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laforge, 11/12/2020 10:41 AM

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h1. DUL 20
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DUL is a Digital Unit for LTE.  It contains the eNodeB function down to the baseband processing.
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h2. Further Reading
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h2. Connectors
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h3. PWR
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48V DC connector.  The negative rail is towards the edge of the unit.  Also seems to power up fine at 36V
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The connectory type is https://www.te.com/usa-en/product-1982299-3.html with associated crimp contacts.
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h3. GPS (RJ45)
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Connection for an Ericsson GPS module, contains 1PPS and UART signals
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h3. EC (RJ45)
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Environment Control? Probably some RS-485 to control fans, power management, UPS, ...
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h3. AUX (RJ45)
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h3. LMT A (RJ45)
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A RS-232 on RJ45 for Local Maintenane use.  IT provides access to COLI (COmmand LIne).
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The pinout is shown below.  Please note it is *different from RBS3000!*, but identical to that of the [[DUG 20]]
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|_.RJ45|_.DB9|_.Name|
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|1|5|GND|
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|2|3|TXD (of PC)|
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|3|2|RXD (of PC)|
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The [default?] baud rate settings are 9600 8N1.
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This port provides RS-232 access to the [[OSE]] shell
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h3. LMT B (RJ45)
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_Site LAN_ Ethernet, for adminstrative purpose
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This is the interface used for configuration of the DUL during installation.
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h3. TN A (RJ45)
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_Transmission_ Ethernet, i.e. the back-haul interface for S1. RJ-45
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h3. TN B (SFP)
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_Transmission_ Ethernet for optical back-haul. Can use normal SFP modules.
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h3. IDL (HSIO)
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Inter-DU-Link for cross-connecting multiple DU.
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h3. RI A..F (SFP)
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Radio Interface (CPRI) using either SFP transceivers for RRU connection or copper interconnect cables for RU.
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h2. Overview Pictures
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h2. Accessing it
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h3. SSH via LMT-B
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It appears the DUL will always respond to 169.254.1.10/16, no matter what kind of real/other IP address has been set.
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You have to use the following SSH config to speak the ancient cipher/key-exchange:
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<pre>
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Host dul
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        HostName 169.254.1.10
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        KexAlgorithms diffie-hellman-group1-sha1
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        Ciphers 3des-cbc
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</pre>
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and then log in as the 'rbs' user with 'rbs' password.
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h2. Mass Storage
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The DUL20 has an internal CompactFlash slot. The slot is only accessible when disassembling the unit, removing the circuit board from the enclosure.
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It uses 2GB CFlash cards with no known partition table / format.
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