3G High-speed WAN Interface Cards for ISRs

Chandrodaya Prasad
Technical Marketing Engineer

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Session Objectives
At the end of the session, you will:
Become familiar with the Cisco 3G High Speed WAN Interface Card (HWIC) Become familiar with 3G Applications and Deployment Scenarios Learn new IOS commands to activate, configure and manage the 3G HWIC Learn some of the deployment challenges and best practices for 3G Wireless WAN

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Product Overview

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Cisco Integrated Services Router Portfolio

WAN Aggregation 7600 Series 7200 Series Performance and Services Density Feature Breadth and Scale at Highest Performance 3800 Series High Density and Performance for Concurrent Services

3G HWIC Supported on all modular ISR platforms

INTEGRATED SERVICES ROUTERS

1841 Only

2800 Series

Embedded, Advanced Voice, Video, Data and Security Services

1800 Series

800 Series

Embedded Wireless LAN, Security and Data Head Office Branch Office Small Branch SMB Small Office and Teleworker
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3G HWIC SKUs
HWIC-3G-CDMA
Based on worldwide CDMA standards (CDMA2000) Supports 1xRTT, EVDO Rev0 and EVDO RevA Embedded modem Sierra Wireless MC5725 card 800/1900 MHz bands

HWIC-3G-GSM
Based on GSM/UMTS technology Supports GPRS, EDGE, UMTS and HSDPA Embedded modem Sierra Wireless MC8775 card 850/900/1800/ 1900 MHz GPRS & 850/1900/2100 MHz UMTS bands Single Antenna HWIC-3G-GSM

HWIC-3G-CDMA

Diversity Antennas

Carrier profile provisioned Carrier profile in SIM on the modem card

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Feature Highlights
HWIC-3G-GSM
3G Wireless Supports GPRS/EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA

HWIC-3G-CDMA
Supports 1xRTT, EVDO Rel0, EVDO RevA PCS and Cellular bands Support for both Mobile IP and Simple IP OTASP/IOTA based modem provisioning

Automatic best network/service selection Quad band GPRS + All UMTS bands 16 Configurable Data Profiles SIM card slot for carrier provisioning

IOS Interface Management Security/VPN

Dial on Demand (DDR) Interface (Interface Cellular), Seamless Dial backup for primary link failure Familiar IOS CLI for modem activation/provisioning, HTTP web interface option, SNMP MIB for remote modem management (coming soon) IPsec with hardware acceleration, SSH, Firewall, IPS, Tunnel less VPN , NAT/PAT, GRE Tunneling, NBAR

Interfaces Wireless LAN

External Antennas
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Wide array of LAN/WAN options on ISR like FE/GE/T1/E1/Serial/DSL Integrated Access Point (HWIC-AP) and WLAN Controller
Industrial Grade TNC Antenna Connector with 15/20/50 Feet remote antenna options
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3G HWIC Performance
Technology/ Service
EDGE UMTS

Uplink
80 Kbps 250 Kbps

Downlink
140 Kbps 400 Kbps

Latency (1-way)
250-300 ms 150-200 ms

HSDPA
1xRTT EVDO Rel0 EVDO RevA

300 Kbps
80 Kbps 140 Kbps

700 Kbps
150 Kbps 500Kbps

100-125 ms
250 ms 125 ms

500 Kbps

800 Kbps

75-100 ms

Note: The above speeds are average speeds observed over multiple carrier networks at different times of the day. Actual speeds vary based on number of active users, distance from BTS and Signal Strength/Interference.
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Faceplate LEDs

4 LEDs

4 LEDs

LED
RSSI

Function
Denotes Received Signal Strength

States
off = low RSS blinking green = good solid green = excellent solid yellow = no service

WWAN 1xRTT/EVDO (CDMA) UMTS/ HSDPA (GSM)

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Off

Blinking green/Solid green

Denotes Active Service Denote Active Service On/Off

On/Off

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Antenna Options
Antenna Connectors
HWIC-3G-CDMA: Main + Diversity HWIC-3G-GSM: Only Main Antenna

