Method of Procedure

Installation Document

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Document Version 1.0

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Creation Date 03/01/2022

Creator Shakeel Khan/Jawad Mouchane

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Approver Arvin Ramballee/Adel Moneim

Approval Date 04/01/2022

Expiry Date 03/03/2022

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1.0 Arvin Ramballee 04/01/2022 Migrated to MoP V4 format for approval.
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Contents
1 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................3

1.1 Scope Description .................................................................................................................3

1.2 Project Contact information ...............................................................................................4
1.3 Project documentation templates, ....................................................................................4
2 Site Configurations ...............................................................................................................5

2.1 2+0 Config .............................................................................................................................5

2.2 4+0 Config .............................................................................................................................7
2.3 3+0 CA Config........................................................................................................................9
3 Site installation Manuals ......................................................................................................11

3.1 AIM installation ......................................................................................................................11

3.2 Antenna Installation ..............................................................................................................14
3.3 UBT-T installation on Antenna ............................................................................................15
3.4 UBT Coupler Instalation .......................................................................................................15
3.5 Cable Connection ..................................................................................................................17
3.6 Power connectivity................................................................................................................18
3.7 Labelling & grounding principles .........................................................................................21
3.7.1 Labelling .................................................................................................................................21
3.7.2 Grounding...............................................................................................................................22
3.8 Aligment .................................................................................................................................23
3.9 Tools........................................................................................................................................23
3.10 Cable Management ...............................................................................................................25
4 Quality & Health and safety.................................................................................................26

4.1 Acceptance procedure .........................................................................................................26

4.2 Project Quality process ........................................................................................................26
4.2.1 Self-Assessment ...................................................................................................................26
4.2.2 Quality Assessment ..............................................................................................................26
4.3 Health and Safety Principles................................................................................................27
1 Introduction
1.1 Scope Description

This document details the Method of Procedure (MOP), to successfully install the Mw part of the Safaricom
Ethiopia Phase 1. The Mw rollout will comprise of UBT-T and UBT-M system’s using the 7,13 23,38 and 80 Mhz
bands. The link configs will be 2+0 using UBT-T, 3+0 using UBT-T and UBT-M as well as 4+0 using 2xUBT-T. This
document will be used during Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia PLC deployment on Mw Scope for phase 1.

This document is generated by Nokia and to be shared with Safaricom for consultation purposes. This
document and information contained within shall not be shared or distributed outside of Nokia without prior written
consent.

If there are any concerns or changes required to this MOP, this should be raised to the identified MOP contacts
in this document within 2 working days of discovery.

IMPORTANT WARNING

Purpose of this Method of Procedure document is to summarize the scope of installation and to provide the
guidelines for auxiliaries and connectivity between the different network elements in subject project, this
document does not focus on the Hardware installation itself, that’s why the installation teams must use Nokia
Hardware installation manuals together with this MoP document to be able to complete the site installation as
per Nokia standards and customer requirements.

It’s mandatory that the installation team members are trained on the installation of Nokia hardware and other
network elements related to the scope of this project, the installation teams must hold all necessary
certificates required to complete the work onsite as per Nokia requirements, standard practice and country
regulations, certificates such as but not limited to; Nokia PTID, electrical works, work at hight, telecom cabling &
fibre works, …, etc.
1.2 Project Contact information

Nanneette Van Royen (CDM)- [email protected]

Xavier Gerber (PM)- [email protected]

Primary Contact information for this MoP:

• Waqas Aslam – [email protected]
• Shakeel Khan- [email protected]
• Arvin Rambalee - [email protected]
• Jawad Mouchane- [email protected]

1.3 Project documentation templates,

Please find attached Templates for TSSR(New Build & Colo) as well as the LOS templates.

Both are attached separately.

Safaricom_Ethiopia Colocation TSSR SFC Ethiopia_LOS

_Site ID_Site Name_TSSR
Template
template
STEPPOC3_4
ETC V5.1_Nov2021.xlsx
v1.9 1242021.xlsx
Template v1.0.xlsx
2 Site Configurations
2.1 2+0 Config

Equipment Code

UBT-T 38GHz 3DB29238AB

AIM-T-O 38GHz 1260MHz SB1 3DB28063AA

Ant int UBT 2ft 38GHz DP 3CC56654AA

coax cable 50ohms 6,85mm per m. 1AC041350001

grounding kit for coax cable 6,85mm 1AD040130004

power supply cable N to 2 wires 3CC52159AAXX

CABLE-POWER 1 126X0.4MM 16MM2 PVC

1AC001060084
8.8mm

Opt SFP 1000Base-SX 2.5 Gbps ATOP 3CC50386AA

conn Nm straight for coax cable 6,85mm 1AB095530036

fiber cord MM LC-LC for UBT 80m 3CC52210BE

OCTIS connector housing for fibers 1AB235300005

OCTIS connector housing for powering 1AB235300007

Fiber overlength support tube/wall mount 3CC50097AAXX

Consumable kit 2 installation sites 3CC06503AAAA

38GHz shown above.

