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ADTRAN TRACER 4106 Plan A manuel d'utilisation

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    612804206L2- 1A January 2004 TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual 12804106L2A T RACER 4106 System ( Plan A) 12804106L2B T RACER 4106 System ( Plan B) 12804206L2A T RACER 4206 System ( Plan A) 12804206L2B T RACER 4206 System ( Plan B)[...]

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    Trademarks TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual 2 © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 612804206L2-1A T rademarks Any brand names an d product names included in th is manual are trademarks, registered trademarks, or trade names of their respective holders. T o the Holder of the Manual The content s of this manual are current as o f the da te of publication. ADTRAN reser[...]

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    TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual Revision History 612804206L2-1A © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 3 Revision History Document Revision Date Description of Changes A November 2003 Initial release of manual. Notes pr ovide additiona l useful information. Cautions signify information that could pr event se rvice interruption. W arnings pr ovide information that cou[...]

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    Safety Instructions TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual 4 © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 612804206L2-1A Safety Instructions When using your teleph one equipment, please follow these basic safety precautions to reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or personal injury: 1. Do not use this prod uct near water , such as a bathtub, wash bowl, ki tchen sink, laundr[...]

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    TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual FCC-Required Information 612804206L2-1A © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 5 FCC-Required Information Federal Communications Co mmission Radio Frequency Inte rference S t atement 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 de[...]

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    FCC-Required Information TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual 6 © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 612804206L2-1A FCC Output Power Restrictions The FCC does not require licensing to implement th is device. License-free oper ation in the industrial, scientific, and medical band is documented in FCC Rules Part 15.247. It is th e responsibility of the individuals de sign[...]

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    TRACER 4106/4206 System Manua l Warranty and Cu stom er Service 612804206L2-1A © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 7 W arranty and Custo mer Service ADTRAN will repair and return this prod uct within the warranty period if it does not meet its published specifications or fails while in service. W arranty in formation can be found at www .adtran.com/warranty . Cus[...]

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    Customer Service, Product Support Informa tion, and Training TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual 8 © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 612804206L2-1A Post-Sale Support Y our reseller should serve as the firs t point of con tact for support. If ad ditional support is n eeded, the ADTRAN Support web site provides a variety of supp ort services such as a searchable knowl[...]

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    612804206L2-1A © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 9 T able of Content s Section 1 System Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 This section of ADTRAN’s TRACER 4106/420 6 System Manual is designed for use by net- work engineers, planners, and designers for ov ervi ew information about the TRACER 4106/4206[...]

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    Table of Contents TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual 10 © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 612804206L2-1A[...]

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    612804206L2-1A © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 11 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION This section of ADTRAN’ s TRACER 41 06/4206 System Manual is designed for use by network engineers, planners, and designers for overvie w in formation about the TRACER 41 06/4206. It contains general info rmation and describes physi cal and operational concepts, network relationships, prov[...]

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    Section 1 System Descriptio n T RACER 4106/4206 System Manual 12 © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 612804206L2-1A 1. SYSTEM OVERVIEW The ADTRAN TRACER ® 4106 and 4 206 wireless sy stems provide four independ ent T1 circuits over a wireless link for up to 30 miles (line-of-sight path req uired). As authorized un der Part 15.247 of the F CC Rules, the TRACER 410[...]

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    612804206L2-1A © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 13 MICROWAVE PATH ENGINEERING BASICS Explains the basics of anal yzing a wir eless micr owav e link or path. The significa nt parameters ar e defined, and several r ecommendations ar e offer ed. C ONTENT S Line-of-Sight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Section 2 Microwave Path Engineering Basics TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual 14 © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 612804206L2-1A[...]

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    TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual Section 2 Microwav e Path Engineering Basics 612804206L2-1A © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 15 1. LINE-OF-SIGHT The TRACER 4106 and 4206 systems are designed for operation in the license-fre e 2.400 to 2.4835 GHz and 5.725 GHz to 5.850 GHz industrial, scien tific and medical (ISM) bands, respecti vely . Radio wave propagati on i[...]

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    Section 2 Microwave Path Engineering Basics TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual 16 © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 612804206L2-1A Higher levels of fade margin indicate stronger pr otec tion against signal fading and a more reliable link. For most applications, 20 to 30 dB of fade mar gin should ensure a reliable link. The following sections further discuss the nec[...]

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    TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual Section 2 Microwav e Path Engineering Basics 612804206L2-1A © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 17 Figure 1. Example Microwave Path with Parameters The following sections furt her discuss the power budget analysis and its components. Antenna Gain Actual transmit and receive antenna ga in values depend strictly upon the physical char[...]

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    Section 2 Microwave Path Engineering Basics TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual 18 © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 612804206L2-1A Carrier W avelength ( λ) The carrier wavelength is the physic al wavelength of the main RF ca rrier being used for communication, and is usually appro ximated at the center frequency of th e ba nd (which is 2441.75 MH z for the TRACER [...]

