Page 2 - Trademarks; TRACER; To the Holder of the Manual; 01 Explorer Boulevard
Trademarks TRACER 5045 System Manual 2 © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 612805045L1-1A Trademarks Any brand names and product names included in this manual are trademarks, registered trademarks, or trade names of their respective holders. TRACER ® is a registered trademark of ADTRAN, Inc. To the Holder of the Ma...
Page 3 - Revision History; Document; Initial release of manual.; Notes provide additional useful information.
TRACER 5045 System Manual Revision History 612805045L1-1A © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 3 Revision History Document Revision Date Description of Changes A March 2003 Initial release of manual. Notes provide additional useful information. Cautions signify information that could prevent service interruption. Wa...
Page 4 - Safety Instructions; risk of shock from lightning.; Save These Important Safety Instructions
Safety Instructions TRACER 5045 System Manual 4 © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 612805045L1-1A Safety Instructions When using your telephone equipment, please follow these basic safety precautions to reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or personal injury: 1. Do not use this product near water, such as a ...
Page 5 - FCC-Required Information; Radio Frequency Interface Statement; Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
TRACER 5045 System Manual FCC-Required Information 612805045L1-1A © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 5 FCC-Required Information Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part ...
Page 6 - FCC Output Power Restrictions; This device must be professionally installed; Exposure to Radio Frequency Fields; The following precautions must be taken during
FCC-Required Information TRACER 5045 System Manual 6 © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 612805045L1-1A FCC Output Power Restrictions The FCC does not require licensing to implement this device. License-free operation in the industrial, scientific, and medical band is documented in FCC Rules Part 15.247. It is the ...
Page 7 - Warranty and Customer Service; Repair and Return; CaPS Department
TRACER 5045 System Manual Warranty and Customer Service 612805045L1-1A © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 7 Warranty and Customer Service ADTRAN will replace or repair this product within the warranty period if it does not meet its published specifications or fails while in service. Warranty information can be fou...
Page 9 - Table of Contents
61280 5045 L1-1A © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 9 Table of Contents Section 1 System Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 This section of ADTRAN’s TRACER 5045 System Manual is designed for use by network en-gineers, planners, and designers for overview ...
Page 11 - SYSTEM DESCRIPTION; Engineering Guidelines; ONTENTS
612805045L1-1A © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 11 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION This section of ADTRAN’s TRACER 5045 System Manual is designed for use by network engineers, planners, and designers for overview information about the TRACER 5045. It contains general information and describes physical and operational concept...
Page 12 - Section 1 System Description; SYSTEM OVERVIEW; Four port Layer 2 ethernet switch and MAC bridging; Ethernet
Section 1 System Description TRACER 5045 System Manual 12 © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 612805045L1-1A 1. SYSTEM OVERVIEW The ADTRAN TRACER 5045 wireless ethernet switch to transport 10/100BaseT/TX data at 45 Mbps in point-to-point applications for up to 25 miles on a line-of-sight path. As authorized under P...
Page 13 - MICROWAVE PATH ENGINEERING BASICS
612805045L1-1A © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 13 MICROWAVE PATH ENGINEERING BASICS Explains the basics of analyzing a wireless microwave link or path. The significant parameters are defined, and several recommendations are offered. C ONTENTS Line-of-Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 14 - Section 2 Microwave Path Engineering Basics
Section 2 Microwave Path Engineering Basics TRACER 5045 System Manual 14 © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 612805045L1-1A
Page 15 - Terminology; is a power level (in Watts), the decibel equivalent is defined as; CALCULATING THE FADE MARGIN; xdB
TRACER 5045 System Manual Section 2 Microwave Path Engineering Basics 612805045L1-1A © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 15 1. LINE-OF-SITE The TRACER 5045 system is designed for operation in the license-free 5.725 GHz to 5.850 GHz industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) band. Radio wave propagation in this band e...
