• Introduction with the WiMAX equipments.

(Alverion)
 Product Highlights

• Point to Multipoint connection

• Based on WiMAX forum’s standards
• Non Line-of-Sight (NLOS) coverage
• End-to-end Quality of Service (QoS)
• Adaptive Modulation Technology
• High throughput
• Long distance
• Various types of CPE
• Advanced management application
 Base Station Shelf Components

PSUs AUs NPUs AUs

Base Station Chassis (Shelf)

PSUs

AU: Access Unit PIUs

AVU: Air Ventilation Unit

NPU: Network Processing Unit
PSU: Power Supply Unit
PIU: Power Interface Unit

AVU
 Base Station Shelf Components

Air Ventilation Unit (AVU)

To support a high availability Base Station, the fan tray

includes 10 brush-less fans, where 9 fans are sufficient for
cooling a fully loaded chassis

Failure in any of the fans is indicated by both the front panel

LEDs and a trap that is sent to the management system

To further support high availability, the chassis may operate

with the hot-swappable fan tray extracted from it for a period of
time sufficient for replacing it (up 10 to minutes)
 Base Station Shelf Components

Network Processing Unit (NPU)

Network Processing Unit (NPU) serves as the heart of the base
station, provides:

Aggregate backbone connectivity via a 100/1000 BaseT

Local management port 10/100 BaseT
Traffic classification and connection establishment
Policy based data switching & forwarding
Service Level Agreements management
Base station overall management
Overall operation control and alarm management
Serial port for monitor connection

The bandwidth of each SU is limited by license at the SU side,

an NPU license is available to remove the limitation

The bandwidth of CG connections is limited by license at the

SU side, an NPU license is available to remove the limitation
Base Station Shelf Components
Network Processing Unit (NPU)
Limitations Max number of services per BST 4,095
Min number of connections per service 2
(1 UL + 1 DL)
Max number of connections per service 8
(4 UL + 4 DL)
Max number of connections per SU 126
Max number of connections per AU 3999 -
3xNumber of
Sus
Max number of SUs per AU 510
Max number of AUs per BST 7
Max number of MAC addresses in bridge NPU: 6000
table SU: 512
Max number of VLANs per service 16
Max number of VLANs per NPU 1024
Max number of voice calls per service 50
Max number of concurrent calls per AU 300
 Base Station Shelf Components
Network Processing Unit (NPU) 1
No Label Function
1 - Card handle
23
Green - NPU power is OK
2 PWR LED 22 2
Red - NPU power failure
21 3
MASTER When lit - the NPU is the primary
3 4
LED (master) NPU 20
4 GPS LED For future use 19 5
DATA RJ-45 used to connect the NPU to 18
5 6
connector the backbone 17
RJ-45 used to connect the NPU to 16
MGMT 7
6 the Out-Of-Band management 15
connector
network
GPS/SYNC
7 IN For future use
connector
14 8
ALARM
8 IN For future use 13
connector
12
9 - Card handle
11
10 - Card handle lock
HOT When lit - the hot swap circuit is 10 9
11 SWAP active and the card can be safely
LED removed
 Base Station Shelf Components
Network Processing Unit (NPU) 1

No Label Function
3 ping low profile connector used 23
MON
12 for accessing and debugging the 22 2
connector
NPU via the monitoring program 3
21
RESET Used to perform hardware reset to 4
13 20
button the AU-IDU
19
ALARM 5
14 OUT For future use 18
connector 17 6

GPS/SYNC 16
7
15 OUT For future use 15
connector
MGMT port activity LED when
16 - blinking - Ethernet activity at the
management port
14 8
MGMT port integrity LED when lit
17 -
- Ethernet physical layer is OK 13
DATA port activity LED when 12
18 - blinking - Ethernet activity at the
data port 11
MGMT port integrity LED when lit 10 9
19 -
- Ethernet physical layer is OK
 Base Station Shelf Components
Network Processing Unit (NPU) 1

