Deltanode Solutions DDH850 43dBm High Power Remote User Manual Fiber Distributed Antenna System DAS

Deltanode Solutions AB 43dBm High Power Remote Fiber Distributed Antenna System DAS

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User Manual_Part 1

Fiber Distributed Antenna System (Fiber DAS)Operation Manual©Copyright 2017 by Bird Technologies, Inc. Instruction Book Part Number 920-Fiber-DAS Rev. P3Delta Node® is a registered trademark of Delta Node Solutions Ltd. and Bird Technologies, Inc.
iSafety PrecautionsThefollowingaregeneralsafetyprecautionsthatarenotnecessarilyrelatedtoanyspecificpartorprocedure,anddonotnecessarilyappearelsewhereinthispublication.Theseprecautionsmustbethoroughlyunderstoodandapplytoallphasesofoperationandmaintenance.WARNINGKeepAwayFromLiveCircuitsOperatingPersonnelmustatalltimesobservegeneralsafetyprecautions.Donotreplacecomponentsormakeadjustmentstotheinsideofthetestequipmentwiththehighvoltagesupplyturnedon.Toavoidcasualties,alwaysremovepower.WARNINGShockHazardDonotattempttoremovetheRFtransmissionlinewhileRFpowerispresent.WARNINGDoNotServiceOrAdjustAloneUndernocircumstancesshouldanypersonreachintoanenclosureforthepurposeofserviceoradjustmentofequipmentexceptinthepresenceofsomeonewhoiscapableofrenderingaid.WARNINGSafetyEarthGroundAnuninterruptibleearthsafetygroundmustbesuppliedfromthemainpowersourcetotestinstruments.Groundingoneconductorofatwoconductorpowercableisnotsufficientprotection.Seriousinjuryordeathcanoccurifthisgroundingisnotproperlysupplied.WARNINGResuscitationPersonnelworkingwithornearhighvoltagesshouldbefamiliarwithmodernmethodsofresuscitation.WARNINGRemovePowerObservegeneralsafetyprecautions.Donotopentheinstrumentwiththepowerapplied.
SafetyPrecautionsiiSafety SymbolsNote: ThelaserusedinthissystemisaClass3blaserthatproducesinvisibleinfra‐redcoherentlight.Avoidlookingintoconnectedfibersandreceptacles.Notsafetoviewwithopticalinstruments.Alwaysputtheprotectioncapsonunusedfibersandreceptacles.Callsattentiontosupplementalinformation.WARNINGWarningnotescallattentiontoaprocedure,whichifnotcorrectlyperformed,couldresultinpersonalinjury.CAUTIONCautionnotescallattentiontoaprocedure,whichifnotcorrectlyperformed,couldresultindamagetotheinstrument.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)iiiWarning StatementsThefollowingsafetywarningsappearinthetextwherethereisdangertooperatingandmaintenancepersonnelandarerepeatedhereforemphasis.Seepage40ForCMRS817‐824MHzApplicationsandAmericanCellularApplications:Seepage40Seepage40Seepage15WARNINGThisisNOTaconsumerdevice.ItisdesignforinstallationbyFCCLICENSEESandQUALIFIEDINSTALLERS.YouMUSThaveanFCCLICENSEorexpressconsentofanFCClicenseetooperatethisdevice.YouMUSTregisterClassBsignalboosters(asdefinedin47CFR90.219)onlineatwww.fcc.gov/signal‐boosters/registration.Unauthorizedusemayresultinsignificantforfeiturepenalties,includingpenaltiesinexcessof$100,000foreachcontinuingviolation.WARNINGThisisNOTaconsumerdevice.ItisdesignforinstallationbyFCCLICENSEESandQUALIFIEDINSTALLERS.YouMUSThaveanFCCLICENSEorexpressconsentofanFCClicenseetooperatethisdevice.Unauthorizedusemayresultinsignificantforfeiturepenalties,includingpenaltiesinexcessof$100,000foreachcontinuingviolation.WARNINGThisisNOTaconsumerdevice.ItisdesignedforinstallationbyaninstallerapprovedbyanISEDlicensee.YouMUSThaveanISEDLICENCEortheexpressconsentofanISEDlicenseetooperatethisdevice.WARNINGAvoidlookingintoconnectedfibersandreceptacles.ThelaserusedinthissystemisaClass3blaserthatproducesinvisibleinfra‐redcoherentlight.Notsafetoviewwithopticalinstruments.Alwaysputtheprotectioncapsonunusedfibersandreceptacles.
SafetyPrecautionsivCaution StatementsThefollowingequipmentcautionsappearinthetextandarerepeatedhereforemphasis.Seepage114Seepage41.Seepage47CAUTIONTurnOffTestToneDonotforgettoturnoffthetesttonewhenyouaredonewithyouruplink.Bettercheckoneextratime.Theywillotherwiseinterferewiththenormaloperationofthesystembycausingnoisetothebasestation.CAUTIONUnauthorizedantennas,cables,and/orcouplingdevicesmaycausenon‐conformitywithnationalorinternationalregulations,couldcausedamage,ornon‐conformingERP/EIRP.CAUTIONWhenmatingRFconnectors,ensurethattheyareproperlyalignedandnotcrossthreaded.TightenSMAconnectorsto8in.‐lbs.DoovertorqueRFconnectors,thiscouldresultindamagetotheUnit.DonotundertorqueRFconnectors,thiscouldresultinpoorsignaltransmission.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)vSafety StatementsUSAGEANY USE OF THIS INSTRUMENT IN A MANNER NOT SPECIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER MAY IMPAIR THE INSTRUMENT’S SAFETY PROTECTION.USOEL USO DE ESTE INSTRUMENTO DE MANERA NO ESPECIFICADA POR EL FABRICANTE, PUEDE ANULAR LA PROTECCIÓN DE SEGURIDAD DEL INSTRUMENTO.BENUTZUNGWIRD DAS GERÄT AUF ANDERE WEISE VERWENDET ALS VOM HERSTELLER BESCHRIEBEN, KANN DIE GERÄTESICHERHEIT BEEINTRÄCHTIGT WERDEN.UTILISATIONTOUTE UTILISATION DE CET INSTRUMENT QUI N’EST PAS EXPLICITEMENT PRÉVUE PAR LE FABRICANT PEUT ENDOMMAGER LE DISPOSITIF DE PROTECTION DE L’INSTRUMENT.IMPIEGOQUALORA QUESTO STRUMENTO VENISSE UTILIZZATO IN MODO DIVERSO DA COME SPECIFICATO DAL PRODUTTORE LA PROZIONE DI SICUREZZA POTREBBE VENIRNE COMPROMESSA.
SafetyPrecautionsviSERVICESERVICING INSTRUCTIONS ARE FOR USE BY SERVICE - TRAINED PERSONNEL ONLY. TO AVOID DANGEROUS ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT PERFORM ANY SERVICING UNLESS QUALIFIED TO DO SO.SERVICIOLAS INSTRUCCIONES DE SERVICIO SON PARA USO EXCLUSIVO DEL PERSONAL DE SERVICIO CAPACITADO. PARA EVITAR EL PELIGRO DE DESCARGAS ELÉCTRICAS, NO REALICE NINGÚN SERVICIO A MENOS QUE ESTÉ CAPACITADO PARA HACERIO.WARTUNGANWEISUNGEN FÜR DIE WARTUNG DES GERÄTES GELTEN NUR FÜR GESCHULTES FACHPERSONAL.ZUR VERMEIDUNG GEFÄHRLICHE, ELEKTRISCHE SCHOCKS, SIND WARTUNGSARBEITEN AUSSCHLIEßLICH VON QUALIFIZIERTEM SERVICEPERSONAL DURCHZUFÜHREN.ENTRENTIENL’EMPLOI DES INSTRUCTIONS D’ENTRETIEN DOIT ÊTRE RÉSERVÉ AU PERSONNEL FORMÉ AUX OPÉRATIONS D’ENTRETIEN. POUR PRÉVENIR UN CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE DANGEREUX, NE PAS EFFECTUER D’ENTRETIEN SI L’ON N’A PAS ÉTÉ QUALIFIÉ POUR CE FAIRE.ASSISTENZA TECNICALE ISTRUZIONI RELATIVE ALL’ASSISTENZA SONO PREVISTE ESCLUSIVAMENTE PER IL PERSONALE OPPORTUNAMENTE ADDESTRATO. PER EVITARE PERICOLOSE SCOSSE ELETTRICHE NON EFFETTUARRE ALCUNA RIPARAZIONE A MENO CHE QUALIFICATI A FARLA.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)viiAbout This ManualThismanualcoverstheoperating&maintenanceinstructionsforthefollowingmodels:Changes to this ManualWehavemadeeveryefforttoensurethismanualisaccurate.Ifyoudiscoveranyerrors,orifyouhavesuggestionsforimprovingthismanual,pleasesendyourcommentstoourSolon,Ohiofactory.Thismanualmaybeperiodicallyupdated.Wheninquiringaboutupdatestothismanualrefertothepartnumber:920‐Fiber‐DAS;andrevision:P3.Chapter LayoutIntroduction — DescribesthefundamentalsoftheBirdFiber‐DASandprovidesalistofcommonlyusedabbreviationsandacronyms.System Description — DescribestheMajorcomponentsthatmakeupaBirdFiber‐DASsystem.Installation Guidelines — ProvidesFCCrequirementsandsafetyconsiderationswheninstallingaBirdFiber‐DAS.Commissioning — ListsthepreparationsandequipmentrequiredtosuccessfullyinstallandcommissiontheBirdFiber‐DAS.RF Commissioning — ChaptercontainsusefuladviceonhowtodesignawellworkingsystemaswellasexamplesforfinetuninglinkabudgetandcontrollingnoiseinaBirdFiber‐DAS.Model Identification — ProvidesabreakdownoftheBirdpartnumbersfortheFiber‐DASsystems.AtableofpartnumbersusedforRemoteUnitsisalsoprovided.Fiber‐DAS
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ContentsSafetySymbols................................................................................iiWarningStatements...........................................................................iiiCautionStatements............................................................................ivSafetyStatements..............................................................................vChangestothisManual........................................................................viiChapterLayout...............................................................................viiChapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1RFonfiber....................................................................................1Definitions....................................................................................2Chapter 2 System Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Gateways.....................................................................................4CentralGateway(CGW)......................................................................4BaseStationGateway(BGW).................................................................4RemoteGateway(RGW).....................................................................6Headend.....................................................................................6DCS‐NetworkSwitch........................................................................6MasterFrameUnit(MFU)....................................................................7BaseStationInterfaceUnit(BIU)...............................................................8InterconnectUnit(ICU).....................................................................13FiberOpticInterface(FOI)unit...............................................................15PSU–therackpowersupply.................................................................20RemoteUnit(RU).............................................................................21DDR.....................................................................................22DDS.....................................................................................26DDH.....................................................................................28DDU.....................................................................................31RemoteUnitFrequencySummary............................................................32DMU–Remoteheadend...................................................................33Repeaters...................................................................................34DMR400SeriesRackMountRepeater.........................................................34DLR600SeriesLowPowerRepeater..........................................................36DMR600SeriesMediumPowerRepeater......................................................37DHR800SeriesHighPowerRepeater..........................................................38BirdRepeaterFrequencySummary...........................................................39Chapter 3 Installation guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40HealthandSafety.............................................................................40CableRouting/AntennaSelection................................................................41AntennaInstallation........................................................................41SafetyandCareforFibers......................................................................41ToolsandMaterialRequirements................................................................42FiberOptics...............................................................................42Tools....................................................................................42MiscellaneousMaterial.....................................................................42InstallingHeadendEquipment..................................................................43BGW.....................................................................................43EthernetSwitch...........................................................................43MasterUnit...............................................................................44
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)ixPowerSupplyUnit.........................................................................45BIU......................................................................................47ICU......................................................................................48FOI......................................................................................48RFU.....................................................................................49PoweringUptheHeadEnd.....................................................................49InstallingRemoteUnits........................................................................50SingleRemoteUnitWallMounting...........................................................50DoubleRemoteUnitWallMounting..........................................................51RemoteUnitPoleMounting.................................................................51SolarShield...............................................................................52Cabling...................................................................................52RemoteUnitVerification....................................................................55InstallingtheDHRRepeater....................................................................56SingleRepeaterWallMounting..............................................................56DoubleRepeaterWallMounting.............................................................57RepeaterPoleMounting....................................................................57SolarShield...............................................................................58Cabling...................................................................................58Chapter 4 DAS Software Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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gs..................................................................88
TableofContentsxFORApplicationHandling...................................................................89SlaveFOR.................................................................................89NamingComponents..........................................................................90MovingRemotestoDifferentFOIPort............................................................92ReplacingMasterUnitCards....................................................................92MovingMasterUnitCards......................................................................92Chapter 5 Commissioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Preparations.................................................................................94Necessarytools............................................................................94Software.................................................................................94SystemCommissioning........................................................................95Pre‐requisites.............................................................................95CommissioningProcess.....................................................................95BirdVPNAccess..............................................................................98VPNSettings..............................................................................98WirelessModemSetup.......................................................................102ModemDHCP............................................................................102ModemVPNTunnels......................................................................102ModemPortForwarding...................................................................102BGWConfiguration........................................................................102RollingBackModemConfiguration..........................................................105SetuplocalNetworkUDPPortsforCGWAccess...................................................106LocalConnectiontoRemoteUnit...............................................................106LocalConnectiontoRemoteUnitwithTwoFOR's..............................................107ConnectiontoBGWfromRemoteUnit..........................................................108Chapter 6 RF Commissioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109Settinguptheuplink.........................................................................109NoiseloadonRadioBaseStation............................................................110Practicalapproach........................................................................112Chapter 7 Model Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115SystemModelNumbers.......................................................................115RemoteEndUnitPartNumbers................................................................116PublicSafetyDDRModuleNumbers.........................................................116CellularDDRModuleNumbers..............................................................116
1Chapter 1 IntroductionTheBirdfiberdistributedantennasystem(Fiber‐DAS)wasdevelopedfromthestartwithfiber‐opticcableasthedistributionmedium.Thisallowsforexcellentradioperformanceandbestinclasssystemnoisefigureoflessthan3dB,fromtheremoteunitantennaporttothebasestationinterfaceport.TheBirdFiber‐DASsystemisaflexibleandscalablesolution,meaningthesystemcanbetailoredforalmostanyrequirement.Thisflexibilityprovidestheusertheabilitytoadjustmanyofthesystemsparameterstofittheirspecificneeds.Thismanualcontainsdesign,installation,andcommissioningguidelines,aswellassystemmaintenancepractices.Italsocontainsinformationregardinggeneralpracticeswithinintheindustryaswell.Fiber-DAS calculator — Inadditiontothismanual,theFiber‐DAScalculatorisanindispensabletool,thisExcelspreadsheetincludesthefollowingfeatures,providinginsighttohowwellthesystemwillperform:SystemNoiseFigurecalculatorIntermodulationperformancecalculatorUplink/DownlinkBalanceDynamicheadroomRF on fiberAfiberdistributedantennasystem(Fiber‐DAS)isanefficientmethodoftransmittingradiosignalsoverlargedistances.OurFiber‐DAScanprovideasmuchas30kmoffiberbetweenthehead‐endandtheremoteunit,providingthattheradioaccesstechnologyusedintheRadioAccessNetwork(RAN)doesnotsuffertimingissuesandthatthefiberlossiswithinthespecification.TheFiber‐DASusesaninfra‐redlightsource,modulatedwiththecombinedradiosignalsthatneedtobepropagated.Thefiberchannelsystemisultrawide‐band,rangingfrom88MHzupto2600MHz,thuscoveringmosttypesofradiocommunicationsystemsincludingasFMbroadcast,VHFcommunicationradios,LTE,TETRA,GSM,CDMA,WCDMAandmanyotherradioaccesstechnologies.MostlandmobileradioandcellularsystemsuseFrequencyDivisionDuplex(FDD)whichmeans:Twoseparatefibers,onefortheuplink(signalsfromtheterminaltowardsthebasestation)andoneforthedownlink(signalsfromtheradiobasestationtowardstheterminal)Orasinglefiberandthesignalsmustbemultiplexedusingdifferentwavelengths.Bird’sFiber‐DASuseswave‐lengthdivisionmultiplexing(WDM)asthestandardconfigurationfeaturingthefollowing:.SinglemodefiberAngledconnectorsUpto15dBopticallossNote: SeparateUL/DLfiberscanbeusedifitisnecessaryordesired.Thedynamicofthefiberisgoodenoughtotoleratemulti‐carrier,multi‐bandandmulti‐operatorsolutions,buttheysharetheavailabledynamicsandifthereisalargenumberofcarriersthefiberattenuationneedstobeconsidered.Becausethemodulationisanalogthesystemrequiresthefiberstobeofsinglemodetype.AllconnectorsusedinBird’sFiber‐DASequipmentareSC‐APCtypewitha7°angle.Itisimportantthatallconnectors(i.e.patches)betweentheMasterUnit(MU)andtheRemoteUnits(RU)beangled,otherwisereflectionscouldresultcausingproblemswiththequalityofthesignalsthroughthesystem.
