Zte ZXMBW E9230 User manual

ZXMBWE9230
CompactBaseStation(outdoor)
UserManual
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Contents
Preface...............................................................i
ProductOverview..............................................1
ZXMBWE9230PositionintheNetwork..............................1
Functions......................................................................2
Appearance...................................................................3
FundamentalPrinciple.....................................................3
ExternalInterfaces.........................................................4
NetworkingApplication....................................................6
TechnicalIndices............................................................7
EngineeringIndices....................................................7
PerformanceIndices...................................................8
ClockParameter.........................................................9
EnvironmentalIndices.................................................9
ComplianceStandards....................................................10
ProtocolInterfaceDescription..........................................10
ASNNetworkReferenceModel.....................................10
ProtocolInterfaces.....................................................11
R1Interface.............................................................12
R6Interface.............................................................14
HardwareDescription......................................19
CabinetStructure..........................................................19
HardwareModules.........................................................21
MTRWModule...............................................................21
WDPAModule...............................................................21
WRFEModule................................................................22
WRPMModule...............................................................23
EquipmentInstallation....................................25
ComponentstobeInstalled...........................................25
InstallationFlow............................................................25
InstallationPrecautions..................................................26
InstallationPreparation..................................................27

InstallationEnvironmentCheck...................................27
InstallationPositionRequirements...............................27
TemperatureandHumidityRequirements......................28
PowerSupplyRequirements........................................28
OtherPreparation......................................................28
ToolsandInstrumentsPreparation...............................29
InstallingCabinets.........................................................30
InstallationModeIntroduction.....................................30
InstallingaWall-MountCabinet...................................34
InstallingaPole-MountCabinet...................................39
InstallingExternalCables...............................................47
InstallingPowerCable................................................47
InstallingGroundingCable..........................................49
InstallingRFJumper..................................................50
InstallingAntenna.....................................................51
InstallingFeederGroundingKit...................................54
PerformingOutdoor-connectorWaterproof
Processing........................................................55
VSWRTest................................................................60
CabinetInstallationCheck..............................................60
CabinetInstallationCheck..........................................60
On-siteEnvironmentInspectionItems..........................61
Power-on......................................................................61
Figures............................................................63
Tables.............................................................65

Preface
PurposeZXMBWE9230isanoutdoorcompactbasestationandoneof
WiMAXbroadbandradioaccessproducts.ItprovidesIP-based
voiceandvideoservicesinhotspots,blindspots,ruralandsub-
urbs,railwaysandhighways.
Thismanualdescribessystemcompositions,functions,principle,
networking,technicalindicesandengineeringinstallationofthe
ZXMBWE9230.
Intended
AudienceThisdocumentisintendedforengineersandtechnicianswhoper-
formoperationandinstallationactivitiesontheZXMBWE9230.
PrerequisiteSkill
andKnowledgeTousethisdocumenteffectively,usersshouldhaveageneralun-
derstandingofwirelesstelecommunicationstechnology.Familiar-
itywiththefollowingishelpful:
�TheZXMBWE9230systemanditsvariouscomponents
�UserinterfacesontheZXMBWE9230
�Localoperatingprocedure
WhatisinThis
ManualThismanualcontainsthefollowingchapters.
ChapterSummary
Chapter1ProductOverviewIntroducestheposition,functions,
principles,externalandinternal
interfaces,applicationsand
technicalindicesoftheZXMBW
E9230.
Chapter2HardwareDescriptionDescribesthecabinetstructure,
hardwaremodules,antenna
feedersystemandexternalcables
oftheZXMBWE9230.
Chapter3EquipmentInstallationDescribestheinstallation
ow,installationpreparation,
cabinetinstallation,power
cableinstallation,hardware
installationcheck,andpower-on
andpower-offproceduresofthe
ZXMBWE9230.
FCCCompliance
StatementThisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCRules.Operationis
subjecttothefollowingtwoconditions.
1.Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference.
2.Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,including
interferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
Changesormodicationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyre-
sponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperate
theequipment.
