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COMFLEX DAS SERIES

MODULAR RU COMMISSIONING GUIDE

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 Table of Contents
This document has 76 pages.
1. GENERAL INFORMATION ....................................................................................... 12
2. TYPICAL APPLICATION .......................................................................................... 14
2.1. EQUIPMENT CONSTITUTION .............................................................................. 15
3. PRE_COMMISSIONING ........................................................................................... 17
3.1. PRE_COMMISSIONING TASKS ........................................................................... 17
3.2. LED INDICATIORS ................................................................................................ 17
3.3. DIGITAL DISPLAY INDICATOR............................................................................. 18
4. WEB GUI INTRODUCE AND OPERATION ............................................................. 21
4.1. WEB GUI CONNECTION ....................................................................................... 21
4.2. WEB GUI INTRODUCTION FOR MU&RU SYSTEM............................................. 22
4.3. COMMISSIONING PROCEDURE.......................................................................... 38
4.4. WEB GUI INTRODUCTION FOR ACU&RU SYSTEM........................................... 45
4.5. COMMISSIONG PROCEDURE FOR ACU&RU SYSTEM .................................... 61
4.6. RF ROUTING FOR ACU&RU SYSTEM ................................................................ 68
5. ALARMS AND TROUBLESHOOTING ..................................................................... 73
5.1. ALARMS ................................................................................................................. 73
5.2. TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................................... 75
5.3. TOOLS FOR MAINTENANCE................................................................................ 76

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 List of Figures
Figure 1: Master Unit (MU) ............................................................................................... 12
Figure 2: Active Conditioning Unit (ACU) ......................................................................... 12
Figure 3: Combiner ........................................................................................................... 13
Figure 4: Optical Control Unit (OCU)................................................................................ 13
Figure 5: Remote Unit (RU) .............................................................................................. 13
Figure 6: ACU& RU System Typical Application .............................................................. 14
Figure 7: MU& RU System Typical Application ................................................................ 14
Figure 8: RFU Digital Display ........................................................................................... 19
Figure 9: Optical Port No. and Digital Display .................................................................. 19
Figure 10: PC IP Address Setting ..................................................................................... 21
Figure 11: Input IP Address .............................................................................................. 21
Figure 12: Input User Name and Password ..................................................................... 21
Figure 13: WEB GUI Main Screen ................................................................................... 22
Figure 14: [Home] Screen ................................................................................................ 22
Figure 15: MU Device - Monitoring Unit ........................................................................... 23
Figure 16: MU Device - Optical Unit ................................................................................. 23
Figure 17: MU Device - RF Unit ....................................................................................... 24
Figure 18: RU Device ....................................................................................................... 24
Figure 19: RU Device - 1800MHz .................................................................................... 25
Figure 20: [Auto Setup] Screen ........................................................................................ 26
Figure 21: [Function] Screen ............................................................................................ 26
Figure 22: Function - Device Info ..................................................................................... 27
Figure 23: Function – Import & Export ............................................................................. 27
Figure 24: Function - Summary ........................................................................................ 28
Figure 25: Function - Summary Report Model ................................................................. 29
Figure 26: Function – Commissioning Setting ................................................................. 29
Figure 27: Function - Modem Commissioning Setting ..................................................... 30
Figure 28: Function - IP Setting ........................................................................................ 30
Figure 29: Function - License ........................................................................................... 31
Figure 30: Function - Scan ............................................................................................... 31
Figure 31: Function - Device Remove .............................................................................. 32
Figure 32: Function - New Site Report ............................................................................. 32
Figure 33: Function - PA Reset ........................................................................................ 33
Figure 34: Function - Device Reset .................................................................................. 33
Figure 35: Function - Clear History Alarm ........................................................................ 34
Figure 36: Function - Firmware ........................................................................................ 34
Figure 37: Function - Firmware (Step 1~Step 3) .............................................................. 35
Figure 38: [Firmware] Screen - Pop-up Window 1 ........................................................... 35
Figure 39: [Firmware] Screen - Pop-up Window 2 ........................................................... 36
Figure 40: [Firmware] Screen-Swap................................................................................. 36

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 Figure 41: [Firmware] Screen - Module Upgrade ............................................................. 37
Figure 42: Function - Alarm Log ....................................................................................... 37
Figure 43: Function - WEB OMT Setting .......................................................................... 38
Figure 44: Commissioning Procedure - Start ................................................................... 38
Figure 45: Commissioning Procedure – Device Scan...................................................... 39
Figure 46: Commissioning Procedure – Parameters Setting ........................................... 39
Figure 47: Device Information & Date/Time ..................................................................... 40
Figure 48: Flow to select .................................................................................................. 40
Figure 49: Flow to select .................................................................................................. 41
Figure 50: Commissioning Procedure – Automatic Calibration ........................................ 41
Figure 51: Commissioning Procedure – Manual Calibration ............................................ 42
Figure 52: Commissioning Procedure – Calibration Finish .............................................. 42
Figure 53: Commissioning Procedure – MU Setup .......................................................... 43
Figure 54: MU Frequency Band Table .............................................................................. 43
Figure 55: Commissioning Procedure – RU Setup .......................................................... 44
Figure 56: RU Frequency Band Table .............................................................................. 44
Figure 57: Web GUI Main Screen .................................................................................... 45
Figure 58: [Home] Screen of ACU & Combiner & OCU & RU System ............................ 46
Figure 59: OCU Management Page ................................................................................. 46
Figure 60: FOU Optical Parameter Setting ...................................................................... 47
Figure 61: FOU RF Parameter Setting ............................................................................. 47
Figure 62: No FOU Inserted Page .................................................................................... 48
Figure 63: RU Device ....................................................................................................... 48
Figure 64: RU Device – 1800MHz.................................................................................... 49
Figure 65: [Auto Setup] Screen ........................................................................................ 49
Figure 66: Function – Device Info .................................................................................... 50
Figure 67: Function – ACU Import & Export ..................................................................... 50
Figure 68: Function – RU Import & Export ....................................................................... 51
Figure 69: Function – Import Data.................................................................................... 52
Figure 70: Function – Summary ....................................................................................... 52
Figure 71: Function – Summary Report Model ................................................................ 53
Figure 72: Function – Ethernet Commissioning Setting ................................................... 53
Figure 73: Function – Modem Commissioning Setting .................................................... 54
Figure 74: Function – IP Setting ....................................................................................... 54
Figure 75: Function – License .......................................................................................... 55
Figure 76: Function – Scan .............................................................................................. 55
Figure 77: Function – ACU Scan Result........................................................................... 56
Figure 78: Function – RU Scan ........................................................................................ 56
Figure 79: Function – RU Scan Result ............................................................................. 57
Figure 80: Function – Remove ......................................................................................... 57
Figure 81: Function – PA Reset ........................................................................................ 58
Figure 82: Function – Device Reset ................................................................................. 58

