Deltanode Solutions DDH1900 43dBm High Power Remote User Manual Fiber Distributed Antenna System DAS

Deltanode Solutions AB 43dBm High Power Remote Fiber Distributed Antenna System DAS

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User Manual_Part 2

Installationguidelines54AC Power InputTheBirdremoteonlycomeswithanACinputoption.Thevoltagerangewillsupport120VACor240VAC,50or60Hz.TheremoteshipswithaweatherproofC13connectorandweatherproofstrainreliefhousing.Theunitdoesnotshipwithapowercord‐onlythepowerconnector.Theinstallationcontractorwillneedtoprovideapowercableofatleast14AWG,3conductorcable.Figure 45 Weatherproof AC Input ConnectorLiveNeutralGroundExternal Alarm ConnectionTheexternalalarmportontheBirdremoterequiresanIP67D‐subconnector(notsuppliedbyBird).Table 63 Alarm DefinitionsAlarm Input Level Alarm TextError BatteryvoltagelowCritical LossofmainACpowerWarning Externalalarm3Error Externalalarm4Figure 46 External Alarm ConnectorWARNINGElectricalinstallationshouldonlybeperformedbyalicensedelectrician.1 (Pin 9)2 (Pin 4)3 (Pin 8)4 (Pin 3)
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)55Table 64 Pin FunctionAlarmrelayoutputNCAlarmrelayoutputNOAlarminput4Alarminput2AlarminputgroundAlarmrelayoutputNCAlarmrelayoutputNOAlarminput3Alarminput1External Alarm Connector PinoutGroundingTheremotesarefurnishedwithagroundlugtobeusedifchassisgroundingisrequiredtomeetlocalcodeorinstallationrequirements.Theexternalgroundinglugmustbeusedwhentheremoteisinstalledinapplicationswhereitissusceptibletolighteningstrikes.IftheremoteismountedinareaswithhighEMFsuchasnearhighamperagetransformers,turbinesorbroadcastantennas,properlygroundingthechassiswillprovidereducethelikelihoodinterference.Figure 47 Remote Ground ConnectionRemote Unit VerificationOncetheremotehasbeenproperlyinstalledandallconnectionsmadetheunitmaybepoweredup.TheunitisautomaticallypowereduponcepowerisappliedtotheACplugonthebottomoftheunit.Thetypicalpowercycleoftheremoteisapproximately90seconds.TheredandgreenLEDonthebottomoftheremotewillflashduringthebootcycle.Oncethebootcycleiscomplete,asolidredLEDindicatesthereisnofiberconnectionorcommunicationtotheDASheadend.123456789
Installationguidelines56Installing the DHR RepeaterTherepeatersunitsarefactoryconfiguredandshouldnotbeopenedinthefield.Theremotesmustbemountedinaverticalposition.TherearetworecommendedmethodsforRemoteUnitinstallation,wallmountingorpolemounting.Regardlessofthemountingstyleselected,theremotesmustbemountedsothatairflowovertheexternalheatsinkisnotobstructed.Single Repeater Wall MountingTherepeatersareshippedwithstandardwallmountingbrackets.Thesebracketscanbeusedindoorsandoutdoors.Mountthebracketwithouttherepeaterattached.Note: Alwayschecklocalbuildingcodesforpropermountingtechniques.Oncethebracketisproperlymounted,therepeatereasilyslidesintothemount.SeeFigure48.Figure 48 Tighten Bolts(4 places)after Repeater is AttachedRepeater Wall MountOncetherepeaterisattachedtothewallmount,therepeatermustbeproperlysecuredtothemountbytighteningboltsateachmountingpoint.WARNINGTheRepeatersareheavy,usecareandalwaysproperlysupportunitsduringinstallation.IfallowedtofallaRepeatercancauseinjuryordeath.CAUTIONEnsurethesurfacesbeingusedtomounttheRepeatercansafelysupportthefullweightoftheRepeater.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)57Double Repeater Wall MountingBirdTechnologiesoffersabracketthatallowstwowallmountrackstobemountedbacktoback.Thisreducestheamountofwallspacerequiredwhentworepeatersarelocatedtogether.Thebracketisstainlesssteelandcanbeusedindoorsoroutdoors.Figure 49 Double Wall Mount BracketMount to Wall Standard Wall Mount BracketsDouble Wall Mounting BracketRepeater Pole MountingBirdTechnologiesalsooffersapolemountingoption.ThepolemountbracketsaredesignedtobeusedwiththeDoubleWallMountbracket.Figure 50 Repeater Pole Mounting Option
Installationguidelines58Solar ShieldDirectexposuretosunlightcancausetemperaturesoftherepeatertoexceedthe55°C(131°F)rating.AsimplesolutionofferedbyBirdistoattachanoptionalsolarshieldtotheaffectedrepeaters.Thesolarshieldsaresoldseparately.Figure 51 Remote Unit Solar Shield CablingTherearemanyoptionsfortheBirdrepeaterswhichcanaffectthenumberofconnectionsonthebottomofeachrepeater.Thestandardconnectionsare:EthernetportRFPorts(N‐Typestandard)InputPowerExternalalarmportGroundingFiberOptic(optional)Figure 52 Repeater Cabling ConnectorsFiber-OpticPorts (Optional)EthernetPortChassis GroundExternal Alarms ConnectorInput Power ConnectorChassis Breather PortService Antenna ConnectorDonor Antenna ConnectorLED Indicators
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)59Ethernet PortTheRJ45Ethernetportislocatedonthebottompaneloftherepeaterunit.ConnectionoftheEthernetportisnotrequiredfornormaloperationoftherepeater.TheportoffersconvenientaccesstothesystemGUIduringinstallation,commissioningandtroubleshooting.EnsuretheprovidedIP67ratedprotectivecapisreplacedwhentheEthernetportisnotinuse.IftheEthernetconnectionistobelongtermorpermanent,ensurethattheappropriateEthernetpatchcableisutilizedtopreventtheingressofmoisterintotheport.Fiber Optic ConnectionIfthefiberopticoptionisordered,thefiberconnectiononthebottomoftherepeaterhasanIP67ratedprotectivecap.Theprotectivecapmustremaininplaceuntilthefiberistobeinserted.Thiswillhelppreventforeignparticlesfromdegradingperformanceofthefiber.ThefiberconnectionhasakeyedslotSC/APCconnection.Caremustbetakentoensurethefiberisinstalledcorrectly.Itispossibletoforcetheconnectionsothatthefiberisinstalledata180degreerotationcausingperformanceissues.Note: TheSC/APCkeyisatthetopandbottomontheconnectionontherepeater.Figure 53 Remote Fiber-Optic ConnectorKeyed ConnectorItishighlyrecommendedthatonlytheSCRJfibercablesbeusedwiththerepeaters.NotonlydoestheSCRJcablepreventtheingressofmoistureanddustintotothefiberportbutthecablealsoinsuresthefibersarecorrectlyalignedintheconnector.SCRJfibercablesareorderedseparatelyfromBirdTechnologies.Figure 54 SCRJ Connector
Installationguidelines60AC Power InputTheBirdrepeateronlycomeswithanACinputoption.Thevoltagerangewillsupport120VACor240VAC,50or60Hz.TheremoteshipswithaweatherproofC13connectorandweatherproofstrainreliefhousing.Theunitdoesnotshipwithapowercord‐onlythepowerconnector.Theinstallationcontractorwillneedtoprovideapowercableofatleast14AWG,3conductorcable.Figure 55 Weatherproof AC Input ConnectorLiveNeutralGroundExternal Alarm ConnectionTheexternalalarmportontherepeaterrequiresanIP67D‐subconnector(notsuppliedbyBird).Table 65 Alarm DefinitionsAlarm Input Level Alarm TextError BatteryvoltagelowCritical LossofmainACpowerWarning Externalalarm3Error Externalalarm4Figure 56 External Alarm ConnectorWARNINGElectricalinstallationshouldonlybeperformedbyalicensedelectrician.1 (Pin 9)2 (Pin 4)3 (Pin 8)4 (Pin 3)
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)61Table 66 Pin FunctionAlarmrelayoutputNCAlarmrelayoutputNOAlarminput4Alarminput2AlarminputgroundAlarmrelayoutputNCAlarmrelayoutputNOAlarminput3Alarminput1External Alarm Connector PinoutGroundingTherepeatersarefurnishedwithagroundlugtobeusedifchassisgroundingisrequiredtomeetlocalcodeorinstallationrequirements.Figure 57 Remote Ground Connection123456789
