USERS MANUAL

FCC ID: R7PWGRS3

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      Manufacturer: Cellnet Technology, Inc.
  Equipment Type: Utility Data Usage Transceiver
     Model: WANGATE with Utilinet DC Radio


 Installation and Operators Guide




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                UtiliNet®
Technical Reference Guide


                Revision 2.1


                                         Proprietary Rights Notice

     This manual is an unpublished work and contains the trade secrets and confidential infor-
     mation of Cellnet which are not to be divulged to third parties and may not be reproduced
     or transmitted in whole or part, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical for
     any purpose, without the express written permission of Cellnet. All rights to designs or
     inventions disclosed herein, including the right to manufacture, are reserved to Cellnet
     The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.
     Cellnet reserves the right to change the product specifications at any time without incur-
     ring any obligations.


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      UtiliNet Technical Reference Guide
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                         Compliance With FCC Regulations

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a resi-
dential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio fre-
quency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equip-
ment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can
be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try
to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
•     Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
•     Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
•     Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
      the receiver is connected.
•     Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.



    Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by Cellnet could void
    the user s authority to operate the equipment.



RF Exposure

In accordance with FCC requirements of human exposure to radiofrequency
fields, the radiating element shall be installed such that a minimum separation
distance of 20cm is maintained between it and the user or general population.


Industry Canada

All Equipment:

This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interfer-
ence Causing Equipment Regulations. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device
must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.

Cet appareillage numérique de la classe B répond à toutes les exigences de l'inter-
férence canadienne causant des règlements d'équipement. L'opération est sujette
aux deux conditions suivantes: (1) ce dispositif peut ne pas causer l'interférence
nocive, et (2) ce dispositif doit accepter n'importe quelle interférence reçue, y
compris l'interférence qui peut causer l'opération peu désirée.




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Table of Contents


    Proprietary Rights Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
        Trademarks Used in This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
    Compliance With FCC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
        RF Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
        Industry Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
        All Equipment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Chapter 1                Introduction
    System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            1-1
    UtiliNet Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        1-2
         Network of Intelligent Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                   1-2
         Mesh Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             1-3
         Radios With Programmable Intelligence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                           1-3
         Packets Hop From Radio To Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                       1-3
         Polling and Report By Exception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                     1-3
    About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            1-4
         Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1-5
    Contacting Technical Support 5
         Telephone 5
         Fax 6
         Email 6

Chapter 2                Integrated WanGate Radio (IWR)
    IWR VDC Version (P/N 269550000-000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
         120 VAC to 12 VDC Power Adapter (P/N 105690-000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
         IWR Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
         IWR DC Version Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
    IWR AC Version (P/N 269560000-000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
         IWR AC Version Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
    Antenna Kit (P/N 105665-000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
    Filter (P/N 106460-000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
         Bandpass Filter Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
    IWR General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
         IWR Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
         IWR With AC Power Supply Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

Chapter 3                WanGate Radios
    120/240 VAC WanGate Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    3-2
        120/240 VAC, w/Battery WanGate Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                               3-4
        120/240 VAC, w/Filter WanGate Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                              3-5
        120/240 VAC, w/Battery, w/Filter WanGate Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                     3-6
        AC Power Cable, 10’ Unterminated #16 SJO (P/N 105704-000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                              3-7


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          AC Power Cable, 10’ Unterminated #10 Two Wires (P/N 105627-000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
          AC Power Cable, 6’ Terminated AC Plug (P/N 105628-000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
          RS-232 Signal, 40’ Unterminated (P/N 105554-000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
          RS-232 Signal & DC Power Cable, 10’ Unterminated (P/N 105552-000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
          RS-232 Programming Cable, 6’ Terminated Two DB-9 (P/N 105617-000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
          Battery (P/N 105360-000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
     UtiliNet WanGate Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
          WanGate Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
     UtiliNet WanGate Radio Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
     UtiliNet Radio General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
     WanGate Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18

