BTS3812E&BTS3812A Antenna & Feeder Installation Guide

BTS3812E&BTS3812A Antenna & Feeder Installation Guide
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Structure of Antenna and Feeder System ............................................... 1-1
1.1 About This Chapter ............................................................................................................ 1-1
1.2 Hardware Structure of NodeB Antenna and Feeder System ............................................ 1-1
1.3 Hardware Structure of GPS Antenna and Feeder System ................................................ 1-5
Chapter 2 Installation Procedure of Antenna and Feeder System........................................... 2-1
2.2 Installation Procedure of Two Antenna and Feeder Systems ........................................... 2-1
2.3 Installation Procedure of NodeB Antenna and Feeder System......................................... 2-1
2.4 Installation Procedure of GPS Antenna and Feeder System ............................................ 2-4
Chapter 3 Installation Preparations............................................................................................. 3-1
3.2 Preparing Technical Documents........................................................................................ 3-1
3.3 Installation Environment Check ......................................................................................... 3-2
3.4 Qualifying Personnel.......................................................................................................... 3-2
3.5 Preparing Personnel for Installation................................................................................... 3-2
3.6 Preparing Tools and Instruments....................................................................................... 3-3
3.7 Testing Antenna................................................................................................................. 3-4
3.8 Testing TMA....................................................................................................................... 3-5
3.9 Adding Feeder Connector.................................................................................................. 3-5
3.10 Assembling Omnidirectional Antenna.............................................................................. 3-7
3.10.1 Omnidirectional Antenna Accessories .................................................................. 3-7
3.10.2 Assembling Procedure .......................................................................................... 3-8
3.11 Assembling Directional Antenna...................................................................................... 3-9
3.11.1 Directional Antenna Accessories .......................................................................... 3-9
3.11.2 Assembling Procedure ........................................................................................ 3-11
Chapter 4 Installing NodeB Antenna and Feeder System......................................................... 4-1
4.2 Installing Outdoor Grounding Bar ...................................................................................... 4-1
4.2.1 Structure of Outdoor Grounding Bar ....................................................................... 4-1
4.2.2 Installation Requirements........................................................................................ 4-2
4.2.3 Installation Procedure ............................................................................................. 4-2
4.3 Installing Antenna Support on Tower Platform .................................................................. 4-3
4.3.1 Structure of Antenna Support on Tower Platform ................................................... 4-3
4.3.3 Installation Procedure ............................................................................................. 4-5
4.4 Installing Antenna Support on Rooftop.............................................................................. 4-6
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4.4.1 Structure of Antenna Support on Rooftop............................................................... 4-7

4.4.3 Installing Antenna Support on Rooftop Without Walls ............................................ 4-8
4.4.4 Installing Antenna Support onto Rooftop with Wall............................................... 4-10
4.5 Installing Omnidirectional Antenna on Tower Platform.................................................... 4-12
4.5.1 Structure of Omnidirectional Antenna on Tower Platform..................................... 4-12
4.5.2 Installation Requirements...................................................................................... 4-12
4.5.3 Hoisting Antennas and Other Articles ................................................................... 4-13
4.5.4 Installation Procedure ........................................................................................... 4-13
4.6 Installing Omnidirectional Antenna on Rooftop ............................................................... 4-15
4.6.1 Structure of Omnidirectional Antenna on Tower Rooftop ..................................... 4-15
4.7 Installing Directional Antenna on Tower Platform............................................................ 4-18
4.7.1 Structure of Directional Antenna on Tower Platform............................................. 4-18
4.8 Installing Directional Antenna on Rooftop ....................................................................... 4-24
4.8.1 Structure of Directional Antenna on Rooftop ........................................................ 4-24
4.9 Installing TMA .................................................................................................................. 4-27
4.9.1 Structure of TMA ................................................................................................... 4-27
4.9.4 Installing Jumpers of TMA..................................................................................... 4-30
4.10 Installing Feeder Window .............................................................................................. 4-32
4.10.1 Structure of the Feeder Window ......................................................................... 4-32
4.10.2 Installation Requirements.................................................................................... 4-33
4.10.3 Installation Procedure ......................................................................................... 4-33
4.11 Installing and Grounding Feeders and Jumpers............................................................ 4-35
4.11.1 Overview of Installing Feeders............................................................................ 4-35
4.11.2 Cutting Feeders and Attaching Temporary Labels ............................................. 4-36
4.11.3 Hoisting and Fixing Feeders ............................................................................... 4-37
4.11.4 Connecting Jumpers between the Antenna and the Feeder .............................. 4-40
4.11.5 Connecting the Jumper between TMA and the Feeder ...................................... 4-41
4.11.6 Laying and Fixing Feeders.................................................................................. 4-42
4.11.7 Grounding Feeders ............................................................................................. 4-47
4.12 Leading Feeders into Equipment Room ........................................................................ 4-54
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4.12.1 Feeder Arrangement Principles .......................................................................... 4-54

