User Manual

Dual Band Digital Fiber Optical Repeater

User Manual

(Dual Band Digital Fiber Optical Repeater)

(RO-43-1821-NF-02)
Manual Version 1.1

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Contents
Chapter 1 ................................................................................................. 4

Safety instDRUctions ....................................................................... 4

Chapter 2 ................................................................................................. 5

Product Overview ............................................................................ 5

Main Functions................................................................................ 6
Complete Frequency Range ..........................................................................6
Excellent RF performance.............................................................................6
Powerful CPU module ..................................................................................7
Flexible Remote Control & Monitoring Options .................................................7
Reliable Mechanical Design...........................................................................7
Product Outline Drawing ..............................................................................7
Main Control Panel ......................................................................................8
DMU Panel Description ................................................................................9
DRU Panel Description ............................................................................... 10

System StDRUcture ....................................................................... 10

Master Unit .............................................................................................. 10
Remote Unit ............................................................................................ 11

Chapter 4 ............................................................................................... 13

Engineering Installations ................................................................ 13

Overview ................................................................................................. 13
Equipment Installation and Commissioning Flow ............................................ 13

Before Installation ......................................................................... 16

Choosing a site location ............................................................................. 16
Installation tools ....................................................................................... 16

Installation ................................................................................... 16
Installation of DMU ................................................................................... 16
Mounting to the wall ................................................................................. 18
Installing onto a pole ................................................................................ 19
Power supply ........................................................................................... 20

Commissioning ............................................................................. 20
Connect Serial Cable ................................................................................. 20
Check the System ..................................................................................... 20
Setup steps ............................................................................................. 21
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FOR status ............................................................................................... 21

System Maintenance ..................................................................... 21

Maintenance and repair caution .................................................................. 22
Emergency situation handling ..................................................................... 22

Chapter 5 ............................................................................................... 23

System Monitor ............................................................................ 23

Specifications ........................................................................................ 24

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Chapter 1

Safety instDRUctions
It is important to read safety instDRUctions before installing the equipment. These instDRUctions are supplementary
to any local safety regulations in place. In case of any conflict, local safety regulations shall prevail.

Installation personnel should have preliminary knowledge about safety operations and DMUst have received training
on ROSENBERGER equipment installation, maintenance and operations.

Some important safety instDRUctions are discussed in the chapter. ROSENBERGER shall not bear any liabilities
incurred by violation of universal safety operation requirements, or violation of safety standards for designing,
manufacturing and equipment usage.

1. The equipment DMUst follow system requirements with proper grounding & thunder-proof facilities.

2. Power supply voltage DMUst satisfy safety requirements. Anybody who operates equipment DMUst
cut off power supply first. Only certified maintenance staff can operate with power-on.

3. The equipment radiates electromagnetic wave, which will cause damage to human body. People
other than maintenance staff please keep away.

4. Do not expose yourself long time to the FOR system in working condition because the electromagnetic
field emitted by equipment may do harm to your health.

5. If installed at height (onto the pole), the equipment shall be securely fixed to prevent body injuries from
dropping parts.

6. The equipment DMUst be away from fire, as electronic components may explode upon fire.

7. Static electricity produced by human body can damage sensitive components on the circuit board,
such as large integrated circuits (ICs).The equipment DMUst be away from fire, as electronic components may
explode upon fire.

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Chapter 2

Product Overview

Fiber Optical Repeater (FOR abbreviation below) consists of master unit (DMU abbreviation below)
and remote units (DRU abbreviation below). The number of DRU depends on the hardware and
software configuration. One DMU is capable of supporting up to 24 DRUs.

ROSENBERGER WCDMA&DCS dual band FOR is combined with base stations, used for amplifying
DCS1800 and WCDMA signals. It effectively enhances the shadow signals in urban areas like hotel,
office buildings, shopping centers, subway as well as basements.

Refer to the application diagram in figure 1; DMU captures the signals from donor BTS and converts the
RF signal to optical signal and transmit to DRU. DRU reconverts the optical signal to RF signal and
amplifies it, in the case extends signal coverage.

BTS Coverage Repeater Coverage

Figure1 FOR Applications

ROSENBERGER FOR has remote control and monitoring function, and it can be self-
diagnosis. In case of an external power off, FOR can keep sending alarm message to network
management center for four hours, facilitating monitoring, configuring and maintenance.

