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Antenna Sharing Hub
User’s Guide

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DOCUMENT CHANGE RECORD
Revision
Date
Description
Affected sections
A
12/11/2018
Changes for tool to support 10 RETs and
related firmware changes
All
C
07/11/2019
Added 2.1.1 Current Alarm thresholds for
operators
2.1.1(new)
D
02/17/2020
Changes in tool UI for release 1.2 with
support for site reports
All
F
06/02/2020
Updated site report changes for release 1.4
Site Reports
G
06/17/2020
Correct title for section 3.2.8
3.2.8

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Contents
1. INTRODUCTION TO ANTENNA SHARING HUB...................................................................................5
1.1 ANTENNA SHARING................................................................................................................................. 5
1.2 COMMSCOPE ANTENNA SHARING HUB....................................................................................................... 5
2. INSTALLATION OF ANTENNA SHARING HUB.....................................................................................7
2.1INSTALLATION ........................................................................................................................................ 7
2.2 USE SCENARIOS...................................................................................................................................... 9
2.2.1 Scenario 1. All control ports in MRET mode. ................................................................................ 9
2.2.2 Scenario 2. All control ports in SRET mode. ................................................................................ 10
2.2.3 Scenario 3. Mixed MRET/SRET mode control ports. ................................................................... 11
2.2.4 Scenario 4. Mixed RETs mapping................................................................................................ 12
3. CONFIGURATION OF THE ANTENNA SHARING HUB........................................................................13
3.1 ANTENNA SHARING HUB CONFIGURATION TOOL ........................................................................................ 13
3.2 ANTENNA SHARING HUB CONFIGURATION TOOL (ONLINE MODE).................................................................. 15
3.2.1 Launching Antenna Sharing Hub configuration tool ................................................................... 15
3.2.2 Setting up Antenna Sharing Hub configuration tool ................................................................... 16
3.2.3 Connecting with Antenna Sharing Hub ....................................................................................... 17
3.2.4 Changing configuration for Antenna Sharing Hub ...................................................................... 18
3.2.5 Using offline features in online mode.......................................................................................... 23
3.2.6 Protocol modes in configuration for Antenna Sharing Hub......................................................... 24
3.2.7 Editing saved configuration from file .......................................................................................... 25
3.2.8 Site Reports ................................................................................................................................. 26
3.2.9 Firmware update for Antenna Sharing Hub ................................................................................ 28
3.3 ANTENNA SHARING HUB CONFIGURATION TOOL (OFFLINE MODE)................................................................. 31
3.3.1 Launching Antenna Sharing Hub configuration tool ................................................................... 31
3.3.2 Changing configuration for antenna model ................................................................................ 33
3.3.3 Saving configuration for antenna model..................................................................................... 34
3.3.4 Editing saved configuration from file .......................................................................................... 34
3.4 DOWNLOADING ANTENNA SHARING CONFIGURATIONS USING THIRD PARTY CONTROLLERS................................ 35
4. APPENDIX.......................................................................................................................................36
4.1 ACRONYMS ......................................................................................................................................... 36
4.2 KNOWN LIMITATION AND CONSTRAINTS ................................................................................................... 37