4.12.2 Procedure to Lead Feeders into Equipment Room............................................. 4-55
4.12.3 Installing Indoor Jumpers .................................................................................... 4-56
4.13 Installing Jumpers.......................................................................................................... 4-60
4.13.1 Installing Jumpers ............................................................................................... 4-60
4.13.2 Requirements for Laying Jumpers ...................................................................... 4-60
4.14 Installing ALD................................................................................................................. 4-61
4.14.1 Installing RCU ..................................................................................................... 4-61
4.14.2 Installing SBT ...................................................................................................... 4-65
4.14.3 Installing STMA ................................................................................................... 4-67
4.15 Installing RET Signal Cables ......................................................................................... 4-68
4.15.1 Installing AISG Signal Cable Connecting RCU and SBT (or STMA) .................. 4-68
4.16 Testing NodeB Antenna and Feeder System ................................................................ 4-70
4.17 Waterproofing Outdoor Connectors............................................................................... 4-70
4.18 Waterproofing Feeder Window ...................................................................................... 4-72
Chapter 5 Installing GPS Antenna and Feeder System............................................................. 5-1
5.2 Overview of GPS Antenna system .................................................................................... 5-1
5.2.1 Satellite Synchronization Antenna System ............................................................. 5-1
5.2.2 Structure of GPS Antenna system .......................................................................... 5-1
5.3 Positioning GPS Antenna .................................................................................................. 5-3
5.4 Installing Antenna support ................................................................................................. 5-5
5.4.2 Installing Antenna supports on Tower..................................................................... 5-6
5.4.3 Installing Antenna supports on Roof ....................................................................... 5-9
5.5 Installing Antennas and Lightning Arrester...................................................................... 5-12
5.5.1 Installing AT1675-0 GPS/GLONASS Antenna and Lightning Arrester ................. 5-13
5.5.2 Installing ONCORE TIMING2000 GPS Antenna and Lightning Arrester.............. 5-14
5.5.3 Installing AT575 GPS Antenna and Lightning Arrester......................................... 5-16
5.5.4 Attention for Installing Lightning Arrester .............................................................. 5-19
5.6 Installing Feeders............................................................................................................. 5-20
5.6.1 Waterproofing Connectors .................................................................................... 5-20
5.6.2 Attaching Feeder Labels ....................................................................................... 5-20
5.6.3 Routing Feeders.................................................................................................... 5-20
5.6.4 Grounding Feeders ............................................................................................... 5-21
5.6.5 Binding Jumpers.................................................................................................... 5-22
5.6.6 Routing Feeders into Equipment Room................................................................ 5-22
5.7 Checking Antennas and Feeders .................................................................................... 5-24
5.7.1 Checking Feeder Conductor ................................................................................. 5-24
5.7.2 Locating Faults ...................................................................................................... 5-24
Chapter 6 Checking Installation................................................................................................... 6-1
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6.2 Checking Antenna and Feeder System of NodeB............................................................. 6-1