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Chapter1
ProductOverview
TableofContents
ZXMBWE9230PositionintheNetwork..................................1
Functions..........................................................................2
Appearance.......................................................................3
FundamentalPrinciple.........................................................3
ExternalInterfaces.............................................................4
NetworkingApplication........................................................6
TechnicalIndices................................................................7
ComplianceStandards........................................................10
ProtocolInterfaceDescription.............................................10
ZXMBWE9230Positionin
theNetwork
ZXMBWE9230islocatedintheradioaccesslayerofWiMAXnet-
worksandusedtoprovidebroadbandradioaccessforusersin
outdoorhotandblindspots,suburbs,ruralareas,railwaysand
highways.
Figure1showsthepositionoftheZXMBWE9230intheWiMAX
network.
FIGURE1ZXMBWE9230POSITIONINTHENETWORK
Table1describesthemeaningsoftheseNEs.
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TABLE1NEMEANING
NEMeaning
AAAAuthentication,Authorization,Accounting
AGWAccessServiceNetworkGateway
E9230CompactBaseStation(outdoor)
CPECustomerPremisesEquipment
DHCPserverDynamicHostCongurationProtocolserver
OMAOperation,MaintenanceandAdministration
Functions
TheZXMBWE9230providesthefollowingfunctions.
ForwardSignal
Processing�PerformsOFDMAmodulation,MAClayerprocessing,digi-
talup-conversion,intermediatefrequencyamplication,RF
poweramplicationandtransmitlteringonreceivedbase-
bandsignalsandthentransmitsthembyusingtheantenna.
�ImplementsMAClayerschedulingandpowercontrol.
�Detectsbasebandsignalpowerandantennainterfacepowerin
FPGAofthedigitaldomain.
�Accomplisheswavestandingratiodetectionontheforwardan-
tennainterface.
�Implementsforwardautomaticcalibrationandmanualcalibra-
tion.
ReverseSignal
Processing�ReceivesreverseRFWiMAXsignalsfromspaceandperforms
bandpassltering,lownoiseamplication,RFRFmixingand
digitaldown-conversiononthesesignalsandthensendsthem
tothebasebandOFDMAmodulationandMAClayerprocessing.
Afterwards,thebasebandsendsthesesignalstoAGWthrough
theR6interfaceforinterconnectionwiththecorenetwork.
�SupportsreverseRSSIandreversespectrumscanfunctions.
�Accomplishesreverseautomaticgaincontrol.
ClockProcessing�ImplementsGPSclocksignalabstractionandclockrecovery.
�Supportsclockcascading.
�Accomplishesclocksignaldistribution.
OtherFunctions�MonitorsandmanagesWDPAsignals.
�Monitorsandmanagesthepowersupply.
�Monitorsandmanagestheelectricallytunedantenna.
�MonitorsexternalequipmentsthroughdrycontactsandRS485
interface.
�ImplementsTDDtimesequenceregeneration.
�Accomplishesversionmonitoringandversionmanagement.
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�Implementsmaster/slaveR6interfaceprocessingandR6in-
terfaceEthernetconvergence.
Appearance
ThedimensionsoftheZXMBWE9230cabinetare370mm(W)×
320mm(D)×165mm(H).Figure2showstheZXMBWE9230ap-
pearance.
FIGURE2ZXMBWE9230APPEARANCE
FundamentalPrinciple
TheZXMBWE9230implementstheradioaccessfunctionforout-
doorcoveragesystems.
Itprovidesthefollowingfunctions:
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�ExchangesradiosignalswiththeATsinitscoveragethrough
theWiMAXairinterfaceandcontrolsradiochannels.
�CommunicateswithBTSs.
�Modulatesanddemodulatesbasebandsignals.
�Implementssystemclocksynchronization.
�ReceivesandtransmitsRFsignals.
�Implementspowercontrol.
TheZXMBWE9230iscomposedofabasebandintermediatefre-
quencyboard(MTRW),adigitalpredistortionhighpoweramplier
(WDPA),anRFfrontendlter(WRFE)andpowermoduleWRPM.
Figure3illustratestheZXMBWE9230composition.
