Contact your sales manager or email to info@saftehnika.com to get detailed information on the subject.

Emission designator for SAF radio units has the form of xxxKD7W for channel bandwidth <1 MHz, xMxxD7W for channel bandwidth ≥1 MHz, xxMxD7W for channel bandwidth ≥10 MHz, xxxMD7W for channel bandwidth ≥100 MHz and xGxxD7W for channel bandwidth ≥1000 MHz where “x” will be substituted with required channel bandwidth in kilohertz, megahertz or gigahertz including one or two decimal places. For example, the emission designator is 250KD7W for 0.25 MHz channel, 3M50D7W for 3.5 MHz channel, 56M0D7W for 56 MHz channel, 112MD7W for 112 MHz channel and 2G00D7W for 2000 MHz channel.

If unit was initially licensed in SAF factory premises, licenses can be managed using ‘License management' section in Web GUI.

6GHz CFIP radios have N-Type female connector.

SAF Tehnika's 24GHz radios utilize both polarizations for duplex transmission, therefore radio should be installed with 90 degrees offset regarding remote side of the link.

EOW (Engineering Order Wire) in CFIP PhoeniX, PhoeniX M and CFIP Marathon is realized using 3.5mm headset.

In case of CFIP-106/108 FODU and CFIP Lumina FODU you can use an IP phone for EOW purposes.

It is possible to choose any other coaxial cable, but main thing is to ensure that this cable has 50 Ohm impedance and total attenuation per the necessary cable length does not exceed 20dB at 350 MHz frequency. SAF does not guarantee proper operation of the link in case cable attenuation exceeds 20 dB.

At the moment SAF products do not support Ethernet in the first mile OAM.

Generally, you need SAF provided Path calculation tool, but in case of verifying Fresnel zone clearance, when inspecting path profile, you should use "Pathloss".

There could be many reasons why you do not see expected bitrate with your tools:

1. Wrong tools used - dedicated hardware Ethernet tester should be used to test actual performance of test subject.
2. Misunderstanding of Ethernet speed - declared speed is Ethernet Layer2 payload speed (1518byte packets).
3. Measurement integration period and test traffic bursts are not taken in account - Let's think about different ways of transmitting information at 313 Mbps.
   a. transmit one bit each 1/313000000 second (as radio link does)
   b. transmit 39125 bytes, then pause one millisecond
   c. transmit 39125000 bytes, then pause one second

So you see that option a and maybe b is more or less real, but option c is unlikely even on Gigabit Ethernet. That is - all mentioned transfer methods give the same average bitrate of 313 Mbps. Option c is impossible on SAF products because of switch buffer limitations. This is a well-known side-effect of Ethernet bottlenecks. You shall either make your traffic not so bursting or, if possible, use traffic shaping services of your Cisco Switches to limit traffic flow at exactly 313 Mbps - then it is upon your switch what to drop and how.

Equipment for unlicensed frequency bands is being broadly produced as consumer goods. Equipment for licensed frequency bands is specific and is not being designed for mass production, which has an impact on its costs.

In most cases unlicensed bands are industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) radio bands which originally were reserved for non-communication purposes. Hence, unlicensed operation needs to be tolerant of interference from other devices and limit output power according to local radio band regulations. Licensed operation guarantees interference-free operation and transmission with necessary output power, which eventually results in much longer link distances.

The way of product delivery is decided with due consideration of each individual client and order details. According to the price list, we offer standard FCA Riga delivery. In case of need, we can offer different variants (CIP, CIF, DDU, DDP).

Yes, new products (one piece per order) can be sold to the client as part of Sales or Return condition, so that the client can evaluate functionality and suitability of products before making bigger orders.

Clients endowed with a line of credit can buy products by installments. The volume of the line of credit is being assigned in accordance with the clients' financials for the previous 2 fiscal years, availability of positive references and collaboration history with SAF.

