Release Note

Airmux-5000, Airmux-400
Version 4.9
November 21, 2018 Status: General Availability

Airmux-5000 is a carrier-class, cost-effective point-to-multipoint broadband wireless system,

delivering up to 750 Mbps Ethernet service per sector. It includes Base Stations (BS) and Subscriber
Units (SU) for transmitting over an extensive range of frequency bands: 2.5 GHz, 3.3 to 3.8 GHz and
4.9 to 6.0 GHz.
The system is suitable for deployment in FCC, ISED and ETSI regulated countries.
Ensuring the highest spectrum efficiency available in the market, Airmux-5000 delivers greater
throughput over smaller channel bandwidth.
Airmux-5000 point-to-multipoint radios provide high capacity base station, greater spectrum
efficiency and robust performance in harsh conditions. Airmux-5000 radios enable service providers
to offer and meet agreed-upon service level agreements (SLAs) for bandwidth demanding users or
applications or Best-Effort service level for residential applications.
Airmux-5000 radios support an extensive range of frequency bands in the same unit facilitating
flexible radio planning.
Airmux-400 is a carrier-class, cost-effective multiple point-to-point broadband wireless transmission
device. It operates in 5.1 to 6.0 GHz bands complying with FCC, ETSI, ISED and MII regulations.
Airmux-400 offers high throughput, longer range and robustness at a competitive price for the
global markets of cellular backhaul, WiMAX and ISP backhaul, broadband access, large private and
government networks.
All types of Airmux-400 ODUs can be ordered with optional anti-salt coating for installation in harsh
marine environments.
Airmux is a complimentary addition to RAD’s Service Assured Access and Service Assured Networking
solutions. The portfolio combines extensive support for legacy services with future-proof Ethernet
capabilities to address the challenges faced by utilities, transportation networks, carriers, and
mobile operators in migrating to next-generation networks and services with flexibility, efficiency
and carrier-class reliability.
This release note includes the following products of the Airmux-400 family:
• Airmux-400H
• Airmux-400A
• Airmux-400P
• Airmux-400SP.
Airmux-400, Airmux-400L and Airmux-400LC product releases are described in a separate release
note.

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Airmux-5000, Airmux-400
Version 4.9
Release 4.9.60 is a GA release for the Airmux-5000i product family. Release 4.9.60 introduces a
next-generation air interface, which brings new features and capabilities. It introduces new
Subscriber units and supports the AIR and PRO product families in 5GHz band.

New Features
Features Description Customer Benefits
IPv6 for • Further flexibility for
- The radio can be managed over IPv6 or
management management
IPv4 (dual stack)
(SU)
Software - The software upgrade can be performed • The HTTP option allows an
upgrade over over FTP or HTTP. Default software easier and more intuitive way
HTTP (SU) upgrade is over FTP to manage the SU
Note 1: This feature is implemented in the
Airmux Manager and can be applied also on
previous versions (e.g., software upgrade
from version 4.9.35 with manager 4.9.60,
can use this capability)
Note 2: “Indirect mode” is not supported
under software upgrade over HTTP

New/Updated Products
Due to the updated ISED (former IC) regulation, effective April 1st 2018, most products formerly
supporting FCC and ISED regulations will be divided into 2 products each supporting FCC and
updated ISED regulations, respectively. Some of the former FCC/ISED supporting products will have
no ISED-supporting analog. These new/updated products are listed in the table below.

Existing P/N (now FCC Only) New P/N (ISED Only)

- Airmux-400H/ODU/F58F/EXT - Airmux-400H/ODU/F54I/EXT

- Airmux-400H/ODU/F58F/INT - Airmux-400H/ODU/F54I/INT

- Airmux-5000i/BS/F58F/750M/INT - Airmux-5000i/BS/F54I/750M/INT

- Airmux-5000/SU-Air/F58F/100M/EMB - Airmux-5000/SU-Air/F54I/100M/EMB

- Airmux-5000/SU-Pro/F58F/100M/EMB - Airmux-5000/SU-Pro/F54I/100M/EMB

- Airmux-5000/SU-Pro/F58F/50M/EMB - Airmux-5000/SU-Pro/F54I/50M/EMB

- Airmux-5000/SU/F58F/100M/INT - Airmux-5000/SU/F54I/100M/INT

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Airmux-5000, Airmux-400
Version 4.9
Existing P/N (now FCC Only) New P/N (ISED Only)

