Compact OutDoor BS21 BTS Installation Manual

ZXG10 BS21
Compact Outdoor BTS for GSM

Installation Manual
Version 2.2
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Contents

About this Installation Manual .................................................................ix
Purpose of this Installation Manual ........................................................................... x
Typographical Conventions..................................................................................... xi
Mouse Operation Conventions................................................................................. xi
Safety Signs..........................................................................................................xii
How to Get in Touch .............................................................................................xiii
Customer Support.................................................................................................................xiii
Documentation Support.........................................................................................................xiii
Chapter 1........................................................................................ 1
Safety Instructions.....................................................................................1
Safety Instructions..................................................................................................1
Symbol Descriptions ...............................................................................................2
Beryllia ..................................................................................................................3
Electrical Safety......................................................................................................3
Static Electricity......................................................................................................4
Battery ..................................................................................................................5
Electromagnetic Radiation .......................................................................................5
Laser.....................................................................................................................6
High Temperature ..................................................................................................6
Fans......................................................................................................................6
Working at Heights .................................................................................................6
Hoisting Heavy Objects ...........................................................................................7
Plugging/Unplugging Modules..................................................................................7
Personnel...............................................................................................................7
Chapter 2........................................................................................ 9
Overview.....................................................................................................9
Flow of Installation and Commissioning ....................................................................9
Parameters .......................................................................................................... 12
Chapter 3...................................................................................... 15
Installation Preparations........................................................................ 15

Check on Installation Environment ......................................................................... 15
Check on Indoor Installation Environment ..............................................................................15
Check on Outdoor Installation Environment............................................................................16
Requirements for System Power Voltage................................................................................16
Requirements for Grounding and Lightning Protection.............................................................16
Requirements for Electromagnetic Radiation Protection...........................................................17
Preparations of Tools and Meters............................................................................ 17
Preparations of Technical Documents ..................................................................... 18
Unpacking Check.................................................................................................. 18
Unpacking Check...................................................................................................................18
Equipment Handover.............................................................................................................21
Chapter 4...................................................................................... 23
Hardware Installation Flow.................................................................... 23
Hardware Installation Flow.................................................................................... 23
Cabinet Installation................................................................................................................24
Installation of Power Cables and Grounding Cables .................................................................24
Installation of Internal Cables.................................................................................................25
Installation of External Cables................................................................................................25
Installation of Antenna Feeder System...................................................................................25
Check on Hardware Installation..............................................................................................25
Power-on/off.........................................................................................................................25
Precautions for Hardware Installation ..................................................................... 25
Chapter 5...................................................................................... 27
Cabinet Installation................................................................................. 27
Installation on Dual Poles ...................................................................................... 27
Installation on Dual Concrete Poles.........................................................................................29
Beam Installation..................................................................................................................31
Installation of Service Platform...............................................................................................32
Equipment Installation...........................................................................................................33
Ground Installation............................................................................................... 34
Iron Tower Installation.......................................................................................... 35
Hoisting............................................................................................................... 35
Hoisting Preparations.............................................................................................................35
Hoisting Procedures...............................................................................................................36
Check on Cabinet Installation................................................................................. 37
Chapter 6...................................................................................... 39
Installation of Power Cables and Grounding Cables.............................. 39
Brief Introduction to Power Cables and Grounding Cables......................................... 39
Installation of Power Cables................................................................................... 40
AC Power Cables...................................................................................................................40
DC Power Cables...................................................................................................................41
Equipment Grounding........................................................................................... 41
Laying of Power Cables and Grounding Cables......................................................... 43
Chapter 7...................................................................................... 45
Installation of Internal Cables................................................................ 45
Introduction to Backboard Interfaces...................................................................... 45
Rack Backplane Wiring.......................................................................................... 47
Rack Front Panel Wiring ........................................................................................ 50
Settings of Basic and Extension Cabinets ................................................................ 59
Parallel Connection of Basic and Extension Racks..................................................... 60
Settings of Basic and Extended Racks.....................................................................................60
Parallel Rack Connection........................................................................................................61
Installation of Transmission Equipment................................................................... 61
SM150 (V2) ..........................................................................................................................61
ZXSM T150...........................................................................................................................64
Chapter 8...................................................................................... 67
Installation of External Cables................................................................ 67
Types of Cables.................................................................................................... 67
E1....................................................................................................................... 69
Optical Cable........................................................................................................ 72
Microwave Trunk.................................................................................................. 72
External Environmental Monitoring RELAY_ALM....................................................... 73
Inter-rack Synchronous Signal SYNC...................................................................... 74
Antenna Feeder Interface...................................................................................... 75
Local Operation & Maintenance.............................................................................. 76
Chapter 9...................................................................................... 77
Installation of Antenna Feeder System.................................................. 77
Preparation for Antenna Feeder System Installation................................................. 78
Infrastructure Construction....................................................................................................78
Checking Incoming Materials .................................................................................................79
Preparing Connectors ............................................................................................................80
Accessories for Installation.....................................................................................................82
Structure of Antenna Feeder System...................................................................... 83
Installation Flow of Antenna Feeder System............................................................ 86
Installation of BTS Antennas.................................................................................. 88
Fixing Antennas.....................................................................................................................88
Installing Antenna Jumpers....................................................................................................94
Installing Feeder Cables.........................................................................................................96

Installing Feeder Window.......................................................................................................98
Installing Lightning Arrester .................................................................................................100
Installing Grounding Clip......................................................................................................102
Installing Cabinet Jumper ....................................................................................................104
Check and Test of Antenna Feeder System........................................................... 105
Preparations........................................................................................................................105
VSWR Test..........................................................................................................................105
RF Transmitting Power Test .................................................................................................106
Waterproof Treatment for Connectors .................................................................. 107
Chapter 10..................................................................................109
Check on Hardware Installation........................................................... 109
Cables ............................................................................................................... 110
Sockets, Plugs, and Locking Plates ....................................................................... 110
Labels................................................................................................................ 110
On-site Environment........................................................................................... 110
Antenna Feeder System...................................................................................... 111
Chapter 11..................................................................................113
Power-on/off......................................................................................... 113
Unplugging/Plugging Modules.............................................................................. 113
Plugging Modules ................................................................................................................114
Unplugging Modules ............................................................................................................115
Check before Power-on....................................................................................... 115
Power-on Procedures .......................................................................................... 116
Appendix A.................................................................................119
Packaging, Storage and Transportation............................................... 119
Packaging.......................................................................................................... 119
Storage ............................................................................................................. 119
Storage Conditions..............................................................................................................119
Storage Precautions ............................................................................................................120
Transportation.................................................................................................... 120
Appendix B.................................................................................123
Installation Drawings............................................................................ 123
Abbreviations.............................................................................131
Figures........................................................................................133
Tables .........................................................................................135

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About this Installation Manual

The ZXG10 is a proprietary GSM mobile communication system of ZTE
Corporation. It consists of the ZXG10-MSS Mobile Switching Subsystem
and the ZXG10-BSS Base Station Subsystem. The ZXG10-BSS Base
Station Subsystem provides and manages radio transmission in GSM, and
composes of the ZXG10-BSC Base Station Controller and the ZXG10-BTS
Base Transceiver Station.
The ZXG10 BS21 is an enhanced version of the ZXG10 BS21 (V1.0) and
ZXG10-BTS (V2) systems. It is a compact outdoor BTS design for domestic
GSM edge network. It also features large coverage, compact size, high
reliability and performance/price rate, full function (capable of providing
multiple networking modes, self-test function, local operation, and
maintenance functions in both Chinese and English), enhanced service
support capabilities, and other characteristics.
introduces the following features:
1. Overall structure
2. Basic parameters and configurations of the BTS
3. Engineering installation
i. Preparations
ii. Installation methods and flows of different parts
iii. Installation check
iv. Power-on and power-off procedures
Complete set of manuals:
ZXG10 BS21 (V2.2) Compact Outdoor BTS for GSM Guide to
Documentation
ZXG10 BS21 (V2.2) Compact Outdoor BTS for GSM Technical Manual
ZXG10 BS21 (V2.2) Compact Outdoor BTS for GSM Hardware Manual
ZXG10 BS21 (V2.2) Compact Outdoor BTS for GSM Maintenance Manual

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Purpose of this Installation
Manual
Chapter 1, Safety Instructions, introduces safety signs and their meanings
used in this manual. It introduces safety precautions involved in
installation process, like high voltage, lightning, and working at heights.
Chapter 2, Overview, introduces the installation and commissioning flow of
the ZXG10 BS21 (V2.2) for installation personnel to get an overall idea
about whole process. It also briefly introduces some physical parameters
of the ZXG10 BS21 (V2.2), like size, weight, temperature, and humidity.
Chapter 3, Installation Preparations, introduces following preparations:
installation environment check, including check on the equipment room
building and inside, preparation of necessary tools and instruments,
technical documents and unpacking for acceptance of the goods.
Chapter 4, Hardware Installation Flow, briefly introduces procedures of
hardware installation.
Chapter 5, Cabinet Installation, introduces cabinet installation, including
base location, base installation, cabinet fixation, and insulation test.
Chapter 6, Installation of Power Cables and Grounding Cables, introduces
procedures of power and ground cables installation.
Chapter 7, Installation of Internal Cables, introduces how to install and
connect the intra-cabinet cables in different types of cabinets, including
the backplane and cabinet top.
Chapter 8, Installation of External Cables, introduces how to connect
transmission cables, operation and maintenance terminal, and RF cables.
Chapter 9, Installation of Antenna Feeder System, introduces composition
and installation procedures of the antenna feeder system.
Chapter 10, Check on Hardware Installation, introduces aspects of system
debugging and checking upon completion of the hardware installation.
Chapter 11, Power-on/off, introduces how to plug/unplug a board and
power on/off the device.
Appendix A, Packing, Transportation, and Storage, introduces installation
methods, storage conditions and transportation precautions to guide the
transportation, unpacking, installation, and relocation of the equipment.
Appendix B, Installation Drawings, introduces some drawings in the
installation.
Statement: Information contained here may not be in perfect compliance
with products, for product and technology are subject to updating and
upgrading. Contact ZTE local office for updating/upgrading of the products.

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Typographical Conventions
ZTE documents employ with the following typographical conventions.
TAB L E 1 TYPOGRAPHI CAL CONVENTI ONS

Mouse Operation Conventions
TAB L E 2 MOUSE OPERATI ON CONVENTI ONS
Typeface Meaning
Italics References to other guides and documents.
Quotes Links on screens.
Bold Menus, menu options, function names, input fields, radio
button names, check boxes, drop-down lists, dialog box
names, window names.
CAPS Keys on the keyboard and buttons on screens and company
name.
Cons t ant wi dt h
Text that you type, program code, files and directory names,
and function names.
[ ] Optional parameters
{ } Mandatory parameters
| Select one of the parameters that are delimited by it

Note: Provides additional information about a certain topic.

Checkpoint: Indicates that a particular step needs to be
checked before proceeding further.

Tip: Indicates a suggestion or hint to make things easier or
more productive for the reader.
Typeface Meaning
Click Refers to clicking the primary mouse button (usually the left
mouse button) once.
Double-click Refers to quickly clicking the primary mouse button (usually
the left mouse button) twice.
Right-click Refers to clicking the secondary mouse button (usually the
right mouse button) once.
Drag Refers to pressing and holding a mouse button and moving the
mouse.

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Safety Signs
TAB L E 3 SAFETY SI GNS
Safety Signs Meaning

Danger: Indicates an imminently hazardous situation, which if
not avoided, will result in death or serious injury. This signal
word must be limited to only extreme situations.

Warning: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which if
not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.

Caution: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which if not
avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury. It may also
be used to alert against unsafe practices.

Erosion: Beware of erosion.

Electric shock: There is a risk of electric shock.

Electrostatic: The device may be sensitive to static electricity.

Microwave: Beware of strong electromagnetic field.

Laser: Beware of strong laser beam.

No flammables: No flammables can be stored.

No touching: Do not touch.

No smoking: Smoking is forbidden.

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How to Get in Touch
The following sections provide information on how to obtain support for
the documentation and the software.
Customer Support
If you have problems, questions, comments, or suggestions regarding
your product, contact us by e-mail at support@zte.com.cn. You can also
call our customer support center at (86) 755 26771900 and (86) 800-
9830-9830.
Documentation Support
ZTE welcomes your comments and suggestions on the quality and
usefulness of this document. For further questions, comments, or
suggestions on the documentation, you can contact us by e-mail at
doc@zte.com.cn; or you can fax your comments and suggestions to (86)
755 26772236. You can also explore our website at
http://support.zte.com.cn, which contains various interesting subjects like
documentation, knowledge base, forum and service request.

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Ch a p t e r 1
Safety Instructions

In this chapter, you will learn about:
Safety Instructions
Symbol Descriptions
Beryllia
Electrical Safety
Static Electricity
Battery
Electromagnetic Radiation
Laser
High Temperature
Fans
Overhead Operations
Hoisting Heavy Objects
Plugging/Unplugging Modules
Personnel
Safety Instructions
This equipment bears high temperature and high voltages and only
qualified and trained personnel should install, operate, and maintain the
equipment.
During the installation, operation and maintenance of the equipment, one
should strictly abide by all the safety rules and related operation
procedures on the site to avoid body injuries or equipment damages. The
safety precautions introduced in this manual are only supplementary to
the local safety rules.

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ZTE assumes no responsibility for consequences resulting from violation of
the general specifications for safety operations or safety standards for
design, production, and use of the equipment.
Symbol Descriptions
Following information provides the meanings of the signs used in this
manual, such as the signs indicative of danger, warning, caution and note.
Refer to Table 4 for safety signs and their meanings.
TAB L E 4 SAFETY SI GNS
Safety Signs Meaning

Danger: Indicates an imminently hazardous situation, which
will result in death or serious injury if not avoided. This signal
word must be limited to only extreme situations

Warning: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which
could result in death or serious injury if not avoided

Caution: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which could
result in minor or moderate injury if not avoided. It may also be
used to alert against unsafe practices

Note: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which could
result in injuries, equipment damage, or interruption of services
if not avoided

Erosion: Be aware of erosion.

Electric shock: There is a risk of electric shock

Electrostatic: The device may be sensitive to static electricity

Microwave: Beware of strong electromagnetic field.

Laser: Beware of strong laser beam.

No flammables: No flammables can be stored.

No touching: Do not touch.

No smoking: Smoking is forbidden.

Chapter 1 - Safety Instructions
Danger: Indicates an potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will
result in death or serious injury of people, or equipment damages and breakdown.

Warning: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could
result in significant injuries, equipment damages, or interruption of major services.

Caution: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could
result in serious injuries, equipment damages, or interruption of part services.

Note: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result
in injuries, equipment damages, or interruption of part services.
Beryllia
Warning: The equipment inevitably adopts components that contain toxic beryllia.

Some components use beryllia as an insulator. It is innocuous to human
health when encapsulated in a component. However, when there is
damage to the component, it will release the powdery beryllia, and may
cause harm to people. The person who contacts or handles this kind of
component must know its characteristics and take corresponding
measures.
One must not dispose of components containing beryllia randomly, and
must get chemical treatment or special waste treatment according to the
local codes and regulations.
Electrical Safety
High Voltage
Danger: High voltage is dagerous. Direct or indirect contact with high voltage or
main supply through a wet object could result in death.

