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612806420L1-1D

September 2005

TRACER 6000 SERIES

Integrated System Manual

12806410L2XATRACER 6410 2.4 GHz (High Power) System (Plan A)

12806410L2XBTRACER 6410 2.4 GHz (High Power) System (Plan B)

12806420L1A TRACER 6420 5.8 GHz System (Plan A)

12806420L1B TRACER 6420 5.8 GHz System (Plan B)

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About this Manual

This manual provides a complete description of the TRACER 64x0 systems (TRACER 6410 and 6420)

and system software. The purpose of this manual is to provide the technician, system administrator, and

manager with general and specific information related to the planning, installation, operation, and

maintenance of the TRACER 64x0 systems. This manual is arranged so that needed information can be

quickly and easily found.

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Phone: (256) 963-8000

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TRACER 6000 Series Integrated System Manual Revision History

Revision History

Document

Revision Date Description of Changes

ADecember 2004 Initial release of manual to include the TRACER 6420 (5.8 GHz

integrated system) and the Quad T1 and Ethernet Switch modules.

BMarch 2005 Include E1 and E1 breakout panel information and add new RF link

management bridge functionality. Update the Troubleshooting

Guide to include E1 information.

CJune 2005 Added new real-time power reporting and support for new

Quad E1 (120Ω) module.

DSeptember 2005 Include information for new product offering (TRACER 6410

2.4 GHz (High Power) system).

Notes provide additional useful information.

Cautions signify information that could prevent service interruption or damage to

equipment.

Warnings provide information that could prevent endangerment to human life.

Safety Instructions TRACER 6000 Series Integrated System Manual

Safety Instructions

When using your telephone equipment, please follow these basic safety precautions to reduce the risk of

fire, electrical shock, or personal injury:

1. Do not use this product near water, such as a bathtub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a

wet basement, or near a swimming pool.

2. Avoid using a telephone (other than a cordless-type) during an electrical storm. There is a remote

risk of shock from lightning.

3. Do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak.

4. Use only the power cord, power supply, and/or batteries indicated in the manual. Do not dispose of

batteries in a fire. They may explode. Check with local codes for special disposal instructions.

Save These Important Safety Instructions

TRACER 6000 Series Integrated System Manual FCC-Required Information

FCC-Required Information

Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement

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 frequencies. Operation of this equipment in a

residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the

interference at his own expense.

Radio Frequency Interface Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for an intentional radiator, pursuant to

Part 15, Subpart C of the FCC Rules. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency

energy. If not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, it may cause interference to radio

communications.

The limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential situation.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment

does cause interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment

on and off, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following

measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna of the affected radio or television.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the affected receiver.

• Connect the equipment and the affected receiver to power outlets on separate circuits.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Shielded cables must be used with this unit to ensure compliance with Class A FCC limits.

Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible

for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by ADTRAN could void the user’s

authority to operate the equipment.

FCC-Required Information TRACER 6000 Series Integrated System Manual

FCC Output Power Restrictions

The FCC does not require licensing to implement this device. License-free operation in the industrial,

scientific, and medical band is documented in FCC Rules Part 15.247. It is the responsibility of the

individuals designing and implementing the radio system to ensure compliance with any pertinent FCC

Rules and Regulations. This device must be professionally installed.

The FCC specifies the maximum transmitter power used for antennae of a given gain. FCC Rules Part 15,

Subpart 247 allow for a maximum power of 1 watt (30 dBm) into antennae of a gain less than or equal to 6

dBi. At 2.4 GHz (TRACER 6410), the 1-watt maximum transmitter power must be reduced by 1 dB for

every 3 dB of antenna gain over 6 dBi. This rule is shown in Table 5 on page 20. For the 5.8 GHz band

(TRACER 6420), the maximum output power is 1 watt (30 dBm) regardless of the gain of the attached

antenna. Since the TRACER 6420 maximum transmit power is 100 milliwatts, there is reduction in

transmitter output power required.

Exposure to Radio Frequency Fields

The TRACER 6410 is designed to operate at 2.4 GHz with 500 mW maximum transmit power, and the

TRACER 6420 is designed to operate at 5.8 GHz with 100 mW maximum transmit power.

This level of RF energy is below the Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) levels specified in FCC OET

65:97-01. The installation of high gain antenna equipment in the system configuration may create the

opportunity for exposure to levels higher than recommended for the general population at a distance less

than 15 feet (4.6 meters) from the center of the antenna. The following precautions must be taken

during installation of this equipment:

• The installed antenna must not be located in a manner that allows exposure of the general population to

the direct beam path of the antenna at a distance less than 15 feet (4.6 meters). Installation on towers,

masts, or rooftops not accessible to the general population is recommended; or

• Mount the antenna in a manner that prevents any personnel from entering the area within 15 feet

(4.6 meters) from the front of the antenna.

• It is recommended that the installer place radio frequency hazard warnings signs on the barrier that

prevents access to the antenna.

• Prior to installing the antenna to the TRACER output, make sure the power is adjusted to the settings

specified in Section 2 of this manual.

• During antenna installation, be sure that power to the TRACER equipment is turned off in order to

prevent the presence of microwave energy on the coaxial connector.

• During installation and alignment of the antenna, do not stand in front of the antenna assembly.

• During installation and alignment of the antenna, do not handle or touch the front of the antenna.

Per Industry Canada RSS210: “The installer of this radio equipment must ensure that the antenna is located

or pointed such that it does not emit RF field in excess of Health Canada limits for the general population;

consult Safety Code 6, obtainable from Health Canada’s website at www.hc-sc.gc.ca/rpb.These simple

precautions must be taken to prevent general population and installation personnel from exposure to RF

energy in excess of specified MPE levels.

Verify the antenna installation meets all regulations specified in the National Electric

Code (NEC) Article 810 with particular attention to clearances from power and lighting

conductors, mounting, grounding, and antenna discharge unit.

TRACER 6000 Series Integrated System Manual Warranty and Customer Service Information

Warranty, Customer Service, Product Support Information, and Training

ADTRAN will repair and return this product within the warranty period if it does not meet its published

specifications or fails while in service. Warranty information can be found at www.adtran.com/warranty.

A return material authorization (RMA) is required prior to returning equipment to ADTRAN. For service,

RMA requests, training, or more information, use the contact information given below.

Repair and Return

If you determine that a repair is needed, please contact our Customer and Product Service (CaPS)

department to have an RMA number issued. CaPS should also be contacted to obtain information

regarding equipment currently in house or possible fees associated with repair.

Identify the RMA number clearly on the package (below address), and return to the following address:

Pre-Sales Inquiries and Applications Support

Your reseller should serve as the first point of contact for support. If additional pre-sales support is needed,

the ADTRAN Support website provides a variety of support services such as a searchable knowledge base,

latest product documentation, application briefs, case studies, and a link to submit a question to an

Applications Engineer. All of this, and more, is available at:

When needed, further pre-sales assistance is available by calling our Applications Engineering

Department.

CaPS Department (256) 963-8722

ADTRAN Customer and Product Service

901 Explorer Blvd. (East Tower)

Huntsville, Alabama 35806

RMA # _____________

http://support.adtran.com

Applications Engineering (800) 615-1176

Warranty and Customer Service Information TRACER 6000 Series Integrated System Manual

Post-Sale Support

Your reseller should serve as the first point of contact for support. If additional support is needed, the

ADTRAN Support website provides a variety of support services such as a searchable knowledge base,

updated firmware releases, latest product documentation, service request ticket generation and

trouble-shooting tools. All of this, and more, is available at:

When needed, further post-sales assistance is available by calling our Technical Support Center. Please

have your unit serial number available when you call.

Training

The Enterprise Network (EN) Technical Training Department offers training on our most popular

products. These courses include overviews on product features and functions while covering applications

of ADTRAN's product lines. ADTRAN provides a variety of training options, including customized

training and courses taught at our facilities or at your site. For more information about training, please

contact your Territory Manager or the Enterprise Training Coordinator.

http://support.adtran.com

Technical Support (888) 4ADTRAN

Training Phone (800) 615-1176, ext. 7500

Training Fax (256) 963-6700

Training Email training@adtran.com

TRACER 6000 Series Integrated System Manual Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Section 1 System Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

This section of ADTRAN’s TRACER 6000 Series Integrated System Manual is designed for

use by network engineers, planners, and designers for overview information about the TRACER

64x0 systems.

Section 2 Microwave Path Engineering Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Explains the basics of analyzing a wireless microwave link or path. Defines significant

parameters and makes several installation recommendations.

Section 3 Engineering Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Provides information to assist network designers with incorporating the TRACER 64x0 system

into their networks.

Section 4 Network Turnup Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Provides shipment contents list, grounding instructions, mounting options, and specifics of

supplying power to the unit.

Section 5 User Interface Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Provides detailed descriptions of all menu options and configuration parameters available for

the

TRACER 64x0.

Section 6 Detail Level Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Provides detailed instructions on performing common system tasks such as connecting to the

system and upgrading firmware.

DLP-1 Connecting a VT100 Terminal or PC to the CRAFT Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

DLP-2 Logging into the TRACER 64x0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

DLP-3 Setting IP Parameters for the TRACER 64x0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

DLP-4 Verifying Communications Over an IP LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

DLP-5 Updating the Firmware Using TFTP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

DLP-6 Updating the Firmware Using XMODEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Section 7 MIBs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Provides a listing of SNMP Management Information Bases (MIBs) supported by the TRACER

64x0. This section also lists traps supported for each MIB.

Section 8 Troubleshooting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Provides helpful information for troubleshooting common configuration problems for the

TRACER 64x0.

Table of Contents TRACER 6000 Series Integrated System Manual

SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

This section of ADTRAN’s TRACER 6000 Series Integrated System Manual is designed for use by

network engineers, planners, and designers for overview information about the TRACER 64x0 systems.

It contains general information and describes physical and operational concepts, network relationships,

provisioning, testing, alarm status, and system monitoring. This section should be used in conjunction with

Section 3, Engineering Guidelines, of this manual.

CONTENTS

System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Configuration and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Operational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Available Interface Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

E1 Network Module with 120Ω Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

E1 Network Module with 75Ω Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

T1 Network Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Quad Ethernet Switch Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Section 1 System Description TRACER 6000 Series Integrated System Manual

1. SYSTEM OVERVIEW

The TRACER 64x0 provides license-free scalable connectivity for service providers and corporate

networks. These radios feature two modular network interface ports that can accommodate various

combinations of T1, E1, and Ethernet option cards up to 8xT1/E1 (16.384 Mbps). This flexibility provides

customized time division multiplexed (TDM) and packet solutions for voice and data applications in a

single platform. The TRACER 6410 and TRACER 6420 provide carrier class point-to-point connectivity

up to thirty miles in the 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz license-free Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) bands,

respectively.

Complete network management is supported via simple network management protocol (SNMP), Telnet

access, and a VT100 terminal interface (CRAFT port). SNMP traps are implemented for all RF link and

T1/E1/Ethernet alarm conditions, enabling remote installations to report outages without requiring a truck

roll to diagnose problems. Version 2 standard management information bases (MIBs) are supported for all

interface cards, while an enterprise-specific MIB is provided for radio functionality. Triple-DES (3DES)

security provides additional protection from unauthorized access without requiring any additional external

security appliances. Encryption can also be disabled altogether. Future upgrades and enhancements can be

added through FLASH firmware downloads via trivial file transfer protocol (TFTP) (on the Ethernet

interface) or XMODEM on the CRAFT port.

Receive sensitivity is optimized through the use of extensive forward error correction and

high-performance receiver design techniques. Dynamic receive sensitivity allows the user to increase

receiver performance by decreasing the delivered bandwidth. This feature maximizes link performance by

customizing the delivered bandwidth to the specific needs of the installation. Three software selectable

channel plans are supported to simplify frequency coordination at co-located sites. Channel plans are

easily changed via any of the software management interfaces without the added expense of hardware

upgrades or spare filter assemblies.

TRACER 64x0 wireless solutions maximize equipment density through the combination of compact size

(only 1U rack space required), low power consumption, and high thermal transfer. TRACER 64x0 systems

can be deployed at twice the density of other available wireless products.

2. FEATURES AND BENEFITS

The following is a brief list of the TRACER 64x0 features and benefits:

Configuration and Management

• Easy-to-use VT100 control port (RS-232 interface) for configuration and monitoring

• End-to-end management bridging for forwarding management traffic across the RF link management

channel

• Remote configuration of both ends of the wireless link, from each end of the link

Operational

• No license required per FCC Rules Part 15.247

• Dual module slots for network connectivity

• Up to 8xT1 or E1 bandwidth (16.384 Mbps) using two 4xT1 or 4xE1 network modules

• TRACER 6410 Frequency: 2.400 to 2.483 GHz

• TRACER 6420 Frequency: 5.725 to 5.850 GHz

TRACER 6000 Series Integrated System Manual Section 1 System Description

• Point-to-point transmission, up to 30 miles

• 1U high unit for easy rack mounting

Available Interface Modules

• Quad T1 Module (P/N 1280040L1)

• Quad E1 Module with 120Ω Interface (P/N 1280044L1)

• Quad E1 Module with 75Ω Interface (P/N 1280044L2)

• Quad Ethernet Switch Module (P/N 1280050L1)

E1 Network Module with 120Ω Interface

• Four E1 circuits provided through four RJ-45 connectors

• Complies with CCITT G.703, G.704, and G.823 standards

• E1 circuit alarm reporting capability

• Testing support through local and remote line and link loopbacks

E1 Network Module with 75Ω Interface

• Four E1 circuits provided through a single DB-25, 75Ω connector

• Complies with CCITT G.703, G.704, and G.823 standards (with the BNC breakout panel)

• E1 circuit alarm reporting capability

• Testing support through local and remote line and link loopbacks

•75Ω E1 breakout panel (P/N 1280060L1) provides BNC interfaces for E1 connections

T1 Network Module

• Four T1 circuits provided through four RJ-45 connectors

• Complies with ANSI T1.403 and AT&T 54016 and 62411

• T1 circuit alarm reporting capability

• Testing support through local and remote line and link loopbacks

Quad Ethernet Switch Module

• Four 10/100BaseT/TX interfaces provided through four RJ-45 connectors

• Auto MDI/MDIX crossover on all interfaces

• Back-pressure flow control on all half-duplex interfaces

• Pause-frame flow control on all full-duplex interfaces

Section 1 System Description TRACER 6000 Series Integrated System Manual

MICROWAVE PATH ENGINEERING BASICS

Explains the basics of analyzing a wireless microwave link or path. Defines significant parameters and

makes several installation recommendations.

CONTENTS

Line-of-Sight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Decibels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Calculating the Fade Margin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Receiver Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Antenna Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Transmitted Power (PT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Carrier Wavelength (l). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Path Distance (d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

System Losses (L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Path Loss (LP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Receiver Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Antenna Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Antenna Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

TRACER RSSI Test Points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Real-time Signal Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Antenna Beam Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Fresnel Zones, Earth Curvature, and Antenna Heights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Other Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Path Availability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

FIGURES

Figure 1. Example Microwave Path with Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Figure 2. Typical Antenna Beam Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

TABLES

Table 1. Antenna Gain for Given Dish Diameters with k = 0.55 (Standard) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Table 2. Antenna Gain for Given Dish Diameters with k = 0.55 (Metric) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Table 3. Antenna Gain for Given Dish Diameters with k = 0.40 (Standard) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Table 4. Antenna Gain for Given Dish Diameters with k = 0.40 (Metric) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Table 5. Transmit Power Reduction for Various Antennae Gains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Table 6. Typical Coaxial Loss for Common Cable Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Table 7. Path Loss for Given Path Lengths (miles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Table 8. Path Loss for Given Path Lengths (kilometers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Table 9. Receiver Sensitivity for the TRACER 64x0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Table 10. Minimum Antenna Height for Given Path Lengths (miles and ft) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Table 11. Minimum Antenna Height for Given Path Lengths (km and m) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Section 2 Microwave Path Engineering Basics TRACER 6000 Series Integrated System Manual

1. LINE-OF-SIGHT

The TRACER 6410 and TRACER 6420 systems are designed for operation in the license-free 2.400 to

2.483 GHz and 5.725 GHz to 5.850 GHz industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) bands, respectively.

Radio wave propagation in these bands exhibits microwave characteristics which are ideally suited for

point-to-point, line-of-sight communications. Line-of-sight requires that the transmitting antenna and

receiving antenna are able to “see” each other, and that the straight-line path between the two antennas is

free of obstructions such as buildings, trees, mountains, and in longer paths, even the curvature of the

earth. For maximum signal strength, the area around the visual line-of-sight where microwave signals

reflect (Fresnel zone) must also be free of obstructions. Fresnel zones are discussed in more detail on

page 25.

Terminology

2. DECIBELS

Understanding the decibel (dB) format is key when discussing microwave path engineering because the

received signal power is often expressed in decibel format. In general, any quantity can be expressed in

decibels. If the quantity x is a power level (in watts), the decibel equivalent is defined as

If the quantity x is referenced to a milliwatt (mW), then the decibel-milliwatt (dBm) is used instead of a

generic decibel.

Using the decibel format simplifies power calculations by reducing multiplication and division operations

into addition and subtraction operations.

3. CALCULATING THE FADE MARGIN

The fade margin (F ) is a value in decibels (dB) that represents the amount of signal reduction that can be

tolerated before the link exceeds the specified bit error rate (BER). Fade margin is simply the difference

between the available signal power at the receiver (PR ) and the receiver sensitivity (Psens ).

Point-to-Point Wireless communication from a single site to another individual

site. Contrast with point-to-multipoint.

Line-of-Sight An unobstructed, direct path exists between the transmitting and

the receiving antennas.

It is imperative to determine whether the proposed microwave path is suitable (at a

minimum) for ideal, nondistorted signals before attempting installation.

xdB 10 log10 x()

⋅

=(dB)

xdBm 10 log10 x

1mW

-------------

⎝⎠

⎛⎞

⋅

=(dBm)

RPsens

–=(dB)

= PT + GT + GR - L - LP - Psens

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where the variables in the equations are defined as

PRreceived power (dBm)

Psens receiver sensitivity (dBm)

PTtransmitted power (adjustable up to 20 dBm maximum)

GTtransmit antenna gain (decibels referenced to an isotropic source – dBi)

GRreceive antenna gain (dBi)

Lother losses (RF coaxial cable, etc. – dB)

LPpath loss (dB)

Higher levels of fade margin indicate stronger protection against signal fading and a more reliable link. For

most applications, 20 to 30 dB of fade margin should ensure a reliable link.

The following sections further discuss the necessary power calculations and their components.

4. RECEIVER POWER

The viability of a particular microwave path is determined by the power of the transmitted microwave

signal, the transmit and receive antenna gain, distance, and accumulated system losses (such as RF coaxial

cable losses and path loss).

The equation relating received signal power to the other microwave parameters is

or (in decibel notation)

where the variables in the equations are defined as

PRreceived power (dBm)

PTtransmitted power (adjustable up to 20 dBm maximum)

GTtransmit antenna gain (decibels referenced to an isotropic source – dBi)

GRreceive antenna gain (dBi)

λcarrier wavelength (meters)

dpath distance (meters)

Lother losses (RF coaxial cable, etc. – dB)

LPpath loss (dB)

When using decibel notation, all quantities must be individually converted to decibels

prior to performing addition and subtraction.

PTGTGR

()

2d2L

------------------------------=(watts, W)

(decibels referenced to a milliwatt, dBm)

PR = PT + GT + GR - L - LP

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Figure 1 illustrates a wireless link configuration containing all the parameters necessary for the power

budget analysis.

Figure 1. Example Microwave Path with Parameters

The following sections further discuss the power budget analysis and its components.

Antenna Gain

Actual transmit and receive antenna gain values depend strictly upon the physical characteristics of the

antennas installed for each link. In other words, the size of the dish determines the antenna gain. Using a

parabolic dish antenna results in the best performance. Antenna gains are specified in terms of decibels of

gain referenced to an isotropic source (dBi). An isotropic source is a hypothetical antenna having equal

radiation in all directions. The equation for calculating gain over isotropic radiation is

where

kdish efficiency factor (usually 0.55)

λcarrier wavelength (c / f)

Ddish diameter

The dish efficiency factor (k) is used to estimate how efficiently the dish reflector passes energy to the

feedhorn. The “standard” factor is 0.55 (measured performance of prime-focus dishes with a pyrimidal

waveguide feedhorn with no aperture blockage). Other dishes and feedhorn designs may have better or

worse efficiency. Table 1 on page 19 (standard) and Table 2 on page 19 (metric) provide gains using a 0.55

dish efficiency factor. Table 3 on page 19 (standard) and Table 4 on page 19 (metric) provide gains using a

0.40 dish efficiency factor. Dish manufacturers can provide gains for specific types of antennas.

The carrier wavelength (λ) and dish diameter (D) can be metric or standard units of

measure. Use the same unit of measure for both variables. For example, a carrier

wavelength of 0.124 meters requires a dish diameter in meters as well.

d, L

G10 log kπD⋅

------------

⎝⎠

⎛⎞

⋅

⎝⎠

⎜⎟

⎛⎞

⋅=(dBi)

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Table 1. Antenna Gain for Given Dish Diameters with k = 0.55 (Standard)

Dish Diameter

(in feet) Gain at 2.4 GHz

(in dBi) Gain at 5.8 GHz

(in dBi)

221.1 28.8

427.2 34.8

631.7 38.3

833.2 40.8

10 35.2 42.7

12 36.7 44.3

Table 2. Antenna Gain for Given Dish Diameters with k = 0.55 (Metric)

Dish Diameter

(in meters) Gain at 2.4 GHz

(in dBi) Gain at 5.8 GHz

(in dBi)

0.6 21.0 28.6

0.8 23.5 31.1

1.0 25.5 33.1

1.2 27.1 34.7

1.5 28.9 36.6

1.8 30.6 38.2

2.0 31.5 39.1

Table 3. Antenna Gain for Given Dish Diameters with k = 0.40 (Standard)

Dish Diameter

(in feet) Gain at 2.4 GHz

(in dBi) Gain at 5.8 GHz

(in dBi)

219.8 27.4

425.8 33.4

629.3 36.9

831.8 39.4

10 33.8 41.4

12 35.3 42.9

Table 4. Antenna Gain for Given Dish Diameters with k = 0.40 (Metric)

Dish Diameter

(in meters) Gain at 2.4 GHz

(in dBi) Gain at 5.8 GHz

(in dBi)

0.6 19.7 27.2

0.8 22.2 29.7

1.0 24.1 31.1

1.2 25.7 33.3

1.5 27.6 35.2

1.8 29.2 36.8

2.0 30.1 37.7

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Transmitted Power (PT)

The FCC specifies the maximum transmitter power used for antennae of a given gain. FCC Rules Part 15,

Subpart 247 allow for a maximum power of 1 watt (30 dBm) into antennae of a gain less than or equal to

6 dBi. At 2.4 GHz (TRACER 6410), the 1-watt maximum transmitter power must be reduced by 1 dB for

every 3 dB of antenna gain over 6 dBi. This rule is shown in Table 5 (for information only).