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 Figure 83: Function – Clear History Alarm ....................................................................... 59
Figure 84: Function – Firmware ....................................................................................... 59
Figure 85: [Firmware] Screen – Monitoring Upgrade ....................................................... 60
Figure 86: [Firmware] Screen – Swap .............................................................................. 60
Figure 87: [Firmware] Screen – Module Upgrade ............................................................ 61
Figure 88: [Firmware] Screen – Web OMT Setting .......................................................... 61
Figure 89: Auto Setup Page ............................................................................................. 62
Figure 90: RU Scan .......................................................................................................... 62
Figure 91: ACU Scan ........................................................................................................ 63
Figure 92: Device Parameters Setting ............................................................................. 63
Figure 93: Choose Work Flow .......................................................................................... 64
Figure 94: RU Scan .......................................................................................................... 64
Figure 95: ACU/RU Calibration - Automatic ..................................................................... 65
Figure 96: Calibration Failure Reason ............................................................................. 65
Figure 97: ACU/RU Calibration - Manual ......................................................................... 66
Figure 98: ACU/RU Calibration - Manual ......................................................................... 66
Figure 99: ACU Setup ...................................................................................................... 67
Figure 100: RU Setup ....................................................................................................... 67
Figure 101: Finish Setup .................................................................................................. 67
Figure 102: RF Routing Display ....................................................................................... 68
Figure 103: RF Routing Click Region ............................................................................... 69
Figure 104: RF Routing – Click RFU ................................................................................ 70
Figure 105: RF Routing – Click FOU................................................................................ 70
Figure 106: RF Routing – Click RU .................................................................................. 71
Figure 107: OCU RF Related Relationship ...................................................................... 72

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 List of Tables
Table 1: MU Components ................................................................................................. 15
Table 2: RU Components ................................................................................................. 16
Table 3: ACU Components ............................................................................................... 16
Table 4: MU LED Indications ............................................................................................ 17
Table 5: RU LED Indications ............................................................................................ 17
Table 6: RFU Digital Display ............................................................................................. 19
Table 7: FOU Digital Display ............................................................................................ 19
Table 8: Import/Export Parameters................................................................................... 28
Table 9: Import/Export Parameters................................................................................... 51
Table 10: MU Alarm List ................................................................................................... 73
Table 11: RU Alarm List .................................................................................................... 74
Table 12: MU Alarms Diagnosis ....................................................................................... 75
Table 13: RU Alarms Diagnosis ........................................................................................ 76

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 History
Change No. ENU Details Of Change

1 1-0-0 ComFlex DAS Series Modular RU Commissioning Guide first

created in Mar,2017

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 Glossary of Terms
ALC Automatic Level Control
ATT Attenuation
AFC Antenna Feedback Cancellation
BTS Base Transceiver Station
CSA Cross Sectional Area
dB Decibel
dBm Decibels relative to 1 mill watt
DL Downlink
DPX Duplexer
DT Donor Terminal
E/O, O/E Electrical/Optical, Optical/Electrical
FSK Frequency Shift Keying
FOU Fiber Optical Unit
GSM Global Standard for Mobile Communication
Hz Hertz
ID Identification
LNA Low Noise Amplifier
MCU Main Control Unit
MHz Megahertz
MT Mobile Terminal
MTBF Mean Time Between Failures
NF Noise Figure
OMC Operation & Maintenance Center
OMT Operation & Maintenance Terminal
OP Optical Fiber
PA Power Amplifier
PLL Phase Locked Loop
PSU Power Supply Unit
RF Radio Frequency
RFU Radio Frequency Unit
RX Receive
SMA Sub-Miniature “A” Connector
SIU Slide-In-Unit
TX Transmit
UL Uplink
VAC Volts Alternating Current
VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
WDM Wavelength Division Multiplexer

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 Safety Notices and Admonishments
This document contains safety notices in accordance with appropriate standards. In the
interests of conformity with the territory standards for the country concerned, the
equivalent territorial admonishments are also shown.

Any installation, adjustment, maintenance and repair of the equipment must only be
carried out by trained, authorized personnel. At all times, personnel must comply with any
safety notices and instructions.

Specific hazards are indicated by symbol labels on or near the affected parts of the
equipment. The labels conform to international standards, are triangular in shape, and are
colored black on a yellow background. An informative text label may accompany the
symbol label.

Hazard labeling is supplemented by safety notices in the appropriate equipment manual.

These notices contain additional information on the nature of the hazard and may also
specify precautions.

Warning:
These draw the attention of personnel to hazards that may cause death or
injury to the operator or others. Examples of use are cases of high voltage,
laser emission, toxic substances, point of high temperature, etc.

Warnings within the main text may not incorporate labels and may be in
shortened form.

Alert/Caution:
These draw the attention of personnel to hazards that may cause damage to
the equipment. An example of use is the case of static electricity hazard.

Caution notices may also be used in the handbook to draw attention to matters
that do not constitute a risk of causing damage to the equipment but where
there is a possibility of seriously impairing its performance, e.g. by mishandling
or gross maladjustment.

Alerts and Cautions within the main text may not incorporate labels and may be
in shortened form.

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 Note:
Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the document.

Possible warnings for potential dangers are as below:

Caution, hot surface:

The product with this caution logo means the surface of product is hot and shall
not be touched without properly handling otherwise may cause personnel
injury by heat.
It is recommended to place and install the product in limited access area with
caution symbol and words.

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD):

Observe standard precautions for handling ESD-sensitive devices. Assume
that all solid-state electronic devices are ESD-sensitive. Ensure the use of a
grounded wrist strap or equivalent while working with ESD-sensitive devices.
Transport, store, and handle ESD-sensitive devices in static-safe
environments.

Laser

Laser light can cause damage to eyes. Laser light is not visible. Viewing it directly does not
cause pain. The iris of the eye will not close when viewing a bright light. Consequently,
serious damage to the retina of the eye is possible. NEVER LOOK INTO THE END OF A
FIBER WHICH MAY HAVE A LASER COUPLED TO IT.

Radio Frequency Energies

There may be situations, particularly for workplace environments near high-powered RF

sources, where recommended limits for safe exposure of human beings to RF energy
could be exceeded. In such cases, restrictive measures or actions may be necessary to
ensure the safe use of RF energy.

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 High Voltage

The equipment has been designed and constructed to prevent, as far as reasonably,
practicable danger. Any work activity on or near equipment involving installation, operation
or maintenance must be, as far as reasonably, free from danger.

