MobileAccess WB-B8U Installation And Configuration Manual

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MobileAccess™ 1000 System
Installation and Configuration Guide
709C001501
UM-1000 Ver. 2.4
February, 2005

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  • Page 1 MobileAccess™ 1000 System Installation and Configuration Guide 709C001501 UM-1000 Ver. 2.4 February, 2005...
  • Page 2 MobileAccess reserves the right to make updates, improvements and enhancements to this document and the products to which it relates at any time without prior notice to the user. MOBILEACCESS MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THIS DOCUMENT OR ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN.
  • Page 3 30 days of discovery of a defect within the warranty period. This warranty is the only warranty made by MobileAccess and is in lieu of all other warranties, expressed or implied. MobileAccess sales agents or representatives are not authorized to make commitments on warranty returns.
  • Page 4 MA 1000 Installation and Configuration Guide Limitations Of Liabilities MobileAccess's liability on any claim, of any kind, including negligence for any loss or damage arising from, connected with, or resulting from the purchase order, contract, quotation, or from the performance or breach thereof, or from the design, manufacture,...
  • Page 5 MA 1000 Installation and Configuration Guide Laser Safety LASER WARNING Fiber optic ports of the MobileAccess 1000/2000 emit invisible laser radiation at the 1310 nm wavelength window. To avoid eye injury never look directly into the optical ports, patchcords or optical cables. Do not stare into beam or view directly with optical instruments.
  • Page 6 MA 1000 Installation and Configuration Guide NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 7: Revision History

    The revision history for this document is shown in Table 1-1. Table 1-1: Revision history Version Date Description April 2003 Initial version. October 2003 Updated version to MobileAccess. November 2003 Review and editing December 2003 Adding and updating RHU 1200 August 2004 Connections of RIU connections 1200 Add-on - update...
  • Page 8 MA 1000 Installation and Configuration Guide Table of Contents 1 Introduction ..........................1 1.1 About MobileAccess™ 1000 ......................1 1.1.1 Features ..........................2 1.2 System Architecture ........................3 1.3 Configuration Options........................3 1.4 MA 410/430 Remote Management ....................5 1.5 MobileAccess Models ........................6 2 System Elements ........................9 2.1 Remote Modules ..........................9...
  • Page 9 MA 1000 Installation and Configuration Guide 3.4.1 Power Safety Instructions ....................25 3.4.2 Power Consumption of Units .....................25 3.4.3 Circuit Breakers ........................26 3.4.4 Types of Power Supplies ....................26 3.5 Installation Conventions ......................27 4 System Installation......................29 4.1 Overview ...........................29 4.2 Communication Room Installation ....................29 4.2.1 Rack Installation General Instructions ................30 4.2.2 Rack Installation Safety Instructions ..................30 4.2.3 Single Building Rack Installation ..................31...
  • Page 11: About Mobileaccess™ 1000

    About MobileAccess™ 1000 MobileAccess™ 1000 converged wireless networks solution provides scalable in-building coverage for multiple wireless data and voice services through a single coax and broadband antenna infrastructure. The solution is based on combining a number of services, both voice and data, at each covered location and distributing them through a common antenna infrastructure.
  • Page 12: Features

    MA 1000 Installation and Configuration Guide To optimize system coverage under changing environmental conditions or load, as well as to enable remote monitoring of all system elements from a central location, MobileAccess provides the following MA 1000 system enhancement solutions: •...
  • Page 13: System Architecture

    The MobileAccess™ 1000/1200 system includes three basic configuration options: A) Basic configuration The Base Unit drives a single or dual band, MobileAccess™ 1000 RHU. The dual band RHU consists of a low band service (cellular 800, iDEN, Paging, or GSM 900) and a high band service (PCS 1900 or DCS 1800).
  • Page 14 B) Using the MobileAccess 1200 add-on unit to provide an additional service A MobileAccess™ 1200 add-on unit can be connected to a MA RHU 2000 unit to provide a third service. The add-on unit can be Cellular, PCS, UMTS, 3G, or any future service.
  • Page 15: Ma 410/430 Remote Management