Introduction2DefinitionsThefollowingabbreviations,industrystandardlingoandacronymsareusedinthisdocument.BGW BasestationGateway,see"BaseStationGateway(BGW)"onpage4BIUBasestationinterface.AlsoknownastheDIU.ItistheelectricalinterfacebetweentheMasterFrameUnit(MFU)andtheoperatorradiobasestationoranothersourcefortheradiosignals,suchasaoff‐airrepeater.See"BaseStationInterfaceUnit(BIU)"onpage8BTS SeeRBS.DAS Adistributedantennasystem.Severalantennasconnectedtogetherinacoaxialnetworksothatseveralantennascanbefedasignalfromacentrallocation.DL See“Downlink”Downlink Thesignalsthataretransmittedfromabasestationtowardsaterminal(phone).FiberInthisdocumentitreferstothetelecommunicationfibersusedtotransmitmodulatedlightaspulsesoranalogvariationsonaglassfiber.TheBirdFiber‐DASsystemshouldusesingle‐modefiberalways.Fiber‐DASAgeneralnamefordistributionsystemsusingradiofrequencyonfiber(RFonFiber)technology.DASmeans“DistributedAntennaSystem”whichreferstothepracticeofbuilding“spreadingnets”withcoaxialcables,splittersandantennastocoverlargerstructures.FOI Fiber‐opticinterface.See"FiberOpticInterface(FOI)unit"onpage15FOR Fiber‐opticremoteinterface,partoftheRemoteUnitconnectingtothefiber.GSM GlobalSystemforMobileCommunicationsiDEN IntegratedDigitalEnhancedNetworkLTE LongTermEvolutionMFUMasterFrameUnit.Thisisarackthatcontainsallthemodulesthatbuildsuptotheheadendinthesystem.ThisiswheretheradiobasestationsinterfacetotheFiber‐DASsystem.Thisisalsowherethedownlinksignalsfromthebasestationsareconvertedintolaserlightandsentoverthefiber‐opticstotheRemoteUnit(RU)andtheuplinksignalsfromtheRUareconvertedtoradiofrequencysignalsandtransmittedtotheradiobasestation(RBS,BTS).ICU InterconnectUnit,RFsplitter/combinerunit,see"InterconnectUnit(ICU)"onpage13QMA Quickconnect/disconnecttypeofRFConnector.ReplacementforSMARFConnectors.SeeSMARBS RadioBaseStation.Theinfrastructureunitnormallyconnectedtotheantennasintheradioaccessnetwork(RAN)andsometimescalledjustBaseStationorBaseTransceiverStation(BTS).RGW RemoteGatewayUnit,see"RemoteGateway(RGW)"onpage6RURemoteUnit.Thisistheunitclosesttotheantennathatconvertsthedownlinksignalfromthefibertoradiofrequenciesanddistributesitovertheantennasystem.Inthereverse,theuplinkradiofrequenciesareconvertedtomodulatedlaserlightandtransmittedbacktotheMFU.SC‐APCThetypeofconnectorusedforallBirdopticalequipment.ItisrecommendedthatallconnectorsbetweentheMFUandtheRUareofthistype.SC‐APcanalsobeacceptedinpatchpanels.AllconnectorsMUSTBEANGLEDtoavoidsignalreflectionsthataredetrimentaltothesignalquality.Fibersneedtobeofsingle‐modetype.SinglemodefiberAfiberwherethelightataspecifiedrangeofwavelengthsonlyhaveasinglepaththrough.ThisisrequiredforanaloguemodulatedsystemssuchastheBirdFiber‐DASsystemSMA Sub‐miniatureversionA.ATypeofRFConnector.Switch Anetworkswitchisacomputernetworkingdevicethatconnectsdevicestogetheronacomputernetwork.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)3TETRA TerrestrialTrunkedRadio.TETRAusesTimeDivisionMultipleAccess(TDMA)withfouruserchannelsononeradiocarrierand25kHzspacingbetweencarriers.UL See“Uplink”UMTSUniversalMobileTelecommunicationsSystemisasystemwherebroadbandsignalingandpacketeddataareused.Thestandardsarehandledinthe3GPPgroupandthemostcommontypeofmodulationisWCDMA.UplinkThesignalsthataretransmittedfromtheterminal(phone)towardsthebasestation.SC‐PC Atypeoffiber‐opticconnectorwhichisnotangledandshouldnotbeusedwithBirdFiber‐DASSC‐UPC Ultra‐polishedfiber‐opticconnector.NotrecommendedwithBirdFiber‐DASRFRadioFrequencies,denominatestherangeoftransversalelectromagneticwaveswithafrequencyfrom3kHzto300GHz.Theupperendofthespectrumisoftenreferredtoasmicrowavefrequencies.WCDMAW‐CDMAWidebandCodeDivisionMultipleAccessisatechnologyemployedbybasestationmanufacturerswhomakeUMTSbasestations.Thistechnologyiscommonlyusedin3GnetworksandthemainmodulationemployedinEurope.
4Chapter 2 System DescriptionTheFiber‐DASsystemtypicallyconsistsofthreemainsegments:Gateway — TheGatewayactsasafirewallensuringinternaltrafficonthesystemremainsinternalandatthesametimeallowingawebinterfaceformonitoringandsupervision.ThegatewayalsohandlesSNMPtraps.Headend — TheHeadendservesastheinterfacewiththeoperator’sbasestation,housingtheunitsrequiredtotransmitandreceivecommunicationsbetweentheoperator’sbasestationandtheremoteunitsoftheFiber‐DASsystem.Remote Units — theremoteunitsarelocatednearthedistributedantennasandhousetheequipmentnecessarytotransmitandreceivecommunicationsbetweentheantennaandtheheadend.Figure 1 RemoteUnitRemoteUnitRemoteUnitHead EndGatewayCentralGatewayEthernetSwitchMaster Frame UnitMaster Frame UnitMaster Frame Unit(BGW/RGW)Fiber-DAS SystemGatewaysThegatewaysofferedincludetheCentralGateway(CGW),BaseStationGateway(BGW)andRemoteGateway(RGW).ForremotesupervisionofaFiber‐DASagateway(RGWorBGW)isinstalled.BGWsandRGWsaretypicallylocatedwiththeheadendequipment,theRGWisasmallercompactembeddedsolutionwhiletheBGWisafullfeaturedLinuxserverthatcanbesetupinmanydifferentways.CGWsareusedformonitoringmultipleFiber‐DASsystems,communicatingwiththeBGWsandRGWs.Central Gateway (CGW)TheCGWisusedtoprovideasingleremoteaccesspointandtocompilealarmsfrommultipleBGW/RGWnetworks.Theunitisaself‐poweredLinuxbasedserver.Base Station Gateway (BGW) TheBGWassignsIPaddressestoallthemodulesintheFiber‐DASsystem,includingtheHeadendandRemoteUnitsaswellastheircomponents.TheBGWisaself‐poweredLinuxbasedserver.FeaturesoftheBGW:WebinterfaceconfigurationAutomaticdetectionofmodulesAutomaticdetectionofRemoteUnitsCapableofhandlinglargesystemsFunctionsforstatistics
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)5NorthboundcommunicationtoCGWIncludesfirewalltoprotectlocalnetPortaltoyourMasterUnitUser‐providedcertificatebasedsecurityviaHTTPSFigure 2 Base Station GatewayTheBGWhastwoEthernetports‐INTandEXT.TheINTportisconnectedtotheinternalnetworkintheheadend’sMasterUnittoprovidethelocalnetworkforallthemodulesandtheRemoteUnits.Italsoprovides,viathebuilt‐inswitchintheMasterUnit,awayoflocallyconfiguringthenetwork.Itprovidesthewebinterfaceforallthesettingsofthesystemaswellasmanyotherfunctions.TheEXTportisa“northbound”EthernetportthatallowstheBGWtoconnecttotheInternet,oraWAN/MANtypeoflargernetwork.Thismeansthatthesystemcanbemonitoredandmanagedremotely.TheBGWistheunitresponsibleforalarmhandlingandremoteforwardofalarmseitherbySMTPmailforwardingorbySNMPtraps.AMIBfileforyourSNMPsystemisavailablefromBirduponrequestaswellasdocumentationregardingSNMP.IftheBGWisreplacedtheRemoteUnitsmaynotshowupimmediately.Thisisduetotheleasetimeontheaddresstheyhave.Eventuallytheywillrequestanewaddressandwhenthisisdonetheywillshowup.TheBGWcanalsolaunchVPNtunnelstoaremotesupervisioncenter,theCGW.TheCGWmakesitpossibletomanagemultiplesystemsfromasinglelocation.TheCGWcanhandlealargenumberofsuchtunnels,providingacentralpointforsupervisingalltheinstallationsandcollectingalarmsandstatisticsfromallthesystemsaswellascentralizedalarmmanagement.TheBGWcansupportasecondVPNtunneltotheBirdmanagementcenterprovidingsupervisionandmanagementassistance,ifneeded.Table 1 Parameter ValueInputpowervoltage 100‐240VACInputpowerfrequency 50/60HzOperatingtemperature 10to30°C(50to100°F)Powerrating,Typical <100WHeight 1UWidth 19”(48.26cm)Depth 14.2”(36cmWeight <11lbs.(5kg)BGW Specifications
SystemDescription6Remote Gateway (RGW)TheRGWisasmallunitsimilartotheBGWbutintendedforsmallsystemswherethereareonlyafewremotesorwherethereisnoheadend.TheRGWhasaformfactorthatallowsittobemountedinsidearepeatercasing.TheRGWcanbeusedtorunupto4RemoteUnitsfromasingleRepeateronasingleFiber.TheRGWhasthecapabilitytoconnectnorthboundtoaCGW,justliketheBGW,anditcanalsoforwardalarmsthroughaVPNtunneltoaCGW.ThememorycapacityandfeaturesarereducedcomparedtotheBGWbutforasmallsystemwithasinglefiberthisisanoption.InremotelocationswithoutEthernet,theRGWcanbeequippedwithamodemtoallowremoteaccesstothesystem.Typicallya3GmodemisusedallowingaVPNtunnelfromtheRGWtoaCGW,enablingsupervision,monitoringandcontrolofthesystem.HeadendTheheadendconsistsofa19‐inchrackwithmodulesthatareselecteddependingonthesystemdesign.GenerallyallheadendUnitscontain:Networkswitch‐connectscommunicationpathsbetweenthemodulesInterconnectUnit(ICU)‐RFsplitter/combiner(rack‐mountunitormoduleintheMFU)MasterFrameUnit(MFU),maycontainsomeorallofthefollowing:PowersupplyBaseStationInterfaceUnit(BIU)Fiber‐OpticInterfacecard(FOI)RepeaterICUADHCPserverbuiltintotheRGWandBGWwillassignIPaddressestoalltheheadendsubunitsintherackandtheRemoteUnitswhentheyareconnectedtothesystem.Theconfigurationisautomaticandcreatesaprotectedsub‐netforthesystem.DCS - Network SwitchThenetworkswitchisanACpowered,24‐portswitchwithSpanningTreeProtocol(STP).ThenetworkswitchprovidesanEthernetlinkbetweentheMFUandtheBGW.EachcardslotintheMFUhasadedicatedEthernetport,eachportisconnectedtothenetworkswitchandthenetworkswitchisconnectedtotheBGW.ADCpoweredoptionisalsoavailable.Actualnetworkswitchmaybedifferentfromtheimage.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)7Master Frame Unit (MFU) TheMasterFrameUnit(MFU)housesthePowerSupplies,BaseStationInterfaceUnits(BIU),InterconnectionUnits(ICU),andFiber‐OpticInterface(FOI)cards.Figure3showsanMFUequippedwith3BIUs,6FOIsandonePowerSupply.Figure 3 Master Frame UnitFunctional descriptionOneMFUsupportsseveralmodules,orcombinationofmoduletypes.Themodulescanbeplacedanywhereintheframe.Thereare16singleslotcardpositionsineachMFU,howevermodulewidthsvary(seeeachmodule’sspecifications)sothenumberofmodulethatwillfitinanMFUdependsonthemoduletype.OneMFUcanhouseupto4powersupplies,8ICUs,8wideBIUs,16slimBIUs,16FOIs,orcombinationofmodules.SeeTable2.EachMFUrequiresatleastonepowersupply,althoughthepowersupplydoesnotneedtobehousedwithintheMFU.QuiteoftenasystemhasmorethanonepowersupplyandtheyareusuallyplacedtogetherinoneMFUforeasyaccess.EachMFUhastwopowerinputconnectors,oneprimaryandoneredundant.AredundantpowersupplyconnectedtoanMFUensurescontinuedoperationifoneofthepowersuppliesshouldfail.TheMFUcontainstwoventilationfanscirculatingambientairthroughtheunitshousedintheframe.Thesearehighqualityfanswithahighmeantimebetweenfailure(MTBF).EachModuleintheMFUareassignedanIPaddressesviaDHCPleases,modulesinherittheMACaddressfromthebackplane,thisensuresthatanewmoduleinsertedintherackreceivesthesameIPaddressastheoneitisreplacing,withouttheneedofmanualconfiguration.Table 2 MFU SpecificationsParameter ValuePowerconnector Molex,10PinEthernetconnector RJ45Weight(withoutmodules) 5.5lbs(2.5kg)Temperaturerange,Operational 0to45°C(32to113°F)Width 19”(48.3cm)Height3U,5.25”(13.34cm)Depth 11.8”(30cm)MaximumnumberofeachtypeofmodulessupportedPSU 4BIU(DBI3xx,DBI3xxC(compact)) 8,16FOI(DOI401,DOI30x) 8,16ICU 8