62Chapter 4 DAS Software ConfigurationThissectionisfocusedontheGUIinterfaceandinitialsoftwaresettingoftheDAS.NospecialsoftwareisrequiretoaccesstheBirdDAS.AccessisprovidedviamostwebbrowserssuchasMozillaFirefoxorGoogleChrome.TheBGWshouldbepoweredupandallowedabout5minutestofullybootpriortoapplyingpowertotheMasterUnit.TheBGWwillassignIPaddressestotheMasterUnitcomponents.IftheMasterUnitispowereduppriortotheBGWthenitcouldtakeupto30minutesfortheMasterUnitcomponentstogetassignedanIPaddress.MasterUnitcardswillshowaquickflashofthegreenLEDwhenanIPaddresshasbeenassigned.SpecialNote:Thefollowingisbasedonversion3.5software.Ethernet Connection1. ConnectalaptoptoanyopenportontheHeadendEthernetswitch.2. EnsurethelaptopnetworksettingshaveDHCPenabledandthe“ObtainanIPaddressautomatically”radiobuttonchecked.Figure 58 Windows TCP/IP Settings3. UsinganInternetbrowsergotohttps://172.22.0.1toaccesstheBGW.Asuccessfulentrywillshowaccesstotheloginpage.4. LogintotheBGW.Username:"extended"Password:"admin"Figure 59 BGW Login page
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)63BGW ConfigurationBGW Naming1. SelectConfigurationintoprightcorner.SeeFigure60.2. SelectExternalComminleftmenu.3. SelectBGWNametabintopmenu.4. Entersitename:a. Youmayuseanycombinationofalphanumericcharactersandthespecialcharacterofdash"‐".Donotuseanyotherspecialcharactersorspace.0through9athroughzAthroughZ‐Limitof56charactersb. UseasitenamethatisdescriptiveenoughtodistinguishtheBGWfromothersites.Genericnamesmaydelaytroubleshootingefforts.5. ClickSubmit.Note: Afterthenewhostnameisentered,theunitmustberestarted.Thisistheonlychangethatrequiresarestart.SelectthephysicalrestartbuttonontheleftsideoftheBGW.Figure 60 BGW Site Name15432EXT EthernetInorderfortheBGWtobeabletocommunicateoutward,theExtEthernetconnectionhastobeprogrammed.ConsultwithyourInternetserviceproviderorITdepartmentfortheIPaddress,NetmaskandGatewayIPaddresssettings.Figure 61 BGW External Communications
DASSoftwareConfiguration64VPN SettingsOnoccasions,theBGWwillbesetupbehindafirewall.TobeabletoaccesstheBGWfromexternallocationsthePrimaryBGWsettingswillneedtobeconfiguredtoallowaccess.ConsultwithyourITdepartmentfortheseparameters.BirdTechnologiesoffersmonitoringservices.Whentheseservicesarecontracted,entertheBirdparametersintheSecondaryBGWsettingssothatsystemalarmsarecorrectlyforwardedtotheBirdNOC.Figure 62 BGW VPN SettingsTime ZoneToensurethatalarmsarecorrectlylabeledwiththelocaltimethetimezonefortheBGWwillneedtobeset.1. SelectConfiguration.SeeFigure63.2. ClickTimeserv/zone.3. SelecttheTimeandTimezoneTab.4. Selectthelocaltimezonefromthedrop‐downmenu.5. ClickSubmit.Figure 63 15432BGW Time Zone Settings
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)65NTP ServersNTPserversprovideaccurateclocksfortheBGW.Utilizingmultiplesourcespreventsclockissuesasaresultofoneserverbecomingcorruptordroppingoutofcontact.TheBGWiscompatiblewithNTPversion4servers.TheNTPsettingsintheimagebelowarethedefaultforRedhatservers.1. SelectConfiguration.2. ClickTimeserv/zone.3. SelecttheNTPServersTab.4. EntertheNTPServerinformation.TheFQDNsettingsarereservedfordeploymentsutilizingtheCGW.5. ClickSubmit.IfnoInternetaccessisavailable,theBGWwillcreateitsownclocktogivethesub‐nodesofthesystemavalidNTPservice.Figure 64 15432NTP Server Settings
DASSoftwareConfiguration66Email ServerTheBGWiscapableofemailingalarmsdirectlytoselectemailaddresses.AccessthesetupfunctionviaConfiguration,AlarmReceiversandServerProp.ConsultwithyourITdepartmentforconfigurationsettings.1. SelectConfiguration.2. ClickAlarmReceivers.3. SelecttheServerProp.Tab.4. EntertheEmailServerinformation.ConsultwithyourITdepartmentforconfigurationsettings.5. ClickSaveandApply.Figure 65 15432Email Server Settings
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)67BIU ConfigurationTheinitialscreenfortheBIUprovidesbasicinformationsuchasname,serialnumber,partnumberandactivealarms.TheLocateme!buttoncausesanLEDtoflashontheunitsothatthemodulecanbeidentifiedinthechassis.Intheleftmenu,noticetheRF1andRF2.TheBIUhastwoRFpathsorstripsthatarecorrelatedtothetwoRFinputsontheBIUcard.EachRFpathhasindependentsettingsthatcanbeaccessedviatheappropriateselection.Figure 66 BIU Welcome ScreenBIU RF1 Status ThispageshowsthecurrentstatusandconfigurationoftheBIU.Figure 67 123456789101112131415BIU RF1 Status
DASSoftwareConfiguration68Item Description1DownlinkRMSvalueleavingtheBIUcardtotheICU/FOI.GoodformeasuringGSMandUMTSlevels.2DownlinklogdetectorsignalleavingtheBIUcardtotheICU/FOI.3PeakdownlinkRFvalueexitingtheBIUcardontheselectpath.40=RFissettoOff(attenuationissettomaximum).1=RFissettoOn.Note:ThisisonlyinreferencetooneofthetwoBIURFpaths/strips.5TemperatureoftheBIUcard.6ThismeasurementistheactuallossofthedownlinkRFsignalintheBIUtakingintoaccountraworinherentlossofthecardplustheadjustableattenuator.7ThismeasurementistheactualgainorlossontheuplinkRFsignalintheBIUtakingintoaccountraworinherentgainofthecardplustheuplinkadjustableattenuator.8AdjustabledownlinkattenuatorsettingfortheselectedRFpath.Note:Ifthedownlinkpathisturnedoff(see#4)theattenuatorvalueisautomaticallysettomaximumattenuation.WhenRFisturnedon,thesettingoftheadjustableattenuatorwillbeshown.9AdjustableuplinkattenuatorsettingfortheselectedRFpath.Note:Ifthedownlinkpathisturnedoff(see#4)theattenuatorvalueisautomaticallysettomaximumattenuation.WhenRFisturnedon,thesettingoftheadjustableattenuatorwillbeshown.10CalculateddownlinkRMSvalueenteringtheBIUcardfromtheBTS.Note:ThisisthedownlinkintotheBIUcardandnotanuplinkvalue.11CalculateddownlinkvalueenteringtheBIUcardfromtheBTS.Note:ThisisthedownlinkintotheBIUcardandnotanuplinkvalue.12PeakdownlinkRFvalueenteringtheBIUcardontheselectpath.Note:ThisisthedownlinkintotheBIUcardandnotanuplinkvalue.13 0=DownlinkalarmissettoOff.1=UplinkalarmissettoOn.14 BandwidthoftheBIUcard15 PressingReloadwillrefreshthepage
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)69BIU RF1 Settings ThispagewillallowtheusertochangetheattenuatorvaluesintheBIUforthepathselected.Figure 68 BIU RF1 Settings 123Item Description1Attenuatorsettingforthedownlinkpath.Enteravaluefrom‐14to‐44(rangevariesdependingoffrequencyband).Note:ClickSubmitafterenteringvalue.2Attenuator/Gainsettingfortheuplinkpath.Enteravaluefrom‐17to12(rangevariesdependingoffrequencyband).NotethattheBIUhasrawgainintheuplinkpathoncertainBIUtypes(gaincanbedeterminedbypositivevalueinthesettingrange.Aselectionof12indicatesfullgainof12dBintheBIU.Aselectionof9willdecreasetheBIUuplinkoutputby3dB.Aselectionof0willdecreasetheBIUuplinkoutputby12dB.Aselectionof‐17willdecreasetheBIUuplinkoutputby29dB.Note:ClickSubmitafterenteringvalue.3ThisselectionturnstheuplinkpathOnorOff(maximumattenuationsetting).
DASSoftwareConfiguration70BIU Hardware Test Points Thispageshowsvarioustestpointmeasurementsusedforstatusandtroubleshootingpurposes.Figure 69 BIU Hardware Test Points BIU Alarm List Thispageshowallcurrentandpastalarms.Greenindicatesthatthealarmhascleared.Yellowindicatesawarningalarm.Redindicatesaserviceaffectingalarm.Figure 70 BIU Alarm List
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)71BIU Change HistoryThispageshowsahistoryofallsettingchanges.Figure 71 BIU Change HistoryBIU Alarm configuration RF1 ThispageallowsforcertainalarmthresholdsoftheBIUtobechanged.Figure 72 BIU Alarm configuration123456Item Description1SetthevalueindBmthattheBIUdownlinkoutputhastoexceedinordertocreateanalarm2SetthevalueinsecondsfortheamountoftimethattheBIUdownlinkoutputhastobeabovethethresholdlevelinordertocreateanalarm.3 EnablesordisablesBIUthreshold/highpoweralarm.4SetthevalueindBmthattheBIUdownlinkoutputhastodropbelowinordertocreateanalarm.5 EnablesordisablesBIUsupervision/lowlevelalarm.6ClickSubmitafterenteringvalue(s).