For the 5.8 GHz band (TRACER 6420), the maximum output power is 1 watt (30 dBm) regardless of the gain

of the attached antenna. Since the TRACER 6420 maximum transmit power is 100 milliwatts, there is

reduction in transmitter output power required.

Carrier Wavelength (λ)

The carrier wavelength is the physical wavelength of the main RF carrier being used for communication, and

is usually approximated at the center frequency of the band (which is 2421.7 MHz for TRACER 6410 and

5787.5 MHz for the TRACER 6420). The carrier wavelength calculations follow.

λ = c / f (meters)

where

c = speed of light (in meters)

f = frequency (in Hz)

resulting in the following carrier wavelengths

TRACER 6410

λ = 3.00 x 108 / 2421.7 x 106

= 0.124 m or 12.4 cm

= 4.88 in

Table 5. Transmit Power Reduction for Various Antennae Gains

Output Power

(dBm)

Maximum

Antenna Gain

(dBi)

Maximum EIRP

(dBm)

30 6 36

29 9 38

28 12 40

27 15 42

26 18 44

25 21 46

24 24 48

23 27 50

22 30 52

21 33 54

20 36 56

The TRACER 6410 is only approved to operate with dish antennas with a maximum gain of 21.1dBi.

TRACER 6420

λ = 3.00 x 108 / 5787.5 x 106

= 0.0518 m or 5.18 cm

= 2.04 in

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Path Distance (d)

The path distance is the physical distance between the transmit and receive antennas. For the

TRACER 64x0, these distances can range up to 30 miles (48.27 kilometers).

System Losses (L)

System losses are defined by RF coaxial cable loss, connector losses, and losses added from any additional

lightning protection devices for the power budget analysis. Coaxial cable is required to attach the TRACER

64x0 to the antenna. The length of the cable varies from a few feet to hundreds of feet, depending upon

your application and the proximity of the TRACER 64x0 to the antenna. Various grades of coaxial cable

will work sufficiently for connecting the TRACER 64x0 unit to the antenna. A low-loss coaxial cable will

minimize cable losses.

One end of the coaxial cable requires an N-type male connector (plug) to mate with the TRACER 64x0

unit. The other end of the coaxial cable requires a connector compatible with the antenna chosen for the

installation (usually an N-type male connector). Additionally, ADTRAN recommends that the outdoor

connector on the coaxial cable be weatherproofed to prevent corrosion and electrical shorting.

Table 6 gives typical loss figures for some of the more common coaxial cable types (per 100 feet).

In areas where lightning strikes are frequent, a lightning arrestor should be installed

directly on the antenna coaxial cable. Installing lightning arrestors helps protect the

RF electronics (including the TRACER 64x0 unit) in the downstream path from

damaging voltages and currents.

Table 6. Typical Coaxial Loss for Common Cable Types

Cable Type 5.8 GHz Loss/100 ft (in dB) 5.8 GHz Loss/100 ft (in dB)

RG58 80 Not recommended

RG8 (air) 20 Not recommended

RG8 (foam) 9Not recommended

1/4-inch Coax 5.91 11.36

3/8-inch Coax 5.76 9.65

1/2-inch Coax 3.83 6.49

5/8-inch Coax 2.98 4.90

7/8-inch Coax 2.2 Not suitable

1 1/4-inch Coax 1.62 Not suitable

1 5/8-inch Coax 1.41 Not suitable

5.8 GHz Elliptical Waveguide Not suitable 1.23

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Path Loss (LP)

Path loss is the estimated attenuation between the transmit and receive antennas caused by signal

separation and scattering. The path loss is considered basic transmission loss over the microwave link. The

following expression calculates path loss:

where

fcarrier frequency (Hz)

λcarrier wavelength (c / f) (meters)

dpath distance (meters)

cspeed of light, free-space (meters)

where d is expressed in miles and f in GHz.

Path loss, as shown here, increases rapidly as either the path length increases or the carrier wavelength

decreases (which happens as the carrier frequency increases). Therefore, longer microwave paths naturally

experience more path loss than shorter paths. Likewise, higher frequency microwave communication

experiences more path loss than lower frequency microwave communication.

The path loss values for various path lengths for the TRACER 64x0 2.4 and 5.8 GHz systems are listed in

Table 7 (miles) and Table 8 on page 23 (kilometers).Values not listed in the tables can be interpolated from

those listed.

Table 7. Path Loss for Given Path Lengths (miles)

Path Length

(miles) Path Loss (dB)

at 2.4 GHz Path Loss (dB)

at 5.8 GHz

1104112

2110118

3114121

4116124

5118126

10 124 132

15 128 135

20 130 138

25 132 140

30 134 141

35 135 143

LP20 log 4πd

----------

⎝⎠

⎛⎞

⋅=(dB)

LP96.6 20 log10 d() 20·log+10 f()

⋅

+= (dB)

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5. RECEIVER SENSITIVITY

Receiver sensitivity is a value expressed in decibels referenced to one milliwatt (dBm) that corresponds to

the minimum amount of signal power needed at the receiver to achieve a given bit error rate (BER).

Receiver sensitivity is usually a negative number of decibels, and smaller receiver sensitivity (higher

quantity negative number) is better for a given BER. Several factors affect receiver sensitivity, including

the data bandwidth of the wireless link and the amount of additional signal degradation introduced in the

receiver electronics.

Receiver sensitivity of the TRACER 64x0 is dynamic as a function of the desired bandwidth; receiver

sensitivity improves as delivered bandwidth decreases. TRACER bandwidth is provided in the form of

eight channels available for mapping to the support modules. For T1 and E1 modules, each channel

mapped represents a single T1 or E1 interface. For Quad Ethernet Switch modules, each channel mapped

represents 2 Mb of Ethernet data delivered to the module. In situations where eight-channel connectivity is

not required, the delivered bandwidth can be decreased to four or two channels, and the receiver sensitivity

improves as follows:

Table 8. Path Loss for Given Path Lengths (kilometers)

Path Length

(kilometers) Path Loss (dB)

at 2.4 GHz Path Loss (dB)

at 5.8 GHz

1100 108

2106 114

3110 117

4112 120

5114 122

10 120 128

15 124 131

20 126 134

25 128 136

30 130 137

35 131 139

Table 9. Receiver Sensitivity for the TRACER 64x0

Delivered Bandwidth

Receiver Sensitivity

TRACER 6410 TRACER 6420

8xT1 -86 dBm -85 dBm

4xT1 -89 dBm -89 dBm

2xT1 -93 dBm -92 dBm

8xE1 or 16 Mbps Ethernet -84 dBm -83 dBm

4xE1 or 8 Mbps Ethernet -87 dBm -87 dBm

2xE1 or 4 Mbps Ethernet -90 dBm -90 dBm

Should an interferer be present nearby, three software-selectable band plans are provided

for frequency agility. Changing the TRACER 64x0 band plan does not require additional

components or opening of the radio. See > RF Link Configuration > RF Band Plan on

page 64 for additional details.

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6. ANTENNA INFORMATION

The overall wireless system is directly affected by the antenna selection and installation, discussed in the

following sections.

Antenna Alignment

With line-of-sight microwave communications, optimum system performance requires that the

transmitting and receiving antennas are properly aligned. This ensures maximum received signal power at

each receiver. Antenna alignment must be achieved in both azimuth (along a horizontal plane) and

elevation (along a vertical plane). By ensuring maximum received signal strength, a received signal

strength indicator (RSSI) helps the equipment installer determine when alignment is maximized.

TRACER RSSI Test Points

RSSI for the TRACER 64x0 system is provided through the VT100 terminal menus accessed through the

RS-232 interface, and it is presented as a series of bars indicating signal strength. More bars means more

RSSI, which ensures greater received signal strength and better link performance.

If both the local and remote end of the system are operational, the remote TRACER 64x0 receive power

can be viewed from the local TRACER 64x0 VT100 terminal menu interface.

An RSSI test point located on the front panel provides a DC voltage level (relative to the GND test point)

that corresponds to the amount of signal being received from the far end’s transmitter. The voltage at this

test point can vary from approximately 0 to 5 VDC. An RSSI calibration sheet is shipped with the system

to provide the installer a cross-reference between actual received signal level (in dBm) and RSSI voltage.

This sheet is useful for verifying link budget calculations and ensuring proper equipment installation.

Real-time Signal Values

The TRACER 64x0 system displays real-time signal values for RX QUALITY, RX POWER, and TX POWER

(for both the local and remote units). RX QUALITY values are displayed as a numerical value from 0 to 100,

with 0 corresponding to poor signal quality and 100 corresponding to exceptional signal quality.

RX POWER values are displayed in dBm within ±5 dBm accuracy and can vary with extreme temperatures.

TX POWER values are displayed in dBm within ±1 dBm accuracy.

Verify the antenna installation meets all regulations specified in the National Electric

Code (NEC) Article 810 with particular attention to clearances from power and lighting

conductors, mounting, grounding, and antenna discharge unit.

Real-time signal values are not supported on all TRACER 64x0 systems. Systems must be

ADTRAN calibrated to provide readings for Rx or Tx Power signal levels.

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Antenna Beam Patterns

Antennas used with the TRACER 64x0 system have a particular beam shape, determined in part by the

physical construction and geometry of the antenna. The antenna beam patterns are characterized by a

dominant main lobe, which is the preferred lobe to use for point-to-point communications, and several side

lobes, as shown in Figure 2. When setting up a microwave link, antenna alignment is nothing more than

steering the main lobes of both antennas until the main lobe of one transmitter is centered on the receiving

element of the receiving antenna.

Figure 2. Typical Antenna Beam Pattern

Antennas are also designed to radiate RF energy efficiently for a specific range of frequencies. Please

consult the data sheet for your particular antenna make and model to ensure that it is specified to operate in

the 2400 MHz to 24835 MHz (TRACER 6410) or 5725 MHz to 5850 MHz (TRACER 6420) frequency

bands for your TRACER 64x0 system.

Fresnel Zones, Earth Curvature, and Antenna Heights

Fresnel zones correspond to regions in the microwave path where reflections of the intended signal occur

and combine in both constructive and destructive manners with the main signal, thereby either enhancing

or reducing the net power at the receiver.

In general, the odd numbered Fresnel zones (1, 3, 5, ...) add constructively at the receiver, while the even

numbered Fresnel zones (2, 4, 6, ...) add destructively at the receiver.

The first Fresnel zone corresponds to the main lobe, 60 percent of which must be free of physical

obstructions for the path calculations to be valid. Since the main lobe contains the vast majority of the

microwave energy, this zone is typically used to determine proper antenna heights when placing antennas

on towers or buildings.

The curvature of the Earth becomes a legitimate obstruction for path lengths of 7 miles (11 kilometers) or

greater, and must also be accounted for when determining minimum antenna heights.

The aggregate expression for minimum antenna height that incorporates both the 60 percent first Fresnel

zone and the Earth’s curvature is given by

main lobe

side lobes

h72.1

-----0.125d2

+= (feet)

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where f is in GHz and d is in miles or

where f is in GHz and d is in kilometers.

The minimum antenna heights for given path lengths are displayed in Table 10 (feet/miles) and Table 11

on page 27 (kilometers/meters).

Table 10. Minimum Antenna Height for Given Path Lengths (miles and ft)

Path Length

(miles)

Min. Antenna Height

at 2.4 GHz

(ft)

Min. Antenna Height

at 5.8 GHz

(ft)

233 22

448 32

661 41

873 50

10 85 60

14 111 81

16 124 92

18 138 104

20 153 117

22 169 131

24 185 145

26 202 161

28 220 177

30 239 194

32 259 213

34 279 232

36 300 252

h21.975 d

6.436f

-------------0.0147d2

+= (meters)

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7. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

Path Availability

The path availability of a wireless link is a metric that expresses the fractional amount of time a link is

available over some fixed amount of time, and depends on several factors. Path availability is expressed as

where the parameters are

aterrain factor

bclimate factor

fcarrier frequency (GHz)

dpath length (miles)

Ffade margin (dB)

Table 11. Minimum Antenna Height for Given Path Lengths (km and m)

Path Length

(kilometers)

Min. Antenna Height

at 2.4 GHz

(meters)

Min. Antenna Height

at 5.8 GHz

(meters)

28.0 5.1

411.4 7.4

614.2 9.3

816.8 11.1

10 19.2 12.8

14 23.8 16.3

16 26.1 18.2

18 28.5 20.0

20 30.9 22.0

22 33.3 24.0

24 35.9 26.1

26 38.4 28.3

28 41.1 30.6

30 43.9 32.9

32 46.7 35.4

34 49.6 38.0

36 52.6 40.6

A12.510

6–

()abfd310 F10

⁄

–

()–[]100%

=(%)

6.00 10 7–

()abfd310 F10

⁄

–

()–[]100%

=(%)

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where the parameters are

aterrain factor

bclimate factor

fcarrier frequency (GHz)

dpath length (kilometers)

Ffade margin (dB)

Terrain Factor (a)

The terrain factor is a quantity that compensates the link availability for different types of terrain.

Generally speaking, the smoother an area’s terrain, the less availability a wireless link running over that

terrain will have, primarily due to multipath reflections. In contrast, secondary microwave signals will be

randomly dispersed over rough terrain and will not interfere with the main signal lobe as badly as in the

smooth terrain case. The terrain factor values normally used are listed below:

Climate Factor (b)

The climate factor is a quantity that compensates the link availability for different types of climates

(weather). In general, microwave links operating in areas with high humidity will have less availability

than those in arid areas, primarily because water is a dispersive mechanism to microwave energy and

causes the main signal lobe to refract and disperse away from the receiver location. The climate factor

values normally used are listed below:

Terrain Terrain Factor Description

Smooth 4water, flat desert

Average 1moderate roughness

Mountainous 1/4 very rough, mountainous

Climate Climate Factor Description

Very Dry 1/8 desert regions

Temperate 1/4 mainland, interior region

Humid 1/2 humid and coastal regions

ENGINEERING GUIDELINES

Provides information to assist network designers with incorporating the TRACER 64x0 system into their

networks.

CONTENTS

Equipment Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Reviewing the Front Panel Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

RSSI Monitoring Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Front Panel LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

AUX RS232 Interface (RJ-45). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

CRAFT Port (DB-9). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Reviewing the TRACER 64x0 Rear Panel Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

MGMT 10/100BaseT/TX Connection (RJ-48C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

DC Power Connection (Plug-In Terminal Block). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Alarm Contacts (Plug-In Terminal Block) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Antenna Interface (N-Type Connector). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Network Module Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

4xT1 Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Quad Ethernet Switch Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

4xE1 Module with 120Ω Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

4xE1 Module with 75Ω Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

At-A-Glance Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. TRACER 6410 Front Panel Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Figure 2. TRACER 6420 Front Panel Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Figure 3. TRACER 64x0 Rear Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Figure 4. E1 Breakout Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. TRACER 64x0 Front Panel Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Table 2. TRACER 64x0 LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Table 3. AUX RS232 Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Table 4. CRAFT Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Table 5. Null-Modem Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Table 6. Rear Panel Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Table 7. MGMT 10/100BaseT/TX Interface Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Table 8. DC Power Connector Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Table 9. Alarm Contact Connector Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Table 10. 4xT1 Module RJ-45 Connector Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Table 11. Quad Ethernet Switch RJ-45 Connector Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Table 12. 4xE1 Module with 120Ω Interface RJ-45 Connector Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Table 13. 4xE1 Module with 75Ω Interface DB-25 Connector Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Table 14. DB-25 to 75Ω Unbalanced Cable Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Table 15. At-A-Glance Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

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1. EQUIPMENT DIMENSIONS

The TRACER 64x0 integrated radio is 17.2 inch (43.7 cm) W, 11.4 inch (28.9 cm) D, and

1.7 inch (4.4 cm) H, weighs 7 pounds (3.18 kg), and can be used in rackmount configurations.

2. POWER REQUIREMENTS

The TRACER 64x0 radio has a maximum power consumption of 25 W and a maximum current draw of

1.1 A (at 21 VDC).

3. REVIEWING THE FRONT PANEL DESIGN

The front panel contains an RSSI monitoring interface, a GND interface for reference with RSSI, a TEST

interface for factory use only, a DB-9 CRAFT PORT for management and configuration, an AUX RS232

interface (RJ-45) that provides an end-to-end serial port interface (at 9600 bps), and status LEDs to provide

visual information about the TRACER 64x0 system. Figure 1 and Figure 2 identify the various interfaces and

the LEDs for the TRACER 6410 and TRACER 6420, respectively. Table 1 on page 33 provides a brief

description of each interface.

Figure 1. TRACER 6410 Front Panel Layout

Figure 2. TRACER 6420 Front Panel Layout

E F

TRACER 6200

E F

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RSSI Monitoring Interface

The RSSI voltage is a function of the signal strength at the receiver and is used to measure the received

signal strength. RSSI varies from approximately 0 to 5 VDC. An RSSI calibration sheet is shipped with the

system to provide the installer a cross-reference between actual received signal level (in dBm) and RSSI

voltage. This sheet is useful for verifying link budget calculations and ensuring proper equipment

installation.

Front Panel LEDs

With the TRACER powered-on, the front panel LEDs provide visual information about the status of the

system. Table 2 describes the LEDs.

Table 1. TRACER 64x0 Front Panel Description1

1 Detailed discussions (including pinouts) of front panel components (where applicable) follow the table.

Name Connector Description

ARSSI bantam DC voltage indicating strength of the received signal at

the antenna

BStatus LEDs N/A Visual status information about the system

CGND bantam Ground reference for the RSSI interface

DTEST 3.5 mm mini-jack Factory use only

EAUX RS232 RJ-45 Serial interface for a 9600 bps connection between the

local and remote systems over the RF link

FCRAFT PORT DB-9 RS-232 interface for connection to a VT100 terminal or

PC with terminal emulation software

Table 2. TRACER 64x0 LEDs

For these LEDs... This color light... Indicates that...

PWR Green (solid) the TRACER is connected to a power source.

Off the TRACER is not currently powered up.

TEMP

*TRACER 6410 only Green (solid) the TRACER 6410 system temperature is within normal range.

Red (solid) the TRACER 6410 has an active temperature alarm.

FAN

*TRACER 6410 only Green (solid) the TRACER 6410 system fans are working properly.

Red (solid) the TRACER 6410 system fans are not functioning.

TST

*TRACER 6420 only Amber (flashes once) power-up self-test is in progress. If the LED continuously flashes

or remains on (solid) after 10 seconds, the unit has failed

self-test.

STATUS

MOD1 and MOD2 Green the module is installed and functioning properly.

Red (solid) a port on the installed module is currently in alarm.

Off no module occupies the slot.

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AUX RS232 Interface (RJ-45)

The AUX RS232 interface provides a female RJ-45 terminal connection (wired as a DCE interface), used

for a 9600 bps point-to-point connection between the local and remote systems (over the RF link). Table 3

shows the pinout.

PLAN A Green (solid) the TRACER is transmitting on Frequency Plan A.

Off the TRACER is not transmitting on Frequency Plan A.

PLAN B Green (solid) the TRACER is transmitting on Frequency Plan B.

Off the TRACER is not transmitting on Frequency Plan B.

RF LO Red (solid) the RSSI level is below suggested minimum threshold

(approximately 10 dBm above the minimum receive sensitivity).

RF DWN Red (solid) there is a communication problem between the local and remote

TRACERs.

Table 3. AUX RS232 Pinout

Pin Name Source Description

1 GND Common Signal ground

2 RTS Attached Equipment Request to send (unused)

3 TXDATA Attached Equipment Transmit data (from attached equipment)

4 DSR TRACER Data set ready

5 RXDATA TRACER Received data (to attached equipment)

6 CTS TRACER Clear to send

7 DTR Attached Equipment Data terminal ready (unused)

8 CD TRACER Carrier detect

Table 2. TRACER 64x0 LEDs (Continued)

For these LEDs... This color light... Indicates that...

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CRAFT Port (DB-9)

The CRAFT connector provides a female DB-9 terminal connection (wired as a DCE interface), used for

terminal access to the TRACER system. Table 4 shows the pinout. A null modem cable is necessary for

connecting the CRAFT port to a modem for remote dial-up access. Table 5 shows the pinout for a null

modem cable.

4. REVIEWING THE TRACER 64X0 REAR PANEL DESIGN

Figure 3 on page 36 identifies the features of the TRACER rear panel, and Table 6 on page 36 provides a

brief description of each interface.

Table 4. CRAFT Pinout

Pin Name Source Description

1CD TRACER Carrier detect

2RXDATA

TRACER Received data (to attached equipment)

3 TXDATA Attached Equipment Transmit data (from attached equipment)

4 DTR Attached Equipment Data terminal ready (unused)

5 GND Common Signal ground

6DSR TRACER Data set ready

7 RTS Attached Equipment Request to send (unused)

8CTS TRACER Clear to send

9RI TRACER Ring indicator (unused)

Table 5. Null-Modem Pinout

Modem

Pin TRACER 64x0

1 (CD) Unconnected

2 (RXD) 3 (TXD)

3 (TXD) 2 (RXD)

4 (DTR) 6 (DSR)

5 (GND) 5 (GND)

6 (DSR) 4 (DTR)

7 (RTS) 8 (CTS)

8 (CTS) 7 (RTS)

9 (RI) Unconnected

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Figure 3. TRACER 64x0 Rear Panel

MGMT 10/100BaseT/TX Connection (RJ-48C)

The physical Ethernet interface is provided by a single RJ-48C jack (labeled MGMT) that delivers

10/100BaseT/TX for LAN connectivity. The MGMT port is used for Telnet, SNMP, and TFTP access and

is not a router interface. The MGMT port has a green LINK LED to indicate a valid link and an amber ACT

LED that flashes with data activity on the interface. Table 7 shows the pinout.