SystemDescription8Base Station Interface Unit (BIU) TheBaseStationInterfaceUnit(BIU)istheinterfacebetweentheoperator’sbasestationandtheFiber‐DASsystem.TheprimarypurposeoftheBIUistoadjustuplinkanddownlinksignallevels.TheBIUispoweredfromtheMFUbackplaneandcommunicatesviaEthernetwiththeBGW.Figure 4 BIU Signal FlowBaseStationBase StationInterfaceInterconnectUnitFiber-OpticInterface UnitsFiber-OpticCablestoRemoteUnits(Antenna)Master Frame UnitFOIFOIFOIFOIICU BIUTheBIUhasuplinkanddownlinkRFconnectorsonthefrontpanelandisavailableintwovariants,onecontainingduplexfiltersoronewithseparateuplink/downlinkpaths,dependingontheneedsfortheconnectiontothebasestation.InmostcasestheduplexedversionwithacombinedDL/ULportsisused.Inadditiontoduplexingoptions,thereisasingleslotandadualversionoftheBIU:TheDBI3xx(wideversion)includesanexternalalarmconnector(DB9)andrequirestwoMFUslots.TheDBI3xxC(compactversion)doesnothaveanexternalalarmconnector(DB9),andusesonlyoneMFUslot.Figure 5 BIUALMONDL/UL BTS 1TP UL 1TP UL 2DL OUT 1UL IN 1DL OUT 2UL IN 2DL/UL BTS 2BIUALMONDL/UL BTS 1TP UL 1EXTERNALALARMTP UL 2DL OUT 1UL IN 1DL OUT 2UL IN 2DL/UL BTS 2DBI3xxC DBI3xxBase Station Interface Unit (BIU)Functional descriptionTheBIUhasfourSMAports(femaletype)toconnecttheRBS/BTS.DuplexedversionshavecombinedDL/ULconnectorsusedtoconnecttotheRBS,andthereareULtest(TP)connectorsthatcanbeusedtomonitorthesignaloutfromtheBIU.Non‐duplexed(simplex)versionshavethetestconnectorsreplacedbyULconnectorsandthenormallycombinedUL/DLconnectorsarereplacedbyDLonlyconnectors.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)9TheBIUhasfourQMAports(femaletype)thatarenormallyusedtoconnectittoanICU.Therearetwouplink(input)portsandtwodownlink(output,TX)ports.Thesearetwoseparatepaths,theisolationbetweenDL1andDL2portsandtheisolationbetweentheUL1andUL2portsis>50dB.TherearetwoseparateRFpathsintheBIU.TheBIUisconfiguredforthespecificfrequencybanditwillserve.ThetwopathsintheBIUcannothavedifferentfrequencies;aGSM900BIUwillhavetwoGSM900pathsandcannotbecombinedwithan1800path.SeparatefrequenciesrequiretheuseofanadditionalBIU.RFpatchcablesareusedtopatchtheDLandULpaths(QMA)totheICU.TheDBI3xx(dualslot)BIUhasanalarmoutputport(DB9femaleconnector)ontheBIUwhichcanbeusedtoconnectexternalalarms.Table 3 Alarm Port PinoutTheBIUistechnologyneutralandthedownlinkpathcontainssettableattenuatorsthatcanbeusedtoadjustthesignalstrengthtoproperlevelsbeforefeedingthemintotheICU.Intheuplinkthereisanamplifierfollowedbyasettableattenuatorusedtoadjustthesignalandthenoiselevelintothebasestationuplink.AllRFconnectionsaremadeonthefrontoftheBIU.ThemaximumrecommendedinputpowertotheBIUis30dBm.Ahighpoweralarmisactivatedat>30dBmandalowpoweralarmat<10dBminputpower.Inputpowerabovetherecommendedlevelcancausepermanentunitfailure.Forhighpowerbasestations,anattenuatorshouldbeusedtoensurethattheinputpowertotheBIUcanneverexceedspecifications.Thereisa0dBminputversionoftheBIUavailableonrequest.Pin Signal (A) Signal (B)1 RS485+ RS485+2Alarmout1Alarmout13 Ground Ground4Notconnected Alarmin25Notconnected Alarmin46 RS485+ RS485+7Alarmout2Alarmout28G Alarmin39Notconnected Alarmin1CAUTIONOverdrivingtheRFsourceinputintotheBIUwillcausepermanentequipmentfailureandwillvoidthewarranty.Theinstallermustensurethatinputlevelsarenotexceeded.PlanformaximumpoweroutoftheRFsourceandattenuateaccordinglywithexternalattenuatorsifneeded.BIU Type Minimum DL Input Maximum DL InputLowLevel ‐7dBm +7dBmHighLevel +20dBm +33dBmCAUTIONTheULfromtheFOIcardiscapableofdamagingtheULportontheBIU.MaximuminputtotheBIUULshouldbenohigherthan+13dBm.UsecaretoproperlysetFOIlevelspriortoenablingRF.
SystemDescription10TheschematicinFigure6showsoneofthechannelsintheBIU.Thesignaldetectorforthedownlinklevelalarmsisshowninthetoprightcorner.TheUL1andUL2uplinktestportsare3dBlowerthanthesignalonthecorrespondingDL/ULBTSport.Figure 6 Schematic of One BIU RF Path Table4listsstandardcellularBIU’s.Otherconfigurationsareavailableuponrequestaswellasunitswithoutinternalduplexfiltering.Table 4 Standard Variants of the BIUConfiguration UL MHz DL MHz RF Input High Level P/N Low Level P/N2xVHF 136‐174 136‐174 Duplex DBI312 DBI4122xTETRA390MHz††Severaloptionsexistsfor5MHzstandardbandsforTETRA380‐385 390‐395 Duplex DBI301 DBI4012xUHF 450‐470 450‐470 Duplex DBI313 DBI4132x700MHZABC‐band 698‐716 728‐746 Duplex DBI307 DBI4072x700UpperC777‐756 746‐756 Duplex DBI304 DBI4042x700PublicSafety 799‐805 769‐775 Duplex DBI314 DBI4142xSMR800 806‐824 851‐869 Duplex DBI303 DBI4032x850MHz 824‐849 869‐894 Duplex DBI308 DBI4082x800 832‐862 791‐821 Simplex DBI305 DBI4052xGSM‐R900 876‐880 921‐925 Duplex DBI310 ‐2x900MHz 880‐915 925‐960 Duplex DBI309 DBI4092x1800MHz 1710‐1785 1805‐1880 Duplex DBI318 DBI4082x1900MHz 1850‐1915 1930‐1995 Duplex DBI319 DBI4192xUMTS2100MHz 1920‐1980 2110‐2170 Duplex DBI320 DBI4202xAWS2100MHz 1710‐1755 2110‐2155 Duplex DBI321 DBI4212xLTE2600 2500‐2570 2620‐2690 Duplex DBI326 DBI426
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)11Table 5 RF and Electrical Performance of the BIUTable 6 BIU Mechanical SpecificationsBIU Indicator Operation TherearetwoLEDslocatedontheBIUfrontpanel.OneisthepowerLED(green),theotheristhealarmLED(red).BothLEDsindicateanumberofstatesbydifferentflashingsequences,seeTable7.InanerrorstatethewebinterfaceshouldbeusedtochecktheactualconditionoftheBIUbuttheLEDscangiveaquickindicationonthestateoftheunit.TheLEDsarealsousefulforlocatingthephysicalunitifseveralBIUsareinstalledinthesamerack.Table 7 State ON LED ALM LED NoteBooting 2Hz Off NormalbootBootingstandalonemode 2Hz 2Hz NotattachedtorackBootingreadofMACaddressfailed 2Hz On ErrorStarting 0,1Hz90% 0,1Hz90% KernelstartupOperation 0,5Hz10% OffNormaloperationOperation 0,5Hz10% 1Hz10% MinoralarmstateOperation 0,5Hz10% 2Hz25% MajoralarmstateOperation 0,5Hz10% On CriticalalarmstateIndicator BehaviorParameter Value UnitDownlinkattenuation Settable 10‐30±3dBUplinkGainformodules<1000MHz Settable 10to20±3dBUplinkGainformodules>1000MHz Settable ‐10to10±3dBIM3performance >55 dBMaxinputnon‐destructive >36 dBmHighinputalarmthresholdlevel 33 dBmLowinputalarmthresholdlevel 10 dBmInputreturnloss >20 dBImpedanceforallRFports 50 ΩIsolationbetweenports >60 dBPowerconsumption <15 WTempe raturerange 0‐45 °CParameter ValueBasestationRFports SMA,FemaleTestportsuplink(ifpresent) SMA,FemaleInterconnectingRFportstoICU QMA,FemaleAlarmconnector(optional) DB9,FemaleModuleWidthDBI3xxDBI3xxC(compact)2Slots1slot
SystemDescription12Figure 7 BIU Interfaces BIUALMONDL/UL BTS 1TP UL 1EXTERNALALARMTP UL 2DL OUT 1UL IN 1DL OUT 2UL IN 2DL/UL BTS 2BIUALMONDL/UL BTS 1TP UL 1TP UL 2DL OUT 1UL IN 1DL OUT 2UL IN 2DL/UL BTS 2 Item DescriptionConnectionfromtheradiobasestation(RBS).TestportfortheuplinkoftheDL/ULBTSport‐6dB.Thesignalwillbe3dBmbelowtheDL/ULBTSport.PortisnotvalidonthesimplexBIU.SimplexdownlinkfeedtotheFOI.SimplexuplinkfromtheFOI.TheBIUwillattenuateand/oramplifythesignalandthenroutetotheDL/ULBTSport.Usedforexternalalarmmonitoring(DBI3xx,twoslotversiononly).TheLEDsindicatevariousstates,seeTable7.DL/ULBTS1/2TPUL1/2DLOUT1/2ULIN1/2EXTERNALALARMSON/ALMLED
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)13Interconnect Unit (ICU)Interconnectunits(ICU)areusedtocouplesignalsbetweentheBIUsandtheFOIs.ThefunctionalpurposeoftheICUis:Downlink‐SplitthesignalfromtheBIUandroutethebalancedsignals(minusinsertionloss)totheFOIs.Uplink‐CombinethesignalsfromtheFOIsandroutethesumofthesignals(minusinsertionloss)totheBIU.TheRFportsontheICUareQMA.Figure 8 Interconnect Unit Signal FlowBaseStationBase StationInterfaceInterconnectUnitFiber-OpticInterface UnitsFiber-OpticCablestoRemoteUnits(Antenna)Master Frame UnitFOIFOIFOIFOIICU BIUMFU ICUTheMFUICUsareavailableinseveraldifferentconfigurationstosupportavarietyofsystemconfigurations.TheseunitsareinsertedintotheMFUandprovidesignalroutingtoandfromtheBIUsandFOIs.Figure 9 MFU ICU
SystemDescription14Rack-mount ICU (DIU301, DIU302)TheRack‐mountICUisa1Uunitthatcontainsfourfieldscontainingsplitters/combiners.Eachfieldiscapableofsplittingoneinputintoeightoutputsorcombiningeightinputsintooneoutput.Figure 10 Rack-mount ICU  Eachofthe4fieldshasaCOMMONportandports1‐8.Whenusedasacombiner,thesignalstocombineareconnectedtoinputports1‐8,thesumofthesignals(minusinsertionloss)willbeoutputontheCOMMONport.Whenusedasasplitter,thecombinedsignalisinputontheCOMMONportandoutputonports1‐8,withtheoutputportshavingbalancedsignals(minusinsertionloss).Table 8 Rack-mount ICU SpecificationsQMA cable kitAQMAcablekit(BirdpartnumberDCC320)isavailableforusewiththeICU.Thekitcontains32QMAtoQMAcables(seeTable9)thatcanbeusedtopatchbetweentheBIUtotheICU,BIUtotheFOIorICUtoFOI.Table 9 QMA Cable KitParameter ValueInsertionloss(nominal)‐DIU301 37dBInsertionloss(nominal)‐DIU302 21dBBandwidth‐DIU301 88‐2700MHzBandwidth‐DIU302 88‐2700MHzOperatingTe mperatu re ‐25to+55C(‐13to+131F)Impedance 50OhmIM3performance >50dBReturnlossperformance >20dBMaximumcommonportpower 20dBmIsolationbetweenportsinsamestrip >15dBIsolationbetweenportsindifferentstrips >50dBLength Quantity250mm(9.8”) 13350mm(13.8”) 13500mm(19.7”) 6
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)15Fiber Optic Interface (FOI) unitTheFOIconvertstheRFsignalsinthedownlinktofiber‐opticallaseroutputthatistransmittedonthefibertotheremoteunit.ItalsoreceivesthelaserlighttransmittedbytheRemoteUnitandconvertsitbacktoRFsignalsthatarethenroutedtotheICUand/orBIU.Figure 11 BaseStationBase StationInterfaceInterconnectUnitFiber-OpticInterface UnitsFiber-OpticCablestoRemoteUnits(Antenna)Master Frame UnitFOIFOIFOIFOIICU BIUFOI Signal FlowTheFOIispoweredfromtheMFUbackplaneandcommunicatesviaEthernetwiththeBGW.Figure 12 Fiber Optic Interface (FOI) UnitThisinterfaceisdesignedtoworkwithSC‐APCconnectors(8°angledphysicalconnector)andsinglemodefibersonly.AllconnectorsbetweenthemasterunitandtheremoteunitmustbeAPC,otherwiseproblemswithreflectionswillarise,whichcouldcausesevereproblemsinthesystem.TheEthernetcommunicationbetweentheHeadendandtheRemoteUnitstakesplaceontwosub‐carriersintheFOIwheretheEthernetsignalsaresuperimposedontheRFsignals.AsshowninTable10,BirdofferstwostylesofFOIcards.The"DOI300SeriesFOI"onpage16andthe"DOI401SeriesFOI"onpage19.Table 10 FOI VariantsWARNINGAvoidlookingintoconnectedfibersandreceptacles.ThelaserusedinthissystemisaClass3blaserthatproducesinvisibleinfra‐redcoherentlight.Notsafetoviewwithopticalinstruments.Alwaysputtheprotectioncapsonunusedfibersandreceptacles.Parameter Fiber Ports WavelengthDOI301 2 1310nmDOI302(WDM) 1 1310nmDOI308x 1 variouswavelengthsavailableDOI401 4 1550nm
