ANATEL GTR 8000 Operating and installation instructions

1GTR8000BaseRadioDescription
Thischapterprovidesahigh-leveldescriptionoftheGTR8000BaseRadioandGPW8000Receiverandthe
functiontheyserveinyoursystem.
1.1Introduction
Figure1-1GTR8000BaseRadio/GPW8000Receiver
ThismanualprovidesinformationonthestandaloneGTR8000BaseRadioandGPW8000Receiverandassociated
applications.ThetermbaseradioorBRisusedtodenotethetransceiverandassociatedmodules.Asviewedin
theseinstances,onebaseradioisastandaloneconguration.
AGTR8000BaseRadioconsistsofatransceivermodule,powerampliermodule,fanmodule,andpower
supply.Thetransceivermoduleincludesthefunctionalityfortheexciter,receiver,andstationcontrolwithan
optionaltransceiveroptioncard.Thebaseradiosoftware,conguration,andnetworkmanagement,aswellas
inbound/outboundtrafchandling,areperformedthroughthetransceivermodule.On-boardserialandEthernet
serviceportsareonthismoduleforlocalservicingthroughCSS.Thepowerampliermoduleampliesthe
low-levelmodulatedRFsignalfromthetransceivermoduleanddeliverstheampliedsignalonthepathtothe
transmitantenna.Thepowersupplymodulesupportsthetransceiverandpowerampliermodules.RadioFrequency
DistributionSystem(RFDS)providestheinterfacebetweenthetransceiversandthesiteantennasandbetween
thepoweramplierandthesiteantennas.
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1.1.1GPW8000Receiver
Areceive-onlyconventionalGPW8000Receiverconsistsofatransceivermodule,fanmodule,andpowersupply.
Thetransceivermoduleincludesthefunctionalityforthereceiverandstationcontrolwithorwithoutanoptional
transceiveroptioncard.Thereceiversoftware,conguration,andnetworkmanagement,aswellasinboundtrafc
handling,areperformedthroughthetransceivermodule.On-boardserialandEthernetserviceportsareonthis
moduleforlocalservicingthroughCSS.Thepowersupplymodulesupportsthetransceivermodule.Radio
FrequencyDistributionSystem(RFDS)providestheinterfacebetweenthereceiverandthesiteantennas.
ThereceiverprovidesallthereceivefunctionofaGTR8000BaseRadioasareceive-onlystationinaConventional
ArchitectureorASTRO®3.1ConventionalSystem.Thereceiveroperatesinavotingenvironmentwithconnection
toacomparatorprovidingadditionalreceiveonlystationsinareaswhereitwouldotherwisebedifculttoreceive
asignalfromlow-powersubscriberunits.Thereceiveralsooperatesasamonitorreceiverinanon-voting
environmentwithconnectiontoaconsole.
1.2GTR8000BaseRadio/GPW8000Receiver
Components
Table1-1BaseRadio/ReceiverModulesandFunction
BaseRadio/ReceiverDescription
PowerSupplyOperatesfromeitheranACorDCinputandprovides
theDCoperatingvoltageforthebaseradio.If
installed,alsoprovidesaseparatebatterycharger,
whichcanbeusedtomaintainthechargeona48VDC
nominalsystem,positiveornegativeground.
PowerAmplier(PA)*Acceptsalow-levelmodulatedRFsignalfromthe
transceivermoduleandampliesitfortransmission
throughthesitetransmitantenna.Alsoprovides
alow-levelRFfeedbacksignaltothetransceiver
moduletoachievetherequiredtransmitterlinearity.
Alsoperformsfunctionsrelatedtothefanmodule.
Transceiver(XCVR)Providesthecontrol,exciter,andreceiverfunctions
forthebaseradio.
Theexciterfunctionalityisturnedoffinthe
GPW8000Receiver.
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1.3SupportedSystemCongurations
Table1-1BaseRadio/ReceiverModulesandFunction(cont'd.)