    Two controller models are available: • MobileAccess 410™ – enables management of the connected devices through a local or point-to-point dial-up connection. It can be remotely managed through a connection to the MobileAccess 430 controller.
  • Page 16: Mobileaccess Models

    Multi-color event monitoring display • RF Connections MobileAccess Models Table 1-1: MobileAccess™ BU Models MobileAccess Universal Base Units (1000, 1200, 2000 support) WB-B8U Wide Band Base 8 Unit supporting 8 RHUs WB-B4U Wide Band Base 4 Unit supporting 4 RHUs Table 1-2: MobileAccess™...
  • Page 17 Stand Alone high power UMTS, one port RHU 1200-PCS-AO Add-on RHU supporting a PCS service 1200-UMTS-AO Add-on RHU supporting UMTS service Table 1-5: MobileAccess™ UMTS Ready RHU Models MobileAccess 1200 RHU (Litenna UMTS Ready compatible) 12L-UMTS-AO Add-on RHU supporting UMTS service LBC Table 1-6: MobileAccess™ Controller Models Network Controller Network Controller –...
  • Page 18 MA 1000 Installation and Configuration Guide Table 1-8: MobileAccess™ RIU Radio Interface Unit RIU-IM Radio Interface Unit RIU-BTSC-CELL BTS Conditioner for Cellular RIU-BTSC-IDEN BTS Conditioner for iDEN RIU-BTSC-PCS BTS Conditioner for PCS RIU-BTSC-SMR BTS Conditioner for SMR-Paging RIU-BTSC-GSM BTS Conditioner for GSM 900MHz...
  • Page 19: System Elements

    MA 1000 Installation and Configuration Guide This chapter describes each of the system elements, and their individual connections. It can be used as reference to verify the connections of each module or to upgrade your system. Remote Modules The Optical to RF conversion of each service at the individual building floors is performed by remote units corresponding to the service types.
  • Page 20: Rhu 1000 Front Panel

    MA 1000 Installation and Configuration Guide 2.1.1.1 RHU 1000 Front Panel The RHU 1000 front panel contains the fiber optic connections to the BU, four coax connections to the antennas, power connections and status indicators. If RHU 1000 and MA 1200 add-on units are installed, then the combined services are fed to RHU 1000 antenna ports the coax infrastructure through the .
  • Page 21: Rhu 1000 Rear Panel

    MA 1000 Installation and Configuration Guide 2.1.1.2 RHU 1000 Rear Panel The RHU 1000 rear-panel provides the control, RF interface and optic interface ports that enable connecting an MA 1200 add-on unit to the RHU 1000 module. Figure 2-2. RHU 1000 Rear Table 2-2.
  • Page 22: Ma 1200 Add-On

    MA 1000 Installation and Configuration Guide 2.1.2 MA 1200 Add-on The MobileAccess 1200 Add-on module is a high power module, supporting a single RHU 1000 frequency band (low or high). It is designed to be integrated with a host module.
  • Page 23: Ma 1200 Rear Panel

    MA-850 Module NOTE: This section provides a brief overview of the MA 850 module. For detailed information on installation and connections, refer to the MA 850 Installation and Configuration Guide. MobileAccess 850 secure centralized provides a connection for 802.11a/b/g Access Points.
  • Page 24: Ma 850 Front Panel

    Antenna ports Power Local RS232 connection for configuration Figure 2-5. MobileAccess 850 Front View Table 2-5. MA 850 Front Panel Connections Front Panel Description Mobile Services Four SMA female connections to which the antenna port of the MA 1000 system are connected.
  • Page 25: Ma 850 Rear Panel

    Port add-on control 802.11 a APs connections 802.11 b/g APs connections Figure 2-6. MobileAccess 850 Rear View Table 2-6. MA 850 Reart Panel Connections Rear Panel Description 802.11b,g APs Connection to up to four 802.11b/g APs, where associated LED Lite under the following conditions: Green: indicates where AP should be connected after •...
  • Page 26: Radio Interface Unit (Riu)

    MA 1000 Installation and Configuration Guide Radio Interface Unit (RIU) The RIU is an operator dedicated unit that interfaces to up to three BTS sources and automatically adjusts the signal output according to changing environmental conditions in order to provide optimal coverage for the site. The RIU is remotely monitored and managed.
  • Page 27: Riu Front Panel