Chapter 4                UtiliNet MicroRTU WanGate Radio
          120/240 VAC, w/Battery MicroRTU WanGate Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
          RS-232 Signal & I/O Cable, 10’ Unterminated (P/N 106459-000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
          RS-232 Programming Cable, 6’ Terminated DB-9 (P/N 106468-000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
     UtiliNet Micro RTU WanGate Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
          MicroRTU WanGate Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
          UtiliNet Micro RTU WanGate Radio Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
     UtiliNet Radio General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
     MicroRTU WanGate Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11

Chapter 5                UtiliNet Network Radio
     120 VAC Network Radio (P/N 105644-000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
     120 VAC, “N” Connector Antenna Mount Network Radio (P/N 105646-000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
     240 VAC Network Radio (P/N 105645-000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
     240 VAC, “N” Connector Antenna Mount Network Radio (P/N 105647-000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
     UtiliNet Network Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
          Network Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
          Network Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
     UtiliNet Network Radio Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
     UtiliNet Radio General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

Chapter 6                Antenna Guide
     Antenna Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
     Antenna Mounting Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
         Remote Mount Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
              Vertical Pipes and Tower Legs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
              Wooden Poles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
     Antenna Cable Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
     Antenna Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
     Jumper Cable Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
     Application Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
         Mounting Antenna Directly to the Equipment Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
         Using a Bulkhead Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
         Impulse Suppressor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9



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    Weather Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9

Chapter 7               SCADA Application Development
    Connection Oriented Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
    Master/Slave Architectures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
    Polling Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
         Communications Architectures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
              Round-Robin Polling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
    Communications Exchanges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
    Connectionless Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
         Packet-Switched Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
    SCADA Protocol Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
         Master Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
              Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
              Opcode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
              Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
              Data - Opcode Dependent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
              Checksum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
         RTU Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
              Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
              Opcode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
              Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
              Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
              Data - Opcode Dependent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
              Checksum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
    UtiliNet System Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
         The Open System Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
              Physical Layer (Layer 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
              Data Link Layer (Layer 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
              Network Layer (Layer 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
         Design Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
              Latency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
              Indeterminate Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
              Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
              Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
         Integration Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
         Transparent Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
              Normal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
              Prepending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
              Frame Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
              Polling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
         Standard Middleware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
         Custom Middleware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
         Development Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
              Device Control Word (DCW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
              Lan Packet Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
    Engineering Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
         Unsolicited Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
         Minimized Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
         Multiple Outstanding Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13


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Chapter 8                  Network Engineering
       Network Design Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
           OSI Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
           Traditional Radio Comparisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
           Line-Of-Sight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
       Network Design for 900 MHz Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
       Calculating Latitude/Longitude Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
           Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
           United States Geological Survey Maps - USGS Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
           MapInfo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
       RF Considerations and System Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
           Radio Link Budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
                Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
                Transmit Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
                Ground Plane Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
                Transmitter Transmission Line Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
                Total Path Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
                Free Space Path Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
                Additional Path Loss Attenuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
                Receiver Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
                Receiver Transmission Line Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
                Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
                Noise Floor Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
                Multipath Fade Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
                Margin of Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
                Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
           Keeping a Check on Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
                In-Band Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
                Antenna Spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
                Out-of-Band Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
                Cellular Base Station Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
                Paging System Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
                RF Filter Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
           Performing RF Field Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13
           Design Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14
       Use of Directional or Gain Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14
           Directional Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15
                Site Surveying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15
                Weak Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16

Chapter 9                  Network Installation
       Radio Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
           Configuring a Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
           Reconfiguring a Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
       Network Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
           Limitations of Standard Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
                Problem Routing Situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
                Cul-de-sacs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
           Indications of Routing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
                Excessive Delays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7


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             Lost Packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
        Identifying Routing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
             Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
             Scan Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
        Customizing Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
             Improving Connectivity: Additional Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
             Non-Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
             Fake Latitude/Longitudes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
        Domain Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
        Domain Routing Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
             Route to Core . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
             Core Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
    Mobile Radio Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
        Configuring Mobile Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
        Unconfiguring Mobile Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
        Talking From Mobile Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
        Talking to Mobile Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
        Mobile Radio Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
    Upgrading Radio Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
        Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
        Series I Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26

