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Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 1 About This Document Purpose This document provides a Navini-certified Installation & Commissioning Technician or Field Engineer with instructions to properly install the Base Transceiver Station (BTS), Radio Frequency Subsystem (RFS), and cabling; and to test and commission the Base Station after installation. Revision History Date 2001 Revision/ Version A/1.0 4.02 8.30.02 9.3.02 9.27.02 10.18.02 2.7.03 B/v1.0 C/1.0 C/1.0 C/1.0 C/1.0 D/1.
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Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 1 Safety To optimize safety and expedite installation and service, read this document thoroughly. Follow all warnings, cautions, and instructions marked on the equipment and included in this document. To aid in the prevention of injury and damage to property, cautionary symbols have been placed in this document to alert the reader to known potentially hazardous situations, or hazards to equipment or procedures.
Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 1 11. Do not disassemble the equipment. Removing covers exposes dangerous voltages or other risks and also voids the warranty. Incorrect reassembly can cause equipment damage or electrical shock. Only an authorized repair technician should service this product. 12. Do not expose the equipment to extreme hot or cold temperatures. 13.
Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 1 Regulatory Information FCC Notice WARNING! This device is a Radio Frequency transmitter. It is required to comply with FCC RF exposure requirements for transmitting devices. A minimum separation distance of 2 meter or more must be maintained between the antenna and all persons during device operations to ensure compliance with the FCC’s rules for Radio Frequency Exposure.
Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 1 Battery Caution & Procedures WARNING! To reduce risk of injury or fire, follow these instructions when handling the battery. 1. Risk of explosion is possible if the battery is replaced with one not supplied by Navini Networks. 2. Do not dispose of the battery in a fire. It may explode. Check with the local codes for battery disposal guidelines. 3. Do not open or mutilate the battery.
Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 1 Glossary of Terms & Abbreviations Term 802.11 Stands For.... 802.
Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 1 Term CAM CBR CC CD CDMA CD-ROM CDVT CHP CLEC CLI CORBA CPE D4 dB dBd 12 Stands For.... Meaning 1 Configuration & Alarm Manager or 1 An EMS functionality that is handled through a Graphical 2 Content Addressable Memory User Interface for purposes of configuring elements in the system and handling other OAM requirements. 2 Module of the BTS software used to provide mappings of users to channels.
Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 1 Term dBi DHCP DiffServ DIR DL DNS DS-1 DSL DSP EID EMS enet ERP ESF FCC FE FEC FTP Stands For.... Decibel/Isotropic Meaning A ratio, measured in decibels, of the effective gain of an antenna compared to an isotropic antenna (measured along axes in all directions). The greater the dBi value the higher the gain and therefore the more acute the angle of coverage.
Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 1 Term Gain Stands For....
Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 1 Term LCP Stands For....
Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 1 Term OAM Stands For.... Operation, Administration, Maintenance OS Operating System OSI Open Systems Interconnection OTA Over-the-Air PA PC Power Amplifier Personal Computer PCB PDU Ping PPPoE PRC Propagation PSK PSN PSTN PVC QAM QoS RAM RBW 16 Meaning A set of network management functions. Also describes the human-machine interface tasks - i.e., to operate the system, to administer the system, and to maintain the system.
Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 1 Term RF RFS RH RMS RS RSSI Rx S-CDMA SELV SLIP SMDS SMS SNMP SNR SO/HO SoW SSI SW SYN SYNCH Stands For.... Radio Frequency Meaning A portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in the frequency range between audio and infrared: 100 KHz to 20 GHz. RF measurements are expressed in Hz (unit for measuring frequency); MHz = 1 Million Hz; GHz = 1 Billing Hz. Radio Frequency Subsystem A term for the antenna portion of the base station.
Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 1 Term TCC TCP TCP/IP TDD TFFS TTL Tx UBR UDP UL USB VBW VCC VCI VCL VDC Vector VPC VP 18 Stands For.... Meaning 1 Traffic Channel or 2 Transmission 1 A portion of a radio channel used to enable transmission of one Control Code direction of a digitized voice conversation (as opposed to the Voice Channel). 2 A way of segregating traffic in order to define controlled communities of interest among subscribers.
Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 1 Term VPI Stands For.... Virtual Path Identifier VPL Virtual Path Link WAN 1 2 WCS WEC Wide Area Network or Wireless Access Network Wireless Communication Service WAN Ethernet Controller Part #40-00047-01 Rev F v1.0 (TTA) October 23, 2003 Meaning An 8-bit value in the cell header that identifies the VP as well as the VC to which the cell belongs.
Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 1 Chapter 1: Overview Ripwave Description A Ripwave system has three main components: the Customer Premise Equipment (CPE); the Base Station; and the Element Management System (EMS). The Base Station performs the CPE registration and call processing, and provides the interface between the backhaul network and the EMS. It is made up of the Base Transceiver Station (BTS) and the Radio Frequency Subsystem (RFS) (Figure 1).
Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 1 Figure 2: Base Station Ins tallation (TTA Configuration with Built-In Surge Protection) Lightning Omni or Panel Antenna Power Amplifiers Ground Built-in Surge Protectors Antenna Bracket Built-in Surge Protectors GPS GPS Antenna RF Demarc.
Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 1 Procedural Documents & Forms You will refer to other Ripwave documents, procedures, and forms in the process of installing and commissioning the Base Station. The product documentation is provided on the Ripwave Standard Documentation CD (Table 1). As well, the EMS manuals can be viewed on-line through the EMS Server and Client applications.
Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 1 High-level I&C Process To put the I&C activities in the context of overall system deployment, Figure 4 provides a ‘flow’ of the key activities that are performed prior to and during the installation and commissioning of the Ripwave Base Station. Post-I&C, the system that has been installed and commissioned goes through Acceptance Testing against the customer’s objectives for that site.
Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 1 Figure 4: High Level I&C Process Flowchart Phase I: Pre-installation - Site Selection, Design & Preparation BEGIN 1 - Complete the Project Plan for this deployment. 2 - Generate a coverage prediction map. 3 - Conduct a site survey, filling out the Site Candidate Evaluation Form.
Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 1 Phase I: Pre-installation - Site Selection, Design & Preparation, continued A 6 - Complete the Network Architecture design. 7 - Antenna Power & Cable selection. 8 - Develop a Bill of Materials (BoM). Appendix L: Antenna Power & Cable Selection Procedure & Form Appendix M: Sample BoM 9 - Acquire the materials.
Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 1 Phase II: Installation 1 - From the shipping containers received at the customer site, gather Manufacturing’s inventory sheet and test data that was collected before the BTS & RFS equipment shipped. Verify all equipment arrived (inventory it), serial numbers match paperwork, and the test data is available. Keep this as part of the customer site records. 2 - Install all system buss bars and surge protectors. 3 - Cut cables.
Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 1 Phase II: Installation, continued A 10 - Install & verify the DC input power source to the BTS. Appendix R: Sample Tri-sector BTS Power Drawing 11 - Install the GPS antennas. 12 - Sweep the RFS, per the Single Antenna Test Procedure. Record the results & the RFS serial numbers on the RFS System Test Form (same form as Step 3, Appendix O).
Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 1 Phase II: Installation, continued B 17 - If required in the Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM) portion of the Project Plan, test the backhaul to the customer demarcation point. 18 - Provide a printed package of the measured results and equipment inventory to the customer on-site. 19 - Go over the results using the printed package and obtain customer sign-off on the completion of the Installation portion of the work.
Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 1 Phase III: Commissioning 1 - Review the customer’s network plans - i.e., T1 vs Ethernet backhaul. 2 - Are you using the customer’s EMS Server? Yes 3b - Install & configure the customer EMS Server & Client. Connect to the BTS. No 3a - Install & configure the Test EMS Server & Client. Connect to the BTS. Appendix U: Excel Configuration Form 4 - Enter the RFS configuration by running the RFS script that shipped with the antenna equipment.
Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 1 Phase III: Commissioning, continued A 8 - Did it pass calibration? No 9a - Perform system troubleshooting procedures. Yes 9b - Perform Base Station calibration. Verify and record the measurements on the Base Station Calibration Verification Form. 10 - Did it pass calibration verification? No Appendix V: Base Station Calibration Verification Form 11a - Perform system troubleshooting procedures.
Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 1 Phase III: Commissioning, continued B 13 - Perform the local overthe-air (OTA) Modem test. 14 - Did it pass the OTA Modem test? No - Go to 11a Yes 15 -Was the Test EMS used? No C Yes 16 - Install & configure the Customer EMS Server & Client. Connect to the BTS. 17 - Verify the EMS Server & BTS connectivity. 18 - Perform calibration. Ensure successful results 3 times. D Part #40-00047-01 Rev F v1.
Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 1 Phase III: Commissioning, continued *Note: Step 19 is performed only if no RF plot is available. D C 19* - Validate that the GPS & Constellation Debugger are installed and operational on the Drive Study laptop. Perform a Preliminary Drive Study. Record the results on the Drive Study Form. 20 - Perform the Preliminary LOS Location (FTP) Test. Complete 3 uploads & 3 downloads at 3 locations. Record the results on the FTP Test Form.
Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 1 Phase III: Commissioning, continued E 24b - Perform full Drive Study, and record the results on the Drive Study Form. This is used for tuning the model (same form as Step 19, Appendix X). 25 - Perform full LOS Location (FTP) Test. Record the results (same form as Step 20, Appendix Y). 26 - Perform full NLOS Location (FTP) Test. Record the results (same form as Step 20, Appendix Y). 27 - Send test results to Navini Technical Support.
Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 1 Base Station Components Base Transceiver Station (BTS) The BTS consists of the RF Power Amplifiers (PAs), the digital circuit cards, the backplane, and the mechanical enclosure or housing. It performs the signal processing and RF transmission for the system. There are three types of chassis: Combo, Split, and Tower Top Amplifier (TTA). The Combo Chassis is used primarily with 2.4 GHz systems. The Split Chasses is used for all other (2.3, 2.
Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 1 Radio Frequency Subsystem (RFS) The Radio Frequency Subsystem (RFS) is mounted on a transmission tower or building rooftop. It transmits and receives data to and from the Ripwave Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) using a digital beamforming transmission technique. The RFS may be either a panel antenna or an omni antenna (Figure 6). The RFS data sheets are provided in Appendix H.
Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 1 Global Positioning System (GPS) One Global Positioning System (GPS) antenna is used with each Base Station to provide a timing signal for synchronizaton. A second GPS antenna can be provided for redundancy. The Ripwave Base Station uses the VIC 100 GPS Antenna (Figure 7). Figure7: VIC 100 GPS Antenna Mounting Racks & Enclosures The BTS can be installed indoors or outdoors in industry standard 19- or 23-inch racks.
Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 1 Figure 9: Indoor BTS (TTA Chassis) QMA connectors Accessibility Ripwave BTS equipment is required to be installed in a restricted access location, in accordance with NEC/CEC standards. Only authorized personnel should have access to this equipment. Part #40-00047-01 Rev F v1.
Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 1 Technical Specifications Table 3a: Technical Specifications Combo Frequency Band (GHz) 2.4 2.6 Frequency Band (Name) ISM MMDS Frequency Range (GHz) 2.400– 2.473 2.602– 2.637 Split 2.3 2.5, 2.6 WCS ITFS/MMDS 2.305–2.385 2.500–2.596 TTD 1:1 560 850 TTD 3:1 725 TTD 1:1 TTD 3:1 Watt Power Dissipation (Thermal Load ) BTU per hour Rectifier Rating (Watt)* Circuit Breaker Rating (Amp) Air Flow (on each shelf) Modulation 2.4 3.
Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 1 Combo Frequency Band (GHz) 2.
Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 1 Item Cabinet Alarms TDD SYNC GPS Antenna A/B (2) RFS Calibration Cable (1) RFS Antenna Cables (8) Power/Data Cable (1) 40 Description Cabinet alarms: Door open and HMC alarms plus 2 GND inputs. BTS monitors alarms and reports back to the EMS condition. Inputs come from dry contacts in the cabinet, which are normally open circuit, can be closed circuit for alarmed condition.
