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DEPLOYMENTGUIDE

TRANSPORTATIONFIBERINMOTION

BROADBANDTRAINTOGROUNDCOMMUNICATION

Release4.2.46

For Regualtor Approval Only

FinMDeploymentGuide Release4.2.46 i

TableofContents

Chapter1:SiteInstallation

1.1ScopeofThisChapter.......................................................................................................... 1‐1

1.2TrackSide ............................................................................................................................1‐1

1.2.1Overview ..................................................................................................................... 1‐1

1.2.2TBS&Antennas‐GeneralMountingArrangement .................................................... 1‐2

1.2.3TBS‐Mounting............................................................................................................ 1‐3

1.2.4PoEDevicesfortheTBS ............................................................................................. 1‐15

1.2.5TBSAntennas ............................................................................................................ 1‐15

1.2.6IndoorSynchronizationUnit(ISU) ............................................................................. 1‐23

1.2.7LightningProtectionUnit .......................................................................................... 1‐24

1.2.8Waterproofing........................................................................................................... 1‐28

1.2.9Grounding ................................................................................................................. 1‐29

1.3TrainSide........................................................................................................................... 1‐32

1.3.1TMU........................................................................................................................... 1‐32

1.3.2PoEDevicefortheTMU............................................................................................. 1‐42

1.3.3TMUAntennas .......................................................................................................... 1‐43

Chapter2:NetworkGuidelines

2.1ScopeofThisChapter.......................................................................................................... 2‐1

2.2Overview ............................................................................................................................. 2‐1

2.3TrackSideNetwork ............................................................................................................. 2‐1

2.4TrainSide(On‐board)Network ........................................................................................... 2‐3

2.5TrainSidePhysicalConnectivity.......................................................................................... 2‐4

2.6TrackSideCoreRouter........................................................................................................ 2‐5

2.7BasicIPSchemeandDataFlowPath................................................................................... 2‐5

2.8RecommendedVLANAssignment....................................................................................... 2‐7

2.9InterBaseHandover(IBHO)UpdateMessage .................................................................... 2‐9

2.10IntraTrainHandover(ITHO)UpdateMessage................................................................ 2‐12

Chapter3:ConfiguringtheRadioNetwork

3.1ScopeofThisChapter.......................................................................................................... 3‐1

3.2ConnectingtotheUnits ...................................................................................................... 3‐1

3.3AbouttheConfigurator ....................................................................................................... 3‐1

3.3.1MethodofOperation .................................................................................................. 3‐2

3.4UsingtheConfigurator ........................................................................................................ 3‐2

3.4.1MainTab ..................................................................................................................... 3‐2

3.4.2ProjectTab .................................................................................................................. 3‐5

3.4.3LineTab ..................................................................................................................... 3‐12

3.4.4TowersTab ................................................................................................................ 3‐15

3.4.5TrainTab ................................................................................................................... 3‐17

3.5InterferenceMitigationforCo‐channelNeighbors........................................................... 3‐18

3.5.1BasicSituation........................................................................................................... 3‐18

3.5.2NecessaryPre‐Conditions.......................................................................................... 3‐19

3.5.3MethodofOperation ................................................................................................ 3‐20

3.5.4ConfiguringtheCo‐ChannelNeighborInterferenceMitigationOption .................... 3‐21

3.6ConfiguringNetworkUnits................................................................................................ 3‐25

3.6.1ConfiguringTransportationBaseStations(TBSs)...................................................... 3‐25

3.6.2ConfiguringTransportationMobileUnits(TMUs)..................................................... 3‐27

3.6.3ConfiguringIndoorSynchronizationUnits(ISUs) ...................................................... 3‐29

3.7ConfiguratorMessages ..................................................................................................... 3‐31

AppendixA:AntennaGuidelines

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AppendixB:RevisionHistory

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FinMDeploymentGuide Release4.2.46 iii

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Chapter1:SiteInstallation

1.1ScopeofThisChapter

ThischapterdescribeshowtophysicallyinstalltheequipmentfortheTransportation

FiberinMotionsolution.

1.2TrackSide

1.2.1Overview

TheFiberinMotionsolutionusesverticalantennas,andreliesonantennaspacingto

differentiatetheradiostreamsenoughsoastoenableMIMO.

GeneralGuidelines

•Placethetower/TBSatthelocationdeterminedbythesitesurvey.

•Makesurethereissufficientline‐of‐sighttowardsthetracksegmenttheantennas

willcover,

•Makesurethattherearenoobstaclesdirectlyinfrontoftheantennas.

•Thelowestantennamustbehigherthanthehighestrailcarontheline.

Power

•UsethePoEtosupplypowertotheTBS(eitheranoutdoororindoorPoE).

•UsethePoEortheSFPfiberconnectiontoprovideaserviceconnectiontothe

TBS.

•InstalltwoLightningProtectionUnits(LPU):OneclosetotheTBS,andtheother

closetothePoE.

MinimumRecommendedDistances

Therearethreeantennasforeachstream:Aisforapproachingtrains,andBisfor

recedingtrains(seeFigure 1‐1).Separatetheantennasasmuchaspossible,and

maintainthefollowingminimaldistances:

•Minimumverticaldistancebetweeneachantennais1.0m.

•MinimumhorizontaldistancebetweenAntenna1andAntenna2is1.6m.

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•MinimumhorizontaldistancebetweenAntenna3andAntenna2is1.0m

•Minimumtotalhorizontaldistance(betweenAntenna1andAntenna3)is2.6m

1.2.2TBS&Antennas‐GeneralMountingArrangement

TheTBScanbemountedonapoleorawall,togetherwithitsantennas,LPUsandPoEdevice.

ToenablebetterMIMOconditions,theantennasshouldbedividedbetweenverticaland

horizontalpolarizations.Figure 1‐1showsaschematicviewwiththesepolarizations.

Figure1‐1:TBS‐BaseStationmountingwithantennas

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1.2.3TBS‐Mounting

TheTBScanbemountedonaverticalorhorizontalpole,oronawall.

•Verticalpole:seepage 1‐5fordirectionsrelevanttoallsizes.

•Thinpole:seepage 1‐6.

•Mediumpole:seepage 1‐7

•Thickpole:seepage 1‐8

• Horizontalpole:seepage 1‐8fordirectionsrelevanttoallsizes.

•Thinpole:seepage 1‐10.

•Mediumpole:seepage 1‐11

•Thickpole:seepage 1‐12

• Wall:TheTBScanbemountedonawall,seepage 1‐12.

Checkthepackagecontents:

Figure1‐2:TBSmountingkitpackagecontents

Table1‐1:TBSmountingkitpackagecontents

Item

No. Description Quantity

1Baseplate 1

2Poleclamp 1

3HexscrewwithflangeM8x90 2

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4StandoffsM4x16 4

5AllenscrewsM4x30 4

6Washersforallenscrews 4

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Item

No. Description Quantity

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VerticalPole‐allsizes

1. Fastenthestandoffstothebaseplateintheholeslabeled“V”asshown:

Figure1‐3:Fastenstandoffstobaseplate(forverticalpole)

2. PlacetheTBSasshownoverthestandoffs,andusingtheAllenscrewsandwashers,fasten

theTBStothebaseplate.

 

Figure1‐4:FastenTBStobaseplate(forverticalpole)

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VerticalPole‐thin

1. Diameter3/4to11/2:BeforeraisingtheTBSonthepole,positionthepoleclampasshown

inthefollowingtwofigures.Donotcompletelytightenthebolts:

Thinpole(diameter3/4to11/2):Positionthepoleclampasshowninthefoll owing twofigures,donotcompletelytightenthebolts:

2. PlacethisassemblyonthepolewhereyouwanttomounttheTBS.Onceitisinplace,

rotatethepoleclampasshown,thentightenbothbolts.

Figure1‐5:Thinpole:Fastenclamptobase

plate

Figure1‐6:Thinpole:Donotcompletely

tightenbolts

Figure1‐7:Thinpole:Rotateclamp Figure1‐8:Thinpole:tightenbolts

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Verticalpole‐medium

1. Diameter2to3:BeforeraisingtheTBSonthepole,positionthepoleclampasshownin

thefollowingtwofigures.Donotcompletelytightenthebolts:

2. PlacethisassemblyonthepolewhereyouwanttomounttheTBS.Onceitisinplace,

rotatethepoleclampasshown,thentightenbothbolts.

Figure1‐9:Mediumpole:Fastenclampto

baseplate

Figure1‐10:Mediumpole:Donotcom‐

pletelytightenbolts

Figure1‐11:Mediumpole:Rotateclamp Figure1‐12:Mediumpole:tightenbolts

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VerticalPole‐thick

1. Diameterlargerthan3:Usewormdriveclamps(notsupplied),threadedthroughtheholes

asshowninFigure 1‐13,orU‐bolts(notsupplied),fastenedusingtheholesasshownin

Figure 1‐14:

Figure1‐13:Usingwormdriveclampsforathickpole

Figure1‐14:UsingU‐boltsforathickpole

HorizontalPole‐allsizes

1. BeforefasteningtheTBStothebaseplate(seeStep1.onpage 1‐5),rotatetheplateby90o

clockwise.Makesurethearrownexttothe“H”pointsup.

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Figure1‐15:Rotatebaseplateclockwise90oforhorizontalpole

2. Fastenthestandoffstothebaseplateintheholeslabeled“H”asshown:

Figure1‐16:Fastenstandoffstobaseplate(forhorizontalpole)

3. PlacetheTBSasshownoverthestandoffs,andusingtheAllenscrewsandwashers,fasten

theTBStothebaseplate.

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 

Figure1‐17:FastenTBStobaseplate(forhorizontalpole)

HoriztonalPole‐thin

1. Diameter3/4to11/2:BeforeraisingtheTBSonthepole,positionthepoleclampasshown

inthefollowingtwofigures.Donotcompletelytightenthebolts:

Thinpole(diameter3/4to11/2):Positionthepoleclampasshowninthefoll owing twofigures,donotcompletelytightenthebolts:

Figure1‐18:Thinpole:Fastenclamptobase

plate

Figure1‐19:Thinpole:Donotcompletely

tightenbolts

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2. PlacethisassemblyonthepolewhereyouwanttomounttheTBS.Onceitisinplace,

rotatethepoleclampasshown,thentightenbothbolts.

HorizontalPole‐medium

1. Diameter2to3:BeforeraisingtheTBSonthepole,positionthepoleclampasshownin

thefollowingtwofigures.Donotcompletelytightenthebolts:

Figure1‐20:Thinpole:Rotateclamp Figure1‐21:Thinpole:tightenbolts

Figure1‐22:Mediumpole:Fastenclampto

baseplate

Figure1‐23:Mediumpole:Donotcom‐

pletelytightenbolts

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2. PlacethisassemblyonthepolewhereyouwanttomounttheTBS.Onceitisinplace,

rotatethepoleclampasshown,thentightenbothbolts.

HoriztonalPole‐thick

1. Diameterlargerthan3:Usemetalbands(notsupplied),threadedthroughtheholesas

showninFigure 1‐26,orU‐bolts(notsupplied),fastenedusingtheholesasshownin

Figure 1‐27:

Mountingonawall

1. Fastenthestandoffstothebaseplateintheholeslabeled“V”or“H”,whicheverismore

convenient,asshown:

Figure1‐24:Mediumpole:Rotateclamp Figure1‐25:Mediumpole:tightenbolts

Figure1‐26:UsingmetalbandsforalargepoleFigure1‐27:UsingU‐boltsforalargepole

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Figure1‐29:Standoffsfastenedtobaseplate

2. Useanchorboltstoattachbaseplatetoawall,asshown:

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Figure1‐28:Fastenstandoffstobaseplate

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Attachthebaseplatetoawallusing9mmdia.anchorbolts(notsupplied)intheholesindicated.

Figure1‐30:Attachbaseplatetowall

3. PlacetheTBSasshownoverthestandoffs,andusingtheAllenscrewsandwashers,fasten

theTBStothebaseplate.

Figure1‐31:FastenTBStobaseplateonwall

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PoEDevicesfortheTBS SiteInstallation

Figure1‐32:TBSmountedonawall



1.2.4PoEDevicesfortheTBS

TheTBSissuppliedbyanACPoEdevice,eitherviaanoutdoorunitmountedinthesame

mannerasanantenna,orviaanindoorunit,installedinanelectricalhut.

(TheTMUhasitsownPoE,seePoEDevicefortheTMUonpage 1‐42).

1.2.5TBSAntennas

TBSAntennaMountingKit

Usetheantennamountingkit(differentfromtheTBSmountingkit)tomountaTBSantenna

onapoleorwall.ThesamemountingkitisusedtomountanexternalACPoEdevice.

AlwaysmountaTBSwiththeconnectorsonthebottom.Nevermounta

unithorizontally.

