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CEL-FI QUATRA

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Installation and User Guide 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nextivity, Inc. 

16550 West Bernardo Ct 

Building 5, Suite 550 

San Diego, CA 92127 

858-485-9442 

[email protected]

 

Summary of Contents for CEL-FI QUATRA 1000

Page 1: ...CEL FI QUATRA Installation and User Guide Nextivity Inc 16550 West Bernardo Ct Building 5 Suite 550 San Diego CA 92127 858 485 9442 support cel fi com...

Page 2: ...f Air Configuration example 8 Hardware Components 8 Cel Fi QUATRA Network Unit NU 8 Cel Fi QUATRA Coverage Unit CU 9 Software Components 9 QUATRA Planner Tool 9 QUATRA Management Tool QMT BETA coming...

Page 3: ...Site Survey 18 Planning Step 2 Estimating Hardware Needs 19 Planning Step 3 Determine NU Donor Off Air or Small Cell Location 19 Planning Step 4 NU Internet Connection WAVE Portal Account 20 Planning...

Page 4: ...twork safe for voice and data Intelligently self configures and continually self optimizes to adapt to environmental changes AntennaBoost intelligent antenna aiming optimizes signal quality QUATRA 100...

Page 5: ...owner or admin chooses QUATRA Sites Solutions Systems A QUATRA system is comprised of a Network Unit NU and one to four Coverage Units CU An NU and CU are paired they must be of the same model and ban...

Page 6: ...r Cat 5e cable Power over Ethernet POE 12 5K ft2 per Coverage Unit MIMO Small Cell compatible Dual Carrier VIDEOS Cel Fi Intro Video https youtu be Jy6PFhip3SM Small Cell Planning https youtu be SURNn...

Page 7: ...7 CHAPTER 2 SYSTEM ELEMENTS QUATRA 1000 Small Cell Configuration example QUATRA 1000 Off Air Configuration example...

Page 8: ...s donor signal to the Cel Fi QUATRA system Provides power over PoE to Coverage Units and QREs Connects to the Cel Fi WAVE Platform for remote monitoring and management QUATRA 1000 and QUATRA 2000 vari...

Page 9: ...erage Units CU only work with QUATRA 2000 Network Units NU of the same variant Software Components QUATRA Planner Tool This simple on line tool estimates hardware needs based upon building size floor...

Page 10: ...For channel partners and installers the WAVE portal is a cloud based management solution to keep track of systems in the field Commissioning Alerts Alarms Status Email Text Notifications Troubleshoot...

Page 11: ...antenna for Cel Fi QUATRA 1000 High gain directional MIMO panel antenna Donor managed with AntennaBoost s 8 position aiming mount Includes options for ceiling wall and pole mounting Required for off...

Page 12: ...multiple mount types Works best with Cel Fi Panel Antennas Cel Fi Directional Antennas Cel Fi Pole Mount Model F26 100 000 The Cel Fi MIMO Panel Antenna is the only authorized indoor outdoor MIMO ante...

Page 13: ...Provides proper signal attenuation and isolation Required for small cell Installation Works with QUATRA 1000 Cel Fi QUATRA Range Extender QRE Model Q34 E1000 Cel Fi QUATRA Range Extender is a Power o...

Page 14: ...MHz Band Name Low High Low High 1 2100 2110 2170 1920 1980 2 1900 PCS 1930 1990 1850 1910 3 1800 1805 1880 1710 1785 4 AWS 1 2110 2155 1710 1755 5 850 869 894 824 849 7 2600 2620 2690 2500 2570 8 900...

Page 15: ...ght Donor Antenna The QUATRA 1000 system is provider specific and supports MIMO capability For that reason for best performance in Off Air mode each NU should be connected to a high gain directional M...

Page 16: ...le small cells and the CUs of a Cel Fi QUATRA 1000 system connected to a Supercell do not interfere with one another Cel Fi QUATRA 1000 partners with carrier approved small cells to deliver better RF...

Page 17: ...own requirements and the QPT will return an estimated equipment list The QPT algorithms are based on ever evolving IEEE 802 16 propagation models and will provide a very good estimate in most cases On...

Page 18: ...rth 2 Operator s of interest Note QUATRA 1000 systems support single carrier operation per NU CU combo system QUATRA 2000 systems support two carriers per NU CU combo system Select systems 3 Building...

Page 19: ...tep 3 Determine NU Donor Off Air or Small Cell Location A If using an outdoor donor antenna a Donor antenna system gain in dBi minus coax loss should be 5 dB for best results b For best results the do...

Page 20: ...nnection Guide is available on request A variety of sources for Internet connectivity hardware are available Options include 3GSTORE https 3gstore com quatra_routers MULTITECH https www multitech com...

Page 21: ...d Coverage Units Each CU requires a dedicated cable to the Network Unit o Active Ethernet hubs such as switches or routers may not be used Cables must be Cat 5e or better Gigabit compliant No cable ma...

Page 22: ...numbers by location The QUATRA Management tools including the WAVE Portal will reference the NUs and CUs by serial number during commissioning Friendly names may be assigned during the commissioning p...

Page 23: ...or Heliax will not fix properly and may strain and damage the QMA connectors on the unit ETHERNET CABLES RJ45 Crimp on RJ45 connectors fit well behind a Network or Coverage Unit if flush mounted to a...

Page 24: ...TRA CU connections are lossless so there is no penalty for excess cable 100m Note Do not power up system at this point Up to four 4 NUs may be daisy chained Note Systems continue to operate during sof...

Page 25: ...s commissioned and transmitting before commissioning QUATRA 1 Once a donor signal is available to the NU and CUs are connected plug in the NU power supply 2 QUATRA will communication with the portal v...

Page 26: ...small openings in the plastic housing on the units are not blocked Move the unit to a cooler area The system will start working normally when it cools down BLINKING RED Problem with donor signal or M...

Page 27: ...onnected to the Network Unit LAN port not the LAN OUT port which is used to daisy chain to another Network Unit LAN port Check LAN firewall settings to the cloud contact your IT Administrator The NU u...

Page 28: ...ce and connected with RF cables Gain or System Gain The amount of amplification that may be applied to the source signal IBwave A solutions planner that allows you to perform complete RF distribution...

Page 29: ...ce Antenna Receives and transmits signals amongst local user devices phones tablets etc SMA Connector A common small Sub Miniature A 50 ohm RF cable connector Small Cell Low powered cellular radio acc...

Page 30: ...0 meter 200 meter with Cel Fi QUATRA Range Extender accessory NU and CU LAN cabling Cat 5e or better Bluetooth NU and CU Bluetooth Low Energy BLE v4 1 2 Bluetooth Frequency 2402 2480 MHz Bluetooth Pow...

Page 31: ...10 Compliance 3GPP TS 36 143 Rel 10 Compliance EN 301 489 1 Compliance EN 301 489 17 Compliance EN 301 489 50 Compliance EN 301 908 1 Compliance EN 301 908 11 Compliance EN 301 908 15 Compliance EN 3...

Page 32: ...ks identified by or are registered trademarks or trademarks respectively of Nextivity Inc This document is for planning purposes only and is not intended to modify or supplement any specifications or...

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