This is a comprehensive 3 Day course to provide the fundamental understanding of the Tornado Radio from configuration to troubleshooting

1)    Ubiik-Mimomax Introduction

• Company & Product Introduction

2)    Mimomax Technology and Solutions

• MiMO Principles
• Radio Link Types
  • NDL
  • MDL
• Multi Tier Network
• Tornado Overview
• NMS Overview
• CCMS Overview

3)    CLI Interface (Command Line Interface)

• Options for connecting to the radios
• Setting Console/Terminal applications to communicate
• Serial connection and pinout
• CLI structure and self help
• Using CLI Manual
• Using CLI show, configure and transfer commands
• Using CLI scripting to configure radios Web (CCMS) Interface

4)    CCMS Overview and Navigation

• Using CCMS to Perform Standard Operations
• Viewing System Information and Alarms
• Changing passwords
• Performing Firmware upgrade/rollback
• Downloading Logs and Databases
• Uploading Database settings

5)    NDL Overview

• NDL System Overview
• Understand NDL Layer 2 networking concepts
• Understand NDL Layer 3 networking concepts
• Configuring Link radios
• Understand where to look for status and diagnostics
• Link establishment and status

6)    NDL 1+1

• NDL 1+1 Overview
• Possible 1+1 Schema
• Manual Switchover
• Automatic Switchover
• Local Fault Triggered Switchover
• Link Monitoring based Switchover
• Configuration and Monitoring (CLI and CCMS)
• Redundancy
• VRRP
• SNMP
• Features not supported on NDL 1+1
• M-PoD
• Some of the Sync Serial modes etc. (Table from Release notes)

7)    NDL 75kHz Link

• NDL Overview
• SFE
• Reference Synchronization using External GPS Source
• Configuration
• Data Throughput
• Sync Serial Latency Measurements
• IP Data Latency Measurements

8)    Tornado IP Networking

• Tornado Wired Port configuration and options
• Tornado configuration Layer 2 or Layer 3 Network Device
• Tornado IP addressing modes
• Tornado DHCP options
• Tornado VLAN configuration
• Tornado LLDP configuration
• Tornado Network Address Translation (NAT)

9)    Data Acceleration (M-DAP)

• QoS
  • Per Priority Bandwidth Allocation
  • Traffic Classification
  • Priority Honour
  • Priority Assignment
• Data compression
  • Header
  • Payload

10)           Adaptive Modulation (M-CAM)

• Feature Enabled/Disabled
• M-CAM Radio Technology Steps
• M-CAM Capacity
• Latency
• SFE
• Serial Data Modes Operation with M-CAM

DAY 2

11)           Security (M-SEC)

• Authentication
  • Local
  • Radius
• Web Server
  • Access (HTTP/HTTPS)
  • SSL Web Server Certificate
• Encryption
• Firewall
  • Zones
  • Policy
  • Rules
• MAC Authentication
  • Sticky MAC
  • MAC Whitelist

12)           Power On Demand (M-PoD)

• Power on Demand (M-PoD) Overiview
• Hold Up Times
• Notify List
• Configuration
• CCMS
• CLI
• Serial Data Modes with M-PoD

13)           SNMP

• SNMP Agent and Manager configuration
• SNMP Alarm Configuration
• Generating a Test Trap

14)           Serial & GPIO Interface

• Async Serial
  • . Terminal Server
    • Raw
    • IP SCADA Gateway
  • . Modbus
• Sync Serial
• 94
• RS422, X.21, V.11 and V.35
• GPIO
• GPS

15)           RF Calibration and Duplexer Swap

• Be able to change output power
• Calibrate Output Power
• Be able to change frequencies
• Calibrate RSSI
• Calibrate Reference Frequency
• Test RSSI levels
• Understand Test modes

16)           Mimomax Antenna Options

• Panel Antenna Options
• Yagi Antenna Options
• Omni Antenna Options
• Mounting Options

17)           Troubleshooting

• Use CCMS for alarms, monitoring and troubleshooting
• Be able to troubleshoot the following:
• Connection problems
• RF link issues
• IP performance issues
• Sync serial performance issues
• Download and analyse radio statistics
• Obtain Constellation Captures

18)           4WA (Four Wire Audio Solutions)

• Mimomax 4WA Solutions
• Key terms and origins
• E&M Signaling
• PCB Circuit Diagram
• 4WA NIB LED Indicators
• 4WA NIB Ports/Interfaces
• 4WA NIB Channel Selector
• Static vs Dynamic Channels
• Static Channel
• Dynamic Channel (E&M)
• Power On Demand (PoD)
• Adaptive Modulation (MCAM)
• HSSI Configuration
• HSSI Simulcast Configuration
• Bandwidth Requirements
• Latency
• Testing 4WA
• Installation

DAY 3

19)           Duplexer Tuning

• Tornado Radio Duplexer Purpose
• Duplexer Tuning Process
• Duplexer tuning Warning and Precautions
• Tool Required for Duplexer Tuning
• Tornado Radio Duplexer Designs
• 400MHz and 900MHz Tornado Radios
• External Duplexer Overview
• 400MHz TX and RX Tuning Standards
• 900MHz TX and RX Tuning Standards
• Example 400MHz Bench Tunning setup

20)           Training Survey