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Figure1‐33:AntennaMountingKitContents

TBSAntennaMountingonaMediumPole

ThismethodisformountingtheTBSantennaonapoleofpipesize2to3.

4. Connectthepoleclamptotheradioholderwiththe8x90bolts,butdonottighten

theboltsalltheway‐tightenthemsothattheyarenotcloserthanadistance

equaltotheradiusofthepole.Youwillthenhaveone“unit”thatyoucantaketo

Tightenallboltswithatorqueof15Nm.

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thelocationonthepolewhereyouwanttomounttheantenna.(SeeFigure 1‐38

toFigure 1‐41formountingonathinpole)

5. Placethis“unit”onthepolewhereyouwanttomounttheantenna.Onceitisin

place,rotatethepoleclampasshown,thentightenbothbolts.

TBSAntennaMountingonaThickPole

ThismethodisformountingtheTBSantennaonapoleofpipesizelargerthan3.

Figure1‐34:ConnectPoleClamptoRadio

Holder

Figure1‐35:Tightenbolts

Figure1‐36:RotateClampandtightenbolts Figure1‐37:MountingKitonpole

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TBSAntennaMountingonaThinPole

ThismethodisformountingtheTBSantennaonapoleofpipesize3/4to11/2.

1. Whenmountingonathinpole,positionthepoleclampasshowninthefollowingfigures:

2. Placethis“unit”onthepolewhereyouwanttomounttheantenna.Onceitisin

place,rotatethepoleclampasshown,thentightenbothbolts.

DonotmounttheTBSantennaonapolesmallerthan3/4.

Figure1‐38:ConnectPoleClamptoRadio

Holder

Figure1‐39:Tightenbolts

Figure1‐40:RotateClampandtightenbolts Figure1‐41:MountingKitonthinpole

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TBSAntennaMountingonaHorizontalPole

Whenusingthemountingkitonahorizontalpole,usetheradioverticaladaptor,asshown:

Figure1‐42:Mountingkitonahorizontalpole

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TBSAntennaMountingonaWall

Whenusingthemountingkitonawall,thepoleclampisnotnecessary:

TBSAntennaMountingKitAdaptor

AflatpanelantennasuchasthatshowninFigure 1‐44istypicallyused.Ithasfourboltsfora

mountingkitadapter.ThemountingkitadaptorappearsasshowninFigure 1‐43:



Figure1‐43:Flatpanelantennamountingkitadapter

Attachthemountingkitadaptortotherearoftheantennaasshown:

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Figure1‐44:FlatPanelantenna‐rearwithmountingkitadapter

Figure 1‐45showsamountedantenna.Attachthemountingbolttothesideoftheadaptor

withtherecess,asshown.

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Figure1‐45:FlatPanelantenna‐mountedonapole

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1.2.6IndoorSynchronizationUnit(ISU)

TheIndoorSynchronizationUnit(ISU)providesamastersynchronizationclockforallTBS

units,andisconnectedtooneofthenetworkswitches.

Itcanbeinstalledona19in.rackoronaconvenientsurfaceinthenetworkoperatingcenter.

Figure1‐46:IndoorSynchronizationUnit(ISU)

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1.2.7LightningProtectionUnit

Theuseoflightningprotectionisdependentonregulatoryandenduserrequirements.

AlthoughFinMunitshavesurgelimitingcircuitsthatminimizetheriskofdamagedueto

lightningstrikes,RADWINrecommendstheuseofadditionalsurgearrestordevicestoprotect

theequipmentfromnearbylightningstrikes.

Foranytypeofindoorunit‐outdoorunitconnection,lightningprotectionunits(LPUs)are

installedinpairs,asshowninFigure 1‐47:

Table1‐2:LPUKitcontents

Item Qty View/Remarks

LPU 1

RJ‐45connectors2

0.5mCAT‐5ecable1

Metaltie 1

ScotchTM23Tape2

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Figure1‐47:Basicuseoflightningprotectorunits

TheLPUhastwocableglandsonthebottomforCAT‐5e/6cables,inadditiontoagrounding

lug.Thereisanextraholeforasecondscrewwheninstalledonawall.OnthesideoftheLPU

isaslotforthemetaltiewheninstalledonapole,asshowninFigure 1‐48andFigure 1‐49:

ToinstallanLPUonapole:

1.Choosealocationascloseaspossibletotheradiounit.

2. InsertthemetaltiethroughtheslotsasshowninFigure 1‐49.MakesuretheLPUis

orientedinthecorrectdirection,asshowninFigure 1‐50.

Figure1‐48:LPU:BottomView Figure1‐49:LPU:SideView

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Figure1‐50:LPUattachedtopolewithmetaltie

3. Tightenthemetaltie.

4. Connectthegroundinglugtoagroundingsource.

5. Removethecableglands.

6. ThreadtheCAT‐5e/6cablesthroughthecableglands,andconnectthecablestothe

LPUasshowninFigure 1‐51.

7. TightenthecableglandsaroundtheCAT‐5ecablesasshowninFigure 1‐52.

8. RouteoneCAT‐5e/6uptotheradio,andtheotherdowntotheIDUorPoE(viathe

lowerLPU).AnLPUinstalledonapoleisshowninFigure 1‐53.

9. RADWINrecommendsthatyouaddextrawaterproofingtotheconnections

(seesee"Waterproofing"onpage1‐28.).

Figure1‐51:ConnectingcablestotheLPU(1) Figure1‐52:ConnectingcablestotheLPU(2)

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Figure1‐53:InstallinganLPUonapole(sideview)

ToinstallanLPUonawall:

1.Removethegroundinglug.

2. AttachtheLPUtothewallusingwoodormasonryscrews(notincluded),viathe

holesasshowninFigure 1‐54.

3. Connecttheleftscrew(wherethegroundinglugwaslocated)toagroundsource.

4. Removethecableglands.

5. ThreadtheCAT‐5e/6cablesthroughthecableglands,andconnectthecablestothe

LPUasshowninFigure 1‐51.

6. TightenthecableglandsaroundtheCAT‐5e/6cablesasshowninFigure 1‐52.

7. RouteoneCAT‐5euptotheradio(viatheupperLPU),andtheothertotheIDUor

PoE.

8. RADWINrecommendsthatyouaddextrawaterproofingtotheconnections

(seeseeWaterproofingonpage 1‐28).

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Figure1‐54:InstallinganLPUonawall

1.2.8Waterproofing

Protectallconnectionsbetweenanyoutdoordevicesandcablesfromrain,dust,moisture

andsaltaccordingtotheprocedurebelow:

1.UseahighqualitysealingmaterialsuchasScotch23Tape¾”wide,toensureIP‐67

compliantprotectionagainstwateranddust.

2. Cuttwopieceseach25cmlong,ofScotch23splicingtape.Removetheplastic

covertoexposethetackysideofthesealingtapeasshowninFigure 1‐55.

Figure1‐55:Exposingthetackysideofthesealingtape

3. Afterconnectingacabletoaunit,tightenthecableglandcapfirmlyandusethe

insulationtapetofullycoverthecablegland.

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

Figure1‐56:Waterproofinganexternalconnection

1.2.9Grounding

AllRADWINproductsshouldbegroundedduringoperation.Inaddition:

•Allunitsshouldbegroundedbyawirewithdiameterofatleast10AWG.

UnitsmustbeproperlygroundedtoaProtectiveGroundinaccordancewiththeLocal

ElectricalRegulations

•Rack‐mountedequipmentshouldbemountedonlyingroundedracksandcabinets.

Further,youshould‐

•Alwaysmakethegroundconnectionfirstanddisconnectitlast

•Neverconnecttelecommunicationcablestoungroundedequipment

•Ensurethatallothercablesaredisconnectedbeforedisconnectingtheground

TBS

ThereisagroundinglugontheTBSasshowninFigure 1‐57.Grounditusing10AWGwire.

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Figure1‐57:TBS:Groundingluglocation

TMU

ThegroundinglugfortheTMUisshowninFigure 1‐58.Grounditusing10AWGwire.

Figure1‐58:TMU:Groundingluglocation

Whenmountedina19inrack,theTMUisgroundedviatherack.

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PoEDevice

ThereisagroundinglugonthePoEasshowninFigure 1‐59.Grounditusing10AWGwire.

Figure1‐59:PoE:Groundingluglocation

Whenmountedina19inrack,thePoEisgroundedviatherack.

ISU

TheISUisgroundedviaitsgroundconnectiononitsfrontpanel.

Figure1‐60:ISU:Groundingluglocation

Antennas

GroundexternalantennasusingasuitableGroundingKitsuchasanAndrewType223158‐2

(http://www.commscope.com).

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1.3TrainSide

1.3.1TMU

TMU‐Mounting

TheTMUcanbemountedina19inrack,oronawall.Whenmountingona19inrack,use

thespecially‐designedTMU‐PoEdrawer.

MountingwiththeTMU‐PoEdrawer

TheTMU‐PoEdrawerisusedtomountboththeTMUandthePoEtogether.Carryoutthe

followingstepstomountbothunits:

1. ChooseasitefortheTMU‐PoEdrawerascloseaspossibletotheon‐boardantennasand

on‐boardpowersupply.Makesurethereisatleast12cm/5inofrackspace.

2. Openthepackage,removetheTMU‐PoEdrawerfromthepackingstyrofoam,and

cutanddiscardthetwoblackstrapsholdingthemountingslidesinplace.

3. Checkthecontents:

Table1‐3:TMU‐PoEdrawerpackagecontents

Item

No. Description Quantity

1Tray 1

2DC‐TMUJumpercable 1

3Allenwrench(M4) 1

4Allenscrews(M4x22) 8

5SpringwashersforAllenscrews 8

6DINscrews(M5x16) 12

7BlackfinishingwashersforM5screws12

8Mechanicalcage/nutsforM5screws 12

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Figure1‐61:TMU‐PoEdrawercontents

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4. DetachthemountingslidesfromtheTMU‐PoEdrawer:Pulleachslideoutuntilit

isstoppedbythelockinglever.Pressthelockinglevertoreleasetheslide,andpull

slideoutcompletely.

Figure1‐62:RemovethemountingslidesfromtheTMU‐PoEdrawer.

Mountingslide

Drawer

LockingLever

Pullslide

PressLockingLever

toreleaseslide

Removeslide

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5. Measurethedistancebetweenverticalrailsoftherack.



Figure1‐63:Measuredistancebetweenverticalrails

6. Adjustthelocationoftherearmountingflangeofthefirstmountingslidesothat

thedistancebetweentheholesofthemountingflangesarethesameasthe

distanceyoumeasuredinthepreviousstep.

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Figure1‐64:Adjustdistanceofrearmountingflange

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7. Placethesecondslidenexttothefirstandadjustitsrearmountingflangesothat

thedistancebetweentheflangesarethesameasthatofthefirstslide.

Figure1‐65:Adjustdistanceofmountingflangeonsecondslide

8. Insert8mechanicalcagenutsintheappropriateholesinthe19inrack:4oneach

sideoftherack.

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Figure1‐66:Insertingcagenuts(onesideshown)

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9. Placeeachmountingslidewiththestoppingflaptowardstherearoftherack,and

usingthePhilipsscrewswiththeblackwashers,fastenthemountingslidestothe

cagenutsandtighten.

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Figure1‐67:Placingandfasteningmountingslide

10.Oncebothmountingslidesarefastenedtightlyontherack,insertthedraweras

follows:

a. Placetheframeworkarmsofthedrawerintothemountingslidescarefully.Make

suretheyarestraight.

b. Pushbackthedraweruntiltheframeworkarmstouchtheball‐bearinggrey

housing.

c. Whilepressingoutwardsonbothball‐bearinggreyhousings,pushthedrawerin

furtheruntiltheframeworkarmsengagetheball‐bearinghousings.

d. Furtherpushthedraweruntilthelockingleverstopsit.

e. Releasethelockinglevers,andpushthedrawerinalltheway,eventhroughsome

resistancetowardstheend.

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Figure1‐68:Insertingthedrawer:Placearmsstraight

Figure1‐69:Insertingthedrawer:Pushball‐bearinghousingsoutwards

Pushball‐bearing

housingoutwards

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Figure1‐70:Insertingthedrawer:Releaselockinglevers

11.Inserttheother4cagenutsintheappropriateholesinthefrontsideofthe

verticalrails.

12.Usingtheother4Philipsscrewswiththeblackwashers,securethedrawertothe

frontsideoftheverticalrailsoftherack.

Figure1‐71:Securedrawertothefrontsideofrack

Presslockinglevers

andpushdrawerin

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13.AttachPoEandTMUtodrawerasfollows:

a. Removegroundinglugsfrombothunits(theyinterferewiththedrawerandarenot

neededforadrawerinstallation).

b. PlacePoEoverthepinsoftheleftsideofthedrawerasshown,andattachusing

allenscrews.

