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BSF0060 User Handbook 

www.cobham.com/wireless 

Document number: BSF0060HBK 

Issue number: 4 

Date: 12/12/2016 

Page 1 of 43

 

 

The most important thing we build is trust 

 

 

BSF0060 

User Handbook 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Band-Selective, Class B, Fibre-Fed Repeater  

User Handbook 

 

Product Part No. BSF0060 
BSF3604-406-411-115VAC 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

Содержание BSF0060

Страница 1: ...ham com wireless Document number BSF0060HBK Issue number 4 Date 12 12 2016 Page 1 of 43 The most important thing we build is trust BSF0060 User Handbook Band Selective Class B Fibre Fed Repeater User Handbook Product Part No BSF0060 BSF3604 406 411 115VAC ...

Страница 2: ... Components 14 3 3 BSF0060 Specification 14 3 4 BSF0060 System Diagram 15 3 5 BSF0060 External and Internal Views 16 3 5 1 External view 16 3 5 2 External Interfaces 17 3 5 3 Internal Features 18 3 6 Internal Modules 19 3 6 1 Control Module 19 3 6 2 Fibre Optic Transceiver Module 20 3 6 3 PSU Module 21 3 6 4 External Interface Board Cable and Terminal Block 22 3 6 5 Digital Signal Processing DSP m...

Страница 3: ...g the Repeater onto a Wall 32 6 Initial Setup 34 6 1 Opening an RMC Session 34 6 2 User Access 36 6 3 Define Repeater General Info 36 6 4 Configuring RF Parameters 37 6 5 Configuring External Alarms and Relay 39 6 5 1 Configuring External Alarms 39 6 5 2 Configuring and Testing the Relay 40 6 6 TCP IP Communication Configuration for Remote Monitoring 40 6 7 Integration into the AEM 41 Appendix 42 ...

Страница 4: ...tion of Liability Notice This manual is written for the use of technically competent operators service persons No liability is accepted by Cobham Wireless for use or misuse of this manual the information contained therein or the consequences of any actions resulting from the use of the said information including but not limited to descriptive procedural typographical arithmetical or listing errors...

Страница 5: ... prior written permission of Cobham Wireless 1 4 Contact Information Cobham Wireless Coverage Aerial House Asheridge Road Chesham Buckinghamshire HP5 2QD United Kingdom Tel 44 1494 777000 Fax 44 1494 777002 Commercial inquiries cw coverage cobham com Website www cobham com wireless Support issues cw support cobham com Technical Support Line 44 1494 777 747 English speaking Registered Office Axell ...

Страница 6: ...to meet ISED requirements RSS 131 Clause 6 3 and 6 4 it may be necessary for the installer to reduce the UL and or DL output power for certain installations Conformément à la réglementation d Innovation Sciences et Développement Économique ISDE Canada le présent émetteur radio peut fonctionner avec une antenne d un type et d un gain maximal ou inférieur approuvé pour l émetteur par Industrie Canad...

Страница 7: ...e harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation If not installed and used in accordance with the instructions this equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful int...

Страница 8: ...3 15 1dbi 1 6 5 Compliance with FCC deployment rule regarding the radiation of noise Good engineering practice must be used in regard to the signal booster s noise radiation Thus the gain of the signal booster should be set so that the ERP of the output noise from the signal booster should not exceed the level of 43 dBm in 10 kHz measurement bandwidth In the event that the noise level measured exc...

Страница 9: ...as antenna splitter losses 11 dB Based on equation 2 Input antenna noise to the antenna 66 12 11 89dBm ERP The Out of band input noise to the antenna should be 66 12 11 89dbm ERP NOTE In this example there is no need to add an external band pass filter to attenuate the out of band noise If fewer antennas are deployed then additional filtering may be required Conclusion Good engineering practice re...

Страница 10: ...moved This would always be a wise precaution despite the severe mismatch between the impedance of an N type connector at 50Ω and that of free space at 377Ω which would severely compromise the efficient radiation of RF power Radio frequency burns could also be a hazard if any RF power carrying components were to be carelessly touched Antenna positions should be chosen to comply with requirements bo...