SAF can arrange delivery of its products to locations covered by the services of our partner transportation companies. Delivery conditions can be defined when a concrete delivery order is received.

Yes, it is possible to hold presentations upon request. Please contact our sales department.

The only limitation is operation temperature, which must not exceed -33°C for Full Outdoor Unit / Outdoor Unit (ODU/FODU) and -5°C for Indoor Unit (IDU).

Capacity of equipment operating at full capacity cannot be increased with software upgrade, though every system can have capacity initially limited by means of licensing (CFIP, CFQ) or software (CFM).

Full Outdoor Unit (FODU) comprises management controller, modem, multiplexer and radio in one unit, whereas Outdoor Unit (ODU) comprises only radio part and requires Indoor Unit (IDU) for operation.

Lightning arrestors are highly recommended for system stability.

The following lightning arrestors are required:

• CFIP 106/108 FODU - power/Ethernet/E1 at user equipment side;
• CFIP Lumina FODU optical - power at user equipment side;
• CFIP Lumina FODU electrical - power at user equipment side, Gigabit Ethernet at FODU and user equipment sides;
• CFIP PhoeniX, PhoeniX M, CFM, CFQ - on coaxial IDU-ODU cable at ODU and IDU sides;
• CFIP Marathon - on coaxial cable at FIDU side.

In a single link only SAF equipment is interoperable, while outgoing interfaces are compatible with any equipment with appropriate interface support.

Accessories may vary depending on a link configuration planned. Common accessories for any configuration are mounting tools, lightning arrestors, power supplies, appropriate interface cables and connectors.

For any further details please contact sales department sales@saftehnika.com

Normally links are installed and used on distances over 5-50 km, though every individual case requires discrete calculation because there are plenty of aspects to take into consideration (required capacity, fade margin, rain/multipath availability, available bandwidth, topography of the region, annual temperature, rain zone, height over sea level, antenna size, etc.). Under favorable conditions distance may be increased up to 150 km, but under unfavorable conditions distance may decrease to 1 km. Please refer to case study examples to assess real world practice

• CFIP Marathon FIDU - 70Mbps (4+0 with protection switching)
• CFIP-106 FODU - 106Mbps (1+0, 100Eth+4T1)
• CFIP-108 FODU - 108Mbps (1+0, 100Eth+4E1)
• CFIP Lumina FODU - 732Mbps (2+0 with protection switching)
• CFIP PhoeniX split mount - 1160Mbps (4+0 with protection switching, 1000Eth+80E1/T1)
• CFIP PhoeniX M split mount - 1392Mbps (4+0, mixed payload of Ethernet, STM-1, E1)

First of all it is necessary to spot all of the things that could cause the damages and take the pictures of them. The pictures should contain:

-     the view of received package, especially the dented or smashed places;

-     the view of opened package with an antenna inside;

-     the overall view of the antenna with damages;

-     the view of the damaged places on the antenna;

-     the view of S/N of antenna and the package.

Secondly, need to prepare a list of the damages and their short descriptions. All this data should be summarized and sent to the technical support of SAF Tehnika.

In common cases for 1+0 configuration single polarized antennas should be considered. Dual polarized antenna allows to connect 2 ODUs to a single antenna so it can be used for such applications as 2+0 and 1+1 protected frequency diversity as well as for employing XPIC (for instance in CFIP Phoenix M 2+0 XPIC aggregation setup) or MIMO features (for instance Freemile 5 GE MIMO product might be used with external dual-polarized antenna interconnected via 2 coaxial cables).

