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5G NR Small Cell

NR xCell 46116A

User Guide

ASKEY COMPUTER CORPORATION

April 2023

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Page 1 5G NR Small Cell NR xCell 46116A User Guide ASKEY COMPUTER CORPORATION April 2023...
Page 2 Copyright Notice Askey owns the copyright to the information in this document. No part of this document may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written consent of Askey. Disclaimer The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Askey is not responsible for any errors contained herein.
Page 3 This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body. NR xCell 46116A User Guide Copyright © 2023, All Rights Reserved.
Page 4 2.3 LED Status ..................... 6 2.4 Installation .................... 8 2.5 Route the Cables................. 12 ASKEY COMPUTER CORPORATION Chapter 3 The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Admin Website ......13 3.1 Admin Website Overview ..............15 3.2 Home ....................19 3.3 Connected Devices ................19 3.4 Settings ....................
Page 5 Figure 25. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Network Page with the multiple IP addresses ........24 Figure 26. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Admin Website with the alternate static IP address ......25 Figure 27. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Advanced Page ................... 28 Figure 28.
Page 6 Figure 47. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell VLAN Page – Create Operation ............... 52 Figure 48. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell VLAN Page – Update Operation .............. 53 Figure 49. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell VLAN Page – Delete Operation ............... 54 Figure 50.
Page 7 Table 15. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell DU Configuration – Common ..............39 Table 16. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell DU Configuration – Bandwidth and NR ARFCN ........44 Table 17. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell DU Configuration – Time Slot Format ............. 46 Table 18.
Page 8 Introduction 1.1 Brief Introduction This user Guide introduces the Askey 5G NR indoor small cell NR xCell 46116A for Enterprise, which supports N48 (3.55~3.7GHz)/N77 (3.7~4.0GHz) band. Meeting the demand for indoor connectivity, it is an ideal and powerful solution to deliver a superior network access experience. This super and compact small cell has integrated baseband and radio into a single product, which can support external antenna and help break installation barriers.
Page 9 Weight <2.5kG Operating Temperature -5℃ – 50℃ Operating Humidity 90% maximum, non-condensing 1.3 What’s in The Box The Askey NR xCell 46116A box contains: • NR xCell 46116A • Power Adapter • GPS antenna The following optional items are available: •...
Page 10 GPS, so in this scenario the GPS is not necessary. ASKEY COMPUTER CORPORATION NR xCell 46116A has a single multicolored LED used to indicate the device connectivity status. Please review Section 2.3 LED status for the LED guide when attempting to troubleshoot the solution.
Page 11 The equipment with a GPS function has not been evaluated for "life-safety" and "non-life- safety" applications. External antenna ports ANT1/ANT2 are disabled via software for this model and is not modifiable by any third-party / end-user ASKEY COMPUTER CORPORATION User Guide NR xCell 46116A Copyright © 2023, All Rights Reserved.
Page 12 Turn on the NR xCell 46116A to allow the detection of an available GPS signal. Noted: • If using PTP sync solution. there is no need to connect the GPS antenna to the NR xCell 46116A. • If using fiber transmission. 10G SFP+ module and fiber are needed.
Page 13 LED on the device. The LED will flash according to the LED description provided in Table 4. If the NR xCell 46116A is operating as expected, continue to Section 2.4. If the NR xCell 46116A is not functioning properly and you have to carefully check all steps.
Page 14 Solid Blue UE is connecting to 5G small cell, service is Green Blink (Light on for 1 seconds, light off for 1 5G Service In Progress seconds) in progress. User Guide NR xCell 46116A Copyright © 2023, All Rights Reserved.
Page 15 Customer Service. 2.4 Installation There are mainly 3 ways for NR xCell 46116A installation - wall mount, ceiling mount and pole mount. This section will guide you through all the installation ways for NR xCell 46116A. 2.4.1 Preparation: Fix the mount base to NR xCell 46116A No matter which mount installation method you choose, the first step is to fix the mount base to NR xCell 46116A with M4 screw*4, as shown in the figure 5.
Page 16 Table 5. List of Items for Wall Mount Items Description Picture 1. Mount base Fix the mount base to NR xCell 46116A with M4 screw*4 Fixed to the wall, used with the mount base to fix the NR 2. Mount bracket xCell 46116A 3. Screw anchor To fix the screws (STP3.5-20)
Page 17 Items Description Picture Mount base Fix the mount base to NR xCell 46116A with M4 screw*4 Fixed to the T bar, used with the mount base to fix the NR Mount bracket xCell 46116A To fix T bar & mount bracket...
Page 18 Table 7. List of Items for Pole Mount Items Description Picture Mount base Fix the mount base to NR xCell 46116A with M4 screw*4 Mount bracket Used with the mount base to fix the NR xCell 46116A To fix mount bracket & lashing ring Ceiling bracket...
