E862WREPEkoTek Repeater - 2 way radio repeater & beacon

Multitone Electronics PLC

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Application Details

Equipment Class: DTS - Digital Transmission System
Date of Grant: Nov 04, 2007
Application Purpose: Original Equipment
Date of Application: Sep 05, 2007
Equipment Note: EkoTek Repeater - 2 way radio repeater & beacon
Frequency Range: 2405.00000000 - 2480.00000000
Company: Multitone Electronics PLC
Country: United Kingdom

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Users Manual

EkoTek System Installation and Configuration Manual Survey Installation Configuration Maintenance Part No. 9261-8173 Issue 2 EkoTek System Installation and Configuration Manual Table of Contents Approvals...................................................................................................................................1 Compliance............................................................................................................................1 FCC & Industry Canada Statement of Compliance...............................................................1 WEEE Directive & Product Disposal......................................................................................1 System Overview.......................................................................................................................2 EkoTek Principles..................................................................................................................3 Location Reporting.................................................................................................................4 Beacons..............................................................................................................................5 Two-Way Acknowledgement..............................................................................................5 Two-Way Radio..................................................................................................................5 Frequency Hopping............................................................................................................5 Components...........................................................................................................................6 Single Hub..........................................................................................................................6 Repeater.............................................................................................................................6 2-Way Pager.......................................................................................................................7 Call Fob..............................................................................................................................8 Configuration..........................................................................................................................8 Network Parameters...........................................................................................................8 Diagnostics and Statistics......................................................................................................8 Network Design and Survey......................................................................................................9 The survey unit.....................................................................................................................11 The survey unit.....................................................................................................................11 How to Survey......................................................................................................................12 Installation...............................................................................................................................14 Pre-requisites.......................................................................................................................14 Installing the Hub.................................................................................................................15 Repeaters.............................................................................................................................16 PPP Modem.........................................................................................................................17 Using Windows Hyper Terminal to Set Interface Speed..................................................18 The Browser Interface..........................................................................................................23 Accessing the HUB with the browser interface....................................................................23 Connect the Hub to the PC using Windows XP...................................................................23 Using the Web Browser to Access the EkoTek Hub............................................................25 Main menus..........................................................................................................................26 Day/Night..........................................................................................................................26 Event Log.........................................................................................................................26 Page Device.....................................................................................................................27 Part No. 9261-8173 Issue 2 Page i © 2007 Multitone Electronics PLC Table of Contents Pager Log.........................................................................................................................27 Location............................................................................................................................27 Maintenance Menus.............................................................................................................29 Device Status...................................................................................................................29 Device Status Hub............................................................................................................29 Device Status Repeaters..................................................................................................30 Configuration menus............................................................................................................32 Passw…

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Cover Letter(s)