Diversity Antenna only for CDMA card

Main Antenna

Antenna Accessories:
Multi-Band Dipole Antenna Remote cradle with 15ft Cable Multi-Band Omni Ceiling Mount Antenna

Antenna Cables:
LMR400 20 feet LMR400 50 feet

Dipole Antenna

Dipole on Cradle

Ceiling Mount

Antenna LMR Cable

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Technology Overview and Deployment Scenarios

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Cellular Network Overview (Simplified)

Voice

MSC

PSTN

Data
Branch Office with 3G WWAN HWIC BTS/BSC GGSN/ PDSN

Internet

Leased Line

HQ

Carrier Network

PDSN (Packet Data Service Node): CDMA Network GGSN (GPRS Gateway Service Node): GSM/UMTS Network

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Deployment Scenarios:
Custom APN/Managed Data Service

Internet
Enterprise Remote LAN

Frame Relay/ MPLS VPN BTS BSC/RNC Mobile Packet Core Enterprise Data Center

Enterpris e VPN

Enterpris e VPN

Traffic Segregation and Private IP Preservation

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Deployment Scenarios:
Internet Service and IPsec VPN
Direct Internet Access
NATed LAN

Internet
ISR with 3G WWAN HWIC BTS BSC/RNC Mobile Packet Core

Enterpris e VPN

Enterprise Data Center

Enterpris e VPN

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Architecture overview
Air Interface
interface cellular 1/0/0 ip address negotiated dialer in-band encapsulation ppp Cellular Profile APN, Username, Passwd, MDN, NID, etc

data

PPP Session

Modem
Modem Firmware Upgrade Flash Memory

CnS Command

Cellular Interface

Router
Configuration CLI LAN Interfaces
data

User/Administrator
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3G WWAN HWIC Configuration and Monitoring

Modem Profile configuration and activation
CONFIGURATION

Cellular Interface configuration

IOS Dialer/Backup Configuration Modem HW/SW Status

MONITORING

Modem Signal/Network/Service Status Data connection Status

Modem profile configuration and account activation Cellular interface configuration Only for troubleshooting, Data connection setup and teardown not supported officially Reverse Telnet for modem AT command prompt Cellular modem firmware upgrade Show cellular commands Debug and test
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HWIC Insertion and Recognition

show version:
1 Virtual Private Network (VPN) Module 1 Cellular interface DRAM configuration is 64 bits wide with parity enabled. 479K bytes of NVRAM.

show diag:

WIC Slot 0: 3G WWAN HWIC-HSDPA/UMTS/EDGE/GPRS-850/900/1800/2100MHz Hardware Revision : 1.0 ... Product (FRU) Number : HWIC-3G-GSM Version Identifier : V01

show run:

! interface Cellular0/0/0 no ip address shutdown !

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CDMA Modem Activation Process

The modem ESN (Electronic Serial Number) identifies the account Modem manufacturer provisions the modem for a carrier. Provisioning involves:
Re-flashing firmware for a specific carrier Loading of PRI/PRL information into a modem Generation of a flat file which provides key information for carriers to enable data connectivity
Cisco Manufacturing Modem Manufacturer Carrier Specific provisioning on modem

Incorporate in the correct HWIC SKU

Cisco manufacturing integrates the modem on the HWIC

The account is created and provisioned on the carrier network by Wireless Services Center (WSC)

Wireless Services Center

Account/Service provisioning

VARs/End Customer

Modem Activation over the Air

End user or the VAR activates the modem/account over the air using IOS CLI
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CDMA Modem Activation CLI (Automatic)

CDMA Modem activation command:
cellular cdma activate otasp <phone number>

Example activation phone number:

Verizon *22899

Note: Not all Carriers support OTASP. Please verify with your carrier.