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    TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual Section 2 Microwav e Path Engineering Basics 612804206L2-1A © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 19 T able 2 gives typical loss figures for some of th e more common coaxial cable types (per 100 feet). Path Loss ( L P ) Path loss is the estimated attenuation between the transmit and receive antennas caused by signal separation and sca[...]

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    Section 2 Microwave Path Engineering Basics TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual 20 © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 612804206L2-1A T able 3 lists path loss values for various path lengths for both 2. 4 GHz and 5.8 GHz systems. V a lues not listed in the table can be in terpolated from those listed. 5. RECEIVER SENSITIVITY Receiver sensitivity is a value expre ssed [...]

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    TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual Section 2 Microwav e Path Engineering Basics 612804206L2-1A © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 21 6. ANTENNA INFORMATION The overall wire less system is directly af fected by the antenna selection and in stallation. The following sections discuss several factors concerning antenna selection and installation. Antenna Alignment W ith[...]

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    Section 2 Microwave Path Engineering Basics TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual 22 © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 612804206L2-1A Antennas are also designed to radiate RF energy ef ficiently for a specific range of frequencies. Please consult the data sheet for your particul ar antenna make and model to ensure that it is specified to operate in the 2400 MH z to 24[...]

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    TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual Section 2 Microwav e Path Engineering Basics 612804206L2-1A © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 23 7. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS Path A vailability The path availability of a wireless link is a metric that expresses the fractional amoun t of time a link is available over some fixed amount of time, and depends on sev eral factors. Path ava[...]

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    Section 2 Microwave Path Engineering Basics TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual 24 © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 612804206L2-1A values normally used are listed below : Climate Climate Factor Description V ery Dry 1/8 desert regions T emperate 1/4 mainland, interior region Humid 1/2 humid and coast al regions[...]

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    612804206L2-1A © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 25 ENGINEERING GUIDELINES Pr ovides information to assist network designers with inco rporating the TRACER 41 06/4206 system into their networks. C ONTENT S Equipment Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Power Requirement[...]

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    Section 3 Engineering Guideli nes TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual 26 © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 612804206L2-1A 1. EQUIPMENT DIMENSIONS The TRACER 4106/4206 unit is 17.12” W , 9.34” D, and 1. 72” H and can be used in 19 or 23-inch rack -mo unt configurations. 2. POWER REQUIREMENT S The TRACER 4106/4206 system has a maxi mum power consumptio n of 20 W[...]

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    TRACER 4106/42 06 System Manu al Section 3 En gineering Guide lines 612804206L2-1A © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 27 4. REVIEWING THE TRACER 410 6/4206 REAR PANE L DESIGN Figure 2 identifies the various features o f the TRACER 4106/4206 rear panel and T able 1 on page 26 provides a brief description of each interface. Figure 2. TRACER 4106/4206 Rear Panel Ta[...]

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    Section 3 Engineering Guideli nes TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual 28 © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 612804206L2-1A RS-232 Connection (DB- 25) — T erminal Use The RS-232 connector provides a female DB-25 terminal co nnection (wired as a DCE interface), which is used for terminal access to the TRACER 4106/4206 system. The RS-232 port provides the following fu[...]

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    TRACER 4106/42 06 System Manu al Section 3 En gineering Guide lines 612804206L2-1A © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 29 RS-232 Connection (Modem Use) Modem controls, discussed in Section 5, User Inte rface Guide , enable or disable modem control through the RS-232 interface. When this option is enabled from a st andard terminal connection, all RS-232 communicat[...]

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    Section 3 Engineering Guideli nes TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual 30 © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 612804206L2-1A screen. T able 5 contains the w iring diagram needed for conn ecting the TRACER 4106/4206 RS-232 interface to a modem using the null modem adapter . T1 Connections (RJ-48C) The physical T1 interfaces are provided by eight RJ-48C jacks that comply[...]

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    TRACER 4106/42 06 System Manu al Section 3 En gineering Guide lines 612804206L2-1A © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 31 Alarm Cont act s (Plug-In T e rminal Block) An RF link down condition is indicat ed with both normally open ( NO ) and normally closed ( NC ) alarm contacts on the rear panel of the TRACER 4106/4206 sy stem . In no rmal operation, the NC conta[...]

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    Section 3 Engineering Guideli nes TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual 32 © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 612804206L2-1A 5. AT-A-GLANCE SPECIFICATIONS The following is a list of specificatio ns for the TRACER 4106/4206 system. Table 9. At-A-Glance Specificat ions Hardware Descrip tion Specification T ransmitter Output Power +20 dBm, max Frequency Range 2400 to 2483[...]

