CommScope ION-U L 7/8/85/17/19 User Manual

ION™-U

Optical Remote Unit
ION-U L 7/8/85/17/19

User's Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. GENERAL 7

1.1. USED ABBREVIATIONS 7

1.2. HEALTH AND SAFETY WARNINGS 8
ABOUT COMMSCOPE 11

1.3. INTERNATIONAL CONTACT ADDRESSES FOR CUSTOMER SUPPORT 12

INTRODUCTION 15

1.4. PURPOSE 15

1.5. THE ION-U L 7/8/85/17/19 REMOTE UNIT 15

2. FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION 17

2.1. SISO AND MIMO OPERATION 17

2.2. ION-U 7/8/85/17/19 PORTS 18

3. COMMISSIONING 20

3.1. MECHANICAL INSTALLATION 20

3.1.1. General 20

3.1.2. Wall-Mounting Procedure 21

3.2. ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION 24

3.2.1. General 24

3.2.2. Connections 26

3.2.3. Grounding (Earthing) 28

3.2.4. Mains Power Connection 29

3.2.5. Antenna Connection 31

3.2.6. Expansion Ports Connections 32

3.2.7. Alarm Port 33

3.2.8. Pwr/Ctrl Port 33

3.2.9. Control Connector RS-232 - Local Interface 34

3.3. OPTICAL-FIBER-CABLE CONNECTION - RULES 35

3.3.1. Optical cable installation 37

3.3.2. Commissioning 39

4. ALARMS 40

4.1. BITE AND ALARMS 40

4.2. HANDLING OF ALARMS 40

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4.3. STATUS LED ALARMS 41

4.4. EXTERNAL ALARM INPUTS 42

4.5. TROUBLESHOOTING 43

5. MAINTENANCE 44

5.1. GENERAL 44

5.2. RU POWER SUPPLY REPLACEMENT 45

6. APPENDIX 49

6.1. ILLUSTRATIONS 49

6.2. ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS 50

6.3. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY SPECIFICATIONS 50

6.4. MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS 50

6.5. SPARE PARTS 51

7. INDEX 52

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FIGURES AND TABLES

figure 3-2 Remote unit, SISO .................................................................................... 17

figure 3-3 Remote unit, MIMO Two units paired ....................................................... 17

figure 3-4 RU Connectors and Status LED ............................................................... 18

figure 4-1 Wall-mounting bracket .............................................................................. 21

figure 4-2 RU threaded pins ...................................................................................... 21

figure 4-3 RU placed on wall mounting bracket ........................................................ 22

figure 4-4 Install M6x12 screws and washers ........................................................... 22

figure 4-5 Attach M6 nut to threaded pins ................................................................. 23

figure 4-6 Completed SISO RU Mount ..................................................................... 23

figure 4-9 ION-U L 7/8/85/17/19 Connectors ............................................................ 26

figure 4-10 Grounding bolt ........................................................................................ 28

figure 4-11 Grounding bolt, schematic view .............................................................. 28

figure 4-12 AC power cable ...................................................................................... 29

figure 4-13 DC power cable ...................................................................................... 29

figure 4-14 Vdc/100 power cable .............................................................................. 30

figure 4-15 Connect Mains plug ................................................................................ 31

figure 4-16 N-type antenna connection ..................................................................... 32

figure 4-17 Expansion ports ...................................................................................... 33

figure 4-18 Alarm Connector ..................................................................................... 33

figure 4-19 Pwr/Ctrl Connector ................................................................................. 34

figure 4-20 RS-232 connector ................................................................................... 34

figure 4-21 Remove optics cover .............................................................................. 37

figure 4-22 Remove sealing nut ................................................................................ 37

figure 4-23 Remove split-seal ................................................................................... 37

figure 4-24 Insert fiber optic cables through sealing nut ........................................... 38

figure 4-25 Insert cables through clamp ring............................................................. 38

figure 4-26 Place cables into split-seal ..................................................................... 38

figure 4-27 Press split-seal into opening ................................................................... 39

figure 4-28 Tighten sealing nut ................................................................................. 39

figure 5-1 Alarm triggering ........................................................................................ 40