Chapter 10              Support Products and Services
    Miscellaneous Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              10-1
        Antenna, 5 dB Gain Whip, 915 MHZ, N-Male (P/N 106119-000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                          10-1
        RPLC MetriModem (P/N 102740-000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                         10-1
    General Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       10-2
        RadioShop Software (P/N 107558-000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                          10-2
        UtiliNet ToolBox (P/N 512971-020) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    10-2
    Firmware Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        10-3
        Serial Download Tool (SDT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               10-3
        Network Download Tool (NDT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    10-3
    Middleware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   10-4
        Allen Bradley DF1 Full-Duplex Intercept Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                          10-4
        Allen Bradley DF1 Full-Duplex Intercept Drivers-Corporate License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                        10-5




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Appendix A               Unlicensed Radio Using Spread Spectrum: a Technical Review
    Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   A-1
    Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     A-1
    Technology and Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             A-2
    Frequency Hopping: The Most Robust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                       A-5
    Capacity—The Windfall of Spread Spectrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                             A-7
    But What Happens When Everyone Is On The Band? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                   A-8

Appendix B               Implementation of Unlicensed Wireless Technology
    Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   B-1
    Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     B-1
    Frequency Hopping Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                   B-3
        Synchronous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          B-3
        Asynchronous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           B-3
        How It’s Done . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          B-4
        New FCC Regulations For 902 To 928 MHZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                               B-5
    References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     B-5

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    1.1       UtiliNet Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
    2.1       Integrated WanGate Radio DC Version. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
    2.2       Integrated WanGate Radio DC Version Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
    2.3       120 VAC to 12VDC Power Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
    2.4       IWR DC Version Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
    2.5       IWR Pinout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
    2.6       Integrated WanGate Radio AC Version. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
    2.7       Integrated WanGate Radio AC Version Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
    2.8       IWR AC Version Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
    2.9       Antenna Kit Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
    2.10      Filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
    2.11      IWR Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
    2.12      IWR with AC Power Supply Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
    3.1       WanGate Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
    3.2       WanGate Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
    3.3       AC Power Cable #16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
    3.4       AC Power Cable #10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
    3.5       AC Power Cable 6’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
    3.6       RS-232 Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
    3.7       RS-232 Signal and Power Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
    3.8       RS-232 Programming Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
    3.9       Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
    3.10      WanGate Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
    3.11      WanGate Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
    3.12      WanGate Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
    4.1       MicroRTU WanGate Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
    4.2       MicroRTU WanGate Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
    4.3       RS-232 Signal and I/O Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
    4.4       RS-232 Programming Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
    4.5       MicroRTU WanGate Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
    4.6       MicroRTU WanGate Pinout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
    4.7       MicroRTU WanGate Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
    5.1       Network Radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
    5.2       Network Radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
    5.3       Network Radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
    5.4       Network Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
    5.5       Network Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
    6.1       Integrated WanGate Radio Antenna Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
    6.2       Antenna Mounting Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
    6.3       Antenna Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
    6.4       Jumper Cable Assemblies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
    6.5       Antenna Mounting to Equipment Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
    6.6       Bulkhead Connector - 91100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
    6.7       Impulse Suppressor - LA900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
    9.1       Standard Format (Geographic Routing). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
    9.2       Problem Routing Situations - Obstructed Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
    9.3       Problem Routing Situations - Localized Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
    9.4       Problem Routing Situations - Routing Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5


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      9.5         Problem Routing Situations - Non-Forward Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
      9.6         Cul-de-sacs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
      9.7         WAN Nodes Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
      9.8         Scan List Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
      9.9         Customizing Routing-Adding New Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
      9.10        Customizing Routing - Non-Routing Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
      9.11        Customizing Routing - Faking Geographic Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
      9.12        Customizing Routing - Faking to Exclude Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
      9.13        Customizing Routing - Domain Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
      9.14        Domain Routing Report from Domain Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
      9.15        Domain Routing Query Report from Core Radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
      10.1        5 dB Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
      10.2        RPLC Metrimodem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2