6.3 Checking Antenna and Feeder System of GPS ................................................................ 6-4
Appendix A Interval Requirements for Antenna Installation ....................................................A-1
A.1 About This Appendix .........................................................................................................A-1
A.2 Interval Requirements for Omnidirectional Antenna .........................................................A-1
A.3 Interval Requirements for Directional Antenna .................................................................A-1
A.4 Interval Requirements for NodeB Co-Located with GSM/CDMA BTS..............................A-2
A.4.1 Interval Requirements for NodeB Co-Located with GSM BTS...............................A-2
A.4.2 Interval Requirements for NodeB Co-Located with CDMA BTS ............................A-2
Appendix B Engineering Labels for Antenna and Feeder System...........................................B-1
B.1 About This Appendix .........................................................................................................B-1
B.2 Introduction to Engineering Labels....................................................................................B-1
B.3 Labels for Outdoor Feeders ..............................................................................................B-1
B.4 Labels for Indoor Feeders .................................................................................................B-3
B.5 Labels for Jumpers............................................................................................................B-4
Index ................................................................................................................................................ i-1

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List of Figures
List of Figures
Figure 1-1 Typical structure of the antenna and feeder system (with single-polarization
antenna, without TMA, installed on the rooftop).............................................................. 1-2
Figure 1-2 Typical structure of the antenna and feeder system (with dual-polarization antenna
and TMA, installed on the rooftop) .................................................................................. 1-3
Figure 1-3 Typical structure of the antenna and feeder system (with single-polarization
antenna and TMA, installed on the tower) ...................................................................... 1-4
Figure 2-1 Installation procedure of NodeB antenna and feeder system .............................. 2-2
Figure 2-2 Installation procedure of GPS antenna and feeder system.................................. 2-5
Figure 3-1 Simple protection treatment of a feeder connector .............................................. 3-6
Figure 3-2 Simple waterproof treatment for the connecting point of the feeder .................... 3-6
Figure 3-3 outline of omnidirectional antenna........................................................................ 3-7
Figure 3-4 Fixing clip for omnidirectional antenna (1)............................................................ 3-7
Figure 3-5 Fixing clip for omnidirectional antenna (2)............................................................ 3-8
Figure 3-6 Fixing of the omnidirectional antenna................................................................... 3-9
Figure 3-7 outline of directional antenna.............................................................................. 3-10
Figure 3-8 Fixing clip for the directional antenna................................................................. 3-10
Figure 3-9 Pitch angle adjuster ............................................................................................ 3-11
Figure 3-10 Finished connection of jumpers and directional antenna ................................. 3-12
Figure 4-1 Structure of the outdoor grounding bar................................................................. 4-2
Figure 4-2 Installation of the outdoor grounding bar.............................................................. 4-2
Figure 4-3 Cutaway section of the outdoor grounding bar..................................................... 4-3
Figure 4-4 A general view of the insulating washer2 ............................................................. 4-3
Figure 4-5 Structure of the antenna support on tower platform (unit: mm)............................ 4-4
Figure 4-6 Installation of the lightning rod.............................................................................. 4-5
Figure 4-7 Installing the antenna support on the tower platform ........................................... 4-6
Figure 4-8 Structure of the antenna support on the rooftop................................................... 4-7

