Document History Description Revision Date Issued Original version 001 Feb 17th, 2015 General Revision 002 May 14th, 2015 General Revision 003 March 28th, 2018
About this manual This manual describes installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance of Fiplex PS700 & PS800 Dual Band Digital Signal Booster, and Fiplex Control Software (FCS). The first part of the manual describes the Signal Booster hardware and the second part describes the software. Hardware and software mentioned in this manual are subjected to continuous development and improvement.
Abbreviations AGC AMPS ARFCN BCCH BS CDMA DC DCS DL DPLX EEPROM EGSM ETACS ETSI FCS GSM HW LED LNA MS OL OMS PA PCN PCS pFOMS PS RF RSSI SW UL WEEE Automatic Gain Control Advanced Mobile Phone Service Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number Broadcast Control Channel (GSM broadcast channel time slot) Base Station, BS antenna = towards the base station Code Division Multiple Access Direct Current Digital Communication System (same as PCN) Downlink signal direction (from base station via Signal Booster / Mast
Safety Caution! This manual lists a set of rules and warnings to be accomplished when installing, commissioning and operating a Signal Booster / Master / Remote Unit from FIPLEX. Any omission may result in damage and/ or injuries to the System and/or the System Operators or Users. If an instruction is not clear or you consider is missing, please contact immediately to Fiplex. See www.fiplex.com for contact information.
Disposal of Electric and Electronic Waste Pursuant to the WEEE EU Directive electronic and electrical waste must not be disposed of with unsorted waste. Please contact your local recycling authority for disposal of this product.
FCC Compliance This is a 90.219 Class B device. WARNING. This is a 90.219 Class B device. This is NOT a CONSUMER device. It is designed for installation by FCC LICENSEES and QUALIFIED INSTALLERS. You MUST have an FCC LICENSE or express consent of an FCC Licensee to operate this device. You MUST register Class B signal boosters (as defined in 47 CFR 90.219) online at www.fcc.gov/signal-boosters/registration.
conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Selon RSS 131 Issue 2: Gain de bande passante nominal: 80dB max Bande passante nominale: 8MHz maximum pour le marché canadien Puissance nominale de sortie moyenne: Jusqu'à + 37dBm maximum, programmable à +30dBm et à +24dBm.
Product Description The DH7S Signal Booster Series are dual band channel selective Public Safety 700 and Public Safety 800 Dual Band Digital Signal Booster that operates in the PS700 and PS800 bands. Each band has separate filtering modules, so no interference can be produced between the two systems. Each band has a separate To Base RF Port, so each band can have its own directional antenna.
Mechanical specifications Product Parts FCR012 “2 Port” Duplexed Configuration Figure: FCR012 “2 Port” Duplexed Configuration FCR012 “4 Port” Non-Duplexed Configuration Figure: FCR012 “4 Port” Non-Duplexed Configuration
FCR021 Configuration Figure: FCR021 Configuration
Product Dimensions FCR012 Dimensions Figure: FCR012 dimensions FCR021 Dimensions Figure: FCR021 dimensions
Installation Fiplex Signal Boosters / Masters / Remotes are designed for outdoor usage with a weather proof outdoor NEMA4 cabinet that can be mounted without any kind of shelter from rain, snow or hail. However, to improve reliability, it is recommended to mount the Signal Booster / Master / Remote on a site with shelter from direct exposure to sun, rain, snow and hailing.
B. After attaching the bracket hang the Signal Booster / Master / Remote. Figure: Hang the Signal Booster / Master / Remote C. Secure the cabinet to the bracket.
D. To open the cabinet, release the 8 door screws using the provided special allen key.
Figure: Close the Signal Booster / Master / Remote cover Figure: Secure Signal Booster / Master / Remote cover Mounting Cabinet FCR021 A. This cabinet can be mounted on a wall.
Figure: Hang the Signal Booster / Master / Remote Figure: Secure Signal Booster / Master / Remote cover Figure: Secure Signal Booster / Master / Remote cover
B. To open the cabinet, release the door screws using a flat screw driver.
Figure: Secure Signal Booster / Master / Remote cover Use of Liquid Tight Conduit Mounting Cabinet FCR012 The unit has available a Liquid Tight Conduit Fitting connector for ¾” tubes. The unit as standard has the connector installed, so if the user requires to use this connector, if available, the NFPA cables, Ethernet, DC or AC cables can be routed through this connector.
