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Antenna Sharing Hub User’s Guide

 

 

 

www.commscope.com

 

@2018 CommScope, Inc All rights reserved 

Visit our website at 

www.commscope.com

 or contact your local CommScope representative or Business Partner for more information 

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3.  CONFIGURATION OF THE ANTENNA SHARING HUB 

 

3.1  Antenna Sharing Hub Configuration Tool 

 

The Antenna Sharing Hub Configuration Tool is the PC software used to communicate with the CommScope ASH 
hardware.  The PC software uses the CommScope ATC200-LITE-USB portable controller hardware and runs on 
Windows operating systems (Windows 7 or higher).  Visit CommScope website at 

www.commscope.com

 to 

download the latest Antenna Sharing Hub Configuration software. 

ATC200-LITE-USB is used as the interface between a local PC/laptop running Antenna Sharing Hub 
Configuration Tool and the CommScope ASH hardware.  The ATC200-LITE-USB provides signal level conversion 
from the PC/laptop to RS-485 as well as power to the ASH hardware.   

 

CommScope

Antenna Share Hub

A

B

C

D E

F

OUT

DC+RS485

USB or RS-232

ATC200-LITE-

USB

AISG 

CONTROL CABLE

 

Figure 6 ATC200-LITE-USB connected to CommScope Antenna Sharing Hub on control port C. 

ATC200-LITE-

USB controller can be connected to any ASH’s RRH/BTS control ports: A, B, C, D, E or 

F as shown in the Figure above.  

The LEDs on ATC200-LITE-USB indicates power and data communication.  

It is equipped with a USB port, as well as a RS-232 serial port for flexibility in connecting to a PC.   

Summary of Contents for ASH

Page 1: ...w commscope com 2018 CommScope Inc All rights reserved Visit our website at www commscope com or contact your local CommScope representative or Business Partner for more information 7831237 G Page 1 of 38 Antenna Sharing Hub User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...2 of 38 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 Corr...

Page 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...

Page 4: ...NG 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 ANT...

Page 5: ...rs 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 3...

Page 6: ...ntative or Business Partner for more information 7831237 G Page 6 of 38 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 ...

Page 7: ...l 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 B...

Page 8: ...on 7831237 G Page 8 of 38 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 H...

Page 9: ...nfiguration 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 EGY...

Page 10: ...o 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 ...

Page 11: ...th AISG2 0 3GPP SRET MRET protocol modes 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...

Page 12: ...rogrammed into the CommScope ASH When CommScope ASH detects an EGYHHTT 65B R6 antenna it will replicate the RETs to its control ports as illustrated below This configuration for this scenario in the Antenna Sharing configuration tool is shown in the Figure 11 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...

Page 13: ...cope com to download the latest Antenna Sharing Hub Configuration software ATC200 LITE USB is used as the interface between a local PC laptop running Antenna Sharing Hub Configuration Tool and the CommScope ASH hardware The ATC200 LITE USB provides signal level conversion from the PC laptop to RS 485 as well as power to the ASH hardware CommScope Antenna Share Hub A B C D E F OUT DC RS485 USB or R...

Page 14: ...ool provides direct management of the hub The operator can a view edit or delete antenna model configurations stored on the hub b view or edit the current BTS RRH control port protocol modes MRET SRET c download a new antenna model configuration d update the ASH software e perform all functions available in Offline mode 2 In Offline mode the ASH Config Tool allows an operator to a create and save ...

Page 15: ...SH will not interfere with on going activities from RRH BTS controllers However ASH hardware will perform a board level reset whenever new or existing Antenna Sharing Configurations are modified and applied The following sections provide step by step instruction on how to navigate through ASH Configuration Tool in Online mode 3 2 1 Launching Antenna Sharing Hub configuration tool An Antenna Sharin...

Page 16: ...ontact your local CommScope representative or Business Partner for more information 7831237 G Page 16 of 38 3 2 2 Setting up Antenna Sharing Hub configuration tool Under User Preference Settings select the Serial COM port to be used to communicate with CommScope ASH hardware Figure 9 Antenna Sharing Hub Configuration Tool Preferences ...

Page 17: ...Sharing Hub details and the antenna models currently configured and discovered on CommScope ASH Figure 10 Antenna Sharing Hub Configuration Tool online and connected to COM1 Each of the antenna model shown in the Hub View list in the figure above has the following details description of columns Present and Config EGYHHTT 65B R6 is shown as that it has configuration and there is a device with this ...

Page 18: ...tion shown for the antenna model EGYHHTT 65B R6 in the figure 11 above uses the scenario 4 Mixed Rets mapping described in the section 2 2 4 Also the clicking on the plus icon before the EGYHHTT 65B R6 model name will display an expanded list of antenna device serial numbers based on the protocol mode SRET MRET that are connected to the ASH A window with device details is displayed when mouse is m...

Page 19: ...T Discoverable YES YES Reset Software YES YES Get Alarm Status YES YES Get Information YES YES Clear Active Alarms YES YES Read User Data YES YES Write User Data YES YES Alarm Subscribe YES YES Self Test YES NO Software Download YES NO Vendor Specific Procedures YES YES Set Device Data YES YES Get Device Data YES YES Calibrate YES NO Send Configuration Data YES YES Set Tilt YES NO Get Tilt YES YES...

Page 20: ...sired access policy Navigation of the changes in the access policies on a clicked cell are as follows Full Access Restricted Access No Access Full Access If the user had unselected the setting Enable the Restricted Operator Access option when mapping RETs from the Preferences window as described in section 3 2 2 the navigation of the changes in the access policies on a clicked cell are as follows ...

