Deltanode Solutions DDS700LB DDS102 User Manual Fiber Distributed Antenna System DAS

Deltanode Solutions AB DDS102 Fiber Distributed Antenna System DAS

User Manual

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 310.9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 445.1cmLTEUB700MHz501cm850MHz 475cmPCS1900MHz362cmAWS2100MHz351cmLTELB700MHz 445.1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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cm2600LTE(DDH2600) 410.1cmAWS3(DDHAWS3) 438.4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
Installationguidelines54AC Power InputTheBirdremoteonlycomeswithanACinputoption.Thevoltagerangewillsupport120VACor240VAC,50or60Hz.TheremoteshipswithaweatherproofC13connectorandweatherproofstrainreliefhousing.Theunitdoesnotshipwithapowercord‐onlythepowerconnector.Theinstallationcontractorwillneedtoprovideapowercableofatleast14AWG,3conductorcable.Figure 45 Weatherproof AC Input ConnectorLiveNeutralGroundExternal Alarm ConnectionTheexternalalarmportontheBirdremoterequiresanIP67D‐subconnector(notsuppliedbyBird).Table 63 Alarm DefinitionsAlarm Input Level Alarm TextError BatteryvoltagelowCritical LossofmainACpowerWarning Externalalarm3Error Externalalarm4Figure 46 External Alarm ConnectorWARNINGElectricalinstallationshouldonlybeperformedbyalicensedelectrician.1 (Pin 9)2 (Pin 4)3 (Pin 8)4 (Pin 3)
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)55Table 64 Pin FunctionAlarmrelayoutputNCAlarmrelayoutputNOAlarminput4Alarminput2AlarminputgroundAlarmrelayoutputNCAlarmrelayoutputNOAlarminput3Alarminput1External Alarm Connector PinoutGroundingTheremotesarefurnishedwithagroundlugtobeusedifchassisgroundingisrequiredtomeetlocalcodeorinstallationrequirements.Theexternalgroundinglugmustbeusedwhentheremoteisinstalledinapplicationswhereitissusceptibletolighteningstrikes.IftheremoteismountedinareaswithhighEMFsuchasnearhighamperagetransformers,turbinesorbroadcastantennas,properlygroundingthechassiswillprovidereducethelikelihoodinterference.Figure 47 Remote Ground ConnectionRemote Unit VerificationOncetheremotehasbeenproperlyinstalledandallconnectionsmadetheunitmaybepoweredup.TheunitisautomaticallypowereduponcepowerisappliedtotheACplugonthebottomoftheunit.Thetypicalpowercycleoftheremoteisapproximately90seconds.TheredandgreenLEDonthebottomoftheremotewillflashduringthebootcycle.Oncethebootcycleiscomplete,asolidredLEDindicatesthereisnofiberconnectionorcommunicationtotheDASheadend.123456789
Installationguidelines56Installing the DHR RepeaterTherepeaters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 Repeater Wall MountingTherepeatersareshippedwithstandardwallmountingbrackets.Thesebracketscanbeusedindoorsandoutdoors.Mountthebracketwithouttherepeaterattached.Note: Alwayschecklocalbuildingcodesforpropermountingtechniques.Oncethebracketisproperlymounted,therepeatereasilyslidesintothemount.SeeFigure48.Figure 48 Tighten Bolts(4 places)after Repeater is AttachedRepeater Wall MountOncetherepeaterisattachedtothewallmount,therepeatermustbeproperlysecuredtothemountbytighteningboltsateachmountingpoint.WARNINGTheRepeatersareheavy,usecareandalwaysproperlysupportunitsduringinstallation.IfallowedtofallaRepeatercancauseinjuryordeath.CAUTIONEnsurethesurfacesbeingusedtomounttheRepeatercansafelysupportthefullweightoftheRepeater.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)57Double Repeater 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repeatersarelocatedtogether.Thebracketisstainlesssteelandcanbeusedindoorsoroutdoors.Figure 49 Double Wall Mount BracketMount to Wall Standard Wall Mount BracketsDouble Wall Mounting BracketRepeater Pole MountingBirdTech no lo giesalsooffersapolemountingoption.ThepolemountbracketsaredesignedtobeusedwiththeDoubleWallMountbracket.Figure 50 Repeater Pole Mounting Option
Installationguidelines58Solar ShieldDirectexposuretosunlightcancausetemperaturesoftherepeatertoexceedthe55°C(131°F)rating.AsimplesolutionofferedbyBirdistoattachanoptionalsolarshieldtotheaffectedrepeaters.Thesolarshieldsaresoldseparately.Figure 51 Remote Unit Solar Shield CablingTherearemanyoptionsfortheBirdrepeaterswhichcanaffectthenumberofconnectionsonthebottomofeachrepeater.Thestandardconnectionsare:EthernetportRFPorts(N‐Typestandard)InputPowerExternalalarmportGroundingFiberOptic(optional)Figure 52 Repeater Cabling ConnectorsFiber-OpticPorts (Optional)EthernetPortChassis GroundExternal Alarms ConnectorInput Power ConnectorChassis Breather PortService Antenna ConnectorDonor Antenna ConnectorLED Indicators
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)59Ethernet PortTheRJ45Ethernetportislocatedonthebottompaneloftherepeaterunit.ConnectionoftheEthernetportisnotrequiredfornormaloperationoftherepeater.TheportoffersconvenientaccesstothesystemGUIduringinstallation,commissioningandtroubleshooting.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.Fiber Optic ConnectionIfthefiberopticoptionisordered,thefiberconnectiononthebottomoftherepeater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repeater.Figure 53 Remote Fiber-Optic ConnectorKeyed ConnectorItishighlyrecommendedthatonlytheSCRJfibercablesbeusedwiththerepeaters.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 54 SCRJ Connector
Installationguidelines60AC Power InputTheBirdrepeateronlycomeswithanACinputoption.Thevoltagerangewillsupport120VACor240VAC,50or60Hz.TheremoteshipswithaweatherproofC13connectorandweatherproofstrainreliefhousing.Theunitdoesnotshipwithapowercord‐onlythepowerconnector.Theinstallationcontractorwillneedtoprovideapowercableofatleast14AWG,3conductorcable.Figure 55 Weatherproof AC Input ConnectorLiveNeutralGroundExternal Alarm ConnectionTheexternalalarmportontherepeaterrequiresanIP67D‐subconnector(notsuppliedbyBird).Table 65 Alarm DefinitionsAlarm Input Level Alarm TextError BatteryvoltagelowCritical LossofmainACpowerWarning Externalalarm3Error Externalalarm4Figure 56 External Alarm ConnectorWARNINGElectricalinstallationshouldonlybeperformedbyalicensedelectrician.1 (Pin 9)2 (Pin 4)3 (Pin 8)4 (Pin 3)
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)61Table 66 Pin FunctionAlarmrelayoutputNCAlarmrelayoutputNOAlarminput4Alarminput2AlarminputgroundAlarmrelayoutputNCAlarmrelayoutputNOAlarminput3Alarminput1External Alarm Connector PinoutGroundingTherepeatersarefurnishedwithagroundlugtobeusedifchassisgroundingisrequiredtomeetlocalcodeorinstallationrequirements.Figure 57 Remote Ground Connection123456789
62Chapter 4 DAS Software ConfigurationThissectionisfocusedontheGUIinterfaceandinitialsoftwaresettingoftheDAS.NospecialsoftwareisrequiretoaccesstheBirdDAS.AccessisprovidedviamostwebbrowserssuchasMozillaFirefoxorGoogleChrome.TheBGWshouldbepoweredupandallowedabout5minutestofullybootpriortoapplyingpowertotheMasterUnit.TheBGWwillassignIPaddressestotheMasterUnitcomponents.IftheMasterUnitispowereduppriortotheBGWthenitcouldtakeupto30minutesfortheMasterUnitcomponentstogetassignedanIPaddress.MasterUnitcardswillshowaquickflashofthegreenLEDwhenanIPaddresshasbeenassigned.SpecialNote:Thefollowingisbasedonversion3.5software.Ethernet Connection1. ConnectalaptoptoanyopenportontheHeadendEthernetswitch.2. EnsurethelaptopnetworksettingshaveDHCPenabledandthe“ObtainanIPaddressautomatically”radiobuttonchecked.Figure 58 Windows TCP/IP Settings3. UsinganInternetbrowsergotohttps://172.22.0.1toaccesstheBGW.Asuccessfulentrywillshowaccesstotheloginpage.4. LogintotheBGW.Username:"extended"Password:"admin"Figure 59 BGW Login page
