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Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary Document: DW-ML01-010-7373-09 Revision: Date: Nov 2011 Dali Wireless (Canada), Inc., 8618 Commerce Court Burnaby, BC, V5A 4N6 Dali Wireless, Inc., 125 University Ave., Suite 88 Palo Alto, CA, 94301 CommScope v. Dali Wireless IPR2020-01409...
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Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Precautions ............................8 Outdoor DAS Overview ............................ 9 Features and Benefits ..........................9 System Description ............................ 10 2.2.1 tHost™ Introduction ..........................11 2.2.2 t43™ Introduction ..........................16 2.2.3...
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Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary Built-In Test Functions ..........................52 6.4.1 Optical Loop-Back Function ....................... 52 6.4.2 t43™ Delay Equalization Function ..................... 52 6.4.3 M&C Communication Status – Heartbeat Function ................52 System Maintanance ............................53 Preventive Maintenance ..........................
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Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary TABLE OF TABLES Table 2-1 tHost™ External Interfaces ........................12 Table 2-2 t43™ External Interfaces ........................17 Table 3-1 Specification for Dali Dual-Band DAS, 1900-AWS, 20 + 20 W ............. 21 Table 6-1 Optical Transport Data Rate Calculation ....................
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Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary Figure 9-2 FC Type Fiber Optic Connector ......................59 Figure 9-3 LC Type Fiber Optic Connector ......................60 Figure 9-4 ST Type Fiber Optic Connector ......................60 Dali Wireless...
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Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Alternating Current ACLR Adjacent Channel Leakage Ratio ACPR Adjacent Channel Power Ratio Base Transceiver Station CCMF Centralized Control and Monitoring Function Central Control Unit CDMA Code Division Multiple Access...
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 1 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IMPORTANT All safety precautions should be read and understood prior to deploying the Dali Dual- Band Digital Optical Repeater. This equipment contains components that emit laser radiation which can seriously damage the retina of the eye.
The system is software configurable offering seamless upgrades to the system. Dali’s Transcend t43™™ DAS model # DW-010-7373-09 is a dual band, 1900MHz/AWS unit with 20W average output power per band. This model number comprises a single tHost and a single t43 remote as representative of the entire DAS system.
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 2.2 System Description The outdoor DAS is comprised of a tHost that is connected to the RF output of the base station, and multiple t43™remotes located in areas that the base station signal cannot reach (gaps created by natural or manmade obstacles, tunnels and subways, or inside large buildings) as well as simulcast in a DAS configuration to provide optimum coverage and capacity in wireless networks.
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary Unit monitoring and control functionality is provided by proprietary software application that runs on Linux OS supported by ARM9 microprocessor. Multi-thread operation and web server access are supported by the system.
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 2.2.1.1 tHost™ External Interfaces The tHost external (user) interfaces are located on the front and the back of the 19” rack mount chassis and are shown in Figure 2-4.
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Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary Green LED Band 4 UL path Green: Enabled LED OFF: Disabled LC/UPC simplex optical Single mode optical fiber interface #1 connection Orange LED left SFP mate status. Orange: The optical transceiver has mated properly.
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Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary LC/UPC simplex optical Single mode optical fiber interface #6 connection Orange LED left SFP mate status. Orange: The optical transceiver has mated properly. LED OFF: Problem Remote synchronization status.
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary Figure 2-4 tHost™ External Interfaces – Front (Simplex and Duplex), and Back Panel Unit size (WxHxD) is: 482x45x400 mm / 19”x1.8”x15.7” Weight: ~ 7.5 kg /16.5 lbs Dali Wireless...
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 2.2.2 t43™ Introduction The Dali t43™ is located close to the antenna, and hence helps reduce coaxial feedline RF losses, leading to increased system efficiency, reduced cooling requirements and small physical size.
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 2.2.2.1 t43™ External Interfaces The t43™ external (user) interfaces are located on the bottom of the unit and shown in Figure 2-6. Table 2-2 provides description of the t43™ external interfaces.
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary Figure 2-6 t43™ External Interfaces Dali Wireless Rev: 0-2 Proprietary and Confidential Nov , 2011 CommScope v. Dali Wireless IPR2020-01409 DALI WIRELESS Exhibit 2004 Page 18 of 61...
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 2.2.2.2 t43™ Mechanical Description The t43™ mechanical assembly is comprised of an environmentally sealed chassis and variety of active and passive electronic modules housed inside. The t43™ is designed for implementation in outdoor and indoor applications.
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 2.2.3 Accessories 2.2.3.1 2x2 Optical Switch In applications that include daisy-chain connection of t43™s, if one of the remote units fails, the units that are downstream will lose the signal and be out of service.
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 3 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION The technical Specification for Dali DAS Model DW-010-7373-09 is presented in Table 3-1. Table 3-1 Specification for Dali Dual-Band DAS, 1900-AWS, 20 + 20 W Ref.
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 4 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE 4.1 Pre-Installation procedure 4.1.1 Incoming Inspection 1. Inspect the exterior of the shipping box(s) for any evidence of damage that can affect units inside. If damage is found file a claim with the carrier.