figure 6-1 Disconnect Mains power .......................................................................... 45

figure 6-2 RU power supply location ......................................................................... 45

figure 6-3 8 RU power supply screws ....................................................................... 46

figure 6-4 RU power supply with cables ................................................................... 46

figure 6-5 RU power supply input cable .................................................................... 46

figure 6-6 RU power supply output cable .................................................................. 47

figure 6-7 Ru with power supply removed ................................................................ 47

figure 6-8 Ru with replacement power supply ........................................................... 47

figure 6-9 Ru insert power supply ............................................................................. 48

figure 6-10 Reconnect Mains power ......................................................................... 48

figure 7-1 Installation drawing ................................ ................................................... 49

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table 1-1 List of international contact addresses ....................................................... 14

table 4-1 Specified torques ....................................................................................... 20

table 4-2: ION-U L 7/8/85/17/19 Connectors ............................................................ 27

table 4-3 AC power cable ......................................................................................... 29

table 4-4 DC power cable ......................................................................................... 29

table 4-5 Vdc/100 power cable ................................................................................. 30

table 4-6 Alarm Connector ........................................................................................ 33

table 4-7 Pwr/Ctrl Connector .................................................................................... 34

table 4-8 RS-232 connector, pin assignment ............................................................ 34

table 5-1 Status LED alarms ..................................................................................... 42

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1. General

1.1. Used Abbreviations

3GPP 3rd Generation Partnership Project
AC/DC Alternating current / Direct Current
AIMOS Andrew Integrated Management and Operating System
ALC Automatic Level Control
BITE Built-In Test Equipment
BTS Base Transceiver Station
CE "Conformité Européenne" ("European Conformity")
CD Compact Disk
CPD Channel Power Detection
DL Downlink
DoC Declaration of Conformity
EDGE Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution
EN European Norm
EP Extension Port
ESD Electrostatic Discharge
ETS European Telecommunication Standard
EU Extension Unit
GSM Global System for Mobile Communication
GND Ground (Earth)
GUI Graphical User Interface
ICP3 Intercept Point 3rd order
ID No Identification Number
ION Intelligent Optical Network
IP Ingress Protection
ISO International Organization for Standardization
LED Light Emitting Diode
LMT Local Maintenance Terminal
LTE Long Term Evolution
MIMO Multiple Input Multiple Output
MS Mobile Station
MU Main Unit
NF Noise Figure
OTRx Optical Transceiver = SRMU (Subrack Master Unit)
PDU Power Distribution Unit
PG Packing Gland
PIM Passive Intermodulation

Pin Input power
P

out

Output power
R&TTE Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment
Rev Revision
RF Radio Frequency
RU Remote Unit
RX Receiver
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
TS Technical Specification
TX Transmitter
UL Uplink
UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunication System
UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply
VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
WDM Wavelength Division Multiplex

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1.2. Health and Safety Warnings

1. Danger: Obey all general and regional installation and safety regulations relating

to work on high voltage installations, as well as regulations covering correct use

of tools and personal protective equipment.

2. Danger: Laser radiation! Do not stare into the beam; do not view it directly or with

optical instruments.

3. Danger: Before opening the unit, disconnect mains power.

4. Danger: Due to power dissipation, the remote unit may reach a very high

temperature. Do not operate this equipment on or close to flammable materials.

Use caution when servicing the unit.

5. Warning: Read and obey all the warning labels attached to the unit. Make sure

that all warning labels are kept in a legible condition. Replace any missing or

damaged labels.

6. Warning: It is the responsibility of the network provider to implement prevention

measures to avoid health hazards associated with radiation from the antenna(s)

connected to the unit.

7. Warning: Make sure, access is restricted to qualified personnel.

8. Warning: Only licence holders for the respective frequency range are allowed to

operate this unit.

9. Warning: Make sure the repeater settings are correct for the intended use (refer

to the manufacturer product information) and regulatory requirements are met.

10. Warning: Use this equipment only for the purpose specified by the manufacturer.

Do not carry out any modifications or fit any spare parts, which are not sold or

recommended by the manufacturer. This could cause fires, electric shock, or

other injuries.

