Harris Stratex StarMAX User Manual

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StarMAX™

6000 SERIES MOBILE BASE STATIONS USER MANUAL

StarMAX™ 6000 Series

Mobile Base Stations User

Manual

Rel. 4.1.1 (GA Preliminary Draft)

StarMAX™ 6000 Series Mobile Base Stations User Manual

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This manual incorporates features and functions provided with the StarMAX™ 6000 Series, Release

4.1.1. (GA Preliminary Draft).

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Further, Harris Stratex Networks reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from
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such revision or changes.

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Safety Recommendations

The following safety recommendatio ns must be c onsidered to avoid injuries to persons and/or damage
to the equipment:

1. Installation and Service Personnel: Installation and service must be carried out by authorized
personnel who have the technical training and experience necessary to be aware of any hazardous
operations during installation and service, and of measures to avoid any danger to themselves, to
any other personnel, and to the equipment.

2. Access to the Equipment: Access to the equipment in use must be restricted to service personnel
only.

3. Safety Norms: Local safety regulations must be used if mandatory. Safety instructions in this
document should be used in addition to the local safety regulations. In the case of conflict between
safety instructions stated in this manual and those indicated in local regulations, mandatory local
norms will prevail.

4. Service Personnel Skill: Service personnel must have received adequate technical training on
telecommunications and in particular on the equipment this manual refers to.

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Contact Information

Sales and Sales Support:

For sales information, contact one of the Harris Stratex Networks headquarters, or find your regional
sales office at http://www.harrisstratex.com/contact.

Corporate Headquarters
North Carolina, USA

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Sales Inquiries:

[phone]

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Customer Service:

For customer service, contact one of the regional Technical Help Desks listed below.

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Or you can contact your local Harris Stratex Networks office. Contact information is available on our
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FCC Notices

1. The StarMAX Base Station must be professionally installed and maintained.

2. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential environment is likely to cause harmful interference in
which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

3. Notes specific to the 2.496 – 2.69GHz band:

•The StarMAX Base Station (with radio models 8200-25, frequency range 2.496 – 2.603GHz and
8200-26, frequency range 2.583-2.690GHz ) is compliant with FCC CFR47, Part 27..

•To ensure compliance with the FCC RF exposure requirements, a minimum d istance of 3.72 meters
must be maintained between the base station antenna and any persons whilst the unit is
operational. This calculation is based on the maximum conducted power and maximum antenna
gain.

•The 2.5GHz and 2.6GHz Base Stations have been tested and certified for use with an XPOL antenna
with a maximum gain of 18dBi and Omni antennas with a maximum gain of 13dBi.

4. Notes specific to the 3.65 – 3.675GHz band:

•The StarMAX 3.6GHz Base Station complies with FCC CFR47, Part 90, Subpart Z

•For FCC CFR47, Part 90, Subpart Z, StarMAX operation is restricted to the 25MHz band 3.65GHz
– 3.675GHz.

•To ensure compliance with the FCC RF exposure requirements, a minimum d istance of 25cm must
be maintained between the base station antenna and any persons whilst the unit is operational at
5MHz and 34cm for 10MHz operation. This calculation is based on the EIRP limits within Part 90,
Subpart Z.

•The 3.6GHz Base Station has been tested and certified for use with an XPOL antenna with a
maximum gain of 16.5dBi or Omni antennas with a maximum gain of 13dBi.

•For FCC CFR47, Part 90, Subpart Z operation between 3.65 – 3.675GHz, the EIRP must be limi ted
to 5W for 5MHz operation and 10W for 10MHz. The conducted power must be limited during
installation according to the gain of the antenna used . As the conducted power t olerance is +/- 1dB
for StarMAX the power should be reduced by 1dB from the absolute EIRP limits of 5W and 10W.
For example, if operating in a 10MHz channel and using a 16.5dBi antenna, the conducted power
would be limited to a maximum of 22.5dBm.

RF Exposure guidelines

The following MPE (maximum permissible exposure) calculations have been produced in accordance
with the guidelines of EN 50383/EN 50385. These calculations represent examples only and do not
include every possible combination of output power and antenna gain.

Occupational is defined as: “The occupationally exposed population consists of adults who are generally
exposed under known conditions and are trained to be aware of the potential risk and to take
appropriate precautions”.