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    TRACER 4106/42 06 System Manu al Section 3 En gineering Guide lines 612804206L2-1A © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 33 User Interface Panel Alarm LEDs Diagnostics Line and Link Loopbacks Te s t P o i n t s RSSI and GND Alarms Normally Open (NO) and Norma lly Closed (NC) VT100 T erminal Menu Driven User Interface, Control of the Remote En d, Loopback T est, Opt[...]

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    Section 3 Engineering Guideli nes TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual 34 © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 612804206L2-1A[...]

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    612804206L2-1A © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 35 NETWORK T URNUP PROCEDURE Pr ovides shipment contents list, gr ounding instru ctions, mounting options, an d specifics of supplying power to the unit. C ONTENT S Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Section 4 Ne twork Turnup Pr ocedure TRACER 4106 /4206 System Manual 36 © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 612804206L2-1A 1. INTRODUCTION This section discusses the installa tion process of the TRACER 4106/4206 system. 2. T OOLS R EQUIRED The tools required for the installa tion of the TRACER 4106/4206 are: • VT100 terminal or PC wit h terminal emulation softw[...]

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    TRACER 4106/4206 System Manua l Section 4 Networ k Turnup Procedure 612804206L2-1A © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 37 Customer Provides The following items are necessary for the installati on of the TRACER 4106/4206 system and are not provided by ADTRAN: • 21 to 60 VDC power source (or AC adapter ava ilable from ADTRAN P/N 1280650L1), either polarity refere[...]

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    Section 4 Ne twork Turnup Pr ocedure TRACER 4106 /4206 System Manual 38 © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 612804206L2-1A T o designate the utilization of the ISM bandwidth, th ere are two dif ferent channel plans, labeled A and B. The letter of each channel plan settin g is preset by the factory and refers to the physical configuration of the diplexer filter in[...]

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    TRACER 4106/4206 System Manua l Section 4 Networ k Turnup Procedure 612804206L2-1A © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 39 6. SUPPLYING POWER TO THE UNIT The TRACER 4106/4206 can operate from a supply be tween 21 and 60 VDC, with either polarity referenced to ground. Power supp lies sh ou ld be able to provide up to 30 watts at the selected voltage. A dual pin ter[...]

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    Section 4 Ne twork Turnup Pr ocedure TRACER 4106 /4206 System Manual 40 © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 612804206L2-1A Figure 3. 19-inch Rackmount Illustration Figure 4. 23-inch Rackmount Illustration 8. CONNECTING THE T1 INTERFACE The physical T1 interface is provided using four RJ -48C jacks for transmit an d receive. The provided straight through T1 interf[...]

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    612804206L2-1A © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 41 USER INTERFACE GUIDE Pr ovides detailed descriptions of all menu options and configuration parame ters available for the TRACER 4106/4206. This section of ADTRAN’ s TRACER 4106/4206 Syst em Manual is designed for use by network administrators and others who will configure and pr ovision the system. It co nta[...]

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    Section 5 User Interface Guide TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual 42 © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 612804206L2-1A 1. NAVIGATING THE T ERMINAL MENU The TRACER 4106/4206 menu system can be accessed with a VT100 compatib le terminal that is connected to the RS-232 port locate d on the back of the unit and set to 9600 bits per second, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and n[...]

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    TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual Section 5 User In terfa ce Guide 612804206L2-1A © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 43 Navigating using the Keyboard Keys Y ou can use various keystrokes to move thro ugh the te rminal menu, to manage a terminal menu session, and to configure the system. Moving Through the Menus Session Manage ment Keystrokes 2. T ERMINAL MENU AND S[...]

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    Section 5 User Interface Guide TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual 44 © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 612804206L2-1A 3. MENU DESCRIPTIONS The remainder of this sec tion describes the TRACER 4106/420 6 menus and submenus. >TRACER S YSTEM S TAT US Figure 2 shows the TRACER 4106/ 4206 System S t atus menu page. The status of major system components for both sides [...]

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    TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual Section 5 User In terfa ce Guide 612804206L2-1A © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 45 D. T1 Status (E rror/Alarm Only) A visual status of current errors/alarms on the T1 interfaces (for both the local and remote TRACER systems) is provided on the TR ACER 4106/4206 System Status menu page. T1A through T1D displayed in reverse highli[...]

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    Section 5 User Interface Guide TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual 46 © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 612804206L2-1A >M AIN M ENU The TRACER 4106/4206 Main Menu page provides access to all other configuration/status pages. Figure 3 shows the TRACER 410 6 /4206 Main Menu page. Figure 3. TRACER 4106/4206 Main Menu From the keyboard, use the u p and down arrow key[...]

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    TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual Section 5 User In terfa ce Guide 612804206L2-1A © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 47 >TRACER S YSTEM O PTION S Figure 4 shows the TRACER 4106 /4206 System Options menu page . System option parameters fo r both the local and remote TRACER 4106/4206 units are available through this menu page. Figure 4. TRACER 4106/4206 System Op [...]