SystemDescription16DOI300 Series FOITheDOI300seriessupportsasinglefiberopticlink.Thefiber‐opticinterfacecaneitherbeaWDM(DOI302)whichismostcommonlyusedoranoptionalduplexfeedwithseparateULandDLfibers(DOI301).BirdalsooffersaWDMoption(DOI380x).TheWDMutilizestheduplexfeedstylecardbutthewavelengthforthedownlinkaredefinedbythe"x"intheDOI380xpartnumber.NotethattheRemoteUnitwillneedtobeorderedwiththecorrectWDMuplinkwavelength.RefertothechartfortheWDMwavelengthsoffered.DOI300 Series Serving Multiple RemotesTheDOI300SeriesFOIcanserveupto4RemoteUnitsonasinglefiberrunwhenusinganopticalsplitterinthefirstRemoteUnit.WhenutilizingtheDOI302WDMmoduleeachRemoteUnitintheseriesmusthavedifferentopticalwavelengthsintheuplinkpathtoavoidinterference.Whenutilizingopticalsplitters,theopticallossofthesplittermustbeaccountedforintheopticallinkbudget.TheDOI300seriesFOIhasamaximumlinkbudgetof15dBo.Figure13showstheallowedFOItoFOR/Remoteconfigurations.BirdoffersvarioussplitteroptionsfortheFOR/Remotetohelpaccountforopticallosses.Thestandardopticalsplitterwillhavebalancedoutputsforeachpath.ConsultwithBirdengineeringforspecialapplications.Figure 13 FOI to Remote Unit ConfigurationsDeltaNodeWireless TechnologyTMFOIALMONUL OUT 1OPTO IN/OUTTP DLRESTP UL DL IN 1DL IN 2UL OUT 2DeltaNodeWireless TechnologyTMFOIALMONUL OUT 1OPTO IN/OUTTP DLRESTP UL DL IN 1DL IN 2UL OUT 2Point-to-Point Daisy-Chained RemotesHybrid SplitDeltaNodeWireless TechnologyTMFOIALMONUL OUT 1OPTO IN/OUTTP DLRESTP UL DL IN 1DL IN 2UL OUT 2Point-to-MultipointDeltaNodeWireless TechnologyTMFOIALMONUL OUT 1OPTO IN/OUTTP DLRESTP UL DL IN 1DL IN 2UL OUT 2Functional descriptionTheFOIhasanominalgainof35dBandthelasertransmittershouldseeamaximumcompositeinputpowerof0dBm.Thismeansthatfor0dBattenuationinthedownlinkamaximuminputof‐35dBmcompositepowerisrecommended(whenattenuatorsaresetto0dBm).Ifthedownlinkattenuatorissettoahighervaluethemaximumrecommendedinputisadjustedaccordingly.Theoutputpowerofthelaseriscalibratedto3000µW.Thiscanbeusedtocheckthelossoverfiberintheremotebecausetheremotereportsthereceivedopticallevels.Thelossmaybedifferentintheuplinkcomparedtothedownlinkbecauseofdifferentwavelengthsonthelaser.TheFOIcontainsseveraladjustableattenuatorswhichareusedtocompensateforlossbeforetheFOI(e.g.intheICU)andforlossonthefiberintheuplink.TherearetwosetsofRFportsontheFOIthatcanbeusedtoconnectsignalsfromtwodifferentstripsintherack‐mountICU,ortwodifferentMFUICUs.Figure14isablockdiagramshowingthedownlinkpathintheFOIandhowthetestportisconnected.Therearetwoattenuatorsthatcanbesetinthedownlinkpath.Thisallowsforbalancingtheinputsignalsfromtwodifferentsignalsourcessothattheycansharethedynamicsofthelaserproperly.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)17Figure 14 DETECTORLASERDRIVERETHERNETMODEMOPTO OUTDETECTORMONITORTX-LVLDL IN 1DL IN 2TP DLSTEP ATTAttenuator 1Downlink 1Attenuator 1Downlink 2Attenuator 2Downlink 1Attenuator 2Downlink 2STEP ATTSTEP ATTSTEP ATTFOI Downlink Block DiagramTheRFdrivelevelsaremeasuredandaccessibleinthewebinterface.TPDLisatestpointmeasurementportforthedownlinkpath.TheRFlevelatTPDLwillbethesameastheinputtotheDLportsminustheGUIattenuatorsettings.TPDL=“DLIN1"minus“Att.1Downlink1"minus“Att.2Downlink1".TPDL=“DLIN2"minus“Att.1Downlink2"minus“Att.2Downlink2".Example:InputintoDLis‐25dBmwiththeGUIsettingfor“Att.1Downlink1"of10andaGUIsettingfor“Att2Downlink1"of0.Thetestpointmeasurementwillbe:‐25dB(input)minus10dB(attenuator#1)minus0dB(attenuator#2)=‐35dBm.Figure15isablockdiagramshowingtheuplinkpathintheFOIandhowthetestportisconnected.Therearetwocommonattenuators,andtwouplinkattenuatorsthatcanbesetintheuplinkpath.Figure 15 FOI Uplink Block DiagramDETECTORDETECTORCURRENTSENSORETHERNETMODEMOPTO INRX-LVLUL OUT 2UL OUT 1TP ULAttenuator Common 1PHOTODETECTORAttenuator Common 2Attenuator Uplink 1Attenuator Uplink 2STEP ATT STEP ATTSTEP ATTSTEP ATTRX POWER 1RX POWER 2TheULtestportontheFOIistappedbeforetheindividualuplinkpathattenuators.TheoutputlevelofTPULwillbe:TP/UL[dB]=“Att.Uplink1"setting‐20dBTP/UL[dB]=“Att.Uplink2"setting‐20dBExample:IftheFOIGUIsettingfor“Att.Uplink1"is0,thetestportuplinkpath1signalswillbe20dBlowerthantheuplinksignalonthe“ULOut1"port.Example:IftheFOIGUIsettingfor“Att.Uplink2"is20,thetestportuplinkpath2signalswillbeequaltotheuplinksignalson“ULOut2"port.
SystemDescription18Figure 16 DOI301/302 FOIALMONUL OUT 1OPTO IN/OUTTP DLRESTP UL DL IN 1DL IN 2UL OUT 2DOI302With WDMDOI301Without WDMFOIALMONUL OUT 1OPTO OUTOPTO INTP DLRESTP UL DL IN 1DL IN 2UL OUT 2InterfacesThetwoLEDsontheunitprovideFOIstatusasshowninTable11.Table 11 FOI LED IndicatorsTable 12 DOI302 SpecificationsItem DescriptionOPTOIN/OUTSC‐APCconnectionfortheopticalfiber.DOI302modulewithbuiltinWDMhasasingleconnector(combinedRX/TX).DOI301modulewithoutWDMhastwoconnectors,oneforTXandoneforRX.ULOUT1/2 Uplinkports(QMA)totheICU.DLIN1/2 Downlinkports(QMA)totheICU.TPUL/DL Testports(QMA)usedtocheckthesignallevelsornoiseinthesystem.State ON LED ALARM LED NoteBooting 2Hz Off NormalbootBootingstandalonemode 2Hz 2Hz NotattachedtorackBootingreadofMACaddressfailed 2Hz On ErrorStarting 0,1Hz90% 0,1Hz90% KernelstartupOperation 0,5Hz10% Off NormaloperationOperation 0,5Hz10% 1Hz10% MinoralarmstateOperation 0,5Hz10% 2Hz25% MajoralarmstateOperation 0,5Hz10% On CriticalalarmstateParameter ValueMaximumfiberlossfromMUtoRU,Optical, 15dBoOpticaloutputpower,Calibrated 3000µWMaximumnumberofRUsupportedonsinglefiber 4InputRFpowerrecommended,Composite ‐50to‐35dBmPowerconsumption <15WOperationalTe mperaturerange 0to45°C(32to133°F)ModuleWidth 1cardslotOpticalconnectortype SC‐APCRFconnectortype QMAFemale
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)19DOI401Series FOITheDOI401fourportFOIisverysimilartoDOI302expectthatithasfourWDMopticalportsinsteadofone.ThisallowstheusertoinstalldedicatedfiberstoeachRemoteUnitwithouthavingtobalanceopticalsplitterlinkbudgetsforeachremoteinagroup.Thebalancedsplitterlossisaccountedforinthe7dBolinkbudgetoftheDOI401.UnliketheDOI302,theDOI401doesnotrequiretheULopticalsignalstobeondifferentwavelengths.Figure 17 DOI401 InterfacesOPTO IN/OUT 1OPTO IN/OUT 2OPTO IN/OUT 3OPTO IN/OUT 4FOIALMONUL OUT 1TP DLRESTP UL DL IN 1DL IN 2UL OUT 2Table 13 DOI401 SpecificationsItem DescriptionOPTOIN/OUT SC‐APCconnectionsfortheopticalfiber.ULOUT1/2 UplinkportstotheICU/BIU.DLIN1/2 DownlinkportstotheICU/BIU.TPUL/DL Testportsusedtocheckthesignallevelsornoiseinthesystem.Parameter ValueMaximumfiberlossfromMUtoRU,Optical, 7dBoOpticaloutputpower,Calibrated 3000µWMaximumnumberofRUsupportedonsinglefiber 1InputRFpowerrecommended,Composite ‐50to‐35dBmPowerconsumption <20WOperationalTe mperaturerange 0to45°C(32to133°F)ModuleWidth 2cardslotOpticalconnectortype SC‐APCRFconnectortype QMAFemale
SystemDescription20PSU – the rack power supplyThePowerSupplyUnitprovidesDCpowertotheMasterUnitbackplane.Theunitisshippedas240VACor115VACunitsdependingonthecountry.A‐48VDCinputisofferedasanoption.Figure 18 PSUACPowerSupply DCPowerSupplyFunctional descriptionTheACpowersupplycanhandleupto16cardsoronechassisfullofcards.TheDCpowersupplyiscapableofhandling11cardsoronefullchassisthatincludestheDCpowersupply.Allconnectorsareonthefrontsideofthepowersupply.Figure18showsthePSUequippedwithEuropeanpowerinlet.ThePSUoutputsaretwo10‐pinMolexconnectors,theseareconnectedtothechassistosupplypower.OneconnectorshouldalwaysbeconnectedtothechassisholdingthePSU(fordrivingthefans).Onechassiscanholdupto4powersupplies.TwoPSU’smaybeconnectedtoachassistoprovideredundancy.Table 14 PSU SpecificationsParameter ValueInputpowervoltage,Mains 86‐264VACInputpowerfrequency,Mains 50/60HzOperatingtemperature 0to45°C(32to113°F)Powerrating 240WWidth 4cardslots
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)21Remote Unit (RU)Remoteunitsareavailableinawiderangeoffrequencies,gainandoutputpowertocatertosupportavarietyofrequirements.Remoteunitsarealsocapableofsupportingmorethanonefrequencybandinasingleunit.Chassis typesRemoteunits(RUs)areavailableintwochassis,asinglecompactchassisfor1‐2bandsandadualchassisforupto4bands(Figure19).Therearemultipleconfigurationsthatallowforvariouspowerlevelofamplifierstobeplacedintothechassis.Table15showshowthechassismaybeconfigured:Table 15 Chassis type Low Medium HighSinglechassis 1‐2 1‐2 1Dualchassis 3‐4 3‐4 2Chassis TypesItispossibletohavecombinationsoftheabove.Forexampleitispossibletobuildadualchassiswith2mediumpowerbandsand1highpowerbandinthesameremote.Eachsideofadualchassisisvirtuallyidenticaltoasinglechassisremoteunit.Thisensuresunparalleledflexibilitywhenbuildingmultipleoperator/multiplebandsolutions.Adualchassismayhave1‐2fiberopticalremoteunits(FOR).Thisallowsforredundantfiberfeeds,multiple‐inputandmultiple‐output(MIMO)applications,anddedicatedamplifiers.Figure 19 Single ChassisRemote UnitDual ChassisRemote UnitRemote Unit Chassis TypesAllRemoteUnitshaveanexcellentnoisefigure,contributingtoanoverallnoisefigureforthewholesystemfromremotetohead‐endintothebasestationof<3dBfortheRFlink.BothchassiscomplywithIP65protectionforuseinanyenvironment.Thedurablecoatingassistsinconvectioncooling.NofansareusedfortheRemoteUnits.Note: TheheatgeneratedbytheRemoteUnitswhenpoweredupisusedtopreventwateringressintounits.Remoteunitsmustremainpoweredonwhenmountedoutdoors.Bothwallorpolemountingkitsareavailableforchassismounting.Table16containsalistofthemostcommonremoteunitsthatareusedwiththeBirdFiber‐DASsystem.Variantsareavailableuponrequest.Table 16 Remote Comparison TableProduct code Pout (ETSI)††Actualpowerdeterminedbyfrequencybandandspectrumdemands.Pout (FCC) BandsDDR(mediumpower).See"DDR"onpage22.26‐30 361‐4DDS(Highpowerquadband).See"DDS"onpage26.41 1‐4DDH(highpower).See"DDH"onpage28.32‐43 43 1‐2DDU(highpower).See"DDU"onpage31.46 1‐2
