RADWIN WL1000 PTP Training Course v1.4

RADWIN WinLink 1000 PtP Radios
The Complete Training Course

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Agenda
 RADWIN SUB-6GHz Proprietary Air Interface VS. Wi-Fi
 Solution Highlights
 Applications
 Air Protocol Highlights
 Performance
 HW Installation
 Installing the Link
 Installing MHS
 Installing a 1+1 Ring Protection
 Manager Tools
 Manager Maintenance
 Troubleshooting
 WINcare
 EXAM
VS.
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Wi-Fi in a Nutshell
 Wi-Fi was originally designed for Wireless connectivity between a single
Access Point (AP) and multiple clients
 Wi-Fi is a mass market solution, delivering best effort service using unlicensed
frequency bands
 Originally, Wi-Fi was intended to support LAN connectivity over a short range in an
indoor environment for private use
 It was intended to deliver traffic on a best effort basis without QoS (Quality of Service)
or SLA (Service level Agreement) between an Access Point and the clients
 Wi-Fi is by its nature a point-to-multipoint (PtMP) technology
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Wi-Fi in a Nutshell
 The huge indoor Wi-Fi market that has emerged over the last few years has made the
technology attractive for outdoor applications due to its apparent economy of scale
 An examination of the Wi-Fi outdoor user base, indicates that it is commonly

deployed by small limited budget ISPs:
» Serving residential users without QOS or SLA
» Over short ranges of several kilometers
» Offering Internet access with low capacity under 1Mbps
 The ready availability of chips and reference design in the industry, has reduced the
entry barrier for potential manufactures tempting many vendors worldwide to offer
this technology as a low-end broadband access solution

Wi-Fi Performance Overview
 Interference in the unlicensed band used by the Wi-Fi (2.4GHz) is increasing steadily
with the proliferation of Wi-Fi devices
 In addition, its incidence is quite random. Part of this interference is due to the
concentration of many Wi-Fi transceivers in a given area and part of it is due to other
systems using the same bands

 It dramatically affects both the Wi-Fi service availability and capacity:
1. Wi-Fi link operation is not guaranteed due to interference
» The operating frequency channel (20MHz) in many of the Wi-Fi transceivers is manually
selected during network configuration
» Intensified interference while operating the equipment may intermittently drop the Wi-Fi link
until the interference drops to an acceptable level or until channel reselection takes place
which may require manual intervention
» Those Wi-Fi transceivers that dynamically select the frequency channel search for signals with
a Wi-Fi pattern only: During channel selection, they check for the presence of a Wi-Fi signal
rather than measure the spectral energy in the channel
» That means that they are blind to any type of interference not due to Wi-Fi. Thus, these
transceivers may select a channel that is not subject to Wi-Fi interference, but does suffer
from interference due to other radio systems with a spectrum pattern different from Wi-Fi

 It dramatically affects both the Wi-Fi service availability and capacity:
2. Wi-Fi link capacity is highly vulnerable to Interference
» Wi-Fi clients and AP sense the air-interface before sending data
» Having certain level of interference in the channel might delay the transmission for short or
long periods,
» hence, reducing the effective capacity with no way to avoid it
» In addition, when error data is received, the Wi-Fi sender resends the whole packet from the
beginning
» In harsh environment this approach not just reduces the capacity but also increase the latency
and makes it erratic, therefore damage the QoS of time constrain traffic as VoIP and video
Long term experience shows that on average, the Wi-Fi network capacity for TCP traffic
is less than 30% of the maximum modem rate
Wi-Fi Deployment Limitations
 Wi-Fi capacity performance can easily be degraded in certain deployment or service
scenarios, unless special care is taken – and even that may not help
 Such degradation increases the TCO (Total cost of ownership)
 Typically, the initial equipment cost is a small part of the TCO
 But - note that compromising on transceiver equipment quality will also lower the
Link capacity

 Capacity degradation due to a concentration of APs (Access Points)
» The Wi-Fi transmission and reception periods are not constant and subject to the size of the
transmitted packets
» Hence, when several APs are collocated on a site their transmission and reception are not
synchronized
» Consequently, they interfere with each other even though they may transmit on different
frequency channels
» The end result is significant reduction of link capacity over a given distance or alternatively,
reduction of link distance for a given capacity
» Spatial separation of the APs improves the performance but requires additional costly space

 Wi-Fi cannot support delay sensitive services
» Being designed for best effort data transmission, Wi-Fi is not “aware” of delay sensitive
applications such as video and voice
» It therefore treats them as regular over-the-air data traffic increasing the end to end delay
» To make matters even worse, this increases the delay variation of delay sensitive traffic
» There are some Wi-Fi clients that support the WMM (Wi-Fi priority policy for Multi Media),
being able to prioritize multimedia packets over other packets during transmission
» Such prioritization is essential but not enough: The Wi-Fi air interface (meaning the algorithm
for modulation selection) is intentionally tuned to deliver packets with PER (Packet Error
Ratio) up to 10%, relaying on higher layers such as TCP to re-transmit the packets with errors.
Consequently, the multimedia packets, carried over UDP are not retransmitted upon error,
degrading the end to end performance of voice and video services

 VoIP traffic dramatically reduce Wi-Fi capacity
» Due to the Wi-Fi air protocol (Air link sensing before transmission and acknowledgment
mechanism), a short packet of 64- 128 bytes as used by VoIP, reduce the Wi-Fi capacity by
tens of percent
» Typically, one AP can handle only 7-10 VoIP channels! Obviously, this capacity shortage can
be compensated for by adding more APs, leading in turn to capacity degradation due to
concentration as described in the first bullet above

To Summarize:
1. Wi-Fi is aimed at indoor LAN connectivity for best-effort data applications

2. Wi-Fi technology suffers from inherent drawbacks that prevent it from being
appropriate to high-end broadband applications like long range backhaul,
mission-critical or business applications
3. The vulnerability of Wi-Fi links to interference results in erratic capacity in an
outdoor scenario
All of these weaknesses limit the Wi-Fi solution investment protection, adding up
to a relatively
high Total Cost of Ownership along with degraded price/performance at the high
end

Performance Overview
 Automatic Channel Selection (ACS)
» Both during configuration and as a result of the link dropping, RADWIN radios automatically chooses the
clearest operating channel. In the event of a link drop it re-synchs itself within few seconds. This
minimizes service interruption due to interference and ensures high link availability
 Synchronous TDD
» The WinLink 1000 transmits and receives on fixed timing basis, regardless the level of interference.
Therefore, unlike Wi-Fi, its transmission cannot be blocked by high level of external interference
 Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ)

» The WinLink 1000 transceiver checks every portion of the packet immediately when it received and upon
error it requests re-sending again and again it until it correctly received. This process avoids loss of
capacity due to retransmission of the whole packet. It also improves the link error performance to PER
better than 0.1% for time sensitive UDP traffic as TDM, VoIP and video while keeping the latency to the
minimum necessary

Performance Overview
 Support of Data and TDM
» WinLink 1000 is built to support both data over Ethernet and native TDM. As mentioned above, special
care of TDM traffic enables low error rate with low end to end delay. · Stable and fixed capacity for
variety of services The WinLink 1000’s air interface ensures that the net capacity is indifferent to packet
size. It is therefore highly efficient even for services with short packets as VoIP
 Support of collocated PtP links

» The WinLink 1000 supports Hub Site Synchronization (HSS). HSS is a unique Radwin collocation
technology designed to support Multiple Point-to-Point architecture from one hub site to many remote
sites. It avoids mutual interference between the collocated PtP transceivers, therefore maximizing the
dedicated capacity per site

Conclusions
1. Wi-Fi offers low cost outdoor wireless solution to the low-end market with best-
effort SLA
2. As shown, Wi-Fi link’s availability and capacity are highly vulnerable to outdoor
interference
3. Further, its capacity is subject to the type of traffic and to the network topology,
therefore it does not fit broadband mission critical applications as backhaul or
business environment
4. This raises serious questions about the true economics of Wi-Fi: Low initial costs,
heavy operational costs due to “patching” an inferior solution along with a loss of
customer confidence – and the customers, themselves!

Conclusions
5. RADWIN radios are designed to ensure high availability of its broadband link under
harsh and noisy conditions – they maintain stable and predictable capacity with short
latency, regardless the traffic characteristics or the network topology

WinLink 1000 PtP Solution Highlights
RADWIN WL1000 PtP Solution Highlights
RADWIN’s WinLink 1000 Sub-6 GHz wireless broadband solutions deliver
carrier-class performance at the most competitive price in the market:
» Native TDM and Ethernet over a single wireless link
» Up to 22 Mbps full-duplex net throughput
» Operational range of up to 80 Km/ 50 miles
» Extremely simple to install and maintain
» Supports a variety of frequencies: 2.3-2.9 GHz and 4.9-6.0 GHz
» Available in PtP and Multiple Point-to-Point architectures
» Local and remote network management
» Monitored Hot Standby 1+1 support
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RADWIN WL1000 PtP Solution Highlights
 Patented Air Interface
» Carrier-class TDM and high quality Ethernet
» Reliable performance in interference-ridden bands
 ACS (Automatic Channel Selection)

 OFDM based air-interface, enabling N-LOS deployments
 Secured and encrypted traffic
 Self-learning up to 2047 MAC addresses
 802.1Q, QinQ Tagging
(supported in IDU-C and IDU-E RW-71XX)
 Interfaces: 0,1,2,4 x E1/T1 + 1,2 x Fast Ethernet