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)63BGW ConfigurationBGW Naming1. SelectConfigurationintoprightcorner.SeeFigure60.2. SelectExternalComminleftmenu.3. SelectBGWNametabintopmenu.4. Entersitename:a. Youmayuseanycombinationofalphanumericcharactersandthespecialcharacterofdash"‐".Donotuseanyotherspecialcharactersorspace.0through9athroughzAthroughZ‐Limitof56charactersb. UseasitenamethatisdescriptiveenoughtodistinguishtheBGWfromothersites.Genericnamesmaydelaytroubleshootingefforts.5. ClickSubmit.Note: Afterthenewhostnameisentered,theunitmustberestarted.Thisistheonlychangethatrequiresarestart.SelectthephysicalrestartbuttonontheleftsideoftheBGW.Figure 60 BGW Site Name15432EXT EthernetInorderfortheBGWtobeabletocommunicateoutward,theExtEthernetconnectionhastobeprogrammed.ConsultwithyourInternetserviceproviderorITdepartmentfortheIPaddress,NetmaskandGatewayIPaddresssettings.Figure 61 BGW External Communications
DASSoftwareConfiguration64VPN SettingsOnoccasions,theBGWwillbesetupbehindafirewall.TobeabletoaccesstheBGWfromexternallocationsthePrimaryBGWsettingswillneedtobeconfiguredtoallowaccess.ConsultwithyourITdepartmentfortheseparameters.BirdTech no lo g iesoffersmonitoringservices.Whentheseservicesarecontracted,entertheBirdparametersintheSecondaryBGWsettingssothatsystemalarmsarecorrectlyforwardedtotheBirdNOC.Figure 62 BGW VPN SettingsTime ZoneToensurethatalarmsarecorrectlylabeledwiththelocaltimethetimezonefortheBGWwillneedtobeset.1. SelectConfiguration.SeeFigure63.2. ClickTimeserv/zone.3. SelecttheTimeandTimezoneTab.4. Selectthelocaltimezonefromthedrop‐downmenu.5. ClickSubmit.Figure 63 15432BGW Time Zone Settings
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)65NTP ServersNTPserversprovideaccurateclocksfortheBGW.Utilizingmultiplesourcespreventsclockissuesasaresultofoneserverbecomingcorruptordroppingoutofcontact.TheBGWiscompatiblewithNTPversion4servers.TheNTPsettingsintheimagebelowarethedefaultforRedhatservers.1. SelectConfiguration.2. ClickTimeserv/zone.3. SelecttheNTPServersTab.4. EntertheNTPServerinformation.TheFQDNsettingsarereservedfordeploymentsutilizingtheCGW.5. ClickSubmit.IfnoInternetaccessisavailable,theBGWwillcreateitsownclocktogivethesub‐nodesofthesystemavalidNTPservice.Figure 64 15432NTP Server Settings
DASSoftwareConfiguration66Email ServerTheBGWiscapableofemailingalarmsdirectlytoselectemailaddresses.AccessthesetupfunctionviaConfiguration,AlarmReceiversandServerProp.ConsultwithyourITdepartmentforconfigurationsettings.1. SelectConfiguration.2. ClickAlarmReceivers.3. SelecttheServerProp.Tab.4. EntertheEmailServerinformation.ConsultwithyourITdepartmentforconfigurationsettings.5. ClickSaveandApply.Figure 65 15432Email Server Settings
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)67BIU ConfigurationTheinitialscreenfortheBIUprovidesbasicinformationsuchasname,serialnumber,partnumberandactivealarms.TheLocateme!buttoncausesanLEDtoflashontheunitsothatthemodulecanbeidentifiedinthechassis.Intheleftmenu,noticetheRF1andRF2.TheBIUhastwoRFpathsorstripsthatarecorrelatedtothetwoRFinputsontheBIUcard.EachRFpathhasindependentsettingsthatcanbeaccessedviatheappropriateselection.Figure 66 BIU Welcome ScreenBIU RF1 Status ThispageshowsthecurrentstatusandconfigurationoftheBIU.Figure 67 123456789101112131415BIU RF1 Status
DASSoftwareConfiguration68Item Description1DownlinkRMSvalueleavingtheBIUcardtotheICU/FOI.GoodformeasuringGSMandUMTSlevels.2DownlinklogdetectorsignalleavingtheBIUcardtotheICU/FOI.3PeakdownlinkRFvalueexitingtheBIUcardontheselectpath.40=RFissettoOff(attenuationissettomaximum).1=RFissettoOn.Note:ThisisonlyinreferencetooneofthetwoBIURFpaths/strips.5TemperatureoftheBIUcard.6ThismeasurementistheactuallossofthedownlinkRFsignalintheBIUtakingintoaccountraworinherentlossofthecardplustheadjustableattenuator.7ThismeasurementistheactualgainorlossontheuplinkRFsignalintheBIUtakingintoaccountraworinherentgainofthecardplustheuplinkadjustableattenuator.8AdjustabledownlinkattenuatorsettingfortheselectedRFpath.Note:Ifthedownlinkpathisturnedoff(see#4)theattenuatorvalueisautomaticallysettomaximumattenuation.WhenRFisturnedon,thesettingoftheadjustableattenuatorwillbeshown.9AdjustableuplinkattenuatorsettingfortheselectedRFpath.Note:Ifthedownlinkpathisturnedoff(see#4)theattenuatorvalueisautomaticallysettomaximumattenuation.WhenRFisturnedon,thesettingoftheadjustableattenuatorwillbeshown.10CalculateddownlinkRMSvalueenteringtheBIUcardfromtheBTS.Note:ThisisthedownlinkintotheBIUcardandnotanuplinkvalue.11CalculateddownlinkvalueenteringtheBIUcardfromtheBTS.Note:ThisisthedownlinkintotheBIUcardandnotanuplinkvalue.12PeakdownlinkRFvalueenteringtheBIUcardontheselectpath.Note:ThisisthedownlinkintotheBIUcardandnotanuplinkvalue.13 0=DownlinkalarmissettoOff.1=UplinkalarmissettoOn.14 BandwidthoftheBIUcard15 PressingReloadwillrefreshthepage
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)69BIU RF1 Settings ThispagewillallowtheusertochangetheattenuatorvaluesintheBIUforthepathselected.Figure 68 BIU RF1 Settings 123Item Description1Attenuatorsettingforthedownlinkpath.Enteravaluefrom‐14to‐44(rangevariesdependingoffrequencyband).Note:ClickSubmitafterenteringvalue.2Attenuator/Gainsettingfortheuplinkpath.Enteravaluefrom‐17to12(rangevariesdependingoffrequencyband).NotethattheBIUhasrawgainintheuplinkpathoncertainBIUtypes(gaincanbedeterminedbypositivevalueinthesettingrange.Aselectionof12indicatesfullgainof12dBintheBIU.Aselectionof9willdecreasetheBIUuplinkoutputby3dB.Aselectionof0willdecreasetheBIUuplinkoutputby12dB.Aselectionof‐17willdecreasetheBIUuplinkoutputby29dB.Note:ClickSubmitafterenteringvalue.3ThisselectionturnstheuplinkpathOnorOff(maximumattenuationsetting).
DASSoftwareConfiguration70BIU Hardware Test Points Thispageshowsvarioustestpointmeasurementsusedforstatusandtroubleshootingpurposes.Figure 69 BIU Hardware Test Points BIU Alarm List Thispageshowallcurrentandpastalarms.Greenindicatesthatthealarmhascleared.Yellowindicatesawarningalarm.Redindicatesaserviceaffectingalarm.Figure 70 BIU Alarm List
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)71BIU Change HistoryThispageshowsahistoryofallsettingchanges.Figure 71 BIU Change HistoryBIU Alarm configuration RF1 ThispageallowsforcertainalarmthresholdsoftheBIUtobechanged.Figure 72 BIU Alarm configuration123456Item Description1SetthevalueindBmthattheBIUdownlinkoutputhastoexceedinordertocreateanalarm2SetthevalueinsecondsfortheamountoftimethattheBIUdownlinkoutputhastobeabovethethresholdlevelinordertocreateanalarm.3 EnablesordisablesBIUthreshold/highpoweralarm.4SetthevalueindBmthattheBIUdownlinkoutputhastodropbelowinordertocreateanalarm.5 EnablesordisablesBIUsupervision/lowlevelalarm.6ClickSubmitafterenteringvalue(s).