Page 16 - RECEIVER POWER; where the variables in the equations are defined as
Section 2 Microwave Path Engineering Basics TRACER 5045 System Manual 16 © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 612805045L1-1A Higher levels of fade margin indicate stronger protection against signal fading and a more reliable link. For most applications, 20 to 30 dB of fade margin should ensure a reliable link. The f...
Page 17 - Figure 1. Example Microwave Path with Parameters; Antenna Gain; Table 1. Antenna Gain for Given Dish Diameters
TRACER 5045 System Manual Section 2 Microwave Path Engineering Basics 612805045L1-1A © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 17 Figure 1. Example Microwave Path with Parameters The following sections further discuss the power budget analysis and its components. Antenna Gain Actual transmit and receive antenna gain valu...
Page 18 - Carrier Wavelength; where; System Losses
Section 2 Microwave Path Engineering Basics TRACER 5045 System Manual 18 © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 612805045L1-1A Carrier Wavelength ( λ) The carrier wavelength is the physical wavelength of the main RF carrier being used for communication, and is usually approximated at the center frequency of the band (...
Page 19 - Table 2. Typical Coaxial Loss for Common Cable Types; Cable Type; LP
TRACER 5045 System Manual Section 2 Microwave Path Engineering Basics 612805045L1-1A © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 19 Table 2 gives typical loss figures for some of the more common coaxial cable types (per 100 feet). Path Loss ( L P ) Path loss is the estimated attenuation between the transmit and receive ant...
Page 20 - RECEIVER SENSITIVITY; Table 3. Path Loss for Given Path Lengths
Section 2 Microwave Path Engineering Basics TRACER 5045 System Manual 20 © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 612805045L1-1A Table 3 lists path loss values for various path lengths for the TRACER 5045 5.8 GHz system. Values not listed in the table can be interpolated from those listed. 5. RECEIVER SENSITIVITY Receiv...
Page 21 - TRACER RSSI Test Points; GND; Antenna Beam Patterns; Figure 2. Typical Antenna Beam Pattern; main lobe
TRACER 5045 System Manual Section 2 Microwave Path Engineering Basics 612805045L1-1A © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 21 TRACER RSSI Test Points The RSSI indicator for the TRACER 5045 system is provided through the VT100 terminal menus accessed through the RS-232 interface, and it is presented as a series of bar...
Page 22 - Table 4. Minimum Antenna Height for Given Path Lengths
Section 2 Microwave Path Engineering Basics TRACER 5045 System Manual 22 © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 612805045L1-1A The first Fresnel zone corresponds to the main lobe, 60% of which must be free of physical obstructions for the path calculations to be valid. Since the main lobe contains the vast majority of...
Page 23 - where the parameters are
TRACER 5045 System Manual Section 2 Microwave Path Engineering Basics 612805045L1-1A © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 23 7. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS Path Availability The path availability of a wireless link is a metric that expresses the fractional amount of time a link is available over some fixed amount of time, ...
Page 25 - ENGINEERING GUIDELINES
612805045L1-1A © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 25 ENGINEERING GUIDELINES Provides information to assist network designers with incorporating the TRACER 5045 system into their networks. C ONTENTS Equipment Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 26 - Section 3 Engineering Guidelines; EQUIPMENT DIMENSIONS; The front panel contains; RSSI Monitoring Interface; The voltage level present at the; Feature; Status LEDs
Section 3 Engineering Guidelines TRACER 5045 System Manual 26 © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 612805045L1-1A 1. EQUIPMENT DIMENSIONS The TRACER 5045 unit is 17.22” W, 9.34” D, and 1.72” H, weighs 7 lbs, and can be used in rack-mount configurations. 2. POWER REQUIREMENTS The TRACER 5045 system has a maximum powe...
Page 27 - REVIEWING THE TRACER 5045 REAR PANEL DESIGN
TRACER 5045 System Manual Section 3 Engineering Guidelines 612805045L1-1A © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 27 4. REVIEWING THE TRACER 5045 REAR PANEL DESIGN Figure 2 identifies the various features of the TRACER 5045 rear panel and Table 1 on page 26 provides a brief description of each interface. Figure 2. TRAC...
