TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

Prepared by: Russell Salazar FM Engineer 3G Mobily Project

ANTENNA LINE DEVICE COMPONENTS

RET ANTENNA

SMART BIAS TEE

REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

TOWER MOUNTED AMPLIFIER AISG 2.0 CABLE

ANTENNA LINE DEVICE SAMPLE SETs

SET A
RET ANT

SET B
RET ANT

SET C
RET ANT

SM BT

R C U
AISG CABLE

JUMPER CABLES

R C U
AISG CABLE

JUMPER CABLES

JUMPER CABLES

TMA
JUMPER CABLES

TMA
JUMPER CABLES

AISG CABLE

FEEDER CABLES FEEDER CABLES JUMPER CABLES JUMPER CABLES JUMPER CABLES FEEDER CABLES

WRFU

WRFU

WRFU

WRFU

WRFU

WRFU

0A

1A

2A

3A

4A

5A

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SET A
RET ANT
THE ALD LINK IS ACTIVATED ONCE THE ALD POWER IS SWITCHED ON AT THE ANTENNA PORT ( RF UNIT )

MOD ANTENNAPORTto set the ANT Port to ON/OFF. DSP ANTENNAPORTto check the status of the configured ALD Power Switch

SM BT

R C U

LST OR DSP ANTENNAPORTto query the status of SMBT power port to RCU.

Normal Configuration: PORTS R0A always ON on SN 0, 2, 4. PORTS ROB --always OFF on all SN.

ON
WRFU

OFF
WRFU

0A

1A

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SET A
RET ANT CHECK CONNECTED ALD DEVICE/S ON ACTIVE PORT AND CONFIGURE OR ADD THE DEVICE/S. SMBTnot configurable. RCUneed to be configured.

SCN ALDto query the connected ALD devices.

R C U If you see the RCUs serial number, it means ALD link is complete and the device can be added. Device Name = Null & Configure Status = not configured because the device is not yet configured or not yet added. ADD RET to configure the connected ALD device/s. make sure add the device to the correct ant connector.

SM BT

LST RET to query configured ALD device/s.

ON
WRFU

OFF
WRFU

0A

1A

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SET A
RET ANT LST OR DSP ANTENNAPORTto test SMBTs power switch function status and current consumption. SM BT
R C U CHECK THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE CONFIGURED ALD DEVICE/S.

CLB ANTto query the RCUs motor function and if RCU is in position. Subunit is 1. MOD RETTILTto query the RCUs titling adjustment on RET antenna. DSP RETSUBUNITto query the actual configured antennas electrical tilt.

ON
WRFU

OFF
WRFU

0A

1A

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SET B
RET ANT
THE ALD LINK IS ACTIVATED ONCE THE ALD POWER IS SWITCHED ON AT THE ANTENNA PORT ( RF UNIT )

MOD ANTENNAPORTto set the ANT Port to ON/OFF.

R C U

DSP ANTENNA PORT to check the status of the configured ALD Power Switch to query the status of TMA power port to RCU. Normal Configuration: PORTS R0A always ON on SN 0, 2, 4. PORTS R0Balways OFF on all SN.

TMA

WRFU

ON

OFF WRFU

0A

1A

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SET B
RET ANT CHECK CONNECTED ALD DEVICES ON ACTIVE PORT AND CONFIGURE OR ADD THE DEVICE/S. NEED TO CONFIGURE BOTH RCU AND TMA. SCN ALDto query the connected ALD devices.
R C U If you see the RCUs & TMAs serial number, it means ALD link is complete and the devices can be added. Note: TMA has two serial numbers. Device Name = Null & Configure Status = not configured because the device is not yet configured or not yet added.

TMA

ADD RET OR TMAto configure the connected ALD device/s. make sure add the device to the correct ant connector. LST RET OR TMAto query configured ALD device/s. AFTER ADDING YOU NEED TO RUN SCN COMMAND
WRFU

ON

OFF WRFU

0A

1A

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SET B
RET ANT MOD ANTENNAPORTto test TMAs power switch function. DSP OR LIST ANTENNAPORTto check TMAs status and current consumption. CLB ANTto query the RCUs motor function and if RCU is in position. MOD RETTILTto query the RCUs titling adjustment on RET antenna. DSP RETSUBUNIT to query the actual configured antennas electrical tilt.
CHECK THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE CONFIGURED ALD DEVICE/S.

R C U

TMA

WRFU

ON

OFF WRFU

0A

1A

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SET C
RET ANT
THE ALD LINK IS ACTIVATED ONCE THE ALD POWER IS SWITCHED ON AT THE ANTENNA PORT ( RF UNIT )

MOD ANTENNAPORTto set the ANT Port to ON/OFF.

DSP ANTENNAPORTto check the status of the configured ALD Power Switch to query the status of TMA power port to RCU (inside antenna). Normal Configuration: PORTS R0A always ON on SN 0, 2,4. PORTS R0Balways OFF on all SN.

TMA

ON
WRFU

OFF
WRFU

0A

1A

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SET C
RET ANT CHECK CONNECTED ALD DEVICES ON ACTIVE PORT AND CONFIGURE OR ADD THE DEVICE/S. NEED TO CONFIGURE BOTH RCU AND TMA. SCN ALDto query the connected ALD devices.
If you see the RCUs & TMAs serial number, it means ALD link is complete and the devices can be added. Note: TMA has two serial numbers. Device Name = Null & Configure Status = not configured because the device is not yet configured or not yet added.