 Ethernet latency < 3msec
 TDM latency < 8msec

RADWIN WL1000 PtP Key Benefits
» Extend network reach rapidly and affordably
» Multi-band feature supports multiple frequencies in one radio
» Eliminate recurring leased line charges
» Robust solutions operate in extreme temperatures and challenging topographies
» OFDM technology enables operation in non line-of-sight
» High service availability through built-in 1+1 and ring topology

Link Components
ODU with
integrated or PoE
External Antenna
IDU-E
PoE
IDU-C
IDU-ODU:
CAT-5e ETH Cable Various IDUs
IDU-E
and PoEs
IDU-C
IDU-C
Link Components - PoE
AC/DC
PoE
ISP Data In
CAT-5e ETH Cable
Data Out + DC
CAT-5e ETH Cable

WinLink 1000 PtP Radio Comparison
Throughput Range
RADWIN Radio Model Comments Supported Services
Full duplex (Km/Mile)
6Mbps
Max TX power 16dBm
WinLink ACCESS Pro (Upgradeable Ethernet only 80/50
HSS, IDU-C, IDU-C, PoE, ETH only
to 18Mbps)
Max TX power 16dBm

WinLink ACCESS 2Mbps Ethernet only 20/12
PoE, ETH only
Max TX power 16dBm ETH + up to 4xE1 /

WinLink 1000 ODU 18Mbps 80/50
IDU only 4xT1
Max TX power 16dBm

ETH + up to 4xE1 /
WinLink 1000 ODU-PoE 18Mbps All ODU-POE products include a PoE 80/50
4xT1
device, they can operate with an IDU or
with the PoE device for ETH only
Max. TX power 25dBm ETH + up to 4xE1 /

WinLink 1000 HE 18Mbps 80/50
HSS, IDU-C, IDU-C, PoE 4xT1
5Mbps UL Max. TX power 18dBm

WinLink 1000 VS Ethernet only 20/12
2Mbps DL PoE and IDU-E

IDU Comparison
IDU & PN Type Power Feed ETH SFP TDM
RW-7216-2000 IDU-C -20 to -60vdc 2 x10/100 BaseT interfaces 1 SFP port 16 ports*
RW-7208-2000 IDU-C -20 to -60vdc 2 x10/100 BaseT interfaces 1 SFP port 8 ports*
RW-7204-2000 IDU-C -20 to -60vdc 2 x10/100 BaseT interfaces 1 SFP port 4 ports
RW-7200-2000 IDU-C -20 to -60vdc 2 x10/100/1000 BaseT interfaces 1 SFP port -
RW-7100-2000 IDU-E -20 to -60vdc 2 x10/100 BaseT interfaces - -
RW-7102-2000 IDU-E -20 to -60vdc 2 x10/100 BaseT interfaces - 2 ports
AT006292x IDU-EO -20 to -60vdc 1 x10/100 BaseT interface - -
IDU for 1xT1 backup, 2 x10/100 BaseT

AT006515x IDU-R -20 to -60vdc - 1 port
interfaces and external alarms interface
IDU for 1xE1 backup, 2 x10/100 BaseT
AT006516x IDU-R -20 to -60vdc - 1 port
interfaces and external alarms interface
*only first 4 ports are available with WL1000

PoE Comparison
Indoor /
Part Number Description AC/DC FE/GbE
Outdoor
PoE device 100BaseT/GbE interface for RADWIN radios ,
RW-9921-101x Indoor AC FE/GbE
with AC power feeding (see note 1)
DC-PoE device for WinLink 1000 radios, with 20VDC-60VDC 20-60
AT0062849 Indoor FE
power Feeding VDC
DC-PoE device for WinLink 1000 radios, with 12VDC-24VDC 12-24
AT0090530 Indoor FE
power Feeding VDC
Outdoor DC-PoE device for RADWIN radios, with 20VDC- 20-60
RW-9921-0069 Outdoor FE
60VDC power feeding VDC
Outdoor PoE Device for WinLink1000 radios with AC
AT0055010 Outdoor AC FE
power feeding
PoE-8: Indoor device feeding up to 8 WinLink 1000 ODUs,
AT006586X Indoor AC/DC FE
supporting AC and DC (-20 to -60V) feeding
Note 1: Replace X with a digit from the list according to AC plug type required:
1 – European AC plug
2 – US AC Plug
3 – UK AC Plug
4 – Indian AC Plug
5 – Chinese/Australian AC Plug
6 – AC open connector
7 – Argentina AC Plug
8 – for South Africa AC Plug
9 – for DC PoE -20VDC - -60VDC (valid for the GSU RW-9924-001x only)
B – for Brazilian AC plug

Mechanical & Environmental Specifications
Parameter Specification
With 1ft integrated antenna: 30.5cm(w) x 30.5cm(h) x 5.8cm(d), Weight: 1.5kg /

3.3lbs
ODU
Dimension
Without antenna: 13.5cm(w) x 24.5cm(h) x 4.0cm(d), Weight: 1.0kg / 2.2lbs
Operating ODU: -35°C to 60°C / -31°F to 140°F

Temperature IDU: 0°C to 50°C / 32°F to 122°F
Power
< 20W (ODU+IDU), < 10W (ODU+PoE device)
Consumption

Available Antennas
Antenna Gain Beam Width Form Factor
Integrated 1ft Up to 22dBi 20º or 9º Flat Panel
External 1ft Up to 22dBi 20º or 9º Flat Panel
External 2ft Up to 29dBi 4.5º Dish / Grid / FP
External 3ft Up to 32dBi 4.5º Dish

WinLink 1000 Frequency Bands
Band FCC/IC ETSI WPC MII UK Universal
2.3GHz 2.302 - 2.397
2.4GHz 2.402 - 2.472 2.312 - 2.482
2.5GHz 2.496 - 2.690 2.496 - 2.690
2.7GHz 2.700 – 2.900
4.9GHz 4.940 - 4.990 4.940 - 5.010
5.3GHz 5.250 - 5.350 5.140 - 5.345
5.4GHz 5.475 - 5.720 5.490 - 5.710 5.465 - 5.730
5.7GHz 5.690 – 5.880
5.8GHz 5.730 - 5.845 5.725 - 5.875 5.825 - 5.875 5.730 - 5.845 5.725 - 5.845 5.720 – 5.880
5.9GHz 5.730 - 5.950
6.0GHz 5.795 - 6.030

Layer 2 ETH
• 1 or 2 Ethernet interfaces
• 10/100BaseT with auto-negotiation (IEEE 802.3)
• Layer 2 Ethernet bridge
• Self-learning of up to 2047 MAC addresses (IEEE 802.1Q)
• Support of 1+1 applications (HUB/Bridge selectable mode)
• Up to 18Mbps symmetrical net throughput
• VLAN transparent
• Latency < 3msec
• Retry mechanism for loss-less connection (Fast ARQ)

TDM Services
• 1 to 4 E1/T1 interfaces in the indoor units
• Standard E1/T1, compliant with ITU-T standards
• Unframed E1/T1
• BER < 1x10-11 @ sensitivity threshold
• Accurate clock recovery mechanism (<50 PPB)
• One way delay < 8msec
• Advanced clock configurations
• Configurable jitter buffer

Monitored Hot Standby (MHS)
RADWIN MHS provides redundancy and backup to TDM services:
• It is designed to provide high reliability high-capacity Point-to-Point links

• It provides protection against both equipment failure and loss of air interface
The main service redundancy features of the RADWIN MHS are –
• Automatic switchover in case of TDM service failure

• TDM switchover is less than 50 mSec
• Automatic restore to primary link as soon as it becomes available
• Support for up to four TDM channels for WinLink 1000 (up to 16 with RW2000)
MHS possible configurations –
• Two WinLink 1000 links

• Two RADWIN 2000 links
• WinLink 1000 link and a RADWIN 2000 link

Monitored Hot Standby (MHS)
Primary
HSS Cable
Standby
CAT-5e ETH
Cable
MHS Cable
TDM Patch Panel TDM Patch Panel

MHS using a single Dual Polarization Antenna
Primary
HSS Cable
Standby
CAT-5e ETH
Cable
MHS Cable

RADWIN Ethernet Ring (RPL)
• An Ethernet ring consists of several nodes connected by hops (links)
• Loops are not allowed with Ethernet; therefore one hop is a Ring Protection Link (RPL)
which “blocks” Ethernet traffic
• In the event of failure in the ring, the Ring Protection Link unblocks and Ethernet traffic
• in the ring is restored
Terminology:
• Normal State – all member links are functional except the RPL which is blocked.
• Blocked - the air-link is up but Ethernet traffic is not transmitted across the link. The
Ethernet service panel for the RPL in the RADWIN Manager is labeled Idle
• Unblocked - Ethernet traffic is transmitted across the RPL. The Ethernet service panel
for the RPL in the RADWIN Manager is labeled Active
• Protection State – a member link is broken and the RPL passes Ethernet traffic
• Ring Protection Link - as described above
• Ring Link - any member link controlled by the RPL
• Independent Link - not subject to ring protection
• Ring Protection Message (RPM) - control message used to monitor and control the
ring.