- Airmux-5000/SU/F58F/100M/EXT - Airmux-5000/SU/F54I/100M/EXT

- Airmux-5000i/BSA/F58F/250M/INT - Airmux-5000i/BSA/F54I/250M/INT

- Airmux-5000/BSA/F58F/250M/EXT - Airmux-5000/BSA/F54I/250M/EXT

- Airmux-5000/BSA/F58F/250M/INT - Airmux-5000/BSA/F54I/250M/INT

- Airmux-400P/ODU/F58F/EXT - No ISED-based replacement

- Airmux-400P/ODU/F58F/INT - No ISED-based replacement

- Airmux-5000/BS/F58F/250M/EXT - No ISED-based replacement

- Airmux-5000/BS/F58F/250M/INT - No ISED-based replacement

- Airmux-5000/SU/F58F/250M/INT - No ISED-based replacement

- Airmux-5000/SU/F58F/250M/EXT - No ISED-based replacement

- Airmux-5000/SU-Pro/F58F/250M/EMB - Airmux-5000/SU-Pro/F54I/250M/EMB

Main Features
Radio

Features Description Customer Benefits

750 Mbps - Up to 750 Mbps net aggregate • Broadband Ethernet over the air for
throughput throughput per Base Station per high-end business customers
sector/per link • Three times as much BW capacity

License key - License key for Airmux-5000/SU • Pay-as-you-grow approach: the Airmux
for capacity capacity upgrade to 10 or 25 operating bandwidth can be increased
upgrade Mbps as needed

Variety of - Supports Fixed, Nomadic and • Address many customers and

applications Mobility topologies applications with same product family

64 Subscriber - BS unit can support up to 64 SU • Provides better bandwidth granularity

Units per Base independently on the BS and SU (less unused capacity per BS)
Station types • Supports more users per BS (lower price
per line)

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Airmux-5000, Airmux-400
Version 4.9
Features Description Customer Benefits
Dynamic - BS unit can support Dynamic • Provides better bandwidth granularity
Bandwidth Bandwidth Allocation (less unused capacity per BS)
Allocation • Supports more users per BS (lower price
per line)
Guaranteed - Bandwidth per SU is guaranteed • Unique mechanism guaranteeing CIR
SLA per SU (SLA) or Best Effort services per
subscriber

Variety of SUs - SUs with 250, 100, 50, 25, 20, 10 • SU versatility for high, medium and low
and 5 Mbps rates are available bandwidth demanding customers
Dynamic - D-CBS selects the appropriate • Maximum capacity in unlicensed
Channel MCS and CBW combination that congested spectrums, link robustness
Bandwidth yields the highest throughput at and availability
Selection any given time
- D-CBS dynamically operates at
20/40/80 MHz channel BW

Multiband - Radio band supported by the • User-selectable ODU radio band on the
support system is configurable unified hardware

OFDM and - OFDM and MIMO technologies are • High link availability in NLOS (Near Line
MIMO used to transmit over the air of Site) deployments

Long range - Up to 40 km range per SU • Long distance between customers and

the central Base Station

Beamforming - Smart beamforming antenna • Improvements in capacity, signal

strength and/or quality

Strict priority - User configurable QoS streams as • Assures optimized capacity and latency
support (QoS) SDS (Strict Data Stream). Data for the data within this stream.
within an SDS stream will be
transmitted first, before data in
any other stream.

TTL support - User- configurable maximum TTL • Maintain low latency and discard frames
(QoS) (Time to Live) per Data stream with latency higher than a certain value
(Queue) and per direction
(uplink, downlink). TTL relates to
maximum time that an Ethernet
frame resides in the system from
end to end before it is discarded
on one of the ends.

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Airmux-5000, Airmux-400
Version 4.9
Features Description Customer Benefits
RADIUS - RADIUS protocol enabling HSU • Increased network management
configuration with AAA server security
Authorization support

IPv4/IPV6 - Dual IP Stack Support - IPv4 and • IPv6 ready

IPv6 support for management
access
HSUs Outdoor - Fully outdoor and Small Form • Increased operation flexibility
Factor MIMO HSUs
AES 128/256 - Advanced Encryption Standard • Increased security
(AES) 128-bit and 256-bit

Low Latency - Low and constant latency • Enhanced customer QoE and QoS

Multiband - 2.3-2.5 GHz, 3.3-3.8 GHz, 4.9-6.0 • Increased operation flexibility

Operation GHz and 5.7-6.4GHz band
support
Link Quality - Identifies and reports link quality • Improves the monitoring of the system
Indicator that has degraded below its quality and keeps the system SLA
configured throughput
SNMPv3 in - Add support for SNMPv3 in SU- • Extended management support
SU-Air/Pro Air/Pro