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    2.1       IWR DC Version Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
    2.2       IWR AC Version Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
    2.3       IWR General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
    3.1       UtiliNet WanGate Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
    3.2       UtiliNet Radio General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
    4.1       UtiliNet MicroRTU WanGate Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
    4.2       UtiliNet Radio General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
    5.1       UtiliNet Network Radio Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
    5.2       UtiliNet Radio General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
    8.1       Free-Space Path Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
    8.2       Multipath vs. Percent Coverage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
    8.3       Example Link Budget Calculation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
    8.4       Minimum Free-Space Antenna Spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
    8.5       RF Filter Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
    8.6       Connectivity Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14
    8.7       Directional Antenna FCC Candidates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15




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Chapter 1               Introduction

                                     This manual provides technical information for the line of radios used in the
                                     UtiliNet® Wireless System. Included are photos, specifications, diagrams, and
                                     accessories for each radio type as well as detailed information on applications
                                     using the radios and other related information.


System Overview
                                     UtiliNet is a comprehensive wireless data communications solution that utilizes
                                     spread-spectrum radios in the 902-928 MHz area of the radio spectrum to provide
                                     reliable network answers for remote telemetry or distributed control applications.
                                     UtiliNet radios combine three important technologies: a mesh architecture for
                                     peer-to-peer communications and true networking functionality, asynchronous
                                     spread spectrum frequency hopping for maximum use of bandwidth, and packet
                                     switching for guaranteed message transfer and automatic store-and-forward
                                     routing.




                                                                  Figure 1.1 UtiliNet Technologies

                                     These three technologies work together to ensure that UtiliNet networks are fast
                                     (up to 9600 bps), operate transparently, and are reliable in the delivery of all data
                                     messages. These are the key advantages of UtiliNet.




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UtiliNet Basics
                         UtiliNet is a wireless data communications network based on spread-spectrum
                         radio technologies.

Network of Intelligent Radios
                         UtiliNet radios form the foundation of a UtiliNet network and serve multiple
                         functions.
                         •      Each radio can communicate to end devices for some data collection or
                                control function.
                                This may involve transparent applications where data is merely passed
                                through UtiliNet radios, or it may involve programs running in radios and/or
                                other gateway devices to perform custom applications, higher network
                                efficiency or enhanced functionality.
                         •      Each radio interacts with its UtiliNet radio RF neighbors to form a wide area
                                network (WAN) into which it may initiate a packet, automatically route a
                                packet between other radios, or accept a packet as the final destination.
                         •      Each radio automatically integrates itself into an RF wide area network and
                                routes packets.
                                Upon power up or reboot, and at intervals while powered on, a radio
                                automatically scans the frequency band searching for other UtiliNet radios in
                                its vicinity to learn about its RF neighbors. As the radios learn about one
                                another, they pass their geographic address coordinates for routing and to
                                keep communication statistics for choosing the best data transmission paths.
                                This allows the radios to automatically route packets and dynamically build
                                routing tables to choose the best paths if RF conditions change. Once
                                configured by the user, radios automatically acquire radios and route packets.
                         •      Each radio can execute one or more programs written in the Device Control
                                Word (DCW) language.
                                These programs can send, receive, and process packets to and from other
                                radios. They also are able to send, receive, and process data to and from end
                                devices connected to the radio. Examples of DCW applications include: radio
                                configuration, radio queries, data collection, communication to end devices,
                                protocol translation and peer-to-peer control.
                         Several types of UtiliNet radios are available:
                         •      The Integrated WanGate Radio (IWR) and WanGate radio are used with RS-232
                                end devices and as additional repeaters if necessary (the IWR is designed for
                                installation inside another enclosure and the WanGate is designed for
                                independent outdoor installations).
                         •      The MicroRTU WanGate radio allows an integrator to install an appropriate
                                RTU into the specialized MicroRTU WanGate enclosure to create a combined
                                RTU and radio communication package.
                         •      The Network radio is used with Reliable Power Line Carrier (RPLC) end
                                devices.