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Transmit Power
(dB m )

A nt en na Ga in (dB i) Co m p lia n ce

Bound ary General
Public (m)

Compliance
Boundary
Occupational (m)

Transmit Power
(dB m )

Antenna Gain (dBi) Compliance

Bound ary General

Compliance
Boundary

2.3 – 2.7GH z

40.0 20.7 3.72

40.0 9.0 0.97
36 .0 20 .7 2 .35

36.0 9.0 0.61

3.3 – 3.8GHz

Public (m)

36.0 23.0 3.1

36.0 9.0 0.61

1.6 7

0.43

1.0 5

9.27

Occupational (m)

1.3 7

0.27

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WARNING

Making adjustments and/or modifications to this equipment that are not in
accordance with the provisions of this instruction manual or other
supplementary documentation may result in personal injury or damage to
the equipment, and may void the equipment warranty.

AVERTISSEMENT

Tout réglage ou modification faits à cet équipement hors du cadre édicté
par ce guide d’utilisation ou par toute autre documentation supplémentaire
pourraient causer des blessures ou endommager l’équipement et peut
entraîner l’annulation de sa garantie.

WARNUNG

Die an diesen Geräten gemachte Einstellungen und/oder Änderungen,
welche nicht gemäß dieser Bedienungsanleitung, oder gemäß anderen
zusätzlichen Anleitungen, ausgeführt werden, können Verletzungen oder
Materialschäden zur Folge haben und eventuell die Garantie ungültig
machen.

ATENCIÓN

Llevar a cabo ajustamientos y/o modificaciones a este equipo, sin seguir
las instrucciones provistas por este manual u otro documento adicional,
podría resultar en lesiones a su persona o daños al equipo, y anular la
garantía de este último.

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Contents

CHAPTER 1, INTRODUCTION & OVERVIEW

Abbreviations & Definitions ............................................................................ 1-1

Conventions................................................................................................. 1-4

Overview of a StarMAX™ Base Station............................................................. 1-5

Introducing StarMAX™ .............................................................................. 1-5

StarMAX™ 6000 Series Mobile Base Station Building Blocks............................1-6

Brief Description of a StarMAX™ Base Station............................................... 1-7

Network Management System for the StarMAX™ Base Station........................1-7

Specifications........................................................................................... 1-8

CHAPTER 2, GETTING STARTED

Commissioning the Base Station.....................................................................2-1

Configuring the Basic Parameters................................................................ 2-1

Operational Verification of the Base Station.................................................. 2-1

Required Information ................................................................................ 2-2

Logging-in In to the Base Station for the First Time........................................... 2-4

Accessing CLI by using Telnet......................................................................... 2-5

Understanding Command Modes................................................................. 2-6

Getting Help................................................................................................. 2-7

Using the No and Default Forms of Commands.................................................. 2-8

CHAPTER 3, CONFIGURING THE BASE STATION

Configuring Basic IP Parameters ..................................................................... 3-1

Configuring ASN ...........................................................................................3-1

Configuring DNS Client.................................................................................. 3-2

Configuring FTP Client ................................................................................... 3-2

Configuring ntp ............................................................................................ 3-3

Configuring Interface Fastethernet.................................................................. 3-3

Configuring Interface Gigabitethernet..............................................................3-3

Configuring Broadcast ................................................................................... 3-3

Configuring Multicast..................................................................................... 3-4

Configuring NI power ....................................................................................3-4

Configuring NSP ...........................................................................................3-4

Configuring NAP ...........................................................................................3-4

Configuring MIMO......................................................................................... 3-5

Configuring VLAN ID ..................................................................................... 3-5

Configuring preamble-index ........................................................................... 3-5

Configuring frequency-fractional-reuse ............................................................3-5

Configuring handover-advertisement ............................................................... 3-6

Configuring handover dcdTriggers ................................................................... 3-6

Configuring handover neighbor-bs-entry.......................................................... 3-6

Configuring Synchronization........................................................................... 3-6

Rebooting the IDU Modules............................................................................ 3-8

Provisioning the RF Interface.......................................................................... 3-8

Enabling WiMAX Interface.......................................................................... 3-8

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Configuring Channel Bandwidth and Frequency3-8
Configuring Output Power3-9

Configuring MAC3-9

Configuring Link Adaptation3-9
Setting MAC Frame3-10
Configuring TDD Scheduler3-10

Configuring and Managing User Access3-11

Adding Users3-11
Deleting Users3-12
Changing Password3-12
Changing Access Level3-12

CHAPTER 4, MONITORING AND MANAGING THE BASE STATION

Monitoring Environment Status4-1
Managing Subscriber Stations4-2
Management VLANs4-3

Configuring mgmt-vlan-mode4-4

Managing Configuration Files and Softw are4-5

Software Upgrade4-5
Software Downgrade4-6
Configuration File Manipulation4-6

Configuring Syslog and SNMP Traps to Monitor System Performance4-7

Configuring Syslog Service4-7
Configuring SNMP Trap Service4-9

APPENDIX A, CONNECTION REQUEST SIGNALING

GeneralA-1
Operating ModesA-1

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Chapter 1. Introduction &
Overview

This manual provides you with a basic overview of the StarMAX™ 6000 Series Mobile
Base Stations and helps you in commissioning and basic system operation of the base
station.

