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Nova-436 Outdoor LTE TDD Base Station
Installation Guide

Nova-436 Outdoor LTE TDD Base Station Installation Guide
About This Document
This document is a guidance of Nova-436 hardware installation for installation
personnel, including the preparation of installation tools and supporting materials,
the demands for installation environment, installation procedure, cable connection
and power on.
Accomplish the installation of the device according to this guide, the installation
personnel can avoid potential damage to the device during the installation
procedure, which makes sure the subsequent good running of the device.
This document is suitable for model mBS2130.
Copyright Notice
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any form or means, without the prior written consent of Baicells.
Disclaimer
This specification is preliminary and is subject to change at any time without notice.
Baicells assumes no responsibility for any errors contained herein. For more information,
please consult our technical engineers.
Disposal of Electronic and Electrical Waste
Pursuant to the WEEE EU Directive, electronic and electrical waste must not
be disposed of with unsorted waste. Please contact your local recycling
authority for disposal of this product.
Revision Record
Date
Version
Description
30 Oct, 2017
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Initial Released.
16 Jan, 2018
02
Optimize descriptions and fix some bugs.
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Address: 3F, Bldg A, No.1 Kai Tuo Rd., Haidian Dist., Beijing, PR China, 100085
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Table of Contents
1. Product Overview.........................................................................................................1
Introduction ............................................................................................................... 11.1
Features...................................................................................................................... 11.2
Appearance ................................................................................................................ 21.3
Technical Specification............................................................................................... 31.4
1.4.1 Hardware Specification....................................................................................... 3
1.4.2 Software Specification........................................................................................ 4
1.4.3 Environment Specification.................................................................................. 5
1.4.4 Antenna Information .......................................................................................... 5
1.4.5 Maximum Output Power.................................................................................... 6
2. Installation Preparation..............................................................................................8
Support Materials..................................................................................................... 82.1
Installation Tools ...................................................................................................... 82.2
Installation Environment............................................................................................ 92.3
2.3.1 Locational Requirements.................................................................................... 9
2.3.2 Environmental Requirements............................................................................. 9
Personnel Requirements............................................................................................ 92.4
Against Lightening and Grounding Protection ........................................................... 92.5
Weatherproof Protection......................................................................................... 102.6
Regulatory Compliance ............................................................................................ 102.7
3. Base Station Installation.............................................................................................12
Unpacking................................................................................................................ 123.1
Installation Procedure............................................................................................ 123.2
Install GPS Antenna.................................................................................................. 123.3
Install on Pole........................................................................................................... 133.4
Install on Wall........................................................................................................... 153.5
Connect Cable .......................................................................................................... 153.6

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3.6.1 Requirement for Cable Laying .......................................................................... 15
3.6.2 Connect GPS Antenna....................................................................................... 16
3.6.3 Connect RF Cable.............................................................................................. 16
3.6.4 Connect Optical Fiber ....................................................................................... 16
3.6.5 Connect Ethernet Cable.................................................................................... 17
3.6.6 Connect Power Connector................................................................................ 17
3.6.7 Connect Ground Cable...................................................................................... 18
Install Antenna Feeder System................................................................................. 183.7
3.7.1 Install Omnidirectional Antennas..................................................................... 18
3.7.2 Install Directional Antennas.............................................................................. 20
4. Power On ...................................................................................................................22
List of Figures
Figure 1-1 Nova-436Appearance................................................................................2
Figure 1-2 Nova-436 Interfaces and Indicators............................................................2
Figure 3-1 Installation Procedure of Nova-436..........................................................12
Figure 3-2 Install GPS Antenna..................................................................................13
Figure 3-3 Location of Grounding Screws..................................................................18
Figure 3-4 Omnidirectional Antenna Installation (1)...................................................19
Figure 3-5 Omnidirectional Antenna Installation (2)...................................................20
Figure 3-6Assembling Procedure of DirectionalAntennas .......................................20
Figure 3-7 Transportation theAntennas in the Height...............................................21
Figure 3-8 Directional Antenna Installation ................................................................21
Figure 4-1 LED Indicators ..........................................................................................22
List of Tables
Table 1-1 Nova-436 Interface Description....................................................................3
Table 1-2 Nova-436 Interface Indicators......................................................................3

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Table 2-1 Support Materials for Installing Base Station...............................................8
Table 2-2 Environmental Requirements of the Base Station.......................................9
Table 4-1 Nova-436 Indicator Description..................................................................22