Figure1‐72:AttachingPoEtodrawer

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c. PlaceTMUoverthepinsontherightsideofthedrawerasshown,andattachusing

allenscrews.

Figure1‐73:AttachingTMUtodrawer

TheTMUandPoE,whenmountedintheTMU‐PoEdrawer,aregroundedviathe

mountingpins,throughthe19inrack.

Makesuretherackyouareusingisgroundedproperly.

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Mountingonawall

BoththePoEdeviceandtheTMUcanbemountedonawall.

1. Usescrewsappropriateforthewallsurfaceonwhichtheunitistobemounted.Screwsare

suppliedbythecustomer.

2. MountthePoEdeviceclosetotheTMUsotheDC‐TMUjumpercablecanbeeasily

connected.

TMU‐ExternalConnections

1. AttachDC‐TMUjumpercabletothePoEinputsocketsontheTMUasshown.

2. Attachantennacablestotheradioantennaconenctions(ANTxsockets)onthe

TMU.

3. Iftheunitisnotmountedina19inrack,attachagroundcabletoitsgroundlug.

4. ToapplypowertotheTMU,attachapowercabletotheDCINportonthePoE

device.Applyvoltage,andtheunitswillbeON.

Figure1‐74:TMU‐ExternalConnections

1.3.2PoEDevicefortheTMU

TheDCPoEdeviceisalwaysmountednexttotheTMU.

Theunitscanbemountedina19inrackoronawall,oronaDINrail.

MountingwiththeTMU‐PoEdrawer

TheTMU‐PoEdrawerisusedtomountboththeTMUandthePoE.Followtheinstructionsin

“Mountingonawall”onpage1‐42.

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1.3.3TMUAntennas

Eachlocomotiveisfittedwiththree“Shark‐Fin”roofantennasascloseaspossibletothefront

ofthelocomotiveandthecommunicationsrackinthatorderofpreference:



Figure1‐75:“Shark‐Fin”antenna‐bottomview

Toensureasmoothhorizontalmountingsurface,amountingtablemaybeused.Two

variationsareshowninFigure 1‐76andFigure 1‐77below:

Figure1‐76:RoofMountingTableforShark‐Finantenna

Figure1‐77:IntegratedRoofMountingTableforShark‐Finantenna

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Thescrew,boltandothermoisturepronesurfacesarecoatedwithwaterproofsilicone.The

verticalpipeweldedatitsendstothekitandthetrainroofareconduitsfortheRFcableand

arecompletelywaterproof.

Figure1‐78:Shark‐Finantennainstallationschematicfortablemounting

Ifthetrainroofissufficientlyflatandsmooth,themountingplateisnotneeded.

Whatevermountingarrangementisadopted:

•Theantennasshouldbemountedasclosetothefrontofthelocomotiveaspossible,

andnolessthanameterapart.

•Thereshouldnotbeanyobstructionsbetweentheantennasandthefrontofthetrain

suchasair‐conditionerunits,electronicroutenumberdisplayboxesandthelike.

•MountAntenna1andAntenna2ontheedgeofthelocomotiveata45oangle,as

showninFigure 1‐79.

•MountAntenna3(center)ata90oangle(directlyup)andonethirdofthedistance

betweentherightandleftantennasasshowninFigure 1‐79.

•ConnecttheantennaportsoftheTMUtotheantennasasshowninFigure 1‐80.

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Figure1‐79:TMUantennamountingconfigurationonroof

Figure1‐80:TMUantennaportconnectionscheme

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TomountaShark‐Finantenna:

1.PreparethemountingsurfaceasshowninFigure 1‐81below:

Figure1‐81:Preparingthemountingsurface

2.Preparetheroofmountingarea:Cleartheareawheretheantennaistobemounted

frompaint,corrosionoranyanodizedlayer.

3.Useascrapertoclearthisareaofanydust,brakedust,cuttingchips,oilorfatty

material.

4.Ifyouaremountingtheantennaonabracket,mountingplateortable,usean

additionalcableprotectionkit.

•Keepawayfromcatenaryandhighvoltagelines

•Becarefulwhenworkingatheights!

•Alwayssecureladders!

•Alwaystightenscrews!

•ESD(electrostaticdischarge)sensitivedevice.Alwaysgroundyourselfwhile

handlingtheantenna

•Avoidbringingthecoveroftheantennaintocontactwithacetone,gasolineor

oil

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5.Toconnectagroundingcable,anadditionalgroundingkitshouldbeused.

Figure1‐82:Installationonbracketortable:Cableconduitandgroundingkit

6.Mounttheantennatothemountingplateorroof.Therearetwomethodsasshown

inthenexttwodiagrams:

Figure1‐83:Bottomsidemounting

Figure1‐84:Topsidemounting

7.Sealthescrewenclosuresandperimeterwithsilicone.Therearetwomethodsas

showninthenexttwodiagrams:

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Figure1‐85:Sealingtopsidemounting

Figure1‐86:Sealingbottomsidemounting

8.ConnecttheRFcableasshownbelow:

Inthefinalpositioningoftheantenna,thedrainingholeandtheconnectorsmust

beprotectedagainstenvironmentalimpact.Otherwiseacableconduitshouldbe

used.

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Chapter2:NetworkGuidelines

2.1ScopeofThisChapter

ThischapterprovidesadescriptionofthetypicalnetworkingtopologyrequiredbyRADWIN's

FiberinMotionTrain‐To‐Groundsolution.

2.2Overview

Includedinthischapterare:

•Ageneralintroductiontothenetworkrequirementsfortracksideandon‐boardnet‐

works,

•Adescriptionoftherequiredrouters'functionalities,

•Adataflowdescription,

•SampleIPandVLANassignmentguidelines,

•Ashortdescriptionoftheupdatemessagesduringhandovers,andhowtherecom‐

mendednetworktopologysupportsthesemessages.

ThetypicalnetworkingdescribedinthischapterenablesbroadbandTrain‐To‐Ground

communication,whilemaintainingahandovertimeoflessthan50ms.

2.3TrackSideNetwork

TheRADWINFiberinMotionsolutionisbasedonatransparentlayer2architecture:

•ThebackhaulnetworkisconnectedtotheRadioBaseStations(TBS)deployedalongthe

trackssideviaGbEcopperorfiber,asalayer2basednetwork.

Followtheguidelinescarefully.Anyquestionsorclarificationsshouldbe

addressedtoRADWIN'sProfessionalServicesteamforanofficialresponse.

Priortoprojectrollout,adetailednetworkarchitecture(includingtopologyand

HWtobeused)shouldbesharedwithRADWINforconfirmation.

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•Thebackhaulnetwork(existingorprovidedbythesystemintegrator/customer)isused

toaggregatetrafficto/fromtheTBSsandsendittothecontrol/datacentres.

•Therequirednetworkarchitecturemusthaveasinglecorerouter,andL2switches.All

datacommunicationto/fromthetrainwillpassviathisrouter.

•AredundantISUisprovidedtoensurehigherresiliencyofthesolution.

•TheTBS'snetworkissynchronizedeitherviaGPS‐basedsystem(forabovegroundsce‐

narios)orviaEthernet‐basedsynchronization(foraboveorundergroundscenarios).

•ForGPSbasedsynchronization,theTBSintegratedGPSSynchronizationUnitisused.

•ForEthernet‐basedsynchronization,theTBS'snetworkwillbesynchronizedbyEthernet

basedsynchronization,runningoverthesamedatabackhaulnetwork.Theimplementa‐

tionofthesynchronizationprotocolisviaanIndoorSynchronizationUnit‐ISU(pro‐

videdbyRADWIN),thatisconnectedtooneofthenetworkswitches,andprovidesthe

masterclocktoallTBSsinthenetwork.

•Thesynchronizationarchitecturemayvarydependingonthespecificnetworktopology,

soRADWINneedstoevaluateandapprovethetracksidenetworktopologyandassureit

willsupportthesynchronizationprotocol.Typicalsynchronizationrequirements

include:

•Layer2connectionbetweenallISUsandTBSs.

•Maximumof4switchesbetweenISUsandeachTBS.

•Avoidhighlinespeedutilizationtopreventintroductionofjitterandlatency.The

lineloadshouldbelimitedaccordingtothefollowingtable:

•Networkswitchesshouldappropriatelyhandlethesystem'srelearningframes.These

framesareVLANtagged(802.1Q).Switchshouldforwardtherelearningtrafficand

updateFIB(ForwardingInformationBase).(Seechapters9&10formoreinformation

ontheupdatemessages).

•IEEE802.3azmustbedisabledonallswitches.

•Spanningtreebetweentrainandtracksideisnotsupportedandmustbedisabledon

switchportsconnectedtotheradios.

•Staticroutingshouldbeimplementedbetweentracksidecorerouterandon‐board

routers.ImplementationofdynamicroutingprotocolsshouldbeconfirmedwithRAD‐

WINprofessionalservices.

Table2‐1:ISU‐TBSswitchesvs.lineutilization

NumberofSwitchesBetweenISUandTBS MaximalLineUtilization

195%

285%

3 75%

465%

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Figure2‐1:Typicaltracksidenetworkarrangement

2.4TrainSide(On‐board)Network

•AMobileRadiounit(TMU)isdeployedateachendofthetrain.Itisconnected,viaa

PoE,tothetrain'sinternalnetwork(TrainnetworkisresponsibilityofSI).Thistopology

enableson‐boardredundancyandimprovedperformancebyanIntra‐TrainHandover

mechanism(ITHO).

•L2connectivityisrequiredbetweenbothTMUs

•TMUsandtrainroutershouldbeonthesameIPsubnet

•Trainequipment(APs,CCTVcameras,PISdevicesetc.)shouldbeonadifferentsubnet

fromthatoftheTMU

•Allofthetrain'strafficissentviaanon‐boardrouter(providedbySI)totheactiveTMU

providingthehighestthroughput(whichTMUisconsidered“active”isautomatically

determinedbythesystem).

•Theon‐boardtrainnetworkshouldsupportVLANs

•Networkswitchesshouldappropriatelyhandlethesystem'srelearningframes.These

framesareVLANtagged(802.1Q)andswitchshouldforwardtherelearningtrafficand

updatetheFIB(ForwardingInformationBase)

•IEEE802.3azshouldbedisabledonallswitches

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•Spanningtreebetweentrainandtracksideisnotsupportedandmustbedisabledon

switchportsconnectedtotheradios.

Figure2‐2:Typicaltrainsidenetwork(logicalconnectivity)

2.5TrainSidePhysicalConnectivity

Figure 2‐3presentsanexampleofatypicalphysicalconnectivitywithinanon‐boardnetwork.

On‐boardroutermustbeconnectedthrough1physicalport,butthisportmustsupportat

least2subinterfaces(routeronastick/onearmedrouterimplementation).Eachsub

interfacemusthaveitsownIPaddressandVLANtoenabletheIPschemedetailedinSection

2.7,below.

Figure2‐3:Typicaltrainsidenetwork(physicalconnections)

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2.6TrackSideCoreRouter

ThetracksidenetworkrequiresacorerouterthatwillactasthegatewaybetweentheTrain‐

To‐Groundsystemandtheclient'scorenetwork.Alltrafficbetweenanytrain'son‐board

devicesandtheclient'scorenetworkmustpassthroughthisrouter.Thetracksidecorerouter

musthaveatleast2interfaces(seediagrambelowinSection2.7):

Interface1:Connectstotheclient'scorenetwork.Itwillbeonthesamesubnetasthe

client'snetworkandwillbethegatewayforalltrafficfromtheclientnetwork

targetedatdevicesonboardtrains.

Interface2:UsedfortheTrain‐To‐Groundnetwork.Itwillbeonthesamesubnetastheon‐

boardrouterinterface1andwillbethegatewayforalltrafficfromtheon‐

boardroutersonallthetrains.

Alltrafficbetweenanyon‐boarddeviceandthetracksidemustpassthroughtheon‐board

router.

2.7BasicIPSchemeandDataFlowPath

AnexampleofthebasicIPschemeisshownhere.

Thetrafficflowsbetweenthetracksidecorerouterandtheon‐boardrouter.Allelements

betweentherouters(includingswitchesandFiberinMotionradios)arepureL2devices.They

haveanIPaddressformanagementonly,andaretransparenttothedatatraffic.

Overall,atleast3IPsubnetsarerequired:

•SubnetAfortheclientcorenetwork.

•SubnetBforthetraintogroundsegment.

•SubnetCfortheon‐boardnetwork.

