You are on page 1of 13

07-02-2018 - 1 / 13

MoP: Penta Band Antenna Installation and RET


configuration
Mobily- central, north and east regions
CAPEX-2017 Scope

☐Regulated document ☐Unregulated document

Version, status V2, reviewed


Date 07-02-2018
Owner Athul.S
Function RAN Technical Support Engineer
Reviewer Mohammad Fasi, RAN Technical Support Engineer
Approver-1, Function Imran Sheikh, Technical Manager
Approver-2, Function Aamir Imam, Project Manager
Doc Location Riyadh, K. S. A
Change History

Version Status Date Handled by Comments

0.1 Draft 17-10-2017 Athul.S Initial draft for comments.

1 First review 18-10-2017 Athul.S First review completed

2 2nd review 22-10-2017 Athul.S Added the RET connectivity through


3G

3 3rd review 24-10-2017 Athul.S ++ Appendix with antenna specs

4 4th review 02-02-2018 Athul.S ++ RET Labelling standards

company.nokia.com © Nokia 2017


07-02-2018 - 2 / 13

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 3

1.1 Know your new Penta-band Antenna. ............................................................................... 3


2 Port Allocation to Each RAT ................................................................................................ 4

3 Adjusting the Electrical Tilt Manually ................................................................................. 5

4 RET Connectivity and Configuration .................................................................................. 6

4.1 Option 1- Cascading the RETs and terminated at the FDD RFM................................... 6
4.2 Option 2- RET connected to WMHD (no cascading) ........................................................ 7
5 MDT Procedure ..................................................................................................................... 9

6 Mapping the RETs using the BTS Site Manager................................................................ 10

7 Appendix ................................................................................................................................ 11

company.nokia.com © Nokia 2017


07-02-2018 - 3 / 13

1 Introduction
The space limitation on the towers of the existing sites is affecting the network modernization.

In order to make space on the existing towers to install the new antennas, the existing
antennas (mostly 2G and 3G) are replaced with penta-band antennas. This multiple band
antenna will serve for 2G (900 band), 3G (900 and 2100 bands) and LTE-FDD (1800 and 2100
bands). The pair ports of each band are cross-polarized and will serve as a normal antenna.

1.1 Know your new Penta-band Antenna.

The Commscope RV4PX310R-V2 or Argus® Multiband Antenna has five cross-polarized ports
one supporting the band 694–960 and other four port pairs supporting the wide band 1695–
2690 MHz, All port pairs have 65° horizontal beamwidth, and there is internal electrical tilt with
manual override as well. All Bands have cascaded SRET. The antenna has one physical interface
each for RET in and RET out.

The Antenna technical specification is furnished in chapter-6

company.nokia.com © Nokia 2017


07-02-2018 - 4 / 13

2 Port Allocation to Each RAT

LTE-FDD
(1800 &
2100 MHz)

Reserved U-2100
Ports

G900 &
U900

Port Port Additional


RAT
number Label Label
U900+2G900 1 R1 #NA
U900+2G900 2 R1 #NA
Reserved port 3 Y1 BL
Reserved port 4 Y1 BL
UMTS-2100 / 3G 5 Y2 BR
UMTS-2100 / 3G 6 Y2 BR
LTE-FDD
7 Y3 TL
(1800+2100)
LTE-FDD
8 Y3 TL
(1800+2100)
LTE-FDD
9 Y4 TR
(1800+2100)
LTE-FDD
10 Y4 TR
(1800+2100)

company.nokia.com © Nokia 2017


07-02-2018 - 5 / 13

3 Adjusting the Electrical Tilt Manually


The Argus Penta-band antenna is having the internal electrical tilt with manual override. This
property is utilized to adjust the ET manually, if the RET ports are not connected to any of the
compatible RFMs.

NOTE:

As a standard in Mobily project, all the RETs should be connected to the FDD system for
remote controlling. It is connected through 3G-2100 MHAs (WMHD), if there is no FDD.

The manual port can be adjusted with the help of an Ellen-Key.

Procedure:

1. Identify the correct manual adjustment screw of the required RF ports. There are
5 manually adjustable screws allocated for each pair of ports, as shown in the
below figure (encircled in yellow and red).

2. Rotate the screw clockwise/ counter-clock wise to adjust the tilt.


3. The tilt readings can be verified as shown in the below figure.

company.nokia.com © Nokia 2017


07-02-2018 - 6 / 13

4 RET Connectivity and Configuration


4.1 Option 1- Cascading the RETs and terminated at the FDD RFM

FXED-1 RF Module

• The RET ports of the three antennas are daisy-chained and the chain is terminated at the RET
port of the FXED RF module.
• If there is any problem in detecting the RETs, FXED-2 or the FRGUs can be used for testing
purpose.
• After connecting the 3 antennas, there should be 15 (5x3) RETs autodetected.
• Once the RETs are autodetected, map it to the corresponding technology from the FDD site
manager.
• The RETs for all the applicable RATs are configured on the FDD eNB. It means the 2G or 3G
electrical tilts can be adjusted from the FDD site manager.
• It is mandatory to configure the RETs properly, map it to the corresponding antenna line and
make sure that the RETs are labelled as per the standard.
• Example of RET labelling is furnished below.
o FDD_sec-A1, FDD_sec-A2, FDD_sec-B1, FDD_sec-B2, FDD_sec-C1, FDD_sec-C2
o UG900_sec-A, UG900_sec-B, UG900_sec-C  For GSM-900/U900 RETs
o U2100_sec-A, U2100_sec-B, U2100_sec-C  For WCDMA-2100 RETs
o Dummy_sec-A, Dummy_sec-B, Dummy_sec-C  For the unused RETs.

company.nokia.com © Nokia 2017


07-02-2018 - 7 / 13

4.2 Option 2- RET connected to WMHD (no cascading)

This method is opted for the Sites with no existing FDD. The existing MHA (WMHD)
of 3G-2100 is used to connect the RETs.