Table 6. Rear Panel Description1

1 Detailed discussions (including pinouts) of rear panel components (where applicable) follow the table.

Name Connector Description

ANetwork Module

Slots N/A Dual network module slots for system flexibility (shown

with a single 4xT1 module and a Quad Ethernet Switch

module installed)

BMGMT RJ-45 10/100BaseT/TX Ethernet interface for SNMP, TFTP, and

Telnet access

CDC Power Terminal block 21 to 60 VDC power source connection (either polarity

referenced to ground)

DFuse N/A 2A, 250 V, 2-inch slo-blo fuse

EAlarm Terminal block External alarm monitoring system connection

FAntenna N-type (female) Antenna feedline cable connection

GGround Lug N/A Earth ground connection

Table 7. MGMT 10/100BaseT/TX Interface Pinout

Pin Name Description

1TX1 Transmit positive

2TX2 Transmit negative

3RX1 Receive positive

4,5 —Unused

6RX2 Receive negative

7, 8 —Unused

Antenna

DC Power

Connection Connector

Ground

Lug

Fuse Alarm

Contacts

Ethernet

Interface

Network

Module Slots

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DC Power Connection (Plug-In Terminal Block)

The TRACER 64x0 can operate from a supply between 21 and 60 VDC, with either polarity referenced to

ground, and consumes less than 25 W. Power supplies should be able to provide up to 25 W at the selected

voltage. Current required (in amps) is determined by dividing the power consumed (in watts) by the applied

voltage (in volts). For example, at 48 V, TRACER 64x0 would draw approximately 0.52 A

(25 W/48 V). Table 8 shows the DC power connection pinout.

Fuse

The fuse holder, accessible from the rear panel of the TRACER 64x0, accepts a generic 2 A, 250 V, 2-inch

slow-blo fuse.

Alarm Contacts (Plug-In Terminal Block)

An RF link down condition is indicated with both normally open (NO) and normally closed (NC) alarm

contacts on the rear panel of the TRACER 64x0 system. In normal operation, the NC contact is electrically

connected to the common contact (COM) and the NO contact is isolated. When the RF link drops, the NC

contact becomes isolated and the NO is electrically connected to COM. This allows RF down conditions to

be reported to external alarm monitoring systems. Table 9 provides the alarm contact pinout.

Antenna Interface (N-Type Connector)

The ANTENNA interface (N-type connector) connects to the customer-supplied antenna using standard

antenna feedline cable. When determining the cable specifications for your application, refer to Section 2,

Microwave Path Engineering Basics (System Losses (L) on page 21) for a discussion on cable length and

loss factors.

Table 8. DC Power Connector Pinout

Pin Name Description

1+/– Voltage

2GND Ground

Table 9. Alarm Contact Connector Pinout

Pin Name Description

1 COM Common Contact

2 NO Normally-Open Contact

3 NC Normally-Closed Contact

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5. NETWORK MODULE INTERFACES

4xT1 Module

The 4xT1 network module has four T1 interfaces (through four RJ-45 ports) that provide the following

functions:

• ANSI T1.403 and AT&T® 54016 and 62411 compliant

• AMI or B8ZS coding

• Extended Super Frame (ESF) and Super Frame (SF) framing support

• Manual line build out

• Network performance monitoring and reporting

• Test loopbacks (both line and link)

Table 10 provides the RJ-45 interface pinout for the 4xT1 network module.

Quad Ethernet Switch Module

The Quad Ethernet Switch module has four 10/100BaseTX interfaces (through four RJ-45 ports) that

provide the following functions:

• IEEE 802.3 and 802.3u compliant

• Auto MDI/MDIX crossover

• Back-pressure flow control on all full-duplex interfaces

• Link and activity LEDs for each port

Table 11 provides the RJ-45 interface pinout for the Quad Ethernet Switch module.

Table 10. 4xT1 Module RJ-45 Connector Pinout

Pin Name Description

1 R Transmit data (ring) towards the network

2 T Transmit data (tip) towards the network

3, 6-8 UNUSED —

4 R1 Receive data (ring) toward the network

5 T1 Receive data (tip) from the network

Table 11. Quad Ethernet Switch RJ-45 Connector Pinout

Pin Name Source Description

1 RX1 Attached Equipment Receive Positive

2 RX2 Attached Equipment Receive Negative

3 TX1 Module Transmit Positive

4, 5 Unused N/A —

6 TX2 Module Transmit Negative

7, 8 Unused N/A —

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4xE1 Module with 120Ω Interface

The 4xE1 network module provides four E1 interfaces (through four RJ-45 connectors) that provide the

following functions:

• AMI or HDB3 coding

• Framed, multi-framed, and unframed framing support

• Network performance monitoring and reporting

• Test loopbacks (both line and link)

Table 12 provides the RJ-45 interface pinout for the 4xE1 network module.

4xE1 Module with 75Ω Interface

The 4xE1 network module provides four E1 interfaces (through a single DB-25 interface) that provide the

following functions:

• AMI or HDB3 coding

• Framed, multi-framed, and unframed framing support

• Network performance monitoring and reporting

• Test loopbacks (both line and link)

Table 13 on page 40 provides the DB-25 interface pinout for the 4xE1 network module. A separate

breakout panel is available to provide 75Ω BNC unbalanced interfaces (see Table 14 on page 40 for the

pinout of the 75Ω cable). Figure 4 displays the E1 breakout panel.

Table 12. 4xE1 Module with 120Ω Interface RJ-45 Connector Pinout

Pin Name Description

1 TX Tip Transmit signal (Tip)

2 TX Ring Transmit signal (Ring)

3Unused—

4 RX Tip Receive signal (Tip)

5 RX Ring Receive signal (Ring)

6–8 Unused —

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Table 13. 4xE1 Module with 75Ω Interface DB-25 Connector Pinout

Pin Name Description

1E1D RX Receive signal for E1 D interface

2E1D TX Output signal for E1 D interface

3GND Ground

4E1C RX Receive signal for E1 C interface

5E1C TX Output signal for E1 C interface

6GND Ground

7E1B RX Receive signal for E1 B interface

8E1B TX Output signal for E1 B interface

9GND Ground

10 E1A RX Receive signal for E1 A interface

11 E1A TX Output signal for E1 A interface

12-25 GND Ground

Table 14. DB-25 to 75Ω Unbalanced Cable Pinout

E1 Cable Interface DB-25 Male

(TRACER Side) DB-25 Male

(Breakout Panel)

Channel 1 Input 10 14

Channel 1 Output 11 3

Channel 2 Input 717

Channel 2 Output 8 6

Channel 3 Input 420

Channel 3 Output 5 9

Channel 4 Input 123

Channel 4 Output 212

Ground All other pins All other pins

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Figure 4. E1 Breakout Panel

6. AT-A-GLANCE SPECIFICATIONS

Table 15 on page 41 contains a list of specifications for the TRACER 64x0 system.

Table 15. At-A-Glance Specifications

Hardware Description Specification

Transmitter

Output Power +27 dBm, maximum (TRACER 6410)

+20 dBm, maximum (TRACER 6420)

Frequency Range 2400 to 2483.5 MHz (TRACER 6410)

5725 to 5850 MHz (TRACER 6420)

Receiver

Receive Level,

Minimum

TRACER 6410

-86 dBm @ 8xT1

-89 dBm @ 4xT1

-93 dBm @ 2xT1

TRACER 6420

-85 dBm @ 8xT1

-89 dBm @ 4xT1

-92 dBm @ 2xT1

-84 dBm @ 8xE1/16Mbps Ethernet

-87 dBm @ 4xE1/8 Mbps Ethernet

-90 dBm @ 2xE1/4 Mbps Ethernet

-83 dBm @ 8xE1/16Mbps Ethernet

-87 dBm @ 4xE1/8 Mbps Ethernet

-90 dBm @ 2xE1/4 Mbps Ethernet

Receive Level, Maximum -30 dBm

Receive Level, Nominal -55 dBm

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Frequency Plan

Plan A

Channel Plan

1Tx 2.419 GHz, Rx 2.459 GHz (TRACER 6410)

Tx 5.744 GHz, Rx 5.824 GHz (TRACER 6420)

2Tx 2.422 GHz, Rx 2.462 GHz (TRACER 6410)

Tx 5.747 GHz, Rx 5.827 GHz (TRACER 6420)

3Tx 2.425 GHz, Rx 2.465 GHz (TRACER 6410)

Tx 5.751 GHz, Rx 5.831 GHz (TRACER 6420)

Plan B

Channel Plan

1Tx 2.459 GHz, Rx 2.419 GHz (TRACER 6410)

Tx 5.824 GHz, Rx 5.744 GHz (TRACER 6420)

2Tx 2.462 GHz, Rx 2.422 GHz (TRACER 6410)

Tx 5.827 GHz, Rx 5.747 GHz (TRACER 6420)

3Tx 2.465 GHz, Rx 2.425 GHz (TRACER 6410)

Tx 5.831 GHz, Rx 5.751 GHz (TRACER 6420)

Data Encryption

Encryption Type Symmetric Triple-DES (3DES)

User Interface

Panel Alarm LEDs

Diagnostics RF link diagnostics and error history, transmit and receive packets

history, real-time signal levels

Test Points RSSI and Ground (GND)

Alarms Normally Open (NO) and Normally Closed (NC)

VT100 Terminal Menu-driven user interface, control of the remote end, event history

Telnet Access Menu-driven user interface, control of the remote end, event history

SNMP Standard MIB support (T1/E1 and Ether-like MIBs); Enterprise MIB

support (ADTRAN TRACER)

VT100 Terminal Interface

Data Rate 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200 bps

Data Bits 8

Parity None

Stop Bits 1

Terminal Emulation VT100

Table 15. At-A-Glance Specifications (Continued)

Hardware Description Specification

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Mechanical and Environmental

Operating Temperature -25°C to 65°C

Size

1.7 inch (4.4 cm) H

17.2 inch (43.7 cm) W

11.4 inch (28.9 cm) D

Humidity 95 percent, noncondensing

Weight 7 lbs (3.18 kg)

Power

Input Voltage 21 to 60 VDC, either polarity referenced to ground

Power Consumption < 25 W

Connector 2-pin terminal block (DC)

Fuse 2 A, 250 V slow-blo fuse (2-inch)

Network Modules

Quad T1 Module Connection Four RJ-45 interfaces

Capacity 4xT1 (ANSI T1.403, AT&T® 54016 and 62411)

Line Code B8ZS (default), AMI

Alarms AIS, Red, Yellow, BPVs, LOS

Quad Ethernet

Switch Module

Connection Four RJ-45 interfaces

Interface Type Four 10BaseT/100BaseTX interfaces with auto MDI/MIDX

crossover

Flow Control Back-pressure flow control on half-duplex interfaces

Pause-frame flow control on full-duplex interfaces

Quad E1 Module

(120Ω Interface)

Connection Four RJ-45 interfaces

Capacity 4xE1 (CCITT G.703)

Line Code HDB3 (default), AMI

Alarms LOS, LCV, AIS, RMT, OOF, CRC

Loopbacks Local and remote line and link

Quad E1 Module

(75Ω Interface)

Connection Single DB-25 connector on module; 75Ω unbalanced interface

available using BNC breakout panel

Capacity 4xE1 (CCITT G.703)

Line Code HDB3 (default), AMI

Alarms LOS, LCV, AIS, RMT, OOF, CRC

Loopbacks Local and remote line and link

Table 15. At-A-Glance Specifications (Continued)

Hardware Description Specification

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NETWORK TURNUP PROCEDURE

Provides shipment contents list, grounding instructions, mounting options, and specifics of supplying

power to the unit.

CONTENTS

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Tools Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Unpack and Inspect the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Contents of Shipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Customer Provides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Channel Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Grounding Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Supplying Power to the Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Mounting Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Installing Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Instructions for Installing Network Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Connecting the Module Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Quad T1 Module Interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Quad Ethernet Switch Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Quad E1 (120Ω) Module Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Quad E1 (75Ω) Module Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

FIGURES

Figure 1. 2.4 GHz Bandwidth Division. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Figure 2. 5.8 GHz Bandwidth Division. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Figure 3. 19-inch Rackmount Illustration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Figure 4. 23-inch Rackmount Illustration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Figure 5. TRACER 64x0 Network Module Slot Designation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Figure 6. E1 Connection with Breakout Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Section 4 Network Turnup Procedure TRACER 6000 Series Integrated System Manual

1. INTRODUCTION

This section discusses TRACER 64x0 system installation.

2. TOOLS REQUIRED

The tools required for TRACER 64x0 installation are:

• VT100 terminal or PC with terminal emulation software

• RS-232 (DB-9 male for TRACER 64x0) cable for connecting to terminal

3. UNPACK AND INSPECT THE SYSTEM

Each TRACER 64x0 is shipped in its own cardboard shipping carton. Open each carton carefully and

avoid deep penetration into the carton with sharp objects.

After unpacking the unit, inspect it for possible shipping damage. If the equipment has been damaged in

transit, immediately file a claim with the carrier; then contact ADTRAN Customer Service (see Warranty,

Customer Service, Product Support Information, and Training information in the front of this manual).

Contents of Shipment

Your shipment of the base unit includes the following items:

• TRACER 64x0 unit

• RJ-45 to DB-9 connector (ADTRAN P/N 3196ADPT001) for connection to the AUX RS232 port

• 6-foot silver satin cable for connection to the AUX RS232 port

• Rackmount brackets

• Power and Alarm connectors

• TRACER 64x0 Documentation CD

Your Quad T1 module shipment includes the following items:

• Quad T1 module

• Quad T1 module quick start guide

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by ADTRAN could void the user’s

authority to operate the equipment.

To prevent electrical shock, do not install equipment in a wet location or during a lightning

storm.

This system MUST be installed by qualified service personnel in a Restricted Access

Location.

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Your Quad Ethernet Switch module shipment includes the following items:

• Quad Ethernet Switch module

• Quad Ethernet Switch module quick start guide

Your Quad E1 module (120Ω interface) shipment includes the following items:

• Quad E1 module

• Quad E1 module quick start guide

Your Quad E1 module (75Ω interface) shipment includes the following items:

• Quad E1 module

• Quad E1 module quick start guide

• DB-25 to DB-25 cable for connecting to the 75Ω BNC breakout panel

Your Octal 75Ω E1 Breakout Panel shipment includes the following items:

•Octal 75Ω E1 Breakout Panel

• 23-inch rack mounting brackets (ADTN P/N 3265622@A)

•Octal 75Ω E1 Breakout Panel quick start guide

Customer Provides

Base System

The following items are necessary to install the TRACER 64x0 system and are not provided:

• 21 to 60 VDC power source with either polarity referenced to ground

• DB-9 cable for VT100 access

• Ethernet cable (for Telnet, SNMP, or TFTP access)

Quad T1 Module

• T1 cables for connecting external equipment to the T1 interfaces (Quad T1 module only)

Quad Ethernet Switch Module

• Ethernet cables for connected external equipment for the switch interfaces (Quad Ethernet Switch

module only)

Quad E1 (120

Ω

)Module

• E1 cables for connecting the Quad E1 module to external E1 devices

Quad E1 (75

Ω

)Module

• BNC cables for connecting the 75Ω E1 Breakout Panel to external devices

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4. CHANNEL SELECTION

The FCC has allocated 83.5 MHz of spectrum in the 2.4 GHz band where the TRACER 6410 operates, and

125 MHz of spectrum in the 5.8 GHz band where the TRACER 6420 operates. Figure 1 and Figure 2

illustrates the bandwidth division.

Figure 1. 2.4 GHz Bandwidth Division

Figure 2. 5.8 GHz Bandwidth Division

To designate the utilization of the Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) bandwidth, there are two

different frequency plans, labeled A and B. The letter of each frequency plan setting is preset by the factory

and refers to the physical configuration of the diplexer filter inside the chassis. Each frequency plan is then

divided into three band plans (1, 2, or 3). The band plans must be the same for the local and remote

TRACER 64x0. For example, the transmitter at one end of the link will transmit in band plan 1 of frequency

plan A (the lower portion of the spectrum) and receive in band plan 1 of frequency plan B (the upper

portion). Consequently, the receiver at the other end should receive in band plan 1 of frequency plan A (the

lower portion) and transmit in band plan 1 of frequency plan B (the upper portion).

The letter of the frequency plan (A or B) must be different on both ends, and the number of the band plan (1,

2, or 3) must be the same on both ends. The default band plan configuration for the TRACER 64x0 is band

plan 1.

The frequency plan (A or B) of the unit may be changed in the field, if necessary, by rewiring the internal

diplexer. Contact Technical Support (see Warranty, Customer Service, Product Support Information, and

Training on page 7) for more information on this procedure.

Channel A

2419 2441.752422 24252400 MHz 2483.5 MHz

Bandplan 3

Bandplan 2

Bandplan 1

Channel B

2459 2462 2465

Bandplan 3

Bandplan 2

Bandplan 1

Frequency Plan A

57445725 5787 58505747 5751MHz MHz

Band plan 3Band plan 2Band plan 1

Frequency Plan B

5824 5827 5831

Band plan 3Band plan 2Band plan 1

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5. GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS

The following paragraphs provide grounding instruction information from the Underwriters’ Laboratory

UL60950 Standard for Safety of Information Technology Equipment Including Electrical Business

Equipment, with revisions dated March 15, 2002.

An equipment grounding conductor that is not smaller in size than the ungrounded branch-circuit supply

conductors is to be installed as part of the circuit that supplies the product or system. Bare, covered, or

insulated grounding conductors are acceptable. Individually covered or insulated equipment grounding

conductors shall have a continuous outer finish that is either green, or green with one or more yellow stripes.

The equipment grounding conductor is to be connected to ground at the service equipment.

The attachment-plug receptacles in the vicinity of the product or system are all to be of a grounding type, and

the equipment grounding conductors serving these receptacles are to be connected to earth ground at the

service equipment.

A supplementary equipment grounding conductor shall be installed between the product or system and

ground that is in addition to the equipment grounding conductor in the power supply cord.

The supplementary equipment grounding conductor shall not be smaller in size than the ungrounded

branch-circuit supply conductors. The supplementary equipment grounding conductor shall be connected to

the product at the terminal provided, and shall be connected to ground in a manner that will retain the ground

connection when the product is unplugged from the receptacle. The connection to ground of the

supplementary equipment grounding conductor shall be in compliance with the rules for terminating bonding

jumpers at Part K or Article 250 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70. Termination of the

supplementary equipment grounding conductor is permitted to be made to building steel, to a metal electrical

raceway system, or to any grounded item that is permanently and reliably connected to the electrical service

equipment ground.

The supplemental grounding conductor shall be connected to the equipment using a number 8 ring terminal

and should be fastened to the grounding lug provided on the rear panel of the equipment. The ring terminal

should be installed using the appropriate crimping tool (AMP P/N 59250 T-EAD Crimping Tool or

equivalent).

6. SUPPLYING POWER TO THE UNIT

The TRACER 64x0 can operate from an LPS or Class 2 power source between 21 and 60 VDC and a

minimum output current rating of 1.2 A, with either polarity referenced to ground. Power supplies should be

able to provide up to 25 W at the selected voltage and be suitable for operation at a 50° C ambient

temperature. A dual pin terminal plug accepts power at the rear panel of the unit, providing a voltage (+/–)

and ground (GND) reference point.

The supplemental equipment grounding terminal is located on the rear panel of the

TRACER 64x0.

• Power to the TRACER 64x0 DC system must be from a reliably grounded

21 to 60 VDC UL Listed Power Supply with outputs meeting LPS requirements.

• A readily accessible disconnect device that is suitably approved and rated shall be

incorporated in the field wiring.

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7. MOUNTING OPTIONS

Install the TRACER 64x0 in a location that requires minimal antenna feedline length (the loss in this cable

directly affects overall system performance). The TRACER 64x0 is designed to be mounted in a rack. If

multiple units are installed in one location, one-half inch of spacing is recommended above and below the

unit.

The TRACER 64x0 systems are 1U high, rack-mountable units which can be installed into 19-inch (see

Figure 3) or 23-inch (see Figure 4 on page 51) equipment racks using the supplied rackmount brackets

(3265498@B). Follow these steps to mount the TRACER 64x0 into a rack:

Figure 3. 19-inch Rackmount Illustration

Instructions for Rack Mounting the TRACER 64x0

1. Position the TRACER 64x0 in a stationary equipment rack. This unit takes up 1U of

space. To allow proper grounding, scrape the paint from the rack around the

mounting holes where the TRACER 64x0 will be positioned.

2. Have an assistant hold the unit in position as you install two mounting bolts through

the unit’s brackets and into the equipment rack using a #2 phillips-head

screwdriver.

Be careful not to compromise the stability of the equipment mounting rack when installing

this product.

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Figure 4. 23-inch Rackmount Illustration

8. INSTALLING MODULES

Figure 5 shows the slot numbering designation as viewed from the rear of the TRACER 64x0. The

functionally identical option slots only accept TRACER 6000 Series modules.

Figure 5. TRACER 64x0 Network Module Slot Designation

Access modules are intended to be serviced by qualified service personnel only.

TRACER 64x0 modules are not hot swappable. Remove power from the system before

installing or removing the module.

Electronic modules can be damaged by static electrical discharge. Before handling

modules, put on an antistatic discharge wrist strap to prevent damage to electronic

components. Place modules in antistatic packing material when transporting or storing.

When working on modules, always place them on an approved antistatic mat that is

electrically grounded.

TRACER 6420

MODULE 1 MODULE 2

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Instructions for Installing Network Modules

Individual access modules insert in the back of the chassis. Two phillips-head screws hold the modules in

place for added security. To install network modules, follow the steps outlined below.

9. CONNECTING THE MODULE INTERFACES

Quad T1 Module Interfaces

The physical T1 interfaces are provided using four RJ-45 ports located on the module. Straight-through T1

interface cables can be used to interface to any standard T1 DTE device (not supplied).

Quad Ethernet Switch Module

The physical Ethernet interfaces are provided using four RJ-45 jacks. Ethernet cables are not supplied with

your shipment. Connect any standard Ethernet device to one of the switch ports located on the rear of the

unit.

Quad E1 (120Ω) Module Interfaces

The physical E1 interfaces are provided using four RJ-45 ports located on the module. Straight-through E1

interface cables can be used to interface to any standard E1 DTE device (not supplied).

For proper airflow through the system to avoid elevated temperature levels, leave filler

plates on any unused slots.

Instructions for Installing Network Modules

1. Remove power from the unit.

2. Remove the blank panel plate (if necessary).

3. Slide the network module into the network slot until the module is firmly seated

against the front of the chassis.

4. Secure the screws at both edges of the module.

5. Install the optional hardware components (when necessary). For example, for

the E1 network module, an optional BNC breakout panel is available.

6. Connect the cables to the associated device(s).

7. Restore power to the unit.

T1 crossover cables are needed when connecting two TRACER 64x0 T1 ports in

back-to-back operation.