DASSoftwareConfiguration72BIU Advanced Network Setup Thispageallowsformanualoverrideofnetworksettings.DefaultconfigurationsshouldbeusedwithDHCPsettoYes.Note: ChangingDHCPto“No”cancauselossofcommunicationstotheBIUandshouldonlybeusedinveryspecificsituations.Figure 73 BIU Network SetupBIU Advanced MenusThesemenusprovideinformationonlystatusandsettingsoftheBIUthataretypicallyusedbythemanufacturer.BIU>Advanced>HWconfigBIU>Advanced>AD‐valuesRF1BIU>Advanced>AD‐valuesRF2BIU>Advanced>ADCrawBIU>Advanced>SoftwarestatusBIU>Advanced>ProcessstatusBIU>Advanced>Systemstatus
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)73BIU Application HandlingTheapplicationhandlingpageallowsforstoppingsoftwarefunctionsandrebootingsoftwareprograms.AlarmHandler:SelectingReboot(circularicon)willclearallthealarmsinthehistoryforthecardselected.Thisishelpfulafterturningasystemupandwantingtoclearalarmlogcreatedduringtheinstallationandturnup.Note: OnlytheRebootcommandshouldbeusedbythetechnician.AllotherfunctionsshouldonlybeusedundersupervisionofBirdengineeringastheymaycausedatacorruptionifnotinitiatedproperly.TheradiobuttonwillstopaprocessandcanhavenegativeaffectsonthefunctionoftheDAS.Figure 74 BIU Application HandlingBIU Reset to Factory DefaultToresettheBIUtofactorydefault,carefullypressthe“Reset”button[locatedbelowtheULIn1QMAconnector]for10seconds.ThisishelpfulwhenacardfailstoappearintheConfigurationmenu.Figure 75 BIU ResetReset
DASSoftwareConfiguration74FOI ConfigurationTheinitialscreenfortheFOIprovidesbasicinformationsuchasname,serialnumber,partnumberandactivealarms.TheLocateme!buttoncausesanLEDtoflashontheunitsothatthemodulecanbeidentifiedinthechassis.Figure 76 FOI Welcome ScreenFigure 77 FOI Welcome Screen SW Version 3.9, DOI401
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)75FOI Opto Status ThispagewillshowthecurrentstatusandconfigurationoftheFOI.Figure 78 FOI Opto Status12345678910111213141615Item Description1Fiberopticreceivedopticalpowerfromtheremoteunit.Seeitem1inFigure79formeasurementlocation.2RFdownlinkpowertotheremote.Seeitem2inFigure80forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.NotethatwithnoRFpowerintotheBIUtheFORwillstillshowsignalinthedownlink.Thisisthesub‐carrierthatistypically10dBbelowtheanticipatedRFlevel.3RFpath1inputpowerfromtheremote.Seeitem3inFigure79forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.4RFpath2inputpowerformtheremote.Seeitem4inFigure79forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.5TemperatureoftheFOIcard6Downlinkpath1attenuator#1setting.Seeitem6inFigure80forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.ValuemaybeslightlydifferentthanthevalueinSettingsduetochangesintemperaturecompensation.7Downlinkpath1attenuator#2setting.Seeitem7inFigure80forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.ValuemaybeslightlydifferentthanthevalueinSettingsduetochangesintemperaturecompensation.8Downlinkpath2attenuator#1setting.Seeitem8inFigure80forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.ValuemaybeslightlydifferentthanthevalueinSettingsduetochangesintemperaturecompensation.9Downlinkpath2attenuator#2setting.Seeitem9inFigure80forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.ValuemaybeslightlydifferentthanthevalueinSettingsduetochangesintemperaturecompensation.10 Uplinkcommonpathattenuator#1setting.Seeitem10inFigure79forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.ValuemaybeslightlydifferentthanthevalueinSettingsduetochangesintemperaturecompensation.11 Uplinkcommonpathattenuator#2setting.Seeitem11inFigure79forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.ValuemaybeslightlydifferentthanthevalueinSettingsduetochangesintemperaturecompensation.12 Uplinkpath#1attenuatorsetting.Seeitem12inFigure79forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.ValuemaybeslightlydifferentthanthevalueinSettingsduetochangesintemperaturecompensation.13 Uplinkpath#2attenuatorsetting.Seeitem13inFigure79forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.ValuemaybeslightlydifferentthanthevalueinSettingsduetochangesintemperaturecompensation.14 Calculateduplinkopticalinputfromtheremoteunit.Seeitem14inFigure79forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.15 Calculateddownlinkopticaloutput.Seeitem9inFigure80forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.16 PressingReloadwillrefreshthepage
DASSoftwareConfiguration76Figure 79 FOI Uplink Measurement LocationsDETECTORDETECTORCURRENTSENSORETHERNETMODEMOPTO INRX-LVLUL OUT 2UL OUT 1TP ULAttenuator Common 1PHOTODETECTORAttenuator Common 2Attenuator Uplink 1Attenuator Uplink 2STEP ATT STEP ATTSTEP ATTSTEP ATTRX POWER 1RX POWER 213410 11121314Figure 80 FOI Downlink Measurement LocationsDETECTORLASERDRIVERETHERNETMODEMOPTO OUTDETECTORMONITORTX-LVLDL IN 1DL IN 2TP DLSTEP ATTAttenuator 1Downlink 1Attenuator 1Downlink 2Attenuator 2Downlink 1Attenuator 2Downlink 2STEP ATTSTEP ATTSTEP ATT2678 915
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)77Figure 81 FOI Opto Status DOI401FOI Opto and Attenuator SettingsThispagewillallowchangestobemadetotheFOIvaluesFigure 82 12345678910FOI Opto and Attenuator SettingsItem Description1Downlinkpath1attenuator#1.Seeitem1inFigure83formeasurementlocation.2Downlinkpath1attenuator#2.Seeitem2inFigure83forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.3Downlinkpath2attenuator#1.Seeitem3inFigure83forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.4Downlinkpath2attenuator#2.Seeitem4inFigure83forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.5Uplinkcommonpathattenuator#1.Seeitem5inFigure84forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.6Uplinkcommonpathattenuator#2.Seeitem6inFigure84forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.7Uplinkpath1attenuator.Seeitem7inFigure84forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.
DASSoftwareConfiguration78Figure 83 Downlink Opto and Attenuator SettingsDETECTORLASERDRIVERETHERNETMODEMOPTO OUTDETECTORMONITORTX-LVLDL IN 1DL IN 2TP DLSTEP ATTAttenuator 1Downlink 1Attenuator 1Downlink 2Attenuator 2Downlink 1Attenuator 2Downlink 2STEP ATTSTEP ATTSTEP ATT1234Figure 84 Uplink Opto and Attenuator SettingsDETECTORDETECTORCURRENTSENSORETHERNETMODEMOPTO INRX-LVLUL OUT 2UL OUT 1TP ULAttenuator Common 1PHOTODETECTORAttenuator Common 2Attenuator Uplink 1Attenuator Uplink 2STEP ATT STEP ATTSTEP ATTSTEP ATTRX POWER 1RX POWER 265788Uplinkpath2attenuator.Seeitem8inFigure84forlocationontheFOIcircuitry.9RFONYessettheULvaluesasselectedabove.RFNoturnsofflaser.Note: Settingto“No”willdisconnectconnectivitytotheremote(s)10SubcarrierTXPowerisusedforthecommunicationsandcontrolsignalingoftheDAS.Defaultsettingis‐10dBmforsingleportFOIcardsand0dBmforthe4‐portFOIcard.Thevaluemayneedtobechangedinsituationswherefiberlossisnearthemaximumandcommunicationsissuesarise.UnnecessarilyincreasingthesubcarrierTXpowermayaffectRFperformanceoftheDAS.Item Description
