Hardware Overview

Table 2

Feature Information for WiMAX module (continued)

 

 

 

Feature

 

Description

 

 

WiMAX IP and Ethernet

Allows a WiMAX network to provide Ethernet service directly to

Convergence Sublayer

customers.

 

 

Frequency resolution

0.25 MHz

 

 

Antenna connectors

1 pair of antenna connectors; 50 ohms; QMA female (jack)

 

 

 

Antenna diversity support

1x2

STC/MIMO-SM [Matrix A], or 2x2 STC/MIMO-SM [Matrix B]

 

 

Linear output transmit power

One of the following:

(average power):

23 dBm, maximum, one spatial stream at room temperature

 

 

 

 

23 dBm, maximum, each, two spatial streams

 

 

Transmit power control range

10 dB minimum

 

 

Modulation/coding

Support all configuration defined in WiMAX system profile 1.0

 

 

 

for DL up to QAM 64 5 /6

 

 

Support all configuration defined in WiMAX system profile 1.0

 

 

 

for UL up to QAM 64 5 /6

 

 

Linear output power

The module supports up to 23 dBm nominal per spatial stream at

 

 

room temperature

 

 

 

Forward Error Correction Code

CC (Convolutional Codes)—1/2 to 3/4

(FEC)

 

CTC (Convolutional Turbo Codes)—1/2 to 5/6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dynamic range

 

Tx dynamic range: 43 dB (-20 dBm to 23 dBm)

 

 

Rx dynamic range: 70 dB (-100 dBm to -30 dBm)

 

 

Mean time before failure

Calculate in accordance with Telecordia SR332

(MTBF)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hardware Overview

The WiMAX module is designed to be installed into the CGR 1000 Series Routers ruggedized routers/concentrators designed for deployments in secondary substations within the electric utility distribution grid. The WiMAX module is used mainly for uplink to the Neighborhood Area Network (NAN) within the Smart Grid environment.

The main function of the WiMAX module is the WAN uplink over wireless 2.3GHz band in Distribution Automation and AMI concentrator deployment. The WiMAX module runs on CG-OS.

This section covers the following topics:

Front Panel, page 6

Supported Cisco WiMAX Antennas, page 7

Mechanical Specifications, page 8

WiMAX Interface, page 8

Module States, page 9

Radio Frequency Interface, page 10

DC Power Consumption, page 10

Cisco Connected Grid Modules for CGR 1000 Series—WiMAX Installation and Configuration Guide

 

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