Page 21: ...nges to the Antenna Sharing Configuration for the chosen Antenna Model to a file click the Execute configuration button In Online mode the User has the option to send these changes to the connected ASH hardware and or also save to file as shown in Figure 13 The configuration data saved to a given file will have the extension name dat Figure 13 Storing changes to the Antenna Sharing Configuration O...

Page 22: ...ommScope Inc All rights reserved Visit our website at www commscope com or contact your local CommScope representative or Business Partner for more information 7831237 G Page 22 of 38 Figure 14 Confirmation message for sending configuration to ASH and or file ...

Page 23: ...ew tab and select the antenna model from the list to configure Make changes to the default configuration by clicking on the cell for changing access policies and click on buttons AISG protocol mode settings for changing the BTS RRH control port protocol modes as shown in the Figure 155 below Figure 15 Generating Antenna Sharing Configuration using offline feature in online mode To store the change...

Page 24: ...protocol modes SRET and MRET for a selected antenna model can be changed for a given configuration by clicking on the buttons on the AISG Protocol Mode Settings section as shown in the Figure 16 below Figure 16 Changing BTS RRH Control port protocol modes for given antenna model When connected to the ASH the current active protocol modes on the ASH s BTS RRH control ports are shown in the section ...

Page 25: ...en file dialog is displayed for the user to select the configuration file dat extension and click the Open button If the configuration that being loaded has an antenna model available in the selected tab Hub View the model is selected and the configuration is displayed If the loaded configuration does not have an antenna model in the Hub View list then the following message is displayed Figure 18 ...

Page 26: ...ate window allows the user to specify a file name or use the file name provided The generated report file is of type pdf format and opened in the pdf viewer provided in the window as shown in Figure 21 The page size orientation margins adding header footers for each of the PDF pages in the generated file be changed in PDF settings section All report files pdf are available under the folder named H...

Page 27: ... All rights reserved Visit our website at www commscope com or contact your local CommScope representative or Business Partner for more information 7831237 G Page 27 of 38 Figure 20 Confirmation message for report generation Figure 21 Generated report open in the viewer ...

Page 28: ...237 G Page 28 of 38 3 2 9 Firmware update for Antenna Sharing Hub When the tool connects to the ASH Connect tool bar button click the firmware version from the ASH is compared to the bundled firmware version If there is a need for updating the firmware on the ASH tool displays the message with descending timer value as shown in the Figure 22 below Figure 22 Firmware update notification message for...

Page 29: ...rmation 7831237 G Page 29 of 38 On the elapse of the timer value on the message or the user click on Yes button the firmware update to the ASH will proceed as shown in the Figure 23 below Figure 23 Firmware update progress for connected ASH On completion of the firmware update following confirmation message is displayed as shown in the Figure 24 below Once the firmware update is complete the ASH w...

Page 30: ...mScope Inc All rights reserved Visit our website at www commscope com or contact your local CommScope representative or Business Partner for more information 7831237 G Page 30 of 38 Figure 24 Confirmation message on the successful completion of firmware update ...

Page 31: ...ftware can be used to generate antenna sharing configuration files for supported CommScope Antenna Models 3 3 1 Launching Antenna Sharing Hub configuration tool After the launch of the tool software select the Files View tab to view the antenna models supported by the current software Figure 25 Antenna Sharing Configuration Tool Offline mode Select an antenna model from the Files View list to begi...

Page 32: ...pe com 2018 CommScope Inc All rights reserved Visit our website at www commscope com or contact your local CommScope representative or Business Partner for more information 7831237 G Page 32 of 38 Figure 26 Default Antenna Sharing Access Policies ...

Page 33: ...procedure used in Online mode applies when changing Antenna Sharing for a particular Antenna Model in Offline mode Click on the individual cell multiple times until desired Access policy is displayed See Figure 27 The BTS RRH control port protocol modes SRET and MRET for a selected antenna model can be changed for a given configuration by clicking on the buttons on the AISG Protocol Mode Settings ...

Page 34: ... 3 4 for more details To save the configuration select the Save Configuration button and enter a meaningful name for the configuration file The configuration data file with extension dat is a binary file Figure 28 Saving Antenna Sharing Configuration dat files 3 3 4 Editing saved configuration from file To load and edit the configuration from a file click on the Load tool bar button under Configur...

Page 35: ...ler must simply use the dat binary file created by the Antenna Sharing Hub Configuration Tool as the payload for the software download to any addressed RET behind the ASH unit Note that the commanding operator port must have the Full Access Policy enforced The hub will recognize the command payload as a new configuration intercept and store the data and reboot with the new configuration applied 2 ...

Page 36: ...re Hub Hardware ALD Antenna line device BTS Base terrestrial station CLI Command Line Interface CPU Central Processor Unit DAC Digital to Analog Converter DISC Disconnect FCS Frame check sequence FFS For further study FRMR Frame reject FW Firmware HDLC High level data link control HW Hardware I2C Inter Integrated Circuit I FRAME Information frame ISO International standards organization ITU Intern...

Page 37: ...red acknowledgement UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter uP Micro Processor XID Exchange identification 4 2 Known Limitation and Constraints CommScope Antenna Share Hub Hardware acts as a Proxy between BTS RRH Controllers and daisy chained Antenna internal RETs Because CommScope ASH has no control over response time of every Antenna internal RETs there are scenarios where strict compli...

Page 38: ...GPP Software Download Times 2 If an antenna RET is in a protocol mode different from configured RRH BTS control port protocol mode due to the protocol translation AISG2 0 3GPP responses could exceed 1 second 3 The ASH Ghost RET is operational within 3 seconds after an ASH s board level reset However mapped RETs at ASH BTS RRH control ports will not be operational until AISG2 0 3GPP device scan is ...

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