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CommScope miniRepeater MR8518 User Manual

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  • Page 1 MR8518/8518/1918/1918 miniRepeater User's Manual M0139AHJ...
  • Page 2 DISCLAIMER: This document has been developed by CommScope, and is intended for the use of its customers and customer support personnel. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. While every effort has been made to eliminate errors, CommScope disclaims liability for any difficulties arising from the interpretation of the information contained herein.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. GENERAL 1.1. ABBREVIATIONS 1.2. HEALTH AND SAFETY 1.3. PROPERTY DAMAGE WARNINGS 1.4. COMPLIANCE 1.5. ABOUT COMMSCOPE 1.6. INTERNATIONAL CONTACT ADDRESSES FOR CUSTOMER SUPPORT 2. INTRODUCTION 2.1. PURPOSE 2.2. THE MR8518/8518/1918/1918 MINIREPEATER 3. FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION 3.1. GENERAL 3.2.
  • Page 4 Table of Contents 5.7. LOGOUT 5.8. UPLOAD NEW SOFTWARE VERSION 6. OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 6.1. EXTERNAL MODEM (KIT) 6.2. ANTENNA 6.3. ADAPTER CABLE 7. ALARMING AND SUPERVISION 7.1. ALARM LEDS 7.2. DISPLAY AND RESET & INSTALLATION ASSISTANCE BUTTON 8. APPENDIX 8.1. ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS 8.2.
  • Page 5 Figures and Tables FIGURES AND TABLES figure 3-1 MR8518/8518/1918/1918 block diagram ..........16 figure 3-2 Connectors of MR8518/8518/1918/1918 ..........17 figure 4-1 Wall-mounting bracket ................18 figure 4-2 Wall mounting procedure ................19 figure 4-3 Power connection of DC connector with MRx18........20 figure 5-1 Login page ....................

  • Page 6: General

    1. General 1. General 1.1. Abbreviations Microwave Repeater 3GPP Generation Partnership Mobile Station Project MTBF Mean Time Between Failures Automatic Level Control OIP-3 Output Intercept Point of the AMPS American Mobile Phone System 3rdOorder Advanced Mobile Phone Operation Maintenance System Center BCCH Broadcast Control Channel...

  • Page 7: Health And Safety

    Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by CommScope, CommScope’s general limited product warranty (http://www.commscope.com/Resources/Warranties/) shall be the warranty governing the MRx18 Units, including the installation, maintenance, usage and operation of the MRx18 Units.

  • Page 8: Compliance

    1. General 1.4. Compliance 1. Notice: For installations, which have to comply with FCC RF exposure requirements, the antenna selection and installation must be completed in a way to ensure compliance with those FCC requirements. Depending on the RF frequency, rated output power, antenna gain, and the loss between the repeater and antenna, the minimum distance D to be maintained between the antenna location and human beings is calculated according to this formula:...
  • Page 9 1. General 4. Notice: For installations which have to comply with FCC/Industry Canada requirements: English: This device complies with FCC Part 15 and Industry Canada license exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
  • Page 10 1. General 7. Note: For a Class A digital device or peripheral: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

  • Page 11: About Commscope

    Any updated version of the DoC is available upon request from the local sales offices or directly from CommScope via the local Customer Support at one of the addresses listed in the following chapter. According to the DoC, our "CE"-marked equipment can be used in all member states of the European Union.

  • Page 12: International Contact Addresses For Customer Support

    1. General 1.6. International Contact Addresses for Customer Support Canada United States CommScope Canada Andrew LLC, A CommScope Company 505 Consumers Road, Suite 803 620 North Greenfield Parkway Mail Mail Toronto M2J 4V8, Canada Garner, NC 27529, U.S.A. Phon +1-905-878-3457 (Office)
  • Page 13 E-mail wisupport.ch@commscope.com Italy Iberia Region - Spain & Portugal CommScope Italy S.r.l., Faenza, Italy Andrew España S.A. A CommScope Company Via Mengolina, 20 Avda. de Europa, 4 - 2ª pta. Mail 48018 Faenza (RA) Mail Parque Empresarial de la Moraleja...