Some equipment of ZTE operates at 220 VAC or 380 VAC, which makes
the equipment potentially dangerous. Nobody has the permission to enter
a high-voltage area unless properly follow safety rules.
Do follow the local safety regulations when installing any AC power
equipment.

Anyone that installs AC equipment must be qualified for high-voltage and
AC operations.
Power cables
Note: Never install or disconnect any power cable with power on.

Do shut off power supply before connecting or disconnecting a power cable.
Before connecting a cable, make sure the cable and its label meet the
actual installation requirements.

Tools
Warning: Use special rather than common tools for high-voltage and AC
operations.

Drilling Holes
Warning: Do not drill the cabinet without permission. Unqualified drilling could
damage the wiring and cables inside the cabinet. Additionally, metal pieces inside
the cabinet created by the drilling could result a short circuit on the board.

Thunderstorm
Danger: Avoid operations with high-voltage, AC, iron tower, or mast in a
thunderstorm.

The lightning storm would give rise to a strong electromagnetic field in the
atmosphere. Therefore, one must ground and protect the equipment
against lightning strikes.
Static Electricity
Note: The static electricity produced by the human body could damage the static-
sensitive components, such as large-scale integrated circuits (LC) on the circuit
board.

Accumulated electrostatic charges (ESC) derive from friction created by
human body movements. Human body can carry a maximum of 30 kV
static voltages in dry environment, which could remain on the human body
for a long time. An operator carrying static electricity will discharge

electricity through the component and may damage the component when
touching a component.
Wear an antistatic wrist strap and ground the other end before touching
any equipment or holding a plug-board, circuit board, IC chip, and others,
to prevent human static electricity from damaging sensitive components.
Battery
Danger: Make sure to have reading safety precautions on handling the battery and
known procdures to connect the battery before operating on it.

Inappropriate operations on the battery may result in danger. Prevent the
battery from short circuit, electrolyte overflow, or escape. Electrolyte
overflow will pose potential threat to the equipment and erode the metal
and circuit boards, to damage the equipment and cause short circuits on
the circuit board.
Warning: Do not replace the battery of a specified model with other models of
battery. Otherwise, it may cause an explosion.
Electromagnetic Radiation
The antenna of a running device generates electromagnetic radiation. The
safety requirement may not suffice at a place too near the antenna. Only
professionals with proper training and relevant qualifications should install
and maintain the equipment.
In designing and manufacturing the equipment, the consideration is to
achieve trade-off and to minimize the possibility of exposing the
electromagnetic radiation to human body. The radiation design of the
equipment complies with the IEEE C95.1-1991.
Warning: High intensity microwave may affect body health when operating high-
intensity Radio Frequency (RF) equipment.

Conduct good coordination to shut down transmission on all antennas,
tower, and/or mast before installation and maintenance operations.
Warning: Keep adequate distance away from the antenna when conducting
installation and servicing operations around an operating antenna.

Avoid plugging the connector of the transmitter output feeder or of the
antenna feeder during transmission.

Shut down the transmission before unplugging the connector of the feeder
cable or working beside the transmitter antenna.
Laser
Warning: Avoid looking straight at the laser beam from the outlet of the optical
transceiver or inside the optical fiber to avoid an eye damage.
High Temperature
Warning: Avoid touching the surface area of some devices due to high
temperature to avoid a scald injury.
Fans
Warning: Do not put fingers or any tools in the running fan to avoid an injury.
Keep tools away from the running fan.

Sticking finger inside a running fan may cause hurt.
Put parts, screws, and tools away from the fan when replacing related
parts, to avoid damage to the fan or related devices.
Keep fingers and board away from the fan when replacing devices around
the fan, to avoid damage to the equipment or fingers.
Working at Heights
Warning: Prevent objects form falling when working at heights.

Working at heights must conform to related service regulations:
Only a physically trained operator can work at heights.
Take care of the machinery and tools to prevent them from falling.
Take safety precautions and wear a helmet and safety belt.
Wear cold-protection clothes before working at heights in cold weather.

Check all hoisting equipment before working at heights.
Hoisting Heavy Objects
Warning: Clear the area before hoisting heavy objects.

Ensure a proper hoisting capability of the hoister when disassembling
heavy equipment moving, and replacing equipment. The operator must
receive the training and qualification for hoisting operations. Inspect and
complete the hoisting tools before getting into service. Make sure to fix
the hoisting tools firmly on a sufficiently secured object or wall before the
hoisting operation. Use brief oral instructions during the hoisting
operations to prevent mistaken operation.
Plugging/Unplugging Modules
Note:
Avoid inserting insert a module forcibly. Instead, align the module with the
guide rail of the plug-in shelf and push it gently to the backplane. Push with proper
force to align the guiding pin with the guiding hole in the backplane to protect the
pins from bending.
Plug the module properly into the slot to prevent short circuit due to contact
between the module and the circuit surface.
Avoid touching the circuits, components, connectors, and cable troughs when
holding a module.
Personnel
Note: Non-professionals can only perform maintenance inside the equipment with
the presence or under instructions of professionals on site.

Replacing any parts or altering the equipment may result in unexpected
dangers. Therefore, avoid replacing any parts or altering the equipment
unless authorized.
Please contact ZTE if having any questions.


Ch a p t e r 2
Overview

Flow of Installation and Commissioning
Parameters
Flow of Installation and
Commissioning
The overall equipment installation and commissioning flow is the process
from the project start to its end (the final acceptance).
Equipment installation is a part of the flow.
The normal and reliable operation of the ZXG10-BS21 (V2.2) on the
network depends on the quality of installation project, so it is especially
important to establish a set of systematic, normative installation, and
commissioning procedures. Figure 1 shows workflow for the installation,
debugging, acceptance, and handover of the equipment. Only
professionals or someone under the instructions of professionals can
conduct the installation of BS21 (V2.2).
1. Project survey (including the first environment acceptance)
Project survey refers to inspect the environment of candidate sites
covered in the network plan, and obtain related data for the design and
construction.
2. Project design
Professional institutes such as Posts and Telecommunications Design
Institute conduct the engineering design according to engineering
survey results and present the relevant design comments and drawings.
3. Second environment acceptance

It is prior to formal kickoff. Personnel in charge must conduct second
environment acceptance according to ZXG10-BS21 (V2.2) Environment
Acceptance Report and fill the report in time.
Construction employer must make remedy until the site environment
meets the criteria before the construction contractor can start the
installation, if on-site environment fails to satisfy all the requirements
specified in Environment Acceptance Report after an inspection.
4. Unpacking inspection
The construction employer specifies a time for the unpacking according
to preparation status upon arrival of the equipment at the site. The
construction employer, the operator, the construction contractor, and
ZTE perform the unpacking and inspection together. Any damage to
boards or parts or shortage found during the unpacking will be liable to
the unpacking party if a single party unpacks the equipment alone.
5. Hardware installation
Personnel under related professional must conduct hardware
installation, generally including positioning, installation of BS21 rack,
external and internal cables, and antenna & feeder system.

6. Checkup and power-on
Conduct necessary inspection and power on the equipment after
hardware installation.
7. System test
Perform a comprehensive test on the system to verify the normal
operation. Keep adjusting the system until it meets the requirements,
if system test fails.
8. Handover and cutover
Hand over the equipment to the user after the system gets into normal
operation.
9. Trial run
The equipment gets into trial run stage during first few months. ZTE
offers comprehensive and effective technical support to the user at this
stage.
10. Final acceptance
The user and ZTE jointly perform an acceptance inspection and sign
final acceptance certificate after the equipment gets into stable
operation in compliance with various requirements.

Note: Refer to related contract terms for details about project survey, engineering,
handover, cutover, trial run, and final acceptance.

Chapter 2 - Overview
FI GURE 1 FL OW OF I NSTAL L ATI ON AND COMMI SSI ONI NG
Start
N
N
Engineering survey
(including the first
environment acceptance)
Engineering design
The second environment
acceptance
Unpacking acceptance
Hardware installation
Systemtest
Initial acceptance test
Handover
Cutover
Final acceptance
Trail run
End
Y
Y
Check and power-on

Parameters
1. Dimensions
800 mm (height) 650 mm (width) 750 mm (depth)
2. Full configuration of the cabinet consists of:
Two ETRM modules
Two AEM modules
One CMM module
One CMM dummy module
One PSM plug-in box
One TMM plug-in box
3. Power consumption
ETRM: 2 180 W/module
CMM: 15 W
AEM: 2 5 W/module
Heat exchanger: 140 W
Power plug-in box: 50 W
Transmission plug-in box: 50 W
The power consumption of the integrated equipment at full
configuration is less than 620 W.
4. Weight of the whole system
Weight of integrated equipment with full configuration is about 155 kg,
as shown in Table 5:
TAB L E 5 WEI GHT OF PARTS OF I NTEGRATED EQUI PMENT WI TH FUL L CONFI GURATI ON
Name Total
Main
Body of
the
Cabinet
Carrier
Shelf
ETRM CMM AEM
Trans-
mission
Unit
Power
Supply
Heat
Exchanger
Weight
(kg)
155 70 9 52 12 72 5 15 30

5. Others
Ambient temperature: -40C ~ 50C
Relative humidity: 5% ~ 100%
Ambient temperature change rate: 0.5C/min
Maximal wind speed: 50 m/s

Chapter 2 - Overview
The equipment has the capability to bear rain, water, salt fog, dust and
burglary, with IP protection grade up to IP55.
AC power supply: 220 V AC 130 V AC ~ 300 V AC (50 Hz ~ 60 Hz)
DC power supply: -48 V DC -57 V DC ~ -40 V DC
Electro-Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) must be compliant with GSM
05.90.
Mechanical strength must be compliant with ETSI 300019-1-4 ClassM3.


Ch a p t e r 3
Installation Preparations

Installation Environment Inspection
Preparations of Tools and Meters
Preparations of Technical Documents
Unpacking Inspection
Check on Installation
Environment
Check on Indoor Installation Environment
Perform following checks on BS21 room before installation:
1. The construction of the equipment room is complete.
2. The walls and ceiling in the equipment room are fully dry after painting
with fire-resistant white flat paint or other fire-retardant materials.
3. Temperature and humidity requirements:
i. Ambient temperature: -40C ~ 50C; long-term 0C ~ 30C
recommended
ii. Relative humidity: 5% ~ 95%; long-term 40% ~ 65%
recommended
4. There are three sets of lighting systems for the equipment: daily
lighting, standby lighting, and emergency lighting. Additionally, avoid
direct exposure to sunlight.
5. There must be good protection of grounding for the equipment room.
6. The floor, wall surface, ceiling and reserved holes and grooves in the
equipment room must meet the technologic design requirements.,
Keep the ground water out of the room when holes go through the

external walls. Take moisture-proof measures for grooves to prevent
excessive humidity in the grooves and mold of cables. Make sure to
stuff tightly the fissures between the cover plates for all the embedded
tubes, ground troughs, and holes. Materials must not be subject to
deformation or cracking
7. Prevent pipes for water supply, drainage, or firefighting from going
through the equipment room.
Check on Outdoor Installation
Environment
Keep following recommendations in mind to ensure a perfect running
environment of the system:
1. Try not to place the equipment in an environment with high
temperature, excessive dust, explosives, and low air pressure. Forbid
storing combustible or explosive materials near the installation site at
all cost.
2. Try to avoid places with strong vibration or high noise.
3. Keep far away from receiving substation, traction substation, high-
voltage power lines, strong electromagnetic fields, and strong electric
sparks.
4. Different power sockets must be identifiable with different conspicuous
marks. The power lines must be conspicuously identifiable from the
lighting lines.
Requirements for System Power Voltage
1. Independent AC or DC power supply. AC power supply voltage range:
130 V ~ 300 V; DC power supply voltage range: -57 V ~ -40 V
2. Input frequency: 45 Hz ~ 65 Hz
3. Conduct careful operations to prevent electric shock and personal
injury for 220 V AC used in the equipment room.
4. Make sure to connect power supply poles correctly.
Electric shock: Pay attention to on/off status of the breakers and switches when
checking the power supplies. Be cautious of electric shock.
Requirements for Grounding and Lightning
Protection
ZXG10 BS21 is an outdoor BS with perfect lightning protection
performance. Configure two levels of lightning protection for the power
distribution devices.
Connect the discharge ground of the arrestor and the protection ground of
the cabinet separately to the ground to improve the lightning protection
performance of the product.

Chapter 3 - Installation Preparations
BS21 must combine the work ground and protection ground into a joint
grounding network as a mobile communication base station. The ground
resistance must be less than 5 Ohm.
Connect the lightning-protection ground independently, five meters away
from the working ground pole. The grounding resistance must be less than
5 Ohm.
Requirements for Electromagnetic
Radiation Protection
Electromagnetic Radiation Protection Regulations (GB8702-88) of the
National Standard of People's Republic of China specifies:
1. Public radiation: Average power density of electromagnetic radiation
for 24 hours a day (for consecutive six minutes) is < 0.4 W/m
2
(30
MHz ~ 3,000 MHz).
2. Vocational radiation: Average power density of electromagnetic
radiation for eight working hours a day (for consecutive six minutes) is
<2 W/m
2
(30 MHz ~ 3,000 MHz).
Preparations of Tools and Meters
BTS installation project needs various tools, test instruments, and meters.
Table 6 shows list of the main instruments and meters. They are only for
reference.
TAB L E 6 MAI N I NSTRUMENTS AND METERS
Instrument Name Manufacturer
Antenna and feeder tester SITE MASTER
Thru-line wattmeter US BIRD
Test mobile phone Nokia
Compass
Pointer milliohmmeter
Multi-meter
Field intensity tester

Tools used are:
1. Electrical percussion drilling
2. Screw driver (straight and crossed)
3. Tweezers
4. Pliers (nipper pliers, slope pliers, and pincer pliers)

5. Ejector lever
6. Tape measure
7. Electric iron (including antistatic electric iron)
8. Antistatic wrist strap
Preparations of Technical
Documents
Prepare following technical documents:
ZXG10 BS21 (V2.2) Compact Outdoor BTS for GSM Technical Manual
ZXG10 BS21 (V2.2) Compact Outdoor BTS for GSM Hardware Manual
ZXG10 BS21 (V2.2) Compact Outdoor BTS for GSM Maintenance Manual
ZXG10 BS21 (V2.2) Compact Outdoor BTS for GSM Guide to
Documentation
Unpacking Check
Unpack and check the delivered goods, and hand them over after a
complete inspection and verification.
All project engineers must count and check delivered goods with the users
personnel together after arriving on site. Personnel in charge must fill an
unpacking inspection report and submit it after inspection. Both the users
representatives and vendors representatives must be present during
unpacking inspection.
Verify total number of goods with the checklist first. Stop unpacking, and
find out the cause and report to related departments if there is something
wrong, missing, or serious damage to the goods.
Unpacking Check
Move the packing box into or near the equipment room for unpacking to
help protect the cabinet.

FI GURE 2 PACK AGI NG BOX

Cabinet

Note: Make sure the equipment faces the direction as shown in Figure 2.

Always use special tools for unpacking, such as, crowbar, large straight-
head screwdriver, hammer, and so on. Be very careful when opening the
box to protect the product.
Keep the box on end supporting downward. Open the front cover of the
box with tools to see the side of the cabinet. Knock off the two baffles to
expose the two wheels. Pull out the cabinet in the direction indicated by
the arrow. Remove the antistatic bag after pulling out the cabinet, as
shown in Figure 3.

