The Link

    For new style IDU-E users: The procedure shown here is the same as for IDU-C based links. The main window will show two trunk ports instead of four. Note The Installation wizard has seven eight steps as shown in Table 5-1 below. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...
  • Page 75 Link ID • Site details Channel settings - ACS Configuration HSS Settings Services - Types • Ethernet • Adaptive or fixed, Jitter Buffer, MHS, Ethernet Ring, QoS Set TDM Clock Parameters Wizard summary and completion FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 76: Installation

    - which the above panel obscures. See for a field by field descrip- tion of this data area. Click Next to proceed with the installation procedure. Step 2, System Parameters The system dialog box opens: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...
  • Page 77 If the Link Password is incorrect a link is established but configuration cannot be performed and no services are available. A new link password may be obtained from Ceragon Customer Support or use the alternative password supplied with the product.

  • Page 78: Changing The Link Password

    To change the link password: 1. Click the Change button in the System dialog box. The Change Link Password dialog box opens. Use the Hide characters check box for maximum security Note FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 79: Figure 5-4 Change Link

    SPACE, TAB, and any of “>#@|*?;.” wireless- • Restoring Factory Defaults returns the Link Password to bridge Note • If the link is inactive, then the link password may also be changed from the Site Configuration dialogs. See page 8-13. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 80: Step 3, Channel Settings

    Chapter 5 Step 3, Channel Settings FA4800 systems have a feature called Automatic Channel Selection (ACS). In the event of sync loss, ACS chooses the first available channel in a list of monitored channels nominated in the Channel settings window of Figure 5-6 below.

  • Page 81: Figure 5-7 Channels

    Installation Chapter 5 Figure 5-7: Channel Settings - Showing available installation rates 2. Choose the required Channel Bandwidth. Figure 5-8: Channel Settings - Showing available Channel Bandwidths FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 82: Step 4, Hub Site Synchronization Settings

    The Synchronization Status dialog box displays the current status of each side of the link. See for instructions about installing and configuring col- located links. If you do not require HSS, click Next. Step 5, Services The Services dialog appears: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 83: Tdm Services Selection

    To select services: 1. Click the Configure button. The TDM services dialog is displayed: 2. Using the TDM Type radio buttons, choose E1 or T1. You are now able to select the required service ports: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 5-10...
  • Page 84 Note Figure 5-12: TDM Service port selection - seven services selected 4. Click OK. You are returned to the Services and rates dialog of Figure 5-14. It is updated to reflect your choice. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 5-11...

  • Page 85: Modulation Rate Selection

    Installation Chapter 5 Figure 5-13: Services and Rates - Services chosen Modulation Rate Selection You may choose a specific modulation rate or use Adaptive. Figure 5-14: Services and Rates dialog: Available rates FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 5-12...

  • Page 86: Setting Monitored Hot Standby Mode

    To set the Hot Standby Mode: 1. Click the Hot Standby tab. The following dialog appears: Figure 5-15: Choosing Hot Standby Mode 2. Click the radio button to make this link primary or secondary. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 5-13...

  • Page 87: Ethernet Ring

    During the evaluation the ETBE (Expectecd Time Between Errors) bar is displayed. You select either Next, which performs the change or Back to cancel the change. Notice that the Jitter Buffer is configured per site. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 5-14...

  • Page 88: Figure 5-18 Services And

    2. After setting the jitter buffer size, if grayed out, the Evaluate button is enabled while both Back and Next are disabled as shown in the next figure: Figure 5-18: Services and TDM delay set - link ready for evaluation FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 5-15...

  • Page 89: Step 6, Tdm Clock Configuration

    The optimum transmission rate for the selected services is evaluated. Following a short delay for processing, Back and Next are enabled. 4. Click Next to continue. The transmission rates used by FA4800 are shown in Table 5-4 above. Note Step 6, TDM Clock Configuration...
  • Page 90 The Site A port receive-clock is used as the transmit-clock for that port on both sides of the link. Recover/Loop time The Site B port receive-clock is used as the transmit-clock for that port on both sides of the link. Internal/Recover FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 5-17...

  • Page 91: Step 7, Installation Summary And Exit

    4. Click Finish to complete the wizard. Step 7, Installation Summary and Exit Figure 5-21: Installation Wizard Exit Summary Click Done to return to the main window. The main window now reflects the installation: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 5-18...

  • Page 92: Figure 5-22 M

    Site:B and Installation Mode in the Site Configuration dialog. Some Installation mode functionality may cause a break in, or degrade link service. Caution If you can accomplish link changes without affecting the service, always prefer to use Configuration mode, described in 7. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 5-19...

  • Page 93: Chapter 6 The Fibeair2000 Manager: Main Window

    Chapter 6 The FibeAir2000 Manager: Main Window One Manager for all Ceragon Radio Products The FibeAir2000 Manager application is largely generic to all Ceragon Radio Products. Functionality differences are minimal according to radio series (FA4800 and FibeAir 2000) capabilities. The Main Window of the FibeAir2000 Manager Ensure that the FibeAir2000 Manager is running.

  • Page 94: The Fibeair2000 Manager Toolbar

    This button is disabled until a link installation has been completed Performs preliminary configuration of the system. This button is disabled after Link Installation the link is installed FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 95: Main Menu Functionality

    Chapter 8 Opens the Site configuration dialog for 2 Configure <Site 2 Site 2. Has a path to return to name> Installation Mode Runs the Installation Wizard. Not Link Installation Chapter 5 available in Configuration Mode FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 96: Elements Of The Fibeair2000 Manager Main Window

    Recent Events Displays recent events by site Software Upgrade Upgrade ODU firmware Chapter 14 Tools Spectrum View Not available for FA4800 Change Band Change the link band Chapter 20 (Installer only) Change Password Change the log-on password dialog page 4-9...
  • Page 97 The monitor pane, is the main source of real time information about link performance at both link sites. It includes the following panes (top to bot- tom): • Radio Interface, Received Signal Strength (RSS) in dBm: • Ethernet Service: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...
  • Page 98 The color of the TDM ports reflects their current status: • Green - Operational • Red - Error: LOS for loss of signal and AIS for Alarm Indi- cation Signal • Yellow - Loopback • Gray - Inactive • TDM Services: IDU E/R FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 99: Table 6-3 Status Bar Indicators

    Over-the-Air connection - using the IP address of the remote unit. • Local connection - direct connection to the IDU without using an IP address. Connection available • Network connection - through a LAN ODU unreachable IP Address Log on IP address FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...
  • Page 100 Link Lock enabled Link Lock Link Lock encrypted Link Lock mismatch Ethernet Ring Member DFS in use Rescue Alarm In the event of an active alarm, opens alarms dialog Backup enabled TDM Backup (IDU-R) Backup disabled FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 101: Chapter 7 Configuring The Link

    Overview This chapter describes the link configuration procedure, which is performed after the installation of both sides of the FA4800 link, as set out in 5. Link configuration uses a Link Configuration wizard to redefine the configu- ration parameters and fine-tune an operational link. Both sides of the link are configured simultaneously.

  • Page 102: Table 7-1 Link Configuration

    System parameters • Link ID • Site details Channel settings - ACS Configuration HSS settings Services - Types, Adaptive or fixed, Jitter Buffer, MHS, Ethernet Ring, QoS Set TDM Clock Parameters Wizard summary and completion FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 103: Configuration

    5. The Configuration Wizard opens: Figure 7-1: Link Configuration Wizard Click Next to proceed with the configuration procedure. Step 2, System Parameters The System dialog box opens: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 104: Step 3, Channel Settings

    Click Next to continue. Step 3, Channel Settings Configuring the Channel Settings follows the same pattern as the Installa- tion procedure: Notice, that you can change the channel bandwidth, but it will of cause a re synchronization. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 105: Figure 7-3 Channels

    Notice that the operating channel is grayed out. If you use the Reselect Channel button, to change it, you will be asked for confirmation: If you accept, then the system will search for the best operating channel: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 106: Figure 7-5 Channels

    The link will return to the status of Figure 7-3 above with a possible change to the operating channel. If you work without automatic channel selection, the Channel Settings win- dow looks like this: Figure 7-5: Channel Settings without automatic channel selection FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 107: Figure 7-7 Choosing An

    Selecting one of the frequencies presented returns you to the status of Figure 7-5 with the appropriate change. If you choose Other..., the fol- lowing window opens: Figure 7-7: Choosing an “Other” Operating Channel frequency FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 108: Step 4, Hub Site Synchronization Settings

    The Synchronization Status dialog box displays the current status of each side of the link. See for instructions about installing and configuring col- located links. If you do not require HSS, click Next. Step 5, Services Here is the services dialog: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 109: Step 6, Tdm Clock Configuration

    The procedures for setting the Jitter Buffer and Hot Standby parameters are also the same as the corresponding procedures in 5. Click Next to continue. Step 6, TDM Clock Configuration The following dialog is displayed: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 110: Step 7, Configuration Summary And Exit

    Figure 7-10: TDM Parameters Configuration To configure the TDM Parameters, see the corresponding procedure in 5. Step 7, Configuration Summary and Exit Figure 7-11: Configuration Wizard Exit Summary Click Done to return to the main window. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 7-10...