Support for The SU-Pro is upgradable to 250 • Extended capacity

250 Mbps by Mbps
S/W License -
Increase HSU
MIR to 250 - The maximum MIR is 250 Mbps
• Extended guaranteed capacity
Mbps in SU (increased from 100 Mbps)
Pro
- The user is able to concatenate • Enhanced DHCP security
Option 82
the Circuit ID fields from the CPE
enhancement
and HBSs

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Airmux-5000, Airmux-400
Version 4.9
Monitoring and Diagnostics

Features Description Customer Benefits

RSS indication - RSS indication per H/V chains, • Improves installation alignment to
per chain supported in extended view only gain higher throughput and greater
for both BS and SU immunity to interference

Resiliency (Airmux-400 only)

Features Description Customer Benefits

Backup and - Backup ODU configuration file for • Short down-time due to easier
Restore use on same or other ODU (with configuration loading on a
same hardware) replacement unit

Management and Security

Features Description Customer Benefits

Enhanced - Airmux Manager supports Map, • Airmux Manager enables to place and
Airmux Grid and Tab views view the BS and SUs/SU-MOB on a
Manager real map according to their GPS
display coordinates

Multiple SNMP - SNMP user (“Admin”) has the • Accommodates multiple users with
users ability to create up to five SNMP different access levels.
users. Each has a different
password and a different access
level.
SNMPv3 - SNMPv3 incorporates • Increased Airmux-400 network
(Airmux-400 confidentiality, integrity, and management security
only) authentication for the
management communication

Compatibility
SW Upgrade
The following products are upgradable for release 4.9.60:
• All Airmux-5000/SU-Pro and Airmux-5000/SU-Air
• Airmux-5000i 5.xGHz
• Airmux-5000 5.xGHz

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Airmux-5000, Airmux-400
Version 4.9
Note: Older Airmux-5000 platform products that are Large Form Factor based (LFF HBS & LFF HSU)
with HW revision 8 and lower are not upgradable to releases 4.2.x and higher.
Not upgradable products:
 Japan P/N
 Airmux 5000 HBS – SFF
 Airmux-400.
When upgrading a BS to release 4.9.x (new air protocol) – the entire sector (BS and all SUs) needs
to be upgraded to 4.9.x.
For details on upgrading the software, please refer to the Backup, Restore, and Upgrade section of
the Operation manual.

SW Downgrade
Software downgrade is not available, thus Airmux-5000, Airmux-400 units with release version prior
to 4.9.60 should be upgraded to 4.9.60 for compatibility.

SW/HW Compatibility
Airmux-5000 radios are not compatible with Airmux-400 radios.

Management Compatibility
Airmux-5000 with SW version 4.9.60 is managed by Airmux Manager, version 10.9.60.
Airmux Manager uses .NET 4.0 (included in the package, first installation might take several
minutes).
Airmux Manager, version 10.9.60 supports all Airmux products and overrides older Airmux Manager
Installations.
Supported OS: XP sp 2 and higher, Vista 32/64, Server 2003 32, Win7 32/64, Server 2008 32/64,
Win8 32/64, Win10. Win NT and Win 2K are not supported.
Airmux-5000/SU-Pro, Airmux-5000/SU-Air WEB interface is supported by the following browsers
(latest versions):
• Internet Explorer 11
• Internet Explorer Edge
• Chrome (recommended)
• FireFox.
Web interface is not supported by smartphones and tablets.

Intra-Sector Compatibility
The following table shows compatibility between upgraded and previous versions of HBS
(Airmux-5000i, Airmux-5000/SU-Pro, Airmux-5000/SU-Air) and standard HSU.

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Airmux-5000, Airmux-400
Version 4.9
HBS Release 4.6 and Release 4.1.64 - Release 4.6 and above
above 4.2.48
HSU Release 4.6 and Release 4.6 and Release 4.2.48 and
above above earlier
Airmux-5000/SU-Pro, Release 4.9 and Release 4.9 and N/A
Airmux-5000/SU-Air above above
Compatibility   X

Notes:
1. When using a unit that is running release 4.9.60 in the sector, it is required to upgrade
Airmux manager to release 10.9.60.
2. If the frequency boundaries of the band in use are changed, it may be required to upgrade
the whole sector to the latest version.