23
22 2
21 3
4
No Label Function 20
EXT 19 5
20 ALRM For future use 18
LED 6
17
BST 16
When lit - failure in one (or more)
21 ALRM 7
BS modules 15
LED
ALRM
22 When lit - NPU failure
LED
23 - Card handle lock
14 8

13

12

11

10 9
 Base Station Shelf Components
Access Unit (AU-IDU)

• Contains the wireless IEEE 802.16a MAC and

modem
• Responsible for the wireless network connection
establishment and bandwidth management
• Each AU-IDU includes two 3.5/1.75 MHz PHY
channels
• In the current release, a single channel (ODU 1) is
supported
• Supports up to 510 SUs
 Base Station Shelf Components
No Label Function
Access Unit (AU-IDU)
1 - Card handle 1
Green - AU-IDU power supply is
OK 18
2 PWR LED
Red - AU-IDU power supply failed
Off - AU-IDU is not powered 17 2

WACT 16 3
3 Blinking - wireless link activity
LED 4
15
4 IP LED Blinking - IP activity 5
14
PWR LED Green - ODU power is OK 6
5
)ODU1) Red - ODU power failure 13 7
ODU1 TNC connector for the IF cable 8
6
connector connection to the ODU1
PWR LED Green - ODU power is OK
7
)ODU2) Red - ODU power failure
ODU2 TNC connector for the IF cable
8
connector connection to the redundant ODU2
9 - Card handle 12

10 - Card handle lock

11
HOT When lit - the hot swap circuit is
11 SWAP active and the card can be safely
LED removed 10
9
RESET Used to perform hardware reset to
12
button the AU-IDU
 Base Station Shelf Components
Access Unit (AU-IDU)
1

No Label Function 18

17 2
ALRM
When lit - Indoor-Outdoor
13 LED 16 3
communication failure
(ODU2) 4
15
ALRM 5
When lit - Indoor-Outdoor 14
14 LED 6
communication failure
(ODU1) 13 7

TDM 8
15 For future use
LED
WLINK When lit - at least one SU is
16
LED connected
ALRM
17 When lit - AU-IDU failure
LED 12
18 - Card handle lock
11

10
9
 Base Station Shelf Components
Power Interface Unit (PIU)
• The interface between the base station site’s DC power source (48 VDC) and
the Base Station chassis power supply
• Filters and stabilizes the base station input power and protects the system
from power problems such as over voltage, surge pulses, reverse polarity
connection and short circuits
• Filters high frequency interference (radiated emissions) and low frequency
interference
(conducted emissions) to the external
power source
• Each base station chassis contains two slots
for an optional 1+1 PIU redundancy
• One PIU is sufficient to support a fully
populated chassis
• Two PIU modules provide redundant power
feeding (two input sources) while avoiding
current flow between the two input sources
• Remove the PIU only after disconnecting its
power cord, failure to comply may cause
damage to the equipment
 Base Station Shelf Components
Power Interface Unit (PIU)

N
Label Function 7
o
Green - PIU power is OK
PWR Red - PIU power input is out
1
LED of range or PIU card is
damaged 6

HOT When lit - the hot swap 1

2 SWAP circuit is active and the card
LED can be safely removed

3 - Card handle lock

5
4 - Card handle
2
4
5 - -48 VDC connector

MASTE When lit - the PIU is the

6
R LED master PIU
3
7 - Mounting screw
 Base Station Shelf Components
Power Supply Unit (PSU)

• A 48 VDC power supply unit

• Each Base Station chassis can contain up to four PSU
modules providing N+1 redundancy configurations
• The following table provides the installation
requirements for the PSU

Number of Number of Number of

NPUs AUs PSUs
1 1-2 1
1 3-6 2
 Base Station Shelf Components
Power Supply Unit (PSU)

N 1
Label Function
o

1 - Mounting screw

2 - Card handle

3 - Card handle lock

When lit - power input is out

ALARM
4 of range or PSU is damaged
LED 5
or PSU is inhabited by NPU
4
PWR
5 When lit - PIU power is OK 2
LED
3
 Base Station Shelf Components
Base Station Chassis (Shelf)

