GE HC HP manual

GE MD S Int r epid-HC HP Wire less B road ban d Trans c ei ver Ver si on 1.x Referenc e Ma nual Part # 05- 4811A01, Rev. A[...]

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Table of Content s Chapter 1 Ins tallatio n .................................................................................... 1-1 Ge ner al ...................................................................................................................................... 1 -1 1+0 /1 +1 I nst al la t i on ......................................[...]

Safety Prec aution s & Declar ed Material Fiber Optic Line Precautions Befo re t ur ning o n the e qui pm ent , m ak e s u re th at t he f iber o pt ic cable is intact an d is conn ec t ed to th e t rans mitter. Do not at tempt to ad j ust the l aser dr ive cur rent. Do no t use br oken or non-t erm inate d fi ber opti c cable s/c onnect ors or[...]

Safety Prec aution s & Declar ed Material (c ontin ued) Static el ectricity may c ause bodily har m, as well as harm to elect ronic compone nts inside the devic e. Anyone respo nsible for the ins tallation o r mai ntenance of the IDU must use an ESD Wrist Strap. ESD protection me asures must be obse rved when touchin g the IDU. To prevent d a m[...]

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GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1- 1 Chapt er 1: Inst allat io n Gene ra l This guide provides installation pr ocedures for the following GE MDS Intrepid-HC HP systems: GE MDS Intrepid-HC HP 1+0/1+1 configur a tion GE MDS Intrepid-HC HP 2+2 XP IC configuration GE MDS I ntrepid-HC HP N+ 1 configuration Ab out GE MD S I ntre pid -HC [...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1-2 2+0 C onfi gurati on The GE M DS I ntrepid-HC HP RFU w orks togethe r w it h Intre pid- HC, Intr epid-HC HP / T, and Intr epid-HC 64P , whic h ar e modular ne twor k conne c tivity IDUs designed to m eet gr owing market demands for inc rea sed spectral- effici ent sys tems . GE MDS Intrepid-HC is[...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1- 3 About the GE MDS I ntre pid-H C H P OC Bs GE MDS Intrepid-HC HP RFUs and OC B s (Outdoor Cir c ulator B locks) can be chaine d in diff e rent ways for diffe rent conf igurations. Two type s of OCBs can be used: Type 1 O CB Type 2 O CB The main diff e re nc e be tween the two types are the cir cu[...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1-4 1+0/ 1+1 Insta llation This se ction describes the installation pr ocedure for GE MDS I ntrepid-HC H P in a 1+ 0 or 1+1 configura tion. The components involve d in this procedure include the f ollow ing:  RFU  OCB  Han g e r Ki t  Pole M ount Kit Assem bli ng t he RFU and OCB The RFU [...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1- 5 3. Ge ntly slide the R FU in the OCB, making sure that the two empty space s in the RFU correspond to the f ilter positions on the O C B . 4. T ighten the Allen H ead scre w s to the OCB using a n A lle n wre nch. OCB Seal ing Gask et[...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1-6 Assem bli ng t he Ha nger Kit The Hanger Kit is use d to connec t two RFUs and O C Bs to the P ole Mount K it. It consists of a single meta l plate. To assem ble the Hanger Kit togethe r w ith the RFU a nd O C B : 1. Plac e the RFU on the floor and hold it upright, a s sho wn in the photo below. [...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1- 7 Assem bli ng t he Pol e Mo unt Ki t The Pole Mount Kit is use d to connect the Hanger Kit (together with the RFU and OCB) to the pole. The kit consists of a single m et a l pla te w ith a clamp assem bly. Imp o rt ant: The diameter of the pole upon whic h the kit is mounted must be between 50 mm[...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1-8 Assem bli ng t he Ha nger Kit (w it h RF U and OCB) and P ol e Mo unt Ki t To assem ble the Hanger Kit and the Pole Mount Kit: 1. Lif t the Hange r Kit with the faste ne d RFU and O C B , and hang it, using the Hange r Bend, on the Pole Mount Kit, as shown in the follow ing illustrations. Hanger [...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1- 9 2. F a sten the Ha nger K it to the Pole Mount K it using 4 large (M-10 type) screws, as sho w n in the f ollow ing illustration. Scr ews fas ten ing the Hanger Ki t to the Side view of the Hanger Kit a ssemb led on the P ole Mount Ki t.[...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1-10 Each Pole Mount Kit ca n accommodate tw o R FU s and OCB units, as shown in the following illustr a tion. Cou plers[...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1- 11 RFU C abl e Con nect ions The RFU cable connec tors are loca te d on the bottom of the RFU, as shown in the f ollow ing photo: The conne ctions include the follow ing: XPIC/RSL For XPIC f unc tiona lity and r a dio signal m onitor ing. IF Connec ts the RFU to the IDU. Grou nd Use d for ele c tr[...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1-12 2+2 XPIC Installation This se ction describes the installation pr ocedure for GE MDS I n tr epid-HC H P in a 2+2 XPIC configura tion. Flexible W aveguide Connection to Main Horizontal and Vertical A nten na Por ts Elliptical Waveguide / Waveguid e-t o- Coax Conn ect i on t o Diversi t y H ori zo[...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1- 13 Instal latio n Comp one n ts Instal latio n Proce dure 1. Connec t both pole mount kits to the pole . If the RFU s are to be assembled one above the other, th ere should be a minimum distanc e of 40 cm between the tw o pole mount kits, a s shown in the following illustra tion. 40 cm M10 Sc rews[...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1-14 Imp o rt ant: The diameter of the pole upon whic h the kit is mounted must be betwee n 50 mm ( 2") and 125 mm (5"). 2. Connec t shorts and 50 ohm termina tions on all OCB s (shorts on ma in antenna ports, 50 ohm terminations on diversity a ntenna ports). 3. Assemble both couplers on th[...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1- 15 8. Connec t the fle xible w av e guide s to the antenna s, a s shown in the illustra tion above (V and H poles are selec ted as required - in the illustration a bove they are s ele cted arbitrar ily). Main Antenna H Pole Po r t Div er s ity An te n n a H Po le Po r t X PIC Cables Main Antenna V[...