BaseRadio/ReceiverDescription
TransceiverOptionCardAnoptionalboardthatattachestothecontrol
boardofthetransceiver.Providesaninternal10
MHzfrequencyreference.Forconventionalbase
radio/receiveroperation,italsoprovidestheanalog
interfacesandWildCardI/Os.Thetransceiveroption
cardisavailableintwocategories:
•OCXO(OvenControlledCrystalOscillator)
•TCXO(TemperatureCompensatedCrystal
Oscillator)
TheOCXOboardwheninitiallypoweredon
takesafewminutestoreachitsoperational
temperature.Duringthewarm-upperiod,if
thebaseradioorreceiverisconguredto
usetheOCXOfrequencyreference,thebase
radioorreceivermayreportafrequency
referencefailure.Thisalarmcondition
automaticallyclearsoncetheOCXOboard
haswarmedupsufcientlytoprovidea
stablereference.
FanProvidesintermittentforcedaircoolingforthepower
amplierandtransceivermodules.
*=NotapplicableintheGPW8000Receiver.
1.3SupportedSystemCongurations
TheGTR8000BaseRadioisavailableinthefollowingsystemarchitectures:
•HighPerformanceData(HPD)
•TrunkedIPSimulcastSubsystems(IV&D)
•TrunkedSingle-SiteRepeaterConguration(IV&D)
•CentralizedConventionalArchitectures
•DistributedConventional(Subsystem)Architecture
•ASTRO®3.1ConventionalSystem
•Analogand/orDigitalConventional,TrunkedorMixed-ModeSystems
•Trunked3600SmartZone®Systems
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1.3.1SupportedFrequenciesforTrunkedIVandDand
ConventionalArchitectures
TheGTR8000BaseRadioandGPW8000Receiverareavailableinthefollowingfrequencybands:
•700,800MHz(700MHzanalogconventionalisnotavailablewithintheU.S.A.orCanada)
•UHFR1(380–435MHz)
•UHFR2(435–524MHz)
•VHF(136–174MHz)
RFDistributionFunctionality(RFDS)informationprovidedinthisdocumentationpertainstotheRFDS
equipmentsuppliedbyMotorola.
1.3.2SupportedFrequenciesforHPD
TheGTR8000BaseRadioisavailablefor25kHzoperationin700MHzand800MHzfrequencybands.
1.4OverviewForaGTR8000BaseRadioinaTrunked
IPSimulcastSubsystem
Thebaseradiocapturesinboundsignalsthroughexternalreceive(Rx)antennasfromthesubscriber/mobileradios
andthenamplies,lters,anddemodulatesthesignalsintovoicepacketswhichareforwardedtoacomparator.The
comparatorprocessesthereceivedvoicepacketsforaparticularcallandforwardsthebestqualityvoicepacketsto
thezonecore,whichroutesthemtotheassociatedbaseradioateachremotesite.Atapredeterminedtime,allbase
radiostransmitthevoicepacketssimultaneouslyonthesamefrequencytocompletethecommunication.
Amaximumof30baseradioscanbeinstalledperremotesite.EachbaseradiohasanEthernetconnectiontoa
switchatthesitefortheNetworkManagementinterface.
1.5OverviewForaGTR8000BaseRadioinaTrunked
Single-SiteRepeaterConguration
ThiscongurationconsistsofstandaloneGTR8000BaseRadiosandstandaloneGCP8000SiteControllersin
asingle-siterepeaterconguration,orcanbeusedinamulti-sitesystemtoprovideasystemmigrationstepthat
enablesreplacementofPSC9600SiteControllersorbaseradiosotherthantheGTR8000BaseRadios.Thebase
radiosmaybecolocatedwiththesitecontrollers,orbeseparated(non-colocated)fromthesitecontrollers.
Thiscongurationcanonlybeusedinnon-votingcongurations.
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1.5OverviewForaGTR8000BaseRadioinaTrunkedSingle-SiteRepeaterConguration
SupportisprovidedonlyforFDMAwhenthebaseradiosarephysicallyseparatedfromandnotcolocatedwiththe
sitecontrollers.TDMArequirestheuseofafrequencyreferenceandtimingreferencethatcanonlybeprovided
throughtheCP3linksonthesitecontroller,whichcannotbeextendedtonon-colocatedbaseradioswhenthe
distanceexceedsthenotedlimits.Thiscongurationissupportedonlyonrepeatersites.