Normal State:
Ethernet traffic runs in the ring, but does not pass through
the RPL, which is blocked. The RPL does however, broadcast
RPM packets through the ring.
RPL:
No ETH through this link
Link Down
Ring Link is down- RPL is notified:
The RPL detects a link-down condition by the non-arrival of
an RPM packet. It remains blocked for the Minimum time
for failure detection which is configurable using the
RADWIN Manager.
RPL:
No ETH through this link

Ring Link down, RPL unblocked for traffic:

The RPL unblocks for Ethernet traffic after the Minimum
time for failure detection expires and no RPM message has
been received.
RPL unblocked!
Link is up
Ring Link restored but still blocked for traffic:
The Ring Link is restored, but remains blocked for the
Minimum time for recovery, set using the RADWIN
Manager, to avoid rapid fluctuations leading to potential
short term loops.
RPL

Link is up
Ring Link restored, RPL blocked for traffic:
The RPL blocks to Ethernet traffic after the Minimum time
for recovery expires and restores Ethernet traffic to the Ring
Link (with a special RPM packet).
RPL blocked!
With RADWIN links, RADWIN’s Ring Protection solution prevents Ethernet loops in the
ring at all times.
The ring is always broken somewhere.
The Ethernet service restoration time depends on the number of hops in the ring. With
four hops the Ethernet service is restored in less than 50 msec.

Installing a node in ETH ring
• Ethernet Ring Protection is supported by the IDU-C, IDU-E and PoE
• A typical Ring Protection Link consists of an IDU-C or new style IDU-E, a PoE and two
ODUs as shown below
• One end of the RPL and of ring controlled links has to be an IDU
• It is recommended to have an IDU at each node to have the flexibility to change the
RPL
• A ring node is built from two ODUs from adjacent links
• The ODUs can be connected to either an IDU or to a PoE device

Management
» Manage up to 10,000 RADWIN links from one location
» Intuitive, easy-to-use GUI
RNMS » Hierarchical network views
» Performance monitoring and trend reports
» Support All RADWIN products family
» WIN7 / XP / 2000, 2003, 2008 Server
» Link Manager – manages both ends of the link

Manager » The RADWIN Manager is an SNMP-based management application which
manages a complete sector over a single IP address.

RADWIN Manager
• SNMP based local and remote management
• Management of a complete Link with a single IP address
• On Line Monitor of the air interface and the services
• Supports Traps and Alarms
• Includes:
• Installation Wizard
• Local and remote testing
• “Over the air” SW upgrade
for multiple links
• Changing Band (Combo)
• Performance Monitoring
• Active Alarms
• Backward compatibility
AES Encryption
 Enhanced air interface security for carriers and private networks
 Encryption using AES 128-bit key
 Initial encryption and authentication based on user-defined master key and password
AES - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).
AES128 - Takes uses less than 1% of the link capacity

Enhanced Security
In addition to AES Security, RADWIN WinLink 1000 also supports:
» Link Password (SSID)
» Link Lock
• New ability to “lock” operation of specific ODU to the current remote ODU by MAC address
• Can be activated via the manager application in one direction or both
• Prevents service/bandwidth theft even if the link password is known
• “Lock” can be disabled only from the location it was activated
Applications
Video Surveillance
WinLink 1000 systems transmit high quality video from megapixel video cameras in real-
time from any point.

Broadband Access
WinLink 1000 systems enable operators to deliver high-capacity, dedicated bandwidth
to end-users.
The carrier-class solutions meet high performance and quality standards set out in SLAs.

Cellular & IP Backhaul
WinLink 1000 solutions present a cost-effective alternative for backhauling voice and data
traffic, significantly reducing operators’ backhaul expenses.
Providing a flexible combination of native TDM and Ethernet over a single wireless link,
the WinLink 1000 solutions enable the seamless migration from TDM to all-IP networks.

Wi-Fi & Wi-MAX Backhaul

Private Network Connectivity
Public and private networks such as enterprises, municipalities, utility companies and
universities can quickly and cost-effectively connect multiple sites and own and control
their network connectivity.

Air Protocol Highlights
Interference Mitigation Mechanisms
RADWIN WinLink PtP Radio performs the following actions to mitigate RF
interference:
At the core of the RADWIN radio system is a proprietary air interface protocol that
enables carrier-class wireless Ethernet services in license-exempt bands.
To ensure high quality and reliable delivery of these services, RADWIN WinLink PtP
Radio employs several mechanisms that work together to mitigate interference:
• Automatic Adaptive Rate

• Forward Error Correction (FEC)
• Advanced Automatic Repeat Request (ARQ)
• Non-interrupted transmission
• Configurable Channel Bandwidth
• Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
• Automatic Channel Selection (ACS)
• Hub Site Synchronization
• Directional Antenna

Automatic Adaptive Rate
Automatic Adaptive Rate is a method of dynamically adapting the transmitted rate by
changing both the signal modulation and coding.
Automatic Adaptive Rate optimizes the data throughput according to interference

conditions, to optimize data throughput while maintaining the service quality.
QPSK
64QAM
16QAM

Advanced Forward Error Correction (FEC)
• Error control for data transmission with very low overhead
• The sender adds redundant data to its messages which allows the receiver to detect
and correct errors upon reception of the transmitted data
• Re-transmissions of data can often be avoided, at the cost of higher bandwidth

requirements on average
• Therefore FEC is applied in situations where re-transmissions are relatively costly or

impossible
• RADWIN uses a Forward Error Correction technique that is optimized for the
interference conditions prevalent in license-exempt bands
• RADWIN FEC was specifically designed for the varying conditions of license-exempt
frequency bands
• RADWIN FEC ensures fast, robust and error-free communications

Automatic Repeat Request (ARQ)
RF interference can damage transmissions, resulting in corrupted data at the destination
site. Without an intelligent method for detecting and resending corrupted or missing data,
service can be significantly degraded, and, in some extreme cases, be halted entirely.
• When the receiver detects an error in a packet, it automatically requests the transmitter to resend the packet.
This process is repeated until the transmission is error free or the error continues beyond a predetermined
number of transmissions.
• For license-exempt wireless communications, many ARQ implementations are too slow for time-critical traffic
such as VOIP. Particularly, in interference-laden environments, most ARQ methods are too inefficient to ensure
transmission of all data within acceptable latency levels.
• RADWIN radio systems ensure error-free service by using a patented, incomparably quick ARQ mechanism that
ensures super-fast retransmission of errant data.
• RADWIN ARQ performs advanced error handling at the physical layer instead of at higher levels such as the TCP
layer, resulting in much lower overhead than other ARQ methods.
In many cases, the repeat transmission is initiated without having to wait for a request
from the remote unit. ARQ minimizes either the latency or the error rate to optimize
performance for the type of services being delivered.

Non-interrupted Transmission
Even when encountering significant levels of interference, RADWIN radio systems maintain
the transmission and link stability:
In many wireless communication solutions, such as 802.11-based systems, interference in

a channel causes the radio to halt transmission until the channel qualifies for transmission
again.
Obviously, this method of dealing with interference is not suitable for time-critical traffic
such as VOIP streams or carrier Ethernet.
The unique air interface protocol of RADWIN radio systems is designed to continue
transmission, even when encountering interference.
Combined with the other mechanisms used to mitigate interference, non-stop high quality
communication is delivered even in the harshest conditions.

Configurable Channel Bandwidth
RADWIN WinLink radio systems enable users to select their desired channel bandwidth of
5 MHz, 10 MHz and 20 MHz
This flexibility enables the user to

choose between higher channel
bandwidth with relatively large
spectrum footprint and lower
channel bandwidth with narrow
spectrum usage.
In crowded environments, where

interference-free spectrum is rare,
the ability to configure the
channel bandwidth is important
for enabling optimization of the
license-exempt frequency band.

Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
OFDM is a modulation technique for effective transmission of large amounts of digital data
over a radio link
OFDM is characterized with low overhead, low latency and high resiliency to interference
Selected by standards organizations and leading telecommunications providers, OFDM is

the technology of choice for terrestrial radio communications that require high efficiency in
difficult environments
Based on the concept of redundant transmission, OFDM works by splitting the radio signal
into multiple, smaller sub-signals that are then transmitted simultaneously at different
frequencies to the receiver

Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
By replicating the content signal using multiple narrowband sub-carriers to repeat
transmissions over time, OFDM works to ensure that complete content arrives at the
transmission destination.
This technique is especially effective for protecting against the effects of multipath fading
deriving from the cancellation of carriers under heavy interference conditions.
When a system employing OFDM encounters RF interference, it recovers the affected signal
from duplicate carriers that were not affected by the interference.
Based on these considerations, RADWIN selected OFDM as the core modulation technique
for all of its radio products

Automatic Channel Selection (ACS)
ACS ensures that transmission is performed in the best channel
ACS responds to interference by

monitoring the available radio
channels and then dynamically
selecting a channel which is suitable
for transmission at that time
Once a channel is being used, the

radio monitors that the service is
being provided at acceptable quality
ACS is a key element for providing

robustness in license-exempts bands
In particular, the "always on" nature

of ACS is critical for mitigating the
dynamic, non-deterministic
interference common to these
bands

Hub Site Synchronization
Radios using the Time Division Duplex method can experience interference from other
radios located at the same site if they are transmitting and receiving according to different
time patterns.
To remedy mutual interference,

RADWIN has developed a method
to synchronize the transmission
pulses of all collocated radio
systems -

Hub Site Synchronization
 Using an external cable connected to all collocated
radios, a pulse is sent to each radio that
synchronizes its transmission with the others
 This pulse synchronization ensures that the

transmission of packets occurs at the same time
for all collocated units
 This synchronized transmission also results in all of

the hub units receiving data at the same time,
eliminating the possibility of interference that
could result if some units transmit while other
units at the same location receive
 This functionality allows for the installation of up

to eight collocated units on the same mast

Directional Antenna Design
 The design of the antennas used at
each end of a wireless link affects link
budget and performance in conditions
of RF interference
 Directional antennas focus signal

transmission, reduce interference
effects and improves C/I ratio and
suppression of interference from
nearby radios

