Technical Specifications for Xeta9 radio.docx

Technical Specifications for data telemetry radio

The USGS Volcano Science Center, Cascades Volcano Observatory requests a data telemetry radio with the following characteristics:

This purchase request is for a RF product that is currently in production, and have established, proven and acceptable performance history .

Brand Name Only Model:

Xetawave Xeta9-EL 900-MHz radio

Frequency characteristics:

902-928 MHz ISM unlicensed frequency band or wider band.

Single RF module with dual band (ISM & MAS) Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum radio option Digital Transmission System radio option Software defined radio using Linux based operating system.

Occupied bandwidth of 76kHz to 1.2 MHz, or greater, depending on user selected modulation. Frequency Stability 1.0 ppm RF Selectivity: 50dB

Data delivery characteristics:

Over-the-air transfer rates of 57kbps to 4.4 Mbps or wider range User selectable modulation options including MSK, FSK, PSK, and QAM. Additional others are acceptable.

User adjustable RF output 50 mW to 1Watt.

Point to point and point to multi-point RF network options.

Encryption available.

Access point radio able to communicate with End point radios operating at different RF data rates. Ethernet data interface.

Serial data interface CRC and FEC error handling, retransmit on error capable.

Network Characteristics:

Protocols: TCP, UDP, ARP, DHCP, NTP, FTP, ICMP, HTTP, HTTPS Management and configuration: Web GUI, SNMP Serial capability: TCP/UDP server, TCP client IP routing, NAT, Net Filter and Port Forwarding capable.

Power characteristics:

Transmit current 350mA@12Vdc or less current Receive current 290mA@12Vdc or less current Idle current 270mA@12Vdc or less current Input voltage 10 to 32V DC or greater range RF resistance 50 Ohm

Physical characteristics:

Two ethernet ports Two serial ports Passive heat sink dissipation -40 C to +75 C operational temperature range Supplied with DIN mount and power connector.

Diagnostic capabilities and statistic reporting

The selected radio must be able to provide the following statistical information in table, graph or otherwise user-friendly format over an internet browser web page without the use of external software:

RF Signal strength, as max, min and average RF noise Connected radios Age of statistics Temperature Supply Voltage Bytes TX and Bytes RX Data TX Rate and Data RX rate TX and RX percent success rate Disconnect count Forward RF power out Reverse RF power in User diagnostic utilities Web page spectrum analyzer Ping utility