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    Section 5 User Interface Guide TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual 48 © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 612804206L2-1A >TRACER S YSTEM O PTION S > RF B ANDPLAN Sets the bandplan for the TRACER 4106/4206. Each channel is divided into three bandplans (1, 2, or 3). Both local and remote TRACER 4106 /4206 must be configured with the same bandpla n (1, 2, or 3) but[...]

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    TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual Section 5 User In terfa ce Guide 612804206L2-1A © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 49 Both ends of the TRACER link must be set to the sa me number of active T1 ports. Th e TRACER 4106/4206 comes factory programmed with A CTIVE T1 P ORTS set to 4 X T1 . >TRACER S YSTEM O PTION S > M ODEM C ONTR OL Configures the modem control [...]

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    Section 5 User Interface Guide TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual 50 © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 612804206L2-1A >TRACER S YSTEM O PTION S > P ERFOR MANCE S TA TS (C LEAR ) Resets all system error counters for the TRACER 4106/4206. >TRACER L INK P ER FORMANCE H ISTORY Figure 7 shows the TRACER 4106/ 4206 Link Performan ce Histor y menu page, which dis[...]

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    TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual Section 5 User In terfa ce Guide 612804206L2-1A © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 51 >T1 X S TA T U S /C ONFIGURATION /L OOPBACK Figure 8 shows the T1x S tatus/Configuratio n/Loopback menu page, which d isplays a real-time graphical representation for the T1x link usin g data from both the local and remo te TRACER 4106/4206 uni[...]

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    Section 5 User Interface Guide TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual 52 © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 612804206L2-1A >T1 X S TA T U S /C ONFIGURATION /L OOPBACK > T1 X L INE B UILD O UT Configures the T1 for the appropriate line buildout, b ased on the distance to the T1 equipment. By default, the line buildout for the TRACER 4106/4206 is 0 dB/133 FT . >T[...]

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    TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual Section 5 User In terfa ce Guide 612804206L2-1A © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 53 >T1 X S TA T U S /C ONFIGURATION /L OOPBACK > L OOP /N ORMAL S TAT E > L INK [R EMOTE ] Activates a loopback at the remote TRACER 4106/4206 T1 framer towards the local end of the wireless link (see Figure 10). Use the remote L INK loopbac[...]

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    Section 5 User Interface Guide TRACER 4106/4206 System Manual 54 © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 612804206L2-1A >T1 X P ERFORM ANCE H ISTOR Y Figure 13 shows the T1x Performance History menu pa ge, which displays detailed error statistics for the T1 link (from both the local and re mote TRACER 4106/4206 units) in 15-minute and 24-hour increments. Figure 13[...]

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    612804206L2-1A © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 55 T ROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Pr ovides helpful information for troubleshooting common c on figuration pr oblems for the TRACER 4106/4206. C ONTENT S Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 LED Indicators[...]

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    Section 6 Troublesho oting Guide TRACER 4106/4206 System Ma nual 56 © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 612804206L2-1A 1. OVERVIEW This troubleshooting guide provides recommended actions for various conditions of the TRACER 4106/4206 system. The status LEDs (located on the front panel of the unit) provide informa tion to help determine the necessary troubleshooti[...]

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    TRACER 4106/4206 Syste m Manual Section 6 Tr oubleshooting Guide 612804206L2-1A © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 57 RF LOW LED If the RF LOW LED is ON (solid red), it is an indicator that th e received signal is ap proaching 0 V of RSSI. This condition is typically indicative of a path or installation problem. Recommended Actions: 1. V erify the far-end transm[...]

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    Section 6 Troublesho oting Guide TRACER 4106/4206 System Ma nual 58 © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 612804206L2-1A Blue Alarm A remote alarm (alarm indication signal or AIS) is generated by the attached equipment . The root cause must be determined at the attached equipment. A typical cause of a blue alarm is a lack of input to a CSU. Recommended Actions: 1. [...]

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    TRACER 4106/4206 Syste m Manual Section 6 Tr oubleshooting Guide 612804206L2-1A © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 59 5. INST ALLING/T ROUBLESHOOTI NG THE TRAC ER HARDWARE 1. Perform a detailed path profile and link budget for each TRACER 4106/4206 microwave link. A thorough path study can be used to estimate signal power budgets, fade margins at each receiver ,[...]

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    Section 6 Troublesho oting Guide TRACER 4106/4206 System Ma nual 60 © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 612804206L2-1A at all. If the RF DOWN LED is not illuminated, then the TR ACER 4106/4206 units are receiving a suitable RF signal. Suitable RF power levels for low error rate communication will range from -30 dBm to -100 dBm (TRACER 4106) or -30 dBm to -96 d Bm[...]