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- Page 1 Nova-246 Outdoor Base Station Installation Guide All rights reserved © Baicells Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Page 2 Nova-246 Outdoor LTE Base Station Installation Guide About This Document This document is a guidance of Nova-246 hardware installation for installation personnel, including the preparation of installation tools and supporting materials, the demands for installation environment, installation procedure, cable connection and power on.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Nova-246 Outdoor Base Station Installation Guide Table of Contents Product Overview ......................1 Introduction ......................1 Features ......................... 1 Appearance ......................2 1.3.1 FDD Models ..................... 2 1.3.2 TDD Models ....................4 Technical Specification.................... 7 1.4.1 Hardware Specification ................... 7 1.4.2... - Page 4 Nova-246 Outdoor LTE Base Station Installation Guide 3.6.1 Requirement for Cable Laying................ 16 3.6.2 Connect GPS Antenna..................17 3.6.3 Connect RF Cable ..................17 3.6.4 Connect Optical Fiber ..................17 3.6.5 Connect Ethernet Cable ................. 18 3.6.6 Connect Power Connector ................18 3.6.7...
- Page 5 Figure 1-2 Nova-246 FDD Interfaces and Indicators ........... 3 Figure 1-3 Nova-246 TDD Appearance ................ 4 Figure 1-4 Nova-246 TDD Interfaces and Indicators (1) ..........5 Figure 1-5 Nova-246 TDD Interfaces and Indicators (2) ..........5 Figure 3-1 Installation Procedure of Nova-246 ............13 Figure 3-2 Location of Grounding Screws..............
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Page 6: Product Overview
1. Product Overview Introduction Baicells Nova-246 is a type of high performance outdoor macro base station based on LTE technology, which offers multiple models to support different TDD and FDD frequency bands. Also TDD models support dual carriers (DC) to satisfy the demands of higher speed and system capacity. -
Page 7: Appearance
Baicells’ central network unit (CNU). Appearance 1.3.1 FDD Models The appearance of Nova-246 FDD base station is shown in Figure 1-1. Figure 1-1 Nova-246 Appearance The interfaces and indicators Nova-246 FDD base station are shown in Figure 1-2. -
Page 8: Figure 1-2 Nova-246 Fdd Interfaces And Indicators
Optical interface, connect to external transmission network, used for data backhaul. RJ-45 interface, used for debug or data backhaul. Sniffer for network listening, N-female connector. The Nova-246 FDD interface indicators are described in Table 1-2. Table 1-2 Nova-246 FDD Interface Indicators Identity... -
Page 9: Tdd Models
Hardware alarm, e.g. VSWR alarm No alarm 1.3.2 TDD Models The appearance of Nova-246 TDD base station is shown in Figure 1-3. Figure 1-3 Nova-246 Appearance The interfaces and indicators of Nova-246 TDD base station are shown in Figure 1-4 and Figure 1-5. -
Page 10: Figure 1-4 Nova-246 Tdd Interfaces And Indicators (1)
Nova-246 Outdoor LTE Base Station Installation Guide Figure 1-4 Nova-246 TDD Interfaces and Indicators (1) Figure 1-5 Nova-246 TDD Interfaces and Indicators (2) -
Page 11: Table 1-3 Nova-246 Tdd Interface Description (1)
Nova-246 Outdoor LTE Base Station Installation Guide The Nova-246 TDD interfaces are described in Table 1-3 and Table 1-4. Table 1-3 Nova-246 TDD Interface Description (1) Interface Name Description Power interface: -48V (-57V to -42V) DC External GPS antenna, N-female connector. -
Page 12: Technical Specification
Nova-246 Outdoor LTE Base Station Installation Guide Technical Specification 1.4.1 Hardware Specification Item Description LTE Mode FDD and TDD Band1/3/7/13/20/28 LTE Bands Band40/41/42/43/48 5MHz / 10MHz /15MHz / 20MHz Channel Bandwidth 5MHz / 10MHz /15MHz / 20MHz on each carrier... - Page 13 Nova-246 Outdoor LTE Base Station Installation Guide Item Description 10MHz: DL 75Mbps, UL 25Mbps 2x20 MHz: SA1: DL 80 Mbps, UL 28 Mbps (per cell) SA2: DL 110 Mbps, UL 14 Mbps (per cell) 2x10MHz: SA1: DL 40 Mbps, UL 14 Mbps (per cell)
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Page 14: Environment Specification
Nova-246 Outdoor LTE Base Station Installation Guide 1.4.3 Environment Specification Item Description Operating Temperature -40° C to 55° C Storage Temperature -45° C to 70° C Humidity 5% to 95% Atmospheric Pressure 70kPa to 106kPa Ingress Protection Rating IP66 Differential mode: ± 10 KA Power interface Lightning Protection Common mode: ±... -
Page 15: Installation Preparation
Nova-246 Outdoor Base Station Installation Guide 2. Installation Preparation Support Materials Prepare the following support materials accordingly, as given in Table 2-1. Table 2-1 Support Materials Item Description Power cable < AWG16 e.g. AWG14 Shorter than 100m Power plug The power plug connecting to the electricity supply. -
Page 16: Installation Environment