Figure: Install the sealing cup Replacement of Conduit connector to sealing cup NEMA4 considerations This device is equipped with a NEMA4 enclosure, however, to ensure the NEMA rating, the user must have the following considerations: 1. Correct use of the Liquid Tight Conduit. In case this interface is not used, it should be replaced with the sealing cup. 2. Sealing cups should be installed in the non-used cable glands. 3. The RF Ports should be perfectly mated.
Figure: Remove the conduit connector Figure: Install the sealing cup Replacement of Conduit connector to sealing cup NEMA4 considerations This device is equipped with a NEMA4 enclosure, however, to ensure the NEMA rating, the user must have the following considerations: 1. Correct use of the Liquid Tight Conduit. In case this interface is not used, it should be replaced with the sealing cup. 2. Sealing cups should be installed in the non-used cable glands. 3. The RF Ports should be perfectly mated.
Mounting clearance When mounting the cabinet, the clearances around it should be considered to allow a clear open door and heat dissipation.
Rack mount option Even though this cabinet is designed mainly to be wall or pole mounted, it has the option to be installed in a 19” standard rack using the Rack Mount Option. The Rack Mount Option are adaptors that allow the installation of the cabinet bracket to the 19” rack. It is recommended to use 2 post racks, this way, using back-to-back installation, 4 cabinets can be installed in a single 2 post RU rack. Mount the 19” rack adaptors. Mount the cabinet bracket to the adaptors.
Figure: Mounting clearance for the rack mount option FCR012
Commissioning Commissioning FCR012 Figure: RF ports and Power Cable Glands location Connection step by step Connection FCR012 A. RF Ports: Connect the service antennas to the To Mobile Port and each PS700 and PS800 donor antennas to the To Base RF Ports. N type female connectors are used in this Signal Booster. B. Once the RF ports of the Signal Booster are properly loaded connect the Main AC power.
Figure: NFPA Dry Contact connection location inside the cabinet F. Once the Signal Booster is connected to the power source, it takes about 40 seconds to run a booting routine. After that time, the Signal Booster is ready to be connected via USB cable to a computer running Fiplex Control Software (FCS) to be properly configured. The Signal Booster has two USB Ports, one for PS800 and one for PS700.
Starting Operation BE SURE THAT “TO MOBILE” AND “TO BASE” PORTS ARE PROPERLY LOADED EITHER WITH 50 OHMS DUMMY LOADS, OR RADIATING SYSTEM. The Digital Signal Booster may come in one out of two versions: a 32 narrow-band filters version or an up-to-8 adjustable-bandwidth filters version. It is even possible to have both versions in one device so that the user can choose either of them.
2. Setup desired channel frequencies. Since Fiplex Signal Booster is channel selective, user has to know what frequencies are used in base station.
3. Turn on UL and DL power amplifiers, and check that any alarm indicator is active. TURN ON POWER AMPLIFIERS PA ON in narrow band version TURN ON POWER AMPLIFIERS PA ON in adjustable bandwidth version 4. Setup desired operating gain using FCS. UL and DL chain are independent, so both values must be set. To set DL band gain is recommended that AGC works around 3dB in each channel, in this way, maximum output power is achieved. 5. Set up squelch settings. Controls are independent in UL and DL bands.
Squelch, gain and power settings: narrow band Squelch, gain and power settings: adjustable bandwidth 6. For narrow band filters version, setup desired filter bandwidth, depending on presence of adjacent channels. In principle, recommended bandwidth filter is 90KHz due to its low delay, but if adjacent signal is detected, narrow filters can be used. Spectrum analyzer of FCS can be used to know rejection to undesired signals.
PROGRAM FILTER BANDWIDTH Filter bandwidth selection for narrow band filters version Next figures, shows how integrated spectrum analyzer can help to select bandwidth filters: Poorly rejected adjacent channel with 90KHz filter Adjacent channel rejection with 90KHz filter
Rejected adjacent channel with 20KHz filter Adjacent channel rejection with 20KHz filter Status Indicators There is an indicator panel located at bottom of the Signal Boosters. This LED panel works as a status monitor, in order indicate warning or alarms of Signal Booster. The LED panel has four LEDs, the first one the power ON indication led, labelled “PWR”. The Second LED, labelled “STS” summarizes warnings regarding critical operational conditions of the Signal Booster.
Low output power detected at the "To Mobile" RF port (DL) Normal State. General fail: there is an alarm, whatever the root cause is.
Software Introduction Fiplex Signal Booster can be fully configured and monitored in local and remote mode. Local mode: o USB port with Windows desktop application Remote mode: o Remote Web server In following section, each control mode (configuration / monitoring) is described. Local Software. Desktop application through USB port Installation The following section will describe the steps to be followed in order to install and use the Fiplex Control software with your Fiplex Signal Booster. 1.