Router# cell 0/3/0 cdma activate Beginning OTASP activation OTASP number is *22899 cdma-branch1-VZW# Jul 25 18:48:58.091: OTASP State Jul 25 18:49:15.483: OTASP State Jul 25 18:49:16.335: OTASP State Jul 25 18:49:16.335: OTASP State Jul 25 18:49:20.279: OTASP State

otasp *22899

= = = = =

SPL unlock, Result = Success PRL downloaded, Result = Success Profile downloaded, Result = Success MDN downloaded, Result = Success Parameters committed to NVRAM, Result = Success

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CDMA Modem Activation CLI (Manual)

CDMA Modem activation command:
cellular cdma activate manual <mdn> <min> <sid> <nid> <msl>

Activation Parameters:
mdn min sid nid msl 10-digit mobile directory number 10-digit mobile identity number System ID Network ID Master Subsidy Lock (Activation Code)

Note: Modem NAM parameters are provided by Wireless Services Center

Router# cellular 0/0/0 cdma activate manual 4082099845 4082099845 41838 87 65535 NAM 0 will be configured and will become Active Modem will be activated with following Parameters MDN :4082099845; MSID :4082099845 ; SID :4183; NID 87: Checking Current Activation Status Modem activation status: Activated Modem Parameters are being changed Begin Activation Account provisioning - Step 1 of 5 Account provisioning - Step 2 of 5 Account Provisioning - Step 3 of 5 Account Provisioning - Step 4 of 5 Account Provisioning - Step 5 of 5 Secure Commit Result: Succeed Done Configuring - Resetting the Modem
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GSM/UMTS Account Provisioning

Install SIM on the back of HWIC-3G-GSM

Set up a data call

Carrier

PDP Context

username password APN

Create modem profile with the username, password and APN

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GSM/UMTS Modem Profile Configuration CLI

GSM Profile configuration command:
cellular x/x/x gsm profile create <number> <apn> [chap|pap] username passwd cellular x/x/x gsm profile delete <number>

Profile Parameters
username: BSS authentication credential password: BSS authentication credential authentication: PAP/CHAP apn: Access Point Name

16 GSM Profiles can be configured at one time

Profile Selection
Using ATDT*98*<profile-number>#in the dialer chat script

Note: When no profile is selected profile 1 is used

Router# cellular 0/0/0 gsm profile create 1 ISP.CINGULAR chap

ISP@CINGULARGPRS.COM CINGULAR1
Profile 1 = INACTIVE* -------PDP Type = IPv4, Header Compression = OFF Data Compression = OFF Access Point Name (APN) = ISP.CINGULAR Authentication = PAP Username: ISP@CINGULARGPRS.COM, Password: CINGULAR1
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GSM/UMTS Network Selection Command

PLMN Selection commands:
Default PLMN Selection Mode cellular x/x/x gsm plmn search cellular x/x/x gsm plmn select auto cellular x/x/x gsm plmn select manual <mcc> <mnc>

Manual PLMN Selection Parameters

mcc: Mobile Country Code mnc: Mobile Network Code Note: The PLMN Search command may take anywhere between 30 secs to 5 minutes To see the available PLMNs, run the show cellular x/x/x network command
Router# cellular 0/0/0 gsm profile create 1 ISP.CINGULAR chap

ISP@CINGULARGPRS.COM CINGULAR1
Profile 1 = INACTIVE* -------PDP Type = IPv4, Header Compression = OFF Data Compression = OFF Access Point Name (APN) = ISP.CINGULAR Authentication = PAP Username: ISP@CINGULARGPRS.COM, Password: CINGULAR1