ROSENBERGER FOR is modular design, users can deploy diversified RF output rate and
power supply options for various projects. That provides a low-cost and highly-capable solution of mobile
comDMUnication network optimization. FOR is a new kind of BTS coverage extension system to improve
the signal in large building.

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Figure 2 Dual Band FOR diagram

Main Functions

Complete Frequency Range

ROSENBERGER Dual Band FOR can cover full band DCS1800 and WCDMA frequency band..

Excellent RF performance

ROSENBERGER FOR’s optimized RF design has ensured a transparent and trouble-free up and down

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link RF path through the delicacy of balancing & control over parameters like noise figure, up/downlink
power output and link budget, out of band rejection, self-oscillation, ACPR and time delay etc.

Powerful CPU module

The powerful CPU module enables setting up, query and monitoring of various FOR info and parameters.
Imbedded backup batteries for the CPU module enable alarms to be sent out continuously for two hours
when there is power off. LEDs on control panel of FOR indicate the status and door alarm convenient for
onsite installation and maintenance. CPU module can also be connected through RS232 serial interface
locally.

Flexible Remote Control & Monitoring Options

A GSM wireless modem is imbedded in ROSENBERGER FOR, supporting SMS comDMUnication, for
point to point remote control and monitoring, between FOR site and Operating & Maintenance Center
through ROSENBERGER FOR OMT software..

Reliable Mechanical Design

Having adopted IP65 die-cast aluminum casing designed for tough weather conditions outdoor and
indoor, suiting temperature from -25℃ to +55℃, together with its reasonable and compact modules
layout, the FOR has proven to have good heat dissipation performance through rigorous thermal
simulation and temperature testing. The mould case was nickel-plated to give good EMC and
anticorrosion performance. Dmultiple lightning-proof measures are adopted at the power supply, antenna
and feeder cable. The MTBF of the FOR is ensured no less than 50,000 hours.

Product Outline Drawing

Figure 3 DMU Outline

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Figure 4 DRU Outline

Main Control Panel

Figure 5 DMU Front Panel

Figure 6 DMU Rear Panel

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Figure 7 DRU Panel

DMU Panel Description

1. TX/RX: For duplex repeater, this port is service antenna. For simplex repeater, this port is DL
(downlink) input port.
2. RX: For duplex repeater, there is no this port. For simplex repeater, this port is UL (uplink) output
port.
3. Fiber1/1310: When the repeater has single fiber, this port is the fiber connector. When the repeater
has double fibers, this port is downlink optic signal output port. FC/PC (or FC/APC, varied from the
customer’s commands).
4. Fiber2/1550: When the repeater has single fiber, there is no this port. When the repeater has
double fibers, this port is uplink optic signal input port. FC/PC( or FC/APC, varied from the
customer’s commands).
5. GND: Grounding port.
6. RS232: Port of local monitor, RS232.
7. DC: DC +24V or DC -48V input terminal.
8. Modem: Wireless modem antenna interface.
9. Location: Port of location changed alarm. Black post.
10. LOC: Port of local monitor, RS232.
11. AC: Port of power supply, 3-core waterproof aircraft socket.
12. ALARM: Peripheral alarm interface.

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DRU Panel Description

Universal peripheral interfaces

1. To Service: Port of service antenna.

2. LOC: Port of local monitor, RS232. Same with LOC of DMU.
3. ALARM: Peripheral alarm interface.
4. Location: Same with Location of DMU.
5. GND: Same with GND of DMU.

Additionally, there are the following interfaces for AC220V power supply

1. DC (FIBER): Fiber connector of DRU. FC/PC (or FC/APC, varied from the customer’s commands).
2. AC (DC): Port of power supply, 3-core waterproof aircraft socket.

Additionally, there are the following interfaces for DC+24V or DC-48V power supply

1. DC (FIBER): Fiber connector of DRU. FC/PC (or FC/APC, varied from the customer’s commands).
2. AC (DC): Port of power supply

Additionally, there are the following interfaces for both AC220V and DC+24V power supply

1. DC (FIBER): Port of power supply.

2. AC (DC): Port of power supply, 3-core waterproof aircraft socket.
3. FIBER: Fiber connector of DRU. FC/PC (or FC/APC, varied from the customer’s commands).

System Structure

Master Unit

Master unit is interfacing with BTS. Dimensions of standard master unit are 19 inch and 1U. The
optic connector is LC/PC (or FC/PC) type.