3. The installer will start to copy the necessary files. 4. After installation has completed, a shortcut in user desktop will appear, and new installer windows appears in order to install USB drivers.
5. Connect USB cable between computer and Signal Booster, keeping the Signal Booster powered off. New USB device will be detected 6.
BE SURE THAT “TO MOBILE” AND “TO BASE” PORTS ARE PROPERLY LOADED EITHER WITH 50 OHMS DUMMY LOADS, OR RADIATING SYSTEM. 7. Execute the Fiplex Control Software. Next window will appear: User interface controls: Scan Devices Button: refresh the available COM ports and identify Fiplex devices Connection Button: connect / disconnect software from Signal Booster List of available devices: below two buttons, is placed a dropdown list that shows all available COM ports.
Now, the Fiplex Digital Signal Booster is shown in the list of available devices, and connection button is enabled. NOTE: Fiplex Signal Booster could not appear in list, if COM port number is higher than COM16, depending on Windows version. COM port number can be forced to arbitrary number (below COM16) through Device Administrator.
Change COM port number 9. Click “Connect”. Fiplex Control Software window will be automatically maximized, and web browser will show the configuration screen. Application screens are described in the next section due to these application screens and web pages (in webserver remote mode) are the same.
10. Once Signal Booster is configured, user can disconnect software using connection button, now labelled “Disconnect”. Initial window will be shown. If Signal Booster is disconnected or turned off, while Fiplex Control Software is connected to device, software will go back to initial window. Moreover, if some communication problem occurs while device is monitored, the software will go back to initial state as well.
Initial window for adjustable bandwidth filters version Initial window for dual firmware version
Remote Web Server option IP Connection Fiplex Signal Boosters use an Ethernet module and 3G Router to give TCP/IP connectivity (webserver and SNMP Agent). In local mode, user can connect directly a computer to the Ethernet module using the inside Ethernet cable. In order to access to web browser, default IP addresses of Ethernet module are detailed in the next table: IP Address 192.168.1.10 IP Address Network submask 255.255.255.0 Network submask Gateway 192.168.1.
After authentication, web browser will load the main page of Fiplex Signal Booster showing RF configuration and monitoring parameters. At left side of webpage, configuration menus are shown: Content Status: whole RF configuration and monitoring parameters are shown. These parameters are described in the next section. Tag: user can set a tag to ease Signal Booster identification.
In case the Signal Booster had been fit with an internal modem-router, its own IP address settings would be fixed and the modem's address would be shown in the greyed boxes. Spectrum: this page shows estimation for input and output spectrum in either DL or UL, whatever is selected by the user.
Date and Time: page to modify real time clock. When the Signal Booster is not powered, this clock runs with a voltage supply provided by a 3V lithium battery, button type of 20mm (CR2032) with 220mA·h. This suffices for at least half year. When the Signal Booster is powered, no current is drained from the battery. So, actual battery life will depend on Signal Booster usage. For battery replacement, please locate battery holder between USB and Ethernet connectors on main board.
Filter Info: following this link, a new window appears with detailed information of frequency and delay response of all available filter bandwidths (1dB, 3dB and 10dB bandwidths and delay at center frequency) Filter tool: assistant to easily configure signal booster filters with minimum delay response (all filters set to 90KHz bandwidth). It is especially useful if carriers are grouped in “frequency packets” where it is not possible to configure an independent filter for each one.
The desired carrier frequencies of the downlink band, are to be typed in the text area of this window expressed in MHz. The tool will try to enable as many filters of 90KHz bandwidth as necessary for all carriers, using a fine gain of 0dB by default. This is trivial when carrier frequencies are sufficiently separated apart.
consequence. But in the case that distortion cannot be tolerated, consider that the minimum frequency separation between two filters to avoid this problem is 1.25 times the semi-sum of their bandwidths. For instance, two filters width bandwidths 90KHz and 30KHz respectively, must be separated apart by 1.25·(90 + 30) / 2 = 75 KHz. Nevertheless, there are certain conditions under which filters can be set closer to make up a single filter with wider bandwidth: o The frequency separation must be 93.75 KHz.
Now, consider for instance a case with the following downlink carrier frequencies: 392.0, 392.05, 392.1, 392.15, 392.2, 393.0 and 394.0 MHz. This is when the Filter Tool comes in handy. It will automatically choose the filters required to cover the range between 392.0 MHz and 392.2 MHz. As shown in next picture, it would set three filters with frequencies 392.00625 MHz, 392.1 MHz and 392.19375 MHz for the four carriers in the packet, and two more filters for the two separated carriers.