Страница 11: ...g to the shipment Polytetrafluoroethylene P T F E and P T F E Composite Materials Many modules components in Cobham Wireless equipment contain P T F E as part of the RF insulation barrier This material should never be heated to the point where smoke or fumes are evolved Any person feeling drowsy after coming into contact with P T F E especially dust or fumes should seek medical attention 2 6 Laser...

Страница 12: ...nctions are also provided The Downlink path then passes through a Multi Carrier Power Amplifier and then enters the Downlink path of the Bandpass Duplexer module which filters the signal to pass the required Downlink passband and reject out of band noise and then combines the Downlink and Uplink paths whilst providing isolation between the two paths The Downlink signal then exits BSF0060 via the c...

Страница 13: ...m defined output level The repeater has a defined maximum output level If the input signal amplified by the gain set exceeds the set output limit an ALC loop is activated This ALC ensures that the amplifier does not add distortion to the radio signal Below are examples of the ALC function for one and two carriers 20 Input Signal dBm Output Power Level dBm Gain 70dB 50 ALC ALC one carrier Input sig...

Страница 14: ...eter Specification Downlink RF Measurements Nominal Downlink Bandwidth 5 5 MHz Centre Frequency 408 5MHz System net gain at 10 dB optical loss 30 dB with OMU Gain Adjustment 0 30 dB in 1 dB steps Maximum Output power 36 dBm Output 3rd Order Intercept Point 68 dBm In Band Spurious Noise 13 dBm 30 kHz B W Uplink RF Measurements Nominal Uplink Bandwidth 5 5 MHz Centre Frequency 417 5 MHz System net g...

Страница 15: ...Cobham Wireless Coverage BSF0060 User Handbook www cobham com wireless Document number BSF0060HBK Issue number 5 Date 14 05 2018 Page 15 of 43 3 4 BSF0060 System Diagram ...

Страница 16: ...www cobham com wireless Document number BSF0060HBK Issue number 5 Date 14 05 2018 Page 16 of 43 3 5 BSF0060 External and Internal Views 3 5 1 External view A Position of external interfaces see 3 5 2 below B Door lock C Repeater lid securing screws ...

Страница 17: ... 5 Date 14 05 2018 Page 17 of 43 3 5 2 External Interfaces A Cable gland for fibre optic cable connections F O Downlink I P and Uplink O P B 7 16DIN Server port RF Downlink O P and Uplink I P C Cable gland for power supply cable D Cable gland for wired alarm output E Grounding connection F Position of door lock ...

Страница 18: ...PC F O port D 30dB Coaxial Attenuator E Digital Signal Processing Module see 3 6 5 below F Multi Carrier Power Amplifier MCPA G Duplexer Module see 3 6 7 below H 7 16DIN port RF Downlink O P and Uplink I P I Control Module see 3 6 1 below J Distribution Board see 3 6 9 below K Reference Generator Board see 3 6 8 below L External Interface Board see 3 6 4 below M Terminal block for 115V AC power co...

Страница 19: ...orting interrogation of alarm data by PC laptop The controller also provides a summary alarm output upon the failure of any active device and has four LEDs which give information regarding the status of the Control Module Blue LED Login Quick flash Control Module switched on someone logged in locally and or remotely Off except for a quick flash every 10th second Control Module switched on no one l...

Страница 20: ...is information the repeater automatically adjusts the attenuation to compensate for the fibre loss Caution Class 1 Laser Product Un terminated optical receptacles may emit laser radiation Do not stare into the beam or view with optical instruments On the Fibre Optic Transceiver Module there are six LED indicators one for power status one for error two for the data communication and two for the Opt...

Страница 21: ...nd supervision electronics for the battery backup function The battery can be switched on and off The switch is placed adjacent to the PSU On Standby switch on the top of the PSU module At delivery the back up battery is connected the battery is replaced by lifting the battery pack out of its recess in the PSU module and disconnecting the cable The PSU module has four LED Status Indicators A green...

