RTN510 Feature

Description

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 Introduction

 Introduction to RTN510 Features

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 Air-Interface Connection Flow: Configuration-Free
RT AP

Scanning for
the AP to
which the RT
can be RT
connected AP

Starting the
connection RT

Air-Interface Default RT
Default AP Configuration
Configuration Item Configuration
Key 4-way handshake Key
negotiation negotiation SSID Huawei500 Huawei500
Key Changeme_123 Changeme_123
Bandwidth 20/40/80 Same as that of the AP
Block Ack Block Ack
negotiation negotiation MCS0–MCS9self-
Modulation scheme MCS0–MCS9 self-adaptive
adaptive

Maximum value configured based

Transmit power ATPC supported
on the country code
Mandatory. The default value is
Country code Same as that of the AP
Service Service NULL.
receiving and receiving and
sending Determined based on the country
sending Channel code (dynamic frequency Same as that of the AP
selection is enabled)

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Device Modeling
MAC1
3,0xff, 1: MAC1 RF RT
Board

MAC2
3,0xff, 2: MAC2 RF RT
Board

MAC3
AP RF 3,0xff, 3: MAC3 RF RT
Board Board

MACN
3,0xff, N: MACN RF RT
Board

On the AP side, each RT is abstracted as a port. Therefore, the Layer 2 or Layer 3 forwarding function
provided by the data platform can be used directly.
Because each RT is abstracted as a port and there are many ports (32 ports for the RTN510) on the AP
side, associations must be set up between the ports and RTs. Wi-Fi uses MAC addressing. Therefore, to
associate the RTs and ports, map each port to one MAC address that identifies one RT.

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 AP Selection
RT_3/1
RT_MAC RT_MAC
RT_3/3 AP_MAC
RT_3/N

RT_3/1 RT_MAC
RT_MAC
AP1 AP1 AP1
RT_3/N
RT_MAC

AP2 AP2 RT_MAC

RT_MAC
RT_3/1 AP_MAC
RT_3/2
RT_3/3
RT_3/N
RT RT
RT
AP3 AP3

An RT is allowed to access only the

An RT randomly access an AP (the access The AP allows access of only specified RTs (the
specified AP (accessing other APs is
control function is disabled on the AP). access control function is enabled on the AP).
denied).
 The AP maintains a group of entries and  The AP maintains a group of entries and  An RT sends an access request to
randomly allocates a port when receiving specifies one RT allowed by each port. only the specified AP. If the AP is
an access request from an RT.  The RT may detect multiple APs and tries not found, the RT performs no
 The RT may detect multiple APs and to access each AP. Only the AP that has further action.
randomly accesses one AP. the RT added to its whitelist allows access
of the RT.

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 Why TDMA In the WLAN system, the carrier sense multiple access with
collision avoidance (CSMA/CA) method defined in the IEEE 802.11
standard is used to achieve multi-user input/output over one carrier
channel.

Scenario 1 After the CSMA/CA method is used, before a node sends data, it
must detect whether another node is sending data. If another node
AP RT1 RT2
is sending data, the node backs off for a random amount of time
calculated by an algorithm before attempting to re-send data. In
this way, collisions can be avoided. If a transmission collision
occurs, the node waits another backoff period before attempting to
send data.
Typically, the WLAN coverage is limited, and WLAN terminals use
omnidirectional antennas. Therefore, WLAN terminals can detect
RT1
whether most or all of other WLAN terminals are sending data.
That is, there are few WLAN terminals that cannot be detected.
The undetected WLAN terminals are called hidden nodes.
Therefore, there is a low probability that a collision occurs in the
WLAN system, ensuring a high service throughput.
The RTN510, however, has a large coverage and uses directional
Scenario 2 antennas. An RT can detect that only the AP and a small number
of other RTs are sending data, causing a large number of hidden
RT2
nodes. Therefore, when only CSMA/CA is used, a lot of collisions
will occur, greatly reducing the service throughput.
Therefore, in addition to CSMA/CA, TDMA must be used in the
AP RTN510 so that an RT sends data only in the timeslot allocated by
an AP. Collaboration of CSMA/CA and TDMA avoids collisions and
ensures transmission efficiency.

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AM Scenario
Interference from
another channel

Channel
capability

Higher-priority service
High-priority service Lower-priority service
Low-priority service

AM supports multiple modulation schemes from MCS0 (BPSK) to MCS9 (256QAM).

In AM, when modulation schemes are switched, the transmit frequency, receive frequency, and
channel spacing remain unchanged.
When a modulation scheme is downshifted, low-priority services are discarded to ensure
forwarding of high-priority services.
When AM Mode is set to is Asymmetric, modulation scheme switching in one direction of a
microwave link does not trigger modulation scheme switching in the other direction.

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AM Principles

AM is implemented by the AM engine in the modem unit. The following describes how AM is implemented. In this
example, the RT is sending data.
Upshift:
• When an AP and an RT are connected, the RT, as the transmit end, sends data to the AP using the lowest modulation scheme
MCS0.
• When the RT receives an ACK frame from the AP (the frame is sent using the lowest modulation scheme), the RT has successfully
sent the packet. If no ACK frame is received, the RT has failed to send the packet.
• The RT records the number of packet sending failures and calculates the packet loss rate.
• If the current channel quality is good and the packet loss rate is lower than the threshold, the modem unit switches to a higher
modulation scheme.
• The preceding upshift process is repeated until the highest modulation scheme is obtained to ensure stable data transmission.
Downshift:
• When the channel quality deteriorates and the packet loss rate is higher than the threshold, the modem unit switches to a lower
modulation scheme.
• After the system consecutively downshifts the modulation scheme to be two levels lower but the packet loss rate on the channel is
still higher than the threshold, it directly uses the MCS0 modulation scheme and then upshifts the modulation scheme level by level
until the optimal modulation scheme is obtained.

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Country Code
Function of the country code:
Different countries and regions specify available channels and the maximum transmit power
of RF signals on the channels. RF signals on different channels may have different signal
strengths.
AP:
The default country code is NULL, which indicates that the device has no transmit power
when it is powered on for the first time. RF is enabled only when a correct country code is
selected, so that the country-specific requirements on channels and the maximum transmit
power of RF signals are met.
RT:
The default country code is AUTO and complies with the IEEE 802.11d standard. After being
connected to an AP, an RT performs power control based on the country code of the AP.
Others:
The country code can be set to Other to enable channels and their respective transmit
power. When the RT country code is set to Other, the connection time may be long if the
scanning range is not specified.

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