This manual is intended for use by Base Station users, mostly service provider staff and
Harris Stratex Networks support staff. Basic understanding of the WiMAX 802.16e
2005 standards and a basic IP-based networking knowledge are the prerequisites for
the user manual. This manual provides a detailed explanation of system configuration
and maintenance, as well as requisite system operation details.

For more information, refer to the StarMAX™ 6000 Series Mobile Base Stations
Installation Guide.

Abbreviations & Definitions

Abbreviations Description

ACB ATCA carrier board
ASN Access Service Network
BE Best Effort
BS Base Station
CIR Committed Information Rate
CINR Carrier-to-Interface plus Noise Ratio
CLI Command Line Interface
CPE Customer Premises Equipment
CPRI Common Public Radio Interface
CSN Core Service Network
DC Direct Current
EIRP Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power
EMS Element Management System
FEC Forward Error Correction
GND Ground
GPS Global Positioning System

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Abbreviations Description

GSSU GPS Synchronization Supply Unit
IDU Indoor Unit
IF Intermediate Frequency
IPMI Intelligent Platform Management Interface
LED Light Emitting Diode
LVDS Low Voltage Data Signal
MAC Medium Access Control
MIMO Multiple-Input and Multiple-Output
MPU Main Processor Unit
MS Mobile Station
NMS Network Management System
Nrt-PS Non Real Time Polling Services
ODU Outdoor Unit
PLL Phase Locked Loop
PMP Point To Multipoint
PMPF PMP Card with Fiber Optics Interface
POST Power On Self Test
PPS Pulses Per Second
PS Power Supply
RO Read Only
RF Radio Frequency
R/W Read/Write
RSSI Receive Signal Strength Indicator
SELV Safety Extra Low Voltage
SFP Small Form-factor Pluggable
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
SoC System on Chip
SS Subscriber Station
STC/MRC Space Time Coding / Max. Ratio Combining
TDM Time Division Multiplexing
TTL Transistor-Transistor Logic
VEE Virtual End-to-End

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Abbreviations Description

WEEE Waste Electronic Electric Equipment

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Conventions

The following conventions are used in the document to help you to identify special
terms.

Convention Usage Example

Bold The following screen

elements:
Button
List
Drop-down menu

Courier
New

Computer output text

Click OK.

HSX_bs#configure access-list 2
permit 11:22:33:44:55:66

00:00:00:00:00:00 22:33:44:55:66:77
00:00:00:00:00:00

Courier
Bold

Courier
Italic

Italic Description of figures and

< > Mandatory parameters HSX_bs# show card <unit number>
[ ] Optional parameters HSX_bs# configure ip address <ip-address>

| Mutually exclusive choices in

User input text

Variable in command that
you may replace with other
values, as required

tables, Book title and
emphasis, Cross References

a command or a code

>HSX_bs#exit

To make a new directory, enter:

prompt> mkdir new_directory_name

ProductCodes

Refer to User Manual for more information.

[subnet mask]
HSX_bs#reboot 1|2|3

The Note format is used for clarification or to point out specific text or
instructions in the procedure or description.

The Caution format is used for a Warning or a Caution. The
information that follows alerts personnel to possible damage to
equipment or interruption of service, or a violation of a legal
requirement.

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The Stop format indicates a pause in the procedure to perform some
other task. The procedure continues once you have completed the other
task.

Overview of a StarMAX™ Base Station

Introducing StarMAX™

The StarMAX™ 6000 is a series of Base Station solutions, which offers a possibility to
install 16d and 16e WiMAX blades into a 1U or 4U chassis. Together with the
StarMAX™ 8200 series of the 16e ODUs, it is used to build a flexible network of
multi-sectored WiMAX 16e Base Stations (BS).

The Solution is designed in a modular split indoor/outdoor (IDU/ODU) form. A High
bandwidth CPRI interface (fiber optic) is used between an IDU and an ODU. The power
supply for the ODU is delivered over a separate cable.