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GSM Band Selection

GSM Band Selection commands:
cellular x/x/x gsm band ? Note: The GSM auto-band command may take anywhere between 30 secs to 5 minutes Lock bands based on the region and service availability. show cellular x/x/x radio command will show band selected Default GSM Band Selection Mode
Router#cellular 0/0/0 gsm band ? auto-band Auto Band gsm-all-bands GSM all bands gsm-egsm-dcs GSM EGSM/DCS Band gsm-pcs-850 GSM 850/PCS Band wcdma-1-imt-2000 WCDMA I IMT 2000 (EU) Band wcdma-all-bands WCDMA All Bands wcdma-au-gsm-eu WCDMA Australia/GSM EU Band wcdma-aus WCDMA Australia Band wcdma-gsm-eu WCDMA/GSM EU Band wcdma-gsm-na WCDMA/GSM NA Band wcdma-jap WCDMA Japan Band wcdma-na WCDMA NA Band

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Data call setup

Chat Script has modem AT commands Interesting Traffic IOS Dialer Modem AT Command Modem Data Call Setup
Carrier Network Packet Gateway

PPP Session Established

(CDMA)

IP Address Obtained using IPCP

(GSM/UMTS)

IP Connectivity

Router IOS
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New Cellular Interface configuration

The new Cellular interface is an Async Serial interface and requires following configuration
PPP Configuration
encapsulation ppp
ppp chap hostname <username> ppp chap password <passwd> ppp ipcp dns request
interface Cellular0/0/0 ip address negotiated ip nat outside encapsulation ppp dialer in-band dialer string gsm dialer-group 1 async mode interactive ppp chap hostname dummy ppp chap password 0 dummy ppp ipcp dns request !

Sample Configuration:

Dialer Configuration
async mode interactive dialer in-band

IP Address configuration
ip address negotiated

Note: The ppp chap authentication credentials under the cellular interface needs to be obtained from the carrier.
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DDR Configuration refresher

Cellular is an Async dialer interface similar to an analog modem

Interface Cellular

Implementation: Routing Encapsulation: PPP Media Type: Async

DDR Configuration Steps: 1. Enable DDR on the interface 2. Define chat-script for the dialer interface 3. Define Interesting traffic 4. Create dialer list for interesting traffic 5. Map dialer list to the dialer interface

interface Cellular0/0/0 dialer in-band chat-script gsm "" "ATDT*99#" interface Cellular0/0/0 dialer string cingular ip access-list 1 permit any 66.0.0.0 dialer-list 1 protocol ip list 1 interface Cellular0/0/0 dialer-group 1

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Dialer/Chat Scripts for Cellular modem

GSM/UMTS
ATDT*98*<profile-number>#
where profile-number could be 1-16 and represents the modem profile to be used for the call. Example chat script:

chat script gsm ATDT*98*2 TIMEOUT 30 CONNECT

CDMA/EVDO

ATDT#777
Example chat script: chat script cdma ATDT#777 TIMEOUT 30 CONNECT

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Dial Backup options

Using Backup interface command:
- When primary interface goes down backup interface is activated - While the primary line is up, the backup interface is placed in standby mode. - Independent of routing protocol convergence
interface Serial 1/0:1 backup interface cellular 0/0/0 backup delay 30 !

Administrative Distance

Using floating static route:

- Higher administrative distance used for the route over backup interface - Independent of line protocol status of primary interface, dependent on routing protocol convergence
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 cellular 0/0/0 200

Using Dialer Watch:

- DDR with no need to define interesting traffic - Integrates dial backup with routing capabilities
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interface cellular 0/0/0 dialer watch-group 1 ! dialer watch-list 1 ip 3.1.1.0 255.255.255.0 dialer watch-list 1 ip 4.1.1.0 255.255.255.0 !

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New show cellular commands

c3825#show cellular 0/0/0 ? all Display all the information connection Current active connection and statistics hardware Cellular modem hardware information network Cellular network information profile Profile information in the modem radio Cellular modem radio information security Modem security status

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CLI: show cellular connection

- Displays the current active connection state and statistics. - Has different format for GSM and CDMA
c3825#show cellular 0/0/0 connection Data Transmitted = 1234800 bytes, Received = 1234200 bytes Profile 1, Packet Session Status = ACTIVE IP address = 166.138.186.120 Profile 2, Packet Session Status = INACTIVE Inactivity Reason = Normal inactivate state Profile 3, ....