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1.Product Overview
Introduction1.1
Baicells Nova-436 is a high performance outdoor 3.5GHz micro base station based on
LTE TDD technology, which is developed by Baicells. The Nova-436 supports wired
backhaul connections to backbone networks, and provides LTE access to user terminals,
implemented voice and data service transmissions.
The Nova-436 makes use of the current transmission resources to reduce the
operator’s investment, implement the low-cost construction of LTE networks and
enhance indoor coverage, thereby providing high-speed broadband access for
users in assembly occupations.
The Nova-436 can be widely used by telecom operators, broadband operators,
enterprises, and so on.
Features1.2
Adopt the integration design of baseband and RF.
Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band covers with dual carrier.
Based on 3GPP international standard TDD LTE technology; provide high speed
data service; support a maximum transfer rate of DL: 224Mbit/s, UL: 14Mbit/s with
2*20MHz spectrum.
Support flexible uplink and downlink time slot ratio: 1(2:2), 2(1:3), and high speed
data transmission.
Support 10MHz/20MHz operation bandwidth.
Support four ports antenna or two antennae with two ports.
Support copper (RJ-45) and optical port backhaul, flexible to deploy.
Security services to provide timely protection against potential security risks and
illegal intrusion.
Support simple and convenient local and remote web management.
Integration as required, easy to installation and deployment, accurate
coverage and improved network capacity.
Support network management functions, which includes the management,
monitoring and maintenance.

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Appearance1.3
The Nova-436 base station appearance is shown in Figure 1-1.
Figure 1-1 Nova-436 Appearance
The Nova-436 interfaces and indicators are shown in Figure 1-2.
Figure 1-2 Nova-436 Interfaces and Indicators

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The Nova-436 interfaces are described in Table 1-1.
Table 1-1 Nova-436 Interface Description
Interface Name
Description
PWR
Power interface: -48V (-60V to -42V) DC
GPS
External GPS antenna, N-female connector.
ANT0
External antenna 0, N-female connector.
ANT1
External antenna 1, N-female connector.
ANT2
External antenna 2, N-female connector.
ANT3
External antenna 3, N-female connector.
OPT
Optical interface, connect to external transmission network,
used for data backhaul.
ETH
RJ-45 interface, used for debug or data backhaul.
The Nova-436 interface indicators are described in Table 1-2.
Table 1-2 Nova-436 Interface Indicators
Identity
Color
Status
Description
PWR
Green
Steady On
Power On
OFF
No Power Supply
CELL2
Green
Fast flash: 0.125s
on,0.125s off
CELL 2 inactivated
Slow flash: 1s on,1s off
CELL 2 activated
CELL1
Green
Fast flash: 0.125s
on,0.125s off
CELL 1 inactivated
Slow flash: 1s on,1s off
CELL 1 activated
ALM
Red
Steady On
Hardware alarm, e.g. VSWR alarm
OFF
No alarm
Technical Specification1.4
1.4.1 Hardware Specification
Item
Description
LTE Mode
LTE TDD
LTE Frequency
3650 MHz to 3700 MHz
Channel Bandwidth
10MHz, 20MHz on each carrier
Output Power
30 dBm@antenna
Receive Sensitivity
-100 dBm

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Item
Description
Synchronization
GPS, 1588 V2
Backhaul
1 Optical (SFP) and 1 RJ-45 Ethernet interface (1 GE)
MIMO
DL 2 x 2 on each carrier
Dimension
310mm(H) x 239 mm(W) x 105 mm(D)
Installation Type
Pole, wall
Antenna
External high gain antenna
Overall Power
< 60 W
Power
48V DC, AC adaptor (multi-national standards)
Weight
About 5.5kg
1.4.2 Software Specification
Item
Description
LTE Standard
3GPP Release 12
Peak Rate
2*20 MHz:
SA1: DL 80 Mbps, UL 28 Mbps (per cell)
SA2: DL 110 Mbps, UL 14 Mbps (per cell)
2*10MHz:
SA1: DL 40 Mbps, UL 14 Mbps (per cell)
SA2: DL 55 Mbps, UL 7 Mbps (per cell)
User Capacity
96 concurrent users per cell/carrier
192 concurrent users per eNodeB
Modulation
UL: QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM
DL: QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM
Voice Solution
CSFB, VoLTE, eSRVCC
Traffic Offload
(optional)
LIPA (Local IP Access)
SIPTO (Selected IP Traffic Offload)
SON
Automatic setup
ANR (Automatic Neighbor-cell Recognition)
PCI confliction detection
Spectrum Scanning
Supported
UL Interference
Detection
Supported
RAN Sharing
Supported
Network Management
Interface
TR069 interface protocol
MTBF
≥ 150000 hours
MTTR
≤ 1 hour
Maintenance
Support remote/local maintenance, based on SSH
protocol