  • Page 111: Figure 7-12 M

    Configuration Chapter 7 The main window now reflects the configuration: Figure 7-12: Main window of the manager after configuration FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 7-11...

  • Page 112: Chapter 8 Site Configuration

    Jump back into installation mode keeping current configuration set- tings Configuring the Site Editing the Configuration Parameters by Site You can edit the configuration parameters for each site individually. The fol- lowing functions are available from the left side of the dialog box. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 113: Functions On The Left Of The Dialog Box

    Refresh Refresh current panel with latest values Installation Mode Return to Installation Mode for the entire link. Selecting the Mute check box before clicking the Install Mode button mutes the Beeper. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 114: Viewing System Details

    Figure 8-2: Air interface details The only thing you may change here is the expected Tx power. If for exam- ple you reduce it to 22, you are first offered a notification window like this: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 115: Hub Site Sync

    Tx Power setting. Changing the Tx Power will affect service quality. The same considerations apply here as were noted in the Installation procedure on page 5-17. Caution Hub Site Sync Here you can view the HSS status: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 116: Site Management: Ip Address, Vlan And Protocol

    B then site A so as to avoid lockout. See for detailed instructions about the best way to do this on-site. for further details about VLAN Functionality for FA4800. To define the Management Addresses: 1. Choose a site to configure.

  • Page 117: Configuring Vlan Settings

    9. Click Apply to save the changes. Configuring VLAN Settings VLAN IDs are used by Ceragon products in three separate contexts: Management VLAN, Traffic VLAN and Ethernet Ring. It is recommended that you use different VLAN IDs for each context.
  • Page 118 To avoid inconvenience, you should verify the change by setting the VLAN only to one ODU, and only after verifying proper Caution management operation, change the other ODU VLAN setting. 9. Click Apply or OK. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 119: Lost Or Forgotten Vlan Id

    Protocol tab and enabling/disabling Telnet access using the Telnet check-box: Figure 8-6: Enable/Disable Telnet Access Displaying the Inventory To view the inventory data 1. Choose a site from the main menu. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 120: Security Features

    2. Choose Inventory. Figure 8-7: Inventory window Security Features The Security dialog enables you to change the Link Password and the SNMP Community strings and use the Link Lock feature: Figure 8-8: Available security features FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 121: Changing The Link Password

    It is not possible to manage the ODU if the read-write or the read Commu- nity values are forgotten. A new Community value may be obtained from Ceragon Customer Support for the purpose of setting new Community. You must also have available the serial number or the MAC address of the ODU.

  • Page 122: Forgotten Community String

    Community string. Figure 8-10: Alternative Community Dialog box Link Lock Security Feature Link Lock is a part of Ceragon’s security concept intended to meet a form of abuse encountered in the field. It is designed to prevent the FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...
  • Page 123 4. Click the Yes button and you are returned to the main window of the FibeAir2000 Manager. Observe that a link icon is now displayed in the status bar on the bottom right of the FibeAir2000 Manager window. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 8-12...

  • Page 124: Setting The Date And Time

    Universal Coordinated Time (UTC). If there is no server available, you can either set the date and time, or you can set it to use the date and time from the managing computer. Note that manual setting is not FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 8-13...

  • Page 125: Figure 8-11 Date Andt

    6. Set your site Offset value in minutes ahead or behind GMT 7. To manually set the date and time, click Change and edit the new values. 1. Greenwich Mean Time FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 8-14...

  • Page 126: Ethernet Properties

    Configuring the Bridge Bridge configuration is required in various network topologies, such as pro- tection (Ethernet 1+1) and ring applications. The bridge configuration parameters are located under the Advanced tab of the Site Configuration dialog box: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 8-15...

  • Page 127: Odu Mode

    MAC address learning table. The default value is 300 seconds. • Any change to these parameters is effective immediately. • Each side of the link can be configured separately, with different aging times. Note FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 8-16...

  • Page 128: Configuring Ethernet Ports Mode

    Connect the system from the remote site • Connect via other Ethernet port (of the IDU) • Power down the equipment and connect immediately after power up (the fastest way is to enter install mode) FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 8-17...

  • Page 129: Vlan Tagging For Ethernet Service: Configuration

    If you are using a PoE device, this feature is unavailable. You may skip this section. VLAN IDs are used by Ceragon products in three separate contexts: Management VLAN, Traffic VLAN and Ethernet Ring. It is recommended that you use different VLAN IDs for each context.

  • Page 130: Setting The Maximum Information Rate (Mir)

    The minimum value is 64 Mbps. The maximum value will be the minimum between Z above and - • 18 or 22.5Mbps for FA4800 (model dependent) Note The MIR setting is independent per direction. To limit the Ethernet information rate: 1.

  • Page 131: Figure 8-16 Bridgec

    4. Choose Other to define the throughput with 1 Kbps resolution 5. Choose Best Effort for the highest information rate possible for the link conditions and settings 6. Click Apply to save the changes. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 8-20...

  • Page 132: Tdm Mhs Status

    The ODU sends the alarm within less than a second from actual alarm trigger. To set the external alarm inputs: 1. Choose External Alarms from the Site Configuration window. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 8-21...

  • Page 133: Resetting

    2. From Maintenance on the main window, reset the local unit. To reset to Factory Defaults 1. Choose either of the sites to be reset. The Configuration dialog box opens. 2. Choose Operations in the Configuration dialog box. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 8-22...

  • Page 134: Idu Detection

    After a few moments the site will be reset and you will need to log on to it to re-install the link. IDU Detection An ODU always tries to detect the IDU to which it is connected. IDU Detec- tion is effected by an IDU responding to special ODU packets. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 8-23...

  • Page 135: Backup/Restore Of Odu Software Files

    To restore from a backup file: 1. Choose a site to restore (from a previous backup). The Site Configuration dialog box opens. 2. Click Restore. You are offered the choice of a Full or Configuration Restore as shown: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 8-24...

  • Page 136: Muting The Alignment Tone Buzzer

    2. Click On to have the buzzer beep continuously or Auto to have the buzzer beep only in install mode. Configuration with Telnet A Telnet terminal can be used to configure and monitor the FA4800. To start a Telnet session, use telnet <ODU_IP>. For example, if you run Telnet as follows, telnet 192.168.2.101...

  • Page 137: Figure 8-22 Telnet Session Log On

    Toggle the buzzer mode (0 – off, 1 – on) set tpc<power:Value between minimal Tx power, Set the ODU Tx Power. If a wrong value is entered, both min and max and maximal Tx power> values shall be displayed in the error reply FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 8-26...

  • Page 138: Figure 8-23 Telnetm

    <power:Value between minimal TX power, and maximal TX power> set bridge <mode:0=Bridging OFF,1=Bridging ON> set name <new name> set location <new location> set contact <new contact> set ethernet <port:MNG,LAN1,LAN2> <mode:AUTO,10H,10F,100H,100F,DISABLE> reboot help Command "help" finished OK. Figure 8-23: Telnet Management window FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 8-27...

  • Page 139: Chapter 9 Monitoring And Diagnostics

    The Get Diagnostics feature collects and writes all link and Manager infor- mation (from both sites) into a text file. The file information can be used for diagnostics and should be sent to Ceragon Customer Support to speed up assistance.

  • Page 140: Link Compatibility

    1. From the Help menu, choose Get Diagnostics Information. Figure 9-1: Get Diagnostics Dialog Box 2. Select or deselect the data options. If the file is to be sent to Ceragon Customer Support leave all options checked. 3. Click File Path to specify the folder in which you want to save the file and then click Start to save the information.