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Figure2‐4:BasicIPSchemeandDataFlow

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2.8RecommendedVLANAssignment

AtypicalVLANassignmentthroughoutthenetworkwouldincludethefollowing:

•VLANV1‐ForTBSandISUmanagement

•VLANV2‐Fortracksidesynchronization(BetweenISUandTBSs)

•VLANV3‐For:

•Usertraffic(betweentracksidecorerouterandon‐boardrouter)

•TMUmanagement

•Signallingbetweentwoon‐boardTMUs(tosupportintratrainhandoverindual

TMUpertraindeployment)

•VLANV4‐Trainon‐boardinternalnetwork(foralltrainenduserdevices‐enduserAPs,

IPcameras,IPphones,etc.)

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Figure2‐5:VLANAssignment

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2.9InterBaseHandover(IBHO)Update

Message

Asmentioned,FiberinMotionprovidesL2connectivity,soallL3features(routingetc.)are

handleddirectlybetweentheon‐boardrouterandthetracksidecorerouter.Theadvantage

ofthismodeofoperationisthatnoroutingupdatesareneededduringhandovers,facilitating

thecontinuousfasthandoversneededasthetrainmovesalongthetrack.

However,therewillbeotherL2devices(switches)alongthetracksidenetworkthatmustbe

updated.

WhenaTMUmovesfromoneTBStothenext,theremustbeanupdateofthetrackside

networksotheswitchesknowthenewdatapath.Thisupdateismadebysendinganupdate

messagetothetracksidecorerouter.However,wedonotwishtosendanupdatemessage

foreachon‐boarddevice.Thiswilloverloadthesystem.Forthisreason,theupdateissent

regardingonly1device‐theMACaddressoftheon‐boardrouter(sincealltheon‐board

devicesarebehindit,theydonotneedtohaveindividualupdatemessagessent).

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ConsiderthediagramshowninFigure 2‐6,whereaTMUisconnectedtothefirstTBS(TBS‐1)

andalltrafficflowsinthegreenpath:

Figure2‐6:IBHO‐Part1

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WhentheTMUhasmadeadecisiontoswitchfromTBS‐1toTBS‐2(basedonRSSthresholds)

itinitiatesanupdatemessage(showninblueinFigure 2‐7)tothetracksidecorerouter,with

thesourceMACaddressoftheon‐boardrouter.

Allswitchesalongthetracksidenetwork'snewdatapatharethenupdated.

Figure2‐7:IBHO‐Part2

Asaresult,theTMUisconnectedtoTBS‐2andalltrafficflowsinthenewpath(shownin

greenin.

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Figure2‐8:IBHO‐Part3

2.10IntraTrainHandover(ITHO)Update

Message

ParalleltotheInterBaseHandover(IBHO)process,describedabove,FiberinMotionalso

supportsanIntraTrainHandover.

TheITHOfeature,implementedintheTMUs,enablesextendedcoverageandthroughput.As

mentionedabove(seeTrainSide(On‐board)Networkonpage 2‐3)thismoderequires2on‐

boardTMUs(ideallyateachendofthetrain),withL2connectivitybetweenthem.

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ThisprocesshappensinparallelandindependentlyfromtheIBHO.Thebackgroundprocess

consistsofacontinuousevaluationbetweenthe2on‐boardTMUs,astowhichcanreceive

thehigherthroughput(regardlessofwhichbasetheyareconnectedto).

WhenanITHOoccurs,anupdatemustalsobesenttotheon‐boardrouter.Thisupdatewill

refreshtheswitchesalongthenewdatapathastothenewactiveTMU.

ConsiderFigure 2‐9whereitisshownthatTMU‐AisconnectedtoTBS‐1andisACTIVE

(passingtraffic).Alltrafficflowsinthegreenpath.

TMU‐BisPASSIVE.IthasanidleconnectiontoaTBSanditmonitorsthepotentialthroughput,

butdoesnotpasstraffic.

Figure2‐9:ITHO‐Part1

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TheIntraTrainHandovermechanismdiscoversthatahigherthroughputcanbeachieved

throughTMU‐B,definedatpresentasPASSIVE.(TMU‐BmaybeconnectedtothesameTBSas

TMU‐Aortoadifferentone‐thisdoesnotaffecttheITHO).

AnITHOisthereforeinitiatedandTMU‐Bisre‐definedasACTIVE.TMU‐Bthensends2update

messages(markedinblueinFigure 2‐10):

•Updatemessagetotracksidecorerouterwithon‐boardrouterMAC‐toupdatethe

tracksideL2networkofthenewdatapath(sameprocessasintheIBHOupdate

describedabove)

•UpdatemessagetotheotherTMU(TMU‐A)withthetracksidecorerouterMAC‐to

updatethetrainL2networkofthenewdatapath.

Figure2‐10:ITHO‐Part2

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Allon‐boardtrafficnowflowsthroughTMU‐BtoTBS‐2inthenewgreenpath:

Figure2‐11:ITHO‐Part3

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RadioNetwork

3.1ScopeofThisChapter

ThischaptershowshowtoworkwiththeConfigurator,andprovidesafewexamplesofsome

parameters.Italsoincludessometipsandadviceforbestpracticeswhenworkingwiththe

Configurator.

3.2ConnectingtotheUnits

Forafirsttimeconfiguration,allunitsaresettoanIPaddressof10.0.0.120withsubnetmask

255.0.0.0.ThelaptopEthernetcardshouldbesettoafreeIPaddressonthatsubnet(for

example10.0.0.111).

AlloftheTBSsandanyISUsneededmustbephysicallyinstalledbeforeyoucanworkwiththe

Configurator.

3.3AbouttheConfigurator

TheConfiguratorisusedtoconfigureeachactivedeviceusedinyourproject:TMUs,TBSs,

andISUs.YoualsousetheConfiguratortosetmanygeneralparametersincludingIPaddress

details,gateways,frequenciesandbandwidths,andmuchmore.

ISUsarerequiredonlyinanenvironmentthatdoesnothaveaccesstoaGPSsignal

(tunnels,stations,etc.)



TousetheConfiguratoryoumusthaveMSExcel2007orlaterinstalledonyour

laptop(s).

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TheConfiguratorisanExcelfilethatconsistsoffivetabs:

Main: Providesanoverviewofthecontentsoftheproject,aswellasvariousbuttonsfrom

whichyoucanconfigurespecificdevices.SeeMainTab.

Project:Allowsyoutoentervariousproject‐wideparameters,suchasthefrequenciesand

bandwidthsused,synchronization,units’power,QoS,VLAN,andEthernetmode,

andmore.SeeProjectTab.

Line:AllowsyoutoentertheIPaddressesofthevariousdevicesandgatewaysused,VLAN

definitionsandmore.SeeLineTab.

Towers: AllowsyoutoentertheIPaddressesofthevariousTBSsintheprojectinadditionto

theirneighbors.SeeTowersTab.

Trains:AllowsyoutodefinetherailcarsthatwillbeintheprojectandtheirTMUs.SeeTrain

Tab.

3.3.1MethodofOperation

Briefly,workwiththeConfiguratiorfileasfollows:

•ChangewhatevervaluesneedtobechangedusingtheConfiguratorfile,

•ClickonRecalcalldata(ifneeded:seepage 3‐5),then

•Savethefile.

•Oncethefileissaved,applythevaluesusingeithertheConfigureUnitbutton(see

page 3‐4),ortheHBSBatchConfigurationbutton(page 3‐4).

TheConfiguratorwillconnectwiththeunits,andapplythechanges.

3.4UsingtheConfigurator

ClickonthedesktopicontostarttheConfigurator.Thefilewillopen,andtheMaintabwill

appear.

3.4.1MainTab

TheMaintabisshowninFigure 3‐1:

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Figure3‐1:Configurator‐Maintab

Tableontopright:

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Setitemsinthistablefirst,beforecarryingoutanyothertasksonthistab.

Figure3‐2:Maintab:Pre‐Conditions

Mode:ShowsthemodeoftheConfigurator(ProtectedorUnprotected)

Downloadsoftware:

DeterminesworkingdetailsoftheConfigureUnitandHBSBatchConfiguration

buttonsasfollows:

NomeansthatchangesyoumakeusingtheConfigureUnitorHBSBatch

ConfigurationbuttonswillaffectthisConfiguratorfileonly,andwillnotbe

downloadedtoanyunits.

ConfigurationOnlymeansthatthechangesyoumakeusingtheConfigureUnit

orHBSBatchConfigurationbuttonswillaffectthisConfiguratorfileandwillbe

downloadedtotherelevantunits.Youmustmakesurethattheradiounitsin

usehavetherequiredfirmwareinstalledonthem.

Configuration&Releasemeansthatthechangesyoumakeusingthe

ConfigureUnitorHBSBatchConfigurationbuttonswillaffectthisConfigurator

file,thesystemwillthencheckiftherelevantradiounitsneedafirmware

updateandifso,willupdatethem,andonlythenwilldownloadthechanges

youhavemadetotherelevantunits.

Compare/Verifyinstructsthesystemtocomparetheconfigurationofthe

relevantunitsasopposedtotheconfigurationasshowninthefileasitisat

present(itrelatestotheopenExcelfile,andnotthefilesavedondisk).

VerifyHardware:Notforcustomeruse.

Line:Indicatesforwhichlineyouaremakingconfigurationchanges.Thisaffectsany

changesyoumakeusingtheConfigureUnitorHBSBatchConfigurationbuttons.

ConfigureUnit:ClicktoopentheConfiguratordialogbox.Thisenablesyoutoconfigure

individualunits,oneatatime.Thelineshownisdeterminedbythevaluein

theLinewindow.SeeConfiguringNetworkUnits.

About... ClicktoopenawindowshowingthesoftwareversionoftheConfigurator

application.

Protect ClicktoprotecttheConfiguratorfilefrombeingchanged.

Unprotect ClicktoallowtheConfiguratorfiletobechanged.Password:psfiberinmotion

HBSBatchConfiguration:

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Onceyouhavemadechangesinthisfile,recalculatedanyneededvalues,and

savedthefile,clickthisbuttontoapplythosechangestoalloftheTBSs,

insteadofjustoneatatime.Acommandlineinterfacewindowwillopen,and

theupdatestatusofeachunitwillbeshown.

Changesforonlyonelinearedone,asdeterminedbythevalueintheLine

window.

Recalcalldata:Afteryouhavemadechangestovariousparametersasdescribedthroughout

thischapter,beforeapplyingthemtoanyunits,clickthistore‐calculateall

otherparametersthatmayhavebeenaffectedbyyourchanges.Thisdoesnot

applyanychangestoanyunits.

LowerTable:Providesanoverviewoftheequipmentandlinesusedinthewholeproject.

3.4.2ProjectTab

TheProjecttabholdsgeneralconfigurationparametersthatapplyacrosstheproject.

UpperTable

TheuppertableoftheProjecttabisshowninFigure 3‐3:

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Figure3‐3:Configurator‐Projecttab,uppertable

Band:Clickthispull‐downmenutochoosethefrequencybandtobe

usedfortheproject.Onlythosebandsthatareinaccordance

withyourregulatoryenvironmentwillappear.

ChannelBandwidth: Clickthispull‐downmenutochoosethebandwidthtobeused

forthisproject.ThefrequenciesusedintheTowertab(F1,F2,

F3,etc)willbethebasefrequencychoseninBand,withthe

bandwidthadded.

Notethatnotallfrequencybandsallowallbandwidthstobe

used.

Synchronization: Clickthispull‐downmenutochoosethetypeofsynchronization

usedinthisproject:

IntegratedGPS:UseaGPSunitintegratedintheTBS.Usedin

abovegroundscenarios.

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GSU:UseanexternalGPSunit.Usedinabovegroundscenarios.

Notethatthisrequiresextrainstallationandconfigurationfor

theGSU.

ISU:UsetheIndoorSynchronizationUnit.Usedinbelowground

scenarios.

None:Donotusesynchronization

DesiredTxRatio

(downlink/uplink):

Symmetric(50/50):Usethisifthereisnosignificantdifference

inthetransmissionconditionsbetweenTBS‐>TMUandTMU‐

>TBS.

MaxUplink(20/80):Usethisifyourprojectrequirestheuplink

(TMU‐>TBS)tobemuchstrongerthanthedownlink(TBS‐

>TMU).

Uplink(30/70):Usethisifyourprojectrequirestheuplink(TMU‐

>TBS)tobestrongerthanthedownlink(TBS‐>TMU).

Downlink(70/30):Usethisifyourprojectrequiresthedownlink

(TBS‐>TMU)tobestrongerthantheuplink(TMU‐>TBS).

MaxDownlink(80/20):Usethisifyourprojectrequiresthe

downlink(TBS‐>TMU)tobemuchstrongerthantheuplink

(TMU‐>TBS).

TxPower,HBS[dB]: Setthevaluethatwillgiveyouthebestthroughputwiththe

leastnoise.Maximumradiatedoutputpowershallnotexceed

36dBmEIRP(FCCregulatoryenvironments).

