WisyCom MFL User manual

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MFLUserManual
RFoverFiberSystem
Upto4ch’sinasinglemodefiber
Diversityreceptionantennaremoting
IFBtransmissionsremoting
Integratedtunablefilters
Optical&RFpowermeter
Ethernetconn.forremotecontrol
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rev.02(ref.FW1.1)
Date:23April,2014

MFLUserManual 
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rev.02MFLUserManual
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B RIEFDESCRIPTION 
MFLprovideswidebandopticallinkforupto4RFchannelscombinedinonesinglemodefiberthankstoCWDMtechnology.Itisdesignedtoallow
foraflexibleandmodularconfigurationthankstoamainboardthatcanbefittedwithupto4plug‐inboardsthatcanbechosenanycombination
oftwotypes:
•TX:Laseropticaltransmitter,(CDWM)plug‐inboard
•RX:Optical‐receiverplug‐inboard
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Exampleofsomepossibleconfigurations:
‐MFL‐TTTTisa4lasertransmittersonchannel51/53/55/57(λ=1510/1530/1550/1570nm).
‐MFL‐RRRRisa4opticalreceiveronchannel51/53/55/57
‐MFL‐RRTThas2receiveronch.51/53and2transmittersch.55/57(itworkswithMFL‐TTRR)
‐MFL‐TTRRhas2transmitteronch51/53and2receiveronch.55/57(itworkswithMFL‐RRTT)
Mainfeatures:
CWDMLASERstofitmanyRFchannelsoverasinglefiber
LOWNOISEDESIGNtoallowgreatcoveragewhenusedtoremotereceivingantennas
HIGHINTERFERENCEIMMUNITYthankstohighIIP3designandacontrol/compensationofgain
EASYTOUSEthankstointegratedRF/opticalpowermeterandopticalpowercompensation
DIGITALLYTUNABLEFILTERS25MHzbandwidth,centerfrequencytunableover404‐788MHz(optional)
INTEGRATEDFAILSAFEREDUNDANCY:ItcanrouteRFthroughanexternalfilterortoadditionalreceiver(redundancy)toeasilyimplementa
failsafeconfigurationthatcanswitchonaredundantreceiverortransmitterifanyfaultisdetected
IFBMODE:ItcanrouteanIFBhighpowersignaltotransmitlocallyandsendIFBcarrieroverfibertoslaveunits.Whenitisworkingalongwitha
MTK952MSinslaveconfiguration,thefiberlossisautomaticallyrecoveredandtheunitincreasesthegainsothatthetransmitterpowerequals
thetargetlevel(measuredwithanpower/SWRmeterintegratedintotheMTK952MS)
REMOTEMONITOR/CONTROL:thankstoadatalinkonEthernet10/100BaseTx
REDUNDANTAC/DCPOWERSUPPLY:
‐AC:90V‐264V~,47‐63Hz,2Afused,max60Watts
‐DC:10‐28Vdc(max5A),[XLR‐4M]VDC‐pin4/GND‐pin1/NC‐pin2/NC‐pin3
NOTE:ifbothAC/DCpoweraresupplied,thedeviceusesonlyACpowersupply
RFINPUT/OUTPUT:
‐4Nconnectorfemale50Ωwithswitchable12Vboostingpower(onlyontransmittermodules)
‐2BNC‐F50Ωeachopticaltransmittermodule,failsafeoptionorexternalRFfilter
‐1BNC‐F50Ωeachopticalreceivermodule,failsafeoption
OPTICALINPUT/OUTPUT:5connectorsSC‐APCtype
DATALINK:EthernetonRJ4510/100BaseTX
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MFLUserManual 
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S AFETYINSTRUCTION 
Readthissafetyinstructionandthemanualfirst
Followallinstructionsandinformation.
Donotlosethismanual.
Donotusethisapparatusundertherainornearthewater.
Donotinstalltheapparatusnearheatersorinhotenvironments,donotuseoutsidetheoperatingtemperaturerange.
Mounttheapparatusasindicatedintheinstruction,donotblocksidegridsforairventilation
ATTENTION:supplytheapparatuswithacorrectmainsvoltageandwiththegroundconnection.Checkthepowercordintegrity.
Thepowercordmustbeprotectedfromdamage
Donotinstalltheapparatusnearheatersorinhotenvironments,donotuseoutsidetheoperatingtemperaturerange.