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Figures
FIGURE 1 COMMSCOPE ANTENNA SHARING HUB INSTALLATION 8
FIGURE 2 EGYHHTT-65B-R6 ANTENNA SHARING SCENARIO 1 9
FIGURE 3 EGYHHTT-65B-R6 ANTENNA SHARING SCENARIO 2 10
FIGURE 4 EGYHHTT-65B-R6 ANTENNA SHARING SCENARIO 3 11
FIGURE 5 EGYHHTT-65B-R6 ANTENNA SHARING SCENARIO 4 12
FIGURE 6 ATC200-LITE-USB CONNECTED TO COMMSCOPE ANTENNA SHARING HUB ON CONTROL PORT C.13
FIGURE 7 ATC200-LITE-USB CONTROLLER END PANELS 14
FIGURE 8 ANTENNA SHARING CONFIGURATION TOOL USER’S INTERFACE 15
FIGURE 9 ANTENNA SHARING HUB CONFIGURATION TOOL PREFERENCES 16
FIGURE 10 ANTENNA SHARING HUB CONFIGURATION TOOL ONLINE AND CONNECTED TO COM1 17
FIGURE 11 CONFIGURATION FOR ANTENNA MODEL ‘EGYHHTT-65B-R6’ DEPICTING SCENARIO 4. MIXED RETS MAPPING.
18
FIGURE 12 ANTENNA SHARING ACCESS LEVEL AVAILABLE FOR THE CHOSEN ANTENNA MODEL ONLINE MODE 20
FIGURE 13 STORING CHANGES TO THE ANTENNA SHARING CONFIGURATION ONLINE MODE. 21
FIGURE 14 CONFIRMATION MESSAGE FOR SENDING CONFIGURATION TO ASH AND/OR FILE. 22
FIGURE 15 GENERATING ANTENNA SHARING CONFIGURATION USING OFFLINE FEATURE IN ONLINE MODE. 23
FIGURE 16 CHANGING BTS/RRH CONTROL PORT PROTOCOL MODES FOR GIVEN ANTENNA MODEL. 24
FIGURE 17 CURRENT ACTIVE BTS/RRH CONTROL PORT PROTOCOL MODES ON ASH. 24
FIGURE 18 MESSAGE FOR NON-AVAILABILITY OF ANTENNA MODEL FOR LOADED CONFIGURATION FROM FILE. 25
FIGURE 19 SITE REPORT GENERATE WITH VIEWER. 26
FIGURE 20 CONFIRMATION MESSAGE FOR REPORT GENERATION. 27
FIGURE 21 GENERATED REPORT OPEN IN THE VIEWER. 27
FIGURE 22 FIRMWARE UPDATE NOTIFICATION MESSAGE FOR ASH DURING CONNECTION. 28
FIGURE 23 FIRMWARE UPDATE PROGRESS FOR CONNECTED ASH. 29
FIGURE 24 CONFIRMATION MESSAGE ON THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF FIRMWARE UPDATE. 30
FIGURE 25 ANTENNA SHARING CONFIGURATION TOOL OFFLINE MODE 31
FIGURE 26 DEFAULT ANTENNA SHARING ACCESS POLICIES. 32
FIGURE 28 ANTENNA SHARING ACCESS LEVEL AVAILABLE FOR THE CHOSEN ANTENNA MODEL OFFLINE MODE. 33
FIGURE 29 SAVING ANTENNA SHARING CONFIGURATION .DAT FILES. 34
FIGURE 30 MESSAGE FOR NON-AVAILABILITY OF ANTENNA MODEL FOR LOADED CONFIGURATION FROM FILE. 35
Tables
TABLE 1 AISG 2.0/3GPP PROCEDURE SUPPORT VERSUS ACCESS POLICY 19
TABLE 2 ESTIMATED AISG2.0/3GPP SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD TIMES 38

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1. INTRODUCTION TO ANTENNA SHARING HUB
1.1 Antenna Sharing
Deployed multiport antennas consisting of two or more internal RET elements typically has a single AISG Port
interface allowing the control by one BTS/RRH controller. Antenna Sharing is the ability of a multiport antenna to
allow independent control of its internal RET elements to two or more operators.
In some regions, operators are forced to share elements within the networks including antennas due to aesthetic
and/or site space limitations. The CommScope Antenna Sharing Hub or ASH solves the problem where deployed
multiport antennas are not capable of providing antenna sharing.
The CommScope ASH allows internal RET elements of multiport antennas to be shared across multiple
BTS/RRH controllers.
1.2 CommScope Antenna Sharing Hub
The main features of CommScope ASH are:
1. Antenna RET elements can be shared across six independent BTS/RRH controllers.
2. All BTS/RRH control ports are female AISG four pin RS-485 ports with surge protection level 20kV/8kA.
Control ports are labeled ‘A’, ‘B’,’C’, ‘D’, ‘E’ and ‘F’.
3. All BTS/RRH control ports can be independently configured to support either AISG 2.0/3GPP SRET
(Device Type 0x01) or MRET (Device Type 0x11) modes using CommScope Antenna Sharing
Configuration Tool Software.
4. All BTS/RRH control ports supports AISG 2.0/3GPP protocol release versions 6 –14 when allowed by
connected Antenna RET.
5. Supports up to 24 RET elements from any number of Antenna devices in SRET and MRET modes daisy
chained at ASH output port when two or more BTS/RRH control ports are in use. Supports up to 12 Ret
elements when a single BTS/RRH control port in use.
6. Supports CommScope COMMRET1, COMMRET2, CP RET and Legacy Argus Antennas in their default
protocol mode MRET or SRET. No additional configuration steps to CommScope Antennas are required
for use with CommScope Antenna Share Hub Hardware. CommScope ASH will not modify attached
Antenna’s default protocol mode, configuration and other internal settings.
7. Configurable access levels of “Full Control” or “Restricted Access” on a per BTS/RRH control port basis.
8. Antenna Sharing is applied on a per Antenna Model basis. Up to 16 different configurable Antenna
Sharing settings can be programmed and stored in the ASH. See use scenarios section.