FIGURE3ZXMBWE9230COMPOSITION
TheZXMBWE9230processesthefollowingbasicservices:
�Forwardservice
ThecorenetworksendsIPpacketstotheZXMBWE9230
throughthetransmissionnetwork.Afterreceivingthesepack-
ets,theMTRXunitoftheZXMBWE9230disassemblesthem
andthensendstothebasebandprocessunitforencodingand
modulation.Afterwards,theseIPpacketsaresenttotheRF
processunitforup-conversionandpoweramplicationbefore
beingtransmittedtoATs.
�Reverseservice
ThesignalsfromATsaredownconvertedbytheRFprocessunit
oftheZXMBWE9230andthensenttothebasebandprocess
unitforchannelmodulation.Afterwards,thesesignalsaresent
totheCPUcontrolunitforIPpackingandthentransmittedto
thecorenetworkthroughthetransmissionnetwork.
ExternalInterfaces
Figure4showstheexternalinterfacesoftheZXMBWE9230.
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FIGURE4EXTERNALINTERFACES
1.GigabitEthernetelectricalinter-
face
2.GigabitEthernetelectricalinter-
face
3.GigabitEthernetelectricalinter-
face
4.Monitoring&maintenancecascade
interface
5.Powerinterface
6.RFantennafeederinterface
7.RFantennafeederinterface
8.GPSantennainterface
9.GigabitEthernetopticalinterface
Table2describestheseexternalinterfaces.
TABLE2EXTERNALINTERFACEDESCRIPTION
Sequence
No.
Interface
Description
ConnectorQuan-
tity
1Electricallytunedan-
tennainterface
8–coreaerialconnec-
tor
1
1,2and3GigabitEthernetelec-
tricalinterface
Electricalinterface
connectorassembly
3
4Monitoring&mainte-
nancecascadeinter-
face
37–coreaerialcon-
nectorassembly
1
5DCpowerinterfacePowerconnectoras-
sembly
1
6and7RFantennafeederin-
terface
N-female2
8GPSantennainter-
face
TNC-female1
9GigabitEthernetopti-
calinterface
Opticalinterfacecon-
nectorassembly
1
–TheETH0interfacewithsequenceNo.of1issharedbyR6interfaceand
electricallytunedantennainterface.Theinterfaceisusedfordifferent
purposesaccordingtothecongurationrequirement.
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Note:
TheelectricallytunedantennainterfaceandtheR6interfacethat
thestarnetworksupportsaremutuallyexclusive.Inthecaseof
electricallytunedantenna,ETH0isoccupied.Inthiscase,onlythe
R6interfacedaisycascadingissupportedwhiletheR6interface
starcascadingisnotsupported.
NetworkingApplication
TheZXMBWE9230supportsmultiplenetworkingapplications.
ZXMBWE9230
Independent
Networking
Application
Figure5illustratestheZXMBWE9230independentnetworkingap-
plication.
FIGURE5INDEPENDENTNETWORKINGAPPLICATION
StarNetworking
ApplicationFigure6illustratestheZXMBWE9230R6interfacestarnetworking
application.
FIGURE6ZXMBWE9230STARNETWORKINGAPPLICATION
DaisyNetworking
ApplicationFigure7illustratestheZXMBWE9230R6interfacedaisynetwork-
ingapplication.
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FIGURE7ZXMBWE9230DAISYNETWORKINGAPPLICATION
TechnicalIndices
EngineeringIndices
Table3givesZXMBWE9230engineeringindices.
TABLE3ENGINEERINGINDICES
IndexDescription
Dimension370mm(W)×320mm(D)×165mm(H)
Weight15kg
PowerSupply-48VDC
Temperatureof
workingenviron-
ment-40℃~55℃
Humidityofwork-
ingenvironmentRelativehumidityrange:5%~95%
Overallpowercon-
sumption<200W
ProtectionlevelIP65
Overallsize<20litres
Overallpowerof
powersupply
<200W
HeatdissipationSelf-cooling
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PerformanceIndices
Table4liststheperformanceindicesofZXMBWE9230.