Donotopentheapparatus,onlyqualifiedservicetechnicianareenabledtooperateonit.Theapparatusneedsservicingwhenitisnot
properlyworkingorisdamagedbyliquids,moistureorotherobjectsarefalleninsidetheapparatus.
Useonlyaccessoriesorreplacementpartsauthorizedorspecifiedbythemanufacturer.
Cleantheapparatusonlywithdrycloths,donotuseliquids.
TheON/OFFisadoublepolecircuitbreaker,buttoensurethecompletedisconnectionoftheapparatus,disconnectthepowercord.
Reporttheserialnumberandthepurchasingdateinfrontofthemanual.Itisneededtohaveproperreplacementpartsoraccessoriesfrom
themanufacturer.
Whenreplacementpartsareneeded,useonlyreplacementpartsauthorizedfromthemanufacturer.Substitutionwithnotauthorizedparts
couldresultinelectricshock,hazardsorfire.
Keepattentiononallthelabelswithwarningsorhazardsontheapparatus.
OpticalSafety!!!  
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WisycomMFLcontainslaserdiodesourcesoperatingat1460to1620nm.
ThesedevicesareratedatunderIEC60825‐1:2007asCLASS1MLASERPRODUCT
Neverlookintotheendofanopticalfibredirectlyorbyreflectioneitherwiththenakedeyeorthroughanopticalinstrument.Neverleave
equipmentwithradiatingbarefibresaccessible–alwayscaptheconnectors.
Donotremoveequipmentcoverswhenoperating.
Adjustment,maintenanceandrepairoftheequipmentshouldonlybecarriedoutbysuitablyqualifiedpersonnel.
Thisproductissuppliedwithangle‐polishedconnectorsandthesemustnotbeconfusedwithstandardflat,sphericalor"super"polished
connectors.Theseconnectortypesarenotinterchangeableandmatingonewiththeotherwilldamageboththecableandtheequipment.
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Thespecificationoftheopticalconnectoriscriticaltotheperformanceofthecompletefibreopticlink.Systemperformancecanonlybe
guaranteedwithfibreopticcablesandconnectorssuppliedbyWisycom.

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F RONT P ANEL C ONTROLAND F UNCTIONS 
MFLallowsaneasyandquickconfigurationusingbuttons,pushknobsanddisplay.
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Thefrontpanelisfunctionallydividedinthefollowingsection:
A–LINKSTATUS
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❶Connectionstatus:
ThefirstcolumnofLEDsindicateAlarms
TheONcolumnindicateifamoduleisON
TheFAILSAFEcolumnindicateiftheFailsafeoptionisenabled
STATUSandCONN,showingtheLEDindicationsoftheEthernetmoduleontherearpanel
❷Display(64x256pixelsyellowOLEDdisplay)
❸3pushbuttons(membrane).Thefunctionofeachbutton(upper,middleandlower)willbereadablefromthecontextualmenuonthedisplay.
❹Warning(YELLOW)andAlarm(RED)lightindicator
❺Pushrotaryknob.Rotateandpushtoselect.
B–LINKDIAGRAM
ThispartshowstheblockdiagramofonecompletechannelandtheBOOSTERsupplyifenabledfromthetransmitters
C–TEMPERATUREALARMS&CONFIGURATIONLABEL
TEMP.ALARM:indicateeventuallyhightemperatureonthedevice.
FAN1/FAN2:theseLEDsturnoniffaultsoccurtothecoolingsystem.
CONFIGURATIONLABEL:nameandconfigurationofthedevice.
D‐LOCK&POWER
LOCK:itlockstheeditingofthedisplay.
POWER:ON/OFFsquarepoweringbuttonturnson/offtheMFL.Abovethepowerbutton,therearetwoLEDstoindicatethetypeofpowersupply.