Nova-246 Outdoor LTE Base Station Installation Guide Installation Environment 2.3.1 Locational Requirements Environments with high-temperatures, harmful gases, unstable voltages, volatile vibrations, loud noises, flames, explosives, and electromagnetic interference (large radar stations, transmitting stations, transformer substations) are not suitable for the operation of Nova-246, and thus should be avoided. -
Page 17: Weatherproof Protection
Rustproofing the terminals is required. This can be done with rust preventing paint, anti-oxidation coatings, grease, and so on. Weatherproof Protection The Nova-246 adopts cold shrink tube for weatherproof protection. Before installing the cold shrink tube, clean up the interface first. The weatherproof protection steps are as follows: Insert cable into cold shrink tube. -
Page 18: Base Station Installation
Once unpacked, check whether the quantity are consistent with the packing list. Installation Procedure The installation procedure of Nova-246 is given in Figure 3-1. Figure 3-1 Installation Procedure of Nova-246 Install GPS Antenna Installation requirements on the GPS antenna: ... -
Page 19: Install On Pole
Nova-246 Outdoor LTE Base Station Installation Guide devices. Avoid interference from other transmitting antennas to the GPS antennas. Should be installed within 45 degrees to the lightning rod. The GPS has been assembled before packing, the only installation step is to fix the GPS mounting bracket on the base station using the M4 x 14 screws. - Page 20 Nova-246 Outdoor LTE Base Station Installation Guide As the following figure, hung the two pins on the base station bracket to the installation bracket, push the base station until the hook block to the base station bracket. Tighten two screws on the top of the bracket using cross screwdriver to complete...
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Page 21: Install On Wall
Nova-246 Outdoor LTE Base Station Installation Guide Install on Wall The wall must bear four times of the base station’s weight. Take apart the assembled installation bracket kit to get the installation bracket. Fit the bracket on the wall, and mark the drilling locations. -
Page 22: Connect Gps Antenna
Nova-246 Outdoor LTE Base Station Installation Guide The label should be paste after the cable laying. Optical fiber laying requirement: The circling and twisting is forbidden during the laying. The binding on the turning is forbidden. ... -
Page 23: Connect Ethernet Cable
Nova-246 Outdoor LTE Base Station Installation Guide Lay optical fibers along the wire groove, and stretch out the wiring cavity from OPT hole. The redundant fiber should wind neatly. 3.6.5 Connect Ethernet Cable Connect the Ethernet cable to ETH interface in the wiring cavity. -
Page 24: Connect Ground Cable
3.6.7 Connect Ground Cable Make the grounding cable according the actual situation of the installation site. The Nova-246 provides two grounding screws, which is located on the bottom of the base station, as shown in Figure 3-2. Figure 3-2 Location of Grounding Screws Unscrew one grounding screw, connect one end of the grounding cable to the grounding screw, and fasten it again. -
Page 25: Figure 3-3 Omnidirectional Antenna Installation (1)
Nova-246 Outdoor LTE Base Station Installation Guide Make sure that the antenna is high enough to meet the coverage requirement, and that the antenna top falls within the 45 degrees safety angle towards the lightening rod, as shown in Figure 3-3. In principle, no lightening rod can be welded to pole (no metal object is allowed within 1m of the horizontal direction of the omnidirectional antennas), when installing the omnidirectional antennas. -
Page 26: Install Directional Antennas
Nova-246 Outdoor LTE Base Station Installation Guide 3.7.2 Install Directional Antennas First, assemble the antennas, as shown in Figure 3-5. Figure 3-5 Assembling Procedure of Directional Antennas To install it on the iron tower, use a pulley to transport the antenna assembled to the platform on the iron tower, as shown in Figure 3-6. -
Page 27: Figure 3-7 Directional Antenna Installation
Nova-246 Outdoor LTE Base Station Installation Guide Figure 3-7 Directional Antenna Installation When the base station has been installed in a proper position, connect all the cables and wires. Run tests, then seal and weatherproof all the connections after the testing has... -
Page 28: Power On
Nova-246 Outdoor Base Station Installation Guide 4. Power On Power on the Nova-246, and the indicators will light up, as shown in Figure 4-1. Figure 4-1 LED Indicators The explanation of the indicator signal of FDD models is given in Table 1-2 and Table... -
Page 29: Regulatory Compliance
Nova-246 Outdoor LTE Base Station Installation Guide A.1 Regulatory Compliance FCC Compliance This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. - Page 30 Nova-246 Outdoor LTE Base Station Installation Guide (2) This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Le pré sent appareil est conforme aux CNR d' Innovation, Science et Dé veloppement économique Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence.
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