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Item
Description
Support remote maintenance
Support online status management
Support performance statistics
Support failure management
Support configuration management
Support local or remote software upgrading and loading
Support log
Support connectivity diagnosis
Support automatic start and configuration
Support alarm reporting
Support KPI Recording
Support user information tracing
Support signaling trace
1.4.3 Environment Specification
Item
Description
Operating Temperature
-40°C to 55°C
Storage Temperature
-45°C to 70°C
Humidity
5% to 95%
Atmospheric Pressure
70 kPa to 106 kPa
Ingress Protection Rating
IP66
Power Interface Lightning Protection
Differential mode: ±10KA
Common mode: ±20KA
1.4.4 Antenna Information
The following is a list of antennas that are certified for use. Customers can choose
different antennas according to the environment.
Table 1-3 Antenna Information
Antenna Type
Manufacturer
Model Number
Antenna Max
Gain(dBi)
External Planar
Antenna Dual Pole
Kenbotong Technology
Co., Ltd.
KBT90DP13-3338
AT0
13
External Planar
Antenna Dual Pole
Kenbotong Technology
Co., Ltd.
KBT90DP14-3338
AT0
14

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External Planar
Antenna Dual Pole
Baicells Technologies
Co., Ltd
ANT-3G11-R-65-E
DT0
11
External Planar
Antenna Dual Pole
Baicells Technologies
Co., Ltd
ANT-3G7-R-65-ED
T0
7
External
Omnidirectional
Antenna Single Pole
Kenbotong Technology
Co., Ltd.
TQJ-3500AC6
6
External
Omnidirectional
Antenna Single Pole
Kenbotong Technology
Co., Ltd.
TQJ-3500AC3
3
External
Omnidirectional
Antenna Single Pole
Kenbotong Technology
Co., Ltd.
TQJ-3500AT8
8
1.4.5 Maximum Output Power
The maximum output power can be set as follows:
Antenna Max
Gain (dBi)
10Log(Number
of antennas)
Channel BW
(MHz)
Max output power
each carrier
(dBm)
EIRP
(dBm)
13
3
10
23
39
20
23
39
14
10
22
39
20
22
39
11
10
25
39
20
25
39
7
10
29
39
20
29
40
6
10
30
39
20
30
39
3
10
33
39
20
33
39

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8
10
28
39
20
28
39

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2.Installation Preparation
Support Materials2.1
Prepare the following support materials accordingly, as given in Table 2-1.
Table 2-1 Support Materials for Installing Base Station
Item
Description
Power cable
< AWG16 e.g. AWG14
Shorter than 100m (330 feet)
Antenna RF cable
50 ohm feeder
Optical fiber
Single mode optical fiber
Ethernet cable
Outdoor CAT6
Shorter than 100m (330 feet)
Antenna
Omnidirectional, or directional antenna
Ground cable
16mm²yellow-green wire
Installation Tools2.2
The following tools are needed during the installation.
Level bar
Marking pen
Knife
Vise
Wrench
Percussion drill and
some drill heads
hammer
Cross screw
driver
Cable vice
Tape measure
5mm L-shape allen
wrench
T7 screwdriver
head
Ladder

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Installation Environment2.3
2.3.1 Locational Requirements
Environments with high-temperatures, harmful gases, unstable voltages, volatile
vibrations, loud noises, flames, explosives, and electromagnetic interference (large radar
stations, transmitting stations, transformer substations) are not suitable for the operation
of Nova-436, and thus should be avoided.
Places prone to have impounded water, soaking, leakage, or condensation, should also
be avoided.
Factors like climate, hydrology, geology, earthquake, electric power, and transportation
should be taken into consideration in the construction process so that a proper location
can be chosen to meet the communication engineering environmental requirements, as
well as the technical requirements of network planning and communication equipment.
2.3.2 Environmental Requirements
Table 2-2 gives the base station’s environmental requirements with regards to
temperature, humidity, and voltage.
Table 2-2 Environmental Requirements of the Base Station
Item
Range
Typical value
Humidity
-40°C ~ 55°C
25°C
Relative humidity (no condensation)
0% ~ 100%
5% ~ 95%
Safety voltage
42V ~ 58V
48V
Personnel Requirements2.4
The installation personnel must master the basic safe operation knowledge, through the
training, and having the corresponding qualifications.
Against Lightening and Grounding Protection2.5
CAUTION:
It is unlikely to happen but since the LTE base station is very sophisticated
equipment so we would recommend you to test it on the ground to make sure
everything is functioning before install on the tower.