The choice of antenna type/vendor depends on frequency, SAF product type and planned link configuration. Most of SAF products (in frequency range 4 up to 42GHz) require solid parabolic antennas, while CFIP Marathon II product requires grid antennas in 1.4GHz and Yagi antennas in 300MHz application. Depending on planned configuration single or dual polarized parabolic antennas might be used for point-to-point microwave data transmission applications. It is important to consider the flanges on the antenna and SAF radios. The type of flanges should match otherwise adapter or waveguide between the radio and antenna is required. Most of the SAF radios (CFIP/Integra series) starting from 7GHz band have UBR type flanges. Specifically 4/6GHz  band radios (CFIP series) and 1.4GHz CFIP Marathon II have N-type connectors, while 17/24GHz  band radios (CFIP Lumina and Integra series) have circular 13/10mm  flange.

Some vendors provide SAF adapted antennas, so they can be connected directly to SAF radios. Another opportunity is to use waveguide (e.g. UBR-PBR) in between or a coaxial cable (for 4/6GHz CFIP series and 1.4GHz CFIP Marathon II). Before choosing the vendor of antennas it is recommended to get in contact with SAF engineers in order to find out if particular antenna will be compatible with SAF product. Moreover it is recommended to use antennas that have adaptation to SAF products in order to avoid the use of adapters or waveguides.

There is no restrictions painting the dish of antenna. It is painted with powder coating paint, so it is possible to do all you wish on top of that. For radome - film will be the best (such as Oracal, 3M, etc.), as radome is made of fairly slippery plastic and it is tricky to get good adhesion for paint over plastic. These films are available in any color and some of them guarantees outdoor performance. No penalty in radio signal propagation is expected. For 1.2m antennas and larger the same film probably is the best option, but it's trickier from mechanical perspective, as 1.2m and larger sized antennas radomes are flexible textile with rubbery plastic finish.

1+1 hot standby is considered as hardware protection only. One ODU transmits per site, the other is in standby mode. If main ODU operation is disturbed, the system will automatically switch over to alternate ODU and remain in operation.

1+1 protected frequency diversity protects hardware and also improves reliability against so called multipath fading phenomena. All ODUs operate at the same time but each ODU pair use separate frequencies. Hence having two frequency pairs, both frequencies are most likely NOT to simultaneously experience the same amount of destructive multipath from reflective atmospheric layers.

1+1 protected space diversity protects hardware and also gains improvement against multipath fading from reflective atmospheric layers AND ground reflections due to vertical spacing between receiving antennas. Space diversity typically is a "must" for very long and over-water paths where water covers significant part of the profile.

Of course, each link should be separately studied to identify the most appropriate configuration to apply.

The recommended vertical spacing between the antennas is 7-14m. An optimal spacing is achieved if the antennas are spaced with at least 200 wavelengths. For example, the wavelength of 7GHz is 0.043m *200=8.6m. Microwave link case studies suggest a considerable diversity improvement is achievable even with 4m spacing.

Whether a SAF link will operate with good reliability over water mainly depends on particular link profile and reflection geometry, which can be analyzed with the help of link planning software. In case the reflective point is located on the water and the surface is large enough to reflect a significant part of first Fresnel zone hitting the receiving antenna, the link will periodically suffer from destructive interference. To counter performance degradation caused by reflections, 1+1 space diversity configuration can be used. Improvement is achieved due to two diversity paths not correlating with each other, which means when one antenna experiences outage, in the same time diversity antenna should receive maximum signal level.

It is possible some links will not experience reflection problems due to profile properties. Also, reflections can be minimized with such techniques as “shielding”, “Hi-Lo” or using high performance antennas. This is to say, some over water links can provide reliable operation without 1+1 diversity schemes. NOTE! Always use vertical polarization for over water links.

1. Set transmitter power ON for the main link (A1 to B1), while the diversity link (A2 to B2) is OFF. Perform the alignment of the main link till you get the maximum Rx level or RSSI reading, then fasten the antennas.

2. Set transmitter power ON for A2 and B1, while B2 is OFF. Align A2 antenna towards B1 to achieve the maximum Rx level and fasten A2 antenna. 

3. Set transmitter power ON for A1 and B2, while A2 is OFF. Align B2 antenna towards A1 to achieve the maximum Rx level and fasten B2 antenna. 