11. Warning: For installations, which have to comply with FCC RF exposure

requirements, the antenna selection and installation must be completed in a way

to ensure compliance with those FCC requirements. Depending on the RF

frequency, rated output power, antenna gain, and the loss between the repeater

and antenna, the minimum distance D to be maintained between the antenna

location and human beings is calculated according to this formula:

]/[

][

][

2

4

cmmW

mW

cm

PD

P

D







where

 P (mW) is the radiated power at the antenna, i.e. the max. rated repeater

output power in addition to the antenna gain minus the loss between the
repeater and the antenna.

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 PD (mW/cm²) is the allowed Power Density limit acc. to 47 CFR 1.1310 (B)

for general population / uncontrolled exposures which is

o F (MHz) / 1500 for frequencies from 300MHz to 1500MHz
o 1 for frequencies from 1500MHz to 100.000MHz

RF exposure compliance may need to be addressed at the time of licensing, as

required by the responsible FCC Bureau(s), including antenna co-location

requirements of 1.1307(b)(3).

12. Warning: For installations which have to comply with Europe an EN50385

exposure compliance requirements, the following Power Density limits/guidelines

(mW/cm²) according to ICNIRP are valid:

o 0.2 for frequencies from 10 MHz to 400 MHz
o F (MHz) / 2000 for frequencies from 400 MHz to 2 GHz
o 1 for frequencies from 2 GHz to 300 GHz

13. Caution: Keep operating instructions within easy reach and make them available

to all users.

14. Caution: Corresponding local particularities and regulations must be observed.

For national deviations, please refer to the respective documents included in the

manual CD that is delivered with the unit.

15. Caution: Although the remote unit is internally protected against overvoltage, it is

strongly recommended to ground (earth) the antenna cables close to the

repeater’s antenna connectors for protection against atmospheric discharge.

16. Caution: ESD precautions must be observed! Before commencing maintenance

work, use the available grounding (earthing) system to connect ESD protection

measures.

17. Note: For a Class A digital device or peripheral:

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 own expense.

18. Note: This unit complies with European standard EN60950.

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Equipment Symbols Used

Please observe the meanings of the following symbols used in our equipment:

Symbol

Compliance

Meaning

---

Alert sign to R&TTE

Symbol

Indicates conformity with the R&TTE
directive 1999/5/EC certified by the notified
body no. 0700.

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About CommScope

CommScope is the foremost supplier of one-stop, end-to-end radio frequency (RF)
solutions. Part of the CommScope portfolio are complete solutions for wireless
infrastructure from top-of-the-tower base station antennas to cable systems and
cabinets, RF site solutions, signal distribution, and network optimization.

CommScope has global engineering and manufacturing facilities. In addition, it
maintains field engineering offices throughout the world.

Andrew Wireless Systems GmbH based in Buchdorf/ Germany, which is part of
CommScope, is a leading manufacturer of coverage equipment for mobile radio

networks, specializing in high performance, RF and optical repeaters. Our optical
distributed networks and RF repeater systems provide coverage and capacity
solution for wireless networks in both indoor installations and outdoor environments,
e.g. tunnels, subways, in-trains, airport buildings, stadiums, skyscrapers, shopping
malls, hotels and conference rooms.

Andrew Wireless Systems GmbH operates a quality management system in
compliance with the requirements of ISO 9001 and TL 9000. All equipment is
manufactured using highly reliable material. To maintain highest quality of the
products, comprehensive quality monitoring is conducted at all fabrication stages.
Finished products leave the factory only after a thorough final acceptance test,
accompanied by a test certificate guaranteeing optimal operation.

This product meets the requirements of the R&TTE directive and the Declaration of

Conformity (DoC) itself. A current version of the CE DoC is included in this manual
CD delivered *. Any updated version of the DoC is available upon request from the
local sales offices or directly from CommScope via the local Customer Support at
one of the addresses listed in the following chapter.

According to the DoC, our "CE"-marked equipment can be used in all member
states of the European Union.

 Note: Exceptions of and national deviations from this intended use may be

possible. To observe corresponding local particularities and
regulations, please refer to the respective documents (also in
national language) which are included in the manual CD delivered.

