Cellvine LTE700UC26 User Manual

USER MANUAL

BDA-700UC-26-52-AA-MBX-VZW

LTE 700 MHZ

OVER-THE-AIR REPEATER

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REVISIONS

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

This manual contains proprietary information of Cellvine Ltd. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form whatsoever without prior written approval of Cellvine Ltd. Cellvine and/or its agents and distributors make no claims or warranties concerning the fitness of the products or documentation for any purpose other than what is specifically mentioned in this manual.

For more information contact Cellvine at the address below or contact your local distributor.

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YEAR LIMITED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE WARRANTY

Cellvine Ltd. warrants all repeater Products against electrical malfunction for a period of One (1) year from shipment of the product to the purchaser. If Cellvine receives notice of defects during the warranty period, Cellvine will either replace or repair the products.

WARRANTY EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS

The warranty shall not apply to defects resulting from improper operation, inadequate maintenance, or unauthorized use or modification by the customer of the repeater products or software. The warranty service and service beyond the warranty period described herein are the customer's sole remedies.

OBTAINING SERVICE DURING AND BEYOND WARRANTY PERIOD

To obtain warranty service, the customer shall return the repeater product to Cellvine Ltd with date and proof of purchase and an explanation of the problem. The customer shall pay for shipping charges and Cellvine shall pay for return shipping. For service beyond the warranty period, contact Cellvine for details of available service.

GETTING HELP

The repeaters have undergone extensive testing prior to shipment. All of the functions have been thoroughly tested. However, if there are problems that you discover, please call us. We are here to help.

ABOUT THIS MANUAL

This user manual is intended for experienced installation technicians and engineers. It contains the following:

o A general description of the BDA-700UC-26-52-AA-MBX-VZW repeater system

and system components

o Installation overview

o Repeater system operation

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Contacting Cellvine

Headquarter

Cellvine Ltd.

8 Moshe Aviv (Ha'amal) st,

60371Or-Yehuda

ISRAEL

Phone: +972-3634-8881

Fax: +972-3-6348882

markting@cellvine.com

U.S. Office

Cellvine LLC

80 Wesley Street

South Hackensack

NJ 07606

Phone : 201-531-8600

Fax : 201-531-8606

sbalonso@aol.com

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Contents

1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................1

1.1. General Description..................................................................1

2. SYSTEM COMPONENTS .........................................................2

2.1. BDA-700UC-26-52-AA-MBX-VZW Repeater Kit ..................... 2

2.2. REPEATER UNIT.......................................................................2

2.3. Repeater UNIT RF Specifications ............................................3

2.4. Repeater Block diagram...........................................................4

2.5. Dimensions and Weight ........................................................... 5

2.6. Repeater unit Interfaces...........................................................6

3. INSTALLATION ........................................................................7

3.1. Unpacking and Inspection ....................................................... 7

3.2. Operating Environment............................................................8

3.3. Pre-Installation Inspection.......................................................8

3.4. Antennas Installation................................................................ 8

3.4.1. Coverage (Service) Antennas ..................................................8

3.4.2. DONOR Antenna .......................................................................9

3.5. Repeater unit Mechanical Installation ...................................10

3.5.1. Repeater Installation .............................................................. 10

3.5.2. Power supply Installation....................................................... 12

3.6. Repeater cable connection ....................................................14

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3.7. System INDICATIONS.............................................................15

3.8. Tuning Donor antenna............................................................16

3.9. Antenna Isolation....................................................................16

4. REPEATER MONITORING AND CONTROL ..........................17

4.1. preparing the repeater for local connection .........................17

4.1.1. software application ...............................................................17

4.1.2. System Requirements............................................................17

4.2. Define PC/laptop internet settings......................................... 18

5. SOFTWARE OPERATION......................................................20

5.1. Software Password and unit detailes screen .......................21

5.2. Technician setup screen........................................................ 22

5.2.1. maximum gain limit ................................................................ 24

5.2.2. aGC Power ..............................................................................24

5.2.3. AGC ON/OFF ........................................................................... 25

5.2.3.1. Downlink Gain........................................................................ 25

5.2.3.2. Uplink Gain.............................................................................26

5.2.4. MUTE ON/OFF.........................................................................27

5.2.5. Uplink Downlink delta.............................................................28

5.3. Parameter value readouts...................................................... 29

5.4. Alarm setting screen ..............................................................30

5.4.1. Downlink low Limit Treshold .................................................30

6. SYSTEM ALARMS..................................................................31

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6.1. LED indication panel ..............................................................32

6.2. Downlink High......................................................................... 33

6.3. Downlink Low .........................................................................33

6.4. UPLINK HIGH ..........................................................................35

6.5. Power Amplifier shutdown protections.................................36

7. TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................37

7.1. Connection Failure .................................................................37

7.2. GUI Parameters not update correctly....................................37

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Figures

Figure 1-1: BDA-700UC-26-52-AA-MBX-VZW Repeater.............................1

Figure 2-1: System Block Diagram.................................................................4

Figure 2-2: Repeater dimensions.................................................................5

Figure 3-1: Cable Connections.....................................................................14

Figure 3-2: Repeater Indications LED's........................................................15

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Abbreviations

The terms, acronyms and abbreviations used in this manual are detailed in the following list:

Abréviation Description

AGC Automatic Gain Control

BDA Bi Directional amplifier

BL Bluetooth

Div Diversity

DU Donor Antenna Unit

LED Light Emitting Diode

LNA Low Noise Amplifier

NMS Network Management System

PA Power Amplifier

PSU Power Supply Unit

REP Repeater

RF Radio Frequency

RSSI Received Signal Strength Indication

RU Remote Unit

RX Receiver

SC Service Channel

TX Transceiver unit

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General Safety Warning

Always observe standard safety precautions during installation, operation and maintenance of this product. Only qualified and authorized personnel should carry out adjustment, maintenance or repairs to the components of this system.