100
50 200
Mbps
Performance
LBC Exercise
Log on to RADWIN LBC www.radwin.com/planner
(also available as part of the Manager application)

LBC Exercise
Please fill in the table using the LBC and the following configuration:
WinLink 1000 ODU-HE, 5.8GHz FCC, 20MHz, 32dbi External Antenna
Throughput Throughput
Distance [km] Distance [km]
[Mbps] [Mbps]
0.5 40
1 45
5 50
10 55
15 60
20 65
25 70
30 75
35 80

LBC Exercise – Compare your results…
5.8GHz HE product with 32 dBi antenna

20
18
16
14
12
Throughput
Throughput
10
[Mbps]
(Mbps) Mbps
8
6
4
2
0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Distance (Km)
Distance [Km]

Modulation & Service
Air Rate Throughput

Modulation Service Sensitivity Notes
(Mbps) (Mbps)
BPSK 6 -90 Installation mode
BPSK 9 3.375 1xE1 -87
QPSK 12 4.5 1xE1 -84
QPSK 18 6.75 2xE1 -80
16 QAM 24 9 2xE1 -79
16 QAM 36 13.5 4xE1 -73
64 QAM 48 18 4xE1 -66

For supported
64 QAM 54 22 4xE1 -62
products only

Installation
Workflow
Sector site planning consists of a set of surveys, which must be carried out before any
equipment is deployed.
If for some reason, the outcome of any of these surveys is negative, Local or Remote
site re-location will need to be considered
1. Preliminary Survey
2. Physical Survey
3. RF Survey
4. Grounding
5. Lightning Protection
6. Hub Synchronization Unit
7. GPS Based Synchronization Unit
8. Mounting
9. Antenna Alignment

Recommended Equipment
For Preliminary Survey:
• Topological map of the area

• Urban map of the area
• Compass
• Link Budget Calculator and/or Radio Planner
For Physical Survey:
• 100 meter tape measure

• Ohmmeter, to check ground connection
• Binoculars
• Map
• Digital camera
• Paper, pencil, and a clipboard
• GPS device (optional)
• Compass (optional)

Recommended Equipment
For RF Survey:
• Spectrum Analyzer with Max Hold function capable of capturing screens and data
• RF accessories (connectors and cables)
• Communication devices (for example, cellular phones, or a set of walkie-talkies)
For physical installation:
• Crimping tool for RJ-45 (if the ODU-PoE cable is without connectors)
• Spanner/wrench 13 mm (½”)
• Drill (for wall mounting only)
• Cable ties
• Sealing material
• ODU grounding cable 12AWG

Preliminary Survey
Perform before visiting potential installation sites:
1. Mark the designated installation sites on a topographic map of the area

2. Measure the distance between the sites; check that it is within the specified
range of the equipment
3. Check the area between the two sites for obstructions such as:
• High ground - hills or mountains

• Lakes or large bodies of water
• Construction cranes
Outdoor CAT-5e; Maximum cable length:

• 100m for 10/100BaseT
• 75m for 1000BaseT (GbE PoE)

Preliminary Survey (continued)
4. Determine and record the compass bearings between Local and Remote ODUs,
relative to north.
5. If there are obstructions between the two sites, calculate the Fresnel Zone
6. If the sites chosen do not meet requirements, consider alternative sites.
7. Use the Link Budget Calculator (on the CD supplied with the equipment or using
the RADWIN Manager) to determine the expected performance.

Physical Survey
Ensure that the sector sites are suitable for the wireless network:
1. From the compass readings taken in the preliminary survey, find the azimuth
(horizontal position) that Local ODU should face towards the Remote ODU.
2. Using binoculars, locate any obstructions such as tall trees, high buildings, hills or
mountains. Look for other RF towers between the two sites. Mark the locations of
the obstructions on the map.
3. Determine the location for the ODU (having regard for existing rooftop
installations and tower space). It should be above any obstructions, considering
the Fresnel zone.
4. When installing ODU on a tower, make sure that the tower is far enough from
overhead electric power lines.
5. Determine a location for the indoor equipment; it should be as close as possible to
the ODU. At an existing site, there is probably an equipment room with cable-
routing channels.

Physical Survey (continued)
6. Measure and record the path length of the cable from each ODU position to the
indoor equipment room.
7. Determine the ground and lightning connection points of the installation. The ODU
and PoE must both be grounded.
8. Using the Ohmmeter, measure and record the resistance of the required installation
to the grounding point. The resistance must be less than 1O ohm.
9. Review the results of the physical site survey. Decide if the site is suitable for the
wireless network installation:
• If the site is suitable, you may proceed (RF Survey)

• If the site is not suitable, survey another site
ODU operating temperatures: -35°C to 60°C (-31°F to 140°F)

IDU operating temperatures: 0°C to 50°C (32°F to 122°F)

RF Survey
• The RF survey examines the wireless environment of the installation site, to
determine whether there are available channels within the radio operating
frequency band.
• An RF survey is performed using a spectrum analyzer.
• It is advisable to familiarize yourself with the spectrum analyzer before going out
on site, specifically the Max Hold and Marker functions.
• You should perform the RF survey at each of the proposed sector sites.
• The survey should be carried out during a busy time of day, to best judge the
worst-case radio interference. Allow 2-4 hours duration for a good RF survey.

RF Survey (continued)
Interference may arise from -
• Self-interference from collocated RADWIN radios
• Other collocated radio devices installed on the same site.
Use the Link Budget Calculator to

determine the minimum Tx Power
required to maintain sector stability.

RF Survey (continued)
To avoid or minimize interference, follow these recommendations:
• For collocated RADWIN units, use an HSS unit to synchronize between them.
• Select a different operating channels for each collocated RADWIN unit.
• If one or more collocated units are not RADWIN units, ensure that there is a
physical separation of at least three meters between a RADWIN unit and any other
collocated radio on the site.
• Use the largest possible frequency gap between these units
• Choose the best frequency channel (as clear as possible from interference). You
may be able to change the band used for the sector - depending on HBS model and
regulations.
• Decreasing the Tx Power of a sector will reduce collocation interference

Grounding
All RADWIN products should be grounded during operation:
1. The ODU should be earthed by a wire with diameter of at least 12AWG.

2. RADWIN ODUs must be properly grounded to protect against lightning.
3. It is the user's responsibility to install the equipment in accordance with Section
810 of the National Electric Code, ANSI/NFPA No.70-1984 or Section 54 of the
Canadian Electrical Code. These codes describe correct installation procedures
for grounding outdoor units, masts, lead-in wiring and discharge units. It also lays
down the size of grounding conductors and connection requirements for
grounding electrodes.

Grounding (continued)
4. RADWIN ODUs must be grounded to a Protective

Earth in accordance with the Local Electrical
Regulations. Dual
Polarization
5. Always make the ground connection first and Ext. Antenna
disconnect it last COAX

Connectorized
Cables
ODU
6. Never connect telecommunication cables to
ungrounded equipment Data + DC
(CAT-5e)
7. Ensure that all other cables are disconnected before CAT.5e

AC / DC Power
ETH
Grounding
disconnecting the ground To
Network Power feeds DC / AC
Data (CAT-5e)
(via adapter)
Dry
Contact

Lightning Protection
• The use of lightning protection is dependent on regulatory and end user
requirements.
• All of RADWIN outdoor units are designed with surge limiting circuits to 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.
Item Quantity
LP Unit 1
Pole Mounting Band 1
Wall Mounting Unit 1
Shielded RJ45 Male Connector 2
CAT-5e Cable 50 cm 1

Lightning Protection at ODU
1. Mount the LP on the tower as close as possible to
the ODU using the mounting ring
2. Ground the LP Unit using the GND screw
3. Connect the short CAT5e cable to the IDU connector
on the ODU
4. Connect the other side of the cable to the LP Unit
5. Tighten the cable gland cap firmly
6. Connect the CAT-5e cable that goes to the IDU to the
other side of the LP Unit.
8. Run the CAT-5e cable towards the IDU

Lightning Protection at PoE
9. Mount the 2nd LPU as close as possible to the inlet hole of the site/facility where the IDU/PoE is installed
10. Use the Wall Mounting Unit to firmly secure the LP Unit on the site/facility wall
11. Ground the LPU using the GND screw
12. Remove the cap of the cable gland facing the ODU, make sure you remove the rubber sealing tube as well
13. Plug into the half open cable gland the CAT-5e cable coming from the ODU
15. Connect the short CAT-5e cable (provided in kit) to the half open cable gland of the LP and the other end
16. Connect the other end of the short CAT-5e cable to the IDU/PoE

Installing the Hub Synchronization Unit
• When several radios radios are collocated at a common hub site, interference may
occur from one unit to another.
• The RADWIN Hub Site Synchronization (HSS) method uses a cable connected from
the master ODU to all collocated ODUs; this cable carries pulses sent to each ODU,
which synchronize their transmission with each other.
• The pulse synchronization ensures that

transmission occurs at the same time for
all collocated units.
Client
• This also results in all of the hub site units
receiving data at the same time, HSSU
eliminating the possibility of interference
that could result if some units transmit
while other units at the same location
receive.

Installing the HSSU
• A single HSS unit supports up to ten collocated ODUs.
• In addition to each unit being connected to its PoE device, the collocated unit has an
additional cable that is connected to the HSS Unit.
• The HSS Unit is a compact, weatherproof (IP67) connector box that is installed on the
same mast as the ODUs.
• All collocated units connect to this box using CAT-5e cable.
• The HSS unit is supplied with ten protective covers; any port not in use must be closed
with a protective cover.
For a single HSS unit, ensure that the collocated

units are connected in sequence from SYNC 1.
If an ODU is removed from the hub site, then all

remaining ODUs must be reconnected to maintain
the connectivity.
You may cascade (daisy-chain) two or more HSS

Units with an HSS cable.