E1 crossover cables are needed when connecting two TRACER 64x0 E1 ports in

back-to-back operation.

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Quad E1 (75Ω) Module Interfaces

The physical E1 interfaces are provided using a single DB-25 interface, an adapter cable, and a BNC

breakout panel. Connect one end of the adapter cable (labeled TO RADIO) to the module’s DB-25

connector, and then attach the other end of the cable (labeled TO PANEL) to the BNC breakout panel. The

75Ω unbalanced interfaces provided by the breakout panel are available for connection to standard E1

DTE devices (see Figure 6).

Figure 6. E1 Connection with Breakout Panel

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USER INTERFACE GUIDE

Provides detailed descriptions of all menu options and configuration parameters available for the

TRACER 64x0.

This section of the TRACER 6000 Series Integrated System Manual is designed for use by network

administrators and others who will configure and provision the system. It contains information about

navigating the VT100 user interface, configuration information, and menu descriptions.

CONTENTS

Navigating the Terminal Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Terminal Menu Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Navigating using the Keyboard Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Menu and System Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Password Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Menu Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

> System Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

> Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

> System Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

> RF Link Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

> RF Link Performance History (Main Screen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

> RF Link Error History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

> RF Link Max/Min Received Power History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

> RF Link Min/Max Received Signal Quality History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

> Datapath Provisioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

> 4xE1 Module Configuration/Status/History (Main Screen). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

> E1x Status/Configuration/Loopback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

> E1x Performance History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

> T1 Module Configuration/Status/History (Main Screen). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

> T1x Status/Configuration/Loopback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

> Ethernet Switch Module Configuration/Status/History (Main Screen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

> Ethernet Switch Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

> Ethernet Switch Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

> Management/Utilities (Main Screen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

> Ping Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

> Firmware Upgrade Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

> RF Link Management Bridge Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

> System Alarms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

FIGURES

Figure 1. Main Menu Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Figure 2. TRACER 64x0 System Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Figure 3. TRACER 64x0 Main Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Figure 4. TRACER 64x0 System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Figure 5. RF Link Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Figure 6. 2.4 GHz Bandwidth Division. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Figure 7. 5.8 GHz Bandwidth Division. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Figure 8. RF Link Performance History (Main Screen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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Figure 9. RF Link Error History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Figure 10. RF Link Max/Min Received Power History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Figure 11. RF Link Min/Max Received Signal Quality History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Figure 12. Datapath Provisioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Figure 13. E1 Module Configuration/Status/History (Main Screen). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Figure 14. E1x Status/Configuration/Loopback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Figure 15. E1 Local Link Loopback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Figure 16. E1 Remote Link Loopback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Figure 17. E1 Local Line Loopback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Figure 18. E1 Remote Line Loopback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Figure 19. E1x Link Performance History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Figure 20. T1 Module Configuration/Status/History (Main Screen). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Figure 21. T1x Status/Configuration/Loopback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Figure 22. T1 Local Link Loopback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Figure 23. T1 Remote Link Loopback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Figure 24. T1 Local Line Loopback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Figure 25. T1 Remote Line Loopback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Figure 26. T1x Link Performance History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Figure 27. Ethernet Switch Module Configuration/Status/History (Main Screen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Figure 28. Ethernet Switch Module Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Figure 29. Ethernet Switch Module Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Figure 30. Management/Utilities (Main Screen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Figure 31. Management/SNMP Port Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Figure 32. Ping Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Figure 33. Firmware Upgrade Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Figure 34. RF Link Management Bridge Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Figure 35. System Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Figure 36. Active Fan Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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1. NAVIGATING THE TERMINAL MENU

The TRACER 64x0 menu system can be accessed with a VT100 compatible terminal that is connected to

the CRAFT PORT (located on the front of the unit) and set to 9600 bits per second (default), 8 data bits,

1 stop bit, and no parity. Flow control on the serial interface should be configured to NONE for proper

operation. Once a terminal is connected, press <Enter> until the login screen appears. The default

password for the TRACER 64x0 is password.

Terminal Menu Window

The TRACER 64x0 uses a series of menu pages and a single Main menu page to access its many features.

The Main menu page (see Figure 1) provides a link to all available configuration/status pages.

Figure 1. Main Menu Screen

All TRACER 64x0 passwords are case-sensitive.

After connecting a VT100 terminal to the TRACER 64x0, press <Ctrl + l> or <Ctrl + r> to

redraw the current screen.

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Navigating using the Keyboard Keys

You can use various keystrokes to move through the terminal menu, to manage a terminal menu session,

and to configure the system.

Moving Through the Menus

2. MENU AND SYSTEM CONTROL

Password Protection

The TRACER 64x0 provides password protection for the menu interface (via Terminal or Telnet access).

To do this... Press this key...

Activate the Login screen (upon initial connection) Enter (twice)

Refresh the screen <Ctrl + l>

Exit the menu system and return to the login screen <Ctrl + z>

Close the Telnet session (or toggle the modem signalling to hang up an

attached modem) <Ctrl + z> (twice)

Move up to select items Up Arrow

p (Previous)

Move down to select items Down Arrow

n (Next)

Edit a selected menu item Enter

Spacebar

Scroll through configuration parameters for a menu item Spacebar

Left/Right Arrows

p or n (Prev/Next)

Cancel an edit Escape

Return to Main menu page m

Back out to previous menu page b

Left Arrow

Go to System Status menu page s

All TRACER 64x0 systems are shipped with a default password of password. (Passwords

are case-sensitive.)

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3. MENU DESCRIPTIONS

The remainder of this section describes the TRACER 64x0 menus and submenus.

> SYSTEM STATUS

Figure 2 shows the TRACER 64x0 System Status menu page. The status of major system components for

both sides of the RF link are displayed, but no configuration can be performed from this view.

Figure 2. TRACER 64x0 System Status

A. Elapsed Time

The top of the TRACER 64x0 System Status menu page displays the elapsed time the TRACER 64x0

system has been operational since the last power reset.

B. Module Status

A visual status of the current installed modules. The modules are listed in the order they are installed

(Module 1 on top and Module 2 on the bottom).

The menu structure of the TRACER 64x0 system is depicted below as follows:

> MENU PAGE

> MENU PAGE > MENU SELECTION

> MENU PAGE > MENU SELECTION > SUB-MENU

4XT1 MODULE

A visual status of current errors/alarms on the T1 interfaces (for both the local and remote

systems) is provided on the TRACER 6420 System Status menu page. The four available T1

interfaces on the module (A through D) are only displayed if the interface is mapped in the

DATAPATH PROVISIONING; a – is displayed for inactive, unmapped interfaces. The interface

displayed in reverse highlight indicates an active error or alarm condition on the specified

interface (A through D). Individual T1 status pages (accessible from the Main menu) provide

detailed T1 information.

Elapsed

Time

GCRF Status

Remote

Rx Power

Tx Power

Tx Power KNavigation Reminders

TRACER

Plan Frequency

Plan

Status

Module Status

Local

Frequency

Rx Power

Module Status

Status TRACER

Rx Quality

Real-Time

Signal Values

Alarm Status F

Alarm Status

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C. RF Status

A graphical indicator of the RF links is located beneath the Elapsed Time display. The status of the

received radio link is indicated as RF UP or RF DOWN for each direction. This RF status display

corresponds to the RF DWN LED on the front of the unit.

D. Remote System Status

The right portion of the TRACER 64x0 System Status menu page reports the status of the remote

TRACER 64x0 (the system across the wireless link from the active terminal). If the RF link is down in

either direction, DATA NOT AVAILABLE is displayed in place of the remote system status information.

E. Local System Status

The left portion of the TRACER 64x0 System Status menu page reports the status of the local

TRACER 64x0 (the system where the active terminal is attached).

F. System Alarm Status

Indicates whether there are active system alarms (temperature, fan, or link) for the TRACER 64x0

unit. During alarm conditions, SYSTEM ALARM is displayed in reverse highlighted text. More details on

the current system alarm is found on the SYSTEM ALARMS page.

G. Frequency Plan

Displays the frequency plan (A or B) for the TRACER 64x0 unit. For an operational TRACER 64x0

system, you should have one A and one B frequency plan.

H. Rx Quality

Displays an indicator of receive signal quality that is not necessarily related to receive signal level (for

both the local and remote units) using a series of symbols (#) and a numeric value. The more symbols

(#) displayed, the better the signal quality. This indicator is related to signal-to-noise ratio and features

a colon (:) marker to indicate 10-6 bit error rate. This indicator is useful as a diagnostic tool to help

identify interference, as the system may have high receive signal level and poor signal quality in

situations where interference is an issue.

QUAD ETHERNET SWITCH MODULE

A visual status of current errors/alarms on the Ethernet interfaces (for both the local and

remote systems) is provided on the TRACER 6420 System Status menu page. The

configured data rate (on the Datapath Provisioning page) is displayed. Individual status

notations for the available Ethernet interfaces are available through the Quad Ethernet

Switch Module Status page.

4XE1 MODULES

A visual status of current errors/alarms on the E1 interfaces (for both the local and remote

systems) is provided on the System Status menu page. The four available E1 interfaces on

the module (A through D) are only displayed if the interface is mapped in the DATAPATH

PROVISIONING; a – is displayed for inactive, unmapped interfaces. The interface displayed in

reverse highlight indicates an active error or alarm condition on the specified interface (A

through D). Individual E1 status pages (accessible from the Main menu) provide detailed E1

information.

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I. Rx Power

Displays the approximate receiver levels (for both the local and remote units) using a series of symbols

(#) and the actual real-time value (in dBm). The more symbols (#) displayed, the stronger the signal. If

the link is down in either direction and remote end data is unavailable, DATA NOT AVAILABLE is

displayed in place of the symbols (#).

J. Tx Power

Displays both an approximate transmitter levels (for both the local and remote units) using a series of

symbols (#) and the actual real-time value (in dBm). The more symbols (#) displayed, the stronger the

signal. If the link is down in either direction and remote end data is unavailable, DATA NOT AVAILABLE

is displayed in place of the symbols (#).

K. Navigation Reminders

Displays system navigation reminders. For more details on system navigation, refer to Navigating the

Terminal Menu on page 57.

L. Real-Time Signal Values

Displays real-time signal values for Rx Quality, Rx Power, and Tx Power (for both the local and

remote units).

> MAIN MENU

The TRACER 64x0 Main menu page provides access to all other configuration/status pages. Figure 3 on

page 62 shows the TRACER 64x0 Main menu page.

Real-time signal values are not supported on all TRACER 64x0 systems. Systems must be

ADTRAN calibrated to provide readings for Rx or Tx Power signal levels.

Installed network modules are displayed as menu options 5 (slot 1) and 6 (slot 2). Menu

options for empty slots are not displayed.

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Figure 3. TRACER 64x0 Main Menu

From the keyboard, use the up and down arrow keys to scroll through the available pages, or enter the

number or letter of the selected page (to highlight the menu page) and press <Enter>.

> SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

Figure 4 on page 63 shows the TRACER 64x0 System Configuration menu page. System configuration

parameters for both the local and remote TRACER 64x0 units are available through this menu page.

Press <m> from any menu in the TRACER 64x0 menu structure to access the

TRACER 64x0 Main menu page.

TRACER 6410

Only

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Figure 4. TRACER 64x0 System Configuration

> SYSTEM CONFIGURATION > SITE NAME

Provides a user-defined alphanumeric description (up to 25 characters) for the TRACER 64x0 system.

> SYSTEM CONFIGURATION > SERIAL NUMBER

Displays the serial number for the unit. The serial number of the TRACER 64x0 automatically displays in

this field.

> SYSTEM CONFIGURATION > SYSTEM TIME

Displays the current time, including seconds. To edit this field, place the cursor on the field and press

<Enter>. Then, enter the time in a 24-hour format (such as 23:00:00 for 11:00 p.m.). Press <Enter> when

you are finished to accept the change.

> SYSTEM CONFIGURATION > SYSTEM DATE

Displays the current date. To edit this field, place the cursor on the field and press <Enter>. Then, enter the

date in mm-dd-yyyy format (for example, 10-30-1998). Press <Enter> when you are finished to accept the

change.

> SYSTEM CONFIGURATION > ELAPSED TIME

Displays the length of time the TRACER 64x0 system has been running. Each time you reset the system, this

value resets to 0 days, 0 hours, 0 min, and 0 secs.

Press <1> from any menu in the TRACER 64x0 menu structure to access the System

Configuration menu page.

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> SYSTEM CONFIGURATION > CRAFT PORT BAUD

Specifies the baud rate of the port. Select either 9600 (default), 19200, 38400, 57600, or 115200 bps. If

you are using the CRAFT port for modem access, ensure that the CRAFT port rate matches the modem

baud rate.

> SYSTEM CONFIGURATION > INACTIVITY LOGOUT

This option defines the amount of time in minutes the user can stay connected without any activity on the

CRAFT port before the user is automatically logged out of the system. Select one of the following: 5 MIN,

10 MIN (default), 15 MIN, 30 MIN, 45 MIN, 60 MIN, or OFF.

> SYSTEM CONFIGURATION > PASSWORD

Sets the password for password protection of the TRACER 64x0 terminal interface. Enter up to eight

alphanumeric characters. The system password is case sensitive.

> SYSTEM CONFIGURATION > PERFORMANCE STATS (CLEAR)

Resets all system error counters for the TRACER 64x0.

> SYSTEM CONFIGURATION > FACTORY DEFAULTS

Resets the system to the factory default settings. The configured IP ADDRESS, SUBNET MASK, and DEFAULT

GATEWAY are not defaulted during a factory default. When you select this command, the following

confirmation message appears:

Are you sure you want to restore factory Defaults? Y or N

Press Y to restore factory defaults or N to cancel this command.

Changes to the INACTIVITY LOGOUT setting do not apply to the current session. All changes

take affect at the next login to the system menus.

The default password for the TRACER 64x0 is password.

The TOTAL ACTIVE CHANNELS parameter (on the Datapath Provisioning menu page) is

reset to the factory default value (8). Performing a factory default on any system with less

than eight active channels results in an RF link loss.

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> RF LINK CONFIGURATION

Figure 5 shows the TRACER 64x0 RF Link Configuration menu page, which contains the transmit and

receive power settings and band plan configuration for both the local and remote units.

Figure 5. RF Link Configuration

> RF LINK CONFIGURATION > RX POWER

Displays the real-time receiver levels (for both the local and remote units) in dBm and a visual

approximation using a series of symbols (#). The more symbols (#) displayed, the stronger the signal.

Real-time receiver levels are displayed within ±5 dBm accuracy and can vary with extreme temperatures.

If the link is down in either direction and remote end data is unavailable, DATA NOT AVAILABLE displays in

place of the symbols (#). This parameter is display only.

> RF LINK CONFIGURATION > TX POWER

Allows the transmitter levels (for both the local and remote units) to be adjusted. The current transmitter

level is displayed in dBm or a visual approximation using a series of symbols (#). The more symbols (#)

displayed, the stronger the signal. Real-time receiver levels are displayed within ±1 dBm accuracy. If the

link is down and remote end data is unavailable, DATA NOT AVAILABLE displays in place of the symbols (#).

Pressing (+) on this field sets the TX POWER to full strength; pressing (-) reduces the TX POWER to the

minimum.

Reducing the transmitter power of the remote TRACER 64x0 could cause the RF link to

drop, requiring a technician to increase the transmit power by using the menu system at

the remote site.

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> RF LINK CONFIGURATION > RF BAND PLAN

Sets the band plan for the TRACER 64x0. Each frequency plan is divided into three band plans (1, 2, or 3).

Both local and remote TRACER 64x0 systems must be configured with the same band plan (1, 2, or 3) but

different frequency plans (A or B). For example, the transmitter at one end of the link will transmit in band

plan 1 of frequency plan A (the lower portion of the spectrum) and receive in band plan 1 of frequency

plan B (the upper portion). Consequently, the receiver at the other end should receive in band plan 1 of

frequency plan A (the lower portion) and transmit in band plan 1 of frequency plan B (the upper portion).

(Refer to Figure 6 (TRACER 6410) Figure 7 (TRACER 6420) for the divisions.) The TRACER 64x0

comes factory programmed with RF band plan set to Band 1.

Figure 6. 2.4 GHz Bandwidth Division

Figure 7. 5.8 GHz Bandwidth Division

When changing RF band plans on installed links, change the remote end first. If the local

end is changed first, remote configuration capability is lost. In the event the local end is

changed first and the link is dropped, reset the local end to the previous setting to restore

the link.

Channel A

2419 2441.752422 24252400 MHz 2483.5 MHz

Bandplan 3Bandplan 1

Channel B

2459 2462 2465

Bandplan 3Bandplan 1

Frequency Plan A

57445725 5787 58505747 5751MHz MHz

Band plan 3Band plan 2Band plan 1

Frequency Plan B

5824 5827 5831

Band plan 3Band plan 2Band plan 1

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> RF LINK CONFIGURATION > LINK ENCRYPTION

The TRACER 64x0 provides triple-DES (3DES) encryption of the data passed over the RF Link. When

LINK ENCRYPTION is set to ENABLED, the TRACER 64x0 sequentially applies the three keys entered in the

SUBKEY 0, 1, and 2 fields to each 64-bit block of data transmitted over the RF link. The remote

TRACER 64x0 uses the same keys to decrypt each block. (The keys entered in the local and remote

systems must be identical.)

> RF LINK CONFIGURATION > SUBKEY (0-2)

The TRACER 64x0 provides 3DES encryption of the data passed over the RF Link. When LINK

ENCRYPTION is set to ENABLED, the TRACER 64x0 sequentially applies the three keys entered in the

SUBKEY 0, 1, and 2 fields to each 64-bit block of data transmitted over the RF link. The remote

TRACER 64x0 uses the same keys to decrypt each block. (The keys entered in the local and remote

systems must be identical.) Valid entries are numbers 0 through 9 and letters a through f.

> RF LINK PERFORMANCE HISTORY (MAIN SCREEN)

Figure 8 shows the TRACER 64x0 RF Link Performance History main screen, which contains the transmit

and receive power settings and band plan configuration for both the local and remote units.

Figure 8. RF Link Performance History (Main Screen)

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> RF LINK ERROR HISTORY

Figure 9 shows the TRACER 64x0 main RF Link Error History menu page, which displays detailed error

statistics for the RF link (from both the local and remote TRACER 64x0 units) in 15-minute and 24-hour

increments.

Figure 9. RF Link Error History

Link errors (LNK) represent errored seconds across the wireless link, and are generally an indication of

path or interference problems.

The link error count and minimum received signal level for the most recent 24 hours are recorded in

15-minute increments and displayed on the right side of the page. The left side of the page displays the 24

hour totals for the most recent 7 days.

> RF LINK MAX/MIN RECEIVED POWER HISTORY

Figure 10 on page 69 shows the TRACER 64x0 RF Link Max/Min Received Power History page, which

displays the available received power statistics from the system. Minimum and maximum received signal

levels for the RF link (from both the local and remote TRACER 64x0 units) in 15-minute and 24-hour

increments are found on this screen.

Press <n> to view the next 8-hour segment of 15-minute totals and to view the

previous 8-hour segment.

Days 24

Hours

(8 hours

displayed

at a time)

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Figure 10. RF Link Max/Min Received Power History

The received power level (MIN and MAX) represents the minimum and maximum values of received signal

levels in 24-hour or 15-minute increments, and is displayed as a numerical value in dBm.

> RF LINK MIN/MAX RECEIVED SIGNAL QUALITY HISTORY

Figure 10 on page 69 shows the TRACER 64x0 RF Link Min/Max Received Signal Quality History menu

page, which displays the available received signal quality statistics from the system. Minimum and

maximum received signal quality levels for the RF link (from both the local and remote TRACER 64x0

units) in 15-minute and 24-hour increments are found on this menu page.

Real-time signal values are not supported on all TRACER 64x0 systems. Systems must be

ADTRAN calibrated to provide readings for Rx or Tx Power signal levels. For

uncalibrated systems, the received power level is displayed as a numerical value from 0 to

100 where 0 corresponds to 0V RSSI and 100 corresponds to 5V RSSI.

The minimum receive power level is recorded to aid in troubleshooting problem RF links.

Radio links with high MIN numbers and intermittent performance are probably

experiencing interference, while links with low MIN numbers have improperly engineered

paths or excess system losses. A system with MIN numbers varying widely could indicate

fading, reflections, or an intermittent installation problem such as loose connectors,

damaged coax or lightning arrestors, or water contaminated feedlines.

Press <n> to view the next 8-hour segment of 15-minute totals and to view the

previous 8-hour segment.

Days 24

Hours

(8 hours

displayed

at a time)

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Figure 11. RF Link Min/Max Received Signal Quality History

The received power quality level (MIN and MAX) represents the minimum and maximum values of

received signal quality levels in 24-hour or 15-minute increments, and is displayed as a numerical value

from 0 to 100, with 0 corresponding to poor signal quality and 100 corresponding to exceptional signal

quality.

Radio links with consistently high MIN and MAX numbers should not experience

interference. Radio links with a large difference between MIN and MAX numbers could be

experiencing fading, reflections, or intermittent interference or installation problems such

as loose connectors, damaged coax cable, water contaminated feedlines, or damaged

lightning arrestors. Radio links with consistently low MIN and MAX numbers may be

experiencing interference, low receive levels, or installation problems. If this is the case,

examine the RF LINK MIN/MAX RECEIVED POWER HISTORY. High received power numbers

with low received signal quality numbers indicate interference, while low received power

numbers with low received signal quality numbers indicate low receive levels or

installation problems.

Press <n> to view the next 8-hour segment of 15-minute totals and to view the

previous 8-hour segment.

Days 24

Hours

(8 hours

displayed

at a time)

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> DATAPATH PROVISIONING

Figure 12 shows the Datapath Provisioning menu page, which displays the active network interfaces for the

installed modules (from both the local and remote TRACER 64x0 units).

Figure 12. Datapath Provisioning

> DATAPATH PROVISIONING > TOTAL ACTIVE CHANNELS

Defines the total number of channels active on the installed modules. Specify 2, 4, or 8 total active channels.

After defining the total number of active channels, specify the actual active channels using the CHANNEL

SELECTION menu.

> DATAPATH PROVISIONING > MODULE 1/MODULE 2 CHANNELS

(Read Only) Displays the total number of active channels on the installed module.

