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1. 22 Step 2 Preparing a DHCP profile to download auto configuration cceecceecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeecaeceaeeeaeeeaeeeeeees 23 Step 3 Binding a DHCP profile with static IP table cccsscccccecessessseececececsesesneaeeeeecesessesasaeeeeecesseseaaeseeeeseesees 24 Step 4 Rebooting the modem and checking the loading process esee enne 25 Step 5 Loading auto configuration files to other modems ener enne 26 20 irerdsidditerdud Y 27 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS oniri eiit tace oed eterne teer teenie etate ere eere Pre abe Eee Re eee ear degere abes suene eeu ves 30 ANNEX 1 CORINEX AV200 ENTERPRISE FEATURES e ccescessceesceceeeceaeceaeceaeeeaeceseeeeeeeeeeseaeeeaeeeaeesaaecaaecsaeeeaeeeaeeneeeaes 31 algele T S 31 Release Date September 7 2011 Page 5 Version 1 0 AnyWire Connectivity Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex Application D scriptio Na or tt er terra ee ard Donee teer ate r a nante dies aaa aaeeea ieii 31 Hic mem 31 MAC layeri a 36 Application Baye iioc E DIGNERIS 38 PEC Application Descriptions e eek m ub eee
2. A eg 43 210101 48 Constraints for Network 50 ANNEX 2 EXAMPLE OF CONFIGURATION FILES 0 eceeeeeessccececeeeeeeeeaaeaeceeeeeeeeeaaaaeceeeeeeeeeaaaaeeeeeeeeeesaaaeaeeeeeeeseeeaaeas 52 Master Access Mode 6 HE LV 6 output to coaxial port nennen enne enne nnne 52 Master Access Mode 1 HE LV 1 output to pin 3 and 4 enne nnne enne entrent 52 Master Access Mode 2 HE LV 2 output to pin 33 44 52 Master Access Mode 3 HE LV 3 output to pin 3 and 4 enenatis 53 Slave End User CPE EU output to pin 3 and 4 ener nennen eren nennen nennen nnne nne 53 TD Repeater TDR LV output to pin 3 and ccecccsseceessecesseecsseeecssececsseceesecceseeecsaececaeecensecesaeeseaeeeeseeenneess 53 Master Access Mode 6 HE LV 6 with VLAN and OVLAN parameters nennen nennen 54 Slave End User CPE EU with VLAN 101 and OVLAN paramete S cccccccsscecssscessseceseeecsseceesseceseccseesesececseeesaees 55 Slave End User CPE EU with VLAN 102 and OVLAN paramete S ccccccsssceessccesscecsseeeessececssecesseecssseeeaecesseeeesees 56 Release Date September 7 2011 Page 6 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity INTRODUCT
3. VLAN OVLAN Limitations The number of supported VLANs depends on the modem s configuration The hardware has an internal table in which the VLAN information is stored This table is unique and is shared by all interfaces in the modem The elements in this table can be linked to create lists This table is used to store the VLAN and OVLAN configuration list of tags The configuration for each interface is a pointer to an entry in this table The list of tags can be configured as allowed or forbidden tags The forbidden tags can be used to allow all of the possible VLAN tags except a Release Date September 7 2011 Page 34 Version 1 0 AnyWire Connectivity Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex reduced list of tags that are not allowed forbidden With the current implementation of the FW it is not possible to share lists of tags between different interfaces The total number of tags that can be used is limited by the following equation MAX _ PORTS gt VLAN OVLAN b VLAN OVLAN gt VLAN OVLAN port 9 FTH 4 FTH R X VLAN OVLAN Max Num Tags FW There is also a limitation per port as detailed in Table 3 Table 3 Maximum VLAN Tags MODEL in AV200 PRODUCT LINE TOTAL VLAN TAGS LV amp HD Compact Gateway 16 MAC Filtering MAC filtering allows limiting access to the PLC network through the Ethernet interface to a certain number of source MAC addresses The maximum num
4. RADIUS Client The RADIUS client is compliant with RFC2865 except for the accounting functionalities that are not included Multicast There are two possible options to configure multicast features IGMP PacketDetection IGMP Aware Multicast Syndication If IGMP packet detection feature is enabled the end point parses all upstream packets looking for IGMP join and IGMP leave datagrams All upstream traffic must be sniffed by the internal processor by Release Date September 7 2011 Page 42 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity passing these packets up to firmware and checking whether they contain IGMP control messages When an IGMP control message is detected the end point sends control messages to all PLC network elements in the transmission chain end point and access point to reconfigure all bridges to ensure that they are syndicated to the new multicast stream and no traffic replication is made This feature can be dynamically enabled or disabled External Multicast Configuration MPP It is possible to configure multicast by sending special frames to the modems communicating the creation of new bindings and the deletion of old ones Encapsulation is the general method to exchange data between PLC nodes using the LLC layer Customers can determine what information is exchanged build and send their own messages and allow actions to be taken wh
5. Provides m Manual Local System zi ss In DHCP server under Options Manage Profiles and Add a profile name will be requested This name can be chosen by the user Any name that can refer to the function of the modem is applicable For example HE LV 6 would mean Head End master on LV access MAC mode running on mode 6 To set up a profile the user must specify the following options Basic Profle DNS NetBios Time Boot Other Basic Profle DNS NetBios Tme Boot Other Basic Profile DNS NetBios Time Boot Other for r Boot Server a Next Server IP Address i Option 120 SIP Servers Name fio10 133 Length 3 Dynamic IP Address Pool zl Vave 0000 ion S Boot File Size in 512 byte blocks G Binay address es C Sting t Uni TV Always use option 66 67 for Name and File not standard uH t ES Altemate File ii VendorClassidis Lease time 9 36000 infinite Hp pe M Subnet mask ee O Poo as See io ee Gateway Address ws 6 Root Palh Substitutions in File and Root Path host name IP address Setting subnet mask to 255 255 255 0 or any subnet designed by the user Setting gateway address to this PC Setting TFTP server address Setting TFTP name must be a TFTP address Setting option 66 Setting option 18 to auto configuration file na
6. interfaces DHCP Options Language General interfaces DHCP TFTP Options Language General interfaces DHCP TFTP Options Language 5 Add profiles to menu Download Server on Port 69 Retransmission timeout secs 1 Use dash as separator in MAC hardware addresses Root Directory Max number of re transmits Show Identifier as text string if possible CATFTPA SS Accept blocksize option Show arid lines Use IP address specific root directory if one exists Accept timeout option List of allowed prefixes for other files Accept tsize option rL 2 LFc CRLF conversion on ASCII transfer Wite log file i Operation Optimize file access for simultanous downloads Directory C Program Files dhep Restrict download to named Boot file only oe Restrict download to clients with a configured Boot file Create new log file day 18 monthly Restrict download to known MAC addresses identifiers Enable TFTP Multicast operation UL Ape Multicast IP Address 2240 01 r TFTP status indication UDP Ports for data transfer start at Multicast Port 556 758 IV Show Percent complete if possible Max number of active Clients fio TFTP Multicast TTL La Don t wait for ACK faster but not standard cm om cm m
7. Connectivity Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex Niinks 13 links Nsubmodes 4 submodes Access Protocol Roaming When a CPE detects an access network it will start the Access Protocol in order to obtain access to the network The master and the TD repeaters present in the network send continuous invitation or access tokens The CPE will select the best master according to certain criteria and will answer this invitation token in order to access the network through this master The master might deny access to the CPE in which case the CPE will select a different master and will try to access the network through that master If access to the network is not allowed through any visible master in the network the CPE will restart the link search protocol in order to find a new link Once a CPE is connected to a master it can re evaluate its status periodically and can change its connection to a new master according to certain criteria This phase is known as the second step The default configuration has been chosen in order to avoid instabilities its frequency is very low and the change of master will only occur if the current master has very bad SNR e The second step takes place after the auto configuration process and every three hours e The SNR threshold required to change masters is the equivalent to 2 150 bps nonfiltered reception value Auto configuration The objective of the auto configuration process
8. The DHCP server of the PC responds with the IP PTTP parameter IP of the TFTP server and configuration file name The DHCP task responds with DHCPACK to the server stops sending DHCP request packets and passes the parameters to the PTTP task PTTP parameter and to the autoconfiguration task TFTP server IP and configuration file name The PTTP task stops sending packets 3 The PTTP task acts according to the parameter gets the DHCP thus VLAN configuration is set The modem is now accessible through TCP IP so tasks like the console and SNMP are awaiting any input to respond The Autoconfiguration task downloads the configuration file using TFTP The Autoconfiguration task uses the parameters to configure the modem The modem changes to master The link is changed to that of the autoconfiguration The master starts sending access tokens so slaves Autoconfiguration ends can request access Oneslaveisdetecte DI k RADI for the MAC of gt HS avehy tortie Ee Port solver protocol starts negotiating the ports the slave The RADIUS task receives the authorization of the RADIUS server with the desired profile for the user renee Port solver protocol PSP ends the port negotiation QoS and network parameters are configured for the new user bandwidth limitation in upstream and downstream VLANs OVLANSs etc The task receives a request from the slave eee Th
9. auto configuration and SNMP interface PLC Ports The PLC ports are used as an index to refer to a modem that is visible through the power line Therefore Release Date September 7 2011 Page 47 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity ports are not only used for the master and its slaves but also for any other visible modem When the limit of the number of ports is established as Nmax ports this means that a modem can see up to Nmax port modems all of which are not necessarily its slaves The order in which the ports are associated to modems is first come first serve Also every multicast MAC address uses one entry in this table There is an additional broadcast port to those regular ports The number of ports depends on the chip model used in Corinex products The following table shows the values for the current release Table 19 Maximum PLC Ports Corinex product model Ports Low Voltage Compact Gateway High Density Compact Gateway Boot Process The start up process of the modems is described step by step using the scenario shown in Figure 18 one PC connected to a modem modem 1 which will be the master through the Ethernet A second modem modem 2 CPE is connected to the first modem through the power line The PC contains all of the necessary servers DHCP TFTP RADIUS etc The steps are going to be described conceptually so a detailed configuration o
10. 255 255 0 GENERAL GATEWAY 192 168 0 1 GENERAL IP USE DHCP YES GENERAL STP YES GENERAL SIGNAL MODE LIST 1 1 GENERAL SIGNAL MODE LIST 2 2 GENERAL SIGNAL MODE LIST 3 3 GENERAL SIGNAL MODE LIST 4 6 GENERAL SIGNAL MODE LIST 5 7 GENERAL SIGNAL MODE LIST 6 8 GENERAL SIGNAL MODE LIST 7 10 GENERAL SIGNAL MODE LIST 8 13 GENERAL SIGNAL REG POWER MASK ENABLE NO PLC SIGNAL COUPLING IND QOS ENABLE YES QOS MAX TXPUT TX 2048 MNMT TAG MNMT VLAN DATA TAG 6DATA2 VLAN DATA PRIO 4 OVLAN ENABLE YES OVLAN DATA TAG ROOTPATH Release Date September 7 2011 Page 56 fnr GCorinex AnyWire Connectivity Version 1 0
11. DHCP request packets and passes the parameters to the autoconfiguration task TFTP server IP and configuration file name The modem is now accessible through TCP IP so tasks like the console and SNMP are awaiting any input to respond The Autoconfiguration task downloads the configuration file using TFTP The Autoconfiguration task uses the parameters to configure the modem Autoconfiguration ends These operations result in an approximate time between reset and ping of for a single pair of modem Modem 1 40 seconds Modem 2 140 seconds Constraints for Network Design Two Master Visibility Visibility between masters at physical level must be avoided It is recommended to use spatial reuse procedures to avoid the direct visibility between HEs in the same mode power control and sub mode Maximum Allowed PLC Ports The capacity of PLC ports is 32 in most of the products including MV Gateway MDU Gateway LV and GPON BPL Gateway basic model Powerline Adapter and CableLAN Adapter The High Density LV and GPON BPL Gateway has a capacity of 64 and the Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateways have a capacity of 31 Bridge Table Capacity The maximum number of MAC address in the bridge table depends on the learning speed the ageing time and the packet switch capacity The data provided is measured with the default configuration To obtain the Release Date September 7 2011 Page 50 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and Hig