  • Page 141: Tdm Loopbacks

    Internal and external loopbacks on both sites of a link are used to test the TDM connections To activate a loopback: 1. From the Maintenance menu, choose Loopbacks... or right-click the TDM display in the main window. The Loopbacks dialog box appears: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 142: Figure 9-4 Loopback Options

    Figure 9-3: Loopback configuration box with one Site A port selected 3. Click configure to choose a loopback mode: Figure 9-4: Loopback options 4. Click the required loopback mode. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 143: Figure 9-5 Loopback Defined

    To deactivate a loopback: • Return to the situation of Figure 9-4 and click None. When a loopback is deactivated, the corresponding icon in Figure 9-6 reverts to its previous state (like the right side of the figure). FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 144: Local Line Loopback

    Figure 9-8: Remote Reverse Loopback Remote Line Loopback The remote unit can be set to a line loopback to test the remote E1/T1 port and its connection to the remote side user equipment. In this mode, data FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 145: Local Internal Loopback

    It may be necessary to reinstall the link if the ODUs need to be realigned. Activating Install Mode causes both sites to go into install mode, causing disruption in service for approximately fifteen seconds. Note To reinstall the link: 1. Choose a site. The Configuration dialog box opens. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 146: The Link Budget Calculator

    For full details, see 21. Performance Monitoring FA4800 Performance Monitoring constantly monitors traffic over the radio link and collects statistics data for the air interface, TDM and Ethernet ports. It does so continuously, even when the FibeAir2000 Manager is not con- nected.

  • Page 147: Viewing Performance Reports

    The Performance Monitor Report displays performance views of each of the interfaces. To obtain performance monitoring reports: 1. From the main menu, choose Tools | Performance Monitoring Report ... You are presented with the following window: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 148: Figure 9-12 Basicp

    Notice the Min RSL value of -100 on the fourth line. It Indicates that dur- ing the interval 12:30 to 12:45, there was a link sync loss. The next fig- ure shows the effect of a reset between 14:15 and 14:30. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 9-10...

  • Page 149: Figure 9-14 Performance

    A flag indicating that the data was valid. Note that the Performance Monitoring data is not valid if not all the values Integrity were stored (e.g., due to clock changes within the interval or power up reset). FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 9-11...

  • Page 150: Performance Monitoring Report Toolbar

    Set Thresholds Selection Pane Toggle on/off left panel Close Closes the Performance Monitoring window Setting Air Interface Thresholds Use the Thresholds button on the Monitoring Performance Report toolbar to set the Air Interface Thresholds: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 9-12...

  • Page 151: Figure 9-15 T

    It is the number of seconds count that the link capacity falls bellow the threshold. Ethernet Thresholds - Traffic The number of seconds count that received traffic exceeded this threshold. It can be used to measure traffic peaks. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 9-13...

  • Page 152: Events, Alarms And Traps

    The foregoing event types include events from all links for which this managing computer has been defined as the traps address. Only events from Ceragon equipment will be shown. Note Alarms (traps) are displayed in the Events Log in the lower panel of the main window.

  • Page 153: Figure 9-16 Events Log

    Events Log file is to be saved, and click OK. To store the Events Log, first define the IP address, subnet mask, default gateway and trap destination address of the managing computer (see page 8-7 for details). Note FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 9-15...

  • Page 154: Fibeair2000 Manager Traps

    ODU release is newer than FibeAir2000 Manager release. Wizards are not available. FibeAir2000 Manager will be used just for monitoring. Upgrade the FibeAir2000 Manager. Newer Version identified at the <remote_site_name> site. Warning Newer Version Identified! Warning FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 9-16...

  • Page 155: Setting The Events Preferences

    • Click Reset Settings to return to the default color settings. Saving the Events Log You can save recorded events in an Events Log text file. New alarms are automatically added to the text file, as they enter the Events Log. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 9-17...

  • Page 156: Active Alarms

    Saves the alarms in CSV or text format for further analysis Refresh Shows the active alarms at the moment of refresh Site Selects site for the active alarms Close Closes the active alarm window Viewing Recent Events Each ODU stores the last 256 events: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 9-18...

  • Page 157: Reverting Alert Messages

    “Do not show this message again”. These alert messages can be reverted to their default state (shown) by choosing the Advanced tab from the Preferences dialog: Figure 9-20: Advanced Preferences Just click the Restore Defaults button, followed by OK. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 9-19...

  • Page 158: Other Advanced Preferences

    B units are the same (Channel and Link ID). Orange Alarm detected at the Site B interface or Local or Remote loopback Alarm detected at the Site A interface Ethernet only IDU or E1/T1 not configured FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 9-20...

  • Page 159: Replacing An Odu

    MAC address. This won’t work for an identical replacement ODU. • Manual configuration The new ODU can be configured manually according to the link configuration. Remember to use the same settings for Link ID, channels, link password, IP addresses, and names. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 9-21...

  • Page 160: Restoring Factory Setup

    Customer support for this product can be obtained from the local VAR, Inte- grator or distributor from whom it was purchased. For further information, please contact the Ceragon distributor nearest to you or one of Ceragon's offices worldwide. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 161: Part 2: Site Synchronization

    FA4800 Broadband Wireless Transmission System USER MANUAL RELEASE 1.9.30 Part 2: Site Synchronization...

  • Page 162: Chapter 10 Hub Site Synchronization

    What is Hub Site Synchronization? When several units are collocated at a common hub site, interference may occur from one unit to another. Ceragon ODU units support the collocation of more than two units at a central site. Like any other RF deployment, the...

  • Page 163: Figure 10-2 C

    The other collocated radios in the site - the HSS Clients, are connected to the HSS Master and synchronize their transmission to the pulses. An HSS Client can be configured to work in one of two modes: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 10-2...

  • Page 164: Hardware Installation

    This setting prevents the unit from causing interference. The remote ODUs that are not located at the hub site, are called Indepen- dent Units. FA4800 radios used as independent units do not require HSS hardware. Note Hardware Installation Connecting an HSS Unit A single HSS unit supports up to ten collocated ODUs.

  • Page 165: Using A Single Hss Unit

    Sync signal path would be ODU 3 to SYNC 3, then left and right to SYNC 2 and SYNC 4. It would then propagate to ODUs 2 and 4, terminating at both ODUs 1 and 5. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 10-4...

  • Page 166: Using More Than One Hss Unit

    3. The second HSS unit may be filled out with up to nine more ODUs in reverse order. That is, connect SYNC 9, SYNC 8, SYNC 7... as shown in Figure 10-7. Figure 10-7: Cascading two HSS units FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 10-5...

  • Page 167: Condition 2: Total Hss Cable Length

    HSS unit m to HSS unit m+1 One HSS unit with five collocated ODUs × × × PathLength Two cascaded HSS units as shown in Figure 10-7 × × × PathLength × × × × FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 10-6...

  • Page 168: Hss Error Notification

    A Radio Frame Pattern (RFP) is the cycle duration of transmit and receive of the air-frame. Without HSS When selecting TDM or Ethernet services, the system automatically and transparently chooses the optimal RFP. When TDM and Ethernet services are configured, the RFP is optimized for TDM. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 10-7...

  • Page 169: Rfp And Hss

    The tables may also be viewed in the FibeAir2000 Manager and in the Link Budget Calcula- tor for both FA4800 and FibeAir 2000. The efficiency of the air interface will vary according to the product used...

  • Page 170: Rfp: General Radio Frame Pattern

    • When synchronizing FibeAir 2000 units you must use RFP B or E • If you mix FibeAir 2000 and FA4800 units in a collocated site, you must use RFP B or E • Selection of the RFP influences the capacity, latency and TDM quality •...

  • Page 171: Figure 10-11 Services And

    The circled areas should not be used. Using those areas, you may loose the collocated link with the longest distance between sites. If you do move the slider into a circled area, you will receive a popup warning: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 10-10...
  • Page 172 • Channel Bandwidth • Link distance The first two parameters are entered during Link Installation/Configuration. • Possible scenarios are shown in Table 10-4.Whenever Asymmetric Allocation is available, it is static for all traffic conditions. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 10-11...

  • Page 173: Rfp: Fa4800 Considerations

    FibeAir 2000 as master, since it will enforce the correct RFP on the other collocated units. The following list summarizes the effect of using RFP B or E on FA4800 radios. These effects should be taken into consideration when planning new installations: •...

  • Page 174: Hss Status Led On The Idu-C And New Style Idu-E

    HSS is not supported (FA4800 only) Disconnection between ODU and IDU Link Configuration and HSS For FA4800 HSS-enabled units and all FibeAir 2000 units, the Hub Site Syn- chronization Settings dialog box appears in both the Link Installation and Configuration Wizards.

  • Page 175: Table 10-6 External Pulse

    Hub Sync Client - Continue Transmission (HSC-CT) Continue Transmission is intended to work if there is no HSM pulse. If a wrong HSM pulse is detected, a FA4800 will resync, adapting to the HSM RFP and continue whereas FibeAir 2000 may stop.

  • Page 176: Site Configuration And Hss

    Interface section and displays the current HSS of the unit. Configure the unit from the Link Configuration Wizard according to the procedure described above. Figure 10-15: Site Configuration: HSS - Left - FA4800 client, Right - FibeAir 2000 master For FA4800 units without HSS support,...
  • Page 177 Site Configuration and HSS Chapter 10 Figure 10-16: HSS Not Supported FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 10-16...