Page 29 - will access the system configuration to disable modem control.; resets the TRACER 5045 to the password entry screen.
TRACER 5045 System Manual Section 3 Engineering Guidelines 612805045L1-1A © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 29 RS-232 Connection (Modem Use) Modem controls, discussed in Section 5, User Interface Guide , enable or disable modem control through the RS-232 interface. When this option is enabled from a standard term...
Page 31 - Fuse; The
TRACER 5045 System Manual Section 3 Engineering Guidelines 612805045L1-1A © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 31 DC Power Connection (Plug-In Terminal Block) The TRACER 5045 can operate from a supply between 21 and 60 VDC, with either polarity referenced to ground, and consumes less than 23 Watts (W). Power supplie...
Page 33 - Hardware
TRACER 5045 System Manual Section 3 Engineering Guidelines 612805045L1-1A © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 33 Power Input Voltage 21 to 60 VDC, either polarity referenced to ground Power Consumption < 23 Watts Connector 2 pin terminal block (DC) Fuse 2 A, 250 V slow-blo fuse (2-inch) Table 9. At-A-Glance Spec...
Page 35 - NETWORK TURNUP PROCEDURE
612805045L1-1A © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 35 NETWORK TURNUP PROCEDURE C ONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Tools Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 36 - Section 4, Network Turnup Procedure; INTRODUCTION; Customer; Contents of ADTRAN Shipment
Section 4, Network Turnup Procedure TRACER 5045 System Manual 36 © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 612805045L1-1A 1. INTRODUCTION This section discusses the installation process of the TRACER 5045 system. 2. TOOLS REQUIRED The tools required for the installation of the TRACER 5045 are: • VT100 terminal or PC with...
Page 37 - CHANNEL SELECTION; MHz
TRACER 5045 System Manual Section 4, Network Turnup Procedure 612805045L1-1A © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 37 4. CHANNEL SELECTION The FCC has allocated 125 MHz of spectrum in the 5.8 GHz band where the TRACER 5045 operates. Figure 1 illustrates the bandwidth division. Figure 1. 5.8 GHz Bandwidth Division To ...
Page 38 - SUPPLYING POWER TO THE UNIT; Power to the TRACER 5045 DC system must be from a reliably grounded
Section 4, Network Turnup Procedure TRACER 5045 System Manual 38 © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 612805045L1-1A The supplementary equipment grounding conductor shall not be smaller in size than the ungrounded branch-circuit supply conductors. The supplementary equipment grounding conductor shall be connected to...
Page 39 - USER INTERFACE GUIDE
612805045L1-1A © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 39 USER INTERFACE GUIDE Provides detailed descriptions of all menu options and configuration parameters available for the TRACER 5045. This section of ADTRAN’s TRACER 5045 System Manual is designed for use by network administrators and others who will configure and...
Page 40 - Section 5 User Interface Guide; NAVIGATING THE TERMINAL MENU; for proper operation. Once a; Terminal Menu Window; Figure 1. Main Menu Screen; After connecting a VT100 terminal to the TRACER 5045, press <
Section 5 User Interface Guide TRACER 5045 System Manual 40 © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 612805045L1-1A 1. NAVIGATING THE TERMINAL MENU The TRACER 5045 menu system can be accessed with a VT100 compatible terminal that is connected to the RS-232 port located on the back of the unit and set to 9600 bits per se...
Page 41 - Navigating using the Keyboard Keys; Moving Through the Menus; TERMINAL MENU AND SYSTEM CONTROL
TRACER 5045 System Manual Section 5 User Interface Guide 612805045L1-1A © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 41 Navigating using the Keyboard Keys You can use various keystrokes to move through the terminal menu, to manage a terminal menu session, and to configure the system. Moving Through the Menus Session Managem...
Page 42 - MENU DESCRIPTIONS; YSTEM
Section 5 User Interface Guide TRACER 5045 System Manual 42 © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 612805045L1-1A 3. MENU DESCRIPTIONS The remainder of this section describes the TRACER 5045 menus and submenus. >TRACER S YSTEM S TATUS Figure 2 shows the TRACER 5045 System Status menu page. The status of major syste...