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1-16 N+1 Split Mount Installation This se ction describes the installation pr ocedure for GE MDS I n tr epid-HC H P in a n N +1 split mount configur ation, where N is less than or equal to 5. A split m ount N+1 configuration is a chieved using T ype-1 and Type-2 OCBs alterna tively. Two T ype 1 and T[...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1- 17 Not e : Whe n installing an N+ 1 conf iguration, assemble the OCBs in an inverte d order, to mainta in the same branc hing loss bet w een the carriers, as shown in the following illustra tion. Site A Site B C1 C2 C3 C3 C2 C1[...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1-18 Installation Configur ation Illustrations This se ction provides illustra tions of different GE M D S I ntr epid- H C HP insta lla tion conf igur ations. Note that in this se ction, the follow ing abbre viations are used: HSB - Hot Standby FD - Frequenc y Diver sity SD - Space D iversity DP - Du[...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1- 19 1+0 & 1+ 0 Space Di versity TX Fil te r RX F i l t e r RX F i l t e r TX RX M RX D TX f1 R X f1 R X f1 OC B typ e 1 RF U 50 ohm Fle x ib le W G 1 + 0 Conf i gura t i on 1 + 0 S D Conf igur a t ion B.L W .G M. P S. P 1+0 M. A D. A M. A D. A 0d B 0 . 5 d B N/ A N/ A N/ A N/ A N/ A N/ A B.L W [...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1-20 1+1 Hot S tand by & 1+1 H ot Stand by Spa ce Diver sity 1 + 1 HS B Conf igur a t ion B.L W . G M. P S. P 1+1 HS B M. A D. A M. A D. A 1. 6/ 1. 8dB 0. 5d B N/ A N/ A N/ A N/ A 7/ 7. 4dB 0. 5d B TX Fil t e r RX F i l t e r RX F i l t e r TX RX M RX D TX f1 R X f1 R X f1 OCB typ e 2 RF U TX Fil[...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1- 21 1+1 Frequ ency D iversity & 1+1 Freq uency Diver sity + Space Diversity B.L W .G M. P S. P 1+0 F D M. A D. A M. A D. A 0. 25dB 0. 5d B N/ A N/ A N/ A N/ A N/ A N/ A 1 + 1 FD Conf i gura t ion 50ohm T er m inat ion 1 S hort 4 U B end W G T y pe 1 1 F lex W G 1.2m 1 S P A ntenna 1 I DC + Ch a[...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1-22 1+1 Space Di versi ty BBS 1 + 1 S D BB S Conf i gura t i on B.L W . G M. P S. P 1+0 S D B BS M. A D. A M. A D. A 0d B 0 . 5 d B N/ A N/ A N/ A N/ A 0d B 0 . 5 d B TX Fil te r RX F i l t e r RX F i l t e r TX RX M RX D TX f1 R X f1 R X f1 OC B typ e 1 RF U 50 ohm TX Fil te r RX F i l t e r RX F i[...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1- 23 2+0 Dual Pol e & 2+0 Spac e Diversity Dual P ole 2 + 0 DP Conf i gura t ion 2 + 0 S D DP Conf igur a t i on B.L W .G M. P S. P 2+0 S D DP A M. A D. A M. A D. A 0. 5dB 0. B 1. 5/ 2. 5dB* N/ A N/ A N/ A N/ A 0d B * Co ax Cabl e 3. 5/ 5dB B.L W .G M. P S. P 2+0 DP A M. A D. A M. A D. A 0d B 0 [...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1-24 2+0 Single P ole & 2+0 Sp ace Diver sity S ingle Pole 2 + 0 S P C onf i gur a t ion 2 + 0 S D S P Conf i gur a t ion TX Fil t e r RX F i l t e r RX F i l t e r TX RX M RX D TX f1 ' R X f1 R X f1 OCB typ e 2 8 GHz RF U U bends WG TX Fil t e r RX F i l t e r RX F i l t e r TX RX M RX D TX[...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1- 25 2+2 Hot Sta ndby Dual P ole TX Fil te r RX F i l t e r RX F i l t e r TX RX M RX D TX f1 R X f1 R X f1 OC B typ e 2 RF U TX Fil te r RX F i l t e r RX F i l t e r TX RX M RX D TX f1 R X f1 R X f1 RF U 50 ohm OC B typ e 2 50 ohm TX Fil te r RX F i l t e r RX F i l t e r TX RX M RX D TX f1 '[...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1-26 2+2 Hot Sta ndby Sin gle Pol e TX Fil te r RX F i l t e r RX F i l t e r TX RX M RX D TX f2 R X f2 R X f2 OC B typ e 2 RF U TX Fil te r RX F i l t e r RX F i l t e r TX RX M RX D TX f1 R X f1 R X f1 OC B typ e 1 RF U 50 ohm TX Fil te r RX F i l t e r RX F i l t e r TX RX M RX D TX f2 R X f2 R X [...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1- 27 2+2 Space Diver sity Du al Pole 2 + 2 S D DP Conf i gura t ion B.L W .G M. P S. P 2+2 S D DP A M. A D. A M. A D. A 0. 5dB 1. 6/ 1. 8dB 1. 5/ 2. 5dB* * Co ax Cabl e 3. 5/ 5dB 1. 6/ 1. 8dB 7/ 7. 4dB 0. 5d B 7/ 7. 4dB 1. 5/ 2. 5dB* TX Fil t e r RX F i l t e r RX F i l t e r TX RX M RX D TX f1 R X [...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1-28 2+2 Space Diver sity Sin gle Pole 2 + 2 S D S P Conf i gura t ion TX Fil t e r RX F i l t e r RX F i l t e r TX RX M RX D TX f2 R X f2 R X f2 OCB typ e 2 RF U TX Fil t e r RX F i l t e r RX F i l t e r TX RX M RX D TX f1 R X f1 R X f1 OCB typ e 1 RF U 50 ohm TX Fil t e r RX F i l t e r RX F i l [...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1- 29 2+2 Frequ ency D iversity S i ngle Pole B.L W .G M. P S. P 2+2 F D S P A M. A D. A M. A D. A 0. 75dB 1d B N/ A N/ A N/ A N/ A N/ A N/ A TX Fil te r RX F i l t e r RX F i l t e r TX RX M RX D TX f3 RX f3 RX f3 OC B typ e 2 RF U TX Fil te r RX F i l t e r RX F i l t e r TX RX M RX D TX f1 RX f1 R[...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1-30 2+2 Hot Sta ndby Fre quency Div ersity Dual Pole 2 + 2 HS B FD DP Conf i gur a t ion B.L W . G M. P S. P 2+2 F D DP A M. A D. A M. A D. A 0. 25dB 0. 5d B N/ A N/ A N/ A N/ A N/ A N/ A TX Fil te r RX F i l t e r RX F i l t e r TX RX M RX D TX f3 R X f3 R X f3 OC B typ e 2 RF U TX Fil te r RX F i [...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1- 31 2+2 Frequ ency Di versity / Space Diver sity Dual Pole 2 + 2 SD/F D D P C on f igu ra t ion TX Fil te r RX F i l t e r RX F i l t e r TX RX M RX D TX f3 R X f3 R X f3 OC B typ e 2 RF U TX Fil te r RX F i l t e r RX F i l t e r TX RX M RX D TX f1 R X f1 R X f1 OC B typ e 1 RF U TX Fil te r RX F [...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1-32 N+1 S ystems 4 + 1 FD DP Conf igur a t ion TX Fil t e r RX F i l t e r RX F i l t e r TX RX M RX D TX f3 R X f3 R X f3 OCB typ e 2 RF U TX Fil t e r RX F i l t e r RX F i l t e r TX RX M RX D TX f1 R X f1 R X f1 OCB typ e 1 RF U TX Fil t e r RX F i l t e r RX F i l t e r TX RX M RX D TX f5 R X f[...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1- 33 IF IF IF IF IF N MS & WAYSI D E PO WER IDM S w itch car d ( X C) IDM IDM S TM-1 S TM-1 S TM-1 IDC IDC IDC ID M S TM-1 IF IF IF IF IF N MS & WAYSI D E PO WER S w itch Ca r d ( X C) IDM S TM-1 IDC IDC Inter -she l f X C cabl e IDM S TM-1 5 + 1 FD DP Conf igur a t ion TX Fil t e r RX F i l[...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1-34 4 + 1 FD S D DP Conf i gura t i on TX Fil te r RX F i l t e r RX F i l t e r TX RX M RX D TX f3 R X f3 R X f3 OC B typ e 2 RF U TX Fil te r RX F i l t e r RX F i l t e r TX RX M RX D TX f1 R X f1 R X f1 OC B typ e 1 RF U TX Fil te r RX F i l t e r RX F i l t e r TX RX M RX D TX f5 R X f5 R X f5 [...]