  • Page 178: Chapter 11 Reserved

    Chapter 11 Reserved FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 11-1...

  • Page 179: Part 3: Advanced Installation

    FA4800 Broadband Wireless Transmission System USER MANUAL RELEASE 1.9.30 Part 3: Advanced Installation...

  • Page 180: Chapter 12 Monitored Hot Standby Installation Procedure

    Monitored Hot Standby Installation Procedure What is a Ceragon Monitored Hot Standby The Ceragon Monitored Hot Standby (MHS a.k.a 1+1) is a duplicated link set up as a primary link and a secondary link in hot standby mode as shown Figure 12-1 below.

  • Page 181: What Ceragon Mhs Provides

    The main service redundancy features of the Ceragon MHS are – • TDM service cut-over from the primary to the secondary link is com- pletely automatic •...

  • Page 182: Purpose Of This Chapter

    Ceragon radio products able to support the Monitored Hot Standby operational mode. Who Should Read this This chapter is intended for persons responsible for the installation and maintenance of Ceragon MHS. To use it you need to know how to - • Install a FA4800 radio link •...

  • Page 183: Figure 12-3 How To Connect The Figure 12-4 Servicesc

    Installing a Ceragon MHS Chapter 12 Figure 12-3: How to connect the IDUs to the Patch Panel • With FibeAir 2000 links you can protect up to 16 TDM ports. To pro- tect more than eight TDM ports use two Patch Panels at each site.
  • Page 184 Installing a Ceragon MHS Chapter 12 5. Establish Secondary Link in the usual way, with HSS enabled. The two link frequencies should be at least 5MHz apart. 6. Connect the MHS cables at Sites A and B as shown in...

  • Page 185: Figure 12-5 T

    Installing a Ceragon MHS Chapter 12 Figure 12-5: The primary link under normal operation FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 12-6...

  • Page 186: Figure 12-6 T

    Installing a Ceragon MHS Chapter 12 Figure 12-6: The secondary link under normal operation To see what happens following a cut-over from the primary link to the sec- ondary link, you need to have running two copies of the FibeAir2000 Man- ager –...

  • Page 187: Figure 12-7 P

    Installing a Ceragon MHS Chapter 12 Figure 12-7: Primary link a few seconds before regular No-Link display It will then revert to the standard No-Link-available window. On the secondary link Manager window, you will see a window like this: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 188: Maintaining A Ceragon Mhs Link

    Maintaining a Ceragon MHS Link Chapter 12 Figure 12-8: Secondary Link operating as the Hot Standby link Notice that the active link notice is highlighted in red, so that there is no mistaking which link is operational. Maintaining a Ceragon MHS Link IDU Replacement There are two situations, which must be treated differently.

  • Page 189: Odu Replacement

    If the secondary ODU was replaced, TDM service remains as is on the primary link. If the primary ODU was replaced, then the TDM service will shift back to the primary link.) FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 12-10...

  • Page 190: Switching Logic

    Manager main windows should look like this: Figure 12-9: Primary link after the switch over to secondary link (After a few seconds the display moves to No-Link display, with TDM ports grayed out.) FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 12-11...

  • Page 191: Switching Back From The Secondary To The Primary Link

    Following reversion from the secondary link to the primary link, the Manager main windows should look like this: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 12-12...

  • Page 192: Figure 12-11 P

    Switching back from the Secondary to the Primary Link Chapter 12 Figure 12-11: Primary link operating after the switch back from secondary FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 12-13...

  • Page 193: System Operation Description

    Backup operation • TDM services are carried by the secondary link Switching back to • Switching back to primary will occur as soon as the Primary link is fully functional for 1 primary second FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 12-14...

  • Page 194: Chapter 13 The Ceragon Ethernet Ring

    Ring Scope The description of Ceragon Ethernet Ring in this Chapter is completely generic: Both FA4800 and FibeAir 2000 links may participate in an Ethernet ring. VLAN IDs are used by Ceragon products in three separate contexts: Management VLAN, Traffic VLAN and Ethernet Ring. It is recommended that you use different VLAN IDs for each context.

  • Page 195: Ceragon Ethernet Ring

    The steps below follow the numbering in Figure 13-1: 1. Normal operation Ethernet traffic runs in the ring, but does not pass through the RPL, which is blocked. The RPL does however, broadcast RPM packets through the ring. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 13-2...
  • Page 196 Link. This is the transition from step 4 to 5 in Figure 13-1. • If the failed hop is not a Ceragon link then there are two possibili- ties: • If the hop Ring Link can signal that it is down by issuing a Loss...

  • Page 197: Ethernet Ring Topologies Supported By Ceragon

    The ring is not connected to other rings Stand-alone ring One of the nodes is connected to another network / ring: Single-homed ring Two adjacent nodes are connected through a non-Ceragon link (e.g. micro wave or fiber): Dual-homed ring Note: •...

  • Page 198: Protection Switching

    Protection Switching Chapter 13 Table 13-1: Topologies supported by Ceragon Ethernet Ring (Continued) Some of the hops are connected through Ceragon links with PoE devices, not supporting ring functionality: Repeater sites Ceragon rings with shared hops. Shared ring Note: •...

  • Page 199: Special Case: 1 + 1 Ethernet Redundancy

    The same device may be used to provide economic 1 +1 redundancy for a single link. A 1+1 Ethernet is a ring with two nodes. One of the links is RPL. The equipment in a 1+1 Ethernet installation is as follows: Figure 13-3: 1+1 Ethernet FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 13-6...

  • Page 200: Using Fibeair2000 Manager To Set Up A Ring

    Services window and chose the Ring tab. Figure 13-5: Services window with Ring selected 2. Click Configure. The Ring definition window is displayed. The default is Independent Link and is used when the link is not part of any Ring. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 13-7...

  • Page 201: Figure 13-6 Ring Options

    LAN VIDs (at least one) to which it belongs and click Figure 13-7: Configuring Ring LAN VIDs 4. To configure the link as RPL, click Ring Protection Link (RPL) and enter its Ring VID. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 13-8...

  • Page 202: Figure 13-8 Configuring

    RPL enters Protection State. Otherwise, it could happen that both the core and the Ceragon ring will switch in parallel. You should therefore, configure a Minimum time for failure detection high enough to take this possibility into account.
  • Page 203 Do not configure more than one RPL. If you do, you will break the Ring • If you forget to configure one RPL in a Ring, you will introduce a loop Caution into your network FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 13-10...

  • Page 204: Vlan Tagging - Overview

    VLAN Tagging VLAN tagging enables multiple bridged networks to transparently share the same physical network link without leakage of information between net- works: Figure 14-1: Two network using the same link with tagging FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 14-1...

  • Page 205: Qinq (Double Tagging) For Service Providers

    VLAN Untagging VLAN Untagging means the removal of a VLAN or a Provider tag. Port Functionality The VLAN functionality is supported by all LAN and SFP ports in the IDU. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 14-2...
  • Page 206 Each port can be configured how to handle Ethernet frames at the ingress direction (where frames enter the IDU) and at the egress direction (where frame exit the IDU). The configuration is independent at each port. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 14-3...

  • Page 207: Ingress Direction

    (voice, video, data, etc). Egress Direction Table 14-2: Port settings - Egress direction Transparent The port ‘does nothing’ with regard to VLANs - outbound frames are left untouched. All frames are untagged. Untag all FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 14-4...
  • Page 208 Untags only frames tagged with one of the user defined VIDs. You can define up to eight VIDs per port. Other frames are not modified. Untag selected VIDs This setting allows for mutial filtering of multiple ingrees tags not relevant at the egress end: Filtered VLAN IDs at egress FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 14-5...

  • Page 209: Vlan Availability

    VLAN Availability VLAN is available for links using either FA4800 or FibeAir 2000 radios. VLAN support requires the use of IDU-Cs or new style IDU-Es. VLAN Configuration Using the FibeAir2000 Manager VLAN IDs are used by Ceragon products in three separate contexts: Management VLAN, Traffic VLAN and Ethernet Ring.

  • Page 210: Management Traffic And Ethernet Service Separation

    Site B. To set up VLAN tagging for Ethernet service, enter Site Configuration for Site A, choose the Ethernet tab and click the VLAN Configuration... but- (Figure 8-15). The following window is displayed: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 14-7...
  • Page 211 The choices for Ingress Mode are - Figure 14-4: VLAN: Ingress modes The two choices correspond respectively to the two rows of Table 14-1. Choosing Tag causes the VLAN ID and VLAN Priority fields to become avail- able: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 14-8...

  • Page 212: Figure 14-7 U

    Figure 14-7: Untagging selected VIDs You may nominate up to eight VIDs for untagging; beyond simple range checking, there is no other validation. Both Provider tagging and Provider tagging without filter enable the Provider parameters fields: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 14-9...