GSM

CDMA

# show cellular 1/0/1 connection Phone number of outgoing call = 57575765786 Transmitted bytes = 21212, Received bytes = 768787 Current Call Status = CONNECTED Current Call Duration = 100 secs Current Call State = Packet 1xRtt call Answer mode for incoming calls = Data (all calls) Caller ID of incoming calls = Extended Caller ID of incoming calls = Last Call Disconnect Reason

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CLI: show cellular hardware

- Displays the Modem firmware version and hardware details - For GSM/UMTS, SIM card information is displayed - For CDMA ESN and PRL information is displayed
Router#show cellular 0/0/0 hardware Modem Firmware Version = U1_2_22MCAP G:/WORK Modem Firmware built = 04/17/06 Hardware Version = E2 International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) = 310410064603444 International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) = 001027000092199 Factory Serial Number (FSN) = S2128751012E2OK Modem Status = Online Current Modem Temperature = 28 deg C, State = Normal

GSM

CDMA

Router#show cellular 0/0/0 hardware Modem Firmware Version = p2005900 Modem Firmware built = 03-02-07 Hardware Version = 1.0 Electronic Serial Number (ESN) = 0x6032691E Preferred Roaming List (PRL) Version = 60607 Current Modem Temperature = 31 degrees Celsius cdma-branch1-VZW#

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CLI: show cellular profile

- Displays all the modem profiles and related details - 16 Profiles supported for GSM, 2 for CDMA
c3825#show cellular 0/0/0 profile Profile 1 = INACTIVE -------PDP Type = IPv4, Header Compression = OFF Data Compression = OFF Access Point Name (APN) = wwan.ccs Authentication = CHAP Username: stoumoebia@wwan.ccs, Password: goevLaDIa4 Profile 2 = INACTIVE -------PDP Type = IPv4, Header Compression = OFF Data Compression = OFF Access Point Name (APN) = wwan.ccs ...

GSM

CDMA

# show cellular 0/1/1 profile Electronic Serial Number (ESN) = 12637162381 Modem activated = YES Profile Prov Date MDN MIN ======= ========== =============== =========== *1 2005/04/10 123456789012345 1234567890 2 2005/01/10 687679789898977 7877886775
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CLI: show cellular radio

- Displays modem radio statistics like signal strength and channels/band connected to - GSM and CDMA have different data displayed

GSM

c3825#show cellular 0/0/0 radio Current Band = WCDMA 1900, Channel Number = 9721 Current RSSI = -89 dBm, BER = BER<0.2

CDMA

# show cellular 0/0/0 radio Current RSSI = -81 dBm, ECIO = -5 dBm Current Channel Number = 1175 Current Band Class = Band Class 1 Sector ID (Hex) = 0080:0580:0000:0000:000A:CCC5:4501:6001 Subnet Mask = 104, Color Code = 237, PN Offset = 132 Rx gain control(Main) = 0 dBm, Diversity = Unavailable Tx total power = 6 dBm, Tx gain adjust = 1536 dBm Carrier to interference (C/I) ratio = 0

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CLI: show cellular security

- Displays modem lock state for CDMA - SIM card information for GSM

GSM

c3825#show cellular 0/0/0 security Card Holder Verification (CHV1) = Disabled SIM Status = OK SIM User Operation Required = None Number of Retries remaining = 3

CDMA

# show cellular 0/0/0 security Modem PIN Security LOCKED Power-up lock ENABLED

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CLI: show cellular network (CDMA)

- Displays carrier network information, very useful in debugging - Provides system and network ids for profile activation

Type of service 1xRTT or EVDO

CDMA

# show cellular 0/0/0 network Current Service Indication = DIGITAL Current Roaming Status = HOME Current Base Station Protocol = CDMA 1X REV 0 Current System Identifier (SID) = 3000 Current Network Identifier (NID) = 4000 Serving Base Station location = longitude = 30 deg 45 min 30 sec, latitude = 45 deg 35 min 50 sec Current System Time: Mon Aug 8 10:48:45 2005