12. MODE LIST 7 10 GENERAL SIGNAL MODE LIST 8 13 GENERAL SIGNAL REG POWER MASK ENABLE NO PLC SIGNAL COUPLING IND Master Access Mode 6 HE LV 6 with VLAN and OVLAN parameters GENERAL USE AUTOCONF YES GENERAL TYPE HE GENERAL FW TYPE LV GENERAL ADDRESS 192 168 0 100 GENERAL NETMASK 255 255 255 0 GENERAL GATEWAY 192 168 0 1 GENERAL IP USE DHCP YES GENERAL STP YES GENERAL AUTHENTICATION AUTHLIST GENERAL SIGNAL MODE 6 GENERAL SIGNAL REG POWER MASK ENABLE NO PLC SIGNAL COUPLING IND SIGNAL SUB TRANSLATION MNMT VLAN 5 TRANSLATION DATA VLAN 1 101 TRANSLATION DATA VLAN 2 102 TRANSLATION ROOTPATH OVLAN 77 QOS ENABLE YES QOS BW POLICY 1 COS CRITERION 1 TCP 8021p OVLAN ENABLE YES OVLAN DATA TAG 4095 PROFILE MAX TXPUT TX 1 4096 PROFILE MAX TXPUT RX 1 4096 PROFILE PRIORITIES 1 OxFF PROFILE UPBWLIMIT 1 NO PROFILE DWBWLIMIT 1 NO PROFILE MNMT VLAN 1 MNMT PROFILE FWTYPE 1 EU Release Date September 7 2011 Page 54 fnr GCorinex AnyWire Connectivity Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway PROFILE_MAX_TXPUT_TX 2 512 PROFILE_MAX_TXPUT_RX 2 1024 PROFILE_PRIORITIES 2 OxFF PROFILE_UPBWLIMIT 2 NO PROFILE DWBWLIMIT 2 NO PROFILE MNMT VLAN 2 MNMT PROFILE DATA VLAN 2 6DATA1 PROFILE FWTYPE 2 EU PROFILE MAX TXPUT TX 3 1024 PROFILE MAX TXPUT RX 3 2048 PROFILE PRIORITIES 3 OxFF PROFILE UP
13. Throughput kbps 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000 18000 20000 Measured UDP Throughput kbps Figure 17 Expected Throughput vs Measured Throughput This graph has been obtained considering a HE CPE scenario with good physical level and the entire default configuration except for the bandwidth limitation that is configured in each case with a different test value The traffic sent is a unidirectional UDP flow upstream or downstream with a higher rate at least double than the bandwidth limitation configured The characteristics of the algorithm are shown in Table 4 Table 4 Bandwidth Limitation PARAMETER VALUE Minimum Speed 512 Kbps Maximum Speed 20000 kbps Convergence Time 30 sec Speed Fluctuation lt 10 Latency management The latency management is achieved through a set of features designed to guarantee Quality of Service The Service Classifier can be configured to prioritize the traffic according to the desired criterion TOS VLAN tag or any other configured and each of the PLC priorities from 0 to 7 assigned by the Service Classifier has a Service Level Agreement SLA1 SLA2 SLA4 and SLA8 associated CSMA CARP MAC The CSMA CARP MAC is implemented in the current firmware version The CSMA CARP MAC can be activated by selecting GENERAL_MAC_MODE INHOME in the auto configuration file Layer 2 ACKs It is possible to configure layer 2 ACKs according to the priority of the traffic being transmitt
14. described in this document may be restricted or regulated by law in some countries If you are unsure which restrictions or regulations apply you should consult your regional Corinex office or the authorized reseller Published by Corinex Communications Corp 1200 570 Granville Street Vancouver B C Canada V6C 3P1 Tel 1 604 692 0520 Fax 1 604 694 0061 ww corinex com Corinex is a registered trademark of Corinex Communications Corp Microsoft MS DOS MS Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U S A and or other countries All products or company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners Copyright c 2001 2011 by Corinex Communications Corp Release Date September 7 2011 Page 2 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B information technology equipment These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency 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 equipment does cause harmful interference the end u
15. is the centralized management of a BPL network using configuration files stored in a centralized database that are transferred to each piece of equipment when it boots These files contain all of the information that a node needs in order to function in a correct manner Below is a brief description of the process which is discussed in more detail later in the manual 1 Every node starts with the same default factory configuration Access CPE 2 Using PTTP Parametric Translation Table Protocol the modem discovers if it is booting in a network with VLANs or not If a network has been built using VLANs to isolate traffic between data voice over IP or management traffic it is necessary to know the Management VLAN of that network segment for the DHCP request to reach the backbone The information passed between modems during PTTP is called the translation table 3 Using DHCP protocol each node gets its IP configuration IP address netmask and gateway and the name of its corresponding auto configuration file 4 Using TFTP protocol the nodes download the auto configuration file and configure the firmware accordingly In addition to the main steps outlined above but there is further point to consider In order to achieve a secure network powerline PL authentication is introduced When a new slave is trying to access the PL network and connecting to a master or a repeater the master or repeater may perform a RADIUS request to authenticate
16. sent to the FW In transmission this request is forwarded to all active interfaces Finally it will connect to a node that will transfer the translation table The modem switches automatically to use or not to use VLANs with the same configuration as the node sending the translation table In this way all modems configure themselves to use or not to use VLANs This avoids having to write the use or non use of VLANs in the NVRAM of all modems a circumstance that can be extremely convenient if an operator wants to change the entire network to use VLANs A modem must not perform PTTP in Auto configuration no PTTP Boot mode in the NVRAM in the following two cases e If it is the first node of the network directly connected to the backbone e If it is going to receive the translation table in the auto configuration file In the first instance this node will transfer the translation table included in the auto configuration file to other modems when requested but in this case there is no other modem from which to request this information because it will be the first node to know it To avoid using PTTP in the boot process two methods are available 1 Using the DHCP server must be accessible through VLAN 1 or without VLAN the PTTP protocol can be skipped In the DHCP reply the server can supply the modem with the management VLAN in the event the modem boots in VLAN mode or tell the modem not to use VLANs 2 Write a byte in the NVRAM us
17. the user The RADIUS server will reply with information used to configure the master s interface to the new user However auto configuration also has a way to avoid using the RADIUS server if desired This consists of declaring a list of MACs profiles and FW type in the auto configuration file and using this list instead of RADIUS to Release Date September 7 2011 Page 39 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity authenticate the users If the node is the first modem in the network and connected directly through the Ethernet port to the backbone the auto configuration process is different 1 This node starts with the same default factory configuration Access CPE 2 Using DHCP protocol each node gets its IP configuration IP address netmask and gateway and the name of its corresponding auto configuration file There is also another parameter called PTTP code that indicates if VLAN is used and the value of the management VLAN if needed Once this parameter is obtained the PTTP protocol finishes 3 Using TFTP protocol the nodes download the auto configuration file and configure the firmware accordingly When any node boots there is a parameter stored in the NVRAM called GENERAL_USE_ AUTOCONF When this value is yes the node boots in auto configuration mode and when no it boots in NVRAM mode There are two auto configuration possibilities inside the auto configuration b
18. together with the assigned IP address using BOOTP protocol The text file below shows a simple auto configuration file for the HE unit Release Date September 7 2011 Page 16 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway GENERAL_USE_AUTOCONF YES GENERAL_TYPE HE GENERAL FW TYPE LV GENERAL IP ADDRESS 10 10 1 100 GENERAL IP NETMASK 255 255 255 0 GENERAL IP GATEWAY 10 10 1 1 GENERAL IP USE DHCP YES GENERAL STP YES GENERAL AUTHENTICATION NONE GENERAL SIGNAL MODE 6 SIGNAL SUB MODE 0 GENERAL SIGNAL REG POWER MASK ENABLE NO PLC SIGNAL COUPLING IND MCAST_MPP2IGMP_PORT NONE MCAST_IGMP_SNOOPING NO fnr GCorinex AnyWire Connectivity By default the modem with Enterprise firmware is running as a CPE unit searching all possible frequency modes for the BPL signal from the connecting line If the Gateway is running by the above configuration file and connecting to other modems on the same physical line they should make a connection and show the connectivity status in the master modem s CLI console similar to the below figure Connection closed by foreign host 5 telnet 192 168 4 162 40000 Trying 192 168 4 162 Connected to 192 168 4 162 scape character is IRMWARE VERSION lac_CXC AU266 ETHe_9661_hv1_1_6 su4 118 8 6 3 8 Access running ompiled on Tue Feb 26 14 42 33 PST 2668 Master Access 65 DONE MODE 13 enabled RkG 9D 197 Mbps 191 Mbps Forwarding
19. with internal three phase coupler which provides easy installation on the three phase power line system The integrated coupler connection is a 4 pin socket for coupling the signal to line and neutral wires of the three phase four wire power line With this feature Corinex LV and HD Compact Gateways are capable to provide a last mile solution anywhere worldwide Integration of the internal coupler eliminates a need for external coupler and minimizes the insertion and connector losses caused by an external coupler Release Date September 7 2011 Page 9 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity INSTALLATION AND REQUIREMENTS The LV and HD Compact Gateways by Corinex are network devices mainly used for last mile solutions in broadband access technology Deployment can be on the electric power pole pad mount transformer station street cabinet or in the network room of an MDU building Please note that the gateway is IP65 compliant so if it is to be installed outdoors it should be placed in another cabinet to protect it from heavy rain It can be easily mounted on walls or hanged on wires Grounding the case is recommended for safety and should be done according to the local electric code of conduct See figure below for installation example The devices can be powered by AC or DC The LV and HD Compact Gateways have a waterproof connector interface to transfer the BPL signal through the low v
20. 00 0b c2 30 11 b3 X HE LV 10 10 10 1 43 17 01 2008 11 13 24 IP Address 10 10 1 100 00 0b c2 30 10 19 CPE MY 1 10 10 1 51 17 01 2008 11 15 43 Optional w 00 0b c2 30 10 1a standard 10 10 1 52 17 01 2008 11 15 43 Configuration Profile 00 0b c2 30 10 1b HE LV 10 10 10 1 53 17 01 2008 11 15 44 Remark p 00 0b c2 30 01 53 10 10 1 100 27 02 2008 ha ila New ce Listening on Port 67 z After completely binding a profile to the IP address on the static IP table it shows the correct profile to be used Step 4 Rebooting the modem and checking the loading process As changes in the DHCP server are done after the modem gets an IP address the modem won t reload the configuration until it is either reset factory reset rebooted or the IP lease time has ended The user must reboot the modem by powering it off and on again The Power switch on the MDU gateway will turn on and off all 3 modules at the same time If the user want to reset only one modem the use must telnet and log in as an Admin and use the command hw rst for reset or frst frst for factory reset In an older firmware version 3 factory reset command is hw frst Ini x Ele Options Window Help Active TFTP Clients 0 v 100 Get octet 10 10 1 100 HE LV 6 conf Listening on Port 67 After reboot the modem shall receive an IP address from the DHCP server send a request for file download to the
21. 011 Page 11 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway AnyWire Connectivity fnr GeCorinex In some deployments the Gateway can communicate with other modems over a coaxial cable or injecting the BPL signal into the power line by using an external coupler that comes with coaxial interface for example Corinex Coaxial to Powerline Coupler CXZ CXC PH2 or Corinex 11 1 Coupler CXZ CXC PH12 A proper configuration settings file must be loaded into the Gateway to direct the BPL signal to coaxial rather than LV output Connectivity over the coaxial cable is always better than the power line However to obtain a maximum performance high performance and low loss cable like RG 6 type is preferred Either 50 ohm or 75 ohm impedance can be used with the coaxial interface Impedance matching between coaxial cable and the connector is insignificant and the throughput impairment from mismatching impedance is negligible Figure 7 Signal output ports and power connector Coax Ethernet DC AC CONNECTING THE AC WIRE Pin 1 Brown Yellow AC Line 1 AC Power Line PLC Pin 2 Black AC Line 2 PLC Pin 3 Grey White AC Line 3 PLC Pin4 Blue Neutral AC Power Neutral PLC Release Date September 7 2011 Page 12 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway BUTTON AND LEDS Buttons fnr GCorinex AnyWire Connectivity Each of the two buttons has multiple
