CommScope OneCell Manual

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Hardware Installation Guide
Release 4.5
Document Number: M0303A2
OneCell®
Document Revision: 4.5.01
Date: September 2020

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Contents
Document revision history
About this document
Audience ....................................................................................................................xiii
Purpose.......................................................................................................................xiii
What you need to know .............................................................................................xiii
Customer documentation ...........................................................................................xiii
Conventions ............................................................................................................... xiv
Notes, cautions, and warnings ................................................................................... xvi
PART 1 OVERVIEW AND PREPARATION
Chapter 1
CommScope OneCell® overview
Overview....................................................................................................................1-2
CommScope OneCell system ....................................................................................1-2
OneCell hardware components ..................................................................................1-3
Baseband Controller physical ports.....................................................................1-3
Chapter 2
Preparing to install the OneCell system
Overview....................................................................................................................2-2
Before installing the OneCell components ................................................................2-2
Commissioning the OneCell network........................................................................2-2
PART 2 ONECELL COMPONENT INSTALLATION
Chapter 3
Baseband Controller installation
Preparing for Baseband Controller installation..........................................................3-2
Installing the Baseband Controller into a rack...........................................................3-2
Chapter 4
RP5100i installation
RP5100i installation overview...................................................................................4-2
Ceiling mount.............................................................................................................4-3

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Mounting the Radio Point on the ceiling tile ......................................................4-5
Mounting the Radio Point above the ceiling tile...............................................4-15
Flown mount ............................................................................................................4-22
Flown mount installation...................................................................................4-24
Pole mount ...............................................................................................................4-31
Pole mount installation......................................................................................4-31
Chapter 5
RP5100r installation
Rugged Radio Point installation overview ................................................................5-2
Pole mount installation ..............................................................................................5-4
Vertical pole mount .............................................................................................5-4
Wall mount installation ............................................................................................5-10
Chapter 6
RP2000 Installation
Indoor Radio Point (RP2000) installation overview..................................................6-2
Ceiling mount.............................................................................................................6-3
Mounting the Radio Point on the ceiling tile ......................................................6-5
Mounting the Radio Point above the ceiling tile...............................................6-13
Flown mount ............................................................................................................6-17
Flown mount installation...................................................................................6-18
Pole mount ...............................................................................................................6-23
Pole mount installation......................................................................................6-23
Chapter 7
RP2100 Installation
Rugged Radio Point (RP2100) installation overview................................................7-2
Pole mount installation ..............................................................................................7-4
Vertical pole mount .............................................................................................7-4
Horizontal pole mount.......................................................................................7-10
Wall mount installation ............................................................................................7-17
PART 3 APPENDICES
Appendix A
Safety
Radiation Exposure Statement.................................................................................. A-2
FCC Part 15........................................................................................................ A-2

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EN55032............................................................................................................. A-2
Human exposure limits for OneCell deployments.................................................... A-2
Reference documents ......................................................................................... A-4
Appendix B
Installation troubleshooting
Baseband Controller LED patterns ........................................................................... B-2
Radio Point LED patterns ......................................................................................... B-4
RP5100i LED patterns........................................................................................ B-4
RP5100r LED patterns ....................................................................................... B-6
RP2000 series LED patterns............................................................................... B-7
Appendix C
Specifications
Environmental and physical specifications............................................................... C-2
SPF/SPF+ specifications........................................................................................... C-3
Appendix D
Field Replaceable Units
FRU overview...........................................................................................................D-2
Replacing Baseband Controller modules.................................................................. D-2
Prerequisites .......................................................................................................D-2
Off-site activities ................................................................................................ D-3
On-site activities.................................................................................................D-7
Post-Install Verification.................................................................................... D-11
Replacing Radio Points prerequisites and on-site activities ................................... D-13
Prerequisites .....................................................................................................D-13
On-site activities...............................................................................................D-14
Replacing RP5100 series Radio Points................................................................... D-16
Replacing a ceiling RP5100i (above tile).........................................................D-17
Replacing a flown mounted RP5100i...............................................................D-32
Replacing a pole mounted RP5100i .................................................................D-42
Replacing RP5100i RF modules.............................................................................D-47
Replacing RP2000 series Radio Points................................................................... D-52
Replacing a ceiling Indoor RP (above tile) ......................................................D-52
Replacing a flown mounted Indoor RP ............................................................D-62
Replacing a pole mounted Indoor RP...............................................................D-66
Replacing a vertical pole mounted Rugged RP................................................D-69
Replacing a horizontal pole mounted Rugged RP............................................ D-76
Replacing a wall mounted Rugged RP.............................................................D-81