> DATAPATH PROVISIONING > CHANNEL SELECTION

Defines the active channels (A, B, C, D) on each installed T1 module or the bandwidth dedicated to the Quad

Ethernet Switch module (in 2 Mbps steps). To activate a channel, press <Enter> and use the spacebar or

arrow keys to cycle through the available channel combinations until the desired combination displays. Press

<Enter> again to make the channel combination change. If the specified channel selection is not valid, the

TRACER 64x0 automatically corrects the configuration and populates the field with a valid selection.

The number of active channels and the channel configuration on both the local and remote

systems must match for the RF link to function properly. A discrepancy between the systems

can result in unpredictable operation.

The number of active channels and the channel configuration on both the local and remote

systems must match for the RF link to function properly. A discrepancy between the systems

can result in unpredictable operation.

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> 4XE1 MODULE CONFIGURATION/STATUS/HISTORY (MAIN SCREEN)

Figure 13 shows the TRACER 64x0 E1 Module Configuration main screen, which contains access to the

status, configuration, testing, and performance history parameters for the selected E1 module.

Figure 13. E1 Module Configuration/Status/History (Main Screen)

> E1X STATUS/CONFIGURATION/LOOPBACK

Figure 14 shows the E1x Status/Configuration/Loopback menu page, which displays a real-time graphical

representation for the E1x link using data from both the local and remote TRACER 64x0 units. E1x

operational configuration parameters and testing functions are configured from this menu.

Figure 14. E1x Status/Configuration/Loopback

The following menus for the E1X STATUS/CONFIGURATION/LOOPBACK apply to all four

available E1 interfaces (A through D).

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> E1X STATUS/CONFIGURATION/LOOPBACK > E1X INTERFACE ALARMS

Displays any active alarms on the E1 link (reported from both the local and remote TRACER 64x0 units).

These alarms include AIS, CRC, LCV, LOS, OOF, and RMT. Table 1 briefly describes these alarms. See

Section 8, Troubleshooting Guide, on page 123 for more information on these alarms.

> E1X STATUS/CONFIGURATION/LOOPBACK > INTERFACE TYPE

(Read Only) Displays the current interface type of the E1 module as either 75 OHM or 120 OHM.

> E1X STATUS/CONFIGURATION/LOOPBACK > ALARM REPORTING

Determines whether the TRACER 64x0 unit will report active alarms. If set to DISABLED, no alarms will be

displayed on this menu page. The ALARM REPORTING parameter is independently configured for the local

and remote TRACER 64x0 units. When set to DISABLED, the TRACER 64x0 does not report active alarms

via SNMP, the CRAFT port, alarm contacts, menu screens, or LEDs on the front panel. By default, alarm

reporting is set to ENABLED.

> E1X STATUS/CONFIGURATION/LOOPBACK > CRC4 DETECTION

When ENABLED, the receiver detects the CRC-4 checksum bits in the outgoing E1 data stream and checks

the received signal for errors.

> E1X STATUS/CONFIGURATION/LOOPBACK > SIGNALING

Configures the framing format for the E1 link. The TRACER 64x0 transports E1 data across the link (as

long as the E1 signal is properly timed). Configure the framing format (using the SIGNALING menu) to

enable the TRACER 64x0 to monitor incoming framing error events and indicate problems with the

attached metallic service. The TRACER 64x0 supports MULTIFRAMED (also known as CAS), UNFRAMED (all

data stream with no framing sequence bits), and FRAMED (also known as CCS). The default value is

FRAMED.

Table 1. E1 Interface Alarms

AIS (Alarm Indication Signal) Activates when an incoming remote alarm is received from a

connected E1 device. An AIS signal is an unframed all one signal that replaces the normal

traffic signal.

CRC (Loss of CRC-4 Framing) The receiver is unable to synchronize to the CRC-4 frame

pattern of the received signal.

LCV (Line Code Violations) Activates when the incoming E1 stream presents line coding

violations.

LOS (Loss of Signal) Activates when no E1 signal is present from the connected E1 equipment.

LOS is activated after receiving 192 consecutive zeros.

OOF (Out of Frame) The receiver is unable to synchronize to the FAS framing pattern of the

received signal.

RMT (Received Remote Alarm) Activates when an incoming remote alarm is received from the

E1 device, indicating that a failure has occurred in the received direction.

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> E1X STATUS/CONFIGURATION/LOOPBACK > LINE CODE

Sets the line coding for the E1 link. The TRACER 64x0 supports high-density bipolar 3 substitution

(HDB3) and alternate mark inversion (AMI) line coding. HDB3 coding does not allow more than three

consecutive zeros in a transmitted bit stream and is the standard coding method on public networks.

> E1X STATUS/CONFIGURATION/LOOPBACK > LOOP/NORMAL STATE

Controls the loop status of the E1 link. Activates/deactivates loopback conditions for testing purposes.

> E1X STATUS/CONFIGURATION/LOOPBACK > LOOP/NORMAL STATE > NORMAL

Defines the E1 link as normal data transport mode; there are no active loopbacks.

> E1X STATUS/CONFIGURATION/LOOPBACK > LOOP/NORMAL STATE > LINK [LOCAL]

Activates a loopback at the local TRACER 64x0 E1 framer towards the remote end of the wireless link

(see Figure 15). Use the local LINK loopback to loop the data transmitted from the remote end of the link

back across the radio link to the remote end of the link. This loopback tests the integrity of the radio link

and all the associated digital and RF hardware.

Figure 15. E1 Local Link Loopback

> E1X STATUS/CONFIGURATION/LOOPBACK > LOOP/NORMAL STATE > LINK [REMOTE]

Activates a loopback at the remote TRACER 64x0 E1 framer towards the local end of the wireless link

(see Figure 16). Use the remote LINK loopback to loop the data transmitted from the local end of the link

across the radio link to the local end of the link. This loopback tests the integrity of the radio link and all

the associated digital and RF hardware.

Figure 16. E1 Remote Link Loopback

> E1X STATUS/CONFIGURATION/LOOPBACK > LOOP/NORMAL STATE > LINE [LOCAL]

Activates a loopback at the local TRACER 64x0 E1 framer towards the locally connected E1 equipment

(see Figure 17). Use the local LINE loopback to test data path integrity from the local TRACER 64x0 unit to

the connected E1 equipment.

Figure 17. E1 Local Line Loopback

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> E1X STATUS/CONFIGURATION/LOOPBACK > LOOP/NORMAL STATE > LINE [REMOTE]

Activates a loopback at the remote TRACER 64x0 E1 framer towards the connected E1 equipment at the

remote end of the link (see Figure 18). Use the remote LINE loopback to test data path integrity from the

remote TRACER 64x0 unit to the E1 equipment connected at the remote end of the link.

Figure 18. E1 Remote Line Loopback

> E1X PERFORMANCE HISTORY

Figure 19 shows the E1x Performance History menu page, which displays detailed error statistics for the

E1 link (from both the local and remote TRACER 64x0 units) in 15-minute and 24-hour increments.

Figure 19. E1x Link Performance History

E1 performance data is presented as Errored Seconds (ES) and Severely Errored Seconds (SES) on the E1

interface. The following events qualify as an ES: LOS, OOF, LCV, or CRC error. An SES is caused by a

loss of signal or an out-of-frame event.

The error count for the most recent 24 hours are recorded in 15-minute increments and displayed on the

right side of the page. The left side of the page displays the 24-hour totals for the most recent 7 days.

The following menus for the E1X PERFORMANCE HISTORY apply to all four available E1

interfaces (A through D).

Press <n> to view the next 8-hour segment of 15-minute totals and to view the

previous 8-hour segment.

Days

Hours

(8 Hours

displayed

at a time)

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> T1 MODULE CONFIGURATION/STATUS/HISTORY (MAIN SCREEN)

Figure 20 shows the TRACER 64x0 4xT1 Module Configuration main screen, which contains access to

the status, configuration, testing, and performance history parameters for the selected T1 module.

Figure 20. T1 Module Configuration/Status/History (Main Screen)

> T1X STATUS/CONFIGURATION/LOOPBACK

Figure 21 shows the T1x Status/Configuration/Loopback menu page, which displays a real-time graphical

representation for the T1x link using data from both the local and remote TRACER 64x0 units. T1x

operational configuration parameters and testing functions are configured from this menu.

Figure 21. T1x Status/Configuration/Loopback

The following menus for the T1X STATUS/CONFIGURATION/LOOPBACK apply to all four

available T1 interfaces (A through D).

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>T1X STATUS/CONFIGURATION/LOOPBACK > T1X INTERFACE ALARMS

Displays any active alarms on the T1 link (reported from both the local and remote TRACER 64x0 units).

These alarms include Red, Blue/AIS, Yellow, LOS, and bipolar violations (BPV). Table 2 briefly

describes these alarms. See Section 8, Troubleshooting Guide, on page 123 for more information on these

alarms.

> T1X STATUS/CONFIGURATION/LOOPBACK > ALARM REPORTING

Determines whether the TRACER 64x0 unit will report active alarms. If set to DISABLED, no alarms will be

displayed on this menu page. The ALARM REPORTING parameter is independently configured for the local

and remote TRACER 64x0 units. When set to DISABLED, the TRACER 64x0 does not report active alarms

via SNMP or the CRAFT port, and the status LEDs are off. By default, alarm reporting is set to ENABLED.

>T1X STATUS/CONFIGURATION/LOOPBACK > T1X LINE BUILD OUT

Configures the T1 for the appropriate line build out, based on the distance to the T1 equipment. By default,

the line build out for the TRACER 64x0 is 0 dB/133 FT.

> T1X STATUS/CONFIGURATION/LOOPBACK > SIGNALING

Configures the framing format for the T1 link for both the local and remote TRACER 64x0 units. The

TRACER 64x0 transports T1 data across the link (as long as the T1 signal is properly timed). Configure

the framing format (using the SIGNALING menu) to enable the TRACER 64x0 to monitor incoming framing

error events and indicate problems with the attached metallic service. The TRACER 64x0 supports both

extended superframe (ESF) and superframe (D4) framing formats. By default, the signaling method is set

to ESF.

> T1X STATUS/CONFIGURATION/LOOPBACK > LINE CODE

Sets the line coding for the T1 link. The TRACER 64x0 supports bipolar eight-zero substitution (B8ZS)

and alternate mark inversion (AMI) line coding. By default, the line code is set to B8ZS.

> T1X STATUS/CONFIGURATION/LOOPBACK > LOOP/NORMAL STATE

Controls the loop status of the T1 link. Activates/deactivates loopback conditions for testing purposes.

Table 2. T1 Interface Alarms

RED Activates when no T1 signal is present from the connected T1 equipment. LOS is

activated after receiving 192 consecutive zeros.

BLUE/AIS (Alarm Indication Signal) Activates when an incoming remote alarm is received from a

connected T1 device. An AIS signal is an unframed all one signal that replaces the normal

traffic signal.

YEL (Yellow Alarm) Activates when an incoming remote alarm is received from the T1 device

indicating that a failure has occurred in the received direction.

LOS (Loss of Sync) Occurs when the TRACER system cannot synchronize to the incoming T1

data stream.

BPV (Bipolar Violations) Activates when the incoming T1 stream presents BPVs. BPVs occur

when two one bits are received back-to-back with the same polarity.

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> T1X STATUS/CONFIGURATION/LOOPBACK > LOOP/NORMAL STATE > NORMAL

Defines the T1 link as normal data transport mode; there are no active loopbacks.

> T1X STATUS/CONFIGURATION/LOOPBACK > LOOP/NORMAL STATE > LINK [LOCAL]

Activates a loopback at the local TRACER 64x0 T1 framer towards the remote end of the wireless link

(see Figure 22). Use the local LINK loopback to loop the data transmitted from the remote end of the link

back across the radio link to the remote end of the link. This loopback tests the integrity of the radio link

and all the associated digital and RF hardware.

Figure 22. T1 Local Link Loopback

> T1X STATUS/CONFIGURATION/LOOPBACK > LOOP/NORMAL STATE > LINK [REMOTE]

Activates a loopback at the remote TRACER 64x0 T1 framer towards the local end of the wireless link

(see Figure 23). Use the remote LINK loopback to loop the data transmitted from the local end of the link

across the radio link to the local end of the link. This loopback tests the integrity of the radio link and all

the associated digital and RF hardware.

Figure 23. T1 Remote Link Loopback

> T1X STATUS/CONFIGURATION/LOOPBACK > LOOP/NORMAL STATE > LINE [LOCAL]

Activates a loopback at the local TRACER 64x0 T1 framer towards the connected T1 equipment (see

Figure 24). Use the local LINE loopback to test data path integrity from the local TRACER 64x0 unit to the

connected T1 equipment.

Figure 24. T1 Local Line Loopback

> T1X STATUS/CONFIGURATION/LOOPBACK > LOOP/NORMAL STATE > LINE [REMOTE]

Activates a loopback at the remote TRACER 64x0 T1 framer towards the connected T1 equipment at the

remote end of the link (see Figure 25). Use the remote LINE loopback to test data path integrity from the

remote TRACER 64x0 unit to the T1 equipment connected at the remote end of the link.

Figure 25. T1 Remote Line Loopback

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> T1X PERFORMANCE HISTORY

Figure 26 shows the T1x Performance History menu page, which displays detailed error statistics for the T1

link (from both the local and remote TRACER 64x0 units) in 15-minute and 24-hour increments.

Figure 26. T1x Link Performance History

T1 performance data is presented as Errored Seconds (ES) and Severely Errored Seconds (SES) on the T1

interface. The following events qualify as an ES: AIS, LOS or LOF alarm second, a single BPV, excessive

zero event, or a single parity bit. An SES is caused by an AIS, LOS or LOF alarm second, excessive BPVs,

or framed parity-bit errors causing a line bit error rate (BER) of 10-6.

The error counts for the most recent 24 hours are recorded in 15-minute increments and displayed on the

right side of the page. The left side of the page displays the 24-hour totals for the most recent 7 days.

The following menus for the T1x Performance History apply to all four available T1

interfaces (A through D).

Press <n> to view the next 8-hour segment of 15-minute totals and to view the

previous 8-hour segment.

Hours

Days

(8 hours

displayed

at a time)

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> ETHERNET SWITCH MODULE CONFIGURATION/STATUS/HISTORY (MAIN SCREEN)

Figure 27 shows the Ethernet Switch Module Configuration/Status/History main screen, which contains

access to the status, configuration, testing, and performance history parameters for the selected Ethernet

Switch module.

Figure 27. Ethernet Switch Module Configuration/Status/History (Main Screen)

> ETHERNET SWITCH CONFIGURATION

Figure 28 shows the Ethernet Switch Module Configuration screen, which contains access to the port

configuration options for the available Ethernet interfaces on the selected module.

Figure 28. Ethernet Switch Module Configuration

The following menus for the ETHERNET SWITCH CONFIGURATION apply to all four available

Ethernet interfaces (1 through 4).

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>ETHERNET SWITCH CONFIGURATION > PORT X

The Quad Ethernet Switch module provides the capability to individually disable interfaces on the module.

Selecting DISABLE from the PORT X menu disables the port, stopping all data passing through the interface.

>ETHERNET SWITCH CONFIGURATION > SPEED/DUPLEX

Defines the speed and duplex for the selected Ethernet interface. Available options are: 100/FDX (100

Mbps with full-duplex operation), 100/HDX (100 Mbps with half-duplex operation), 10/FDX (10 Mbps

with full-duplex operation), and 10/HDX (10 Mbps with half-duplex operation), and AUTO (automatically

detects speed and duplex of the connection). The speed and duplex settings of the TRACER Ethernet port

and the attached Ethernet equipment should be identical; if the TRACER is set to auto-negotiation, the

attached equipment should also be set for auto-negotiation.When the SPEED/DUPLEX is manually set,

802.3u auto-negotiation is disabled; the Ethernet equipment connected to the manual port must be

manually set to the same speed/duplex settings. When set to AUTO, the actual negotiated speed and duplex

of the system can be displayed on the Ethernet Switch Status page.

> ETHERNET SWITCH STATUS

Figure 29 shows the Ethernet Switch Status menu page, which displays the current speed and duplex

operation for each switch interface (on both the local and remote TRACER 64x0 systems) as well as

transmit and receive data statistics for the Ethernet interface (from both the local and remote TRACER

64x0 systems) and RF link.

Figure 29. Ethernet Switch Module Status

>ETHERNET SWITCH STATUS > TX PACKETS

Displays a counter of all data packets transmitted out the local and remote TRACER 64x0 Ethernet

interfaces. Use this data as an indicator for how many packets are being transmitted between the four

Ethernet interfaces versus over the wireless link (WAN stats). The WAN statistics (Ethernet packets

transmitted over the RF link) provide a quick way to determine Ethernet packet loss over the wireless link;

the RX PACKETS on the local system should match the TX PACKETS on the remote side (and vice versa).

>ETHERNET SWITCH STATUS > TX PACKETS DROPPED

Displays a counter of all transmit data packets that were unable to be transmitted out the individual

Ethernet interfaces (for both the local and remote TRACER 64x0 units). Use this data as an indicator of

congestion on the Ethernet network segments. Dropped packets on the WAN interface can indicate that the

provisioned bandwidth for the switch module is insufficient.

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>ETHERNET SWITCH STATUS > RX PACKETS

Displays a counter of all data packets received on the local and remote TRACER 64x0 Ethernet interfaces

and WAN (RF link). Use this data as an indicator of how many packets are being received on the four

Ethernet interfaces versus being received over the wireless link.

>ETHERNET SWITCH STATUS > RX PACKETS DROPPED

Displays a counter of all received data packets that were unable to be processed due to congestion inside

the TRACER 64x0 switch (for both the local and remote TRACER 64x0 units). Use this data as an

indicator of congestion inside the TRACER 64x0 switch.

>ETHERNET SWITCH STATUS > RX PACKET ERRORS

Displays a counter of all received data packets that are greater than or equal to 64 bytes in length and have

either an FCS error or an alignment error (for both the local and remote TRACER 64x0 units). RX PACKET

ERRORS on the WAN interface (RF link) could indicate link degradation (due to interference, fading, etc.).

> MANAGEMENT/UTILITIES (MAIN SCREEN)

Figure 30 shows the TRACER 64x0 Management/Utilities main screen, which contains access to the

SNMP configuration, firmware upgrade options, and a ping utility for Ethernet testing.

Figure 30. Management/Utilities (Main Screen)

If the RF link goes down, some packet errors may display. Once the TRACER 64x0 system

recognizes the link is down (an active RF Low alarm), packet errors will NOT increment.

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> MANAGEMENT/SNMP PORT CONFIGURATION

Figure 31 shows the Management/SNMP Port Configuration menu page, which contains the configuration

parameters for the 10/100BaseT/TX MGMT Ethernet interface and SNMP configuration parameters (from

both the local and remote TRACER 64x0 units).

Figure 31. Management/SNMP Port Configuration

> MANAGEMENT/SNMP PORT CONFIGURATION > IP ADDRESS

Lists the address assigned to the 10/100BaseT/TX MGMT Ethernet port. This address is in dotted decimal

notation (four decimal numbers, each in the range of 0 to 255, separated by periods). This value is set to

192.168.0.10 by default. Obtain the correct IP address from your LAN administrator.

> MANAGEMENT/SNMP PORT CONFIGURATION > NET MASK

Defines which part of a destination IP address contains the network number. This address is in dotted

decimal notation (four decimal numbers, each in the range of 0 to 255, separated by periods). This value

is set to 255.255.255.0 by default. This part of the destination IP address is used along with the

TRACER 64x0 IP address to determine which nodes must be reached through the default IP gateway.

> MANAGEMENT/SNMP PORT CONFIGURATION > DEFAULT GATEWAY

Defines or changes the default gateway. You will need a default gateway if the LAN contains multiple

segments. This address is in dotted decimal notation (four decimal numbers, each in the range of 0 to 255,

separated by periods). This value is set to 192.168.0.254 by default. Contact your LAN administrator for

the appropriate address.

> MANAGEMENT/SNMP PORT CONFIGURATION > MAC ADDRESS

(Read Only) Displays the system Ethernet Media Access Control (MAC) address.

> MANAGEMENT/SNMP PORT CONFIGURATION > SNMP MANAGEMENT

Controls SNMP management in the TRACER system. When set to DISABLED, the TRACER system does

not send SNMP traps. When set to ENABLED, the TRACER system sends SNMP traps to configured

management systems.

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> MANAGEMENT/SNMP PORT CONFIGURATION > SNMP GET COMMUNITY

Defines the community name for Get access (to poll the TRACER 64x0 for status information). This value

must match the Get name defined on the network management stations (NMS). Get access is read only

access. The default name is public.

> MANAGEMENT/SNMP PORT CONFIGURATION > SNMP PUT COMMUNITY

Defines the community name for Set access (to change TRACER 64x0 configuration parameters through

SNMP). This value must match the Get or Set name defined on the NMS. The default name is private.

> MANAGEMENT/SNMP PORT CONFIGURATION > SNMP TRAP COMMUNITY

Defines the community name for trap destinations. This name must match the community name defined on

the NMS. The default name is SNMP_trap.

> MANAGEMENT/SNMP PORT CONFIGURATION > SNMP TRAP HOST #0 - #4

Identifies the IP address in dotted decimal notation of the NMS for the TRACER 64x0 to send SNMP traps

to. Up to five trap destinations can be entered.

> PING UTILITY

Figure 32 shows the Ping Utility menu page, which contains the parameters for performing a ping test out

of the 10/100BaseT/TX MGMT Ethernet interface.

Figure 32. Ping Utility

> PING UTILITY > PING ADDRESS

Specifies the IP address to ping (in dotted decimal notation).

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> PING UTILITY > NUMBER OF PACKETS

Specifies the number of ping packets to send to the IP address specified in the PING ADDRESS field. The

default value is 4, and the maximum value is 99.

> PING UTILITY > PACKET SIZE (BYTES)

Specifies the size (in bytes) of the data portion of the ping request. The default value is 64 bytes, and the

maximum size is 1472 bytes.

> PING UTILITY > TIMEOUT (MS)

Specifies the time (in milliseconds) to wait for a ping reply before timing out. The default timeout is

3 seconds (3000 milliseconds), and the maximum value is 10 seconds (10000 milliseconds).

> PING UTILITY > PING COMMAND

Use this field to manually start (START) or stop (ABORT) a ping request, reset the ping statistics (RESET

STATS), or return the ping configuration parameters to their default values (DEFAULT VALUES).

> PING UTILITY > DELAY

(Read Only) Displays the round trip time (in milliseconds) of the ping request/reply of the current set of

pings and provides the following information:

>PING UTILITY > PACKETS

(Read Only) Displays the packet statistics for the ping request/reply of the current set of pings and provides

the following information:

MINIMUM The minimum round trip time of the ping request/reply for the

current set of pings.