4. Perform the 1+1 link protection configuration according to the technical documentation.

There are no special requirements or distance restrictions between SAF radios and if necessary they can be installed side by side. However the operating radio frequency interference should be avoided between the units (frequency planning).

It is strongly recommended to install only same band radios in the same site ("L" with "L" band or "H" with "H" band) to avoid interference in between same site ODUs from the back of the antennas and to avoid overshoot interference at the remote sites. The best scenario is where links have a wide angle in between (close to 180°). In this case you can reuse the same frequency even in the same polarization. Usually antenna front-to-back ratio is sufficient enough to attenuate the interferer signal to a level at which it will not cause interference. In case where you have narrow angle between the "legs" (less than 60°) you can consider these links as very close or even parallel and the frequencies used for these links need to be different (adjacent channel). Also, different polarization implementation can be used to counter interference in such conditions. Enable ATPC (Automatic transmit power control) to decrease overshoot interference transmission during non-faded periods.

SAF Tehnika always recommends using special ODU test suite consisting of waveguide to coaxial adapters (differing by frequency), attenuators and coaxial cable. However, it is possible to interconnect ODUs installing 4-5 thick books between ODU waveguides to create additional attenuation, but this setup cannot be used for performance measurements such as BER test. NOTE! Do not face powered-on ODUs towards each other without attenuation. You can irreversibly damage ODU internal components.

Link budget and performance quality does not depend only on Tx power. It depends also on other parameters like Rx sensitivity (received signal level threshold), antenna sizes etc. Link budget calculation software (e.g. SAF Path Calculator, Pathloss etc.) uses the following parameters for link budget and performance quality calculation: Tx power and Rx threshold values (forming System gain), transmitting frequency, antenna gains, additional losses (couplers, coax cables between ODUs and antennas etc.), atmosphere/path profile characteristics and rain rate. In result we can calculate link availability and link performance quality for planned link. Those results depend on all above mentioned parameters. Note that IF cable (connecting IDU and ODU) attenuation is not used for link budget and availability calculations as it does not carry RF signal.

OBU (Outdoor Branching Unit) and IBU (Indoor Branching Unit) can be used to connect multiple radios (ODUs and IRFUs) to a single antenna. OBUs and IBUs contain Tx/Rx filters, circulators and duplexers. So, ODUs and IRFUs which are connected to OBU or IBU do not have their own duplexers. In results such connection scheme offers following advantages:

   1) Lower attenuation (longer link distance)

   2) Up to 8 ODUs/IRFUs to single antenna

Typically, the target receive signal level in the field is within +/- 3dB of the theoretical value; however, there might be different reasons of not achieving desired RSL during the alignment procedure: 

1. Missing the main lobe of the antenna radiation pattern. It is possible that the alignment is performed towards the side lobe of the antenna, and thus reaches about 20dB lower RSL. Both side lobes should be found to make sure the main lobe is finally selected.

2. Alignment is performed towards strong reflected signal. This is the case mainly on the links over the water surface. It is recommended to perform antenna sweep in both: vertical and horizontal planes in order to distinguish useful signal from the reflection.

3. Alignment procedure is complicated due to slow RSL indication refresh times in Web GUI. It is recommended to use a good quality voltmeter in order to read the RSSI values immediately while performing sweeps.

4. Alignment procedure is complicated due to enabled ACM/ATPC functionality. It is recommended to disable ACM/ATPC and to set the lowest modulation to facilitate the alignment process.

More detailed recommendations on alignment are available in Support -> Downloads section of the Website under the Whitepapers subsection.

Both techniques are used to mitigate signal degradation caused by multipath. 