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Figure 4-9 Structure and installation of the antenna support base ........................................ 4-9
Figure 4-10 Installing the fixing clip of the antenna support onto the wall ........................... 4-10
Figure 4-11 Fixing the antenna support onto the wall (no shorter than 1200mm) ............... 4-11
Figure 4-12 Fixing the antenna support onto the wall (shorter than 1200mm).................... 4-11
Figure 4-13 Omnidirectional antenna on the tower platform................................................ 4-12
Figure 4-14 Installing the omnidirectional antenna on the tower platform ........................... 4-14
Figure 4-15 Installing the omnidirectional antenna onto the support on the rooftop............ 4-16
Figure 4-16 Installing the directional antenna on the tower platform ................................... 4-18
Figure 4-17 Hoisting the directional antenna ....................................................................... 4-20
Figure 4-18 Relationship between the azimuth angle of the directional antenna and the sector
....................................................................................................................................... 4-21
Figure 4-19 Diagram 1 for the directional antenna with the mounting hole corresponding to
the pitch angle ............................................................................................................... 4-22
Figure 4-20 Diagram 2 for the directional antenna with the mounting hole corresponding to
the pitch angle ............................................................................................................... 4-22
Figure 4-21 Angle display .................................................................................................... 4-23
Figure 4-22 Angle display before adjusting the pitch angle of the antenna ......................... 4-23
Figure 4-23 Angle display after adjusting the pitch angle of the antenna ............................ 4-23
Figure 4-24 Installing the directional antenna on the rooftop (without walls, with TMA)...... 4-24
Figure 4-25 Installing directional antenna on the rooftop (with wall no shorter than 1200mm
and TMA)....................................................................................................................... 4-25
Figure 4-26 Relationship between the azimuth angle of the directional antenna and the sector
....................................................................................................................................... 4-27
Figure 4-27 Outline of a single TMA .................................................................................... 4-28
Figure 4-28 Outline of a dual TMA....................................................................................... 4-28
Figure 4-29 Steel fastening bracket ..................................................................................... 4-30
Figure 4-30 Installing the TMA onto the pole ....................................................................... 4-30
Figure 4-31 Jumper between the antenna and TMA ........................................................... 4-31
Figure 4-32 Jumper between the TMA and the feeder ........................................................ 4-31
Figure 4-33 The jumper between the antenna and the TMA ............................................... 4-32

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Figure 4-34 Size of the 12-hole feeder window (unit: mm) .................................................. 4-33
Figure 4-35 Structure of the 12-hole feeder window............................................................ 4-33
Figure 4-36 Mounting holes of the feeder window (unit: mm) ............................................. 4-34
Figure 4-37 Installing the feeder window ............................................................................. 4-35
Figure 4-38 Procedure of installing the feeders of indoor NodeB........................................ 4-36
Figure 4-39 Protection of the feeder connector (unit: mm) .................................................. 4-38
Figure 4-40 Fixing the upper end of the feeder on the tower .............................................. 4-39
Figure 4-41 1-for-1 feeder fixing clips .................................................................................. 4-39
Figure 4-42 1-for-3 feeder fixing clips .................................................................................. 4-40
Figure 4-43 The jumper between the antenna and the feeder ............................................ 4-40
Figure 4-44 Jumper between the antenna and the feeder................................................... 4-41
Figure 4-45 The jumper between the TMA and the feeder .................................................. 4-42
Figure 4-46 Fixing the feeders on the tower (using the 1-for-3 fixing clip) .......................... 4-43
Figure 4-47 Fixing the feeders on the tower (using the 1-for-2 fixing clip) .......................... 4-43
Figure 4-48 Laying the feeder from the tower top to the window ........................................ 4-44
Figure 4-49 Feeders in the fixing clips ................................................................................. 4-45
Figure 4-50 Laying the feeder from the rooftop to the feeder window................................. 4-45
Figure 4-51 Leading the feeder into the equipment room through the feeder window on the
rooftop ........................................................................................................................... 4-46
Figure 4-52 Lightning protection grounding of the feeder (for the antenna installed on the
tower) ............................................................................................................................ 4-48
Figure 4-53 Lightning protection grounding of the feeder down the cabling ladder ............ 4-49
Figure 4-54 Installing the feeder grounding clips ................................................................. 4-50
Figure 4-55 Leading direction of the grounding cable of the feeder grounding clip ............ 4-51
Figure 4-56 Connecting the grounding cable of the feeder grounding clip to the steel plate of
the tower........................................................................................................................ 4-52
Figure 4-57 Grounding before the feeder is led into the equipment room (grounding bar
available) ....................................................................................................................... 4-53
Figure 4-58 Grounding before the feeder is led into the equipment room (grounding bar
unavailable) ................................................................................................................... 4-53

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Figure 4-59 Feeder layout for BTS3812E ............................................................................ 4-55