This eliminated the need of cascading as there are independent MHAs available for
each sector. This adds the advantage of adjusting the ET of 3G and 2G sites
remotely, even if there is no FDD.

The high-level connection diagram is furnished below. Follow the same labelling
standards as described in option-1. But here all the mappings will be done from the
WBTS Site manager tool.

company.nokia.com © Nokia 2017


07-02-2018 - 8 / 13

Sec-A Penta- Sec-B Penta- Sec-C Penta-


Band Antenna Band Antenna Band Antenna

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

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

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

RET RET RET RET RET RET


IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT

WMHD WMHD WMHD

AISG port AISG port AISG port

company.nokia.com © Nokia 2017


07-02-2018 - 9 / 13

5 MDT Procedure
Pre-MDT:

• Make sure that there is no access issue. If there is, highlight it in advance to make the
necessary arrangements.
• Make sure that the TSSR is approved.
• Pre-DT to be done for all the affecting RATs.

MDT Procedure:

• Make sure that the MDT is approved.


• Call NOC before accessing the shelter and reveal him the approved CRQ number.
• Note down the existing azimuth, ET and MT values of all the antennas that will be
dismantled.
• Make sure that each affecting base-station is free of alarms. In case if the base station is
alarming, highlight it to the NOC before you start the MDT.
• Take the back-up SCF for all the associated RATs
• Lock the BTS.
• Dismantle the sec-A antennas, whichever applicable (2G and/or 3G).
• Install the sec-A penta-band antenna, and apply the same azimuth, ET and MT as that of
pre-MDT case.
• It is mandatory to make sure that the jumpers are connected with the new penta-band
antenna in the same fashion as that of pre-MDT case. And no jumper crossings.
• Up on the completion of sec-A, proceed with sec-B and C.
• It is very much essential to complete the MDT sector by sector, to avoid any unexpected
jumper swaps. Make sure that this is strictly followed.
• Adjust the ET manually to match the pre-MDT case, if there are no RETs configured.
• Configure the RETs, if applicable.
• Unlock the BTS and make sure that there are no alarms on the BTS.
• Once all the antennas are replaced with the new penta-band antenna, inform the DT to
start the testing.
• Based on the DT feedback, troubleshoot accordingly, only if required.
• All the antenna connectors should be sealed properly as per the Nokia standards, to
prevent the entry of dust and water.
• The unused ports should be closed with dummy caps and weather-proofing is necessary.
• Take the backup SCF and fetch a snapshot for future reference.
• Call the NOC and close the MDT, and make sure that all the base stations are free of any
issues.

Post-MDT

• Monitor the site and make sure that there are no related alarms or issues.
• Make sure that all the related KPIs are following the same trend as before.

company.nokia.com © Nokia 2017


07-02-2018 - 10 / 13

6 Mapping the RETs using the BTS Site Manager


All the RETs are mapped and controlled from the FDD system. The RETs corresponding the
FDD system are mapped to its respective antenna lines whereas the RETs corresponding to
the other RATs are mapped as “other BTS” in the FDD BTS SM.

The below table reveals the way to identify the RETs based on its serial number. All the
detected RETs are supposed to be mapped with its respective RAT / Antenna line.

Penta Band Antenna


Last Digit
of RET Format of RET Serial
RET Id RET Label
Serial Number
Number
RET-1 FDD_SEC-A1 3 <antenna_serial>3
RET-2 FDD_SEC-A2 5 <antenna_serial>5
RET-3 FDD_SEC-B1 3 <antenna_serial>3
RET-4 FDD_SEC-B2 5 <antenna_serial>5
RET-5 FDD_SEC-C1 3 <antenna_serial>3
RET-6 FDD_SEC-C2 5 <antenna_serial>5
RET-7 2G/U900_SEC-A 1 <antenna_serial>1
RET-8 2G/U900_SEC-B 1 <antenna_serial>1
RET-9 2G/U900_SEC-C 1 <antenna_serial>1
RET-10 3G_2100_SEC-A 4 <antenna_serial>4
RET-11 3G_2100_SEC-B 4 <antenna_serial>4
RET-12 3G_2100_SEC-C 4 <antenna_serial>4
RET-13 DUMMY_SEC-A 2 <antenna_serial>2
RET-14 DUMMY_SEC-B 2 <antenna_serial>2
RET-15 DUMMY_SEC-C 2 <antenna_serial>2

NOTE:

It is mandatory to follow the connection described under section-2

company.nokia.com © Nokia 2017


07-02-2018 - 11 / 13

7 Appendix

company.nokia.com © Nokia 2017


07-02-2018 - 12 / 13

company.nokia.com © Nokia 2017


07-02-2018 - 13 / 13

company.nokia.com © Nokia 2017

You might also like