• The following redundancy scheme is supported by the base station chassis

– Network Processing Unit (NPU) 1+1
Currently not supported
– Power Supply Unit (PSU) 3+1
– Power Interface Unit (PIU) 1+1
– Access Unit (AU) 6+1
– Air Ventilation Unit (AVU) 1 (built-in)
 Base Station Shelf Components
Access Unit Outdoor Unit (AU-ODU)

• A high power, full duplex multi-carrier radio unit that connects to an external
antenna
• Designed to provide high system gain and interference robustness utilizing high
transmit power and low noise figure
• Supports a bandwidth of up to 14 MHz, enabling future options such as increased
capacity through the use of a multiplexer or larger channels (e.g. 7/14 MHz)
• Output power (at antenna port) 28 ± 1 dBm (range of 13 - 28 dBm)
Base Station Shelf Components
Access Unit Outdoor Unit (AU-ODU)
8
1

7 2

6
3

5 4

No Label Function
1 ETH LED When lit - at least one SU is associated
2 PWR LED When lit - AU-ODU power is OK
3 ALARM LED When lit - AU-ODU failure
TNC connector for the IF cable connection to the
4 IF Connector
AU-IDU
5 N-Type connector to connect the antenna
A sticker indicating the band of the AU-ODU
6 BAND Sticker
(either A or B)
Impermeability test screw, for internal use only.
7 - Opening of this screw may impair the sealing of
the unit against moisture and humidity
8 Grounding screw
 Base Station Shelf Components
Access Unit Outdoor Unit (AU-ODU)

• Sectorial antenna
– Beam-Width 60°
• Gain 16 dBi
• Frequency 3.3 - 3.8 GHz
• N-Type Connector
 Base Station Shelf Components
IF Cable
• The AU-ODU is connected to the AU-IDU/Micro Base
Station via an IF cable carrying both signals and power
• The maximum permitted attenuation of the IF cable at
applicable frequencies depends on its screening
effectiveness and its maximum permitted DC resistance
• To comply with the required screening effectiveness
requirement, it is recommended to use double shielded
cables
• Following are the cables that recommended by Alvarion
and their maximum length • The IF cable carries
– LMR-195 – Full duplex data
80 m
– Control and management signals
– LMR-240 150 m
– Power (-48 VDC)
– 64 MHz synchronization reference clock
from the IDU to the ODU
– IF Frequencies
• Tx: 240 MHz
• Rx: 140 MHz
– IDU-ODU service channel at 14 MHz serves
for bi-directional control, status and
management signaling
Micro Base Station Components
Micro Base Station Indoor Unit

• Provides the full base station functionality necessary for serving

a single sector
• There are two different models
– Powered from the AC mains (100 - 240 VAC)
– Powered from a -48 VDC power source
• The functionality of the Micro Base Station is very similar to the
combined functionalities of NPU and AU-IDU modules of the
modular Base Station
– Backbone Ethernet connectivity via a 10/100 Base-T
network interface
– Traffic classification and connection establishment
initiation
– Policy based data switching
– Service Level Agreements management
– Centralized agent for management the Micro Base Station
unit and all registered SUs
– Alarms management, including external alarm inputs and
activation of external devices (future option)
Micro Base Station Components
Micro Base Station Indoor Unit

• An SNMP agent incorporated into the unit enables extensive

In-Band (IB) management of the Micro Base Station and all its registered
SUs
• Out-Of-Band (OOB) management is supported through a dedicated 10/100
Base-T interface
• A serial RS-232 port supports local configuration, monitoring and
debugging
• The Micro Base Station also contains the wireless IEEE 802.16a MAC and
modem
• The Micro Base Station also includes two 3.5/1.75 MHz PHY channels
• The number of SUs that connect to the microBST might be limited than the
specification, depends on the microBST license
Micro Base Station Components
Micro Base Station Indoor Unit