Installation:

-AIM must be properly tightened with UBT as per recommendation written in installation manual (7,6Nm).
-OCTIS connectors must be used (Power + Fiber type) as a general protection.
-UBT must be grounded (16mm²).
-We should take care on the DC distributor variation (especially if perhaps a DC peak is occuring during batterie
charging, use of a proper fuse size, …)

Alignement:

-Dual Polar antennas are sensible on XPD alignment (CrossPolarDiscrimination), requiring a fine tuning of
polarization antenna too.
-Two BNC connectors are available on UBT-T (RX channel A and RX channel B).
-Make sure, after alignment, to well cover again the BNC connectors with their dedicated caps.

Configuration:

-Whole configuration (w/ or w/o XPIC) is supported by WebCT.

-No need of any particular R&D configuration file.
2.2 4+0 Config

Equipment Code

UBT-T 23GHz 3DB29223AB

OMT-C UBT 23 GHz 3CC58396AA

AIM-T-D 23GHz 1008-1050MHz SB1 3DB28186AA

Ant int UBT 2ft 23GHz DP 3CC56651AA

coax cable 50ohms 6,85mm per m. 1AC041350001

grounding kit for coax cable 6,85mm 1AD040130004

power supply cable N to 2 wires 3CC52159AAXX

CABLE-POWER 1 126X0.4MM 16MM2 PVC

1AC001060084
8.8mm

Opt SFP 1000Base-SX 2.5 Gbps ATOP 3CC50386AA

conn Nm straight for coax cable 6,85mm 1AB095530036

SFP+ 10G Base-SR ATOP 3CC50387AA

fiber cord MM LC-LC for UBT 80m 3CC52210BE

fiber cord MM LC-LC UBT-UBT 1m 3CC52211BA

OCTIS connector housing for fibers 1AB235300005

OCTIS connector housing for powering 1AB235300007

Fiber overlength support tube/wall mount 3CC50097AAXX

Consumable kit 2 installation sites 3CC06503AAAA

23GHz shown above.

Installation:

-AIM must be properly tightened with UBT as per recommandation written in installation manual (7,6Nm).
-We should take care on the proper antenna polarization according to RF plan.
-OCTIS connectors must be used (Power + Fiber type) as a general protection.
-Both UBT must be grounded (16mm²).
-We should take care on the DC distributor variation (especially if perhaps a DC peak is occuring during batterie
charging, use of a proper fuse size, …)

Alignement:

-Dual Polar antennas are sensible on XPD alignment (CrossPolarDiscrimination), requiring a fine tuning of
polarization antenna too.
-Two BNC connectors are available on UBT-T (RX channel A and RX channel B).
-Make sure, after alignment, to well cover again the BNC connectors with their dedicated caps.

Configuration:

Whole configuration (w/ or w/o XPIC) should be supported by WebCT.

No configuration files needed for N+0 Carrier Aggregation since W20A.
No restrictions found in internal manuals too.
2.3 3+0 CA Config

Equipment Code

UBT-T 23GHz 3DB29223AB

UBT-m Low 3DB29170AB

AIM-T-O 23GHz 1008-1050MHz SB1 3DB28075AA

Ant UBT dual band 2ft 23/80 GHz DP/SP 3CC56826AA

coax cable 50ohms 6,85mm per m. 1AC041350001

grounding kit for coax cable 6,85mm 1AD040130004

power supply cable N to 2 wires 3CC52159AAXX

CABLE-POWER 1 126X0.4MM 16MM2 PVC

1AC001060084
8.8mm

conn Nm straight for coax cable 6,85mm 1AB095530036

SFP+ 10G Base-SR ATOP 3CC50387AA

fiber cord MM LC-LC for UBT 80m 3CC52210BE

fiber cord MM LC-LC UBT-UBT 1m 3CC52211BA

OCTIS connector housing for fibers 1AB235300005

OCTIS connector housing for powering 1AB235300007

Fiber overlength support tube/wall mount 3CC50097AAXX

Consumable kit 2 installation sites 3CC06503AAAA

23/80GHz shown above.

Installation:

-AIM must be properly tightened with UBT as per recommandation written in installation manual (7,6Nm).
-OCTIS connectors must be used (Power + Fiber type) as a general protection.
-Both UBTs must be grounded (16mm²).
-We should take care on the DC distributor variation (especially if perhaps a DC peak is occuring during batterie
charging, use of a proper fuse size, …). Best would be to have each UBT protected separately to a different
breaker/fuse.

