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Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide

Chapter 3

Part #40-00047-07 Rev F v1.0 (TTA) 75

October 9, 2003

Chapter 3: Commissioning

This chapter provides post-installation instructions on provisioning, configuring, calibrating,

testing, and commissioning the Ripwave Base Station.

Review Customer Network Plans

As part of preparing to put the BTS into commission, it is important to review the actual installed

site against the customer Network Architecture Plan - i.e., checking that all equipment and

software are installed and available for use. Verify that all routers are installed and IP addresses

are correct. Finally, make sure the installation is approved and signed off by all responsible

parties.

Install EMS Server

The EMS is the management interface for all elements in the Ripwave system. The EMS Server

has to be installed on a computer that is connected directly to the Base Station (called the Test

EMS) or through the system backhaul (customer EMS).

For testing purposes, the Test EMS Server is connected through an Ethernet hub or switch to the

Ethernet port found on the front of the BTS (Figure 48). Note that the EMS Server does not

support more than one Network Interface Card (NIC).

The other port on the front of the CC card is a Serial (Universal Data) Port, also known as the

Console Port. Using a laptop/portable computer connected through the data port, an on-site

technician can communicate directly with the BTS using a terminal emulation software package.

However, this is not recommended. It is always best to rely on the EMS interface for BTS

information.

When connecting the Ripwave equipment to the backhaul, refer to the Regulatory Information in

Chapter 1, Page 8 – specifically regarding cabling to Ethernet or T1 backhauls. Ethernet

connections require a UL497B listed protection device to be installed between the BTS and the

first network device. T1 connections must be routed from the BTS through a UL497 listed

protection device at the demarcation point. The interconnect cables for T1 backhauls must be a

minimum #26 AWG wire, in accordance with NEC/CEC standards.

Summary of content (34 pages)

