Understanding Silver Spring
Networks Access Points
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Contents
1. About Access Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
AP Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Battery Backups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Read Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Rebooting or Recycling APs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Standards Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Cellular Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Addressing Schemes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
European Union Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Maintenance Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Surge Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Redundant WAN Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Mounting Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
WAN Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Throughput Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Responding to a WAN Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Multicast / Unicast Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Address Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2. FCC and Government Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
FCC Guidelines for Devices Containing a Transmitter Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
External Antenna Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
General Electrical Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Fall Protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Shock Accident First Aid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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Feature Description
900 Mhz Communications:
Data rate 100Kbps
Frequencies 902-928 MHz North America
915-928 MHz Australia
902-907.5, 915-928 MHz Brazil
870-876 MHz Luxembourg & United Kingdom
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922-928 MHz New Zealand
Spread Spectrum technology FHSS
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Output impedance 50 ohms
Receiver sensitivity -97 dBm for 1% PER
WAN Cellular, Ethernet, Satellite
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Spreading technique DSSS, FHSS
MAC/Channels 802.15.4 - DSSS
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Power Draw TX 1.8 W typ. (2.0 W max.)
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weight, IP65, white, aluminum housing
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Underground (cellular) 34cm (13.5”) L x 29cm (11.5”) W x 15cm (6”) H, 6.2kg (13.6 lbs.)
weight, IP67, fiberglass reinforced polyester (FRP) housing
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Feature Description
Environmental:
Operating Temperature: -40°C to +70°C (-40°F to +158°F)
Humidity: 0% to 95%, non-condensing
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Power Consumption Idle Maximum
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Ethernet with battery 2.5W, 8W
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Cellular with battery 2.5W, 13.5W
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Other Wall, pad
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2 FCC and Government Guidelines
Silver Spring Networks NIC
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CAUTION: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Silver Spring Networks could void
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Index
A
Access Point 5
Access Point 1.5i
address management
addressing
addressing scheme
ANACOM
10
10
17
9
8
ANSI
C37.90.2
ANSI C12.2
ANSI C12.20
7
7
7
AP
Access Point
administration
cellular
configuration
Ethernet
5
17
5
18
5
hardware specifications
pinging
rebooting
recycling
types
17
7
7
5
B
backhaul 8
battery backup
BS-EN 62311
5 , 6
11
C
CE Mark 11
cellular AP
5
collector 4
concentrator
Conducted Immunity
4
7
D
data packet size 13
DDNS (Dynamic DNS)
Declaration of Conformity
Demand 4
17
9
11
Directive 1999/5/EC 11
Distribution Substation Backhaul
DNS (Domain Name System)
13
17
E
EC 60950-1 7
Electrical Fast Transients
electromagnetic susceptibility standard
electrostatic discharge standard
EMC standards
11
7
7
7
EN
300 220-1 v2.3.1 (2010-02)
300 220-2 v2.3.1 (2009-12)
55022 (2010)
55024(2010)
60950-22 2006
61000-3-2 (2006)
61000-3-3 (2008)
62311(2008)
encryption
Ethernet AP
ETSI EN
EU R&TTE Directive
11
11
11
11
11
11
9
5
11
10
11
11
F
FCC (Federal Communications Commission) 10
FHSS (Frequency Hopping, Spread Spectrum)
5
fiber 12
flapping
float
16
6
float life 7
G
GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) 12
GridScape
6
H
hardware specifications 9
humidity
humidity standard
10
7
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I
IBP (Infrastructure Battery Pack) 6
IEC
801.2
7
IEC 60068-2-1
IEC 60068-2-2
IEC 60068-2-27
IEC 60068-2-6
IEC 60068-2-8
IEC 60950-22
IEC 61000-4-11
IEC 61000-4-2
IEC 61000-4-3
IEC 61000-4-4
IEC 61000-4-5
IEC 61000-4-6
IEC 61000-4-8
Industry Canada
Infrastructure
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
10
6
Institut Luxembourgeois de Regulation
intelligent endpoints
IP (Internet Protocol)
IPv4 address
4
8
8
M
Magnetic Immunity 7
maintenance
microwave
12
12
Mobile data antenna 6
modem
mounting
8
4
mounting options 12
multicast
16
N
NAN
antenna
Neighborhood Area Network
NEBS 3 7
NIC
6
4
16
10
O
Ofcom 10
operating shock standard
operating temperature
Operating Temperature standard
operating vibration standard
7
10
7
7
P
Part 15.247 10
power connector
power requirements
6
7
R
R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC 11
radio standards
RavenX modem
receive sensitivity
redundant WAN
RF devices
RSS-210
11
17
10
12
8
10
S
Safety Standard for Information Technology
Equipment
safety standards
Satellite radios
security
Sierra Wireless AirLink PinPoint X
7
11
13
9
8
standards compliance
ANSI
C37.90.2
7
IEC
801.2
7
NEBS3
7
surge protection 12
surge withstand capability standard
7
T
take-out point 4
TELNET port 17
Te lu s
12
tunnel
8
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U
unicast 16
UtilityIQ
6
V
Voltage Dips & Interrupts 7
voltage range
10
W
WAN
failures
options
Wide Area Network
Wi-Fi
WiMAX
16
12
12
12 , 13
5
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