TxPower,HMU[dB]: Setthevaluethatwillgiveyouthebestthroughputwiththe

leastnoise.Maximumradiatedoutputpowershallnotexceed

36dBmEIRP(FCCregulatoryenvironments).

TrapsFilterOn: Enablethistofilterthetrapstothosethatarerelevantforyour

project.Ifthisisnotenabled,theneverychangeortrap‐not

matterhowtrivial‐willberecorded,andyourtrapslistwill

quicklybecomeverylargeandcumbersome.

Werecommendtoenablethisparameter.

VLANManagement: EnableifyourprojectisusingaVLAN.

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AdaptiveModulation

Mode:

MIMO:(Multi‐In,Multi‐Out)Setthetransmissionmethodtouse

onedatastream,butmultipledatasignals.Thisisusefulinaless

noisyenvironmentthatrequiresahighercapacity,butwhere

dropswillnotlikelyoccur,suchaswhenthetrainisstoppedata

station.

Diversity:Setthetransmissionmethodtousemorethanone

datastream.Thisisusefulwhenthetrainistravellinginanoisy

environmentorwhendropsarelikelytooccur,suchasduring

fastmovement.

AutoMIMO/Diversity:Setthesystemtoautomaticallydetect

theconditionstoswitchbetweenMIMOandDiversity.

WriteCommunity: Setthelinkpasswordhere.

QoSMode: QualityofService(QoS)isatechniqueforprioritizationof

networktrafficpacketsduringcongestion.RADWINproducts

supporttwoclassificationcriteria,VLANbasedorDiffservbased.

Choosewhichcriteriontouse.Formoredetailsonworkingwith

QoS(seeLowerTable:QualityofService(QoS)Optionson

page 3‐10).

None:DonotenableQoS

VLAN:ChoosetheVLANcriterionforQoS

Diffserv:ChoosetheDiffservcriterionforQoS

MaxDistance: EnterthemaximumdistancebetweentheTBSsandtheTMUs.

MakesuretoentertheunitsincolumnC.

GSUTxRatio(down‐

link/uplink):

SetthisthesameasDesiredTxRatio.Ifitisnotthesame,GPS

synchronizationwillnotworkproperly.

BaseEthernetMode: SettheethernetmodefortheTBSs.Usemanualconfiguration

whenattachedexternalequipmentdoesnotsupportauto‐

negotian.

AutoSense:Detectthelinespeedandduplexmode

automatically,andapplythosevalues.

AutoSense(100M/b):Startat100M/b,butdetecttheline

speedandduplexmodeautomaticall,andchangeitifnecessary

from100M/b.

Force100FullDuplex:Choose100M/bandfullduplexforthe

linespeedandduplexmode.

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IntraTrainHandover

Operation:

Setswhichdatastreamdirectionisusedtojudgewhentocarry

outtheintra‐trainhandover.

Uplink:Checktheuplinkdirection(TMU‐>TBS)onlywhen

determiningwhentocarryouttheintra‐trainhandover.

Aggregate:Checkboththeuplinkanddownlinkdirections,and

useanaverageofthesignalstrengthvaluewhendetermining

whentocarryouttheintra‐trainhandover.

Downlink:Checkthedownlinkdirection(TBS‐>TMU)onlywhen

determiningwhentocarryouttheintra‐trainhandover.

Limitedspectrum

mode:

UsedforInterferenceMitigationforCo‐channelNeighbors(see

InterferenceMitigationforCo‐channelNeighborsonpage 3‐18).

Ifyourprojectuses3orfewerfrequencies,thenwerecommend

youusethisoption.

Ifyourprojectusesmorethan3frequencies,thisoptionisnot

needed.

EHSSjittermitigation: EthernetHubSiteSynchronizationjittermitigation:Ifthereisa

highleveloftracksidenetworkjitter,setthistoYestominimize

theadverseaffectofjitterontransmissionsynchronization.

NetworkID: A4‐lettertermthatrepresentsthenetwork.This“name”isused

inavarietyofplaces.

TrapsDestinations: IPaddressofthetrapdestinationdevice.Forredundancy,you

canhaveupto10differentdestinations.SeparatetheirIP

addresseswithacomma.

TimeZone: Enterthenumberofminutesthatthesystemisaheadof

GreenwichMeanTime(GMTorUTC).

NumberOfTrainsper

Base:

EnterthetotalnumberofTMUsperTBS(thevalueisactually

thenumberofTMUs,nottrains).EachTBSneedsthisvalueto

manageitsresources.TherecanbeuptotwoTMUspertrain,

andupto6TMUsperTBStotal.

GPSAntenna

Configuration:

Integrated:IfyourTBSunitshaveanintegratedGPScapability,

selectthisoption.

External:IfyourTBSunitsdonothaveanintegratedGPS

capability,selectthisoption.Notethatinthiscaseanexternal

GPSUnit(GSU)willberequiredtoimplementGPS

synchronization.

None:IfyouarenotusingGPSsynchronization,selectthis

option.

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LowerTable:QualityofService(QoS)Options

ThelowertableoftheProjecttaballowsyoutosetQoSoptions.

ThelowertableoftheProjecttabisshowninFigure 3‐4(VLANcriteriashown):

Figure3‐4:Configurator‐Projecttab,lowertable

QoSOverview

Avarietyoftraffictypescontainingdifferentcontentcantravelthroughoutthenetwork,and

asaresultthroughRADWINequipment.Certaintypesaremoresensitivetodelaysthan

others,andassuchtheethernetnetworkplacesatagoneachpacketrepresentingitspriority.

TheRADWINQualityofServicefeature(QoS)canworkwithtwodifferentstandardsoftraffic

prioritization:VLAN(IEEE802.1q/p)andDiffserv(RFC2475).Eachofthesestandardsdivides

theprioritiesdifferently:VLANuses8levels,whileDiffservuses64levels.

RADWINequipmentcanrecognizethesenetworkprioritytags,andcanplacethetrafficin

oneof4differentQoSprioritylevels,asshowninTable 3‐1:

Product: N:Choosethisoptionifyouareusingthe802.11nradio

transmissionstandard.

AC:Choosethisoptionifyouareusingthe802.11acradio

transmissionstandard.

Table3‐1:DefaultprioritiesandallocationbyVLANvs.Diffserv

QoSPriorityLevel

StandardPriority

TypicalUse

DiffservVLAN

RealTime 48‐63 6‐7Highpriority:videoconferencing,phone

calls,etc.

NearRealTime 32‐47 4‐5

SlightlylowerprioritythanRealTime,but

withhigh‐qualitydeliverywithguaranteed

minimumlatency.Streamingvideo,internet

sites.

ControlledLoad 16‐31 2‐3

SimilartoBestEffortinuncongested

conditions.Averyhighpercentageof

transmittedpacketswillbedelivered

successfullyandnotexceedtheminimum

delay.Doesnotguaranteeminimumlatency.

BestEffort 0‐15 0‐1Lowestpriority:email,messaging,etc.

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Thatis,ifworkingwiththeDiffservstandard,traffictaggedwithprioritylevelsfrom48to63

aretreatedas“RealTime”,thosewithlevelsfrom47to32aretreatedas“Nearrealtime”,etc.

TheRADWINQualityofServicefeature(QoS)allowsyoutochangewhichstandardpriority

levelistranslatedintoaprioritylevelusedinRADWINequipment.

Example:Ifyouknowyournetworkwillhaveagreatdealofhigherprioritytraffic,butyou

onlywantthehighesttoreceivepreferentialtreatment,youcandefine“RealTime”as

beingfrom55to63,insteadofthedefaultvalues48‐63.Youmustcoveralllevels,soin

thiscase,makesuretore‐define“NearRealTime”as32to54.

Percentages:Youcanseteachprioritylevel(intheuploadanddownloaddirectionseparately)

totakeupacertainpercentageofthetotaltraffic,solongasthatpercentageaddsupto100.

MIR:Youcanalsoplaceanabsolutemaximumlimitontheamountoftrafficallowedtopass

perprioritylevel,nomatterhowmuchtrafficcomesthrough.

SettingupQoS

QoSforTransportationFiberinMotionissetupintwophases:

1. ChoosetheQoSprioritystandard:Projecttab,uppertable,QoSMode

(ChooseNone,VLAN,orDiffserv)

Thelowertablewillshowthedefaultvaluesaccordingtothestandardyouhavechosen.

2. Configurethevaluesforeachqualitygroup:Projecttab,lowertable:



Figure3‐5:Configurator‐Projecttab,lowertable(VLANoptions)

Figure3‐6:Configurator‐Projecttab,lowertable(Diffservoptions)

Min:SettheminimumstandardprioritylevelthattheQoScategorywillreceive:

•InFigure 3‐5(showingvaluesaccordingtotheVLANstandard),RealTimehasa

minimumof6.

•InFigure 3‐6(showingvaluesaccordingtotheDiffservstandard),RealTimehasa

minimumof48.

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Max:SetthemaximumstandardprioritylevelthattheQoScategorywillreceive.

•InFigure 3‐5(showingvaluesaccordingtotheVLANstandard),RealTimehasamaximumof7.

•InFigure 3‐6(showingvaluesaccordingtotheDiffservstandard),RealTimehasamaximumof63.

3. Downlink%andUplink%:SetthepercentageoftrafficeachQoScategoryistobeallotted.Thiscanbedifferentforthedownlink(TBS

‐>TMU)oruplink(TMU‐>TBS)direction.IftrafficofacertainQoSlevelismorethanthispercentage,itistreatedasBestEffort.

4. DownlinkMIRandUplinkMIR:Optional.IfyouwanttolimittrafficofacertainQoSleveltoacertainrate,enterthatratehere,in

Mbps(max:100).

3.4.3LineTab

TheLinetabisshowninFigure 3‐7:

Youmustmakesuretocoveralltheprioritylevels,otherwisethesystemwill

createerrors.Nowarningwillbegiven.

Thepercentagescannotadduptomorethan100,otherwisethesystemwill

createerrors.Nowarningwillbegiven.

Ifthepercentagesadduptolessthan100,theunusedprioritywillbedistributed

totheremainingpriorities.

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LineTab ConfiguringtheRadioNetwork

Figure3‐7:Configurator‐Linetab

EnterthevariousIPaddressesforthedevicesshown.

ThedevicesonthefirstlineoftheworksheetareassociatedwithLine1,thoseonthesecond

linewithLine2,etc.

No. Enterthelinenumber.

HMUGateway: TMUgatewayforallTMUsontheline.TheindividualIP

addressesoftheTMUsontherailcarsaredefinedintheTrain

tab(seeTrainTabonpage 3‐17).

HMUSubnet: TMUsubnetforallTMUsontheline.

HBSGateway: TBSgatewayforallTBSsontheline.TheindividualIPaddresses

oftheTBSsaredefinedintheTowerstab(seeTowersTabon

page 3‐15).

HBSSubnet: TBSsubnetforallTBSsontheline.

HMUManagement

VLAN:

VLANdefinitionforallTMUs.

HBSManagement

VLAN:

VLANdefinitionforallTBSs.

SynchronizationVLAN: VLANdefinitionforallISUs.

Synchronization

DomainID:

DomainIDforallISUs.

L2LearningVLAN: VLANdefinitionforthedata(traffic)stream.Called“learning”

becauseitrelatestothefactthateachTBSmustlearnaboutthe

newTMUthatiscomingintoitsrange.

ISUIP: IPaddressfortheprimaryISUintheline

BackupISUIP: IIPaddressofthesecondaryISUintheline

Line: Thenameoftheline.Thisnamewillbeusedinseveralplaces,

sousealogicalterm.

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Color: Eachlinehasaseparatecolor,helpingyoutokeepthings

organized.Setthebackgroundcolorforthelinehere.Thecolor

isshown,andisalsousedasabackgroundfortheConfigure

Unitdialogbox(seeConfiguringNetworkUnitsonpage 3‐25),in

theTowerstab(seeTowersTabonpage 3‐15),andtheTraintab

(seeTrainTabonpage 3‐17).

ThefirsttwodigitsarefortheRedcolorcomponent(Hexformat

from00forblacktoFFforRed),thenexttwoarefortheGreen

colorcomponent(Hexformatfrom00forblacktoFFforGreen),

andthelasttwoarefortheBluecolorcomponent(Hexformat

from00forblacktoFFforBlue).

AdditionalLearning

VLANs

Notforcustomeruse

Table3‐2:ColorCodes

Value Color

#FF0000 Red

#00FF00 Green

#0000FF Blue

#FF00FF Magenta

#00FFFF Cyan

#FFFF00 Yellow

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3.4.4TowersTab

TheTowerstabisshowninFigure 3‐8:

Figure3‐8:Configurator‐Towerstab

UsetheTowerstabtodefinetheconnectivitycharacteristicsofallTBSsintheproject.

