CommScope OneCell RP5000 Series Guide

Hardware Installation and
Commissioning, RP5000 series
Release 4.0
Document Number: 913035
OneCell®
Document Revision: 4.0.04
Date: June 2019

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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 ................................................................................................................xv
Notes, cautions, and warnings ..................................................................................xvii
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
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.............................................................................................................4-2
Mounting the Radio Point on the ceiling tile ......................................................4-4

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Mounting the Radio Point above the ceiling tile...............................................4-13
Flown mount............................................................................................................4-20
Flown mount installation...................................................................................4-22
Pole mount...............................................................................................................4-28
Pole mount installation......................................................................................4-28
PART 3 COMMISSIONING
Chapter 5
Configuring the OneCell system
Overview....................................................................................................................5-2
Configuring Ethernet switches...................................................................................5-3
Configuring aggregate switches.................................................................................5-6
Cisco switch ........................................................................................................5-6
Sample Cisco configuration ................................................................................5-6
Accessing the Web GUI...........................................................................................5-13
Configuring the Baseband Controller......................................................................5-16
Uploading XML configuration file ...................................................................5-16
Configuring the Baseband Controller manually................................................5-25
Configuring firewall ports........................................................................................5-27
Chapter 6
Verifying the OneCell installation
Overview....................................................................................................................6-2
Verify the OneCell system installation ......................................................................6-2
Verify the Baseband Controller installation...............................................................6-3
Device Information..............................................................................................6-4
Timing Source Status ..........................................................................................6-5
Radio Point Status...............................................................................................6-6
Service Status......................................................................................................6-6
Alarms snapshot..................................................................................................6-8
Verify local network connectivity..............................................................................6-9
Verify core network connectivity...............................................................................6-9
Verify OneCell RF coverage....................................................................................6-10

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PART 4 APPENDICES
Appendix A
Safety
Radiation Exposure Statement..................................................................................A-2
FCC Part 15........................................................................................................A-2
EN55032.............................................................................................................A-2
Human exposure limits for OneCell deployments....................................................A-2
Reference documents .........................................................................................A-3
Appendix B
Installation troubleshooting
Baseband Controller LED patterns...........................................................................B-2
Radio Point LED patterns.........................................................................................B-4
Appendix C
Specifications
Electrical ratings and technical data .........................................................................C-2
SPF/SPF+ specifications...........................................................................................C-2
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...........................................................................................D-13
Prerequisites .....................................................................................................D-13
On-site activities...............................................................................................D-14
Replacing a ceiling RP5100i (above tile).........................................................D-17
Replacing a flown mounted RP5100i...............................................................D-32
Replacing a pole mounted Indoor RP...............................................................D-40
RP post-replacement verification.....................................................................D-45
Replacing RF modules............................................................................................D-48

