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BTI Wireless CROSSFIRE MP-PS-A Commissioning Manual

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COMMISSIONING GUIDE
MP-PS-A
MID POWER Advanced
Dual Band Digital Radio
UL2524
Supports Band 700/800/900/UHF/VHF
Supports Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE
Passive Cooling
HVIN：PS-R232UB

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  • Page 1 COMMISSIONING GUIDE MP-PS-A MID POWER Advanced Dual Band Digital Radio UL2524 Supports Band 700/800/900/UHF/VHF Supports Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Passive Cooling HVIN：PS-R232UB...
  • Page 2 Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Copyright © 2025 BTI Wireless All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission from BTI.
  • Page 3 MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE interference that may cause undesired operation. NOTE: This device complies with 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 4: Table Of Contents

    MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Content System Overview..................................6 System Features ................................6 System Connection ................................. 6 Pre-Commissioning ................................. 7 Access Unit (AU-PS-A) ..............................7 Remote Unit (MP-PS-A) ..............................7 Interfaces and Indicators ..............................7 Operation and Maintenance Terminal ..........................10 Access to the OMT on the Master AU-PS-A ........................
  • Page 5 MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Gain Adjustment on AU-PS-A (Digital Board)......................29 Gain Adjustment on MP-PS-A ..........................30 Alarm Settings ................................32 Alarm Severity ............................... 32 External Alarm ................................33 External Alarm of AU-PS-A ............................ 33 External Alarm of MP-PS-A ........................... 35 MP-PS-A Uplink ALC Threshold Configuration ......................

  • Page 6: System Overview

    Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE System Overview CrossFire MP-PS-A is a dual band digital DAS system supporting public safety coverage on fiber optic cable using the CPRI protocol. It adopts Feed-Forward and Class AB PA technology, allowing for deployment of legacy narrow band solutions while still benefiting from the digital transmission and filtering functionality.

  • Page 7: Pre-Commissioning

    MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Pre-Commissioning Before starting the commissioning process, verify the status of the equipment as follows: Access Unit (AU-PS-A) Verify that the correct band-specific Active Combiner modules are installed. Ensure the RF cables between the BTS and modules on AU-PS-A are connected as designed. Ensure the fibers are connected to the proper optical ports as designed.
  • Page 8 MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE 4x Quad-Core RF Cable Glands RJ-45 OMT Access Ethernet Port Power RJ-45 NMS Access Ethernet Port 2x Octa-Core Fiber Cable Glands LED Status Indicator RJ-45 External Alarm Interface 1 Reserved Annunciator Port RJ-45 External Alarm Interface 2 10 GND MP-PS-A Optical Port 1 ~ 4 RF Port (Number of ports depends on the band configuration)
  • Page 9 MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Status Indicator Description Flash Green Element is working without an alarm Solid Green Software is crashed, but it will reboot automatically in 3 mins Flash Red Element is working but with alarm Solid Red Software is crashed (with alarm), but it will reboot automatically in 3 mins Flash Orange Software is upgrading...

  • Page 10: Operation And Maintenance Terminal

    MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Operation and Maintenance Terminal The Operations and Maintenance Terminal (OMT) software runs on all devices in the CrossFire system. WebOMT is the interface for OMT. WebOMT is based on a web browser and is compatible with most common browsers such as IE and Google Chrome. WebOMT is customized for CrossFire to query, debug, and configure parameters on devices.
  • Page 11 MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Wired Connection to the OMT on the Master AU-PS-A Web Browser OMT Connection for Wired Access Contact us today: www.btiwireless.com sales@btiwireless.com © BTI_CG_CF_MP-PS-A v1.0.0| 11 of 48...

  • Page 12: Access To The Omt On The Slave Devices

    MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Access to the OMT on the Slave Devices In the CrossFire system, MP-PS-A and AU-AIR, as well as the Slave AU-PS-A, are defined as Slaves. They have no fixed IP address. The IP addresses are assigned by the host automatically, based on the network topology. To set up wired access to the OMT: Connect a PC to the slave device with a network cable in the CONSOLE / DEBUG port on the front panel.
  • Page 13 MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Wired Connection to the OMT on the Master AU-PS-A Web Browser OMT Connection for Wired Access Contact us today: www.btiwireless.com sales@btiwireless.com © BTI_CG_CF_MP-PS-A v1.0.0| 13 of 48...

  • Page 14: User Login

    MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE User Login Enter the IP address of the OMT you are trying to access. Type the username and password in the field. Login Screen Account Password Access Level admin admin (default) Fully administration permissions. (User Management) Others (null) Installer, configuration, monitoring...

  • Page 15: Homepage And Basic Functions

    MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Homepage and Basic Functions When first logged in OMT, it displays the main page, as shown in Figure 9. The topology of the system displays in the center of the main page. Device icons in the topology have 2 colors: Green icon: indicates this element is connected.
  • Page 16 MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Tabs, buttons, and fields description (refer to corresponding numbers in Figure): Name Description Site Info Includes “Device ID”, “Device Sub ID”, “Dev Type” and “Dev Name” information Button used for saving the current parameter information and device operating status. Screenshot (See more details in Section Screenshot) Records the operating status of the devices.