Where there is a risk of damage to electrical systems involving adverse weather, extreme
temperatures, wet, corrosive or dirty conditions, flammable or explosive atmospheres, the
system must be suitably installed to prevent danger.

Protective Earthing

Equipment provided for the purpose of protecting individuals from electrical risk must be
suitable for the purpose and properly maintained and used.

Handling Precautions

This covers a range of activities including lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling, carrying,
moving, holding or restraining an object, animal or person. It also covers activities that
require the use of force or effort, such as pulling a lever, or operating power tools.

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 General Information

1. GENERAL INFORMATION
ComFlex Series Distributed Antenna System (hereinafter called “ComFlex”) consists of
Master Unit (MU) /Active Conditioning Unit (ACU) and Remote Modular Unit (RU). The
Remote Unit is a modular design which supports up to 8 independent bands. The RU
includes Combiner & Monitor Unit (CMU), RF Unit (RFU) and Mounting Rack. It will be
matched with MU or ACU.

The low signal transmission loss of optical fiber is applicable for long distance
transmission. The system can support the optical transmission of up to 6.5dB optical loss,
equivalent to 8 miles fiber length.

The figures below show the ComFlex MU, ACU/Combiner/OCU and Remote unit
enclosure.

Figure 1: Master Unit (MU)

Figure 2: Active Conditioning Unit (ACU)

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Figure 3: Combiner

Figure 4: Optical Control Unit (OCU)

Figure 5: Remote Unit (RU)

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 Typical Application

2. TYPICAL APPLICATION
Shown below are the typical applications SISO and MIMO of MU&RU system.

Figure 6: ACU& RU System Typical Application

RU 1 RU 8
SISO System

…
(optional)
BTS DAS Tray

RU 1 RU 4
MIMO System
BTS 1 (optional) …
DAS Tray

BTS 2

Figure 7: MU& RU System Typical Application

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 Typical Application

2.1. EQUIPMENT CONSTITUTION

MU maybe consists of the following parts:

Table 1: MU Components

Module Description
Master Unit Chassis includes eight slots for RF Unit, two
MU01-RACK slots for Fiber Optical Unit, and one slot for Power Supply
Unit.
Master Unit Power Supply Unit (PSU) converts the input
MU01-PSU voltage into stable DC to supply power for other modules
of Master Unit.
Master Unit Fiber Optical Unit (FOU) completes optical
signal and RF signal conversion. One FOU has four
MU01-FOU
optical ports, which means each FOU can support up to
four RUs.
Master Unit RF Unit (RFU) completes separation and
combination of uplink and downlink signal with
MU01-RFU
independent gain control, supports either simplex or
duplex.
Master Unit Fiber Optical Dummy Load Unit completes
MU01-FOU-LD matching with output ports and be used in vacant FOU
slot.
Master Unit Fiber Optical Dummy Load Unit completes
MU01-RFU-LD matching with output ports and be used in vacant RFU
slot.
Master Unit Li-Battery Unit is an optional unit in rear
MU01-BAT-E01
panel, and completes power supply in short time.
Master Unit Modem Unit is an optional unit in rear panel,
MU01-MOD-M20
and it is WCDMA modem.
Extended FOU Rack supports 2 FOU, connected with
MU01-FOURK MU01-RACK-E02 for power supply, OMT and RF
connection.

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RU maybe consists of the following parts:

Table 2: RU Components

Module Description
Combiner & Monitoring Unit supports SISO system or
RU01-CMU MIMO system, which contains optical module and PSU
and combiner.
RU01-RFU RFU.
RU01-MK Mounting rack.

ACU maybe consists of the following parts:

Table 3: ACU Components

Module Description
19” rack includes 8 slots for RF Unit and 2 slots for PSU
ACU-RK-A
and MCU
Power Supply Unit: Converted input power to suitable
ACU-PS-A92W300/
voltage to supply to RFU, fans, MCU and +28V extension
ACU-PS-A48W300
ports.
RF Unit: The signal from BTS duplex inputs and is divided
ACU-RF-xxxxP50DED
into simplex output and separately control the signal.
Monitor Control Unit: ACU-MC-MM20 is master monitor
ACU-MC-MM20/ unit, which can supply remote monitor and local OMT
ACU-MC-S connection; ACU-MC-S is a slave monitor unit, which can’t
manage directly by OMT or remote monitoring.

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 Pre-commissioning

3. PRE_COMMISSIONING
3.1. PRE_COMMISSIONING TASKS
After equipment installation, perform the following steps before equipment powering and
commissioning, check that the expected voltage, current, and power levels do not violate
any ratings. Double check all connections including ground before applying power. Do not
manipulate circuits or make changes when power is applied:

 Visually inspect the power connection within the equipment. Ensure that all cables are
correctly and securely connected, including power cables, grounding wires, RF cables
and optical cables.
 Check grounding connection and verify that the ground resistance is less than 5Ω.
 Connect the equipment to the PC.
 Power on MU and RU.
 Monitor the initialization of the MU and RU though the LEDs on the panel. Refer to
detailed LEDs information in the next section.

3.2. LED INDICATIORS

Diagnostic LEDs are located on the MU front panel and RU bottom panel; each indicates
the status of a particular function:

Table 4: MU LED Indications

LED Indicator Normal Status Indication

Power indicator. If LED is off, it indicates the system
PWR Steady green
has no power.
MU operation indicator. After initialization (1~2
Flashing green
RUN minutes), the LED should flash at once per sec. (When
(1 time/sec)
upgrade firmware, LED will flash rapidly)
ALM OFF Alarm indicator. If LED is RED, there is an alarm.
Located on Fiber Optical Unit (FOU), it is an indicator
OP Steady green for receive optical power. If LED is off, it indicates the
receiving optical power is less than -10dBm.

Table 5: RU LED Indications

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LED Indicator Normal Status Indication

Backup switch indicator. If the optical/power/PA
BAK Off
switchover occurred, the indicator will turn red.
FLASHING GREEN - Flashes (rate of flash per second)
Flashing green for the duration of 1 minute upon communication
FSK
(1 time/sec) initialization
RAPID/NO FLASH - Indicates communication fault
Power indicator inside the device. If LED is off, it
PWR Steady green
indicates the system internal has no 28V power.
TD-SCDMA synchronization indicator. If LED is off, it
SYNT Steady green
indicates the TD-SCDMA system is desynchronized.
Located on Fiber Optical Unit (FOU), it is an indicator
for receive optical power of the MIMO link or optical
OP2 Steady green
backup link. If LED is off, it indicates the receiving
optical power is less than -10dBm.
RU operation indicator. After initialization (1~2
Flashing green
RUN minutes), the LED should flash at once per sec. (When
(1 time/sec)
upgrade firmware, LED will flash rapidly
TD-LTE synchronization indicator. If LED is off, it
SYNE Steady green
indicates the TD-LTE system is desynchronized.
Located on Fiber Optical Unit (FOU), it is an indicator
for receive optical power of the main link. If LED is off, it
OP1 Steady green
indicates the receiving optical power is less than
-10dBm.
ALM Off Alarm indicator. If LED is RED, there is an alarm.

