Hardware Overview

Table 3

CGR 1240—Supported Antennas and Cables for the WiMAX Module

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco 1240 Connected Grid Router

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Case

 

Adapter or Lightning

 

 

 

Description

Internal Cable

Arrestor

Outdoor Cable

Antenna

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WiMAX

(2) LMR-100, 17.5”,

(2) N Bulkhead

LMR-400-DB, 20’

(1) Flat-panel antenna,

3.65 GHz

37-1380-01,

 

Adapters, 29-5950-01

 

CAB-L400-20-N-N

3300-3800 MHz, 18.5 dBi,

external

CAB-L100-17-Q-M

(2) Lightning

LMR-600B-DB, 30’

dual slant, 07-1161-01,

antenna

 

ANT-3.X-PNL-OUT-N

 

 

Arrestors, 07-1091-01,

 

CAB-L600-30-N-N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CGR-LA-NM-NF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WiMAX

(2) LMR-100, 17.5”,

 

 

(2) Monopole antennas,

3.65 GHz

37-1380-01,

 

 

 

 

3300-3800 MHz, chassis

integrated

CAB-L100-17-Q-M

 

 

 

 

mounted, omnidirectional,

antenna

 

 

 

 

 

07-1142-02,

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANT-WM-INT-OUT-M

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mechanical Specifications

The following are the mechanical specifications of the WiMAX module.

Table 4

Mechanical, Power, Environmental Standards

 

 

 

Feature

 

Description

 

 

Operating temperature of the CGR 1240

-40 to 158-degrees F (-40 to 70-degrees C)

(WiMAX module installed)

 

 

 

Power consumption

8 W maximum over temperature

 

 

12 V DC +/- 5% (+/- .6 V)

 

 

3.3V DC +/- 5% (+/- .6 V) average (with 70% Tx duty

 

 

cycle)

 

 

 

EMC

 

FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Class B

 

 

 

Radio

 

Industry Canada SRSP-301.7 for 1.8 GHz

 

 

FCC Part 27 for 2.3 GHz

 

 

FCC Part 90Z for 3.65 to 3.7 GHz

 

 

 

WiMAX Interface

The WiMAX module performs the following responsibilities:

Transmitting the receiving data packets

Controlling and configuring WiMAX radio and Media Access Control (MAC) parameters

Collecting statistics from radio

Process alarms

Registering and authenticating with the WiMAX network

Scanning for and choosing the base station (BS)

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Cisco Systems CGR1120K9 manual Mechanical Specifications, WiMAX Interface

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