Zte ZXMBW E9230 User Manual
Zte ZXMBW E9230 User Manual

Zte ZXMBW E9230 User Manual

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ZXMBW E9230
Compact Base Station (outdoor)
User Manual
ZTE CORPORATION
ZTE Plaza, Keji Road South,
Hi-Tech Industrial Park,
Nanshan District, Shenzhen,
P. R. China
518057
Tel: (86) 755 26771900
Fax: (86) 755 26770801
URL: http://ensupport.zte.com.cn
E-mail: support@zte.com.cn

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  • Page 1 ZXMBW E9230 Compact Base Station (outdoor) User Manual ZTE CORPORATION ZTE Plaza, Keji Road South, Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, P. R. China 518057 Tel: (86) 755 26771900 Fax: (86) 755 26770801 URL: http://ensupport.zte.com.cn E-mail: support@zte.com.cn...
  • Page 2 The contents of this document are protected by copyright laws and international treaties. Any reproduction or distribution of this document or any portion of this document, in any form by any means, without the prior written consent of ZTE CORPO- RATION is prohibited.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Preface............... i Product Overview..........1 ZXMBW E9230 Position in the Network ......1 Functions ..............2 Appearance ..............3 Fundamental Principle ............. 3 External Interfaces ............4 Networking Application............ 6 Technical Indices ............7 Engineering Indices ............ 7 Performance Indices ........... 8 Clock Parameter ............
  • Page 4 Installation Environment Check ........27 Installation Position Requirements .......27 Temperature and Humidity Requirements......28 Power Supply Requirements ........28 Other Preparation ............28 Tools and Instruments Preparation .......29 Installing Cabinets ............30 Installation Mode Introduction ........30 Installing a Wall-Mount Cabinet ........34 Installing a Pole-Mount Cabinet ........39 Installing External Cables ..........47 Installing Power Cable ..........47 Installing Grounding Cable ..........49...
  • Page 5: Preface

    Preface Purpose ZXMBW E9230 is an outdoor compact base station and one of WiMAX broadband radio access products. It provides IP-based voice and video services in hot spots, blind spots, rural and sub- urbs, railways and highways. This manual describes system compositions, functions, principle, networking, technical indices and engineering installation of the ZXMBW E9230.
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  • Page 7: Product Overview

    Protocol Interface Description ..........10 ZXMBW E9230 Position in the Network ZXMBW E9230 is located in the radio access layer of WiMAX net- works and used to provide broadband radio access for users in outdoor hot and blind spots, suburbs, rural areas, railways and highways.
  • Page 8: Functions

    E9230 Compact Base Station (outdoor) Customer Premises Equipment DHCP server Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server Operation, Maintenance and Administration Functions The ZXMBW E9230 provides the following functions. Forward Signal � Performs OFDMA modulation, layer processing, digi- Processing tal up-conversion, intermediate frequency amplification, RF power amplification and transmit filtering on received base- band signals and then transmits them by using the antenna.
  • Page 9: Appearance

    Chapter 1 Product Overview � Implements master/slave R6 interface processing and R6 in- terface Ethernet convergence. Appearance The dimensions of the ZXMBW E9230 cabinet are 370mm (W)× 320mm (D) ×165mm (H). Figure 2 shows the ZXMBW E9230 ap- pearance. 2 ZXMBW E9230 A...
  • Page 10: External Interfaces

    Reverse service The signals from ATs are down converted by the RF process unit of the ZXMBW E9230 and then sent to the baseband process unit for channel modulation. Afterwards, these signals are sent to the CPU control unit for IP packing and then transmitted to the core network through the transmission network.
  • Page 11: Figure 4 External Interfaces

    – The ETH0 interface with sequence No. of 1 is shared by R6 interface and electrically tuned antenna interface. The interface is used for different purposes according to the configuration requirement. Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 12: Networking Application

    Networking Application IGURE NDEPENDENT ETWORKING PPLICATION Star Networking Figure 6 illustrates the ZXMBW E9230 R6 interface star networking Application application. 6 ZXMBW E9230 S IGURE ETWORKING PPLICATION Daisy Networking Figure 7 illustrates the ZXMBW E9230 R6 interface daisy network- Application ing application.
  • Page 13: Technical Indices

