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Cisco Fourth-Generation (4G) Long-Term Evolution (LTE) Wireless WAN (WWAN) Enhanced High-Speed WAN Interface Card

Product: EHWIC-4G-LTE-G
Description: 4G WWAN EHWIC - Global Multimode LTE/DC-HSPA+/HSPA+/HSPA/UMTS/EDGE/GPRS
Minimum IOS: Mainline Cisco IOS Software Release 15.2(4)M3 
             with Modem Firmware 3.5.x or later IOS Release with respective Modem Firmware
          
            Long-Term Evolution (LTE) Wireless WAN (WWAN)
           /    Multimode LTE for all global LTE carriers (Global SKU) that operates LTE on             
          /   /       800-MHz, 900-MHz, 1800-MHz, 2100-MHz or 2600-MHz networks (Europe)
EHWIC-4G-LTE-G
 \     \
  \     Fourth-Generation (4G)
   Enhanced High-Speed WAN Interface Card

#show inventory
NAME: "CISCO1941/K9", DESCR: "CISCO1941/K9 chassis, Hw Serial#: FCZ1735C0RA, Hw Revision: 1.0"
PID: CISCO1941/K9      , VID: V05 , SN: ******(x11)
NAME: "4G WWAN EHWIC - Global Multimode LTE/DC-HSPA+/HSPA+/HSPA/UMTS/EDGE/GPRS on Slot 0 SubSlot 0", DESCR: "4G WWAN EHWIC - Global Multimode LTE/DC-HSPA+/HSPA+/HSPA/UMTS/EDGE/GPRS"
PID: EHWIC-4G-LTE-G    , VID: V01 , SN: ******(x11)
NAME: "Modem 0 on Cellular0/0/0", DESCR: "Sierra Wireless MC7710 4G-G"
PID: MC7710            , VID: 10 , SN: *******IMEI(x15)
NAME: "4 Port GE POE EHWIC Switch on Slot 0 SubSlot 1", DESCR: "4 Port GE POE EHWIC Switch"
PID: EHWIC-4ESG-P      , VID: V01 , SN: ******(x11)

LED explained

LED	Color	Description
WWAN	Solid green	Indicates the modem is receiving power and is associated and authenticated but not receiving or transmitting data.
	Fast green blink	Indicates the modem is receiving power and is associated and authenticated. The blink rate is proportional to the transmitted and received data rate.
	Slow green blink	Indicates the modem is receiving power but is not associated or authenticated and is searching for service. Check the antenna, cable, SIM card, or the user account with your service provider.
	Off	Indicates the modem is in reset mode.
RSSI	Solid green	Indicates a high RSSI (greater than -69 dBm).
	Medium green blink	Indicates a medium-level RSSI (from -89 dBm to -69 dBm).
	Slow green blink	Indicates a low-level RSSI (from -99 dBm to -89 dBm).
	Off	Indicates the RSSI is less than -99 dBm. Check for proper antenna attachment. Adjust antenna placement and orientation.
	Solid amber	Indicates no service is detected. Relocate the equipment.
HSPA+	Solid green	Indicates HSPA+ is in service.
HSPA+	Off	Indicates that a non-HSPA+ is in service or that there is no service.
LTE	Solid green	Indicates LTE is in service.
LTE	Off	Indicates LTE service is not being used.
GPS	Solid green	Indicates the GPS is active.
GPS	Off	Indicates the GPS is not active or not detected.

Antenna and cable

Cisco Product Number	Description	Cable Length	Maximum Insertion Loss (cable) or Maximum Gain (antenna)	Frequency (MHz)	Color
4G-AE010-R	Extension base with integral 10-foot cable	10 ft (3 m)	1.4 dB @ 700 MHz, 2.0 dB @ 1.9 GHz, 2.1 dB @ 2.1 GHz, 2.3 dB @ 2.5 GHz, 2.4 dB @ 2.7 GHz	700-2600 MHz	Black
4G-LTE-ANTM-D	Indoor 4G dipole omnidirectional	na	2 dBi	698-806 MHz, 824-894 MHz, 925-960 MHz, 1710-1885 MHz, 1920-1980 MHz, 2110-2170 MHz, 2500-2690 MHz	Black
4G-ANTM-OM-CM	4G Indoor Ceiling-Mount Omnidirectional Antenna	na	700-960 MHz (1 and 1.5 dBi), 1700-2200 MHz (1.7 and 3.2 dBi), 2500-2700 MHz (3 and 4 dBi)	3G or 4G bands, 698 MHz-2690 MHz	White

Configuration

This configuraton relays on EHWIC-3G-HSPA+7 configuration therefore not all trouble shooting steps are included here. For deep deep dive trouble shooting please refere to EHWIC-3G-HSPA+7 config page or references links.

Configure APN profile

APN configuration is stored on the modem nvram not on the router it self. Cisco IOS provides interface to manipulate the modem and modem profiles with following syntax:

cellular 0/0/0 lte create profile create 1 <apn name> chap <username> <password> ipv4

Use the command below to configure Vodafone contract profile:

cellular 0/0/0 lte profile create 1 internet chap web web ipv4

Define AT command in a chat-script

Chat script should be applied in global config mode. Please remember that dialer name is a case sensitive. Syntax

chat-script script-name "" "AT!CALL1" TIMEOUT timeout-value "OK"

Command to apply:

chat-script LTE "" "AT!CALL1" TIMEOUT 20 "OK"

You can manually execute the chat script if needed for debugging purposes. Here LTE is the chat-script name and 0/0/0 is cellular interface

start-chat LTE 0/0/0

Configure line interface

This line interface information sets low-speed asynchronous “control” interface which communicates with the modem. The line x/x/x number is the same as cellular x/x/x interface number.