MAXIMUM The maximum round trip time of the ping request/reply for the

current set of pings.

AVERAGE The average round trip time of the ping request/reply for the

current set of pings.

TXThe number of ping requests transmitted.

RXThe number of ping replies received.

LOST The number of ping requests that did not receive replies.

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> FIRMWARE UPGRADE UTILITY

Figure 33 shows the Firmware Upgrade Utility menu page, which contains the parameters for performing a

firmware upgrade for the local and remote systems.

Figure 33. Firmware Upgrade Utility

> FIRMWARE UPGRADE UTILITY > FILE XFER METHOD

Lists the available transfer methods for updating the TRACER 64x0 system. The following selections are

available:

> FIRMWARE UPGRADE UTILITY > TFTP SERVER

(Available for TFTP transfers only.) Configures the IP address of the TFTP server on which the update file

resides. The TRACER 64x0 uses this field to locate the network TFTP server and request the file transfer.

> FIRMWARE UPGRADE UTILITY > TFTP FILENAME

(Available for TFTP transfers only.) Specifies the name of the update file to retrieve from the TFTP server.

Enter the full filename for the file. Some TFTP servers require the full path name for any file not located in

the default directory. Refer to the TFTP software documentation for more details.

TFTP LOCAL MGMT PORT Upgrade the firmware using a trivial file transfer protocol (TFTP)

server that is located on the same Ethernet network as the local

system. TFTP transfers files by specifying an appropriate server

address and filename.

TFTP REMOTE MGMT PORT Upgrade the firmware using a TFTP server that is located on the same

Ethernet network as the remote system. TFTP transfers files by

specifying an appropriate server address and filename.

XMODEM Upgrade the firmware using XMODEM software on a terminal or PC

that is connected to the CRAFT interface of the local system.

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> FIRMWARE UPGRADE UTILITY > UPGRADE DESTINATION

Specify the unit to upgrade. The following options are available:

> FIRMWARE UPGRADE UTILITY > COMMAND

Use this command to start (START) or stop (ABORT) a firmware upgrade. For XMODEM updates, cancel

the process via the terminal emulation software (consult your documentation for instructions on how to do

this). For TFTP updates, you can cancel the process by selecting ABORT from this field.

> FIRMWARE UPGRADE UTILITY > LOCAL CURRENT STATUS

(Available for TFTP updates only.) Indicates progress or problems encountered during the current upgrade

of the local unit. The field displays IDLE if no update is in progress or when the update is successfully

completed. At the end of a successful update, the contents of this field are copied into the Local Previous

Status. For a detailed listing of these messages, please refer to DLP-5, Updating the Firmware Using

TFTP, on page 103.

> FIRMWARE UPGRADE UTILITY > LOCAL PREVIOUS STATUS

(Available for TFTP updates only.) Displays the status of the previous update of the local unit. Following a

successful update, this field reads UPGRADE FINISHED SUCCESSFULLY. If an update was unsuccessful, the

appropriate error message displays. Refer to DLP-5, Updating the Firmware Using TFTP, on page 103 for

more details on available error messages.

> FIRMWARE UPGRADE UTILITY > REMOTE CURRENT STATUS

(Available for TFTP updates only.) Indicates progress or problems encountered during the current upgrade

of the remote unit. The field displays IDLE if no update is in progress or when the update is successfully

completed. At the end of a successful update, the contents of this field are copied into the Local Previous

Status. For a detailed listing of these messages, please refer to DLP-5, Updating the Firmware Using

TFTP, on page 103.

> FIRMWARE UPGRADE UTILITY > REMOTE PREVIOUS STATUS

(Available for TFTP updates only.) Displays the status of the previous update of the remote unit. Following

a successful update, this field reads UPGRADE FINISHED SUCCESSFULLY. If an update was unsuccessful, the

appropriate error message displays. Refer to DLP-5, Updating the Firmware Using TFTP, on page 103 for

more details on available error messages.

LOCAL IDU Upgrade the local system.

REMOTE IDU Upgrade the remote system. When upgrading the remote system, the

upgrade file is first loaded into the local system and then transferred

over the wireless link to the remote system. The actual upgrade

process is not started on the remote system until the entire upgrade

file has been received.

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> RF LINK MANAGEMENT BRIDGE CONFIGURATION

Figure 34 shows the RF Link Bridge Configuration menu page, which contains the parameters for enabling

and configuring the TRACER 64x0 management bridge for passing information from the management

port across the RF link to the remote end.

Figure 34. RF Link Management Bridge Configuration

>RF LINK MANAGEMENT BRIDGE CONFIGURATION > BRIDGE OPERATION

The TRACER 64x0 has the capability to pass management information received on the local management

port (MGMT) across the RF link to the remote end. This feature allows units to operate in a daisy-chain

fashion, providing the user with configuration, management, and monitoring functions for all TRACER

systems in the chain as well as any other Ethernet-capable device located on the same network segment as

the TRACER systems. The TRACER 64x0 takes Ethernet traffic received on the local management port

and determines (using a MAC bridge functionality) whether the traffic is intended for the local TRACER

system or a system located over the RF link. If the BRIDGE OPERATION is ENABLED and Ethernet traffic is

received on the MGMT interface for a remote TRACER system, the TRACER 64x0 bridges the data over

the RF link. The RF Link Management Bridge feature is ENABLED by default.

The RF Link Management Bridge feature should be used only to pass TRACER

management information from one TRACER to another over the RF link. It is important to

employ an IP addressing scheme that allows for independent networks at the local and all

remote sites in the daisy-chain because the TRACER 64x0 will bridge all Ethernet traffic

bound for a remote network over the RF link. Excessive bridge traffic can impede proper

management operation; it is recommended that bridge traffic be limited to configuration,

management, and monitoring functions.

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>RF LINK MANAGEMENT BRIDGE CONFIGURATION > INACTIVITY TIMEOUT

Defines the amount of time that an Ethernet address is maintained in the bridge table. A shorter time

produces a more dynamic bridge table, allowing addresses to change network segments without causing

extra forwarded traffic. A longer time reduces the amount of unnecessarily forwarded traffic (due to

unknown Ethernet addresses), but causes the bridge table to respond more slowly to a MAC address

switching network segments. Valid choices are: 5 SEC (default), 15 SEC, 30 SEC, 1 MIN, and 5 MIN.

> SYSTEM ALARMS

Figure 35 shows the System Alarms menu page, which displays system alarm information for the link, fans,

and temperature of the local and remote systems.

Figure 35. System Alarms

> SYSTEM ALARMS > LINK ALARM

Indicates the current status of the RF link between the local and remote TRACER 6410 systems. LINK UP

indicates that the system detects a valid RF link and LINK DOWN indicates that the system does not detect a

valid RF link.

> SYSTEM ALARMS > FAN ALARMS

Displays operational alarms for the system fans. An alarm is indicated when the system detects that the

fan(s) rotational speed is below nominal operation and when the fan(s) is not functioning properly. Figure 36

on page 90 provides an example fan alarm.

System Alarm information is only available for the TRACER 6410.

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Figure 36. Active Fan Alarm

> SYSTEM ALARMS > TEMP ALARMS

Displays temperature alarm information for the system. An alarm is indicated when the system detects that

the internal system temperature is elevated above normal operation.

> SYSTEM ALARMS > PERSISTENT ALARMS

Clears all current alarms listed on the SYSTEM ALARMS page.

DETAIL LEVEL PROCEDURES

Provides detailed instructions on performing common system tasks such as connecting to the system and

upgrading firmware.

CONTENTS

DLP-1 Connecting a VT100 Terminal or PC to the CRAFT Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

DLP-2 Logging into the TRACER 64x0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

DLP-3 Setting IP Parameters for the TRACER 64x0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

DLP-4 Verifying Communications Over an IP LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

DLP-5 Updating the Firmware Using TFTP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

DLP-6 Updating the Firmware Using XMODEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

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DLP-1 Connecting a VT100 Terminal or PC to the CRAFT Port

Introduction

TRACER 64x0 management and provisioning are facilitated by a series of intuitive menus that are

accessible on a computer screen. Connecting either a VT100 terminal or a PC with terminal emulation

software to the CRAFT interface (DB-9) on the front of the unit allows access to TRACER menus and

management features. This section specifies how to connect the VT100 terminal or PC to the TRACER

64x0.

Prerequisite Procedures

The TRACER 64x0 must be powered up for terminal communication to function.

Tools and Materials Required

• A VT100 compatible terminal or PC with terminal emulation software

• An appropriate cable to connect the TRACER 64x0 to a terminal

To prevent electrical shock, do not install equipment in a wet location or during a

lightning storm.

Electronic equipment can be damaged by static electrical discharge. Before handling it,

put on an antistatic discharge wrist strap to prevent damage to electronic components.

Place equipment in antistatic packing material when transporting or storing. When

working on equipment, always place it on an approved antistatic mat that is electrically

grounded.

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1. Connecting a VT100 terminal to the TRACER 64x0:

2. Connecting a PC emulating a VT100 terminal to the TRACER 64x0:

Most PCs or laptops can run communications software that emulates a VT100 terminal. Examples

include Windows programs such as Terminal® or Hyperterminal®. However, there are many other

adequate, commercially available software packages which will allow your PC or laptop to emulate a

VT100 terminal.

You are now ready to log in to the TRACER 64x0 as described in DLP-2, Logging into the TRACER 64x0, on

page 95.

Perform one of the following steps:

• Set the parameters of the VT100 terminal or PC to:

– 9600 baud rate

– 8 data bits

– No parity

– 1 stop bit

– No flow control

• If the terminal has a parallel setting, disable this setting and use the serial port.

Using the CRAFT Port

• Plug the DB-9 male end of the data cable into the TRACER 64x0 CRAFT port on the front

of the unit. Make the connection to the VT100 terminal as appropriate for your equipment.

• Set the parameters of the communications software to:

– 9600 baud rate

– 8 data bits

– No parity

– 1 stop bit

– No flow control

• Set the PC for direct connect (instead of dial up connection) on the appropriate com port.

Using the CRAFT Port

• Plug the DB-9 male end of the data cable into the TRACER 64x0 CRAFT port on the front

of the unit. Make connection to the PC or laptop as appropriate for your equipment.

DLP-2 Logging into the TRACER 64x0

Introduction

Once you are connected to the TRACER 64x0, you must log into the system to gain access to the

management and provisioning functions. This DLP assumes you are connected to the TRACER 64x0 and

provides specific steps for logging into the system.

Prerequisite Procedures

Complete DLP-1, Connecting a VT100 Terminal or PC to the CRAFT Port, on page 93.

see

To prevent electrical shock, do not install equipment in a wet location or during a

lightning storm.

Electronic equipment can be damaged by static electrical discharge. Before handling it,

put on an antistatic discharge wrist strap to prevent damage to electronic components.

Place equipment in antistatic packing material when transporting or storing. When

working on equipment, always place it on an approved antistatic mat that is electrically

grounded.

After the IP parameters have been provisioned (see DLP-3, Setting IP Parameters for the

TRACER 64x0, on page 97), you can also log in via Telnet.

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1. After connecting to the system, press any key to display the LOGIN screen shown here. The flashing

cursor at the LOGIN field indicates that a password must be entered.

2. Enter the password for the TRACER 64x0 at the LOGIN field. The manufacturer’s default password for

the TRACER 64x0 system is password in lowercase letters.

3. Upon entering the correct password, the TRACER 64x0 SYSTEM STATUS page is displayed as shown

below.

4. You are now logged in to the TRACER 64x0 menu system.

Perform the steps below in the order listed.

DLP-3 Setting IP Parameters for the TRACER 64x0

Introduction

If the TRACER 64x0 is connected to an IP network for Telnet, TFTP, or SNMP management, several IP

parameters must be set for the unit to communicate with the network. These parameters are described in

this DLP along with the procedures for setting them.

Prerequisite Procedures

This procedure assumes that the TRACER 64x0 unit is connected to an IP network and is powered up.

Please see your Network Administrator for the proper assignment of the following

parameters: IP ADDRESS, SUBNET MASK, and DEFAULT GATEWAY.

To prevent electrical shock, do not install equipment in a wet location or during a

lightning storm.

Electronic equipment can be damaged by static electrical discharge. Before handling it,

put on an antistatic discharge wrist strap to prevent damage to electronic components.

Place equipment in antistatic packing material when transporting or storing. When

working on equipment, always place it on an approved antistatic mat that is electrically

grounded.

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1. Log into the system with maximum rights (details are in DLP-2, Logging into the TRACER 64x0, on

page 95).

2. Press m to activate the Main menu page. From the Main menu page, press 7 to select

MANAGEMENT/UTILITIES.

3. From the MANAGEMENT/UTILITIES page, select the MANAGEMENT/SNMP PORT CONFIGURATION option

and press <Enter>.

Perform the steps below in the order listed.

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4. From the MANAGEMENT/SNMP CONFIGURATION menu page, select the IP ADDRESS field and press

<Enter>. Type the IP address provided by your network manager and press <Enter> to accept the

change. Repeat the process for the SUBNET MASK and DEFAULT GATEWAY options.

The TRACER 64x0 is now available for Telnet access. Complete the steps outlined in DLP-4, Verifying

Communications Over an IP LAN, on page 101.

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DLP-4 Verifying Communications Over an IP LAN

Introduction

When the 10/100BaseT/TX MGMT port is connected to a local area network (LAN), test steps must be

performed on the TRACER 64x0 to ensure that the unit is communicating properly over the network. This

procedure outlines those steps.

Prerequisite Procedures

Before beginning this procedure, the unit should be physically connected to the LAN and the provisioning

tasks detailed in DLP-3, Setting IP Parameters for the TRACER 64x0, on page 97 should be complete.

Tools and Materials Required

• Access to a PC or other computer connected to the LAN

To prevent electrical shock, do not install equipment in a wet location or during a

lightning storm.

Electronic equipment can be damaged by static electrical discharge. Before handling it,

put on an antistatic discharge wrist strap to prevent damage to electronic components.

Place equipment in antistatic packing material when transporting or storing. When

working on equipment, always place it on an approved antistatic mat that is electrically

grounded.

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1. Verify the TRACER 64x0 IP address.

If you do not already have the IP Address for the TRACER 64x0, obtain it from the network

administrator or manually check for the address on the MANAGEMENT/SNMP CONFIGURATION page.

(Access the MANAGEMENT/SNMP CONFIGURATION page by pressing 7 and then 1 from the Main menu

page.)

2. Ping the TRACER 64x0 unit from a remote computer on the network.

Using a remote computer system connected to the LAN, perform an ICMP ping on the IP address of

the TRACER 64x0. Verify that the unit responds properly. If the TRACER 64x0 fails to respond, try the

following:

• Verify that the proper IP Address, subnet mask, and default gateway are provisioned in the unit (see

DLP-3, Setting IP Parameters for the TRACER 64x0, on page 97, for details).

• Verify that the TRACER 64x0 is properly cabled into the LAN and that the Ethernet cable is properly

seated in the RJ-45 jack on the rear of the unit.

• If the TRACER 64x0 is connected to a hub or other network device that provides a carrier sense

light for each port, verify that the carrier sense light for the port to which the TRACER 64x0 is

connected is lit. If this light is not lit, check the cabling between the hub and the shelf. The

connection may also be verified using the activity LED located on the rear of the unit (part of the

10/100BaseT/TX MGMT RJ-45 connector).

• Verify the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway on the remote computer system.

• If these steps fail, contact the LAN Administrator for assistance.

Perform the following steps in the order listed.

Refer to the computer system’s documentation if you are unsure how to perform a ping

command. Most computers running a networked version of Microsoft Windows™ or UNIX

allow a ping to be performed by typing ping <IP Address> at a command line prompt.

Typically, the ping program responds by indicating that the remote IP Address has

responded in a certain amount of time or that no response was received.

Some versions of ping continue running until you explicitly tell them to stop. If the

program does not terminate on its own, type <Ctrl+c> to stop the program.

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3. Telnet to the TRACER 64x0.

From the same computer used in the previous step, Telnet to the TRACER 64x0 and verify that the

Telnet session is properly opened. Once the Telnet session is established, press <Ctrl+z> to logout of

the session and return to the Login screen. Pressing <Ctrl + z> again closes the Telnet session.

Refer to the documentation of the computer system if you are unsure how to initiate a

Telnet session. Most computers running a networked version of Microsoft Windows® or

UNIX initiate a Telnet session by typing telnet <IP Address> at a command line prompt.

The Windows XP HyperTerminal program also provides a Telnet client. Telnet is a utility

common on many local area networks, and allows remote access to another computer or

piece of equipment.

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DLP-5 Updating the Firmware Using TFTP

Introduction

The TRACER 64x0 supports firmware updates using TFTP or XMODEM. Use the 10/100BaseT/TX

MGMT Ethernet port and TFTP from a network server or XMODEM (if your Telnet client supports file

transfers), or use XMODEM and the CRAFT interface. This DLP provides the steps for a successful

firmware upgrade using the 10/100 BaseT/TX MGMT Ethernet port and a TFTP server. (See DLP-6,

Updating the Firmware Using XMODEM, on page 109 for instructions on using XMODEM.)

Tools and Materials Required

• A PC with Telnet client software

• A TFTP server accessible on the network

To prevent electrical shock, do not install equipment in a wet location or during a

lightning storm.

Electronic equipment can be damaged by static electrical discharge. Before handling it,

put on an antistatic discharge wrist strap to prevent damage to electronic components.

Place equipment in antistatic packing material when transporting or storing. When

working on equipment, always place it on an approved antistatic mat that is electrically

grounded.

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1. Connect to the TRACER 64x0 using the 10/100BaseT/TX MGMT interface.

If you are not already connected to the unit’s 10/100BaseT/TX MGMT port using Telnet client

software, use the procedure in DLP-3, Setting IP Parameters for the TRACER 64x0, on page 97 to

connect to the unit.

2. Press m to go to the Main menu page.

3. Select the MANAGEMENT/UTILITIES menu and press <Enter>.

4. Select the FIRMWARE UPGRADE UTILITY menu and press <Enter>.

5. Go to the FILE XFER METHOD menu and select TFTP. The TRACER 64x0 can use a TFTP server

connected to the same Ethernet network as the local unit or a TFTP server connected to the same

Ethernet network as the remote unit. Make the appropriate selection for your setup (choices are

TFTP-LOCAL MGMT PORT or TFTP-REMOTE MGMT PORT).

6. Go to the TFTP SERVER field and enter the IP address of the network TFTP server.

7. Go to the TFTP FILENAME field and enter the filename of the firmware. TRACER 64x0 firmware files

have a .bin extension. When specifying the filename, include the full path if the firmware file is not

located in the TFTP default location. For example, to use a firmware file in the c:\firmware folder on

your local machine, enter c:\firmware\myfirmware.bin into the TFTP FILENAME field.

8. Select the UPGRADE DESTINATION. Using TFTP provides the capability to upgrade both sections of the

local and remote units. Valid choices are LOCAL IDU and REMOTE IDU.

9. View CURRENT UPDATE STATUS to verify the progress of the current firmware update or to identify any

errors encountered during the download.

During the TFTP upload, the following status messages display in CURRENT UPDATE STATUS to

indicate the progress of the upload:

Perform the following steps in the order listed.

IDLE No active firmware upgrade.

IDU RESET Indicates the firmware file transfer to the IDU is complete and the

system is rebooting to load the new firmware.

UPGRADE ABORTED Indicates the firmware upgrade was manually aborted by selecting

ABORT from the COMMAND field.

CONTACTING TFTP SERVER Indicates communication with the TFTP network server is trying to be

established with the specified server address in the TFTP SERVER IP

ADDRESS field.

REQUESTING TFTP OF

FILENAME

Indicates the TRACER 64x0 is requesting TFTP access to the given

update filename and path. Please verify appropriate user rights are

selected for the specified path.

TFTP TRANSFER IN

PROGRESS

Indicates communication with the TFTP network server has been

established and the update file is being transferred between the

TRACER 64x0 and the TFTP network server.

UPGRADE IMAGE IS VALID Indicates that the system image was verified as a valid image for

the specified update. Before the firmware upgrade begins, the

TRACER 64x0 verifies that the image is valid. If it is not valid for the

system, UPGRADE IMAGE IS INVALID displays.

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UPGRADE IMAGE IS INVALID Indicates that the system image was not verified as a valid image for

the specified update. Before the firmware upgrade begins, the

TRACER 64x0 verifies that the image is valid. If it is not valid for the

system, UPGRADE IMAGE IS INVALID displays.

WAITING FOR SC TRANSFER

TO BEGIN

Indicates that the local system is waiting to transfer the firmware

upgrade information to the remote system over the service channel.

Service channel communications over the RF link allow a user

connected to a local system to upgrade the firmware of a remote

system. Before the remote system begins the firmware upgrade

process, a complete copy of the new firmware image must be received

and stored in the remote system. This is done automatically when the

remote system is chosen from the UPGRADE DESTINATION field.

RECEIVING SC TRANSFER Indicates that the system is receiving the firmware upgrade information

from the remote system over the service channel. Service channel

communications over the RF link allow a user connected to a local

system to upgrade the firmware of a remote system. Before the remote

system begins the firmware upgrade process, a complete copy of the

new firmware image must be received and stored in the remote system.

This is done automatically when the remote system is chosen from the

UPGRADE DESTINATION field.

READY TO BEGIN SENDING SC

TRANSFER

Indicates that the local system is ready to transfer the firmware upgrade

information to the remote system over the service channel. Service

channel communications over the RF link allow a user connected to a

local system to upgrade the firmware of a remote system. Before the

remote system begins the firmware upgrade process, a complete copy

of the new firmware image must be received and stored in the remote

system. This is done automatically when the remote system is chosen

from the UPGRADE DESTINATION field.

SENDING SC TRANSFER Indicates that the local system is sending the firmware upgrade

information to the remote system over the service channel. Service

channel communications over the RF link allow a user connected to a

local system to upgrade the firmware of a remote system. Before the

remote system begins the firmware upgrade process, a complete copy

of the new firmware image must be received and stored in the remote

system. This is done automatically when the remote system is chosen

from the UPGRADE DESTINATION field.

VERIFYING FLASH IMAGE Indicates that the system flash image is being verified as a valid image

for the specified update. Before the new firmware is loaded into the local

flash, the TRACER 64x0 verifies that the flash image is valid for the new

firmware. If it is not valid for the system, the firmware upgrade fails.