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Mesh Architecture
                                 Much like a giant net over a service area—UtiliNet radios work together to create a
                                 mesh. At each point where one thread of the net crosses over another, a node is
                                 created in the wider area network.



                                                   A node could be represented by one radio attached to end-devices.



                                 Because each radio can forward messages to and respond to every other radio in
                                 the network, each radio is an equal participant in the network. The result is
                                 increased communication reliability because there is no single point of failure.
                                 While a radio is interacting with an end-device, it can be simultaneously acting as
                                 part of the mesh network. The concept of creating a mesh is central to what makes
                                 UtiliNet a truly robust data communication solution.

Radios With Programmable Intelligence
                                 Each radio is similar to a programmable logic controller (PLC). The radio acts
                                 much like a small computer, carrying out any number of computing and command
                                 functions. The intelligence in each radio enables it to perform many functions not
                                 normally associated with radios such as making intelligent routing decisions,
                                 transporting industry protocols, and recognizing operating conditions and
                                 responding with pre-programmed logic.

Packets Hop From Radio To Radio
                                 When an end device generates a message that needs to traverse the network, the
                                 end-device radio packets the data, places the data into an envelope—addressed to
                                 the destination radio—and enters it into the network. The data packet traverses
                                 the network by hopping from radio to radio in the direction of the destination
                                 radio. The number of hops between origin and destination radio(s) is automatically
                                 minimized to increase transmission speed. The route chosen for traversing the
                                 network is dynamic and employs automatic re-routing in the event a particular
                                 data path is not clear.

Polling and Report By Exception
                                 Traditional point-to-multipoint systems are prone to network latency as only one
                                 radio can communicate with the master at a time. A mesh network eliminates this
                                 problem as data is evenly spread across the entire mesh (i.e., a multipoint-to-
                                 multipoint network). Further, most traditional network topologies poll, gathering
                                 data sequentially. UtiliNet radios can be programmed to respond under
                                 predetermined parameters or on an unsolicited, report-by-exception basis—which
                                 is both faster and more efficient.




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About This Manual
                    This technical reference guide explains UtiliNet in great detail from application
                    design through implementation and operation to after-sales services and support.
                    Also included are a glossary of important terms and papers on extended UtiliNet
                    topics.

                       Chapter                    Title                                 Description
                                                                    Provides introductory information about the Utilinet
                         1        Introduction
                                                                    network and this manual.
                         2        Integrated WanGate Radio (IWR)    Describes the Integrated WanGate Radio.
                         3        WanGate Radios                    Describes the WanGate Radios.
                         4        UtiliNet MicroRTU WanGate Radio   Describes the UtiliNet MicroRTU WanGate Radio.
                         5        UtiliNet Network Radio            Describes the UtiliNet Network Radio.
                         6        Antenna Guide                     Provides information on antenna installations.
                                                                    Gives detailed information on SCADA structure and
                         7        SCADA Application Development
                                                                    development, as well as UtiliNet system integration.
                                                                    Contains information on network design, latitude/
                         8        Network Engineering               longitude calculations, system design, field studies,
                                                                    and use of directional antennas.
                                                                    Provides information and drawings for radio
                                                                    configuration, transparent configuration, radio
                         9        Network Installation
                                                                    installation, network routing, mobile radio
                                                                    configuration, as well as upgrading radio firmware.
                                                                    Provides descriptions of commonly used UtiliNet
                         10       Support Products and Services
                                                                    radio support products and services.
                                                                    Appendix A contains the FCC rules and regulations
                     Appendix A   FCC Regulations
                                                                    pertaining to UtiliNet radios.
                                  Unlicensed Radio Using Spread     Appendix B presents a paper providing additional
                     Appendix B
                                  Spectrum: a Technical Review      information on using spread-spectrum technology.
                                                                    Appendix C presents a paper providing additional
                                  Implementation of Unlicensed
                     Appendix C                                     information on the implementation of unlicensed
                                  Wireless Technology
                                                                    wireless technology.
                                                                    Provides a list of terms and definitions commonly
                      Glossary
                                                                    used in UtiliNet radio applications.
                                                                    Provides an index into this Technical Reference
                        Index
                                                                    Guide.




