PTP 820 MC-ABC configuration

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This document explains the configuration of MC-ABC and how to add or remove members.

The Multi-Carrier Adaptive Bandwidth Control (ABC) enables multiple separate radio carriers to be shared by a single Ethernet port. This provides an Ethernet link over the radio with the total sum of the capacity of all the radios in the group, while still behaving as a single Ethernet interface. In Multi-Carrier ABC mode, traffic is dynamically divided among the carriers, at the Layer 1 level, without requiring Ethernet Link Aggregation.

Configuring a Multi-Carrier ABC group

  1. Select Radio > Groups > Multi Carrier ABC. The Multi Carrier ABC page opens

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  2. Click Create Group. The first page of the Create ABC Group wizard opens.

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  3. Optionally, enter a descriptive name for the group in the Group Name field.

  4. In the Minimum bandwidth field, select Enable to enable Minimum Bandwidth Override or Disable to disable Minimum Bandwidth Override. By default, the Multi-Carrier ABC minimum bandwidth override option is disabled.

  5. In the Minimum bandwidth threshold field, enter the minimum bandwidth override threshold (in Mbps). The threshold can be between 0 – 20000 Mbps, with a resolution of 1 Mbps. If the group’s bandwidth capacity falls beneath this threshold, the group is automatically placed in Down state until the bandwidth capacity exceeds this threshold.

  6. Click Next. The next page of the Create Group wizard opens.

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  7. In the Member 1 field, select a radio interface

  8. Click Next. The next page of the Create Group wizard opens.

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  9. In the Member 2 field, select a radio interface.

  10. Click Next. A summary page open.

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  11. Click Submit, A message appears indicating whether the operation was successful or not.

  12. Click Close to close the Create Group wizard.

You must click Submit before clicking Close, or the selections you made will be discarded and the process cancelled.

Adding and Removing Group Members

You can add and remove interfaces from the group after creating the group. This is relevant if you want to delete a Multi-Carrier ABC group, since you must remove the members individually before deleting the group.

To remove interfaces:

  1. Select the group in the Multi-Carrier ABC table and click Add/Remove Members. The Multi Carrier ABC - Add/Remove Members page opens:

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  2. Select a member in the Remove Member field or select Remove All.

  3. Click Apply.

  4. Repeat these steps to remove additional members from the group.

Deleting a Multi-Carrier ABC Group

To delete a Multi-Carrier ABC group:

  1. Select Radio > Groups > Multi Carrier ABC. The Multi Carrier ABC page opens.

  2. Select the group in the Multi-Carrier ABC table and click Add/Remove Members. The Multi Carrier ABC – Add/Remove Members page opens.

  3. Remove each member of the group. (Explained on Adding and Removing Group Members section)

  4. Click Close to close the Multi Carrier ABC – Add/ Remove Members page.

  5. Select the group and click Delete