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)79Figure 85 DOI401 FOI Opto and Attenuator SettingsFOI Fiber Network SubunitsThispageprovidesavisualindicationonthefiberlinkstatusforeachconnectiontotheFOI.Figure 86 123456 7 8FOI Fiber Network SubunitsItem Description1SelectingtheremotelinkwilldirectthebrowsertotheRemoteUnitpage.2NetworkIPaddressoftheFOIcard.3OpticalwavelengthofthetransmitlaserintheFOIcard.4 SubcarrieropticallossbetweentheFOIandFORinthedownlinkpath.5 SubcarrieropticallossbetweentheFORandFOIintheuplinkpath.6SubcarrierpowertothemodeminthedownlinkpathoftheFOR‐Rangeshouldbe‐30to‐60.Ifthelevelistoohighortoolowcommunicationandothersystemproblemsmayoccur.7SubcarrierpowertothemodemintheuplinkpathoftheFOI‐Rangeshouldbe‐30to‐60.Ifthelevelistoohighortoolowcommunicationandothersystemproblemsmayoccur.8MACaddressoftheFOIcard
DASSoftwareConfiguration80Figure 87 DOI401 FOI Fiber Network SubunitsFOI Network SetupThispageallowsformanualoverrideofnetworksettings.DefaultconfigurationsshouldbeusedwithDHCPsettoYes.Note: ChangingDHCPto“No”cancauselossofcommunicationstotheBIUandshouldonlybeusedinveryspecificsituations.DonotenterIPconfigurationdatainotherassociatedsettings.Figure 88 FOI Network Settings
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)81FOI Reset to Factory DefaultToresettheFOItofactorydefault,carefullypressthe“Reset”button(seeFigure89)for10seconds.ThisishelpfulwhenacardfailstoappearintheConfigurationmenu.Figure 89 FOI Reset ButtonResetFORTheinitialscreenfortheFORprovidesbasicinformationsuchasname,serialnumber,partnumberandactivealarms.TheLocateme!buttoncausesanLEDtoflashonthechassissothattheunitcanbeidentifiedinthefield.Note: IfthefiberisjustnowconnectedtotheFOIcard,itcouldtakeupto30minutesfortheFOItoassignanIPaddresstotheFOR.Seesectionfor"MovingRemotestoDifferentFOIPort"onpage92fordetailsonhowtoquickentheIPassignment.Figure 90 FOR Welcome Screen
DASSoftwareConfiguration82Figure 91 FOR Welcome ScreenRF Strip 1 XXX MHz StatusFigure 92 FOR RF 1 Status12345678910111213171418161519Item Description1DownlinkfrequencybandfortheRFpath/stripselected2RFlinksettingforthedownlinkpath:OnorOff.3SettingofthedownlinkALCthreshold.4DownlinklowpoweralarmturnedOnorOff.5GainsettingfortheRFpathunderreview.6Maximumallowedgainwillalwaysbethesameasthesetgainexceptinspecialbuilds.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)83RF Strip 1 XXX MHz ConfigurationFigure 93 FOR RF 1 Configuration12345678910117Theamountofactualgainusedbythesystem.MightnotachievemaxgainsettingifALCisinoperation.Ifthesetgainis56asitisabove,RFisturnedonandtheactualgaininline7islessthan56thenthesystemisbeingoverdrivenandALCiskickingin.Reducegain.Suggeststartingwiththevaluedisplayedinline7sincethisisthemostgainthatisbeingused.8 Outputpoweroftheamplifierforthepathunderreview.9UplinkfrequencybandfortheRFpath/stripselected10 RFlinksettingfortheuplinkpath:OnorOff.11 Statusofuplinktesttonesignal.Testtoneautomaticallyturnsoffafter60minutes.12 Uplinktesttonefrequencysetting.13 Uplinktesttonelevel.Notadjustable.Accountsforlossesininternalduplexers,ifany.14 UplinkALCthresholdsetting.15 Gainsettingintheuplinkpath.16 Maximumallowedgainsetbythesystem.17 Actualgainbeingusedintheuplinkpath.ThefiguremightnotmatchgainsettingifALCisinoperation.18UplinkoutputtotheFOI.Note: IftheuplinkpathissettoOffareadingof“<“isreturned.19 Periodicenablesaconstantupdateofthestatusscreen.Item Description1DownlinkgainsettingforRFpathunderreview.2DownlinkALCsettingforRFpathunderreview.Thefactorydefaultissetattheratedpoweroftheremoteunit(i.e.DDHissetto43dB).Thelevelcouldbesetlowerforspecificsituations.Notethatthefactorylevelissetattheantennaport.IfremoteisshuttingdownduetobeingoverdrivenitissuggestedtoreducetheALClevelbyoneortwodBtoreducethenumberofalarms.3 TurnsdownlinkRFonoroff.Item Description
DASSoftwareConfiguration84RF Strip 1 XXX MHz Configuration Software Version 3.9Softwarerelease3.9introducessettableReturnLossmeasurementsandcontroloveralarms.Thedefaultintervalsettingis“0”indicatingthereturnlossalarmfeatureisturnedoff.Returnlossalarmsareoftendisabledwhenthereisapassiveantennanetworkinstalledbeyondtheremote.Figure 94 FOR RF 1 Configuration, Software Version 3.94 Turnsdownlinklowpoweralarmonoroff.5UplinkgainsettingforRFpathunderreview.6UplinkALCsettingforRFpathunderreview.ThisisthethresholdatwhichthesystemwillstartreducingfurthergaintopreventincreasesinuplinkRFtotheFOI.After10dBdecreaseingainanuplinkalarmwillbetriggeredNote: Shouldbeleftafactorydefault.OnlychangeifFORuplinkgainischanged.IfgainisincreasedonFORuplinkthenthesamevalueshouldbedecreasedontheALC.Example:ChangingtheULFORgainfrom12to17wouldrequireALCtobechangedfrom‐13to‐18.7HardwareALCoffsetmeasuredintenthsofadB.Defaultsettingof60(6dBm)shouldbeusedformostapplications.ShouldthesoftwarenotbeabletoreduceuplinkgainfastenoughaftertheALCthresholdhasbeenexceed,hardwareattenuationwillbeaddedtoprotecttheuplinkpath.Intheexampleabove,thehardwareattenuationwilltriggerat‐7dBm(‐13dBmALCthresholdminus6dBmHWALCoffset=‐7dBm)8 TurnsuplinkRFonoroff.9Setsuplinktesttonefrequency.MustbewithinuplinkfrequencylimitsoftheRFmodule.10 Turnsonuplinktesttone.Testtonetimesoutafter60minutes.11 RetrievescurrentFORsettingsfromsystem.Item Description
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)85FOR Opto StatusFigure 95 FOR Opto Status12345678Figure 96 FOR Downlink SchematicCURRENTSENSORETHERNETMODEMOPTO INRX-LVLRF OUT 1RF OUT 2PHOTODETECTORSTEP ATT STEP ATT1Item Description1OpticalpowerreceivedfromtheFOI.Seeitem1inFigure96formeasurementlocation.2UplinksignalbeingfedintotheFORuplinklasercircuit.Seeitem2inFigure97formeasurementlocation.3LasercurrentfortheRemoteUnitFOR.Shouldbelessthan50mA.4TemperatureoftheRemoteUnitFORboard.5TotalgainoftheFORinthedownlink.NotethatRFOut1and2arewideband(FMto2600MHz)thatfeedbandspecificRFamplifiersinthefollowingVGAstage.6TotalgainoftheFORintheuplinkpath.NotethatRFIn1andIn2arewideband(FMto2600MHz)thataresignalsfromtheuplinkfrequencyspecificamplifiers.7CalculateddownlinksignalbeingreceivedfromtheFOI.Seeitem1inFigure96formeasurementlocation.Takesintoconsiderationopticalwavelengthandtemperaturecompensation.8CalculateduplinksignalbeingtransmittedtotheFOI(FORinputfromVGA+FORuplinkgain/attenuation).Seeitem3inFigure97formeasurementlocation.
DASSoftwareConfiguration86Figure 97 FOR Uplink SchematicLOGDETECTORVOLTAGEINVERTERLASERDRIVERETHERNETMODEMOPTO OUTTX-CURRMONITORDIODELASERDIODETX POWTO PHOTO DIODETX-LVL+5 V -5 VRF IN 1RF IN 2 STEP ATT23
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)87FOR Opto Gain and Attenuation Settings Figure 98 12FOR Opto Gain SettingsAsettingof+20indicatesnoattenuationsoFORwillhave+20dBgain(+20dBgainminus0dBattenuation).Asettingof+10willhave10ofattenuationsothisstagewillhave10dBmofgain(+20dBgainminus10dBofattenuation).Asettingof0willhave20dBofattenuationsothisstagewillhaveunitygain(+20dBgainminus20dBofattenuation).Asettingof‐10willhave30dBofattenuationsothisstagewillhave10dBofloss(+20dBgainminus30dBofattenuation).Asettingof‐20willhave40dBofattenuationsothisstagewillhave20dBofloss(+20dBgainminus40dBofattenuation).Asettingof+20willhavefullgainof+20dBm.Asettingof+10willhave+10dBgain.Asettingof0willhavenogain.Factorydefaultshouldbeusedunlesshighlossinfiber.NotethatchangesinGainuplinkwillrequirechangesintheFORULALClevel.Item Description1FORgaininthedownlinkpath.Rangeistypicallyfrom‐20to+20.FORdownlinkpathhasinherent/rawgainof+20dB(FMto2600MHz).2FORgainintheuplinkpath.Rangeistypicallyfrom0to+20dBm(FMto2600MHz).