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Icons
                                 Throughout the document, various icons are used to draw your attention to
                                 important information. Below are examples:




                                                   The warning icon identifies information that is critical to maintaining
                                                   the integrity of the software or data.




                                                   The caution icon identifies important information.




                                                   The note icon identifies information that clarifies a point within the text.




Contacting Technical Support
                                 Within the United States, Cellnet technical support is available Monday through
                                 Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 6:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time by telephone, fax, or email.
                                 Whichever method you use to contact technical support, be prepared to give the
                                 following information:
                                 •   Exactly what problem you encountered.
                                 •   A description of what happened and what you were doing when the problem
                                     occurred.
                                 •   A description of how you tried to solve the problem.

Telephone
                                 Technical support is available by calling 1-866-877-2007. If all support technicians
                                 are helping other customers, your call will be routed to the Cellnet Support voice
                                 mail system. Please leave a brief message that includes the following information:
                                 •   Your name
                                 •   Your company’s name
                                 •   Your telephone number
                                 A support technician will return your call as soon as possible within normal
                                 business hours. Technicians return all calls in the order that they are received.




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Fax
               If you prefer, you may fax a description of your problem any time to 1-864-638-
               4850. A support technician will answer your fax within 24 hours. Follow these
               instructions when sending a fax:
               •   Address the fax to “Cellnet UtiliNet Support.”
               •   Include a brief description of the problem.
               •   Tell Cellnet the best time of day to contact you.

Email
               If you prefer, you may email a description of your problem to:
               elecsupt@slb.com
               A support technician will return your email as soon as possible within normal
               business hours. Technicians return all emails in the order that they are received.




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Chapter 2               Integrated WanGate Radio (IWR)

                                     The UtiliNet Integrated WanGate Radio (IWR) communicates via RS-232 to end
                                     devices and is designed for internal mounting, such as inside a remote terminal
                                     unit enclosure. The radio is commonly interfaced with such devices as remote
                                     terminal units (RTUs), programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and other
                                     intelligent end devices (IEDs).
                                     The Integrated WanGate has two RS-232 serial ports—a LAN Packet Protocol Port
                                     and a Transparent Port. The LAN Packet Protocol Port is used to communicate to
                                     devices which use UtiliNet LAN Packet Protocol (ULPP), such as a PC with
                                     configuration or diagnostic software, or an end device which has implemented
                                     ULPP. The Transparent Port is a general data port and used to transport byte-
                                     oriented data, such as that generated by industry standard protocols.
                                     The Integrated WanGate Radio comes in a 12/24 VDC version and an AC version
                                     which combines the DC radio with a 120 VAC power supply.


IWR VDC Version (P/N 269550000-000)
                                     The IWR, DC version, comes in a metal enclosure and is designed to be placed
                                     inside an RTU or like enclosure (see Figure 2.1).




                                                          Figure 2.1 Integrated WanGate Radio DC Version

                                     The radio has a two-pin Molex connector for 12/24 VDC input. It has one DB-9 RS-
                                     232 connector for transparent data and one DB-9 connector for ULPP operations.




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                                 The radio comes with a standard N-Female antenna connector mount and
                                 mounting hardware (see Figure 2.2).
                                 Included are the following:
                                 •   Integrated WanGate Radio
                                 •   Two mounting brackets
                                 •   Four 6-32 screws
                                 •   Four 10-32 screws
                                 •   Four 10-32 hex nuts
                                 •   DC power connector with 48" cable
                                 •   Reference mounting drawing




                                                Figure 2.2 Integrated WanGate Radio DC Version Components

120 VAC to 12 VDC Power Adapter (P/N 105690-000)
                                 This Power Adaptor Cube (see Figure 2.3) plugs into a 120 VAC outlet and provides
                                 12 VDC to the IWR, DC version. The cable is 68" long. Since the DC version of the
                                 IWR is intended to be wired directly to 12 VDC in a final installation, this is
                                 typically only used for demonstration and test purposes.