DASSoftwareConfiguration72BIU Advanced Network Setup Thispageallowsformanualoverrideofnetworksettings.DefaultconfigurationsshouldbeusedwithDHCPsettoYes.Note: ChangingDHCPto“No”cancauselossofcommunicationstotheBIUandshouldonlybeusedinveryspecificsituations.Figure 73 BIU Network SetupBIU Advanced MenusThesemenusprovideinformationonlystatusandsettingsoftheBIUthataretypicallyusedbythemanufacturer.BIU>Advanced>HWconfigBIU>Advanced>AD‐valuesRF1BIU>Advanced>AD‐valuesRF2BIU>Advanced>ADCrawBIU>Advanced>SoftwarestatusBIU>Advanced>ProcessstatusBIU>Advanced>Systemstatus
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)73BIU Application HandlingTheapplicationhandlingpageallowsforstoppingsoftwarefunctionsandrebootingsoftwareprograms.AlarmHandler:SelectingReboot(circularicon)willclearallthealarmsinthehistoryforthecardselected.Thisishelpfulafterturningasystemupandwantingtoclearalarmlogcreatedduringtheinstallationandturnup.Note: OnlytheRebootcommandshouldbeusedbythetechnician.AllotherfunctionsshouldonlybeusedundersupervisionofBirdengineeringastheymaycausedatacorruptionifnotinitiatedproperly.TheradiobuttonwillstopaprocessandcanhavenegativeaffectsonthefunctionoftheDAS.Figure 74 BIU Application HandlingBIU Reset to Factory DefaultToresettheBIUtofactorydefault,carefullypressthe“Reset”button[locatedbelowtheULIn1QMAconnector]for10seconds.ThisishelpfulwhenacardfailstoappearintheConfigurationmenu.Figure 75 BIU ResetReset
DASSoftwareConfiguration74FOI ConfigurationTheinitialscreenfortheFOIprovidesbasicinformationsuchasname,serialnumber,partnumberandactivealarms.TheLocateme!buttoncausesanLEDtoflashontheunitsothatthemodulecanbeidentifiedinthechassis.Figure 76 FOI Welcome ScreenFigure 77 FOI Welcome Screen SW Version 3.9, DOI401
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)75FOI Opto Status ThispagewillshowthecurrentstatusandconfigurationoftheFOI.Figure 78 FOI Opto Status12345678910111213141615Item Description1Fiberopticreceivedopticalpowerfromtheremoteunit.Seeitem1inFigure79formeasurementlocation.2RFdownlinkpowertotheremote.Seeitem2inFigure80forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.NotethatwithnoRFpowerintotheBIUtheFORwillstillshowsignalinthedownlink.Thisisthesub‐carrierthatistypically10dBbelowtheanticipatedRFlevel.3RFpath1inputpowerfromtheremote.Seeitem3inFigure79forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.4RFpath2inputpowerformtheremote.Seeitem4inFigure79forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.5TemperatureoftheFOIcard6Downlinkpath1attenuator#1setting.Seeitem6inFigure80forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.ValuemaybeslightlydifferentthanthevalueinSettingsduetochangesintemperaturecompensation.7Downlinkpath1attenuator#2setting.Seeitem7inFigure80forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.ValuemaybeslightlydifferentthanthevalueinSettingsduetochangesintemperaturecompensation.8Downlinkpath2attenuator#1setting.Seeitem8inFigure80forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.ValuemaybeslightlydifferentthanthevalueinSettingsduetochangesintemperaturecompensation.9Downlinkpath2attenuator#2setting.Seeitem9inFigure80forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.ValuemaybeslightlydifferentthanthevalueinSettingsduetochangesintemperaturecompensation.10 Uplinkcommonpathattenuator#1setting.Seeitem10inFigure79forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.ValuemaybeslightlydifferentthanthevalueinSettingsduetochangesintemperaturecompensation.11 Uplinkcommonpathattenuator#2setting.Seeitem11inFigure79forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.ValuemaybeslightlydifferentthanthevalueinSettingsduetochangesintemperaturecompensation.12 Uplinkpath#1attenuatorsetting.Seeitem12inFigure79forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.ValuemaybeslightlydifferentthanthevalueinSettingsduetochangesintemperaturecompensation.13 Uplinkpath#2attenuatorsetting.Seeitem13inFigure79forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.ValuemaybeslightlydifferentthanthevalueinSettingsduetochangesintemperaturecompensation.14 Calculateduplinkopticalinputfromtheremoteunit.Seeitem14inFigure79forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.15 Calculateddownlinkopticaloutput.Seeitem9inFigure80forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.16 PressingReloadwillrefreshthepage
DASSoftwareConfiguration76Figure 79 FOI Uplink Measurement LocationsDETECTORDETECTORCURRENTSENSORETHERNETMODEMOPTO INRX-LVLUL OUT 2UL OUT 1TP ULAttenuator Common 1PHOTODETECTORAttenuator Common 2Attenuator Uplink 1Attenuator Uplink 2STEP ATT STEP ATTSTEP ATTSTEP ATTRX POWER 1RX POWER 213410 11121314Figure 80 FOI Downlink Measurement LocationsDETECTORLASERDRIVERETHERNETMODEMOPTO OUTDETECTORMONITORTX-LVLDL IN 1DL IN 2TP DLSTEP ATTAttenuator 1Downlink 1Attenuator 1Downlink 2Attenuator 2Downlink 1Attenuator 2Downlink 2STEP ATTSTEP ATTSTEP ATT2678 915
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)77Figure 81 FOI Opto Status DOI401FOI Opto and Attenuator SettingsThispagewillallowchangestobemadetotheFOIvaluesFigure 82 12345678910FOI Opto and Attenuator SettingsItem Description1Downlinkpath1attenuator#1.Seeitem1inFigure83formeasurementlocation.2Downlinkpath1attenuator#2.Seeitem2inFigure83forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.3Downlinkpath2attenuator#1.Seeitem3inFigure83forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.4Downlinkpath2attenuator#2.Seeitem4inFigure83forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.5Uplinkcommonpathattenuator#1.Seeitem5inFigure84forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.6Uplinkcommonpathattenuator#2.Seeitem6inFigure84forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.7Uplinkpath1attenuator.Seeitem7inFigure84forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.
DASSoftwareConfiguration78Figure 83 Downlink Opto and Attenuator SettingsDETECTORLASERDRIVERETHERNETMODEMOPTO OUTDETECTORMONITORTX-LVLDL IN 1DL IN 2TP DLSTEP ATTAttenuator 1Downlink 1Attenuator 1Downlink 2Attenuator 2Downlink 1Attenuator 2Downlink 2STEP ATTSTEP ATTSTEP ATT1234Figure 84 Uplink Opto and Attenuator SettingsDETECTORDETECTORCURRENTSENSORETHERNETMODEMOPTO INRX-LVLUL OUT 2UL OUT 1TP ULAttenuator Common 1PHOTODETECTORAttenuator Common 2Attenuator Uplink 1Attenuator Uplink 2STEP ATT STEP ATTSTEP ATTSTEP ATTRX POWER 1RX POWER 265788Uplinkpath2attenuator.Seeitem8inFigure84forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.9RFONYessettheULvaluesasselectedabove.RFNoturnsofflaser.Note: Settingto“No”willdisconnectconnectivitytotheremote(s)10SubcarrierTXPowerisusedforthecommunicationsandcontrolsignalingoftheDAS.Defaultsettingis‐10dBmforsingleportFOIcardsand0dBmforthe4‐portFOIcard.Thevaluemayneedtobechangedinsituationswherefiberlossisnearthemaximumandcommunicationsissuesarise.UnnecessarilyincreasingthesubcarrierTXpowermayaffectRFperformanceoftheDAS.Item Description
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)79Figure 85 DOI401 FOI Opto and Attenuator SettingsFOI Fiber Network SubunitsThispageprovidesavisualindicationonthefiberlinkstatusforeachconnectiontotheFOI.Figure 86 123456 7 8FOI Fiber Network SubunitsItem Description1SelectingtheremotelinkwilldirectthebrowsertotheRemoteUnitpage.2NetworkIPaddressoftheFOIcard.3OpticalwavelengthofthetransmitlaserintheFOIcard.4 SubcarrieropticallossbetweentheFOIandFORinthedownlinkpath.5 SubcarrieropticallossbetweentheFORandFOIintheuplinkpath.6SubcarrierpowertothemodeminthedownlinkpathoftheFOR‐Rangeshouldbe‐30to‐60.Ifthelevelistoohighortoolowcommunicationandothersystemproblemsmayoccur.7SubcarrierpowertothemodemintheuplinkpathoftheFOI‐Rangeshouldbe‐30to‐60.Ifthelevelistoohighortoolowcommunicationandothersystemproblemsmayoccur.8MACaddressoftheFOIcard
