TEC-NEO-MAN-RND
Antenna Line Configuration and VISIO
drawing Analysis
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Umberto Passanisi
[email protected]
23/06/2015
Confidential
Table of contents
Table of contents........................................................................................................................................... 2
1
Antenna* ................................................................................................................................................ 3
RET Control ............................................................................................................................................. 3
DC POWER .............................................................................................................................................. 5
IMPORTANT REMARKS ......................................................................................................................6
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1 Antenna*
Each antenna provides one internal RET for each 2-ports. All the RETs of one antenna are controlled by
one AISG cable that needs to be connected in the AISG IN port of the antenna. The ports where each
technology [L8, G(U)9, L18, U21] connects are shown in the figure below for the multi-port antennas.
RET Control
The RET needs to be controlled by either: 1) RRU, 2) MHA or 3) SBT (Smart Bias Tee).
In the VISIO drawing, there must always be an AISG cable connected to a RET box
for each antenna. The device that controls the RET of the antenna can be found by
following the AISG cable in the VISIO drawing (yellow line in the graph below).
In the example: RET for Antenna 1 is controlled by SBT and RET for Antenna 2 is
controlled by MHA.
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In general the preferred devices/technologies for RET control are: (in order of
preference)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
RRU 1800
MHA 1800/2100
MHA 800/900
MHA 2100
MHA 1800
MHA 900
SBT (installed in feeder connected to 2100 MHz for antennas LHH or HH /
installed in feeder connected to 900 MHz for antennas LLH or LL)**
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DC POWER
The MHA and the SBT need to receive DC power from the BTS (main port (A) of a
radio unit (RFU)) through the feeders/jumpers.
The DC stops (red boxes in the graph below) are needed to block the DC voltage in
the jumpers/feeders that connect to ports that do not require DC.
The diplexers (grey devices in the graph below) combine RF signals and DC in the
same feeders. Preferably need to be DC transparent*** allow the DC to pass from
IN to OUT (no DC stop).
For an MHA or SBT in order to function there needs to be a DC path
(jumpers/feeders without DC blocks from the RFU to the specific device). The
technology of the radio unit that provides the DC power can be found in the VISIO
drawing by following the DC path (green lines in the graph below).
In the example: The RET for Antenna 1 is controlled by an SBT that receives the DC
from the main port of RFU 900. The RET for Antenna 2 is controlled by an MHA that
receives the DC from the main port of RFU 2100.
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IMPORTANT REMARKS
An MHA or SBT block the DC flow in their output ports.
An MHA and SBT cannot be connected together one after another in the same
DC path, because there will not be DC after each of these devices.
A SBT and DC stop cannot be installed in the same DC path between RFU and
antenna. If a SBT needs to be installed where a DC stop is connected, the DC
stop needs to be removed and replaced by the SBT.
The DC must be enabled only on those antenna ports where an MHA or SBT
needs to be fed according to the Visio drawing.
The electrical tilt of each antenna ports needs to be set for all technologies
according to BSDS.
The DC requirement for an SBT is lower than for the MHAs requirement,
therefore the alarm thresholds need to be adapted accordingly
The attenuation for each MHA need to be setup in all impacted technologies.
* The antenna has a multiple of 2xports L= 800-900 MHz and/or H = 1800 2600 MHz. When the letters are combined this means multiple 2xports (e.g: LL, HH,
LLH, LHH). The names of the ports are taken from Huawei antenna specifications
and the connection of the feeders needs to respect the technology assignment as
indicated.
** The SBT are recommended in the feeders not shared in order to avoid the
installation of additional DC blocks:
- SBT in the feeder connected to 900 MHz when the antenna is LLH or LL
- SBT in the feeder connected to 2100 MHz when the antenna is LHH or HH
If the feeders are shared to connect 800/900 or 1800/2100 to the antenna
(e.g: antennas LH, L or H) then the SBT can be installed in any of the feeders not
connected to DC stop or MHA.
*** The Diplexers need to be DC transparent (no DC stop inside the diplexer). If the
existing Diplexer is not DC transparent this needs to be specified in the VISIO
drawing.
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