DASSoftwareConfiguration88FOR Fiber Network Settings Thispageallowsformanualoverrideofnetworksettings.DefaultconfigurationsshouldbeusedwithDHCPsettoYes.Note: ChangingDHCPto“No”cancauselossofcommunicationstotheBIUandshouldonlybeusedinveryspecificsituations.DonotenterIPconfigurationdatainotherassociatedsettings.Figure 99 FOR Network Settings12Figure 100 More FOR Network SettingsITem Description1SubcarrierTxPowerisusedforthecommunicationsandcontrolsignalingoftheDAS.Defaultsettingis‐10.Thevaluemayneedtobechangedinsituationswherefiberlossisnearthemaximumandcommunicationsissuesarise.UnnecessarilyincreasingthesubcarrierTXpowermayaffectRFperformanceoftheDAS.2DefaultseeingofYesshouldbeusedexceptforspecialapplications.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)89FOR Application HandlingTheapplicationhandlingpageallowsforsoftwareresetandrebootingfunctions.Note: OnlytheRebootcommandshouldbeusedbythetechnician.AllotherfunctionsshouldonlybeusedundersupervisionofBirdengineeringastheymaycausedatacorruptionifnotinitiatedproperly.Figure 101 FOR Application HandlingSlave FORASlaveFORiswhenaremotehasasecondFORinstalled.TheSlaveFORismostlikelytobeusedwhentheremoteisconfiguredforMIMOorhasmultipleamplifiersinthesamebandorhasredundantfiber.SettingsfortheSlaveFORisthesameasthemainFORexcept,“CalcipforETH0issetto“No”.Figure 102 Slave FOR Network Settings
DASSoftwareConfiguration90Naming ComponentsPropernamingofindividualcomponentsintheDASiscriticaltotroubleshooting.Arecommendationistostartallcomponentnameswiththeirfunctionsuchas"BIU","FOI"or"FOR".Forexample:"BIU‐850Sector1".Youmayuseanycombinationofalphanumericcharactersandthespecialcharacterofdash"‐".Donotuseanyotherspecialcharactersorspace.0through9athroughzAthroughZ‐Componentnamesarelimitedto56characters.1. SelectthecomponenttobenamedfromtheConfigurationmenu.Figure 103 Component Selection2. UsetheLocateMebuttontoverifywhichcardsisbeingaccessed.Figure 104 Locate Me Button3. GotoAdvanced>NetwSetup4. EnterthenewcardnameintheHostNamefield.SeeFigure105.5. Selectsubmit.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)91Figure 105 Unit Naming6. GotoAdvanced>Applrestart.7. SelecttheRebooticonatthebottomofthemenu.SeeFigure106.8. Select"YES‐RestartProcess"Note: Afterrebooting,itcantakeupto5minutesbeforetheunitshowsupintheGUI.Figure 106 Naming Reboot9. Afteralltheunitshavebeenrenamed,gototheConfigurationmenuandselectthecorrectcardtype.10. Highlightallthecardsintherightcolumnthathadnamechangesandthenselect“<<“.Select“Submit”ThiswillremovetheoldnamesfromtheDASConfiguration.11. Highlightallthecardsintheleftcolumnwiththenewnamesandthenselect“>>”.Select“Submit”.ThiswillmovethenewcardnamesintotheDASconfiguration.Table 67 Submit Newly Named Units12. SelectNetworkViews>Alltoconfirmthatallcardsarenowpartoftheconfiguration.
DASSoftwareConfiguration92Moving Remotes to Different FOI PortAllDAScomponentsareassignedIPaddressesbytheBGW.TheFORintheRemoteistheassignedanIPaddressasasubunitoftheFOItowhichitisconnected.WhentheRemoteismovedtoadifferentFOIoneofseveralactionsmusttakeplace:1. TheleaseontheRemoteIPaddressmustbegiventimetoexpire.Thiscouldtakeupto30minutes.OncethecurrentIPleaseexpires,thenewFOIwillthenassignthecorrectIPaddresstotheRemote.2. ManuallypowercycletheRemote.Duringtherebootprocess,theRemotewillreleasetheoldIPaddressandhavethecorrectIPaddressassignedbythenewFOI.3. CommunicationstotheremotecanonlyoccurwhentheremotehasthecorrectIPaddress.Beforemovingthefiber,accesstheFORviatheGUI.Intheadvancedsettings,reboottheFOR.Assoonasthereboothasbeeninitiated,quicklymovetheheadendfibertothenewFOIport.WhentheRemotefinishestherebootingprocess,thenewFOIwillassignthecorrectIPaddress.Replacing Master Unit CardsAllDAScomponentsareassignedIPaddressesbytheBGW.Whenacardisreplaced,thecardmustbeassignedanewIPaddressbytheBGW.Onrareoccasions,theBGWmayhavenotbeabletoassignanIPaddresstothenewcard.ThisiseasilycorrectedbyremovingthecardfromtheMasterUnitchassis(withESDstrapattached)andthenre‐installthecard.TheBGWwillthenassignthecorrectIPaddress.Moving Master Unit CardsOccasionally,cardsneedtobemovedtodifferentslotsintheMasterUnit.1. Movethecardtothenewslot.2. EnsurethereisanEthernetconnectionforthenewcardlocationonthebackplaneoftheMasterUnit.3. Waitforthecardtocompletethebootprocess.Ifthecardremainsinthebootprocess(GreenLEDremainsonforapproximately2secondsandthenoffforonesecond)thentheIPaddressmaynothavebeenassigned.CheckEthernetconnection.4. LogintotheGUItoconfirmsoftwareconnectivity.Onoccasionsthecardwillnotshowupafterbeingmoved.a. GototheConfigurationmenuandremovethecard(movefromrighttoleft)andthenSubmit.SeeFigure107onpage93.b. Selectthecardfromtheleftmenuandthenadditbacktothesystemontherightandthensubmit.c. GototheHomemenu.LogoutoftheBGWandthenlogbackin.d. GotoNetworkViewsandlogintothecardtoverifyGUIconnection.CAUTIONAlwaysuseanESDstrapwheninstallationandremovingcards.Failuretocomplymayresultinpermanentdisablingdamagetothemodule.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)93Figure 107 Manage System Modules
94Chapter 5 Commissioning PreparationsTheminimumofpreparationsnecessaryaretohavethesystemdocumentationwhichshouldincludethefollowingitemsatleast:ThesystemlayoutandblockschematicAconnectiondiagramforthehead‐endMasterUnitThetypeofconnectorsandtappersusedtointerfacetothebasestationportsThenumberofcarriersforeachoftheBIUthatthebasestationsconnectsviaMaximumoutputpowerforeachservicefromthebasestationsFiberlossesshouldbedocumentedbeforehandsothatyoucancomparewhatthesystemactuallymeasuresSectorizationinformation,whichsectorsshouldgotowhichremotesDAScalculatorsheetsshowingtheexpectedsettingsforeachoftheRFchainsinuplinkanddownlink.InformationaboutEthernetconnectionifthesystemshouldbemonitoredbyremote.HowtoconnectittotheInternetforremoteviewingunlessyouareusingamodem.Necessary toolsThetoolsnecessarytocommissionthesystemincludes:Onelaptopforchangingthesystemsettings,checkinganyalarmsandstatus.Onlysoftwareneededisawebbrowser.OperatingsystemcanbeWindows,LinuxorMacasyouprefer.Spectrumanalyzertomeasuretheuplink.Thesystemreliesontesttonemeasurementsintheuplinkandthereforeitisimportanttohaveequipmenttomeasurethem.SMAtooltobeabletoconnectordisconnectBTScablesfromtheBIU.QMAadaptersoyoucanmeasuresignalsdirectlyonthehead‐endunitssuchastheFOI,BIU,ICUandsoon.SoftwareNoparticularsoftwareisnecessaryexceptamoderngraphicalbasedwebbrowser.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)95System CommissioningPre-requisitesEstablishEthernetconnectionbetweentheBGWandallcardsPowerupallequipmentEnsureIPaddresseshavebeenassignedCardswillbrieflyflashgreen.SolidgreenindicateswaitingforIPassignmentVerifyremoteunitfibersareconnectedtocorrectFOIportsSetnamesforallcomponentsandaddcomponentstothesystem‐See“NamingComponents”sectionConnectBTStotheBIUensuringproperattenuationfortheBIUcardbeingusedCommissioning Process1. Oncethefiberisconnectedandverified,turnFOIRFpoweron.Connectonlyonefiberportatatimeandcompletenamingofremote.Otherwise,asecondpersonwillbeneededattheremotestoidentifytheremotewhen“LocateMe”isenabled.Thiscanbeeliminatedwithgoodprojectmanagementandlabelingduringtheinstallationprocess.Figure 108 FOI RFControlFOI RF On2. Enabletheappropriateopticalportsonthe4‐portFOIOnlyenabletheopticalportsthatarebeingused.Otherwise,thesystemwillalarmwithlowopticallevelsontheunusedports.