DASSoftwareConfiguration80Figure 87 DOI401 FOI Fiber Network SubunitsFOI Network SetupThispageallowsformanualoverrideofnetworksettings.DefaultconfigurationsshouldbeusedwithDHCPsettoYes.Note: ChangingDHCPto“No”cancauselossofcommunicationstotheBIUandshouldonlybeusedinveryspecificsituations.DonotenterIPconfigurationdatainotherassociatedsettings.Figure 88 FOI Network Settings
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)81FOI Reset to Factory DefaultToresettheFOItofactorydefault,carefullypressthe“Reset”button(seeFigure89)for10seconds.ThisishelpfulwhenacardfailstoappearintheConfigurationmenu.Figure 89 FOI Reset ButtonResetFORTheinitialscreenfortheFORprovidesbasicinformationsuchasname,serialnumber,partnumberandactivealarms.TheLocateme!buttoncausesanLEDtoflashonthechassissothattheunitcanbeidentifiedinthefield.Note: IfthefiberisjustnowconnectedtotheFOIcard,itcouldtakeupto30minutesfortheFOItoassignanIPaddresstotheFOR.Seesectionfor"MovingRemotestoDifferentFOIPort"onpage92fordetailsonhowtoquickentheIPassignment.Figure 90 FOR Welcome Screen
DASSoftwareConfiguration82Figure 91 FOR Welcome ScreenRF Strip 1 XXX MHz StatusFigure 92 FOR RF 1 Status12345678910111213171418161519Item Description1DownlinkfrequencybandfortheRFpath/stripselected2RFlinksettingforthedownlinkpath:OnorOff.3SettingofthedownlinkALCthreshold.4DownlinklowpoweralarmturnedOnorOff.5GainsettingfortheRFpathunderreview.6Maximumallowedgainwillalwaysbethesameasthesetgainexceptinspecialbuilds.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)83RF Strip 1 XXX MHz ConfigurationFigure 93 FOR RF 1 Configuration12345678910117Theamountofactualgainusedbythesystem.MightnotachievemaxgainsettingifALCisinoperation.Ifthesetgainis56asitisabove,RFisturnedonandtheactualgaininline7islessthan56thenthesystemisbeingoverdrivenandALCiskickingin.Reducegain.Suggeststartingwiththevaluedisplayedinline7sincethisisthemostgainthatisbeingused.8 Outputpoweroftheamplifierforthepathunderreview.9UplinkfrequencybandfortheRFpath/stripselected10 RFlinksettingfortheuplinkpath:OnorOff.11 Statusofuplinktesttonesignal.Testtoneautomaticallyturnsoffafter60minutes.12 Uplinktesttonefrequencysetting.13 Uplinktesttonelevel.Notadjustable.Accountsforlossesininternalduplexers,ifany.14 UplinkALCthresholdsetting.15 Gainsettingintheuplinkpath.16 Maximumallowedgainsetbythesystem.17 Actualgainbeingusedintheuplinkpath.ThefiguremightnotmatchgainsettingifALCisinoperation.18UplinkoutputtotheFOI.Note: IftheuplinkpathissettoOffareadingof“<“isreturned.19 Periodicenablesaconstantupdateofthestatusscreen.Item Description1DownlinkgainsettingforRFpathunderreview.2DownlinkALCsettingforRFpathunderreview.Thefactorydefaultissetattheratedpoweroftheremoteunit(i.e.DDHissetto43dB).Thelevelcouldbesetlowerforspecificsituations.Notethatthefactorylevelissetattheantennaport.IfremoteisshuttingdownduetobeingoverdrivenitissuggestedtoreducetheALClevelbyoneortwodBtoreducethenumberofalarms.3 TurnsdownlinkRFonoroff.Item Description
DASSoftwareConfiguration84RF Strip 1 XXX MHz Configuration Software Version 3.9Softwarerelease3.9introducessettableReturnLossmeasurementsandcontroloveralarms.Thedefaultintervalsettingis“0”indicatingthereturnlossalarmfeatureisturnedoff.Returnlossalarmsareoftendisabledwhenthereisapassiveantennanetworkinstalledbeyondtheremote.ThedefaultReturnLosssettingis"9".Theremotewillstartshuttingdownand/orPAdamagecanresultwithareturnlossoflowerthan6.Figure 94 FOR RF 1 Configuration, Software Version 3.94 Turnsdownlinklowpoweralarmonoroff.5UplinkgainsettingforRFpathunderreview.6UplinkALCsettingforRFpathunderreview.ThisisthethresholdatwhichthesystemwillstartreducingfurthergaintopreventincreasesinuplinkRFtotheFOI.After10dBdecreaseingainanuplinkalarmwillbetriggeredNote: Shouldbeleftafactorydefault.OnlychangeifFORuplinkgainischanged.IfgainisincreasedonFORuplinkthenthesamevalueshouldbedecreasedontheALC.Example:ChangingtheULFORgainfrom12to17wouldrequireALCtobechangedfrom‐13to‐18.7HardwareALCoffsetmeasuredintenthsofadB.Defaultsettingof60(6dBm)shouldbeusedformostapplications.ShouldthesoftwarenotbeabletoreduceuplinkgainfastenoughaftertheALCthresholdhasbeenexceed,hardwareattenuationwillbeaddedtoprotecttheuplinkpath.Intheexampleabove,thehardwareattenuationwilltriggerat‐7dBm(‐13dBmALCthresholdminus6dBmHWALCoffset=‐7dBm)8 TurnsuplinkRFonoroff.9Setsuplinktesttonefrequency.MustbewithinuplinkfrequencylimitsoftheRFmodule.10 Turnsonuplinktesttone.Testtonetimesoutafter60minutes.11 RetrievescurrentFORsettingsfromsystem.Return Loss (db) VSWR9.542 2.009.262 2.058.999 2.108.752 2.158.519 2.208.299 2.258.091 2.307.894 2.357.707 2.407.529 2.457.360 2.507.198 2.557.044 2.606.896 2.656.755 2.706.620 2.756.490 2.806.366 2.856.246 2.906.131 2.956.021 3.00Item Description
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)85FOR Opto StatusFigure 95 FOR Opto Status12345678Figure 96 FOR Downlink SchematicCURRENTSENSORETHERNETMODEMOPTO INRX-LVLRF OUT 1RF OUT 2PHOTODETECTORSTEP ATT STEP ATT1Item Description1OpticalpowerreceivedfromtheFOI.Seeitem1inFigure96formeasurementlocation.2UplinksignalbeingfedintotheFORuplinklasercircuit.Seeitem2inFigure97formeasurementlocation.3LasercurrentfortheRemoteUnitFOR.Shouldbelessthan50mA.4TemperatureoftheRemoteUnitFORboard.5Tota lgainoftheFORinthedownlink.NotethatRFOut1and2arewideband(FMto2600MHz)thatfeedbandspecificRFamplifiersinthefollowingVGAstage.6Tota lgainoftheFORintheuplinkpath.NotethatRFIn1andIn2arewideband(FMto2600MHz)thataresignalsfromtheuplinkfrequencyspecificamplifiers.7CalculateddownlinksignalbeingreceivedfromtheFOI.Seeitem1inFigure96formeasurementlocation.Takesintoconsiderationopticalwavelengthandtemperaturecompensation.8CalculateduplinksignalbeingtransmittedtotheFOI(FORinputfromVGA+FORuplinkgain/attenuation).Seeitem3inFigure97formeasurementlocation.
DASSoftwareConfiguration86Figure 97 FOR Uplink SchematicLOGDETECTORVOLTAGEINVERTERLASERDRIVERETHERNETMODEMOPTO OUTTX-CURRMONITORDIODELASERDIODETX POWTO PHOTO DIODETX-LVL+5 V -5 VRF IN 1RF IN 2 STEP ATT23
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)87FOR Opto Gain and Attenuation Settings Figure 98 12FOR Opto Gain SettingsAsettingof+20indicatesnoattenuationsoFORwillhave+20dBgain(+20dBgainminus0dBattenuation).Asettingof+10willhave10ofattenuationsothisstagewillhave10dBmofgain(+20dBgainminus10dBofattenuation).Asettingof0willhave20dBofattenuationsothisstagewillhaveunitygain(+20dBgainminus20dBofattenuation).Asettingof‐10willhave30dBofattenuationsothisstagewillhave10dBofloss(+20dBgainminus30dBofattenuation).Asettingof‐20willhave40dBofattenuationsothisstagewillhave20dBofloss(+20dBgainminus40dBofattenuation).Asettingof+20willhavefullgainof+20dBm.Asettingof+10willhave+10dBgain.Asettingof0willhavenogain.Factorydefaultshouldbeusedunlesshighlossinfiber.NotethatchangesinGainuplinkwillrequirechangesintheFORULALClevel.Item Description1FORgaininthedownlinkpath.Rangeistypicallyfrom‐20to+20.FORdownlinkpathhasinherent/rawgainof+20dB(FMto2600MHz).2FORgainintheuplinkpath.Rangeistypicallyfrom0to+20dBm(FMto2600MHz).