    MA 1000 Installation and Configuration Guide 2.2.1.1 RIU Front Panel The RIU front panel contains the indicators and expansion connectors for the connection of additional BUs. Power Supply Expansion connectors - for BTS Conditioners connecting additional BUs Figure 2-8. RIU Front Panel Table 2-7.
  • Page 28: Riu Rear Panel

    The rear-panel provides all the connections on the BTS side and on the BU side as well as connections to the MobileAccess 410/430 controller and the power connection. Two types of BTS side connections are available for each BTS conditioner: simplex and duplex.
  • Page 29: Ma Bu Front Panel

    MA 1000 Installation and Configuration Guide 2.3.1.1 MA BU Front Panel The front panel contains the optical connections and indicators. The BU is available in two configurations: Four-port - and Eight-port BUs. The eight-port BU consists of two four- port elements where each four-port element has a dedicated set of indicators (PWR, LSR and Link 1 to Link 4 or Link 5 to Link 8).
  • Page 30: Bu Rear Panel

    MA 410/430 Alarms dry- connections for interface to BTS Power contact Figure 2-12. MA BU Rear Panel (RF Connections) Table 2-9. MobileAccess 1000 Rear Panel Connections Connector Description Uplink output Uplink connectors to be connected on BTS side. Downlink input Downlink connectors to be connected on the BTS side.
  • Page 31: Mobileaccess Nms System

    (in addition to the connectivity options provided by MobileAccess 410). NOTE: The MobileAccess 430 front panel is differentiated from the MobileAccess 410 front panel by the SNMP Agent Card that provides TCP/IP management capabilities.
  • Page 32 MA 1000 Installation and Configuration Guide Controller Rear Panel Note: The rear panels for the MobileAccess 410 and MobileAccess 430 are the same. Slave controller MA BU and RIU connections inputs BTS alarms output DC Input General purpose alarms input (MA 300).
  • Page 33: Infrastructure Preparation

    Infrastructure Preparation This following installation rules are based on the assumption that site survey and installation including power requirements planning ( ) have been completed. Installation Requirements The infrastructure preparation consists of two main phases: A. Floor Planning: Planning the distribution of the antennas on each floor to provide the required coverage.
  • Page 34: Fiber Optic Rules

    Use coax RG223, 50ohm, male-to-male N-type for RF connections from the BUs to the BTS/RBS and to the RIU. • When using the MobileAccess™ system in an environment in which other indoor coverage systems are installed, it is recommended (where possible) that the antennas are placed at least two meters apart •...
  • Page 35: Power Consumption, Connections And Power Supplies

    • Battery replacement in units - only the MA 410/430 controller has batteries. MA 410/430 Controller lithium type battery should only be replaced by MobileAccess service personnel. Risk of exploding if battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions.
  • Page 36: Circuit Breakers

    Example: a set of three elements consisting of a BU, RIU and MA 410/430 controller requires a 2A circuit breaker. 3.4.4 Types of Power Supplies MobileAccess supplies various power supplies that can be installed in a rack or mounted on a wall, depending on your configuration. Table 3-2: MobileAccess™ Power Supplies Power Supply...
  • Page 37: Installation Conventions

    MA 1000 Installation and Configuration Guide Installation Conventions Some of the basic installation conventions are listed below for the MA 1000 system: • Base Units – are usually concentrated in the same location, most often in the main communication room. •...
  • Page 38 MA 1000 Installation and Configuration Guide • For remote power supply configuration - cable bundles are routed from the main communication room and individual wire pairs are terminated into the power feed of individual units. By providing power from a single distribution point, maintenance can be reduced and UPS backup can be easily provided.
  • Page 39: Overview

    NMS Manager (NMS User’s Guide). Communication Room Installation NOTE: Usually, each operator installs the equipment that supports their services in a separate rack. It is recommended to install the following MobileAccess system modules in a 19” rack in the communication room • RIU 3U •...
  • Page 40: Rack Installation General Instructions