TMA

ADD TMAto configure the connected ALD device/s. make sure add the device to the correct ant connector. DSP RET/TMAto query configured ALD device/s.

ON
WRFU

OFF
WRFU

0A

1A

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SET C
RET ANT MOD ANTENNAPORTto test TMAs power switch function. DSP ANTENNAPORTto check TMAs status and current consumption. CLB ANTto query the RCUs motor function and if RCU is in position. TMA MOD RETTILTto query the RCUs titling adjustment on RET antenna. DSP RETSUBUNITto query the actual configured antennas electrical tilt.
ON
WRFU

CHECK THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE CONFIGURED ALD DEVICE/S.

OFF
WRFU

0A

1A

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CHECK AISG CABLE FUNCTIONALITY

HOW TO CHANGE AISG CABLE

1. SET ALDPWRSW to OFF 2. Replace AISG cable. 3. SET ALDPWRSW to ON

USE MULTIMETER TO CHECK THE CONNECTIVITY OF EACH PIN PINS 1, 3, 5, 6, 7 SHORTED = CABLE is OK If one or more of the PINS 1, 3, 5, 6, 7OPEN = CABLE is defective

HOW TO CHANGE/REMOVE RCU

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. RMV RET and then SCN ALD to verify the ALD is removed MOD ANTENNAPORT to OFF. Remove RCU device and cable. Install RCU device and cable. MOD ANTENNAPORT to ON. SCN ALD to query successful replacement.. ADD RET to configure the new RCU. LST RET to view if configured. DLD RETCFGDATA to load the configuration of RCU if new RCU is used.

ALDCFG is located on the NodeB software.

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Computer IP address

admin

admin

HOW TO CHANGE SMBT/TMA 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. BLK BRD ( N0A=SN 0, N2A=SN 2, N4A-SN 4) MOD TXBRANCH to OFF. MOD ANTENNAPORT to OFF. Remove SMBT/TMA devices and cables. Install SMBT/TMA devices and cables. MOD TXBRANCH to ON. MOD ANTENNAPORT to ON. UBL BRD. SCN ALD to query successful replacement. ADD TMA to configure new TMA device. LST TMA to query successful configuration.

1. If the RCUs serial number is null or empty after executing the SCN ALD command, first try to reconfigure or add the RCUs serial number thru ADD RET command and manually encoding the serial number and vendor code, before changing the RCU device.

2. Try to remove configured device/s first and then reconfigure/add the device/s after.

SAMPLE device name only

3.1 3. If check the Power if the devices Supply Switch are properly Run Status configured SMBT/TMA to the can not be turned correct port first ON, before try tochecking reset ALD the Power physical Switch first using RST ALDPWRSW connections ( feeder swapped command. ) of the cables to the Or try resetting the corresponding WRFU 3.2devices. Try resetting the corresponding WRFU board.. board. SM BT SM BT SM BT

TMA

TMA

TMA

WRFU

WRFU

WRFU

WRFU

WRFU

WRFU

WRFU

WRFU

WRFU

WRFU

WRFU

WRFU

0A

1A

0A

1A

0A

1A

2A

3A

2A

3A

2A

3A

Feeder swapped

Feeder swapped

4. For ALD Current Out of Range Alarm, first check any loosed connections on ALD line especially the connectors from RF unitJumper cable to Jumper-Feeder connectors, Feeder-Jumper connectors JumperTMA/SMBT connectors. And then, SET ALDPWRSW to OFF and then ON. Also check that the current consumption is within the current limit set.

5. For MOTOR FAULT ERROR alarm, check also the Edowntilt gear part of the antenna where the RCU is connected.

%%DSP RETSUBUNIT: MODE= SUBUNIT, DEVICE = 0, 5. For ALD LINKOPM IS BROKEN alarm, test SUBUNIT=1";%% your AISG CABLE with the use of a RETCODE = 0 Succeed.

multimeter tool. Carefully check the Antenna pins Tilt 1, 3, 5, 6 & 7, they should be ------------shorted end to end.

Device No. = 0 Site No. = NULL Sector No. = NULL 6. For RET ANT NOT CALIBRATED Cabinet No. = 0 alarm, just execute the CALIB ANT and Subrack No. = 4 SET ANTTILT commands. Antenna Connector No. = R0A Device Type = SINGLE_RET Configured Tilt(0.1 degree) = 60 Current Tilt(0.1 degree) = 60

7. RET Antenna Running Data and Configuration Mismatch alarm, make sure the configured and current tilt is the same. Check using DSP ANTTILT.

8. For TMA set-up, If you cannot configure the device on normal Ant Port, try to configure the device on the other Ant Port. Example, Port 0A to 1A, Port 2A to 3A and Port 4A to 5A, which means you have to set the ALDPWRSW of Port 0A to OFF and turn Port 1A to ON before you can configure the RCU or TMA to port 1A. TMA TMA

WRFU

ON
0A

OFF
WRFU

OFF
WRFU

WRFU

ON
1A

1A

0A

NORMAL CONFIG

ALTERNATIVE CONFIG

9. If you faced system busy on running the following commands, it may be because other related command is running or a HW problem on SMBT or RCU. 1. DSP RET OR TMA 2. DSP RETTILT 3. SCN ALD

Make sure no other command is running or take a little time before running the next related command, like, After ADD RET, dont immediately run LST RET or DSP RETTILT.