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Table Of Contents

Preface Material
Policy for Warrantee and Repair
General Warranty
Specific Product Warranty Instructions
Returns
Limitations of Liabilities
Reporting Defects
Safety Warnings
Compliance with RF Safety Requirements
Certification and Compliance to Standards
About This Guide
List of Acronyms
Table of Contents
1 Overview
- 1.1 Key Features and Capabilities
- 1.2 System Architecture
- 1.3 System Elements
  - 1.3.1 VE Control Unit (VCU)
    - 1.3.1.1 VCU Front Panel
    - 1.3.1.2 VCU Rear Panel
  - 1.3.2 VE Access Pod (VAP)
- 1.4 System Monitoring and Management
  - 1.4.1 Integration with an External Fault Management System
2 Installation Workflow
3 Infrastructure Requirements and Layout Planning
- 3.1 General Information on Location and Connections
- 3.2 Infrastructure Requirements
- 3.3 Coverage and Installation Planning
  - 3.3.1 Types of Environments
- 3.4 Planning VAP Layout
4 VCU Unit Installation and Provisioning
- 4.1 VCU Kit Contents
- 4.2 VCU Physical Installation
  - 4.2.1 Master VCU Installation
    - 4.2.1.1 Master/Stand-Alone VCU Alarm Output Connections
  - 4.2.2 Slave VCU Installation
- 4.3 Ethernet Cable Connections to VAPs
  - 4.3.1 Shifting Relevant Ethernet LAN Connections
  - 4.3.2 Operation with LAN utilizing Power over Ethernet (PoE)
- 4.4 Provisioning the VE Control Unit
5 VAP Installation and Provisioning
- 5.1 VAP Installation
- 5.2 Desk and Wall Mount VAP Installations
- 5.3 Verifying VAP Coverage Area
- 5.4 Naming the VAPs, Verifying Connections and Monitoring
- 5.5 Provisioning the VAPs
  - 5.5.1 Verifying Normal VAP Operation
  - 5.5.2 Naming the VAP
6 Navigating the Web Access Application
- 6.1 Opening a Session and Authentication Levels
- 6.2 About the MobileAccessVE Web Access Window
- 6.3 Configuration Tab
  - 6.3.1 Network Topology Tree
    - 6.3.1.1 Removing Network Element from Baseline
  - 6.3.2 Configuration Display Area
- 6.4 Management Tab
7 VCU Monitoring and Configuration
- 7.1 Viewing VCU General Information
- 7.2 Viewing VCU Alarms
- 7.3 Master VCU RF Parameters
8 VAP Monitoring and Configuration
- 8.1 Viewing VAP General Information
- 8.2 Viewing VAP Alarms
- 8.3 VAP RF Parameters
9 Administrative Operations
- 9.1 Changing Password
- 9.2 Retrieving VCU IP Address
- 9.3 IP Settings
- 9.4 SNMP Configuration Parameters
- 9.5 Upgrading (or Downgrading) VCU and VAP Software
  - 9.5.1 Upgrading the VAP SW
  - 9.5.2 Upgrading the VCU SW
10 Troubleshooting
- 10.1 Finding a Specific VAP in the Building
- 10.2 Wireless Service is Not Available
- 10.3 PoE is Not Working
- 10.4 Ethernet Service is Degraded
- 10.5 No Service from Connected Access Pod
- 10.6 VCU Cannot be monitored via SNMP
Appendix A - Traps
Appendix B – MobileAccess VE MIB Tree Structure (Version 1.8)
- MobileAccess Version 1.13 MIBs/OID Descriptions

Overview

Mixed Band LTE 700 MHz MobileAccessVE Instant Coverage Solution User Manual 3

1.2 System Architecture

Main Elements - The MobileAccessVE solution is based on two elements: VAPs and VCUs:

• VE Access Pod (VAP) – VAPs are pluggable, wideband antennas distributed at strategic

locations on the floor to provide Ethernet connection to an IP device and wireless coverage of

the service via integrated internal or external antennas. The VAPs are powered by PoE from

the VCU. Up to twelve VAPs can be connected to a single VCU using LAN cables (CAT-5e or

higher).

• VE Mixed-Band LTE Control Unit (VCU) – Supports both Upper C and Lower A, B, C LTE

700MHz bands in various MIMO and SISO configurations. The VCU extends the wireless signal

from the BTS/BDA (along with PoE) to hosted VAPs connected over the standard Ethernet

infrastructure. VCUs can be installed in either a Standalone of Master/Slave topology:

Standalone installation – a single VCU installed in the IDF/Telco closet interfaces to the

BTS/BDA source, feeds and manages up to 12 VAPs (usually on the same floor).

Master/Slave installation – used to expand site coverage from a single BTS/BDA source by

enabling the connections of a number of Slave VCUs to a single Master VCU. The

(designated) Master VCU is located in the main IDF/Telco closet, interfaces with the service

provider’s RF capacity sources and provides single source management for all the hosted

elements. Each Slave VCU can host up to 12 VAPs where VAPs can also be connected to any

free ports (not occupied by Slaves) available on the Master VCU. The Master and Slave

VCUs are connected using

dedicated

CAT-6/7 cables. VCUs in Slave modes are automatically

identified by the system according to their physical connections to the Master.

Note: When the total number of VAPs in the deployment exceeds 72, consult with

MobileAccess support.

The following figure shows the Multi-tier VE LTE 700 MHz MIMO solution architecture.

Figure 1-3. VE Multi-Tier Basic Architecture

The Master VCU distributes the wireless LTE 700MHz MIMO (or SISO) services from the service

provider’s equipment to the Slave VCUs. At the Slave VCUs, the wireless MIMO services are

converged with Ethernet service and routed to the VAPs via the Ethernet LAN CAT-5e/6 cabling

infrastructure.

Note: If the Master VCU supports VAPs (in addition

to VCUs), the relevant Ethernet ports are also

connected to an Ethernet switch.