Shielding implies positioning antenna at a certain distance from the roof edge. This way the natural shield blocking the ground reflections is obtained. Mast’s height vs. distance from the roof edge relation can be selected as 1:2 as a basic rule (or 1:1 when both polarizations are used, e.g. 17/24GHz), meaning that antenna should not be placed further from roof’s edge as its height doubled

A Hi-Lo technique implies increasing antenna mounting height AGL on one side of the link while decreasing on the other. If significant heights difference is obtained between the sides, the reflections miss the receiving antenna propagating above or below it. This is the way how to alter path geometry to decrease the multipath effect.

The advantages of SAF Spectrum Compact device are following:

     1) Small and light form factor, easy to use in the field, on sites

     2) Built-in resistive touchscreen LCD

     3) Receiver sensitivity (-105 dBm)

     4) Possibility to connect to any antenna

     5) Easy and quick saving of spectrum scans

     6) Possibility to use in whole microwave link life-cycle: for site survey, Line of Sight investigation, for antenna alignment, link commissioning, troubleshooting

     7) No hidden costs - all updates, PC software included in the price

Yes, it is possible. Saving the spectrum scan is possible by pressing "Save" button on LCD touchscreen. Is it possible to review the file in Spectrum Compact devices, as well as download it to the PC and review it on the PC with free software - Spectrum Manager. Spectrum manager software also provides the possibility to create reports including spectrum curve and site related information.

One of the applications where Spectrum Compact can be used is antenna alignment. Spectrum Compact can be connected to the antenna directly and used as the receiver. On the other side of the link, microwave radio will work as the transmitter. Another option is to use Spectrum Generator device as the transmitter on the remote side of the link. During antenna alignment, it is recommended to enable "Maxhold" function to find the main lobe of the signal. When the signal is found and tuned to the highest possible level, Power In Band function can be enabled to observe exact signal Rx level in order to fine-tune the antennas and to reach the calculated Rx level. For more details refer to SAF technical support team at techsupport@saftehnika.com 

Yes, Spectrum Compact can detect signals from any microwave radios in frequencies from 0.3-43 GHz, V-band frequencies and E-band frequencies.

Common practice is that difference between measured Rx level and calculated RX level shouldn't be more than 1 to 3dB, however, you have to take into account accuracy of Spectrum Compact - for Continuous Wave (CW) signal at temperature 21oC, it is +/-1dB, for all temperature range it is +/-3dB.

Spectrum Compact supports following frequency ranges: 0.3-43 GHz, 56-67 GHz (V-band) and 70-87 GHz (E-band). Frequency range 0.3-43 GHz is covered by six Spectrum Compact devices in following frequencies ranges accordingly: 0.3-3 GHz, 2-8 GHz, 6-12 GHz, 10-18 GHz, 17-24.3 GHz, 24-43 GHz.

Battery life of Spectrum Compact device is up to 4 hours (depends on device type). But it is possible to extend it by using power banks.

The main difference between Integra-G vs. Integra-GS: Integra-G is manufactured with integrated antenna (0.3m or 0.6m), while Integra-GS is FODU with ‘slip-fit’ type antenna mount and can be interconnected with different type and manufacturer antennas.

Integra-G can have 0.6m integrated antennas maximum. While for Integra-GS maximum antenna size is limited depending on frequency range and antenna's manufacturer.

Integra-G radios were not designed to be disassembled from integrated antennas. Integra-GS should be used if antenna swapping is planned. For further details please contact techsupport@saftehnika.com

Integra-G FODU can be mounted on a pole with diameter 25…120mm. While for Integra-GS it will depend on antenna's manufacturer.

All Integra-G/-GS radio units provide 3 options of signal strength indication which can be used during antenna alignment:

1) Connecting a digital voltmeter to RSSI/audio port and measuring received signal strength in volts. Voltage range is from 0 to 1.4V DC, depending on incoming signal strength. This is the default option.

2) Connecting headphones to RSSI/audio port and determining received signal strength by varying audio frequency in the range from 100 Hz to 1000 Hz. Audio RSSI is enabled by default. It can be disabled in WEB GUI.