DMU is composed of optic module of DMU, duplexer, AMP(DL and UL), control unit（contain
modem）,RF control unit and PS. And there is a WDM in some kinds of DMU.

Optic Module of DMU:

This module is connected to the optic module of DRU via the optical fiber. This device carries out
optic to electrical signal conversions for UL signal flow, and electrical to optic signal conversions for DL
signal flow.
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Control Unit

Control unit controls the whole operation and provides the various functions such as the alarm
detection, local control, remote control and etc.
This module contains Modem. Wireless Modem installed in the DMU. The modem is used to
comDMUnicate with the OMC (Operation and Maintenance Center)

AMP

It contains duplexer and amp. The duplexer filters the UL and DL RF signal. And separates or
combines the UL or DL RF signals. AMP unit increases or decreases the RF signal. There is a digital
attenuator in this unit.

Remote Unit

Remote Unit is installed at a Remote Place. The device is composed of optic module of DRU,
WDM (optional), control unit, duplexer, RF AMP(LNA and band selective unit, DL and UL), PA, and PS.

Optic Module of DRU

This module is connected to the optic module in the master unit via the optical fiber . This device
carries out optic to electrical signal conversions for DL signal flow, and electrical to optic signal
conversions for UL signal flow.

WDM (Optional)

According to the difference requirements, the device is optional. WDM makes transmission of
various signals via only one single optical fiber. If there are enough optical fibers, WDM is not
necessary.

Control Unit

Control unit controls the whole operation and provides the various functions such as the alarm
detection, local control, remote control and etc.

Duplexer

The duplexer filters the UL and DL RF signal. And separates or combines the UL or DL RF signals.

UL LNA
The LNA has a very low noise figure and resistance, It amplifies the uplink RF signal and provides
up to 30dB digital attenuation.

DL AMP

This AMP amplifies the downlink RF signal and provides up to 30dB digital attenuation.

DL PA

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PA unit amplifies the RF signal to a high power.

OPD (Optical Power Division) Unit

According to the number of the remote unit, corresponded Optical Power Division Unit is selected.
The device is composed by optic coupler and WDM (optional). It can be used not only as DMUlti-optic
channel combiner, but also DMUlti-optic channel splitter. If the number of the fiber used between one
remote unit and one master unit is two, the WDM in the Optical Power Division Unit is not necessary.

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Chapter 4

Engineering Installations

Overview

This chapter introduces installation and commissioning flow of equipment to help installation personnel
understand the entire process. Brief introduction to some physical parameters of FOR, such as size,
weight, humidity and temperature is also included in this chapter.

Equipment Installation and Commissioning Flow

Normal and reliable operation of FOR is based on the quality of installation project. It is important to
establish a set of systematic and standardized installation and commissioning procedures. Workflow for
installation, debugging, acceptance and handing over of the equipment is shown in Figure 8.

The installation and commissioning workflow is as follows:

1. Engineering survey

Inspect the suggested site environment to provide related data for design and engineering.

2. Engineering design

Planning department shall design according to the engineering inspection results and make out
relevant design comments and drawings.

3. packing acceptance

After equipment delivery at the site, construction team is responsible to specify the unpacking time
according to engineering preparations. The construction team, the operator, the engineering team
and ROSENBERGER shall all be present at the time of unpacking inspection. If any damage to
equipment or shortage in shipment is found during unpacking by a single party, only the unpacking
party shall bear all the liability.

4. Hardware installation

Qualified engineering personnel shall supervise the whole installation process, including positioning,
base installation, BSC rack installation, BSC board installation, DC power installation, and
connection of internal and external cables.

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5. System and power-on check

Conduct necessary check and power-on the equipment after installation.

6. Parameters settings

Set related parameters after installation.(attention:UL channel/DL channel att Parameters

settings,DMU att setting limit max 15dB,DRU att setting limit max 16dB.)

7. System test

Test the system to check if the system operates normally. If it fails the test, adjust the system to meet
the requirements.

8. Trial DRUn

In the first few months after equipment commissioning, the equipment remains in trial DRUn stage.
ROSENBERGER is responsible for offering full technical support to the user.

9. Final acceptance

It means that operation of the equipment is stable and meets all requirements. The user and
ROSENBERGER together agree upon this and sign the final acceptance certificate.