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Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 3 Chapter 3: Commissioning This chapter provides post-installation instructions on provisioning, configuring, calibrating, testing, and commissioning the Ripwave Base Station. Review Customer Network Plans As part of preparing to put the BTS into commission, it is important to review the actual installed site against the customer Network Architecture Plan - i.e., checking that all equipment and software are installed and available for use.
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Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 3 Figure 48: Ports on CC and MDM Cards Combo/Split Chassis TTA Serial Ports (factory use only) Ethernet Connectors T1 Connectors Serial Port (a.k.a. Console Port) If the customer’s EMS is installed and can be accessed through the backhaul, it can be connected via T1 or Ethernet to the BTS and used for testing purposes. The EMS software installation procedures can be found in the EMS Software Installation Guide, P/N 40-00017-00.
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Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 3 Configure & Power Up the BTS Overview During initial power up a minimal set of configuration parameters have to be input to the BTS through the serial port on the CC card. These early configuration parameters are referred to as the “boot parameters”. They are required to get the BTS to communicate with the EMS Server so that all the configuration data can be downloaded from EMS to the BTS. The PC used at this point is a Test EMS Server (i.e.
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Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 3 Figure 49: COM1 Properties Bits per second: 9600 Data Bits: 8 Parity: None Stop Bits: 1 Flow Control: None Step 7. On the Test EMS Server, click on the Server icon to start the EMS Server. NOTE: This step assumes you have loaded and configured the EMS Server & Client applications. Step 8. Click on the EMS Configuration & Alarm Manager (CAM) icon to start the EMS Client GUI. Step 9.
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Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 3 Configure RFS (Splitter Loss Value) Each RFS shipped is pre-programmed for the customer’s specific operating environment. An RFS Configuration CD accompanies the RFS equipment when it is shipped. The CD includes an RFS script and a Quick Guide with procedures on selecting the appropriate splitter loss values to be entered into the EMS database for the given Base Station. Each Configuration disk is unique to the individual RFS that is shipped.
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Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 3 Step 7. Save this file as text, and then close it. Step 8. Start the EMS Config CLI application to run “script ”. Do this by entering the following: >enable >configure >script scripts/rfs/rfs__<7-digit frequency>.cli NOTE: For Unix operating systems, the CLI text is case sensitive and the slash marks should be backward slashes instead of forward slashes. Step 9.
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Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 3 Figure 50: BTS Power On Switches Combo Chassis Power ON/OFF Split Chassis Off/On switch Step 3. Watch for the auto-boot countdown command. Type in config on the computer keyboard to interrupt the standard boot sequence. The window of time to type in “config” after auto-boot starts is 20 seconds. BTS Bootup The BTS is shipped with a default value of a 20-second countdown to interrupt the standard bootup sequence.
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Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 3 Boot Prompt After you have escaped from the automated boot sequence, the console will display a rudimentary Boot prompt: [Navini Boot]: This prompt offers the ability to perform a small set of operations. Enter ‘?’ or ‘h’ followed by the Enter key to display a list of commands (Exhibit 1). To invoke any of the commands, simply enter the single letter command with optional parameters, followed by the Enter key. .
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Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 3 f – Fill memory allows you to alter portions of the BTSs memory with a fixed pattern. It should only be performed with the assistance of a certified Navini service technician. t – Fill memory allows you to alter portions of the BTSs memory with a pattern from another area of memory. It should only be performed with the assistance of a certified Navini service technician.
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Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 3 EMS This section concerns the configuration of the EMS Server itself. First, the Internet (inet) IP address of the Server is specified. Make sure to fill this field with the address of the Server used to configure this BTS. Your BTS is shipped with this field un-initialized. You must provide a valid 4-digit IP address before you can proceed. For example: ems inet : 172.16.0.
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Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 3 The standby field is only displayed for your convenience and cannot be altered. Note that the BTS automatically handles switching the address when a failure occurs on an active Controller card, requiring the standby Controller to go into service. However, the MAC addresses remain fixed. Coupled with any IP configuration is a need to specify the corresponding subnet mask.
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Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 3 ATM/T1 Configuration For an ATM/T1 configuration, the items shown in Exhibit 3 are identical to Ethernet with the exception of the traffic path, which must show “atm” for this type of configuration. Exhibit 3: ATM/T1 Configuration date and time : 01/09/2003[10:22] autoboot countdown : delayed ems inet : 172.16.0.10 snmp community : public traffic path : atm mac address : 00:04:6a:00:01:20 ip on atm (active) : 172.16.23.
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Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 3 The PVC configuration is broken into 3 sections: ATM layer parameters; optional Inverse Multiplexing over ATM (IMA) parameters, and T1 physical layer parameters. The first item selects which ATM interface will be used for the Management PVC. If IMA is not selected, you may select from one of the 8 T1 ports numbered 1-8 using the option t1-N, where N is the port number. This is the same interface port number specified in the EMS.
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Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 3 The final set of values is used to configure the T1 parameters. The line type allows you to select Extended Super-Frame (ESF) or D4. ESF format is the standard format for ATM/T1 applications. D4 format is supported as an alternate; however, T1 signaling capabilities may be limited. Check your network plans for a definition for your specific application.
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Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 3 Each group identifies a set of T1 ports that are being combined to form one larger virtual port. For the sake of boot parameter specification, ALL T1 interfaces for the Management PVCs IMA group are assumed to be identical.
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Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 3 Exhibit 6: IMA Clock Mode ima clock mode pvc id size vpi:vci pvc vpi:vci pvc service category pvc atc pcr:cdvt line type line coding line length (ft) line clock source : : : : : : : : : ctc [ctc|itc] 3:10 1:100 ubr 3641:100 esf b8zs 500 loop Standard Boot Sequence The first items in Exhibit 7 (Ethernet) and Exhibit 8 (ATM) illustrate the BOOTROM loading and launching of the core application.
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Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 3 Starting CDI..............................Done Starting CAM I/f..........................Done Starting MME..............................Done Starting EtherBridge......................Done Starting DHCP Relay Agent.................Done Starting Peer ARP Proxy Agent.............Done Starting Host ARP Proxy Agent.............Done Starting Mobile IP Proxy Agent............Done Starting LLC Proxy........................