FI GURE 3 PUL L I NG OUT CAB I NET FROM PACK AGI NG BOX

Cabinet
(Side of the cabinet)
Baffle

Hold the base with both hands. Forbid applying force on movable parts like
cable support and cable fixing beam to protect from damages or accidents.
Usually, there are some desiccants in the anti-static protective bag to
absorb moisture from the air inside the bag and keep the bag dry. Unpack
30 minutes after removing the equipment from a cooler and drier place to
a hotter and damper place unpack. Otherwise, damp may appear on the
surface of the equipment and may cause damage to the equipment.
Antistatic: Handle with care to protect the surface coating of the equipment. Pay
special attention to the antistatic requirements of circuit boards.

Figure 4 shows cabinet with full configuration. It might show different
modules with the cabinet according to the contract.

FI GURE 4 CAB I NET ( FUL L CONFI GURATI ON WI TH FRONT DOOR OPENED)

Duct

Stand the cabinet on solid ground without tilting or bending. Check the
following items:
1. Check whether there are any protrusions, depressions, scratches,
peelings, blisters, or taints on its appearance. Check whether fastening
screws are loose, lost, or misplaced.
2. Check whether the subrack installation keeps rectangle form. Check
whether there are any damages or ruptures on the plug-in slot guide
rails.
3. Check whether all parts and accessories necessary for installation are
complete and correct. Check whether there are any broken and loose
connections.
4. Check whether there are any scratches or damages to modules,
components, or devices. Check whether they match the checklist.
ZTE takes main responsibility to check electrically sensitive devices.
Equipment Handover
Both parties must sign Unpacking & Accepting Report after the completion
and inspection of the equipment, and hand them over to the user. Each
party holds one copy of Unpacking & Accepting Report and the project
supervisor gives feed back within seven days of the inspection conclusion
in the Unpacking & Accepting Report to the vendor for documentation.

Note: Collect the recyclable packing materials after unpacking. Dispose waste
materials instead of littering or burning them.

Ch a p t e r 4
Hardware Installation Flow

Precautions for Hardware Installation
ZXG10 BS21 BS may be installed in different engineering installation mode
according to geographical environment of the site and actual requirements:
dual-pole installation, iron tower installation and ground installation. The
dual-pole installation mode is applicable for single BS21, while the ground
installation mode is advisable for two or three BS21s. The ground
installation falls into installations on hillside, under iron tower, on roof, and
in the equipment room. Simple bounding walls are necessary for
installations on hillside or under iron tower to ensure the safety of the BS
and normal operation of the telecom equipment.
Figure 5 shows general workflow for ZXG10 BS21 hardware installation.

FI GURE 5 HARDWARE I NSTA L L ATI ON FL OW
Start
Install cabinet
Install power cables
and ground cables
Install internal
cables
Install external
cables
Install antenna
feeder system
Check hardware
installation
End

The below provide details for every block in the installation flowchart
respectively.
Cabinet Installation
This chapter introduces the installation of ZXG10 BS21 with dual poles,
under iron tower, and ground platform.
See Chapter 5 for details.
Installation of Power Cables and
Grounding Cables
This chapter introduces the installation of power and ground cables for
BS21.

Chapter 4 - Hardware Installation Flow
Installation of Internal Cables
Installation of internal cables and connection cables between boards are
ready in the factory and they do not need an additional effort on the site.
Connect cables between racks according to necessary connections.
Installation of External Cables
It mainly includes installation of E1 cable, antenna feeder, rack-combining
connections from the bottom, and transmission cables.
Installation of Antenna Feeder System
This chapter introduces the installation of antenna feeder system,
including antenna pole, iron tower, jumper, feeder, etc.
Check on Hardware Installation
This chapter introduces necessary checks after the completion of hardware
installation.
Power-on/off
This chapter introduces the method to plug/unplug a board and power
on/off procedures.
Precautions for Hardware
Installation
Follow above procedures strictly during the hardware installation under the
instruction of professionals, and ensure personal safety at the same time,

for the hardware installation is a key procedure of the equipment
installation.
Note: Non-professionals can only maintain the equipment under the instructions of
professionals on the site.

Replacing any parts or altering the equipment may result in unexpected
dangers. Forbid replacing parts or modifying the equipment without
permission.
Check the installation mode according to the equipment room environment,
engineering design specifications, and user requirements before
installation of the cabinet, module and antenna, and feeder system.
Do be careful during the installation of ZXG10-BS21 (V2.2).
Antistatic: Wear an antistatic wrist strap during installtion and maintenance of the
equipment.

Contact ZTE if having any questions.

Ch a p t e r 5
Cabinet Installation

Installation on Dual Poles
Ground Installation
Iron Tower Installation
Hoisting
Check on Cabinet Installation
ZXG10 BS21 is outdoor equipment enclosed in sealed cabinet, which
resists water, dust, burglary, rodent nuisance, and has the
electromagnetic shield performance. It features compact overall structure,
reasonable layout and perfect ventilation, and heat dissipation. Its design
takes full account of the safety and convenience of installation, operation,
and maintenance.
ZXG10 BS21 may be installed on dual poles or ground platform according
to installation environment.
Installation on Dual Poles
Figure 6 shows its workflow.

FI GURE 6 FL OW FOR DUAL - POL E I NSTAL L ATI ON
Start
End
Install dual poles
Install beam
Acceptance
Y
N
Install equipment
Install service platform

Figure 7 shows installation of service platform and other engineering parts
on dual poles.
FI GURE 7 SERVI CE PL ATFORM FOR DUAL - POL E I NSTAL L ATI ON ( ONE UNI T)

Chapter 5 - Cabinet Installation
Installation on Dual Concrete Poles
Install the service platform and other engineering parts on two concrete
poles at 2020 mm ~ 2050 mm apart from each other. Refer to Appendix B
for overall installation.
1. Burial depth of the concrete poles
Table 7 gives advisable minimal burial depths of the concrete poles
according to the checking calculation of overturning stability.
TAB L E 7 MI NI MAL BURI AL DEPTH OF CONCRETE POL ES
Unit: m
Height of the pole 8. 0 9. 0 10. 0 11. 0 12. 0 13. 0 15. 0 18. 0
Burial depth 1. 5 1. 6 1. 7 1. 8 1. 9 2. 0 2. 3 2. 6

The height of the pole depends on actual conditions (12 m in height is
better, with diameter about 400 mm at the bottom). It requires special
treatment in the case of lofty soil, quicksand, and high water table.
Prefabricated or cast reinforced concrete is used as the pedestal of the
pole, L W D = 800 mm 800 mm 2,100 mm.
2. Construction requirements of the concrete pole
i. Follow the standards for filling pit: Fill it with smashed clods and
tamp up to 300 mm height. It requires more tamps or additional
reinforced measures for pit with lofty soil. Add a layer of anti-
settling soil on top, keeping depth of soil no less than diameter of
the pit opening.
ii. Use Galvanized wire ropes as the stay wire for the concrete pole to
reinforce the concrete pole.
Use Galvanized steel strand as the stay wire.
The cross-sectional area of the steel strand must be over 35 mm
2
.
The angle between stay wire and concrete pole is preferably 45 or
less in limited terrain, but 30 at least. For a stay wire across road,
the vertical distance of the centers facing the road must be no less
than 6 m, and the vertical distance to the road surface must be no
less than 4.5 m.
iii. Load requirements of the concrete pole
Permanent load (estimated total 400 kg):
Consider 2.5 m in length, 15 kg in weight, and 0.8 m
2
in windward
area for every BTS antenna.
Consider 30 kg in weight for the antenna poles (two).
The weight of the ZXG10 BS21 is about 165 kg.
The weight of the lightning arrester and flush flow cables is 50 kg.
The other structural parts weigh 90 kg (including beam, service
platform, and clamps).

Variable loads:
Load resulting from installation, maintenance or coverage of ice
(snow) is 150 kN/m
2
.
Wind load: Compliant with the wind load characteristics in local
weather conditions.
Weight of the operator: Consider the weight of three to four people.
Note: Reinforce the concrete pole with cable wire in the related directions (the
reverse direction to the tension of aerial optical cables; reverse direction to the
tension of 220 V power wires) to balance the strains in all directions.

3. Anti-lightning and grounding requirements of the concrete pole
i. Install lightning arrester on the top of the concrete pole. All the
equipment, antennas, and feeders of the ZXG10 BS21 must be
within the 30 ~ 45 protection range of it.
ii. Grounding block must be near the concrete pole, and connect the
leading cables of the lightning arresters correctly. The grounding
block must be preferably vertical or horizontal. Table 8 shows
minimal specifications of the grounding block and wire. The
grounding wire must be made of 4 40 (mm) flat steel.
TAB L E 8 MI NI MAL SPECI FI CATI ONS OF GROUNDI NG BL OCK AND GROUND WI RE
Name Over Ground Under Ground
Diameter of the round steel (mm) 8 8
Section are (mm
2
) 48 48
Flat steel
Thickness (mm) 4 4
Thickness of angle iron (mm) - 4
Wall thickness of steel tube (mm) - 3.5
Cross-section area of steel strand or steel wire
(mm
2
)
25 -

iii. Installation of grounding block and cable: The specifications and
buried depth should suffice. The grounding block must be
connection securely. Clean the connection for rust and deposition.
iv. Observe the following standards after the connection of grounding
block in overlap welding manner:
Overlap length of the flat steel must be two times of its width and
welded on four sides.
Overlap length of the round steel must be six times of its diameter
and welded on both sides.
Overlap length must be six times of the round steels diameter for
the connection of round steel with flat steel.
There must be proper welding on both sides of the contact position
of flat or any arced steel with steel tube or with angle steel.

v. For vertical grounding, make sure there is good connection of the
block with the soil.
vi. The horizontally laid grounding block should meet the following
requirements:
The grounding block must be straight, flat, and free of evident
curve.
The bottom of the groove must be smooth and flat, free of stones
or other substances that may affect the contact between the
grounding block and the soil.
Lay the grounding block along the contour line in a sloping ground.
vii. Connect the grounding down lead to grounding block for easy
connection to measure the grounding resistance.
viii. The grounding down lead must be against the pole. The
reinforcement with the pole body must be for certain distance.
ix. Soil for back filling must be free of stones or other unwanted
substances. An earth-settling layer with a height of 100 mm to 300
mm must be set on the surface of the ditch after back filling.
x. Grounding resistance: No more than 5 Ohm for BS21
4. Seal both ends of the hollow reinforced concrete pole tightly to prevent
water from getting inside and causing damages.
Beam Installation
Install beams per specifications. Transfer the weight of the equipment and
service platform (including persons on it) to the two concrete poles
through the beams. The beam is made of 100 mm 100 mm 6 mm
equilateral hot-rolled angle iron.
Installation procedures:
1. Install the first set of beams on the concrete poles 2.8 m high above
the ground, and tighten it with long bolt assemblies (or dual-headed
bolts), as shown in Figure 8.
2. Install the second set of beams on the concrete poles 2.0 m above the
first set, and tighten it. This set of beams is for laddering purpose in
the installation of antenna.

FI GURE 8 I NSTAL L I NG BEA MS

1. Bolt assemble 2.Beam 3. Concrete pole

Note: Use clamps as assistant supports on the concrete poles below each set of
beams.
Installation of Service Platform
The requirement of service plat form to be above 2 m
2
because of the
height of the installed BS21 is at a 2.8 m ~ 4.8 m to facilitate installation,
debugging, or repair. The service platform is according to Figure B-3
(service platform), Figure B-4 (guardrail), and Figure B-5 (knighthead).
Separate and assemble the platform and guardrails at the engineering site
for easy handling and installation.
1. Install the platform on the beam 2.8 m above the ground and tighten it
to the beam with bolts.
2. Install the front and back guardrails to the platform with bolts.
3. Use four supporting poles to connect the guardrails and platform to the
cement pole with the anchor ear. Pass part of operation platform to the
cement pole to guarantee the bearing capacity of the operating
platform and guardrails, as shown in Figure 9.
4. Installation of anchor ears for climbing steps on the cement pole (most
frequently the left one) about 1 m above the ground is essential for
easy installation and maintenance. There are four sets of anchor ears
at intervals of 0.5 m. One may install simple iron ladder if conditions
permit, but its bottom must be at least 1.5 m above the ground to
prevent unauthorized climbing.
Figure 9 shows the installation of service platform.

FI GURE 9 I NSTAL L ATI ON OF SERVI CE PL ATFORM

2
3
4
1
5

1. Guardrail 2. Concrete pole 3. Platform 4. Knighthead 5. Clamp
Equipment Installation
Outline dimensions of the ZXG10 BS21 rack are 650 mm 750 mm
1380 mm (L D H) with front and rear doors, and it weighs about 155
kg at full configuration. Align depth direction of the rack with the longitude
direction of the service platform (that is, the front door of the rack faces
the concrete pole at the left) to ensure the stability and safety of the
service platform, for the depth of the rack is up to 750 mm (100 mm more
than the width).
BS21 works in downward cabling mode, so installation of two additional
channel bars to reserve enough operating space between the equipment
and service platform is essential. The size of channel bar is 140 mm 58
mm 6 mm or 160 mm 63 mm 6.5 mm - GB707 hot-rolled channel
bars. Install two channels bars in the vertical direction to the beam below
the service platform, connect and fix on corresponding installation holes of
the beam through long bolt assemblies. The installation holes on the two
channel bars for the equipment must be spaced 580 mm. Figure 10 shows
the anchor installation holes of BS21.
Place BS21 in the center of the two channel bars. Fix the four anchor
installation holes on the rack base with the corresponding installation holes
on the two channel bars and ensure reliable installations of the equipment.

FI GURE 10 POSI TI ONS OF ANCHOR I NSTAL L ATI ON HOL ES

Ground Installation
The ground installation mode features low cost and convenient installation.
The ground installation falls into installations on hillside (two or three
BS21s), under iron tower, on roof, and in equipment room. Installations
on hillside or under iron tower require simple bounding walls or cabana to
ensure the safety of the BS and normal operation of the telecom
equipment.
1. Outdoor ground installation
Construct a concrete platform at the place for BS21, with dimensions
(for the installation of a single equipment) of 650 mm 750 mm
(200 ~ 500) mm. The construction of concrete platform on the roof of
the equipment room can be 200 mm ~ 300 mm high. Never install
expansion bolts directly on the roof. Fix two channel bars on the
concrete platform with expansion bolts first, as shown in Figure 11.
Place BS21 in the center of the two channel bars. Fix the four anchor
installation holes on the rack base with corresponding installation holes
on the two channel bars and ensure reliable installations of the
equipment. See Figure 11.
Note: The bearing capacity of a single concrete platform must be over 200 kg.

Install and fix multiple racks on one pair of channel bars with 500 mm
distance between the platforms to reserve enough ventilation space for
the heat exchanger external fan.