Commissioning96Figure 109 EnableFOI OpticalPortsEnable FOI Optical Ports3. GotoFOIstatusandnoteRXOptopowerUL.Thelasertransmitsat5000uW.Thedifferencebetweenthe5000uWtransmitlevelandthereceivelevelisthelossonthefiber.Figure 110 RX Optical PowerRXOpticalPowera. Startingwithsoftwarerelease3.9,thereisanoptiontohavetheGUIcalculatethefiberloss.Figure 111 Calculated Optical Loss, Software version 3.9DL and UL OpticalLoss
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)97Uplink1. Setallvaluesatdefault(factorsettingmayvaryduetoindividualtestingbeforeshipping)forallbandsa. BIU:‐10dBb. FOI:‐6,‐6,‐6c. FOR:+12d. Amp:+35forlowlossfiber,+45forhighlossfiber2. Startwithadjustingthehighfrequencyband.3. TurnRFonattheBIU.EnsurethatonlytheRFstripsbeingusedhaveRFturnedon.4. GototheFORandturntheULtesttoneon.Notethelevelbeingtransmittedandthefrequency.ThelevelissetatthefactorytocompensateforlossesbetweentheRUoutputportandtheamplifier.Levelswillvaryunitbyunit.5. ConnectspectrumanalyzertotheBIUBTSportandtunetotheULtesttonefrequency.6. Measurethetesttonelevel.InitialgoalshouldbetosettheULtesttoneattheBIUBTSporttothesamelevelasbeingtransmittedattheRU(zerodBsystemgain).a. Toreducegain,itisrecommendedtoadjusttheattenuatorsintheBIUULpath.ThiswillfurtherreduceULnoise.b. Toincreasegain,itisrecommendedtoadjustthegainintheRUULpath.Note: DonotdrivetheFORULlaserwithmorethan0dBmRFinput.RecommendedFORULinputlevelisapproximately‐5dBm.c. TheBIUULinputwillbepermanentlydamagedwithsignalsstrongerthan+13dBm.7. RecordULtesttonelevelreceivedinthespectrumanalyzer.AfterallremoteunitsonthesectorhaveULlevelsset,theremoteswillneedtobebalancedagainsteachother(allarehittingtheBTSULatthesamelevel).Levelsshouldbewithinabout1dBofeachother.Downlink1. Setallvaluesatdefault(factorsettingmayvaryduetoindividualtestingbeforeshipping)a. BIU:‐15dBb. FOI:‐3,‐3c. FOR:+10d. Amp:Tobesetbasedonactualinput2. Suggestion:SetFORDLALCleveltoonedBlessthanampratingifunitalarmsonDL.a. A43dBamplifierwouldhaveanALClevelsetto+42.3. SetBIUDLleveltocompensateforICUinterconnectionloss.Donotexceed+10dBoutputoftheBIUintheDLpath(willcauseIM).a. Suggestsettingatmaximumof+5dBoutputoftheBUI.b. Notethereis13dBofinherentlossintheBIU.With0dBsettingsintheBIUDLattenuatorsa30dBinputsignalwillhaveanoutputof+17dB(30dBinputminus13dBinherentloss=17dB).AdjustattenuatorssothatBIUisapproximately+5dBasastart.c. VariationsintheBTSinputlevelsforloadingmustbetakingintoconsideration.Fullloadandnoloadpowerlevelsdiffergreatly.DonotallowtheBTStooverdrivetheBIU.4. AdjustFOIattenuatorlevelsintheDLpathsothattheRFinputintotheDLlaserisapproximately‐5dB.a. Notethatthe0dBmaxintothelaserisacompositelevelforallbands.Bysettingeachbandat‐5dBthentotalcompositeshouldnotexceed0dB.b. TakeintoconsiderationthateachBIUhastwoRFstrips/paths.ThesemustbetakenintoconsiderationwhensettingtheFOIlevels.c. CalculatefullloadconditionsforallbandsbeingfedintotheFOI.Incorrectlysettingthelevelswillimpactthesystemduringtimesofmostusage.5. Setthedesiredgainintheremote.
Commissioning986. ApplyRFsignaltotheBIUBTSport.7. CheckRemoteUnitFORstatus"SetGain","Gain"and"OutputPower".8. Adjust"SetGain"sothatdesiredoutputpowerisachieved.d. If"Gain"levelislowerthan"SetGain"levelinthestatusscreenthenthesystemisbeingoverdrivenandALCislimitingthegainofthesystem.Reducegainsettingtotheleveldisplayedin"SetGain".Submitchangeandthereviewstatusscreen."SetGain"and"Gain"levelsshouldnowbeidentical.Bird VPN AccessEstablishingsecureVPNaccessforBird/DeltaNodewillallowforremotemonitoringandadvancedtechnicalsupport.TheBGWisdesignedtocommunicatedirectlywiththeBird/DeltaNodeNOCviacloudaccess.VPN Settings1. ConnectlaptoptoanopenportontheDASswitch.DonotconnecttotheConsoleport.2. LogintotheBGWat172.22.0.1.LoginName:“extend”Password:“admin”3. Click“Configuration,”seeFigure112.4. Click“ExternalComm.”Figure 112 3456Certificate Entry5. Click“CertificateHandling.”6. Click“Browse”nexttouploadCertificateforSecondaryCGW.OnlymakesettingchangestotheSecondaryCGW.ThePrimaryCGWisreservedforcustomerCGWaccess.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)997. Selectthecheckboxnexttothe10##.crtfile.SeeFigure113.8. Click"Insert"Figure 113 87Certificate Selection9. Select"Browse"fortheFilenameforcertificatekey.SeeFigure114.Figure 114 Key Entry910. Selectthecheckboxnexttothe"10##.key"file.SeeFigure115.11. Select"Insert"Figure 115 Key Selection1110
Commissioning10012. SelectExt.EthernetTab13. Selectthecheckboxfor“Useeth0forInternet(WAN).”ThisensuresexternalEthernetconnectionsareallowed.Figure 116 1213External Ethernet14. SelectDNSForwarderstab.15. Selectradiobuttonfor“Dynamic,assignedbyeth0.”Note: TheBirdmaintainedCGWisnotabletohostnamecheckaDNS2IPaddressof8.8.2.2,4.2.2.4or4.2.25.PleasechangetosomethinglikeGoogle's8.8.4.4or8.8.8.8Figure 117 1415DNS Forwarders16. SelectVPNSettingstabtoverifythattheVPNsettingsarecorrectlyset.17. Selectcheckbox“LogVPNConnections”18. Type“nemo3.deltanode.com”intotheSecondaryCGWsettingforFQONorIPaddress.19. Selectcheckbox“ActivateaVPNservicetunnel.”Thisselectionisonlyonavailableonoldersoftwareversions.Figure 118 VPN Settings17181916nemo3.deltanode.com
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)10120. Clickon“Status/Statistics.”21. Selectthe“CommunicationControl”tab.22. Selectthecheckboxnextto“VPNRestart.”23. Click“Restart.”Figure 119 21222320VPN Restart24. Afterabout10minutes,theBGWshouldstartcommunicatingwiththeBird/DeltaNodeCGW.25. ClickonStatus/Statistics26. SelecttheEthernetStatustab.Both"eth0"and"eth1"shouldshowconnectivity.Figure120showsgoodcommunicationsin"eth0"betweentheBGWanda3Gmodem."eth1"showsgoodcommunicationsbetweenthe3GmodemandtheBird/DeltaNodeCGW.Figure 120 Ethernet Status
Commissioning102Wireless Modem SetupDuetovarianceswithdifferentwirelessmodemmanufacturers,settingsmayvaryfrommodemtomodem.Ageneralunderstandingofnetworksettingsisrequired.Belowareafewtypicalsettingsthatwillneedtobeconfigured.Modem DHCPDHCPwillneedtobeenabledsothatthewirelessmodemcanassignanIPaddresstotheBGW.BesuretoenterthestopandendIPaddressasseenintheimage.Figure 121 Modem DHCP ConfigurationModem VPN TunnelsTheBGWcommunicatesbacktotheCGWviaaVPNtunnel.ThewirelessmodemmustenableVPNpassthrough.Figure 122 Modem VPN SettingsModem Port ForwardingSetupthemodemsothatitforwardsTCPport443.BGW Configuration1. ConnectIPmodemtotheExternalWANportontheBGW.2. ClickConfiguration.SeeFigure123.3. ClickExternalComm.4. Select3G‐Modemtab.5. Selectthe“Use3GModem”checkbox.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)103Figure 123 2345BGW Configuration - 3G Modem Setup6. SelecttheVPNSettingstab.7. Selectthe“ActivateaVPNservicetunnel”checkbox,ifnotalreadyselected.Note: OldersoftwareversionsoftheBGWdonotofferVPNservicetunnels.ContactBirdtoorderareplacementBGW.Figure 124 67BGW Configuration - VPN Setting8. SelecttheDNSForwarderstab.SeeFigure125onpage104.9. Selecteither:"Dynamic,assignedbyeth0"or"Staticaddresses".Enter8.8.8.8intheForwardingto(DNS1).