    Humidity of work- ing environment Relative humidity range: 5%~95% Overall power con- sumption < 200 W Protection level IP65 Overall size < 20 litres < 200 W Overall power power supply Heat dissipation Self-cooling Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 14: Performance Indices

    ZXMBW E9230 User Manual Performance Indices Table 4 lists the performance indices of ZXMBW E9230. ABLE ERFORMANCE NDICES Index Description Band class 2496 MHz~2690 MHz 5 MHz and 10 MHz 1–carrier support Carrier 2 x 10 MHz and 2 x 5 MHz 2–carrier...
  • Page 15: Clock Parameter

    Chapter 1 Product Overview Clock Parameter The ZXMBW E9230 supports 3 levels of master/slave clock cas- cading. Environmental Indices Table 5 gives the environmental indices of the ZXMBW E9230. ABLE NVIRONMENTAL NDICES Index Description Outdoor areas (higher Working environment than 4K2)/4Z5/4Z7/4...
  • Page 16: Compliance Standards

    Maximum wind speed Compliance Standards The ZXMBW E9230 complies with the following standards: � IEEE Standard 802.16-2005Part 16: Air Interface for Fixed and Mobile Broadband Wireless Access Systems � WiMAX ForumTM Mobile Radio Conformance Tests (MRCT) �...
  • Page 17: Protocol Interfaces

    Interface between AGW and BTS (Optional) Internal interface of AGW. It divides AGW into the policy decision part and the policy realization part. Protocol Interfaces ZXMBW E9230 supports R1 interface and R6 interface, as shown Figure Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 18: R1 Interface

    R1 interface is the interface between the BS and the MS, contain- ing MAC layer, physical layer and relevant management plane. It complies with the 802.16e protocol. Message Format Table 7 describes the MAC layer management message format of the R1 interface. Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 19: Table 7 R1 Message Format

    � The physical layer has multiple specifications, each of which corresponds to a specific frequency range and application. Figure 10 illustrates the R1 interface protocol stack. Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 20: R6 Interface

    VLAN, and different tunnel granularities are allowed. The R6 data path supports encapsulation protocol and tunnel granularity negotiation. Control Plane Figure 11 describes the control plane message format of the R6 Message Format interface. Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 21: Figure 11 R6 Control Plane Message Format

    The message receiver checks whether Destination Identifier in the message head is the same as its own Identifier before accepting the message. If yes, the receiver will process this message. If no, the receiver will transit Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 22: Figure 12 Flags Field Format

    Physical Layer The physical layer of the R6 interface supports packet access and Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) access. Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 23 Chapter 1 Product Overview Packet access: 10M/100M/1000 MBps FE electrical port; 1000 MBps Ethernet optical port Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
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  • Page 25: Hardware Description

    Hardware Description Table of Contents Cabinet Structure ..............19 Hardware Modules .............21 MTRW Module ..............21 WDPA Module ..............21 WRFE Module..............22 WRPM Module ..............23 Cabinet Structure Figure 14 shows the structure of the ZXMBW E9230 cabinet. Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 26: Figure 14 Zxmbw E9230 Cabinet Structure

    ZXMBW E9230 User Manual 14 ZXMBW E9230 C IGURE ABINET TRUCTURE Note: Do not open the ZXMBW E9230 cabinet. Contact ZTE engineers to open it for maintenance. Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 27: Hardware Modules

    Chapter 2 Hardware Description Hardware Modules ZXMBW E9230 mainly consists of four modules: baseband in- termediate frequency board MTRW, WiMAX Digital Power Ampli- fier (WDPA), WiMAX RF Front End Filter (WRFE), and WiMAX RRU Power Module 2 (WRPM2) DC power supply module.
  • Page 28: Wrfe Module

    Provides RF unit lightning proof function. � Isolates uplink from downlink. Performance Table 10 lists the performance specifications of the WRFE module. Specifications 10 WRFE P ABLE ERFORMANCE PECIFICATIONS Index Range Frequency 2496 MHz ~ 2690 MHz range Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 29: Wrpm Module