Issue show line to find out what TTY line number is used to communicate with the modem

#sh line
   Tty Line Typ     Tx/Rx    A Modem  Roty AccO AccI  Uses  Noise Overruns  Int
*     0    0 CTY              -    -      -    -    -     0      0    0/0      -
      1    1 AUX   9600/9600  -    -      -    -    -     0      0    0/0      -
      2    2 TTY   9600/9600  -    -      -    -    -     0      0    0/0      -
I 0/0/0    3 TTY              - inout     -    -    -     0      0    0/0    Ce0/0/0
    132  132 VTY              -    -      -    -    -     0      0    0/0      -
Line(s) not in async mode -or- with no hardware support:
4-131

! This will depend on what slot the 4G card uses
line 0/0/0			
 exec-timeout 0 0
 ! Calls the chat-script
 script dialer LTE
 ! activates the script it did not work without it for GSM card. Not tested fir LTE card. 
 script activation LTE	
 modem InOut
 no exec

!Note - previously used on EHWIC-3G-HSPA+7 card, commands rxspeed 21600000 and txspeed 5760000 here on line 0/0/0 with have no effect on this line; we should use modem AT commands instead. These will be defaulted to rxspeed 100000000 and txspeed 50000000

Configure the Cellular interface, NAT and cellular routing

Local lan is connected to Gi0/1 and all traffic is NAT overload'ed through Cellular0/0/0 interface. There ip 10.0.30.1 is a default gateway for local LAN hosts. From IOS 15 ip nat inside / ip nat outside legacy commands can be replaced by ip nat enable. Please visit NVI - NAT Virtual Interface.

interface GigabitEthernet0/1
 ip address 10.0.30.1 255.255.254.0
 ip nat enable
 duplex auto
 speed auto
!
interface Cellular0/0/0
 description WAN link to Vodafone-APN
 ! --- The NAS will issue your card with IP address
 ip address negotiated 	
 ip nat enable
 ! --- it is not recommended 'virtual-reassembly' for US Verizon, not sure about Vodafone but it is not included in default config from Cisco
 ! --- new modem cards are using native slip protocol to communicate with the router
 encapsulation slip 		
 dialer in-band
 dialer string LTE
 ! --- this is reference to a dialer-list <number> of interesting traffic
 dialer-group 1
 async mode interactive
!
ip forward-protocol nd
!
ip nat source list 2 interface Cellular0/0/0 overload
! --- Static route to cellular interface required by Cisco for the proper packet routing
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 Cellular0/0/0 
!
access-list 2 permit any 
! --- specifies interesting traffic that it will bring the dialer interface up
dialer-list 1 protocol ip permit

Tests

Results speedtest.net:

RSSI: -81 dBm, 2 diversity antennas, 4G card
- Location: nn160qr@22:00 on 2/11/2013
- ping: 69ms, DL 7.05Mbps, UL 1.19Mbps

RSSI: -77~81 dBm, 2 diversity antennas, 4G card
- Location: nn160qr@12:00 on 3/11/2013
- ping: 70ms, DL 3.30Mbps, UL 0.68Mbps

RSSI: -78~81 dBm, 1 diversity antennas, 4G card
- Location: nn160qr@12:05 on 3/11/2013
- ping: 86ms, DL 3.85Mbps, UL 2.05Mbps

RSSI: -78~81 dBm, 0 no antennas, 4G card
- Location: nn160qr@12:07 on 3/11/2013
- ping: na ms, DL 0Mbps, UL 0Mbps

Conclusion

Diversity antenna does not improve significantly the link quality

sh cellular 0/0/0 radiocommand on 4G-LTE card does not include Service Provided in stats

R1#sh cellular 0/0/0 radio
Radio power mode = ON
Current RSSI = -81 dBm
LTE Technology Preference = AUTO
LTE Technology Selected = UNKNOWN
R1#sh cellular 0/0/0 ne
R1#sh cellular 0/0/0 network
Current Service Status = Normal
Current Service = Packet switched
Current Roaming Status = Home
Network Selection Mode = Automatic
Mobile Country Code (MCC) = 234
Mobile Network Code (MNC) = 15
Packet switch domain(PS) state = Attached
Registration(EMM) state = Registered

References

Cisco 4G LTE Wireless WAN Enhanced High-speed WAN Interface Card
Cisco 4G LTE Datasheet
Cisco 4G LTE Hardware Installation Guide
Cisco 4G LTE Software Installation Guide
Configuration Guides Mainly for US Verizon but can be used as examples]
Fourth-Generation LTE Wireless WAN Cards for Cisco Integrated Services Routers Generation 2 Q&A
LTE Antenna Guide Cisco Integrated Services Router (ISR G2) and Connected Grid Router Quality!

Cisco 1941 with EHWIC-4G-LTE-G

Contents

Product codding

LED explained

Antenna and cable

Configuration

Configure APN profile

Define AT command in a chat-script

Configure line interface

Configure the Cellular interface, NAT and cellular routing

Tests

References

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Cisco 1941 with EHWIC-4G-LTE-G

Product codding

LED explained

Antenna and cable

Configuration

Configure APN profile

Define AT command in a chat-script

Configure line interface

Configure the Cellular interface, NAT and cellular routing

Tests

References

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