CommScope ION-M17EHP/19P User manual

ION®-M17EHP/19P
Optical Remote Unit
(M-Cabinet)
Manual
MF0150A1A

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Table of Contents
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.GENERAL 5
1.1.USED ABBREVIATIONS 5
1.2.HEALTH AND SAFETY 6
1.3.PROPERTY DAMAGE WARNINGS 6
1.4.COMPLIANCE 7
1.5.ABOUT COMMSCOPE 9
1.6.INTERNATIONAL CONTACT ADDRESSES FOR CUSTOMER SUPPORT 10
2.INTRODUCTION 12
2.1.PURPOSE 12
2.2.ION-M17EHP/19P 12
3.FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION 13
3.1.ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT 13
3.1.1.Fan-Protection Kit 13
3.1.2.Accessories 13
4.COMMISSIONING 14
4.1.MECHANICAL INSTALLATION 14
4.1.1.Health and Safety for Mechanical Installation 14
4.1.2.Property Damage Warnings for Mechanical Installation 14
4.1.3.Wall-Mounting Procedure 16
4.1.4.Pole Mounting 17
4.1.5.Mounting of Fan Protection 19
4.2.ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION 20
4.2.1.Health and Safety for Electrical Installation 20
4.2.2.Property Damage Warnings for Electrical Installation 20
4.2.3.Connections 21
4.2.4.Grounding (Earthing) 21
4.2.5.Connection of the Antenna Cables 22
4.2.6.Cleaning Procedure for RF Cable Connectors 23
4.2.7.Antenna Cable Connector Assembly 26
4.2.8.Optical-Fiber-Cable Connection - Rules 27
4.2.9.Protective Plug 29
4.2.10.Protective-Tube Kit 31
4.2.11.External-Alarm Inputs and Outputs 33
4.2.12.Power Connection 36
4.2.13.Commisioning Flowchart 37
5.ALARMS AND TROUBLESHOOTING 39

Figures and Tables
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6.MAINTENANCE 40
6.1.GENERAL 40
6.2.REPLACING THE FAN UNIT 41
6.3.CLEANING THE HEAT SINK 42
7.APPENDIX 43
7.1.ILLUSTRATIONS 43
7.2.SPECIFICATIONS 44
7.2.1.Electrical Specifications 44
7.2.2.Environmental and Safety Specifications 44
7.2.3.Mechanical Specifications 44
7.3.SPARE PARTS 45
8.INDEX 46
FIGURES AND TABLES
figure 4-1 Wall mounting, (metric dimensions)........................................................... 16
figure 4-2 Pole-mounting kit........................................................................................ 17
figure 4-3 Pole mounting (metric dimensions)............................................................ 18
figure 4-4 Mounting procedure for fan protection, (metric dimensions) ..................... 19
figure 4-5 Connector flange of ION-M17EHP/19P ..................................................... 21
figure 4-6 Grounding bolt (left) and schematic view (right) ........................................ 21
figure 4-7 Torque wrench for tightening ..................................................................... 22
figure 4-8 Protective-plug assembly ........................................................................... 29
figure 4-9 Tube-kit installation .................................................................................... 32
figure 4-10 Flange connector, 5 poles........................................................................ 34
figure 4-11 Alarm inputs (optocoupler) ....................................................................... 34
figure 4-12 Alarm outputs (optocoupler)..................................................................... 35
figure 4-13 Flange connector, 7 poles........................................................................ 35
figure 4-14 Power supply cables (AC)........................................................................ 36
figure 4-15 Power supply cable (DC) ......................................................................... 36
figure 7-1 Cabinet drawing ......................................................................................... 43
table 1-1 List of international contact addresses........................................................ 11
table 4-1 Specified torques......................................................................................... 15
table 5-1 Status LED alarms....................................................................................... 39

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1.General
1.1.Used Abbreviations
3GPP 3rd Generation Partnership Project
AC/DC Alternating current / Direct Current
AIMOS Andrew Integrated Management and Operating System
ALC Automatic Level Control
BITE Built-In Test Equipment
BTS Base Transceiver Station
CE "Conformité Européenne" ("European Conformity")
CD Compact Disk
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DL Downlink
DoC Declaration of Conformity
EDGE Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution
EN European Norm
ESD Electrostatic Discharge
ETS European Telecommunication Standard
GSM Global System for Mobile Communication
GND Ground
GUI Graphical User Interface
ICP3 Intercept Point 3rd order
ID No Identification Number
ION Intelligent Optical Network
IP Ingress Protection
ISO International Organization for Standardization
LED Light Emitting Diode
LMT Local Maintenance Terminal
LTE Long Term Evolution
MIMO Multiple Input Multiple Output
MS Mobile Station
MU Main Unit
NF Noise Figure
OTRx Optical Transceiver = SRMU (Subrack Master Unit)
PG Packing Gland
PIM Passive Intermodulation
R&TTE Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment
RF Radio Frequency
RU Remote Unit
RX Receiver
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
TX Transmitter
UL Uplink
UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunication System
UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply
WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
WDM Wavelength Division Multiplex