                                                         Figure 2.3 120 VAC to 12VDC Power Adapter




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                                 See Figure 2.4 for dimensional drawing and mounting options.




                                                          Figure 2.4 IWR DC Version Mounting




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IWR Pinout




                                                                         Figure 2.5 IWR Pinout

IWR DC Version Specification
                                                            Table 2.1 IWR DC Version Specification
                          Data Ports/Formats
                          UtiliNet LAN Packet Port
                               Serial Interface                               RS-232C
                               Data Rate                                      1200 or 9600 bps (N, 8, 1, FDX)
                               Protocol                                       UtiliNet LAN Packet Protocol
                          Transparent Port
                               Serial Interface                               RS-232C
                               Data Rate                                      300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, or 38400 bps
                               Parity                                         Odd, Even, or None
                               Data Bits                                      7 or 8
                               Stop Bits                                      1 or 2
                               Duplex                                         FDX
                               Protocol                                       Any Asynchronous Byte-Oriented Protocol
                          Power
                                                                              12 VDC Operation                24 VDC Operation
                                 Input Voltage Range                          10.5 - 16.0 VDC                 20 - 2/8 VDC
                                 Input Current                                130 mA                          70 mA
                                 Input Current (RF transmit max) 1            260 mA                          135mA
                                 Noise & Ripple allowed @ 12 VDC (max)        200 mV p-p
                          Agency Approvals

                          FCC                                                 Certified Part 15.247




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                            Mechanical

                            Interface Connections
                                Power                                                 Amp Mate-N-Lock
                                Data Ports                                            DB-9
                                Antenna                                               “N” Type, Female
                            Enclosure (indoor)                                        Sheet Metal
                                Weight                                                1 lb. 6 oz.
                                Size                                                  5.38"W x 7.97"D x 1.95"H
                                                                                      (8.25"W w/mounting brackets)
                             1
                                 Maximum transmit duty cycle is estimated to be 15%




IWR AC Version (P/N 269560000-000)
                                    The IWR, AC version (see Figure 2.6) is the DC version of the IWR with a rugged
                                    AC power supply, both mounted together on a plate. It is designed to be placed
                                    inside an RTU or like enclosure. The radio has an unterminated 3-wire pigtail for
                                    120 VAC input. It has one DB-9 RS-232 connector for transparent data and one DB-
                                    9 connector for ULPP operations. The radio comes with a standard N-Female
                                    antenna connector mount and mounting hardware.




                                                                  Figure 2.6 Integrated WanGate Radio AC Version




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                                 Figure 2.7 displays the following components:
                                 •   Integrated WanGate Radio (w/AC power supply)
                                 •   Four 10-32 screws
                                 •   Four 10-32 hex nuts
                                 •   Reference mounting drawing




                                                Figure 2.7 Integrated WanGate Radio AC Version Components




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                                 Figure 2.8 displays the dimensional drawing and mounting options.




                                                                Figure 2.8 IWR AC Version Mounting

IWR AC Version Specifications
                                                     Table 2.2 IWR AC Version Specifications
                                     Data Ports/Formats
                                     UtiliNet LAN Packet Port
                                          Serial Interface                  RS-232C
                                          Data Rate                         1200 or 9600 bps (N, 8, 1, FDX)
                                          Protocol                          UtiliNet LAN Packet Protocol
                                     Transparent Port
                                          Serial Interface                  RS-232C
                                          Data Rate                         300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, or 38400 bps
                                          Parity                            Odd, Even, or None
                                          Data Bits                         7 or 8
                                          Stop Bits                         1 or 2
                                          Duplex                            FDX
                                          Protocol                          Any Asynchronous Byte-Oriented Protocol