FI GURE 11 CONCRETE PL ATFORM

2. Indoor ground installation
Only outdoor installations of the ZXG10 BS21 requires concrete
platform. Fix two channel bars on the indoor ground with expansion
bolts first, as shown in Figure 11. Place BS21 in the center of the two
channel bars. Fix the four anchor installation holes on the rack base
with the corresponding installation holes on the two channel bars.
Iron Tower Installation
The installation on iron tower requires a platform above 2 m
2
with bearing
capacity above 400 Kg. Refer to dual-pole installation (Section Equipment
Installation) for cabinet installation.
Hoisting
The hoisting of BS21 must be onto the installations level (service platform
on iron tower, building roof, etc.) in compliant with standard hoisting
specifications on site.
Hoisting Preparations
1. Tools
i. 20 m-long twine (the length may be different depending on the
actual requirements) with diameter above 30 mm
ii. A metal hook or open slinger (above 300 kg)
iii. Several slip-proof gloves
iv. A bearing pulley (above 300 kg)
v. Several tapes or metal clips
2. Personnel: At least four constructors with rich telecom construction
experiences

Hoisting Procedures
Refer to following steps:
1. Plan the hoisting path first (a place above the equipment installation
platform is preferable). Select a secure point to fix the bearing pulley.
For example, an extension arm on the iron tower or a triangle support
on a parapet on the building roof is proper.
2. Insert the twine through the four rope holes on the equipment base
after unpacking the equipment. Add sponge, foam, carpet, or similar
cushion at the contact surface between the twine and equipment.
Ensure the equipment is stable and install the slinger as shown in
Figure 12.
3. Connect the chain (or twine) between the slinger and bearing pulley
and fix the connection with tape or metal clip to avoid the slinger loss
during hoisting.
4. Hoist the equipment and keep unrelated people away under the
hoisted equipment. Keep the hoisting at a stable speed and make sure
no collision occurs between the equipment and the building or iron
tower.
5. After the placement of the equipment on the installation platform,
gently remove the hook or slinger and then begin the equipment
installation.
FI GURE 12 HOI STI NG BS21
1
3
2
4

1. Twine with diameter above 30mm 2. Rope hole on the base

3. Hook and slinger 4. BS21 cabinet
Check on Cabinet Installation
Perform following checks on the installation of the cabinet:
1. Measure the racks and modules for their neatness.
2. Check the captive screws of the modules. Make sure of properly
fastened screws during the installation.
Lock the door after the cabinet installation. Only qualified personnel can
perform all operations or must be present to give their instructions.


Ch a p t e r 6
Installation of Power Cables
and Grounding Cables

Brief Introduction to Power Cables and Grounding Cables
Equipment Grounding
Laying of Power Cables and Grounding Cables
Brief Introduction to Power
Cables and Grounding Cables
The power supply part of the ZXG10 BS21 includes PSM (AC) or DPS (DC),
and external 220 V AC input or -48 V DC input, which form a complete set
of power supply system for BS21.
External 220 V AC
The power cable comes from main line and goes to the 220 V AC
power supply for ZXG10 BS21 with anti-lightning filter, and then
distributes power to PSM and heat exchanger. PSM will perform AC/DC
conversion, and then distribute power to CMM, ETRM, TMM, and heat
exchanger. These modules, after various levels of DC/DC conversion
supply power to the boards. At the same time, the ETRM also
distributes +12 V output to AEM and provides overload disconnection
protection for each module.
External -48 V DC
The power cable comes from main line and goes to the -48 V DC power
supply for ZXG10 BS21 and distributes power to DPS to complete
filtering and surge protection, and the heat exchanger does not work
at the moment. Then DPS distributes power to CMM, ETRM, TMM, and
heat exchanger.

The power supply and grounding cables are all led from the bottom of
BS21, as shown in Figure 34. See Table 20 for the description of interfaces
on the cabinet bottom.
There are two types of power modules: AC power module and DC power
module. Use different power supply plug-in box according to the
configuration.
AC Power Cables
The power supply plug-in box used for AC power supply is shown in Figure
13.
FI GURE 13 POWER SUPPL Y PL UG- I N BOX ( 220 V AC)

The cross-sectional area of the power cable must be no less than 2.5 mm
2
for external 220 V AC power supply. Connect the basic power from the L,
GND, and N ends of the 3-core aeronautical socket on the cabinet bottom
into the cabinet of the ZXG10 BS21 according to the polarity and
grounding marks of the basic power, as shown in position 17 in Figure 34.
Note: Power cable colors: phase line (L) red, zero line ground (N) blue,
protection ground (PE) yellow/green

This equipment operates at 220 V AC, which makes the equipment
potentially dangerous. Only a person with proper safety can enter a high-
voltage.
Do follow the local safety regulations when installing any AC power
equipment.
Anyone that installs AC equipment must be qualified for high-voltage and
AC operations.
Do shut off power supply before connecting or disconnecting a power cable.
Make sure the cable and its label meet actual installation requirements
before the installation.

Chapter 6 - Installation of Power Cables and Grounding Cables
DC Power Cables
The power supply plug-in box used for DC power supply is shown in Figure
14.
FI GURE 14 POWER SUPPL Y PL UG- I N BOX ( - 48 V DC)

The external -48 V DC power cable adopts 4-core power cable, of which
the insulation layer colors are: blue, red, black, and yellow/green. The
nominal cross-sectional area of is 1.5 mm
2
and the maximum diameter is
10 mm, as shown in Figure 15.
FI GURE 15 4- CORE POWER CAB L E

1. 4-core straight cable welded round connector (hole)
2. Label 3. Lug
According to power polarities, connect the power supply with ZXG10 BS21
cabinet through the 4-core aeronautical socket on the cabinet bottom
plate, as shown in Figure 34 (the interface with the serial number 21).
Equipment Grounding
The connectors marked as PE (protection ground of the case) and LPE
(lightning protection ground) on the rack bottom of the ZXG10 BS21 must
be grounded properly. The grounding connection is in good condition and
the grounding resistance complies with technical requirements, less than 5
Ohm. Refer to positions 16 (PE) and 18 (LPE) in Figure 34 using 35 mm
2

grounding wire for rack grounding connections.

1. Protection ground of the equipment
i. Install the protection grounding cable for the master equipment of
the BTS. Connect the protection grounding cable of BS21 BTS to
the protective grounding bar. Use plastic insulated copper-core wire
with a cross section area no less than 35 mm
2
s for this purpose.
ii. The protection grounding cables of the equipment must be copper
conductors instead of aluminum conductors. The grounding
terminal must undergo anti-corrosion and anti-rust treatment. Also,
connect the grounding terminal securely.
iii. Protection grounding bar: The protection-grounding bar should
have an independent grounding cable. Connect the grounding cable
directly to the ground grid. It is preferable to adopt 4 mm 40 mm
of galvanized flat steel for the grounding down lead.

Note: Ground the equipment or facilities properly (e.g., lightning arrester for
antenna feeder, lightning protection facility for transmission equipment). Connect
the ground leads for the transmission equipment and antenna feeder directly with
the ground grid via the busbar.

2. Grounding for the BTS installed on poles
i. The protection ground of the BTS must share the same grounding
network with the lightning arrester.
ii. The connecting point between the BTS grounding cable and the
grounding network must be within 3 m away from that between the
anti-lightning arrestor cable and the grounding network (sharing
the same network cable).
iii. The cables of the BTS system must be separate than the lightning
arrester or the lightning arrester cables. Lay them far away from
lightning arrester or the lightning arrester cables.
3. Grounding requirements of the antenna feeder system
Install lightning arrester with the BTS core module if the BTS uses the
outdoor antenna.
Pay attention to following points during the installation:
i. Install the lightning arrester higher than the antenna and the
antenna lies within 45 protection range of it.
ii. Ground the lightning arrestor to the ground network directly
through flat steel.
iii. Ground the antenna feeder, power supply, and transmission to the
busbar.
iv. Ground the equipment to the ground network through the
protection ground bar.
4. All external cables for connections and grounding of the lightning
arrest must have lightning protection before entering ZXG10 BS21.

Chapter 6 - Installation of Power Cables and Grounding Cables
i. Always ground the antenna feeder lightning arrester of the BTS.
The cable must be made of plastic insulated copper-core wire with
cross-section area no less than 35 mm
2
.
ii. The transmission equipment of the BTS must have lightning
protection devices installed.
iii. The ZXG10 BS21 must have lightning protection devices installed to
lead 220 V power supply and antenna feeders.
5. Other grounding
i. Take proper lightning-proof measures before leading the power and
transmission lines into the equipment room.
ii. Ground the indoor system for indoor BS21 installation to the
grounding bar and connect all equipment grounds to the grounding
bar. Connect the grounding bar to general grounding bar of the
building.
Laying of Power Cables and
Grounding Cables
Follow the principles below to lay power and grounding cables:
1. Laying power and grounding cable
i. They must be separate from other cables. Bind them separately
instead of binding them as a bundle in the rack, also applying it
outside the rack.
ii. Select the cable tie model (150 mm/300 mm) according to the
cable quantity, and cut the cable tie even after binding.
iii. Measure the exact distance between the power distribution cabinet
and wiring terminal of the cabinet during the cable distribution.
Always reserve enough length for future insufficiency in practice.
Replace the cable whose length is not long enough with a longer
one and re-lay the cable. Avoid connecting or welding the cable
with one another, as shown in Figure 16.

FI GURE 16 L AYI NG POWER CAB L E AND GROUNDI NG CAB L E
Powersupplyor
groundingcopperbar
Powersupplyor
groundingcopperbar
Nowelding
BTSequipment
BTS
equipment
Awholecable

2. Engineering label of the power cable
The engineering labels of the power cables employ special engineering
labels made by ZTE Corporation, and are attached 2 cm away from the
lugs. Label one end of the cable with the position of the power
distribution cabinet, and the other end with the position of the cabinet.

Ch a p t e r 7
Installation of Internal Cables

Introduction to Backboard Interfaces
Rack Backplane Wiring
Rack Front Panel Wiring
Settings of Basic and Extension Cabinets
Parallel Connection of Basic and Extension Racks
Installation of Transmission Equipment

On-site cable connection is usually unnecessary, for they are ready before
delivery. Make corresponding modifications with reference to contents in
this section if the personnel change the site configuration during on-site
installation.
Introduction to Backboard
Interfaces
Only the carrier shelf has backplanes in the cabinet.
The backboard transmission module (BTM) consists of an MMTRM, to
transmit information among CMM, ETRM, and AEM. It also provides
interfaces to input and output external signals.
Figure 17 shows the layout of MMTRM.

FI GURE 17 MMTRM L AYOUT

X1: 11-pin primary power socket connecting 48 V power distributed from
the PSM.
X2 ~ X4: Sockets for the CMM board. Where, X2 and X3 are 2 mm high-
density Type B 525 pin sockets; X4 is 2 mm high-density Type A 522
pin socket with and guide slot.
X11: CMM 3-pin primary power sockets coming from the X1.
X9: MCX coaxial cable connection sockets to export 13 MHz test clock.
X10: MCX coaxial cable connection sockets to export FCLK test clock.
X12: D-type 25-core straight connected, transmitting four pairs of
synchronous clocks (ABIS_SYNCLK_IN, ABIS_SYNCLK0,
ABIS_SYNCLK1, and ABIS_SYNCLK2) between the BTS and racks in the
same station
X13: D-type 25-core straight connector, transmitting six pairs of E1
signals (A_IN and A_OUT, B_IN and B_OUT, C_IN and C_OUT,
D_IN, E_OUT, F_IN and F_OUT) among the BTS, BSC, and racks in
the same station
X14: A D-type 25-core bent connector, which is the interface between BTS
and the environments external monitoring device. The CMM dry contact
includes nine pairs of differential input ALM_IN, one pair of output
ALM_OUT, and one RS-232 interface.
X21 and X27: 2 mm high-density type-A 5 22 pin sockets with guide
slots for the AEM.
X20 and X26: 3-pin primary power sockets of the AEM.

Chapter 7 - Installation of Internal Cables
X23 and X25: 2 mm high-density type-A 5 22 pin sockets with guide
slots for the ETRM.
X22 and X24: Three-core primary power supply socket of the ETRM,
coming from X1.
X5: D-type 9-core straight PCB welded connector, supplying power from
the ETRM to the tower amplifier.
S1 and S2: They are the settings for the cabinet ID. Refer to Settings of
Basic and Extension Cabinets.
Rack Backplane Wiring
Backplane wiring is the same for all BS21 basic and extended racks
regardless of their configurations, including power cables from the PSM to
the TMM, from the PSM to the carrier shelf, signal cables from the carrier
shelf to transmission equipment, and cable connections from the carrier
shelf to output interfaces on the cabinet bottom. The delivery of BS21 is
always after wiring the backplane.
Figure 18 and Table 9 describe the backplane wiring and connections at
the cabinet back when AC power supply is configured.

FI GURE 18 BACK PL ANE WI RI NG DI AGRAM ( CONFI GURED WI TH AC POWER SUPPL Y PL UG-
I N BOX)
-48V(+)
-48V(-)
QS DS 2 1
CLKI N
PE
NE BT HZ QN OW SN
CLKOUT
OW

TAB L E 9 CONNECTI ONS ON CAB I NET BACK PL ANE
S.N. Cable Name Number Port A Port B
1 Monitoring cables 1
Rear-left column in
cabinet
MMTRM X14
Heat exchanger
alarm interface
MMTRM X14
3 E1 cable 1 MMTRMX13
E1 interfaces for
transmission and
cabinet top
4 Monitoring cables 1 MMTRM X14
Alarm monitoring
interfaces

5
Synchronous signal
cable
1 MMTRM X12
Cabinet bottom
plate SYNC
6 E1 cable 1
Transmission E1
interface
MMTRMX13
7 Monitoring cables 1 PSM_ALARM MMTRM X14
8 E1 cable 1
Cabinet bottom plate
ABISI2
MMTRMX13
9 E1 cable 1
ABISO2
MMTRMX13
10 E1 cable 1
ABISI3
MMTRMX13
11 E1 cable 1
ABISO3
MMTRMX13
12
Synchronous signal
cable
1
SYNC
MMTRM X12
13
Tower amplifier
power cable
1
PWRTA
MMTRM X15
RELAY_ALM
MMTRM X14
15
Heat exchanger AC
power cable
1
Filter output end N
2
nd
connection
terminal
PSM PWR
16 UPS input cable 1
UPS1
PSM_UPS1
17 UPS input cable 1
UPS2
PSM_UPS2
18
Heat exchanger AC
power cable
1
Filter output end L
2
nd
connection
terminal
PSM PWR
19 PSM ~ MMTRM cable 1
Connection screw
hole on ground bar
MMTRMX1
20
Heat exchanger AC
power cable
1 PSM_DC TMM
Heat exchanger DC
power input
interface
21
Transmission power
cable
1 PSM_DC TMM
Power input
interface of
transmission
22 PSM ~ MMTRM cable 1 PSM_ DC CUR MMTRMX1
23 UPS input cable 1 PSM_UPS1
Cabinet bottom
plate UPS1
24 UPS input cable 1 PSM_UPS2
Cabinet bottom
plate UPS2
25
Heat exchanger AC
cable
1 PSM_AC PWR
Heat exchanger AC
power input
interface

26
Transmission power
cable
1
Power input
interface of
transmission
PSM_DC TMM
27
BNC ~ RG179 ~
MCXJ W
1 MTRM backplane X9
Front panel 13M
interface
28
BNC ~ RG179 ~
MCXJ W
1
MTRM backplane
X10
Front panel FLCK
interface
29
Tower amplifier
power cable
1 MMTRM X15
Cabinet bottom
plate PWRTA
30 PSM ~ MMTRM cable 1 MMTRMX1
PSM_ DC CUR and
grounding bar
31
Heat exchanger AC
power cable
1
Heat exchanger AC
power input
interface
PSM_AC PWR
Front-left column in
cabinet
MMTRM X14
33 Pigtail 1 Termination box 1
Transmission input
1 interface
Transmission
output 1 interface
Transmission input
2 interface
Transmission
output 2 interface

When DC power supply is configured, perform the backplane wiring
according to the AC power wiring mentioned above. Power cables should
be connected with the filter from cabinet bottom first, and then connected
with the DC power supply plug-in box.
Rack Front Panel Wiring
Front panel wiring of the ZXG10 BS21 refers to the connection of RF cables,
including ETRM and AEM panel wiring. The AEM module includes CDU, CEU,
and ECDU. The factory configures the front panel wiring before delivery.
The below are the descriptions of several module panels and RF cabling
with typical configurations.
1. Figure 19 shows ETRM panel and Table 10 gives the description of
indicators.