Installing the HSSU
1. Unscrew the protective cover from the port marked SYNC 1.
2. Connect the RJ-45 connector from one end of the prepared CAT-5e cable to SYNC 1.
3. Connect the other end of the CAT-5e cable to the ODU connector labeled SYNC.
4. Tighten the protective seal that is on the prepared cable over the RJ-45 connector.
5. Repeat for all ODUs that are

to be collocated at the hub site.
6. The next ODU to be
connected is inserted in SYNC 1,
SYNC 2, followed by SYNC 3 and
so on.

Cascading HSSUs
1st HSSU 2nd HSSU

Cascading HSSUs (continued)
1. Up to nine ODUs may be connected to the first HSSU (left) using HSS ports SYNC 1,
SYNC 2, SYNC 3,... up to SYNC 9 in consecutive order without leaving empty ports.
2. The next available SYNC port of the first HSSUN (left) should be connected to SYNC 10
of the second HSSU (right)
3. In the example below, the next available port on the first HSS unit is SYNC 6.
4. The 2nd HSSU may be filled out with up to nine more ODUs in reverse order.

Total HSS Cable Length
The total path of the HSS sync pulse must not exceed 300m.
This applies no matter how many HSS units are used.
For example, for a HSSU with 5 ODUs, one should calculate the total length as the path the
pulse signal travels till it reaches its final SYNC port (last ODU):
Total length = L1 + L2 + L3 + L4 + L5 + L6 + L7 + L8, where L2=L3, L4=L5 and L6=L7
L2 L4 L6
L1 L8
L3 L5 L7

HSS Installation Error
In the event of an HSS installation fault, the ODU will sound a beep pattern
according to the following chart:

Installing the GSU
• The GPS-based synchronization unit (GSU) is designed to handle inter-site
interferences under large-scale deployment scenarios.
• The GSU is an outdoor unit consisting of a standard Wireless Link enclosure, a GPS
antenna and a PoE device.
• The GSU is connected to a HSS Unit using a standard HSS cable.
• It synchronizes the transmission timing of multiple Hub-Sites to the same clock
source thus eliminating mutual interference.
• The GSU receives a synchronization signal from the GPS once per second.
• It distributes a RADWIN proprietary synchronization signal to all other ODU units
using the RS422 protocol and the standard HSS mechanism, where the GSU acts as
an HSM unit.
• If the GSU does not receive a synchronization signal from the GPS for 30 seconds, it
moves automatically to Self-Generation mode and acts as a regular HSM unit, until
GPS signal recovers.

Installing the GSU
1. Mount the GSU and antenna. GSU packing list:
2. Ensure that its ODU port connected to its PoE • 1 x GSU
3. device and the HSS cable is connected to the HSS • 1 x Mounting Kit
• 1 x GPS Antenna
unit as shown. • 1 x GPS Antenna Mounting Kit
• 1 x RF Cable, 1.5m
4. The external LAN port of the PoE device is • CD
connected to the managing computer.

5. The default IP address may be inaccessible and
you may not use the Local Connection method
over a network.

Mounting the ODU
• Each ODU should be pre-loaded with an IP address.
• This may be done prior to deployment in the field, or on-site using a Laptop
computer.
• The ODU can be mounted on a pole or a wall. In both installations, the supplied
mounting kit is used to secure the ODU.
1. Ensure that the ODU is properly grounded

2. Mount the ODU onto the pole or wall. Ensure that the unit is oriented so that the
cable connectors are at the bottom
3. Do not tighten the ODU to its mounting brackets until the alignment process of the
antenna is complete
4. Ensure that there are no direct obstructions in front of the ODU or interference
from man-made obstacles
(Please refer to User Manual for detailed process)

ODU Pole Mounting Kit
Item Quantity
Large Clamp 1
Small Clamp 1
Arm 1
Screw hex head M8x40 4
Screw hex head M8x70 2
Washer flat M8 4
Washer spring M8 3
M8 Nuts 2
Large Clamp Small Clamp Arm

Aligning local radio to remote radio
Local antenna alignment to the remote antenna can be performed using the ODU’s
audible tone.
1. Ensure that both antennas are aligned precisely to the direction they are intended
to cover. Use a compass and topographical maps to do this.
2. Provided that the local radio detects the signal from the remote, the ODU starts
beeping 20 seconds after power up, and continues beeping until the antennas are
aligned.
3. Make a horizontal sweep of 180 degrees with the local antenna so that the
strongest signal from the remote ODU can be detected.
4. Slowly turn the local antenna back towards the position of the remote, listening to
the tone until the best signal is reached.

Aligning local radio to remote radio
• Three beeps and a pause is 'best signal so far'

• Two beeps and a pause is 'signal quality increased'
• One beep and pause is 'no change in signal'
• Long beep and short pause is 'signal quality decreased'
• One beep and a long pause is 'no air link'
• Any other signal does not relate to antenna alignment

RADWIN Manager – First Steps
RADWIN Manager HW Requirements
HW requirements
• RAM: Min. 512 MB
• Disk: Min. 1 GB free space
• Screen: 1024x768
• OS: WIN XP, WIN7, VISTA, 2008

Installing the latest SW version
 Prior to commissioning, make sure the RADWIN Manager is running the latest version
 RADWIN Manager SW package includes all necessary components to upgrade the local
and remote radios
1. Install the Manager SW on your managing working station
2. Choose Install RADWIN Manager and follow the on-screen instructions of the
installation wizard to complete the setup of the RADWIN Manager application.
3. If the installation program fails to start, browse to your CD/DVD drive, chose the
setup.exe program and run it.

WinLink 1000 Default Settings

WinLink 1000 Default Settings

Connecting to the ODU for the first time
1. Each ODU requires a static IP address, since part of the link definition is the IP address
pair of both ODUs
2. Network Managers should ensure that these addresses are outside of the automatic
allocation ranges used by their network DHCP server
3. Check that you have connectivity to the ODU by opening up a CMD session
4. Ping 10.0.0.120 as seen below

Connecting to the ODU for the first time
5. Dismiss the command line session
6. Double-click the RADWIN Manager icon on the desktop, or click Start | Programs |
RADWIN Manager | RADWIN Manager.
7. The Log-on dialog box appears
Click “Options” to expand the log in window

Logging In
Type an IP address for the ODU or click “Local Connection” if you connect directly to the
ODU and you are not familiar with the IP address
Do you attempt connecting via

“Local Connection” when your
managing PC is connected to LAN
or other managing network
Such action may affect other

links in your network

Access Levels
User Types include 3 level of access:
1. Operator (Admin, unlimited access)

2. Installer (Limited access to perform changes)
3. Observer (Changes are not permitted)

Logging in to the radio
Device unreachable:
Attempting to connect to an unsupported device will result in the following error

message:
Incorrect IP Address
Typing invalid IP address / when sector is unreachable, the following error message
will be displayed:

Main Window
Link
information
Local Site
information
Remote Site
information

Main Window
Command Bar
RSS Indicators
[dBm]
ETH Service
[Mbps]
TDM Service
Event Log

Working Modes
The Manager has 3 modes which
users may utilize the configure
the link accordingly:
Operational Mode
Installation Mode
Service Mode

Working Modes
User may configure the radios on both ends as

Operational Mode required.
Performs preliminary configuration of the entire link.

This button is disabled after the link is installed.
Installation Mode Installation mode, as described above, may be re-
entered using Site:A or Site:B and Installation Mode in
the Site Configuration dialog.
Resumes link service traffic according to parameters

Service Mode configured previously.

Installing the link
Click here!
In the tool bar of the RADWIN Manager main window,

click the Link Installation button.
Installation is
The Link Installation button is only accessible if the
required… antennas are properly aligned.
If this box is “grayed out”, you should align the antennas

as set out

Link Installation Wizard – Step 1
The radios perform link quality

check and present the following
data to allow the user evaluate what
services can be assigned accordingly

Link Installation Wizard – Step 2: System Info
Enter a Link ID:
• Must be identical for both ODUs, otherwise they
will not communicate
• The Link ID must include at least eight
• alphanumeric characters
• Up to 24 characters are allowed
• You should use a Link ID composed of both
alphabetic and numeric characters
Enter a Link Name:

• Used as link identification
• The default name is “Link”
• Change it to your preferred name
Enter names for Site 1 and Site 2:

• The default names are both “Location”
• Change it to your preferred name
Optionally enter a new Link Password:

The default password is wireless-bridge. If the Link Password is incorrect a link is established but configuration
cannot be performed and no services are available. The link password is peculiar to the link itself and should not be
confused with the RADWIN Manager log on password.

Link Installation Wizard – Step 3: Selecting Channels
WinLink 1000 systems have a feature called
Automatic Channel Selection (ACS).
In the event of sync loss, ACS chooses the

first available channel in the list.
A channel switch takes place sufficiently Channel

fast as to ensure no loss of service. BW
ACS is only supported for a Channel

Bandwidth of 20 MHz.
Selecting a new channel triggers a Quality

Display update.
The Quality bar provides an indication of

the link quality from No service (red) to
Ethernet + TDM (green) as shown in the
image.

