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Next Generation
Signal Enhancement
9. T
rouble
S
hooting
T
he repeater is provided for different alarm conditions through
LED
s on
VFD
&
further details of alarms are available on
GUI
.
T
he display of different alarm
conditions on
GUI
is a guiding tool for locating the faulty module.
T
he details of alarms in the system is given in clause
6.2
with reference to figure
10
& the associated table which is self explanatory and it shall guide the
maintenance team to detect the faulty unit.
S
ome of the conditions, which may be observed in field after installation, are
tabulated below:
S.N
o
O
bservation
P
ossible reasons
&
solutions
1. T
he repeater
does not turn
ON.
•
C
heck the
AC
mains availability at plug.
•
C
heck the continuity of power cable.
•
C
heck the voltage at the input to
PSU
.
•
C
heck the voltage at the output of PSU.
2. S
ignals are not
available at the
desired power
after completing
the installation.
•
C
heck the
AC
power cord and make sure the power switch is
on.
•
Check all the connectors of the repeater system for proper
connections.
•
T
he
“BTS”
port has to be connected to donor antenna.
•
T
he
“MS”
port has to be connected to server antenna.
•
C
heck the continuity of
RF
cables going to antennas.
•
C
heck for any alarm on
GUI/VFD
relating power low.
•
C
heck the
RSSI
at the in put.
•
C
heck the configuration & set limits.
3. S
peech quality is
observed to be
low
/
unclear
/
with
echo.
•
V
ertical
&
horizontal separation between the donor & server
antennas should be adequate for proper isolation.
•
G
ain of the repeater may be high, it may have to be reduced.
4. T
he system
performed well in
the beginning but
after few days,
the performance
has degraded.
•
C
heck the RSSI at the in put.
•
C
heck the line of sight of donor antenna with the
BTS
.
Observe if any new building has come up which might be
obstructing the signals.
•
V
erify the net gain of repeater in
DL & UL
paths if required
the gain may be adjusted.
•
R
elocate the donor antenna to solve the problem if
necessary.
•
C
heck the
RF
cable for physical damage if any. Also check
Possible reasons & solutions
Observation
SNo