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Airmux-5000, Airmux-400
Version 4.9
Solved Limitations
Issue Description

Occasionally, during software upgrade / backup process the

SU may reset and hang.
Reset during SW upgrade (SU)
Note: Only users performing software upgrade from version
4.9.60 to newer version will benefit from this correction.
Occasionally, under moderate traffic, SU-Air/Pro software
SU SW upgrade upgrade fails with "Error 3002: No SNMP connection to
device" (PING loss)
Indirect SW upgrade fails on Integrated SU with error
Indirect SU SW Upgrade SU
"Device does not support indirect operation"
When running Spectrum view in frequencies that are out of
Display wrong frequency in
the frequency band range, the spectrum displays the
spectrum view
interference signal in wrong frequencies
Software upgrade limitation with Software upgrade doesn't work in SNMPv3 With SHA1
SHA1 Authentication Mode
SW Upgrade / Bulk backup in When operating in “Indirect Mode”, in some scenarios the
indirect mode (SU) S/W upgrade and bulk backup do not work properly
SW Upgrade / Bulk backup in When operating in “Indirect Mode”, in some scenarios the
indirect mode (SU) S/W upgrade and bulk backup do not work properly

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Airmux-5000, Airmux-400
Version 4.9
Known Limitations
HBS/HSU Issues

Issue Description Workaround

BE/CIR via RADIUS When HSB is configured as BE only it is
Change HSU to BE for sync with the
possible to register CIR HSU via RADIUS
base, configure the HBS to CIR and set
and as results those HSUs will not be
the HSU back to CIR
synchronized
''Authorize now' ''Authorize now' button is missing in
button is missing in web interface of SU Air/Pro, which is Change HSU configuration via the HBS
Airmux-SU-Air/Pro needed when operating under RADIUS (manager) or disable the Confirmation
mode and 'Install Confirmation required mode
Required' is enabled on the HBS
Airmux-SU-Air/Pro When configuring the Airmux-SU-Air/Pro
External antenna to work with an external antenna, it is
Register the SU and then change
not possible to change the: TX Power,
configuration
Antenna Gain and Cable Loss
parameters if the SU isn't registered
QoS: MIR Limit the MIR of BE Queue below the
actual transmitted traffic may causes
Increase the MIR
higher latency in NRT & CL queues in DL
direction
Ping In rare cases under 10M/5M CBW and 1. Disable/Enable flooding protection
min DL ratio there is no PING to HSU 2. Delete ARP table on local PC
SNMPv3 password Change of SNMPv3 password fails if the Login HSU directly via user 'recovery'
string is larger than 16 characters. After and change the password
site reset the Manager connection to
the site will be lost
Last channel under 5.x HSU with previous releases cannot Upgrade the HSU to same version as
CBW 40M synchronized with HBS with 4.6.00 or HBS or change channel
higher release (SW upgrade required)
on LAST channel under CBW 40M
Select the frequency of the HBS +
As of release 4.2.40, when the HBSs
10MHz and not the actual frequency of
are configured to CBW=40MHz
Mobility - Available the HBS.
frequencies in the “Available Channels
Channel List in For example: HBS1 F1 =5.750GHz, HBS2
List” in the HMU/VMU are shifted in
CBW=40MHz 10MHz lower than the HBS frequency. F2 = 5.810MHz, the selected
frequencies should be: 5.760MHz and
5.820GHz

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Airmux-5000, Airmux-400
Version 4.9
Issue Description Workaround
In web interface when changing any of Perform in two steps:
the IP parameters (e.g. IP address,
VLAN management via Set first the IP parameters and save the
subnet etc.) together with VLAN
web interface in HSU configuration, and then set the VLAN
management, the VLAN MNG parameter
management
doesn’t change
QoS: Total weights for non-strict
Queues may add up to more than 100%
(even though they should not), in
Set total weight much lower than 100%
QoS Weights specific scenarios. Manager message
and apply
received: "Set QOS uplink streams
failed, total weights for non-strict
streams exceed 100 percent!"
Airmux-5000i 3.x: In rare cases, the
ODU may report more traps than
GPS signal traps Indication problem. No service affected
needed regarding GPS signal
lost/connected
Some SNMP traps might be missing
after HBS reset :
Missing SNMP Traps - HBS ready No service affected
- Management port status changed to
disconnected
Channel bandwidth switch from 10 to
20 MHz on edge channels (Center Change frequency to a non-edge
Channel BW change
frequency that is not available on 20 channel and change the channel
problem
MHz) fails without notification, and the bandwidth to 20MHz
sector continues to work on 10 MHz
Traffic does not pass from HSU to HSU Reconnect HBS LAN cable and traffic
Traffic Block
where a HBS LAN cable is disconnected resumes
Best Effort priority queue throughput is
QoS occasionally smaller by 10% than the No workaround
configured weight
Occasionally, when the HSU LAN port is
configured to auto-negotiate mode and Change the mode of the equipment
LAN Port 100HD it is operating with equipment connected to the HSU to auto-
configured to 100FD, traffic might not negotiate mode and reset HSU device
be transferred under 100HD.
In rare cases, HBS/HSU sync loss may
Link recovers automatically after sync
HBS/HSU sync loss occur under high interference and
loss
traffic load