1 Multitone Electronics plc Multitone House, Shortwood Copse Lane, Kempshott, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG23 7NL Tel: +44 (0)1256 320292 Fax: +44 (0)1256 462643 Website: www.multitone.com Federal Communications Commission, 7435 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia, MD 21046 USA 6th September 2007 Certification Of Product to FCC R & R's, Part 15 Subpart C Multitone EkoTek Series Repeater - E862WREP Dear Sirs, We wish to make application for the Certification of the above referenced equipment as part of our EkoTek Series of products, under the auspices of R & R Part 15, Subpart C, Section 15.247. Further separate Form 731's have been completed and supporting exhibits attached, for each individual equipment that further form this Series. The main system data may be found with the application for the 2WHUB device from this Series. The device that is the subject of this application is the: - Repeater (Node)/Call-point repeater (2WREP) - Scattered throughout a facility (up to 300), repeaters (Nodes) form the backbone of the radio mesh network, by automatically forming links with other units in the chain and allowing messages to pass to and from the portable devices and the HUB. The links between each of the Nodes is continuously tested, so should a route fail, then the Node will automatically seek an alternative route to another. A Call-point repeater has the same function as a standard repeater, with the addition of a local alarm/assistance button. SDR - This equipment may be classed as a Software-Defined Radio. It may be further broadly classified as a Master device in that like the HUB, it continuously transmits a Main Beacon every second, which provides system information such as time/date, quality of link to HUB, any messages (both outgoing and acknowledgement of incoming) and frequency- hopping information. Additionally, it also transmits a second location beacon signal every second, at a lower RF power (-14dB relative to Main Beacon nominal). It is intended that the control of the software that is used to define the radio parameters for this product, be retained within Multitone. Each unit will be pre-programmed before dispatch and the only radio parameter which may be changed during installation, is the default RF channel within the band. (see System Installation & Configuration Manual with HUB submission). Software Control - The software which controls the RF parameters for all the EkoTek products is Multitone proprietary and is controlled by the company development group and company QA procedure P020/02, which forms part of our ISO 9001certification. As stated above, each equipment is pre-programmed before dispatch and at this time no other external access is to be allowed to the RF parameter software, apart from setting the default RF channel during network installation. The only accessible software control is for network parameter setting. Multitone Electronics plc is part of Kantone Holdings Ltd., a member of the Champion Technology group of companies. Registered in England Number 256314 Registered Address, Multitone House, Shortwood Copse Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG23 7NL 2 Servicing - It is not intended that the EkoTek Repeater products be field serviceable. They will be either returned to Multitone or our agents for repair and/or replaced with another unit. RF Exposure - The nominal RF ERP of the device, is 10mW. This falls below the lower threshold category for General Population exposure (for f 2.4GHz, 25mW) for d <2.5cm. The product is intended to be carried by personnel, either belt-mounted, or in a suitable pocket. Confidentiality - We wish to request Permanent Confidentiality for parts of this item under the terms of R & R 0.457 and as denoted on the Form 731, please see separate request letter. Documentation - Attached is product specific documentation, to be read in conjunction with the generic data sheets and overall system documents attached to the HUB application. I hope that the information supplied enables you to make an initial assessment of the equipment. Once you have formed further questions re this submission, please do not hesitate to contact me. E-mail is probably the most efficient route. Yours sincerely, B.R.Merchant Principal Approvals Engineer Multitone Electronics plc Multitone Electronics plc is part of Kantone Holdings Ltd., a member of the Champion Technology group of companies. Registered in England Number 256314 Registered Address, Multitone House, Shortwood Copse Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG23 7NL 3 Multitone Electronics plc Multitone House, Shortwood Copse Lane, Kempshott, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG23 7NL Tel: +44 (0)1256 320292 Fax: +44 (0)1256 462643 Website: www.multitone.com Federal Communications Commission, 7435 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia, MD 21046 USA 6th September 2007 Request For Confidentiality Multitone EkoTek Series FOB - E862WREP Dear Sirs, In accordance with Rule Parts 0.457 & 0.459, we hereby request that the following exhibits entered as part of the certification process for the above product, be held as Permanently Confidential. Schematics:- 2961-8164-2; 0261-8165-2; 3061-8166-2. Block Schematic The reason for this request is that these items are commercially sensitive and have not, or will not be made publicly available. Yours sincerely, B.R.Merchant Principal Approvals Engineer Multitone Electronics plc Multitone Electronics plc is part of Kantone Holdings Ltd., a member of the Champion Technology group of companies. Registered in England Number 256314 Registered Address, Multitone House, Shortwood Copse Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG23 7NL

External Photos

EkoTek Repeater - General External View

ID Label/Location Info

EkoTek Repeater - Label & Label Area

Internal Photos

EkoTek Repeater - General Internal View EkoTek Repeater PCB - Topside EkoTek Repeater PCB - Underside