22. 13 PARAMETER VALUE Central Frequency 17 031 250 Hz Bandwidth 30 MHz Mode Bandwidth 30 MHz 77 dBm Hz Power Mask Definition Flat PM Maximum Physical Speed 231 Mbps Release Date September 7 2011 Page 45 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity Mode 2 for A2 MV Gateway Table 15 Mode 2 A2 PARAMETER VALUE Central Frequency 17 500 000 Hz Bandwidth Mode Bandwidth 10 MHz 72 dBm Hz Power Mask Definition M11 PM Maximum Physical Speed 60 Mbps Mode 3 for A2 MV Gateway CHI ole 0 2 PARAMETER VALUE Central Frequency 27 031 250 Hz Bandwidth 10 MHz Mode Bandwidth 10 MHz 72 dBm Hz Power Mask Definition Flat PM Maximum Physical Speed 84 Mbps Power Mask and Notches A dynamically configurable power mask allows the possibility to have fully configurable notches in the desired frequencies By default the power mask configured will depend on the mode used as described above A different power mask can be configured through the auto configuration process The Power Mask can be defined as part of the modem definition as a regulation Power Mask defining the frequency bands and the attenuation or a raw Power Mask applied directly to every carrier The following default Power Mask definitions are included and used in some modes Flat PM No carrier is attenuated Upper Half Band PM This Power Mask uses the Upper hal
23. 3 0 18 for illustration Any other DHCP server or later version of haneWIN can also be used by following the instruction of the respective DHCP server and applying the similar settings DHCP servers that can be used with auto configuration must support BOOTP protocol The user can download DHCP server from www hanewin de and install in the PC The unregistered version can be used up to 30 days Later version supports Windows Vista Step 3 Preparing the network interface on the PC The PC network interface must have a fix IP address set in order to use the DHCP server on the PC In our example the IP address 10 10 1 254 and subnet 255 255 255 0 are used Release Date September 7 2011 Page 18 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity __ Ethernet LAN Properties Xx Ax Internet Protocal 1c ai 00 2x General Authentication Advanced General ng You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports E9 Realtek RTL8139 810x Family Fast E this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings This connection uses the following items Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address V Network Monitor Driver Vi AEGIS Protocol IEEE 802 1x v2 3 1 9 g IP address 10 10 1 254 s Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway Install Uninstall Pr
24. 5 255 0 GENERAL GATEWAY 192 168 0 1 GENERAL IP USE DHCP YES GENERAL STP YES GENERAL AUTHENTICATION NONE GENERAL SIGNAL MODE 3 SIGNAL SUB GENERAL SIGNAL REG POWER MASK ENABLE NO PLC SIGNAL COUPLING IND Slave End User CPE EU output to pin 3 and 4 GENERAL USE AUTOCONF YES GENERAL TYPE CPE GENERAL FW TYPE EU GENERAL IP ADDRESS 192 168 0 101 GENERAL NETMASK 255 255 0 0 GENERAL GATEWAY 192 168 0 1 GENERAL IP USE DHCP YES GENERAL STP YES GENERAL SIGNAL MODE LIST 1 1 GENERAL SIGNAL MODE LIST 2 2 GENERAL SIGNAL MODE LIST 3 3 GENERAL SIGNAL MODE LIST 4 6 GENERAL SIGNAL MODE LIST 5 7 GENERAL SIGNAL MODE LIST 6 8 GENERAL SIGNAL MODE LIST 7 10 GENERAL SIGNAL MODE LIST 8 13 GENERAL SIGNAL REG POWER MASK ENABLE NO PLC SIGNAL COUPLING IND TD Repeater TDR LV output to pin 3 and 4 GENERAL USE AUTOCONF YES GENERAL TYPE TDREPEATER GENERAL FW TYPE LV GENERAL ADDRESS 192 168 0 103 GENERAL NETMASK 255 255 0 0 GENERAL IP GATEWAY 192 168 0 1 GENERAL IP USE DHCP YES GENERAL 5 YES GENERAL SIGNAL MODE LIST 1 1 GENERAL SIGNAL MODE LIST 2 2 Release Date September 7 2011 Page 53 fnr GCorinex AnyWire Connectivity Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway GENERAL SIGNAL MODE LIST 3 3 GENERAL SIGNAL MODE LIST 4 6 GENERAL SIGNAL MODE LIST 5 7 GENERAL SIGNAL MODE LIST 6 8 GENERAL SIGNAL
25. BWLIMIT 3 NO PROFILE DWBWLIMIT 3 NO PROFILE MNMT VLAN 3 MNMT PROFILE DATA VLAN 3 6DATA2 PROFILE FWTYPE 3 EU HUsers must place the MAC address of CPE modems here ACCESSP AUTHLIST MAC 1 ACCESSP AUTHLIST PROFILE 1 2 ACCESSP AUTHLIST MAC 2 ACCESSP AUTHLIST PROFILE 2 3 Slave End User CPE EU with VLAN 101 and OVLAN parameters GENERAL USE AUTOCONF YES GENERAL TYPE CPE GENERAL FW TYPE EU GENERAL IP ADDRESS 192 168 0 102 GENERAL NETMASK 255 255 255 0 GENERAL GATEWAY 192 168 0 1 GENERAL IP USE DHCP YES GENERAL STP YES GENERAL SIGNAL MODE LIST 1 1 GENERAL SIGNAL MODE LIST 2 2 GENERAL SIGNAL MODE LIST 3 3 GENERAL SIGNAL MODE LIST 4 6 GENERAL SIGNAL MODE LIST 5 7 GENERAL SIGNAL MODE LIST 6 8 GENERAL SIGNAL MODE LIST 7 10 GENERAL SIGNAL MODE LIST 8 13 GENERAL SIGNAL REG POWER MASK ENABLE NO PLC SIGNAL COUPLING IND Release Date September 7 2011 Page 55 anri Ge Corinex AnyWire Connectivity Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway QOS_ENABLE YES QOS_MAX_TXPUT_TX 2048 VLAN MNMT TAG MNMT VLAN DATA TAG 6DATA1 VLAN DATA PRIO 4 OVLAN ENABLE YES OVLAN DATA TAG ROOTPATH Slave End User CPE EU with VLAN 102 and OVLAN parameters GENERAL USE AUTOCONF YES GENERAL TYPE CPE GENERAL FW TYPE EU GENERAL IP ADDRESS 192 168 0 102 GENERAL NETMASK 255
26. CORINEX User Guide Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway for last mile solution High Density Com Product Code Serial Number Input 90 100 Pact Gateway CXP HDC Gwyc C 50 6 Hz 02A m x AN amp Corinex September 13 2011 CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS CORINEX COMMUNICATIONS 1200 570 Granville Street Vancouver BC V6C 3P1 Canada Tel 1 604 692 0520 Fax 1 604 964 0061 URL www corinex com Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity COPYRIGHT This document as well as the software described in it is furnished under license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the license The content of this document is furnished for informational use only it is subject to change without notice and it does not represent a commitment on the part of Corinex Communications Corp Corinex Communications Corp assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this document It is our policy to enhance our products as new technologies hardware components software and firmware become available therefore the information contained in this document is subject to change without notice Some features functions and operations described in this document may not be included and sold in certain countries due to government regulations or marketing policies The use of the product or its features
27. D3 199 Mbps 189 Mbps Forwarding Number of boots 3 OK HtuserB gt Unknown command lt gt Htuser gt quit Connection closed by foreign host Figure 9 CLI console from Telnet showing connectivity status Release Date September 7 2011 Page 17 E 5 5 TTD EE d Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity CONFIGURATIONS AND SETTINGS Preparing DHCP TFTP server The following steps are for installing and preparing DHCP server on a PC After running this procedure the DHCP TFTP server will be set up properly in the PC and there is no need to run the procedure again Step 1 Turning off Windows Firewall from the Control Panel To configure an AV200 modem a number of UDP and TCP ports in Windows are used by the DHCP TFTP server and other applications Therefore those ports must be allowed by Windows firewall or the firewall must be turned off If the PC is running any anti virus software and those ports are protected by anti virus that feature should be disabled according to the antivirus documentation If Window Firewall cannot be turned off the following ports must be allowed for those applications e UDP port 68 used by BOOTPC e UDP port 67 used by BOOTPS e UDP port 69 used by TFTP 2011 NN EE ing F e Acton wew Help De Qptorm widow tiep e miipmEimEmi une Leased IP addresses Lof 151 Mac addrensid Profle Aderess _ te
28. FIGURATION SETTINGS cccsceeseecseeceeeceseceseceeeeeeeeseeeseeeeeaeesacecaaecaaecaaeseaeeeaeseaeseeeeseeeseeeseaeeeaeesaaesaeeaaees 15 FIRMWARE AND DEVICE STRUCTURE ccsccesceeeseceseceseceseceseeeeeseneeeceecaeeeacecaaecaaecsaeceaecaeceeeeeeeseeseeeeeaeeeaeeeaeesaesaaees 16 CONFIGURATIONS AND SETTINGS kosci naie tonser istie nae iaraa eieae n AETA aAa A a a AA Eaa E aaas 18 Preparing DHCP TFITP Serve onenian cn vd eee e E Vk Bra E aa ie E A ARE Ea 18 Step 1 Turning off Windows Firewall from the Control 8 18 Step 2 Installing DHCP server cccssccccecessessssssececeeeesesssaesececeeeesenssaesececesseseaueaesecucessesesaeaesececessesssananseceeseseees 18 Step 3 Preparing the network interface on the PC u ccccessssccececsssessaececececeesesneaeceeeceseeseceaeeeeeeesseseaaeaeeeessesees 18 Step 4 Setting a default interface for DHCP S rvelr ccscssssccccecessessaeceeececeeseseaeceeeceseesesasaeeesecesseseaeseeeeeeeses 19 Step 5 Setting a standard profile for DHCP server cccsessscccccecessessaecececscsesesaeaeseeecessesesaeaeeeeecesseseaaeaeeeesensees 20 Preparing Telnet PuTTY for command line interface CLI console sees 21 Loading auto configuration file conf ksenono naaa Ea a GR 22 Step 1 Preparing an auto configuration 6
29. ION This user guide describes the basic features and specifications of the LV and HD Compact Gateways as well as the basic configuration and installation options Two additional manuals are available on the documentation CD and the Corinex webpage The Alma Auto configuration Manual details the auto configuration process and options and the SNMP Manual explains the MIB architecture The Low Voltage Compact Gateway LV and the High Density Compact Gateway HD are Corinex s BPL access product line using 200 Mbps AV200 Technology The Gateways allow an easy installation to Multi Dwelling Units MDUs or last mile access neighborhoods where the Gateway acts as a head end modem extending an internet connection optical fiber DSL or wireless access either to a power line or coaxial cable infrastructure depending on the customer s requirements The modem allows users to extend an internet connection to a power line or cable network within an MDU without the need for installing new wiring End users can connect their Ethernet enabled devices such as PC VoIP phones Media Centers etc using the Corinex AV200 series of Powerline or CableLAN Ethernet Adapters to any electrical or coaxial socket in their premise to access the Internet The LV and HD Compact Gateways can serve large networks up to 1 024 network devices And by embedding three phase coupler inside the rugged enclosures the Gateways provide easy installation for three phase power sy
30. TFTP server and download the conf file from the server In the Ethereal capture below it shows the process of DHCP and TFTP download There are 4 DHCP steps discover offer request and acknowledge ack On offer and ack steps the DHCP server includes 4 options in the message Option 3 is a gateway IP Option 18 is the configuration filename Option 66 is the TFTP server IP address And Option 120 is to turn off management VLAN If any of those options is missing the modem won t properly load the configuration file from the server It is recommended to keep monitoring using Ethereal in order to prevent any mistakes The user can check the content of conf file in the data packets On Ethereal the user must see packets containing Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol BPDU sent out from the modem through Ethernet port from time to time If the user cannot see RSTP BPDU or there is a VLAN tag on this packet then there is something wrong with the DHCP setting or modem Release Date September 7 2011 Page 25 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity titled Wireshark Be Git Sew ip mm aaan gmax B ning trse fo 3 585 Corinex 0 01 5 Spanning tree ror pbr STF RST 369 10 01 53 COST 244182 CorinexC 30 Broadcast who has 10 10 1 99 Tell 10 10 1 100 Corinexc 30 01 53 10 10 1 99 35 at 00 14 d1 13 ba 01 S5pa
31. TYPE LV GENERAL IP ADDRESS 192 168 0 100 GENERAL NETMASK 255 255 255 0 GENERAL GATEWAY 192 168 0 1 GENERAL IP USE DHCP YES GENERAL STP YES GENERAL AUTHENTICATION NONE GENERAL SIGNAL MODE 6 SIGNAL SUB MODE 0 GENERAL SIGNAL REG POWER MASK ENABLE NO PLC SIGNAL COUPLING COAX Master Access Mode 1 HE LV 1 output to pin 3 and 4 GENERAL USE AUTOCONF YES GENERAL TYPE HE GENERAL FW TYPE LV GENERAL ADDRESS 192 168 0 100 GENERAL IP NETMASK 255 255 255 0 GENERAL IP GATEWAY 192 168 0 1 GENERAL USE DHCP YES GENERAL STP YES GENERAL AUTHENTICATION NONE GENERAL SIGNAL MODE 1 SIGNAL SUB MODE 0 GENERAL SIGNAL REG POWER MASK ENABLE NO PLC SIGNAL COUPLING IND Master Access Mode 2 HE LV 2 output to pin 3 and 4 GENERAL USE AUTOCONF YES GENERAL TYPE HE GENERAL FW TYPE LV GENERAL IP ADDRESS 192 168 0 100 GENERAL NETMASK 255 255 255 0 GENERAL GATEWAY 192 168 0 1 GENERAL IP USE DHCP YES GENERAL STP YES GENERAL AUTHENTICATION NONE GENERAL SIGNAL MODE 2 SIGNAL SUB GENERAL SIGNAL REG POWER MASK ENABLE NO PLC SIGNAL COUPLING IND Release Date September 7 2011 Page 52 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Master Access Mode 3 HE LV 3 output to pin 3 and 4 GENERAL_USE_AUTOCONF YES GENERAL_TYPE HE GENERAL FW TYPE LV GENERAL IP ADDRESS 192 168 0 100 GENERAL NETMASK 255 25