NOTE:IfbothAC/DCpoweraresupplied,bothLEDsturnonbutthedeviceusesonlyACpowersupply
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MFLUserManual 
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R EAR P ANEL 
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❶ACPowerPlugACmainspowerinput,IECConnector90‐264Vac
❷ProductlabelwithSerialNumberandOptionsinstalled
❸GroundpointToconnecttheMFLrackframetoground
❹DCPowerPlug(onlywithMFL‐DCoption)DCpowerinput,10‐28Vdc,Max5A
❺Ethernetsocket(RJ45)forconnectiontoanetworkorcomputer
❻AuxiliaryopticalInput/OutputConnector
❼OpticalInput/OutputConnectorswheretheopticalsignalsaredividedbywavelength
❽OpticalInput/OutputConnectorwheretheopticalsignalsaremultiplexed(onlywithMFL‐OMXoption)
❾Opticalsafetylabel
❿OutputNconnectorfemale50Ω(*)
⓫Orangelabel:relativelaserwavelength=1570nm
⓬OutputNconnectorfemale50Ω(*)
⓭Yellowlabel:relativelaserwavelength=1550nm
⓮InputNconnectorfemale50Ωwithswitchable12Vboostingpower(onlyontransmittermodules)(*)
⓯Greenlabel:relativelaserwavelength=1530nm
⓰InputNconnectorfemale50Ωwithswitchable12Vboostingpower(onlyontransmittermodules)(*)
⓱Bluelabel:relativelaserwavelength=1510nm
⓲BNC‐Fconnector50Ωforfailsafeoption(onreceiversmodules)(*)
⓳BNC‐Fconnector50Ωtoconnecttheoutputofanexternalfilter(ontransmittersmodules)(*)
⓴BNC‐Fconnector50Ωtoconnecttheinputofanexternalfilterorforfailsafeoption(ontransmittersmodules)(*)
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*Inthisexample.Otherconfigurationsonrequest.
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TX*RX*

rev.02MFLUserManual
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S ISTEM O VERVIEW 
ThesystemiscomposedbyaMFL‐BASE(1Urackframe)andsomeoptional/modularboardstobuildthedesiredconfiguration.MFL‐BASEcan
haveupto4opticalmodulesthatcanbeeitherTXorRX(factoryinstalled)toadapttheunittoseveralconfigurations.
TosimplifytheusagewegiveanameofthefinalconfigurationthateasyidentifytheCWDMchannelsandacolorcodefortheRFconnectors
(Ntype).
Weuseasdefault4laserwavelengthalthoughtheCWDMstandardcanallowtousemuchmorewitha20nmwavelengthseparation:
‐Channel51shortnameforwavelength1510nm
‐Channel53shortnameforwavelength1530nm
‐Channel55shortnameforwavelength1550nm
‐Channel57shortnameforwavelength1570nm
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WavelengthandColorCoding:
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Forexample:
‐MFL‐TTRRhas2Txonch.51/53and2Rxonch55/57
‐MFL‐RRTThas2Rxonch.51/53&and2Txonch55/57
‐MFL‐TT‐‐has2Txonch.51/53andnomoduleonch55/57
‐MFL‐RR‐‐has2Rxonch.51/53andnomoduleonch55/57
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FollowingthemaincodeandoptionthatcanbuildupaMFLsystem:
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Channe
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Wavelength ColorIdentifier
51Wavelength1510nmlaser,singlemodeBlue
53Wavelength1530nmlaser,singlemodeGreen
55Wavelength1550nmlaser,singlemodeYellow
57Wavelength1570nmlaser,singlemodeOrange
NAME(i.e.)Ch.51Ch.53Ch.55Ch.57
MFL‐TTRRTTRR
MFL‐RRTTRRTT
MFL‐TT‐‐ TT‐‐
MFL‐RR‐‐ RR‐ ‐
#CodeDescription
1MFL‐BASEWIDEBANDRFOVERFIBERMAINBOARD
19'1URackunits,aluminiumframe
Oleddisplay‐Ethernet‐failsafeswitch‐realtimeclock
ACPowered230V
2MFL‐RXOpticalRXmoduleforMFL(CWDM)
3MFL‐TXLaserTXmoduleforMFL(CWDM)
Optional
4MFL‐DCInsulatedDCpowerwithbatterymonitor(10÷28Vdc)
5MFL‐OMXModuleMux/Demuxfor1:4CWDM
6MFL‐BF1RFfilter25MHztuningrangeover404÷788MHz
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④
⑤⑥ ⑥
②
③
②
③
②
③
②
③
Max4modules
(betweenTXandRX)
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*Theimagesarepurelyforinformation.Thisrepresentoneofthepossibleconfigurations