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Check for Signal/Service Availability

Check RSSI :
show cellular x/x/x radio <history> For a reliable connection RSSI should be > -90dBm. RSSI value of -125dBm means no signal. The history option can be used to monitor network status over a period of time. An

Viewing the network and service status:

show cellular 0/0/0 network If RSSI for WCDMA is less than -100dBm, modem automatically falls back to EDGE.

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New debug cellular commands

c3825#deb cellular 0/0/0 messages ? all All debugging async Cellular async debugging data Data debugging dm DM debugging management Mgmt debugging virt-con Virtual console

c3825#deb cellular 0/0/0 virt-con ? clear Clear all virtual console debug log messages disable Disable virtual console real time debug monitoring dump-data-structs Dump virtual console data structures log Display virtual console messages from the debug log monitor Enable monitoring of real time virtual console debug messages wrapper-off Disable wrap around for virtual console log messages wrapper-on Enable wrap around for virtual console log messages

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Test cellular Commands

c2801#test cellular 0/1/0 ? cnm-process-enqueue modem-power-cycle modem-reset Enqueue to CNM process Modem Power Cycle Modem Reset

Use the hidden command service internal in router configuration mode to enable the test commands

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Relevant show commands for debugging

show cellular 0/0/0 [all | connection | hardware | network | radio | security]
all connection hardware network profile radio security Display all the information Current active connection and statistics Cellular modem hardware information Cellular network information Profile information in the modem Cellular modem radio information Modem lock status

show ip route (Routing table on the router) show ip interface brief (List IP interfaces on the router) debug dialer (Dialer Debugs for call setup) debug ppp negotiation (PPP Debugs for call setup)
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Modem firmware upgrade using IOS

Sierra Wireless modem firmware is not bundled with IOS. Modem firmware upgrade may be required for bug fixes and enhancements

New Firmware version released by Sierra Wireless

Firmware uploaded to cisco.com after Certification

Download and copy firmware into router flash memory

Use IOS command to upgrade to new firmware version

Carrier-Firmware compatibility table on cisco.com: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/networking_soluti ons_products_generic_content0900aecd80601f7e.html

IOS Commands to upgrade firmware:

microcode reload cellular <pa-bay> <slot> cdma modem-provision
where pa-bay is 0 for HWIC, slot is the slot number where the 3G HWIC is plugged in (0-3). Note: The firmware is packaged as a TAR archive. After copying to router flash, use the following command to untar:

archive tar /xtract flash:<firmware> flash:

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Scenario1: Internet connectivity with NAT

Configuration Elements
3G as primary Internet APN Dynamic IP Address Integrated WiFi Access Point Router acts as DHCP Server NAT
ISR with 3G HWIC + HWIC-AP 192.168.0.1 Internet 802.11
192.168.0.0/16

PC with Wifi Access

Carrier Network

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Scenario-1: Configuration Snippet

dot11 ssid test authentication open ! ip dhcp pool wlan-client network 10.4.0.0 255.255.0.0 default-router 10.1.0.1 dns-server 66.102.163.231 66.102.163.232 ! chat-script gsm "" "ATDT*99#" TIMEOUT 60 "CONNECT" ! interface Dot11Radio0/2/0 no ip address ! ssid test ! bridge-group 104 ! interface Cellular0/0/0 ip address negotiated ip nat outside encapsulation ppp dialer in-band dialer string gsm dialer-group 1 async mode interactive ppp chap hostname cisco@wwan.ccs ppp chap password 0 cisco ppp ipcp dns request !
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DHCP Pool for LAN Clients

Chat scripts for GSM data calls

Router 802.11g interface

Dynamically Allocated IP

Authentication Credentials

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Scenario-1: Configuration Snippet (contd.)