FI GURE 19 ETRM PANEL STRUCTURE

TAB L E 10 ETRM PANEL I NDI CATOR AB B REVI ATI ONS
Indicator Description
ETRMG Transceiver Module for GSM/EGSM 900
PWR Power
RUN Run
MOD Synchronization
TST -
ACT Active
STA State
RST Reset
TX Transmitter
RX1 Receiver 1
RX2 Receiver 2 (for diversity)

ETP Extend Test Port
2. Figure 20 shows the ECDU panel and Table 11 gives the description of
indicators.
FI GURE 20 ECDU MODUL E PANEL STRUCTURE
ANT
RTE
ANTD
ECDUG

TAB L E 11 ECDU PANEL I NDI CATOR AB B REVI ATI ONS
ECDUG E Combiner & Distribute Unit for GSM 900
ITX Input of Transmitter
FPO Forward Power Output
SWR1 No.1 alarm of voltage Standing Wave Ratio
SWR2 No.2 alarm of voltage Standing Wave Ratio
PWR Power
LNA1 Low Noise Amplifier1
LNA2 Low Noise Amplifier2
RTE Radio Test Equipment
RX1 Receiver 1
RX2 Receiver 2

RXD1 Receiver for Diversity1
RXD2 Receiver for Diversity2
ANT Antenna
ANTD Antenna for Diversity

The front panel wiring for various configurations are shown in Figure 21
(O1), Figure 22 (O2), Figure 23 (S1/1), Figure 24 (O3), Figure 25 (O3),
and Figure 26 (O4).
1. O1
Slot 1 = ECDU Slot 2 = ETRM
FI GURE 21 FRONT PANEL WI RI NG FOR O1 CONFI GURATI ON

TAB L E 12 FRONT PANEL CONNECTI ONS ( O1)
S.N. Cable Name End A End B
1 SMAJ W-SM86-SMAJ W ETRMG TX ECDUG ITX
2 7/16-RG214-NJ ECDUG ANT Bottom plate HYCOM2
3 7/16-RG214-NJ ECDUG ANTD Bottom plate HYCOM1
4 SMAJ W-SM86-SMAJ W ETRMG RX1 ECDUG RX1
5 SMAJ W-SM86-SMAJ W ETRMG RX2 ECDUG RXD2

2. O2
Slot 1 = CDU1 Slot 2 = ETRM1
Slot 3 = ETRM2 Slot 6 = CDU2
FI GURE 22 FRONT PANEL WI RI NG FOR O2 CONFI GURATI ON

TAB L E 13 FRONT PANEL CONNECTI ONS ( O2)
1 SMAJ W-SM86-SMAJ W ETRMG1 TX CDUG1 TX1
2 7/16-RG214-NJ CDUG1 ANT Bottom plate HYCOM2
3 7/16-RG214-NJ CDUG2 ANT Bottom plate HYCOM4
4 SMAJ W-SM86-SMAJ W ETRMG1 RX1 CDUG1 RX1
8 SMAJ W-SM86-SMAJ W ETRMG2 TX CDUG2 TX1

3. S1/1 = O1 + O1
Slot 1 = ECDU1 Slot 2 = ETRM1

Slot 3 = ETRM2 Slot 6 = ECDU2
FI GURE 23 FRONT PANEL WI RI NG FOR S1/ 1 CONFI GURATI ON

TAB L E 14 FRONT PANEL CONNECTI ONS ( S1/ 1)
1 SMAJ W-SM86-SMAJ W ETRMG1 TX ECDUG1 ITX
2 7/16-RG214-NJ ECDUG1 ANT Bottom plate HYCOM2
3 7/16-RG214-NJ ECDUG1 ANTD Bottom plate HYCOM1
4 SMAJ W-SM86-SMAJ W ETRMG1 RX1 ECDUG1 RX1
5 SMAJ W-SM86-SMAJ W ETRMG1 RX2 ECDUG1 RXD2
6 SMAJ W-SM86-SMAJ W ETRMG2 TX ECDUG2 ITX
7 7/16-RG214-NJ ECDUG1 ANT Bottom plate HYCOM4
8 7/16-RG214-NJ ECDUG1 ANTD Bottom plate HYCOM3
9 SMAJ W-SM86-SMAJ W ETRMG2 RX1 ECDUG2 RX1
10 SMAJ W-SM86-SMAJ W ETRMG2 RX2 ECDUG2 RXD2

4. O3
i. Slot 1 = CDU Slot 2 = ETRM1
Slot 3 = ETRM2 Slot 6 = CEU

FI GURE 24 CAB I NET 1 FRONT PANEL WI RI NG FOR O3 CONFI GURATI ON

TAB L E 15 CA B I NET 1 FRONT PANEL CONNECTI ONS ( O3)
1 SMAJ W-SM86-SMAJ W ETRMG1TX CDUGTX1
2 7/16-RG214-NJ CDUG ANT Bottom plate HYCOM2
3 7/16K-RG223-SMAJ CDUG ERX2 Bottom plate HYCOM1
4 SMAJ W-SM86-SMAJ W CDUG RX4 ETRMG2 RX1
6 SMAJ W-SM86-SMAJ W CEUG RX4 ETRMG1 RX2
8 7/16K-RG223-SMAJ CEUG ERX2 Bottom plate HYCOM3
9 SMAJ W-SM86-SMAJ W CDUG TX2 ETRM2 TX

ii. Slot 1 = CDU Slot 2 = ETRM Slot 6 = CEU

FI GURE 25 CAB I NET 2 FRONT PANEL WI RI NG FOR O3 CONFI GURATI ON

TAB L E 16 CA B I NET 2 FRONT PANEL CONNECTI ONS ( O3)

TAB L E 17 J UMPERS B ETWEEN O3 CAB I NETS
S.N. Cable Name
Cabinet 1
Bottom Plate
Cabinet 2
Bottom Plate
Remark
RF-95801-007
RF-95801-009 1
RF-95801-010
HYCOM1 HYCOM3
RF-95801-007
RF-95801-009 2
RF-95801-010
HYCOM3 HYCOM1
Select appropriate
jumper according
to configuration


5. O4
Slot 1 = ECDU1 Slot 2 = ETRM1
Slot 3 = ETRM2 Slot 6 = ECDU2
FI GURE 26 FRONT PANEL WI RI NG OF CAB I NET 1 AND CA B I NET 2 FOR O4 CONFI GURATI ON

TAB L E 18 CA B I NET 1 AND CAB I NET 2 FRONT PANEL CONNECTI ONS ( O4)
9 SMAJ W-SM86-SMAJ W CDUG TX2 ETRMG2 TX

TAB L E 19 J UMPERS B ETWEEN O4 CAB I NETS
S.N. Cable Name
Cabinet 1
Bottom Plate
Cabinet 2
Bottom Plate
Remark
RF-95801-007
RF-95801-009 1
RF-95801-010
HYCOM1 HYCOM3
RF-95801-007
RF-95801-009 2
RF-95801-010
HYCOM3 HYCOM1
Select
appropriate
jumper
according to
configuration
Settings of Basic and Extension
Cabinets
MMTRM backplane in BS21 (V2.2) cabinet uses two DIP switches, S1 and
S2, for settings of cabinet ID.
DIP switch S1 and S2 are on the front of backplane, on which boards are
inserted. Before setting DIP, pull out CMM board and dummy board first.
CMM reads the ID to determine the cabinet level (basic/extension), SDH
network synchronization clock port, and O&M timeslot position upon
power-on and initialization.
ID read by CMM is 0 when DIP switch is set to ON; otherwise, it is 1.
ID is a 16-bit serial number, as shown in Figure 27.
FI GURE 27 BACK PL ANE I D

15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
INDOOR SYN CHANEL_NO BTS_NO SLAVE1_PORT SLAVE2_PORT SATE ABIS_PORT ABIS_TS

INDOOR: Type of BTS (0 - indoor and 1 - outdoor)
SYN: It synchronizes the network with reference clock source (0 - E1
interface abstracted clock, 1 SDH synchronous clock) when INDOOR = 0.
It indicates an outdoor station type (0 - BS21 station) when INDOOR = 1.
CHANEL_NO: It selects on-site monitoring equipment port when INDOOR
= 0. It means an outdoor station type (00 - BS21 station) when INDOOR
= 1.

BTS_NO: Rack No. in the same site (00 - Basic rack, 01-Extension rack 1,
and 10- Extension rack 2)
SLAVE1_PORT: E1 port on the basic rack to connect extension rack 1
(BS21: 01 - D interface on the basic rack and 10 - E interface of the basic
rack).
SLAVE2_PORT: E1 port on the basic rack to connect extended cabinet 2
(BS21: 01 - D interface on the basic rack and 10 - E interface of the basic
rack).
SATE: It indicates to use the satellite Abis links (0 for ordinary Abis links
and 1 for satellite Abis links).
ABIS_PORT: O&M port number (BS21: 00 A interface and 11 D
interface)
ABIS_TS: O&M LapD timeslots on Abis interfaces (000 - Ts16, 001 - Ts31,
010 - Ts30, 011 - Ts29, 100 - Ts28, 101-Ts27, 110-Ts26, and 111-Ts25)
Note:
0: ON; 1: OFF, for DIP switches S1 and S2
Bit 1 ~ 8 of S1 represent bit 0 ~ 7 of the ID respectively, while bit 1 ~ 8 of S2
represent bit 8 ~ 15 of the ID respectively.

Basic rack E1 port connecting the lower-level station cannot be equal to
the value of SLAVE_PORT1 or SLAVE_PORT2 when there is a lower-level
station. For example, the basic rack D interface connects a lower-level
station. Neither SLAVE_PORT1 nor SLAVE_PORT2 can be equal to 01.
Parallel Connection of Basic and
Extension Racks
Settings of Basic and Extended Racks
The ZXG10 BS21 determines the basic and extension racks through their
Ids. ID is the number of BS21 rack. Factory sets the cabinet ID and marks
it clearly as below:
A/00 --------------- Basic rack
A/01 --------------- Extension rack 1
A/02 --------------- Extension rack 2

Parallel Rack Connection
The rack for the ZXG10 BS21 connects a parallel rack by connecting
synchronous cables and E1 cables between racks. Specific connections:
E1 cable connections:
Basic rack ABISO2--------Extension rack 1 ABISI1
Basic rack ABISI2---------Extension rack 1 ABISO1
Basic rack ABISO3--------Extension rack 2 ABISI1
Basic rack ABISI3---------Extension rack 2 ABISO1
Connection of synchronous cables:
Inter-rack synchronous signal cable end A connects basic rack SYNC
interface, end B to extension rack 1 SYNC interface, and end C to
extension 2 SYNC interface.

Installation of Transmission
Equipment
The transmission equipments for BS21 are T150, AS3, E1, and others of
the ZX-SM150 (V2) (shorted as SM150 (V2)), as shown in Figure 28.
SM150 (V2)
SM150 (V2) compact synchronous digital multiplexing equipment is
compact SDH transmission equipment at STM-1 level with highly
integrated modular design, compact structure, and compliant with SDH
mapping path standards of North American and Europe.

FI GURE 28 APPEARANCE OF ZX- SM150 ( V2) EQUI PMENT

Install SM150 (V2) in BS21 according to following steps:
1. Remove the upper cover of SM150 (V2) shown in Figure 29.
3. Remove the lower cover at the bottom of the chassis together with the
fans on it. Keep them safely.
2. Loosen the nuts at corresponding locations on BS21 rack. Adjust their
locations until the four holes align with BS21 rack and the SM150 (V2)
transmission front panel, as shown in Figure 28.
3. Insert the SM150 (V2) transmission into BS21 and tighten the screws.
FI GURE 29 REMOVI NG UPPER AND L OWER COVERS OF SM150 ( V2)

Splice optical fibers of the user with the pigtail in the fiber disk and
connect pigtails to the optical board (OBI) on SM150 (V2) through the
front panel. Note that the receiving pigtail corresponds to the receiving
end of the OBI R interface, and transmitting pigtail corresponds to the
transmitting end of the OBI T interface, as shown in Figure 30.
FI GURE 30 SM FRONT PANEL CONNECTI ONS

Every optical interface on the panel of OIB1 has an indicator that can
change colors to indicate the status. There are two indictors on the panel
of OIB1D: "RUN1 ALM1" and "RUN2 ALM2" from the top down,
corresponding to the line working status of optical interfaces 1 and 2
respectively. Green indicator flashes once a second to indicate normal
operation of the board. Red indicator flashes once a second to indicate
alarms of the board.
Figure 31 shows the backplane of SM150 (V2). T1 interface (transmitting
end) of ETB corresponds to the receiving end of 2M line of BS21, and R1
interface (receiving end) of ETB corresponds to the transmitting end of 2M
line of BS21, as shown in Figure 32.
FI GURE 31 SM150 ( V2) BACK PL ANE

Be cautious of the connection of transmission lines.
FI GURE 32 TRANSMI SSI ON CONNECTI ON B ETWEEN ETB AND BS21

(ETB) T1
(ETB) R1
150V2ETB

ZXSM T150
Factory configures the connection of transmission equipment ZXSM T150
without any additional on-site installations.
ZXSM T150 can provide at most 2 STM-1 optical interfaces of SC/PC
connector and four E1 interfaces of 75-Ohm coaxial interface. The
interface panel is in the back of the rack, as shown in Figure 33.
FI GURE 33 APPEARANCE AND I NTERFACES OF ZXSM T150

The below describes switches and interfaces on ZXSM T150 panel:

1. ESD GROUND: Anti-static wrist strap socket.
2. T1, R1, T2, and R2: Optical service interfaces, adopting SC/PC
connector. T is the transmitting end and R is the receiving end.
3. RUN, MAJ, and CRJ: Indicator of running status
RUN: Green indicator flashes slowly (once/second) when the
equipment is running normally.
MAJ: Major alarm indicator, yellow is always on when this NE has a
major alarm and will be off when the alarm disappears.
CJR: Serious alarm indication, red is always on when this NE has a
serious alarm and will be off when the alarm disappears.
4. RST: Reset Button.
5. IN1, OUT1, IN2, OUT2, IN3, OUT3, IN4, and OUT4
E1 tributary service interfaces, adopting CC4 coaxial sockets.
OUT: transmitting end
IN: receiving end
6. Qx: Ethernet interface using RJ45 socket, the local management
equipment interface of SMCC.
7. DC INPUT: DC power supply input interface, 3-core socket
8. POWER: Power switch of the equipment
9. Grounding terminal: Terminal connecting the equipment shell and
board protection ground.


Ch a p t e r 8
Installation of External Cables

Types of Cable
E1
Optical Cable
Microwave Trunk
External Environment Monitoring RELAY_ALM
Inter-rack Synchronous Signal SYNC
Antenna Interface
Local Operation & Maintenance
Types of Cables
Connect external cables of ZXG10 BS21 (V2.2) from interfaces on the
cabinet bottom, including pigtails, E1 lines, power cables, and alarm lines.
Figure 34 shows the interfaces on BS21 cabinet bottom, and Table 20
shows cable connections.

