COMBA TB-1800 Technical Document

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TB-1800
GSM1800 TOWER MOUNTED
BAND SELECTIVE BOOSTER

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0.2 CONTENTS
Section Page
0.2 CONTENTS ...........................................................................................................................2
0.3 INDEX TO FIGURES AND TABLES .....................................................................................4
0.4 HISTORY ...............................................................................................................................5
0.5 ISSUE CONTROL..................................................................................................................6
0.6 REFERENCES ......................................................................................................................7
0.7 GLOSSARY OF TERMS .......................................................................................................8
0.8 SAFETY NOTICES AND ADMONISHMENTS ......................................................................9
0.9 SERVICING POLICY AND RETURN OF EQUIPMENT......................................................10
0.10 READERS COMMENTS .....................................................................................................11
1GENERAL INFORMATION .................................................................................................12
2EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION..............................................................................................14
2.1 TB-1800 APPLICATION DIAGRAM ....................................................................................14
2.2 EQUIPMENT LAYOUT ........................................................................................................15
2.3 MANUFACTURING ENTITIES ............................................................................................18
2.4 KIT OF PARTS ....................................................................................................................18
2.5 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS .........................................................................................19
2.5.1 ELECTRICAL AND POWER ...............................................................................................19
2.5.2 OPERATION & MAINTENANCE .........................................................................................20
3INSTALLATION ...................................................................................................................21
3.1 WARNINGS AND ALERTS .................................................................................................21
3.2 SITE PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS................................................................................22
3.2.1 TB-1800 INSTALLATION CHECKLIST ...............................................................................23
3.3 INSTALLATION PROCEDURES.........................................................................................24
3.3.1 GOODS INWARDS INSPECTION ......................................................................................24
3.3.2 TOOLS.................................................................................................................................24
3.3.3 PREPARATION ...................................................................................................................24
3.3.4 MOUNTING RACK DIAGRAM ............................................................................................24
3.3.5 WALL MOUNTING DETAILS ..............................................................................................25
3.3.6 POLE MOUNTING DETAILS...............................................................................................26
3.3.7 DRIP-LOOP .........................................................................................................................26
3.3.8 EQUIPMENT CONNECTIONS............................................................................................27
4COMMISSIONING ...............................................................................................................30
4.1 MCU LED INDICATORS .....................................................................................................30
4.2 EQUIPMENT POWER-UP...................................................................................................30
4.3 OMT OVERVIEW.................................................................................................................31
4.4 NON-VOLATILE MEMORY .................................................................................................31
4.5 PREPARATION FOR REMOTE CONNECTION OF OMT USING WIRELESS
MODEM ...............................................................................................................................32
4.6 PHYSICAL CONNECTION OF OMT TO EQUIPMENT ......................................................32
4.7 LOCAL COMMISSIONING ..................................................................................................33
4.7.1 USING OMT SOFTWARE ...................................................................................................33
4.7.2 DESCRIPTION OF PARAMETERS ....................................................................................36
4.8 COMMISSIONING PROCEDURES ....................................................................................41
4.9 REMOTE MONITORING USING OMC (OPTIONAL) .........................................................41
5OPERATION........................................................................................................................42
6MAINTENANCE...................................................................................................................43

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7APPENDICES......................................................................................................................44
7.1 APPENDIX A: TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR INSTALLATION ......................................44
7.2 APPENDIX B: OMT INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION..........................................45
7.2.1 ENVIRONMENT FOR OMT OPERATION ..........................................................................45
7.2.2 TB-1800 COMPONENT UN-INSTALLATION .....................................................................49
7.2.3 OMT EXPLORER UN-INSTALLATION ...............................................................................50
7.3 APPENDIX C: OMT EXPLORER V2.10 INTRODUCTION .................................................51
7.3.1 PULL DOWN MENU............................................................................................................52
7.3.2 TOOLBAR............................................................................................................................53
7.4 APPENDIX D: CHANNEL NUMBER AND FREQUENCY TABLE ......................................54
7.5 APPENDIX E: RMA (RETURN MATERIAL AUTHORIZATION) FORM .............................56