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Version 4.9
Issue Description Workaround
In rare cases, after multiple-sector sync
loss the Ethernet service may not be
HBS Ethernet Service Perform HBS device reset
available although Ethernet service
display is active in the Airmux Manager
Sync loss may occur once decreasing Link recovers after sync loss
HBS/HSU Sync-Loss HBS/HSU Tx power by 10dBm or more automatically, decreasing Tx power
at once gradually
In rare cases , upon disconnecting the
HSS pulse cable from an HSC site, the
Wrong SNMP Trap
SNMP Trap reason is "Improper Sync Ignore wrong trap description
Description
pulse" instead of "Sync pulse
disappeared"
Wrong RSS displayed on Link in
Ignore wrong RSS values and connect
Wrong RSS Display Diversity Antenna mode, when one
antenna port
antenna port is physically disconnected
IPv6 Address Type in SNMP traps is
encoded as string instead of binary
IPv6 SNMP traps Use expanded/full IPv6 address format
byte string and might be seen as
warning on ethereal capture
In rare cases, HBS/HSU sync loss may
occur under QOS configuration and Link recovers automatically after sync
HBS/HSU sync loss
over capacity traffic and interference or loss
MIR configuration
The RSS of deregistered HSU in
AIRMUX-5000I-HBS sector under 40
RSS Deviation Ignore wrong RSS values
MHz CBW might be 3 dBm higher than
expected
HSUs that are operating on the edges
Wrong Airmux-5000i- of the Airmux-5000i-HBS antenna (+/-
HBS antenna azimuth 45 degree) may display unstable Ignore wrong azimuth values
display azimuth values. E.g. Azimuth 42° may
alternate to 318° and back to 42°
In rare cases, Airmux-5000i-HBS Sector
AIRMUX-5000i-HBS Link recovers automatically after sync
sync-loss may occur under heavy traffic
Sector sync-loss loss
and interference
In rare cases, the range of HSU that is
Incorrect HSU range connected to Airmux-5000i-HBS might Reset the HSU
be 0Km instead of the actual range

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Version 4.9
Issue Description Workaround
Occasionally, deregistered HSU may not
Deregistered HSU sync to its HBS after CBW change in
Set the desired SSID to the HSU and
sync to the wrong case there is a collocated HBS
perform registration
HBS operating on the band in an higher
frequency
Occasionally, changing HSU Tx power
HSU Tx power change
via the Airmux Manager during scanning Repeat the Tx power change operation
failure
process may fail
HSU may reset continuously in cases
where the HBS release is 3.4.00 and Upgrade the HBS to latest release or
HSU reset
HSU release is between 3.4.80 to release newer than 3.4.00
4.1.60
In Airmux manager 10.9.50, the HSU Open HSU site configuration from HBS
Site configuration not site configuration doesn't open when site
open the HSU is Airmux-400 and it is running
a release prior to 4.9.50
In a loaded sector that operates in a Wait till the process is completed or
high interference environment, close the process and start it again
Long time to retrieve
retrieving the diagnostic information or
diagnostic file
spectrum view information might take a
longer time than expected
While an HSU which running Gen 3 Exit Violated mode by deregister and
Sync problem under software version is in Violated mode, it register
violating mode @ 5 cannot synchronize with HBS running
MHz bandwidth Gen 4 in channel bandwidth of 5 MHz

Syslog message is not sent under the None

following scenarios:
Missing syslog The SU is activated via the Web
messages interface
Alignment process is perform using
WinTouch application
Long synchronization On a large sector, the synchronization None
time time may take up to 6 seconds.
Refreshing the SU Web interface during Login to the Web interface again.
Wrong display in the
Backup/Upgrade/Restore results in
SU Web interface
wrong display