GE MD S Intre p id-H C HP Ins ta lla tion Gu ide 1- 35 IF IF IF IF IF N MS & WAYSI D E PO WER IDM S w itch ca rd ( X C ) IDM IDM S TM-1 S TM-1 S TM-1 IDC IDC IDC ID M S TM-1 IF IF IF IF IF N MS & WAYSI D E PO WER S w it ch Car d ( X C) IDM S TM-1 IDC IDC Inter -she l f X C cabl e IDM S TM-1 5 + 1 FD S D DP Conf igur a t i on TX Fil t e r RX[...]

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MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation 2-1 Chapt er 2: Initi al Syst em Setup Gene ra l Af te r the system is insta lled and tested, and ante nna alignment is pe rformed, the ne xt step is initial IDU se tup and configur ation. Initial se tup procedure s are performe d on a craft termina l via a ser ia l port connec tion. Not e: Configur [...]

2-2 MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation - Setting up exte rn al a larms Conne cting the Line Interfa ces Initial Setup using the Craft Terminal The follow ing p r oc edures a re perf ormed after the RFU a nd antenna are installed. Co nn ect ing to t h e I DU vi a Se ri al Por t Tur n the IDU power switch ON. On the fr ont p ane l of th[...]

GE MDS I ntrep id -HC HP Ins ta lla tion G u ide 2-3 Defining IP Addresses Bef or e you can configur e the MDS Intr e pid-HC HP sys te m , you ne e d to define IP addresse s using the craft term inal. The MDS Intrepid-H C HP includes two IP interf aces: a n E thernet interfac e , and a seria l interfa ce. Eac h interf a ce has its ow n IP address a[...]