  • Page 14: Introduction

    The MR8518/8518/1918/1918 miniRepeater is referred to as MRx18 in the following sections. CommScope’s MRx18 miniRepeater gives designers a simple tool to solve their small area coverage and performance issues. The MRx18 cabinet consists of the MR8518/8518 main half and the MR1918/1918 extension half cabinet.
  • Page 15 2. Introduction The MRx18 has an optional remote-monitoring function (see separate manual) that provides equipment alarming and basic configuration settings via a GSM-SMS. Alarm SMSs (including heartbeat) can be sent to the common Andrew OMC or to any standard SMS receiver (even a mobile phone). Moreover, the MRx18 can be connected to LAN.

  • Page 16: Functional Description

    3. Functional Description 3. Functional Description 3.1. General The MR8518/8518/1918/1918 is a miniRepeater operating in the 850 MHz and 1900 MHz frequency ranges. The operation principle of the dual-segment is depicted in the following block diagram: E0783BG figure 3-1 MR8518/8518/1918/1918 block diagram Page 16 M0139AHJ_MR85_85_19_1918 Manual for MR8518/8518/1918/1918...

  • Page 17: Design And Connectors

    3. Functional Description 3.2. Design and Connectors RF coverage antenna Ethernet connector, mobile, SMA connector Reset and installation assistance switch DC PSU connector donor antenna connector, BTS, SMA Modem connector RF modem connector SMA, DC + Data 25 dB coupling loss figure 3-2 Connectors of MR8518/8518/1918/1918 Note: SMA connectors have a specified torque of 0.45 N-m.

  • Page 18: Installation And Commissioning

    4. Installation and Commissioning 4. Installation and Commissioning 4.1. Mechanical Installation 4.1.1. Health and Safety for Mechanical Installation Caution: Risk of serious personal injury by equipment falling due to improper installation. The installer must verify that the supporting surface will safely support the combined load of the electronic equipment and all attached hardware and components.

  • Page 19: Electrical Installation

    4. Installation and Commissioning rear side front side 2 M5x50 screws 2. Insert the MRx18 into the wall-mounting bracket. 3. Fasten the repeater by means of 2 metric M5x50 fillister-head screws to the two thread nuts of the wall mounting bracket. figure 4-2 Wall mounting procedure 4.2.

  • Page 20: Figure 4-3 Power Connection Of Dc Connector With Mrx18

    4. Installation and Commissioning Guide of DC connector Insert lug into guide Plug in the male DC connector by inserting the lug into the guide at the DC connector with the arrow- molded side top, illustrations. Insert with Pull back arrow-molded locking sleeve side on top...
  • Page 21 4. Installation and Commissioning  Start a browser (e.g. Internet Explorer recommended versions 10 or 11, or Mozilla Firefox, recommended versions 35 up to 44) and enter URL: http://192.168.1.1. For IE10/IE11 it might be necessary to set the “Browser Mode” to Compatibility View as explained at the end of this chapter.
  • Page 22 4. Installation and Commissioning To reset Ethernet settings, username and password to the default factory settings, press the "Reset and installation assistance switch" during the boot process (i.e. red ALC LED is blinking for four seconds after power has been supplied) and keep the switch pressed until the boot process starts again (Ethernet LED starts blinking).

  • Page 23: Software Setup

    5. Software Setup 5. Software Setup 5.1. Login figure 5-1 Login page Enter User name: MRx18 Enter Password: MRx18 Please note that passwords are case-sensitive when entering "MRx18". Click the button. If an incorrect username or password has been entered, an error message appears. This message prompts to insert your username or password anew.

  • Page 24: Menu Bar - Buttons

    5. Software Setup 5.2. Menu Bar – Buttons Buttons Menu bar figure 5-2 Menu-bar buttons The menu bar, which is consisting of tabs and buttons, is always visible. For description of the tabs, please refer to the following chapters. The following buttons are provided on top of the right side of the menu bar: Button Explanation...

  • Page 25: Status

    5. Software Setup 5.4. Status Tabs Menu bar figure 5-4 Status - General & Alarms In order to show this page in high-contrast view, use the corresponding button the menu bar. In the Status page actual values are shown. The values are referenced to the condition when the status page has been opened.
  • Page 26 5. Software Setup Description of Status General Parameters Band The equipped bands and segments are displayed. Actual Gain (dB) The actual UL and DL gain is shown, even if Auto Gain is DL/UL activated. The actual measured output power in DL and UL is shown, for low output power levels "<-10.0"...

