Ceragon Training Syllabus
FibeAir IP-20 Advanced
Course – Split Mount
Instructor Lead Training
Ceragon Training Services
REV. 0007 | 2025
Introduction
The Ceragon IP-20 Advanced Training is a product oriented theoretical and hands-on course
that aims to provide you with the tools to install, operate and maintain the Ceragon Product.
After this course, you will understand the key features, characteristics, functionalities, and
benefits of the Ceragon product, how to perform advanced configuration, operation and
maintenance, performance management and troubleshooting on radio links. The course
focuses on key radio and networking protocols for microwave transmission in networks.
General
Product FibeAir IP-20 (IP-20N/ IP-20C/ IP-20C-HP) & NetMaster
Course Name FibeAir IP-20 & NMS Advanced Training Course
Duration 5 Days
Scope Product-oriented Theory + Hands-on
Max Number of
trainees
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course the participants will be able to:
1. Describe the microwave networks radio transmission principles and parameters.
2. Recognize the benefits and values of the IP-20 Split Mount platform.
3. Recognize the main key aspects of Ceragon Network Elements
4. Describe Ethernet networking protocols and key concepts.
5. Perform installations and commissioning of the current IP-20 products.
6. Describe the MEF Service Model and corresponding services within IP-20 products.
7. Configure traffic services and advanced radio and networking features.
8. Configure Quality of Service for the links.
9. Perform configuration and software management.
10. Execute Performance management on network elements.
11. Perform troubleshooting of radio links and networking parameters.
Target Audience
The Target audience for this course is made of the following Job Profiles:
System Engineer, Service Engineer, Network Deployment Engineer, Network Design Engineer,
Service Design Engineer.
Prerequisites
The participants should be familiar with general telecom technologies.
Successful completion of the following course: Ceragon System and Technology Overview
(ILT or WBL).
Learning Situation & Time Agenda
This course is a theoretical and practical Instructor Led Training ran in classroom and
laboratory environment with a recommended number of participants of 8.
Day 1:
• Introduction to Radio Systems.
• Introduction to Ethernet and the MEF terminology.
• IP-20 Product Overview, Housing and Radio System Configurations.
• Installation guide with various configurations highlighted.
Day 2:
• First Login to network element and licensing.
• The radio link parameters with adaptive coding and modulation, MSE, ATPC, Link ID.
• Radio Bonding (MC-ABC), Special System Configuration: XPIC, Protection, Space Diversity.
• Protection mechanisms – HSB/ TCC-Redundancy.
• Synchronization over Ceragon network elements.
Day 3:
• The service model: how to create Ethernet and/or TDM services over Network elements.
• Quality of Service Ceragon paradigm.
• Configuration Back-up and Restore, Software Upgrade or Downgrade, Unit Info file creation.
• Native TDM service.
• Troubleshooting and hands-on
• Course summary and evaluation.
Day 4:
• NetMaster Introduction
• Product Overview
• SNMP overview and NetMaster GUI
• Discovering of NE and Topology View
• Fault Management
• Configuration Management
Day 5:
• Software Management
• Performance Management: Reports
• Security Management
• Northbound Interface & Network Explorer
Course Content
The full list of topics to be covered during this training, depending on the customization, are:
1. Introduction to Radio Systems 6. Network Element First Login
• Radio Relay Principles • CLI and Web login and SSH
• Parameters affecting propagations: • General commands
• Dispersion • Get IP address, Set IP address
• Humidity/gas absorption • Set to default configuration
• Multipath/ducting
• Atmospheric conditions (refraction, diffraction) 7. Product Housing
• Terrain (flatness, type, Fresnel zone clearance) • Physical Dimensions, I/O Interfaces
• Climatic conditions (rain zone, temperature) • Marketing Model
• Rain attenuation • Power Supply
• Modulation • Chassis, slots, ports and usage
• Line Interface Cards
2. Introduction to Ethernet • Radio Modem Cards
• Local Area Network • Shelf Management and Interface Manager
• Devices in a LAN
• OSI Layers concept and protocols 8. Shelf Management
• V-LAN concept and utilization in a network • Connecting to the unit
• TCP and UDP protocols • Chassis Configuration
• Allowed card Types
3. IP-20 Product Overview • Slot Limitations
• Evolution of Ceragon Radio Technology • Adjacent Pair guidelines
• Network topology with current IP-20 product • Cards Description
• Chassis overview
• Radio Options 9. Ceragon Radio Link Parameters
• RFU Interface • Radio Link Parameters introduction
• Hardware Scalability RMC-B & RIC-D • MRMC scripts understanding and ACM/ACBM
• Chassis Management & Block Diagram • MRMC Scripts configuration
• Supported Configurations in current CeraOS release. • Frequency settings: TX and RX, ATPC, Link ID
• Monitoring various link parameters.
