User Manual

132 Part 004071A revision 00b August 6, 2003
Amosphere NPM Installation Procedures (MMDS)
Adding Sectors to a Basestation
This procedure describes how to add additional sectors to a basestation. See your
updated field engineering package (FEP) for site-specific information about the
upgrade.
 To add sectors to a Basestation
1 Install any additional radio shelves. See “Attach the Radio Shelves to the Radio
Rack” on page 70.
2 Install any additional CompactPCI power supplies for the radio shelves. See
“Insert CompactPCI Power Supplies” on page 82.
3 Install the additional cards. See “Insert the Radio and Utility Shelf Cards” on page
85.
4 Cover any unused card slots with filler panels. See “Cover Unused Card Slots” on
page 87.
5 Install the additional RFSS modules. See “Install the RFSS Modules” on page 74.
6 Cover any unused RFSS module slots with filler panels. See “Cover Empty RFSS
Slots” on page 75.
7 Install the power, Ethernet, signal, clock, and RF cabling for the new sectors. See
“Connecting the Cables” on page 89.
8 Perform a quality audit on the basestation hardware as described in the field
deployment (E1) package.
9 Review the condition of the status lights to ensure correct operation. See the NPM
Maintenance Procedures for information.
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