Page 19 After finishing the installation, please connect various cables to the NR xCell 46116A according to Section 2.2, and route the cables in a standard way to keep them looking good. Power on the NR xCell 46116A again, and check the NR xCell 46116A work properly by the status of LED.
Page 20 To access the Askey 5G NR Small Cell Admin Website by following these steps: 1. Use a PC/NB connected to the same network as the Askey 5G NR Small Cell 2. Open a browser and enter the IPv4 address of the Askey 5G NR Small Cell as the following URL: http://<ip address>, or...
Page 22 Formal label The password is case-sensitive. Letters in the last four digits of the MAC ID should be UPPER case. Figure 13. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Admin Website Sign-In Form ASKEY COMPUTER CORPORATION User Guide NR xCell 46116A...
Page 23 Chapter 3. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Admin Website After the successful login, the Admin Website gives you the device information of the Askey 5G NR Small Cell. Figure 14. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Admin Website Overview...
Page 24 Chapter 3. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Admin Website Figure 15. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Quick Reference Icons Figure 16. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Service Status ASKEY COMPUTER CORPORATION Figure 17. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell GPS Status...
Page 25 Chapter 3. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Admin Website The GPS coordinates will be displayed at the bottom of the page if the GPS location is acquired. You can click the “GPS Detail” link to surf the GPS information page or click the “Map” to open the map illustration generated by ©...
Page 26 It is the physical location of the Askey 5G NR Small Cell as reported by GPS. Clicking this link plots the location of the Askey 5G NR Small Cell on an Open Street Map. The Open Street Map link is available only if the GPS Status is “Location Acquired”.
Page 27 The number of wireless devices (phone, tablets, or other data devices) currently connected to the Askey 5G NR Small Cell with an active call or data session. Emergency Calls The number of wireless devices currently connected to the Askey 5G NR Small Cell with an active call to emergency services. User Guide NR xCell 46116A Copyright ©...
Page 28 3.4 Settings 3.4.1 Network From the Askey 5G NR Small Cell Network page, you can check and modify the detailed network settings. The settings will be effective immediately without rebooting. Figure 21. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Network Page...
Page 29 Chapter 3. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Admin Website ASKEY COMPUTER CORPORATION When the DHCP checkbox is disabled, you can manually set the network configurations for the specific interface. Click the IP Address or Subnet Mask item will pop up a dialog window to edit the multiple static IP addresses.
Page 30 Chapter 3. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Admin Website The IP address and subnet mask value can be modified directly on the dialog window, and remove the item by clicking the Delete button. If you want to add a new item, click the Add button and edit the configuration.
Page 31 All IP addresses and Subnet Mask will display by the comma-separated format on the Admin Website. Click the Save button to activate the multiple IP addresses without rebooting. Figure 25. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Network Page with the multiple IP addresses ASKEY COMPUTER CORPORATION After the setting is changed successfully, you can use the browser to access the Admin Website by the new alternate static IP address.
Page 32 Chapter 3. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Admin Website Figure 26. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Admin Website with the alternate static IP address ASKEY COMPUTER CORPORATION If you access the Admin Web by the IP address of the DBG interface displayed on the homepage, you can find the DBG item in the Interface select box as the following: It means that you can click the item to modify the IP address of the DBG interface.
Page 33 Chapter 3. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Admin Website After you modify the new IP Address of the DBG port, you need to re-access the Admin Website with the new IP address. ASKEY COMPUTER CORPORATION User Guide NR xCell 46116A...
Page 34 Chapter 3. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Admin Website ASKEY COMPUTER CORPORATION Table 10. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Network Item Description DHCP This is a checkbox item. When it is checked (default), the DHCP is enabled, and the local DHCP server shall provide the IP configurations to the device.
Page 35 3.4.3 Sync Source The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Sync Source page provides the current sync state and the sync status for each sync source. It also allows the user to modify the sync type, priority, and detailed PTP configurations.
Page 36 Chapter 3. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Admin Website Figure 28. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Sync Source Page ASKEY COMPUTER CORPORATION The sync type can be Auto or Manual. If the type is Manual, you should specify GPS or PTP as the sync source.
Page 37 PTP UDP 3.4.4 Time Zone The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Time Zone page allows the user to adjust the Time Zone Offset for the data refresh time on the Admin Website Figure 29. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Time Zone Page...
Page 38 Chapter 3. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Admin Website The default time zone offset is +0 (UTC). If the page will refresh automatically, the last data refresh will be displayed on the page as the following illustration: ASKEY COMPUTER CORPORATION The Time Zone Offset can adjust as an integer number that ranges from -12 to 14 and activates without rebooting.