Commissioning104Figure 125 89BGW Configuration - DNS Forwarders Setting10. SelecttheExt.Ethernettab11. Select"Useeth0forinternet"and"StaticIPaddress"checkboxes.12. RecordtheexistingIPsettingincaserollingbacktooriginalsettingsisrequired.13. EntertheIPaddressesinformation:IPAddress:192.168.0.10Netmask:255.255.255.0GatewayIPAddress:192.168.0.1Figure 126 101113BGW Configuration - External Ethernet Setting14. Afterallthesettinghavebeenconfigured,powercyclethewirelessmodem.15. Clickon"Status/Statistics."SeeFigure127onpage105.16. Selectthe"EthernetStatus"tab.Verifiythat"etho"hasbeenassignedavalidIPaddress.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)105Figure 127 1516BGW Configuration - Ethernet StatusRolling Back Modem ConfigurationIftheexternalmodemisnolongerrequiredtheconfigurationcanquicklyberolledback.1. ClickonConfiguration.SeeFigure128.2. ClickonExternalComm.3. SelecttheExtEthernettab.4. EnteroriginalIPaddressesthatusedpriortoinstallingthemodem.Figure 128 Rollback Modem IP Addresses412 35. SelecttheDNSForwarderstab.SeeFigure129onpage105.6. Selectthe"No"radiobutton.Figure 129 Stop DNS Forwarding56
Commissioning106Setup local Network UDP Ports for CGW AccessInorderfortheBird/DeltaNodeCGWtobeabletomakecontactwiththeBGWensurethatthecustomerITdepartmenthasOpenVPNwithUPDports1194to1199.ThisallowsBird/DeltaNodestaticIPaddresstoaccesstheBGW.Local Connection to Remote Unit Atechniciancandirectlyconnectalaptoptotheremoteunit.Thisisusefulwhenthetechnicianisattheremoteunittroubleshooting.Thedirectconnectionisalsoveryusefulwhenthereisnofiberconnectivitytotheremoteunitandtheinstallerneedstotestandprogramtheremoteunitduringtheinstallationprocess.Note: BydirectlyloggingintheremoteunitandprogrammingthenameoftheremotethereislesschanceofconfusionwhenalltheremotesareconnectingtotheMasterUnit.1. SetlaptoptoastaticIPaddress;somethingalongthelinesofIPaddress169.254.48.11SubnetMask255.255.0.0Gateway169.254.0.12. ConnectRJ45EthernetcabletothelaptopandtheEthernetportontheremote.Figure 130 Remote Unit Ethernet PortEthernetPort3. Useanywebbrowsertoconnecttotheremoteunitstartingwithhttp://169.254.48.1.TheremoteunithasadefaultIPaddressof169.254.48.1to.10.IftheloginmenudoesnotappeartrythenextsequentialIPaddress(http://169.254.48.2).ContinuetryingthenextIPaddressuntiltheloginmenuappears.Figure 131 Remote Unit Login Screen4. Whentheloginmenuappearstypeinthedefaultcredentials:Username:“extended”Password:“admin”5. TheGUImenuswillbethesameaswhenconnectingtotheremotethroughtheBGW.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)107Local Connection to Remote Unit with Two FOR'sSomeremoteunitsarebuiltwith2FORboards.Thiswouldoccurinapplicationswhereonechassiscontains:MIMOpaths,multipleamplifiersofthesameband,amplifiersfedfromdifferentFOIcardsorotherspecialapplications.The2FORboardssharetheoneEthernetconnectorontheremoteunit.AstandardEthernetcablewillonlyaccessFOR[0].AcustomcableisrequiredtoaccessFOR[1]board.TobuildacabletoaccessbothFORunitsyouwillneedthefollowingitems.WirecuttersWirestrippersElectricaltapeTwoEthernetcableswithRJ‐45ConnectorsBuild a Custom Cable1. CutbothEthernetcablesinhalf.Threesectionswillbeneeded.2. Stripbacktheinsulationoneachwireabout0.5inch/13mm.3. TwistthecolorpairstogetherasshowninFigure132onpage108.4. Useelectricaltapetocovertheconnectionssobarewiredonottouch.Unusedcablestrandscanbecut.5. Securethesplicewithelectricaltapesothatstressdoesnotpullthewirepairsapart.6. ClearlymarkeachconnectortodistinguishwhichconnectorisattachedtotheremoteandwhichconnectorplugsintothelaptopforFOR[0]andFOR[1].
Commissioning108Figure 132 1234576812345786Top:Front:Custom Cable for Connecting to two FOR systemsConnection to BGW from Remote UnitThetechnicianhastheabilitytoconnecttotheBGWfromtheremoteunit.ThiseasestroubleshootingandprogrammingbynothavingtoreturntotheBGWlocationfordirectaccess.1. EnablethelaptopDHCPsettings.2. ConnectRJ45EthernetcabletotheEthernetportontheremote.TheFOIwilldetectthatadevicehasconnectedtotheFORandwillassignanIPaddresstothethelaptopintherangeof172.22.108.49‐62.Note: Itmaytakeupto15minutesfortheFOItoassignanIPaddresstothelaptop.3. UsinganInternetbrowserconnectto172.22.0.14. Whentheloginmenuappearstypeinthedefaultcredentials:Username:"extended"Password:"admin".
109Chapter 6 RF CommissioningInordertomaketheprocessmoreclearforthispartofthemanualwewillconsidersettingupafictitioussystem,butbasedonastandardapproachatdoingFiber‐DAS.Thesystemthatweareconsideringwillhavetwofrequencybands,let’sassumeGSM900MHzandUMTS2100MHz.Theexamplewillhave2sectorswithtworemotesineachsector.Ofcourseyoursystemmaylookdifferent,bemoreorlesscomplexbutinordertomakeitclearhowthesystemissetupthisshouldprovideyouwithastartingpoint.Setting up the uplinkSettinguptheuplinkmeanstoadjustthesystemforanoptimalworkingpointfromtheantennaportoftheRemoteUnittotheactualinputontheRadioBaseStation.Thiscanbedoneindifferentwaysdependingonhowthesystemisdesigned.Wewillherediscussastandardset‐upstartingwithasmallblockschematicshowinghowthesystemisconnected.Figure 133  System Interconnect DiagramThemainparameterthatwewillbediscussingisthe”netgain”ofthesystem.ThismeansthetotalchangeinsignalfromtheRemoteUnitantennaporttothereceiverportonthebasestation.Therearedifferentwaysofsettingthissystemupbutwewilllookata0dBnetgainsystemwhichisagoodstartingpointformostsystems.ThesystemgaincanbecalculatedasthegainintheRemoteUnit–Lossonfiber+FOIgain–ICUloss+BIUgain–couplerloss.Basicallythistakesformofalinkbudgetandhereisanexample:Table 68 Unit/Component Gain/Loss (dB) Accumulated Gain/Loss (dB)RemoteUnit(RU)Fiber‐OpticCableFOIICUBIUCouplerExample Link BudgetBasicallythismeansthatwhateverisinputattheantennawillalsobeseenatthesamelevelfortheRadioBaseStationreceiver.Thisisnotabadstartingpointbutdoesnottakeintoaccountthenoiseloadonthebasestationwhichwillincreasesomewhatwiththissetup.40 40-10 3020 50-35 15015-15 0
RFCommissioning110Noise load on Radio Base StationThesystemwillinevitablyaddsomenoisetothereceiver.Whenproperlysetupthenoisefigureinasystemlikethiswillbebetterthan3dB.However,ifthegainisimproperlysetup(i.e.notenoughgainintheremote,toomuchgaininthehead‐end)itispossibletocreateaverybadnoisefigure.InordertoavoidthistheFiber‐DASCalculatorshouldbeusedtocalculatethenoisefigureofthesystemintheuplink.IfyouhavenotfamiliarizedyourselfwiththeFiber‐DASCalculator,dosobeforemovingoninthismanual.ThefiguresintheFiber‐DAScalculatorrelatetothesettingsofallstepsinthechain.Byusingthecalculator,youcandeterminethepropersettingsonceyouknowthefiberlossbetweentheRemoteUnitandtheheadend.LetusassumeyourhavearrivedataNoiseFigure(NF)of3dBforthischain.Howeveryoursystemmaycontainmoreremotes,perhapsconnectedlikethesysteminFigure134.Figure 134  !Multiple RU Connection DiagramNowthenoiseloadcanbecalculatedbyaddingthenoisecontributionfromeachstepofthechain.Belowisanexampleofnoisefiguresfromeachoftheremotes:Table 69 Chain NF Gain Noise LoadRU1RU2RU3RU4BaseStationFiber‐DASNoiseLoadTota lNoiseintoBTSNoise LoadAddyourfigurestothesheetintheFiber‐DAScalculatoranditwillcalculateitforyou.2.8 0.0 2.83.2 1.0 4.23.8 -2.0 1.82.6 -1.0 1.6Sum of Noise Load 8.74.08.09.5Desensitization -5.5
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)111Whatweseehereisthatifwesetthesystemupinthisfashionwewilldesensitizethebasestationwithabout5,5dB.ThiscanbeokayifthebasestationcoverageisonlythroughtheFiber‐DASsystembutifthebasestationisalsobeingusedforoutdoorcoverageitisnotgood.Weneedtochangethenetgaintoreflectthis.IngeneralweshouldlowerthegainsothatwedesensitizetheBTSonlyabout3dB.Thisvalueisagoodcompromiseandsimilartoaddingasecondantennatothesamereceiverport(whichiskindofwhatwearedoingwiththeFiber‐DAS).Herearethenewvalues:Table 70 Chain NF Gain Noise LoadRU1RU2RU3RU4BaseStationFiber‐DASNoiseLoadTota lNoiseintoBTSAdjusted Noise LoadAsyoucanseeweshouldsetthesystemupwithanetgainofabout‐5dB.Goingbacktothesettingswehadbeforewhichwas:Table 71 Example Link BudgetUnit/Component Gain/Loss (dB) Accumulated Gain/Loss (dB)RemoteUnit(RU)Fiber‐OpticCableFOIICUBIUCouplerWeonlyneedtochangetheBIUsettingusingtheattenuatorsintheBIUtolowerthegainwith5dB.Thiswillaccomplishwhatweneedtodoandtheuplinkshouldthenbecommissioned.2.8 -5.5 -2.23.2 -5.5 -1.83.8 -5.5 -1.22.6 -5.5 -2.4Sum of Noise Load 4.14.04.17.1Desensitization -3.140 40-10 3020 50-35 15015-15 0
RFCommissioning112Practical approachNowthatweknowwhatweshouldhavewecaneasilysetthesystemup.YouneedaspectrumanalyzertodothisanditiseasiesttoconnectitintotheBIUport.Rememberthatwhenyoumeasurehere,thesignalshouldalsogothroughtheBTScouplerbeforeitreachesthebasestationreceiverport.ThereforeyoushouldexpecttoreadavaluethatisYourexpectedgain+thelossinyourcouplerIfyouwantanetgainof‐5dBandyouhavea15dBcoupler,youshouldreadanetgainof+10ontheBIUport.Thisisnowwhatwearegoingtouseinthefollowingexample. !"#Turn on the RFConnecttotheBIUandturnontheRF.Settheattenuatorinthemediumrangefortheuplinkthatyouaremeasuring.Thisallowsyoulatertoadjustitupanddownasnecessarytogetthecorrectgainfortheuplinkchain.Settingthemto10dBisagoodidea.DLsupervisioncanbeleftasisfornowandalsoDLattenuationwhichwewillsetuplater.ConnecttotheFOIcardandselectOptoandRF–RFConfigandsetitupaccordingtoyourFiber‐DAScalculatorsettings.DonotforgettoturnRFon.