Note: Refer to the related contract terms for details about project survey, engineering design,
trial DRUn and final acceptance

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Start

Engineering Survey

Engineering Design

Unpacking Acceptance

Hardware Installation

Check and Power On

Parameter settings

System Tests

N
Preliminary Acceptance Test

Project Completed

N
Trial Run

Final Acceptance

End

Figure 8 Equipment Installations and Commissioning Flow

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Before Installation

Choosing a site location

Make sure access is restricted to qualified personnel

Install the product where power supply and feeder cable are accessible.

Site location should be far away from heat source and damp environment.

FOR should be put in a well-ventilated work area. It should be hung on the wall or the pole to ensure
being ventilated. If the FOR is mounted on the wall, there should be at least 50cm away from the ceiling
and a 100cm height space shall be left empty between the FOR and the ground.

Installation tools

No. parts Model Quantity Comments

1 Tape 1 To measure the installation holes

Monkey
2 1 To tighten or loose hex bolts
Wrench

3 Electric drill 1 Drill holes on the wall

Installation

Installation of DMU

DMU is 19”1U in size. It shall be generally installed in the 19-inch comDMUnication rack, as show
on the following figure 9. Use four expansion bolts (M6*12) to fix the panel of the master unit.

FOR DMU dimensions are 482×368×88mm and 15Kg in weight.

Make sure access is restricted to qualified personnel

Install the product where power supply and feeder cable are accessible.

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Site location should be far away from heat source and damp environment. Repeater should be put in
a well-ventilated area with indoor temperature range at 0~+40°C and relative humidity ≤85%. Please
avoid direct sunlight.

If the repeater is mounted on the wall, there should be at least 80cm ~100cm away from the wall or
other equipment.

Figure 9 Installation of Master unit

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Mounting to the wall

Items Name
1 Repeater
2 Bracket
3 M10x 100 Expansion
Bolts
4 Wall
5 M8 x 16 HEX Socket
Cap Screws

Figure 10 Install to a wall

1. Fix the mounting rack on the wall with the 4 expansion bolts.

2. Lift the FOR and hang it onto the holding groove on the rack.

3. Open the front door of the FOR using the L wrench.

4. Tighten the rest two hex bolts in the lower corners against two fixing nuts (M6) to fasten FOR to
the mounting rack using Monkey Wrench.

5. Close the front door and tighten the four fixing nuts to lock the FOR cabinet using L wrench.

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Installing onto a pole

Items Name
1 Repeater

2 Bracket

3 U-shape bolts

4 Pole

M8 x 16 Hexagon
5
Socket Cap Screw

Figure 11 Installing onto a Pole

1. Use the mounting rack to locate the position of the two U-shape clamps and fasten the
mounting U-shape clamps onto a pole.

2. Lift the FOR and hang it onto the holding groove on the rack.

3. Open the front door of the FOR using the L wrench.

4. Tighten the rest two hex bolts in the lower corners against two fixing nuts (M6) to fasten FOR to
the mounting rack using Monkey Wrench.

5. Tighten the four fixing bolts on front door using L wrench. Fix the grounding lead to the
grounding bolt and installation is completed.

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Power supply

DMU: According to the difference requirements, power supply can support AC or DC +24V.
DRU: Power supply of this product is normally AC, that is 165~285VAC/50±5Hz. Connect the fans power
connector to the fan power supply port.

Commissioning

Connect Serial Cable

Open the cabinet, connect RS232 serial interface of FOR to RS232 serial interface of pocket computer
with the RS232 cable that fit out the FOR, and then we can commission the FOR locally.
Attention: Please turn off the power supply of FOR before inserting or pulling out RS232 cable.

Check the System

Before turning on the FOR, the following items shall be checked:

1. Check carefully whether connection of RF signal is correct.

2. Check the input power supply. Make sure voltage of power supply is in the range of rated
working voltage of the FOR.

3. Check antenna rack, feed cable and the host is grounded. Grounding impedance shall be ≤ 5
ohm.

4. Check the echo loss of the antenna and feed system. Standing ratio < 1.5.

5. The build and pole DMUst be lightning proof.

6. Entrance wire of power supply DMUst pass lightning switch.

7. Antenna and cable DMUst pass lightning switch

Caution: Please strictly follow the instDRUctions above to do the commissioning of FOR ;

Please check the power cable connection and voltage before switch on the FOR ; Make

detailed records according to the fact.