DASSoftwareConfiguration88FOR Fiber Network Settings Thispageallowsformanualoverrideofnetworksettings.DefaultconfigurationsshouldbeusedwithDHCPsettoYes.Note: ChangingDHCPto“No”cancauselossofcommunicationstotheBIUandshouldonlybeusedinveryspecificsituations.DonotenterIPconfigurationdatainotherassociatedsettings.Figure 99 FOR Network Settings12Figure 100 More FOR Network SettingsITem Description1SubcarrierTxPowerisusedforthecommunicationsandcontrolsignalingoftheDAS.Defaultsettingis‐10.Thevaluemayneedtobechangedinsituationswherefiberlossisnearthemaximumandcommunicationsissuesarise.UnnecessarilyincreasingthesubcarrierTXpowermayaffectRFperformanceoftheDAS.2DefaultseeingofYesshouldbeusedexceptforspecialapplications.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)89FOR Application HandlingTheapplicationhandlingpageallowsforsoftwareresetandrebootingfunctions.Note: OnlytheRebootcommandshouldbeusedbythetechnician.AllotherfunctionsshouldonlybeusedundersupervisionofBirdengineeringastheymaycausedatacorruptionifnotinitiatedproperly.Figure 101 FOR Application HandlingSlave FORASlaveFORiswhenaremotehasasecondFORinstalled.TheSlaveFORismostlikelytobeusedwhentheremoteisconfiguredforMIMOorhasmultipleamplifiersinthesamebandorhasredundantfiber.SettingsfortheSlaveFORisthesameasthemainFORexcept,“CalcipforETH0issetto“No”.Figure 102 Slave FOR Network Settings
DASSoftwareConfiguration90Naming ComponentsPropernamingofindividualcomponentsintheDASiscriticaltotroubleshooting.Arecommendationistostartallcomponentnameswiththeirfunctionsuchas"BIU","FOI"or"FOR".Forexample:"BIU‐850Sector1".Youmayuseanycombinationofalphanumericcharactersandthespecialcharacterofdash"‐".Donotuseanyotherspecialcharactersorspace.0through9athroughzAthroughZ‐Componentnamesarelimitedto56characters.1. SelectthecomponenttobenamedfromtheConfigurationmenu.Figure 103 Component Selection2. UsetheLocateMebuttontoverifywhichcardsisbeingaccessed.Figure 104 Locate Me Button3. GotoAdvanced>NetwSetup4. EnterthenewcardnameintheHostNamefield.SeeFigure105.5. Selectsubmit.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)91Figure 105 Unit Naming6. GotoAdvanced>Applrestart.7. SelecttheRebooticonatthebottomofthemenu.SeeFigure106.8. Select"YES‐RestartProcess"Note: Afterrebooting,itcantakeupto5minutesbeforetheunitshowsupintheGUI.Figure 106 Naming Reboot9. Afteralltheunitshavebeenrenamed,gototheConfigurationmenuandselectthecorrectcardtype.10. Highlightallthecardsintherightcolumnthathadnamechangesandthenselect“<<“.Select“Submit”ThiswillremovetheoldnamesfromtheDASConfiguration.11. Highlightallthecardsintheleftcolumnwiththenewnamesandthenselect“>>”.Select“Submit”.ThiswillmovethenewcardnamesintotheDASconfiguration.Table 67 Submit Newly Named Units12. SelectNetworkViews>Alltoconfirmthatallcardsarenowpartoftheconfiguration.
DASSoftwareConfiguration92Moving Remotes to Different FOI PortAllDAScomponentsareassignedIPaddressesbytheBGW.TheFORintheRemoteistheassignedanIPaddressasasubunitoftheFOItowhichitisconnected.WhentheRemoteismovedtoadifferentFOIoneofseveralactionsmusttakeplace:1. TheleaseontheRemoteIPaddressmustbegiventimetoexpire.Thiscouldtakeupto30minutes.OncethecurrentIPleaseexpires,thenewFOIwillthenassignthecorrectIPaddresstotheRemote.2. ManuallypowercycletheRemote.Duringtherebootprocess,theRemotewillreleasetheoldIPaddressandhavethecorrectIPaddressassignedbythenewFOI.3. CommunicationstotheremotecanonlyoccurwhentheremotehasthecorrectIPaddress.Beforemovingthefiber,accesstheFORviatheGUI.Intheadvancedsettings,reboottheFOR.Assoonasthereboothasbeeninitiated,quicklymovetheheadendfibertothenewFOIport.WhentheRemotefinishestherebootingprocess,thenewFOIwillassignthecorrectIPaddress.Replacing Master Unit CardsAllDAScomponentsareassignedIPaddressesbytheBGW.Whenacardisreplaced,thecardmustbeassignedanewIPaddressbytheBGW.Onrareoccasions,theBGWmayhavenotbeabletoassignanIPaddresstothenewcard.ThisiseasilycorrectedbyremovingthecardfromtheMasterUnitchassis(withESDstrapattached)andthenre‐installthecard.TheBGWwillthenassignthecorrectIPaddress.Moving Master Unit CardsOccasionally,cardsneedtobemovedtodifferentslotsintheMasterUnit.1. Movethecardtothenewslot.2. EnsurethereisanEthernetconnectionforthenewcardlocationonthebackplaneoftheMasterUnit.3. Waitforthecardtocompletethebootprocess.Ifthecardremainsinthebootprocess(GreenLEDremainsonforapproximately2secondsandthenoffforonesecond)thentheIPaddressmaynothavebeenassigned.CheckEthernetconnection.4. LogintotheGUItoconfirmsoftwareconnectivity.Onoccasionsthecardwillnotshowupafterbeingmoved.a. GototheConfigurationmenuandremovethecard(movefromrighttoleft)andthenSubmit.SeeFigure107onpage93.b. Selectthecardfromtheleftmenuandthenadditbacktothesystemontherightandthensubmit.c. GototheHomemenu.LogoutoftheBGWandthenlogbackin.d. GotoNetworkViewsandlogintothecardtoverifyGUIconnection.CAUTIONAlwaysuseanESDstrapwheninstallationandremovingcards.Failuretocomplymayresultinpermanentdisablingdamagetothemodule.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)93Figure 107 Manage System Modules
94Chapter 5 Commissioning PreparationsTheminimumofpreparationsnecessaryaretohavethesystemdocumentationwhichshouldincludethefollowingitemsatleast:ThesystemlayoutandblockschematicAconnectiondiagramforthehead‐endMasterUnitThetypeofconnectorsandtappersusedtointerfacetothebasestationportsThenumberofcarriersforeachoftheBIUthatthebasestationsconnectsviaMaximumoutputpowerforeachservicefromthebasestationsFiberlossesshouldbedocumentedbeforehandsothatyoucancomparewhatthesystemactuallymeasuresSectorizationinformation,whichsectorsshouldgotowhichremotesDAScalculatorsheetsshowingtheexpectedsettingsforeachoftheRFchainsinuplinkanddownlink.InformationaboutEthernetconnectionifthesystemshouldbemonitoredbyremote.HowtoconnectittotheInternetforremoteviewingunlessyouareusingamodem.Necessary toolsThetoolsnecessarytocommissionthesystemincludes:Onelaptopforchangingthesystemsettings,checkinganyalarmsandstatus.Onlysoftwareneededisawebbrowser.OperatingsystemcanbeWindows,LinuxorMacasyouprefer.Spectrumanalyzertomeasuretheuplink.Thesystemreliesontesttonemeasurementsintheuplinkandthereforeitisimportanttohaveequipmenttomeasurethem.SMAtooltobeabletoconnectordisconnectBTScablesfromtheBIU.QMAadaptersoyoucanmeasuresignalsdirectlyonthehead‐endunitssuchastheFOI,BIU,ICUandsoon.SoftwareNoparticularsoftwareisnecessaryexceptamoderngraphicalbasedwebbrowser.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)95System CommissioningPre-requisitesEstablishEthernetconnectionbetweentheBGWandallcardsPowerupallequipmentEnsureIPaddresseshavebeenassignedCardswillbrieflyflashgreen.SolidgreenindicateswaitingforIPassignmentVerifyremoteunitfibersareconnectedtocorrectFOIportsSetnamesforallcomponentsandaddcomponentstothesystem‐See“NamingComponents”sectionConnectBTStotheBIUensuringproperattenuationfortheBIUcardbeingusedCommissioning Process1. Oncethefiberisconnectedandverified,turnFOIRFpoweron.Connectonlyonefiberportatatimeandcompletenamingofremote.Otherwise,asecondpersonwillbeneededattheremotestoidentifytheremotewhen“LocateMe”isenabled.Thiscanbeeliminatedwithgoodprojectmanagementandlabelingduringtheinstallationprocess.Figure 108 FOI RFControlFOI RF On2. Enabletheappropriateopticalportsonthe4‐portFOIOnlyenabletheopticalportsthatarebeingused.Otherwise,thesystemwillalarmwithlowopticallevelsontheunusedports.
