User's Manual Part 2

March 29, 2006 Part ######A revision 00a-DRAFT 117
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Performing the Cutover and Power-On
Switching to the new antenna configuration will result in a service interruption. The cutover should
occur during a scheduled maintenance window.
 To perform the cutover and power-on
1 Power off the RFSS modules. See “Power On the Basestation” on page 108 for information about RFSS
module circuit breakers.
2 Disconnect the antenna cables from the old antennas.
3 Connect the new antennas.
4 Power on the RFSS modules.
5 Perform the acceptance test plan (ATP) to ensure correct operation and functionality. See “Acceptance
Test Plan for Base Station Upgrade” on page 118 for information.
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CAUTION: Before performing this procedure, ensure that a quality audit has
been performed on the system, as described in “Adding Sectors to a Base Station” on
page 116.
This procedure will cause a service interruption. During this procedure, all SOMAports
in the affected sectors will be forced to reacquire.
Estimated time of service interruption: 10 min
Estimated time to completion: 30 min