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary a. Obtain a cable with two #18 AWG insulated copper wires (colored red and black) and terminate one end with a 2 socket female connector provided with the unit.
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 4.3 t43™ Installation 4.3.1 t43™ Mounting The Dali dual-band DAS is designed to be mounted on the pole, inside the pole, or on the wall. Each unit comes with a universal mounting kit. Main installation steps encompass securing the mounting bracket to the carrier surface, and then hanging and securing the unit.
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 4.3.1.2 t43™ Mounting On a Wall Installation steps for t43™ mounting on the wall are as follows: 1. Position support bracket on the mounting surface and mark the location of the six mounting holes;...
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Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 4.3.1.3 t43™ Mounting in a Shroud Figure 4-4 presents t43™ mounting in a customer supplied shroud. Dali Wireless Rev: 0-2 Proprietary and Confidential Nov , 2011 CommScope v. Dali Wireless...
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary Figure 4-4 t43™ Mounted in the Shroud Dali Wireless Rev: 0-2 Proprietary and Confidential Nov , 2011 CommScope v. Dali Wireless IPR2020-01409 DALI WIRELESS Exhibit 2004 Page 27 of 61...
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 4.3.2 Cables Installation Ensure that all low loss RF cables used to connect t43™ to the main and diversity antennas are tested and Insertion Loss and Return Loss information is logged.
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 4.3.2.3 Fiber Cable Installation The t43™ is equipped with two chassis mount, outdoor industrial LC adapters, each providing waterproof bidirectional optical interface for band 1 and 2 payload data, and M&C signals. A second optical interface enables daisy-chain networking with other t43™s.
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 4.3.2.4 AC Cable Installation The t43™ ships with a 6 m (19.7 feet) long 3-wire, indoor/outdoor cable furnished with mating 3 pin AC connector on one end, exposed on the other end for installation in the external junction box. The AC power (single phase between 100 and 240 VAC, 50 or 60 Hz) shall be supplied through a circuit breaker or fuse.
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 5 OPERATION This Section outlines steps for powering up the DAS system and verifying proper operation. This procedure assumes that the tHost™s and t43™s have been installed in accordance with the process outlined in Section 4.
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary t43™ 1 tHost™ SNMP Private Router Agent Network Internet Backbone t43™ 2 Embedded Remote Web Server Access to GUI using browser t43™6 Local Access to GUI using Local browser...
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 5.2.3 tHost™ Network Configuration T-HostQS-Cw01 T-HostQS-Cw01 T-43D-S01 Set Parameters T-43D-S02 DL Input Power Status DL Attenuation T-43D-C05 DL Input Power Low Threshold Status T-43D-C07 UL Attenuation DL Input Power High Threshold...
. When providing access from a remote location, through the firewall, direct TCP port 80 to the tHost™. For maintenance activities provided by Dali Wireless, provide access to TCP port 22 on the tHost™. 5.2.5 tHost™ Name Assignment and BTS Sector Assignment 15.
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary T-HostQS-Cw01 DAU Configuration T-43D-S01 T-43D-S02 DAU Name/Label: T-HostQS-Cw01 Reboot T-43D-C05 T-43D-C07 Interface BTS Sector Interface Frequency Type Assignment Setup AT&T-PCS-S1 Band 1: Sub-Band Selection Tx Rx AT&T-PCS-S2 Band 2:...
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 5.2.6 t43™ Name Assignment and BTS Sector Selection 19. From the Function Explorer Tree on the left select desired t43™ unit. The t43™ main page will appear. 20. On the t43™ main page select “Configuration” button. The t43™ Configuration screen will appear.
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 21. On the top section of the t43™ configuration screen enter the t43™ desired name. 22. On the main section of the t43™ configuration screen, below the each band frequency and output power description, select from the pull-down menu (please refer to Figure 5.8) sector to be processed by the...
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary DAU Sub-Band Selection T-HostQS-Cw01 T-43D-S01 T-43D-S02 DAU Name/Label: T-HostQS-Cw01 T-43D-C05 T-43D-C07 Sub-Band Selection Frequency Band 3: Set Band(s) DAU Sub-Band Selection T-HostQS-Cw01 T-43D-S01 T-43D-S02 DAU Name/Label: T-HostQS-Cw01 T-43D-C05 T-43D-C07...
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 30. Warning screen ‘UL and DL will be Disabled” will popup. Click “OK” (please refer to Figure 5-11). 31. Go to tHost™ and t43™ main GUI screens and Enable UL and DL path for the band that is set.
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 5.3.1 Gain Setup 5.3.1.1 DL Gain Setup 32. From the Function Explorer Tree on the left select tHost™ unit. The tHost™ main page will appear. Note: tHost™ maximum input level with 0dB DL attenuation setting is -7 dBm. Absolute maximum average power at DL input is 0 dBm, but DL attenuator shall be set to 1 to 7 dB (for levels from -6 to 0 dBm) to prevent saturation (overflow) of digital section.
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 36. From the Function Explorer Tree on the left select desired t43™ unit. The t43™ main page will appear. 37. Read “DL System Gain” and “DL Output Power”. Change value in “DL Attenuation” field to optimize the Gain and output power of the particular band.