  • Page 17: Operation Bar

    MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Operation Bar Operation Bar Name Description Settings DAS Topo All devices are automatically discovered and displayed in the topology. System Info Displays digital filter operating frequency, device temperature, etc. Combiners Displays Input power per port per module and adjusts the attenuation Optical Power TX / RX Power of SFP Modules.

  • Page 18: Network & Communicating Settings

    MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Network & Communicating Settings The CONSOLE port of the Master AU-PS-A is pre-assigned from the factory with the default IP address – 10.7.3.200. To enable local/remote access to the system, you must assign a unique routable address within the domain of the local/wide-area-network. Configure the IP address of the CONSOLE port as follows: Log in the Master AU OMT, and go to the LAN Connectivity section.

  • Page 19: Nms Configuration

    MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE NMS Configuration BTI Network Management System (NMS) is a software system to achieve remote monitoring, alarm reporting, and remote configuration of all the devices. NMS System Architecture Use the following steps to configure NMS IP settings. Log in the Master AU OMT, and go to the LAN Connectivity section.

  • Page 20: Snmp Configuration

    MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE SNMP Configuration The Master AU generates SNMP traps and delivers them through the CONSOLE Ethernet interface. The CrossFire system supports SNMP V2 and V3 in this current version. To configure SNMP settings: Log in the Master AU OMT, and go to the LAN Connectivity section. Go to the IP Settings section and select the SNMP protocol, as shown in Figure 14.
  • Page 21 MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE SNMP V3 Configuration Go to the Trap Resend section at the bottom of the page. Trap Resend Enabled: On / Off to enable / disable trap resend. Trap Resend Interval: The interval time to resend the SNMP trap. Community: Community Identifier.

  • Page 22: Additional Settings

    MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Additional Settings Site Info Log in the Master AU OMT, and go to the LAN Connectivity section. Locate the General fields and set the appropriate values: Device ID - Unique hexadecimal number used to identify the site, default 00000000. Device Sub ID - Device number in a single system, auto-assigned by Master AU or manually set by the user.

  • Page 23: Time Synchronization

    MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Time Synchronization The CrossFire system uses a local timeclock on Master AU to create timestamps for locally generated alarms. Log in the Master AU OMT, and go to the LAN Connectivity section. Locate the Date and Time section at the bottom of the page and click Query to check the current setting. Click now to synchronize the system time with the local PC time.

  • Page 24: System Configuration

    MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE System Configuration Frequency Channel/Band Configuration According to the different base station operating frequency channels or bands for each operator, select the active combiner modules for the AU-PS-A and active PA modules for the MPRU with the corresponding frequency channel or band and set the frequency properties in the OMT of the Master AU-PS-A and Slave AU-PS-A.
  • Page 25 MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE To configure the channel or band frequency of active combiner modules in the AU-PS-A: Log in the AU-PS-A OMT, and go to the Channel/Band section. General Settings of Frequency/Band Configuration UL/DL Operating frequency band limits - Read Only Filter Count - Max.12 channelized filters and Max.4 Wideband Filters per band per system Including Master AU-PS-A, Slave AU-PS-A.
  • Page 26 MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Click Query all to verify the value of the Info Check is valid. Note: If the Info Check is invalid after configuration, check if the Signal UL/DL Centre Freq are correct and retry Update. Frequency Configuration Contact us today: www.btiwireless.com...

  • Page 27: Module Gain Adjustment (Attenuation)

    MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Module Gain Adjustment (Attenuation) In CrossFire, the downlink input power of the AU is specified as -10dBm, and the maximum allowable input power is 10dBm. CrossFire has an automatic level control (ALC) function to balance the input power around -10 dBm at the input port. What’s more, AU and RU digital board have attenuation configuration for Gain Adjustment.
  • Page 28 MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE If the system has 3 operators in Port1/2/3 and Operator 1 shares 50% and Operator 2/3 share 25%/25% output power at RU side. Then configure Port 1 Power Offset to 50% and Port 2/3 to 25%/25%. Set the operator information in the field of Port 1 ~4 Operator.

  • Page 29: Gain Adjustment On Au-Ps-A (Digital Board)

    MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Gain Adjustment on AU-PS-A (Digital Board) To configure the downlink and uplink attenuation for each band as follows: Log in the AU WebOMT, and go to the System Info section. Locate the fields and set the appropriate values: RF Signal Switch - Turn On / off the signal transmission.

  • Page 30: Gain Adjustment On Mp-Ps-A

    MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Gain Adjustment on MP-PS-A The downlink attenuator settings determine the maximum composite output power level at the antenna port. The uplink attenuator settings determine the balance between the uplink and downlink signals. To adjust the downlink and uplink gain: Log in the RU WebOMT, and go to the Band Configuration section.
  • Page 31 MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Check Output Power and VSWR Contact us today: www.btiwireless.com sales@btiwireless.com © BTI_CG_CF_MP-PS-A v1.0.0| 31 of 48...

