CPE didn't change.  No change.

Josh Luthman
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On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 1:40 PM Matt Hoppes <
mattli...@rivervalleyinternet.net> wrote:

> Sooooo... here's a situation I bet no one thought about...
>
> I have an AP at 0 degrees north, and my CPE is directly south at 180.  I
> file as such.
>
> The AP goes offline but the CPEs now see a sector directly behind them
> and connect to that.
>
> Is the reported to the SAS azimuth now 0 degrees (dish is pointing
> north) or 180 degrees (CPE is attached to a sector behind it off the
> backside)?
>
>
>
>
> On 8/13/20 12:23 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
> > Well, the SAS doesn’t care.  But to get authorized to transmit and to
> > send heartbeats, the SM needs to communicate SM-AP-cnMaestro.  And it
> > needs to use that trick where a CBSD is allowed to transmit very briefly
> > before authorization, and then the AP takes the SM under its wing and
> > gets the grant information from cnMaestro.
> >
> > Similar mechanism if you set alternate color codes, so SMs can move
> > automatically to an alternate sector.
> >
> > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Josh Luthman
> > *Sent:* Thursday, August 13, 2020 10:31 AM
> > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com>
> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] replacing a CBRS AP
> >
> > That would make sense.  The AP/SM thing is just a Cambium/CNmaestro
> > thing.  CBRS doesn't care who the parent is, it needs to know the
> > bearing/elevation/position.
> >
> > Josh Luthman
> > Office: 937-552-2340
> > Direct: 937-552-2343
> > 1100 Wayne St
> > Suite 1337
> > Troy, OH 45373
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 10:46 AM Kurt Fankhauser
> > <lists.wavel...@gmail.com <mailto:lists.wavel...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     so all you do is put up a 2nd AP and once its online change the
> >     Color Code to the same code the old SM's are and the sms move over
> >     to the new AP and the CBRS data transfers over automatically in
> Maestro?
> >
> >     On Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 6:14 PM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com
> >     <mailto:af...@kwisp.com>> wrote:
> >
> >         Matt thanks, we did that today and all the SMs just moved
> >         automagically to the replacement AP.
> >
> >         We imported a sector consisting of just the empty AP, and pre
> >         approved onboarding in cnMaestro.  It was Authorized and Waiting
> >         for Device.  Once the new AP was plugged in, it synced and
> >         enabled CBRS and the SMs moved over without any manual
> >         intervention.  Pretty cool.
> >
> >         *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com
> >         <mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com>> *On Behalf Of *Matt Mays
> >         *Sent:* Monday, August 10, 2020 11:19 AM
> >         *To:* af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>
> >         *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] replacing a CBRS AP
> >
> >         In my experience, you just CPI file a new empty AP and sync it
> >         once you have it in place.
> >         The SMs should move to the new AP in the SAS admin tool once
> >         they register and the grants get re-used.
> >
> >         Then once the old AP is empty in cnMaestro SAS Admin tool you
> >         deregister the old AP and delete it from the system.
> >
> >         No reason to refile all of the subs just to swap out the AP.
> >
> >         Thanks,
> >         Matt Mays
> >         Amplex Internet
> >
> >         On 8/10/2020 11:18 AM, dave wrote:
> >
> >             Ken,
> >               since the addition of the export button in the management
> >             tool it makes it easy todo.
> >             The key is ensuring you have a current sheet with all of
> >             your sector info and subs info up to date.
> >             update the sheet with new AP and your ready to go.
> >
> >             Of course to answer your question to make a smoother
> >             transition is to place the new ap into part 90
> >             so you obtain all of your subs then update your management
> tool.
> >
> >             I am sure someone here may correct me if im wrong.
> >
> >             Thanks
> >             Dave
> >
> >
> >             On 8/10/20 8:46 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
> >
> >                 Has anyone figured out the best procedure for replacing
> >                 a Cambium CBRS AP?
> >
> >                 I’m guessing there is something more elegant and less
> >                 disruptive than deleting the whole sector while the tech
> >                 is swapping out the AP and then re importing into
> >                 cnMaestro from a spreadsheet and hoping everything goes
> >                 smoothly and customers are only down for a few minutes.
> >
> >                 I’m talking about replacing an AP that is in service but
> >                 with issues.  Over the years we’ve run into RF issues
> >                 with the original connectorized 450 APs.  I’ve never
> >                 established whether it’s the AP or the sector antenna,
> >                 but replacing it solves the modulation and V/H ratio
> issues.
> >
> >                 The same procedure would also apply if you are upgrading
> >                 to a 450i or 450m AP.
> >
> >
> >
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