Operational Description

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Operational Description

EkoTek Low Power Radio Mesh Networking Table of Contents 1Scope3 2Background3 3Requirements4 4Radio Technology4 5Meeting the Requirements4 5.1 Battery power : IEEE 802.15.44 - 5 5.2 Resilience5 5.3 Self-Configuration6 5.4 Ease of Expansion6 - 7 6Summary7 2 1/Scope This document gives an overview of a radio mesh network and the low power technology that can be used for implementation of the network. 2/Background A mesh network is a type of network where co-operating nodes form connections that are used for traffic flow through the network. The term “mesh” is used as traffic may have more than one potential route through the network, providing the possibility of traffic load sharing and resilience. The Internet is a well known mesh network, where Internet Routers form the network nodes that handle the traffic flow. This document is specifically concerned with low power radio mesh networking and describes an implementation used by Multitone Electronics in its EkoTek range of products. 3 Rep Rep Rep Pager Call Point Call Point Pager Call Point Pager Hub Rep 3/Requirements Key requirements for a low power radio mesh network are : Battery powered with long battery life : as multiple nodes form the mesh network, installation costs would be high if each node required a mains power supply. Battery powering allows nodes to be installed quickly and easily with a very low installation cost. Resilience : failure of any node should not cause the network to fail. The network should automatically route around a failed node. Self-configuration : the number of potential radio paths available in a radio mesh network can be considerable. This makes the network robust but means that manual configuration is not practical. The network must automatically configure routes through the network. Ease of expansion : changes to the network must be straightforward to implement 4/Radio Technology A number of radio technologies exist that could be used to create mesh network- ing products. For Multitone’s EkoTek range of products, the requirement for bat- tery powering with a battery life of at least 2 years meant that the latest technol- ogy low power radio devices were the appropriate solution. The chosen radio technology is IEEE 802.15.4 which specifies a radio technique specifically aimed at battery operated devices and giving a long battery life. 5/Meeting the Requirements 5.1/Battery power : IEEE 802.15.4 This specification defines a radio system that may be used in various ways. In order to minimise power consumption, the ON time of the radio transmitter and receiver must be minimised. This is achieved by operating the node radio in beacon mode. 4 Rep-TXRep-RX 20msec 1000msec Repeater window In beacon mode each node (Repeater) has a specific time window in which it transmits/receives. Outside of this window the node is inactive and therefore battery consumption is minimised. In the above example the node window lasts for 20 msec and repeats every 1000msec. As the window is of relatively short duration, the tx/rx data rate must be relatively high to ensure that sufficient data can flow during the window period :in the case of IEEE 802.15.4 it is 250 kbit/s. 5.2/Resilience Traffic links to neighbouring nodes are continuously tested. Should a link fail, that link is dropped and the node automatically looks for a new link to another node. 5 Node Node Node Node Node Node Node Node Node Node Node Node Node Node Node Node Node Node Node Node Node Node Node Node Node Node Node FAIL Re-route Re-route 5.3/Self-Configuration When a node resets or on failure of a link to an adjacent node, the node performs a radio scan and selects an adjacent node with good signal strength as a route to pass traffic via the network. In the above example, the node that has reset has performed a scan and detected three neighbouring nodes that could potentially be used for traffic links. One of these will be selected, normally based on link testing and signal strength. 5.4/Ease of Expansion Changes to the network, normally expansion but may also involve moving part of the network, must be straightforward to implement. Traditional 1-hop radio networks suffer from the single hop radio path normally requiring multiple wired base stations to provide site coverage, making expansion costly and difficult. A mesh network is easily expanded simply by adding additional nodes (Repeaters) in the required location. In addition, as EkoTek’s Repeaters are battery powered, no wires are required to be installed for expansion, making the task very quick and easy. 6 Node Node Node Node Node Node Potential links Node reset 6/Summary The IEEE 802.15.4 radio network chosen for Multitone’s EkoTek range of products provides the following : Ease and low cost of installation due to the use of battery powered nodes (Repeaters). Long battery life using beacon window tx/rx. Ease of installation as the network self-configures at startup. Resilience as the network automatically re-configures on node or link failure. Easy expansion simply by adding battery powered nodes (Repeaters) where required. 7 EkoTek Personal Security & Lone Worker System Overview Table of Contents 1Scope of Document3 2EkoTek Personal Security / Lone Worker System3 - 4 3Applications4 3.1 Building Security4 3.2 Hospital Security4 3.3 Nurse Call4 3.4 Security Guard Protection4 - 5 3.5 Car Park and Campus Security5 3.6 Co-worker Calling5 3.7 2-Way Task Management5 4EkoTek Principles5 4.1 Self-Organising Mesh Radio6-7 4.2 Accurate Location Reporting8 4.2.1 2-Way Acknowledgement8 4.3 2-Way Radio8 - 9 4.3.1 Frequency Hopping9 5Components9 5.1 Single Hub9 - 10 5.2 Call Fob10 5.3 Repeater10 - 11 5.4 Call Point / Repeater11 5.5 2-Way Pager12 5.5.1 Display of and Response to Assistance Calls12 5.5.2 Display of Webserver Paging Messages12 5.5.3 Paging from External System13 5.5.4 Personal Security Calls13 5.5.5 Powering13 5.6 Configuration13 5.6.1 Network Parameters13 - 14 6Diagnostics and Statistics14 7Specificat…

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RF Exposure Info

Multitone Electronics plc Multitone House, Shortwood Copse Lane, Kempshott, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG23 7NL Tel: +44 (0)1256 320292 Fax: +44 (0)1256 462643 Website: www.multitone.com Federal Communications Commission, 7435 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia, MD 21046 USA Maximum Permitted Exposure (MPE) Compliance Statement For Multitone EkoTek Series Repeater - FCC ID: E862WREP The Multitone EkoTek 2WREP 2-way Radio Paging & Data equipment (2.405 - 2.48GHz) , contains a low power (10mW) RF transmitter and is intended for fixed use with the integral unity gain (or less) antenna supplied. The equipment's performance may be characterized in accordance with the exposure requirements of 47 CFR 1.1307, as below. At the mid-band frequency of the equipment's spectrum of operation, the RF output power level of the equipment falls below the FCC's General Population Uncontrolled Exposure Limits, as specified in document OET 65. Derivative analysis of this result is as follows: - For the general uncontrolled population, the Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) power density limit is 1mW/cm 2 . The prediction method provided for the distance at which this level occurs, is based the following worst-case (far-field) calculation: - Power Density (P D ) = EIRP/(4BR 2 ) Using this formula for the 2WREP with the following values inserted; P D = 1mW/cm 2 ; EIRP = 10mW, yields a radius figure of 0.9cm from the antenna. In normal use the user is not required to operate this equipment and would be prevented from approaching the antenna to such a point, by the case construction of the equipment and it's normally installed position. Dated this 29th Day Of October 2007 Signed: B.R.Merchant, Principal Approvals Engineer, Multitone Electronics plc Telephone: - +44 1256 320292 e-mail: - [email protected] Multitone Electronics plc is part of Kantone Holdings Ltd., a member of the Champion Technology group of companies. Registered in England Number 256314 Registered Address, Multitone House, Shortwood Copse Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG23 7NL

