Ripwave™ Base Station
Installation & Commissioning Guide
Part Number 40-00047-00
Revision H, Version 1.0
February 4, 2005
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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 Revision/
Version
1.31.05 H/1.0 L. Font S. Redfoot Commercial Release 4.1.6
2.4.05 H/1.0 L. Font S. Redfoot Custom Version for Testing
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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW......................................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
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IPWAVE DESCRIPTION .....................................................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
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ROCEDURAL DOCUMENTS & FORMS ...............................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
HIGH-LEVEL I&C PROCESS ...............................................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
BASE STATION COMPONENTS ............................................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
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ECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS .............................................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
BTS INPUT/OUTPUT SPECIFICATIONS................................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
CHAPTER 2: INSTALLATION..............................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
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RE-INSTALLATION............................................................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
INSTALL POWER & GROUNDING........................................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
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NSTALL CABLES ...............................................................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
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NSTALL THE BTS..............................................................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
INSTALL GPS ANTENNAS ..................................................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
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NSTALL THE RFS..............................................................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
VERIFY INSTALLED CIRCUIT CARDS..................................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
BASE STATION INSTALLATION CERTIFICATION .................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
CHAPTER 3: COMMISSIONING..........................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
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EVIEW CUSTOMER NETWORK PLANS ..............................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
INSTALL EMS SERVER ......................................................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
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ERIFY CABLE CONNECTIONS...........................................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
CONFIGURE & POWER UP THE BTS...................................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
CALIBRATE THE BASE STATION.........................................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
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XPORT BTS DATA...........................................................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
PERFORM THE CALIBRATION VERIFICATION PROCEDURE .................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
SINGLE ANTENNA ELEMENT TEST.....................................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
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NSTALL & TEST CUSTOMER EMS OPERATIONS...............................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
PERFORM CALIBRATION USING CUSTOMER’S EMS ..........................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
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ERIFY SYSTEM PERFORMANCE........................................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
VERIFY SYSTEM OPERATION WITH MULTIPLE MODEMS...................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
BACK UP EMS DATABASE ................................................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
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USTOMER ACCEPTANCE ..................................................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
APPENDIX C: BTS SPECIFICATIONS................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
APPENDIX G: SAMPLE BASE STATION DRAWING......................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
APPENDIX H: ANTENNA POWER & CABLE SELECTION...........ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
APPENDIX I: SAMPLE BILL OF MATERIALS (BOM)....................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
APPENDIX K: RFS SYSTEM TEST (CABLE & RFS SWEEP).........ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
APPENDIX O: BASE STATION INSTALLATION CERTIFICATION...............ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT
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APPENDIX S: LOCATION (FTP) TESTS.............................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
APPENDIX V: IC CLOSEOUT TOOL..................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
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