32. XTA Use walk function Web Interface Enabled read only Ability to switch MAC Mode by PushButton Default disabled Can be switched by SNMP SNMP iso 3 6 1 4 1 6798 3 20 3 1 1 3 1 rw Enable disable to control switching MAC to PLC or EoC by PushButton Enable gt 0 Disable gt 1 Ability to switch RPM Mode by PushButton Default disabled Can be switched by SNMP SNMP iso 3 6 1 4 1 6798 3 20 3 1 1 4 1 rw Enable disable control RPM to enable disable by PushButton Enable gt 0 Disable gt 1 Release Date September 7 2011 Version 1 0 Page 15 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity FIRMWARE AND DEVICE STRUCTURE Corinex LV and HD Compact Gateways are built on AV200 technology which is capable to reach physical throughput of up to 200 Mbps The line driver of the Gateway is powerful and robust and can be used as a Head End Master HE Time Division Repeater TDR or Slave CPE unit depending on the configuration settings There are 3 functions of the BPL device in network hierarchy HE unit is a Master modem in a BPL network controlling traffic and connection negotiation from TDR or CPE units in the same power line coverage A CPE unit can connect directly to the HE unit or through TDR unit depending on the configuration setting options TDR units have a main function to extend the coverage over longer distance or increase the number
33. ame Usage lt r w gt lt oldname gt lt newname gt The length of community name should be 3710 characters inclusively Telnet console password Adminpasswdset Set mode admin password Usage apass lt old_password gt lt new_password gt The length of password should be 3 10 characters inclusively Coupling Mode Default LV Can be switched by the push button Telnet SNMP or the auto config file Push button See above section on buttons Telnet Admin mode section SwitchPlcCoax information i Information about the current coupling mode set 5 Couple PLC signal to LV or Coax Usage s LV COAX SNMP iso 3 6 1 4 1 6798 3 20 3 1 1 2 1 rw Couple PLC signal to LV or Coax LV gt 0 COAX gt 1 Auto Config File PLC_SIGNAL_COUPLING LV COAX EXTA interface Default enabled Can be switched by Telnet SNMP or the auto config file Telnet Admin mode section ExtA information i Show all MACs for the port EXTA Usage i lt i gt EXTA e Enable Disable interface EXTA Usage e lt e d gt SNMP iso 3 6 1 4 1 6798 3 20 2 1 1 2 1 rw Enable disable interface EXTA Enable gt 0 Disable gt 1 Auto Config File DISABLE EXTA yes no Show all MACs for port EXTA Can be switched by Telnet and SNMP Telnet Admin mode section ExtA information i Show all MACs for the port EXTA Usage i lt i gt SNMP iso 3 6 1 4 1 6798 3 20 1 r Show all MACs for port E
34. anning Tree as described in the IEEE 802 1w standard Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol RSTP IEEE 802 1w is an amendment to 802 1D MSTP Frontier The administrator should be able to define STP boundaries so that bridge messages cannot pass through some pre defined points Therefore topology changes would only be noticed within a limited region and hence convergence is faster Only users directly affected by the link failure in the tree structure will detect a temporary short traffic cut during recovery Encryption Control Corinex AV200 product family includes DES 3DES encryption feature The current version of firmware has encryption disabled by default However it is possible to enable and configure it through the console The supported key length is 56 bit by default The use of 168 bits is available by special customized order Adaptive Bit Loading Control The Adaptive Bit Loading Protocol is the software component responsible for adapting the modulation of each OFDM carrier depending on the SNR of that carrier This allows the highest possible throughput to be achieved with the current link quality The main functionality of this component is e Change carrier modulation when the carrier SNR changes adapting to the new link quality and avoiding line errors if modulation is too high for the current link quality or increasing efficiency if the current link quality supports a better modulation e Carrier modulation does not follow l
35. ber of allowed addresses is 4 There are two working modes 1 FIXED mode The allowed MAC addresses are specified in the auto configuration file 2 AUTO mode The allowed MAC addresses are the first ones learned by the Ethernet interface until the maximum number of allowed MAC addresses is reached Spatial Reuse This feature tries to maximize the efficiency of the simultaneous use of the physical channel The spatial reuse relies on two basic tools to do its work the Power Control and the Sub modes Power Control This feature only affects slaves When enabled the slaves will try to reduce their transmission gain maintaining the BPC value of their link with the master node over a certain threshold Sub modes The sub modes are modes that share the same spectrum but are not mutually compatible In this way one modem in a sub mode sees a modem in another sub mode as white noise and they do not disturb each other Power Mask Control The Power Mask PM is a transmitted Power Spectral Density PSD frequency mask that is used to prevent or decrement transmitted Power in some bands giving a particular shape to the PSD There are three different PM concepts the Mode PM MPM the Regulation PM RPM and the Raw PM RawPM e Mode Power Mask The MPM is associated to a transmission mode tx mode definition this power mask is always merged with types of power mask if they are configured so it is the only one set in the Hardware if RPM a
36. cm om Step 5 Setting a standard profile for DHCP server DHCP server will set a default standard profile for the selected IP interface from step 3 This must be customized for the network to be used with AV200 modems The following setting set this interface to provide IP addresses ranging from 10 10 1 100 to 10 10 1 250 to any requested client with subnet mask 255 0 0 0 AV200 modem needs additional setting on Option 120 to be binary O 0 0 0 or unsigned 32 bit integer The figure below shows the applied settings e Interface IP 10 10 1 254 e Dynamic IP address pool from 10 10 1 100 to 10 10 1 250 e Any lease time and subnet mask is OK Option 120 gives value of binary 0 0 0 0 Make sure that after adding it shows 120400 0 0 Se x Basic Profle NS Nets Tene Boot Other Basic Profle DNS NetBios Time Boot Other Length Vahoelst C Bnay C IP addrecsjes Sting Subetiuionr XN host name Add XA IP adders ENT Option Langh Vaela 12040000 xe Customise to your own Network Design c m This must be set for all AV200 modems Option 120 2 0000 Binary 4 Bytes Release Date September 7 2011 Page 20 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity Preparing Telnet PuTTY for command line interface CLI console AV200 modem needs a Telnet client running
37. d to VLAN 1 and VLAN 4094 VLAN 0 is not supported Custom VLAN Corinex AV200 product allows enabling the custom VLAN OVLAN When you enable this feature you can completely configure the different ports in VLAN terms With a custom VLAN you can e Enable VLAN tagging in Ethernet ports e Change the VLAN port filtering behavior o Forbidden lists Packets with tags in the list are dropped o Allowed lists Packets with tags different from the ones in the list are dropped e Change the VLAN port filtering tag lists e Enable disable the Out Format of the ports o Enabled Packets transmitted with a VLAN tag o Disabled Packets transmitted without a VLAN tag e Enable disable the Tagged Only of the ports o Enabled Input untagged packets are dropped Release Date September 7 2011 Page 33 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity o Disabled All input packets are accepted e Enable disable the ingress filtering egress filtering is always performed when the VLAN is active VLAN Tag Translation Corinex AV200 product allows tag translation in Ethernet interfaces Packets coming with tag A from the Ethernet interface are retagged with tag B inside the PLC network When a packet with tag B exits the PLC network in the same interface it is retagged to the A source tag Only one tag translation can be used per Ethernet port OVLAN Corinex AV200 product supports OVLAN a mechanism indep
38. e PTTP task sends an answer to the slave with the translation table and the management VLAN Modem 2 The token is shared between the master and the slave so the slave can send data packets Table 21 CPE Boot Description Modem 2 APPLICATIONS PLC If STP is enabled the ports must be in the forwarding Modem starts as a slave state before any packet can be sent through the port The STP task sends STP packets through all ports PLC if exists and Ethernet to detect loops The DHCP task sends DHCP request through all ports PLC if exists and Ethernet asking for IP The PTTP task sends PTTP queries through all ports PLC if exists and Ethernet Release Date September 7 2011 Page 49 Version 1 0 Link Search starts looking for synchronization Synchronization is achieved in one of the links Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity If PTTP is enabled the DHCP messages are sent with Access protocol detects a master VLAN 802 1Q tag 1 and without a VLAN tag alternatively The STP task sets the port in forwarding so packets can go through PLC The PTTP task receives the translation table and the management VLAN from the master Network parameters are configured in the ports according to the PTTP information The DHCP server of the PC responds with the IP IP of the TFTP server and configuration file name The DHCP task responds with DHCPACK to the server stops sending
39. ease Date September 7 2011 Page 4 Version 1 0 AnyWire Connectivity Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex Table of Contents INTRODUCTION m 7 FEATURES AND TECHNICAL sers seres stesse sse sinn 8 LV AND HD COMPACT GATEWAY PRODUCT OPTIONS c ccescceseceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeaeecaeecaaecaaecaaeseaeseaeseaeseeseeeeseneeeneeaaes 9 Low Voltage Compact Gateway CXP LVC GWYC cccccccccsssccseessececeesseeeceesseeessesaeeeceesaeeecsesaeeeceesaeeeceesaeeeeeesaeeesees 9 High Density Compact Gateway CXP HDC GWYC sssessesseseseeeeenee ener enr en rennen rris trs te sites nenne 9 Integrated Couplers i t tei deer st pu sen god pedes esa 9 INSTALLATION AND REQUIREMENTS ccsccescecseceseceseceseceeeeeseeeeeeseaeeeaeesaeecaaecaaeceaeceaecsaeeaeesaeeeeeeseeeeeaeeeaeeeaeesaessaees 10 CONNECTING AND POWERING THE LV AND HD COMPACT GATEWAY ccccesceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceaeceaeeeaeceseeeeeneeeteneteeeeaes 11 CONNECTING THEAC ji M 12 BUTTON AND LEDS fiz 13 13 14 DEFAULT CON
40. ed The ACK policy is unique per connection and must be the same per packet if several priorities are sniffed the policy will be fixed by the maximum SLA detected Layer 2 ACKs are enabled by default in every power line connection for all data priorities Release Date September 7 2011 Page 37 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity Application Layer TCP IP Stack The firmware includes a TCP IPv4 stack supporting the IP UDP TCP ARP and ICMP protocols The stack itself is not needed for the basic PLC modem functionalities but it helps in remote accessibility mainly for configuration purposes The UDP TCP protocols allow creating sockets with other IP machines and using high level protocols such as FTP HTTP etc As a limitation this TCP IP stack does not support IP fragmentation The maximum packet size allowed is 1514 bytes TFTP Client The firmware includes a Trivial File Transfer Protocol TFTP client that allows downloading files from a TFTP server This is the simplest way to transmit files It is primarily used for downloading new firmware versions and downloading auto configuration files The drawback of this protocol is that has no error correction and uses UDP The maximum downloaded file size is listed in Table 5 Table 5 Maximum Downloaded File Size OPERATION SIZE KB Configuration file Other file downloaded using a console command The file name can be