Test Report

TEST REPORT FROM RFI GLOBAL SERVICES LTD Test of: Multitone Electronics Plc EkoTek - Repeater To: FCC Part 15.247: 2006 (Subpart C) Test Report Serial No: RFI/RPTE2/RP48909JD013A Supersedes Test Report Serial No: RFI/RPTE1/RP48909JD013A This Test Report Is Issued Under The Authority Of Michael Derby, Radio Performance Service Leader: Tested By: Nirav Modi Checked By: Michael Derby Report Copy No: PDF01 Issue Date: 12 July 2007 Test Dates: 04 June 2007 to 19 June 2007 This report is issued in Adobe Acrobat portable document format (PDF). It is only a valid copy of the report if it is being viewed in PDF format with the following security options not allowed: Changing the document, Selecting text and graphics, Adding or changing notes and form fields. This report may be copied in full. The results in this report apply only to the sample(s) tested. RFI GLOBAL SERVICES LTD TEST REPORT S.No. RFI/RPTE2/RP48909JD013A Page: 2 of 42 Issue Date: 12 July 2007 Test of: Multitone Electronics Plc EkoTek - Repeater To: FCC Part 15.247: 2006 (Subpart C) This page has been left intentionally blank. RFI GLOBAL SERVICES LTD TEST REPORT S.No. RFI/RPTE2/RP48909JD013A Page: 3 of 42 Issue Date: 12 July 2007 Test of: Multitone Electronics Plc EkoTek - Repeater To: FCC Part 15.247: 2006 (Subpart C) Table of Contents 1. Client Information ............................................................................................................. 4 2. Equipment Under Test (EUT) ........................................................................................... 5 3. Test Results ...................................................................................................................... 7 4. Deviations from the Test Specification .......................................................................... 8 5. Operation of the EUT during Testing .............................................................................. 9 6. Summary of Test Results............................................................................................... 10 7. Measurements, Examinations and Derived Results.................................................... 11 8. Measurement Uncertainty.............................................................................................. 32 9. Measurement Methods................................................................................................... 33 Appendix 1. Test Equipment Used.................................................................................... 38 Appendix 2. Test Configuration Drawings ....................................................................... 40 RFI GLOBAL SERVICES LTD TEST REPORT S.No. RFI/RPTE2/RP48909JD013A Page: 4 of 42 Issue Date: 12 July 2007 Test of: Multitone Electronics Plc EkoTek - Repeater To: FCC Part 15.247: 2006 (Subpart C) 1. Client Information Company Name: Multitone Electronics Plc Address: Multitone House Shortwood Copse Lane Kempshott Basingstoke Hampshire RG23 7NL UK Contact Name: Mr B Merchant RFI GLOBAL SERVICES LTD TEST REPORT S.No. RFI/RPTE2/RP48909JD013A Page: 5 of 42 Issue Date: 12 July 2007 Test of: Multitone Electronics Plc EkoTek - Repeater To: FCC Part 15.247: 2006 (Subpart C) 2. Equipment Under Test (EUT) The following information (with the exception of the Date of Receipt) has been supplied by the client: 2.1. Identification of Equipment Under Test (EUT) Description: Radio Repeater Brand Name: Multitone Model Name or Number: EkoTek - Repeater Unique Type Identification: 2WREP Serial Number: 19 Hardware Version: B Software Version: Issue 1 – modified for test coverage FCC ID Number: E862WREP Country of Manufacture: Malacca Date of Receipt: 04 June 2007 2.2. Accessories No accessories were supplied with the EUT. 2.3. Description of EUT The equipment under test is a Radio repeater and Message Relay Device. 2.4. Modifications Incorporated in EUT During the course of testing the EUT was not modified. RFI GLOBAL SERVICES LTD TEST REPORT S.No. RFI/RPTE2/RP48909JD013A Page: 6 of 42 Issue Date: 12 July 2007 Test of: Multitone Electronics Plc EkoTek - Repeater To: FCC Part 15.247: 2006 (Subpart C…

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