The License feature enables managing the license(s) granted to CPEs with limited capabilities ("L model" CPEs) as well as the general Base Station licenses. In an "L model" CPE, the overall throughput (the aggregate downlink and uplink MIR in all services allocated to subscribers behind the CPE) is limited to 2 Mbps. The Network Service Provider may purchase a bank of CPE unlimited bandwidth licenses, and allocate licenses to selected L model CPEs on a need basis. Rather than granting licenses only to specific L model CPEs, the Network Service Provider may also purchase a Base Station unlimited bandwidth license to override the bandwidth limitations of all L model CPEs served by the modular Base Station/Micro Base Station. Note however, that such a license is local; once the CPE moves to another Base Station it does not retain to capability for unlimited bandwidth. On the other hand, once a CPE has been allocated with a specific license, this license is permanent and the CPE is no longer identified as an L model CPE.
In addition, the basic Micro Base Station is supplied with the capability to support a maximum of 20 CPEs. The Network Service Provider may purchase licenses that will enable supporting a higher number of CPEs: 50, 150 or 250. The Number of CPEs licenses of the Micro Base Station are accumulative: To support 250 CPEs, it is needed to install first a license for 50 CPEs, followed by a license for 150 CPEs and then a license for 250 CPEs.
The various licenses (CPEs Unlimited Bandwidth Licenses Bank, Base Station Unlimited Bandwidth License for all CPEs, Number of Supported CPEs License for a Micro Base Station) are supplied as files to be loaded to the modular Base Station/Micro Base Station using TFTP. A license file can be loaded only to the modular Base Station/Micro Base Station specified in the applicable purchase order.
The aggregate uplink and downlink MIR in all the services allocated to an L model CPE should not exceed 2 Mbps. If the aggregate MIR in the services assigned to such a CPE exceeds this limit, the Network Service Provider has a 30 days grace period. During the grace period the assigned services are provided to the CPE. At any time during the 30 days grace period the Network Service Operator can load to the CPE the required permanent license for unlimited bandwidth. If a license was not loaded during this grace period, the following will happen:
• During the first 3 days, defined as a temporary grace period, the Network Service Provider may change the services assigned to the CPE so that the aggregate MIR is no longer above 2 Mbps. The CPE will be removed from the list of Temporary Grace Licenses and will return to its previous status.
• After expiry of the 3 days temporary grace period, the CPE is moved to the Grace Licenses list. After expiry of the full 30 days grace period, the CPE is moved to a list of "Grace Period Expired" CPEs (even if during the grace period the services assigned to them were changed so that the aggregate MIR is no longer above 2 Mbps). A CPE that was moved to the Grace Period Expired list will remain in this list for 3 months. A CPE that is included in this list cannot be granted another grace period. Any attempt to assign to it a service that will bring the aggregate MIR to a value above 2 Mbps will be rejected.
The License page enables viewing the current status of SUs and Base Station Licenses. The available options are:
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