3.3. DIGITAL DISPLAY INDICATOR

3.3.1. DIGITAL DISPLY ON RFU
The digital display tube on RFU shows the DL input power. The range of DL input power
shown on the display tube is from -19 to 33 (dBm), when DL input power is lower than
-19dBm, it will show L, when DL input power is higher than 33, it will display H.

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Figure 8: RFU Digital Display

Table 6: RFU Digital Display

Figure DL Input Power Level

L < -19dBm
-19~33 -19~33dBm
H 33dBm

3.3.2. DIGITAL DISPLAY ON FOU

The digital display tube on optical module has two digits.

The first digit will display A, b, C and d which presents the No. of optical port. Refer to
below figure for the relationship.

The second digit will display the optical loss of each port. See the following table for the
relationship of figure and optical loss.

A b C d

Figure 9: Optical Port No. and Digital Display

Table 7: FOU Digital Display

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Figure Optical Loss

0~9 0~9dBo
H 9dBo

3.3.3. DIGITAL DISPLAY ON EXTENDED FOU

The digital display on Extended FOU displays the address of the unit. When the Extended
FOU is connected with Master Unit, the address of two FOUs in Master Unit is 01 as
default (no display). The address of the Extended FOU is 02, and displays on the digital
display.

Note: One MU can support only one Extended FOU extension.

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 WEB GUI Introduce and Operation

4. WEB GUI INTRODUCE AND OPERATION

ComFlex can be monitored and controlled by WEB GUI, follow below contents to
achieve system parameters setting and commissioning.

4.1. WEB GUI CONNECTION

Step 1: Connect MU OMT port to PC RJ45 port with the supplied Ethernet cable to set
up a physical connection.

Step 2: Go to laptop Control Panel\Network and Internet\Local Area Connection. Right

click it and click Properties. Then follow the steps shown in figure below.

Figure 10: PC IP Address Setting

Step 3: Open browser (browser IE7.0, IE8.0, Chrome or Firefox, suggest display
resolution is 1024×768), input Web GUI IP address: http://combaomt.com, click
[Enter].

Figure 11: Input IP Address

Step 4: Input User Name: admin; Password (default password: admin). Click [Log in].

Figure 12: Input User Name and Password

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4.2. WEB GUI INTRODUCTION FOR MU&RU

SYSTEM
After log in, the Web GUI main screen will appear.

Figure 13: WEB GUI Main Screen

4.2.1. [HOME]

The [Home] page shows the actual connection diagram of MU and RU.

Figure 14: [Home] Screen

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MU Main Management Screen

This part shows Click here to

MU alarm status enable/disable
alarm

Figure 15: MU Device - Monitoring Unit

Optical Unit Management Screen

Optical power alarm: Alarm is

triggered when optical power is
less than -10dBm. Indicator will
turn from green to red.

FOU port number

Optical loss between MU

and RU, the value is over Click here to enable/disable
16dB when MU and RU are optical RX/TX alarm
not connected well.

Figure 16: MU Device - Optical Unit

Note: MU transmits optical power is -4~2dBm.

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RF Unit Management Screen

RF parameter Commissioning
Band and Remark status Downlink input power
information overdrive alarm

Click here to ON/OFF RF

Slot number switch and modify attenuator

Figure 17: MU Device - RF Unit

Remote Unit Management Screen

Click RU photo of MU&RU system or RU blank area of ACU&RU system to enter to

RU management page, users can visit RU directly. Make sure two steps are done
before visit RU:

 RU and MU are connected by optical fiber.

 RU device scanning is done. Note: Go to [Auto Setup] page or [Management] page
for device scanning.

Figure 18: RU Device

Note: There are three statuses for PA Service: Normal, Recovery and Shutdown. If
PA output power or reflected power exceeds the threshold (43dBm), software will
trigger Recovery:

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 It will reset PA and then re-detect the PA output power and reflected power, if they
are normal, the PA Service Status will turn to Normal, if PA output power or reflected
power is still over the threshold, PA Service Status will turn to Recovery again.
 If PA output power or reflected power is still over the threshold after six times of PA
Recovery, PA Service status will be Shutdown which will need to be reset manually.
Reset at Management > PA Reset.

Click on a specific band on the left side of RU Device page, the corresponding band
information will show.

Figure 19: RU Device - 1800MHz

4.2.2. [AUTO SETUP]

A work flow of the commissioning process is shown on [Auto Setup] page. Click the
[Start] button, the software will guide you through the commissioning step by step. For
details, please refer to chapter 5.3.

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Figure 20: [Auto Setup] Screen

4.2.3. [FUNCTION]

Other parameters can be configured on [Function] page.

Figure 21: [Function] Screen

There are fifteen function bars list in the left side of the [Mangement] page. Below
figure is the introduction of each function bar.

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Device Information

Figure 22: Function - Device Info

Set the proper digit Site ID for wireless modem monitoring. MU and RUs Site ID should
be unique in the monitoring system.
[Ext alarm /BTS alarm show] parameter is used to choose the alarm mode for ALM
Port on MCU. If choose “EXT Alarm”, the device ALM Port will be External alarm; If
choose “BTS Alarm”, the device ALM Port will be BTS alarm. The default is External
Alarm.

Note: Users can input maximum 30 bytes characters in Device Info.

Import & Export

Figure 23: Function – Import & Export

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Below table list the parameters that can be import/export:

Table 8: Import/Export Parameters

Device Parameter Device Parameter

Alarm Enable Alarm Enable
ATT value ATT value
RF Switch RF Switch
MU RU
SNMP parameter Over temperature alarm threshold
DL over output power threshold
External Alarm level

Import and Export can help users quickly configure MU and RU parameters. For
example, if one MU/RU finished configuration, users can export its parameters and
save as a file in PC, and then import this file to other MU/RU to fast finish the MU/RU
parameter setting.

Summary

Figure 24: Function - Summary

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Figure 25: Function - Summary Report Model

Commissioning Setting

Figure 26: Function – Commissioning Setting

Set the correct OMC Service IP address and IP port for remote monitoring.

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Figure 27: Function - Modem Commissioning Setting

Set the correct modem type and modem work band for wireless modem monitoring.
Set the proper digit Site ID for MU and RUs.