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Version 4.9
Issue Description Workaround
When sector is operated in RADIUS Register HSU while all registered HSUs
Authentication mode and HSU in the are available in the sector
Register HSU in sector is registered but not
Radius authorization synchronized, the HBS might reset in
case of deregistered HSU or registered
new HSU
Multicast frames type Disable or use Broadcast Flooding
“01:80:c2:00:00:xx” are filtered out in Protection
Multicast Protection Downlink by the “Broadcast Flooding
Protection” instead of “Multicast
Flooding Protection”
When HBS Read Community has 19 Set Read Community with less than 19
characters or more and the sector has characters
Read Community
17 or more SUs / HSUs, the active
problem
monitor indicates several of the SUs /
HSUs as not synced
When both sides of the link are Use NMS for HBS IP information
HBS IP information in configured to "IPv6 only", the HBS IP is
"IPv6 only" mode not displayed in the SU Overview
portion of the Web

VLAN Management priority information Reconfigure the VLAN priority

Loss of VLAN priority is lost when restoring to factory default
information under without IP (only VLAN ID remains).
restore procedure

Software upgrade under Indirect Mode Perform SW upgrade again

Software upgrade in SU may fail with error 3002 ("No
under Indirect mode SNMP Connection When Operation Is
Initiated Under SNMPv3 Configuration")
Unable to set deregistered HSU Sector Change via Airmux manager HSU
Unable to set Sector
ID via (old) Web
ID via web

Occasionally, if HSS Sync messages are 1. Connect directly to the HSS client to
not forwarded due to VLAN switch see actual status
HSSoE status table filtering, associated HSS clients status
2. Remove VLAN or change switch
table is incorrect
configuration

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Airmux-5000, Airmux-400
Version 4.9
Airmux Manager Issues

Issue Description Workaround

Slow to open Opening change band window on None - wait till window is open and
change band large sector (~64 HSUs) takes ~3 perform band change
window minutes.
On card view display On card view, Best effort SU has a Refresh problem. Will appear in few
problem for Best few display problems during the seconds
effort SU first seconds after login:
1. Assured capacity is displayed
instead of BE
2. Tput is missing
3. Card BE title is missing.
HSUs display after On large sector HSUs display is not Re-login NMS
RADIUS service updated after RADIUS service
configuration configuration is changed and
periodic Authorization was
performed
Resetting via grid On large sector resetting all the Try to reset again
HSUs together via grid view can fail
on some HSUs
Configuration Configuration restore does not None – need to reconfigure
restore limitations restore the following features:
1.Broadcast/Multicast flooding
protection
2.DHCP Relay Agent (Option 82)
3.CIR/Best Effort Ratio
4.Automatic HSU Transmit Power
Control Settings
5.Backwards Compatibility Discovery

After configuration restore –

reverted back to default values
Empty Date & Time on recent event Ignore - display issue only. (or set
Time without NTP may appear when working without NTP connection)
NTP server
On rare cases, sector HSUs can Display only - open new Manager
Deregistered HSUs disappear from display of HBS instance
on HBS display monitor screen after deregistering
them

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Version 4.9
Issue Description Workaround
Unable to access HSU under service Increase NMS timeout via
Access HSU in
restricted mode in CBW 10M (e.g. preferences
restricted mode
open site configuration etc.)
Set GHSS (Airmux-5000i only) with Operation actually does not occur -
Set GHSS with shifted transmission phase is no impact on service
shifted phase allowed if the site desired ratio is
allowed asymmetric and the EHSM ratio is
symmetric
RADIUS: Registration is enabled Perform evaluate and then
without evaluation on specific registration
RADIUS scenario
1. Enable RADIUS on HBS and
RADIUS Registration
connect to server without inserting
is enabled without
HSU parameters
evaluation
2. HSU is forced deregistered
3. Disable RADIUS on HBS
4. Try to register the HSU -->
Register button is enabled!
NMS Sector NMS Sector utilization [%] displays Ignore values
utilization values wrong values for Uplink Time slots
In rare cases, Airmux Manager may Restart the Airmux Manager
Airmux Manager
terminate under LAN cable
termination
disconnection and reconnection
In rare cases, when the window size
Min/Max Window
is minimized or maximized, there Restart the Airmux Manager
size Display problem
might be a display problem.
Various issues affect the display of In most cases the workaround is to
Display issues the Airmux Manager but do not “refresh the display”, or close and
affect the system functionality reopen the Airmux Manager
In rare cases, Airmux Manager may
Over-the-Air Log off and log on to Airmux
lose over-the-air connection to
connection Manager
remote HSU after sync-loss
HSU MIR has illegal values (<0.5)
HSU MIR
after Deregistration-Registration. It Reconfigure MIR value
configuration
should be unlimited by default