AnEthernetcableisusedtoextendthesitecontrollerssignaltotherstnon-colocatedbaseradiothroughthesite
controllersNetAUXportintothebaseradiosSC-Aport.ThesitecontrollersNetAUXportmustbeenabledand
conguredusingtheCSSfor100/FULL(speedandduplex).Whenthedistancebetweenthesitecontrollersandthe
rstnon-colocatedbaseradioexceeds328ft(100m),anexternalHP2610orHP262024-portEthernetLANswitch
mustbeusedtoextendthesitecontrollerssignal.Whenthereareadditionalnon-colocatedbaseradiosandthose
baseradiosaremorethan328ft(100m)fromthepreviousnon-colocatedbaseradio,additionalEthernetLAN
switchesarerequiredtocontinuetoextendthesignalofthesitecontroller.SeeFigure1-2.
Figure1-2Single-SiteRepeaterConguration1
Ifthedistancebetweentherstnon-colocatedbaseradioandsubsequentnon-colocatedbaseradiosislessthan328
ft(100m),asingleEthernetLANswitchcanbeusedtodistributethesitecontrollerscallcontrolsignalingtothose
non-colocatedbaseradios.ThestateddistancelimitforashieldedtwistedpairEthernetcable(CA T5)is328ft
(100m)beforethesignaldegradestoomuchtobeused.SeeFigure1-3.
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Figure1-3SingleSiteRepeaterConguration2
Oncethesitecontrollerlinkisextended,thecontrolplanecouldbeopentoaccessfromelementsotherthanthebase
radios.EachEthernetLANswitchmustbemanuallyconguredtoprovideMACPortlockdowntomakesurethat
onlytheproperdevicescancommunicatewitheachother.MACPortlockdownmayalsobeappliedonanyunused
ExpansionPortsonthesitecontroller.SeetheMACPortLockdownmanualtolockdownthesitecontroller.The
switchportsmaybeenabledordisabledaccordingtospecicsecurityguidelines.See“Enabling/DisablingPortson
HPSwitchesUsingLocalAccess”intheSystemLANSwitchesmanual.
Eachnon-colocatedbaseradioisequippedwithatransceiveroptioncard,whichprovidesaninternal10MHz
frequencyreference.Seethe“ReferenceOscillatorAlignmentProcedures”ofthebaseradioAlignmentScreensin
theConguration/ServiceSoftware(CSS)OnlineHelpforalignmentdetails.Thebaseradiosthatarecolocatedwith
thesitecontrollersdonotrequirethetransceiveroptioncard.
WhentheEthernetLANswitchisusedinacongurationthatdoesnotincludecentralizednetworkmanagement,the
switchmustbeprogrammedmanually.SeetheSystemLANSwitchesmanual.1.5.1ConguringTheEthernetLAN
Switch,page1-6usestheHP2610EthernetLANswitchasanexample.
1.5.1ConguringTheEthernetLANSwitch
Whenandwheretouse:
UsethisproceduretocongureeitheranHP2610orHP2620LANswitchforaTrunkedSingle-SiteRepeater
Conguration.IfconguringanHP2620LANswitch,thepromptsdisplayas2620insteadof2610.