  • Page 32: Alarm Settings

    MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Alarm Settings Alarm Severity The CrossFire System supports four different alarm levels – Warning, Minor, Major, and Critical. To set up the appropriate alarm severity: Log in the WebOMT, and go to the Alarms section. Select the appropriate severity in the drop-down box for the alarm in use.

  • Page 33: External Alarm

    MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE External Alarm The CrossFire system supports external alarms inputs such as UPS failure, condition of air, entrance guard, etc. External Alarm of AU-PS-A The external alarms are input to a RJ45 interface located on the front panel of AU-PS-A. See Figure 30 for the detailed PIN configuration of this connector.
  • Page 34 MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE RJ45 Pins Description External Alarms on AU-PS-A OMT External Alarms Name and mode Contact us today: www.btiwireless.com sales@btiwireless.com © BTI_CG_CF_MP-PS-A v1.0.0| 34 of 48...

  • Page 35: External Alarm Of Mp-Ps-A

    MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE External Alarm of MP-PS-A The external alarms are connected to the MP-PS-A using a special interface located on the front panel of the MP-PS-A (4 x Inputs, 4 x Outputs). See Figure 33 for detailed PIN configuration of this connector. The external alarms can be monitored as normally closed or normally open.
  • Page 36 MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE External Alarm Port on MP-PS-A External Alarms on MP-PS-A OMT External Alarms Name and mode Contact us today: www.btiwireless.com sales@btiwireless.com © BTI_CG_CF_MP-PS-A v1.0.0| 36 of 48...

  • Page 37: Mp-Ps-A Uplink Alc Threshold Configuration

    MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE MP-PS-A Uplink ALC Threshold Configuration Only UHF/VHF bands can support MP-PS-A Uplink ALC Threshold Modification. Login to MP-PS-A OMT and go to Channel/Band Section. Go to ALC/Squelch 1 page. Configure the Rated Threshold within the range from -50 to -30dBm. MP-PS-A Uplink Noise Floor Squelch This uplink noise floor squelch feature is valid only for Channelized filters.

  • Page 38: Master/Slave Au-Ps-A Transition

    MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Master/Slave AU-PS-A Transition Slave AU-PS-A is used for upgrading the CrossFire system to support up to 4 discrete bands in SISO or MIMO formats. Each AU-PS-A is factory-set to be the Master AU-PS-A. To change a Master AU-PS-A to slave.

  • Page 39: Screenshot

    MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Screenshot When you require BTI assistance to troubleshoot the system, use the Screenshot function to save all the parameters and send the compression file to the BTI technicians. To use the Screenshot function: Log in to the OMT.

  • Page 40: Backup/Restore Configuration

    MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Backup/Restore Configuration The CrossFire system supports to backup and restore the configuration files. Back-Up Configurations To create a back-up file: Log in to the OMT and click the icon to show/hide the parameter ID. Check boxes for the parameters you want to back up.
  • Page 41 MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Download the back-up file Create a backup file successfully Contact us today: www.btiwireless.com sales@btiwireless.com © BTI_CG_CF_MP-PS-A v1.0.0| 41 of 48...

  • Page 42: Restore Configurations

    MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Restore Configurations Backup files created can be used to restore a known state to devices in the system. This may be helpful if a failed device is replaced with a “blank” device, or to copy known configurations into devices to speed up a large configuration. To restore the configurations.

  • Page 43: Software Upgrade

    MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Software Upgrade The CrossFire system supports local upgrade via OMT and remote upgrade via SFTP. The Master AU-PS-A consolidates the management of software upgrades for the entire system and saves the last software package information for AU-PS-A and MPRU.

  • Page 44: Local Upgrade

    MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Local Upgrade The CrossFire system supports local sync-upgrade. There are two steps for the system software local sync-upgrade. First, upload the software package to the master AU-PS-A. Second, slave devices will be synchronized automatically via the master AU-PS-A if the CRC is different.
  • Page 45 MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE After the software package uploads successfully, check box and click the Upgrade button to start to upgrade. Software Upgrade 3 After the upgrade has been completed and devices reset, log in to the devices’ OMT and go to Maintenance -> Software Package to confirm that the software version is correct.

  • Page 46: Remote Upgrade

    MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Remote Upgrade To configure for remote upgrade: Log in the Master AU-PS-A OMT, and go to the LAN Connectivity Section. Go to the SFTP Settings section at the bottom of the page. Set the appropriate values in the fields and click Set to save the settings. Server IP Addr (SFTP) - The IP address of the SFTP server.

  • Page 47: Fiber Chained Switch Over (Loop Back)

    MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Fiber Chained Switch Over (Loop Back) Fiber Chained Switch over enables the systems remaining link even if there is a disconnection in the link, such as fiber is broken or one middle device shut down. Connect the whole system as Figure 53 to link additional fiber from RU4 back to AU.

  • Page 48: Failover Function

    MID POWER - PS Advanced Support Tetra/P25/DMR/PMR/LTE Failover Function Refer to document BTI_FO_CF_MP-PS-A Contact us today: www.btiwireless.com sales@btiwireless.com © BTI_CG_CF_MP-PS-A v1.0.0| 48 of 48...

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