41. en these messages are received if necessary With this method the external devices not PLC translate the IGMP join leave frames to MPP frames relayed to the modems which configure the multicast bindings Factory Reset Users can restore the modem to a default state if any problem occurs by the factory reset command in Telnet CLI session PLC Application Description The PLC application specification is described in the following subsections Modes Definition The parameters that define a mode are as follows e Central Frequency Indicates where the mode is placed in the spectrum in Hertz e Bandwidth This is the real bandwidth of the mode It depends on the mode bandwidth and power mask used 9 Mode Bandwidth It can be 10 20 or 30 MHz defines the maximum usable bandwidth in the mode e PSD at the DAC Output theoretical Depends on the configuration of the internal digital amplifiers attenuators The real value can be slightly different depending on the external AFE and their configuration The value provided is the theoretical configured by firmware The device characterization has demonstrated that the measured PSD is very close to this theoretical value and also can be checked with PSD at the line after AFE gain The final power on the line depends on the gain of the AFE e Power Mask Definition This is the power mask definition used in this mode e Maximum Physical Speed achievable in this mode The maximum bps depends
42. endent from the VLAN OVLAN tagging is similar to VLAN tagging but it is only used inside the PLC network The OVLAN tags are not propagated outside the PLC network The basic OVLAN configuration uses only one OVLAN tag ROOTPATH to allow the isolation of all end users of an access network Another OVLAN tag 0 is reserved for PLC protocols Custom OVLAN Corinex AV200 product allows enabling the custom VLAN OVLAN When you enable this feature you can totally configure the different ports in OVLAN terms similar to VLANs With a custom OVLAN you can e Enable OVLAN tagging in Ethernet ports e Change the OVLAN port filtering behavior o Forbidden lists Packets with tags in the list are dropped o Allowed lists Packets with tags different from the ones in the list are dropped e Change the OVLAN port filtering tag lists e Enable disable the Out Format of the ports o Enabled Packets transmitted with a VLAN tag o Disabled Packets transmitted without a VLAN tag e Enable disable the Tagged Only of the ports only PLC ports o Enabled Input untagged packets are dropped o Disabled All input packets are accepted e Enable disable the Accept Tagged of the ports only Ethernet ports This is useful in implementing frequency division repeaters o Enabled Input tagged packets are accepted o Disabled Input tagged packets are not accepted Enable disable the ingress filtering egress filtering is always performed when the VLAN is active
43. ers disclaim and make no express or implied warranties and specifically disclaim warranties of merchantability fitness for a particular purpose and non infringement of third party rights The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the Software is with you Neither CORINEX nor its supplier s warrant that the functions contained in the Software will meet your requirements or that the operation of the Software will be uninterrupted or error free 5 Limitation of Liability Corinex s entire liability and your exclusive remedy under this EULA shall not exceed the price paid for the Software if any In no event shall CORINEX or its suppliers be liable to you for any consequential special incidental or indirect damages of any kind arising out of the use or inability to use the software even if CORINEX or its supplier has been advised of the possibility of such damages or any claim by a third party 6 Applicable Laws This EULA will be governed by the laws of Canada excluding its conflict of law provisions 7 Export Laws This EULA involves products and or technical data that may be controlled under any applicable export control laws and regulation and may be subject to any approval required under such laws and regulations 8 Precedence Except as set out above where separate terms are provided by the software supplier then subject to this EULA those terms also apply and prevail to the extent of any inconsistency with this EULA Rel
44. f carriers The lower half carriers are completely attenuated Lower Half Band PM This Power Mask uses the lower half carriers The upper half carriers are completely attenuated M11 PM This Power Mask uses all carriers except the first 96 and the last 149 carriers which are completely attenuated It is used for Mode 11 Release Date September 7 2011 Page 46 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity OLD M11 PM This is similar but slightly different to the previous one It is used for backward compatibility IARU PM The IARU power mask is defined as the default value of the regulation Power Mask IARU PM is composed of 19 notches in Corinex products The settings are listed in Tables below Table 17 IARU Power Mask Description NOTCH STARTING FREQ ENDING NOTCHING NUMBER FREQ ATTENUATION BW 180200 10 4 3 04 5330545 30 6 652 6685 3 8 88158965 530 9 1005430550 30 Table 18 IARU Power Mask Description NOTCH STARTING FREQ ENDING NOTCHING NUMBER FREQ ATTENUATION BW The purpose of the power mask is to avoid an injection of signal that may disturb other technologies The IARU power mask can be applied by enabling the regulation Power Mask without changing its initial definition It will be applied to all relevant transmission modes It is configurable through Telnet CLI
45. f the server is not going to be provided The following tables describe the steps followed by the two modems each row represents some amount of elapsed time although this elapsed time can be different from row to row To indicate coincidences of time in the two modems the cells in the tables are marked with a number The tables are divided into two columns one representing the application tasks and the other the PLC layer Both modems are powered on The boot process described above is completed the OS is running and the tasks are started Modem 1 Master CPE DHCP TFTP serves Figure 18 Setup Configuration Modem 1 Table 20 Master Boot Description Modem 1 APPLICATIONS PLC If STP is enabled the ports must be in the forwarding Modem starts as a slave state before any packet can be sent through the port The STP task sends STP packets through all ports PLC if exists and Ethernet to detect loops The DHCP task sends DHCP request through all ports PLC if exists and Ethernet asking for IP address The PTTP task sends PTTP queries through all ports Although there is no master Modem 1 is PLC if exists and Ethernet continuously changing the link trying to synchronize Release Date September 7 2011 Page 48 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity t010 rag 2 anditan avian mg atesat i 802 1Q tag 1 and without a VLAN tag alternatively
46. functionalities The functions will change depending on how long it is pressed The table below describes the functionalities Button Indication 1st function 2nd function press from 1 to 4 seconds press for 10 seconds BTN 1 N A Hardware reset Factory default reset Switch coupling mode LV Coax Switch PTTP mode BTN 2 IND B Optional A Switch MAC PLC EoC Optional B Switch RPM enable disable enabled disable Note In the default configuration the ability to switch MAC and RPM is disabled In order to enable these functionalities a configuration update in NVRAM using SNMP is necessary After this update the 1 function of BTN 2 will switch option A and B at once MAC switch to PLC and RPM switch to enabled MAC switch to EoC and RPM switch to disabled Release Date September 7 2011 Page 13 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway LEDS eho GCorinex AnyWire Connectivity Each of the 6 LEDs helps to show and diagnose the behavior of the gateway In some cases multiple states are displayed by one LED State LED Function On Off Alternate 1s Alternating 0 1s PWR Power Power ON Power OFF NA NA Coupling Mode Coupling to LV Coupling to COAX NA Blinking period to 1st function Optional A Optional A indicate PTTP IND B PTTP Mode 2nd MAC to PLC MAC to EoC function Optional B Optional B RPM enabled RPM disabled IND A AC AC i
47. h Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity maximum capacity in the bridge table increasing the ageing time is recommended Bandwidth Limitation The real bandwidth differs slightly from the specified limit and depends on a number of factors like traffic type number of users channel conditions line conditions etc Reconfiguration Time in MV MAC The protocols and algorithms that allow the reconfiguration of ring topologies in a short time a few seconds when a problem in the network appears are not included Regulation Power Mask The regulation calculated power mask is slightly displaced to low frequencies A correction to high frequencies of around 20 kHz must be introduced in each notch definition to compensate this effect The notches of the IARU power mask are also calculated and they are also displaced As a result of this displacement two of the notches included in IARU regulation are a few dB less attenuated than required Number of hops in Time Division Domains The number of hops supported in a Time Division Domain is ten In networks were more hops are needed it is recommended to use several Frequency Division Domains Release Date September 7 2011 Page 51 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity ANNEX 2 EXAMPLE OF CONFIGURATION FILES Master Access Mode 6 HE LV 6 output to coaxial port GENERAL USE AUTOCONF YES GENERAL TYPE HE GENERAL FW
48. inearly any SNR change but must be filtered in time in order to reduce the probability of errors due to an unstable channel Channel overload due to adaptive bit loading protocol packets must also be minimized Therefore filters are included in both senses not only to avoid any changes when they are not significant i e slight improvement in only one carrier but also with a smart algorithm that will learn from variations in SNR and modify the modulation accordingly e All ports are treated fairly that is their Bits Per Carrier BPC are evaluated with the same frequency The period of BPC evaluation depends on the number of nodes visible in the network the more nodes the less frequent the measurements are in order to avoid overload of the CPU e BPC measurements between a CPE and its master are interrupted when no data traffic is present and therefore the CPE becomes idle e HURTO mode is the most robust transmission mode and is used when the channel condition is bad Having connections in HURTO mode should be avoided in a network No more than four connections Release Date September 7 2011 Page 32 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity in HURTO mode or with bits per symbol below 875 on the reception side should be allowed Increasing that number may result in increased packet loss Service Classifier The service classifier allows classifying the incoming packets from the input
49. ing console In this type of boot the modem reads its NVRAM to check if it has to use or not to use VLANs and the Management VLAN if needed requests an IP from the DHCP server and finally receives its auto configuration file via TFTP The second method is not advisable because the access to the console is poor while using PTTP due to the change between VLAN and no VLAN modes Method 1 should therefore be used if possible To disable PTTP through DHCP method 1 see the detail about DHCP client If no OVLANs or VLANs are going to be used in the network the PTTP protocol can be disabled in all of the modems To disable PTTP manually in the next boot of a modem follow the steps below e Using a DHCP server give an IP to the modem this may take some time because sometimes the modem will be sending DHCP requests with VLAN 1 and others without VLAN active Release Date September 7 2011 Page 41 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity e Once the modem has an IP log in to the console and execute the commands below NOTE Due to VLAN switching the console may seem to hang if this occurs log out from the console and log in again o acstop Stops the auto configuration process and also PTTP and disables the VLANs It is advisable to execute this command first to work comfortably with the modem This command does not write anything in the NVRAM so it only takes effect when the modem is
50. interfaces Ethernet FW and PL interfaces to the power line The computation of the priority is performed by means of a group of rules programmed by the firmware There are two different criteria for computing the priority The selection of the criteria is based on the match of a determined field of the Ethernet frame with one predefined pattern Once a criterion is chosen the priority is computed according to the parameters in that criterion This method of prioritization allows for computing the priority of different packets using different fields and bit patterns For example there can be a difference in the computation of the priority depending on whether the packet is an IP packet or not If the packet is an IP packet then the priorities assigned can match those of the TOS field Service classifier configuration can be specified in the auto configuration file VLAN OVLAN 802 1Q VLAN Support Corinex AV200 product supports the use of Virtual LAN VLAN specified in the IEEE 802 1Q standard It also keeps track of the priority field described in the 802 1p standard The service classifier can use this field to prioritize traffic The basic VLAN configuration is service guided Different VLANs are configured in the PLC network according to the type of data e Reserved VLAN used for PLC protocols e Management VLAN e Data VLANs e VoIP VLANs Each of these VLANs can be configured with a different priority The reserved VLANs are fixe
