1Table of contents
2 Acronyms........................................................................................................................................................ 3
3 Introduction.................................................................................................................................................... 4
3.1 Definition of RET.................................................................................................................................... 4
3.2 Amphenol RET’s principle...................................................................................................................... 5
3.3 RET manual check.................................................................................................................................. 6
3.3.1 RET with plastic tube..................................................................................................................... 6
3.3.2 RET without plastic tube ............................................................................................................... 7
3.4 Electrical RET check ............................................................................................................................... 8
3.4.1 With Amphenol Antenna Solutions PCU-4.................................................................................... 8
3.4.2 With Kathrein ALC....................................................................................................................... 13
3.4.3 With Kathrein ALC –version 2020 .............................................................................................. 13
3.4.4 With Huawei PAA........................................................................................................................ 13
4 Unique ID...................................................................................................................................................... 14
4.1 Recent antenna models (>2013) ......................................................................................................... 14
4.2 Old antenna models (<2013) ............................................................................................................... 15
5 Reconfigure the MDCU................................................................................................................................. 16
5.1.1 MDCU V4.2.................................................................................................................................. 16
5.2 Send the generic file with an ALC ........................................................................................................ 17
5.2.1 On screen.................................................................................................................................... 17
6 How to check an Amphenol antenna with an ALC ....................................................................................... 20
6.1 Sending a generic file with a PCU-4..................................................................................................... 23
7 Modify MDCU data (Sector ID, Installer ID…)............................................................................................... 27
7.1 With ALDC Software ............................................................................................................................ 27
8 Export an ALDC Software report .................................................................................................................. 29
9 Installation of MDCU in antenna.................................................................................................................. 31
10 Other recommendation ........................................................................................................................... 32
11 Current defaults ....................................................................................................................................... 33
11.1 List of alarms........................................................................................................................................ 33
11.2 RET-MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................................................. 36
11.3 DEVICE NOT FOUND ............................................................................................................................ 36
11.4 Other problem..................................................................................................................................... 36
