MobileAccess 1000, 1200 Installation Manual

UM-1000, Revision 2.2 I

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MobileAccess™ 1000/1200

Installation and Configuration Guide

UM-1000, Revision 2.2
December 09, 2003

Introduction MobileAccess™ 1000/1200

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Copyright © 2003 MobileAccess.

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POLICY FOR WARRANTEE AND REPAIR

MobileAccess tests and inspects all its products to verify their quality and reliability.
MobileAccess uses every reasonable precaution to ensure that each unit meets their
declared specifications bef ore shipment. Custom ers should advise their incoming inspection,
assembly, and test personnel about the precautions required in handling and testing our
products. Many of these precautions can be found in this manual.

The products are covered by the following warranties:

General Warranty

MobileAccess warrants to the original purchas er all standard products sold by MobileAccess
to be free of defects in material and workmanship for one (1) year from date of shipment fr om
MobileAccess. During the warranty period, MobileAccess will repair or replace any product
that MobileAccess proves to be defective. T his warranty does not apply to any product that
has been subject to alteration, abuse, im proper installation or application, accident, elec trical
or environmental over-stress, negligence in use, storage, transportation or handling.

Specific Product Warranty Instructions

All MobileAccess products are warranted against defects in workmanship, materials and
construction, and to no f ur ther extent. Any claim f or r epair or replac ement of units found to be
defective on incoming inspection by a custom er must be made within 30 days of receipt of
shipment, or within 30 days of discovery of a defect within the warranty period.

This warranty is the only warranty made by MobileAccess and is in lieu of all other
warranties, expressed or implied. MobileAccess sales agents or representatives are not
authorized to make commitments on warranty returns.

RETURNS

In the event that it is necessary to return any product against above warranty, the
following procedure shall be followed:

1. Return authorization is to be received from MobileAccess prior t o r eturning any
unit. Advise MobileAccess of the model, serial number, and discrepancy. The
unit may then be forwarded to MobileAccess, transportation prepaid. Devices
returned collect or without authorization may not be accepted.

2. Prior to repair, MobileAccess will advise the customer of our test results and any
charges for repairing customer-caused problems or out-of-warranty conditions
etc.

3. Repaired products are warranted for t he balance of the original warranty period,
or at least 90 days from date of shipm ent.

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LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITIES

MobileAccess's liability on any claim, of any kind, including negligence for any loss or
damage arising from, connected with, or resulting from the purchase order, contract,
quotation, or from the perform ance or breach ther eof, or from the design, m anufacture, sale,
delivery, installation, inspection, operation or use of any equipment covered by or furnished
under this contact, shall in no case exc eed the purchase price of the device which gives rise
to the claim.

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN, MOBILEACCESS MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR
IMPLIED, W ITH RESP ECT TO A NY GOODS, P ARTS AND S ERVI CES P ROVIDE D IN CONNECTION WITH THIS
AGREEMENT INCLUDING, B UT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. MOBILEACCESS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY OTHER
DAMAGE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH FURNI SHING OF GOODS, PA RTS AND SERVICE HEREUNDE R, OR THE
PERFORMANCE, USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE THE GOODS, PARTS AND SERVICE.

REPORTING DEFECTS

The units were inspected befor e shipment and found to be free of mechanical and electric al
defects.

Examine the units for any damage that may have been caused in transit. If damage is
discovered, file a claim with the fr eight carrier immediately. Notify MobileAccess as soon as
possible.

NOTE: Keep all packing material until you have completed the inspection

WARNING: To comply with FCC RF exposure com pliance requir em ents, antennas us ed for
this product must be fix ed mounted on indoor permanent structures, pr oviding a separation
distance of at least 20 cm from all persons during normal operation.

WARNING: Antenna gain should not exceed 10dB.

WARNING: Eac h individual antenna used for this transmitter m ust be installed to provide a

minimum separation dist ance of 20 cm or more f rom all per sons and mus t not be co-located
with any other antenna for meeting RF exposure requirements.

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WARNING: The MobileAccessTM system uses an optical laser for transmitting voice and
data. The laser unit has the following output characteristics:

- Optical output power (mW): ≤3.0

- Wavelength (nM): 1310 ± 10

WARNING: Applying power to the MobileAccess™ creates a laser energy source operating
in class I as defined by IEC 60825-1, 21 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11 except for deviations
pursuant to laser notice no. 50 (July 26, 2001). Use either an infrar ed viewer, optical power
meter or fluorescent screen for optical output verification.

WARNING: The use of controls or adjustm ents or perf ormanc e procedures other than those
specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

WARNING:

Compliance with RF safety requirements:
MobileAccess™ products have no inherent significant RF radiation.
The RF level on the down link is very low at the remote hub unit downlink ports . Therefore,

there is no dangerous RF radiation when the antenna is not connected.
The design of the antenna installation needs to be implemented in such a way so as to

ensure RF radiation safety levels and non- environmental pollution during operation.

