Columbia University WiMAX Campus Deployment and Installation

People

• Henning Shculzrinne (PI)
  
• SungHoon Seo (postdoctoral researcher)
  
• Jan Janak (visiting scholar)
  

TODOs

1. Contact Facilities to mount pole mount and ODU on Fairchild roof top
2. Request permission form Dean's office
3. Purchase additional necessary items

History

1. Obtained FCC licence on Apr 14, 2010
2. Site survey on Jun 24 and Sep 30, 2010
   • We chose Fairchild building rooftop (12 fl) for mounting WiMAX antenna + ODU and HAM radio station (14 fl) to install IDU+server(s).
3. The first WiMAX package arrived on Jun 16, 2010
   • shipment from Rutgers University
     1. Outdoor unit x 1 EA
     2. GPS receiver antenna x 1 EA
     3. Fiber cable x 1 ROLL (?? feet)
     4. Sector antenna x 1 EA
     5. Mounting brackets for ODU and the antenna x 1 SET
     6. Power connector for the ODU x 1 EA
     7. Ligthning surge protector for the WiMAX antenna x 1 EA
4. Buying required items on Sep 20, 2010
   • via Elias Tesfaye (CS dept officer)
     1. N Male Connector x 3 EA via ​http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Amphenol-Connex/172100/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMtqi3rrGzC6kqBNVAfbUIcAs7pmvc7FO2w=
     2. Lightning Arrestor N-Female N-Female x 1 EA via ​http://www.streakwave.com/Itemdesc.asp?ic=SP3-90-6-BFF&eq=&Tp=
     3. BNC-J Connector x 1 EA via ​http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Amphenol-Connex/112348/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMtqi3rrGzC6kltfvaDq2xsFsjWEfeOv%2fog=
     4. Weatherproof Box x 1 EA via ​http://www.streakwave.com/Itemdesc.asp?ic=DCE-H-7x6x2&eq=&Tp=
     5. Barrier Terminal Block x 2 EA via ​http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Tyco-Electronics-AMP/1546306-4/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMvXvCN7QvKasSL6eMCRZuY6zjs15Djvrtg=
     6. Lightning Surge x4 via ​http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Littelfuse/SL1411A075A/?qs=ek3FaJ1hxEWg6rFszW4eAw==
5. Visiting WINLAB, Rutgers University on Oct 8, 2010
   • Obtained the rest of the equipments:
     1. WiMAX indoor unit (IDU) x 1 EA
     2. ASN-GW Server x 1 EA
     3. IDU/ODU power supplies x 2 EA
     4. AWB US210 USB clients x 10 EA
     5. Intel Link 6250 mini PCI module x 2 EA
6. Project request to the Facilities on Oct 9, 2010
   • via ​http://facilities.columbia.edu/project-request
7. Space Unit measurement on Oct 13, 2010 @ Fairchild building
   • See attachment:diagram.pdf​.

Campus WiMAX radio coverage map (expected)

a. 2D map view (by Google map)	b. Aerial view (by Bing map)

Conceptual diagram for deployment

Fairchild building rooftop (12 fl)

HAM radio station (14 fl)

1. Wall line hole (inside)
   

2. Ethernet connection to infrastructure
   

3. Rack space for IDU, server, and power supplies
   

4. Wall line hole (outside)
   

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