InsomeversionsoftheConfigurationfile,someofthefieldsarelinkedtoothers.Thisisproject‐specificandmaynotberelevantforyourproject.

Youmustverifythatallvaluesenteredarethecorrectones.

HBSNTPServer: IPaddressoftheNetworkTimingProtocolserverforallTBSsin

thenetwork.

HMUNTPServer: IPaddressoftheNetworkTimingProtocolserverforallTMUsin

thenetwork.

No. SequencenumberoftheTBSinthewholeproject.

Name EnteranamefortheTBS.Choosealogicalname,asthisnameis

usedinmanyplaces.

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ACC‐BS IPaddressoftheTBSunit.

Frequency Fromthepull‐downmenu,choosethefrequencyatwhichthe

TBSunitwillwork.

ThefrequenciesaredeterminedbyBand:andChannel

Bandwidth:valuesintheTowertab.F1,F2,F3,etcwillbethe

basefrequencychoseninBand,withthevaluechosenin

ChannelBandwidthadded.

Forexample,iftheBandchosenis5.475‐5.720GHz,andthe

bandwidthis40MHz,thenF1=5.475GHz,F2=5.515GHz,F3=

5.555GHz,etc.

kHz ThefrequencyinkHzisshownautomaticallyasaresultofyour

choiceintheFrequencycolumn.

FrequencyNeighbors ShowsthefrequenciesoftheneighborsoftheTBS.Thevalues

showndependonthenamesoftheneighborsyouenterinthe

BaseNeighborscolumn.

Line Choosethenumberofthelinehere,precededbyazero.

Dir Write1ifthereisoneTBSthatservesbothdirections,write2of

thereisaTBSforeachdirection.

No.SequencenumberoftheTBSinthespecificline.

BaseNeighbors Enterthename(s)ofeachTBSthatiscloseenoughtobe

consideredaneighbor.Becarefultoentertheexactsameterm

fortheneighboringTBSasshownintheNamecolumnforthat

unit.Separatemultiplevaluesbyacomma.

IPNeighborsList ShowstheIPaddressesoftheneighboringTBSunitsin

accordancewiththelistyoucreatedintheBaseNeighbors

column.

NeighborLineNo. Shows,inorder,thelinenumberforeachneighboringTBSunit,

naccordancewiththelistyoucreatedintheBaseNeighbors

column.

Co‐ChannelNeighbor UsedforInterferenceMitigationforCo‐channelNeighbors.(see

InterferenceMitigationforCo‐channelNeighborsonpage 3‐18).

Ifyourprojectuses3orfewerfrequencies,thenwerecommend

youusethisoption.

Enterthename(s)oftheco‐channelneighbor(s).Ifthereare

morethanone,separatethembyacomma(nospaces!).

Co‐ChannelNeighbor‐

sIPs

ShowstheIPaddress(es)oftheco‐channelneighbor(s)in

accordancewiththenamesyourecordedintheCo‐Channel

Neighborcolumn.UsedforInterferenceMitigationforCo‐

channelNeighbors.

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3.4.5TrainTab

TheTraintabisshowninFigure 3‐9:

Figure3‐9:Configurator‐Traintab

CNIndex IndicateswhichTBSwillusewhichtimeslotsintheframe,inthe

InterferenceMitigationforCo‐ChannelNeighborsoption.

No. SequencenumberoftheTMUinthewholeproject.

IP IPaddressoftheTMU.

Line LineonwhichtheTMUworks.

Num WhentwoTMUsareusedonacar,setherewhichTMUis“1”

andwhichoneis“2”.Thisisnotnecessarilythe“active”or

“passive”TMU;thatisdeterminedbyconditionsinthefieldand

canchangefromminutetominute.

Car#1 NameofCar#1.Choosealogicalname,asthisnameisusedin

manyplaces.

(Car#2) (Optional)NameofCar#2.Choosealogicalname,asthisname

isusedinmanyplaces.

Car#1RouterIP IPaddressofrouterinCar#1.

NotethatthisistheIPaddressoftherouter,andnotofthe

TMU,oranyotherindividualpieceofequipmentonboard.This

keepsthenetworksimple‐astheTBS,ISUs,andotheritems

relatetothissingleIPaddress,andnottothemanyIPaddresses

oftheindividualitemsofequipment.

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3.5InterferenceMitigationforCo‐channel

Neighbors

Ifyoursystemuses3orfewerfrequencies,werecommendthatyouusetheCo‐Channel

NeighborInterferenceMitigationmethoddescribedheretoreduceinterferencebetween

TBSs.

•ThismethodisusedinadditiontotheHubSiteSynchronizationmethod.

•Ifyoursystemusesmorethan3frequencies,thismethodofinterferencemitigationis

notneeded.

3.5.1BasicSituation

ThethreefrequenciesareusedontheTBSsinastaggeredfashion:TBS1usesF1,TBS2uses

F2,TBS3usesF3.Thepatternisthenrepeated:TBS4hasagainF1,TBS5hasF2,TBS6hasF3,

andsoon.

WeassumethatthenominaldistancebetweeneachTBSisatleast500m(belowground;

abovegroundthisvaluecanbeaslargeas2000m).SeeFigure 3‐10.

Figure3‐10:Co‐ChannelNeighbors

Atagivenmoment,arailcar(withTMU1)issynchronizedwithTBS1,andusingfrequencyF1.

Atthissamemoment,thisrailcarisabout1500metersawayfromTBS4,whichisalsousing

F11.

AnysignalthatTMU1receivesfromTBS4atthispointisconsideredinterference.Ifthesignal

fromTBS4isstrongenough,theinterferencecanharmthethroughput,andneedstobe

mitigated.

1. Iffewerthan3frequenciesareused,thevalueswouldbe1000mfortwoand500mforonefrequency.

TBS1 TBS4 TBS7

TBS2 TBS3 TBS5 TBS6

TMU1 TMU4 TMU7

500m 500m 500m 500m 500m 500m

co‐channelneighbors co‐channelneighbors

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Thissituationcontinuesthroughouttheline‐TBS7caninterferewithTBS4/TMU4,andinturn

TBS4caninterferewithTBS7/TMU7.TBS7canfurtherinterferewithTBS10,TBS10can

interferewithTBS7andTBS13,andsoondowntheline.

Thetwounitsthatcaninterferewitheachotherarecalled“co‐channelneighbors”.

3.5.2NecessaryPre‐Conditions

Ifthe“Co‐ChannelNeighborInterferenceMitigation”optionisconfigured,itwillbeactivated

orde‐activatedautomaticallyaccordingtotheconditionsdescribedbelow.Notethatthe

activationconditionsandde‐activationconditionsarenotexactlysymmetrical.

ActivationConditions

»TheTBSco‐channelneighboristransmittingwiththePrimaryTMUonitsrailcar1,

AND

»ThedetectedsignalfromtheTBSco‐channelneighborisabovethethresholdsignal

strengthforactivation(seeTable 3‐3).

De‐ActivationConditions

»TheTMUoftheTBSco‐channelneighborisre‐definedastheSecondaryTMU,

1. Thisisthe“active”TMU.Iftheco‐channelneighboristransmittingwithitsSecondaryTMU,thesignalwillbe

weakerandsporadic,resultinginalowenoughinterferencelevelastobeinsignificant.

Table3‐3:Thresholdsignalstrengthlevels‐activationcriteria

SignalStrengthbetween

TBSandTMU

Differenceinsignal

strengthbetweenTBS

anditsco‐channel

neighbor

ActivateOption?

‐70orabove Greaterthan16 No

‐70orabove 16orless Yes

‐74to‐71 Greaterthan14 No

‐74to‐71 14orless Yes

‐78to‐75 Greaterthan12 No

‐78to‐75 12orless Yes

‐79orbelow Greaterthan9No

‐79orbelow 9orless Yes

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»ThedetectedsignalfromtheTBSco‐channelneighborisbelowthethresholdsignal

strengthforde‐activation(thevaluesaredifferentfromthatofactivation:seeTable 3‐

4).

3.5.3MethodofOperation

Theco‐channelneighborinterferencemitigationoptionworksasfollows:

Splittimeslots:TBS1isconfiguredtosplitthetimeslotsintheframebetweenitandbetween

its“co‐channelneighbor”(inourcase,withthreefrequencies,it’swithTBS4)1.The

resultforthefirstco‐channelneighborpairisthatTBS1transmitsonhalfofthetime

slots,andTBS4transmitsontheotherhalf.SeeFigure 3‐11.

TMU1isinstructedtoreceivethosetimeslotsthatwereassignedtoTBS1,andignore

others.

Noticethatinourexample,TBS1andTBS7areassignedthesametimeslots.Thisis

notaproblembecauseTBS1andTBS7aresofarawayfromeachotherthattheir

mutualsignalsdonotinterfere.

Repeatforallco‐channelneighbors:ThisconfigurationisepeatedwithTBS2vs.TBS5,again

withTBS3vs.TBS6,andevenwithTBS7vs.TBS4,andsoondowntheline.

Table3‐4:Thresholdsignalstrengthlevels‐de‐activationcriteria

SignalStrengthbetween

TBSandTMU

Differenceinsignal

strengthbetweenTBS

anditsco‐channel

neighbor

De‐Activate

Option?

‐70orabove Greaterthan20 Yes

‐70orabove 20orless No

‐74to‐71 Greaterthan18 Yes

‐74to‐71 18orless No

‐78to‐75 Greaterthan16 Yes

‐78to‐75 16orless No

‐79orbelow Greaterthan13 Yes

‐79orbelow 13orless No

1. WhichTBSreceiveswhichtimeslotsisdeterminedbytheCNIndexparameter(seepage 3‐24)

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

Figure3‐11:Dividingtimeslotsbetweenco‐channelneighbors

Thissplittingoftimeslotsisenabledonlyiftheactivationconditionsdescribedabove(see

ActivationConditions)aremet.

Thingscanchangerapidly,soatthemomentthede‐activationconditionsaremet(seeDe‐

ActivationConditions),thedivisionoftimeslotsisnolongercarriedout.

Whentheconditionsreturntotheactivationconditions,thedivisionoftimeslotsisrenewed.

3.5.4ConfiguringtheCo‐ChannelNeighborInterference

MitigationOption

ConfigureeachTBSfor“Co‐ChannelNeighborInterferenceMitigation”asfollows:

5. OpentheConfigurator.

6. SelecttheMaintab

7. ClickUnprotect.

8. EnterthepasswordandclickOK.

9. SelecttheProjecttab(seeFigure 3‐12):

TBS1 TBS4 TBS7

TMU1 TMU4 TMU7

ReceivesTBS1timeslotsonly

TimeslotassignedtoTBS4

TimeslotassignedtoTBS1

ReceivesTBS4timeslotsonly

TimeslotassignedtoTBS4

TimeslotassignedtoTBS1andTBS7

ReceivesTBS7timeslotsonly

TimeslotassignedtoTBS4

TimeslotassignedtoTBS7

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Figure3‐12:ProjectTab:LimitedSpectrumMode

10.SelecttheLimitedSpectrumModeoption

11.ChooseReuse3fromthepull‐downmenu.Thiswillinstructthesystemthatyou

areusing3frequencies.Ifyouareusing2frequencies,chooseReuse2,ifyouare

using1frequency,chooseReuse1.

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12.ClicktheTowerstab:



Figure3‐13:TowersTaboftheConfigurator

•ColumnAshowsthenumberofeachTBS.

•ColumnBshowsthe“name”(orserialnumber)ofeachTBS.

•ColumnAAshowstheIPaddressofeachTBS.

•ColumnAJindicateswhichfrequency(F1,F2,orF3inourexample)isbeingused

forthespecificTBS.

•ColumnAKshowsthevalueofthefrequencyinkHz.

•ColumnAVshowsthename(s)oftheco‐channelneighbor(s).

•ColumnAWshowstheIPaddress(es)oftheco‐channelneighbor(s).

•ColumnAYshowsthe“CNIndex”(whichtimeslottheindicatedTBSistouse).

Wecanseethatinourexample,wearere‐usingF1throughF3

(columnsoftheExcelsheetnotneededhavebeencollapsedforclarity).

13.Recordtheco‐channelneighbor(s)ofeachTBSasfollows:

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IncolumnAV(Co‐channelNeighbors),recordthenameoftheco‐channelneighborTBS(s).

Iftherearetwoco‐channelneighbors,recordeachneighbor’snameseparatedbya

comma(nospaces!),asshowninFigure 3‐14:

Figure3‐14:RecordingCo‐ChannelNeighbors

TheIPaddress(es)oftheco‐channelneighbor(s)appearautomaticallyincolumnAW.