    Chapter 2 Hardware Description WRPM Module In ZXMBW E9230, the WiMAX RRU Power Module (WRPM) is re- sponsible for power supply conversion. Function The WRPM module provides the following functions: � Power supply conversion � Lightning proof � EMI filtering �...
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  • Page 31: Equipment Installation

    Components to be Installed Installation components include: 1. ZXMBW E9230 cabinet Note: The cables inside the ZXMBW E9230 cabinet and function mod- ules have been installed before shipment. 2. External cable 3. Main antenna feeder system (including antenna, feeder and...
  • Page 32: Installation Precautions

    ZXMBW E9230 User Manual 17 ZXMBW E9230 I IGURE NSTALLATION Installation Precautions ZXMBW E9230 technical personnel must check equipment running environment before installation. Moreover, they must know about communication networking, data configuration, status of equip- Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 33: Installation Preparation

    Before installing equipment, check installation environment ac- cording to every items of requirements in Environment Acceptance Report. Installation Position Requirements The installation position of ZXMBW E9230 must accord with the requirements of engineering designs. The detailed requirements are described as follows. �...
  • Page 34: Temperature And Humidity Requirements

    Requirement Environment temperature -40ºC ~ 55 ºC Storage environment temperature -45ºC~+85ºC Environment humidity 5%~95% Power Supply Requirements Table 12 describes power supply requirements of ZXMBW E9230 cabinet. 12 P ABLE OWER UPPLY EQUIREMENTS Category Requirement -36 V -60 V DC...
  • Page 35: Tools And Instruments Preparation

    Dual-purpose spanners (17” and 19” each) One set of socket wrench 5 kg (11 lb) nail hammer One 300 W iron One 40 W iron Solder wires Hot blower Oil paint brush Pliers Scissor Paper knife Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 36: Installing Cabinets

    One pair of vices (8″) Crowbar Auxiliary tools Chain wheel Rope Ladder Forklift Installing Cabinets Installation Mode Introduction The installation modes of ZXMBW E9230 involve wall-mount in- stallation and pole-mount installation based on different installa- tion environments. Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 37: Figure 18 Zxmbw E9230 Wall-Mount Installation

    IGURE OUNT NSTALLATION Pole-mount The pole-mount installation is classified into three scenarios. Installation 1. Pole-mount installation with one ZXMBW E9230 cabinet, as shown in Figure 2. Pole-mount installation with two ZXMBW E9230 cabinets, as shown in Figure 3. Pole-mount installation with three ZXMBW E9230 cabinets, as...
  • Page 38: Figure 19 One Zxmbw E9230 Pole-Mount Installation

    ZXMBW E9230 User Manual 19 O ZXMBW E9230 P IGURE OUNT NSTALLATION Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 39: Figure 20 Two Zxmbw E9230 Pole-Mount Installation

    ZXMBW E9230 P IGURE HREE OUNT NSTALLATION Note: For outdoor installation, install a sun shield. The sun shield is shown in Figure 22. For indoor installation, there is no need to install the sun shield. Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 40: Installing A Wall-Mount Cabinet

    23 H IGURE OLING EMPLATE NIT MM 2. Install M8×80 expansion bolts. Use an electrical percussion drill (φ10) to drill holes at these positions. Use a vacuum cleaner to clear dust while drilling. Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 41: Figure 24 Installing M8×80 Expansion Bolt

    Figure 24 I M8×80 E IGURE NSTALLING XPANSION 3. Install a supporting panel on the wall. Fix the supporting panel on the wall with bolts as shown in Figure Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 42: Figure 25 Installing Supporting Panel On Wall

    Supporting panel M8 nut Insulation flange 4. Install the ZXMBW E9230 cabinet. Mount the ZXMBW E9230 cabinet onto the supporting panel, and fasten them with four M6×20 hexagon socket cap screws as shown in Figure Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 43: Figure 26 Mounting Zxmbw E9230 Cabinet

    IGURE OUNTING ABINET Supporting panel Retaining board M6×20 Screw 5. Install a sun shield (optional). Assemble the sun shield with M5×16 cross recessed small pan head screws, as shown in Figure 27 Figure Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 44: Figure 27 Assembling Sun Shield (1)