Page 39 Factory Reset button: If the network setting of the Askey 5G NR Small Cell is wrong or you cannot get the current IPv4 address, such that you cannot access the Admin Website by IPv4. You can use the MAC to IPv6 link-local address to...
Page 40 Admin Website by the URL http://[IPv6 Link-Local Address]/ in the same LAN. Please check the topic “Access the Admin Website by IPv6 Link-Local Address” in chapter 4. Or, if the Askey 5G NR Small Cell is near you, you can hold the reset button for more than 15 seconds and release, it will trigger the device to perform the factory reset.
Page 41 Chapter 3. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Admin Website ASKEY COMPUTER CORPORATION Table 13. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Dashboard Items Descriptions gNB IP Address The IP address of gNodeB. Support separately specifying the gNB local interface with AMF (N2 interface) and the UPF (N3 interface) on the gNB configuration page.
Page 42 3.5.2 gNB This Askey 5G NR Small Cell gNB page shows the principal configurations of CU and DU. There are some items different between SA and NSA mode. These items on Web GUI will be read-only in the remote provision method except for gNB IP because the value of gNB IP address may be one of the physical network interfaces or VLAN interfaces.
Page 43 Chapter 3. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Admin Website You can change the local provision method by clicking the option Local in the Provision Method. After modifying the configurations, you can save these configurations by clicking the Save button. If there are some wrong settings, such that the cell cannot provide the 5G NR service, you can click the Default button to restore the default setting.
Page 44 Chapter 3. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Admin Website According the following figure, you should check whether the gNB IP is correct based on the network setting and whether the cable connects to the WAN port, SFP+ port, or one of the VLAN IP addresses.
Page 45 Chapter 3. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Admin Website Table 14. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell CU Configuration Items Descriptions ASKEY COMPUTER CORPORATION Provision Method The Provision Method should be Remote or Local. The Remote provision method means that the remote server, e.g., ACS, will provision the primary gNB configurations to the 5G NR Small Cell.
Page 46 You can click the upper button to switch the configuration from gNB CU to gNB DU, and vice versa. Figure 36. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Switch CU or DU Configuration There are many items in the DU configuration tab; they can be split by Common Items, Bandwidth Profile, NR ARFCN Profile, and Time Slot Profile.
Page 47 If the device supports the NR Band 48, the SAS Provider item will display in the CU configuration as the NR band is modified to 48. Figure 38. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell DU Configuration – Bandwidth Profile ASKEY COMPUTER CORPORATION Figure 39.
Page 48 Chapter 3. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Admin Website After rebooting the 5G NR Small Cell, the device will perform the normal SAS-CBSD procedures. The related messages can be captured by Wireshark with the following capture filter: host 10.1.108.156 and udp port 17054...
Page 49 Chapter 3. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Admin Website The message content will be displayed on the new window of the Wireshark as the following illustration: ASKEY COMPUTER CORPORATION In the bandwidth and NR ARFCN configurations, the Admin Website provides the supported item for each NR band.
Page 50 For the more configurations, you can read the Chapter “The Recommend NR ARFCN Configuration” in the bottom of this document. Figure 40. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell DU Configuration – NR ARFCN ASKEY COMPUTER CORPORATION...
Page 51 Chapter 3. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Admin Website Table 16. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell DU Configuration – Bandwidth and NR ARFCN Items Descriptions Bandwidth Profile N48 : 20/30/40 MHz N77 : 40/50/60/70/80/90/100MHz ARFCN Profile It provides the recommended ARFCN configuration...
Page 53 Chapter 3. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Admin Website Table 17. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell DU Configuration – Time Slot Format Items Descriptions Profile List the common time slot patterns and provide the default value for detailed setting...
Page 54 3.5.3 Neighbor Cell This Askey 5G NR Small Cell Neighbor Cell displays the related gNB information, and you can modify some items in the local provision. You can also manually add the neighbor cell on the page's bottom. These items will be read-only if the device is under remote provisioning.
Page 55 The gNB ID, gNB ID Length, and Cell ID cannot all be the same value as another neighbor cell. It should be noted that the Askey 5G NR Small Cell currently doesn't support the inter handover if the Neighbor NR Band or the AbsArfcnPointA is not the same as the gNB.
Page 56 The IP address of the peer gNB on the Xn interface 3.5.4 RF Antenna This Askey 5G NR Small Cell RF Antenna page allows users to modify the max TX power and the RF antenna path. Figure 44. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell RF Antenna Page...
Page 57 Chapter 3. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Admin Website The RF Power will be N/A if the Askey 5G NR Small Cell isn’t in service. ASKEY COMPUTER CORPORATION After the cell state is in service, you can turn off the RF power. In the meantime, the MAX TX power will be read-only.