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1.6OverviewForaGTR8000BaseRadioinaHighPerformanceData(HPD)Subsystem
ProcedureSteps
1Enterthefollowingcommandsattheprompt:ProCurveSwitch2610-24#
2ProCurveSwitch2610-24#erasestartup-config
(Thiscommandremovesanyexistingswitchconguration)
3ProCurveSwitch2610-24#config
(Thiscommandputstheswitchintocongurationmode)
4ProCurveSwitch2610-24(config)#intX
(UsingPortXasanexample)
5ProCurveSwitch2610-24(eth-X)#speed-duplex100-Full
(ThiscommandsetstheinterfaceXto100MB/FullDuplex)
6ProCurveSwitch2610-24(eth-X)#writememory
(Thiscommandsavesthecongurationchangestopersistentmemory)
1.6OverviewForaGTR8000BaseRadioinaHigh
PerformanceData(HPD)Subsystem
TheGTR8000BaseRadioprovidestheradiofrequency(RF)linkbetweenthesystemsitecontrollerandthe
subscriber/mobileradios.Thebaseradiocapturesinboundsignalsthroughexternalreceive(Rx)antennasfrom
thesubscriber/mobileradiosandthenamplies,lters,anddemodulatesthesignalsintodatapacketswhichare
forwardedtothesitecontroller.Thesitecontrollerroutes/receivesdigitizeddatapayloadto/fromtheRadioNetwork
Gateway(RNG)forfurtherprocessingandrouting.
ThesitecontrollerreceivesdigitizeddatapayloadandcontrolpacketsfromtheRNGandroutesthemtoaspecied
baseradio.Thebaseradioextractsthecontrolinstructionsfromthepacketsandusesthemforinternalmanagement
suchaschannelfrequencyassignment.Thebaseradiomapsthedigitaldatapacketstodiscreetvoltagelevelswhich
arethenusedtomodulateanRFcarrier.ThemodulatedRFcarrierisampliedandmaybecombinedwithotherRF
channels,lteredandroutedtothetransmission(Tx)antennas.
Therstfourbaseradiosatthesitearedenedashomechannelcapable.Settingsforthebaseradioaremade
throughUniedNetworkCongurator(UNC)andConguration/ServiceSoftware(CSS).
Besidesthepowersupplymodulesupportingthetransceiverandpowerampliermodules,itcanalsoprovide
auxiliarypowertoaconnectedsitecontrollerorreceivemulticoupler/lownoiseamplier(RMC/LNA).
TheHPDbaseradioprovidesafull-duplexRFinterfacetoHPDMobileSubscriberUnits(MSUs).TheHPDbase
radiosareavailablefor25kHzHPDoperationinthe700MHzor800MHzbands.UptoveHPDbaseradiosmay
beinstalledatthesite.EachbaseradiohasanEthernetconnectiontobothofthesitecontrollermodulesatthesite.
TheHPDbaseradiousesRadioLinkAdaptation(RLA)toprovidehigh-speed,reliable,enhanceddataperformance
whencommunicatingtrafcwithMSUs.RLAusesadaptivemodulationtechniques,withslower,andmorereliable
modulationforcontrolsignalingandretries,andfastermodulationmethodswhentrafcissuccessfullybeing
deliveredbetweenthebaseradioandMSUs.
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TheHPDbaseradioisimplementedwith2Xreceiverdiversity.Thisreceiverdiversityenhancestheinboundsignals
fromtheMSUsonthechannel.
Figure1-4GTR8000BaseRadiosinHPDRemoteSite
TheHPDbaseradiousesTimeDivisionMultiplex(TDM)framesforrandomaccesschannels,reservedaccess
channels,andbroadcastmessages.AllcarriersinthesystemaresynchronizedbyaGlobalPositioningSystem
(GPS)sothattransmissionslotsaresynchronizedacrosssites.Thebaseradioisabletoscheduleinbound/outbound
trafcforhalf-duplexMSUssothatoutboundtrafcintendedfortheMSUdoesnotconictwithinboundrandom
orreservedaccesstrafcfromtheMSU.
1.7OverviewforaGTR8000BaseRadioorGPW
8000ReceiverinConventionalArchitectures
Throughoutthismanual,theterm“conventional”addresseseitherananalogonlybaseradio/receiveroranASTRO®
25Conventionaldevicethatoperatesineitherdigitalmodeormixed(analog/digital)mode.Conventionalbase
radios/receiversoperatewithin:
•ananalogonlyinfrastructure
•aCentralizedorDistributedConventionalArchitecture,or
•anASTRO®3.1ConventionalSystem.