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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..........................................4-2
Figure 4-2 Drop rail, system integrator-provided..............................................4-3
Figure 4-3 CommScope flown mount kit contents..........................................4-21
Figure 4-4 Mounting bracket kit contents.......................................................4-28
Figure 5-1 OneCell Baseband single Controller deployment............................5-3
Figure 6-1 Baseband Controller front panel......................................................6-2
Figure 6-2 Management Mode Dashboard........................................................6-4
Figure 6-3 Timing Source Status - GPS............................................................6-5
Figure 6-4 Timing Source Status - PTP ............................................................6-6
Figure 6-5 Service Status...................................................................................6-7
Figure 6-6 Alarms..............................................................................................6-8
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 ........................................................................................xv
Table 1-1 Baseband Controller physical port assignments.................................1-4
Table 5-1 Ethernet switch port assignments.......................................................5-4
Table 5-2 Baseband Controller operator parameters, configuration file..........5-17
Table 5-3 Deployment Wizard steps ................................................................5-26
Table 5-4 Configurable DMS service and protocol ports.................................5-27
Table 6-1 OneCell Baseband Controller operational status ...............................6-3
Table 6-2 Device Information parameters..........................................................6-4
Table 6-3 Service Status.....................................................................................6-7
Table 6-4 CORE LED – local network connectivity issues ...............................6-9
Table 6-5 CORE LED states...............................................................................6-9
Table 6-6 STATUS LED – core network connectivity issues..........................6-10
Table A-1 RF exposure for OneCell at maximum power internal antennas ......A-3
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 and
Commissioning, RP5000 (913035) for R4.0, the release for RP5000 series devices.
Revision 4.0.04 (June 6, 2019)
•Appendix D, Field Replaceable Units
— Added topic, Replacing RF modules on page D-48
Revision 4.0.03 (May 21, 2019)
•Chapter 1, CommScope OneCell® overview
— Revised Baseband Controller physical ports on page 1-3, including Table 1-1
on page 1-4
•Chapter 5, Configuring the OneCell system
— Revised Timing Source, Boundary Clock Interface Port in Table 5-2 on
page 5-17
— Added GPS Information bullet to Configuring the Baseband Controller
manually on page 5-25
— Revised Whitelist Configuration in Table 5-3 on page 5-26
•Chapter 6, Verifying the OneCell installation
— Revised Verify the OneCell system installation on page 6-2
•AddedAppendix A, Safety and Appendix D, Field Replaceable Units
Revision 4.0.02 (March 27, 2019)
• Revised procedures in Chapter 4, RP5100i installation
Revision 4.0.01 (March 13, 2019)
• Initial document release

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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
Device Management System documentation
DMS Software Installation
(913150) Provides server hardware and software requirements, software installation, and other set-up and post-
installation tasks required to support the DMS
platform.
DMS Installation and Management
Guide for OneCell® Devices
(913152)
Provides procedures for installing service packs and
AFU
DMS Software Management
(913153) Describes the DMS platform software upgrade procedures from the previous patch release to the
current patch release and the DMS rollback and
downgrade procedures from the current patch release
to the previous patch release.
DMS Network Management Portal
User Guide (913156) Describes how to manage the OneCell network using the DMS.
DMS Device Management Portal
User Guide for OneCell® Devices
(913158)
Describes Device Management Portal features by
menu items used by technical support personnel.
DMS Administration and Utilities
Reference for OneCell®Devices
(913155)
Describes how to operate, administer, and maintain
the DMS device server for OneCell devices.
Troubleshooting the DMS Network
(913161) Describes how to maintain the DMS and identify, verify, and resolve problems in the device
environment.
DMS Disaster Recovery (913162) Describes how system administrators can recover the
DMS servers after a disaster.
OneCell Device Management
System Online Help Provides context sensitive online help integrated in the DMS.
Baseband Controller and Radio Point documentation
OneCell®Network Planning Guide
(913023)
Describes main components of the OneCell system,
high-level view of HW components, how do you
engineer an in-building system, how do you determine
RP locations, how to design in-building systems and
how to determine Radio Point locations. Contains best
practices for deployment, including when to use
clustering, and how to manage capacity.

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Conventions
This guide uses the following text conventions, as applicable.
OneCell® Installation and
Commissioning (913025)
Includes detailed installation instructions for
Baseband Controller and Radio Points hardware,
planning the installation, physical install, how to
configure the installation, commissioning the
installation to service; verification tests after the
installation.
OneCell® Administration (913026) Contains enterprise-level monitoring and alarms.
OneCell® Troubleshooting
(913022)
Covers common troubleshooting scenarios in
deployed devices and troubleshooting methods.
OneCell® Deployment Guide
(913028)
Contains the device network overview, including
CommScope provided components and required
components from other vendors, DMS overview, and
device overview and requirements.
OM and KPI Reference for
OneCell®Devices (913159)
Describes the operational measurements and key
performance indicators for OneCell devices.
Table 1. Customer documentation
Title Contents
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.

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|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
complete.
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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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.

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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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