  • Page 213: Figure 14-8 P

    VIDs. You can define up to eight VIDs per port. Other frames are not modified and are forwarded transparently. When you are finished, remember to click OK (Figure 14-3) to save your entries. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 14-10...

  • Page 214: Chapter 15 Software Upgrade

    Various ODU reset options The default location of the software files is in the installation area, and can be used to restore factory defaults. The following procedure is generic to all Ceragon radio products. Note Upgrading an Installed Link To upgrade software for a link: 1.

  • Page 215: Figure 15-1 Softwareu

    What follows about adding sites manually or from a list file, assumes that all sites to be upgraded are of the same type - either FA4800 or FibeAir 2000. but not both. This will not work with a mixed list.

  • Page 216: Figure 15-4 S

    FibeAir2000 Manager installation area. They are currently named SWU_1k.swu and SWU_2k.swu. You may have to find them else- where, depending on your system. 4. You make limited changes to the list by right-clicking any line: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 15-3...

  • Page 217: Figure 15-5 Softwareu

    8. Click Start Upgrade to commence the process. For an immediate upgrade you will be able to observe the upgrade progress from the green progress bars: Figure 15-6: Software upgrade in progress - Note the stop button FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 15-4...

  • Page 218: Figure 15-7 S

    If you do not, Caution following the next reset of the updated site, you could experience a link software mismatch which may affect service. See page 9-3 for details. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 15-5...

  • Page 219: Chapter 16 Fcc/Ic Dfs Installation Procedure

    5.3 GHz FCC/IC or alternatively, they can be set up for these bands using the FibeAir2000 Manager. The following procedure is generic to all relevant Ceragon radio products. What you see on your running FibeAir2000 Manager may differ in some details from the screen captures used to illustrate this chapter.

  • Page 220: Figure 16-1 Activating An

    When the Manager Main Screen is displayed it appears with the Link Sta- tus label red and showing Inactive. 4. Click Site:Location | Air Interface for the logged in site. 5. The Air Interface dialog box opens: Figure 16-2: Air Interface dialog box FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 16-2...
  • Page 221 If both ODUs are powered up, after a minute or so a link will be estab- lished. If you are still connected to the remote site (from the previous steps), the window of Figure 16-3 will look like this: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 16-3...

  • Page 222: Fcc/Ic 5.4/5.3 Ghz Link Configuration

    The Configuration procedure may be carried out from either site using the Configuration wizard as shown in Chapter Both sites in a FCC/IC 5.4/5.3 GHz Link must be configured identically. Note The only difference is in the Channel Settings window: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 16-4...

  • Page 223: Figure 16-5 Channels

    Upon completion of the wizard, the Site configuration dialogs can be used in the usual way. Once operational, the FibeAir2000 Manager window is the same as for other radio equipment models. Here is the FibeAir2000 Manager main window upon completion of the wiz- ard: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 16-5...
  • Page 224 FCC/IC 5.4/5.3 GHz Link Configuration Chapter 16 Figure 16-6: FCC/IC 5.4/5.3 GHz operational FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 16-6...

  • Page 225: Part 4: Field Installation Topics

    FA4800 Broadband Wireless Transmission System USER MANUAL RELEASE 1.9.30 Part 4: Field Installation Topics...

  • Page 226: Odu Mounting Kit Contents

    Small Clamp (see Figure 17-2) Arm (see Figure 17-3) Screw hex head M8x40 Screw hex head M8x70 Washer flat M8 Washer spring M8 M8 Nuts Figure 17-1: Large Clamp Figure 17-2: Small Clamp Figure 17-3: Arm FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 17-1...

  • Page 227: Mounting An Odu On A Pole

    Mounting an ODU on a Pole Chapter 17 Mounting an ODU on a Pole Figure 17-4: Mounting on a pole FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 17-2...

  • Page 228: Mounting An Odu On A Wall

    Mounting an ODU on a Wall Figure 17-5: Mounting on a Wall Mounting an External Antenna Optional external antennas can be mounted on a pole. The external mount- ing kit varies according to the specific antenna model. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 17-3...

  • Page 229: Mounting A Connectorized Odu Horizontally

    Mounting a Connectorized ODU Horizontally Chapter 17 Mounting a Connectorized ODU Horizontally What follows applies to both FA4800 and FibeAir 2000 with obvious differ- ences. An ODU may be mounted horizontally as shown in Figure 17-6. To mount an ODU horizontally, observe the following cautions: 1.

  • Page 230: Chapter 18 Lightning Protection And Grounding Guidelines

    Warning This chapter is at best a guide. The actual degree of lightning protection required depends on local conditions and regulations. Note The Ceragon Lightning Protection System consists of the following compo- nents: • Grounding for the antenna coax cable •...

  • Page 231: Grounding For Indoor/Outdoor Units

    Figure 18-1: Grounding antenna cables Grounding for Indoor/Outdoor Units ODU Grounding Ceragon Lightning Protection System uses a Shielded CAT-5e cable to inter- connect the Outdoor (ODU) and Indoor (IDU) units. However, this shielding does not provide a good lightning discharge path, since it can not tolerate the high Lightning Current surges.

  • Page 232: External Lightning Surge Suppressors And Grounding

    External Lightning Surge Suppressors and Grounding A Grounding Kit and Surge Arrestor Unit must be located near the ODU and properly grounded as illustrated in Figures 18-2 18-3 below: Figure 18-2: Grounding a typical pole installation FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 18-3...

  • Page 233: Figure 18-3 G

    External Lightning Surge Suppressors and Grounding Chapter 18 Figure 18-3: Grounding a typical wall installation The next figure shows a close-up of the rear of grounded ODU: Figure 18-4: ODU Surge Suppressor and grounding FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 18-4...

  • Page 234: Figure 18-5 Transtector

    6. Connect the suppressor’s ground stud to a grounding point. Use the appropriate wire gauge and type, keeping the wire as short as possible, less than 1m (3’), between the stud and the site grounding point. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 18-5...
  • Page 235 6. Connect the suppressor’s ground stud to a grounding point. Use the appropriate wire gauge and type, keeping the wire as short as possible, less than 1m (3’), between the stud and the site grounding point. 7. Replace the cover FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 18-6...

  • Page 236: Internal Esd Protection Circuits

    Figure 18-6: Surge Suppressor and grounding at building entry point Internal ESD Protection circuits Ceragon equipment is designed to meet the ETSI/FCC/Aus/NZ/CSA EMC and Safety requirements. To fulfill these requirements, the system's Tele- com lines at the ODU/IDU are Transformer-isolated and include internal ESD (Electro-Static-Discharge) Protection circuits.

  • Page 237: Chapter 19 Preloading An Odu With An Ip Address

    IP Address Why this is Needed? All ODUs supplied by Ceragon come pre-configured with an IP address of 10.0.0.120. For use in a network, the ODUs must be configured with suit- able static IP addresses. The method for doing this under office conditions...

  • Page 238: The Procedure

    The procedure Chapter 19 The procedure The following procedure is generic to all Ceragon radio products. What you see on your running FibeAir2000 Manager may differ in some details from the screen captures used to illustrate this chapter. Note To Preolad an ODU with an IP address: 1.

  • Page 239: Figure 19-2 Opening Fibe

    Figure 19-2: Opening FibeAir2000 Manager window prior to installation 8. Click the un-grayed Site:Location button. The following dialog window appears: Figure 19-3: Configuration Dialog Box 9. Click the Management item in the left hand panel. The following win- dow is presented: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 19-3...

  • Page 240: Figure 19-4 Management

    For example, the ODU used here is to be configured as follows: Figure 19-5: ODU with IP Addressing configured 11. Click OK. You are asked to confirm the change: Figure 19-6: Confirmation of IP Address change FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 19-4...

  • Page 241: Figure 19-7 Mainw

    ODU; your changes will take effect when you power it up again. Don’t forget to remove the RF terminators from a connectorized ODU after powering it down. Note FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 19-5...

  • Page 242: Tip: How To Recover A Forgotten Odu Ip Address

    If you have an ODU with lost or forgotten IP address, use the above proce- dure to log on to it using Local Connection. The IP address will appear in the left hand status area: Figure 19-8: Existing IP address displayed after log-on with Local Connec- tion FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 19-6...

  • Page 243: Why This Is Needed

    Changing the Factory Default Band Why this is Needed All ODUs supplied by Ceragon come with pre-configured with a factory default product-dependent band according to the ODU part number. For ODUs supporting Multi-band, it may be changed using the procedure in this chapter.