51. ions in rough environments like transformer stations and street cabinets e Ability to configure as a Head End Master HE Time Division Repeater TDR or Slave CPE unit same as other AV200 Enterprise products by loading auto configuration settings e Physical throughput connectivity of up to 200 Mbps e 802 1Q VLAN amp Optimized VLANs OVLAN e 128 bit AES 256 bit AES and 3DES hardware encryption e Integrated 802 1D Ethernet Bridge with Rapid or Common Spanning Tree Protocol e Quality of Service QoS and 8 level priority queues with programmable priority classification Engine e Priority classification according to 802 1P tags IP coding IPv4 or Ipv6 or TCP source destination ports e 10 100BaseT Fast Ethernet interface for connection to the network point of presence e CSMA CARP Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance and Resolution using priorities protocol e Bridge Forwarding Table for 128 MAC addresses LV or 1 024 MAC addresses HD e Optimized support for broadcast and multicast traffic e SNMP agent to facilitate management of larger networks e Integrated three phase coupler Release Date September 7 2011 Page 8 Version 1 0 AnyWire Connectivity Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex LV AND HD COMPACT GATEWAY PRODUCT OPTIONS Corinex LV and HD Compact Gateways come with a variation of models that users can choose to match with their requirement and deployment type Low Voltage Co
52. le Protocol is used to transfer the translation table between modems at booting The translation table is comprised mainly of VLAN and OVLAN parameters When a modem boots using auto configuration mode with the current firmware version it skips PTTP requests and doesn t run PTTP client unless it is set by Telnet CLI command The Telnet CLI command to enable PTTP client is gt ac Release Date September 7 2011 Page 40 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity pttpmode set 1 This command will write a byte in NVRAM in order that the next boot mode of the modem will start with PTTP client PTTP Booting When a modem boots in auto configuration mode it starts sending PTTP requests The modem needs to know if it is booting in a network with VLANs before requesting an IP through DHCP For this reason and because the LV node does not know if communication to the MV node is through PLC or Ethernet the FW to FW protocol uses a special PTTP MAC 01 80 C2 00 00 0E if communication is via Ethernet the LV node does not know the MAC of the MV node The PTTP petitions are performed in the following steps Step 1 A PTTP request is made without VLANs and waits for a response Step 2 It then switches to VLAN mode and makes a PTTP request using tag 1 reserved in the BPL network and waits for a response Step 3 Returns to Step1 When a node receives a packet with this PTTP MAC the packet is
53. m Hz Power consumption Maximum 10 Watts Operating temperature 20 to 70 C 4 F to 158 F Operating humidity 10 to 80 non condensing Environmental class Release Date September 7 2011 IP65 Page 30 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity ANNEX 1 CORINEX AV200 ENTERPRISE FEATURES Introduction This annex describes the features included in Corinex Enterprise firmware version 4 0 110 or as identified as Application Description e Core Features This section describes the core features such as the protocols related to the PLC physical layer and the low level support for packet management e MAC Layer Describes the components that compose the Medium Access Control layer e Application Layer A description is given of the components that run above the core and MAC layers e PLC Application This section describes some parameters specific to the PLC application e Boot Process This section describes by way of example the start up process Core Features The core features are the protocols related to the PLC physical layer and the low level support for the packet management 802 1D Bridge Control The bridge implements learning ageing forwarding and the Spanning Tree Protocol STP as specified in 802 1D Bridge MAC Table Capacity The bridge MAC table capacity is the number of different Ethernet MAC addresses that can be
54. me with conf extension string Setting option 120 to 0000 4 zeros and 3 spaces binary Dio gx UscEhe Qy mor Then this profile is ready for the next step Release Date September 7 2011 Page 23 Version 1 0 AnyWire Connectivity Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex Step 3 Binding a DHCP profile with static IP table In this step the modem must connect to a PC and get an IP from the DHCP server The MAC address of the modem will appear 1 MAC address for a single modem and 3 MAC addresses for MDU or MV Gateway in DHCP dynamic table STE Ele Options Window Help leasedIPaddresses lof151 MAC addressfid Profile P Address ieaseduni 01 53 10 10 1 100 standard 28 02 2008 16 00 45 Listening onPort 67 A The user can use Ethereal to capture Ethernet packets There must be four 4 steps of DHCP request DHCP discovery offer request and ack If there is no response from the server 10 10 1 99 then there must be something wrong with the server setting The user must check Basic Procedure 1 again oix File Edit View Go Capture Analyze Statistics Help FExXxSs QeeaFsSSliaaQqn sUsx s Etherne DHCP Disc Ethernet II Src Corinexc 30 01 53 00 0b c 01 53 Dst Broadcast ff ff ff ff ff fF Internet Protocol Src 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dst 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 User Datagram Protocol Src Por
55. mpact Gateway CXP LVC GWYC The LV Compact Gateway can run as an HE master modem to serve a BPL network of up to 128 MAC addresses It can connect to maximum 31 TDR or CPE modems directly This basic modem can be used in a small size network The following interfaces and connectors are provided on the Gateway e RJ 45 Ethernet Interface for accessing Ethernet network e 5485 Serial Port e Female TNC type connector for providing BPL access on a coaxial cable e 4 pin power socket for power and providing BPL access on the power line e 4 pin socket for DC backup power supply High Density Compact Gateway CXP HDC GWYC The High Density Compact Access Gateway can serve as a Head End Master modem in a BPL network comprising of network devices with up to 1 024 MAC addresses in total HD Gateway has a capacity to provide direct connection to maximum 31 TDR or CPE modems Each of the TDR modems can extend the distance reach and a number of connecting CPE modems It is recommended to use the HD Gateway in a medium or large size network The following interfaces and connectors are provided on the Gateway e RJ 45 Ethernet Interface for accessing Ethernet network e 5485 Serial Port e Female TNC type connector for providing BPL access on a coaxial cable e 4 pin power socket for power and providing BPL access on the power line e 4 pin socket for DC backup power supply Integrated Couplers Both the LV and HD Compact Gateways are integrated
56. nd RawPM are disabled e Regulation Power Mask The RPM is transmission mode independent and it is defined by a set of attenuated bands called notches each of which are defined by its start frequency stop frequency Release Date September 7 2011 Page 35 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity and depth where the frequencies are specified in KHz and the depth in dB The carriers in a notch are removed from the output signal and the depth is used to calculate the slope of the PSD frequency mask so its value affects the carriers adjacent to the notch The objective of the RPM is to comply with PSD regulations that prohibit interference in certain bands such as those used for amateur radio and to guarantee that the PSD inside the notch has a level at least deep dB under the maximum level of the PSD outside it e Raw Power Mask The RawPM is the carrier defined mask downloaded in the auto configuration file and preceded by the identifier GENERAL SIGNAL POWER MASK It is always applied when the download is correct and is transmission mode independent so particular carriers are attenuated Care should be taken when there are additional transmission modes as these can be removed RawPM is only recommended when a modem uses one transmission mode The three types of PM are always merged to obtain the most restrictive PSD which means the minimum transmitted PSD for each carrier or in other wo
57. nnino rtree Option 1 53 1 1 DHCP Message Type DHCP ACK E Option t 54 1 4 Server Identifier 10 10 1 99 8 Option t 51 1 4 IP Address Lease Time 10 hours W Option tel 1 4 subnet mask 255 255 255 0 m Option te3 1 4 Router 10 10 1 95 Option t 18 1 12 Extensions Path HE LV 6 conf t 66 1 11 Server Name 10 10 1 99 z te120 1 4 SIP Servers Packets 10 Dsplsyec 30 Marked 0 Droppet 6 Step 5 Loading auto configuration files to other modems The user doesn t need to connect PC to all adapters or modems directly in the network to load a configuration file After the first modem connected directly to the PC loaded its configuration it will restart and turn into a master modem which allows all other modems to connect to Then the other connecting modem will broadcast DHCP offer and request IP address through BPL channel to the master modem s Ethernet port The same process will be taken in the sequential order until the last modem Release Date September 7 2011 Page 26 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity EXAMPLE OF DEPLOYMENT The first example of deployment shows a typical application for the last mile access to servicing houses from GPON optical fiber cable end or an Internet access end point via UTP cable Phase A B C Neutra Supporting wire Internet Access CAT SE or F O Enterprise Wallmount adap
58. number of CPE units and activity of users application Release Date September 7 2011 Page 28 Version 1 0 AnyWire Connectivity Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex In electric room basement 1 PhasdA B C Cable Shaft Vault Happing on one phase and neutral lines Using the inductive ferrite pler around all 3 phase lines excluding the neutral HE unit i 1 1 1 HDC GwYC 1 1 1 1 HDC GWYC TDR unit i i 1 L Wallmount adapter Figure 12 High density MDU application Release Date September 7 2011 Page 29 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Standards fnr GeCorinex ITU T G 984 x IEEE 802 3u 802 1P 802 1Q UPA Access Specification AnyWire Connectivity Safety and EMI EN 55022 Class B EN 55024 EN 50412 EN 60950 1 2001 IEC 60950 1 2001 Backbone speed BPL Up to 200 Mbps PHY Ethernet 10 100 Mbps Full Duplex AUTO Three phase coupler to power line 110VAC 220VAC 240VAC 277VAC Interfaces Power line connector TNC type female coaxial connector 10 100BaseT Fast Ethernet RJ 45 RS485 Serial Port Powerline frequency range used 2 34 MHz Power input 85 to 300 VAC 50 60Hz 220 x 40 x 205 mm including ports DIMENSIONS 220 x 40 x 140 mm not including ports Weight 2 Kg Transmitted power spectral density 50 dB
59. of end users TDR units behave as a Slave for the Master unit and as a Master for the Slave unit Channel access on the BPL media is controlled mainly from the Master unit by token passing The TDR unit also controls channel access for its Slave units by forwarding the token received from its Master unit In a BPL network there should only be one HE unit To have more than one HE master modem in the same power line coverage Frequency Division scheme must be used by setting each HE unit to run a different frequency mode Corinex Enterprise firmware provides a solution to use 3 different equal frequency bands Mode 1 Mode 2 and Mode 3 Head End Master Unit HE He LV lines TD Repeater Unit TDR behaves as a Slave for the Master and a Master for the Slave Slave Unit CPE Figure 8 Typical BPL Network Hierarchy All Gateway models are running Corinex Enterprise firmware and are set to run the auto configuration boot up process by default This process requires DHCP and TFTP server to provide the network settings and configuration file to the modem The modem has a command line interface console for changing configuration and checking status of its operation or connectivity with the other modems A number of parameters can be defined in an auto configuration file stored in the TFTP server When the modem requests an IP from the DHCP server it will be provided with an instruction to download a configuration file from TFTP server
60. oltage wire in the same socket as the feeding power There is a separated socket from the power plug providing interfaces to 4 wires three phase lines and one neutral line There is also an alternative to use the provided coaxial interface to inject or couple the BPL signal into the power line wires by an external coupler To inject the BPL signal into a Medium Voltage or any voltage higher than 270 Volts a proper external coupler must be used The Ethernet port is provided in a protective waterproof connector attached to the housing allowing a direct access to the device See figure below Figure 2 Waterproof RJ45 connector for local Ethernet access Release Date September 7 2011 Page 10 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity CONNECTING AND POWERING THE LV AND HD COMPACT GATEWAY The LV and HD Compact Gateways come with a waterproof 4 pin male connector for BPL signal and feeding power A matching female socket connector is provided in the package Figure 4 DC Pin configurations on the Gateway Figure 5 DC Pin configurations on the Cable 1 2 3 4 AC Phase A Phase B Phase 3 Neutral Brown Yellow Black Grey White Blue DC GND NC Bt in 14 4V 12V Out The figure below shows an example of using conductive couplers on a three phase four wire system Figure 6 Example of using conductive couplers for 3 phase lines Release Date September 7 2