Figure 4-60 Layout of the indoor jumpers ............................................................................ 4-57
Figure 4-61 Silk-screen of the antenna jumper ports on the BTS3812E cabinet top .......... 4-58
Figure 4-62 Kathrein RCU and Powerwave RCU................................................................ 4-62
Figure 4-63 Remove the protective cap............................................................................... 4-63
Figure 4-64 Adjust the downtilt angle................................................................................... 4-63
Figure 4-65 Scale axis ......................................................................................................... 4-64
Figure 4-66 Remove the black adjustment wheel................................................................ 4-64
Figure 4-67 Place the RCU.................................................................................................. 4-65
Figure 4-68 Kathrein SBT and Powerwave SBT.................................................................. 4-66
Figure 4-69 SBT installation................................................................................................. 4-66
Figure 4-70 SBT jumper installation..................................................................................... 4-67
Figure 4-71 STMA appearance............................................................................................ 4-68
Figure 4-72 Signal cable connecting RCU and SBT............................................................ 4-69
Figure 4-73 Install cable connecting RCU and SBT ............................................................ 4-69
Figure 4-74 Waterproof insulation tape................................................................................ 4-70
Figure 4-75 PVC tape .......................................................................................................... 4-70
Figure 4-76 Wrapping up the feeder with waterproof insulation tape .................................. 4-71
Figure 4-77 Feeder with waterproof and encapsulation treatment ...................................... 4-72
Figure 4-78 The feeder window going through the waterproof treatment............................ 4-73
Figure 5-1 GPS antenna system (7/8" feeder)....................................................................... 5-2
Figure 5-2 GPS antenna system (1/2" feeder)....................................................................... 5-2
Figure 5-3 Installation position of GPS antenna system........................................................ 5-3
Figure 5-4 Selecting a proper position for the GPS antenna installed on building top .......... 5-4
Figure 5-5 Selecting a proper position for the GPS antenna mounted on a tower................ 5-5
Figure 5-6 Installing an antenna support on tower ................................................................ 5-7
Figure 5-7 An antenna support installed on tower (for one GPS antenna)............................ 5-8
Figure 5-8 An antenna support installed on a tower (for two GPS antennas) ....................... 5-9

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Figure 5-9 An antenna support installed on roof (for one GPS antenna) ............................ 5-11
Figure 5-10 An antenna support installed on roof (for two GPS antennas) ......................... 5-12
Figure 5-11 AT1675-0 GPS/GLONASS antenna ................................................................. 5-13
Figure 5-12 Installing RF converter...................................................................................... 5-13
Figure 5-13 Installing lightning arrester................................................................................ 5-14
Figure 5-14 ONCORE TIMING2000 GPS antenna ............................................................. 5-14
Figure 5-15 Installing the lightning arrester (1) .................................................................... 5-15
Figure 5-17 AT575 GPS antenna (1) ................................................................................... 5-16
Figure 5-18 AT575 GPS antenna (2) ................................................................................... 5-17
Figure 5-19 Removing the screws from the antenna base .................................................. 5-17
Figure 5-20 Removing the screws from the antenna body .................................................. 5-18
Figure 5-23 Tightening the bolts .......................................................................................... 5-19
Figure B-1 Labels for outdoor feeders (unit: mm)..................................................................B-3
Figure B-2 A label for an indoor feeder (unit: mm).................................................................B-4
Figure B-3 Jumper label (unit: mm) .......................................................................................B-4

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List of Tables
List of Tables
Table 2-1 Installation guide of NodeB antenna and feeder system........................................ 2-3
Table 2-2 Installation guide of GPS antenna and feeder system ........................................... 2-5
Table 3-1 Technical documents for reference ........................................................................ 3-1
Table 3-2 Requirements for the two roles .............................................................................. 3-2
Table 3-3 Preparations for different roles ............................................................................... 3-2
Table 3-4 Special tools and instruments for antenna and feeder system installation ............ 3-4
Table 4-1 Introduction of the TMA ports ............................................................................... 4-29
Table 4-2 Correspondence between the jumper port silk-screens and the engineering labels
in different configuration modes (BTS3812E) ............................................................... 4-59
Table 6-1 Check items of the antenna and feeder system of NodeB..................................... 6-1
Table 6-2 Check items of the antenna and feeder system of GPS ........................................ 6-5
Table B-1 Contents on the labels for outdoor feeders............................................................B-2
Table B-2 Correspondence between feeder labels and jumper port silkscreen ....................B-2

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