SystemDescription22DDRETSI standardBird’sDistributedRadioheadisahighperformingwidebandradioheadequippedwithalinearpoweramplifiersupportingallmodulations.Thelightweight,convectioncooledIP65chassissecurestheperformanceinalmostanyenvironment.Table 17 General SpecificationsTable 18 Specifications DDR100 (Single Band) & DDR200 (Dual band)Table 19 Specifications DDR300(Triple Band) & DDR400(Quad Band)Cellular ProductsTable 20 Available Products, ETSLNoiseFigure,Typical 3dBDelayexcludingopticalfiber <0.5µsPowerSupplyStandardOptional85to264VAC‐32to‐100VDCOperatingTe mperatu re ‐25to55°C(32to113°F)Casing IP65PowerConsumption,max,DDR100(200) 90(180)WDimensions,WxDxH11.8x5.1x27.6in.30x13x70cmWeight <26.4lbs(12kg)PowerConsumption,max,DDR300(400) 270(360)WDimensions,WxDxH11.8x8.7x27.6in.30x22x70cmWeight <52.9lbs(24kg)System UL Frequency MHzDL Frequency MHzPout (DL)dBm/c, 1 CarrierPout (DL)dBm/c, 2 CarriersStandardTETRA,PublicSafety 380‐385 390‐395 26 23 ETSITETRA,Commercial 410‐415 420‐425 26 23 ETSITETRA,Commercial 415‐420 425‐430 26 23 ETSICDMA450 452.5‐457.5 462.5‐467.53328FCCGSM‐R876‐880 921‐925 26 23 ETSIEGSM900 880‐915 925‐960 26 23 ETSIGSM1800 1710‐1785 1805‐1880 28 25 ETSIUMTS 1920‐1980 2110‐2170 30 25 3GPP
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)23FCC/IC standardBird’sDistributedRadioheadisahighperformingwidebandradioheadequippedwithalinearpoweramplifiersupportingallmodulations.Thelightweight,convectioncooledIP65chassissecurestheperformanceinalmostanyenvironment.Table 21 General SpecificationsTable 22 Specifications DDR100 (Single Band) & DDR200 (Dual band)Table 23 Specifications DDR300 (Triple Band) & DDR400 (Quad Band)Cellular ProductsTable 24 Available Products, FCC/ICClass B Industrial Booster — ThisequipmentisaClassBIndustrialBoosterandisrestrictedtoinstallationasanIn‐buildingDistributedAntennaSystem(DAS).FCC RF Exposure — ThisequipmentcomplieswiththeFCCRFradiationexposurelimitssetforthforanuncontrolledenvironment.Thisequipmentshouldbeinstalledandoperatedwiththefollowingminimumdistancesbetweentheradiatorandyourbody:Ifsystemwilloperateonmultiplebands,theseparationdistancerequiredshallbeequalto,orgreaterthan,thebandwiththelargestseparationdistance.NoiseFigure,Typical 3dBDelayexcludingopticalfiber <0.5µsPowerSupplyStandardOptional85–264VAC‐32to‐100VDCOperatingTe mperatu re ‐25to55°C(32to113°F)Casing IP65PowerConsumption,max,DDR100(200) 90(180)WDimensions,WxDxH11.8x5.1x27.6in.30x13x70cmWeight <26.4lbs(12kg)PowerConsumption,max,DDR300(400) 270(360)WDimensions,WxDxH11.8x8.7x27.6in.30x22x70cmWeight <52.9lbs(24kg)System UL Frequency MHz DL Frequency MHz Pout, DL,dBm (Composite) StandardLTELB 698‐716 728‐746 33 FCC/ICLTEUB 746‐776† 776–806††Sub‐bandsavailable33 FCC/ICiDEN 806‐824 851‐869 33 FCC/ICCellular 824‐849 869‐894 33 FCC/ICPCS1900 1850‐1915 1930‐1995 33 FCC/ICAWS 1710‐1780 2110‐2180 33 FCC/ICWCS2300 2305‐2315 2350‐2360 33 FCC/ICIMT‐E2500‐2570 2620‐2690 33 FCC/ICLTE700MHz(DDR700) 204.7cmiDEN800MHz(DDR850) 173.0cmPCS1900MHz(DDR1900) 142.9cmAWS‐12100MHz(DDR2100) 134.9cmAWS‐32155MHz(DDRAWS3) 97.7cmWCS2300MHz 97.7cm
SystemDescription24IC RF Exposure — EquipmentoperatingintheCellularbandshouldbeinstalledandoperatedwiththefollowingminimumdistanceofbetweentheradiatorandyourbody:Ifsystemwilloperateonmultiplebands,theseparationdistancerequiredshallbeequalto,orgreaterthan,thebandwiththelargestseparationdistance.TheManufacturer'sratedoutputpowerofthisequipmentisforsinglecarrieroperation.Forsituationswhenmultiplecarriersignalsarepresent,theratingwouldhavetobereducedby3.5dB,especiallywheretheoutputsignalisre‐radiatedandcancauseinterferencetoadjacentbandusers.Thispowerreductionistobebymeansofinputpowerorgainreductionandnotbyanattenuatorattheoutputofthedevice.IC RF exposition — FL'équipementfonctionnantdanslabandecellulairedoitêtreinstalléetutiliséavecladistanceminimalesuivanteentreleradiateuretvotrecorps:Silesystèmefonctionnesurplusieursbandes,ladistancedeséparationrequiseestégaleousupérieureàlabandeaveclaplusgrandedistancedeséparation.Nominaledepuissancedesortiedufabricantdecetéquipementestpourunfonctionnementàuneseuleporteuse.Pourdessituationsoùlessignauxporteursmultiplessontprésents,lacotedevraitêtreréduitede3,5dB,enparticulierlorsquelesignaldesortieestre‐rayonnéeetpeutprovoquerdesinterférencesaveclesutilisateursdebandesadjacentes.Cetteréductiondepuissanceesteffectuéeaumoyend'unepuissanced'entréeoularéductiondegain,etnonparunatténuateuràlasortiedudispositif.Public Safety ProductsTable 25 Available Products, FCC/ICClass B Industrial Booster — ThisequipmentisaClassBIndustrialBoosterandisrestrictedtoinstallationasanIn‐buildingDistributedAntennaSystem(DAS).LTE700MHz(DDR700) 269.0cmiDEN800MHz(DDR850) 269.7cmPCS1900MHz(DDR1900) 197.3cmAWS‐12100MHz(DDR2100) 171.4cmAWS‐32155MHz(DDRAWS3) 138.6cmWCS2300MHz 135.5cmIMT‐E2600MHz(DDR2600) 166.1cmLTE700MHz(DDR700) 269.0cmiDEN800MHz(DDR850) 269.7cmPCS1900MHz(DDR1900) 197.3cmAWS‐12100MHz(DDR2100) 171.4cmAWS‐32155MHz(DDRAWS3) 138.6cmWCS2300MHz 135.5cmIMT‐E2600MHz(DDR2600) 166.1cmSystem UL Frequency MHzDL Frequency MHzPout, DL,dBm (Composite)Nominal BandwidthMHzNominal Passband GaindBInput/ OutputImpedanceOhmsStandardVHF 138‐174 138‐174 33 24(FCC);36(IC)††2MHzwithrequiredexternalduplexers70 50 FCC/ICUHF 450‐512 450‐512 33 62††††3MHztor1.5MHzwithrequiredexternalduplexers70 50 FCC/IC700 793‐805 763‐775 33 12 70 50 FCC/IC800 806‐824 851‐869 33 18 70 50 FCC/IC
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)25FCC RF Exposure — ThisequipmentcomplieswiththeFCCRFradiationexposurelimitssetforthforanuncontrolledenvironment.Thisequipmentshouldbeinstalledandoperatedwiththefollowingminimumdistancesbetweentheradiatorandyourbody.Ifsystemwilloperateonmultiplebands,theseparationdistancerequiredshallbeequalto,orgreaterthan,thebandwiththelargestseparationdistance.IC RF Exposure — Equipmentoperatinginthepublicsafetybandshouldbeinstalledandoperatedwiththefollowingminimumdistanceofbetweentheradiatorandyourbody:Ifsystemwilloperateonmultiplebands,theseparationdistancerequiredshallbeequalto,orgreaterthan,thebandwiththelargestseparationdistance.TheManufacturer'sratedoutputpowerofthisequipmentisforsinglecarrieroperation.Forsituationswhenmultiplecarriersignalsarepresent,theratingwouldhavetobereducedby3.5dB,especiallywheretheoutputsignalisre‐radiatedandcancauseinterferencetoadjacentbandusers.Thispowerreductionistobebymeansofinputpowerorgainreductionandnotbyanattenuatorattheoutputofthedevice.IC RF exposition — L'équipementfonctionnantdanslabandedesécuritépubliquedoitêtreinstalléetutiliséavecladistanceminimalesuivanteentreleradiateuretvotrecorps:Silesystèmefonctionnesurplusieursbandes,ladistancedeséparationrequiseestégaleousupérieureàlabandeaveclaplusgrandedistancedeséparation.Nominaledepuissancedesortiedufabricantdecetéquipementestpourunfonctionnementàuneseuleporteuse.Pourdessituationsoùlessignauxporteursmultiplessontprésents,lacotedevraitêtreréduitede3,5dB,enparticulierlorsquelesignaldesortieestre‐rayonnéeetpeutprovoquerdesinterférencesaveclesutilisateursdebandesadjacentes.Cetteréductiondepuissanceesteffectuéeaumoyend'unepuissanced'entréeoularéductiondegain,etnonparunatténuateuràlasortiedudispositif.VHFpublicsafetyband69.1cm‐Thisdistancemustbemaintainedwhena10.5dBiantennaisused.UHFpublicsafetyband20.0cm700MHzpublicsafetyband36.2cm‐Thisdistancemustbemaintainedwhena5.5dBiantennaisused.800MHzpublicsafetyband20.0cmVHFpublicsafetyband(DDR‐V) 261.5cm‐Thisdistancemustbemaintainedwhena10.5dBiantennaisused.UHFpublicsafetyband(DDR‐U) 224.0cm700MHzpublicsafetyband(DDR‐F) 187.0cm‐Thisdistancemustbemaintainedwhena5.5dBiantennaisused.800MHzpublicsafetyband(DDR‐S) 181.0cmVHFbandedesécuritépublique(DDR‐V) 261.5cm‐Sadistancedoitêtremaintenuelorsqu'uneantennede10,5dBiestutilisée.UHFbandedesécuritépublique(DDR‐U) 224.0cm700MHzbandedesécuritépublique(DDR‐F) 187.0cm‐Sadistancedoitêtremaintenuelorsqu'uneantennede10,5dBiestutilisée.800MHzbandedesécuritépublique(DDR‐S) 181.0cm
SystemDescription26DDSBird'sDDSseriesdistributedhighpowerradioheadisahighperformingwidebandradioheadequippedwithaPreDistortionpoweramplifierthatsupportsallmodulations.Thelightweight,convectioncooledIP65chassissecurestheperformanceinalmostanyenvironment.FCC/IC StandardTable 26 General SpecificationsTable 27 Specifications DDS100 (Single Band) & DDS200 (Dual band)Table 28 Specifications DDS300 (Triple Band) & DDS400(Quad Band)Cellular ProductsTable 29 Available Products, FCC/ICClass B Industrial Booster — ThisequipmentisaClassBIndustrialBoosterandisrestrictedtoinstallationasanIn‐buildingDistributedAntennaSystem(DAS).FCC RF Exposure — ThisequipmentcomplieswiththeFCCRFradiationexposurelimitssetforthforanuncontrolledenvironment.Thisequipmentshouldbeinstalledandoperatedwiththefollowingminimumdistancesbetweentheradiatorandyourbody:Ifsystemwilloperateonmultiplebands,theseparationdistancerequiredshallbeequalto,orgreaterthan,thebandwiththelargestseparationdistance.NoiseFigure,Typical 3dBDelayexcludingopticalfiber <0.5µsInstantaneousBandWidth,Max 15MHzPowerSupplyStandardOptional85–264VAC‐32to‐100VDCOperatingTe mperatu re ‐25to55°C(32to113°F)Casing IP65PowerConsumption,max,DDS100(200) 90(180)WDimensions,WxDxH11.8x5.1x27.6in.30x13x70cmWeight <26.4lbs(12kg)PowerConsumption,max,DDS300(400) 270(360)WDimensions,WxDxH11.8x8.7x27.6in.30x22x70cmWeight <52.9lbs(24kg)System UL Frequency MHz DL Frequency MHz Downlink Power RMS StandardLTELB 698‐716 728‐746 41 FCC/ICLTEUB 746‐776††Sub‐bandsavailable776–806† 41 FCC/IC850 824‐849 869‐894 41 FCC/ICPCS1900 1850‐1915 1930‐1995 41 FCC/ICAWS 1710‐1755 2110‐2155 41 FCC/ICLTELB700MHz 352.3cmLTEUB700MHz 349cm850MHz 323cmPCS1900MHz246cmAWS2100MHz 246cm
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)27IC RF Exposure — EquipmentoperatingintheCellularbandshouldbeinstalledandoperatedwiththefollowingminimumdistanceofbetweentheradiatorandyourbody:Ifsystemwilloperateonmultiplebands,theseparationdistancerequiredshallbeequalto,orgreaterthan,thebandwiththelargestseparationdistance.TheManufacturer'sratedoutputpowerofthisequipmentisforsinglecarrieroperation.Forsituationswhenmultiplecarriersignalsarepresent,theratingwouldhavetobereducedby3.5dB,especiallywheretheoutputsignalisre‐radiatedandcancauseinterferencetoadjacentbandusers.Thispowerreductionistobebymeansofinputpowerorgainreductionandnotbyanattenuatorattheoutputofthedevice.IC RF exposition — FL'équipementfonctionnantdanslabandecellulairedoitêtreinstalléetutiliséavecladistanceminimalesuivanteentreleradiateuretvotrecorps:Silesystèmefonctionnesurplusieursbandes,ladistancedeséparationrequiseestégaleousupérieureàlabandeaveclaplusgrandedistancedeséparation.Nominaledepuissancedesortiedufabricantdecetéquipementestpourunfonctionnementàuneseuleporteuse.Pourdessituationsoùlessignauxporteursmultiplessontprésents,lacotedevraitêtreréduitede3,5dB,enparticulierlorsquelesignaldesortieestre‐rayonnéeetpeutprovoquerdesinterférencesaveclesutilisateursdebandesadjacentes.Cetteréductiondepuissanceesteffectuéeaumoyend'unepuissanced'entréeoularéductiondegain,etnonparunatténuateuràlasortiedudispositif.LTELB700MHz 504.6cmLTEUB700MHz501cm850MHz 475cmPCS1900MHz362cmAWS2100MHz351cmLTELB700MHz 504.6cmLTEUB700MHz501cm850MHz 475cmPCS1900MHz362cmAWS2100MHz351cm
