User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
- 2 REPEATER INSTALLATION
- 2.1 Requirements
- 2.1.1 Service Antenna Requirements (English)
- 2.1.2 Service Antenna Requirements (French)
- 2.1.3 RF Cable Installation Guidelines
- 2.1.4 Grounding Wires Requirements
- 2.1.5 Power Requirements
- 2.1.6 Optic Cables Guidelines
- 2.1.7 EMV Protection
- 2.1.8 External Alarm and Relay Considerations
- 2.1.9 Location Criteria
- 2.2 Standard Repeater Installation
- 2.2.1 Overview
- 2.2.2 Unpacking and Accessories
- 2.2.3 Rack Mount Installation
- 2.2.4 Wall Mount Installation
- 2.2.5 Grounding
- 2.2.6 Optic Fibre Connection
- 2.2.7 Service Antenna Connections
- 2.2.8 Power Connections and Power On
- 2.2.9 Optional - External Alarm and Relay Connections
- 2.2.10 Closing and Securing the Repeater
- 2.3 Repeater with Fan Hood Installation
- 2.4 Five-Band System Installation
- 2.1 Requirements
- 3 OPENING A SESSION AND NAVIGATING GUI
- 4 MBF-40 COMMISSIONING
- 5 MBF-40 FULL GUI DESCRIPTION
- 6 MONITORING AND FAULT SOURCING
MBF-40 AMERICAS REPEATERS
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION AND USER’S MANUAL
Cobham Wireless – Coverage Date: 14-Feb-16 www.cobham.com/wireless
Document number: 00071UM Rev. 4.3
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Appendix A - US Specifications
Frequency Range Uplink (UL) Downlink (DL) Operational BW Composite Output
Power (*)
LTE700
Lower band 698-716MHz 728-746MHz 29MHz +37 dBm
Upper band 776-787MHz 746-757MHz 29MHz +37 dBm
800MHz (Sprint) 817-824 MHz 862-869 MHz 32MHz +37 dBm
850MHz (Cellular) 824-849MHz 869-894MHz 32MHz +37 dBm
1900MHz (PCS)
1850-1915MHz
1930-1995MHz
65MHz
+37 /+43 dBm**
1700MHz (AWS)
1710-1755MHz
2110-2155MHz
45MHz
+39 / +43 dBm**
General Parameters
Noise Figure 3dB Typical (maximum gain)
Ripple ±2dB
Propagation Delay < 2µs
Gain UL/DL
Adjustable, in 1dB steps
System Impedance
50Ω
Return loss at antenna
connections
>14dB
Antenna Connectors
DIN 7/16
No. of antenna orts 1 for single/dual/tri/quad band, 2 connectors for MIMO
Electrical ratings 115VAC 60Hz, -48VDC
Optical Parameters
Wavelength DL/UL 1310/1550nm
Max optical Loss
10dBo
F/O Connector
1 SC/APC for SISO, 2 for MIMO
Modulation Accuracy at nominal output power
GSM/GMSK <2.5º RMS and <10º peak
EDGE/8-PSK <3% EVM RMS
WCDMA/EVM <12.5% RMS (composite according to ETSI TS 25.106 with TM1/64 DPCH
LTE/EVM < 8% (composite according to 3GPP TS 136 106)
PkCDE
<-33dB (ETSI TS 25.106 with TM 1/64 DPCH and spreading factor 256)
Power Consumption Single Band Dual Band Tri Band Quad Band
140W 220W / 350W *** 350W 400W
Mechanical Single Band Dual Band Tri Band Quad Band
Dimensions 21.3” x 15” x 7.8” 540
x 382 x 198mm
21.3” x 15” x 7.8”
540 x 382 x 198 mm
21.3” x 15” x 12.3”
540 x 382 x 313 mm
21.3” x 15” x 12.3”
540 x 382 x 313 mm
Weight 44lbs (20kg) 48.5lbs (22kg) 76lbs (34kg) 82lbs (37kg)
Enclosure Aluminum (IP65)
Environmental
EMC FCC
Operating Temperature
-77 to +121ºF (-25 to +50ºC)
Storage Temperature
-86 to +158ºF (-30 to +70ºC)
Humidity ETSI EN 300 019-2-4 (see compliance below)
Complies With
Radio FCC parts 22, 24 and 27 where applicable.
Safety UL 60 950-1, 1st Edition ”Information Technology Equipment
– Safety - Part 1: General requirements"
UL 50, 11th Edition “Enclosures for Electrical Equipment”
* In repeaters that share a common downlink Fiber for 900MHz and 1800MHz a minimum of 4 carriers in each band is
required for the full composite output power to be attainable maintaining full ETSI compliance.
** The composite output power is model dependent.
*** Power consumption of all dual-band models except for MBF-4317-4319, is 220W. Power consumption for MBF-4317-4319
is 350 W.