  • Page 244: Figure 20-1 Becomingi

    4. Launch the FibeAir2000 Manager. 5. Log on as Installer. Figure 20-1: Becoming Installer wireless 6. Enter the default password, . After a few moments, the FibeAir2000 Manager main window appears: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 20-2...

  • Page 245: Figure 20-2 Opening Fibe

    The bands appearing in Figure 20-3 are product dependent. To see which bands are available for your product, check your product Inventory (see Figure 8-8) and then consult Ceragon Customer Support. Note 8. Click the band required: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 246: Figure 20-4 A

    9. The Change Band warning is displayed. Click Yes to continue. Figure 20-5: Change Band confirmation The change, which may take some time, is carried out: The result is reflected in the FibeAir2000 Manager main window: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 20-4...

  • Page 247: Changing Band For Dfs

    Should you ever require such a key, the procedure is as follows: To enter a License key: 1. Log on as Installer (as for the previous procedure). 2. Click the Site:Location tool bar button from the main tool bar. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 20-5...

  • Page 248: Figure 20-7 Using Theo

    Chapter 20 Figure 20-7: Using the Operations window to enter a license key 3. Enter your license key and click Activate. 4. When it is accepted, click Cancel. License keys, where appropriate, are obtainable from Ceragon Customer Support. Note iiiiiii FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 249: Chapter 21 Link Budget Calculator

    Overview The Link Budget Calculator is a utility for calculating the expected perfor- mance of the FA4800 wireless link and the possible configurations for a spe- cific link range. The utility allows you to calculate the expected RSS of the link, and find the type of services and their effective throughput as a function of the link range and deployment conditions.

  • Page 250: Calculations

    The Ethernet and configured TDM trunks throughput is calculated according to internal product algorithms. Availability The Service Availability calculation is based on the Vigants Barnett method which predicts the downtime probability based on a climate factor (C fac- tor). FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 21-2...

  • Page 251: Antenna Height

    The Fresnel zone (pronounced "frA-nel", with a silent “s”) is an elliptically shaped conical zone of electromagnetic energy that propagates from the transmitting antenna to the receiving antenna. It is always widest in the middle of the path between the two antennas. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 21-3...
  • Page 252 The concept of the Fresnel zone is shown in Figure 21-1 above. The top of the obstruction does not extend far into the Fresnel zone, leaving 60% of the Fresnel zone clear; therefore, the signal is not significantly attenuated. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 21-4...

  • Page 253: Running The Link Budget Calculator

    • Choose Help | Link Budget Calculator from the main menu of the FibeAir2000 Manager as in the following figure: Figure 21-2: Accessing the Link Budget Calculator However invoked, your browser displays the following page: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 21-5...
  • Page 254 Microsoft Internet Explorer users may see a warning message like this: Note Click the yellow bar and follow the instructions to allow blocked content. To use the Link Budget Calculator for FA4800: 1. Choose a band from the drop-down list. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 21-6...

  • Page 255: Figure 21-4 Product Selector

    Running the Link Budget Calculator Chapter 21 Figure 21-4: Product selector 2. Choose the channel bandwidth: Figure 21-5: Channel Bandwidth selector FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 21-7...
  • Page 256 Figure 21-6: RFP Selector Figure 21-7: RFP Selection Guide You must select E for a Hub Site containing FibeAir 2000 links. 4. Enter the radio details. Note that Rate is chosen from a drop-down list: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 21-8...

  • Page 257: Figure 21-8 Rate Selector

    Note The Fade margin is the minimum required for LOS conditions. For degraded link conditions, a larger Fade margin should be used. The EIRP is given in dBm and Watts. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 21-9...

  • Page 258: Figure 21-9 C

    For example, if you enter the following coordinates and press Set, the range will be calculated and displayed: If for example, we enter: Site A: 41.1°N lat 74.2°W Long Site B: 40.8°N lat 74.0°W Long FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 21-10...

  • Page 259: Figure 21-10 Climactic

    Climactic C Factor values. It is only available if you choose a non-adap- tive rate. Figure 21-10: Climactic C Factors For help about what these mean, click the ? button to the right of the list Figure 21-10. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 21-11...

  • Page 260: Figure 21-11 Climactic

    Chapter 21 Figure 21-11: Climactic C Factor description Figure 21-12 we display a map of the world showing C Factor con- tours: Figure 21-12: World map showing C Factor contours 7. Choose the required services: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 21-12...

  • Page 261: Figure 21-13 Services Selector

    The Expected Performance parameters are calculated and displayed: • Expected RSS - the expected RSS that the FibeAir2000 Manager shows when the FA4800 ODUs are optimally aligned • Services Type - max number of T1 or E1 trunks if “Max Trunks” is selected •...

  • Page 262: Part 5: Product Dependent Features

    FA4800 Broadband Wireless Transmission System USER MANUAL RELEASE 1.9.30 Part 5: Product Dependent Features...

  • Page 263: Chapter 22 Aind Alignment

    Use this procedure when installing the Al- indoor system FA4800-ANID or manually aligning two FA4800 units. To achieve the best results, use the Link Budget Calculator from the FA4800 installation, and then align the antennas so that they exactly face each other.

  • Page 264: Performing Fa4800 Aind Alignment

    FA4800-AIND. 3. Turn on the CW transmit signal from site A (from the FA4800 NMS). 4. At site B, tune the SA to the frequency transmitted. 5. Increase the SA sensitivity according to the expected receive signal.

  • Page 265: Configuring The Link

    Figure 22-1. 11. Configure FA4800™ NMS at both sites to operate at the pure channel frequency found in the RF survey. FA4800™ is now ready for operation. Configuring the Link 1. Run the Installation Wizard in the FibeAir2000 Managerr Software to set the configuration of the link.

  • Page 266: Brs Link Activation

    BRS Installation Procedure BRS Link Activation In accordance with 2.5 GHz standard, FA4800-BRS links must be activated before use. This is done at both ODUs independently before installation on site. Both ODUs must be configured the same. To Activate a BRS Link: 1.
  • Page 267 5. Select the required frequency band, and click Apply. 6. Click Installation Mode 7. Repeat for the remote ODU. Figure 23-3: BRS Channel Settings Pre-Transition 8. Perform the remainder of the Installation procedure as defined in the Installation section. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 23-2...

  • Page 268: Brs Link Configuration

    2. Select the Bandwidth required, • Single Band • Double Band • Quad Band 3. Select the Frequency from the pull-down menu. 4. Click Next. The system is re-synchronized to the changes. Figure 23-4: BRS Channel Settings Post-Transition FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 23-3...

  • Page 269: Chapter 24 Cascaded Links

    It may be configured in cascaded links for multi-hop. The latter situation arises where the trunk to be backed up is longer than the range of FA4800. Figure 24-1below shows a simple cascaded link with two hops.

  • Page 270: Figure 24-2 Configuring An Figure 25-1 Collocated Basic

    Line / Repeater combination that reflects your setup. You should repeat this procedure for the second link, making sure that your definition of Line / Repeater IDU-Rs is consistent. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 24-2...

  • Page 271: Chapter 25 Video Surveillance

    Installation, configuration and maintenance of a VS link is substantially the same as for a regular PoE based link. VS links are readily collocated using Ceragon’s HSS system, so that a single base mast can accommodate up to 16 camera stations.

  • Page 272: Figure 25-3 Fibe Air 2000 M

    On completion of the installation, the FibeAir2000 Manager main window should look similar to this: Figure 25-3: FibeAir2000 Manager window for VS showing asymmetric throughput The Configuration wizard is similar to the Installation wizard; Site configura- tion is also standard. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 25-2...
  • Page 273 FA4800 Broadband Wireless Transmission System USER MANUAL RELEASE 1.9.30 Part 6: Product Reference...

  • Page 274: Appendix A Technical Specifications

    The latest authoritative and most up to date technical specifications are available as Data Sheets obtainable from Ceragon Customer Service. In any event, Ceragon reserves the right to change these specifications without notice. Table A-1: Radio Performance Characteristics...

  • Page 275: Odu

    Universal 6.0 5.795 – 6.030 Table A-3: Mechanical ODU with Integrated Antenna 30.5/12.00(W) x 30.5/12.00(H) x 5.8/2.28(D) cm/in; 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs ODU Connectorized 13.5/5.3(W) x 24.5/9.6(H) x 4/1.5(D) cm/in; 1.0 kg / 2.2 lbs FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 276: Idu

    IDU-E products. Differences are pointed out in the tables. Table A-10: TDM Interface IDU-C IDU-E Number of ports 16, 8, 4 ports or no TDM ports. 2 or no TDM port Max ports usable by FA4800 Max ports usable by FibeAir 2000 FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...
  • Page 277 Supported Table A-13: Mechanical IDU-C IDU-E Style 1U 19” Rack mounted Half 19” wall mounted or desktop Dimensions 43.6cm(W) x 21cm(D) x 4.4cm(H) 22cm(W) x 17cm(D) x 4.4cm(H) Weight 1.5 kg/3.3 lbs 0.5 kg/1.1 lbs FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 278: Poe Device - Indoor, Ac

    PoE Device - Indoor, AC Appendix A Table A-14: Power IDU-C IDU-E Power Consumption With FA4800 ODU < 15W < 15W With FibeAir 2000 ODU < 35W < 35W Alone Power Feeding Options Dual feeding, -20 to -60VDC Single feeding, -20 to -60VDC...