DANGER: ELECTRICAL SHOCK

The power supply unit contains dangerous voltage that can cause electric shock. Disconnect the mains prior to any work in the Repeater. Any local regulations are to be followed when servicing Repeaters.

This equipment is usually installed indoors. Wet conditions increase the potential for receiving an electric shock when installing or using electrically powered equipment. To prevent electrical shock when installing or modifying the system power wiring, disconnect the wiring at the power source before working with insinuated wires or terminals.

Repeaters supplied from the mains must be connected to grounded outlets and in conformity with any local regulations.

CAUTION: HIGH GROUND

When working on a Repeater on high ground, e.g. on a mast or pole, be careful not to drop parts or the entire Repeater. Falling parts can cause serious personal injury.

CAUTION: COAX CABLE BENDING

Allow sufficient coax cable length to permit routing of patch cords or pigtails without severe bends.

CAUTION: RADIATION

Any Repeater, including this Repeater, will generate radio signals and thereby give rise to electromagnetic fields that may be hazardous to the health of any person who is extensively exposed to the signals at the immediate proximity of the Repeater and the Repeater antennas.

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CAUTION: STATIC ELECTRICITY

Static electricity means no risk of personal injury but it can severely damage essential parts of the Repeater, if not handled carefully.

Parts on the printed circuit board as well as other parts in the Repeater are sensitive to electrostatic discharge.

Never touch the printed circuit board or uninsulated conductor surfaces unless absolutely necessary.

If you must handle the printed circuit board or uninsulated conductor surfaces, use ESD protective equipment, or first touch the Repeater chassis with your hand and then do not move your feet on the floor.

Never let your clothes touch printed circuit boards or uninsulated conductor surfaces.

Always, store printed circuit boards in ESD-safe bags.

FCC STATEMENT

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his expense. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

RF exposure warning! In order to comply with FCC RF exposure

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regulations, you must ensure that the donor antenna is installed at a minimum distance of 0.2 m (7.8 inches) from persons who may be present in the area.

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1. Introduction

1.1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The goal of the Repeater system is to improve coverage for Verizon Wireless LTE (747– 757 MHz, 777– 787 MHz) in medium size indoor areas

Figure 1-1: BDA-700UC-26-52-AA-MBX-VZW Repeater

The system implements BDA technology to enhance coverage in urban areas. Repeaters are used to fill out uncovered areas in cellular mobile systems, such as base station fringe areas, road tunnels, business and industrial buildings, etc. A Repeater receives signals from a base station, amplifies the signals and retransmits them to service area. It also receives, amplifies and retransmits signals in the opposite direction. Both directions are served simultaneously.

In order to receive and transmit signals in both directions, the Repeater is connected to a donor antenna directed towards the base station and to a service antenna directed towards the area to be covered.

Control of the Repeaters is performed using a desktop or laptop computer equipped with standard browser (no special software) which can communicate with the Repeaters, either locally or remotely via modem (optional).

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2. System components

2.1. BDA-700UC-26-52-AA-MBX-VZW REPEATER KIT

o Power Supply

o Ethernet CAT 5 cable for Operation and Maintenance of the unit using

a PC .

o Repeater unit

o Wall mounting

o Power supply optional installation kit

o Cross Band Coupler for LTE & Cell / PCS (optional as external or

internal)

o This manual

2.2. REPEATER UNIT

Cellvine’s indoor BDA-700UC-26-52-AA-MBX-VZW Repeater has been designed to enhance and extend cellular coverage into small and mediumsize buildings, restaurants, underground areas, office buildings and other similar indoor environments. It provides the following functionalities:

• High linearity and low noise amplifiers

• Telco grade reliability

• High gain + 90dB

• Advanced AGC

• Oscillation detection and protection

• Output power +26 dBm Downlink, +18dBm Uplink

• Full local and remote control and diagnostics

• Available communication through Ethernet protocol

• Optional cellular modem for remote monitoring and control

• integrated or external Cross Band Coupler for LTE & CELL/ PCS

band's

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2.3. REPEATER UNIT RF SPECIFICATIONS

Parameters Specifications

DL 747 – 757 MHz (10 MHz LTE)

700 MHz

UL 777 – 787 MHz (10 MHz LTE)

Composite output power

Pass band Ripple ± 2 dB

Max gain DL,UL 90 dB

UL Noise Figure <5dB (at Max gain)

Filtering Meets or exceeds FCC

Out of band Spurious Meets or exceeds FCC

Out of Band Gain Meets or exceeds FCC

EVM

AGC Range 30 dB

Manual Gain control 30 dB in 1 dB steps via software

VSWR <1.5:1

DL UL

26 dBm 18dBm

DL-8-12.5% ,UL-12.5-17.5% According to

VZW 3G&4G Requirements-Rev 2.0 Nov

5/09

Delay <5 usec

Max Safe Input Power -20 dBm

Operating Temp -5C to +50C

Storage Temp -30C to +80C

Sealing Indoor enclosure IP-50

Dimension 16 X 10.5 X 5 inches

Weight <20 Lbs

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Parameters Specifications

Power

RF Connectors 2x Type N Female

Modem Connector 1x Type N F emale

M&C connector 1x RJ-45

10 VDC,< 60 W by included 115VAC

power supply.

2.4. REPEATER BLOCK DIAGRAM

Figure 2-1: System Block Diagram

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