3) RSSI LED on Integra-G/-GS FODU near to RSSI/audio port blinking depending on received signal strength. RSSI LED is enabled by default. It can be disabled in WEB GUI.

All above-mentioned options are described in details in Integra-G/GS FODU technical manual. For further questions please contact techsupport@saftehnika.com

Spectrum Compact is vendor free equipment which can be used in various PtP MW applications, such as planning, installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting.

For the Integra-G links with integrated antennas, Spectrum Compact is used mostly for maintenance and troubleshooting applications.

For each Integra-G/GS version, there are test kit accessories available for initial bench tests. For Integra-G there is a special absorbent to be placed between radios with integrated antennas. For Integra-GS there is an adapter from waveguide flange to coaxial SMA connector, SMA attenuators, and coaxial patch cable.

Integra-G/-GS housing is made of materials ensuring corrosion-free properties. Details of those materials are the following:

a) Special plastic cover with metal threads that ensure EMI compatibility. Plastic is 100% corrosion resistant.

b) Solid aluminum baseplate which is porous-free comparing to die-casted manufacturing (even colored die-casted enclosure can get scratches during installation and start corroding, also usually there are edges, where color is not applied).

c) Special aluminum alloy with anti-corrosion properties.

Input voltage range for Integra-G/-GS is 36 to 57V DC. While input voltage range for SAF PoE injector I0ATPI24 (older model - I0ATPI22) is 22..65V DC. In default DC/DC converter mode PoE injector stabilizes output voltage to 54VDC.

Integra-G/GS requires Gigabit Ethernet PoE injectors. GE injector from CFIP Lumina could be used with Integra, while Fast Ethernet injector from CFIP-106/108 wouldn’t be suitable.

Integra-G/-GS uses proprietary PoE++ standard, but third-party PoE switch can be used if it complies with IEEE defined PoE specifications and can provide at least 60W load power for 15…42GHz Integra-G/-GS FODUs and 90W load power for 6-13GHz Integra-G/-GS FODUs.

The maximum Cat 5e or better cable length is 100m including PoE injector (cable length from a user equipment to Integra-G/-GS Ethernet interface). Integra-G/-GS is not 802.3af/at compliant. Integra-G/-GS power consumption is over 30W, and thus 802.3af/at switches wouldn’t be able to provide sufficient amount of power.

Integra-G/-GS FODU power consumption is from 31 W to 74W depending on the frequency band, SFP modules connected and Injector type. For more detailed information please refer to the technical specifications in Integra series datasheet.

Integra-G/-GS radios are equipped with 2 SFP sockets by default. SFP modules which comply with Fiber Channel 100-M5-SN-I, 100-M6-SN-I and Fiber Channel 100-SM-LC-L standards are supported by Integra-G/-GS SFP sockets. The detailed description of SAF SFP modules is available on www.saftehnika.com for registered users.

Integra-G/-GS complies with IEEE 802.3ab, 802.3z, 802.3x, 802.3ac, 802.3bt, 802.3p, 802.1Q, 802.1D.

The registered users can download the Link Layer Discovery tool for Integra-G/-GS under the “Support” -> “Downloads” on www.saftehnika.com (“Tools” subsection). The recovery tool is used to discover Integra-G/-GS devices` IP address and reset their passwords or settings. In case of issues using Link Layer Discovery tool for password recovery, please contact techsupport@saftehnika.com.

The registered users can download the Link Layer Discovery tool for Integra-G/-GS under the “Support” -> “Downloads” on www.saftehnika.com (“Tools” subsection). The recovery tool is used to discover Integra-G/-GS devices` IP address and reset their passwords or settings. Another way to retrieve the IP address of Integra-G/-GS management is to connect via the serial port.