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Version 4.9
Issue Description Workaround
Various issues affect the display of
In most cases the workaround is to
the Airmux Manager Map View,
Map display issues “refresh the display”, or close and
however do not affect the system
reopen the Airmux Manager
functionality
In rare cases, Airmux Manager
Airmux Manager
loading time could be up to 15 Wait for screen to appear
loading time
seconds
High PC memory usage may occur
when Airmux Manager is connected Log off and log on to the Airmux
High memory usage
to HBS and the HBS has many Manager
Resets/Sync loss events
In rare cases, there is a problem
Unregistered HSU configuring some parameters on
Register the HSU and re-configure
configuration unregistered HSU (HSU is
synchronized but not registered)
Remove 9.4.10 installation using
Remove 9.4.10 Uninstalling the 9.4.10 Airmux
Windows add/remove program and
installation Manager fails
install the required manager
Select option "Never combine" or
Task bar icon Task bar icon doesn't reflect Link "Combine when taskbar full" in
status in Windows 7 Windows 7 Taskbar and Start Menu
Properties
Occasionally, after multiple HSU
sync-losses, HSU Link-Status might
not be displayed in the Manager,
HSU Link Status Ignore or reset HSU
while connecting to the HSU directly
and not via the HBS. Service and link
is still up and running,
In rare cases, HBS configuration
restore might fails on 'HSU
HBS Restore Activate HBS via the Manager
connection Table, and HBS enter
into Inactive state instead of active
Occasionally, HBS configuration
restore might fail to restore mobility
Re-allocate new level/TS of missing
HBS Restore settings and the message at
configuration.
Restore window "Failed to restore
mobility settings “appears

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Airmux-5000, Airmux-400
Version 4.9
Issue Description Workaround
Impossible to view/save Active
Alarms of ODU in BIT Failed state,
Active Alarms Re-login to the Airmux Manager
after changing from MAP to
Card/Grid view
When the user enters the number
of time slots via the keyboard
Wrong Remaining (instead of using the up/down Change TS configuration via the
Time-Slots arrows) for the Mobility/Nomadic Airmux Manager Up/Down arrows
HSUs, the calculation of the
remaining Time slots is wrong
Backup file name is different
between Airmux Manager 9.4.30 Change file name manually or select
Backup File Name
and former releases and file is not the right backup file
overwritten
In rare cases, after software
upgrade is completed and reset is
Airmux Manager
done, a Microsoft .NET framework Restart the Airmux Manager
termination
error will appear and Airmux
Manager will be terminated
Password recovery doesn’t work via
Airmux Manager login screen in case
Airmux Manager
password is forgotten and Contact RAD support
password recovery
alternative community/password is
entered
Airmux Manager running on
WIN 8 Windows 8 may stop working after Restart the Airmux Manager
several HBS resets
Entering Trap destination User
Name "Admin" fails with wrong
Ignore message – use unreserved
SNMPv3 Trap error message ("Set trap
string
destination failed") as this user
name is a reserved string
The boundaries should be:
Missing Missing HSM transmission 5MHz - 32% to 68%;
Transmission boundaries ratio display for Channel 10 MHz: 19% to 81%;
Boundaries Ratio BW 10 or 5MHz 20MHz and 40MHz: 11.5% to
88.5%.