Inourexample,theco‐channelneighborofTBS1(BS.01.2.1)isBS.01.2.4,thatofTBS2

(BS.01.2.2)isBS.01.2.5,andofTBS3(BS.01.2.3)isBS.01.2.6.

StartingfromTBS4,eachTBShastwoco‐channelneighbors:theneighborsofTBS4

(BS.01.2.4)areTBS1(BS.01.2.1)andTBS7(BS.01.2.7),andsoon.

Thispatternwillrepeatitselfuntiltheendoftheline.ThelastthreeTBSsattheendofthe

line,likethefirstthree,willhaveonlyoneco‐channelneighbor.

14.Completerecordingalloftheco‐channelneighborsforallTBSsinthespecificline

(wehaveonlyrecordeduptoTBS9inourexample).

15.IncolumnAY,recordtheCNIndex:ThisindicateswhichTBSwillusewhich

timeslotsintheframe‐thefirstpartorthesecondpart(seealsoFigure 3‐11).

Record0fortheTBSsthatwillusethefirstpart,and1fortheTBSthatwillusethe

secondpart.

Inourexample,TBS1,2,and3usethefirstpartofthetimeslotsintheframe(0is

recorded),whileTBS4,5,and6usethesecondpartofthetimeslots.ForTBS7,8,and9,

theyagainusethefirstpartofthetimeslots(so,forinstanceTBS4alwaysusesadifferent

partoftheframethanitsco‐channelneighbor:CNIndex1vs.CNIndex0forTBS1andfor

TBS7).Thepatternrepeatsitselfuntiltheendoftheline.

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16.Onceyouhaveenteredallthenecessaryinformation,selecttheMaintab.

17.ClickRecalcalldatatoupdatethesystemwiththechangesyouhavemade,and

savethefile.

3.6ConfiguringNetworkUnits

ConfiguringanIndividualUnit:

Toconfigureindividualnetworkunitsoneatatime(TBS,TMU,andISUscanbeconfig‐

ured),clickConfigureUnitontheMaintaboftheConfigurator.ThisopenstheConfigura‐

tordialogbox.Seesectionssee3.6.1onpage 3‐25throughsee3.6.3onpagepage 3‐29

fordetailsonworkingwiththeConfiguratordialogbox.

ConfiguringManyUnitsatOnce:

YoucanconfigurealltheTBSunitsintheline,asdeterminedbythevalueintheLinewin‐

dow.DothisbyclickingtheHBSBatchConfigurationbutton.Thiswilltakeallofthe

parametervaluesthatareinthisfileforthespecificline,andapplythemtoalloftheTBS

unitsdefinedintheline.ConnectioniscarriedoutaccordingtotheIPaddressesasappear

inthisfile.

3.6.1ConfiguringTransportationBaseStations(TBSs)

UsethisproceduretocarryoutchangesintheconfigurationparametersoftheTBSs.This

includeschangingorsettingitsIPaddress.

1.Forafirst‐timeconfiguration,connecttheTBS’sPoEsockettoaPoEdevice(seeSite

Installationforconnectioninstructions),andinturn,connectthePoEdevicetoyour

laptoporaLANconnection.

Forare‐configurationofaTBSalreadyinstalledinthefield,youcanrelyonyournet‐

work’sconnection.

2. OpentheConfigurator.

3. FromtheMaintab,clicktheLinepull‐downmenuandselectthelineonwhichthe

TBSisdefined(seeFigure 3‐2).

4. FromtheDownloadSoftwarepull‐downmenu,selecttheappropriate

configurationoption(seepage 3‐4foradescriptionoftheseoptions).

5. ClickConfigureUnit.Thefollowingwindowwillappear:

Configureallnetworkunitsbeforeyouinstalltheminthefield.

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Figure3‐15:TBS‐FirsttimeInstallation

6. Type:Selecttheradiotype‐chooseAccessRadio,asshowninFigure 3‐15.

7. BaseName:SelectthenameoftheTBSfromadrop‐downmenulist.Thelistof

thesenamesaretakenfromthosedefinedintheTowerstab,andcomefromthe

selectedlineonly.ItsIPaddresswillthenappearnexttotheFirstInstallation

windowifthereisnocheckmarknexttoit.

8. Role:LeavethissettingasPrimary.

9. FirstInstallation:Forafirst‐timeinstallation,leavethisoptionselectedsothe

defaultIPaddresswillappear.Anyactionstakenwillthenaffectthisunit,notthe

unitselectedfromtheBaseNamedrop‐downmenulist.

10. ClickOK.TheConfiguratorwilltakeallparametersasshownintheConfiguratorthat

arerelevantfortheselectedTBSandcarryouttheactionasdeterminedbythe

DownloadSoftwareoptionyouhaveselected(seeDownloadsoftware:onpage 3‐

4).

Itmaytakeaboutaminutetocomplete.Youwillreceiveoneofthecompletionmes‐

sagesdescribedinConfiguratorMessagesbelow.

Tore‐configureaunitthatisalreadyinstalled:

1.RepeatStepssee1.throughsee8.above,relyingonyournetwork’sconnectionto

theunit.

2. RemovethecheckmarkfromFirstInstallation,andentertheIPaddressoftheunit

youwishtore‐configure:

Thebackgroundcolorofthedeviceconfigurationwindowisthesamecoloras

thatdefinedinLinetab,Namecolumn.

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Figure3‐16:TBS‐Re‐configuration

3. ClickOK.TheConfiguratorwilltakeallparametersasshownintheConfiguratorthat

arerelevantforaTBSandcarryouttheactionasdeterminedbytheDownload

softwareoptionyouhaveselected(seeDownloadsoftware:onpage 3‐4).Ifthe

actionincludesdownloadingtoaunit,itwilldownloadtotheunitwhoseIPaddress

appearsintheFirstInstallationwindow,regardlessofwhichunitappearsinthe

BaseNamewindow.

Itmaytakeaboutaminutetocomplete.Youwillreceiveoneofthecompletionmes‐

sagesdescribedinConfiguratorMessagesbelow.

3.6.2ConfiguringTransportationMobileUnits(TMUs)

UsethisproceduretocarryoutchangesintheconfigurationparametersoftheTMUs.This

includeschangingorsettingitsIPaddress.

1.Forafirst‐timeconfiguration,connecttheTMU’sPoEsockettoaPoEdevice(see

SiteInstallationforconnectioninstructions),andinturn,connectthePoEdeviceto

yourlaptoporaLANconnection.

Forare‐configurationofaTMUalreadyinstalledinthefield,youcanrelyonyour

network’sconnection.

2. OpentheConfigurator.

3. FromtheMaintab,clicktheLinepull‐downmenuandselectthelineonwhichthe

TMUisdefined(seeFigure 3‐2).

4. FromtheDownloadSoftwarepull‐downmenu,selecttheappropriate

configurationoption(seepage 3‐4foradescriptionoftheseoptions).

SinceTMUsareusuallymobile,makesurethesedeviceswillbeincontinuous

contactduringtheconfigurationprocess.Ourrecommended“bestpractice”isto

findanopportunitywhentheTMUtobeconfiguredisimmobile.

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5. ClickConfigureUnit.Thefollowingwindowwillappear:

Figure3‐17:TMU‐FirsttimeInstallation

6. Type:Selecttheradiotype‐TrainRadio,asshowninFigure 3‐17.

7. Car:Selectthenameofthetraincaronwhichtheunitistobeinstalled.Alistof

thesenamesaretakenfromthosedefinedintheTrainstab,Carcolumn,andcome

fromtheselectedlineonly.ItsIPaddresswillthenappearnexttotheFirst

Installationwindowifthereisnocheckmarknexttoit.

8. CarRouter:ThisshowstheIPaddressoftherouterontheselectedtraincar.thisIP

addressisdefinedintheTrainstab,CarRouterIPcolumn.

9. FirstInstallation:Forafirst‐timeinstallation,leavethisoptionselectedsothe

defaultIPaddresswillappear.Anyactionstakenwillthenaffectthisunitdirectly,

nottheunitselectedfromtheCardrop‐downmenulist,norwillitusetheCar

Router.

10. ClickOK.TheConfiguratorwilltakeallparametersasshownintheConfiguratorthat

arerelevantfortheselectedTMUandcarryouttheactionasdeterminedbythe

DownloadSoftwareoptionyouhaveselected(seeDownloadsoftware:onpage 3‐

4).

Itmaytakeaboutaminutetocomplete.Youwillreceiveoneofthecompletionmes‐

sagesdescribedinConfiguratorMessagesbelow.

Tore‐configureaunitthatisalreadyinstalledinthefield:

1.RepeatStepssee1.throughsee8.above,relyingonyournetwork’sconnectionto

theunit.

Thebackgroundcolorofthedeviceconfigurationwindowisthesamecoloras

thatdefinedinLinetab,Namecolumn.

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2. RemovethecheckmarkfromFirstInstallation,andentertheIPaddressoftheunit

youwishtore‐configure.NotethatthecorrectIPaddressoftheCarRouterwill

appear.

Figure3‐18:TMU‐Re‐configuration

3. ClickOK.TheConfiguratorwilltakeallparametersasshownintheConfiguratorthat

arerelevantforaTMUandcarryouttheactionasdeterminedbytheDownload

softwareoptionyouhaveselected(seeDownloadsoftware:onpage 3‐4).Ifthe

actionincludesdownloadingtoaunit,itwilldownload,viatheCarRouterwhoseIP

addressisshown,totheunitwhoseIPaddressappearsintheFirstInstallation

window,regardlessofwhichunitappearsintheCarwindow.

Itmaytakeaboutaminutetocomplete.Youwillreceiveoneofthecompletionmes‐

sagesdescribedinConfiguratorMessagesbelow.

3.6.3ConfiguringIndoorSynchronizationUnits(ISUs)

UsethisproceduretocarryoutchangesintheconfigurationparametersoftheISUs.This

includeschangingorsettingitsIPaddress.

1.Forafirst‐timeconfiguration,connecttheISU’ssyncsockettoyourlaptoportoa

LANconnection.ConnectACpowertoitspowerinput.SeeSiteInstallationforcon‐

nectioninstructions.

Forare‐configurationofanISUalreadyinstalledinthefield,youcanrelyonyour

network’sconnection.

2. OpentheConfigurator.

3. FromtheMaintab,clicktheLinepull‐downmenuandselectthelineonwhichthe

ISUisdefined(seeFigure 3‐2).

4. FromtheDownloadSoftwarepull‐downmenu,selecttheappropriate

configurationoption(seepage 3‐4foradescriptionoftheseoptions).

5. ClickConfigureUnit.Thefollowingwindowwillappear:

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Figure3‐19:ISU‐Firsttimeinstallation

6. Type:Selecttheunittype‐LinesyncUnit(ISU),asshowninFigure 3‐19.

7. UnitName:SelectthenameoftheISUassociatedwiththisline.Thisnameconsists

ofISU.LineNumber.ThenameistakenfromthosedefinedintheLinetab.ItsIP

addresswillthenappearnexttotheFirstInstallationwindowifthereisno

checkmarknexttoit.

8. Role:SelecttheroleoftheISU.ThisiseitherPrimaryorSecondary.SeetheLine

tab:ISUIP,andBackupISUIPfordefinitionsoftheirIPaddresses.

9. FirstInstallation:Forafirst‐timeinstallation,leavethisoptionselectedsothe

defaultIPaddresswillappear.Anyactionstakenwillthenaffectthisunit,notthe

unitshownintheUnitNamewindow.

10. ClickOK.TheConfiguratorwilltakeallparametersasshownintheConfiguratorthat

arerelevantfortheISUshownandcarryouttheactionasdeterminedbythe

DownloadSoftwareoptionyouhaveselected(seeDownloadsoftware:onpage 3‐

4).

Itmaytakeaboutaminutetocomplete.Youwillreceiveoneofthecompletionmes‐

sagesdescribedinConfiguratorMessagesbelow.

Tore‐configureaunitthatisalreadyinstalledinthefield:

1.RepeatStepssee1.throughsee8.above,relyingonyournetwork’sconnectionto

theunit.

2. RemovethecheckmarkfromFirstInstallation,andentertheIPaddressoftheunit

youwishtore‐configure.

Thebackgroundcolorofthedeviceconfigurationwindowisthesamecoloras

thatdefinedinLinetab,Namecolumn.

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ConfiguratorMessages ConfiguringtheRadioNetwork

Figure3‐20:ISU‐Re‐configuration

3. ClickOK.TheConfiguratorwilltakeallparametersasshownintheConfiguratorthat

arerelevantforanISUandcarryouttheactionasdeterminedbytheDownload

softwareoptionyouhaveselected(seeDownloadsoftware:onpage 3‐4).Ifthe

actionincludesdownloadingtoaunit,itwilldownloadtotheunitwhoseIPaddress

appearsintheFirstInstallationwindow,regardlessofwhichunitappearsinthe

UnitNamewindow.