* In case the Declaration of Conformity (DoC) for the product was not included in the manual CD

delivered, it is available upon request from the local sales offices or directly from CommScope at
one of the addresses listed in the following chapter.

To make the most of this product, we recommend you carefully read the instructions
in this manual and commission the system only according to these instructions.

For technical assistance and support, please also contact the local office or
CommScope directly at one of the addresses listed in the following chapter.

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1.3. International Contact Addresses for Customer Support

Americas:

Canada

United States

CommScope Canada

Andrew LLC, A CommScope Company

Mail

505 Consumers Road, Suite 803
Toronto M2J 4V8
Canada

Mail

620 North Greenfield Parkway
Garner, NC 27529
U.S.A.

Phone

[phone] (Office)
[phone] (Cell)

Phone

[phone]
Fax

[phone]

Fax

[phone]

E-mail

[e-mail],
[e-mail]

E-mail

[e-mail]

Caribbean & South American Region

(CALA)

Caribbean (CALA) & Central American Region

CommScope Cabos do Brasil Ltda.

CommScope Mexico S.A. de C.V.

Mail

CALA Tech Support for Distributed

Coverage & Capacity Solutions
(DCCS) products:

Rua Guaporanga, 49
Praça Seca – Rio de Janeiro – RJ
ZIP: 21320-180
Brazil

Mail

CALA Tech Support for Distributed

Coverage & Capacity Solutions
(DCCS) products:

Av. Insurgentes Sur 688, Piso 6
Col. Del Valle, CP: 03100
Mexico City
Mexico

Phone

[phone] (Cell)
[phone] (Office)

Phone

[phone] (Cell)
[phone] (Office)

Fax

+ 55-15-2102-4001

Fax

[phone]

E-mail

[e-mail]

E-mail

[e-mail]

APAC Countries:

China, India and Rest of Asia

Australia & New Zealand

Andrew International Corporation

Andrew Corporation (Australia) Pty Ltd.

Mail

Room 915, 9/F
Chevalier Commercial Centre
8 Wang Hoi Rd
Kowloon Bay
Hong Kong

Mail

Unit 1
153 Barry Road
Campbellfield
VIC 3061
Australia

Phone

[phone]

Phone

[phone]

Fax

[phone]

Fax

[phone]

E-mail

[e-mail]

E-mail

[e-mail]

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Europe:

United Kingdom

Scandinavia

Andrew Wireless Systems UK Ltd

Andrew Norway (AMNW)

Mail

Unit 15, Ilex Building
Mulberry Business Park
Fishponds Road
Wokingham Berkshire
RG41 2GY
England

Mail

P.O. Box 3066
Osloveien 10
Hoenefoss 3501
Norway
Phone

[phone]

Phone

+ 47 32-12-3530

Fax

[phone]

Fax

+ 47 32-12-3531

E-mail

[e-mail]

E-mail

[e-mail]

Germany

France

Andrew Wireless Systems GmbH

CommScope France

Mail

Industriering 10
86675 Buchdorf
Germany

Mail

Immeuble Le Lavoisier
4, Place des Vosges
92052 Courbevoie
France

Phone

[phone]

Phone

[phone]

Fax

[phone]

Fax

[phone]

E-mail

[e-mail]

E-mail

[e-mail]

Austria

Switzerland

Andrew Wireless Systems (Austria) GmbH

CommScope Wireless Systems AG

Mail

Weglgasse 10
2320 Wien-Schwechat
Austria

Mail

Tiergartenweg 1
CH-4710 Balsthal
Switzerland

Phone

[phone]

Phone

[phone]

Fax

[phone]

Fax

[phone]

E-mail

[e-mail]

E-mail

[e-mail]

Italy

Iberia Region - Spain & Portugal

CommScope Italy S.r.l., Faenza, Italy

Andrew España S.A.