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The operator must prepare external against lightning protector to protect the GPS,
external antenna and RJ-45 port.
Grounding Notes:
The ground wire adopts yellow-green wire that is no smaller than 16 mm².
Grounding principle: as near as possible.
The base station connects to the reliable outdoor grounding point (earth) through
one ground screw.
The connection of the grounding points and the ground bar need to be tight and
reliable. Rustproofing the terminals is required. This can be done with rust
preventing paint, anti-oxidation coatings, grease, and so on.
Weatherproof Protection2.6
The Nova-436 adopts cold shrink tube for weatherproof protection. Before installing the
cold shrink tube, clean up the interface first. The weatherproof protection steps are as
follows:
1. Insert cable into cold shrink tube.
2. Tighten the connector.
3. Push the cold shrink tube to the top joint and pull out the strip.
4. Check whether the cold shrink tube tight connect with the connection.
Regulatory Compliance
2.7
FCC Compliance
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.

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Any Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A
digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment
is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to
cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the
interference at his own expense.
Warning
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an
uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with
minimum distance 30 cm between the radiator & your body.
ISEDC Compliance
This device complies with Innovation, Science, and Economic Development
Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s).
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not
cause interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference, including i
nterference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d' Innovation, Science et
Développement
économique Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence.
L'exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions
suivantes:
(1) l'appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et
(2) l'utilisateur de l'appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi,
même si le brouillage est susceptible d'en compromettre le fonctionnement.
The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation
distance of at least 30 cm from all persons and must not be collocated or
operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter, End-Users must
be provided with transmitter operation conditions for satisfying RF exposure
compliance.

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3.Base Station Installation
Unpacking3.1
Before opening the box, make sure the package is in good condition, undamaged and
not wet. During the unpacking, avoid potential damaging impacts from hits or excessive
force.
Once unpacked, check whether the quantity are consistent with the packing list.
Installation Procedure3.2
The installation procedure of Nova-436 is given in Figure 3-1.
Figure 3-1 Installation Procedure of Nova-436
Install GPS Antenna3.3
Installation requirements on the GPS antenna:
No major blocking from buildings in the vicinity. Keep the rooftop buildings a
distance away from the GPS. Make sure the space atop within 90 degrees (at least
45 degrees) is not blocked by any buildings.
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devices.Avoid interference from other transmitting antennas to the GPS antennas.
Should be installed within 45 degrees to the lightning rod.
The GPS has been assembled before packing, the only installation step is to fix the GPS
mounting bracket on the base station with the M4*14 screws, as shown in Figure 3-2.
Figure 3-2 Install GPS Antenna
Install on Pole3.4
Required diameter of the pole: 40mm ~ 100mm. Suggest the installation height higher
than 120cm.
The base station bracket has been assembled before packing. In the installation site, the
installation persons only need to fix the assembled base station on pole.
1. Take down the two outer omegas.
2. Make sure installation height of the base station, fit the thread rod of the assembled
bracket to the pole, and then pass the two omegas through the threaded rods, and
fasten with four flat gaskets, four spring gaskets, and four nuts.

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Caution:
The arrow of the installation bracket must be upward.
3. Hung the two pin on the base station bracket to the installation bracket, push the
base station until the hook block to the base station’s bracket
4. Tighten screws on the top of the bracket of the base station using cross screwdriver
to complete the installation.

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Install on Wall3.5
The wall must bear four times of the base station weight.
1. Take apart the assembled installation bracket kit to get the installation bracket
2. Fit the installation bracket on the wall, and mark the drilling locations.
Caution:
The arrow of the installation bracket must be upward.
3. Drill two 10mm diameter and 70mm depth holes in the wall by following the
marked locations.
4. Check the up/down direction of the installation rack, and then fix base station
to the wall using M8*80 expansion screws.
5. Refer to the installation steps on pole, fix base station on wall.
Connect Cable3.6
3.6.1 Requirement for Cable Laying
General requirements:
Bending radius requirement of feeder cable: 7/8” > 250mm, 4/5” > 380mm
Bending radius requirement of jumper cable: 1/4” > 35mm，1/2” (super soft) > 50mm，
1/2”(ordinary)>127mm
Bending radius requirement of power cable and grounding cable: > tripled of the
diameter of cable
The minimum bend radius of the optical fiber is the 20 times of the diameter of
optical fiber.
Binding the cables according the type of the cable, the intertwining and crossing is