Alignement:

Due to the narrow beam in 80GHz, the alignment is requiring good fine tuning. In case of issue, an alignment kit
can be used for this purpose. (3DB28731AA).
-Make sure, after alignment, to well cover again the BNC connectors with their dedicated caps.

Configuration:

Whole configuration is supported by WebCT.

Important is to configure UBT-m as primary in the Radio LAG (CA), while UBT-T must be set as secondary.
No need of any particular R&D configuration file since W20A.
3 Site installation Manuals
IMPORTANT WARNING

Purpose of this Method of Procedure document is to summarize the scope of installation and to provide the
guidelines for auxiliaries and connectivity between the different network elements in subject project, this
document does not focus on the Hardware installation itself, that’s why the installation teams must use Nokia
Hardware installation manuals together with this MoP document to be able to complete the site installation as
per Nokia standards and customer requirements.

It’s mandatory that the installation team members are trained on the installation of Nokia hardware and other
network elements related to the scope of this project, the installation teams must hold all necessary
certificates required to complete the work onsite as per Nokia requirements, standard practice and country
regulations, certificates such as but not limited to; Nokia PTID, electrical works, work at hight, telecom cabling &
fibre works, …, etc.

3.1 AIM installation

AIM RFID

A mechanism has been implemented to automatically retrieve the radio capabilities of the AIM (and consequently
of the ODU).
This mechanism is based on RFID: the AIM supports a RFID tag which contains the capability of the AIM. At UBT
switch-on, the reader (in the active part) illuminates the tag and retrieves the information. Consequently, it is no
longer necessary to manually select the shifters from a long list.
Note: Don't remove the AIM RFID and it should be aligned with the reader in the UBT to correctly read the AIM
characteristics.

UBT-T RFID

AIM-T RFID
AIM-T-O installation on UBT-T
If the A I M is installed on the Active part, as shown in the figure, as shown in the figure on the left side, the UBT-T
will transmit in the Low sub-band (this means that the Tx frequency is lower than the Rx frequency).
If the A I M is installed on the Active part, as shown in the figure, as shown in the figure on the right side, the UBT-
T will transmit in the High sub-band (this means that the Tx frequency is higher than the Rx frequency).
3.2 Antenna Installation

Antenna fixing & polarization

Antenna mounts are designed for use on industry-standard 114 mm OD pipe-mounts.

1- Depending on the antenna, assemble the antenna kit corresponding to the manufacturer’s installation
instructions.

2- Check or change the polarization on the antenna nose. Follow the instruction supplied with each antenna.

3- Fix the antenna on the standard 114 mm OD pipe-mount.

Procedure

To install the antenna on the tower, follow the procedure shown below:
3.3 UBT-T installation on Antenna

Before to install the UBT on the RFS antenna insert the 4 fixing screws in the relevant UBT-T holes.

The fixing screws are inside the UBT box.

UBT-T Polarization

If the UBT-T is installed on the antenna, as shown in the left side where letter H is at the top, the used
polarization will be Horizontal.

If the UBT-T is installed on the antenna, as shown in the right side where letter V is at the top, the used
polarization will be Vertical.
 The connectors must be always down, because the cables have to come down from below.

AIM-T-O with UBT-T Polarization

If the UBT-T is installed on the antenna, as shown in the left side where letter H is at the top, the used
polarization will be Horizontal.

If the UBT-T is installed on the antenna, as shown in the right side where letter V is at the top, the used
polarization will be Vertical.

The connectors must be always down, because the cables must come down from below.

AIM-T-D with UBT-T Polarization

In AIM-T-D the polarization of each channel is depending on the connection between channel and antenna port
(Vertical or Horizontal)

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3.4 UBT Coupler Instalation

UBT OMT-C Coupler

The OMT plus Coupler (OMT-C) is a passive device that permits the coupling of four carriers (two in V
polarization and two in H polarization) on a single integrated DP antenna.

This function is used with the Nokia UBT Twin (UBT-T) equipped with the AIM-T-D.

OMT-C Installation

Fit the OMT-C to the antenna Spirit level Position on OMT-C

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 Spirit level has 2 position according to antenna position

UBT interfaces gaskets fitted into the groves Fit the UBT-T AIM-T-D to the UBT interface

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3.5 Cable Connection

In this section, we will see how to connect the cables.

Assemble and connect the DC connector

Powering DC cable
UBT will be powered through a DC coaxial cable.
The coax cable will be stripped on site and screwed inside the Octis connector (central conductor and braid
separately). On the indoor side, the coax will be terminated by N connector depending on the device providing DC
(rectifier, battery, etc.).