SystemDescription28DDHBird'sDistributedHighpowerradioheadisahighperformingwidebandradioheadequippedwithafeedforwardmulticarrierpoweramplifierthatsupportsallmodulations.Thelightweight,convectioncooledIP65chassissecurestheperformanceinalmostanyenvironment.ETSI standardTable 30 General SpecificationsTable 31 Specifications DDH100 (Single Band)Table 32 Specifications DDH200 (Dual Band)Cellular ProductsTable 33 Available Products, ETSINoiseFigure,Typical 3dBDelayexcludingopticalfiber <0.5µsPowerSupplyStandardOptional85–264VAC‐32to‐100VDCOperatingTe mperatu re ‐25to55°C(32to113°F)Casing IP65PowerConsumption,max,DDH100210WDimensions,WxDxH11.8x5.1x27.6in.30x13x70cmWeight <30.8lbs(14kg)PowerConsumption,max,DDS200 420WDimensions,WxDxH11.8x8.7x27.6in.30x22x70cmWeight <61.7lbs(28kg)SYSTEMNumber of carriers248Composite PowerPower per carrierComposite PowerPower per carrierComposite PowerPower per carrierTETRA 32 29 33 27CDMA45032293327GSM‐R37344034DD80037343327EGSM900403440344031GSM1800403740344031UMTS 43 40 43 37 43 342600434043374334
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)29FCC standardsTable 34 General SpecificationsTable 35 Specifications DDH100 (Single Band)Table 36 Specifications DDH200 (Dual Band)Cellular ProductsTable 37 Available Products, FCC/ICNote: Allspecificationssubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Class B Industrial Booster — ThisequipmentisaClassBIndustrialBoosterandisrestrictedtoinstallationasanIn‐buildingDistributedAntennaSystem(DAS).Note: RFexposuredistancesarecalculatedusinga17dBiantennaFCC RF Exposure — ThisequipmentcomplieswiththeFCCRFradiationexposurelimitssetforthforanuncontrolledenvironment.Thisequipmentshouldbeinstalledandoperatedwiththefollowingminimumdistancesbetweentheradiatorandyourbody:Ifsystemwilloperateonmultiplebands,theseparationdistancerequiredshallbeequalto,orgreaterthan,thebandwiththelargestseparationdistance.NoiseFigure,Typical 3dBDelayexcludingopticalfiber <0.5µsInstantaneousBandWidth,Max 15MHzPowerSupplyStandardOptional85–264VAC‐32to‐100VDCOperatingTe mperatu re ‐25to55°C(32to113°F)Casing IP65PowerConsumption,max,DDH100210WDimensions,WxDxH11.8x5.1x27.6in.30x13x70cmWeight <30.8lbs(14kg)PowerConsumption,max,DDS200 420WDimensions,WxDxH11.8x8.7x27.6in.30x22x70cmWeight <61.7lbs(28kg)System UL Frequency MHz DL Frequency MHz Pout, DL,dBm (RMS) StandardLTELB 698‐716 728‐746 43 FCC/ICLTEUB 746‐776††Sub‐bandsavailable776–806† 43 FCC/ICiDEN 806‐824 851‐869 40 FCC/ICCellular 824‐849 869‐894 43 FCC/ICPCS1900 1850‐1915 1930‐1995 43 FCC/ICAWS 1710‐1780 2110‐2180 43 FCC/IC2600LTE 2620‐2690 2500‐2570 43 FCC/IC2600LTE(DDH2600) 309cmAWS3(DDHAWS3) 309cmPCS1900(DDH1900) 309cmCellular(DDH850) 406cm
SystemDescription30IC RF Exposure — EquipmentoperatingintheCellularbandshouldbeinstalledandoperatedwiththefollowingminimumdistanceofbetweentheradiatorandyourbody:Ifsystemwilloperateonmultiplebands,theseparationdistancerequiredshallbeequalto,orgreaterthan,thebandwiththelargestseparationdistance.TheManufacturer'sratedoutputpowerofthisequipmentisforsinglecarrieroperation.Forsituationswhenmultiplecarriersignalsarepresent,theratingwouldhavetobereducedby3.5dB,especiallywheretheoutputsignalisre‐radiatedandcancauseinterferencetoadjacentbandusers.Thispowerreductionistobebymeansofinputpowerorgainreductionandnotbyanattenuatorattheoutputofthedevice.IC RF exposition — FL'équipementfonctionnantdanslabandecellulairedoitêtreinstalléetutiliséavecladistanceminimalesuivanteentreleradiateuretvotrecorps:Silesystèmefonctionnesurplusieursbandes,ladistancedeséparationrequiseestégaleousupérieureàlabandeaveclaplusgrandedistancedeséparation.Nominaledepuissancedesortiedufabricantdecetéquipementestpourunfonctionnementàuneseuleporteuse.Pourdessituationsoùlessignauxporteursmultiplessontprésents,lacotedevraitêtreréduitede3,5dB,enparticulierlorsquelesignaldesortieestre‐rayonnéeetpeutprovoquerdesinterférencesaveclesutilisateursdebandesadjacentes.Cetteréductiondepuissanceesteffectuéeaumoyend'unepuissanced'entréeoularéductiondegain,etnonparunatténuateuràlasortiedudispositif.2600LTE(DDH2600) 410.1cmAWS3(DDHAWS3) 438.4cmPCS1900(DDH1900) 455.2cmCellular(DDH850) 597.9cm2600LTE(DDH2600) 410.1cmAWS3(DDHAWS3) 438.4cmPCS1900(DDH1900) 455.2cmCellular(DDH850) 597.9cm
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)31DDUBird'sDistributedHighpowerradioheadisahighperformingwidebandradioheadequippedwithafeedforwardmulticarrierpoweramplifierthatsupportsallmodulations.Thelightweight,convectioncooledIP65chassissecurestheperformanceinalmostanyenvironment.FCC standardsTable 38 General SpecificationsTable 39 Specifications DDU100 (Single Band)Table 40 Specifications DDU200 (Dual Band)Cellular ProductsTable 41 Available Products, FCC/ICNote: Allspecificationssubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Class B Industrial Booster — ThisequipmentisaClassBIndustrialBoosterandisrestrictedtoinstallationasanIn‐buildingDistributedAntennaSystem(DAS).NoiseFigure,Typical 3dBDelayexcludingopticalfiber <0.5µsInstantaneousBandWidth,Max 15MHzPowerSupplyStandardOptional85–264VAC‐32to‐100VDCOperatingTe mperatu re ‐25to55°C(32to113°F)Casing IP65PowerConsumption,max,typical225WDimensions,WxDxH11.8x5.1x27.6in.30x13x70cmWeight 31lbs(14kg)PowerConsumption,max,typical 450WDimensions,WxDxH11.8x8.7x27.6in.30x22x70cmWeight 62lbs(28kg)System UL Frequency MHz DL Frequency MHz Pout, DL,dBm (RMS) StandardLTELB 698‐716 728‐746 46 FCC/ICLTEUB 777‐787 746‐756 46 FCC/ICLTEFB 690‐716/777‐787 728‐756 46 FCC/ICCellular 824‐849 869‐894 46 FCC/ICPCS1900 1850‐1915 1930‐1995 46 FCC/ICAWS 1710‐1780 2110‐2180 46 FCC/IC
SystemDescription32Remote Unit Frequency SummaryTable 42 ETSI BandsTable 43 FCC/IC BandsBand 3GPP Band UL Frequency DL Frequency DDR Max CompositeDDH Max CompositeTETRA,PublicSafety 380‐385 390‐395 26 33TETRA,Commercial 410‐415 420‐425 26 33TETRA,Commercial 415‐420 425‐430 26 40CDMA450 Band31 452.5‐457.5 462.5‐467.5 33 40DD800 Band20 832‐862 791‐821 26 40E‐GSM900 Band8 880‐915 925‐960 26 40GSM1800 Band31710‐1785 1805‐1880 28 40UMTS Band11920‐1980 2110‐2170 30 43LTE2600 Band72500‐2570 2620‐2690 30 43Band 3GPP Band UL Frequency DL FrequencyDDR Max CompositeDDS Max Composite (15MHz)DDH Max CompositeDDU Max CompositeVHF 136‐174 136‐174 33 N/A N/A N/AUHF 450‐470 450‐470 33 N/A N/A N/A700Lower Band12 698‐716 728‐746 33 N/A 43 46700UpperBand13&14 776‐806 746‐756 33 N/A 43 46700Combined Band12,13&14 698‐716776‐806 728‐75633414346700PublicSafety 769‐775 799‐805 33 ‐‐N/A800iDEN Band27 806‐824 851‐869334140N/A850Cellular Band5824‐849 869‐894334143461900PCS Band25 1850‐1915 1930‐1995 33 41 43 46AWS Band41710‐1755 2110‐2155 33 41 43 462600LTE Band72500‐2570 2620‐2690 33 N/A 43 N/A
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)33DMU – Remote head endBird'sDMU100seriesisacompactheadendthatcanfunctionasalowpowerrepeaterorBTSinterface.Theunitcandirectlysupportupto4remotesorcanfiberfeedaHeadendMasterUnit.RemoteaccessisprovidedbyeithertheBirdRGWorviaEthernetconnection.Theunitisaruggedconvectioncooled,IP65chassisdesignedforoutdoorlocations.ItispossibletobuildtheDMUtosupportmorethanoneband,however,thetypesofbandsandthenecessaryduplexersforaconfigurationmustbeverifiedtoensurecompatibilitywiththeRGW.Figure 20 DMU – Remote Head EndInFigure21,theDMUisusedtopickupthesignalataremotelocationandthenitistransmittedonthefibertofourdifferentlocationsthatneedcoverage.TheRUcanbeconnectedtocoaxialspreadingnetworksifneeded.Figure 21 DMU Feeding Remote UnitsInFigure22,theDMUisfeedingaHeadendMasterUnitwhichinturnfeedstheRemoteUnits(RU).Thisisafarmoreflexiblesolutionandwouldbepreferredwhenpossible.Figure 22 DMUHeadend RURURURUFiber-Optic CableDMU Feeding BMUTheDMUisequippedwithalowpoweruplinkamplifier.Theunitshouldbeusedinalocationthathasadequatesignalsothatpowerlevelofamobilephonewillsuffice.
SystemDescription34RepeatersBirdTech no lo giesoffersawidevarietyofrepeaterstoboostoffairsignals.TherepeatedsignalscanfeedpassiveDASorcanbeusedasaninputintotheactiveDAS.DMR 400 Series Rack Mount RepeaterTheDMR400isdesignedtofitintheHeadendMasterFramealongwiththeBIUandFOIcards.Thesystemwasoriginallydesignedtobeusedinmovingcoverageareassuchasshipsandtrainsthatrequireactivecontroloverthedownlinkgain(linksymmetry)tocompensateforwidevariationsintheoff‐airsignals,butthesystemcaneasilybeimplementedintraditionalfixedlocationssuchasofficesandhospitals.Figure 23 DMR 400 Rack Mount RepeaterAlthoughtheDMRrepeatersarerackmountedwiththeactiveDAScomponents,theDMRrepeatercanfunctionasastandaloneunittoprovidecoveragetoapassiveDAS.TheDMRrepeaterfamilyofferslinksymmetrysettings.Thisfunctionisusedtoautomaticallyadjusttheuplinkgainbasedonthedownlinksignal.Wheninstalledinmovingcoverageareassuchastrains,thefeaturepreventstherepeaterfromdesensitizingthedonorsitebyautomaticallycontrollinguplinklevels.TheDMRrepeateralsooffersself‐oscillationprotection.Thisfunctionisusedtodetectproblemswithisolationbetweenthedonorandserviceantenna.Therepeaterwillinterveneandlowerthegaintoalevelequaltotheisolationminusthestabilitymargin.ThesettingsareseparateforULandDL.On/OffStabilitymargin:Valuesettingofhowmuchlowerthegainshouldbethanthecalculatedisolation.Rangeof0.0to20.0dBm.Recoverytime:Timethatshouldpassbeforetherepeaterresetthegaintothevaluespecifiedlevelin“RFConfig”(setgain).Rangeof30to86,400seconds.Recoverymargin:Setvalueofgainlevelabovethegainspecifiedin“RFConfig”(setgain)thatisusedwhentherepeaterrecoversafterthe“RecoveryTime”.Rangeof0.0to20.0dBm.TheDMR400offersvariablebandwidthsupto35Mhz,dependingontheconfiguration.RemoteaccesscanbeprovidedviaanEthernetconnectionorthroughtheBirdRemoteGateway.SNMPisastandardontheunits.Noproprietarysoftwareisrequired.Operationalparametersaresetviaawebbrowser.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)35Table 44 DMR400 SpecificationsTable 45 Available Products, Cellular, FCCTable 46 Available Products, Cellular, ETSIGain 50‐80dBmin1dBstepsNoiseFigure‐Typical <5dBDelay <6sDimensions 2cardslotsWeight(module) 0.7kg(1.5lbs)OperatingTe mperatu re ‐25to55°C(13to131°F)Band Uplink Downlink Pout, DL & UL StandardDMR407 iDEN 806‐824 851‐869 28dBm FCCDMR408 Cellular 824‐849 869‐894 28dBm FCCDMR419 PCS1900 1850‐1915 1930‐1995 28dBm FCCDMR420 AWS 1710‐1755 2110‐2155 28dBm FCCBand Uplink Downlink Pout, DL & UL StandardDMR401 TETRA,PublicSafety 380‐385 390‐395 20dBm ETSIDMR402 TETRA,Commercial 410‐415 420‐425 20dBm ETSIDMR403 TETRA,Commercial 415‐420 425‐430 20dBm ETSIDMR404 CDMA450 453‐457.5 463‐467.5 25dBm FCCDMR406 GSM‐R876‐880 921‐960 25dBm ETSIDMR409 EGSM900 880‐915 925‐960 19dBm ETSIDMR418 GSM1800 1710‐1785 1805‐1880 21dBm ETSIDMR421 UMTS2100 1920‐1980 2110‐2170 23(DL)/20(UL) 3GPP