2-4 MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation To defi ne IP Ad d resses: 1. In the main te r mina l prog ram menu, se le ct Co nfi gu ra ti on . 2. S ele ct IDC . 3. S ele ct Basic . 4. S ele ct IP a nd define the addresse s as d e sc ribe d above. Imp o rt ant After you set up IP addresses, r e start the IDU to a c tiva te the m. Setu p Opt[...]

GE MDS I ntrep id -HC HP Ins ta lla tion G u ide 2-5 Additional Se tup Using the NMS Some of the initial se tup procedures require the use of The NM S. Once initia l setup is complete, use The NMS to run the system on a daily ba sis. Conne cti ng to t he Et hernet Por t 1. Con nect a crossed E thernet cable from your PC to the E thernet Port. If th[...]

2-6 MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation Star ting the NMS 1. S ele ct Sta r t , Pr o g ra ms , NM S , NM S El e me nt Ma na g er . The NMS Login w indo w a ppears. NMS Login W indow 2. Ente r the IP addre ss of the IDU, and the SNMP com m unity ( for SNMP protocol access). 3. F or User Na me use ad m in and for Pas sword us e adm in (d[...]

GE MDS I ntrep id -HC HP Ins ta lla tion G u ide 2-7 Settin g the L ocal TX Fr equen cy Cha nnel If the TX frequenc y was previously def ined using the HyperTerminal, use this sc r e en only to verif y that the c orr ect frequen cy was set . 1. S ele ct Configur ation, RFU Left/Right, RFU Con fig u ration , or click the RFU icon in the tool bar. At[...]

2-8 MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation Or clic k the up/dow n ar r o ws in the TX Channel field to selec t the cha nnel (the fr e quency will be updated accord ingly) . For the Fre qu ency Contro l area, note the following: Only one standa rd is g ene r ally show n , pre determine d by the ODU pa r a me te rs. When the standa r d is u[...]

GE MDS I ntrep id -HC HP Ins ta lla tion G u ide 2-9 Specifyi ng Sys tem Infor mation To specif y system information: 1. S ele ct File , Local/Remot e , System Information . , or c l ick the S ystem Information ic on . System I nformation Window 2. I n the Curr ent Ti me a rea , click Da t e/ T i me Co nf i g u r a ti o n and set the date and time [...]

2-10 MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation Local / Re m ote Tr ans port Confi gurat i on The Loca l/R em ote Tra nsport C onf igura tion window a l lows you to change thre s hold le vels for the radio and alarms, and to conf igure special transmission pa rame ters. This is r e commended for advance d users only. Not e: You w ill need to [...]

GE MDS I ntrep id -HC HP Ins ta lla tion G u ide 2-11 Trap Forwarding C onfiguration Window 2. I n the Ma nagers IP Addr ess area, spec if y the IP addresses of the manager s to which you want traps to be sent. For eac h ma nager IP you specify, spe c if y the Trap P ort , and for Sen d Trap for Alar ms with Sev e ri ty , sele ct the seve rity filt[...]

2-12 MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation Ext erna l Ala rms Set up The proc edu re d eta ile d in this sec tion is requir ed only i f a larms g ene rated by e xte rna l equipme nt are connec ted to the IDU, or if the IDU alarm outputs ar e connected to other equipm ent (using the alarms I/ O conne c tor). 1. S ele ct Co nfi gu ra ti on[...]

GE MDS I ntrep id -HC HP Ins ta lla tion G u ide 2-13 The ala r m outputs a r e Form C Relays. Eac h output relay provide s three pins, as follow s: Normal l y Open (NO ) Norma lly Closed (NC) Com mon ( C) Output a larms c a n be defined as any of the following: Major Minor Warning Exte rnal Power BE R Line Loopba ck LOF IDU ODU Cable Remo te The d[...]

2-14 MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation Initial Setup for Intrepid-H C HP/T IDU Ini tial S e t up St e p s for up to 9+1 Conf igu ration Casc ading t w o Intr e pid-HC HP/T IDUs at each site enables a configura tion of up to 9 + 1 (10 carriers) , or XPIC 7+1 with two a dditional carrier s . The setup ste ps for a conf iguration of up [...]

GE MDS I ntrep id -HC HP Ins ta lla tion G u ide 2-15 Defining IP Addresses Bef or e you can configur e the Intrepid-HC HP/T system, you need to define f our IP a ddr esses using the craft term inal. The Intr epid-HC HP/T inc ludes three levels of two IP interfa c es: a n Etherne t interface, a nd a serial inte rfa c e. E ach interf ace has its o w[...]

2-16 MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation The follow ing f igur e illustr a tes an I ntrepid-HC HP/T management model fr o m an EMS/NMS point of view. Each IDC calcul ates its own IP ad dres s, co nsid ering ca scade s helf# and floo r#: # # * 3 floor shelf IPbase IP + + = whe re : IP base is dividable by 8 (i. e. = IPbase & 0xfffff[...]

GE MDS I ntrep id -HC HP Ins ta lla tion G u ide 2-17 Note that the Inb a nd byte s run through the uppe r leve l of the cluste r. The Ether net interface of every Networ k E leme nt ( NE) is assigned the C ID R= /29 subne t, i. e . subnet ma sk 255.255. 255.248. This allow s 6 elements to be communicate d ove r the inter fac e. These addresse s ca[...]