  • Page 27: Settings

    5. Software Setup Description of Status Alarms Cause Solution Parameter The LO does not lock.  Restart repeater. If the error persists, contact Local Oscillator technical support. If P-out is <-10dBm with adjusted gain on RSSI-level.  Check antenna RSSI Level alignment, donor antenna and antenna cables.

  • Page 28: Settings - Radio Frequency

    5. Software Setup 5.5.1. Settings - Radio Frequency figure 5-5 Settings - Radio Frequency Settings - Radio Frequency Parameter Description of Power For the MR8518/8518/1918/1918 two segments within one frequency band are Band displayed. To power on, check "Power ON Band MRx18". Uncheck "Power ON Band MRx18"...
  • Page 29 5. Software Setup Settings - Radio Frequency Parameter Description of RSSI Based Power OFF Band These settings apply for both segments in the band. If the measured RSSI level exceeds this threshold, the amplifiers for Threshold Power this band are switched off. Possible settings are -20 to -50 dBm in steps OFF (>...
  • Page 30 5. Software Setup Settings - Radio Frequency Parameter Description of General For the MR8518/8518/1918/1918 two segments within one frequency Band band are displayed. For 850 MHz, enter the start frequency; the stop frequency results from the bandwidth of the filter equipped. For variable bandwidth in 1900 MHz, the start and stop frequencies for DL can be entered.
  • Page 31 5. Software Setup Settings - Radio Frequency Parameter Description of General The ALC limit level or max. output power can be selected for DL and UL independently by shifting the slider to left or right. The UL output power can be entered per segment, but the sum of output power values entered per frequency band must not exceed the composite output power stated in the specification in chapter 8.1 Electrical...
  • Page 32 5. Software Setup Settings - Radio Frequency Parameter Description of Auto Gain For the MR8518/8518/1918/1918 two segments within one frequency band Band are displayed. When Auto Gain is enabled, the gain is adjusted automatically. With an UL/DL entry in the Auto Gain imbalance field UL/DL Imbalance (dB), the UL gain Imbalance (dB) is decreased compared to the DL gain for this value.

  • Page 33: Settings - Alarms

    5. Software Setup 5.5.2. Settings - Alarms figure 5-6 Settings - Alarms Parameter Description of Severity ALC UL/DL A severity level can be assigned to each alarm. It is also possible to RSSI Level disable alarms. The severity of alarms may be: Current Alarm Local Oscillator disabled, warning, minor, major, critical...
  • Page 34 5. Software Setup Modem Control Parameter Description of Value Different modems can be selected for SMS remote monitoring. If a modem is connected to the repeater, it is automatically initialized during Modem Type the boot process of the repeater. If no reboot is performed, the modem type has to be selected manually.

  • Page 35: Settings - Lan Connectivity

    5. Software Setup 5.5.4. Settings - LAN Connectivity figure 5-8 Settings - LAN connectivity LAN Connectivity - General Default setting is DHCP disabled. With DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) enabled the repeater receives DHCP its IP address from the server of the LAN network. No entries for IP Address, Subnet Mask, Standard Gateway and Primary DNS Server (DHCP Settings) can be made when DHCP is enabled.
  • Page 36 5. Software Setup LAN Connectivity - General Three options can be selected for the Alarming via SNMP: Disable: Alarming via SNMP is deactivated. Forwarding: Alarming via SNMP V1 traps of active alarms are sent to a user-defined destination IP SNMP address.

  • Page 37: Settings - User Account

    5. Software Setup LAN Connectivity - SNMP Settings When forwarding of alarms via SNMP at the item General - Alarming via Destination IP SNMP has been selected, the destination IP address has to be entered where Address the alarms traps ought to be sent to. The Unit Location is sent with each SNMP alarm trap to get information about e.g.