TABLE4PERFORMANCEINDICES
IndexDescription
Bandclass2496MHz~2690MHz
RFCarrier
bandwidth
5MHzand10MHz1–carriersupport
2x10MHzand2x5MHz2–carrier
support
Duplex
modeFDD/TDDTDD
Carrier1carrieror2carriers
MIMO2×2MIMO
System
indices
Outputpower2x40dBm(10W)
ModulationmodeQPSK,16QAMand64QAM
AntennaElectricallytunedantenna(optional)
R6interfaceOpticalinterfaceorelectricalinterface
OverallnoiseNonoise
Maintenance
Itsupportsremoteupgrading.
ItsupportsthelocalOMCandDebug
interface.
Environmentalprotection
ItmeetstheRestrictionoftheUse
ofcertainHazardousSubstancesin
ElectricalandElectronicEquipment
(ROHS)andWasteElectricaland
ElectronicEquipmentDirective(WEEE)of
theEuropeanUnion.
HeatdissipationSelf-cooling
Followedstandards
IEEE802.16-2005
WiMAXForumTMMobileRadio
ConformanceTests
LightningprotectionDC:Abuilt–in15KAlightningarrester
meetsthelevelCrequirement.
InstallationmodeItsupportsoutdoorpole—mount
installationandwall-mountinstallation.
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ClockParameter
TheZXMBWE9230supports3levelsofmaster/slaveclockcas-
cading.
EnvironmentalIndices
Table5givestheenvironmentalindicesoftheZXMBWE9230.
TABLE5ENVIRONMENTALINDICES
IndexDescription
Workingenvironment
Outdoorareas(higher
than4K2)/4Z5/4Z7/4
B1/4C2/4S3/4M3
PlantsAnti-mouldandanti-
fungus
Biologicalenvironment(4B1)
AnimalsAnti-rodentbutnot
anti-termites
Chemicalmaterialcondition(4C2)SaltfogSaltsprayproong
Sandmg/m31000
Dust(oating)mg/m315
Mechanicalma-
terialconditions
(4S3)
Dust(sinking)mg/m2.
d1000
Temperature℃-40~55
Relativehumidity%5~95
Temperature
changerate℃/min0.5
PressurekPa70~106
SolarradiationW/m21120
DewdropItmeetsthedewdrop
requirement.
Precipitation
(rain,snowand
hail)
Itmeetstheprecipita-
tionrequirement.
Rainfallintensitymm/mi-
n6
Rainwatertem-
perature℃5
Climaticenvi-
ronment
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IndexDescription
Freezingand
frost
Itmeetsthefreez-
ingandfrostrequire-
ment.
Maximumwind
speedm/s50
ComplianceStandards
TheZXMBWE9230complieswiththefollowingstandards:
�IEEEStandard802.16-2005Part16:AirInterfaceforFixedand
MobileBroadbandWirelessAccessSystems
�WiMAXForumTMMobileRadioConformanceTests(MRCT)
�WiMAXForumTMMobileProtocolImplementationConformance
Statement(PICS)Proforma
�WiMAXForumTMMobileSystemProle
ProtocolInterface
Description
ASNNetworkReferenceModel
Figure8illustratestheASNnetworkreferencemodelformulated
byWiMAXNWG.
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FIGURE8ASNNETWORKREFERENCEMODEL
Table6describestheseinterfaces.
TABLE6ASNINTERFACEDESCRIPTION
Inter-
face
Description
R1AirinterfacebetweenATandRRU
R3InterfacebetweenAGW(alsocalledAccessService
NetworkGateWay(ASN-GW))andthecorenetwork
R4InterfacebetweenASNsorAGWs.Itimplementshandoff
relatedsignalinganddatachannelthatissetupto
maintaindataconsistencyduringhandoff.
R6InterfacebetweenAGWandBTS
R7(Optional)InternalinterfaceofAGW .ItdividesAGWinto
thepolicydecisionpartandthepolicyrealizationpart.
ProtocolInterfaces
ZXMBWE9230supportsR1interfaceandR6interface,asshown
inFigure9.
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FIGURE9ZXMBWE9230INTERFACES
Thefollowingisthedescriptionoftheinterfaces.
�R1interface
R1interfaceistheinterfacebetweentheBSandtheMS,con-
tainingMAClayer ,physicallayerandrelevantmanagement
plane.Itcomplieswiththe802.16eprotocol.