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9. Antenna Sharing will default all RET elements Full Control access be visible to all BTS/RRH control ports
for CommScope’s Antenna Models without an Antenna Sharing configuration.
10. Packet forwarding and AISG 2.0/3GPP protocol translation between BTS/RRH controllers and daisy
chained Antenna RETs.

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2. INSTALLATION OF ANTENNA SHARING HUB
2.1 Installation
The CommScope Antenna Sharing Hub hardware is designed to be installed in an unprotected outdoor
environment. All hardware required for the installation is included with the product.
The Antenna Sharing Hub hardware can be installed in any orientation, however, orienting the ASH with its AISG
connectors facing down is preferred whenever practical. This ensures an extra measure of protection against
weather exposure that is independent of installation workmanship.
The ASH is intended to be installed between RRH/BTS controllers and the Antenna RETs. Although a DTMA is
considered an Antenna device it should not be connected at ASH output port, but instead DTMA’s RET output
should be connected to ASH RRH/BTS control ports.

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R1.1
G1.1
B1.1
CommScope
Antenna Share Hub
EGYHHTT-65B-R6
X X X X X
X X X X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X X X X
X X X X X
B2.1
R2.1
Y1.1
EGYHHTT-65B-R6
X X X X X
X X X X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X X X X
X X X X X
B2.2
R2.2
Y1.2
R1.2
G1.2
B1.2
ANTENNA 1 ANTENNA 2
A B C D E F
RRH
Twin DTMA
RET Master ATC-LITE-
USB NodeB eNodeB
GROUND
TOWER
OUT
Figure 1 CommScope Antenna Sharing Hub Installation

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2.2 Use Scenarios
Antenna Sharing use case examples are illustrated here using two CommScope EGYHHTT-65B-R6 and a six
port CommScope ASH. Note one antenna sharing configuration for model EGYHHTT-65B-R6 has been
previously programmed and stored in the ASH.
2.2.1 Scenario 1. All control ports in MRET mode.
An antenna sharing configuration for the Antenna Model EGYHHTT-65B-R6 is programmed into the CommScope
ASH where all control ports are configured to AISG2.0/3GPP MRET protocol mode. Antenna Sharing Mapping is
as follows:
Band R1 to Control Port A
Band R2 to Control Port B
Band B1 to Control Port C
Band B2 to Control Port D
Band G1 to Control Port E
Band Y1 to Control Port F.
R1.1
G1.1
B1.1
CommScope
Antenna Share Hub
EGYHHTT-65B-R6
X X X X X
X X X X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X X X X
X X X X X
B2.1
R2.1
Y1.1
EGYHHTT-65B-R6
X X X X X
X X X X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X X X X
X X X X X
B2.2
R2.2
Y1.2
R1.2
G1.2
B1.2
ANTENNA 1 ANTENNA 2
R1.1 R1.2 (MRET) A
B
C
D
E
F
B1.1 B1.2 (MRET)
B2.1 B2.2 (MRET)
G1.1 G1.2 (MRET)
R2.1 R2.2 (MRET)
Y1.1 Y1.2 (MRET)
Figure 2 EGYHHTT-65B-R6 Antenna Sharing Scenario 1

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2.2.2 Scenario 2. All control ports in SRET mode.
An antenna sharing configuration for the Antenna Model EGYHHTT-65B-R6 is programmed into the CommScope
ASH where all control ports are configured to AISG2.0/3GPP SRET protocol mode. Antenna Sharing Mapping is
as follows:
Band R1 to Control Port A
Band R2 to Control Port B
Band B1 to Control Port C
Band B2 to Control Port D
Band G1 to Control Port E
Band Y1 to Control Port F.
R1.1
G1.1
B1.1
CommScope
Antenna Share Hub
EGYHHTT-65B-R6
X X X X X
X X X X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X X X X
X X X X X
B2.1
R2.1
Y1.1
EGYHHTT-65B-R6
X X X X X
X X X X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X X X X
X X X X X
B2.2
R2.2
Y1.2
R1.2
G1.2
B1.2
ANTENNA 1 ANTENNA 2
R1.1 R1.2 (SRET) A
B
C
D
E
F
B1.1 B1.2 (SRET)
B2.1 B2.2 (SRET)
G1.1 G1.2 (SRET)
R2.1 R2.2 (SRET)
Y1.1 Y1.2 (SRET)
Figure 3 EGYHHTT-65B-R6 Antenna Sharing Scenario 2