IP Setting

Figure 28: Function - IP Setting

Refer to the OMC Service IP address and set the correct device IP address for remote
monitoring.

Note: For remote monitoring, the IP Address must be set correctly according to the
location IP of remote connection. If there is more than one equipment is connected to
the public network through the same router, the router’s local IP CANNOT be set as
192.168.0.*.

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License

Figure 29: Function - License

Scan

Figure 30: Function - Scan

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Device Remove

Figure 31: Function - Device Remove

Note: If the RU has been scanned and identified by MU, to remove the RU from the
system, users must remove this RU on this [Remove] page, otherwise, RU will still be
shown on the Home page and will trigger optical alarm.

New Site Report

Figure 32: Function - New Site Report

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PA Reset

Figure 33: Function - PA Reset

Note: PA will be turned off by software when PA output power or (VSWR) reflected
power is exceed the threshold. Users need to reset PA after debugging.

Device Reset

Figure 34: Function - Device Reset

Note: Device Reset process will last about 2~4 minutes. For MU monitor reset, users
need to re-login WEB GUI.

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Clear History Alarm

Figure 35: Function - Clear History Alarm

Firmware

There are three functions on the [Firmware] bar: [Monitoring Upgrade], [Swap] and
[Module Upgrade]. [Monitoring Upgrade] is used to upgrade software. [Swap] is to
replace current firmware version to the previous one. [Module Upgrade] is used to
upgrade module software.

Figure 36: Function - Firmware

Follow steps shown in below figure to upgrade firmware.

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Figure 37: Function - Firmware (Step 1~Step 3)

Step 4: After clicking , a window will pop up and click .

Figure 38: [Firmware] Screen - Pop-up Window 1

Step 5: Wait for 2~4 minutes while MU/RU is being reset.

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Figure 39: [Firmware] Screen - Pop-up Window 2

Step 6: Clear browsing history and cookies from browser.

Note: For MU software upgrade, users need to re-login Web GUI after reset is done.

Follow steps shown in below figure to Swap firmware.

Figure 40: [Firmware] Screen-Swap

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Figure 41: [Firmware] Screen - Module Upgrade

Alarm Log

Figure 42: Function - Alarm Log

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WEB OMT Setting

Figure 43: Function - WEB OMT Setting

4.3. COMMISSIONING PROCEDURE

To complete the installation and commissioning, users need to follow the steps below.

Step 1: Click Menu bar [Auto Setup] on home page, a work flow will show up.

Figure 44: Commissioning Procedure - Start

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Step 2: Click to start RU device scan, this step will take about 1 minute.

Figure 45: Commissioning Procedure – Device Scan

Step 3: Click to enter to Parameter Setting page. Click , users can

set the device information and system time.

Figure 46: Commissioning Procedure – Parameters Setting

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Figure 47: Device Information & Date/Time

Dev Info mainly used to record device location and Date/Time provides a time
reference. Mouse clicks the Configure Value of Date/Time to auto receive the
computer time.

Step 4: Click to enter to the page to select flow to continue. There are three
flows to select: Calibration, Setup and Finish.

Figure 48: Flow to select

Note: Calibration is to adjust MU and RU gain to make sure system gain is normal, if
the band have been calibrated, users can click to skip the process; if the
band never been calibrated, users click in the step of Calibration, software
can still proceed to the next step of MU and RU setup, but the system gain will be a
little deviation with normal value, so the final output power will be not same with the
target DL output power.

NOTE: Make sure all the ANT ports of RUs are connected with dummy load or
antenna system before proceeding to step 5.

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Step 5: Select Calibration and click to enter to Calibration page after

finishing Parameters Setting.

Figure 49: Flow to select

 Automatic calibration no needs to select frequency band, the system will calibration
all the band automatically.
 If users choose Manual calibration, then go to next page to select frequency band
to calibrate.

Note: Make sure the ANT port of RU is connected with dummy load or antennas
before Calibration. Several RUs can be calibrated simultaneously.

Automatic Calibration

Select “Automatic Calibration”, and click OK to go to calibration process. The process

will last 1-5 minutes according to the MU and RU quantities and band quantity.

Figure 50: Commissioning Procedure – Automatic Calibration

After calibration, the status of calibration will change “Success” from ”Not Done”, the
color change from yellow to green at the same time.

Manual Calibration

Select “Manual calibration” and click ok to enter to manual calibration screen. Selected
the band wants to calibration manually and click “Calibrate” below.

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Figure 51: Commissioning Procedure – Manual Calibration

Finishing calibration, then user can go to setup flow.

Figure 52: Commissioning Procedure – Calibration Finish

Step 6: Click to enter to MU Setup page after finishing Calibration.

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Figure 53: Commissioning Procedure – MU Setup

Click to set band related information.

Figure 54: MU Frequency Band Table

Three parameters need to be set in this step.

 Operator Info: record the operator information of this RU unit.

 RF Switch: Set the RF switch status of this RF unit.
 DL Input Power: Input Power of the BTS signal access to this RF unit. Note:
ComFlex system reaches its rated output power (30dBm) when input power is
+10dBm, if DL Input Power is over 10dBm, software will auto-adjust the internal
attenuator to make RU output power reach rated Power. (Input power range:
10-30dBm).

Step 7: Click to enter to RU Setup page after finishing MU setup.

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Figure 55: Commissioning Procedure – RU Setup

Click to set band related information of RU.

Figure 56: RU Frequency Band Table

Two parameters need to be set in this step.

 RF Switch: Set the RF switch status of Remote Unit.

 Target DL Output Power: Expected DL output power setting. Note: Rated output
power of ComFlex system is 30dBm, when Target DL Output Power is set less than
30dBm, software will auto adjust RU gain to make the RU output power reach the
expected Power.
 For the multi operators/multi-carriers sharing of the PA, Target DL output power is
total power, with respect to the sharing power, if all the input signals of multi-operators
/ multi-carriers input one RFU of MU, ComFlex DAS system cannot adjust the sharing
power for each operator / carrier, only adjust the strength of input power by POI before
MU to adjust the output power according to the ratio that you want. If each operator/
carrier input one independent RFU of MU, and then can adjust the output power of
each operator/carrier by adjusting the gain of RFU.

Step 8: Click to enter to [Finish] page after finishing RU setup.

Note:
As the system calibration process is calibrated for single channel, so if there is more

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than one same band input, because of the power superposition, the band total output
power will higher than target DL output power after the calibration is complete.