2-18 MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation 2. High pr otocol timing constraints (SNMP / TFTP ) are expected in I ntrepid-H C HP/T link c h ains due to the lar ge number o f hops ( each East/ West s ite add s t w o in -band ro uting hops), a nd a large number of managed IDC nodes. The follow ing slight optimization may be usef ul for a ch[...]

GE MDS I ntrep id -HC HP Ins ta lla tion G u ide 2-19 Imp o rt ant : After you set up IP addresses, resta r t the IDUs to activa te the m. 7. Repe at the ste ps above f or the remaining IDCs in the Intrepid-HC HP/T IDU. Setu p Opti ons in t he Te r m i na l Pr ogr a m The main menu in the terminal se tup program include s the follow ing options: Co[...]

2-20 MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation Ad diti ona l Set u p Us ing t he N MS Af te r you perf orm initial se tup via the terminal, some a dditiona l pr oce dur es should be performed via the NMS softw are. Not e: The information in this se ction is provided only for basic initial setup. More deta ile d info rmation a bout the NMS is[...]

GE MDS I ntrep id -HC HP Ins ta lla tion G u ide 2-21 Star ting the NMS 1. S ele ct Sta r t , Pr o g ra ms , NM S , NM S El e me nt Ma na g er . The NMS Login w indo w a ppears. NMS Login W indow 2. Ente r the IP addre ss of the second IDC, and the SNMP community (for SNMP protocol acce s s). If you are wor king in ca sc a ding mode, se lect the IP[...]

2-22 MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation Main NM S Window for Intrepid-HC HP /T Settin g the L ocal TX Fr equen cy Cha nnel If the TX frequenc y was previously de f ined using the HyperTe rminal, use the fre quen cy window in the NMS only to verif y that the correct freque n cy was set. Note that the con c e pt of N+ 1 system configura[...]

GE MDS I ntrep id -HC HP Ins ta lla tion G u ide 2-23 RFU Configuration W indow 2. In the Fre quen c y Control se ction, set the TX Channe l to the re quir e d c hannel. By default, it is s et to the first channe l. I f you are unsure of the re quir ed channel, ref er to the S ystem Descriptions guide for channel alloca tions. The fr equ ency o f t[...]

2-24 MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation Setti n g up t he N+1 Co nfigur ati on 1. S ele ct Prote ctio n, H/ W pro tecti on, H/ W pro tectio n typ e . H/W P rotection Ty pe Window 2. Click the Pr ote ction Topology dr op- down list and se lect the re quire d configur ation, as f ollows: HSB 1+1 - the upper level is activa ted with two [...]

GE MDS I ntrep id -HC HP Ins ta lla tion G u ide 2-25 9+1 - casca de mode, ten separate carrie rs w ith one pr otecte d. 3. S ele ct Prote ctio n, H/ W pro tecti on, H/ W pro tectio n c onfigura tion . The follow ing w indo w will appea r if the protec tion type you selecte d wa s between 1+1 and 9+1. H/W Protection C onfiguration Window 4. S ele c[...]

2-26 MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation first hitle ss fault. Whe n the fault is cleare d, the MUX will r eceive d ata fro m t wo sou rces: the +1 mod em, and its own modem, meaning the ne xt fault in this c hann el will be er r orless (if other car riers will f a il, the data will be hitless) . Reverti ve = Ca rrier# X MUX number X w[...]

GE MDS I ntrep id -HC HP Ins ta lla tion G u ide 2-27 System I nformation Window 2. I n the Curr ent Ti me a rea , click Da t e/ T i me Co nf i g u r a ti o n and set the date and time (in the format HH: MM:SS) . 3. T he read- only Des c rip tio n f ie ld pr ovides information about the GE MDS I ntr epid-HC HP system. 4. ( O ptional) In the Na m e [...]

2-28 MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation Local / Re m ote Tr ans port Confi gurat i on The Loca l/R em ote Tra nsport C onf igura tion window a l lows you to change thre s hold le vels for the radio and alarms, and to conf igure special transmission pa rame ters. This is r e commended for advance d users only and should be done in all [...]

GE MDS I ntrep id -HC HP Ins ta lla tion G u ide 2-29 Tra p For war din g Con figur ation This se ction expla ins how to set up a trap f orwar ding pl an. If your applica tion doe s not requir e trap for w arding, you can skip the follow ing procedure. 1. S ele ct Co nfi gu ra ti on , Ma nage ment Sys te m , Tra ps C o nfig ura tio n , o r c lick t[...]

2-30 MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation 3. I n the Send Tr a p fo r Alarm s of Group section, you deter mine which alarms will be se nt as SNMP traps to each man ager. In each manag er column , sel ect the ala rm types you want to include for tha t m a na ger. 4. I n the Trap Opti ons area, select S tand ard t r aps in clude seri a l [...]

GE MDS I ntrep id -HC HP Ins ta lla tion G u ide 2-31 Input/O utput External A larms Window Follow the ste ps be low for both the L ocal and R emote sides. The microc ontroller in the IDU reads alarm inputs (dry contac t) and tra nsmits them to the net w ork m a nagement system. T his allows Intre pid-H C HP/T to repor t exte r nal alarms tha t are[...]

2-32 MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation LOF IDU ODU Cable Remo te The default a lar m output setting for each relay is “Po wer”. The re lays may be connec ted to c ustomer - spe c if ic a pplications. R e f e r to A ppe ndix B f or det ails c oncerning the alar m connector pin assignments. 6. Af te r you comple te the configura ti[...]

MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation 3-1 Chapt er 3: Acceptance & Co mmissioning Procedures Gene ra l This c h apter provides the factory' s rec ommended Acceptance a nd Commissioning P r ocedure for the GE MDS Intre pid-HC HP. A ccepta nce a nd co m m issioning should be performed after initial se tup is complete. The purpose [...]

3-2 MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation Site A cceptan ce Pro cedu re The purpose of the follow ing pr oc e dur es is to verif y that all insta llation r e quirements were noted and checke d . Follow ing this procedure will ensure pr ope r, long- la sting, and safe opera tion of the pr oduct . The checklist be low sum ma rizes the inst[...]

MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation 3-3 SITE ACCEPTANC E CHECKLIST (conti nued) 4. OUT-D OOR UNIT Ty pe o f R FU m oun t: (D ire ct or R emo te mou nt) RFU is sec urel y mo unted to th e antenna or pole OK RFU is groun ded as per installation inst ructions OK RFU‘s polarization is as per l ink requ i rements OK RFU is ins t alled pro[...]

3-4 MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation SITE ACCEPTANC E CHECKLIST (conti nued) 7. FLEXI B LE W AVEGU I DE Fle xibl e W G typ e: Flexible W G is conn ect ed securely to R FU and An t enna OK Flexible WG c onnector is weather-proofed (sealed) at the RFU OK At the RF U, the f lexi bl e W G has a service/drip loop t o prevent mo i st ure [...]

MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation 3-5 SITE ACCEPTANC E CHECKLIST (conti nued) 11. REMARKS/NOTES 1 2 . GE NER AL I NF ORM ATI ON Name: Title: Company: Signature: Site accepted by: Da te: Name: Title: Company: Signature: Site approved by: Da te: Site Acce pt ance Che cklist Note s The follow ing notes provide important additiona l info[...]

3-6 MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation 2. Ante nna Ante nna is gr ounde d as per site spec if ications. S e e the third point in the Antenna Mounting sec tion above. Ante nna swa y braces a re fitted a nd installed correc tly, w he r e applica ble . T ypically, f o r an antenna of 1.2 m or larger, an extra sway brace is fitte d to the[...]

MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation 3-7 1+ 0 Commissioning Procedure Scope This se ction describes the recommende d commissioning tests f or a GE MDS Intrepid-HC HP radio link in a 1+0 configur ation. The purpose of the commissioning tests is to ve rify correc t a nd proper operation of the p roduc t. Co mmis sioni ng T est The follow [...]

3-8 MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation Management Veri f icat i on Install ne twork management software on the PC, and launch the program. Verif y that you ca n ma nage the link and tha t you are able to per form change s to the link conf iguration (frequ ency chan nel, T X po wer, sy ste m name , tim e & d ate, etc.) vi a NM S. V[...]

MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation 3-9 1+ 1 Commissioning Procedure Scope This se ction describes the recommende d commissioning tests f or a GE MDS Intrepid-HC HP radio link in 1+1 HSB (Hot Standby) a nd SD (Space Diversity) or FD (Fre que ncy Diversity) c o nf igurations (inter nal prote ction). The purpose of the commissioning test[...]

3-10 MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation err or-free operation for at least 1 hour. U se a physical loop between the splitters a t the far end. Switching Tes t s Define e ac h of the N channels as prefer r ed ( one a t a time) for err orless switching to the +1 channe l. The regular channe l supports hitless switc hing to the + 1 chann[...]

MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation 3-11 Inter opera bility Verifica tion Connec t the c ustom er e nd equipm e nt to the line interface s a nd verify correc t opera tion. Furthe r interopera bility te sts should be pe r fo rmed in accorda nce with the spe c if ic requir eme nts of the connec ted end e quipm ent. Management Veri f icat[...]

3-12 MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation 2+ 0 XPIC Commissioning Procedur e Scope This se ction describes the recommende d commissioning tests f or a GE MDS Intrepid-HC HP radio link in a 2+0 XPIC C o-Cha nnel-Dua l-Polariza tion c onf iguration. The purpose of the commissioning tests is to ve rify correc t a nd proper operation of the[...]

MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation 3-13 1. Power up drawer V on both ends of the link and record the RSL reading on one end. 2. Power off d raw er V on that end and power on drawer H. 3. Chec k the RSL obtaine d on this RFU on H pol, a nd compa re it to the RSL obtained by the RFU installe d on the V pol. 4. Verif y that XPI (Cross P [...]

3-14 MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation XPIC Recovery Verifi cat ion In orde r to ve r ify X P I C oper ation, simulate the fa ults describe d be lo w. 1 Discon nect the I DU-R FU cab le fo r each of th e dra wers (one at a time) , and verify that the other link is opera ting. 2 Discon nect the XPIC c able an d ch eck t hat th e relev[...]

MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation 3-15 GE MDS Intr epid-HC HP Commiss ioning Log The Commissioning L og is a n inte gral pa rt of the commissioning proce dure a nd should be fille d in for each installed link. The Commissioning L og ga the rs all re le v ant informa tion regarding the installe d link and contains a checklist of all r[...]

3-16 MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation GE M DS Intrepid-HC HP L I NK COMMISSIONING LOG (conti nued) 3. RFU S it e 1 Dr aw er s Right / Left S it e 2 Dr aw er s Right / Left RFU model: RFU p/n: RFU Ma in s/n: SW RFU : TX frequency ( MHz): Rx frequency ( MHz): Link ID: TX power (dBm): AT PC on /off: AT PC ref leve l: RFU Po larization:[...]

MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation 3-17 GE M DS Intrepid-HC HP L I NK COMMISSIONING LOG (conti nued) 6. C OMMIS SI ONING TESTS S it e 1 Dr aw er s Right / Left S it e 2 Dr aw er s Right / Left Front pane l LEDs: All green All green All green A ll green Line loopback: P as s Pass Pass Pass IDU loopback: Pass Pass Pass P ass RFU loopbac[...]

3-18 MDS I ntr epid-HC H P Installation and Operation GE M DS Intrepid-HC HP L I NK COMMISSIONING LOG (conti nued) 9. INSTA LLA TI ON IN FOR MAT ION Name: Company: Da te: Ins ta lled by : Signature: Name: Company: Da te: Commissione d by: Signature:[...]

GE M DS Intrepid-HC HP Installa t ion and Op erat ion A-1 Appendix A: Connector Pin-Outs Gene ral This a ppendix p rovide s pin-outs for IDU connectors, inc luding the following:  External Alar ms Con n ecto r  Prote ction Connector  8 x E1/T1 Connector  Mo dem- PPP Cro ss Cab le  Wayside C h anne l Connec t or s[...]

A-2 GE M DS Intrepid-HC HP Installa t ion and Op erat ion External Al arms Connector Pin-Out The Exter nal A l ar m s connector is a D -type 15 pin conn e c tor. Pin Sign al I/O Description 1 EXT_IN_1 Input External input alarm #1 2 EXT_IN_2 Input External input alarm # 2 3 EXT_IN_3 Input External input alarm #3 4 EXT_IN_4 Input External input alar[...]

GE M DS Intrepid-HC HP Installa t ion and Op erat ion A-3 Protection Co nnect or Pin-O ut The Pr ote ction c onnector for is an R j-45, 8-pin, male type conne ctor. Pin Left Ri ght Fun ction 1 1 GND 2 5 E_SLF_OUT 3 6 IDC TXD 4 7 Cable Echo 5 2 E_MT_IN 6 3 IDC RXD 7 4 NA 8 8 GND 8 x E1/T1 C onn ector Pi n-Out The 8 x E1/T1 connector is a 36- pin con[...]

A-4 GE M DS Intrepid-HC HP Installa t ion and Op erat ion Not es : • Shell is c onnected to I DU c hassis GND. • The follow ing pins ar e not connected: 27,28. Modem-PPP Cross Ca ble Pi n-Outs This se ction provides pin-outs f o r the cross cable insta lled between the dial- up modem and the PPP interface. DB9 t o DB9 C ross Cab le DB9 Male Con[...]

GE M DS Intrepid-HC HP Installa t ion and Op erat ion A-5 Wayside C han nel Con nector Pin-Outs The follow ing a r e pin-outs for Wayside c hannel inter faces. E1/T1 Connect or Pin- Out RJ-45 Male Conn ector Pin Signa l 1 Ch1_Rx+, Rece ive Positive - Primary 2 Ch1_Rx-, Receive Negative - Primary 3 Ch2_Rx+, Rece ive Positive - Secondary 4 Ch1_Tx+ , [...]

A-6 GE M DS Intrepid-HC HP Installa t ion and Op erat ion[...]

GE MD S Intre pi d-H C HP Ins tal lati on Gu ide B-1 Appendix B: PPP/SLI P Driver Instal lation Installation f or Windows 200 0/2003/XP 1. C lick Sta rt , S ettings , Netw or k and Dialup , M ake New Connec tion . 2. C lick Ne xt . 3. Mark Con nect directl y to a noth er co mput er. 4. C lick Ne xt . 5. Mark Gue st . 6. C lick Ne xt . 7. S ele ct C[...]

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GE MD S Intrepid-HC HP Installation and Operation C-1 Appendix C: Frequen cy Information Gene ral This a ppendix p r ovide s freque nc y informa tion f o r the GE MDS Intrepid-HC HP. Not e: For other freque ncy cha nnels not liste d in this a ppendix, please contact your factor y repre se ntative . Frequency Chan nels 6L GHz (5.85-6 .45 GHz) IT U- [...]

C-2 GE MDS In t repid-HC HP Instal l a ti on and O perat i on FCC 1 01. 14 7(i 7) T/ R Separ atio n n (L) Cente r Freq uency MHz n (H) Cent er Freq uency MHz 1 5935. 32 1 6187. 36 2 5945. 2 2 6197. 24 3 5955. 08 3 6207. 12 4 5964. 97 4 6217. 01 5 5974. 85 5 6226. 89 6 5984. 73 6 6236. 77 7 5994. 62 7 6246. 66 8 6004. 5 8 6256. 54 9 6014. 38 9 6266.[...]

GE MD S Intrepid-HC HP Installation and Operation C-3 IT U- R F. 3 84- 7 T/ R Separ atio n n (L) Cente r Freq uency MHz n (H) Cente r Freq uency MHz 1 5955. 00 1 621 5.00 2 6015. 00 2 627 5.00 3 6075. 00 3 633 5.00 260 4 6135. 00 4 639 5.00 IT U- R F. 4 97- 6 [0 ] T/ R Separ atio n n (L) Cente r Freq uency MHz n (H) Cent er Freq uency MHz 1 594 1.0[...]