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                                     Power
                                     120 VAC Operation
                                        Input Voltage Range                              96 - 144 VAC
                                        Input Current                                    45 mA
                                          Input Current (RF transmit max) 1              80 mA
                                     Agency Approvals
                                     FCC                                                 Certified Part 15.247
                                     Mechanical
                                     Interface Connections
                                         Power                                           3-wire pigtail, 18 AWG, 600 V
                                         Data Ports                                      DB-9
                                         Antenna                                         “N” Type, Female
                                     Enclosure (indoor)                                  Sheet Metal
                                         Weight                                          4 lb. 12 oz.
                                         Size                                            8.00"W x 10.00"D x 2.12"H
                                     1
                                         Maximum transmit duty cycle is estimated to be 15%




Antenna Kit (P/N 105665-000)
                                 The antenna kit provides a simple 5dB gain whip antenna and extends the IWR
                                 antenna connection to an adaptor on the enclosure in which it is installed.
                                 Figure 2.9 displays the following components:
                                 •       Antenna, 5 dB gain whip, 915 MHz, N-Male
                                 •       Coax jumper cable, RG 58, 18" N-Male to N-Male
                                 •       Antenna mounting plate
                                 •       Bulkhead connector w/O-ring gasket, lock washer, and nut
                                 •       Reference drawing




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                                                             Figure 2.9 Antenna Kit Components



Filter (P/N 106460-000)
                                 This band-pass filter (see Figure 2.10) attenuates out-of-band signals and is used to
                                 reject interference from sources such as paging and cellular phones. It is designed
                                 to be used with the IWR (both DC and AC) and to be placed inside an RTU or like
                                 enclosure. It is a passive filter and connects in-line with the antenna coaxial cable.
                                 The coaxial cable on the filter is RG-223 and is 35" long. Only sites that exhibit
                                 interference from out-of-band sources require this filter. UtiliNet radios are
                                 designed to be in-band interference tolerant; in-band interference has rarely been a
                                 problem.




                                                                     Figure 2.10 Filter



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Bandpass Filter Specifications

                                 Environmental Specifications


                                 Temperature                                  -40°C to 85°C
                                 Operational Vibration                        5 to 7.5 Hz 0.5” double amplitude
                                                                              7.5 to 500 Hz 1.5g
                                 Humidity                                     95% non-condensing


                                 Electrical Specifications


                                 Center Frequency (nominal)                   915 MHz
                                 Insertion Loss (906-920 MHz)                 < 1.8 dB
                                 Insertion Loss (902-906 MHz)                 <3.0 dB
                                 Insertion Loss (920-924 MHz)                 <3.0 dB
                                 Characteristic Impedance                     50 Ohms
                                 Max VSWR (902-924 MHz)                       1.45:1.0
                                 Ripple (906-920 MHz)                         <0.5 dB
                                 30 dB Stopband                               800 to 894 MHz
                                                                              929 to 1030 MHz
                                 65 dB Stopband                               DC to 800 MHz
                                                                              1030 to 2000 MHz
                                 RF Power Capability                          > 10 Watts




IWR General Specifications
                                                              Table 2.3 IWR General Specifications
                                 General
                                 Frequency Range                               902 - 928 MHz
                                 Channels                                      240, 25 kHz wide
                                 Channel Spacing                               100 kHz
                                 Raw RF Data Rate                              9600 bps
                                 Spreading Technique                           Frequency Hopping
                                 Hopping Technique                             Pseudo Random, Asynchronous
                                 Hopping Patterns                              65,536 (Unique per Network)
                                 Network Address                               Latitude/Longitude Coordinates
                                 Receiver
                                 Type                                           Double Conversion Superheterodyne;
                                                                               1st IF 45 MHz, 2nd IF 455 kHz
                                 Dynamic Range                                 -104 to -20 dBm
                                 Packet Error Rate                             1x10 -2 (1x10 -6 BER)
                                 IF Selectivity                                6 dB down @ 30 kHz
                                 45 MHz IF Rejection                           < 90 dB
                                 Frequency Stability                           2.5 ppm (0.00025%) @ -30 to +75 °C
                                                                               5 ppm (0.0005%) @ -40 to +85 °C



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