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 5.3.1.2 UL Gain Setup Note: To operate with the lowest UL NF maintain t43™ UL attenuation at the minimum (0 dB), and use tHost™ UL attenuation to set the system UL Gain to a desired value.
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary T-43D-S01 T-HostQS-Cw01 T-43D-S01 Set Parameters T-43D-S02 DL Output Power Status T-43D-C05 DL Attenuation UL Input Power DL System Gain Status T-43D-C07 PA Temperature UL Attenuation DL VSWR Alarm UL System Gain...
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 5.3.1.3 Delay Compensation Setup 48. From the Function Explorer Tree on the left select first t43™ unit. The t43™ main screen will appear. 49. Read and note “Optical Delay” value.
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 6 DAS FUNCTIONALITY 6.1 GUI Dali’s highly intuitive web server based Graphical User Interface (GUI) is designed using HTML and PHP language. This single application that resides on a Linux OS that runs on tHost™ and t43™ microprocessor provides local control and monitoring of each tHost™...
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 6.2 DAS Networking Dali’s tHost™s and t43™s support star, daisy-chain and hybrid type networking. Figure 6-2 shows typical network topologies supported: • 6 spoke star around tHost™1 Daisy-chain with tHost™2 •...
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 6.2.1 Simulcast Function Each Dali tHost™ supports a conventional simulcast function, feeding exactly the same DL signal(s) from a specific BTS Sector to multiple t43™s, combining the UL signals from those multiple t43™s and feeding them back to the BTS sector.
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 6.2.2 Flexible Simulcast Function Dali is also developing Flexible Simulcast functionality – capability to feed signal(s) from any BTS Sector to any t43™ in an overall network, and vice versa. This feature is helpful for applications where dependent on time-of- day the subscribers move from one area to another, and the available BTS capacity can “follow”...
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary As an example, for transferring 50 MHz of signal bandwidth (25 MHz at PCS band, and 25 MHz at AWS band) the optical data link shall have a data rate of 1.952 Gbps (M&C data are also transported via same link).
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 6.3 Monitoring, Control and Alarm Functions This section provides brief overview of the Monitoring, Control and Alarm functions currently supported by Digital Optical Repeater. 6.3.1 Control Functions The Control functions currently supported by the Repeater are as follows: •...
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary • t43™ DL (PA) VSWR Threshold – for each band • t43™ DL and UL Enable/Disable Status – for each band • t43™ Alarm Status – for each band t43™...
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 6.4 Built-In Test Functions 6.4.1 Optical Loop-Back Function To test the optical link between tHost™ and t43™s that are part of the star network (maximum 6 spoke star network supported), the process is as follows: Test data frame (pattern) is generated by functional block inside master tHost™...
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 7 SYSTEM MAINTENANCE 7.1 Preventive Maintenance 7.1.1 tHost™ Fan Replacement Tools required: Philips screwdriver To replace the fan located at the back panel of the tHost unit please use following steps: 1.
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 5. Connect new fan and perform steps 1 to 3 in reverse order. 7.1.2 t43™ Fan Assembly Replacement Tools required: None To replace the fan assembly located at the top of the t43 unit please use following steps: 1.
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 3. Undo power cable connector by turning counterclockwise. Figure 7-6 t43 Fan Assembly Replacement – Power Connector Location 4. Undo three captive thumb screws (turn each counterclockwise) to release fan assembly bracket with fans.
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 7.2 Corrective Maintenance 7.2.1 Field Level Field level maintenance personal will verify system status and fault indicators received by headquarters via remote NMS and report back to headquarters. 7.2.2 Headquarters Level Headquarters maintenance personal will determine the cause and give instructions to field level maintenance personal to remove and replace the failed unit.
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 8 SYSTEM TROUBLESHOOTING This chapter describes the meaning of each Alarm indication and provides recommendations regarding how to troubleshoot the Dali dual-band DAS comprised of tHost™ unit, and network of t43™ remote units.
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Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary t43™ DL RF Shutdown Enabled User has manually disabled the • Re-enable the DL path from the t43™ main page. downlink path in the tHost™ t43™ UL RF Shutdown Enabled User has manually disabled the •...
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 9 FIBER CONNECTORS 9.1 Fiber Connectors Overview 9.1.1 SC Type Fiber Optic Connector Originally developed by NTT, the SC connector has a push/pull snap fit. The duplex SC connector uses the same mating profile as the simplex design.
Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary 9.1.3 LC Type Fiber Optic Connector A small form factor ceramic based connector developed by Lucent. Figure 9-3 LC Type Fiber Optic Connector 9.1.4 ST Type Fiber Optic Connector Developed by AT&T, the ST connector (for Straight Tip) has been a perennial favorite for its termination simplicity...
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Transcend t43™ Dual-Band DAS DW-010-7373-09 Installation and Operation Manual - Preliminary Note: Avoid use of canned air since it is ineffective on oils, residues, or small static charged particles. Dali Wireless Rev: 0-2 Proprietary and Confidential Nov , 2011 CommScope v. Dali Wireless...
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