The calibration work is mainly to set device to reach it’s theoretical gain, so when there
are two or more same bands access into and they have the same input power level,
each channel will reach it’s rated power, so the total output power will be (input A +
gain) + (input B + gain)+…+(input N + gain). For example, if there are two 1900MHz
bands access to MU, each has 10dBm input power, the total output power of RU
1900MHz will be 30dBm+30dBm=33dBm.

Refer to the method below for the gain adjustment:

Suppose a band with N independent inputs, each input signal power are all X dBm.
Apparently, there exists the following relationship between input and output after
finished auto communication on WEB GUI: X dBm + Gain = 30dBm, then the total
output power for N channels access is X dBm + Gain + 10*Log(N) = 30 + 10*Log(N),
so Users need to set 10*Log(N) RFU ATT on WEB GUI for each channel.

4.4. WEB GUI INTRODUCTION FOR ACU&RU

SYSTEM
After log in, the Web GUI main screen will appear.

Figure 57: Web GUI Main Screen

On Comba Web GUI Home page, there are four Menu bars:
[Home], [Auto Setup], [Function], [Diagnosis].

4.4.1. [HOME]
The [Home] page of MU shows the actual connection diagram of

ACU & Combiner & OCU&RU system.

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Figure 58: [Home] Screen of ACU & Combiner & OCU & RU System

Optical Control Unit Management Page

Click OCU figure blank region to enter to OCU management page.

Figure 59: OCU Management Page

Click FOU figure to enter to RF parameter setting, AGC Switch, Optical TX alarm,
Optical RX alarm and so on.

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Figure 60: FOU Optical Parameter Setting

Click FOU figure to enter to RF parameter setting, UL ATT, DL ATT, FSK transmit
power and so on.

Figure 61: FOU RF Parameter Setting

UL ATT: UL RF attenuation of OP1~OP4 RX, suggested value is 0dB.

DL ATT: DL RF attenuation of OP1~OP4 TX, suggested value is 0dB.
FSK P_TX: FSK transmitted power with RU communication, suggested not to modify.

If there is no FOU inserted, it will be gray figure and inform “No FOU module
accessed”.

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Figure 62: No FOU Inserted Page

Remote Unit Management Screen

Click RU photo of MU&RU system or RU blank area of ACU&RU system to enter to

RU management page, users can visit RU directly. Make sure two steps are done
before visit RU:

 RU and MU are connected by optical fiber.

 RU device scanning is done. Note: Go to [Auto Setup] page or [Function] page for
device to Scan.

Figure 63: RU Device

Note: There are three statuses for PA Service: Normal, Recovery and Shutdown. If
PA output power or reflected power exceeds the threshold (32dBm@1W, 35dBm@2W)
software will trigger Recovery:

 It will reset PA and then re-detect the PA output power and reflected power, if they
are normal, the PA Service Status will turn to Normal, if PA output power or reflected
power is still over the threshold, PA Service Status will turn to Recovery again.
 If PA output power or reflected power is still over the threshold after six times of PA

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Recovery, PA Service status will be Shutdown which will need to be reset manually.
Reset at Management > PA Reset.

Click on a specific band on the left side of RU Device page, the corresponding band
information will show.

Figure 64: RU Device – 1800MHz

4.4.2. [AUTO SETUP]

Auto Setup function contains work flow as below, and the process for Auto Setup
refers to chapter 4.3.

 Search RU device automatically and allocate ID.

 Scan the RF link between ACU and OCU; detect the insert loss and RF routing.
When the inset loss exceeds 35dB, the scan result will abnormal and can’t show RF
routing. But this doesn't mean the device can’t work.
 Calibration from ACU to RU.
 ACU and RU auto setup.

Figure 65: [Auto Setup] Screen

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4.4.3. [FUNCTION]
There are 13 function bars list in the left side of the [Function] page. Below figures are
the introduction of each function bar.

Devic Info.

Figure 66: Function – Device Info

Set the proper digit Site ID for wireless modem monitoring. MU and RUs Site ID should
be unique in the monitoring system.

[Ext alarm /BTS alarm show] parameter is used to choose the alarm mode for ALM
Port on MCU. If choose “EXT Alarm”, the device ALM Port will be External alarm; If
choose “BTS Alarm”, the device ALM Port will be BTS alarm. The default is External
Alarm.

Note: Users can input maximum 30 bytes characters in Device Info.

Import & Export

Figure 67: Function – ACU Import & Export

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This function is for ACU and RU device parameters import and export.

Figure 68: Function – RU Import & Export

Below table list the parameters that can be import/export:

Table 9: Import/Export Parameters

Device Parameter Device Parameter

Alarm Enable Alarm Enable
ATT value ATT value
RF Switch RF Switch
ACU RU Over temperature alarm
SNMP parameter
threshold
DL over output power
threshold
External Alarm level

Import and Export can help users quickly configure ACU and RU parameters. For
example, if one ACU/RU finished configuration, users can export its parameters and
save as a file in PC, and then import this file to other ACU/RU to fast finish the
ACU/RU parameter setting.

When import data, choose the document to import and then click “Match” button, the
system will search matching device automatically. Then choose device in search result
to import, click “Import” button to import data.

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Figure 69: Function – Import Data

Summary

Figure 70: Function – Summary

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Figure 71: Function – Summary Report Model

Comm. Setting

Figure 72: Function – Ethernet Commissioning Setting

Set the correct OMC Service IP address and IP port for remote monitoring.

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Figure 73: Function – Modem Commissioning Setting

Set the correct modem type and modem work band for wireless modem monitoring.
Set the proper digit Site ID for MU and RUs.

IP Setting

Figure 74: Function – IP Setting

Refer to the OMC Service IP address and set the correct device IP address for remote
monitoring

Note: For remote monitoring, the IP Address must be set correctly according to the
location IP of remote connection. If there is more than one equipment is connected to
the public network through the same router, the router’s local IP CANNOT be set as
192.168.0.*.

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License

Figure 75: Function – License

ACU Scan

This function is to scan RF conncetion and insert loss between ACU and OCU, each
RFU will be dected. Users will judge if the connection is correct according to insert
loss.

Figure 76: Function – Scan

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Figure 77: Function – ACU Scan Result

RU Scan

This function is to scan RF conncetion between OCU and RU, to get the information of
RU and RU location in the whole system.

Figure 78: Function – RU Scan

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Figure 79: Function – RU Scan Result

Remove

When the device removed from whole system, due to destroy or modify the solution,
but the device still remain in OMT, and no need to update or modify software, just only
click this function.

Figure 80: Function – Remove

Note: If the RU has been scanned and identified by ACU, to remove the RU from the
system, users must remove this RU on this [Remove] page, otherwise, RU will still be
shown on the Home page and will trigger optical alarm.