Password (only via web connection): to modify webpage password, old password is required, and new password needs to be written two times. After clicking on “Apply Changes” link, new authentication screen appear, where user must write new password.
o o o o o o o o o Read-only community and read-write community: set passwords for SNMP agent (typically "public" / "private") Watchdog Period: time in minutes without external IP access to the device (HTTP, SNMP or PING) after which the embedded Ethernet module will reboot just in case it were stuck. It does not affect RF functioning. Default value is 1440 minutes, i.e. one day. Ethernet RESET: resets Ethernet module.
Reload Settings: clicking this link, Signal Booster configuration data is refreshed. Version: shows hardware, firmware and software versions of Signal Booster and serial number. o RF parameters description “Status” menu shows whole RF configuration and monitoring data that are distributed along the webpage. The status window is divided in two main blocks: general control and filtering control.
General control frame for dual version General control frame. There are four sub-sections inside this frame: o Main uplink control: RF main parameters regarding to uplink band are contained in this section: gain, output power limit, squelch threshold, squelch enable, PA enable control, RF output power indicator, and RF input overload, PA status and stability alarms.
This control enables / disables PA UL: PA Enable Green button and label “ON” means that PA is enabled, red button and label “OFF” means that PA is disabled RF Output Power Shows instantaneous RF output power at UL band Overload UL This alarm indicates that Signal Booster is being overloaded at UL band, due to very high RF input level PA Status PA status alarm indication based on current consumption All Filters Same BW If enabled, any change of bandwidth filter of any enabled filter will be applied
RF output power Shows instantaneous RF output power at DL band Overload DL This alarm indicates that Signal Booster is being overloaded at DL band, due to very high RF input level Comm. Error Indicates that communication with monitoring PA Board is lost. In this case, following three alarms will not be available AGC Fail This alarms appear if output power is higher than maximum output power (typical +37dBm) plus 3dB.
RESET Reboots digital signal processor Simplex Mode (only available in some narrow filters versions) If enabled, signal booster works in simplex mode.
Filtering control frame. Filter control frame for narrow-band version Filter control frame for adjustable bandwidth version Filter control frame: shows configuration and monitoring information of all filters. The frame is divided in two: uplink and downlink. Data showed in each half is symmetric.
‘OFF’ in the same cases that signal detection shows ‘No signal’ AGC Indicates gain reduction due to power limitation control. In case of adjustable filter version, filter control frame is slightly different.
Spectrum Analyzer The spectrum analyzer feature of the Signal Booster is a useful tool for commissioning and troubleshooting. This section explains how to use it.
Spectrum UL / DL selection When start and stop frequencies are set equal, then zero-span mode is activated to show evolution of signals with time, which may be of special interest with pulsed signals. The same thing can be achieved by setting the zero-span checkbox, with the convenience that start frequency change would also change stop frequency accordingly.
Zero span settings
SNMP Agent Fiplex Signal Booster includes a SNMPv1 agent that allows user to supervise the device by means of 'SET' and 'GET' type commands and, asynchronous traps to notify alarm conditions can be sent. The device is intended to be monitored by a polling NMS but it can send traps to a NMS or Trap Receiver if enabled. Fiplex can provide a NMS system upon request. The following sections will show the user configurable, relevant information that can be read via SNMP from the device.
Man2TEnable[0] 1.3.6.1.4.1.26355.2.50.3.2.1.5. 0 First NMS. 1= Enabled, 2=Disabled R/W Man2TEnable[1] 1.3.6.1.4.1.26355.2.50.3.2.1.5. 1 Second NMS. 1= Enabled, 2=Disabled. R/W Man2TAliveNotificationPeri od[0] 1.3.6.1.4.1.26355.2.50.3.2.1.6. 0 First NMS. If enabled in Man2TEnable, defined time between keep-alive traps. R/W Man2TAliveNotificationPeri od[1] 1.3.6.1.4.1.26355.2.50.3.2.1.6. 1 Second NMS. If enabled in Man2TEnable, defined time between keep-alive traps.
NMS: SNMP Managers table Network This is a table has just one element with two items. The first one is the device's IP address and it is read-only to avoid unwanted miss-configuration. This can only be changed by means of the embedded web server or locally, through USB, by means of the Fiplex Control Software. The second item is a “kind” of button intended for resetting the embedded Ethernet hardware interface. SNMP Network table Field Name OID Description Type Net2TIp[0] 1.3.6.1.4.1.26355.2.50.4.2.