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Setup steps

1. Use the RS232 cable to connect PC and serial port on the device. Start PC and DRUn the OMT.

2. Set location and maintenance parameter on OMT.

3. Set alarms and monitoring on OMT.

4. Test whether strength of downlink signal are compliant with the requirement.

5. Adjust gain of downlink to make the output power of downlink are compliant with the design
requirement.

6. Adjust gain of uplink to max.

7. Finished setup

Caution: When commissioning the FOR, always connect the 30db attenuator to the output

of FOR. This is to protect both the FOR and the Spectrum Analyzer. Never turn on the

FOR without proper termination or load. And in case of changing the antenna, turn off the FOR first.

FOR status

The status of the repeater can be observed through 4 LED.

Status of LED as follows:

Green Power supply is normal
PWR
OFF No power
Blinking Program of the control unit is normal
DRUN
OFF Device does not work
Blinking Control unit communicates normally
MOD
OFF Control unit can’t communicate
Green Device no alarm
ALM
Red Device has alarm

Table 1 Definition of LED of the Control Unit.

System Maintenance

We recommend operator do half year routine examination to make sure equipment running stability,
contents comprised:

1. Please do examine for the antenna, comprised directional angle, position, bolt stability and
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water-proof adhesive tape aging or not.

2. Please do examine for cable connection and position.
3. Output power examination: indicator should light on and equipment output power enough or not.

If operator find out any malfunction issues, please document everything on file, and fill in
correlation sheet.

Maintenance and repair caution

Dissemble the equipment:

4. Turn off the external air switch
5. Pull of the FOR power plug
6. Do not operate under thunder storm
Cleaning:
1. Turn off the outside air switch
2. Pull of the channelselective FOR power plug
3. Do not use liquid to clean the equipment to prevent from short circuit.
4. Use dry cloth to clean.
Grounding:
Use plug with grouding pin.
Power:
Check whether the voltage and frequency of power supply is fit for the requirement of FOR.
Parts replacement:
User should not attempt to repair or replace the parts. Person may get electric shock when
opeing the equipment. Only the authorized specialist can repair and replace the parts.
Waterproof and dampproof :
Do not turn on or off the equipment in damp enviroment.

Emergency situation handling

In the following condition: the equipment should be turned off:

1. Power supply doesn't work properly
2. Liquid flow into FOR
3. Doesn't work properly (overheating, release of flavor and junk matter)
4. Damage of case
5. Performance degradation
6. Near the fire source
7. Flooding

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Chapter 5

System Monitor
Operation & maintenance terminal (OMT) interact with the FOR to set and lookup its status and
RF parameters. It can display alarms real-time. OMT can set local connection, SMS connection with the
device for operation and maintenance at any time, or at any location.

OMT and FOR connection topology showed as Figure 12:

OMT OMT

Computer RS232 Computer RS232 SMS

FOR FOR

Laptop Laptop

Local mode Remote mode

Figure 12 OMT and FOR Connection Topology

Please refer to

Operation/Maintenance Terminal OMT Software User Manual

in the CD for the details

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Specifications

Optical Specifications
Optical Wave Length 1310 and 1550 nm WDM
Optical Output Power
-6dBm
(master unit)
Optical Output Power
-6dBm
(remote unit)
Optical Connector DMU: LC/PC, DRU: FC/PC
Optical Transmitting Distance ≤ 20Km

RF Specifications
Uplink Downlink
Frequency range 1710-1785/1920-1980MHz 1805-1880/2110-2170MHz
Output power 0±2dBm 43±2dBm
Max. system gain 50 dB 50dB
Gain control range 0~30dB / 1dB step 0~30dB / 1dB step
Noise Figure ≤5 dB
VSWR ≤1.5
Transmission delay ≤13us
Spurious emission
9KHz～1GHz ≤-36dBm
1GHz～12.75GHz ≤-30dBm
Intermodulation （3rd order） ≤ -45dBc
≥ 45dBc/5MHz
ACLR (WCDMA only)
≥ 50dBc/10MHz
EVM (WCDMA only) ≤12.5%
PCDE (WCDMA only) ≤ -35dB
Impedance 50 Ω
Power Supply AC 220±44V 45-55Hz
DMU: ≤20W
Power Consumption
DRU: ≤380W
DMU: 381.5×440×43.7mm
Dimension
DRU: 460×513×311mm
DMU: 15Kg
Weight
DRU: 40Kg
DMU: 0-45℃
Working Temperature
DRU: -25-55℃

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