SystemDescription36DLR 600 Series Low Power RepeaterTheDLR600lowpowerrepeaterisdesignedforenvironmentswherelowsignallevelsarerequired.Althoughsmall,theunitstilloffersBird’sfeaturerichfunctionssuchasself‐oscillationprotection,fastAGC,linksymmetryfunctionality,SNMPandremoteaccessviaEthernetortheBirdRemoteGateway.Figure 24 DLR 600 Low Power RepeaterTable 47 DLR600 SpecificationsTable 48 Available Products, Cellular, FCCTable 49 Available Products, Cellular, ETSIGain 40‐70dBmin1dBstepsNoiseFigure <5dBDelay <6sPowerSupplyStandardoptional100to240VAC12to28VDCDimension(WxDxH) 30x5x21cm(11.8x2x8.3inches)Weight <1.4Kg(3.1lbs)OperatingTe mp(DC) ‐25to55°C(13to131°F)OperatingTe mp(AC) 0to+40°C(+32to+104°F)Casing IP42Bandwidth 0‐15MHzConnectors SMAorN‐typeBand Uplink Downlink Pout, DL & UL StandardDLR607 iDEN 806‐824 851‐869 16dBm FCCDLR608 Cellular 824‐849 869‐894 16dBm FCCDLR619 PCS1900 1850‐1915 1930‐1995 16dBm FCCDLR620 AWS 1710‐1755 2110‐2155 16dBm FCCBand Uplink Downlink Pout, DL & UL StandardDLR609 EGSM900 880‐915 925‐960 13dBm ETSIDLR618 GSM1800 1710‐1785 1805‐1880 23dBm ETSIDLR621 UMTS2100 1920‐1980 2110‐2170 15dBm 3GPP
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)37DMR600 Series Medium Power RepeaterTheDMR600isamediumpowerrepeaterwithbandselectivecapabilities.Althoughsmall,theunitstilloffersBird'sfeaturerichfunctionssuchasself‐oscillationprotection,fastAGC,linksymmetryfunctionality,SNMPandremoteaccessviaEthernetortheBirdRemoteGatewayFigure 25 DMR 600 Low Power RepeaterTable 50 DMR600 SpecificationsTable 51 Available Products, Cellular, FCCTable 52 Available Products, Cellular, ETSI Gain 50‐80dBmin1dBstepsNoiseFigure <5dBDelay <6sPowerSupplyStandardoptional100to240VAC12to30VDCDimension(WxDxH) 30x5x21cm(11.8x2x8.3inches)Weight <1.4Kg(3.1lbs)OperatingTe mp(DC) ‐25to55°C(13to131°F)OperatingTe mp(AC) 0to+40°C(+32to+104°F)Casing IP42Bandwidth 35MHzConnectors SMAorN‐typeBand Uplink Downlink Pout, DL & UL StandardDMR607 iDEN 806‐824 851‐869 16dBm FCCDMR608 Cellular 824‐849 869‐894 16dBm FCCDMR619 PCS1900 1850‐1915 1930‐1995 16dBm FCCDMR620 AWS 1710‐1755 2110‐2155 16dBm FCCBand Uplink Downlink Pout, DL & UL StandardDMR604 CDM450 453‐457.5 463‐467.5 25dBm FCCDMR606 GSM‐R876‐880 921‐925 19dBm ETSIDMR609 EGSM900 880‐915 925‐960 19dBm ETSIDMR618 GSM1800 1710‐1785 1805‐1880 29dBm ETSIDMR621 UMTS2100 1920‐1980 2110‐2170 23(DL)/20(UL) 3GPP
SystemDescription38DHR 800 Series High Power RepeaterTheDHR800offersahighpowersolutioninalightweight,convectioncooledIP65chassis.TheunitoffersBird'sfeaturerichfunctionssuchasself‐oscillationprotection,fastAGC,linksymmetryfunctionality,SNMPandremoteaccessviaEthernetortheBirdRemoteGatewayallinaruggedIP65chassis.Figure 26 DHR 800 Series High Power RepeaterTheDHRrepeaterfamilyofferslinksymmetrysettings.Thisfunctionisusedtoautomaticallyadjusttheuplinkgainbasedonthedownlinksignal.Wheninstalledinmovingcoverageareassuchastrains,thefeaturepreventstherepeaterfromdesensitizingthedonorsitebyautomaticallycontrollinguplinklevels.TheDHRrepeateralsooffersself‐oscillationprotection.Thisfunctionisusedtodetectproblemswithisolationbetweenthedonorandserviceantenna.Therepeaterwillinterveneandlowerthegaintoalevelequaltotheisolationminusthestabilitymargin.ThesettingsareseparateforULandDL.On/OffStabilitymargin:Valuesettingofhowmuchlowerthegainshouldbethanthecalculatedisolation.Rangeof0.0to20.0dBm.Recoverytime:Timethatshouldpassbeforetherepeaterresetthegaintothevaluespecifiedlevelin“RFConfig”(setgain).Rangeof30to86,400seconds.Recoverymargin:Setvalueofgainlevelabovethegainspecifiedin“RFConfig”(setgain)thatisusedwhentherepeaterrecoversafterthe“RecoveryTime”.Rangeof0.0to20.0dBm.Table 53 DHR800 SpecificationsGain 50‐88dBmin1dBstepsNoiseFigure <5dBDelay <6sPowerSupply 85to264VACPowerConsumption <130WDimension(WxDxH) 30x13x70cm(11.8x5.1x27.6inches)Weight <12kg(26.4lbs)OperatingTe mp ‐25to55°C(13to131°F)Casing IP65Bandwidth 35MHzConnectors N‐typeorDIN7/1 6 
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)39Table 54 Available Products, Cellular, FCCTable 55 Available Products, Cellular, ETSI Bird Repeater Frequency SummaryTable 56 ETSI BandsTable 57 FCC BandsBand Uplink Downlink Pout, DL & UL StandardDHR807 iDEN 806‐824 851‐869 33(DL)/25(UL) FCCDHR808 Cellular 824‐849 869‐894 33(DL)/25(UL) FCCDHR819 PCS1900 1850‐1915 1930‐1995 33(DL)/25(UL) FCCDHR820 AWS 1710‐1755 2110‐2155 33(DL)/25(UL) FCCBand Uplink Downlink Pout, DL & UL StandardDHR801 TETRA,PublicSafety 380‐385 390‐395 26(DL)/20(UL) ETSIDHR802 TETRA,Commercial 410‐415 420‐425 26(DL)/20(UL) ETSIDHR803 TETRA,Commercial 415‐420 425‐430 26(DL)/20(UL) ETSIDHR804 CDMA450 453‐457.5 463‐467.5 33(DL)/25(UL) FCCDHR806 GSM‐R876‐880 921‐960 26(DL)/19(UL) ETSIDHR809 EGSM900 880‐915 925‐960 26(DL)/19(UL) ETSIDHR818 GSM1800 1710‐1785 1805‐1880 28(DL)/21(UL) ETSIDHR821 UMTS2100 1920‐1980 2110‐2170 30(DL)/21(UL) 3GPPDL Frequency UL Frequency DMR400DLR600DMR600DHR800TETRAPublicSafety390‐395380‐385 TETRA,Commercial420‐425410‐415 TETRA,Commercial425‐430415‐420 CDMA450463‐467.5453‐457.5  GSM‐R921‐925876‐880  EGSM900925‐960 880‐915    GSM18001805‐18801710‐1785   UMTS2110‐21701920‐1980   DL Frequency UL Frequency DMR400DLR600DMR600DHR800PublicSafety800851‐869806‐824   Cellular850869‐894824‐849   PCS19001930‐1995 1850‐1915    AWS2110‐21551710‐1755   
40Chapter 3 Installation guidelinesForCMRS817‐824MHzApplicationsandAmericanCellularApplications: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.ForinstallationssubjecttoIndustryCanadacertification:Health and SafetyBirdDASsystemisanadvancedsystemandshouldbehandledbyskilledstaff.Birdishappytooffertrainingofinstallationserviceprovidersinthecasethisisnecessary.Readallavailabledocumentationandwarningsbeforehandlingtheequipment.Equipmentfailuresduetoimproperhandlingarenormallynotcoveredbytheproductwarranty.Respectallwarningsignsontheequipmentandinthedocumentation.Makesuretoonlyoperatetheequipmentonfrequenciesallowedtouse.Donotmodifytheequipment.TheequipmentcontainsaClass3BlaserandtheequipmentisClass1.DoneverlookintotheLaserbeamdirectlyorindirectly,itisstronginvisiblelightandmaycauseseriousdamagetohumaneyes.Alwaysuseprotectivecapsonfiberandconnectorendswhenfiberisremovedfromsocket.Alwayscleansocketandconnectorafterafiberhasbeenremovedbeforeitisreconnected.Makesuretokeeppasswordsandotheroperationalinformationawayfromunauthorizedpersonnel.WARNINGThisisNOTaconsumerdevice.ItisdesignedforinstallationbyFCCLICENSEESandQUALIFIEDINSTALLERS.YouMUSThaveanFCCLICENSEorexpressconsentofanFCClicenseetooperatethisdevice.YouMUSTregisterClassBsignalboosters(asdefinedin47CFR90.219)onlineatwww.fcc.gov/signal‐boosters/registration.Unauthorizedusemayresultinsignificantforfeiturepenalties,includingpenaltiesinexcessof$100,000foreachcontinuingviolation.WARNINGThisisNOTaconsumerdevice.ItisdesignedforinstallationbyFCCLICENSEESandQUALIFIEDINSTALLERS.YouMUSThaveanFCCLICENSEorexpressconsentofanFCClicenseetooperatethisdevice.Unauthorizedusemayresultinsignificantforfeiturepenalties,includingpenaltiesinexcessof$100,000foreachcontinuingviolation.WARNINGThisisNOTaconsumerdevice.ItisdesignedforinstallationbyaninstallerapprovedbyanISEDlicensee.YouMUSThaveanISEDLICENCEortheexpressconsentofanISEDlicenseetooperatethisdevice.WARNINGAvoidlookingintoconnectedfibersandreceptacles.ThelaserusedinthissystemisaClass3blaserthatproducesinvisibleinfra‐redcoherentlight.Notsafetoviewwithopticalinstruments.Alwaysputtheprotectioncapsonunusedfibersandreceptacles.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)41Cable Routing/Antenna SelectionEnsureallcables,e.g.powercable,fiber‐opticcable,Antennacablesareroutedandsecuredinaccordancewithlocal/nationalrequirementswhileavoidingdamagetothecables.AntennasandcoaxcablesareselectedaspartoftheDASsystemdesignandmayvarywithlocation,frequency,andpowerlevelrequirements.Useonlyauthorizedandapprovedantennas,cablesand/orcouplingdevices.Theuseofunapprovedantennas,cablesorcouplingdevicescouldcausedamageandmaybeofviolationofFCCregulations.EachindividualantennausedwiththeDASmustbeinstalledtoprovidetheseparationdistanceasspecifiedintheRFexposurerequirements(refertospecificRemoteUnitRFExposurelimitsinthesystemdescriptionsection).Antenna InstallationTheBirdFiberDASsystemsdonotincluderemoteorheadendantenna.Theremoteendantennamustbeselectedduringsystemdesign,theantennamanufacturer’sdatawillberequiredwhencalculatinglinkbudgets.Antennainstallationinstructionsareprovidedbytheantennamanufacturer.ExternaldonorantennasthataremostcommonlyusedincombinationwithDDRorDDHRemoteUnitfamilyforoutdoorenvironmentare17dBigainantennas.Safety and Care for FibersEverytimeafiberisdisconnectedandre‐connectedcareshouldbetakentoavoidgettingdustontheconnectororinthereceptacle.Cleanwithadryfibercleaningtoolbeforereconnectingthefiberatalltimes.Asinglespeckofdustcanseverelyimpactthetransmission.Donottouchthefiberendswithyourfingers.Thatwillleavegreaseontheconnectorsandmaycausesevereproblems.CAUTIONUnauthorizedantennas,cables,and/orcouplingdevicesmaycausenon‐conformitywithnationalorinternationalregulations,couldcausedamage,ornon‐conformingERP/EIRP.WARNINGAvoidlookingintoconnectedfibersandreceptacles.ThelaserusedinthissystemisaClass3blaserthatproducesinvisibleinfra‐redcoherentlight.Notsafetoviewwithopticalinstruments.Alwaysputtheprotectioncapsonunusedfibersandreceptacles.