Commissioning96Figure 109 EnableFOI OpticalPortsEnable FOI Optical Ports3. GotoFOIstatusandnoteRXOptopowerUL.Thelasertransmitsat5000uW.Thedifferencebetweenthe5000uWtransmitlevelandthereceivelevelisthelossonthefiber.Figure 110 RX Optical PowerRXOpticalPowera. Startingwithsoftwarerelease3.9,thereisanoptiontohavetheGUIcalculatethefiberloss.Figure 111 Calculated Optical Loss, Software version 3.9DL and UL OpticalLoss
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)97Uplink1. Setallvaluesatdefault(factorsettingmayvaryduetoindividualtestingbeforeshipping)forallbandsa. BIU:‐10dBb. FOI:‐6,‐6,‐6c. FOR:+12d. Amp:+35forlowlossfiber,+45forhighlossfiber2. Startwithadjustingthehighfrequencyband.3. TurnRFonattheBIU.EnsurethatonlytheRFstripsbeingusedhaveRFturnedon.4. GototheFORandturntheULtesttoneon.Notethelevelbeingtransmittedandthefrequency.ThelevelissetatthefactorytocompensateforlossesbetweentheRUoutputportandtheamplifier.Levelswillvaryunitbyunit.5. ConnectspectrumanalyzertotheBIUBTSportandtunetotheULtesttonefrequency.6. Measurethetesttonelevel.InitialgoalshouldbetosettheULtesttoneattheBIUBTSporttothesamelevelasbeingtransmittedattheRU(zerodBsystemgain).a. Toreducegain,itisrecommendedtoadjusttheattenuatorsintheBIUULpath.ThiswillfurtherreduceULnoise.b. Toincreasegain,itisrecommendedtoadjustthegainintheRUULpath.Note: DonotdrivetheFORULlaserwithmorethan0dBmRFinput.RecommendedFORULinputlevelisapproximately‐5dBm.c. TheBIUULinputwillbepermanentlydamagedwithsignalsstrongerthan+13dBm.7. RecordULtesttonelevelreceivedinthespectrumanalyzer.AfterallremoteunitsonthesectorhaveULlevelsset,theremoteswillneedtobebalancedagainsteachother(allarehittingtheBTSULatthesamelevel).Levelsshouldbewithinabout1dBofeachother.Downlink1. Setallvaluesatdefault(factorsettingmayvaryduetoindividualtestingbeforeshipping)a. BIU:‐15dBb. FOI:‐3,‐3c. FOR:+10d. Amp:Tobesetbasedonactualinput2. Suggestion:SetFORDLALCleveltoonedBlessthanampratingifunitalarmsonDL.a. A43dBamplifierwouldhaveanALClevelsetto+42.3. SetBIUDLleveltocompensateforICUinterconnectionloss.Donotexceed+10dBoutputoftheBIUintheDLpath(willcauseIM).a. Suggestsettingatmaximumof+5dBoutputoftheBUI.b. Notethereis13dBofinherentlossintheBIU.With0dBsettingsintheBIUDLattenuatorsa30dBinputsignalwillhaveanoutputof+17dB(30dBinputminus13dBinherentloss=17dB).AdjustattenuatorssothatBIUisapproximately+5dBasastart.c. VariationsintheBTSinputlevelsforloadingmustbetakingintoconsideration.Fullloadandnoloadpowerlevelsdiffergreatly.DonotallowtheBTStooverdrivetheBIU.4. AdjustFOIattenuatorlevelsintheDLpathsothattheRFinputintotheDLlaserisapproximately‐5dB.a. Notethatthe0dBmaxintothelaserisacompositelevelforallbands.Bysettingeachbandat‐5dBthentotalcompositeshouldnotexceed0dB.b. TakeintoconsiderationthateachBIUhastwoRFstrips/paths.ThesemustbetakenintoconsiderationwhensettingtheFOIlevels.c. CalculatefullloadconditionsforallbandsbeingfedintotheFOI.Incorrectlysettingthelevelswillimpactthesystemduringtimesofmostusage.5. Setthedesiredgainintheremote.
Commissioning986. ApplyRFsignaltotheBIUBTSport.7. CheckRemoteUnitFORstatus"SetGain","Gain"and"OutputPower".8. Adjust"SetGain"sothatdesiredoutputpowerisachieved.d. If"Gain"levelislowerthan"SetGain"levelinthestatusscreenthenthesystemisbeingoverdrivenandALCislimitingthegainofthesystem.Reducegainsettingtotheleveldisplayedin"SetGain".Submitchangeandthereviewstatusscreen."SetGain"and"Gain"levelsshouldnowbeidentical.Bird VPN AccessEstablishingsecureVPNaccessforBird/DeltaNodewillallowforremotemonitoringandadvancedtechnicalsupport.TheBGWisdesignedtocommunicatedirectlywiththeBird/DeltaNodeNOCviacloudaccess.VPN Settings1. ConnectlaptoptoanopenportontheDASswitch.DonotconnecttotheConsoleport.2. LogintotheBGWat172.22.0.1.LoginName:“extend”Password:“admin”3. Click“Configuration,”seeFigure112.4. Click“ExternalComm.”Figure 112 3456Certificate Entry5. Click“CertificateHandling.”6. Click“Browse”nexttouploadCertificateforSecondaryCGW.OnlymakesettingchangestotheSecondaryCGW.ThePrimaryCGWisreservedforcustomerCGWaccess.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)997. Selectthecheckboxnexttothe10##.crtfile.SeeFigure113.8. Click"Insert"Figure 113 87Certificate Selection9. Select"Browse"fortheFilenameforcertificatekey.SeeFigure114.Figure 114 Key Entry910. Selectthecheckboxnexttothe"10##.key"file.SeeFigure115.11. Select"Insert"Figure 115 Key Selection1110
Commissioning10012. SelectExt.EthernetTab13. Selectthecheckboxfor“Useeth0forInternet(WAN).”ThisensuresexternalEthernetconnectionsareallowed.Figure 116 1213External Ethernet14. SelectDNSForwarderstab.15. Selectradiobuttonfor“Dynamic,assignedbyeth0.”Note: TheBirdmaintainedCGWisnotabletohostnamecheckaDNS2IPaddressof8.8.2.2,4.2.2.4or4.2.25.PleasechangetosomethinglikeGoogle's8.8.4.4or8.8.8.8Figure 117 1415DNS Forwarders16. SelectVPNSettingstabtoverifythattheVPNsettingsarecorrectlyset.17. Selectcheckbox“LogVPNConnections”18. Type“nemo3.deltanode.com”intotheSecondaryCGWsettingforFQONorIPaddress.19. Selectcheckbox“ActivateaVPNservicetunnel.”Thisselectionisonlyonavailableonoldersoftwareversions.Figure 118 VPN Settings17181916nemo3.deltanode.com
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)10120. Clickon“Status/Statistics.”21. Selectthe“CommunicationControl”tab.22. Selectthecheckboxnextto“VPNRestart.”23. Click“Restart.”Figure 119 21222320VPN Restart24. Afterabout10minutes,theBGWshouldstartcommunicatingwiththeBird/DeltaNodeCGW.25. ClickonStatus/Statistics26. SelecttheEthernetStatustab.Both"eth0"and"eth1"shouldshowconnectivity.Figure120showsgoodcommunicationsin"eth0"betweentheBGWanda3Gmodem."eth1"showsgoodcommunicationsbetweenthe3GmodemandtheBird/DeltaNodeCGW.Figure 120 Ethernet Status
Commissioning102Wireless Modem SetupDuetovarianceswithdifferentwirelessmodemmanufacturers,settingsmayvaryfrommodemtomodem.Ageneralunderstandingofnetworksettingsisrequired.Belowareafewtypicalsettingsthatwillneedtobeconfigured.Modem DHCPDHCPwillneedtobeenabledsothatthewirelessmodemcanassignanIPaddresstotheBGW.BesuretoenterthestopandendIPaddressasseenintheimage.Figure 121 Modem DHCP ConfigurationModem VPN TunnelsTheBGWcommunicatesbacktotheCGWviaaVPNtunnel.ThewirelessmodemmustenableVPNpassthrough.Figure 122 Modem VPN SettingsModem Port ForwardingSetupthemodemsothatitforwardsTCPport443.BGW Configuration1. ConnectIPmodemtotheExternalWANportontheBGW.2. ClickConfiguration.SeeFigure123.3. ClickExternalComm.4. Select3G‐Modemtab.5. Selectthe“Use3GModem”checkbox.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)103Figure 123 2345BGW Configuration - 3G Modem Setup6. SelecttheVPNSettingstab.7. Selectthe“ActivateaVPNservicetunnel”checkbox,ifnotalreadyselected.Note: OldersoftwareversionsoftheBGWdonotofferVPNservicetunnels.ContactBirdtoorderareplacementBGW.Figure 124 67BGW Configuration - VPN Setting8. SelecttheDNSForwarderstab.SeeFigure125onpage104.9. Selecteither:"Dynamic,assignedbyeth0"or"Staticaddresses".Enter8.8.8.8intheForwardingto(DNS1).