61. on a PC to interface monitor and control all the functions available for command line interfaces CLI Telnet client should have the following settings e Telnet port 40000 e CR LF e Local echo on and local line editing on e Best for Linux terminal and compatible with VT100 terminal e Passive Telnet negotiation mode send after CR allowing Backspace to correct the mistype e Login admin mode by mode admin and password maxibon PuTTY needs login twice e Common commands used in CLI are T and ls PuTTY Configuration Protocol O Raw Load save or delete a stored session Saved Sessions ALMA Default Settings Close window on exit O Always OESCh O vT400 Application keypad settings Initial state of cursor keys Normal Normal Release Date September 7 2011 Basic options for your PuTTY session Specify your connection by host name or IP address Host Name or IP address Port 10 10 1 78 O Never Only on clean exit Linux OVT100 Application Initial state of numeric keypad O Application NetHack Enable extra keyboard features CIARGr acts as Compose key v Control Ak is different from AtGr 40000 ORlogn OSSH mm 5 Set various terminal options V Auto wrap mode initially on CI DEC Origin Mode initially on v implicit CR in every LF v Use background colour to erase screen C Enable blinking text Answerback to E PuTTY Line discipline opti
62. on the bandwidth mode the power mask and some other secondary parameters such as BPC thresholds configuration for BER maximum allowed SNR in the RD etc The value provided is the theoretical value for the default modem configuration and includes all overhead introduced in the physical layer Release Date September 7 2011 Page 43 Version 1 0 AnyWire Connectivity Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex Mode 1 Table 7 Mode 1 PARAMETER VALUE Central Frequency 7 968 750 Hz Bandwidth 10 MHz Mode Bandwidth 10 MHz 72 dBm Hz Power Mask Definition Flat PM Maximum Physical Speed 84 Mbps Mode 2 A1 MVG Table 8 Mode 2 Maximum Physical Speed 84 Mbps Mode 3 A1 MVG Table 9 Mode 3 Maximum Physical Speed 84Mbps Mode 6 Table 10 Mode 6 PARAMETER VALUE Central Frequency 19 062 500 Hz Bandwidth 30 MHz Mode Bandwidth 30 MHz 77 dBm Hz Power Mask Definition Flat PM Maximum Physical Speed 205 Mbps Release Date September 7 2011 Page 44 Version 1 0 AnyWire Connectivity Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex Mode 7 Table 11 Mode 7 PARAMETER VALUE Central Frequency 7 031 250 Hz Bandwidth Mode Bandwidth 10 MHz 72 dBm Hz Power Mask Definition Lower Half Band Maximum Physical Speed 42 Mbps Mode 8 Table 12 Mode 8 Maximum Physical Speed 42 Mbps Mode 10 Table 13 Mode 10 Maximum Physical Speed 84 Mbps Mode 13 Table 14 Mode
63. ons Local echo Auto O Force on O Force off Local line editing O Auto Force on O Force off Remote controlled printing Printer to send ANSI printer output to None printing disabled v Telnet protocol adjustments Handling of OLD ENVIRON ambiguity BSD commonplace O RFC 1408 unusual Telnet negotiation mode Passive O Active C Keyboard sends Telnet special commands v Retum key sends Telnet New Line instead of M Page 21 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway AnyWire Connectivity fnr GeCorinex Loading auto configuration file conf Step 1 Preparing an auto configuration file In TFTP server setup the root directory must be specified and this is the folder for all auto configuration files with conf extension Auto configuration file is a simple text file edited by a text editor e g Notepad to set up each AV200 modem x General interfaces DHCP Options Language Download Server on Port feo TFTP Root Directory aa Use IP address specific root directory if one exists List of allowed prefixes for other files r Operation Restrict download to named Boot file only Restrict download to clients with a configured Boot file Restrict download to known MAC addresses identifiers Restrict download to managed IP addresses UDP Ports for data transfer start at Max n
64. oot mode depending on whether or not PTTP is performed Auto configuration PTTP Boot In this auto configuration boot modality the node always initiates as a slave CPE and starts to send PTTP requests When this protocol ends the modem has the minimum information to successfully connect to the backbone and execute DHCP and TFTP The node then performs a DHCP request to get an IP configuration and the name of the auto configuration file option 18 as well as the TFTP server where the file is located option 66 It then downloads the file and configures the firmware accordingly Auto configuration no PTTP Boot default In this auto configuration boot modality the modem has been already configured to successfully execute DHCP and TFTP so it skips PTTP NVRAM Boot When a node starts in NVRAM mode it collects all of the configured parameters from the NVRAM memory and configures the firmware accordingly There are some basic parameters that are always configured in this mode e GENERAL_TYPE Node type CPE or TDREPEATER e GENERAL_IP_USE_DHCP Use DHCP YES or NO If this parameter is set to NO the IP configuration parameters are configured from NVRAM All the other parameters are only configured if they have been downloaded from a file first and a GENERAL_USE_AUTOCONF NO line was in that auto configuration file This is equivalent to performing a Save as Permanent PTTP Protocol The PTTP Parametric Translation Tab
65. operties Transmission Control Protocol Intemet Protocol The default 6 Use the following DNS server addresses wide area network protocol that provides communication Preferred DNS server Description Obtain DNS server address automatically across diverse interconnected networks Show icon in notification area when connected Altemate DNS server IV Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity This can also be done by the Windows command line C WINDOWS system32 cmd exe and executing netsh with the following parameters gt netsh interface ip set address Ethernet LAN static 10 10 1 254 255 255 255 0 Network interface named Ethernet LAN might be different To check the correct name the user can use ipconfig to display all Ethernet interfaces in the PC Step 4 Setting a default interface for DHCP server The user must activate DHCP server from File gt Service gt Activate This will run DHCP server as a Windows service The user can check and verify that this service has been started from Services in Administrative Tools By default haneWIN will start automatically after Windows started To prevent from automatic starting the user can set it to start manually If the Ethernet interface is active it will show on the preference tab Interface 10 10 1 254 must be checked other interface shown must be clear and Use only selected interfaces must be checked
66. osed urai i E w 000c2 30501 53 standard 30 10 1 10 28 02 2008 15 00 45 Mp eroder Popup Susp Started Automatic Local System 55d Sere Storted Autonetc Loos System conhgsranon proies x in trabes Ch Disabled Local System Supports 5 Started Noruel Local System iy COM Syetan Appl Manages t Manual Local System n 10101935 V Computer Browser Manieres Started Autonetc Local System a e Mashi mode E Con fighhee Service Strted Autonetc Local System Master nace Profile Name Xl Gp Cryetecraphk Ser Provides th Started Automste Local System FOC TEST LV Server Proce Providesis Started Autonetc Local System FCC TEST MY Please pecty a name for the new 4 Started Autonaic Local System FOE YEST MV configuration profile z m m TEST MV3 IROHCP Turbo a Locs System HE eM T heL 8 inDistributed Link Tra Nantais i Started Autometc Local System Mp Cistrituted Tranzac Coordrate Manual N beori S C em WONS Gert 5 Started Autometc Nebrort S Spyro Reporting Ser Alowsero Started Aytometc Local System o Cancel tp vent Loo Enablesev Started Autonstc Local System _ _ emu Stn Fast User Switching Provides m Narual Local System E ON X Extended Standard m mo 5 9 ee on Port 67 Step 2 Installing DHCP server This document is using haneWIN DHCP Server
67. profile in DHCP server the user must make sure that DHCP server is running In Windows services the DHCP server must have a status of started File Action View Help 2 s i m 10 10 1 100 28 02 2008 16 00 45 4 Brother Popup Susp Started Automatic Local System x fia ClipBook Enables Ci Disabled Local System Sh COM Event System Supports S Started Manual Local System Ra COM System Appli Manages t Manual Local System Computer Browser Maintains a Started Automatic Local System By BrSplservice Started Automatic Local System Type Interface IP Address 1010139 i ConfigFree Service Started Automatic Local System ricas Profilename Xj Ba Cryptographic Servi Provides th Started Automatic Local System FCC_TEST_LV DCOM Server Proce Providesla Started Automatic Local System FCC TEST MV1 Please specify a name for the new DHCP Client Mai Automatic Local System FCC_TEST_MV2 Configuration profile DHCP Serve Manages n Started Manual Local System FCC_TEST_MV3 DHCP Turbo Manual Local System HEMVT 8 Distributed Link Tra Maintainsli Started Automatic Local System Distributed Transac Coordinate Manual Network S DNS Client Resolves a Started Automatic Network S BsError Reporting Ser Allows erro Started Automatic Local System Bs Event Log Enablesev Started Automatic Local System Fast User Switching
68. rds the maximum value for PM for each carrier So MPM is always applied and may be different for each tx mode If RPM is enabled its carrier coefficients are calculated for each tx mode and merged with MPM RawPM is merged with the MPM and the RPM if enabled NOTE Certain limitations must be taken into account when defining new Power Masks e There must be a minimum of 20 non attenuated carriers between notches e Atleast one quarter of the band must be unmasked It must be taken into account that these limitations should be used as a reference and not as an exact value MAC Layer LV Access MAC amp QoS Bandwidth Limitation Bandwidth limitation is a feature that limits the amount of data a node can transmit and receive It does not provide any guarantees on the obtained throughput although where possible the targeted limit will be achieved within some margin of error For low bandwidth limits the bandwidth obtained after limitation is not accurate However it is possible to predict the value that will be obtained by using the following graph Anyway the final value and the marginal error will depend on the physical level the protocol efficiency the latency step configured and the number among other factors Release Date September 7 2011 Page 36 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity posse ie cn ee pe e pus mem 14000 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 Expected
69. reset acpttpmode set 0 Disables PTTP in the next boot writing in the NVRAM ac pttpmode set 1 enables PTTP in the next boot writing in the NVRAM o acpttpmode get Checks the PTTP state for the next boot reading the NVRAM NOTE DHCP should be used if possible to disable PTTP SNMP Agent This release supports SNMP v1 without support to variable bindings for traps and with a single community name The following MIBs are supported Table 6 MIB Tables CORINEX MIB MIB II RFC 1213 CORINEX ACCESS MIB The available OIDs included in MIB II have been extended to all interfaces in the modem The default community names for SNMP read and write are set to public and can be changed by Telnet CLI command in admin mode FLASH Upgrade Protocol The FLASH upgrade protocol allows provision for an upgrade of any of the binaries included in the firmware release A secure upgrade of the application and the loader binaries is ensured by the existence of a backup image This however does not provide any protection from the download with a non running or incorrect application or loader BIST The Built In Self Test BIST provided in this release executes by default the following tests e Memories The loader checks the data and address buses of the DRAM as well as the CRC of every FLASH section e Ethernet The Ethernet PHYs are set in loopback mode in order to test communication disabled by default to reduce boot time