Page 58 Chapter 3. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Admin Website 3.5.5 VLAN This Askey 5G NR Small Cell VLAN page allows users to create, read, update and delete the VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) configurations. Figure 45. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell VLAN Page ASKEY COMPUTER CORPORATION At first, you should choose which physical network interface the VLAN attaches.
Page 59 Chapter 3. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Admin Website Figure 46. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell VLAN Page – Read Operation ASKEY COMPUTER CORPORATION Click the Add button will prompt a window to create a new VLAN attached to the physical network interface.
Page 60 Chapter 3. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Admin Website ASKEY COMPUTER CORPORATION Click the Edit button in the VLAN list will prompt a window to update the specified VLAN configuration. Figure 48. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell VLAN Page – Update Operation User Guide NR xCell 46116A...
Page 61 Click the Delete button in the VLAN list will delete the specified VLAN configuration. It doesn't need to restart the device for the delete operation. Figure 49. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell VLAN Page – Delete Operation User Guide NR xCell 46116A Copyright ©...
Page 62 3.5.6 Static Routing This Askey 5G NR Small Cell Static Routing page shows the current routing table and allows users to define the static routing rules. The commands in the static routing rules need to be started with “ip route”;...
Page 63 Chapter 3. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Admin Website 3.5.7 Version This Askey 5G NR Small Cell Version page shows the current software, hardware, and web version. In Addition, you can upload an encoded installer with matched access code to perform a local upgrade of the Askey 5G NR Small Cell.
Page 64 ASKEY COMPUTER CORPORATION If the access code is correct, the Admin Website will pop-up a message as the following illustration to indicate the upload is successful and the Askey 5G NR Small Cell will start to upgrade the software. User Guide NR xCell 46116A Copyright ©...
Page 65 Admin Website will provide another message as the following illustration. ASKEY COMPUTER CORPORATION Finally, when the Admin Website provides the following message, the Askey 5G NR Small Cell startup procedure is finished. Click the “OK” button will redirect to the login form to access the Admin Website.
Page 66 Chapter 3. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Admin Website 3.6 About 3.6.1 GPS This Askey 5G NR Small Cell GPS Page shows the GPS status, including GPS Satellite ID, signal quantities, description, etc. ASKEY COMPUTER CORPORATION Figure 52. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell GPS Page...
Page 68 The local time when this page was last refreshed. GPS Status This indicates if The Askey 5G NR Small Cell has acquired GPS signals or not. The Askey 5G NR Small Cell will not come into service if the status does not say "Location Acquired".
Page 69 Chapter 4 The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Support Utilities Chapter 4 The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Support Utilities 4.1 Small Cell Log Download Mechanism You can download the runtime or backup log files by the following HTTPS linking URL and send them back to the Askey Small Cell team to analyze.
Page 70 4.2 Access the Admin Website by IPv6 Link-Local Address If the network setting of the Askey 5G NR Small Cell is wrong or you cannot get the current IP address, you cannot access the Admin Website by IPv4. You can use the MAC to IPv6 Converter (https://nettools.club/mac2ipv6) to get the link-local address of the Askey 5G NR Small Cell.
Page 71 Chapter 4 The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Support Utilities 4.3 The Recommend NR ARFCN Configuration 5G Sub6G Band N48 40 MHz 30 MHz 20 MHz NR ARFCN Profile 3.57G 3.56G 3.62G DL Earfcn 637992 637656 641652 UL Earfcn 637992...
Page 72 Chapter 4 The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Support Utilities 5G Sub6G Band N77, 100MHz Bandwidth NR ARFCN Profile 3.75G 3.675G DL Earfcn 649980 647772 UL Earfcn 649980 647772 DL CenterFreq 3749700 3716580 UL CenterFreq 3749700 3716580 DL AbsArfcnPointA 646704...
Page 73 Chapter 4 The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Support Utilities 5G Sub6G Band N77, 80MHz Bandwidth NR ARFCN Profile 4.05G DL Earfcn 669996 669996 UL Earfcn DL CenterFreq 4049940 UL CenterFreq 4049940 667392 DL AbsArfcnPointA UL AbsArfcnPointA 667392 DL AbsFreqPointA...
Page 74 Chapter 4 The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Support Utilities 5G Sub6G Band N77, 60MHz Bandwidth NR ARFCN Profile 4.05G 3.675G 3.6966G 645000 646440 670008 DL Earfcn 645000 646440 670008 UL Earfcn DL CenterFreq 3675000 3696600 4050120 3675000 3696600 4050120...
Page 75 Chapter 4 The Askey 5G NR Small Cell Support Utilities 5G Sub6G Band N77, 40MHz Bandwidth NR ARFCN Profile 4.05G 3.75G DL Earfcn 649896 670008 649896 670008 UL Earfcn 3748440 4050120 DL CenterFreq UL CenterFreq 3748440 4050120 648624 668736 DL AbsArfcnPointA...