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1.7.1ASTRO25ConventionalBaseRadio/Receiver
Eachconventionalbaseradio/receiveruseseither:
•a2-or4-wireTRCor4-wireE&Minterfaceinananaloginfrastructure
•aV .24interfacefordigitalvoiceanddatatrafctoeitheraChannelBank,DigitalInterfaceUnit,
ConventionalChannelGateway(CCGW),MLC8000,orASTRO-TAC3000Comparatorandanoptional
4-wirelinkforanalogvoiceinamixedmodeconguration
•anIPinterfacefordigitalvoiceanddatatrafctoaCCGWorGCM8000Comparator.
Forinformationaboutconventionalfunctionsandtopologiessupportedbythebaseradio/receiver,seethe
ConventionalOperationsmanual.ThedevicecanbeIPmanagedwhileusingthe4-wire/V .24interface
forchanneltrafc.
Abaseradio/receivercanbeimplementedasaQUANTAR®replacementwithinanASTRO®3.1
conventionalsystem.TheimplementationdetailscanbefoundintheQuickGuideforReplacinga
ConventionalQUANTARwithaGTR8000BaseRadiomanual.
1.7.1ASTRO25ConventionalBaseRadio/Receiver
ASTRO®25Conventionalbaseradio/receiverfeaturesinclude:
•SeparateTxandRxnetworkaccesscode
•Consoleorrepeatpriority
•Repeaterset-upknockdownfromtheconsole
•V oiceanddata
•ControlMessages(TSBK)
•Standalonerepeater
•Controlstation
•Receive-onlystation
•V oting
•Multicast
•Simulcast
•ConsoleControl
–MonitorMode
–RepeatControl
–FrequencySelect
–ScanControl(supportedfortheGoldEliteconsole)
–ReceiveQualierControl(supportedbytheGoldEliteconsole)
•WildCardOperation
•Multi-Channel–upto16channelswithbasestationorrepeaterfunctionality
•MultipleNetworkAccessCode(Multi-NAC)Operation
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•ScanOperation
•AnalogPhonePatch
AnASTRO®25Conventionalbasebaseradio/receivercanbeusedinthefollowingarchitectures:
•ASTRO®3.1ConventionalSystems
•CentralizedConventionalArchitectures
–ZoneCorewithColocatedConventionalChannels
–TrunkedIPSimulcastRemoteSitewithConventionalChannels
–DispatchConsoleSitewithColocatedConventionalChannels
–Conventional-OnlyRemoteSite
–HPDSitewithConventionalChannels
•DistributedConventional(Subsystem)Architectures
–ConventionalBaseRadioSites
–ConventionalHubSites
1.7.2AnalogConventionalBaseRadio/Receiver
Analogconventionalbaseradio/receiverfeaturesinclude:
•12.5kHzanalogchanneloperationwithHearClearsettings(800MHz)
•RepeaterAccessControl
•Multi-Channel–upto16channelwithbasestationorrepeaterfunctionality
•Alarmtonesover-the-airandover-the-wireline
•TransmitAntennaRelayControlandSimplexOperation
•WildCardOperation
•EMInterface;ExtPTTkeyingandCORreceiverI/O
•4-wireandV .24connectionstoaDIUoranASTRO-T AC3000ComparatorusingthesameV .24connector
pin-outsasaQUANTAR®BaseRadio
•AnalogsimulcastsupportusingGenTxandPLAnaloginputsandExtPTTandExtPTTkeying
•Multi-PLreceiveoperation
•RA/RTcongurationwithanalog4–wireconnections
•AnalogWirelineAutomaticLevelControl(ALC)
•WidebandReceiverOperation
•TelephoneInterconnect
•PL/DPL
•ToneRemoteControl(TRC)
•FallBackIn-CabinetRepeat(AutomaticMode)*
•In-CabinetRepeat(ExternalMode)*
•ControlStation
•Interfacesforalocalmicrophoneandspeaker
•Receive-onlyAnalogFunctionality(GPW8000Receiveronly)
•Simplexoperation
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