Integra-G/-GS FODU reset to factory default settings can be done using Web GUI: “System” ->  “Configuration file” -> “Modify” -> “Cfg factory” or using the following command in the Console/CLI: “configuration factory”. The factory settings can be also applied using the Link Layer Discovery tool available for registered users under the “Support” -> “Downloads” section on www.saftehnika.com (“Tools” subsection).

Integra-G/-GS supports 256-bit AES encryption. This feature can be enabled by license key. In order to use encryption in the link, the same encryption key must be entered in both Integra-G/-GS FODUs.

Maximum L2 frame size supported in 1000FDX mode is 9600B, while in 100FDX mode (LAN1) – 9070B. SFP ports support 1000FDX mode only.

2048QAM modulation at 60MHz channel bandwidth will provide 491Mbps with latency 219…266μs depending on the frame size used.

Zip archive with the latest Integra-G/-GS firmware version contains respective MIB files. It can be found under the “Support” -> “Downloads” section on www.saftehnika.com (“Firmwares" subsection, registration required). Relevant MIB files can be also downloaded directly from Integra Web GUI, SNMP configuration page.

The main difference between Integra-W vs. Integra-WS: Integra W is manufactured with integrated antenna (0.3m or 0.6m), while Integra-WS is FODU with ‘slip-fit’ type antenna mount and can be interconnected with different type and manufacturer antennas.

Integra-W can have 0.6m integrated antennas maximum. While for Integra-WS maximum antenna size is limited depending on frequency range and antennas manufacturer.

Integra-W radios were not designed to be disassembled from integrated antennas. Integra-WS should be used if antenna swapping is planned. For further details please contact techsupport@saftehnika.com

Integra-W FODU can be mounted on a pole with diameter 25…120mm. While for Integra-WS it will depend on antenna's manufacturer.

All Integra-W/-WS radio units provide 3 options of signal strength indication which can be used during antenna alignment:

1) Connecting a digital voltmeter to RSSI/audio port and measuring received signal strength in volts. Voltage range is from 0 to 1.4V DC, depending on incoming signal strength. This is the default option.

2) Connecting headphones to RSSI/audio port and determining received signal strength by varying audio frequency in the range from 100 Hz to 1000 Hz. Audio RSSI is enabled by default. It can be disabled in WEB GUI.

3) RSSI LED on Integra-W/-WS FODU near to RSSI/audio port blinking depending on received signal strength. RSSI LED is enabled by default. It can be disabled in WEB GUI.

All above-mentioned options are described in details in Integra-W/WS FODU technical manual. For further questions please contact techsupport@saftehnika.com

Spectrum Compact is vendor free equipment which can be used in various PtP MW applications, such as planning, installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting.

For the Integra-W links with integrated antennas, Spectrum Compact is used mostly for maintenance and troubleshooting applications.

For each Integra-W/-WS version, there are test kit accessories available for initial bench tests. For Integra-W there is a special absorbent to be placed between radios with integrated antennas. For Integra-WS there is an adapter from waveguide flange to coaxial SMA connector, SMA attenuators, and coaxial patch cable.

Integra-W/-WS housing is made of materials ensuring corrosion-free properties. Details of those materials are the following:

a) Special plastic cover with metal threads that ensure EMI compatibility. Plastic is 100% corrosion resistant.

b) Solid aluminum baseplate which is porous-free comparing to die-casted manufacturing (even colored die-casted enclosure can get scratches during installation and start corroding, also usually there are edges, where color is not applied).

c) Special aluminum alloy with anti-corrosion properties.

Input voltage range for Integra-W/-WS is 36 to 57V DC. While input voltage range for SAF PoE injector I0ATPI24 (older model - I0ATPI22) is 22..65V DC. In default DC/DC converter mode PoE injector stabilizes output voltage to 54VDC.

Integra-W/-WS requires Gigabit Ethernet PoE injectors. GE injector from CFIP Lumina could be used with Integra, while Fast Ethernet injector from CFIP-106/108 wouldn’t be suitable.