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1.2.Health and Safety
1. Danger: Electrical hazard. Danger of death or fatal injury from electrical
current. Obey all general and regional installation and safety regulations
relating to work on high voltage installations, as well as regulations
covering correct use of tools and personal protective equipment.
2. Danger: Electrical hazard. Danger of death or fatal injury from electrical
current inside the unit in operation. Before opening the unit, disconnect
mains power.
3. Caution: Laser radiation. Risk of eye injury in operation. Do not stare into the
beam; do not view it directly or with optical instruments.
4. Caution: High frequency radiation in operation. Risk of health hazards associated
with radiation from the unit’s inner conductor of the antenna port(s). Disconnect
mains before connecting or replacing antenna cables.
5. Caution: High frequency radiation in operation. Risk of health hazards associated
with radiation from the antenna(s) connected to the unit. Implement prevention
measures to avoid the possibility of close proximity to the antenna(s) while in
operation.
1.3. Property Damage Warnings
1. Attention: Due to power dissipation, the remote unit may reach a very high
temperature. Do not operate this equipment on or close to flammable materials.
Use caution when servicing the unit.
2. Attention: Only authorized and trained personnel are allowed to open the unit
and get access to the inside.
3. Notice: Although the Remote Unit is internally protected against overvoltage, it is
strongly recommended to ground (earth) the antenna cables close to the antenna
connectors of the Remote Unit for protection against atmospheric discharge. In
areas with strong lightning, it is strongly recommended to install additional
lightning protection.
4. Notice: ESD precautions must be observed. Before commencing maintenance
work, use the available grounding (earthing) system to connect ESD protection
measures.
5. Notice: Only suitably qualified personnel are allowed to work on this unit and only
after becoming familiar with all safety notices, installation, operation and
maintenance procedures contained in this manual.
6. Notice: Keep operating instructions within easy reach and make them available
to all users.

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7. Notice: Read and obey all the warning labels attached to the unit. Make sure that
all warning labels are kept in a legible condition. Replace any missing or
damaged labels.
8. Notice: Only license holders for the respective frequency range are allowed to
operate this unit.
9. Notice: Make sure the repeater settings are correct for the intended use (refer to
the manufacturer product information) and regulatory requirements are met. Do
not carry out any modifications or fit any spare parts, which are not sold or
recommended by the manufacturer.
1.4. Compliance
1. Notice: For installations, which have to comply with FCC RF exposure
requirements, the antenna selection and installation must be completed in a way
to ensure compliance with those FCC requirements. Depending on the RF
frequency, rated output power, antenna gain, and the loss between the repeater
and antenna, the minimum distance D to be maintained between the antenna
location and human beings is calculated according to this formula:
]/[
][
][ 2
4cmmW
mW
cm PD
P
D 

where
P (mW) is the radiated power at the antenna, i.e. the max. rated repeater
output power in addition to the antenna gain minus the loss between the
repeater and the antenna.
PD (mW/cm²) is the allowed Power Density limit acc. to 47 CFR 1.1310 (B)
for general population / uncontrolled exposures which is
oF (MHz) / 1500 for frequencies from 300MHz to 1500MHz
o1 for frequencies from 1500MHz to 100,000MHz
RF exposure compliance may need to be addressed at the time of licensing, as
required by the responsible FCC Bureau(s), including antenna co-location
requirements of 1.1307(b)(3).
2. Notice: For installations which have to comply with European EN50385 exposure
compliance requirements, the following Power Density limits/guidelines (mW/cm²)
according to ICNIRP are valid:
o0.2 for frequencies from 10 MHz to 400 MHz
oF (MHz) / 2000 for frequencies from 400 MHz to 2 GHz
o1 for frequencies from 2 GHz to 300 GHz

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3. Notice: Installation of this equipment is in full responsibility of the installer, who
has also the responsibility, that cables and couplers are calculated into the
maximum gain of the antennas, so that this value, which is filed in the FCC Grant
and can be requested from the FCC data base, is not exceeded. The industrial
boosters are shipped only as a naked booster without any installation devices or
antennas as it needs for professional installation.
4. Notice: The unit complies with Overvoltage Category II. It also complies with the
surge requirement according to EN 61000-4-5 (fine protection); however,
installation of an additional medium (via local supply connection) and/or coarse
protection (external surge protection) is recommended depending on the
individual application in order to avoid damage caused by overcurrent.
For Canada and US, components used to reduce the Overvoltage Category shall
comply with the requirements of IEC 61643-series. As an alternative, components
used to reduce the Overvoltage Category may comply with ANSI/IEEE C62.11,
CSA Certification Notice No. 516, CSA C22.2 No. 1, or UL 1449. Suitability of the
component for the application shall be determined for the intended installation.
5. Notice: Corresponding local particularities and regulations must be observed. For
national deviations, please refer to the respective documents included in the
manual CD that is delivered with the unit.
6. Note: This unit complies with European standard EN60950.
Equipment Symbols Used / Compliance
Please observe the meanings of the following symbols used in our equipment and
the compliance warnings:
Symbol Compliance Meaning / Warning
--- FCC
For industrial (Part 20) signal booster:
WARNING: This is NOT a CONSUMER device. It is
designed for installation by FCC LICENSEES and
QUALIFIED INSTALLERS. You MUST have an FCC
LICENSE or express consent of an FCC Licensee to
operate this device. Unauthorized use may result in
significant forfeiture penalties, including penalties in
excess of $100,000 for each continuing violation.
CE
Alert sign to R&TTE
To be sold exclusively to mobile operators or
authorized installers – no harmonized frequency
bands, operation requires license. Intended use: EU
and EFTA countries.
Indicates conformity with the R&TTE directive
1999/5/EC certified by the notified body no. 0700.