�R6interface
R6interfaceisbetweentheBSandtheAGW .Itcontainsthe
dataplaneandcontrolplane.
�Dataplane
DataplaneistheIPtunnelbetweentheAGWandtheBS.It
isusedtodifferentiatethetrafcowswithdifferentQuality
ofService(QoS)levels.
�Controlpane
Controlplanesupportsthetunnelmanagement,Authen-
tication,Authorization,Accounting(AAA)andRadioRe-
sourceManagement(RRM)functions.
R1Interface
ShortDescriptionR1interfaceistheinterfacebetweentheBSandtheMS,contain-
ingMAClayer ,physicallayerandrelevantmanagementplane.It
complieswiththe802.16eprotocol.
MessageFormatT able7describestheMAClayermanagementmessageformatof
theR1interface.
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TABLE7R1MESSAGEFORMAT
ContentDescription
MessageT ype
Thersteldofeverymanagementmessageis
MessageType.Toknowthevalueofthiseld,
refertothecontentofMACmanagementmessage
intheprotocol.
Non-TLVeld
Thiseldissequencedstrictlyaccordingtothe
denitionofmessageformat.Thecorresponding
valuesofvariouseldsaresortedstrictlyaccord-
ingtothesequencedenedbythemessagefor-
mat.
TLVeld
Thiseldisatripleeld,thatis,type-length-
value.Themessagesortsthetripleofsucheld
accordingtotheactualsituation.
ProtocolStackTheR1interfacecontainsMAClayerandphysicallayer .TheMAC
layercontainsthreesub-layers,thatis,service-specicConver-
genceSub-layer(CS),MACCommonPartSub-layer(MACCPS)
andsecuritysub-layerinthetop-downsequence.
CSsub-layer:TheCSsub-layerconverts/mapstheexternaldata
receivedbyCS-SAPintoMACSDUandtransmitsthedatatoMAC
CPSthroughMACSAP .Thesub-layerclassiesexternalService
DataUnits(SDUs)andassociatesthemwithproperSFIDsand
CIDs.Itsupportsthepayloadheadcompressionfunctionandpro-
videsvariousservice-specicconvergencesub-layerspecications
fordifferentexternalprotocolinterfaces.
MACCPSsub-layer:TheMACCPSsub-layerdoesnotresolvethe
payloadattheCSsub-layer .TheMACCPSsub-layersupports
thecorefunctionsoftheMAClayer ,includingbandwidthrequest,
connectionsetupandmaintenance.Itreceivesdataofvarious
CSsub-layersthroughtheMACSAPandclassiesthesedataby
differentMACconnections.ItsQoSisappliedtotransmissionand
schedulingabovethephysicallayer .
�Securitysub-layer:TheMAClayercontainsanindependent
securitysub-layerthatprovidesauthentication,safekeyex-
changeandencryption.
�Thephysicallayerhasmultiplespecications,eachofwhich
correspondstoaspecicfrequencyrangeandapplication.
Figure10illustratestheR1interfaceprotocolstack.
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FIGURE10R1INTERFACEPROTOCOLSTACK
PhysicalLayerTheR1interfaceadoptsOrthogonalFrequencyDivisionMultiplex-
ing(OFDM)atthephysicallayer .
R6Interface
R6interfacedenestheprocessingowbetweenBSandASN-GW.
ThesignalingbetweentheBSandtheASN-GWistransmitted
throughtheR6tunnelintheformatofUserDatagramProtocol
(UDP)plusthesignalingformatdenedbyNWGstage3.Theme-
diaplanedataisborneovertheencapsulationtunnelprotocol.
UDPbearsR6signaling.GenericRoutingEncapsulation(GRE),
MultipleProtocolLabelSwitching(MPLS)andVirtualLocalArea
Network(VLAN)bearsR6data.
TheASN-GWterminatestheR6tunnelfromtheBS.TheR6tunnel
canadoptvariousencapsulationtechnologies,suchasGRE,MPLS
andVLAN,anddifferenttunnelgranularitiesareallowed.TheR6
datapathsupportsencapsulationprotocolandtunnelgranularity
negotiation.
ControlPlane
MessageFormatFigure11describesthecontrolplanemessageformatoftheR6
interface.
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