Airspan AirVelocity 1500
The AirVelocity 1500 is an LTE small cell designed for building indoor LTE networks, especially for realizing private LTE networks using CBRS.
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Prerequisites
AirVelocity 1500
Mikrotik RB4011 router
Configuration data to connect the eNodeB to Monogoto cloud Reach out to support@monogoto.io if you haven't received the config data yet
Getting Started
The AirVelocity does NOT support Local Break Out (LBO), thus all data is going to Monogoto’s cloud before being forwarded to the customer's endpoint.
Connect an ethernet cable from port 1 of the Mikrotik RB4011 router to an ethernet port and connect the power cable.
Connect an ethernet cable from the AirVelocity to the Mikrotik RB4011 router and connect it to power.
The OK LED will light up white, then starts blinking green and eventually turns blue.
Airspan manuals For detailed instructions about the AirVelocity, as well as the configuration GUI called Netspan, review the below manuals:
Connecting the AirVelocity to the Netspan Server
Configure the AirVelocity
Connect to the AirVelocity, open a browser instance and go to Base Station (BS) Configuration.
Enter the following details:
Fill out the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway
Management VLAN:
TaggedSnmp version:
SNMPV2Read Only Community:
publicRead Write Community:
privateBS Mgmt SNMP Port:
161
AirVelocity Configuration using Airspan NMS
Download the latest version of Netspan from Airshare and install the software.
Open a browser and enter the Netspan server IP address (likely starting with172.3X.XXX.XXX).
Log in using username and password received from the manufacturer.
To update your password, you can do so via Server Admin > NMS Users > select admin.
Discover the AirVelocity in Netspan
On the main Netspan menu choose Server > Discovery Tasks. Create a new task by clicking the button Add at the bottom-left corner. Fill in the details as shown in the below image.
After filling out the details, click in the button Test in the Discovery Test section. This will show whether the node has been discovered by Netspan.
Click Save
To activate the discovery task you just created, click on the task in the list and click Enable. The checkbox in the Enabled column will now be ticked for your nominated task and an information message will be displayed at the bottom of the Netspan screen, stating that your discovery task is now enabled.
Configure the AirVelocity Node
Click Configuration Management > Node > Node. This will open the Node List screen containing the nodes currently visible on your network.
Double click on the node to open the Node Management screen.
Click the Edit button and scroll down to eNodeB Cell Properties. fill out the details as shown in the below image.
eNodeB Cell Properties
Physical Layer Cell Group:
100Physical Cell ID:
300PRACH Root Sequences Index:
320Tracking Area Code:
512
eNodeB Interfaces
Add 2 eNodeB interfaces with the addresses received from Monogoto.
eNodeB Routing Properties
Destination IP:
10.201.121.242Subnet Mask:255.255.255.255Gateway:10.51.0.209Destination IP:
10.201.120.24Subnet Mask:255.255.255.255Gateway:10.51.0.209
Click Save
Activate or Deactivate the radio
To activate or deactivate the radio, visit: Node Management > State And Control
Under Service State, you can deactivate the radio by clicking: Out of Service. To activate the radio click: In Service
Synchronize the clock
Visit Node Management > Status
Select under Status Type: Location and Synchronization Status.
The clock of the AirVelocity can be synchronized using different sources. Below the example showing the clock being synchronized using GPS. To validate an accurate synchronization, look at the GPS table, Comms should report Active.
Validate the Connection
To validate if the connection is active, go to: Node Management > Status
Select under Status Type: Network Element Status
Look at the row EPC in the column Status, which should report Active.
Did Network Element Status state Active? Congratulations! You’ve successfully set up the eNodeB 🎉
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