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1.5. About CommScope
CommScope is the foremost supplier of one-stop, end-to-end radio frequency (RF)
solutions. Part of the CommScope portfolio are complete solutions for wireless
infrastructure from top-of-the-tower base station antennas to cable systems and
cabinets, RF site solutions, signal distribution, and network optimization. For patents
see www.cs-pat.com.
CommScope has global engineering and manufacturing facilities. In addition, it
maintains field engineering offices throughout the world.
Andrew Wireless Systems GmbH based in Buchdorf/Germany, which is part of
CommScope, is a leading manufacturer of coverage equipment for mobile radio
networks, specializing in high performance, RF and optical repeaters. Our optical
distributed networks and RF repeater systems provide coverage and capacity
solution for wireless networks in both indoor installations and outdoor environments,
e.g. tunnels, subways, in-trains, airport buildings, stadiums, skyscrapers, shopping
malls, hotels and conference rooms.
Andrew Wireless Systems GmbH operates a quality management system in
compliance with the requirements of ISO 9001 and TL 9000. All equipment is
manufactured using highly reliable material. To maintain highest quality of the
products, comprehensive quality monitoring is conducted at all fabrication stages.
Finished products leave the factory only after a thorough final acceptance test,
accompanied by a test certificate guaranteeing optimal operation.
This product meets the requirements of the R&TTE directive and the Declaration of
Conformity (DoC) itself. A current version of the CE DoC is included in this manual
CD delivered *. Any updated version of the DoC is available upon request from the
local sales offices or directly from CommScope via the local Customer Support at
one of the addresses listed in the following chapter.
According to the DoC, our "CE"-marked equipment can be used in all member
states of the European Union.
Note: Exceptions of and national deviations from this intended use may be
possible. To observe corresponding local particularities and
regulations, please refer to the respective documents (also in
national language) which are included in the manual CD delivered.
* In case the Declaration of Conformity (DoC) for the product was not included in the manual CD
delivered, it is available upon request from the local sales offices or directly from CommScope at
one of the addresses listed in the following chapter.
To make the most of this product, we recommend you carefully read the instructions
in this manual and commission the system only according to these instructions.
For technical assistance and support, please also contact the local office or
CommScope directly at one of the addresses listed in the following chapter.

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1.6.International Contact Addresses for Customer Support
Canada
A
M
E
R
I
C
A
S
United States
CommScope Canada
A
ndrew LLC, A CommScope Company
Mail 505 Consumers Road, Suite 803
Toronto M2J 4V8, Canada Mail 620 North Greenfield Parkway Garner, NC 27529, U.S.A.
Phone [phone] (Office)
[phone]
(
Cell
)
Phone [phone]
Fax [phone] Fax [phone]
E-mail [email protected] E-mail [email protected]
Caribbean & South American Region Caribbean & Central American Region
CommScope Cabos do Brasil Ltda. CommScope Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Mail
CALA Tech Support for Distributed
Coverage & Capacity Solutions (DCCS)
products:
Rua Guaporanga, 49
Praça Seca – Rio de Janeiro – RJ
ZIP: 21320-180, Brazil
Mail
CALA Tech Support for Distributed
Coverage & Capacity Solutions
(DCCS) products:
Av. Insurgentes Sur 688, Piso 6
Col. Del Valle, CP: 03100
Mexico City, Mexico
Phone [phone] (Cell)
[phone] (Office) Phone [phone] (Office)
Fax + 55-15-2102-4001 Fax [phone]
E-mail [email protected] E-mail [email protected]
China, India and Rest of Asia
A
P
A
C
Australia & New Zealand
Andrew International Corporation
A
ndrew Corporation (Australia) Pty Ltd.
Mail
Room 915, 9/F
Chevalier Commercial Centre
8 Wang Hoi Rd
Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong
Mail
Unit 1
153 Barry Road
Campbellfield
VIC 3061, Australia
Phone [phone] Phone [phone]
Fax [phone] Fax [phone]
E-mail [e-mail] E-mail [email protected]
Middle East & North Africa
Africa
&
Middle
East
South Africa
CommScope Solutions International Inc.
(Branch)
A
ndrew Wireless Solutions Africa
(PTY) LTD
Mail
PO Box 48 78 22
Unit 3206, Floor 32,
Jumeirah Business Center 5,
Jumeirah Lakes Towers,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Mail
11 Commerce Crescent West
Eastgate, Sandton
PO Box 786117
Sandton 2146
South Africa
Phone [phone] Phone + 27 11-719-6000
Fax [phone] Fax + 27 11-444-5393
E-mail [email protected] E-mail [email protected]