Commissioning104Figure 125 89BGW Configuration - DNS Forwarders Setting10. SelecttheExt.Ethernettab11. Select"Useeth0forinternet"and"StaticIPaddress"checkboxes.12. RecordtheexistingIPsettingincaserollingbacktooriginalsettingsisrequired.13. EntertheIPaddressesinformation:IPAddress:192.168.0.10Netmask:255.255.255.0GatewayIPAddress:192.168.0.1Figure 126 101113BGW Configuration - External Ethernet Setting14. Afterallthesettinghavebeenconfigured,powercyclethewirelessmodem.15. Clickon"Status/Statistics."SeeFigure127onpage105.16. Selectthe"EthernetStatus"tab.Verifiythat"etho"hasbeenassignedavalidIPaddress.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)105Figure 127 1516BGW Configuration - Ethernet StatusRolling Back Modem ConfigurationIftheexternalmodemisnolongerrequiredtheconfigurationcanquicklyberolledback.1. ClickonConfiguration.SeeFigure128.2. ClickonExternalComm.3. SelecttheExtEthernettab.4. EnteroriginalIPaddressesthatusedpriortoinstallingthemodem.Figure 128 Rollback Modem IP Addresses412 35. SelecttheDNSForwarderstab.SeeFigure129onpage105.6. Selectthe"No"radiobutton.Figure 129 Stop DNS Forwarding56
Commissioning106Setup local Network UDP Ports for CGW AccessInorderfortheBird/DeltaNodeCGWtobeabletomakecontactwiththeBGWensurethatthecustomerITdepartmenthasOpenVPNwithUPDports1194to1199.ThisallowsBird/DeltaNodestaticIPaddresstoaccesstheBGW.Local Connection to Remote Unit Atechniciancandirectlyconnectalaptoptotheremoteunit.Thisisusefulwhenthetechnicianisattheremoteunittroubleshooting.Thedirectconnectionisalsoveryusefulwhenthereisnofiberconnectivitytotheremoteunitandtheinstallerneedstotestandprogramtheremoteunitduringtheinstallationprocess.Note: BydirectlyloggingintheremoteunitandprogrammingthenameoftheremotethereislesschanceofconfusionwhenalltheremotesareconnectingtotheMasterUnit.1. SetlaptoptoastaticIPaddress;somethingalongthelinesofIPaddress169.254.48.11SubnetMask255.255.0.0Gateway169.254.0.12. ConnectRJ45EthernetcabletothelaptopandtheEthernetportontheremote.Figure 130 Remote Unit Ethernet PortEthernetPort3. Useanywebbrowsertoconnecttotheremoteunitstartingwithhttp://169.254.48.1.TheremoteunithasadefaultIPaddressof169.254.48.1to.10.IftheloginmenudoesnotappeartrythenextsequentialIPaddress(http://169.254.48.2).ContinuetryingthenextIPaddressuntiltheloginmenuappears.Figure 131 Remote Unit Login Screen4. Whentheloginmenuappearstypeinthedefaultcredentials:Username:“extended”Password:“admin”5. TheGUImenuswillbethesameaswhenconnectingtotheremotethroughtheBGW.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)107Local Connection to Remote Unit with Two FOR'sSomeremoteunitsarebuiltwith2FORboards.Thiswouldoccurinapplicationswhereonechassiscontains:MIMOpaths,multipleamplifiersofthesameband,amplifiersfedfromdifferentFOIcardsorotherspecialapplications.The2FORboardssharetheoneEthernetconnectorontheremoteunit.AstandardEthernetcablewillonlyaccessFOR[0].AcustomcableisrequiredtoaccessFOR[1]board.TobuildacabletoaccessbothFORunitsyouwillneedthefollowingitems.WirecuttersWirestrippersElectricaltapeTwoEthernetcableswithRJ‐45ConnectorsBuild a Custom Cable1. CutbothEthernetcablesinhalf.Threesectionswillbeneeded.2. Stripbacktheinsulationoneachwireabout0.5inch/13mm.3. TwistthecolorpairstogetherasshowninFigure132onpage108.4. Useelectricaltapetocovertheconnectionssobarewiredonottouch.Unusedcablestrandscanbecut.5. Securethesplicewithelectricaltapesothatstressdoesnotpullthewirepairsapart.6. ClearlymarkeachconnectortodistinguishwhichconnectorisattachedtotheremoteandwhichconnectorplugsintothelaptopforFOR[0]andFOR[1].
Commissioning108Figure 132 1234576812345786Top:Front:Custom Cable for Connecting to two FOR systemsConnection to BGW from Remote UnitThetechnicianhastheabilitytoconnecttotheBGWfromtheremoteunit.ThiseasestroubleshootingandprogrammingbynothavingtoreturntotheBGWlocationfordirectaccess.1. EnablethelaptopDHCPsettings.2. ConnectRJ45EthernetcabletotheEthernetportontheremote.TheFOIwilldetectthatadevicehasconnectedtotheFORandwillassignanIPaddresstothethelaptopintherangeof172.22.108.49‐62.Note: Itmaytakeupto15minutesfortheFOItoassignanIPaddresstothelaptop.3. UsinganInternetbrowserconnectto172.22.0.14. Whentheloginmenuappearstypeinthedefaultcredentials:Username:"extended"Password:"admin".
109Chapter 6 RF CommissioningInordertomaketheprocessmoreclearforthispartofthemanualwewillconsidersettingupafictitioussystem,butbasedonastandardapproachatdoingFiber‐DAS.Thesystemthatweareconsideringwillhavetwofrequencybands,let’sassumeGSM900MHzandUMTS2100MHz.Theexamplewillhave2sectorswithtworemotesineachsector.Ofcourseyoursystemmaylookdifferent,bemoreorlesscomplexbutinordertomakeitclearhowthesystemissetupthisshouldprovideyouwithastartingpoint.Setting up the uplinkSettinguptheuplinkmeanstoadjustthesystemforanoptimalworkingpointfromtheantennaportoftheRemoteUnittotheactualinputontheRadioBaseStation.Thiscanbedoneindifferentwaysdependingonhowthesystemisdesigned.Wewillherediscussastandardset‐upstartingwithasmallblockschematicshowinghowthesystemisconnected.Figure 133  System Interconnect DiagramThemainparameterthatwewillbediscussingisthe”netgain”ofthesystem.ThismeansthetotalchangeinsignalfromtheRemoteUnitantennaporttothereceiverportonthebasestation.Therearedifferentwaysofsettingthissystemupbutwewilllookata0dBnetgainsystemwhichisagoodstartingpointformostsystems.ThesystemgaincanbecalculatedasthegainintheRemoteUnit–Lossonfiber+FOIgain–ICUloss+BIUgain–couplerloss.Basicallythistakesformofalinkbudgetandhereisanexample:Table 68 Unit/Component Gain/Loss (dB) Accumulated Gain/Loss (dB)RemoteUnit(RU)Fiber‐OpticCableFOIICUBIUCouplerExample Link BudgetBasicallythismeansthatwhateverisinputattheantennawillalsobeseenatthesamelevelfortheRadioBaseStationreceiver.Thisisnotabadstartingpointbutdoesnottakeintoaccountthenoiseloadonthebasestationwhichwillincreasesomewhatwiththissetup.40 40-10 3020 50-35 15015-15 0
RFCommissioning110Noise load on Radio Base StationThesystemwillinevitablyaddsomenoisetothereceiver.Whenproperlysetupthenoisefigureinasystemlikethiswillbebetterthan3dB.However,ifthegainisimproperlysetup(i.e.notenoughgainintheremote,toomuchgaininthehead‐end)itispossibletocreateaverybadnoisefigure.InordertoavoidthistheFiber‐DASCalculatorshouldbeusedtocalculatethenoisefigureofthesystemintheuplink.IfyouhavenotfamiliarizedyourselfwiththeFiber‐DASCalculator,dosobeforemovingoninthismanual.ThefiguresintheFiber‐DAScalculatorrelatetothesettingsofallstepsinthechain.Byusingthecalculator,youcandeterminethepropersettingsonceyouknowthefiberlossbetweentheRemoteUnitandtheheadend.LetusassumeyourhavearrivedataNoiseFigure(NF)of3dBforthischain.Howeveryoursystemmaycontainmoreremotes,perhapsconnectedlikethesysteminFigure134.Figure 134  !Multiple RU Connection DiagramNowthenoiseloadcanbecalculatedbyaddingthenoisecontributionfromeachstepofthechain.Belowisanexampleofnoisefiguresfromeachoftheremotes:Table 69 Chain NF Gain Noise LoadRU1RU2RU3RU4BaseStationFiber‐DASNoiseLoadTotalNoiseintoBTSNoise LoadAddyourfigurestothesheetintheFiber‐DAScalculatoranditwillcalculateitforyou.2.8 0.0 2.83.2 1.0 4.23.8 -2.0 1.82.6 -1.0 1.6Sum of Noise Load 8.74.08.09.5Desensitization -5.5