    Bracket Sun shield ii. Screw off two M6 screws at both sides of ZXMBW E9230 cabinet and fix the sun shield to the supporting panel. iii. Mount the sun shield to the cabinet with two M6×20 hexagon screws and four M5×16 cross recessed small pan...
  • Page 45: Installing A Pole-Mount Cabinet

    Installing a Pole-Mount Cabinet Steps 1. Mount supporting clip or fixing bracket assemblies . For installing one or two ZXMBW E9230 cabinets, pre-install the clips to the pole, as shown in Figure For installing three ZXMBW E9230 cabinets, first pre-install two...
  • Page 46: Figure 30 Mounting Clip Assemblies

    The pole should be made in the local. The suggested pole diameter is 60 to 120 mm (2.364.72 inches). – For installing one ZXMBW E9230 cabinet, it is recom- mended to use the pole with 75 mm diameter. – For installing two or three ZXMBW E9230 cabinets, it is recommended to use the pole with 100 to 120 mm diameter.
  • Page 47: Figure 31 Mounting Fixing Bracket Assemblies

    M10×120 hexagon head bolt M10 hexagon nut Spring washer 10 2. Mount the supporting panel assemblies. For installing one ZXMBW E9230 cabinet, the supporting panel is installed as shown in Figure For installing two ZXMBW E9230 cabinets, the supporting panel...
  • Page 48: Figure 32 Mounting Supporting Panel (1)

    Spring washer 8 Big washer 8 Insulating flange Supporting panel Insulating plate Long clip M10×120 M10×80) hexagon head bolt Pole 10. Flat washer 10 11. Spring washer 10 12. M8 nut 13. Long clip Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 49: Figure 33 Mounting Supporting Panel (2)

    M8×40 hexagon head bolt Insulating flange 3. Mount the ZXMBW E9230 cabinet. Hold the ZXMBW E9230 cabinet, align and fix its beam to the corresponding block plate on the supporting panel. Use M6×20 Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 50: Figure 35 Mounting One Zxmbw E9230 Cabinet

    Figure Figure 36, and Figure 35 M ZXMBW E9230 C IGURE OUNTING ABINET M6×20 hexagon head screw Block plate on the supporting panel Beam on the ZXMBW E9230 cabinet Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 51: Figure 36 Mounting Two Zxmbw E9230 Cabinets

    Beam on the ZXMBW E9230 M6×20 hexagon head screw cabinet Supporting panel 4. Install a sun shield (optional). Assemble the sun shield with M5×16 cross recessed small pan head screws, as shown in Figure 38 Figure Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 52: Figure 38 Assembling Sun Shield (1)

    Bracket Sun shield ii. Screw off two M6 screws at both sides of ZXMBW E9230 cabinet and fix the sun shield to the supporting panel. iii. Mount the sun shield to the cabinet with two M6×20 hexagon screws and four M5×16 cross recessed small pan...
  • Page 53: Installing External Cables

    ZXMBW E9230 cabinet ND OF STEPS Installing External Cables Installing Power Cable Context ZXMBW E9230 cabinet uses -48 V DC for power supply. Table 14 describes power cable configuration. Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 54: Figure 41 Dc Power Cable Structure

    -48V and two-link black cores combined stand for -48V GND. Steps 1. Connect End A of power cable to a power interface of ZXMBW E9230 cabinet (DC power cable is connected to DC IN inter- face). Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 55: Installing Grounding Cable

    5. Affix a label with fasteners at two ends of power cable. ND OF STEPS Installing Grounding Cable Prerequisites 1. Install the ZXMBW E9230 cabinet. 2. Install the grounding copper bar. 3. Measure the grounding resistance (≤10Ω). Context 1. The grounding cable is made of fireproof multi-strand conduc- tors.
  • Page 56: Installing Rf Jumper

    Context RF jumper is used to connect the main feeder and the antenna feeder interface of ZXMBW E9230. Its installation is supposed to be after that of the main feeder. The RF jumper adopts the finished 1/2″ jumper with 2 m long. It can also be made at fieldwork according to the practical condition.
  • Page 57: Installing Antenna

