BreezeNET B300

Product Release 1.2 Release Note

May 2009

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Product Description
The BreezeNET B300 device comprises an Outdoor Unit and an Indoor Unit to be used with an external antenna providing two N-type ports or integrated antenna to build a high-capacity MIMO point-to-point link over long distances. Implemented in a robust all-weather metal enclosure, BreezeNET B300 equipment can be used to create a point-to-point wireless links with capacity up to 250 Mbps at distances reaching 60 km and more (depending on country regulation).

Main Content and Features:

Radio Interface Features: o Superpacketing (voice/RTP aware) o Channel Time Adjustment o DFS (where applicable) o "Long" mode for long distances o Automatic bit-rate control o Spectral efficiency up to 5.3 bit/Hz

Networking Features: o RIPv2 / OSPFv2 /static routing o Tunneling (Ethernet over IP capable) o IP-Firewall o NAT (multi-pool, H.323-aware) o DHCP client/server/relay o Quality-of-Service:16 priority queues o IEEE 802.1p support o IP TOS / DiffServ support o Full voice support o Traffic limiting (absolute, relative, mixed)

Security Features: o Over-the-air encryption o Storm / flood protection o Password protection

Management Features: o SNMPv1 / SNMPv3 support (MIB II, private MIB) o Configurable SNMP Traps o Telnet o Web-interface Configuration

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General Parameters
Radio Type Radio Mode Channel Bandwidth Modulation Techniques OFDM TDD (2x2 MIMO) 5 MHz / 10 MHz / 20 MHz / 40 MHz OFDM modulation, BPSK, QPSK, QAM16, QAM64 4.9GHz-5.9GHz one single HW Operating Frequencies: - 4.950 4.990 GHz Frequency - 5.150 5.250 GHz - 5.250 5.350 GHz - 5.470 5.725 GHz - 5.725 5.845 GHz - 5.865 5.920 GHz Output Power (at antenna port) Maximal Net Throughput 6dBm - 18dBm 250Mbps

Known Issues
Note Description Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Set distance from the CLI is not reflected in the WEB interface. 20 MHz bandwidth is not displayed in the CLI at command rf rf5.0 In sys log: invalid bit rate 300000, set bit rate to 130000 appears although the bit rate is correctly set and supported. Air upgrade does not work via CLI configuration only. In setups with one unit set to be DHCP server and the other set to be DHCP relay, the DHCP client is unable to receive IP from DHCP server through the DHCP relay. Wrong values for TX power can be entered without any warning (e. g. 0, -0.5, 0.7). Reported TX power in WEB interface or CLI may differ from the set power. When the power is set to the maximum level (63mW/18dBm), ATPC disabled the unit reports 15 dBm instead of 18 dBm. At the default settings, the channel BW is 20 MHz; when changing it to 40 MHz, the maximum bit rate is not change accordingly to the maximum value for the new BW.
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BreezeNET B300 Ver.1.2 GA Release Notes

Note Description Number 10 11 12 13 The measured distance may differ from the real distance of the outdoor site. After a factory reset is performed using the ERP console, the rf5.0 interface no longer appears in the web interface and also in the CLI. The unit needs to be restarted. The unit accepts the command for activating the third antenna (-align 1,2). Duplicate queue rules can be entered without any warning (e.g. The second rule has the same parameters as the first one).

Miscellaneous

In the upper channels (tests performed at the highest frequency on each bandwidth in 5.8 GHz) there are large power variations during transmitting due to a known hardware issue caused by AGC self-oscillations due to declining VSWR in uppermost channels (beyond the allowed in EN 302 502). In 5 MHz bandwidth, the interferer dramatically damages the BreezeNET B300 link quality when it transmits in the frequency shifted in both sides with 4 times the bandwidth length. When the link quality is bad enough for the unit to transmit with the current bitrate, and if this bitrate is manually set or it iss the minimum bitrate for the working bandwidth, then the throughput varies from the current value to 0 in a continuous looping. H05 hardware does not have the Real Time Clock (RTC) chip with integrated battery. Therefore, the modified date will not be kept after unit restart. SNTP protocol can be used to synchronize the date and time with an external NTP server only (sntp server=IP_ADDR start). Displayed noise floor cannot be considered as an accurately measured value. In auto bit rate mode, the unit can work with a bit rate lower than the minimum set bit rate. Managing one unit through the serial console and accessing the other unit through the link via telnet from the console menu of the first unit, and changing an RF parameter to the second unit which causes link loss, returning to the console menu can take up to one minute.

Documentation
BreezeNET B300 version 1.2 includes the following documents:

BreezeNET B300 Country Codes BreezeNET B300 Technical User Manual BreezeNET B300 Installation Quick sheet BreezeNET B300 Quick Installation Guide
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BreezeNET B300 Quick Start Guide BreezeNET B300 Operating System User Manual Link Budget Calculator User Manual

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