Link Installation Wizard – Step 4: HSS
HSS Client-Continue Transmission
(HSC-CT):
• If the unit loses synchronization

• with the HSS Master, the link remains
active.
• However, without synchronization
pulses, it is possible that this unit will
cause interference.
HSS Client-Disable Transmission

(HSC-DT):
• If the unit loses synchronization with

the HSS Master, the link is dropped until
the synchronization pulses resume.
• This setting prevents the unit from
causing interference.
The remote ODUs that are not located at the hub site, are called Independent Units. WinLink 1000 radios used as
independent units do not require HSS hardware.
Link Installation Wizard – Step 4: HSS
To configure HSS check the
“Enabled” checkbox and click the
“Configure” button
Operation may be configured as:

• Hub Sync Master (HSM)
• Hub Sync Client - Disable Transmission
(HSC-DT)
• Hub Sync Client - Continue Transmission
(HSC-CT)
• Independent Unit Click
Synchronization may show:

• N/A- for Master or Independent Units Check
• Synchronized - for Hub Site Clients
• Not Synchronized - for Hub Site Clients

Link Installation Wizard – Step 4: Reading HSS status
The External Pulses Status may
show one of the following:
Check

Link Installation Wizard – Step 5: RFP for HSS
After clicking the “Configure”
button, users are directed to the
HSS configuration window
1. Select the HSS type
2. Select the RFP

Radio Frame Pattern (RFP)
A Radio Frame Pattern (RFP) is the cycle duration of transmit and receive of the air-frame.
Without HSS
When selecting TDM or Ethernet services, the system automatically and transparently
chooses the optimal RFP. When TDM and Ethernet services are configured, the RFP is optimized for
TDM.
RFP and HSS

When HSS is used, the RFP for the collocated radios must be selected manually.
Since WinLink 1000 uses the Time Division Duplex (TDD) mechanism, under HSS, TDD enables
synchronization of transmission for the collocated units.

The table below describes the efficiency of the air interface according to the RFP type,
radio, services and channel bandwidth
The table may also be viewed in the RADWIN Manager and in the Link Budget Calculator
The efficiency of the air interface will vary according to the products used
Best fit - optimal RFP choice for TDM and Ethernet services.
Available - available RFP for TDM and Ethernet services, but not optimal.
N/A - service unavailable

1. If you mix RADWIN 2000 and WinLink 1000 units in a collocated site, you must use
RFP B or E
2. Selection of the RFP influences the capacity, latency and TDM quality
3. RFP influences capacity and latency. Jitter buffer configuration can be used to set the
TDM quality
4. Using the LBC, you can see the affect of the RFP on the Ethernet throughput.
5. The choice of the unit to be the HSS master is a matter of convenience. There is no
technical reason to prefer a WinLink 1000 over a RADWIN 2000 as HSS master or vice
versa.
6. It is however, recommended that you use the RADWIN 2000 as master, since it will
enforce the correct RFP on the other collocated units.

The IDU-C and IDU-E have a front panel HSS status LED:

Link Installation Wizard – Step 5: both radios set
Check
In this example, we configured the local unit on left as HSM (Master) and remote unit
on right as Client (HSC-DT)

Link Installation Wizard – Step 5: Services
Users may configure here the
rate:
1. ETH
2. ETH+TDM

Link Installation Wizard – Step 6: TDM Clock
Transparent/Transparent
The clock at Site A regenerates the clock
from Site B and vice versa.
Loop time/Recover
The Site A port receive-clock is used as
the transmit-clock for that port on both
sides of the link.
Recover/Loop time
The Site B port receive-clock is used as
the transmit-clock for that port on both
sides of the link.
Internal/Recover
The Site A port uses its internal
oscillator to generate its transmit clock
while the Site B port regenerates the
clock received at the Site A port.
Recover/Internal
The Site B port uses its internal
oscillator to generate its transmit clock
while the Site A port regenerates the
clock received at the Site B port.
Link Installation Wizard – Step 7: Rate
Users may configure here the
rate:
1. Fixed
2. Adaptive
Click Evaluate to continue or click the

TDM Jitter Buffer tab to set the TDM
Jitter Buffer

Link Installation Wizard – Step 8: Jitter Buffer Size
The receiver jitter buffer for each site
can be enlarged, thereby increasing
system resistance to interference
The larger the jitter buffer, the longer

the interference period that the
system will overcome without TDM
errors
Users can also decrease the jitter

buffer to decrease the system delay
The jitter buffer can be configured

between 2.0 and 16.0 msec

Link Installation Wizard – Step 9: Jitter ETBE
After setting the new value you must
evaluate the expected quality.
During the evaluation the optimum

transmission rate for the selected
services is evaluated and ETBE
(Expected Time Between Errors) bar
is displayed
You select either Next, which

performs the change or Back to
cancel the change
Notice that the Jitter Buffer is

configured per site

Installation Summary
Click “Done” to return to

the main window.

Installation Summary
Link has been
installed, therefore
– button is disabled
Confirmation
Status Verify that the Received
Signal Strength (RSS) is
according to expected
results as
determined by the Link
Budget Calculator.

Changing a Service (if required…)
Installation mode, may be re-entered using Site:A or Site:B and Installation Mode in the
Site Configuration dialog.
Some Installation mode functionality may cause a break in, or degrade link service.
If you can accomplish link changes without affecting the service, always prefer to use
Configuration mode:
Click to configure a change

Installing a MHS Protection
MHS Kit Content
• 1 x MHS cable
• 1 x Y-Connection Patch Panel (image below)
How to connect the IDUs to the Patch Panel:

MHS Architecture
Primary
HSS Cable
Standby
CAT-5e ETH
Cable
MHS Cable

MHS Configurations
RADWIN MHS provides redundancy and backup to TDM services:
• It is designed to provide high reliability high-capacity Point-to-Point links

• It provides protection against both equipment failure and loss of air interface
The main service redundancy features of the RADWIN MHS are –
• Automatic switchover in case of TDM service failure

• TDM switchover is less than 50 mSec
• Automatic restore to primary link as soon as it becomes available
• Support for up to four TDM channels for WinLink 1000 (up to 16 with RW2000)
MHS possible configurations –
• Two WinLink 1000 links

• Two RADWIN 2000 links
• WinLink 1000 link and a RADWIN 2000 link

Installing a Hot Standby Link
1. Set up Primary Link in the usual way, ensure that it is fully operational
2. Connect user equipment to the remote site
3. At the local site, disconnect the TDM cables from the external equipment or
disconnect external equipment from the Hot Standby Patch Panel
4. The HSS cable (connecting the ODUs) should be connected at local site
5. The ODU belonging to the primary link should be configured as HSM, whereas the
ODU
6. belonging to the secondary link should be configured as HSC-CT
7. Establish Secondary Link in the usual way, with HSS enabled
8. The two link frequencies should be at least 5MHz apart
9. Connect the MHS cables at both sites
10. Run the Configuration Wizard for Primary Link
11. Activate TDM services in the usual way

Installing a Hot Standby Link
12. Navigate to the Hot Standby tab, in the Services Configuration panel:
13. Check the Primary button to configure Primary Link as the primary link
14. Complete the Wizard, and then move to Secondary Link
15. Repeat step 7 for Secondary Link
16. For the Services Hot Standby tab, this time, check the Secondary button
17. Complete the Wizard
18. At the local site, reconnect the Hot Standby Patch panel to the external equipment

MHS Primary Link Indications
The Primary link should

look like this -

MHS Secondary Link Indications
The Secondary link

should look like this -

MHS Cut-over Indications
To see what happens following
a cut-over from the primary
link to the secondary link, you
need to have running two
copies of the RADWIN
Manager – one logged into the
primary link, and one logged
into the secondary link.
Here is the situation after a

cut-over to the secondary link:
For the primary link, the

following window will
appear for a few seconds:

MHS Cut-over Indications
On the secondary link

Manager window, you
will see a window like
this:

Maintaining a RADWIN MHS Link
IDU Replacement
There are two situations, which must be treated differently.
Situation 1:
1. To replace either of the IDUs at the local or remote sites, nothing special is required
2. Simply disconnect the IDU to be replaced – and replace it with a new one
3. Replacing a secondary link IDU obviously has no effect on the TDM service
4. Disconnecting the remote site’s primary IDU activates Hot Standby
5. After the remote site’s primary IDU is replaced, the Link will detect the change and
switch back to the primary link
6. If you replaced the local site’s IDU, remember to reconnect the MHS cable

IDU Replacement
There are two situations, which must be treated differently.
Situation 2:
Replacing the local site’s IDU is different, and requires several steps:
To replace the local site primary link IDU:

1. Power off the local iste’s IDU. This activates the secondary link using Hot Standby.
2. Run the Configuration manager on the secondary link, and in the Hot Standby panel
check the Disabled button
3. Replace the local site’s IDU without connecting it to the ODU (to prevent transmission
by the primary link with the undefined IDU).
4. Reconnect the MHS cable between the IDUs at local site
5. Again, run the Configuration Wizard on the secondary link, and in the panel check the
Secondary button to re-enable the link as secondary
6. Connect the new local site’s IDU to its ODU
The Hot Standby will automatically revert to the primary link within 50ms.