4. Radio Frequency Units
• Radio Frequency units for the current IP-20 product (All 10. Adaptive Coding and Modulation ACM & MSE
outdoor) • Adaptive Coding and Modulation
• IP-20C • What is MSE and use digital modulation
• IP-20C-HP • ACM Benefits
• Split Mount Configurations and Branching • Adaptive Transmit Power
• MSE use demo exercise with variable attenuator
5. IP-20 Installation Guide
• General Requirements 11. Automatic Transmit Power Control – ATPC
• Power Distribution • What is ATPC?
• Earth and Bonding of Equipment • How does ATPC works?
• Outdoor Grounding • ATPC Configuration
• Indoor Grounding
• Indoor Unit Installation 12. Multi Carrier Adaptive Bandwidth Control MC - ABC
• Cards replacement • Multi Carrier ABC engine
• RFU to IDU connection • Multi Carrier ABC & ACM
• Antenna and Radio Installations • Multi-Carrier various radio configurations: XPIC, Space
• Antenna Alignment Notes Diversity, Hot Stand-by
• Graceful Degradation of Service
• Configuration of ABC
13. XPIC Concept & Configuration – Select Products 19. Configuration Management & Software Download
• System Spectrum Utilization • Configuration Management: Backup and Restore
• ACAP, ACCP, CCDP • Software Download
• Co-channel Systems, XPI, XPD • Timed installation
• XPIC Recovery mechanism • Unit Info File creation & upload
• RSL Vs. Threshold • RFU software Upgrade
• Configuration of XPIC on network element
20. Troubleshooting
14. TCC Redundancy • Introduction/Type of faults
• TCC Redundancy Concept • Radio Link diagrams
• Operation in TCC Redundancy and Conditions for • Cause of Radio Link Failure
Operating • Alarm LED description
• TCC Redundancy Configuration • Faults and Alarms
• TCC with Hot Switchover • Performance Monitoring
• Loopbacks
15. Hot Stand-by Protection • Troubleshooting Diagrams
• What is Protection? • Troubleshooting a Link
• General Guidelines • New Link
• HSB Configuration in general – principles • Working Link
• BBS Space Diversity and current various Hot Stand-by
Configurations: XPIC, SD, ABC. 21. Native TDM
• Native TDM Services
16. Synchronization • Hybrid Service Engine – TDM + Ethernet
• Concept of Synchronization, Time Sync need, • All-packet services for example: Ethernet EVCs + TDM
• Synchronization Delivery Strategies, Native vs. Packet Pseudo wire
timing • How to Setup Native TDM
• Our Synchronization Solutions
• Native Sync Distribution 22. TDM Pseudowire
• IEEE-1588v2 PTP Optimized Transport • TDM over PSN
• Native Sync, Sync-E • TDM Pseudowire supported Standards
• IEEE-1588v2 PTP Optimized Transport • General protocol
• Transparent Clock, Boundary Clock • TDM Structure and Transport Mode
• Synchronization modes of operation • TDM PSW Configuration
• Synchronization Settings
23. NetMaster Introduction
17. Service Model and MEF Introduction • Network Management Models
• Basic Ethernet Service Model • EMS vs. NMS | CLI vs EMS
• Ethernet Virtual Connection & types • System Overview and Architecture
• E-LINE, E-LAN, E-TREE service types as defined by MEF. • Client – Server Platform
• Ethernet Private Line service, E-LAN service, E-Tree service • Main Management Features Overview
• NE Ethernet Capabilities: Services and Service Points. • NetMaster redundancy with failover
• Point to Point Service, Multipoint Service, Management • System Design
Service
• Services attributes and Service Points details. 24. Product Overview
• Pipe Service Point, Service Access Point (SAP), Service • Web & CLI login
Network Point (SNP), Management Service Point (MNG) • General commands