Страница 22: ...External alarm 3B 15 Not used 7 External alarm 4A 16 Not used 8 External alarm 4B 17 Not used 9 Alarm 15V 18 Not used External Alarm Four external alarm sources can be connected to the repeater the alarm operating voltage must be between 12 and 24VDC Alarm polarity can be configured Active low when there is no voltage the alarm indicator will show a fault Active high an applied voltage of between ...

Страница 23: ...inearity class A techniques to minimise Intermodulation generation in the presence of multiple carriers The amplifier output power is limited to 36dBm 4W composite power to ensure high linearity to keep spurious products to a minimum 3 6 7 Bandpass Duplexer Module The bandpass duplexer module is connected to a common output input port for single antenna operation The purpose of the duplexer is to ...

Страница 24: ...s cables to connect the antennas to the Repeater Class 1 Laser This product is equipped with class 1 lasers as per definition in EN 60825 1 Un terminated optical receptacles may emit laser radiation Do not stare into the beam or view with optical instruments 4 1 2 Criteria for Repeater Installation Location The following criteria should be considered when selecting the Repeater installation site l...

Страница 25: ...rmined by the Remote installation plan When calculating the cable length take into account excess cable slack so as not to limit the insertion paths Recommended fiber optic cable Single mode type fiber 9 125 4 2 Service Antenna Requirements a The installer is held accountable for implementing the rules required for deployment b Good engineering practice must be used to avoid interference c Output ...

Страница 26: ...in dB cable losses in dB For example No of Antennas Cable Losses Max Allowed Antenna Gain 4 3 39 1 37 6 3 11 1 dBi 1 3 39 1 37 0 3 5 1 dBi 10 3 39 1 37 10 3 15 1 dBi Typical Antenna Types Indoor Dome 2 1 dBi beam width 360 Indoor Panel 4 2 dBi beam width 106 Radiating Cable Typically 50 dBi 4 2 2 2 Recommended Splitters and Couplers Axell Wireless can supply a comprehensive range of splitters and ...

Страница 27: ...requirements and a minimum separation distance of 2 7 m to comply with IC requiements 4 3 RF Cabling Requirements For all coaxial connections to from the Repeater high performance flexible low loss 50Ω coaxial communications cable All cables shall be weather resistant type Cable length determined by the Repeater installation plan When calculating the cable length take into account excess cable sla...

Страница 28: ...end radius for Optical and RF cables must not be less than the recommendations made by the cable manufacturer Plan the cable runs and ensure adequate space is available Allow for door opening ensure that there is sufficient space at the front of the BSF0060 to allow the door to be fully opened and for maintenance engineers to get access to the unit with test equipment such as a spectrum analyzer A...

Страница 29: ...y that all of the equipment listed below is included Otherwise contact Cobham Wireless The BSF0060 Repeater package is shipped with the following equipment BSF0060 Repeater CD containing User s Manual and USB driver Mounting Brackets Cable protection KPL Additional supplied installation components Qty Description 4x M8x12 bolts for securing the Repeater to the brackets 1x Insex tool for bolts 1x F...

Страница 30: ...4 05 2018 Page 30 of 43 5 3 Bracket Assembly The repeater can be mounted on the wall or in a 19 inch rack Using the 4 provided M8 Fixing bolts and 4 spring washers assemble the brackets as illustrated below according to your required mounting location wall or rack Wall mount bracket position Rack mount bracket position ...

Страница 31: ... 05 2018 Page 31 of 43 POWER GND OPTO SERVER ALARM M8 fixing bolts M8 fixing bolts Fix mounting brackets to Repeater with M8 fixing bolts and spring washers supplied Using the four M8 bolts and spring washers supplied fix mounting brackets to the Repeater Fix mounting plates to Repeater mounting plates fixed to Repeater ...

Страница 32: ...uate ventilation is provided between the Repeater and the wall to which it is fixed The Optical RF and power connections located on the underside of the Repeater will need at least 300mm vertical clearance below the Repeater to enable the connections to be made The minimum bend radius for Optical and RF cables must not be less than the recommendations made by the cable manufacturer Plan the cable ...