FiberDistributedAntennaSystem(FiberDAS)113Nextstepistoconnecttotheremoteunitandsetitupfortestmeasurementintheuplink.InthisscreenyoushouldalsoturnRFon,setthegaintoabout35dBasastartingpointandthenturnontheuplinktesttone.Notethefrequencyofthetesttone,thisisthefrequencyyoushouldbemeasuringonyourspectrumanalyzer.
RFCommissioning114Turnonthespectrumanalyzer,makesureitisconnectedtotherightportontherightBIUandthenfindthefrequency.Areasonablespanis1MHzandthereceiverbandwidthcanbesetto30kHzorsimilar.Usethemarkertomeasurethepeakofthesignal.Thengotothenextscreenontheremoteunit,theRFStatusscreen.WhatwearelookingforhereistheTesttoneLevel.Notethisdownaswell,nexttothefrequencyofthetesttoneyounotedearlier.Thencheckyourspectrumanalyzer.Assumingyourtesttonelevelis‐62,6dBmasinthisexampleyourspectrumanalyzermayshow‐58,2dBm.CalculatingthenetgainbetweentheRUandtheBIUwillthenyield‐58,2‐‐62,5=4,3dB.SubtractthecouplerbetweentheBIUandtheradiobasestationwhichinthisexamplewas15dBandweget‐19,3dBasournetgain.Wewanted‐10dBsowehave9,3dBtoolowgain.Weshouldthenincreasethegainandthebestplacetodothiswouldbeintheremoteunitbysettingthegainat35+9,3=44,3whichwewillroundto44dB.Thatuplinkisnowfinishedandwewillrepeatthesettingsforallofouruplink,oneatatime.CAUTIONTurn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.
115Chapter 7 Model IdentificationSystem Model NumbersExamples:DDR4-GC0-PA1-AD — 4band,33dBmpoweroutputperband,Fullband700combinedwithCell850nonduplexed,PCScombinedwithAWSduplexed,ACpowered,7/1 6 DIN,1310nmuplinkDDR4-GC0-PA1-AD-B12-C34-WUBCS — 4band,33dBmpoweroutputperband,Fullband700combinedwithCell850nonduplexed,PCScombinedwithAWSduplexed,ACpowered,7/1 6 DIN,Bands1and2(700and850)1290nmuplink,Bands2and3(PCS&AWS)1310nmuplink,CWDM,fibersplit(3dB)fordaisychainedremotesCWDMOptical SplitWavelength FOR 1BVoltageAFOR 1 Band 11ConnectorsDWDMWFrequencyGFrequencyCDuplexed0Duplexed0Sub-familyRProduct FamilyDDNumber of Bands4FrequencyGFrequencyCDuplexed0Duplexed0FOR 1 Band 22W BUCSCWavelength FOR 23FOR 2 Band 1HWavelength FOR 33FOR 3 Band 1Family:DDU - 46 dBm Full BandDDH - 43 dBm Full BandDDS - 41 dBm Single CarrierDDR - 33 dBm Full BandDDL - 23 dBm Full BandDDX - Mixed Power LevelsFrequency:R - FM RadioV - VHF (136-174)T - Tetra (380-400)M - Gov (406-420)B - Tetra (410-415/420-425)O - Tetra (415-420/425-430)X - CDMA450 (453-457.5/463-467.5)U - UHF (450-470)Q - 500MHz T-Band (470-512)L - Lower 700H - Higher 700G - 700 Full BandF - PS 700 (793-805) FirstNet & NBS - 800 SMRJ - DD 800C - Cell 850N - 900 PSY - GSMRZ - EGSM900D - DCS (1800)P - PCSI - UMTS (1900/2100)A - AWS (1700/2100)K - AWS & AWS3E - IMT-E (2600)Duplexed or DDX Pwr Lvl:0 - Non-duplexed1 - DuplexedFor DDX use:For DDX Pwr Lvl 0 - 9:0 - Non-duplexed (DDU)1 - Duplexed (DDU)2 - Non-duplexed (DDL)3 - Duplexed (DDL)4 - Non-Duplexed (DDH)5 - Duplexed (DDH)6 - Non-duplexed (DDS)7 - Duplexed (DDS)8 - Non-duplexed (DDR)9 - Duplexed (DDR)Number of Bands:1234Voltage:A - Universal AC (86-264 AC/DC)D - 48 VDCCWDM (option):WUxxxx - combine multiple uplink fiber interfaces onto one fiber - each x denotes a wavelength (absence of xxxx implies all UL wavelengths)WDxxxx - split to multiple downlink fiber interfaces from one fiber - each x denotes a wavelength (absence of xxxx implies all DL wavelengths)Connectors:N - N-type ConnectorsD - 7/16 DINM - Mini DINWDM:W - Duplexed (UL and DL on the same fiber)Wavelength of Uplink:(FOR2 and FOR3 are optional to support multiple fiber links)A - 1270B - 1290C - 1310 (default C if omitted)D - 1330E - 1350F - 1370G - 1390H - 1410I - 1430J - 1450K - 1470L - 1490M - 1510N - 1530O - 1550P - 1570FOR Bands:(if omitted than all bands on one FOR)Bands for that fiber link (in order as appear in model #) i.e. C123 would be standard FOI driving bands 1, 2, and 31234Optical Split (option):Sx - split the fiber at entry - to daisy chain other remotes - x is dB split (3dB equal split if absent)
ModelIdentification116Remote End Unit Part NumbersNote: Theremoteendunitsarecompletelyintegratedatthefactory,thereisnofieldassemblyotherthanmountingandcableconnection.Modulesshouldnotbealteredoncedeployed.Public Safety DDR Module NumbersPart Number Frequency Band IC Certification Number MOD‐DDR‐VVHF‐136‐174MHz 110141A‐DDR1VMOD‐DDR‐UUHF‐450‐470MHz 110141A‐DDR1UMOD‐DDR‐QT‐Band‐470‐512MHz 110141A‐DDR1QMOD‐DDR‐F700MhzPS 110141A‐DDR1FMOD‐DDR‐S800MHzPS 110141A‐DDR1SCellular DDR Module NumbersPart Number Frequency Band IC Certification NumberMOD‐DDR‐G700cellfullband 110141A‐DDR700FBMOD‐DDR‐C850cellband 110141A‐DDR850MOD‐DDR‐P1900PCS 110141A‐DDR1900MOD‐DDR‐A2100AWS 110141A‐DDR2100MOD‐DDR‐E2600 110141A‐DDR2600
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