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Airmux-5000, Airmux-400
Version 4.9
Issue Description Workaround
SNMPv3 Trap destination
SNMPv3 Trap
"Password" field remains with white
destination Ignore - display issue only
background instead of grey
"Password" field
although is disabled
In rare cases, wrong date (x/y/1942)
Recent event
may appear in recent event log after Restart the Airmux Manager
display
several sync loss
Restore operation fails when trying
to restore a backup file from ODU Restore between ODU units with
ODU Restore
with different antenna type (EXT vs. the same antenna type only
INT)
HBS that includes mix of
mobility/fixed HSUs the actual peak
Wrong peak rate Display issue only, reduce 10% from
rate of fixed HSUs might be 10%
display the displayed peak rate
higher than the Max possible peak
rate
Occasionally, HMU Site
Configuration via HBS not
HMU Site Close and open new Airmux
responding and HBS Map is not
Configuration Manager instance
displayed after few sync losses or
handoffs
Changing HSM mode "Serial and
Ethernet" to HSC “Serial or Change first HSM protocol to Serial
HSS mode change
Ethernet” will fail with alert of "Set or Ethernet and then change to HSC
could not be performed".
Occasionally, HSU Software upgrade
HSU Software might get stuck in "In progress" Close Airmux Manager via task
upgrade status when the communication is manager and re-open new instance
not stable
HSU status display is not in Read-
HSU status display Ignore - display only
Only during sector upgrade via HBS
Occasionally, Airmux Manager gets
stuck in "Processing data" status
Airmux Manager Close Airmux Manager via task
after software upgrade process and
stuck manager and re-open it
there is no access to some of the
HSUs

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Airmux-5000, Airmux-400
Version 4.9
Issue Description Workaround
In rare cases, Airmux Manager gets
Airmux Manager Close Airmux Manager via task
stuck during login process after S/W
stuck manager and re-open it
upgrade or during first log-in
HSU location on view map is
changed to defaults after Airmux
Deregister and register HSU to
HSU location Manager closing and re-opening if
resume original location
location was set using
”Coordinates” button
Occasionally , the second LAN in the
Airmux-5000i-HBS
“Ethernet tab” is still displayed after Ignore - display only
second LAN display
HBS upgrade from 4.1.50 to 4.1.60
Occasionally, once Airmux Manager
Monitor file data Preferences window is open, the Re-login Airmux Manager and try
menu ”Select monitor file data” menu is again
empty
Airmux Manager In rare cases, HBS configuration Close Airmux Manager via task
stuck window gets stuck after opening it manager and open a new instance
Traps are not If no Username is defined in
displayed under Preferences - Authentication, Define username and password
SNMPv3 SNMPv3 traps are not displayed.

Limitations

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Airmux-5000, Airmux-400
Version 4.9
Issue Description
Supported frequency - ETSI SU AIR/PRO:
- CBW 10M: 5.740GHz – 5.860GHz
- CBW 20M: 5.745GHz - 5.855GHz
In case the sector frequency is outside the supported
frequency, the SU AIR/PRO will not be able to
synchronize.
Airmux-5000/SU-Pro, Airmux-5000/SU-Air
supported band at ETSI 5.8GHz Workaround: Change the frequency of the sector to
be within the supported frequencies of the SU
AIR/PRO.
When SU detects a radar signal, it stops transmission
on detected frequency for 30 min and loses
synchronization with the HBS.
Workaround: Change the frequency on the HBS.
VLAN ID 0,1 behavior when using Airmux-5000/SU-
Pro, Airmux-5000/SU-Air:
- Downlink frames with VLAN ID 0,1 (any priority) are
changed to untagged frames (No VLAN)
- Uplink frames with VLAN ID 0,1 (priority 0) are
changed to untagged frames (No VLAN)
VLAN behaviour - Uplink frames with VLAN ID 0 (priority >0) are
changed to VLAN ID 1
- Uplink frames with VLAN ID 1 (priority >0) are
changed to (VLAN ID 1)
In case the network consists of mixed
Airmux-5000/SU-Pro, Airmux-5000/SU-Air and other
HSU types, the above behaviour will appear only in
the Airmux-5000/SU-Pro, Airmux-5000/SU-Air
terminals
The following features are not supported or limited in
this release, and should not be used:
Feature support limitations
- QOS TTL is not supported
- Air Interface Utilization
Configuration restore from ODU running GEN3 S/W
version (release before 4.9.0) to ODU running GEN4
Configuration restore between releases
S/W version (4.9.0 and higher) is working without
HSU Registration (field is grayed out)

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Airmux-5000, Airmux-400
Version 4.9
Issue Description
Configuration syslog message is received twice
Trap and Syslog (MibName:OduAdmHostsIp) when adding trap
destination SNMPv1/v3
Active SU-Air/Pro via manager SU-Air/Pro activation is not available when login to
SU-Air/Pro (local IP address) via Airmux manager.
Activation is available only via Web interface
IPv6 functionality (SU) Trap destination, Ping , Trace and NTP Sections in
Web interface are not supported under IPV6

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Airmux-5000, Airmux-400
Version 4.9
Supported Bands
Please refer to Airmux configurator.

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