Integra-W/-WS uses proprietary PoE++ standard, but third-party PoE switch can be used if it complies with IEEE defined PoE specifications and can provide at least 60W load power for 15…42GHz Integra-W/-WS FODUs and 90W load power for 6-13GHz Integra-W/-WS FODUs.

The maximum Cat 5e or better cable length is 100m including PoE injector (cable length from a user equipment to Integra-W/-WS Ethernet interface). Integra-W/-WS is not 802.3af/at compliant. Integra-W/-WS power consumption is over 30W, and thus 802.3af/at switches wouldn’t be able to provide sufficient amount of power.

Integra-W/-WS FODU power consumption is from 27W to 76W depending on the frequency band, SFP modules connected and Injector type. For more detailed information please refer to the technical specifications in Integra series datasheet.

Integra-W/WS radios are equipped with 1 SFP socket by default.

SFP modules which comply with Fiber Channel 100-M5-SN-I, 100-M6-SN-I and Fiber Channel 100-SM-LC-L standards are supported by Integra SFP sockets. The detailed description of SAF SFP modules is available on www.saftehnika.com for registered users.

Integra-W/-WS complies with IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3z, IEEE 802.3x (Only out-of-band version)

The registered users can download the Link Layer Discovery tool for Integra-W/-WS under the “Support” -> “Downloads” on www.saftehnika.com (“Tools” subsection). The recovery tool is used to discover Integra-W/-WS devices` IP address and reset their passwords or settings. In case of issues using Link Layer Discovery tool for password recovery, please contact techsupport@saftehnika.com.

The registered users can download the Link Layer Discovery tool for Integra-W/-WS under the “Support” -> “Downloads” on www.saftehnika.com (“Tools” subsection). The recovery tool is used to discover Integra-W/-WS devices` IP address and reset their passwords or settings. Another way to retrieve the IP address of Integra-W/-WS management is to connect via the serial port.

Integra-W/-WS FODU reset to factory default settings can be done using Web GUI: “System” ->  “Configuration file” -> “Modify” -> “Cfg factory” or using the following command in the Console/CLI: “configuration factory”. The factory settings can be also applied using the Link Layer Discovery tool available for registered users under the “Support” -> “Downloads” section on www.saftehnika.com (“Tools” subsection).

In-band management firmware version: management is available both on dedicated management (MM) port and on data (LAN and SFP) ports. User traffic is available only on data (LAN and SFP) ports.

Out-of-band management firmware version: management is available only on dedicated management (MM) port. User traffic is available only on one of the data (LAN) ports. By default – LAN (TP) is enabled, while LAN (SFP) is disabled. For management traffic over the wireless link, there is a separate dedicated channel which is by default 1Mbps.

Integra-W/WS does not support AES encryption.

Integra supports L2 frame size up to 9600 bytes. The dedicated management port of Integra-W/-WS supports up to 1518 bytes.

1024QAM modulation at 80MHz channel bandwidth will provide 643Mbps with latency 55…85 μs depending on the frame size used.

1024QAM modulation at 112MHz channel bandwidth will provide 883Mbps with latency 42…67 μs depending on the frame size used.

Integra-W/WS has limited Ethernet buffer capacity and is very sensitive to the increased Ethernet traffic bursts. Bursty nature of traffic may result in frame discards on the Integra-W/WS radio and, consequently, in decreased throughput. To ensure good performance with bursty Ethernet traffic, it is highly recommended to use Integra-W/WS radio with the external network equipment which implies decent frame buffer size, flow control function with the ability to work only in Rx mode, as well as traffic shaper with configurable egress burst limitation.

Zip archive with the latest Integra-W/-WS firmware version contains respective MIB files. It can be found under the “Support” -> “Downloads” section on www.saftehnika.com (“Firmwares" subsection, registration required). Relevant MIB files can be also downloaded directly from Integra Web GUI, SNMP configuration page.