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0.3 INDEX TO FIGURES AND TABLES
Figure 1: Front, side and bottom views of TB-1800 enclosure ............................................................. 13
Figure 2: TB-1800 application diagram ................................................................................................. 14
Figure 3: Layout of equipped product (application 1 – 43dBm model) ................................................. 15
Figure 4: Layout of equipped product (application 2 – 40dBm model) ................................................. 15
Figure 5: Layout of equipped product (application 1 – 46dBm model) ................................................. 16
Figure 6: Layout of equipped product (application 2 – 43dBm model) ................................................. 16
Figure 7: Mounting rack dimension ....................................................................................................... 24
Figure 8: Wall mounting overview ......................................................................................................... 25
Figure 9: Pole mounting overview......................................................................................................... 26
Figure 10: Equipment Connections....................................................................................................... 27
Figure 11: Connecting local commission cable..................................................................................... 29
Figure 12: External connections of TB-1800......................................................................................... 29
Figure 13: Location of MCU and LEDs ................................................................................................. 30
Figure 14: Wireless modem .................................................................................................................. 32
Figure 15: OMT explorer window .......................................................................................................... 33
Figure 16: OMT screenshot - connection to the equipment.................................................................. 34
Figure 17: OMT screenshot - communication setup ............................................................................. 34
Figure 18: OMT main window - online ok.............................................................................................. 35
Figure 19: Alarm Parameters ................................................................................................................ 38
Figure 20: OMT software installation window ....................................................................................... 46
Figure 21: Components selective window............................................................................................. 46
Figure 22: Installation of OMT explorer completed ...............................................................................47
Figure 23: Installation of TB-1800 component completed .................................................................... 48
Figure 24: TB-1800 component uninstallation - confirmation ............................................................... 49
Figure 25: TB-1800 component Uninstallation - final confirmation ....................................................... 49
Figure 26: OMT Explorer uninstallation - acknowledgement ................................................................ 50
Figure 27: OMT explorer version........................................................................................................... 52
Table 1: Variants of TB-1800 ................................................................................................................ 12
Table 2: Manufacturing entities for product variant TB-1800 ................................................................ 18
Table 3: TB-1800 KOPs ........................................................................................................................ 18
Table 4: Electrical and Power specifications......................................................................................... 19
Table 5: Management of TB-1800......................................................................................................... 20
Table 6: TB-1800 Installation checklist ................................................................................................. 23
Table 7: LEDs on MCU ......................................................................................................................... 30
Table 8: Management - Network Parameters ....................................................................................... 36
Table 9: Management - RF parameters ................................................................................................ 37
Table 10: Management - Alarm list ....................................................................................................... 38
Table 11: Commissioning procedures................................................................................................... 41
Table 12: Alarms diagnosis ................................................................................................................... 42

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0.4 HISTORY
Change No. ENU Details Of Change
1 1-0-0 Updated base product name: TPA-1810 = TB-1800
Document developed based on TPA-1810 QE 1-0-0 manual and
issued in Jan 2006.

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0.5 ISSUE CONTROL
Date 23
Jan
06
Section
All All

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0.6 REFERENCES
0.6.1 TB-1800 Datasheet
Control: 3-1-0/C1
English datasheet released on 14 Oct 2005
0.6.2 TPA-1810 QE 1-0-0 Equipment Manual for TPA-1810 in English
released on 22 Dec 2005

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0.7 GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Abbreviation Definition
ALC Automatic Level Control
ATT Attenuator
BS Base Station
BTS Base Transceiver Station
CH Channel
dB Decibel
dBm Decibels relative to 1 milliwatt
DL Downlink
DT Donor Terminal
DPX Duplexer
EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
EGSM Enhanced Global Standard for Mobile Communication
FS Frequency Select
GSM Global Standard for Mobile Communication
Hz Hertz
ID Identification
LNA Low Noise Amplifier
MCU Main Control Unit
MHz Megahertz
MT Mobile Terminal
MTBF Mean Time Between Failures
NC Normally Closed
NF Noise Figure
NO Normally Open
OMC Operation & Maintenance Center
OMT Operation & Maintenance Terminal
PLL Phase Locked Loop
PSU Power Supply Unit
RF Radio Frequency
SIM Subscriber Identification Module
SMA Sub-Miniature A Connector
SMS Short Message Service
TMB Tower Mounted Booster
UL Uplink
VAC Volts Alternating Current
VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio

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0.8 SAFETY NOTICES AND ADMONISHMENTS
This document contains safety notices in accordance with appropriate standards. In the interests of
conformity with the territory standards for the country concerned, the equivalent territorial
admonishments are also shown.
Any installation, adjustment, maintenance and repair of the equipment must only be carried out by
trained, authorised personnel. At all times, personnel must comply with any safety notices and
instructions.
Specific hazards are indicated by symbol labels on or near the affected parts of the equipment. The
labels conform to international standards, are triangular in shape, and are colored black on a yellow
background. An informative text label may accompany the symbol label.
Hazard labelling is supplemented by safety notices in the appropriate equipment manual. These
notices contain additional information on the nature of the hazard and may also specify precautions.
Warning Notices:
These draw the attention of personnel to hazards which may cause death or injury to the operator or
others. Examples of use are cases of high voltage, laser emission, toxic substances, point of high
temperature, etc.
Alert Notices:
These draw the attention of personnel to hazards which may cause damage to the equipment. An
example of use is the case of static electricity hazard.
Caution notices may also be used in the handbook to draw attention to matters that do not constitute a
risk of causing damage to the equipment but where there is a possibility of seriously impairing its
performance, e.g. by mishandling or gross maladjustment. Warnings and Cautions within the main text
do not incorporate labels and may be in shortened form.

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0.9 SERVICING POLICY AND RETURN OF EQUIPMENT
The repair of individual units and modules of this equipment is not considered practicable without
factory facilities. It is, therefore, the policy of Comba whereby faulty units or modules are returned to the
local agent for repair.
To enable an efficient and prompt after sales service to be provided for the diagnosis, repair and return
of any faulty equipment, please comply with the following requirements.
Items to be sent for repair should be packaged so as to provide both electrostatic and physical
protection and a Repair Material Authorization should (a sample of this is in the appendix) be
completed giving the required information
This request must be included with the item for repair. Items for repair should be sent to the nearest
Comba office:
COMBA TELECOM SYSTEMS, LTD.
Hong Kong Office
Address: Room 1503-10 Delta House, 3 On Yiu Street, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Tel: + 852 2636 6861
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Email: [email protected]
Singapore office
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Sweden Office
Address: Comba Telecom Systems AB, Gustavslundsvagen 147, S- 167 51 Bromma,
Stockholm, Sweden
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