• Limitations

Max number of services per

1,023
BST
Min number of connections per 2
service (1 UL + 1 DL)
Max number of connections per 8
service (4 UL + 4 DL)
Max number of connections per
126
SU
Max number of connections 1999 - 3xNumber
of Sus
Max number of SUs per AU 512
Max number of MAC addresses µBST: 1,000
in bridge table SU: 512
Max number of VLANs per
16
service
 Micro Base Station Components
Micro Base Station Indoor Unit
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

11

10

9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

No Label Function
1 ALRM LED (ODU2) When lit - Indoor-Outdoor communication failure
2 ALRM LED (ODU1) When lit - Indoor-Outdoor communication failure
3 WLINK LED When lit - at least one SU is connected
ALARM OUT
4 For future use
connector
MGMT port activity LED when blinking -
5 -
Ethernet activity at the management port
MGMT port integrity LED when lit - Ethernet
6 -
physical layer is OK
DATA port activity LED when blinking - Ethernet
7 -
activity at the data port
DATA port integrity LED when lit - Ethernet
8 -
physical layer is OK
 Micro Base Station Components
Micro Base Station Indoor Unit
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

11

10

9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

No Label Function
9 EXT ALRM LED For future use
10 ALRM LED When lit - micro base station failure
Green - µBST power is OK
11 PWR LED Red - µBST power failure
Off - µBST is not powered
12 SP LED For future use
13 DATA connector RJ-45 used to connect the µBST to the backbone
RJ-45 used to connect the µBST to the Out-Of-
14 MGMT connector
Band management network
3 ping low profile connector used for accessing
15 MON connector and debugging the µBST via the monitoring
program
16 RESET button Used to perform hardware reset to the µBST
 Micro Base Station Components
Micro Base Station Indoor Unit

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

11

10

9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

No Label Function
17 ALARM IN connector For future use
18 WACT LED When blinking - wireless link activity
Green - ODU power is OK
19 PWR LED )ODU1)
Red - ODU power failure
TNC connector for the IF cable connection to the
20 ODU1 connector
ODU1
Green - ODU power is OK
21 PWR LED )ODU2)
Red - ODU power failure
TNC connector for the IF cable connection to the
22 ODU2 connector
ODU2
 Subscriber Components
Subscriber Unit Indoor

• The Subscriber Unit (SU) installed at the

customer premises provides data connections
to the Access Unit
• Ports
– 1 * 10/100BaseT Ethernet
– 1 * Ethernet "Radio" port to ODU (+DC
voltage)
• Bridge functionality and traffic shaping
(MAC addresses behind the SU can be
configured up to 512 addresses)
• The SU is powered from the mains
 Subscriber Components 1 2
3
4
Subscriber Unit Indoor

7
6 5

No Label Function
1 WIRELESS LED When lit - the SU is connected with an AU
When lit - self test passed and Ethernet connection
2 ETH LED
established with the ODU
3 PWR LED When lit - SU-IDU power is OK
ETHERNET RJ-45 connector supports 10/100 BASE-T and connected
4
Connector to the customer LAN
Ethernet port activity LED when blinking - Ethernet
5 -
activity at the Ethernet port
Ethernet port integrity LED when lit - Ethernet physical
6 -
layer is OK
7 - 3 pin AC connector to the AC mains
 Subscriber Components
Subscriber Unit Indoor

No Label Function
RADIO RJ-45 connector supports 10/100
8
Connector BASE-T and connects to the SU-ODU
RESET! Used to perform hardware reset to the
9
Button SU
 Subscriber Components
Subscriber Unit Outdoor - PRO CPE S

• The SU-ODU contains the modem, radio, data processing and

management components of the Subscriber Unit
• It also contains an integral high-gain flat antenna or a connection to
an external antenna
• Following are the attached antenna characteristics
– Antenna Charactaristics
• Gain 17 dBi
• Beam Width 18°
• All SU-ODU types support both bands (A and B)
• All SU-ODU contains SAU connector for connection to Subscriber
Alignment Unit (a bar that indicating the quality of the received
signal level and SNR)
• Output power (at antenna port) 20 ± 1 dBm
 Subscriber Components
Subscriber Unit Outdoor - PRO CPE S