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RP post-replacement verification............................................................................D-85
Appendix E
Cable installation and power separation guidelines
Overview................................................................................................................... E-2
Cable handling .......................................................................................................... E-2
Cable termination...................................................................................................... E-3
Cable splicing..................................................................................................... E-4
Cable termination ............................................................................................... E-5
Cable grounding ............................................................................................... E-10
Lightning protection................................................................................................ E-12
Important guidelines......................................................................................... E-12
Indoor box ........................................................................................................ E-12
Outdoor protection ........................................................................................... E-13
Ceiling connector.................................................................................................... E-15
Patch panel.............................................................................................................. E-17
Power separation guidelines ................................................................................... E-17

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List of figures
Figure 1-1 OneCell solution ..............................................................................1-3
Figure 1-2 Baseband Controller ports ...............................................................1-4
Figure 4-1 CommScope ceiling mount kit contents ..........................................4-3
Figure 4-2 Drop rail, system integrator-provided..............................................4-4
Figure 4-3 CommScope flown mount kit contents..........................................4-23
Figure 4-4 Mounting bracket kit contents .......................................................4-31
Figure 5-1 Hardware provided by CommScope................................................5-2
Figure 5-2 Hardware provided by the systems integrator .................................5-3
Figure 5-3 RJ45, IP67 connector assembly.......................................................5-4
Figure 6-1 CommScope ceiling mount kit contents ..........................................6-3
Figure 6-2 Drop rail, system integrator-provided..............................................6-4
Figure 6-3 CommScope supplied kit contents.................................................6-17
Figure 6-4 Mounting bracket kit contents .......................................................6-23
Figure E-1 Unreel cable.................................................................................... E-2
Figure E-2 Cable with sock attached using tie wrap......................................... E-3
Figure E-3 RJ45, IP67 connector...................................................................... E-3
Figure E-4 Assembling the connector on the RP end ....................................... E-4
Figure E-5 CAT6-A lightning protector ......................................................... E-13
Figure E-6 Remote equipment protection for outdoor devices....................... E-14
Figure E-7 Protector box mounted to pole...................................................... E-15

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List of tables
Table 1 Customer documentation ................................................................... xiv
Table 2 Conventions .......................................................................................xiv
Table 1-1 Baseband Controller physical port assignments.................................1-4
Table A-1 RF exposure for OneCell at maximum power internal antennas for
RP5000 series....................................................................................A-3
Table A-2 RF exposure for OneCell at maximum power internal antennas for
RP2000 series....................................................................................A-4
Table C-1 Environmental and Physical specifications....................................... C-2
Table E-1 CAT-6A protection equipment parts list ......................................... E-13

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Document revision history
The following section lists documentation changes in OneCell® Installation Guide,
v4.5 (M0303A2).
Revision 4.5.01 (September 14, 2020)
• Initial document release
• Added Band 5 (RPM-A5A11-B05) and Band 30 (RPM-A5A11-B30) RF exposure
data to Table A-1 on page A-3

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About this document
This document provides the procedures for installing and configuring the Baseband
Controller and Radio Points.
Audience
This document is written for computer hardware installers and administrators,
network architects and business planners who are responsible for the planning and
design of the CommScope OneCell deployment environment.
Purpose
This guide provides the information necessary for installing the OneCell hardware in
the operator’s network.
What you need to know
The reader should have a basic understanding of:
• Data networks
• LTE technology
• General telecommunications practices
Customer documentation
The following table lists available documents in the OneCell documentation suite.