SNMP Network table NMS: SNMP Network table Device This is also a one element table, providing several informative fields, but only relevant and implemented one is the “Location” field, which allows to easily identify a device by a name provided by the user, usually related to the place where it is located. SNMP Device table Field Name OID Description Type Dev2TPowerOn[0] 1.3.6.1.4.1.26355.2.50.5.2.1.2.
Dev2TLocation[0] 1.3.6.1.4.1.26355.2.50.5.2.1.3. 0 String with up to 30 characters R/W Dev2TConnectionStatus[0] 1.3.6.1.4.1.26355.2.50.5.2.1.4. 0 - R/O Dev2TMainPowerStatus[0] 1.3.6.1.4.1.26355.2.50.5.2.1.5. 0 - R/O Dev2TBatteryStatus[0] 1.3.6.1.4.1.26355.2.50.5.2.1.6. 0 - R/O Dev2TIsolationStatus[0] 1.3.6.1.4.1.26355.2.50.5.2.1.7. 0 - R/O Dev2TDoorStatus[0] 1.3.6.1.4.1.26355.2.50.5.2.1.8.
NMS: SNMP Device table Additional information is shown by clicking on the link named “Description”. This extra piece of information comes from the fixed table, Dev1Table. The most relevant items in this table are the following ones: SNMP Device Group table Field Name OID Description Type Dev1TGroup[0] 1.3.6.1.4.1.26355.2.50.5.1.1.3. 0 das.info (conformance group) R/O Dev1TurlExtern[0] 1.3.6.1.4.1.26355.2.50.5.1.1.1 9.
GralAlarm1TId[0] 1.3.6.1.4.1.26355.2.50.13.1.1. 2.0 Descriptive identifier string GralAlarm1TGroup[0] 1.3.6.1.4.1.26355.2.50.13.1.1. 3.0 Conformance group for general alarms R/O GralAlarm1TDescription[0] 1.3.6.1.4.1.26355.2.50.13.1.1. 4.0 - The alarm identifiers available are the following ones: AlarmGeneralFail Board malfunction that cannot be determined. AlarmHwFail Digital signal processor failure.
SNMP Alarms Group table On the other hand, the mutable table gralAlarm2Table provides the actual status of each alarm. This table has one element for each element in gralAlarm1Table. Each element has two items. The first one is a status identifier, gralAlarm2TStatus, be it 'ok', 'warning', 'fail' or 'unavailable'. The second item is a short description of the fault, mainly for human readability. SNMP Alarm table 2 Field Name OID Description Type GralAlarm2TStatus[0] 1.3.6.1.4.1.26355.2.50.13.2.1. 2.
SNMP Alarms table NMS: SNMP Alarms table
SNMP Traps General Explanation For any event that may set or clear an alarm in the gralAlarm2Table, there is a SNMP trap that may be sent by the embedded SNMP agent to the manager, if enabled. Therefore, the list of traps closely reassembles the entries in the alarms table. Furthermore, there is also a keep-alive trap for letting the SNMP manager that the agent is working, in case that polling is not being done.
As it turns out from this list, there is a one-to-one relationship between events triggering traps and their notification identifiers. But the trap identifier does not tell whether the event was to trigger the alarm state or to cancel it. That is the purpose of the severity identification number in the trap message.
SNMP Trap capture Trap data explained: Enterprise: .1.3.6.1.4.1.26355 (Fiplex Inc.) BDA System MIB: .1.3.6.1.4.1.26355.2.50 (applicable to BDA system) Enterprise specific trap number: 10 (meaning 'Rx Input Low DL' according to the table of trap identifiers). Trap Bindings 1) gralAlarm2TStatus.
::= { gralAlarm2TableEntry 2 } and its equivalence to the trap severity is explained in the table shown in previous section. The second binding is the string used to be human-readable.
Source event Specific Trap ID General Failure 5 Hardware Failure 6 Rx Input Low DL 10 Temperature 11 Rx Overload UL 20 Rx Overload DL 21 Tx Low DL 30 Tx High DL 31 PA Fault UL 40 PA Fault DL 41 VSWR 50 Bindings Value 1.3.6.1.4.1.26355.2.50.13.2.1.2.0 {1, 2, 3, 99} 1.3.6.1.4.1.26355.2.50.13.2.1.3.0 String 1.3.6.1.4.1.26355.2.50.13.2.1.2.1 {1, 2, 3, 99} 1.3.6.1.4.1.26355.2.50.13.2.1.3.1 String 1.3.6.1.4.1.26355.2.50.13.2.1.2.2 {1, 2, 3, 99} 1.3.6.1.4.1.26355.2.50.13.2.1.3.