ATTENTION: To avoid damaging your product, please observe the following:

• Always keep the optical c onnector covered. Use the fiber optic cable or a protective
cover. Do not allow any dirt and/or foreign material to get on the optical connector
bulkheads.

• T he optical fiber jum per cable bend r adius is 3 cm . Sm aller radii can c ause exces sive
optical loss and/or fiber breakage.

• For proper system performance only use cables equipped with
SC/APC connectors to connect to the MobileAccess system.

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C

ERTIFICATION

MobileAccess products have met the approvals of the following certifying organizations:

ISO 9001

For US

FCC 47 CFT part 22,24,90
FDA-CDRH

For Canada

RSS-118, RSS-119, RSS-133

….

SPECIFICATIONS

Maximum ambient operating temperature: 50° C
Maximum ambient temperature in a rack: 50° C

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Preface

This user guide provides all the information necessary to install and configure the
MobileAccess 1000/1200 system.

Revision History

The revision history for this document is shown in Table 1-1.

Table 1-1: Revision history

Version Date Description

1.0 April 2003 Initial version.

2.0 October 2003 Updated version to MobileAccess.

2.1 November 2003 Review and editing

2.2 December 2003 Adding and updating RHU 1200

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction...............................................................................................................................................1

1.1 About MobileAccess 1000/1200™.........................................................................................................................1

1.2 System Description................................................................................................................................................2

1.3 Base Unit to Remote Unit Configuration Options...................................................................................................4

1.4 MobileAccess Models............................................................................................................................................5

Chapter 2. Infrastructure Preparation .......................................................................................................................8

2.1 Basic Installation Rules..........................................................................................................................................8

2.1.1 Fiber Optic Rules........................................................................................................................................8

2.1.2 RF Rules.....................................................................................................................................................8

2.2 Power Consumption, Connections and Power Supplies........................................................................................9

2.2.1 Power Consumption of Units......................................................................................................................9

2.2.2 Power Supply Configurations.....................................................................................................................9

2.2.3 Types of Power Supplies..........................................................................................................................10

2.3 Single-building Installation...................................................................................................................................11

2.4 Horizontal Layout Installation...............................................................................................................................13

Chapter 3. Connections............................................................................................................................................14

3.1 Rack Installation ..................................................................................................................................................14

3.2 Module Descriptions and Connections.................................................................................................................15

3.2.1 Radio Interface Unit (RIU)........................................................................................................................15

3.2.1.1 RIU Front Panel........................................................................................................................15

3.2.1.2 RIU Rear Panel.........................................................................................................................16

3.2.1.3 RIU Connections.......................................................................................................................16

3.2.1.4 Connections to Additional BUs..................................................................................................17

3.2.2 Base Units ................................................................................................................................................18

3.2.2.1 BU Front Panel.........................................................................................................................18

3.2.2.2 BU Rear Panel..........................................................................................................................19

3.2.2.3 Base Unit to RHU connections..................................................................................................19

3.2.3 Remote Hub Unit (RHU) 1000..................................................................................................................20

3.2.3.1 Wall Mount................................................................................................................................21

3.2.3.2 Connections..............................................................................................................................21

3.2.4 RHU 1200.................................................................................................................................................22

3.2.4.1 Assembly and Connections......................................................................................................23

3.2.5 MobileAccess 410/430 Controller.............................................................................................................25

3.2.5.1 Controller Front Panel...............................................................................................................25

3.2.5.2 Controller Rear Panel...............................................................................................................26

Chapter 4. Appendices.............................................................................................................................................27

4.1 Appendix I: Optical Test Procedure.....................................................................................................................27

4.1.1 Fiber Optic Cable Test..............................................................................................................................27

4.1.2 MobileAccess System Characteristics......................................................................................................27

4.1.3 Test Equipment ........................................................................................................................................28

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4.1.4 Optical Insertion Loss Measurement Test................................................................................................28

4.1.4.1 Method #1: Two Point Test.......................................................................................................28

4.1.4.2 Method #2: Single Point Test....................................................................................................29

4.1.5 Other Test Equipment..............................................................................................................................29

4.1.6 Optical Return Loss Measurement Test...................................................................................................30

4.1.7 Measurement Procedure..........................................................................................................................30

4.1.7.1 Measuring Power Input To Cable Being Tested.......................................................................30

4.1.7.2 Measuring Coupler Power Loss................................................................................................30

4.1.7.3 Measuring Return Power..........................................................................................................30

4.1.8 Results.....................................................................................................................................................31

4.1.9 Summary..................................................................................................................................................31

4.2 Appendix II: Link Measurements Form................................................................................................................32

4.3 Frequently Asked Questions................................................................................................................................33

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Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1 About MobileAccess 1000/1200™

MobileAccess™ 1000 family of products provides seamless coverage for voice and
data wireless services in difficult indoor environments where steel, concrete and
earth block RF signals, or in high- rise buildings where reception of multiple signals
causes interference.

