Huawei BTS3900A User manual

BTS3900A GSM
V300R008
Commissioning Guide
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Date 2008-11-20
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Contents
About This Document.....................................................................................................................1
1 Safety Information.....................................................................................................................1-1
1.1 Safety Precautions...........................................................................................................................................1-1
1.2 Electricity Safety.............................................................................................................................................1-3
1.3 Inflammable Environment...............................................................................................................................1-5
1.4 Battery.............................................................................................................................................................1-5
1.5 Radiation.........................................................................................................................................................1-7
1.6 Working at Heights.........................................................................................................................................1-9
1.7 Mechanical Safety.........................................................................................................................................1-11
1.8 Others............................................................................................................................................................1-12
2 General Requirements for BTS3900A Commissioning......................................................2-1
2.1 BTS3900A Commissioning Prerequisites.......................................................................................................2-2
2.2 BTS3900A Commissioning Resources...........................................................................................................2-2
3 BTS3900A Commissioning Procedure...................................................................................3-1
4 Starting the Site Maintenance Terminal System.................................................................4-1
4.1 Setting the IP Address of the Site Maintenance Terminal PC........................................................................4-2
4.2 Connecting the Site Maintenance Terminal PC to the BTS............................................................................4-2
4.3 Locally Logging In to the BTS.......................................................................................................................4-3
5 Running the BTS3900A Software...........................................................................................5-1
5.1 Obtaining the Site Management Rights..........................................................................................................5-2
5.2 Checking the Active Software Version...........................................................................................................5-2
5.3 Forcibly Loading Software..............................................................................................................................5-4
5.4 Activating Software.........................................................................................................................................5-6
6 Checking the Transmission and Networking......................................................................6-1
6.1 Checking the Transmission Between the BBU and the RFUs........................................................................6-2
6.2 Checking the Transmission Between the BBU and the BSC..........................................................................6-3
6.3 Checking the Consistency Between Hardware Installation and Data Configuration......................................6-5
7 Commission the Antenna System...........................................................................................7-1
7.1 Measuring the VSWR at the Antenna Port.....................................................................................................7-2
7.2 Checking the Antenna Connection..................................................................................................................7-2
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7.2.1 Checking the Antenna Connection with an MS.....................................................................................7-3
7.2.2 Checking the Antenna Connection by Using a Drive Tester.................................................................7-4
7.3 Measuring the Output Power of the TRX.......................................................................................................7-4
8 Checking the Operating Status of the BTS3900A................................................................8-1
8.1 Checking the Status of the BTS3900A LEDs.................................................................................................8-2
8.2 Checking the Alarm Information of the BTS3900A.......................................................................................8-4
8.3 Performing the Loopback Test........................................................................................................................8-6
9 Commission the BTS3900A services.......................................................................................9-1
9.1 Performing the Loopback Test of a Channel...................................................................................................9-2
9.1.1 Performing the Loopback Test of a Signaling Channel.........................................................................9-2
9.1.2 Performing the Loopback Test over the Traffic Channel.......................................................................9-3
9.2 Testing CS Services........................................................................................................................................9-4
9.3 Testing PS Services.........................................................................................................................................9-5
10 Checking the BTS3900A Environment...............................................................................10-1
10.1 BTS Environment Alarm Types..................................................................................................................10-2
10.2 Monitoring Environment.............................................................................................................................10-3
11 FAQs for BTS Commissioning............................................................................................11-1
11.1 Failed Communication Between the Site Maintenance Terminal and the BTS..........................................11-2
11.2 Faulty E1 Link.............................................................................................................................................11-3
11.3 Failure of an MS to Search the Network.....................................................................................................11-5
11.4 Service Dialing Failure................................................................................................................................11-6
11.5 Low GRPS Data Transmission Rate...........................................................................................................11-6
12 Data Sheet for Commissioning...........................................................................................12-1
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Figure 1-1 Wearing an ESD wrist strap...............................................................................................................1-5
Figure 1-2 Lifting a weight................................................................................................................................1-10
Figure 1-3 Slant angle........................................................................................................................................1-11
Figure 1-4 One meter higher than the eave........................................................................................................1-11
Figure 4-1 Communication failed dialog box......................................................................................................4-4
Figure 4-2 Site Maintenance Terminal System window......................................................................................4-4
Figure 4-3 Set Communication Port Parameter dialog box.................................................................................4-5
Figure 5-1 Site Management Right dialog box....................................................................................................5-2
Figure 5-2 Board Operation window....................................................................................................................5-3
Figure 5-3 Topology Management dialog box...................................................................................................5-4
Figure 5-4 Board Information dialog box..........................................................................................................5-4
Figure 5-5 Software Download dialog box..........................................................................................................5-6
Figure 5-6 Software Activation dialog box..........................................................................................................5-8
Figure 5-7 Software Activation dialog box..........................................................................................................5-8
Figure 6-1 Physical loopback of E1/T1 at the DDF.............................................................................................6-4
Figure 6-2 Slots for boards or modules shown in the window.............................................................................6-6
Figure 6-3 Star topology between the DRFUs and the BBU...............................................................................6-7
Figure 6-4 Topology Management window (star topology)..............................................................................6-8
Figure 6-5 Board Operation window....................................................................................................................6-8
Figure 6-6 Parameter Management dialog box.................................................................................................6-9
Figure 8-1 Board Management window............................................................................................................8-4
Figure 8-2 Topology Management window.......................................................................................................8-5
Figure 8-3 Board Alarm Informationdialog box...............................................................................................8-6
Figure 8-4 Board Operation window.................................................................................................................8-7
Figure 8-5 Loop Test dialog box..........................................................................................................................8-8
Figure 8-6 Topology Management dialog box...................................................................................................8-8
Figure 9-1 BT Loop Test dialog box....................................................................................................................9-3
Figure 9-2 Channel Loop Test window................................................................................................................9-4
Figure 10-1 Environment Monitor dialog box...................................................................................................10-4
Figure 11-1 Checking the IP address of the board.............................................................................................11-3
Figure 11-2 Physical loopback of the E1/T1 cable on the BTS side..................................................................11-4
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