A CommScope Company

Mail

Via Mengolina, 20
48018 Faenza (RA)
Italy

Mail

Avda. de Europa, 4 - 2ª pta.
Parque Empresarial de la Moraleja
Alcobendas, Madrid 28108
Spain

Phone

[phone]

Phone

[phone]

Fax

[phone]

Fax

[phone]

E-mail

[e-mail]

E-mail

[e-mail]

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Czech Republic

CommScope Solutions Czech Republic

C-Com, spol. s r.o

Mail

U Moruší 888
53006 Pardubice
Czech Republic

Phone

[phone] (Office)
[phone] (Mobile)

Fax

[phone]

E-mail

[e-mail]

Africa & Middle East:

Middle East & North Africa

South Africa

CommScope Solutions International Inc.

(Branch)

Andrew Wireless Solutions Africa (PTY)

LTD

Mail

PO Box 48 78 22
Unit 3206, Floor 32,
Jumeirah Business Center 5,
Jumeirah Lakes Towers,
Dubai
United Arab Emirates

Mail

11 Commerce Crescent West
Eastgate, Sandton
PO Box 786117
Sandton 2146
South Africa
Phone

[phone]

Phone

+ 27 11-719-6000

Fax

[phone]

Fax

+ 27 11-444-5393

E-mail

[e-mail]

E-mail

[e-mail]

table 1-1 List of international contact addresses

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Introduction

1.4. Purpose

Cellular telephone systems transmit signals in two directions between base
transceiver station (BTS) and mobile stations (MS) within the signal coverage area.

If weak signal transmissions occur within the coverage area because of indoor
applications, topological conditions or distance from the transmitter, extension of the
transmission range can be achieved by means of an optical distribution system.

Such a system contains an optical Master Unit and several Remote Units. The
number of the Remote Units depends on the hardware and software configuration.
The Remote Units are connected to the Master Unit with optical links.

The Master Unit is the connection to the base transceiver stations. The configuration
of a Master Unit depends on the number of the Remote Units and the frequency
range.

RF signals are transported to the remote units via optical fibers.

1.5. The ION-U L 7/8/85/17/19 Remote Unit

The ION-U 7/8/85/17/19 is a low power remote unit for Cell700, LMR800, Cell850,
AWS, and Extended PCS1900 Band Applications. The unit is compatible with analog,
GSM, EDGE, IS-95, CDMA2000, EVDO, W-CDMA, HSDPA, and LTE modulation
standards. It is used in conjunction with a Master Unit in the ION optical distribution
system. This system transports multiple signals simultaneously, providing a cost­effective solution for distributing capacity from one or more base stations.

The ION-U 7/8/85/17/19 transports signals on the RF layer in a very inexpensive
manner. This means that multiple operators and multiple technologies are moved
simultaneously from a cluster of base stations to a remote location over the same
fiber.

The ION optical distribution system is a cost-effective coverage solution for dense
urban areas, tunnels, subway, airports, convention centers, high-rise buildings, and
other locations where physical structures increase path loss. It has been specifically
designed to reduce zoning problems and to provide homogeneous coverage and
capacity.

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The ION-U L 7/8/85/17/19 is capable of supporting both SISO and MIMO. RF signals
are transported to the remote units via single mode fiber at 1310 nm. MIMO is
achieved with the use of 4 fibers and the pairing of two interlinking RUs.
The system includes an Automatic Gain Control (AGC) that avoids field adjustments
and reduces design, installation, and optimization time.

The ION is easily set-up and supervised via a graphical user interface (GUI). Remote
Units can be commissioned using built-in test equipment. Optical Loss is
compensated through the AGC. Autolevelling allows the output power to be levelled
as specified in the system configuration. The entire system may be monitored
remotely via an Andrew OMC. This platform uses SNMP protocol and is compliant to
X.733 standard.

Should a sophisticated interface not be required, the Master Unit can be directly
connected to the alarm interface of a base station via a LAN (local area network) or
its contact relay.

Features at a glance:

 Full band, fully transparent operations
 Compatible with Analog, GSM, EDGE, IS-95, CDMA2000, EVDO, W-CDMA,

HSDPA, and LTE modulation standards

 5 dB optical budget compensated through AGC
 Enhanced communication channel for remote control/setting and SW download
 Independent uplink automatic level control (ALC) on each band
 1 antenna port
 External alarm inputs
 Wideband auxiliary channel
 Internal swappable power supply adapter
 Centralized power supply optionally available