  • Page 279: Poe Device - Outdoor, Dc

    Power Consumption 0.5W (not including radio) Differential - 15KW Protections Common – 3KW Table A-25: Interfaces Ethernet LAN interface type RJ 45, 10/100BaseT Interface (Line Impedance -100Ω) DC input 2 pins connector ODU (PoE Port) RJ45 FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 280: Antenna Characteristics

    The transmission range is a function of the antenna gain and transmitting power. These factors are limited by country regulations. The FA4800 may be operated with an integrated antenna attached to the ODU unit, or with an external antenna wired to the ODU via a N-type con- nectors.
  • Page 281 Flat panel 4.5° 28dBi E:32° 0.4ft / 5.15-5.85 GHz √ External Flat panel 9.5dBi 0.3ft H:73° 32.5dBi 5.725-5.850 GHz √ External Dish 6° 29dBi 5.150-5.875 GHz √ √ √ External Flat panel 18dBi 18° 0.6ft FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 282: Odu-Idu Cable

    Power (+) Blue Power (+) White/Blue Power (−) White/Brown Power (−) Brown ODU/HSS Unit Connection Pinout Table B-2: ODU/HSS Unit Connection Pinout HSS UNIT Color RJ-45 RJ-45 White/Green Green Not connected White/Orange Orange Blue White/Blue FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 283: User Port Connectors

    When connecting the O-PoE ETH port cable directly to a PC, a crossed LAN CAT-5e, 4 twisted-pair 24 AWG STP, terminated with RJ-45 connectors on both ends must be used. The pinout in Table B-4 applies here. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 284: Trunk Ports - E1/T1 Rj45 Connector

    Input 2 Positive Input 2 Negative Input 3 Positive Input 3 Negative Input 4 Positive Input 4 Negative Output 1 Normally Open Output 1 Common Output 1 Normally Closed Output 2 Normally Open Output 2 Common FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...
  • Page 285 IDU supports current limiting to 1 Amp. • The voltage of the input alarm must be within the range of -10 to -50 Note VDC. Figure B-1: Example for connecting the alarm connector FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 286: Dc Power Terminals

    DC Power Terminals Appendix B DC Power Terminals IDU-C & E Table B-8: Terminal Block 3-pin -48VDC Function Right Chassis Center – Left DC PoE Table B-9: Terminal Block 2-pin -48VDC Function Right – Left FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 287: Idu-C Sfp Support

    100BaseT, IEEE 802.3, UTP CAT5 100baseFX Multimode fiber-optic (MMF) link spans up to 2km long 100baseLX Single-mode fiber optic (SMF) links pans up to 10km 100baseBX SMF single-strand link spans up to 10 km or 40 km E3T3/FE E3/T3 FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 288: Appendix D Mib Reference

    Appendix D MIB Reference Introduction About the MIB The Ceragon MIB is a set of APIs that enables external applications to con- trol Ceragon equipment. The MIB is divided into public and a private API groups: • Public: RFC-1213 (MIB II) variables, RFC-1214 (MIB II) System and Interfaces sections •...

  • Page 289: Community String

    To control a link, all SNMP requests should go to the local site IP address. Table 4-4 for default Community strings. Private MIB Structure The sections in the private Ceragon MIB and its location in the MIB tree are shown in Figure D-1 below: FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 290: Mib Parameters

    ODU, Integrated Antenna and Connectorized (referred in the MIB as external antenna) and GSU (where applicable): Figure D-2: Product MIB: Left FA4800, Right FibeAir 2000 The ODU MIB contains the sections: Admin, Service, Ethernet, Bridge, Air, PerfMon and Agent.

  • Page 291: Supported Variables From The Rfc 1213 Mib

    The total number of octets transmitted out of the interface, including framing characters. ifOutUcastPkts .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.17.x Counter The total number of packets that higher-level protocols requested be transmitted to a subnetwork-unicast address, including those that were discarded or not sent. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...
  • Page 292 The total number of packets that higher-level protocols requested be transmitted to a non- unicast (i.e., a subnetwork-broadcast or subnetwork-multicast) address, including those that were discarded or not sent. a. x is the interface ID FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...
  • Page 293 Read/Write Community String. The SNMP agent accepts only encrypted values. fibeAir4800OduTrapCommunity 1.3.6.1.4.1.4458.1000.1.1.17 DisplayString RW Trap Community String. This parameter is used by the Manager application to change the Trap Community String. The SNMP agent accepts only encrypted values. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 294: Table D-1 Supported

    Integer RW VLAN ID of the internal ring messages. Valid values are 1 to 4094. Initial value is 0 meaning VLAN unaware. fibeAir4800OduSrvRingEthStatus 1.3.6.1.4.1.4458.1000.1.2.4.4 Integer Represents the Ethernet service blocking state of a Rings link FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 295: Mib Parameters

    1.3.6.1.4.1.4458.1000.1.4.4.3.1.10 Counter Number of bytes transmitted by this port. fibeAir4800OduBridgeConfigMode 1.3.6.1.4.1.4458.1000.1.4.4.102 Integer ODU bridge configuration mode fibeAir4800OduAirFreq 1.3.6.1.4.1.4458.1000.1.5.1 Integer RW Installation Center Frequency. Valid values are product dependent. A change is effective after link re-synchronization. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...
  • Page 296 Integer RW Channel state. Can be set by the user. Automatic Channel Selection uses channels that are AirChannelsOperState enabled and AirChannelsAvail enabled. A change is effective after link re-synchronization. Valid values: disabled (0) enabled (1). FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...
  • Page 297 Air Rate availability depending on air interface conditions. fibeAir4800OduAirDesiredRateIdx 1.3.6.1.4.1.4458.1000.1.5.28 Integer RW Required Air Rate index. 0 reserved for Adaptive Rate. A change is effective immediately after Set operation to the master side while the link is up. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 D-10...
  • Page 298 Channel BW of 40MHz in the specific Radio Frame Pattern. fibeAir4800OduAirHssRfpTdmChannelBW40M Represents the compatibility of TDM service under Channel BW of 40MHz in the specific Radio Frame Pattern. fibeAir4800OduAirHssRfpStr 1.3.6.1.4.1.4458.1000.1.5.40.8 DisplayString Hub Site Synchronization supported patterns FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 D-11...
  • Page 299 Represents the Multi-band sub band installation frequency in KHz. fibeAir4800OduAirComboSubBandAdminState 1.3.6.1.4.1.4458.1000.1.5.53.1.1.5 Integer Represents the Multi-band sub band administrative state. fibeAir4800OduAirComboSubBandInstallation 1.3.6.1.4.1.4458.1000.1.5.53.1.1.6 Integer Reflects if the Multi-band sub band allowes Allowed installtion. fibeAir4800OduAirComboFrequencyBandId 1.3.6.1.4.1.4458.1000.1.5.53.1.1.7 Integer Reflects the frequency band Id. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 D-12...
  • Page 300 1.3.6.1.4.1.4458.1000.1.5.57 Integer Description: Antenna configuration and Rates status (1 = Single antenna with single data stream 2 = Dual antenna with single data stream 3 = Dual antenna with dual data stream). FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 D-13...
  • Page 301 N/A This is an entry in the Days Table. INDEX {ifIndex fibeAir4800OduPerfMonDayIdx } fibeAir4800OduPerfMonDayIdx This table is indexed per interval number. Each interval is of 24 hours and the oldest is 30. fibeAir4800OduPerfMonDayUAS The current number of Unavailable Seconds per interval of 24 hours. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 D-14...
  • Page 302 TSL1 threshold per interval. fibeAir4800OduPerfMonAirIntervalBBERThres Number of seconds Background Block Error Ratio h1Exceed exceeded the BBER1 threshold per interval. fibeAir4800OduPerfMonAirDayTable N/A This table defines/keeps the air counters of the last month (in resolution of days). FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 D-15...
  • Page 303 } fibeAir4800OduPerfMonEthDayIdx This table is indexed per Day number. Each interval is of 15 minutes and the oldest is 96. fibeAir4800OduPerfMonEthDayRxMBytes Current RX Mega Bytes per day. fibeAir4800OduPerfMonEthDayTxMBytes Current Transmit Mega Bytes per day. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 D-16...
  • Page 304 RW If 'yes' is chosen the ifIndex Unit Severity Time_T and Alarm Id from the fibeAir4800OduAgnCurrAlarmTable will be bind to the end of each private trap. fibeAir4800OduAgnGenSetMode 1.3.6.1.4.1.4458.1000.1.7.1.2 Integer RW This parameter is reserved to the element manager provided with the product. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 D-17...
  • Page 305 The index of the table fibeAir4800OduAgnLastEventsSeverity 1.3.6.1.4.1.4458.1000.1.7.4.2.1.2 Integer Current Trap severity. fibeAir4800OduAgnLastEventsIfIndex 1.3.6.1.4.1.4458.1000.1.7.4.2.1.3 Integer Interface Index where the event occurred. Traps that are not associated with a specific interface will have the following value: 65535. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 D-18...

