Cisco PIM Cellular Pluggable Interface Module

Fa'amatalaga
- Lagolagoina loka SIM ma tatala gafatia
- Lagolago lua SIM mo faamoemoega faaleoleo
- Fa'ato'a fa'agaoioia SIM mo firmware talafeagai
- Filifiliga Feso'ota'iga Fe'avea'i Fe'avea'i Fanua Lautele (PLMN).
- Private LTE ma Private 5G lagolago feso'ota'iga
- E lua PDN profiles i luga o le Cellular interface
- Lagolago mo le IPv6 feʻaveaʻi faʻamatalaga
- Fa'ailoga telefoni feavea'i ile Cisco IOS-XE
Fa'atonuga mo le fa'atulagaina o se PIM Cellular
Manatua
You must have the appropriate antennas and antenna accessories to complete your installation. Consult the Cisco Industrial Routers and Industrial Wireless Access Points Antenna Guide for suggestions on possible solutions.
- If the signal is not good at the router, place the antenna away from router in a better coverage area. Please refer to the RSSI/SNR values as displayed through show cellular <x/x/x> all or the LED of the pluggable modem.
- You must have cellular network coverage where your router is physically placed. For a complete list of supported carriers.
- You must subscribe to a service plan with a wireless service provider and obtain a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card. Only micro SIMs are supported.
- You must install the SIM card before configuring the Cellular PIM or router.
- The standalone antenna that supports GPS capabilities must be installed for the GPS feature to work when available on the PIM.
Tapulaa mo le Fa'atulagaina o se PIM Cellular
- Currently, cellular networks support only user initiated bearer establishment.
- Due to the shared nature of wireless communications, the experienced throughput varies depending on the radio network capabilities, number of active users or congestion in a given network.
- Cellular bandwidth is asymmetric with the downlink data rate being greater than the uplink data rate, while on private cellular with TDD frequency band(s), it may be symmetrical.
- Cellular networks have higher latency compared to wired networks. Radio latency rates depend on the technology and carrier. Latency also depends on the signal conditions and can be higher because ofnetwork congestion.
- CDMA-EVDO, CDMA-1xRTT, and GPRS technology modes are not supported. 2G is only supported on the P-LTE-GB.
- Any restrictions that are part of the terms of service from your carrier.
- SMS—Only one text message up to 160 characters to one recipient at a time is supported. Larger texts are automatically truncated to the proper size before being sent.
Vaega e le Lagolagoina
The following features are not supported:
- On Cisco IOS-XE, TTY support or Line is not available on cellular interface as it was on IOS classic.
- On Cisco IOS-XE, explicit Chat script /Dialer string doesn’t need to be configured for the cellular interface as it was on IOS classic.
- DM log output to USB flash is not supported
- Auaunaga leo
Cellular PIM Vaega Tele
The PIM supports the following major features:
| Fa'aaliga | Fa'amatalaga |
| SIM lock and unlock capabilities | SIM card ma le masini saogalemu e manaʻomia ai se PIN code e lagolagoina, vaʻai SIM Cards i luga o le Cellular Pluggable Interface Module (PIM) mo faʻamatalaga. |
| Fa'aaliga | Fa'amatalaga |
| SIM lua
Manatua Not supported on the P-LTE-VZ pluggable |
For backup purpose, a cellular PIM may support two SIM cards, enabling auto-switch failover between primary and backup (backup only) mobile carrier’ services from a single Cellular PIM, see SIM Cards on the Cellular Pluggable Interface Module (PIM) mo fa'amatalaga. |
| Auto SIM | Cisco IOS-XE feature enabling a Cellular PIM to activate the appropriate firmware associated to a SIM card from a mobile carrier, see SIM Cards on the Cellular Pluggable Interface Module (PIM) mo fa'amatalaga. |
| Filifiliga Feso'ota'iga Fe'avea'i Fe'avea'i Fanua Lautele (PLMN). | By default, a Cellular PIM will attach to its default network associated to the installed SIM card. In case of private Cellular network or to avoid roaming, a
cellular interface can be configured to only attach to a given PLMN. See PLMN Search and Selection mo fa'amatalaga. |
| LTE tumaoti
Manatua Private 4G and private 5G networks are leveraging spectrum that can be obtained by enterprises to deploy the private cellular infrastructure. It can either be a subset of SP spectrum or a frequency band dedicated to private network in countries, for example 4G band 48 (CBRS) in U.S., 5G band n78 in Siamani, |
I luga o modules PIM Cellular talafeagai, mo faʻataʻitaʻigaample, P-LTEAP18-GL and P-5GS6-GL, frequency bands allowing connectivity to private LTE and/or private 5G infrastructure are supported. See Cellular Band Lock. |
| E lua PDN profiles | I luga o le Cellular interface, e oʻo atu i le 16 PDN profiles can be defined, while two could be active, dependent of the SIM subscription and services, see Using Data Profiles mo fa'amatalaga. |
| IPv6 | IPv6 data traffic is fully supported over Cellular network. See Configuring Cellular IPv6 Address. |
| Fesootaiga feaveai IPv6
Manatua Not available on all mobile carriers. |
O feso'ota'iga telefoni feavea'i i se APN i luga o se feso'ota'iga feavea'i e mafai ona fa'atinoina ile IPv4 ma le IPv6, po'o le IPv6 na'o. |
| Tau'avega feavea'i | On Cisco IOS-XE, several features such as LTE Link recovery, firmware upgrade, DM logs collection can be configured to ease the operations and offer better serviceability, see Cellular Serviceability mo fa'amatalaga. |
| Fa'aaliga | Fa'amatalaga |
| Auaunaga Fe'au Puupuu (SMS) | Ose feau tusitusia ma fe'au e fesuiai i le va o se masini modem ma se nofoaga autu o auaunaga SMS i totonu o se faleoloa ma le masini agai i luma.
I luga o le Cisco IOS-XE router, e mafai ona fa'aoga SMS i fafo e lafo atu ai le fe'au fa'afuase'i i se fofo fa'afoe po'o tagata fa'afoe. SMS on dying gasp is available on some cellular PIMs such as P-LTEA-EA, P-LTEA-LA and P-LTEAP18-GL. Vaai Short Message Service (SMS) and Dying Gasp mo fa'amatalaga |
| 3G/4G Feso'ota'iga Fa'atonu Fa'atonuga (SNMP) MIB | Cellular WAN MIBs and Traps sending management information through SNMP to a Management solution, see Fa'amatalaga Fa'amatalaga Pulega mo fa'amatalaga |
| GPS
Manatua Vaai Supported Modem Technology for GPS support. |
Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) (requires a GNSS compliant antenna) and National Marine
Electronics Association (NMEA) streaming. |
FAQ
- Q: E mafai ona ou fa'aogaina so'o se ituaiga antenna i le Cisco Cellular Pluggable Interface Module?
- A: No, it is recommended to use antennas and accessories specified in the Cisco Industrial Routers and Industrial Wireless Access Points Antenna Guide for compatibility and performance.
- Q: E fia PDN profiles e mafai ona toaga i luga o le Cellular interface?
- A: E oʻo atu i le lua PDN profiles can be active on the Cellular interface, depending on the SIM subscription and services.
Pepa / Punaoa
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