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)111Whatweseehereisthatifwesetthesystemupinthisfashionwewilldesensitizethebasestationwithabout5,5dB.ThiscanbeokayifthebasestationcoverageisonlythroughtheFiber‐DASsystembutifthebasestationisalsobeingusedforoutdoorcoverageitisnotgood.Weneedtochangethenetgaintoreflectthis.IngeneralweshouldlowerthegainsothatwedesensitizetheBTSonlyabout3dB.Thisvalueisagoodcompromiseandsimilartoaddingasecondantennatothesamereceiverport(whichiskindofwhatwearedoingwiththeFiber‐DAS).Herearethenewvalues:Table 70 Chain NF Gain Noise LoadRU1RU2RU3RU4BaseStationFiber‐DASNoiseLoadTotalNoiseintoBTSAdjusted Noise LoadAsyoucanseeweshouldsetthesystemupwithanetgainofabout‐5dB.Goingbacktothesettingswehadbeforewhichwas:Table 71 Example Link BudgetUnit/Component Gain/Loss (dB) Accumulated Gain/Loss (dB)RemoteUnit(RU)Fiber‐OpticCableFOIICUBIUCouplerWeonlyneedtochangetheBIUsettingusingtheattenuatorsintheBIUtolowerthegainwith5dB.Thiswillaccomplishwhatweneedtodoandtheuplinkshouldthenbecommissioned.2.8 -5.5 -2.23.2 -5.5 -1.83.8 -5.5 -1.22.6 -5.5 -2.4Sum of Noise Load 4.14.04.17.1Desensitization -3.140 40-10 3020 50-35 15015-15 0
RFCommissioning112Practical approachNowthatweknowwhatweshouldhavewecaneasilysetthesystemup.YouneedaspectrumanalyzertodothisanditiseasiesttoconnectitintotheBIUport.Rememberthatwhenyoumeasurehere,thesignalshouldalsogothroughtheBTScouplerbeforeitreachesthebasestationreceiverport.ThereforeyoushouldexpecttoreadavaluethatisYourexpectedgain+thelossinyourcouplerIfyouwantanetgainof‐5dBandyouhavea15dBcoupler,youshouldreadanetgainof+10ontheBIUport.Thisisnowwhatwearegoingtouseinthefollowingexample. !"#Turn on the RFConnecttotheBIUandturnontheRF.Settheattenuatorinthemediumrangefortheuplinkthatyouaremeasuring.Thisallowsyoulatertoadjustitupanddownasnecessarytogetthecorrectgainfortheuplinkchain.Settingthemto10dBisagoodidea.DLsupervisioncanbeleftasisfornowandalsoDLattenuationwhichwewillsetuplater.ConnecttotheFOIcardandselectOptoandRF–RFConfigandsetitupaccordingtoyourFiber‐DAScalculatorsettings.DonotforgettoturnRFon.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)113Nextstepistoconnecttotheremoteunitandsetitupfortestmeasurementintheuplink.InthisscreenyoushouldalsoturnRFon,setthegaintoabout35dBasastartingpointandthenturnontheuplinktesttone.Notethefrequencyofthetesttone,thisisthefrequencyyoushouldbemeasuringonyourspectrumanalyzer.
RFCommissioning114Turnonthespectrumanalyzer,makesureitisconnectedtotherightportontherightBIUandthenfindthefrequency.Areasonablespanis1MHzandthereceiverbandwidthcanbesetto30kHzorsimilar.Usethemarkertomeasurethepeakofthesignal.Thengotothenextscreenontheremoteunit,theRFStatusscreen.WhatwearelookingforhereistheTesttoneLevel.Notethisdownaswell,nexttothefrequencyofthetesttoneyounotedearlier.Thencheckyourspectrumanalyzer.Assumingyourtesttonelevelis‐62,6dBmasinthisexampleyourspectrumanalyzermayshow‐58,2dBm.CalculatingthenetgainbetweentheRUandtheBIUwillthenyield‐58,2‐‐62,5=4,3dB.SubtractthecouplerbetweentheBIUandtheradiobasestationwhichinthisexamplewas15dBandweget‐19,3dBasournetgain.Wewanted‐10dBsowehave9,3dBtoolowgain.Weshouldthenincreasethegainandthebestplacetodothiswouldbeintheremoteunitbysettingthegainat35+9,3=44,3whichwewillroundto44dB.Thatuplinkisnowfinishedandwewillrepeatthesettingsforallofouruplink,oneatatime.CAUTIONTurnOffTestToneDonotforgettoturnoffthetesttonewhenyouaredonewithyouruplink.Bettercheckoneextratime.Theywillotherwiseinterferewiththenormaloperationofthesystembycausingnoisetothebasestation.
115Chapter 7 Model IdentificationSystem Model NumbersExamples:DDR4-GC0-PA1-AD — 4band,33dBmpoweroutputperband,Fullband700combinedwithCell850nonduplexed,PCScombinedwithAWSduplexed,ACpowered,7/1 6 DIN,1310nmuplinkDDR4-GC0-PA1-AD-B12-C34-WUBCS — 4band,33dBmpoweroutputperband,Fullband700combinedwithCell850nonduplexed,PCScombinedwithAWSduplexed,ACpowered,7/1 6 DIN,Bands1and2(700and850)1290nmuplink,Bands2and3(PCS&AWS)1310nmuplink,CWDM,fibersplit(3dB)fordaisychainedremotesCWDMOptical SplitWavelength FOR 1BVoltageAFOR 1 Band 11ConnectorsDWDMWFrequencyGFrequencyCDuplexed0Duplexed0Sub-familyRProduct FamilyDDNumber of Bands4FrequencyGFrequencyCDuplexed0Duplexed0FOR 1 Band 22W BUCSCWavelength FOR 23FOR 2 Band 1HWavelength FOR 33FOR 3 Band 1Family:DDU - 46 dBm Full BandDDH - 43 dBm Full BandDDS - 41 dBm Single CarrierDDR - 33 dBm Full BandDDL - 23 dBm Full BandDDX - Mixed Power LevelsFrequency:R - FM RadioV - VHF (136-174)T - Tetra (380-400)M - Gov (406-420)B - Tetra (410-415/420-425)O - Tetra (415-420/425-430)X - CDMA450 (453-457.5/463-467.5)U - UHF (450-470)Q - 500MHz T-Band (470-512)L - Lower 700H - Higher 700G - 700 Full BandF - PS 700 (793-805) FirstNet & NBS - 800 SMRJ - DD 800C - Cell 850N - 900 PSY - GSMRZ - EGSM900D - DCS (1800)P - PCSI - UMTS (1900/2100)A - AWS (1700/2100)K - AWS & AWS3E - IMT-E (2600)Duplexed or DDX Pwr Lvl:0 - Non-duplexed1 - DuplexedFor DDX use:For DDX Pwr Lvl 0 - 9:0 - Non-duplexed (DDU)1 - Duplexed (DDU)2 - Non-duplexed (DDL)3 - Duplexed (DDL)4 - Non-Duplexed (DDH)5 - Duplexed (DDH)6 - Non-duplexed (DDS)7 - Duplexed (DDS)8 - Non-duplexed (DDR)9 - Duplexed (DDR)Number of Bands:1234Voltage:A - Universal AC (86-264 AC/DC)D - 48 VDCCWDM (option):WUxxxx - combine multiple uplink fiber interfaces onto one fiber - each x denotes a wavelength (absence of xxxx implies all UL wavelengths)WDxxxx - split to multiple downlink fiber interfaces from one fiber - each x denotes a wavelength (absence of xxxx implies all DL wavelengths)Connectors:N - N-type ConnectorsD - 7/16 DINM - Mini DINWDM:W - Duplexed (UL and DL on the same fiber)Wavelength of Uplink:(FOR2 and FOR3 are optional to support multiple fiber links)A - 1270B - 1290C - 1310 (default C if omitted)D - 1330E - 1350F - 1370G - 1390H - 1410I - 1430J - 1450K - 1470L - 1490M - 1510N - 1530O - 1550P - 1570FOR Bands:(if omitted than all bands on one FOR)Bands for that fiber link (in order as appear in model #) i.e. C123 would be standard FOI driving bands 1, 2, and 31234Optical Split (option):Sx - split the fiber at entry - to daisy chain other remotes - x is dB split (3dB equal split if absent)
ModelIdentification116Remote End Unit Part NumbersNote: Theremoteendunitsarecompletelyintegratedatthefactory,thereisnofieldassemblyotherthanmountingandcableconnection.Modulesshouldnotbealteredoncedeployed.Public Safety DDR Module NumbersPart Number Frequency Band IC Certification Number MOD‐DDR‐VVHF‐136‐174MHz 110141A‐DDR1VMOD‐DDR‐UUHF‐450‐470MHz 110141A‐DDR1UMOD‐DDR‐QT‐Band‐470‐512MHz 110141A‐DDR1QMOD‐DDR‐F700MhzPS 110141A‐DDR1FMOD‐DDR‐S800MHzPS 110141A‐DDR1SCellular DDR Module NumbersPart Number Frequency Band IC Certification NumberMOD‐DDR‐G700cellfullband 110141A‐DDR700FBMOD‐DDR‐C850cellband 110141A‐DDR850MOD‐DDR‐P1900PCS 110141A‐DDR1900MOD‐DDR‐A2100AWS 110141A‐DDR2100MOD‐DDR‐E2600 110141A‐DDR2600
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