The MobileAccess™ converged wireless networks solution is designed to serve
multiple wireless services through a single common cabling infrastructure.
Homogeneous coverage is pr ovided by antennas connected to Remote Hub Units
(RHUs) distributed throughout t he coverage area.

The MobileAccess™ infrastructure is protocol-independent and can simultaneously
serve various services. Built-in alarm and control capabilities that enable remote
monitoring and control of the system elem ent s (including antennas).

Features

• Single cabling and antenna system for all services and frequency bands

• Support for all current and future voice and data wireless services such as

PCS/CELLULAR, TDMA, CDMA, GSM, future 3G protocols, Paging, iDEN
and 802.11 (a,b,g) Wireless LAN

• Upgradeable to include additional services

• Eliminates RF interferences occurring where multiple antenna systems are

used to serve multiple services

• Enables fast deployment for corporate enterprises, property owners and
WSP’s of new services

• Reduces tenant disruption

• Low power required by the system eliminates the need for high power

BTS/RBS, reducing operator expenses

• Provides both local and remote monitoring and control capabilities

• Software programmable param et ers including output power, AGC (on/off and

levels), and system gain

• Real time component setting capabilities for optimal performance (aging,
temperature, optical connectors, et c. ,)

• Modular design architecture

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1.2 System Description

The MobileAccess™ system provides in-building coverage by routing RF signals
from (up to three) BT S or BDA units, t hrough optic f ibers to remote areas where the
signals are converted back to RF and interfaced to antennas covering the remote
area. All system elements can be remotely controlled and monit ored from a single
location.

The MobileAccess™ coax and Fiber Optic hybrid solution consists of the following
elements:

• Radio Interface Unit (RIU) – Provides direct, sim ple interface to up to three
BTS or BDA units supporting up to three diff erent services. Connections can
be simplex or duplex.

RIU output signal is automatically adjusted to respond to a range of BTS or BDA
output power levels. This significantly reduces or elim inat es the need for
extensive manual site measurements and adjustments required to provide the
optimal input to the Base Units.

The RIU RF output signals are combined and fed via direct coax connection to
MobileAccess Base Units.

• Base Units (BUs) – convert the RF signal received f rom the RIU (or passive
interface) to an optic signal that is then split and routed via optic fiber to
Remote Hub Units located in remot e locations. Each BU can support up to
eight RHUs.

• Remote Hub Units (RHUs) – converts the optic sig nal to an RF signal and
feeds it to the antennas in the rem ote areas in order to provide the required
coverage. Each RHU supports two differ ent services (one high-band and one
low-band) and provides coax connections to up to four antennas. The RHU
filters and amplifies the optic signal received from the BU according to the
service it supports.

A third service can be added using a MobileAccess 1200 add-on or independent
module.

Wireless LAN services can also be added to the MobileAccess 1000 RHU by
connecting the MobileAccess 840 add-on module. This provides wireless LAN
signals to the antennas connected to the MobileAccess 1000 RHU.

• System Controller – provides monitoring and control to all MobileAccess
system elements, from a single locat ion.

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A block diagram of the MobileAccess™ system is given below.

Figure 1-1. MobileAccess™ System Block Diagram

The Base Units and controller (along with the power supplies and other elements
required for interf ace) are usually installed in the same rack in the communication
room, while the RHUs are distributed throughout the locations to be covered. In the
communication room located next t o the BT S or BDA, the RI U is also installed in t he
rack.

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1.3 Base Unit to Remote Unit Configuration
Options

The MobileAccess™ 1000/1200 system includes three basic configuration options:

A) Basic configuration

In the basic configuration, depicted below, the Base Unit drives a single or dual
band, MobileAccess™ 1000 RHU. The dual band RHU consists of a low band
service (cellular 800, iDEN, Paging, or GSM 900) and a high band service (PCS
1900 or DCS 1800).

Figure 1-2. MobileAccess 1000 Basic BU – RHU Configuration

B) Using the MobileAccess 1200 add-on unit to provide an additional

service

In the second option, a MobileAccess™ 1200 add-on unit can be added in order to
provide an additional service. The add-on unit can be Cellular, PCS, UMTS, 3G, or
any future service.

Figure 1-3. MobileAccess 1000/1200 BU – RHU Plus Add-On