Installationguidelines42Tools and Material RequirementsFiber OpticsAllfiberopticcables,includingpatchcords,mustbeSINGLEMODE.Multi‐modefiberisnotsupported.BirdequipmentisdesignedtobeusedwithonlySC/APCfiberconnectors.AllconnectionpointsinthefibermusteitherbefusionsplicedorequippedwithAPCconnectors.UPCconnectorsanywhereinthefiberpathwillcausedegradationintheperformanceoftheequipment.APCconnectorscanbeidentifiedbytheirgreenjacket.Tota lopticallossmustbe<15dBo.Opticalreturnloss‐60dBorgreater.Fiberpanelinserts/couplingsmustbeAPC.ToolsFiberOpticcleanerforSC/APCconnectorsT8TorxbitforcardcagemodulesAppropriatebitforrackscrewsSpectrumanalyzerwithRFpowermeterAppropriatejumpercablestoconnectspectrumanalyzertoBirdequipmentOTDROpticalpowermeterOpticalvisualfaultfinderFibersplicerSMAtorquewrenchcalibrateto0.9N‐mESDStrap‐(ElectrostaticDischarge):TheBIU,FOIandPowerSuppliescontainhighlysensitivecomponentsthatcanbedestroyedbystatic.NEVERopencards,BGW,CGW,repeatersorremotes!Miscellaneous MaterialACpowercord(s)ifusingtheDPU‐301powersupply[ACtoDCpowersupply]18AWGpowerwireifusingtheDPU‐302powersupply[DCtoDCpowersupply]FerritebeadfilterfortheDCsupplycabletotheDPU‐302.TheferritebeadfiltermustbeinstalledclosetotheDPU‐302.Followmanufacturerrecommendationsforproperinstallationoftheferritebeadfilter.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)43Installing Headend EquipmentAllequipmentmustbeproperlygrounded.Groundpeginthemainconnectorforbothhead‐endgear(MasterUnit)andremotegear(RemoteUnits)mustbeconnectedtoPhase,NeutralandGroundinaproperwaybeforepowerisconnected.Thechassisoftheremoteandtherackofthemasterunitshouldbegroundedtoapotentialbarorsafetygroundingbarwhenoperated.Allelectricalinstallationsshouldbedonebyacertifiedelectricianonly.BGWTheBGWisdesignedtobeinstalledina19"rack.TheBGWistypicallymountednearthetopoftherack.ConnectpowertoanavailableNEMA5‐15Rreceptacle.UsinginstallerprovidedEthernetcable,connectthe“Ext”porttotheappropriateback‐haulconnection.Theback‐haulconnectioncanbeDSL,offairmodem,LAN,WAN.SeeBGWsetupinstructions.Figure 27 Back-haul Connection(LAN, WAN, ETC)Connect to Head end Ethernet Switch, Port 25BGW Installation, Ethernet ConnectionsEthernet SwitchTheEthernetswitch,ETH,isdesignedtobeinstalledina19"rack.PlacementistypicallybetweentheBGWandtheMasterFrameUnit.PlacementconsiderationshouldincludeproperroutingofEthernetcablesandtheinstallationofadditionalcablesaftertheinitialinstallationiscomplete.MountingmaywithEthernetportstothefrontorrearoftherack.ConnectpowertoanavailableNEMA5‐15Rreceptacle.UsinginstallerprovidedEthernetcable,connectport25oftheEthernetswitchtothe“INT”portontheBGW.Figure 28 Ethernet Switch
Installationguidelines44Master UnitTheMasterUnitisdesignedtobeinstalledina19"rack.Beforeinstalling,considercableroutingforallcardstobeinstalledintheMasterUnit.TheinstallermaywanttoconsiderhorizontalcablemanagerstobemountedaboveandbelowtheMasterUnittoaidintheinstallationandongoingmaintenanceofthesystem.EachcardintheMasterUnitwillrequireanEthernetconnectiontotheBGWinordertobeprogrammedandmonitored.InstallcontractorprovidedEthernetcablebetweentheappropriateEthernetportandtheEthernetswitch.Note: TheportnumberontheMasterUnitisinreverseorderonthebackoftheMasterUnit.Figure 29 Ethernet Port Numbering, Front and Rear Views1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616OnlytheactiveportontheMasterUnitrequiresanEthernetconnection.Example:TheBIUwillconsumetwoslotsintheMasterUnit.Ifinstalledinslots#1and#2,onlyslot#1willmakephysicalconnectiontothebackplane.InstallanEthernetcableonthebackoftheMasterUnitinport#1toprovidetheBIUwithBGWconnectivity.AllopenslotsontheMasterUnitrequireablankcoverplatetoallowforproperaircirculation.Blankplatesmustbeorderedseparately.Table 58 Available Blank Cover PlatesPart Number Slots CoveredDB101 1SlotDB102 2SlotsDB103 3SlotsDB104 4Slots
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)45Power Supply UnitBirdTech no lo giesofferstwodifferentpowersuppliesfortheMasterUnit:AC(DPU‐301)andDC(DPU‐302).ThepowersupplycanbelocatedinaMasterUnitotherthantheoneitispowering.EachpowersupplyisshippedwithoneMolexpowersupplyjumper.Ifredundantpowersuppliesarerequiredadditionalpowersupplyjumper(s)willneedtobeordered.ThepowersupplyusesfourslotsontheMasterUnit.PriortoinstallingthePSUintheMasterUnitchassistheredsliderailsmustbecarefullyremovedfromtheslotsthatthePSUwilloccupy.Figure 30 Slide Rail RemovalPSU DPU-301TheACDPU‐301powersupplyhasastandardC13receptacle.TheACDPU‐301hasaninputrangefrom86‐264VACwith50or60Hz.Duetosite‐specificneedsonlengthandvaryingstandardsofACplugtypes,theACpowercorddoesnotshipwiththeequipment.TheinstallationcontractormustprovidetheACpowercord.TheDPU‐301cansupportasingle,fullyloadedMasterFrameUnitwithupto16cards(BIU,FOI,ICU).Thecardsmaybeallofonetypeoramixtureoftypes.Figure 31 DPU-301 DPU-302Power Supply Units
Installationguidelines46PSU DPU-302TheDPU‐302usesaHANfourprongHeavyDutyPowerConnector.TheDCtoDCDPU‐302powersupplyhasininputratingof‐36VDCto‐72VDC.TheDPU‐302requirestheinstallertoprovide18AWGwirefortheHAN3Aplugkit(HartingP/N10200030002)thatisprovidedwiththepowersupply.SeeTable59forconnectorpinout.TheDCpowersupplycansupportasingleMasterFrameUnitwithupto12cards(BIU,FOI,ICU).Thecardsmaybeallofonetypeoramixtureofcards.Table 59 DPU-302 Connector PinoutPrimary Power ConfigurationConnecttheoutputofthepowersupplytotheinputoftheMasterUnit.UseP101ontheMasterUnitasthemainpowersupplyfeed.SeeFigure32.Note: NotethatalthoughtherearetwooutputconnectionsonthefrontofthePSU,thePSUcanonlypoweroneMasterFrameatatime.Figure 32 Primary Power ConfigurationPrimary Power for One Master UnitBackup Power ConfigurationItisnotrequiredtouseabackup/redundantpowersupply,butiftheprimaryPSUfailsabackupPSUwillallowtheunittocontinueoperatingwithoutcausinganoutage.Thesystemdesignermayelecttohaveasingle,redundantPSUactasabackuptotwodifferentMasterUnitssimultaneouslywiththeunderstandingthatifthemainPSUforeachMasterUnitfailsduringthesametimeperiodthatthebackup/redundantPSUcan'tsupportbothMasterUnits.UseP102ontheMasterUnitforabackup/redundantpowersupply.SeeFigure33onpage46.Figure 33 Backup Power ConfigurationBackup Power for Two Master UnitsHan 3A PinoutPin#1 (+)PositivePin#2 NotconnectedPin#3 (‐)NegativePin#4 Earth/Ground
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)47BIUTheBIUservesastheRFinterfacebetweentheRFsourceandtheICU/FOI.EachBIUispre‐settoafrequencybandandisnotfieldtunable.TheBIUhastwosetsofRFsourceconnections.Theunitscanaccepttwoindependentfeeds(withinthesameband).ThefeedscanbefromseparatesourcesorAandBpathsinaMIMOconfiguration.DuetothehighlevelofRFcomingintoBIU,useonlyqualityRFcables.Figure 34 BIU ConnectionsRFSource ICUorFOIInstalltheBIUintheMasterUnit.TheBIUusestwoslotsintheMasterUnit.Note: TheUL1andUL2uplinktestportsare3dBlowerthanthesignalonthecorrespondingDL/ULBTSport.ConnectSMAtotheRFsource.Tightento8in‐pounds(0.9N‐m)withacalibratedtorquewrench.ConnectQMAtotheICU/FOI.CAUTIONOverdrivingtheRFsourceinputintotheBIUwillcausepermanentequipmentfailureandwillvoidthewarranty.Theinstallermustensurethatinputlevelsarenotexceeded.PlanformaximumpoweroutoftheRFsourceandattenuateaccordinglywithexternalattenuatorsifneeded.BIU Type Minimum DL Input Maximum DL InputLowLevel ‐7dBm +7dBmHighLevel +20dBm +33dBmCAUTIONWhenmatingRFconnectors,ensurethattheyareproperlyalignedandnotcrossthreaded.TightenSMAconnectorsto8in.‐lbs(0.9N‐m).DoovertorqueRFconnectors,thiscouldresultindamagetotheUnit.DonotundertorqueRFconnectors,thiscouldresultinpoorsignaltransmission.CAUTIONExcesstensiononthecableorconnectorsmaycausePIMissues.Cablesmustbesecuredintherackwithoutapplyingtensiontotheconnectors.
Installationguidelines48ICUTheICUisdesignedtobeinstalledina19"rack.TheICUistypicallyinstalleddirectlyaboveorbelowtheMasterUnitchassis.ConsiderpostinstallationchangesandtestingwhenselectingaslottoinstalltheICU.Figure 35 ICUTheICUhasQMAconnectors.QMAcablekit‐BirdpartnumberDCC320isavailableforusewiththeICU.Thekitcontains32QMAtoQMAcables(seeTable60)thatcanbeusedtopatchbetweentheBIUtotheICU,BIUtotheFOIorICUtoFOI.Table 60 QMA Cable KitTheICUisconfiguredwithtwoidenticalpaths‐uplinkanddownlink.Thetypicalconfiguration[DIU301(88MHzto2700MHz)]isfour1:8splitters/combiners(twoforULandtwoforDL).NotethatthetheoreticallossforeachDIU301is35dBm.FOITheFOIismountedintheMasterUnitchassis.TheFOIusesoneslotintheMasterUnit.TheRFconnectionsareQMA.ThefiberconnectionsareSC/APC.TheFOIcanbeorderedwithanoptionalDCC330jumperkit.ThekitcontainstwoSC/APCjumpersthatare5meters(16.4feet)inlength.Figure 36 FOI ConnectionsOPTO IN/OUTforRemote UnitsUplinkDownlinkLength Quantity250mm(9.8”) 13350mm(13.8”) 13500mm(19.7”) 6
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)49RFUTheintegratedrepeaterunit,RFU,DMR400ismountedintheMasterUnitchassis.TheDMR400usestwoslotsintheMasterUnit.Figure 37 RebroadcastUplink/DownlinkRFSourceRFU ConnectionsPowering Up the Head End1. ApplypowertotheBGWbypressingthepowerbuttonontheleftsideoftheunit.TheBGWrequiresapproximately5minutestocompletelybootup.DuringtheBGWbootprocess,themodulesintheMasterUnitwillflashRedandGreen.2. ApplypowertotheEthernetSwitchandtheMasterUnit.3. VerifyBGWbootcycleiscomplete,Note: TheBGWwillhavegreenLED'slitevenwhenpoweredoff.ThisispartoftheLANwakeupfea‐ture.WhentheBGWisrunningtherewillbethreeLED'slitandtheharddriveiconshowingactivity.4. SeeTable61fortheLEDalarmcodesforthemodulesintheMasterUnit.AftertheBGWbootprocessiscomplete,allmodulesintheMasterUnitshouldhavesomeLEDindication.Ifnot,seeTable62.Table 61 Master Unit Module LED IndicatorsTable 62 Master Unit TroubleshootingStatus LED IndicationNormal Green‐slowflashIncomingAlarm SolidRed‐Limitedto5secondsWarning RedLEDflashes1Hz1/8dutycycleError RedLEDflashes2Hz¼dutycycleCritical RedLEDremainssolidMalfunction Corrective ActionIf no modules have LED indicationsCheckPowercabletoPSU.CheckpowersourceforMasterUnit.CheckconnectionfromPSUtoChassis.If a module does not have LED ON IndicatorVerifythemoduleisproperlyseatedintothechassis.MoveamoduletoanotherslotontheMasterUnitchassis.Replacemodule.
Installationguidelines50Installing Remote UnitsTheremoteunitsarefactoryconfiguredandshouldnotbeopenedinthefield.Theremotesmustbemountedinaverticalposition.TherearetworecommendedmethodsforRemoteUnitinstallation,wallmountingorpolemounting.Regardlessofthemountingstyleselected,theremotesmustbemountedsothatairflowovertheexternalheatsinkisnotobstructed.Single Remote Unit Wall MountingTheremotesareshippedwithstandardwallmountingbrackets.Thesebracketscanbeusedindoorsandoutdoors.Mountthebracket(p/nDMB301)withouttheremoteattached.Note: Alwayschecklocalbuildingcodesforpropermountingtechniques!Oncethebracketisproperlymounted,theremoteeasilyslidesintothemount.SeeFigure38.Note: Figure 38 Tighten bolts(4 places)After Remote is AttachedRemote Wall MountOncetheremoteisattachedtothewallmount,theremotemustbeproperlysecuredtothemountbytighteningboltsateachmountingpoint.WARNINGTheRemoteUnitsareheavy,usecareandalwaysproperlysupportunitsduringinstallation.IfallowedtofallRemoteUnitscancauseinjuryordeath.CAUTIONEnsurethesurfacesbeingusedtomountRemoteUnitscansafelysupportthefullweightoftheremote.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)51Double Remote Unit Wall MountingBirdTech no lo giesoffersabracketthatallowstwowallmountrackstobemountedbacktoback.Thisreducestheamountofwallspacerequiredwhentworemotesarelocatedtogether.Thebracketisstainlesssteelandcanbeusedindoorsoroutdoors.Figure 39 Double Wall Mount BracketMount to Wall Standard Wall Mount BracketsDouble Wall Mounting BracketRemote Unit Pole MountingBirdTech no lo giesalsooffersapolemountingoption.ThepolemountbracketsaredesignedtobeusedwiththeDoubleRemoteWallMountbracket.Figure 40 Remote Unit Pole Mounting Option
Installationguidelines52Solar ShieldDirectexposuretosunlightcancausetemperaturesoftheremotetoexceedthe55°C(131°F)rating.AsimplesolutionofferedbyBirdistoattachanoptionalsolarshieldtotheaffectedremotes.Thesolarshields(p/nDMA301)aresoldseparately.Figure 41 Remote Unit Solar Shield CablingTherearemanyoptionsfortheBirdremoteswhichcanaffectthenumberofconnectionsonthebottomofeachremote.Thestandardconnectionsare:EthernetportRFPort(N,miniDINor7/1 6 DIN,SimplexorDuplex)‐NumberofportsvariesPower(AC)ExternalalarmportGroundingFiberOpticFigure 42 Remote Unit Cabling ConnectorsRF PortFiber-OpticPortEthernetPortExternal Alarms ConnectorInput Power ConnectorChassis Breather Port
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)53Ethernet PortTheRJ45Ethernetportislocatedonthebottompaneloftheremoteunit.ConnectionoftheEthernetportisnotrequiredfornormaloperationoftheDAS.TheportoffersconvenientaccesstothesystemGUIduringinstallation,commissioningandtroubleshootingoftheDAS.EnsuretheprovidedIP67ratedprotectivecapisreplacedwhentheEthernetportisnotinuse.IftheEthernetconnectionistobelongtermorpermanent,ensurethattheappropriateEthernetpatchcableisutilizedtopreventtheingressofmoisterintotheport.TheEthernetportwillallowsfortwotypesofconnections.1. RemoteunitisnotconnectedtotheFOIintheMasterUnitAccesswillbelimitedtotheRemoteUnit.UsermaychangesettingontheRemoteUnit.StaticIPaddressforlocalaccessishttps://169.254.48.1Username:"extended"Password:"admin"2. RemoteUnitisactivelyconnectedtotheFOIintheMasterUnitFullaccesstoallGUIfeatureswillbeallowedAccesswillrequiretheMasterUnitIPaddress:https://172.22.0.1Username:"extended"Password:"admin"Fiber Optic ConnectionThefiberconnectiononthebottomoftheremotehasanIP67ratedprotectivecap.Theprotectivecapmustremaininplaceuntilthefiberistobeinserted.Thiswillhelppreventforeignparticlesfromdegradingperformanceofthefiber.ThefiberconnectionhasakeyedslotSC/APCconnection.Caremustbetakentoensurethefiberisinstalledcorrectly.Itispossibletoforcetheconnectionsothatthefiberisinstalledata180degreerotationcausingperformanceissues.Note: TheSC/APCkeyisatthetopandbottomontheconnectionontheremote.Figure 43 Remote Fiber-Optic ConnectorKeyed ConnectorItishighlyrecommendedthatonlytheSCRJfibercablesbeusedwiththeremotes.NotonlydoestheSCRJcablepreventtheingressofmoistureanddustintotothefiberportbutthecablealsoinsuresthefibersarecorrectlyalignedintheconnector.SCRJfibercablesareorderedseparatelyfromBirdTechnologies.Figure 44 SCRJ Connector

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