Страница 33: ...tice to wear goggles to protect your eyes from flying debris when using power tools Hold the drill bit against the mark and begin drilling slowly so that the bit does not wander from the position The wall should be drilled to a depth which is sufficient to accommodate the full length of the fixing Insert the fixings so that the top of the sleeve anchor section is level with the wall surface gently...

Страница 34: ...arameters Name and clock Configuring the RF 6 1 Opening an RMC Session 1 Install the RMC application supplied on the Setup CD on the computer used to open the session to the Repeater 2 Connect the RS232 cable between the computer and the LMT Ethernet port on the control module on the front panel of the repeater shelf 3 Run the application on your computer 4 Select Serial cable Connection Type 5 Cl...

Страница 35: ...2 interface and one remotely via modem or Ethernet 8 Enter the default login values as follows Login Name Password avitec AvitecPasswd case sensitive case sensitive Note Do not use the number pad when entering numbers 9 The RMC Main window appears in Console mode Monitoring sub windows The console mode displays a large number of repeater parameters and contains a number of console pages The viewed...

Страница 36: ...the Active Element Manager the unit is assigned a repeater ID which is a unique identifier in the repeater network This ID is used by the AEM to keep track of the repeaters in the AEM database The repeater can also be assigned a nickname TAG which can also be easily read by the AEM during AEM integration providing the AEM operator a clear identification of the site To assign general parameters 1 I...

Страница 37: ...s of verifying online communication with the connected unit defining the repeater channels and configuring attenuation levels and DL and UL chains To configure RF parameters 1 In the left pane select the RF Status window option The RF Settings Status and Levels pane appears Chain 2 Define the channels to be used Select an active Chain appears in blue Open the Channel list and select a channel and ...

Страница 38: ...or the inactive chains are set to OFF The current value can be read in the top part of this screen 36 dBm in example below Current measured power level depends on no of chains used 4 In Config field select Low Delay or High Selectivity for the U L and D L frequencies 5 In the Downlink Verify that the Return Loss is approximately 10dB indicating the antenna is installed correctly The Return Loss me...

Страница 39: ...y This section describes how to define set the external alarms to active high or active low You can also set the delay time in seconds in which a fault can be detected before an alarm is generated 6 5 1 Configuring External Alarms To configure the external alarms 1 In the RMC Main window select the Configuration window option and click on Alarms The External Alarms configuration options are locate...

Страница 40: ...ds before going back to original state 1 In the RMC Main window select the Configuration window option The Relay configuration options are located at the bottom of the screen 2 The relay can be set to close or open to indicate an alarm This can be changed by changing the polarity Click to test Set trigger for relay 6 6 TCP IP Communication Configuration for Remote Monitoring A TCP IP communication...

Страница 41: ... into a database When all parameters have been downloaded the AEM configures the repeater with the telephone number where alarms and reports should be sent and optionally with a secondary telephone number where the repeater can dial in case connection to primary number fails When heartbeat reports and alarms are sent from the repeater to the AEM also the latest information about the status and RF ...

Страница 42: ... critical length used to minimise phase discrepancies when joining signal paths of differing frequencies DAS Distributed Antenna System DC Direct Current Downlink D L Signals transmitted from the BTS to the Mobiles DSP Digital Signal Processing F O Fibre Optic GND Ground ID Identification Number I P Input LCX Leaky Coaxial Cable Leaky Feeder LED Light Emitting Diode LNA Low Noise Amplifier LPA Low...

Страница 43: ...ue number 5 Date 14 05 2018 Page 43 of 43 A 2 Document Amendment Record Issue No Date Incorporated by Section Amended Reason for new issue 1 24 11 2015 AJS Draft 2 22 01 2016 AJS Issue 3 19 09 2016 AJS Bandwidth revision 4 12 12 2016 AJS Gain figures revision 5 14 05 2018 AJS ISED compliance statement ...

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