MFLUserManual 
rev.02
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S YSTEMDESCRIPTION : TRANSMITTERMODE 
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RF Power
Meter
Gain
Failsafe
Switch
Laser
External Filter
(Failsafe)
Antenna
Booster
(+12VDC)
Tunable
RF-IN 140 MHz
RX Antenna
Link
IFB-IEM
Link
IN OUT
MFL-T***
wideband optical link
Optical Multiplexer
#51
#53
#55
#57
CWDM
CH Frequency
#51 = 1510nm
#53 = 1530nm
#55 = 1550nm
#57 = 1570nm
Optional
Splitted
Output
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rev.02MFLUserManual
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S YSTEM D ESCRIPTION : RECEIVERMODE 
Demux
Optical Power
Meter
M
Gain
Failsafe
Switch
RF-OUT
RF-IN (Failsafe)
Optical
140 MHz
MFL-R***
wideband optical link
Optical Multiplexer
#51
#53
#55
#57
CWDM
CH Frequency
#51 = 1510nm
#53 = 1530nm
#55 = 1550nm
#57 = 1570nm
Optional
Splitted
Output
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MFLUserManual 
rev.02
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C ONFIGURATIONEXAMPLE :  R EMOTE D IVERSITYWITHDOUBLEFAILSAFEREDUNDANCY 
AboveanexampleofremotediversityreceptionwithMFL‐T‐T‐intheremotesiteandMFL‐R‐R‐inlocalsite(i.e.OBvanormain
studiofacility).RFsignalonremotesitearereceivedbyacoupleofantennas(MFLcanprovideboosterpowerifneeded).Thesignal
isfilteredusingtheinternalwide‐bandtunablefilter(25MHzover400‐800switching‐bandwidth),optimizedwithagaincontroland
modulatedusingtheLASERS.ThankstoCWDM(CoarseWavelengthDivisionMultiplexing)technologyallopticalsignalsare
combinedinasinglefiber.Inthiswaywecanoptimizethefiberbutalsoitmakesveryeasytohaveasystemtotallyredundant.
Failsafeswitches(bothinMFL‐T‐T‐andMFL‐R‐R‐)allowRFre‐routingifafaulthappens(i.e.nopowersupply,noRFpowerorno
opticalpower).AllRFandopticalsignalsarethenre‐routedontheredundantlinksautomatically(inthiscasearedundantfiberand
2redundantMFLs)!
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Optical Power
Meter
M
Gain
Failsafe
Switch
RF-OUT
RF-IN (Failsafe)
Optical
140 MHz
Optical Power
Meter
M
Gain
Failsafe
Switch
RF-OUT
RF-IN (Failsafe)
Optical
140 MHz
RF Power
Meter
Gain
Failsafe
Switch
Laser
External Filter
(Failsafe)
Antenna
Booster
(+12VDC)
Tunable
RF-IN 140 MHz
RX Antenna
Link
IFB-IEM
Link
IN OUT
RF Power
Meter
Gain
Failsafe
Switch
Laser
External Filter
(Failsafe)
Antenna
Booster
(+12VDC)
Tunable
RF-IN 140 MHz
RX Antenna
Link
IFB-IEM
Link
IN OUT
Remote
Diversity
Reception
Local
Diversity
Reception
Example of a redundancy link (1-fault tolerance) with automatic failsafe switches
single-mode
splitted
output splitted output
MFL-TT**
wideband optical link
MFL-TT** (redundant link)
MFL-RR**
wideband optical link
MFL-RR** (redundant link)
MTK283
matrix combiner
MRK960
wideband receiver
ABA B
Optical Mux/Demux
option
option
Optical Mux/Demux
#51
#53
#55
#57
#51
#53
#55
#57
CWDM
CH Freque ncy
#51 = 1510nm
#53 = 1530nm
#55 = 1550nm
#57 = 1570nm
CWDM
CH Frequency
#51 = 1510nm
#53 = 1530nm
#55 = 1550nm
#57 = 1570nm
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RF
IN
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RF
IN
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RF
OUT
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RF
OUT
TX.51
Mode:ANT
TX.55
Mode:ANT
RX.51
Mode:ANT
RX.55
Mode:ANT
M
A
T283
MFL-T-T-
MFL-T-T-
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redundant link
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MFL-R-R-
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redundant link
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MFL-R-R-