  • Page 38: Maintenance

    5. Software Setup 5.6. Maintenance figure 5-10 Maintenance In the Maintenance page, which is the third tab, current information on the modem is available (e.g. cell information). Moreover, the Webpages can be updated and a guide to update the MRx18 software is provided here. Description of Modem Debugging Parameters The Location Area Code of the existing server cell is indicated.

  • Page 39: Logout

    5. Software Setup Description of Software Update Parameters Guide for Windows The procedure how to update the repeater software update herein. table 5-16 Maintenance - Software Update For software update, please also refer to chapter 5.8 Upload New Software Version. Note: Observe that SW and GUI (webpage file) always have to be updated to the same version.

  • Page 40: Upload New Software Version

    5. Software Setup 5.8. Upload New Software Version The software can be updated. The new software version delivered MRx18Vxxx.hex file. Observe that from Windows 7 onwards the TFTP-Client required for the upload is deactivated by default. Therefore, it has to be activated via Control Panel ...

  • Page 41: Optional Equipment

    6. Optional Equipment 6. Optional Equipment 6.1. External Modem (Kit) As an option, the MRx18 can also be equipped with an external modem for remote supervision. Besides alarm forwarding via SMS (including heartbeat), settings of the MRx18 can be changed remotely via A.I.M.O.S. or by a mobile by sending SMS commands.

  • Page 42: Alarming And Supervision

    7. Alarming and Supervision 7. Alarming and Supervision For alarming and supervision, the MRx18 miniRepeater is provided with alarming interface Display represented by three LEDs. Without having to connect a PC or laptop locally to the MRx18, the Alarm display provides status LEDs...

  • Page 43: Display And Reset & Installation Assistance Button

    7. Alarming and Supervision 7.2. Display and Reset & Installation Assistance Button Reset and installation assistance button Display Alarm LEDs figure 7-2 Display with reset button and alarm LEDs Functions of the Reset Button:  To align the donor antenna of the MRx18 towards the BTS via the antenna alignment assistance (as described in chapter 4.2 Electrical Installation), press the "Reset and installation assistance"...

  • Page 44: Figure 7-3 Display - Rssi

    7. Alarming and Supervision  By pushing the reset and installation assistance button (illustrated in figure above), several pieces of status information of the MRx18 can be queried. Information given is on RSSI, actual gain UL and DL, actual output power UL and DL (abbreviated by Pout in the display).

  • Page 45: Appendix

    8. Appendix 8. Appendix 8.1. Electrical Specifications The electrical specifications of the MR8518/8518/1918/1918 miniRepeater are basically identical to the ones of the MR8518/8518 (2 fix) main unit, which can be downloaded as well. Deviations are stated in the following table. Existing combination of the MR8518/8518/1918/1918 carries two fix-bandwidth segments in the basic cabinet MR8518/8518 and up to two variable-bandwidth segments in the extension cabinet MR1918/1918.

  • Page 46: Environmental And Safety Specifications

    8. Appendix Mains Power 100 to 240 Vac Power supply Local Power 6 Vdc Power consumption 50 Watts Connectors SMA Female Antenna port Return loss 10 dB Indoor antenna Antenna gain 2.0 dBi (optional) Radiation Omni System Supervision and Control Alarms Temperature, Current, ALC, Heartbeat Options...

  • Page 47: Figure 8-1 Cabinet Drawing Mr8518/8518/1918/1918

    8. Appendix figure 8-1 Cabinet drawing MR8518/8518/1918/1918 M0139AHJ_MR85_85_19_1918 Manual for MR8518/8518/1918/1918 Page 47...

  • Page 48: Spare Parts List

    7565921 * The Modem-Kit EGS5 is discontinued and will be replaced by Modem-Kit AEGS5-2 MRx18. Last Replaceable Unit (LRU) is the entire miniRepeater MR8518/8518/1918/1918 listed above, except for the manual, the power supply kits and the optional equipment (antennas, RF cable kit and modem kits) listed above.

  • Page 49: Index

    Radio Frequency Auto Gain ............32 General ............30 CE Declaration of Conformity (DoC) ..... 11 Refresh ..............25 CommScope ............11 Reset Button ..........20, 21, 43 Compliance............. 8 Reset to Default ............ 21 Connector (DC) ..........19, 20 Connectors ............

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