ERASING FLASH Indicates that the system flash is being erased so the new firmware

image can be loaded into the local flash. Before the new firmware is

loaded into the local flash, the TRACER 64x0 verifies that the flash

image is valid for the new firmware. If it is not valid for the system, the

firmware upgrade fails.

PROGRAMMING FLASH Indicates that the new firmware image is being loaded into the local

flash. Before the new firmware is loaded into the local flash, the

TRACER 64x0 verifies that the flash image is valid for the new firmware.

If it is not valid for the system, the firmware upgrade fails.

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10. When the update has successfully completed, IDLE displays in the CURRENT UPDATE STATUS field and

UPGRADE FINISHED SUCCESSFULLY displays in the PREVIOUS UPDATE STATUS field.

The TRACER 64x0 will restart immediately and resume operation. During reset and initialization, the

RF link between the units will not be operational.

REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS

LINK IS DOWN

Indicates that a problem with the RF link or the service channel is

preventing a successful remote system firmware upgrade. Before a

firmware upgrade begins, the system verifies that communication

between all required parts is operational. If this check fails, the firmware

upgrade fails.

UPGRADE FAILED Indicates that the firmware upgrade was unsuccessful.

UPGRADE FINISHED

SUCCESSFULLY

Indicates that the firmware upgrade completed successfully and the new

firmware should be loaded and running.

DLP-6 Updating the Firmware Using XMODEM

Introduction

The TRACER 64x0 supports firmware updates of the local and remote systems using TFTP or XMODEM.

Use the 10/100BaseT/TX MGMT port and TFTP from a network server or XMODEM (if your Telnet client

supports file transfers), or use XMODEM and the CRAFT interface. This procedure outlines the steps for a

successful firmware upgrade using the CRAFT interface and XMODEM software. The same XMODEM

steps apply for file transfers through your Telnet client (refer to your Telnet client documentation for more

details on file transfer specifics). (See DLP-5, Updating the Firmware Using TFTP, on page 105 for

instructions on using TFTP.)

Tools and Materials Required

• VT100 terminal or PC with VT100 terminal emulation software

• XMODEM software

To prevent electrical shock, do not install equipment in a wet location or during a

lightning storm

Electronic equipment can be damaged by static electrical discharge. Before handling it,

put on an antistatic discharge wrist strap to prevent damage to electronic components.

Place equipment in antistatic packing material when transporting or storing. When

working on equipment, always place it on an approved antistatic mat that is electrically

grounded.

Section 6 DLP-6 TRACER 6000 Series Integrated System Manual

1. Connect to the TRACER 64x0 using the front panel DB-9 CRAFT interface.

If you are not already connected to the unit’s CRAFT interface (either with a VT100 compatible

terminal or with a PC running VT100 emulation software), follow the procedure in DLP-1, Connecting a

VT100 Terminal or PC to the CRAFT Port, on page 93. Connecting to the CRAFT interface limits the

upgrade procedure to XMODEM only.

2. Log in to the unit (see DLP-2, Logging into the TRACER 64x0, on page 95 for details).

3. Press m to go to the Main menu page.

4. Select the MANAGEMENT/UTILITIES menu and press <Enter>.

5. Select the FIRMWARE UPGRADE UTILITY menu and press <Enter>.

6. Go to the FILE XFER METHOD menu and select XMODEM.

7. Select the UPGRADE DESTINATION. (Valid selections for XMODEM are LOCAL IDU and LOCAL ODU).

8. View CURRENT UPDATE STATUS to verify the progress of the current firmware update or to identify any

errors encountered during the download.

9. Select START from the COMMAND menu to start the update.

When the TRACER 64x0 is ready to receive the XMODEM upload, the menu screen clears and

displays XMODEM waiting for start....<Ctrl-X> twice to Cancel. If this does not appear, please

review the steps above for possible configuration errors.

10. From the terminal emulation software, begin the XMODEM upload by using the appropriate command

sequence. This may take several minutes.

If necessary, refer to the terminal emulation software documentation for help. Also, when specifying

the filename, ensure that the file transferred is the one provided by ADTRAN. Otherwise, the update

will not complete successfully.

Because XMODEM data is being transferred inband through the menu interface, the VT100 menus of

the TRACER 64x0 will be inoperable from the CRAFT interface. You can cancel the update at any

time within the terminal emulation software. (Please consult the documentation provided by the

terminal emulation software to determine how to do this).

11. When the update has successfully completed, IDLE displays in the CURRENT UPDATE STATUS field and

UPGRADE FINISHED SUCCESSFULLY displays in the PREVIOUS UPDATE STATUS field.

The TRACER 64x0 will restart immediately and resume operation. During reset and initialization, the

RF link between the units will not be operational.

Alternatively, if the unit is part of a management cluster connected to the local network, you may use a

PC connected to the network to Telnet into the unit. By using the 10/100BaseT/TX MGMT port, the

TRACER 64x0 may be quickly upgraded using TFTP, provided there is a TFTP server on the local

network. (See DLP-5, Updating the Firmware Using TFTP, on page 105 for more details.)

Perform the following steps in the order listed.

MIBS

Provides a listing of SNMP Management Information Bases (MIBs) supported by the TRACER 64x0. This

section also lists traps supported for each MIB.

CONTENTS

MIBs Supported by the TRACER 64x0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

MIB Compilation Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Traps Supported by the TRACER 64x0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

MIB Variables Supported by the TRACER 64x0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

TABLES

Table 1. MIBs Supported by the TRACER 64x0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Table 2. MIB Compilation Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Table 3. Traps Supported by the TRACER 64x0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Table 4. MIB Variables for ad.mi2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Table 5. MIB Variables for ads1.mi2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Table 6. MIB Variables for TRACER6000.mib . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Section 7 MIBs TRACER 6000 Series Integrated System Manual

1. MIBS SUPPORTED BY THE TRACER 64x0

Table 1 lists the MIBs supported by the TRACER 64x0.

2. MIB COMPILATION ORDER

MIBs are compiled in the order shown in Table 2.

Table 1. MIBs Supported by the TRACER 64x0

rfc2495.mib Standard – DS1 and E1 interface types

rfc2863.mib IF MIB – updated MIB II needed for RFC2495

rfc3418.mib SNMPv2 MIB

rfc3593.mib PerfHist-TC-MIB needed for RFC2495

rfc3635.mib EtherLike MIB

adtran.mi2 ADTRAN product MIB needed to locate the ADTRAN specific

MIBs on the MIB node tree

ianaif.mib IF MIB needed for RFC2863

ads1.mi2 ADTRAN DS1 MIB

tracer6000.mib TRACER 6000 series modular MIB

SNMPv2-SMI, SNMPv2-TC, and SNMPv2-CONF are not compiled, but the paths to these

files are required by your MIB compiler during setup.

Table 2. MIB Compilation Order

rfc3418.mib

ianaif.mib

rfc2863.mib

rfc3593.mib

rfc3635.mib

rfc2495.mib

adtran.mi2

ads1.mi2

tracer6000.mib

TRACER 6000 Series Integrated System Manual Section 7 MIBs

3. TRAPS SUPPORTED BY THE TRACER 64x0

The TRACER 64x0 supports the traps described in Table 3.

Table 3. Traps Supported by the TRACER 64x0

MIB Trap This trap indicates that....

TRACER6000.mib adTRACERColdStart the unit has powered up.

adTRACERYellow a change in the YELLOW alarm state has occurred

and the YELLOW alarm is now active.

adTRACERAIS a change in the Alarm Indication Signal (AIS) has

occurred and the AIS alarm is active.

adTRACERRedAlarm a change in the RED alarm state has occurred and

the RED alarm is now active.

adTRACERLOS a change in the Loss of Signal (LOS) state has

occurred and the LOS alarm is active.

adTRACERBPV a change in the BiPolar Violation (BPV) state has

occurred and the BPV alarm is active.

adTRACERRA a change in the Frame RA (Remote Alarm) state has

occurred and the RA alarm is active.

adTRACEROOF a change in the Out Of Frame (OOF) state has

occurred and the OOF alarm is active.

adTRACERCV a change in the Code Violation (CV) state has

occurred and the CV alarm is active.

adTRACERCRC a change in the Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC)

state has occurred and the CRC alarm is active.

adTRACERmfLOF a change in the Loss of Multiframe (LOMF) state has

occurred and the LOMF alarm is active.

adTRACERmfLOS a change in the Multiframe Loss of Signal (LOS)

state has occurred and the Multiframe LOS alarm is

active.

adTRACERmfAIS a change in the Multiframe Alarm Indication Signal

(AIS) state has occurred and the Multiframe AIS

alarm is active.

adTRACERmfRA a change in the Multiframe Remote Alarm (RA) has

occurred and the Multiframe RA alarm is active.

adTRACERlineLoopback a change in the line loopback state has occurred and

the line loopback is active.

adTRACERlinkLoopback a change in the link loopback state has occurred and

the link loopback is active.

adTRACERYellowOff a change in the YELLOW alarm state has occurred

and the YELLOW alarm is now inactive.

adTRACERAISoff a change in the Alarm Indication Signal (AIS) has

occurred and the AIS alarm is inactive.

adTRACERRedAlarmOff a change in the RED alarm state has occurred and

the RED alarm is now inactive.

adTRACERLOSoff a change in the Loss of Signal (LOS) state has

occurred and the LOS alarm is inactive.

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TRACER6000.mib adTRACERBPVoff a change in the BiPolar Violation (BPV) state has

occurred and the BPV alarm is inactive.

adTRACERRAoff a change in the Frame RA (Remote Alarm) state has

occurred and the RA alarm is inactive.

adTRACEROOFoff a change in the Out Of Frame (OOF) state has

occurred and the OOF alarm is inactive.

adTRACERCVoff a change in the Code Violation (CV) state has

occurred and the CV alarm is inactive.

adTRACERCRCoff a change in the Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC)

state has occurred and the CRC alarm is inactive.

adTRACERmfLOFoff a change in the Loss of Multiframe (LOMF) state has

occurred and the LOMF alarm is inactive.

adTRACERmfLOSoff a change in the Multiframe Loss of Signal (LOS)

state has occurred and the Multiframe LOS alarm is

inactive.

adTRACERmfAISoff a change in the Multiframe Alarm Indication Signal

(AIS) state has occurred and the Multiframe AIS

alarm is inactive.

adTRACERmfRAoff a change in the Multiframe Remote Alarm (RA) has

occurred and the Multiframe RA alarm is inactive.

adTRACERlineLoopbackOff a change in the line loopback state has occurred and

the line loopback is inactive.

adTRACERlinkLoopbackOff a change in the link loopback state has occurred and

the link loopback is inactive.

adTRACERLinkDown the RF link is down.

adTRACERLinkUp the RF link is up.

adTRACERRFCLinkDown the RFC link is down between the Indoor Unit (IDU)

and Outdoor Unit (ODU). This trap only applies to

TRACER split systems.

adTRACERRFCLinkUp the RFC link is up between the IDU and ODU. This

trap only applies to TRACER split systems.

adTRACERRxLow the receive level is within 10 dB of sensitivity and the

RF Low alarm is active.

adTRACERRxLevel a change in receive level has occurred and the

receive level is within normal range.

adTRACERcurrThrsESon the threshold for current Errored Seconds (ES) has

been exceeded.

adTRACERcurrThrsESoff the threshold for current ES has not been exceeded.

adTRACERcurrThrsSESon the threshold for current Severely Errored Seconds

(SES) has been exceeded.

adTRACERcurrThrsSESoff the threshold for current SES has not been

exceeded.

Table 3. Traps Supported by the TRACER 64x0 (Continued)

MIB Trap This trap indicates that....

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TRACER6000.mib adTRACERtotalThrsESon the threshold for Total ES has been exceeded.

adTRACERtotalThrsESoff the threshold for Total ES has not been exceeded.

adTRACERtotalThsSESon the threshold for Total SES has been exceeded.

adTRACERtotalThsSESoff the threshold for Total SES has not been exceeded.

adTRACERfan1Alarm* fan 1 currently has an active alarm.

adTRACERfan1Fail* fan 1 has failed.

adTRACERfan1AlarmOff* the fan 1 alarm has turned off after it was activated.

adTRACERfan1On* fan 1 has turned back on after a fan 1 failure.

adTRACERfan2Alarm* fan 2 currently has an active alarm.

adTRACERfan2Fail* fan 2 has failed.

adTRACERfan2AlarmOff* the fan 2 alarm has turned off after it was activated.

adTRACERfan2On* fan 2 has turned back on after a fan 2 failure.

adTRACERtempAlarm* the temperature alarm has turned on due to an

increase in internal temperature.

adTRACERtempAlarmOff* the temperature alarm has turned off due to a

decrease in internal temperature.

adTRACERtxshutdown* the transmitter has shut down due to temperature

constraints.

Table 3. Traps Supported by the TRACER 64x0 (Continued)

MIB Trap This trap indicates that....

* Listed traps only apply to TRACER high power systems.

Section 7 MIBs TRACER 6000 Series Integrated System Manual

4. MIB VARIABLES SUPPORTED BY THE TRACER 64X0

Table 4. MIB Variables for ad.mi2

adProducts

adProductInfo

adProdName DisplayString RO

adProdPartNumber DisplayString RO

adProdCLEIcode DisplayString RO

adProdSerialNumber DisplayString RO

adProdRevision DisplayString RO

adProdSwVersion DisplayString RO

adProdPhysAddress PhysAddress RO

adProdProductID

adProdTransType DisplayString RO

adMgmt

adAdmin

adPerform

adShared

adIdentity

adIdentityShared

adAgentCapModule

adAgentCapProduct

adAgentCapShared

adConformance

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Table 5. MIB Variables for ads1.mi2

adDS1AlarmTable

adDS1AlarmEntry

adDS1AlarmIndex Integer RO

adDS1AlarmEnable Integer RW

adDS1LineEvent Integer RO

adDS1LineArm Integer RW

adDS1AlertTable

adDS1AlertEntry

adDS1AlertIndex Integer RO

adDS1AlertEnable Integer RW

adDS1CurrentAlert Integer RO

adDS1TotalAlert Integer RO

adDS1FarCurrentAlert Integer RO

adDS1FarTotalAlert Integer RO

TRACER 6000 Series Integrated System Manual Section 7 MIBs

adDS1CurrentArm Integer RW

adDS1TotalArm Integer RW

adDS1FarCurrentArm Integer RW

adDS1FarTotalArm Integer RW

adDS1CurrentThreshold

adDS1CurrentThrsES Integer RW

adDS1CurrentThrsSES Integer RW

adDS1CurrentThrsSEFS Integer RW

adDS1CurrentThrsUAS Integer RW

adDS1CurrentThrsCSS Integer RW

adDS1CurrentThrsPCVsf Integer RW

adDS1CurrentThrsPCVesf Integer RW

adDS1CurrentThrsLES Integer RW

adDS1CurrentThrsLCV Integer RW

adDS1TotalThreshold

adDS1TotalThrsES Integer RW

adDS1TotalThrsSES Integer RW

adDS1TotalThrsSEFS Integer RW

adDS1TotalThrsUAS Integer RW

adDS1TotalThrsCSS Integer RW

adDS1TotalThrsPCVsf Integer RW

adDS1TotalThrsPCVesf Integer RW

adDS1TotalThrsLES Integer RW

adDS1TotalThrsLCV Integer RW

Table 6. MIB Variables for TRACER6000.mib

adTRACER6000mg

adTRACER6000status

adTRACERRFlinkState DisplayString RO

adTRACERRFClinkState* DisplayString RO

adTRACERrfLow DisplayString RO

adTRACERRXquality DisplayString RO

adTRACERRXLevel DisplayString RO

adTRACERFrequencyPlan DisplayString RO

adTRACERLEDStatus DisplayString RO

adTRACERSlot1 DisplayString RO

adTRACERSlot2 DisplayString RO

Table 5. MIB Variables for ads1.mi2 (Continued)

* Listed variable only applies to TRACER split systems.

Section 7 MIBs TRACER 6000 Series Integrated System Manual

adTRACER6000cfg

adTRACERBaudRate Integer RW

adTRACERBandPlan Integer RW

adTRACERactiveChannels Integer RW

adTRACERchannelSelect

adTRACERdsx1ChannelSelectTable

adTRACERdsx1ChannelSelectEntry

AdTRACERdsx1ChannelSelectEntry

adTRACERdsx1ChannelSelectIdx Integer RO

adTRACERdsx1ChannelSelection Integer RW

adTRACERswitchChannelSelectTable

adTRACERswitchChannelSelectEntry

AdTRACERswitchChannelSelectEntry

adTRACERswitchChannelSelectIdx Integer RO

adTRACERswitchChannelSelection Integer RW

adTRACERTxPower DisplayString RW

adTRACERalarmTable

adTRACERalarmEntry

AdTRACERAlarmEntry

adTRACERalarmNumber Integer RO

adTRACERAlarmReporting Integer RW

adTRACERClearHistory Integer RW

adTRACERrfTrapEnable Integer RW

adTRACERswitchModuleCfg

adTRACERswitchPortCfgTable

adTRACERswitchPortCfgEntry

AdTRACERswitchPortCfgEntry

adTRACERswitchPortIdx Integer RO

adTRACERswitchPortEnable Integer RO

adTRACERswitchPortSpeedDuplex Integer RW

adTRACERswitchModuleStatus

adTRACERswitchPortStatusTable

adTRACERswitchPortStatusEntry

AdTRACERswitchPortStatusEntry

adTRACERswitchPortStatusIdx Integer RO

adTRACERswitchPortTxPackets Integer RO

adTRACERswitchPortTxPacketsDrop Integer RO

adTRACERswitchPortRxPackets Integer RO

adTRACERswitchPortRxPacketsDrop Integer RO

adTRACERswitchPortRxPacketError Integer RO

Table 6. MIB Variables for TRACER6000.mib (Continued)

TRACER 6000 Series Integrated System Manual Section 7 MIBs

adTRACERswitchWanStatusTable

adTRACERswitchWanStatusEntry

AdTRACERswitchWanStatusEntry

adTRACERswitchWanStatusIdx Integer RO

adTRACERswitchWanTxPackets Integer RO

adTRACERswitchWanTxPacketsDrop Integer RO

adTRACERswitchWanRxPackets Integer RO

adTRACERswitchWanRxPacketsDrop Integer RO

adTRACERswitchWanRxPacketError Integer RO

adTRACER6000FanStatus*

adTRACERfan1* Display String RO

adTRACERfan1AlarmTripped* Display String RO

adTRACERfan2* Display String RO

adTRACERfan2AlarmTripped* Display String RO

adTRACERtemperature* Display String RO

adTRACERtemperatureTripped* Display String RO

adTRACERtransmitter* Display String RO

adTRACERClearFanAlarms* Integer RW

adTRACER6000ip

adTRACERIpAddress IpAddress RO

adTRACERSubnetMask IpAddress RO

adTRACERGatewayIp IpAddress RO

adTRACER6000trapIP

adTRACERTrapIpHost1 IpAddress RW

adTRACERTrapIpHost2 IpAddress RW

adTRACERTrapIpHost3 IpAddress RW

adTRACERTrapIpHost4 IpAddress RW

adTRACERTrapIpHost5 IpAddress RW

adTRACERcsu1IntervalTable

adTRACERcsu1IntervalEntry

AdTRACERcsu1IntervalEntry

adTRACERcsu1IntervalIndex Integer RO

adTRACERcsu1IntervalNumber Integer RO

adTRACERintervalCSU1Aes Integer RO

adTRACERintervalCSU1Ases Integer RO

adTRACERintervalCSU1Bes Integer RO

adTRACERintervalCSU1Bses Integer RO

adTRACERintervalCSU1Ces Integer RO

adTRACERintervalCSU1Cses Integer RO

Table 6. MIB Variables for TRACER6000.mib (Continued)

* Listed variable only applies to TRACER high power systems.

Section 7 MIBs TRACER 6000 Series Integrated System Manual

adTRACERintervalCSU1Des Integer RO

adTRACERintervalCSU1Dses Integer RO

adTRACERIntervalValidData TruthValue RO

adTRACERcsu2IntervalTable

adTRACERcsu2IntervalEntry

AdTRACERcsu2IntervalEntry

adTRACERcsu2IntervalIndex Integer RO

adTRACERcsu2IntervalNumber Integer RO

adTRACERintervalCSU2Aes Integer RO

adTRACERintervalCSU2Ases Integer RO

adTRACERintervalCSU2Bes Integer RO

adTRACERintervalCSU2Bses Integer RO

adTRACERintervalCSU2Ces Integer RO

adTRACERintervalCSU2Cses Integer RO

adTRACERintervalCSU2Des Integer RO

adTRACERintervalCSU2Dses Integer RO

adTRACERIntervalValidData TruthValue RO

adTRACER6000current

adTRACERcurrentRFs Integer RO

adTRACERcurrent24hRFs Integer RO

adTRACERcurrentRFCs* Integer RO

adTRACERcurrent24hRFCs* Integer RO

adTRACERcurrentRxLs Integer RO

adTRACERcurrentMaxRxLs Integer RO

adTRACERcurrent24hMaxRxLs Integer RO

adTRACERcurrentMinRxLs Integer RO

adTRACERcurrent24hMinRxLs Integer RO

adTRACERcurrentRxQs Integer RO

adTRACERcurrentMaxRxQs Integer RO

adTRACERcurrent24hMaxRxQs Integer RO

adTRACERcurrentMinRxQs Integer RO

adTRACERcurrent24hMinRxQs Integer RO

adTRACERintervalTable

adTRACERintervalEntry

AdTRACERintervalEntry

adTRACERintervalIndex Integer RO

adTRACERintervalNumber Integer RO

adTRACERintevalRFs Integer RO

Table 6. MIB Variables for TRACER6000.mib (Continued)

* Listed variable only applies to TRACER split systems.