Assemble and connect the SFP connector

Assemble the OCTIS SFP connector following the instructions given in the leaflet.

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UBT and OCTIS caps

Plug the cap of UBT port inside corresponding the OCTIS cap.
Attach the OCTIS cap with tie-rap to the UBT lever or to the tower.
In this way, we avoid losing any caps during maintenance activity.

3.6 Power connectivity

All power connection to the UBT is using coaxial cable and to be powered from rectifier. The N-type to 2 wire
connector is used to connect the power to the coaxial cable. N-type female connector is attached to the coaxil
cable and the n-type to 2 wire connector attached to the 2 wire. Each UBT radio is powered from a 6A CB and the
far end site is used to label the power cable.

UBT Type Coaxial Cable Connector UBT Connection

Type

UBT twin Coaxial Cable (6.85mm) Rectifier coax cable without connector + Octis DC

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3.7 Labelling & grounding principles

3.7.1 Labelling

Important Notes:

▪ Content of the Label should be readable after sticking

▪ Don’t leave any sticky parts of the label open
▪ Make labels clean and tidy, then they won’t be peeled off
▪ For Indoor content should be printed in a half of the label, other half is used to stick the label
▪ All outdoor labels should be Metal or

Outdoor Labelling

Grounding:

Please add specification of grounding resistance to be checked before power-on of the equipment

Observe the following recommendations when planning the BTS grounding:

✓ Grounding cable cross-section must be more than any of AC or DC power feeding cable cross-section.

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3.7.2 Grounding

Connect the UBT ground point to the nearest grounding plate using the ground cable 16mm². Washer, screw and
lug are provided with the UBT.

The picture below gives the instructions to ground the indoor-outdoor cable.

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 The picture below shows the grounding points.

3.8 Aligment

This section explains the alignment procedure of the antenna.

3.9 Tools

Multimeter is used for UBT alignment.

Received Signal Strength Indicator is used on UBTs for antenna alignment. UBT-T has two BNC connectors. The
BNC connector on the left is associated with carrier A, while the BNC connector on the right is associated with
carrier B.

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NB:These covers and their seals are not to be removed. Once the link is aligned they must be replaced.

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3.10 Cable Management

CABLE CLAMPS:

Cable clamps manage the cables (dc, Fiber, among others) to provide a secure connection. A maximum
distance of one (1) meter must be taken into consideration in between spacing. For Roof Top Sites, Cable
ties would be preferred because of infrastructure difference.

Cable slag brackets will be used at the antenna side to manage the excess cable as the optic cable is
abavailable in either 50m or 80m lengths. Below is an example of the slag management.

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4 Quality & Health and safety
4.1 Acceptance procedure

All required documentation uploaded into NDPd Site Forge.

Conditional Acceptance Certificate signed and verified by Field Team
Snag/Deficiency/Punchlist cleared
Final Acceptance Certificate signed by NOKIA and SFC Ethiopia Deployment Team

4.2 Project Quality process

4.2.1 Self-Assessment
Self-Assessment is work done check, which a member of the Subcon installation team will perform of their own
work as agreed in the contracted statement of Work.

4.2.2 Quality Assessment

Quality Assessment is conducted by using the predefined Telecom Implementation Checklist by either TI Manager
or Field Manager.

The Site Quality Assessments are conducted on random basis according to the Site Quality Assessment Plan.

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4.3 Health and Safety Principles

Every Service Supplier (SeS) working on every site must have their company Health and
Safety file with them. They must possess an updated Nokia HSE Passport ID as proof of compliance.

The following items must be defined in the SeS Health & Safety File
• Project Scope of Work
• Health and Safety Specifications
• Risk Matrix Methodology & Baseline Risk Assessment
• Appointments in accordance with Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Procedures in accordance with Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Safe Work Instructions
• Registers and Checklist of Tools and Equipment
• Health and Safety Plans
• Incident and Reporting in accordance with Occupational Health and Safety Act

As a general Health & Safety rule, Nokia have come up with regulations on the proper rigging and hoisting of
equipment (RF antenna, transmission links, RF modules......etc.) being done during network rollout. Strict
Compliance on these regulations must be observed always. Failure to do so will have corresponding sanctions.
Nokia laid out clear non-negotiable standard for working at height. Please ensure the following:
• Riggers who work at height need to be trained and carry copy of certification
• Be medically fit to climb.
• Use proper fall protection devices (full body harnesses, shock absorbing double lanyard, positioning belt,
fall arrestor to use while ascending or descending, rigger helmet, safety shoes, gloves and a pouch to carry
tools) and anchor at strong anchor points.
• Need supervision on ground.

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