RFS Channel Combiner

The RFS Channel Combiner connector is an SNMP connector that is used to retrieve the monitoring data from the RFS Monitor System.

About

The RFS Monitor is a component used to monitor forward/reflected transmitter power and provide multi-channel combiner configurations. The RFS Channel Combiner connector retrieves this monitoring information from the RFS Monitor component, so that this information can be accessed via DataMiner.

Installation and configuration

Creation

This connector uses a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) connection and requires the following input during element creation:

SNMP CONNECTION:

• IP address/host: The polling IP of the device, e.g., 10.11.12.13.

SNMP Settings:

• Port number: The port of the connected device, by default 161.
• Get community string: The community string in order to read from the device. The default value is public.
• Set community string: The community string in order to set to the device. The default value private.

Usage

General

This page displays general information about the device, for example the Operating System, Uptime, .

Calculations

This page has 2 sections: VSWR and Return Loss.

• The VSWR section displays the VSWR value for the 4 input channels and the output channel. VSWR stands for Voltage Standing Wave Ratio and is used as an efficiency measure for transmission lines.
• The Return Loss sections displays the calculated return loss for the 4 input channels and the output channel, expressed in decibels.

Power

This page also has 2 sections: Forward Power and Reflected Power. These 2 sections display the power measurements for the 4 input channels and the output channel.