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Nextivity orporated Q34-251266NU User Manual

Cel-Fi QUATRA
USER MANUAL
Networked Smart Booster
™
Cellular Coverage for your Business
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION: Cel-Fi QUATRA ................................................................................................................................................2
CONFIGURATIONS: Cel-Fi QUATRA System ...........................................................................................................................2
OVERVIEW.......................................................................................................................................................................................3
PLANNING .......................................................................................................................................................................................3
Decide on the System Configuration ..............................................................................................................................3
Plan NU Placement based upon System Configuration .............................................................................................4
Plan Cabling...........................................................................................................................................................................6
System Installation ..................................................................................................................................................................7
STEP 1 — Record QUATRA serial numbers. ..................................................................................................................7
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TROUBLESHOOTING:
Quatra ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Accessories.............................................................................................................................................................................. 12
SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 12
TERMINOLOGY ........................................................................................................................................................................... 13
FCC STATEMENT........................................................................................................................................................................ 13
WARRANTY ................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
NETWORKED SMART BOOSTER 1
INTRODUCTION: Cel-Fi Quatra
Cel-Fi QUATRA is a simple to install 3G/4G/LTE enterprise class Networked Smart Booster™. A single system is comprised of one Network Unit (NU) and up to four Coverage Units (CU). The NU accepts Donor signals from either the outside cellular network or a locally installed Small Cell, and passes that service over Cat 5e (or better) cabling to CUs mounted where cellular service is needed.
The CUs contain their own transmit amplifiers and are powered from the NU through Power over Ethernet (PoE). This allows for flexible placement of the CU’s since AC power at the site of each CU is not required.
With four (4) Coverage Units, a combined in-building coverage range of up to 50,000 ft achieved. For larger coverage area, multiple QUATRA systems may be used.
Cel-Fi QUATRA systems are self-configuring and can be fully managed from Nextivity's WAVE Portal. Status notifications and alarms are fully customizable.
COVERAGE UNITS (CU)
• Up to four (4) per NU
• Power over Ethernet
• Built-in or External antennas
• Horizontal ceiling or vertical wall mountable
• Mounting Kit included
NETWORK UNIT (NU)
• Built-in or external donor antennas
• Accepts Small Cell donor inputs (to one or more QUATRA systems)
• Powers entire system
• Self-configuring
• Mounting Kit included
• Enterprise management
Donor
SMALL CELL
Options
NU = NETWORK UNIT CU = COVERAGE UNIT
200 meter max
with Extender
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Cat 5e or better
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IMP O RTAN T
We recommend watching the QUATRA videos on www.Cel-Fi.com as a quick way to learn about the system and how to install it.
CONFIGURATIONS (MODE): Cel-Fi QUATRA System
Off-Air Donor using Internal Antennas
Small Cell Donor
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BEST FOR: Basic install if an excellent donor signal exists somewhere inside the building, and coverage in a remote area is the main problem.
BEST FOR: Large scale deployments to add dedicated local capacity or to resolve interfer­ence issues. Use this configuration when connecting a small cell to one or more QUATRA systems.
Off-Air Donor using External Antennas
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BEST FOR: Most off-air installations. This is the recommended use case of an off-air QUATRA system.
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NETWORKED SMART BOOSTER 2
OVERVIEW
COMMISSIONPOWERCABLEINSTALLPLAN
PLANNING
Decide on your configuration and where QUATRA components will go, including NU to CU interconnect cables to make sure their lengths do not exceed 100 meters per CU (200m with QRE — QUATRA Range Extender).
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CU1 CU2
PWR
Cables up to 100m
(200m with QRE)
CU3
CU4
Decide on the System Configuration (Mode)
Use the table below to determine the recommended donor input configuration for your installation site. Off-Air donor refers to the use of antennas to receive and redistribute the outdoor macro network service where you need it indoors. Small Cell donor refers to the use of a dedicated small cell device (usually available through your opera­tor) as the network signal source.
Existing Service using your phone (bars of signal)
Coverage Need
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many walled rooms Off-Air input
Weak Cellular service (0-2 bars), reliable calls where signal exists.
Off-Air input Small Cell input (may need >1 QUATRA)
2
Signal exists but calls unreliable, or available small cell does not cover all required areas.
Small Cell input
Small Cell input to multiple QUATRAsSmall Cell input to multiple QUATRAs
Table 1 — Recommended Donor Source
When amplifying the existing outdoor network, service is being shared with other users on the macro network (your outside cellular experience should become your inside cellular experience). When using a dedicated small cell input, capacity is being added to the operator’s network at your install site which also helps resolve capacity or interference problems.
NETWORKED SMART BOOSTER 3
NU Placement based upon System Configuration
Off-Air Donor
To meet regulatory compliance and to assure optimum performance, the approved Cel-Fi External Antenna must be used (refer to Legal Insert for a list of approved antennas). The WAVE Portal is used to simplify this step. For applications in rural areas, the internal antennas of the NU may be used.
For best results, test donor signal locations during normal peak usage hours.
1. Determine best existing Off-Air signal location in the building (using phone signal bars), usually near windows.
a. OPTION: Run a few speed tests on a phone at each location. Higher data rates indicate better signal
quality.
b. ADVANCED: Evaluate signal quality parameters (LTE: RSRQ and SINR/CINR; WCDMA: Ec/Io or CQI).
QUALITY INDICATORS
LTE RSRQ dB LTE SINR dB LTE CQI WCDMA Ec/Io dB WCDMA CQI
2. NU Internal antennas are sufficient if signal quality is good. If signal quality is poor, use an external antenna.
3. NOTE: The approved external antenna supplied by Nextivity is intended for indoor use. If the antenna is to be
mounted outdoors, the installer is responsible for proper lightning surge protection and cable weatherproof­ing (sold separately).
TIP S FO R NU P LACE M ENT
• Plan to mount the NU within reach of an AC outlet.
• Plan cabling from the NUs to the CUs (use existing unused LAN distribution cables from a central patch panel, or plan to run new cables).
• If using internal NU antennas, it is best to not run or coil the cabling immediately behind the NU to avoid effects of metal close to the antennas.
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