Itmaytakeaboutaminutetocomplete.Youwillreceiveoneofthecompletionmes‐

sagesdescribedinConfiguratorMessagesbelow.

3.7ConfiguratorMessages

Table3‐5:ConfiguratorMessageColorCodes

Color

Code Meaning ActionRequired

Red Operationfailed Varieswithmessage

Yellow OK Repeattheoperation

Green OK Operationsuccessful

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ConfiguratorMessages ConfiguringtheRadioNetwork

Ifyouareaskedtorestartthedevice,logintoitwithtelnetfollowingthisexample:

Figure3‐21:LoggingintoanTBSwithTelnet

Theusernameandpasswordarerespectively,adminandnetman.

Table3‐6:ConfiguratorMessages

Color

Code Message ActionRequired

Can'tfindConfiguration

ContactsupplierCan'tlogintodevice.Checkpassword

Failedtogetdeviceconfiguration

NoconnectionwithDevice

Ping,thencheckphysical

connection.Ifallfails,replacethe

device.

PermissionError Contactsupplier

ScriptError

TelnetConnectiontothedevicefailed

Ping,thencheckphysical

connection.Ifallfails,replacethe

device.

WrongProductConnected Checkformix‐up‐TMUforTBSor

viceversa

Pleaserunagaintocomplete.

Repeatthisconfiguration‐this

mayoccurduringasoftware

upgrade.

Configurationcompleted‐Devicerestarting... None

Configurationcompleted‐Pleaserestartdevice. LoginwithTelnetandusethe

rebootcommand(Seebelow)

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ConfiguratorMessages ConfiguringtheRadioNetwork

Figure3‐22:UsingtheTelnetrebootcommandtoresetanTBS

Hereisanexample:

Table3‐7:RadioInventory

ABCMetroRadioInventory

RadioType Active Backup Total

BaseRadios 158 0 158

TrainRadios 298 0 298

SyncUnit(ISU) 448

Table3‐8:DistributionofRadioInventoryacrosslines

Line Name Base Train

5Line01 64 126

8Line02 8 20

11 Line03 38 68

1Line04 48 84

Total 158 298

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AppendixA:Antenna

Guidelines

A.1ForDeploymentinUS/Canada

TheTBSandTMUdevicesbearthefollowingidentificationsontheirlabel:

ContainsFCCID:Q3K‐5XACMD3CN

ContainsIC:5100A‐5XACMD3CN

Onlytheantennasshowninthetablebeloworantennasofthesametypewithlowergainare

approvedforuseinthissystem.Theantennasmustbeinstalledsoastoprovideaminimum

separationdistancefrombystandersasspecifiedinthetablebelow:

TableA‐1:ApprovedAntennasandGuidelines

Cat.No. Type Gain(dBi) DirBW FreqBand

(MHz)

TxPower

perChain

(dBm)

Min.Safe

Distance

(cm)

RW‐9105‐5158 FlatDPSlant 19.0 17.0o5725‐5850 12.0 78.0

RW‐9401‐5002 SharkFinSP 12.5 50.0o5725‐5850 18.5 37.0

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AppendixB:RevisionHistory

TableB‐1:RevisionHistory

Date Description

June21,2015 Rel:4.1.80

Initialrelease

Aug10,2016 Rel:4.2.30

Extensiveediting,updatedforrelease

May,2017 Rel:4.2.45

Extensiveediting,updatedforrelease

Nov,2017 Rel:4.2.46

Updatedforregulatorycomplianceonly

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RegulatoryCompliance

GeneralNote

ThissystemhasachievedTypeApprovalinvariouscountriesaroundtheworld.Thismeans

thatthesystemhasbeentestedagainstvariouslocaltechnicalregulationsandfoundto

comply.Thefrequencybandsinwhichthesystemoperatesmaybe“unlicensed”andinthese

bands,thesystemcanbeusedprovideditdoesnotcauseinterference.

FCC/ISED‐Compliance

ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigital

device,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonable

protectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipment

generates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedin

accordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.

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

thisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcan

bedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrect

theinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:

• Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

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

• Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthe

receiverisconnected.

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

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

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



Itistheresponsibilityoftheinstallertoensurethatwhenusingthe

outdoorantennakitsintheUnitedStates(orwhereFCCrulesapply),only

thoseantennascertifiedwiththeproductareused.Theuseofany

antennaotherthanthosecertifiedwiththeproductisexpresslyforbidden

byFCCrules47CFRpart15.204.

Ilestdelaresponsabilitédel'installateurdes'assurerquelorsde

l'utilisationdukitsd'antennesextérieuresauCanada(oulorsquelesrègles

del'ISDEs'appliquent),seulementlesantennescertifiéesavecleproduit

sontutilisées.L'utilisationdetoutl'antenneautrequecellescertifiées

avecleproduitestexpressémentinterditeRSSparlesrèglementsISDE.

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RFExposure:Itisrecommendedtokeepasafedistanceof78cmfromthe

radiatingantennawhenoperatingintheUSand79cmwhenoperatingin

Canada.

ExpositionRF:Ilestrecommandédegarderunedistancedesécuritéde78

cmdel'antennerayonnantelorsqu'ellefonctionneauxÉtats‐Unisetde79

cmlorsqu'ellefonctionneauCanada.



Itistheresponsibilityoftheinstallertoensurethatwhenconfiguringthe

radiointheUnitedStates(orwhereFCCrulesapply),theTxpowerisset

accordingtothevaluesforwhichtheproductiscertified.TheuseofTx

powervaluesotherthanthose,forwhichtheproductiscertified,is

expresslyforbiddenbyFCCrules47CFRpart15.204.

Ilestdelaresponsabilitédel'installateurdes'assurerquelorsdela

configurationduradioauCanada(oulàoùlesrèglesISDEs'appliquent),la

puissanceTxestrégléeselonlesvaleurspourlesquellesleproduitest

certifié.L'utilisationdeTxvaleursdepuissanceautresquecellespour

lesquellesleproduitestcertifiéexpressémentinterditparlesrèglements

RSSdel'ISDE.



OutdoorunitsandantennasshouldbeinstalledONLYbyexperienced

installationprofessionalswhoarefamiliarwithlocalbuildingandsafety

codesand,whereverapplicable,arelicensedbytheappropriate

governmentregulatoryauthorities.Failuretodosomayvoidtheproduct

warrantyandmayexposetheenduserortheserviceprovidertolegaland

financialliabilities.Resellersordistributorsofthisequipmentarenot

liableforinjury,damageorviolationofregulationsassociatedwiththe

installationofoutdoorunitsorantennas.Theinstallershouldconfigure

theoutputpowerlevelofantennasaccordingtocountryregulationsand

antennatype.

Lesunitésextérieuresetlesantennesdoiventêtreinstallées

UNIQUEMENTpardeslesprofessionnelsdel'installationquiconnaissent

lebâtimentetlasécuritélocauxcodeset,lecaséchéant,sontautorisés

parlesautoritéscompétentesautoritésderéglementation

gouvernementales.Nepaslefairepeutannulerleproduitgarantieetpeut

exposerl'utilisateurfinaloulefournisseurdeservicesàdespassifs

financiers.Lesrevendeursoudistributeursdecetéquipementnesontpas

responsabledesblessures,desdommagesoudelaviolationdela

réglementationinstallationd'unitésextérieuresoud'antennes.

L'installateurdoitconfigurerleniveaudepuissancedesortiedesantennes

selonlesréglementationsdupaysettyped'antenne.

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OnlyULListedpartsandcomponentsmaybeusedforinstallation.UseULListeddevices

havinganenvironmentalratingequaltoorbetterthantheenclosureratingtocloseall

unfilledopenings.

Usemin.10AWGexternalprotectiveearthingconductor.

IndoorUnitscomplywithpart15oftheFCCrules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwo

conditions:

(1)Thesedevicesmaynotcauseharmfulinterference.

(2)Thesedevicesmustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmay

causeundesiredoperation.

CanadianEmissionRequirementsforIndoorUnits

ThisClassBdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES‐003.

CetappareilnumẻriquedelaclasseBestconformeảlanormeNMB‐003duCanada.

ChinaMII

OperationoftheequipmentisonlyallowedunderChinaMII5.8GHzbandregulation

configurationwithEIRPlimitedto33dBm(2Watt).



•WhereOutdoorunitsareconfigurablebysoftwaretoTxpowerval‐

uesotherthanthoseforwhichtheproductiscertified,itisthe

responsibilityoftheProfessionalInstallertorestricttheTxpowerto

thecertifiedlimits.

•Thisproductwastestedwithspecialaccessories‐indoorunit(IDUor

PoE),FTPCAT‐5eshieldedcablewithsealinggasket,10AWGground‐

ingcable‐whichmustbeusedwiththeunittoinsurecompliance.

•oOùlesunitésextérieuressontconfigurablesparlogicielauxvaleurs

depuissanceTxautresqueceuxpourlesquelsleproduitestcertifié,

c'estlelaresponsabilitédel'installateurprofessionnelderestreindre

lapuissanceTxàleslimitescertifiées.

•Ceproduitaététestéavecdesaccessoiresspéciaux‐unitéintérieure

(UDIouPoE),câbleblindéFTPCAT‐5eavecjointd'étanchéité,miseà

laterre10AWGcâble‐quidoitêtreutiliséavecl'unitépourassurer

laconformité.

UnitsareintendedforinstallationinaRestrictedAccessLocation.

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IndiaWPC

OperationoftheequipmentisonlyallowedunderIndiaWPCGSR‐38for5.8GHzband

regulationconfiguration.

ForNorwayandSwedenonly

Equipmentconnectedtotheprotectiveearthingofthebuildinginstallationthroughthe

mainsconnectionorthroughotherequipmentwithaconnectiontoprotectiveearthing‐and

toacabledistributionsystemusingcoaxialcable,mayinsomecircumstancescreateafire

hazard.Connectiontoacabledistributionsystemhasthereforetobeprovidedthrougha

deviceprovidingelectricalisolationbelowacertainfrequencyrange(galvanicisolator,seeEN

60728‐11).

Norway

Utstyrsomerkoplettilbeskyttelsesjordvianettpluggog/ellerviaannetjordtilkopletutstyr‐

ogertilkopletetkabel‐TVnett,kanforårsakebrannfare.Foråunngådetteskaldetved

tilkoplingavutstyrettilkabel‐TVnettetinstalleresengalvaniskisolatormellomutstyretog

kabel‐TVnettet.

Sweden

Utrustningsomärkoppladtillskyddsjordviajordatvägguttagoch/ellerviaannanutrustning

ochsamtidigtärkoppladtillkabel‐TVnätkanivissafallmedförariskförbrand.Föratt

undvikadettaskallvidanslutningavutrustningentillkabel‐TVätgalvaniskisolatorfinnas

mellanutrustningenochkabel‐TVnätet.

Unregulated

Incountrieswheretheradioisnotregulatedtheequipmentcanbeoperatedinany

regulationconfiguration,bestresultswillbeobtainedusingUniversalregulation

configuration.

SafetyPractices

ApplicablerequirementsofNationalElectricalCode(NEC),NFPA70;andtheNational

ElectricalSafetyCode,ANSI/IEEEC2,mustbeconsideredduringinstallation.

NOTES:

1.APrimaryProtectorisnotrequiredtoprotecttheexposedwiringaslongastheexposed

wiringlengthislimitedtolessthanorequalto140feet,andinstructionsareprovidedto

avoidexposureofwiringtoaccidentalcontactwithlightningandpowerconductorsin

accordancewithNECSections725‐54(c)and800‐30.

Inallothercases,anappropriateListedPrimaryProtectormustbeprovided.RefertoArticles

800and810oftheNECfordetails.

2.ForprotectionofODUagainstdirectlightningstrikes,appropriaterequirementsofNFPA

780shouldbeconsideredinadditiontoNEC.

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3.ForCanada,appropriaterequirementsoftheCEC22.1includingSection60andadditional

requirementsofCAN/CSA‐B72mustbeconsideredasapplicable.

4.OnlyULListedpartsandcomponentswillbeusedforinstallation.UseULListeddevices

havinganenvironmentalratingequaltoorbetterthantheenclosureratingtocloseall

unfilledopenings.

5.Usemin.10AWGexternalprotectiveearthingconductor.

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supportssubstantiallysimilarfunctionalitybasedorderivedinanywayfromRADWIN

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ForfurtherinformationcontactRADWINatoneoftheaddressesunderWorldwideContacts

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makealterationsoramendmentstothedetailspecificationatitsdiscretion.Thepublication

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FiberinMotionaretrademarksofRADWINLtd.

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