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PA Reset

This function is only for PA in RU device. It’s used to protect PA when there is wrong
operation.

Figure 81: Function – PA Reset

Note: PA will be turned off by software when PA output power or (VSWR) reflected
power is exceed the threshold. Users need to reset PA after debugging.

Device Reset

This function is used to reset MCU.

Figure 82: Function – Device Reset

Note: Device Reset process will last about 1~3 minutes. For ACU monitor reset, users
need to re-login WEB GUI.

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Clear History Alarm

When the device alarm repaired, the device alarm information is still remained, this
function will clear the history alarm and update alarm status.

Figure 83: Function – Clear History Alarm

Firmware

There are three functions on the [Firmware] bar: [Monitoring Upgrade], [Swap] and
[Module Upgrade]. [Monitoring Upgrade] is used to upgrade software. [Swap] is to
replace current firmware version to the previous one. [Module Upgrade] is used to
upgrade module software.

Figure 84: Function – Firmware

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Follow steps shown in below figure to upgrade firmware.

Figure 85: [Firmware] Screen – Monitoring Upgrade

Note: For ACU software upgrade, users need to re-login Web GUI after reset is done.

Figure 86: [Firmware] Screen – Swap

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Figure 87: [Firmware] Screen – Module Upgrade

Web OMT Setting

Figure 88: [Firmware] Screen – Web OMT Setting

4.5. COMMISSIONG PROCEDURE FOR ACU&RU

SYSTEM
To complete the installation and commissioning, users need to follow the steps below.

Step 1: Click Menu bar [Auto Setup] on home page, a work flow will show up.

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Figure 89: Auto Setup Page

Step 2: Click to start RU device scan, this step will take about 1~2 minutes.

Figure 90: RU Scan

Step 3: Click to start ACU scan, this step will take about 1~3 minutes.

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Figure 91: ACU Scan

Step 4: Click to enter to Parameter Setting page. Click “Setting”, users can
set the device information and system time.

Figure 92: Device Parameters Setting

Dev Info mainly used to record device location and Date/Time provides a time
reference. Mouse clicks the Configure Value of Date/Time to auto receives the
computer time.

Step 5: Click to enter to the page to select flow to continue. There are three
flows to select: Calibration, Setup and Finish.

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Figure 93: Choose Work Flow

Note: Calibration is to adjust ACU and RU gain to make sure system gain is normal, if
the band have been calibrated, users can click to skip the process; if the
band never been calibrated, users click in the step of Calibration, software
can still proceed to the next step of MU and RU setup, but the system gain will be a
little deviation with normal value, so the final output power will be not same with the
target DL output power.

NOTE: Make sure all the ANT ports of RUs are connected with dummy load or
antenna system before proceeding to step 6.

Step 6: Select Calibration and click to enter to Calibration page after

finishing Parameters Setting.

Figure 94: RU Scan

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 Automatic calibration no needs to select frequency band, the system will calibration
all the band automatically.
 If users choose Manual calibration, then go to next page to select frequency band
to calibrate.

Note: Make sure the ANT port of RU is connected with dummy load or antennas
before Calibration. Several RU can be calibrated simultaneously.

Automatic calibration

Select “Automatic Calibration”, and click OK to go to calibration process. The process

will last 1-25 minutes according to the RU quantities and band quantity.

Figure 95: ACU/RU Calibration - Automatic

After calibration, the status of calibration will change “Success” /”Fail” from ”Not Done”,
the color change from yellow to green/ red at the same time.

When finish calibration there is still “Fail” item, system will pop-up a window to inform
the reason for failure.

Figure 96: Calibration Failure Reason

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Manual calibration

Select “Manual calibration” and click ok to enter to manual calibration screen. Selected
the band wants to calibration manually and click “Calibrate” below.

Figure 97: ACU/RU Calibration - Manual

Finishing calibration, then user can go to setup flow.

Step 6: Click to enter to ACU Setup page after finishing Calibration.

Figure 98: ACU/RU Calibration - Manual

Step 7: Click to set band related information.

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Figure 99: ACU Setup

Step 8: Click to enter to RU Setup page after finishing ACU setup.

Step 9: Click to set band related information of RU.

Figure 100: RU Setup

Step 10: Click to enter to [Finish] page after finishing RU setup.

Figure 101: Finish Setup

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Note:

As the system calibration process is calibrated for single channel, so if there is more
than one same band input, because of the power superposition, the band total output
power will higher than target DL output power after the calibration is complete.

The calibration work is mainly to set device to reach its nominal gain, so when there
are two or more same bands access into and they have the same input power level,
each channel will reach its nominal power, so the total output power will be (input A +
gain) + (input B + gain)+…+(input N + gain). For example, if there are two 1900MHz
bands access to ACU, each has 10dBm input power, the total output power of RU
1900MHz will be 30dBm+30dBm=33dBm.

Refer to the method below for the gain adjustment:

Suppose a band with N independent inputs, each input signal power are all X dBm.
Apparently, there exists the following relationship between input and output after
finished auto communication on WEB GUI: X dBm + Gain = 30dBm, then the total
output power for N channels access is X dBm + Gain + 10*Log(N) = 30 + 10*Log(N),
so Users need to set 10*Log(N) RFU ATT on WEB GUI for each channel.

4.6. RF ROUTING FOR ACU&RU SYSTEM

On Site, checking cable connection is a large work to ensure correct connection. ACU
system provides an automatic RF routing to detect signal from source to end link by
ACU RF source itself. It’s visible on the Web OMT screen to show the RF connection
from ACU to OCU and to RU. This function will save much time on site.

Figure 102: RF Routing Display

Before use RF routing function, users are required to operate ACU Scan and RU Scan
in Function Page. If changed some cable or data wire connection, ACU Scan and RU
Scan must be operated again before other operation, otherwise will cause RF routing
incorrect.

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Figure 103: RF Routing Click Region

RF routing function is on Home page, by click certain region will display related RF
connection.

The minimum unit for ACU click region is each RF unit, the minimum unit for OCU click
region is each fiber optical unit (FOU), the minimum unit for RU click region is each RU.
The RF routing will marked orange to show RF connection, the gray unit will indicate
no related RF connection.

4.6.1. CLICK RF UNIT

Click 2600 RF unit of ACU1 for example to show RF routing.

 2600 RFU of ACU1 connects with left and right FOU of OCU1 and OCU2;
 2600 RFU of ACU1 doesn’t connect with left and right FOU of OCU3 and OCU4;
 2600 RFU of ACU1 connects related with RU04 MRU01-4500.

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Figure 104: RF Routing – Click RFU

Click Fiber Optical Unit

Click right FOU of OCU1 for example to show RF routing.