Page 43 - Navigating the
TRACER 5045 System Manual Section 5 User Interface Guide 612805045L1-1A © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 43 C. RF Status A graphical indicator of the TRACER RF links is located beneath the Technical Support contact number. The status of the received radio link is indicated as RF U P or RF D OWN for each directio...
Page 44 - AIN; Enter; > from any menu in the TRACER 5045 VT100 menu structure to access the
Section 5 User Interface Guide TRACER 5045 System Manual 44 © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 612805045L1-1A >M AIN M ENU The TRACER 5045 Main Menu page provides access to all other configuration/status pages. Figure 3 shows the TRACER 5045 Main Menu page. Figure 3. TRACER 5045 Main Menu From the keyboard, use...
Page 45 - displays in place of the symbols (
TRACER 5045 System Manual Section 5 User Interface Guide 612805045L1-1A © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 45 >TRACER S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION Figure 4 shows the TRACER 5045 System Configuration menu page. System configuration parameters for both the local and remote TRACER 5045 units are available through this m...
Page 46 - > three times from the terminal interface to disable; when
Section 5 User Interface Guide TRACER 5045 System Manual 46 © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 612805045L1-1A >TRACER S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION > S ITE N AME Provides a user-defined alphanumeric description (up to 25 characters) for the TRACER 5045 system. >TRACER S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION > M ODEM C ONTROL ...
Page 47 - INK; The minimum received signal level (; MIN RSL; ) is represented as a numerical value from 0 to 255 with 0; Hours
TRACER 5045 System Manual Section 5 User Interface Guide 612805045L1-1A © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 47 >TRACER L INK P ERFORMANCE H ISTORY Figure 5 shows the TRACER 5045 Link Performance History menu page, which displays detailed error statistics and received signal level for the RF link (from both the l...
Page 51 - TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
612805045L1-1A © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 51 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Provides helpful information for troubleshooting common configuration problems for the TRACER 5045. C ONTENTS Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 52 - Section 6 Troubleshooting Guide; OVERVIEW; Verify that the power source is delivering between 21 and 60 VDC.; TST LED; Check the RF coaxial cable connection.
Section 6 Troubleshooting Guide TRACER 5045 System Manual 52 © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 612805045L1-1A 1. OVERVIEW This troubleshooting guide provides recommended actions for various conditions of the TRACER 5045 system. The status LEDs (located on the front panel of the unit) provide information to help d...
Page 53 - RF LOW LED; RF LOW; LED is; Verify the RF signal path by verifying the antenna alignment.; LAN LEDs; If the; LED is; OFF; functioning properly.; RF ERRORS; “fuel
TRACER 5045 System Manual Section 6 Troubleshooting Guide 612805045L1-1A © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 53 RF LOW LED If the RF LOW LED is ON (solid red), it is an indicator that the received signal is within 10 dB (approximately) of the minimum operable signal. This condition is typically indicative of a path...
Page 54 - INSTALLING/TROUBLESHOOTING THE TRACER HARDWARE; PLAN A; and can be used online or
Section 6 Troubleshooting Guide TRACER 5045 System Manual 54 © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 612805045L1-1A 5. INSTALLING/TROUBLESHOOTING THE TRACER HARDWARE 1. Perform a detailed path profile and link budget for each TRACER 5045 microwave link. A thorough path study can be used to estimate signal power budgets...
Page 55 - is; ), please verify that the weak signal is not being; Installing/Configuring Ethernet Hardware
TRACER 5045 System Manual Section 6 Troubleshooting Guide 612805045L1-1A © 2003 ADTRAN, Inc. 55 9. Examine the RF LOW LED on the front panel of each TRACER 5045. If this LED is illuminated, then the TRACER 5045 is receiving a relatively weak signal; however, if the RF DOWN LED is not illuminated, th...