    1. Connect the DIN connector (male) of the RF jumper to the DIN connector (female) of main feeder. 2. Connect the N connector (male) of the RF jumper to the RF antenna port (port 0/1) of ZXMBW E9230 cabinet. 3. Perform waterproof processing on the connectors, as shown in Performing Outdoor-connector Waterproof Processing.
  • Page 58: Figure 46 Antenna Installation Position

    1. Assemble parts of directional antenna. Firstly assemble fastener "C" onto the upper and lower ends of antenna as shown in Figure 47. Then mount fasteners "B" and "A" to complete the initial installation of the directional antenna. Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 59: Figure 47 Directional Antenna Installation

    Turn the top of the antenna slightly, and loose or fast the antenna at its top. Adjust the downtilt angle of the antenna till the measurement meter's bubble comes to be centered as shown in Figure Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 60: Installing Feeder Grounding Kit

    Feeder cable Grounding cable copper piece 2. Lay the grounding cable facing to the ground network. Avoid bending or folding. And keep the included angel between grounding cable and feeder cable less than 15°. Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 61: Performing Outdoor-Connector Waterproof Processing

    After connecting, paint the joint with anticorrosive paint. ND OF STEPS Performing Outdoor-connector Waterproof Processing Context The waterproof processing for outdoor connectors adopts the “1+3+3” mode to warp “one layer PVC insulating tape + three Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 62: Figure 51 Waterproof Insulating Tape

    The extended width of adhesive tape is not over 1/2 longer than the former width, or else it destroys molecular structure of adhesive tape due to extension too much. Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 63: Figure 53 Wrapping A Layer Of Pvc Insulating Tape

    While wrapping to the 20~50 mm position off the connector , repeat it for twice and the sequence respectively is: from upper to lower as shown in Figure 55 and from lower to upper as shown in Figure Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 64: Figure 55 Wrapping Three Layers Of Water Insulating Tape

    57. Repeat it for twice and the sequence respectively is: from upper to lower as shown in Figure 58 and from lower to upper as shown in Figure 59. Make sure proper stretch strength during wrapping. Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 65: Figure 57 Wrapping Three Layers Of Pvc Insulating Tape

    HREE AYERS OF NSULATING SECOND LAYER 59 W PVC I IGURE RAPPING HREE AYERS OF NSULATING THIRD LAYER 4. After finishing wrapping, fasten two wrapped ends with black fasteners, as shown in Figure Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 66: Vswr Test

    2. Erect cabinet firmly so as to resist an earthquake measuring up to 7.0 on Richter scale. 3. Ensure that horizontal and vertical error, and the gap between adjacent bases are less than 3 mm. Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...
  • Page 67: On-Site Environment Inspection Items

    2. Connect the cabinet power and grounding cable properly. 3. The power switch is disconnected. Steps 1. There is no power switch located at the ZXMBW E9230 cabi- net. Therefore, opening external power switches will power on ZXMBW E9230. 2. During power-on process, if abnormal phenomenon occurs, disconnect the power switch immediately and find the source of problem.
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  • Page 69: Figures

    Figures Figure 1 ZXMBW E9230 Position in the Network ...... 1 Figure 2 ZXMBW E9230 Appearance........3 Figure 3 ZXMBW E9230 Composition ........4 Figure 4 External Interfaces ..........5 Figure 5 Independent Networking Application ......6 Figure 6 ZXMBW E9230 Star Networking Application ....6 Figure 7 ZXMBW E9230 Daisy Networking Application....
  • Page 70 ZXMBW E9230 User Manual Figure 35 Mounting One ZXMBW E9230 Cabinet ....44 Figure 36 Mounting Two ZXMBW E9230 Cabinets ....45 Figure 37 Mounting Three ZXMBW E9230 Cabinets....45 Figure 38 Assembling Sun Shield (1) ........46 Figure 39 Assembling Sun Shield (2) ........46 Figure 40 Installing Sun Shield ..........47...
  • Page 71: Tables

    Table 11 Temperature and Humidity Requirements ....28 Table 12 Power Supply Requirements ........28 Table 13 Tool and Meter List ..........29 Table 14 Power Cable Configuration........48 Table 15 DC Power Cable Inner Core Color and Definition ..48 Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION...

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