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Table 1. Customer documentation
Title Contents
OneCell®Feature Guide, v4.5
(M0303A0)
Contains a description of anchor features for the
current release, and a system overview, including
CommScope provided components and required
components from other vendors.
OneCell® Network Planning
Guide, v4.5 (M0303A1)
Describes main components of the OneCell system,
high-level view of hardware components, how do you
engineer an in-building system, how do you determine
Radio Points locations, and how to design in-building
systems. Contains best practices for deployment,
including when to use clustering, and how to manage
capacity.
OneCell® Installation Guide, v4.5
(M0303A2)
Includes detailed installation instructions for
Baseband Controller and Radio Points hardware.
OM and KPI Reference for
OneCell® Devices, v4.5
(M0303A3)
Describes the operational measurements and key
performance indicators for OneCell devices.
OneCell® Troubleshooting, v4.5
(M0303A4)
Covers common troubleshooting scenarios in
deployed devices and troubleshooting methods.
OneCell® Administration, v4.5
(M0303A5)
Describes how to operate, maintain and manage
OneCell devices using the Baseband Controller’s Web
UI.
OneCell®Device Alarm Reference
(M0301A7)
Includes OneCell device alarm information.

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Conventions
This guide uses the following text conventions, as applicable.
Table 2. Conventions
Convention Description
Syntax symbols
< > Enclose a required parameter or set of parameters. For
example:
>band-class <class>
<class> is a required parameter.
[ ] Enclose an optional parameter or set of parameters. For
example:
>activate image <version> [reboot]
[reboot] is an optional parameter.
| Separates items on a list of parameters, only one of
which can be used. For example:
>channel-included <yes|no>
A valid command is:
>channel-included yes
Font usage
Bold input font Indicates text that must be entered exactly as shown. For
example:
Enter ping 192.23.10.12.
Italic input font Indicates a variable parameter for which you must
provide an actual value. For example:
>authentication key <aukey>
<aukey> is a variable parameter.
A valid command is:
>authentication key 9782503000
Plain output font Indicates system output in a command line or system-
generated file. For example:
IP address 192.23.10.12 is alive.
Italic output font Indicates a variable in system output in a command line
or system-generated file. For example:
Installation of release <release> is
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Notes, cautions, and warnings
NOTE
Notes provide additional information about the subject text.
CAUTION Cautions indicate that procedures, if performed incorrectly, can cause equipment
damage or data loss.
WARNING Warnings indicate that procedures, if performed incorrectly, can harm you.
Plain italic font Indicates file names, directory paths, book titles, chapter
titles, and user accounts.
Bold font Indicates text that appears on screen exactly as shown,
for example, names of screens, names of buttons, items
on menus, and items on pull down lists.
blue text Indicates a hypertext link.
Other conventions
> Indicates graphical user interface (GUI) menu path. For
example:
Select Edit > Add Network to open the Add Network
screen.
Table 2. Conventions
Convention Description

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Part I: Overview and preparation
Chapter 1 CommScope OneCell® overview
Chapter 2 Preparing to install the OneCell system

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Chapter 1
CommScope OneCell® overview
This chapter contains a high level overview of the OneCell deployment and the
OneCell components installed in the OneCell system.
Overview 1-2
CommScope OneCell system 1-2
OneCell hardware components 1-3

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Overview
OneCell is a revolutionary wireless system that can deliver the ultimate in wireless
performance.
• It eliminates cell borders and handovers
• It can cover a large area with consistent user experience without any significant
interference
• It can take advantage of multiple distributed radio points to deliver a stronger
signal on both the downlink and the uplink
• It can deliver greater capacity through distributed (multi-user and single-user)
MIMO and Coordinated Multipoint (CoMP)
• It has the flexibility to neutralize macro interference in co-channel small cell
deployments
• It can be used to deliver unprecedented levels of capacity to hot spot areas by
deploying radio points with overlapping coverage and enabling multi- user MIMO
In addition to these important benefits in user experience and data capacity, OneCell
provides superior economics and investment protection, ease of deployment, support
for multi-operator deployments.
CommScope OneCell system
OneCell is an in-building, enterprise solution for LTE that provides an in-building
consistent signal. It operates as a wireless network with a single cell, called a
Baseband Controller, over distributed Radio Points. Network operators benefit from
the OneCell because they reduce the load on their infrastructure.