  • Page 306: Figure 5-3 Installation

    A change is effective immediately if applied to a master unit and the link is in service mode. fibeAir4800IduSrvServices 1.3.6.1.4.1.4458.1000.2.2.4 ObjectID This parameter is reserved to the Manager application provided with the product. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 D-19...

  • Page 307: Figure 7-11 Configuration

    T1 configuration. The values take into account the IDU hardware configuration the air rate and the installation range. fibeAir4800IduEthernetIfTable N/A IDU Ethernet Interface table. fibeAir4800IduEthernetIfEntry N/A IDU Ethernet Interface table entry. INDEX { fibeAir4800IduEthernetIfIndex } FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 D-20...
  • Page 308 Number of correct blocks transmitted to the line. fibeAir4800IduTdmCurrentDrops 1.3.6.1.4.1.4458.1000.2.6.7.1.102 Counter Number of error blocks transmitted to the line. fibeAir4800IduTdmCurrentTxClock 1.3.6.1.4.1.4458.1000.2.6.7.1.103 Integer RW TDM Transmit Clock. A change is effective after re-activation of the TDM service. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 D-21...
  • Page 309 ODU operation. fibeAir4800GeneralEcChangesCounter 1.3.6.1.4.1.4458.1000.100.4 Integer This counter is initialized to 0 after a device reset and is incremented upon each element constant write operation via SNMP or Telnet. fibeAir4800GeneralTelnetSupport 1.3.6.1.4.1.4458.1000.100.5 Integer RW Enable/Disable Telnet protocol. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 D-22...

  • Page 310: Mib Traps

    Community string or by the trap description text. Each trap contains a trap description and additional relevant information such as alarm severity, interface index, time stamp and additional parame- ters. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 D-23...

  • Page 311: Trap Parameters

    Indicates that the ODU recovered from an error but there are configuration changes. Contains two parameters: 1 - Description: Configuration changed. Error code is: %n. 2 - %n number. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 D-24...
  • Page 312 The trap is sent every time an alarm occurs in the External Alarm Input of port #4. Contains a single parameter which is its description: 1 - Description: External Alarm 4 - <User Text> - Alarm. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 D-25...
  • Page 313 Indicates that the Link Password was changed successfully. Contains a single parameter which is its description: 1 - Description: Link Password has been changed at/on: %s. %s - Is the Local Site name or Remote Site name or both sides of the Link. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 D-26...
  • Page 314 Indicates the SFP port 1 status changed to connected. Contains two parameters: 1 - Description: SFP port 1 status changed to connected - %s 2 - %s Is the Eth. mode (speed & duplex) FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 D-27...

  • Page 315: Fibeair2000 Manager Traps

    The FibeAir2000 Manager application issues traps to indicate various events. These traps are shown in the FibeAir2000 Managerr Events Log. A list of Trap Messages as displayed by the FibeAir2000 Manager is shown in Table 9-5. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 D-28...

  • Page 316: External Alarms Specification

    Link is up or equipment alarm is ON • Link authentication problem • Built in Test (BIT) error Both ODU and IDU are in operational Output 2 Equipment Alarm state • No connection to the ODU FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 317: Idu-E-Al Alarms

    Table E-4: IDU-E-AL - Input Alarms Description Alarm On Alarm Off Alarm Description Conditions Condition Input 1 Input 2 User Defined User Defined User Defined External Alarm External Alarm On External Alarm Off Input 3 Input 4 FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 318: Poe-8 Alarms

    PoE-8 Alarms Table E-5: PoE-8 - Output Alarms Description Alarm Description Alarm On Conditions Alarm Off Condition ODU Current LED Indicator Output 1 Over Current Power LED Indicator Output 2 Power out of range Green FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...
  • Page 319 The antennas used for the following transmitters must be installed so as to provide a minimum separation distance from bystanders as specified in the following tables. Table F-1: Safety Distances for FA4800 FCC and IC Products Frequency Antenna Min. Safety...
  • Page 320 RF Exposure Appendix F Table F-2: Safety Distances for FA4800 ETSI Products (Continued) Frequency Antenna Min. Safety Band [GHz] gain [dBi] Distance [cm] FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 321: Appendix G Regional Notice: French Canadian

    Mise à la terre Tous les produits Ceragon doivent être mis à la terre pendant l'usage cou- rant. La mise à la terre est assurée en reliant la fiche d'alimentation à une prise de courant avec une protection de terre. En outre: •...

  • Page 322: Protection Contre La Foudre

    L'utilisation de dispositifs de protection contre la foudre dépend des exi- gences réglementaires et de l'utilisateur final. Toutes les unités extérieures Ceragon sont conçues avec des circuits de limitation de surtension afin de minimiser les risques de dommages dus à la foudre. Ceragon conseille l'util- isation d'un dispositif de parafoudre supplémentaire afin de protéger le...

  • Page 323: Connecter La Terre À Idu-C

    M8x40 • deux visses hex tête M8x70 • quatre rondelles plates M8 • trois rondelles élastiques M8 • deux écrous M8. Figure G-1: Figure G-2: Figure G-3: grande clame petite clame bras FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 324: Montage Sur Un Pylône

    Montage sur un pylône Appendix G Montage sur un pylône Figure G-4: Montage sur un pylône FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 325: Montage Sur Un Mur

    Montage sur un mur Appendix G Montage sur un mur Figure G-5: Montage sur un mur FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 326: Montage D'une Antenne Externe

    3. Passer les deux courroies de fixation par les fentes verticales dans le sup- port à pivotement. 4. Attacher l'antenne au pylône en utilisant les deux courroies de fixation . Ajuster l'inclinaison nécessaire en utilisant l'échelle angulaire et serrer tous les boulons et écrous à la position requise. FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 327: Figure H-2 Typical Idu-E R

    Figure H-1: IDU-E - front view. Figure H-2: Typical IDU-E Rear Panel The IDU-E is also available with a 25 pin Dry Contact Alarms port on the rear panel: Figure H-3: IDU-E-AL with Alarms port FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30...

  • Page 328: Figure 5-21 Installation

    8-24 System settings backup TDM MHS status ODU replacement Tx Power and antenna 9-21 Backup and restore software, ODU 8-24 View Inventory Band and DFS 20-5 Changing 20-1 defaults 20-3 Beeper mute 8-25 FA4800 User Manual Release 1.9.30 Index 1...
  • Page 329 IDU-C front panel LEDs 3-12 10-13 ODU/HSS Connection Pinout 10-7 Jitter Buffer 5-13 Radio Frame Pattern Table 10-7 HSS Client 10-2 Continue Transmission 10-3 Key Features of Radio Link Disable Transmission 10-3 o-PoE to PC cable Port FA4800 User Manual Release1.9.30 Index 2...
  • Page 330 Monitor log Remote Internal saving Performance data, explained 9-11 Performance monitoring Management Performance Reports Addresses Remote Power Fail Indication 9-20 and trap addresses “Dying-Gasp” circuit 9-20 Configuring the Site Troubleshooting Screen, Telnet 9-20 8-27 FA4800 User Manual Release1.9.30 Index 3...
  • Page 331 3-10 Backup and restore software 8-24 Outdoor Bridge Mode Outdoor connections aging time Sequence 8-16 Connectorized Package Contents described Differences between models Installation, Mast and Wall 17-1 Package contents Integrated Antenna External Antennas mounting FA4800 User Manual Release1.9.30 Index 4...
  • Page 332 8-10 Forgotten paswwords 8-11 Initial log on defaults 8-10 Wiring Specifications Default Gateway Alarm IP address Connector Trap Destination IDU-C Software Upgarde Connectors Multiple sites 15-3 User Port Single Site 15-2 Ports ODU-IDU Cable FA4800 User Manual Release1.9.30 Index 5...
  • Page 333 Ports User Port Connectors FA4800 User Manual Release1.9.30 Index 6...

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