Harris Stratex Networks’ Mobile WiMAX solution supports mobile voice and data
services, and can be used in a carrier grade nationwide network or on an enterprise
grade campus network. A StarMAX™ System complies with the 802.16e-2005
specifications and ensures interoperability with the systems built in accordance with
the same specifications. This enables the opportunity to use Subscriber Stations and
Mobile Stations of different vendors. The StarMAX™ solution is wave 2 compliant and
certified by the WiMAX Forum. While the system is designed to offer mobile services,
the same can also offer fixed, nomadic or portable services without any loss of
efficiency.

A StarMAX™ 6000 Series Base Station indoor unit is a compact 1U or 4U rack mount
Base Station. The solution is scalable for dense urban to rural deployments with
provision for multi-sectored deployments with a dense frequency reuse. It gives the
flexibility of deploying a lower number of sectors initially and addition of new sectors
later on if necessary. The solution is available in various frequency bands in order to
meet the requirements of different markets.

All connections are made on the front panel to ease the installation and maintenance
and enable back-to-back or wall positioning of the equipment. The chassis is designed
for carrier grade deployments with redundant power supply and a field replaceable
FAN unit.

The StarMAX™ 8200 Series Outdoor unit delivers a high output power with an
advanced antenna technology like MIMO 2x2 Matrix A/B for better coverage and
service quality in demanding mobile environments. Together with the StarMAX™
range of Subscriber Stations, StarMAX™ NMS and StarMAX™ ASN the Base Station
offers a complete mobile solution for the operator.

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StarMAX™ 6000 Series Mobile Base Station Building
Blocks

The StarMAX™ 6000 Series of Mobile Base Stations use a number of different blades
to support different Base Station configurations, network structures and
implementation scenarios. The building block can be divided in different groups of
products, according to the functions they are delivering:

a. StarMAX 6000 chassis or MSAN chassis
b. StarMAX 6000 16 e WiMAX Network Processing Blades
c. StarMAX™ 4940 external GSSU unit
d. StarMAX™ 4930 GPS unit and a cable splitter for synchronization purpose
e. StarMAX™ 6080 Synch blade
f. cables (RF jumper cable, IF cable, antenna cable)
g. Outdoor Unit (ODU)

Beside those stated above, the StarMAX™ 8200 ODU part is necessary to form a
complete Base Station, which is covered elsewhere in this document.

The StarMAX™ Chassis

An operator has a choice of using a single blade 6100 chassis or a multi-blade 6400
chassis. Since there is a requirement for a Synchronization blade, it is recommended
that the operator use the 6400 chassis, because it ensures a stable network in case of
future growth.

Figure 1-1. StarMAX™ Mobile Base Station

The MSAN Chassis

The MSAN chassis is much like the 6400 chassis with one major difference: there is no
master slot. The NMS displays the MSAN chassis as a 3rd party chassis.

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Brief Description of a StarMAX™ Base Station

A Base Station installed at the Operator premises provides data connectivity to all
provisioned and registered Subscriber stations.

The StarMAX™ 6000 Series Base Station has a rugged industrial design with dual
redundant power supply inlets and removable cooling fan tray to ensure reliability and
high performance in adverse conditions. Redundant WiMAX configurations can be
built by adding more base systems to the stack or designating an available WiMAX
point-to-multipoint module within a base system as a hot standby.

The StarMAX™ 6000 Series base station has implemented several enhanced modes of
WiMAX for performance differentiation, to receive diversity through MRC and
transmit diversity through STC and for payload header suppression for increasing IP
payload throughput.

Based on Harris Stratex Networks’ core intellectual property a wide range of RF options
are supported, including 2.3/2.5/3.3/3.5 GHz bands in Time Division Duplexing
(TDD) modes of operation.

The Harris Stratex Networks base station also supports portability and mobility in the
WiMAX network by enabling TRUFLE™ te chnology which supports features such as a
state handover of a subscriber station from one base station to another without losing
IP connectivity and TCP sessions.

Network Management System for the StarMAX™ Base
Station

The Harris Statex Networks network management system, StarMAX™ NMS
implements full Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, and Security (FCAPS)
functionalities and is implemented on a client-server architecture based on the SNMP
v2. This provides an easy integration of the NMS into the operator's management and
billing systems environment.

The Provisioning Manager keeps the access lists and implements service level
agreements. It can configure min/max bandwidth, QoS, priority and rate limiting per
subscriber station or service flow. Supported classes of service are Best Effort (BE),
UGS, nrt-PS, eRtps and Rt-PS.

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