ODU Replacement
Both the primary and secondary replacement ODUs require pre-configuration prior to
insertion into the link
The items to be pre-configured are:

• HSS mode
• Link ID
• Frequency
• Hot Standby mode – using the new Services panel
• IP address (optional)
Pre-configuration must be carried out before the new ODU is connected to its IDU
If you try to do it “live” against its IDU, it will cause spurious transmissions and a service
break

To pre-configure an ODU:
1. Attach the new ODU to an IDU or a PoE device
2. Run the RADWIN Manager and use Hot Standby tab to configure the new ODU to
Primary or Secondary mode as required
3. Ensure that it is set to the proper HSS mode
4. Enter the required Link ID and frequency
To replace an ODU for primary or secondary link, at either site:

1. Install the pre-configured ODU
2. Since the other link is working normally, nothing need be done with it
3. If the secondary ODU was replaced, TDM service remains as is on the primary link
4. If the primary ODU was replaced, then the TDM service will shift back to the primary
link

MHS Switching Logic
Switching from Primary Link to Secondary Link
Switching from primary link to secondary link may be triggered due to :
• Loss of the primary air interface due to sync loss

• Loss of the primary air interface due to failure of the receiver to acquire expected E1/T1
data during a period of 24ms
• The Primary is ODU powered off (local or remote)
• The Primary is IDU powered off (local or remote)

MHS Switching Logic
Following the switch from the primary to the secondary link, the primary and secondary
link Manager main windows should look like this:
Primary link after the switch over to secondary link (After a few seconds the display
moves to No-Link display, with TDM ports grayed out)
Secondary link operating after the switch over to secondary. (After a few
moments the TDM icons become green)

MHS Switching Logic
Switching back from the Secondary to the Primary Link
Switching back from the secondary link to the primary link will occur after the primary link
has become and remains fully functional for a continuous period of at least one second:
Primary link operating after the switch back from secondary
Secondary Link operating after the switch back to Primary

MHS Switching Logic
Summary:

Installing a 1+1 Ring Protection
Installing a 1+1 Protection
• Set up each participating link separately, in the usual way
• For each link, run the Configuration wizard to define it as RPL or a Ring Link
• The Ring uses a VLAN ID for the RPL
• It is used to manage the Ring and nothing else; it is completely separate from the
management and traffic VLANs referred to elsewhere
• A regular Ring Link may be a member of up to four rings and each of their RPL VLAN
IDs must be configured

Configuring 1+1 Protection
Using either the Installation or Configuration wizards, navigate to the Services window
and chose the Ring tab:
Click Configure -

Configuring 1+1 Protection
The Ring definition window
will show up after clicking
the Configure button
The default state is

Independent Link and is
used when the link is not
part of any Ring.

Configuring 1+1 Protection – Non RPL
To configure the link as a
regular Rink link, click Rink
Link (Non- RPL) and enter
the ring LAN VIDs (at least
one) to which it belongs and
click OK:

Configuring 1+1 Protection - RPL
To configure the link as RPL, click
Ring Protection Link (RPL) and enter
its Ring VID
Enter the minimum times for failure

detection and recovery
The Minimum time for recovery is a

delay switch to prevent rapid “on-
off” fluctuations
It functions like a delay switch use to

protect electrical devices from rapid
“on-off” power fluctuations, which in
this context, may lead to potential
short term loops
Click OK to accept your settings

1+1 Protection - Indications
The RPL will be clearly indicated in the RADWIN
Manager
In the Link status area on the top left, you will see an
Ethernet (Blocked) notice
A Link-Idle message is displayed on

the Ethernet Services Bar
When the RPL cuts in as a result of a failure,

the “Ethernet (Blocked)” notice disappears.
The Ethernet Services Bar indicated that the
RPL is active

1+1 Protection - Indications
Upon restoration of the broken link, the RPL returns to idle status with the
appropriate indications on the RADWIN Manager main window
On the status bar for all ring member links, you will see the ring membership
indicator icon:
Do not configure more than one RPL. If you do, you will break the Ring
If you forget to configure one RPL in a Ring, you will introduce a loop into your
network

Manager Tools
Manager Tools
In this part of the presentations we shall explain the various tools of the Manager:

Performance Monitoring
• WinLink 1000 Performance Monitoring constantly monitors traffic over the radio link
and collects statistics data for the air interface, TDM and Ethernet ports
• It does so continuously, even when the RADWIN Manager is not connected
• Two types of logs are recorded:

1. Monitor Log that records statistics on traffic rate and radio signal strength.
2. Events Log that records when the rates fall above or below a predefined threshold.
Click here

Performance Monitoring Report
Choose a report type from

the left panel and click the
Get Data toolbar button

Performance Monitoring Report - Example
Notice the Min RSL value of -100 on the fourth line.
It Indicates that during the interval 12:30 to 12:45, there was

a link sync loss.

Performance Monitoring Report - Example
Here we see the effect of a reset between 14:15 and 14:30.
The data prior to reset is invalidated as shown by the red crosses in the left hand
column. Further, Min and Max RSL for the invalidated period is set to zero.

Several performance data occurrences are collected for each of the interfaces (ES, SES, and
UAS), as well as specific data per Interface type (e.g., Tx and Rx bytes for Ethernet):

For the Air Interface, user defined thresholds data are collected.
Data is collected and selectively displayed based on three time intervals as selected by
the Interval radio buttons:
• Current (t=0)
• 15 minutes Intervals
• Daily

Performance Monitoring Report - Thresholds
RSL Thresholds
Two RSL Thresholds can be defined.
They are used as an indicator of problems in the radio
channel.
TSL Threshold
A counter is maintained, of the number of second
intervals during which Tx power exceeds this
threshold.

BBER Threshold
• The Background Block Error Ratio is measured as a
percentage.
• The threshold can be set from 0.1% up to 50%.
• For links with Ethernet only service, 8% threshold is
recommended.
• If there are no problems during the interval, then for that
threshold, the recommended BBER value should be 0.
• Since the system provides a lossless Ethernet service,
there is throughput degradation in case of interference.
• The degradation is proportional to the BBER.

Ethernet Thresholds - Capacity
• This is used as a basis for checking adherence to a
Service Level Agreement.
• It is the number of seconds count that the link
capacity falls bellow the threshold.
Ethernet Thresholds - Traffic

• The number of seconds count that received traffic
exceeded this threshold.
• It can be used to measure traffic peaks.

Active Alarms
Click here
Upon setting a trap destination, applicable events are reported as active alarms to the
user. The active alarms are saved and can be viewed in the Active Alarms window.

Active Alarms
The active alarms display does not update

itself until the Refresh button is used.

Active Alarms - Commands

Recent Events
Each ODU stores the last 256 events:
Click here

Recent Events
• Use the Site button to choose Site B
• Use the Save button to store the events in a tab-delimited list.

Software Upgrade Tool
The RADWIN Manager provides a Software Upgrade Utility (SWU) to upgrade the
software (firmware) of installed ODUs in a network:
Click here

The update files may be located anywhere accessible by the operator
It provides:
• Prior backup of the current files prior to upgrade

• Upgrade from a list
• Delayed upgrade
• Various ODU reset options
The default location of the software files is in the installation area, and can be used to
restore factory defaults

• The default sites shown in the Software Upgrade list panel belong to the currently Link
• The list may be empty if you are running the RADWIN Manager “offline”
• Adding sites manually or from a list file, assumes that all sites to be upgraded are of the
same type - either WinLink 1000 or RADWIN 2000 but not both
• A mixed list does not work

Software Upgrade Tool – Adding Sites
Click Add Site to add additional

sites for upgrade:
Enter the IP address of the site,

the Community strings (Default:
public and netman, respectively)
and then click OK

The site will appear in the Software Upgrade list box
For example if we add the site at IP address 192.168.2.101, the SWU main
Window looks like this:

Software Upgrade Tool – Adding Multiple Sites
As an alternative to adding sites one at a time, you can add sites from a prepared
list using the Add from File option
The list has the following format:
<IP address>,<Read-Only community>,<Read-Write community>
Here is an example:
192.168.1.101,public,netman

Software Upgrade Tool – Activation
Having created an update list, click Upgrade Package to chose the relevant files
The default files are located in the SWU subdirectory in the RADWIN Manager
installation area. They are currently named SWU_1k.swu and SWU_2k.swu. You may
have to find them elsewhere, depending on your system…

Software Upgrade Tool – On going….
The SW Upgrade Tool informs the user of the process status -

Software Upgrade Tool – Delayed Activation
Users may want to perform a delayed upgrade
Check the Delayed Upgrade box, and enter the date and time for the delayed upgrade

Software Upgrade Tool – Reset
• The radio buttons on the right determines how your sites should be reset
• Bear in mind that on the one hand, a reset involves a service interruption, but on the
other hand, the software upgrade will not become effective until after the reset is
carried out

Change Band
Sometimes users may need to change bands to operate in channels with better
conditions and less interferences
To change a band, open the Tool menu and click on “Change Band”:
Click here
Current band is
shown here

Change Band
The following window will appear -
The bands appearing are product dependent

To see which bands are available for your product, check your product Inventory

Change Band
Select the new band:
The Change Band warning is displayed

Click Yes to continue -

Change Band
Changing band will take a few seconds -
If you carry out this operation on a link, the band is effective on both sites
and you are placed in installation mode

Change Password
Click here
• The Change Password dialog box will appear

• Enter the current password, and the new password
• A valid log-on password must contain at least five characters excluding
SPACE, TAB, and any of “>#@|*?;.”

Events Log
• The Events Log records system failures, loss of synchronization, loss of signal,
compatibility problems and other fault conditions and events
• The events are accumulated to the last 256 events from both sites
• Alarms (traps) are displayed in the Events Log in the lower panel of the main window
The Events Log includes the following fields:
» Sequential number (ID)

» Date and time stamp
» Message
» Trap source
» IP address of the ODU that initiated alarm.