FI GURE 34 I NTERFACES ON CAB I NET BOTTOM

1. UPSP0 2. UPSP1 3. IBIO2 4. IBIO1 5. RELAY_ALM
6. PWRTA 7. SYNC 8. ABISI3 9. ABISO3 10. ABISI2
11. ABISO2 12. ABISI1 13. ABISO1 14.FCO 15.FCI
16. PE 17. AC 220V 18. LPE 19. HYCOM1 20. HYCOM2
21. DC -48 V 22. HYCOM3 23. HYCOM4
TAB L E 20 I NTERFACES ON CAB I NET BOTTOM PL ATE
Interface Socket Type Description
HYCOM1~4 7/16 female socket Antenna feeder interface
LPE - Lightning protection ground binding post
AC 220V Mains input interface 220 V AC input interface
PE - Cabinet protection ground binding post

Chapter 8 - Installation of External Cables
Interface Socket Type Description
DC -48 V
Pin-type 4-core
aeronautic socket
-48 V DC input interface
UPSP0UPSP1 3-core aeronautic socket Power interface between cabinet and UPS
IBIO1IBIO2 N-type hole socket Microwave relay interface
RELAY_ALM
6-hole aeronautical
socket
External environment monitoring interface
PWRTA
Pin-type 6-core
aeronautical socket
Tower amplifier power interface
SYNC
Pin-type 6-core
aeronautical socket
Synchronization signal interface between
cabinets
ABISO1 Hole-type BNC socket
E1 signal output interface, used for E1
transmission
E1 signal output interface, connected with
slave cabinet 1
E1 signal output interface, connected with
slave cabinet 2
ABISI1 Hole-type BNC socket
E1 signal input interface, used for E1
transmission
E1 signal input interface, connected with
slave cabinet 1
E1 signal input interface, connected with
slave cabinet 2
FCO 12 wire mount
Optical fiber cable output, used when SDH
transmission adopts optical fiber cable
FCI 12 wire mount
Optical fiber cable input, used when SDH
transmission adopts optical fiber cable

Take certain protection measures for all connection cables:
1. The optical splice box is internal. Splice the optical fibers in the box
and then connect FC/PC socket at positions 1, 2, 3, and 4 on the box.
"1" is Tx1, "2" is Rx1, "3" is Tx2, and "4" is Rx2.
2. All cables leads in and out the cabinet from the bottom via waterproof
connectors.
E1
BS21 provides three E1 I/O interfaces:
1. ABISI1 and ABISO1

They interconnect external transmission equipment directly. The
impedance is 75-Ohm. The location of E1 interface is at the cabinet
bottom.
1. ABISI1
ABISI1: E1 signal input interface via BNC socket for E1 transmission.
Table 21 shows definitions of ABISI1 interface socket.
TAB L E 21 SI GNAL DEFI NI TI ONS OF ABI SI 1 I NTERFACE SOCK ET
Pin
Signal
Definition
Signal
Description
Feature
Transmission
Direction
Internal conductor A_IN+
E1_A interface
signal input
HDB3 BSC CMM
Shielded layer GND

2. ABISO1
ABISO1: E1 signal output interface via BNC socket for E1 transmission.
Table 22 shows definitions of ABISO1 interface socket.
TAB L E 22 SI GNAL DEFI NI TI ONS OF ABI SO1 I NTERFACE SOCK ET
Pin
Signal
Definition
Signal
Description
Feature
Transmission
Direction
Internal conductor A_OUT+
E1_A interface
signal output
HDB3 CMM BSC
Shielded layer GND

3. ABISI2
ABISI2: E1 signal input interface via BNC socket from E1 transmission
to extension cabinet 1.
Pin
Signal
Definition
Signal
Description
Feature
Transmission
Direction
Internal conductor D_IN+
E1_D interface
signal input
HDB3 BSC CMM
Shielded layer GND

4. ABISO2
ABISO2: E1 signal output interface via BNC socket from E1
transmission to extension cabinet 1.

Pin
Signal
Definition
Signal
Description
Feature
Transmission
Direction
Internal conductor D_OUT+
E1_D interface
signal output
HDB3 CMM BSC
Shielded layer GND

5. ABISI3
ABISI3: E1 signal input interface via BNC socket from E1 transmission
to extension cabinet 2.
Pin
Signal
Definition
Signal
Description
Feature
Transmission
Direction
Internal conductor E_IN-
E1_E interface
signal input
HDB3 BSC CMM
Shielded layer GND

6. ABISO3
ABISO3: E1 signal output interface via BNC socket from E1
transmission to extension cabinet 2.
Pin
Signal
Definition
Signal
Description
Feature
Transmission
Direction
Internal conductor E_OUT-
E1_E interface
signal output
HDB3 CMM BSC
Shielded layer GND

Abis interface of ZXG10 BS21 provides three E1 interfaces at most. The
implementation of ZXG10 BS21 cascading is via E1 connections. One or
two line pairs out of the three E1 line pairs from Abis interface are for PCM
link sharing function within several BTSs, i.e., cascading of several BTSs in
the same station. The system in hardware design supports flexible
allocation of the three E1 interfaces.
Figure 35 shows Abis interface of ZXG10 BS21 with two connection modes.

FI GURE 35 TWO E1 CONNECTI ON MODES
BS21
A D
E
BSC
Extension rack or
cascaded BS21
(a)
BS21
A
D
E
BSC
Extension rack or
cascaded BS21
(b)

Figure (a) indicates to connect BSC with one E1 and connect extension
cabinet or cascaded BTSs with another two E1s. A interface connects the
port with BSC, while D and E interfaces cascade BTSs.
Figure (b) indicates to connect BSC with two E1s and connect extension
cabinet or cascaded BTSs with another E1. A and D interfaces connect the
port with BSC, while E interface cascades BTSs.
Optical Cable
FCI: Hole to lead optical fiber into cabinet, 12 wire trap, for SDH
transmission optical fiber
FCO: Hole to lead optical fiber out of cabinet, 12 wire trap, for SDH
transmission optical fiber
Microwave Trunk
1. IBIO1
IBIO1: Microwave trunk interface uses N-type socket for microwave
trunk.
Table 27 shows definitions of IBIO1 microwave trunk socket.

TAB L E 27 SI GNAL DEFI NI TI ONS OF I BI O1 MI CROWAVE TRUNK I NTERFACE SOCK ET
Pin
Signal
Definition
Signal Description Feature Signal Direction
RX-IF IF receiving QPSK
Outdoor unit
ODU
TX-IF IF transmitting QPSK ODUOutdoor unit
DC-48V
Power supply of the
outdoor unit
VCC ODUOutdoor unit
Internal
conductor
ODU monitoring
signal
ODU monitoring signal FSK
Outdoor unit
ODU
Shielded
layer
Mixed ground

2. IBIO2
IBIO2: Microwave trunk interface uses N-type socket for microwave
trunk.
Table 28 shows definitions of IBI02 microwave trunk socket.
TAB L E 28 SI GNAL DEFI NI TI ONS OF I BI O2 MI CROWAVE TRUNK I NTERFACE SOCK ET
Pin
Signal
Definition
Signal
Description
Feature Signal Direction
RX-IF RX-IF QPSK Outdoor unit ODU
TX-IF TX-IF QPSK ODUOutdoor unit
DC-48V DC-48V VCC ODUOutdoor unit
Internal
conductor
ODU monitoring
signal
ODU monitoring
signal
FSK Outdoor unit ODU
Shielded layer Mixed ground
External Environmental
Monitoring RELAY_ALM
External environment monitoring equipment reflects alarm communication
state directly through dry contacts.
ZXG10 BS21 (V2.2) adopts the 6-hole aerial for accessing alarm node. It
supports three pairs dry contact inputs at most.
Table 29 describes dry contact signal interfaces.
TAB L E 29 DRY CONTACT SI GNAL I NTERFACE
Pin Signal Definition Signal Description Feature Signal Direction

Pin Signal Definition Signal Description Feature Signal Direction
1 ALM_IN5+ ALM_IN5+ relay Dry contact CMM
2 ALM_IN5- ALM_IN5- relay Dry contact CMM
Note: In every pair of dry contact signal lines, one is for pull-up resistor and the other is for
pull-down resistor. The signal cable of the pull down resistance connects with the input of
the I/O port on the main controller. Each pair of output backbone nodes connects to the
normally open relay on CMM board, and main controller controls this normally open relay.
Inter-rack Synchronous Signal
SYNC
SYNC: Inter-cabinet synchronization signal interface, pin-type 6-core
aerial socket.
This interface transmits synchronous clock signal from basic cabinet to
extension cabinet in the same station.
Table 30 defines inter-cabinet synchronization signal interface socket.
TAB L E 30 DEFI NI TI ON OF SYNC I NTER- CAB I NET SYNCHRONOUS SI GNAL I NTERFACE
SOCK ET
Pin Signal Definition
Signal
Description
Feature Transmission Direction
1 ABIS_SYNCLK_IN+ SYNCLK input LVDS
Basic cabinet Extension
cabinet
2 ABIS_SYNCLK_IN- SYNCLK input LVDS
cabinet
3 ABIS_SYNCLK0+ SYNCLK output LVDS
cabinet
4 ABIS_SYNCLK0- SYNCLK output LVDS
cabinet
5 ABIS_SYNCLK1+ SYNCLK output LVDS
cabinet
6 ABIS_SYNCLK1- SYNCLK output LVDS
cabinet

Antenna Feeder Interface
The antenna feeder interface transmits RF carrier signals between BTS and
MS.
BTS cabinet bottom has four antenna feeder interfaces HYCOM1 ~
HYCOM4.
Connector: 7/16 female socket
1. Hycom1 antenna feeder interface
Table 31 shows connections or antenna feeder interface 1.
TAB L E 31 SI GNAL DEFI NI TI ONS OF HYCOM1 I NTERFACE SOCK ET
Pin
Signal
Definition
Signal
Description
Feature
Transmission
Direction
Hycom TX-RF GSMK AEM1Tower amplifier
Internal
conductor
Hycom RX-RF GSMK Tower amplifier AEM1
Shielded layer GND

Table 32 shows the connection for the antenna feeder interface.
Pin
Signal
Definition
Signal
Description
Feature
Transmission
Direction
Internal
conductor
Shielded layer GND

Table 33 shows the connection for antenna feeder interface 3.
Pin
Signal
Definition
Signal
Description
Feature
Transmission
Direction
Internal
conductor
Shielded layer GND


Table 34 shows the connections for the antenna feeder interface.
Pin
Signal
Definition
Signal
Description
Feature
Transmission
Direction
Internal
conductor
Shielded layer GND
Local Operation & Maintenance
The man-machine interface (MMI) is a serial communication interface
between BTS and local O&M terminal. The local operation & maintenance
interfaces include RS232 interfaces and Ethernet interfaces in the two
communications of LMT, i.e., serial interface communication and network
interface communication. Refer to Table 35 for interface description.
Use dedicated RS232 serial port line during serial port communication to
connect LMT interface to RS232 serial port of LMT (PC).
LMT uses crossover cable or a LAN cable during network port
communication to connect LMT interface to RJ45 port of LMT (PC).
TAB L E 35 MMI I NTERFACE SI GNAL DESCRI PTI ON
Leading Wire No. and Corresponding Signal
S.N.
Signal
Name
End A End B Signal Definition
Connector
LMT_1 TD+
LMT_2 TD-
LMT_3 RD+
1
Network
interface
LMT_4
External
network
interface
RD-
LMT_5 TXD_DEBUG
LMT_6 RXD_DEBUG 2
Serial
interface
LMT_7
External serial
interface
GND
D-type 50-core
bent PCB
welded socket

Ch a p t e r 9
Installation of Antenna Feeder
System

Preparation for Antenna Feeder System Installation
Structure of Antenna Feeder System
Installation Flow of Antenna Feeder System
Installation of BTS Antennas
Check and Test of Antenna Feeder System
Waterproof Treatment for Connectors

Antenna feeder system of the base station includes I/O ports from BTS
cabinet to BTS antenna. It mainly transmits and receives signals of the
BTS. The system configuration with a tower top amplifier will require
power lines for the tower top amplifier.
Configuration of BTS antenna system relates closely to network planning.
Different coverage areas and environments needs different antenna feeder
systems. Network planning has predetermined layout, elevation, dip, gain,
and even diversity reception mode of the antenna before the installation.
Proper installation of antennas is essential to communication performance
of coverage areas and to reliable operation of mobile BTS system. Install
antennas in correct direction, including correct dip and azimuth of the
antenna in each sector. Besides, antennas must be resistant to wind (i.e.
capability to withstand wind at the speed of 150 km/h).
The below is sequence for antenna and feeder installation:
1. BTS antenna
2. Tower amplifier (optional)
3. Antenna jumper

4. Main feeder cable
5. Grounding card
6. Lightning arrester
Preparation for Antenna Feeder
System Installation
Engineering preparation is prior to the installation and it includes
infrastructure construction, inspection of incoming materials, and
preparation of cable connectors
Antenna installation parameters in networking planning, including
directions of the antennas and specific distances between antennas in the
same and different sectors, is essential.
Infrastructure Construction
The grounding for the antenna, feeder, iron tower of BTS, and the
equipment is extremely important. The work ground of BTS forms a
combined grounding system with a grounding resistance less than 5 Ohm.
It is all right to install the antenna of the mobile system on the rooftop
with or without fence, on an iron tower or pole. Make preparations, fix the
supports and poles, and inspect the iron tower, poles, and cabling rack
before installing antennas.
Iron Tower
Check following items to ensure the safety of BTS:
1. Whether height, strength, and other indices of iron tower comply with
the contract terms.
2. Whether copper grounding bars around the iron tower are ready and
their grounding resistance complies with the contract terms.
3. Whether the platform of the iron tower is ready and meets the
requirements.
Antenna Pole
The pole is generally made of galvanized steel. Its outer diameter ranges
48 ~ 100 mm and the thickness of the pipe wall is no less than 2 mm and
its reference length is 3 m. Actual size of the pole depend on requirements
in the antenna description, for the antennas are of different types.
Check the following to ensure the safety of BTS:
1. Install antennas on poles spaced according to engineering design
requirements. Horizontal diversity distance for 900 MHz generally

Chapter 9 - Installation of Antenna Feeder System
ranges from 4 m to 6 m while that for 1800 MHz ranges from 2 m to 3
m, for two receiving antennas in the same sector. Follow the design
documents for otherwise specified designs.
2. Poles on the iron tower are mounted on the enclosure of flat roof, one
meter away from the tower body.
3. Install poles used for fixing BTS antennas and are perpendicular to the
horizontal plane (error less than 1 degree).
4. Mount the poles close to the rooftop brink as much as possible. When
securing the poles directly on the side of the wall, make sure that the
wall is strong enough.
5. When securing the poles directly on the rooftop, construct cement
frusta to avoid drilling holes on the rooftop, which may cause the
rooftop leaking.
Cabling Racks
1. The cabling racks in the equipment room are all 400 mm-wide
standard models, and are usually installed above the equipment rack
about 2,600 mm above the floor. Make sure that the whole equipment
does not shake after installation of the cabling racks.
2. The remaining length of the expansion bolts used for reinforcing must
be the same, that is, reserve a length of about 5 mm or more than two
threads when tightening the screw.
3. Paint the cabling rack with the same color.
4. Ground indoor cabling racks every 5 m. Measure electrically for proper
grounding after installation.
Checking Incoming Materials
Conduct inspection and performance test on the jumpers, tower top
amplifier (optional), lightning arresters, and antennas before their
distribution to the site.
Transport some materials directly to the site during installation of the
antenna system of the BTS. Unpacking and inspection of these materials is
also an important part of system installation. Such materials are main
feeder cable, including installation accessories.
On-site inspection includes following items:
1. Check whether the packing is intact.
2. Carefully unpack to check the number of goods and accessories against
the packing list.
3. Check the goods appearance for any damage.
4. Check the quantity (e.g. length) of the materials against the packing
list for consistency.
5. Store the materials before installation.