• Service Points classification and attributes • Get IP address
• Set IP address
18. QoS • Web GUI Management and General Menu Overview
• QoS Concept and under the IP-20 platform
• Classification, Marker, Bandwidth Profile, Policing,
Traffic/Queues Manager, WRED, Scheduler, Shaper
• Quality of Service demo and exercise
25. SNMP overview and NetMaster GUI • Radio MSE
• SNMP protocol • Radio MRMC
• SNMP Configuration • Radio Traffic
• Use SNMP Traps • Capacity
• MIB • Throughput
• Utilization
26. Discovering of NE and Topology View • Frame error rate
• Preparation of Discovering • Ethernet PM & Statistics
• SNMP setting on NE’s • RMON
• Connection Template • Port TX
• Discover Settings and Discover NE • Port RX
• Discover perspective
• Discover Settings 31. Security Management
• Managing NEs • User Management Perspective
• Group Administration View
27. Fault Management • User Administration View
• NE Fault & Alarms • Audit Log View
• Alarms Colors
• Active Alarms 32. Northbound Interface & Network Explorer
• Event Log • Northbound Interface SNMP Settings view
• External Alarms • HLM (High Level Manager) configuration for SNMP Agent
• Fault & Alarms via NetMaster • SNMP Agent
• Alarm Workflow Perspective
• Network and Alarms status 33. Where to Read More?
• Alarm Colors • User Manual, Technical Description, Release notes:
• Alarm Templates
• Alarm Templates Assignment 34. Course Summary
• Alarm Notifications 35. Course Evaluation and Feedback
• Reconcile Alarms menu item
• Alarm to Service Correlation
28. Configuration Management
• Backup and Restore
• Unit Information file: Creation and Upload
• NetMaster Configuration File Management
• Connection Template
• Open SNMP
• CLI Broadcast
29. Software Management
• Software Download
• HTTP Transfer
• FTP Transfer
• Timed Installation
• NetMaster SW Inventory & SW Download Jobs
30. Performance Management: Reports
• Current Performance
• Historical Performance
• Performance Templates
• Performance Collection Control
• Radio Counters
• Radio Signal Level
• Radio Aggregate
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be caused directly or indirectly by any Ceragon product. This includes, but is not limited to, any interruption of service, loss of bus iness or
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information regarding the course agenda, learning objectives and setup requirements,
prior to conducting the course.
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About Ceragon
Ceragon Networks Ltd.is the world’s #1 wireless backhaul specialist. We help operators and
other service providers worldwide increase operational efficiency and enhance end
customers’ quality of experience with innovative wireless backhaul solutions. Our customers
include wireless service providers, public safety organizations, government agencies and
utility companies, which use our solutions to deliver 4G, mission-critical multimedia services
and other applications at high reliability and speed. Ceragon’s unique multicore technology
provides a highly reliable, high capacity 4G wireless backhaul with minimal use of spectrum,
power and other resources. It enables increased productivity, as well as simple and quick
network modernization. We deliver a range of professional services that ensure efficient
network rollout and optimization to achieve the highest value for our customers. Our
solutions are deployed by more than 460 service providers, as well as hundreds of private
network owners, in more than 130 countries.