 FOU-R of OCU1 connects with 850/2600/1900/700U/1800 RFUs of ACU1 and

700L RFU of ACU 4;
 FOU-R of OCU1 doesn’t connect with 2600/850 RFUs of ACU 4;
 FOU-R of OCU1 connects related with RU06/RU07/RU08.

Figure 105: RF Routing – Click FOU

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4.6.2. CLICK REMOTE UNIT

Click RU06 for example to show RF routing.

 RU06 connects with right FOU of OCU1;

 RU06 connects related with 850/1900/700U RFUs of ACU1 and 700L RFU of ACU4,
but doesn’t connect related with other RFUs.

Figure 106: RF Routing – Click RU

4.6.3. OCU RF RELATED RELATIONSHIP

Web OMT Home page shows OCU RF related relationship in OCU, due to RF signal
collected in FOU in DAS system.

 FOU module: blue means inserted, gray means not inserted;

 Small cell of ACU: blue means FOU contains the RF signal, gray means the RF
signal doesn’t contained.
 The RF routing of OCU has no relation with FOU inserted.
 The signal routing is only for the connection that meets the insert loss (≤ 35dB) from
RFU of ACU to OCU. If the insert loss exceeds 35dB the system can’t judge the signal.

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FOU module is inserted

and display blue.
RF routing of ACU is
connected and display
bule.

ACU-RFU slot

RF routing of ACU is not

connected and display
gray.

FOU module is not

inserted and display gray.

Figure 107: OCU RF Related Relationship

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5. ALARMS AND TROUBLESHOOTING

5.1. ALARMS
Table 10: MU Alarm List

Alarm List Alarm Condition

Alarm when equipment temperature is higher than the threshold,
otherwise normal;
Over-Temperature Alarm Alarm judgment period: 3 minutes by default;

Alarm threshold: 80℃ by default.

Alarm when Optical Transmitting power is lower than the threshold,

otherwise normal;
Optical Tx Alarm
Alarm judgment period: 3 minutes by default;
Alarm threshold: -7dBm by default.
Alarm when Optical received power is lower than the threshold,
otherwise normal;
Optical Rx Alarm
Alarm judgment period: 3 minutes by default;
Alarm threshold: -10dBm by default.
Alarm when DL input power is higher than the threshold, otherwise
DL Input Power Overload normal;
Alarm Alarm judgment period: 3 minutes by default;
Alarm threshold: 32dBm by default.

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Table 11: RU Alarm List

Alarm List Alarm Condition

Alarm status when the external terminals have the same H/L level
External Alarm with alarm level, otherwise normal;
Alarm period: 10s by default.
Alarm when equipment temperature is higher than the threshold,
otherwise normal;
Over-Temperature Alarm Alarm judgment period: 3 minutes by default;

Alarm threshold: 80℃ by default.

Alarm When optical transmitting power is lower than the threshold,

otherwise normal;
Optical Tx Alarm
Alarm judgment period: 3 minutes by default;
Alarm threshold: 0dBm by default.
Alarm When optical receiving power is lower than the threshold,
otherwise normal;
Optical Rx Alarm
Alarm judgment period: 3 minutes by default;
Alarm threshold: -14dBm by default.
Alarm when any one of the PA Current Alarm, PA Over-temperature
Alarm, PA DL output power overload Alarm, Reflection Power Alarm
PA Alarm
happens, otherwise normal;
Alarm judgment period: 3 minutes by default.
Alarm when the DL output power is higher than the threshold,
DL Output Overload otherwise normal;
Alarm Alarm judgment period: 3 minutes by default;
Alarm threshold: 32dBm.
Alarm when the PA status is off, otherwise normal;
Shutdown Alarm
Alarm judgment period: 10s by default.
Alarm when LNA have problems, otherwise normal;
LNA Alarm
Alarm judgment period: 3 minutes by default.

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5.2. TROUBLESHOOTING
Following installation and commissioning, occasional operation tasks to handle alarms
may be required:
Table 12: MU Alarms Diagnosis

Alarm condition Diagnosis

Check device temperature on WEB GUI
If device temperature is over threshold, make sure environment
temperature is within the environment temperature range that MU
Over- Temperature alarm
supported (0~40℃). Apply climatic protection to the system under

severe environment.
Test MU transmit optical power
Optical TX Alarm
Replace FOU if transmit optical power is less than -7dBm
Use Optical Power Meter to test received optical power
If received optical power is lower than -10dBm, test whether RU
Optical RX Alarm transmit optical power is normal (3~5dBm)
Check if optical loss of fiber link is higher than 6.5dBo
Clean fiber connector with absolute ethanol
Test DL input power of MU, if it is higher than +33dBm; choose
DL Input Power Overload
proper coupler to ensure the input power to MU is lower than
Alarm
+33dBm.

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Table 13: RU Alarms Diagnosis

Alarm condition Diagnosis

Check to make sure if the external device connected is working
External Alarm
normally
Check device temperature on WEB GUI
If device temperature e is over threshold, make sure environment
Over- Temperature temperature is within the environment temperature range that RU
alarm
supported (-20~50℃).Apply climatic protection to the system under

severe environment.
Test RU transmit optical power
Optical TX Alarm
Replace RU if transit optical power is less than 0dBm
Use Optical Power Meter to test received optical power
If received optical power is lower than -14dBm, test whether MU
Optical RX Alarm transmit optical power is normal (-4~-2dBm)
Check if optical loss of fiber link is higher than 6.5dBo
Clean fiber connector with absolute ethanol
Check PA Service Status on WEB GUI RU page,
If it is [Recovery], reset PA on WEB GUI Management page, then read
RU output power: If output power is exceed threshold, need to reduce
DL PA alarms gain or input power; if output power is normal, check whether antenna
port VSWR is too high.
If it is [Shutdown], Refer to PA Shutdown Alarm
If the PA is down, please contact with Comba to replace the RU.
DL Output Power Check if output power is exceed the threshold
Overload Alarm Decrease the gain to reduce the output power

Make Sure the environment temperature is -20~50℃.

PA Shutdown Alarm Reset PA, if PA service status turns to [Recovery], and then refer to DL
PA Alarms. If PA still shutdown, the PA module maybe damaged,
please contact with Comba to replace the RU.
Uplink LNA module damaged, please contact with Comba to replace
LNA Alarm
the RU.

5.3. TOOLS FOR MAINTENANCE

The following tools (not included in package) are required for installation or routine
maintenance:

 Laptop with windows OS

 Adjustable Wrench (0.31 inch~0.79 inch)

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 Philips Screwdriver
 Allen wrench (M6)
 Signal generator support output power 10dB.
 Site Master
 Optical power meter

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