Preparing Connectors
All the cables use special connectors in the antenna feeder system.
Engineering personnel usually make jumper connectors before delivery
and it is only necessary to make the connectors for feeders on the site.
Take the 7/8" feeder connector as an example. Procedures to make the
connector:
1. Pull straight a section (about 150 mm) of the connector at one end,
use a knife to strip off the sheath of the feeder cable 50 mm away
from the end, as shown in Figure 36.
FI GURE 36 STRI PI NG OFF SHEATH

Caution: Be careful when using the knife.
2. Strip the sheath of the feeder cable. Put the feeder cable end into the
notch of the cutter, and make the notch as close to the sheath of the
feeder cable as possible. Close the cutter gently and press it slightly.
Turn the cutter clockwise, viewed from the feeder cable end, until the
blade at the front cuts the internal and external conductors completely.
Turn the cutter slightly two revolutions to make sure that the blade at
the back cuts the sheath.
3. Put an O-shaped ring around the sheath of the feeder cable and apply
lubricating oil at the first wave trough of the external conductor. Make
the internally threaded end face outward and put the connector
fastener around the feeder cable. Finally, push it in until it exposes a
wave trough of the external conductor of the feeder cable, as shown in
Figure 37.

FI GURE 37 PL ACI NG O- SHA PE RI NG

4. Put the spring gasket into the wave trough of the external conductor of
the feeder cable.
5. Press the foamed materials inside the feeder cable connector towards
the internal conductor from the external conductor.
6. Guide one end of the plug-in component into the internal conductor of
the feeder cable carefully and then load the plug-in component, as
shown in Figure 38.
FI GURE 38 CONNECTI NG

7. Turn the connector onto the fixing component. Turn the fixing
component with a spanner without moving the connector. Brush the
copper filings off the foamed material, especially the cross section of
the foamed material, as shown in Figure 39.
FI GURE 39 CL EANI NG CROSS SECTI ON

8. Remove the connector and check the profile of the external conductor,
which must be even without any foam or copper filings. Unscrew the
plug-in component by 1/4 turns, and turn the connector fixing
component while keeping the connector fixed, as shown in Figure 40.
FI GURE 40 ROTATI NG CONNECTOR FASTENER

9. Screw the fixing component onto the plug-in component in the same
way as described in step (7), as shown in Figure 41.
FI GURE 41 CONNECTI NG COMPONENTS

Accessories for Installation
Following accessories are necessary to install BTS antenna system:
1. Antenna pole
2. Lightning Arrester
3. Outdoor grounding kit (with 7/8" main feeder cable)
4. Feeder window
5. Triple feeder card (with 7/8" main feeder cable)
6. Waterproof self-adhesive tape
7. Water-proof clay
8. Ultraviolet-proof tape
9. Ultraviolet-proof binding strap

See Figure 42 for accessories connection.
FI GURE 42 I NSTAL L ATI ON OF BTS ANTENNA SYSTEM

1. Pole 2. Regulating structure for antenna downtilt 3. Antenna
Structure of Antenna Feeder
System
Install up to three directional antennas or one omni-directional antenna on
the top of the concrete pole.
Both transmission and reception can share one of the two directional
antennas in a sector. Connect the duplexer and the combiner via the
feeder cable. It transmits downlink signals from the BTS to the mobile
station (MS) and receives uplink signals from the MS. The receiving of the
uplink signals from the MS use the other antenna and connects directly to
the pre-receiving filter via the feeder cable.
Each set of BTS antennas connects to the bottom rack via one feeder cable.
Every feeder cable includes the following sections from the antenna to the
antenna interface (specific feeder dimensions depend on site conditions)
without tower amplifier configuration:
1. It consists of 1/2" super-flexible jumper from the antenna to the main
feeder using a male DIN connector.
2. The main feeder is 7/8-inch feeder cable (including connectors on both
ends). Generally DIN connecters, connecting the jumper of the main
2
3
1

feeder at one end, and the jumper from the main feeder to the super-
flexible jumper at the other end.
3. There is a lightning arrester between the main feeder and the super-
flexible jumper. It uses DIN connector for connection, with male end
connecting the main feeder cable and female end connecting the
jumper.
4. It is 1/2" super-flexible jumper from the main feeder to the MB, and it
uses male DIN connector for connection.
5. There must be several grounding cards at the upper part and lower
part of the main feeder cable before entering the equipment room.
Space the grounding cards at 15 ~ 20 m with both ends grounded.
There is a jumper from the antenna to the tower amplifier and a jumper
from the tower amplifier to the main feeder cable, in tower amplifier
configuration.
Figure 43 shows installation of BTS antenna feeder system.

FI GURE 43 I NSTAL L ATI ON OF BTS ANTENNA FEEDER SYSTEM

1. Lightning arrester 2. Antenna jumper 3. Tower amplifier
4. Pole 5. Antenna 6. Grounding card 7. Feeder
8. Feeder card 9. Grounding card 10. Lightning arrester
11. Lightning protection ground 12. BTS
13. Protection grounding bar

Installation Flow of Antenna
Feeder System
Figure 44 shows installation flow of BS21 antenna feeder system.
FI GURE 44 I NSTAL L ATI ON FL OW OF ANTENNA FEEDER SYSTEM
Preparation
Install antenna
jumper
Inspect outsourced
materials
Install main feeder
Grounding card
installation
Install lightning
arrester
Install super-flexible
jumper
Debug system
Seal connectors
Start
End

The installation position and environment affects the installation of the
antenna feeder system of the base station. Detailed installation procedures
depend on installation environment.

1. Ground the feeder cable properly at the platform on top of the tower
after the installation of the BS iron tower on the floor, where the
installed antenna is 0.5 m ~ 1 m above the bend. If the feeder cable is
longer than 60 m, ground it in the middle. It connects the metallic
outer layer to the grounding busbar via grounding clips. Lead out a
tinplated copper wire with cross section area no less than 95 mm
2
or
zinc-plated flat steel of the busbar to connect corresponding grounding
point of the iron tower.
2. Install antennas on poles spaced as per the engineering design
requirements. Horizontal diversity distance of the 900 MHz one for two
receiving antennas in the same sector generally ranges from 4 m to 6
m, while that of the 1,800 MHz one ranges from 2 m to 3 m. Follow the
design documents for otherwise specified designs.
3. Reinforce the main feeder cable in every 1.2 m, and add some more
reinforcement points at bends. The feeder must be closely against the
pole, and it requires the reinforcement with the pole body every certain
distance, as shown in Figure 45.
FI GURE 45 FI XI NG FEEDER CAB L ES
Feeder clamp 2
Feeder
clamp 1
Feeder
Concrete pole

4. Ground the antenna and feeder properly. The work ground of the BTS
should form a combined grounding system with a grounding resistance
less than 5 Ohm. Ground the main feeder cable respectively where it
connects with the antenna and where it leaves the bend of the iron
tower.
The following contents detail the installation of the antenna feeder system
based on the installation flow.

Installation of BTS Antennas
The installation of antennas includes fixing the antennas, installing
antenna jumpers, feeder cables, cabinet-top jumpers, lightning arresters,
and grounding clips. Install the antenna with a lightning arrester if the BTS
is an outdoor installation, and sometimes there may be no need to install
lightning arresters.
Warning: Take care to prevent objects from falling while working at height.

Working at height should conform to the related national service
regulation requirements:
Train people specially working at height.
Take care of the operation machinery and tools to prevent them from
falling.
Take safety precautions, and wear helmet and safety belt.
Check all hoisting equipment before working at height.
Fixing Antennas
Installation procedures of directional antenna and omni antenna are
different. Pay attention to following aspects during both installations:
1. Only experienced professionals can install and maintain the antenna
system of the BTS.
2. Read this manual and follow the specified procedures before
installation.
3. Do not install antennas near any power line to ensure personal safety.
4. Do not use a metal ladder for installing antennas.
5. Wear safety belt and safety helmet for working at height.
6. Wear shoes with bossy rubber on the soles, wear rubber gloves, and
wear jackets and long-sleeve shirts.
7. Never conduct any installation or test in rain, wind, moisture, or
lightning weather.
8. Make sure that the BTS is off during installation.
9. Observe relevant precautions strictly during installation of every part.
It is necessary to use a rope to hoist the antennas to the right place
before installation, as shown in Figure 46.

FI GURE 46 HOI STI NG ANTENNA

Warning: Do not walk about right under the boom and hoisted weight.

Make sure of facilities with proper hoisting capability during disassembling,
moving, and replacing equipment.
The personnel must have related training and corresponding qualifications
for hoisting equipment. Check the hoisting tools to be complete. Make sure
of fixed hoisting tools to a fixture that can bear the weight or to the wall
for the hoisting. Use brief commands to prevent mistakes.
Directional Antenna
The installation of directional antenna is a little complicated. Follow
installation instructions of the antenna to install the antenna. General
installation procedures:
1. Install the antenna fixing supports in a folded way, as shown in Figure
47.

FI GURE 47 ANTENNA SUPPORTS

2. Adjust antennas to appropriate height. Use bolts and U-shaped bolts to
fix the antenna dip fixing supports onto the antenna pole to ensure
input/output ports of antennas face downwards, as shown in Figure 48.
FI GURE 48 U- SHAPE BOL T

3. Verify the normal direction of the antenna radiation surface is the same
as the antenna azimuth for network planning using compass. Turn the
antenna centered by antenna pole. Adjust the azimuth of the antenna
of adjacent sectors as required. Included angle between antennas of
different sectors is generally 120, while the directions of the two
antennas within the same sector must be the same.
Install the antennas on the iron tower platform. It is difficult for an
ordinary compass to define azimuth of the antenna accurately due to
the influence of iron tower on the magnetic field. Use special
instrument (e.g. Kathrein azimuth regulator as applied in the example
here, as shown in Figure 49) to adjust the azimuth to designed
degrees.

FI GURE 49 KATHREI N AZI MUTH REGUL ATOR
1
2
3

1. Fastener 2. Telescope 3. Dial

See the instructions to use another meter on the site.
See following specific adjustment steps:
i. Use a map to find a conspicuous object (e.g., tall building,
mountains, towers), and measure the angle difference between the
object and designed azimuth angle.
ii. Set the angle on azimuth regulator to the angle difference
measured in preceding step.
iii. Place the azimuth regulator onto the antenna, and aim at the
object through a telescope. Rotate the antenna to designed angle,
as shown in Figure 50.
FI GURE 50 USI NG AZI MUTH REGUL ATOR
1
2
3
4
5

1. Antenna 2. Target direction

3. Observation direction 4. Telescope 5. Dial

4. Tighten screws with a spanner, as shown in Figure 51.
FI GURE 51 FASTENI NG SCREWS

5. Adjust the dip of the antenna through dip fixing support of the antenna.
The dip of the antenna must be the same as the angle indicated on the
dip fixing support of the antenna with the error no more than 1
degree (use a vertical angle gauge to verify the pole is vertical).
The down tilt angle gauge is a rotary angle instrument with air bleeder,
FI GURE 52 DOWN TI L T ANGL E GAUGE
0
10
20
30
4
0
5
0
6
0
7
0
8
0
9
0
8
0
7
0
6
0
5
0
5
0
6
0
7
0
8
0
9
0
8
0
7
0
6
0
5
0
4
0
30
20
10
4
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5
7
6
8
8
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2
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0
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2
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7
6
5
4
3
2
1
2
1
5
1
2
1
1
5
2
1
2
1
DIAL

See the instructions to use another meter on the site.
See following specific adjustment steps:
i. Rotate the dial to the set angle.

ii. Press firmly against the dial chassis for measuring the object, and
move them together until the bubble in the air bleeder is in the
middle of two indication rings, as shown in Figure 53.
FI GURE 53 ADJ USTI NG DOWNTI L T
3
60
7
50
8
6
5
4
1
2 5 0
1
2 7 83 5 64
5 0
7 0 6 08 0
3
4
0 1
2
1
6 0
7 0
8 0
9 0
8
6
5
7
D
I
A
L
0
30 70
10
3 0
4 0
20
20
10
7 2
2
80
90
0 1
1
70 80 60
4 3 6 5
12 15
40
50
8
1
2
2
1
5

6. Tighten the screws with a spanner.
Omni-directional Antenna
It is simple to install omni antenna.
1. Adjust antennas to appropriate height, use bolts and U-shaped bolts to
fix the antenna onto the antenna pole to ensure that the input/output
ports of the antennas face downwards, as shown in Figure 54.

FI GURE 54 I NSTAL L ATI ON OF OMNI - DI RECTI ONAL ANTENNA

2. Make sure the antenna is vertical and measure it with a vertical angle
gauge.
3. Tighten the screws with a spanner.
Installing Antenna J umpers
The antenna jumper is a 1/2" super-flexible jumper to connect the
antenna and the main feeder cable in the BTS system. The use of jumper
connectors depends on the antenna and the main feeder cable. They are
usually male DIN connectors.
1. Select an appropriate path for the jumper, considering factors, such as,
reliability, convenience, short jumper, and best water flow (i.e. the
rainwater drops from the middle of the jumper and not from the
connectors).
2. Connect the connector of the antenna and jumper with an appropriate
torque (the connection torque of a DIN connector is typically 1.7 Nm
and maximally 2.3 Nm). Make sure that the connector of the antenna
and jumper does not bear any lateral force, as shown in Figure 55.

FI GURE 55 CONNECTI ON OF J UMPERS

3. Connect the connector of the main feeder cable and jumper with an
appropriate torque (same as above). Make sure that the connector of
the main feeder cable and jumper does not bear any lateral force.
4. Fix the jumper with feeder cable clips with the maximum spacing of no
more than 0.76 m, as shown in Figure 56. Shorten the spacing
between the feeder cable clips when the wind speed is over 160 km/h.
FI GURE 56 FI XI NG FEEDER CL I P

5. Measure the performance of the antenna and the feeder cable, make
sure that the system works normally, and then seal connectors with
waterproof self-adhesive tape and PVC tape.
Precautions when installing 1/2" super-flexible jumper, to ensure reliability
of BTS antenna system.
1. Minimum bending radius of once-for-all bend is 125 mm, as shown in
Figure 57.

FI GURE 57 ONCE- FOR- AL L BEND

2. Minimum bending radius of repeated bends is 200 mm, as shown in
Figure 58.
FI GURE 58 REPEATED BENDS

3. Tighten the connectors and seal them with waterproof adhesive tape if
the test result of entire antenna feeder system is satisfactory.
Installing Feeder Cables
Connect the main feeder cable with two jumpers (one to the antenna and
the other to the cabinet) using 7/8" foamed feeder cable. Both connectors
are usually female DIN connectors.
Ensure following mechanical properties when transporting and installing
the main feeder cable:
1. Minimum bending radius of once-for-all bend is 400 mm.
2. Minimum bending radius of repeated bends is 450 mm.
3. Maximum feeder cable hoisting length of the hoisting trawl is 60 m.
1. The feeder cables delivered to the construction site are often very long
without prepared connectors, so it is necessary to measure the
required length of a single main feeder cable first during the
installation (reserve excessive length), and cut the feeder cables
delivered to the site into the lengths required.
2. Prepare the main feeder DIN connector at the antenna side.