C-4 GE MDS In t repid-HC HP Instal l a ti on and O perat i on 6H GHz (6.45-7.1 GHz ) IT U- R F. 3 84- 7 T/ R Separ atio n n (L) Cente r Freq uency MHz n (H) Cente r Freq uency MHz 1 6460. 00 1 6800. 00 2 6500. 00 2 6840. 00 3 6540. 00 3 6880. 00 4 6580. 00 4 6920. 00 5 6620. 00 5 6960. 00 6 6660. 00 6 7000. 00 7 6700. 00 7 7040. 00 340 8 6740. 00 8[...]

GE MD S Intrepid-HC HP Installation and Operation C-5 12 6705 12 6865 40 1 653 5 1 657 5 7 GHz (7.1-7.9 GHz ) IT U- R 3 85 -7 [ 1] T/ R Separ atio n n (L) Cente r Freq uency MHz n (H) Cent er Freq uency MHz 1 744 2 1 7596 2 747 0 2 7624 3 749 8 3 7652 4 752 6 4 7680 154A 5 755 4 5 7708 IT U- R 3 85 -7 [ 1] T/ R Separ atio n n (L) Cente r Freq uency[...]

C-6 GE MDS In t repid-HC HP Instal l a ti on and O perat i on ITU-R 385-7 [1] T/R Separation n (L) Center Frequency MHz n (H) Center Frequency MHz 1 7442 1 7687 2 7470 2 7715 3 7498 3 7743 4 7526 4 7771 5 7554 5 7799 6 7582 6 7827 7 7610 7 7855 245 8 7638 8 7883 ITU-R 385-7 [0] T/R Separation n (L) Center Frequency MHz n (H) Center Frequency MHz 1 [...]

GE MD S Intrepid-HC HP Installation and Operation C-7 ITU-R 385-7 [0] T/ R Separ atio n n (L) Cente r Freq uency MHz n (H) Cent er Freq uency MHz 1 726 3.5 1 7424. 5 2 729 1.5 2 7452. 5 3 731 9.5 3 7480. 5 4 734 7.5 4 7508. 5 5 737 5.5 5 7536. 5 11 7270. 5 11 7431. 5 12 7298. 5 12 7459. 5 13 7326. 5 13 7487. 5 14 7354. 5 14 7515. 5 21 7277. 5 21 74[...]

C-8 GE MDS In t repid-HC HP Instal l a ti on and O perat i on IT U- R 3 85 -7 [ 0] T/ R Separ atio n n (L) Cente r Freq uency MHz n (H) Cente r Freq uency MHz 1 743 8.5 1 7599. 5 2 746 6.5 2 7627. 5 3 749 4.5 3 7655. 5 4 752 2.5 4 7683. 5 5 755 0.5 5 7711. 5 11 7445. 5 11 7606. 5 12 7473. 5 12 7634. 5 13 7501. 5 13 7662. 5 14 7529. 5 14 7690. 5 21 [...]

GE MD S Intrepid-HC HP Installation and Operation C-9 IT U- R 3 85 -7 [ 0] T/ R Separ atio n n (L) Cente r Freq uency MHz n (H) Cent er Freq uency MHz 1 756 3.5 1 7724. 5 2 759 1.5 2 7752. 5 3 761 9.5 3 7780. 5 4 764 7.5 4 7808. 5 5 767 5.5 5 7836. 5 11 7570. 5 11 7731. 5 12 7598. 5 12 7759. 5 13 7626. 5 13 7787. 5 14 7654. 5 14 7815. 5 21 7577. 5 [...]

C-10 GE MDS In t repid-HC HP Instal l a ti on and O perat i on IT U- R 3 85 -7 [ 3] T/ R Separ atio n n (L) Cente r Freq uency MHz n (H) Cente r Freq uency MHz 1 7457 1 762 5 2 7485 2 765 3 3 7513 3 768 1 4 7541 4 770 9 168B 5 7569 5 773 7 IT U- R 3 85 -7 [ 1] T/ R Separ atio n n (L) Cente r Freq uency MHz n (H) Cente r Freq uency MHz 1 7428 1 761 [...]

GE MD S Intrepid-HC HP Installation and Operation C-11 IT U- R 3 85 -7 [ 4] T/ R Separ atio n n (L) Cente r Freq uency MHz n (H) Cent er Freq uency MHz 1 744 2 1 7687 2 747 0 2 7715 3 749 8 3 7743 4 752 6 4 7771 5 755 4 5 7799 6 758 2 6 7827 7 761 0 7 7855 245 8 763 8 8 7883 8 GHz (7.8-8.5 GHz ) IT U- R 3 86 -6 [ 4] T/ R Separ atio n n (L) Cente r [...]

C-12 GE MDS In t repid-HC HP Instal l a ti on and O perat i on ITU-R 386-6 [1] T/R Separation n (L) Center Frequency MHz n (H) Center Frequency MHz 1 7747.70 1 8059.0 2 2 7777.35 2 8088.6 7 3 7807.00 3 8118.3 2 4 7836.65 4 8147.9 7 5 7866.30 5 8177.6 2 6 7895.95 6 8207.2 7 7 7925.60 7 8236.9 2 311.32A 8 7955.25 8 8266.5 7 ITU-R 386-6 [1] T/R Separa[...]

IN CASE OF DIFFICUL TY ... GE MDS products are designed for long life and trouble-free operation. However, this equipment, as with all electronic equipment, may have an occasional component failure. The following information will assist you in the event that servicing becomes necessary. TECHNICAL ASSIST ANCE Technical assistance for GE MDS products[...]

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