interface bv1 ip address 10.4.0.1 255.255.0.0 ip nat inside ! ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 Cellular0/0/0 ! ip nat inside source list 10 interface Cellular0/0/0 overload ! access-list 1 permit any dialer-list 1 protocol ip list 1 ! line 0/0/0 exec-timeout 0 0 script dialer gsm login modem InOut no exec ! Bridge group for 802.11 interface

Dynamic NAT configuration

Dialer list for interesting traffic

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Scenario-2: WAN Failover from DSL to 3G

Configuration Elements
DSL as primary 3G as backup Static IP Address IPsec VPN
FTP Session Intranet FTP Server

ISR with DSL and 3G HWIC PC with Wifi Access Carrier Network

Internet

IPsec VPN Primary Failure

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Scenario-2: Configuration Snippet

track 234 rtr 1 reachability ! interface ATM0/0/0.1 point-to-point backup interface Cellular0/3/0 crypto map tunnel ip virtual-reassembly no snmp trap link-status pvc 0/35 pppoe-client dial-pool-number 2 ! ! interface Cellular0/0/0 ip address negotiated crypto map tunnel encapsulation ppp dialer in-band dialer string gsm dialer-group 1 async mode interactive ppp chap hostname cisco@wwan.ccs ppp chap password 0 cisco ppp ipcp dns request ! ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 Dialer2 track 234 !

3G configured as Backup under DSL primary

Router Switch port

Dynamically Allocated IP

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Scenario-2: Configuration Snippet (contd.)

interface Dialer2 ip address negotiated ip mtu 1492 ip nat outside encapsulation ppp load-interval 30 dialer pool 2 dialer idle-timeout 0 dialer persistent dialer-group 2 ppp authentication chap callin ppp chap hostname ciscoenzo1@sbcglobal.net ppp chap password 0 Enzo221 ppp pap sent-username ciscoenzo1@sbcglobal.net password 0 Enzo221 ppp ipcp dns request crypto map tunnel ! ip sla 1 icmp-echo 209.131.36.158 source-interface Dialer2 timeout 1000 frequency 2 ip sla schedule 1 life forever start-time now ! access-list 102 permit icmp any host 209.131.36.158 ! route-map track-primary-if permit 10 match ip address 102 set interface Dialer2 !
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Wrap up

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Router Software and modem Firmware

3G HWIC is supported on ipbase feature-set and above

Router IOS
12.4(11)XV [Engineering Special, FCS Release] 12.4(15)T1 [T-train, GA release] 12.5 Mainline [Available Oct 07]

Modem Firmware
Carrier Specific firmware versions. E.g.
AT&T (US) Telstra (Aus) Verizon (US) Telefonica (Spa) v1.1.8.3 v1.1.8.3 v60.0.1 v1.1.8.11

To check the latest firmware versions for different carriers, check the following table:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/networking_solutions_products_generic_content0900 aecd80601f7e.html

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3G HWIC Resources
Product Page on cisco.com:
http://www.cisco.com/go/3g

CEC Product Page:

http://wwwin.cisco.com/artg/solutions/wireless/3G_HWIC/

3G Wiki Site:
http://zed.cisco.com/confluence/display/3GWWAN/3G+Wireless+WAN

3G HWIC Activation Process:

http://www.activationdesk.com/cisco.html

3G HWIC Software Configuration Guide:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6441/products_feature_guide09186a00807ec85b.html - For CDMA http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6441/products_feature_guide09186a0080802d77.html - For GSM

3G HWIC Hardware Installation Guide:

http://cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/modules/ps2641/products_module_installation_guide_book09186a0080692b21.html

For technical questions, email cs-3g@cisco.com For product marketing questions, email 3g-interest@external.cisco.com For activation questions, email cisco@activationdesk.com Pranab Bhowmick - Product Manager Chandrodaya Prasad - Technical Marketing Engineer Mahbubul Alam - Business Development Manager
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