TRACER 6000 Series Integrated System Manual Section 7 MIBs

adTRACERintervalRFCs* Integer RO

adTRACERintervalMaxRxLs Integer RO

adTRACERintervalMinRxLs Integer RO

adTRACERintervalMaxRxQs Integer RO

adTRACERintervalMinRxQs Integer RO

adTRACERintervalValidData TruthValue RO

adTRACERtotalTable

adTRACERtotalEntry

AdTRACERtotalEntry

adTRACERtotalNumber Integer RO

adTRACERtotalRFs Integer RO

adTRACERtotalRFCs* Integer RO

adTRACERtotalMaxRxLs Integer RO

adTRACERtotalMinRxLs Integer RO

adTRACERtotalMaxRxQs Integer RO

adTRACERtotalMinRxQs Integer RO

adTRACERtotalValidData TruthValue RO

adTRACER6000remoteStatus

adTRACERremoteRFlinkState DisplayString RO

adTRACERremoteRFClinkState* DisplayString RO

adTRACERremoteRFLow DisplayString RO

adTRACERremoteRXquality DisplayString RO

adTRACERremoteRXLevel DisplayString RO

adTRACERremoteFrequencyPlan DisplayString RO

adTRACERremoteLEDStatus DisplayString RO

adTRACERremoteSlot1 DisplayString RO

adTRACERremoteSlot2 DisplayString RO

adTRACER6000remoteCfg

adTRACERremoteBaudRate Integer RW

adTRACERremoteBandPlan Integer RW

adTRACERremoteActiveChannels Integer RW

adTRACERremoteChannelSelect

adTRACERremoteDSX1ChannelSelectTable

adTRACERremoteDSX1ChannelSelectEntry

AdTRACERremoteDSX1ChannelSelectEntry

adTRACERremoteDSX1ChannelSelectIdx Integer RO

adTRACERremoteDSX1ChannelSelection Integer RW

adTRACERremoteSwitchChannelSelectTable

Table 6. MIB Variables for TRACER6000.mib (Continued)

* Listed variable only applies to TRACER split systems.

Section 7 MIBs TRACER 6000 Series Integrated System Manual

AdTRACERremoteSwitchChannelSelectEntry

adTRACERremoteSwitchChannelSelectEntry

adTRACERremoteSwitchChannelSelectIdx Integer RO

adTRACERremoteSwitchChannelSelection Integer RW

adTRACERremoteTxPower DisplayString RW

adTRACERremoteAlarmTable

AdTRACERremoteAlarmEntry

adTRACERremoteAlarmEntry

adTRACERremoteAlarmNumber Integer RO

adTRACERremoteAlarmReporting Integer RW

adTRACERremoteClearHistory Integer RW

adTRACERremoteSwitchModuleCfg

adTRACERremoteSwitchPortCfgTable

adTRACERremoteSwitchPortCfgEntry

AdTRACERremoteSwitchPortCfgEntry

adTRACERremoteSwitchPortIdx Integer RO

adTRACERremoteSwitchPortEnable Integer RO

adTRACERremoteSwitchPortSpeedDuplex Integer RW

adTRACERremoteSwitchModuleStatus

adTRACERremoteSwitchPortStatusTable

adTRACERremoteSwitchPortStatusEntry

AdTRACERremoteSwitchPortStatusEntry

adTRACERremoteSwitchPortStatusIdx Integer RO

adTRACERremoteSwitchPortTxPackets Integer RO

adTRACERremoteSwitchPortTxPacketsDrop Integer RO

adTRACERremoteSwitchPortRxPackets Integer RO

adTRACERremoteSwitchPortRxPacketsDrop Integer RO

adTRACERremoteSwitchPortRxPacketError Integer RO

adTRACERremoteSwitchWanStatusTable

adTRACERremoteSwitchWanStatusEntry

AdTRACERremoteSwitchWanStatusEntry

adTRACERremoteSwitchWanStatusIdx Integer RO

adTRACERremoteSwitchWanTxPackets Integer RO

adTRACERremoteSwitchWanTxPacketsDrop Integer RO

adTRACERremoteSwitchWanRxPackets Integer RO

adTRACERremoteSwitchWanRxPacketsDrop Integer RO

adTRACERremoteSwitchWanRxPacketError Integer RO

adTRACERremoteFan1 DisplayString RO

adTRACERremoteFan1AlarmTripped DisplayString RO

Table 6. MIB Variables for TRACER6000.mib (Continued)

TRACER 6000 Series Integrated System Manual Section 7 MIBs

adTRACERremoteFan2 DisplayString RO

adTRACERFan2AlarmTripped DisplayString RO

adTRACERremoteTemperature DisplayString RO

adTRACERremoteTemperatureTripped DisplayString RO

adTRACERremoteTransmitter DisplayString RO

adTRACERremoteClearFanAlarms Integer RW

adTRACER6000remoteTrapIP

adTRACERremoteTrapIpHost1 IpAddress RW

adTRACERremoteTrapIpHost2 IpAddress RW

adTRACERremoteTrapIpHost3 IpAddress RW

adTRACERremoteTrapIpHost4 IpAddress RW

adTRACERremoteTrapIpHost5 IpAddress RW

adTRACERremotecsu1IntervalTable

adTRACERremotecsu1IntervalEntry

AdTRACERremotecsu1IntervalEntry

adTRACERremotecsu1IntervalIndex Integer RO

adTRACERremotecsu1IntervalNumber Integer RO

adTRACERremoteintervalCSU1Aes Integer RO

adTRACERremoteintervalCSU1Ases Integer RO

adTRACERremoteintervalCSU1Bes Integer RO

adTRACERremoteintervalCSU1Bses Integer RO

adTRACERremoteintervalCSU1Ces Integer RO

adTRACERremoteintervalCSU1Cses Integer RO

adTRACERremoteintervalCSU1Des Integer RO

adTRACERremoteintervalCSU1Dses Integer RO

adTRACERremoteIntervalValidData TruthValue RO

adTRACERremotecsu2IntervalTable

adTRACERremotecsu2IntervalEntry

AdTRACERremotecsu2IntervalEntry

adTRACERremotecsu2IntervalIndex Integer RO

adTRACERremotecsu2IntervalNumber Integer RO

adTRACERremoteintervalCSU2Aes Integer RO

adTRACERremoteintervalCSU2Ases Integer RO

adTRACERremoteintervalCSU2Bes Integer RO

adTRACERremoteintervalCSU2Bses Integer RO

adTRACERremoteintervalCSU2Ces Integer RO

adTRACERremoteintervalCSU2Cses Integer RO

adTRACERremoteintervalCSU2Des Integer RO

adTRACERremoteintervalCSU2Dses Integer RO

adTRACERremoteIntervalValidData TruthValue RO

Table 6. MIB Variables for TRACER6000.mib (Continued)

Section 7 MIBs TRACER 6000 Series Integrated System Manual

adTRACERremoteCurrent

adTRACERremoteCurrentRFs Integer RO

adTRACERremoteCurrent24hRFs Integer RO

adTRACERremoteCurrentRFCs* Integer RO

adTRACERremoteCurrent24hRFCs* Integer RO

adTRACERremoteCurrentRxLs Integer RO

adTRACERremoteCurrentMaxRxLs Integer RO

adTRACERremoteCurrent24hMaxRxLs Integer RO

adTRACERremoteCurrentMinRxLs Integer RO

adTRACERremoteCurrent24hMinRxLs Integer RO

adTRACERremoteCurrentRxQs Integer RO

adTRACERremoteCurrentMaxRxQs Integer RO

adTRACERremoteCurrent24hMaxRxQs Integer RO

adTRACERremoteCurrentMinRxQs Integer RO

adTRACERremoteCurrent24hMinRxQs Integer RO

adTRACERremoteIntervalTable

AdTRACERremoteIntervalEntry

adTRACERremoteIntervalEntry

adTRACERremoteIntervalIndex Integer RO

adTRACERremoteIntervalNumber Integer RO

adTRACERremoteIntevalRFs Integer RO

adTRACERremoteIntervalRFCs* Integer RO

adTRACERremoteIntervalMaxRxLs Integer RO

adTRACERremoteIntervalMinRxLs Integer RO

adTRACERremoteIntervalMaxRxQs Integer RO

adTRACERremoteIntervalMinRxQs Integer RO

adTRACERremoteIntervalValidData TruthValue RO

adTRACERremoteTotalTable

AdTRACERremoteTotalEntry

adTRACERremoteTotalEntry

adTRACERremoteTotalNumber Integer RO

adTRACERremoteTotalRFs Integer RO

adTRACERremoteTotalRFCs* Integer RO

adTRACERremoteTotalMaxRxLs Integer RO

adTRACERremoteTotalMinRxLs Integer RO

adTRACERremoteTotalMaxRxQs Integer RO

adTRACERremoteTotalMinRxQs Integer RO

adTRACERremoteTotalValidData TruthValue RO

Table 6. MIB Variables for TRACER6000.mib (Continued)

* Listed variable only applies to TRACER split systems.

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

Provides helpful information for troubleshooting common configuration problems for the TRACER 64x0.

CONTENTS

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

PWR LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

TST LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

RF DWN LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

RF LOW LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

T1 Interface Alarms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

E1 Interface Alarms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

LAN LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

RF Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Step-by-Step Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Installing/Troubleshooting the TRACER Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Installing/Configuring T1 Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Installing/Configuring E1 Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Installing/Configuring Ethernet Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Section 8 Troubleshooting Guide TRACER 6000 Series Integrated System Manual

1. OVERVIEW

This troubleshooting guide recommends corrective actions for various conditions of the TRACER 64x0

system. The status LEDs (located on the front panel of the unit) provide information to help determine the

necessary troubleshooting action. This guide suggests steps for resolving possible problems indicated by

the status LEDs.

2. LED INDICATORS

PWR LED

If the PWR LED is not ON and solid green, the TRACER 64x0 is not receiving adequate DC power.

Recommended Actions:

1. Verify that the power source is delivering between 21 and 60 VDC.

2. Check the polarity of the power connection (referenced to ground) of both the TRACER 64x0 unit and

the power source.

3. Check the internal fuse. The fuse is accessed from the rear panel of the unit. If this fuse is open,

replace it with a 2 A, 250 V (2-inch) slow-blo fuse.

TST LED

The TST LED will flash once (amber) during power-up to indicate a self-test is in progress. If the TST

LED is flashing or remains ON after 10 seconds, the TRACER 64x0 unit has failed the self-test. This is an

internal failure, and Technical Support should be contacted.

RF DWN LED

If the RF DWN LED is ON (solid red), there is a problem with the RF receive path from the remote

TRACER 64x0.

Recommended Actions:

1. Verify that one end of the link is configured as frequency plan A and the other end as frequency plan B.

2. Verify that both ends of the link are configured for the same band plan (1, 2, or 3).

3. Measure the RSSI voltage and consult the RSSI calibration sheet included with the unit. If the voltage

level corresponds to a received signal power level that agrees with the calculated receive signal level,

proceed with Step 7.

4. Check the RF coaxial cable connection.

5. Verify that the antenna polarization is the same at both ends of the RF signal transmit and receive

path.

6. Verify the RF signal path is clear.

7. Check the integrity of the lightning arrestors.

8. Check for possible interference at both ends of the link. If necessary, change polarization and/or band

plans at both ends.

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RF LOW LED

If the RF LOW LED is ON (solid red), the received signal is approaching 0 V of RSSI. This condition is

typically indicative of a path or installation problem.

Recommended Actions:

1. Verify the far-end transmitter power setting is the value that the link planning budget allows.

2. Check all coaxial cable connectors for solid connections. Check for water and corrosion around any of

the connectors. If water is apparent in the coaxial connectors, replace the coaxial cable and the

connectors, making sure to properly weatherproof the replacements.

3. Verify the RF signal path by verifying the antenna alignment.

4. Check the integrity of lightning arrestors.

T1 Interface Alarms

All active T1 alarms are displayed in the T1X STATUS/CONFIGURATION/LOOPBACK menu page.To identify the

T1 interface in alarm and the specific alarm present, display the T1(X) STATUS screens and check the T1(X)

INTERFACE ALARMS field.

Recommended Actions:

1. Display the T1(X) STATUS screen and check the T1(X) INTERFACE ALARM field to identify the active alarm.

2. Follow the steps below for the appropriate alarm.

LOS Alarm or Red Alarm

LOS ALARM and RED ALARM are indications that the TRACER 64x0 may be unable to detect a viable T1

received signal from the connected T1 equipment. This error may be due to a degraded signal or no

signal, or may be caused by improper framing.

Recommended Actions:

1. Verify that the T1 cable is connected to the T1 interface on the TRACER 64x0.

2. Verify the connections at the opposite end of the T1 cable.

3. Verify that the framing mode (D4 or ESF) is the same for both the TRACER 64x0 and the T1

equipment.

Yellow Alarm

A Yellow Alarm is generated by the attached equipment. When the attached equipment’s T1 interface is

in Red Alarm, the TRACER 64x0 generates a Yellow Alarm.

Recommended Actions:

1. Follow the troubleshooting steps for Red Alarm, but do so at the attached equipment.

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. Verify the input to any attached data equipment.

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BPV

Bipolar violations (BPVs) indicate an improper configuration or faulty wiring.

Recommended Actions:

1. Verify the TRACER 64x0 unit and the attached equipment are configured for the same line coding

(B8ZS or AMI).

2. Verify the cable connections for the T1 interface are solid.

E1 Interface Alarms

All active E1 alarms are displayed on the E1X STATUS/CONFIGURATION/LOOPBACK menu page. To identify

the E1 interface in alarm and the specific alarm present, display the E1(X) STATUS screens and check the

E1(X) INTERFACE ALARMS field.

Recommended Actions:

1. Display the E1(X) STATUS screen and check the E1(X) INTERFACE ALARM field to identify the active

alarm.

2. Follow the steps below for the appropriate alarm.

LOS Alarm (Loss of Signal)

LOS ALARM is an indication that the TRACER 64x0 may be unable to detect a viable E1 received

signal from the connected E1 equipment. This error may be due to a degraded signal or no signal, or

may be caused by improper framing.

Recommended Actions:

1. Verify that the E1 cable is connected to the E1 interface on the TRACER 64x0.

2. Verify the connections at the opposite end of the E1 cable.

3. Verify that the framing mode (framed, multiframed, or unframed) is the same for both the

TRACER 64x0 and the E1 equipment.

AIS 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. Verify the input to any attached data equipment.

LCV

Line code violations (LCVs) indicate that the received E1 stream contains an invalid line code and are

generally caused by an improper configuration or faulty wiring.

Recommended Actions:

1. Verify the TRACER 64x0 unit and the attached equipment are configured for the same line coding

(HDB3 or AMI).

2. Verify the cable connections for the E1 interface are solid.

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CRC

CRC errors indicate that the receiver is unable to synchronize to the CRC-4 frame pattern of the received

E1 signal.

Recommended Actions:

1. Verify the TRACER 64x0 unit and the attached equipment are configured for the same signaling

(MULTIFRAMED, UNFRAMED, or FRAMED).

2. Verify the cable connections for the E1 interface are solid.

LAN LEDs

If the LAN LED is OFF, the TRACER 64x0 is not able to detect an active Ethernet link on the particular

10/100BaseT/TX interface.

Recommended Actions:

1. Check all Ethernet cable connections to verify they are properly plugged in (making sure the tab on the

connector snaps into place).

2. Connect the 10/100BaseT/TX interface to a “known good” Ethernet port to verify the TRACER port is

functioning properly.

3. Try another Ethernet cable.

3. RF ERRORS

RF errors can range from a nonviable microwave path to loose RF connectors.

Nonviable path conditions could be caused by physical obstructions such as buildings, mountainous terrain,

trees, etc., as well as other physical limitations such as excessive path distances and in-band RF interference.

These types of errors are remedied by performing a detailed line-of-site microwave path study to determine

whether a microwave link is feasible for the terrain and environment under consideration.

If after performing a microwave path study the system is still not operational, ensure that the antennas are

properly aligned. Note that alignment must be achieved in both elevation and azimuth for optimal link

performance. The TRACER 64x0 can be used to aid in antenna alignment by looking at the real-time signal

strength numbers or the RX POWER “fuel gauge” on the SYSTEM STATUS or SYSTEM OPTION menu pages or by

measuring the DC voltage (relative to ground) at the RSSI front panel test jack. Optimal antenna alignment is

achieved by peaking the front panel RSSI voltage or the RX POWER “fuel gauge” on the TRACER 64x0

terminal display. Consult the ADTRAN TRACER Data Sheet included with the unit to verify that the actual

receive signal level agrees with the calculated receive signal.

An RSSI test point, located on the front panel, provides a DC voltage level (relative to the GND test point) that

corresponds to the amount of signal being received from the far end’s transmitter. The voltage at this test point

can vary from approximately 0 to 5 VDC. An RSSI calibration sheet is shipped with the system to provide the

installer a cross-reference between actual received signal level (in dBm) and RSSI voltage. This sheet is

useful for verifying link budget calculations and ensuring proper equipment installation.

4. STEP-BY-STEP TROUBLESHOOTING

The logical troubleshooting flow presented in this section can be used to set up your TRACER 64x0 system or

to diagnose a previously installed system. Please contact Technical Support at any stage during installation

and/or troubleshooting if you require assistance.

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5. INSTALLING/TROUBLESHOOTING THE TRACER HARDWARE

1. Perform a detailed path profile and link budget for each TRACER 64x0 microwave link. A

thorough path study can be used to estimate signal power budgets, estimate fade margins at each

receiver, identify potential line-of-site obstacles, properly size antenna dishes, and determine

minimum antenna dish heights above the earth.

2. Set up all of the TRACER 64x0 hardware on a workbench. The actual cables used in the

permanent installation should be used in the workbench setup. A rigorous workbench “simulation”

of the link will help alleviate and avoid time-consuming errors.

3. Examine the PLAN A and PLAN B LEDs on the front panel of each unit. These LEDs indicate the

frequency plan for each TRACER 64x0 unit. Each TRACER link must have a Plan A radio on one

side and a Plan B radio on the other.

4. Attach the RF coaxial cables to be used in the permanent installation to the N-type connectors on

the back of the TRACER 64x0 unit. Attach the other end of the coaxial cable(s) to an RF power

meter or spectrum analyzer, if either is available. The power measured by the meter/analyzer is the

RF power available at the input of the antenna. The TRACER 64x0 unit is programmed at the

factory to output approximately 100 mW (20 dBm) of RF power. The actual power level measured

by the meter/analyzer will be less than 100 mW due to RF losses through the coaxial cable, and is

a function of the cable type and length being used. In any event, the power level at the output of

the coaxial cable should be a significant fraction of 100 mW. A power meter/analyzer reading that

is not on the order of at least tens-of-milliwatts could be an indication of unsuitable RF cable or

faulty or unreasonably long coaxial cable, or a combination of these factors.

5. Resolve all RF coaxial cabling errors before proceeding.

6. Attach the RF coaxial cables to a high-quality attenuator, if possible. If you do not have an

attenuator, attach the coaxial cables to the antennas to be used in the permanent installation. If the

installation antennas are not available, small, inexpensive dipole or patch antennas can be used for

verification purposes. If an adjustable attenuator is being used, dial in the amount of attenuation

that corresponds to the path loss value expected for the microwave link in which the TRACER

hardware will be installed. The path loss value can be calculated from a knowledge of the path

length, or provided by a path study. Remember to subtract both antenna gain values from the

attenuator level if these values have not already been accounted for.

7. After setting up the RF pieces, examine the RF DOWN LED on the front panel of each

TRACER 64x0 unit. If the RF DOWN LED is illuminated (red), the corresponding TRACER 64x0

is not receiving a suitable RF signal from the other TRACER 64x0 unit. In this case, the receiving

TRACER 64x0 is either receiving a very weak signal or no signal at all. If the RF DOWN LED is

not illuminated, then the TRACER 64x0 units are receiving a suitable RF signal. Suitable RF

power levels for low error rate communication range from -30 dBm to -88 dBm measured at the

N-type connector input on the TRACER 64x0 unit.

8. Resolve any signal level issues before proceeding.

9. Examine the RF LOW LED on the front panel of each TRACER 64x0. If this LED is illuminated,

then the TRACER 64x0 is receiving a relatively weak signal; however, if the RF DOWN LED is

not illuminated, then the received signal is being suitably processed by the TRACER 64x0 system.

If you are receiving a weak signal (RF LOW is ON), please verify that the weak signal is not being

caused by a faulty cable, an insufficiently tightened cable, or some other installation-related

problem. Also, make sure an unreasonably large attenuation value has not been selected if you are

using an attenuator on a workbench setup.

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Use the tables in Section 2, Microwave Path Engineering Basics, on page 15, of this manual to

select the proper free-space attenuation value (in dB) based on the estimated length of the

microwave path. Remember to subtract both antenna gains (local and remote) from the attenuator

setting.

10. Test the installed modules by performing the following steps:

11. Command a link loopback on the remote TRACER 64x0 unit and run a test pattern from the

connected T1 equipment. This will verify the data path across the RF link.

Installing/Configuring T1 Hardware

1. If possible, attach any or all of the intended T1 hardware to the TRACER 64x0 units using the

same workbench setup. This step offers the perfect opportunity to configure your T1 hardware for

proper functioning with the TRACER 64x0 hardware.

2. To significantly reduce the probability of an unsuccessful field installation, resolve any remaining

T1 equipment-to-TRACER 64x0 configuration issues before field installation. See T1 Interface

Alarms on page 125 for more information on resolving T1 interface alarm conditions.

Installing/Configuring E1 Hardware

1. If possible, attach any or all of the intended E1 hardware to the TRACER 64x0 units using the

same workbench setup. This step offers the perfect opportunity to configure your E1 hardware for

proper functioning with the TRACER 64x0 hardware.

2. To significantly reduce the probability of an unsuccessful field installation, resolve any remaining

E1 equipment-to-TRACER 64x0 configuration issues before field installation. See E1 Interface

Alarms on page 126 for more information on resolving E1 interface alarm conditions.

4xT1 Module

Initiate a line loopback on the local TRACER 64x0 unit and run a test pattern from the connected

T1 equipment. This will verify the connection between the T1 equipment and the local

TRACER 64x0 unit.

Quad Ethernet Switch Module

Connect a computer (or Ethernet test equipment) to the TRACER 64x0 Ethernet interfaces.

Perform a “ping” from one test station across the wireless link to another test station connected to

the remote TRACER 64x0. This will verify the data path between the test equipment and the

TRACER 64x0 unit.

4xE1 Module

Initiate a line loopback on the local TRACER 64x0 unit and run a test pattern from the connected

E1 equipment. This will verify the connection between the E1 equipment and the local

TRACER 64x0 unit.

External pattern generators are required to test data path integrity. A T1/E1 BER tester is

suggested.

Section 8 Troubleshooting Guide TRACER 6000 Series Integrated System Manual

Installing/Configuring Ethernet Hardware

1. If possible, attach any or all of the intended Ethernet hardware to the TRACER 64x0 units using

the same workbench setup. This step offers the perfect opportunity to configure your Ethernet

hardware for proper functioning with the TRACER hardware.

2. To significantly reduce the probability of an unsuccessful field installation, resolve any remaining

Ethernet equipment-to-TRACER 64x0 configuration issues before field installation.

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