Clearing Events / Saving Events
• Using the Tools menu you can either clear the Events or save it as a text file
• When saving it to a file, new alarms are automatically added to the text file, as they
enter the Events Log

Setting Events Preferences
• The Monitor Log records performance statistics for predefined intervals
• You can save the monitor log to a text file, as well as display the information in an on-
screen report

• You can define a color for the messages to be displayed in the Event Log window,
according to the severity of the event
• The severity is predefined

• Many alert messages in the RADWIN Manager have an option of the form “Do not
show this message again”
• These alert messages can be reverted to their default state (shown) by choosing the
Advanced tab from the Preferences dialog:

Maintenance
Maintenance
• Using the main window Use the following mechanisms and features when
you require detailed information
• TDM Loopbacks
• Get Diagnostics
• Telnet

Using the info on Main Window
The main window contain preliminary information that can be used as well before
digging in to retrieve diagnostics data etc.
• LINK ID
• Service
• Frequency
• Radio type
• CBW
• Rate
• Status
RSSI
Throughput
The Rx and Tx rates are the receive and transmit rates on the LAN side of each ODU, not the air side.

Accumulative
TDM Services Display for IDU-C, IDU-E: / Current
• The Estimated Time Between Errors is zeroed by the Clear Counters button in
the tool bar.
• The color of the TDM ports reflects their current status:
• Green – Operational
• Red - Error: LOS for loss of signal and AIS for Alarm Indication Signal
• Yellow – Loopback
• Gray - Inactive

TDM Services Display for IDU-E/R:
• The line status and Error block count is zeroed by the Clear Counters button in
the tool bar.
• The line status is color coded and may be one of:
• Green - Normal
• Red - Error: LOS for loss of signal and AIS for Alarm Indication Signal
• Yellow - loopback

Frequency Box – the color represents the link status:
• Green is an active link

• Red is an inactive link
• Magenta indicates an authentication or compatibility problem
• Brown indicates severe compatibility problem
Events Log – stores alarms generated from both sides of the link

Status bar information:

Status bar information - continued:

TDM Loopbacks
Internal and external loopbacks on both
sites of a link are used to test the TDM
Connections
From the Maintenance menu, choose

Loopbacks... or right-click the TDM
display in the main window
The Loopbacks dialog box appears:

TDM Loopbacks – Line Loopback
The corresponding service port icon changes color and appearance to indicate an
active loopback:

TDM Loopbacks - Reverse
A remote reverse loopback can be set to test connection between the local and remote
units and between the local E1/T1 port and its connection to the local user equipment
In this mode, data coming from the local user equipment is looped back at the remote
side
This loopback is initiated from a managing computer connected to the local unit

TDM Loopbacks - Activation
Select the type of loopback on the local or remote sites and then click OK -

TDM Loopbacks - Indication
The corresponding service port icon changes color and appearance to indicate an
active loopback:
Deactivated
Activated

Retrieving Link Information (Get Diagnostics)
• The Get Diagnostics feature collects and writes all link and Manager information
(from both sites) into a text file
• The file information can be used for diagnostics and should be sent to RADWIN
Customer Support to speed up assistance

From the Help menu, choose Get Diagnostics Information:

• Select or deselect the data options
• If the file is to be sent to RADWIN Customer Support leave all options checked
Click File Path to specify the

folder in which you want to
save the file
Click Start to save the

information
The file is saved in the

specified folder as
Diagnostics Information.txt

Getting Diagnostics
Check the messages on screen to read status -

Get Diagnostics
“OK” indicates the data has been successfully collected and saved to the path
configured below -

Telnet
• Supported for all WinLink 1000 products
• Support local configuration and monitoring of the ODU on site (remote
configuration cannot be performed via Telnet)
• Telnet login password = community strings
• Read allows display only
• Read/write allows display and set commands
Telnet
Command Explanation
display inventory Displays ODU product name, Name, Location, hardware and
software revisions, uptime, MAC address, IDU product name, IDU
software and hardware revisions
display management Displays IP, Subnet, Gateway, Traps table
display link Displays State, SSID, Channel BW, RSS, TSL, Frequency / ACS,
DFS, Rate / ARA, Distance
display Ethernet Displays Bridge Mode, Aging time, Port table (State, Status and
action)
display tdm Displays Clock Mode, Master Clock Mode, Current Clock, Quality,
TDM table (Line status, Error Blocks)
display ntp Displays Time, Server and Offset
set ip Set the IP address, subnet mask and gateway of the ODU – The
user shall be ask to reset the ODU after the command completion
display PM
<interface:AIR,LAN1,LAN2,TDM1, Shows the performance monitor tables for each interface
TDM2,TDM3,TDM4> according to user defined monitoring intervals
<interval:current,day,month>
set trap set a specific trap from the traps table
Telnet
Command Explanation
set readpw set the read access password (read community)

set writepw set the read-write access password (read-write community)
set trappw set the trap community string
set buzzer toggle the buzzer mode (0 – off, 1 – on)
set tpc set the ODU transmit power. If a wrong value is entered, both min and
max values shall be displayed in the error reply
set bridge set the ODU bridge mode (0 – off, 1 – on)
set name <new name> Set the name of the link
set location <new location> Set the name of the location
Set contact <new contact> Set the name of the site manager
set Ethernet Set the mode and speed of each Ethernet port
<>port:MNG,LAN1,LAN2>
<mode:AUTO,10H,10F,100
H,100F,DIS
reboot reset both the IDU and the ODU. The user shall be prompt that the
command will reset the card and that he has to reconnect the telnet
session after TBD seconds.
help display the available commands
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Certification Exam
1. How many TDM ports does the WinLink radio can support?
a) 2 TDM ports
b) 4 TDM ports
c) Up to 16 TDM ports
d) None
2. When will you use the “Local Connection” to access the radio?
a) When IP address of ODU is not available
b) When ODU is connected to the network
c) When PC is connected directly to ODU
d) Answers a. & c. are correct
3. When do we need to configure HSS?

a) When TDM service is required
b) When ETH service is required
c) When collocated radios share the same tower space
d) When RADWIN radios are installed
Certification Exam
4. What is meant by VLAN Transparent mode?
a) All frames are processed and tagged with specific VLAN ID
b) All frames are sent to Egress port with or without VLAN ID
c) Only frames with VLAN ID are sent to Egress port
d) All the answers are correct
5. What is meant by VLAN Tagging mode?

a) All ingress frames are tagged with specific VLAN ID and priority
b) All ingress frames are removed from their VLAN Tag
c) Only tagged frames are allowed
d) Answers b. and c. are correct
6. How many Master radios do we need in a tower when collocated radios are installed?
a) One HSM on every direction
b) Only one HSM is required
c) One HSM per pair of radios
d) The more the better
Certification Exam
7. Please use the Link Budget Calculator to answer the following question:
Assuming WL1000, 2.5GHz BRS, Integrated Antenna -
What is the maximum distance we to achieve min 10Mbps FD + 2xE1 with
99.999% availability?
Answer: _______ Km
8. Please use the Link Budget Calculator to answer the following question:
Assuming WL1000, 2.5GHz BRS, Integrated Antenna -
What is the maximum distance we to achieve min 15Mbps?
Answer: _______ Km
9. With respect to question 8 above, what is the expected RSS?

Answer: ______ dBm
Certification Exam
10. When using the R-Planner and HSS cannot be assigned – the reason is:
a) All collocated radios must use the same antenna type
b) All collocated radios must use the same RFP
c) All collocated radios must have the same Fade Margin
d) All the answers above are correct
11. What is the default IP address of the ODU?

a) 192.168.1.220
b) 10.0.0.120
c) 20.0.0.120
d) 255.255.255.0
12. Which access level would you use to configure the ODU?
a) Operator access level
b) Installer access level
c) Observer access level
d) Configurator access level
Certification Exam
13. When planning a link using the Link Budget Calculator and R-Planner, when current planed
service is less than required, we need to do:
a) Increase channel bandwidth
b) Increase modulation
c) Use antenna with wider diameter (external)
d) All of the above
14. To avoid or reduce interference when planning a link, we need to do:

a) Assign channels that are far from each other
b) Assign opposite polarization for collocated radios
c) Use HSS or GSU
d) Reduce TX power when possible
e) All of the above
15. Link Password is used as follows (select one answer) -

a) If the Link Password is incorrect a link is established but configuration cannot be
performed and no services are available
b) In case of Link Password Mismatch the link is down
c) In case of Link Password Mismatch users cannot log in to the Manager
d) All of the answers above are correct
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Access Point (AP) and multiple clients

 Wi-Fi is by its nature a point-to-multipoint (PtMP) technology

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» Wi-Fi clients and AP sense the air-interface before sending data

» hence, reducing the effective capacity with no way to avoid it

 Such degradation increases the TCO (Total cost of ownership)

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degrading the end to end performance of voice and video services

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1. Wi-Fi is aimed at indoor LAN connectivity for best-effort data applications

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 Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ)

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 Support of collocated PtP links

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» Native TDM and Ethernet over a single wireless link

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» Available in PtP and Multiple Point-to-Point architectures

» Local and remote network management

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 ACS (Automatic Channel Selection)

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Max TX power 16dBm

Max TX power 16dBm ETH + up to 4xE1 /

Max TX power 16dBm

Max. TX power 25dBm ETH + up to 4xE1 /

5Mbps UL Max. TX power 18dBm

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RW-7200-2000 IDU-C -20 to -60vdc 2 x10/100/1000 BaseT interfaces 1 SFP port -

RW-7100-2000 IDU-E -20 to -60vdc 2 x10/100 BaseT interfaces - -

RW-7102-2000 IDU-E -20 to -60vdc 2 x10/100 BaseT interfaces - 2 ports

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