70. s done AC is not finished AC is not Blink from 1s to 4s Pushbutton 1st IP is not set finished IP is and after 8s while and 2nd function assigned button is being pressed ETH100 ETHL A Eth link No Eth link NA There is Eth activity established AC OFF ETHL A Eth link No Eth link NA There is Eth activity established PLC L A Port PLC link No device Some devices are There is PLC PLC solver established connected to port connected to activity solver port solver Indicating PTTP mode o If PTTP Mode is Disabled IND B will only indicate Coupling Mode On for LV Off for COAX o If PTTP Mode is Enabled IND B will alternate between indicating Coupling Mode and PTTP Mode Release Date September 7 2011 e For 5s it indicates Coupling Mode On for LV Off for COAX e For 2s it indicates PTTP is enabled by alternating every 0 1s Page 14 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway AnyWire Connectivity eho GeCorinex DEFAULT CONFIGURATION SETTINGS Zero Cross Dection GPIO 4 Zero Cross Dection is not available Notch Enabled Encryption Disabled PTTP mode Enabled Admin password Config Default telnet Admin mode password maxibon Admin password should be configurable through telnet command SNMP community name in Telnet Admin mode section SNMPReadWrite information i Information about SNMP community names change Change read or write community n
71. ser is advised to take adequate measures Revision History V1 0 September 13 2011 Release Date September 7 2011 Page 3 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT This End User License Agreement EULA is a legal agreement between you and CORINEX COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION CORINEX with regard to the copyrighted Software provided with this EULA Use of any software and related documentation Software provided with CORINEX hardware product or made available to you by CORINEX via download or otherwise in whatever form or media will constitute your acceptance of these terms unless separate terms are provided by the software supplier in which case certain additional or different terms may apply If you do not agree with the terms of this EULA do not download install copy or use the Software 1 License Grant CORINEX grants to you a personal non transferable and non exclusive right to use the copy of the Software provided with this EULA You agree you will not copy the Software except as necessary to use it on a single hardware product system You agree that you may not copy the written materials accompanying the Software Modifying translating renting copying transferring or assigning all or part of the Software or any rights granted hereunder to any other persons and removing any proprietary notices labels or marks from the Software is s
72. stem deployment AV200 Powerline technology by Corinex also provides numerous networking possibilities with physical layer transfer rates of up to 200 Mbps depending on the characteristics of the power line media OFDM technology and the powerful error correction system used in AV200 technology allow for robust performance under harsh conditions in electrical or coaxial networks The LV and HD Compact Gateways also support other external couplers that can be used to inject the BPL signal by connecting through the coaxial cable port Release Date September 7 2011 Page 7 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity FEATURES AND TECHNICAL DATA Corinex Low Voltage Compact Gateway and High Density Compact Gateways are high performance BPL modem devices designed for low voltage power line access networks in either single phase three wire or three phase four wire systems The Gateway is ideal for use as a Head End unit to control a last mile low voltage access network as well as a large In Building distribution network Used with Time Division Repeater units it can extend the coverage of a PLC network beyond 100 users High Density Com Product Code Pact Gateway CXP HDC G Serial Number DEUS 3WYC Input 90 200VAC s XXXXXXX te 0 24 Corinex Figure 1 High Density Compact Gateway LV and HD Compact Gateways always come with basic features that include e Special housing for installat
73. stored in the bridge in order to perform forwarding Packets addressed to MACs not stored in the bridge table are replicated through all interfaces In the current firmware implementation the capacity of this table is varies by the model as follows Table 1 Maximum MACs in Bridge MAC AV200 PRODUCTS 5 128 Low Voltage Compact Gateway High Density Compact Gateway 1024 Learning Capacity The learning speed is defined as the number of different MAC addresses per second received in the bridge and learned with an unlearned ratio of less than 1 of the total MACs received This value does not depend on the internal chip model Table 2 Learning Speed 750 MACs second Spanning Tree Protocol STP Release Date September 7 2011 Page 31 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity The standard Spanning Tree Protocol is implemented in the current version as described in the IEEE 802 1D standard 1998 edition By default the management VLAN is used to send the STP packets when VLANs are enabled Common Spanning Tree Protocol CSTP The Common Spanning Tree CSTP protocol can be configured in the current version With this variation of the STP the STP packets are forwarded without a VLAN tag in the Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet interfaces connecting the PLC network with the backbone Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol RSTP The spanning tree protocol implemented includes the Rapid Sp
74. t bootpc 68 Dst Port bootps 67 Bootstrap Protocol Ethernet eth 14 bytes Packets 15 Displayed 15 Marked 0 Dropped 0 By selecting this MAC address and copying it to static table it will be transferred to the static table which allows the user to bind it with any IP and profile If the user changes IP address the old address must be deleted from the dynamic table to avoid duplication Configuration profile is the profile to instruct this modem to download an auto configuration file from TFTP server in this example HE LV 6 conf Release Date September 7 2011 Page 24 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity LI x With static entries you can assign clients with known MAC hardware address or identifier a fixed or dynamic IP address and a configuration profile If an assigned fixed IP address falls within a dynamic IP address range the ard from the IP address pool For dynamic clients specify an IP E haneWIN DHCP Server io xj MAC addresses or identifiers must be specified byte by byte in hexadecimal File Options Window Help notation For MAC addresses the bytes must be separated by a dash or colon Observed MAC addresses identifieres 16 of 16 i i co Grea User teme MACaddress id _ Profle 1PAddress _ _ Lastrequeston ar w 00 0b c2 30 11 b2 HE MV 1 4 10 10 1 42 17 01 2008 11 13 23
75. ter Figure 10 LV Gateway in a last mile deployment The second example shows an application in an MDU building where the Gateway is used to distribute the Internet access to multiple residential units using 3 phase 4 wire power system Corinex 11 1 coupler is used for signal distribution together with inductive couplers to improve the signal strength on all 3 phase lines Coaxial output is selected on the Gateway Release Date September 7 2011 Page 27 Version 1 0 AnyWire Connectivity Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex meter mi Tapping on one phase and neutral lines Using the inductive ferrite upler around ll 3 phase lines xcluding the neutral Wallmount adapter Figure 11 MDU application The number of CPEs in the above example is limited to 31 according to the maximum number of BPL ports that each Gateway can provide To extend the number of users an HDC can be used for the HE Master unit with another LVC as a TDR unit The HE unit connects to 30 CPE units and 1 TDR unit The TDR unit connects to 31 CPE units Total number of servicing users is 30 31 61 The maximum number of MAC addresses in this network is 10241128 1152 A 2 way splitter used in this configuration will provide a separation between two Gateways enough to prevent from signal saturation More TDR units can be deployed in order to increase the number of users However the network latency will be increased as the
76. to prevent the other network interface from using this DHCP server o x Fie Options Window Help Leased IP addresses 0 of 245 General interfaces DHCP TFTP Options Language MAC addressfid 1 teasedunti 1 Accept BOOTP requests v Accept DHCP requests Accept Relay Agent Information Option 82 for Profile selection only Accept Circuit Identifier I Accept Remote Identifier Accept Client Identifier Option 61 Accept MAC Addresses Sole Server environment Respond to all init reboot requests or state Dynamic j ignored Send replies as unicast messages if broadcast flag is not set Use ori selected inierfaces 41 Disable Client Auto Configuration Option 115 Vary dynamic IP address of clients Check that a selected dynamic IP address is not in use The user can use TFTP server that comes with haneWIN DHCP TFTP has a root directory where all auto configuration files shall be located Make sure that this root directory is customized properly and all Release Date September 7 2011 Page 19 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway fnr GCorinex AnyWire Connectivity conf are copied to this root directory Otherwise TFTP server won t be able to find the requested file preterenoes x Preferences x General
77. trictly prohibited Furthermore you hereby agree not to create derivative works based on the Software You may permanently transfer all of your rights under this EULA provided you retain no copies you transfer all of the Software and the recipient agrees to the terms of this EULA If the Software is an upgrade any transfer must include all prior versions of the Software 2 Copyright The Software is licensed not sold You acknowledge that no title to the intellectual property in the Software is transferred to you You further acknowledge that title and full ownership rights to the Software will remain the exclusive property of Corinex Communications Corporation and or its suppliers and you will not acquire any rights to the Software except as expressly set forth above All copies of the Software will contain the same proprietary notices as contained in or on the Software 3 Reverse Engineering You agree that you will not attempt and if you are a corporation you will use your best efforts to prevent your employees and contractors from attempting to reverse compile modify translate or disassemble the Software in whole or in part Any failure to comply with the above or any other terms and conditions contained herein will result in the automatic termination of this license and the reversion of the rights granted hereunder to CORINEX 4 Disclaimer of Warranty The Software is provided AS IS without warranty of any kind CORINEX and its suppli
78. umber of active Clients 10 Don t wait for ACK faster but not standard A simple configuration for a master modem is as follows In our example it must be saved in file HE LV 6 conf GENERAL USE AUTOCONF YES GENERAL TYPE HE GENERAL FW TYPE LV ADDRESS 10 10 1 105 GENERAL_IP_NETMASK 255 255 255 0 GENERAL_IP_GATEWAY 10 10 1 1 GENERAL USE DHCP YES GENERAL STP YES GENERAL AUTHENTICATION NONE GENERAL SIGNAL MODE 6 GENERAL SIGNAL REG POWER MASK ENABLE NO PLC SIGNAL COUPLING IND Below is a simple configuration for slave modem using Corinex AV200 Enterprise Powerline Adapter GENERAL USE AUTOCONF YES GENERAL TYPE CPE GENERAL FW TYPE LV ADDRESS 10 10 1 105 GENERAL_IP_NETMASK 255 255 255 0 GENERAL_IP_GATEWAY 10 10 1 1 GENERAL IP USE DHCP YES GENERAL STP YES GENERAL SIGNAL REG POWER MASK ENABLE NO The master modem needs to download a configuration file from TFTP server in order to work properly But the slave modem doesn t need a configuration file as it is set to CPE type by default If there is a special Release Date September 7 2011 Page 22 Version 1 0 Low Voltage and High Density Compact Gateway Corinex AnyWire Connectivity setting for the slave modem it can be included in slave or CPE configuration for example signal mode list Step 2 Preparing a DHCP profile to download auto configuration To prepare a
79. up to 256 characters long FTP Client The firmware includes a File Transfer Protocol FTP client that allows downloading or uploading files from an FTP server This is a more robust protocol for downloading files The FTP protocol uses a TCP connection and is able to confirm whether or not the file has been correctly downloaded or uploaded It is used primarily for downloading new firmware versions and downloading and uploading auto configuration files The limitations regarding file size and name length are the same as in the TFTP client DHCP Client The modem includes a DHCP client to automatically configure the basic IP parameters IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway address The system supports the DHCP extensions and configuration file downloading Link Search The Link Search protocol is the first protocol that takes place when a CPE is started Its aim is to select a link or transmission mode amongst a list of links in which an access network is detected Each link is tested for Tseconds The CPE will select the first link in the list and will configure the transmission mode After T link seconds if no access network is detected the transmission mode will be changed to the next one in the list The worst case time to detect an access network if Nis the number of links in the list is Niinks X Think X Nsubmodes The default values are Thinks 5 seconds Release Date September 7 2011 Page 38 Version 1 0 AnyWire

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