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Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 3 KERNEL : 5.4(WIND version 2.5) BSP : 1.0/01.19.00.00 CPU: CC (PPC860P). Processor #0. Memory Size: 0x3f80000. WDB: Ready. Last reset caused by a power on condition. Current time is FRI JUL 12 14:48:29 2002 bts-4 [Active]% Exhibit 8: Standard ATM Boot Sequence - Example System Boot Copyright 2000-2001 Copyright 1984-1998 Navini Networks, Inc. Wind River Systems, Inc. CPU: CC (PPC860P) Kernel Version: 5.4 BSP version: 1.
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Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 3 Configuring IMA Group.....................Done Configuring IMA Link......................Done Configuring PVC(s)........................Done Configuring Management PVC................Done Initializing SNMP Agent ..................Done Pinging EMS (172.28.79.30)................Done Loading MTMG..............................Done Loading MDSW..............................Done Loading MBSW..............................Done Loading CAP.............
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Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 3 Last reset caused by a power on condition. Current time is FRI JUL 12 14:26:59 2002 bts-4 [Active]% Attaching to TFFS... done. Loading /tffs0/LOADS/BTSB/core... 4337576 Starting at 0x10000... Auto-booting..............................Done The line items in Exhibit 9 are the ones that create and initialize the core components to the BTSs on-board file system.
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Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 3 Next, the user interface through the console port on the BTS is activated. It should be noted however, that once the Telnet Daemon has been started, this same interface is available remotely through a password protected telnet session. You can access the remote shell service by telnetting directly to the well-known Telnet port (23) of the BTS: Starting Telnet Daemon....................
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Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 3 A Command and Debug Interface is initialized to extend rudimentary target shell capabilities for Navini developers to diagnose problems with the Digital Signal Processors on the MDM and CHP cards: Starting CDI..............................Done The Content Addressable Memory (CAM) is used to provide mappings of users to channels. This mapping interface is started at this point: Starting CAM I/f..........................
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Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 3 The next item that appears notifies the user of the location where the BTS is retrieving its Management Information Base (MIB). After initial installation and provisioning through the boot line, “EMS” is selected as the Config Data Source. In this case, all remaining parameters are downloaded from the EMS.
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Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 3 The BTS is now provisioned with minimal data. This is enough data to be able to calibrate and test the BTS. Power cycle the BTS for the changes to take place. An example of a reboot is shown in Exhibit 11. Exhibit 11: BTS Reboot - Example !!!!! Shutdown Started. Terminating all interfaces!!!!!! Stopping Ime..............................Done Stopping Cme..............................Done Stopping EtherBridge......................
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Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 3 Loading CAP...............................Done Loading BAUX..............................Done Loading BMCB..............................Done Loading MACA..............................Done Loading MACB..............................Done Loading CHAD..............................Done Loading CHTT..............................Done Loading CDSW..............................Done Loading BDSC..............................Done Loading CHSL............
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Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 3 Calibrate the Base Station Calibrating the Base Station detects the phase differential between the antennas and matches the output power across all antennas in the RFS. The calibration procedure must be performed at least three times to verify consistency of the returned values. Ensure that the BTS has been powered on with the power amplifiers on for at least fifteen minutes to allow them time to warm up and stabilize.
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Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 3 Step 6. Click on Air Interface > Layer 1, and then click Calibrate. In the resulting dialog box (Figure 52), select FULL CALIBRATION and Calibrate. Figure 52: Calibrate BTS Step 7. When the Warning window appears (Figure 53), click Yes. Figure 53: Warning Window Step 8. The Full Calibration window appears during system calibration (Figure 54).
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Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 3 Figure 54: Full Calibration Window Step 9. Click Show Configuration and select the Antenna Table tab (Figure 55). Check the Tx Gain and Rx Gain columns (the last two columns in the table) for transmit and receive results. The transmit and receive results for all the eight antennas must be between 1 and 254. The eight values in each column should be relatively close to each other.
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Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 3 Step 10. Perform the calibration function two more times. Ensure each time that the values remain relatively stable (+/- 3), and that none of the results is zero. After you perform the second calibration, click on Configure. The Config Layer 1 Data window (Figure 56) shows the data from the second calibration. The values in the main screen from the Show Config selection are from the first calibration.
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Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 3 Perform the Calibration Verification Procedure Base Station Calibration Verification is a set of procedures to verify that the equipment has passed calibration and that the RF portion of the equipment is operating within acceptable parameters. The results of the tests should be documented in the Base Station Calibration Verification Form, P/N 40-00059-00. This form, along with the procedure and form instructions, may be found in Appendix V.
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Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 3 Perform Local Modem Tests Local wireline, then over-the-air, Modem testing will verify that the Base Station is working properly and is able transmit and receive data. Data rates are not being checked at this time. Refer to Appendix W to set up and perform the Local Modem procedures. Install & Test Customer EMS Operations If you have been using a Test EMS up to this point, you will now need to install and test the customer’s EMS server.
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Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Navini Networks, Inc. Chapter 3 Perform Calibration Using Customer’s EMS This step is necessary only if you have been using a Test EMS up to this point. You will need to install the customer’s EMS server and software. Calibrate the Base Station using the customer’s EMS. Follow the same calibration procedures described earlier in this chapter, Calibrate the Base Station. Perform the procedure three times and make sure that the results are stable (+/–3).
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Navini Networks, Inc. Ripwave Base Station I&C Guide Chapter 3 4. Send all test results to Navini’s Technical Support for evaluation. 5. If directed by Technical Support, adjust RF parameters. 6. Conduct full Drive Study. 7. Conduct full LOS Location Tests. 8. Conduct full NLOS Location Tests. 9. Send all test results to Navini’s Technical Support for evaluation. The cycle continues until the performance objectives are reached.
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