• The Enhanced CPE Pro can support both vertical

and horizontal polarizations, depending on the way it
is installed
• The bandwidth of the SU is limited, depends on the
SU license
• The CG connections bandwidth of the SU might be
limited, depends on the SU license
• By default
– The CG option is licensed
– The SU bandwidth is maximum 2 Mbps
 Subscriber Components
Subscriber Unit Outdoor - PRO CPE S

2
1

No Label Function
SAU USB connector to connect Subscriber
1
Connector Alignment Unit
IDU COM RJ-45 connector supports 10/100 BASE-T and
2
Connecter connects to the SU-ODU
 Subscriber Components
Subscriber Unit Outdoor - CPE

7
1

6 2
5
3

No Label Function 4
When lit - self test passed and Ethernet
1 ETH LED
connection established with the ODU
2 PWR LED When lit - SU-ODU power is OK
3 ALARM LED When lit - SU-ODU failure
LINK
Wireless link status and signal quality Indication
4 QUALITY
Bar Display
5 BAND Sticker Not used
RJ-45 connector supports 10/100 BASE-T and
IDU COM
6 connects to the SU-ODU. Contains two screws to
Connecter
seal the connector
7 Grounding screw
 Subscriber Components
Subscriber Unit Outdoor - PRO CPE S
Subscriber Alignment Unit (SAU)

4 2

No Label Function
ALARM
1 When lit - SU-ODU failure
LED
2 PWR LED When lit - SU-ODU power is OK
When lit - self test passed and Ethernet
3 ETH LED
connection established with the ODU
LINK
Wireless link status and signal quality
4 QUALITY
Indication
Bar Display
 Subscriber Components
Subscriber Unit Outdoor

• The link quality bar display consists of ten LEDs as follows:

LED
Description
Numbers
Wireless link is up
The SU is connected and receives
1 WLNK
services from the AU (Network Entry
completed)
Up to 2 5 dB ≤ SNR < 10 dB 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Up to 3 10 dB ≤ SNR < 15 dB
Up to 4 15 dB ≤ SNR < 20 dB
Up to 5 20 dB ≤ SNR < 24 dB
Up to 6 SNR ≥ 24 and RSSI < -75
Up to 7 SNR ≥ 24 and RSSI ≥ -75
Up to 8 SNR ≥ 24 and RSSI ≥ -70
Up to 9 SNR ≥ 24 and RSSI ≥ -60
Up to 10 RSSI ≥ -20 (saturation)
 Subscriber Components
IDU-ODU Cable

• The IDU is connected to the ODU via a category 5e Ethernet cable

• The cable carries the Ethernet data between the two units as well as power (-54
VDC) and control signals to the SU-ODU
• The cable also carries status indications from the
SU-ODU
• The length of the Indoor-to-Outdoor cable, together with the length of the Ethernet
cable connecting the SU to the data equipment, should not exceed
100 meters
• Use only Category 5E cables from approved manufacturers
– Alvarion see catalog
– Superior Cables LTD 612098
– HES Cabling Systems H5E-00481
– Southbay Holdings Limited TSM2404A0D
– Teldor 8393204101
 Subscriber Components

3.5MHz 1.75MHz

Sensitivity Sensitivity
Rate
Modulation Bit rate [dBm] @ Bit rate [dBm] @
Nr
PER 1e-2 PER 1e-2

1 BPSK ½ 1.41 Mbps -100 0.71Mbps -103

2 BPSK ¾ 2.12 Mbps -98 1.06Mbps -101
3 QPSK ½ 2.82 Mbps -97 1.41Mbps -100
4 QPSK ¾ 4.23 Mbps -94 2.12Mbps -97
5 QAM 16 ½ 5.64 Mbps -91 2.82Mbps -94
6 QAM 16 ¾ 8.47 Mbps -88 4.24Mbps -91
7 QAM 64 2/3 11.29 Mbps -83 5.65Mbps -86
8 QAM 64 ¾ 12.71 Mbps -82 6.35Mbps -85