    If the site is serviced by more than one operator, each operator often installs their equipment in a separate rack. NOTE: Note that the MobileAccess 410/430 controller is at eye level to provide an easy view of the LED indicators and LCD display and easy access to the local and remote monitoring connections.
  • Page 41: Single Building Rack Installation

    MA 1000 Installation and Configuration Guide • Ensure that adequate airflow and ventilation within the rack and around the installed components so that the safety of the equipment is not compromised. It is recommended to allow for at least about 2 cm of airspace between devices in the rack.
  • Page 42: Multi-Building Rack Installation

    MA 1000 Installation and Configuration Guide 4.2.4 Multi-Building Rack Installation Figure 4-3 provides an example of a multi-building solution which distributes two bands over a main site and two remote sites. Each site consists of an 8-floor building, requiring 8 RHUS per building (one on each floor).
  • Page 43: Riu Connections

    OPTM to connect (four ports from the BU); two uplink and two downlink ports are used to connect an 8-port BU (two OPTMs). BTS/BDA simplex connections MobileAccess 1000 BU BTS/BDA duplex connections (pair per BU) Power connections Controller connection Figure 4-4.
  • Page 44: Connections To Additional Bus

    4. Connect the UL RF Output and DL RF Input connectors to the RIU or UL and DL connectors or to the passive interface (such as Interface Box) in topologies that do not include RIUs. 4.2.7 Controller Connections NMS 410/430 Installation and Configuration Guide Refer to the MobileAccess connections.
  • Page 45: Remote Site Installation

    MA 1000 Installation and Configuration Guide Remote Site Installation 4.3.1 RHU 1000 Installation Mount and install each RHU on the wall in the communication shaft or communication room. 4.3.1.1 Wall Mount RHU 1000 is usually mounted on a wall in a clean indoor environment – RF ports facing down.
  • Page 46: Connections

    MA 1000 Installation and Configuration Guide 4.3.1.2 Connections NOTE: Keep in mind the rules for handling and connecting F/O cables. The F/O cables will be connected to the associated BU in the communication room at a later phase. 1. Connect fiber optic cable to splice box and to SC/APC pigtails to RHU 2.
  • Page 47 MA 1000 Installation and Configuration Guide Figure 4-6. RHU 1200 to RHU 1000 Assembly Figure 4-7. RHU 1200 to RHU 1000 Completed Assembly...
  • Page 48: Antenna Connections

    MA 1000 Installation and Configuration Guide 4.3.3 Antenna Connections • For systems without MA 850 modules - connect the antenna connections to the RHU antenna ports; • MA 850 Installation and For systems with MA 850 modules - refer to the Configuration Guide and connect the antenna ports to the MA 850.
  • Page 49: General

    General Two parameters are of prime importance when testing optical cables or jumpers for use with Mobile Access products: • Optical Loss – the difference between the optical power at the input and output of an optical cable. It must be measured (usually in dB units) at 1310 nm. The maximum allowable loss should be <...
  • Page 50: Test Procedure

    MA 1000 Installation and Configuration Guide 5.2.2 Test Procedure 1. Set up the Laser Source, Optical Power Meter, and Test Jumper as shown below. Figure 5-1. Set Up 2. Record reading as P1 in dBm units. 3. Serially connect the second Test Jumper as shown below. Figure 5-2.
  • Page 51: Example

    MA 1000 Installation and Configuration Guide 7. Disconnect connectors B and C. Connect the Cable Under Test (CUT) between connector B and C as shown below. Figure 5-3. Connecting CUT 8. Record Power Meter reading as Pcut in dBm units. 9.
  • Page 52: Optical Back-Reflection Testing

    MA 1000 Installation and Configuration Guide Optical Back-reflection Testing This section describes the optical back-reflection testing of SM SC/APC connectors at each end of an optical cable. 5.3.1 Required Test Equipment 1. Adjustable1310 nm Stabilized Laser Source with output power greater than 7dBm.
  • Page 53 MA 1000 Installation and Configuration Guide 6. Connect the laser to port I1 of the coupler as shown in Figure 5-5. Figure 5-5. Test Procedure Connections 7. Connect the Power Meter to port I2 of the coupler as shown in Figure 5-5.

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