3. Use pulley or hoisting trawl to lift the feeder cables to the iron tower,
as shown in Figure 59. Work with several other people to fix the main
feeder cables with feeder cable clips, and cut off remaining length of
each main feeder cable.
FI GURE 59 CAB L E HOI STI NG MESH

4. Proceed to main feeder DIN connector at the other side after installing
the main feeder cable.
5. Reinforce main feeder cable every 1.2 m, and add some more
reinforcement points at the bends. The feeder must be closely against
the pole, reinforce with the pole body every certain distance, as shown
in Figure 60.

FI GURE 60 FI XI NG FEEDER CAB L ES

6. Install BS iron tower on the floor. Ground the feeder cable properly 0.5
m ~ 1 m above the bend where it connects the antenna and leaves the
tower body, and at the outside of the entrance to the equipment room.
Ground it in the middle if the feeder cable is longer than 60 m. Connect
its metallic outer layer to the grounding busbar via grounding clips,
and lead out a tinplated copper wire with cross section area no less
than 95 mm
2
or zinc-plated flat steel of the busbar to connect to
corresponding grounding point of the iron tower.
Precautions:
1. Keep the feeder cable (at least 150 mm) straight.
2. Use special-purpose tools for cutting feeder cables.
3. Measure the length precisely with an accurate ruler.
4. Use a knife to strip the sheath of the feeder cable without scratching
the external conductor.
5. Keep the plug-in components motionless when tightening the
connector with a spanner. Turn the connector-fixing component to
fasten the connector firmly.
6. Attach identifiers to both ends of the main feeder cable before placing
it onto the iron tower to distinguish sectors it belongs to and the
transmitting/receiving features during line connection. Attach the
identifiers closely to avoid peeling due to friction with the steel frame
of the iron tower.
Installing Feeder Window
Install the feeder window before introducing the feeder cable in the
equipment room after installing BTS in the equipment room.

1. Drill holes at appropriate places on the wall of the equipment room, as
shown in Figure 61.
FI GURE 61 DRI L L HOL ES ON WAL L

2. Seal the feeder cable holes of corresponding number of feeder cables
actually used, as shown in Figure 62.
FI GURE 62 SEAL I NG FEEDER CAB L E HOL ES

3. Figure 63 shows complete installation of the feeder window.

FI GURE 63 I NSTAL L I NG FEEDER WI NDOW

Installing Lightning Arrester
Connect grounded lightning arresters in serial properly on all cables
leading from the antenna of the BTS into the equipment room. Lightning
arresters of different models from different manufacturers may differ. The
following description takes typical /4 stub as an example.
1. Install the lightning arrester between 7/8" main feeder cable and 1/2"
cabinet-top jumper after entering the equipment room. The lightning
arrester has one male DIN connector and one female DIN connector.
Maximum installation torque of the lightning arrester with DIN
connector is 25 Nm, and that with N connector is 1.7 Nm. Please use
an adjustable torque spanner to adjust the torque to specified value to
prevent excessive torque from generating lateral force and damaging
the lightning arrester.
2. The lightning arrester has one RF port connecting 7/8" main feeder
cable and the other with 1/2" cabinet-top jumper. One may connect
both RF ports with the antenna or BTS, and the lightning arrester
provides the same protection against lightning, as shown in Figure 64.

FI GURE 64 I NSTAL L I NG L I GHTNI NG ARRESTER

3. Connect grounding post of the lightning arrester to main grounding
post or the system-grounding ring with small grounding resistance.
4. Do not seal connectors before performance test of feeder cable finishes.
Seal the connectors with self-adhesive tape if test result is satisfactory,
FI GURE 65 SEAL I NG L I GHTNI NG ARRESTER

Precautions:
1. Do not expose RF ports outdoors.
2. Make sure that all the grounding contact surfaces are clean, dry, and
not oxidized during the installation.
3. Make sure to connect the grounding port of the lightning arrester with
the main grounding rod or grounding ring of the system to secure
small grounding resistance.
4. Install the lightning arrester properly and neatly.
5. Make sure that the operating frequency marked on the lightning
arrester is compliant with operating frequency of BTS system.

Installing Grounding Clip
The grounding clip serves to connect external conductor of the feeder
cable with the tower or independent grounding wire to channel the current
into the ground in case of lightning stroke. One must install the grounding
clips at the top of the feeder cable near the antenna, at the end of the
feeder cable near the tower bottom, and before the feeder cable enters
the equipment room. Connect a grounding clip to the middle of a feeder
cable longer than 60 m.
1. Fix the grounding end of the grounding clip. Mark the corresponding
position on the 7/8" feeder cable at the installation position of
grounding clip, and strip the sheath of the 7/8" feeder cable at the
installation position to install the grounding clip.
2. Put the retaining ring of the grounding clip around external conductor
of the feeder cable and snap the ring, as shown in Figure 66.
FI GURE 66 CL OSI NG GROUNDI NG CL I P RI NG

3. Use waterproof self-adhesive tape to wind around entire connection
place. Each layer overlaps half of last layer is as shown in Figure 67.
The winding direction must be the same as bail direction to make the
connection tighter. Press adhesive tape along the edge of grounding
clip to make the tape fit in closely with retaining ring of the grounding
clip.

FI GURE 67 ENWI NDI NG WATERPROOF ADHESI VE TAPE

4. Use electrically insulated tape to wind around entire connection place.
Wind in semi-overlapping mode to leave a length of 25 mm for each
layer over its previous layer, as shown in Figure 68. Overlap the
electrically insulated adhesive taps by half. Pull the tape to a proper
length to avoid folding. Wind backward when it comes to the end of
connection place. Press the tape with both hands to make sure that
layers are in good contact.
FI GURE 68 ENWI NDI NG EL ECTRI CAL I NSUL ATI NG TAPE

5. Connect grounding end of the grounding clip to the tower body or
special-purpose wiring post. Remove the paint and oxide about 13 mm
around the connection place. Apply antioxidant grease to the clean
area to ensure proper electrical contact.
Warning: Do not install grounding clip in case of lightning strike to avoid personal
injury.

Notes: Make sure to ground the external conductor of the feeder cable properly at
the position of the grounding clip.
Make sure to seal the external corrugated conductor of the feeder cable completely
(waterproof, airtight, and antioxidant) after installing the grounding clip.
Installing Cabinet J umper
Connect the cabinet and the main feeder cable by a 1/2" super-flexible
feeder cable. The use of jumper depends on the cabinet and the main
feeder cable. Both connectors are usually male DIN connectors.
1. Unfasten the four installation bolts to fix the antenna feeder socket
(one among HYCOM1 ~ HYCOM6) on the cabinet top, and screw off the
socket.
2. Unfasten the N connector on AEM, loosen RF cables on AEM panels and
adjacent ETRM, and unfasten spring screws to remove AEM and
adjacent ETRM.
3. Put the jumper down from the cabinet top to corresponding carrier
frame. Grab the jumper at the hole on the side panel of the frame, and
thread it out from the hole on front post of the cabinet.
4. Take the N connector out from the baffle plate. Adjust the direction of
the N connector so that its cross section faces inward and points to the
module panel. Tighten the four screws on the cabinet top to secure the
antenna feeder cable.
5. Plug AEM and ETRM again, connect RF cables on the panels, and
tighten all the connections.

Note: Refer to installation of antenna jumpers in Section Installing Antenna
Jumpers for related precautions.

Check and Test of Antenna
Feeder System
Perform the antenna feeder test to match the feeder cable, that is, to
verify correct installation and proper function of the antenna feeder
system. This test mainly involves the indices of the receiver and the
transmitter. Main test items are Standing Wave Ratio (SWR) and RF
transmitting power.
Preparations
Requirements before testing the antenna feeder system:
1. Install antenna and feeder cables and disconnect interfaces connecting
the antennas.
2. Check for any damage to the feeder cable, proper connection, and
correct direction of the antenna.
3. Arrange the test process to avoid repeated connection and
disconnection of connectors and sealed parts. Do not seal connectors
with adhesive tapes before the test is complete.
Peoples safety might be in danger to stay close to the antenna because it
may generate electromagnetic radiation. Only qualified professionals with
adequate training may install and service the equipment. The radiation
design of the equipment must comply with IEEE C95.1-1991 standard.
Warning: The high intensity microwave may affect body health when operating on
high-intensity RF equipment.

Collaborate to shut the transmitter of the antenna down when doing close
installation and maintenance operations on a certain antenna in an iron
tower or mast mounted with many transmitter antennas.
Warning: Keep adequate distance from the antenna when conducting installation
and servicing operations around the operating antenna.

Avoid unplugging the connector of the transmitter output feeder or of the
antenna feeder cable during transmission.
Power off the relevant transmitter before unplugging the feeder cable
connector or working beside the transmitter antenna.
VSWR Test
VSWR test refers to the test of VSWR (Voltage Standing Wave Ratio) of TX
antenna. The BTS tester SITE MASTER 332B is better for the test. VSWR
must be less than 1.5. Check the antenna feeder system if VSWR test
result is not OK:

1. Check the connection of connectors.
2. Check for any scratches or damages to the surface of the feeder cable,
and bending radius of the feeder cable to be smaller than permitted
minimum value.
Fill in Installation Acceptance Report and BTS Information Table after the
test finishes, and the user signs it for acknowledgement.
The system gives an alarm if VSWR exceeds 1.5 after BTS system
installation. There are two alarm thresholds in the system. The system
generates an alarm when it overruns primary alarm threshold, and BTS
keeps operating. The transmitter shuts down automatically when it
overruns the secondary alarm threshold.
RF Transmitting Power Test
RF transmitting power refers to average RF carrier power, and it
determines the power at input end of the combiner and verifies accuracy
of average transmitting RF carrier power.
Use on-site test instruments and BTS tester MASTER 332B is better.
Conduct the test at the input end of the combiner, like output end of the
power amplification module.
BS21 must be able to output maximum peak power of the power levels, as
shown in Table 36 (RF900) and Table 37 (RF1800) and accordingly turn
down 6 static power levels at a step of 20.5 dB.
TAB L E 36 ETRM POWER GRADES ( RF900)
ETRM Power Level Max. Peak Power (W) Tolerance (dB)
1 320 0, +3
2 160 0, +3
3 80 0, +3
4 40 0, +3
5 20 0, +3
6 10 0, +3
7 5 0, +3
8 2.5 0, +3
TAB L E 37 ETRM POWER GRADES ( RF1800)
ETRM Power Level Max. Peak Power (W) Tolerance (dB)
1 20 0, +3
2 10 0, +3
3 5 0, +3
4 2.5 0, +3

Waterproof Treatment for
Connectors
Seal the connectors after the completion of the system test for antenna
feeder and the results are OK. Use two types of adhesive tapes for sealing:
waterproof self-adhesive insulated tape and electrically insulated adhesive
tape. Wrap the connectors with electrically insulated adhesive tapes, then
with the waterproof adhesive tapes, and finally with electrically insulated
tapes again.
The electrically insulated adhesive tapes must be fire-retardant, coldness
resistant and corrosion-proof, and must be able to operate under voltage
of 600 V. Its operating temperature must not be greater than 80C.
Following describes usage of electrically insulated adhesive tapes:
1. Polish the surface area and clean it.
2. Remove the lining paper of the adhesive tape, to make the glued side
face the surface to be covered.
3. Wind the tape continuously in a half-overlap way, to keep the tape
fully stretched.


Ch a p t e r 10
Check on Hardware
Installation

Cables
Sockets, Plugs, and Locking Plates
Labels
On-site Environment
Antenna Feeder System

Check to prepare for subsequent software installation and system
debugging after all hardware installations finish.
Check items: cabinet, cable distribution, connectors, sockets, labels, and
environment.
Check the cabinets mainly in following aspects:
1. Cabinets must be stable and neat after installation and connection of
cabinets finish. A row of cabinets must be in a straight line, and a
column of cabinets must be in the same plane with an error less than 5
mm. The cabinets must be vertical and the distance must be less than
3 mm.
2. Tighten all fasteners.
3. Make sure to avoid the falling and damages of various spare parts on
the cabinets, and verify for lines connection. All denoters must be
correct, complete, and clear.
4. Make sure cabinets are clean all through after the installation.
5. Push covers of wire outlets at upper and lower cable outlets of the cabinet
forward after laying out all cables, to prevent rodents entering the cabinet.

Warning: Do not touch the surface area of some devices to avoid a scald injury
due to high temperature.
Cables
1. Power cables
Connect all power cables reliably with correct polarity.
2. Intra- and inter-cabinet cables
Check whether connections of clock cables, power alarm cables, and
testing cables are correct and reliable. Make sure the routing and
binding spacing is correct, and that cable ties have no sharp ends and
overlapping.
3. External cables
i. Various cables must be loose rather than tense at the bending
position.
ii. The cabling must be smooth without crossing inside the rack, and
bind the cables outside the rack into bundles per cabinet.
iii. Arrange cables in the cabling trough and the cabling ladder neatly,
and bind all cables into bundles without damaging external skins.
iv. Reserve the margin for the cables at various positions. Cut the
cable ties flat without exposure of any sharp end.
Sockets, Plugs, and Locking
Plates
Fasten the plugs and locking plates of all cables. There must not be any
missing or bent pin(s) for the sockets or plugs.
Labels
All labels must be neat, clean, and attached correctly.
On-site Environment
1. Cabinets
There must be no redundant cable ties, stubs, or other sundries inside
the cabinet. The front/rear/side doors of the cabinet must be clean.
2. Cabling troughs

Chapter 10 - Check on Hardware Installation
Avoid leaving sundries such as cable ties, stubs, and desiccant bags in
the cabling trough at the bottom of the cabinet, and under the raised
floor around the cabinet. All cabling must be in order.
3. Clear all the redundant and unused materials in the equipment room.
Arrange necessary materials in the equipment room in order. Keep
workstations clean and tidy. Keep raised floor flat and clean.
Antenna Feeder System
Make sure that antenna feeder cables, jumpers, and connectors are in
good contact, that lightning arresters are installed correctly and reliably,
and that fastening screws are tight enough and are all waterproof.


Ch a p t e r 11
Power-on/off

Unplugging/plugging Modules
Check before Power-on
Power-on/off Procedures
Unplugging/Plugging Modules
Installation and maintenance personnel must avoid hot plugging of
modules in BS21 system to avoid unnecessary human damage to the
modules.
Notes: Do not plug a module with great force to avoid bending the pins on the
backplane.
Plug the module right into the slot and avoid contact between the module and the
circuit face.
Do not touch the module circuits, components, connectors, and wiring slots when
holding a module.

Wear antistatic wrist strap for necessary hot plugging.
Notes: Static electricity produced by human body may damage static-sensitive
components on the circuit board, such as large-scale integrated circuits (LSI).

Accumulated electrostatic charges (ESC) derive from friction created by
human body movements. Human body can carry a maximum of 30 kV
static voltage in a dry environment, which could remain on human body
for a long time. An operator carrying static electricity may discharge
electricity through the component when touching a component, causing
damage to it.
Wear an antistatic wrist strap in order to prevent human static electricity
from damaging sensitive components. Ground the other end before

touching any equipment or holding a plug-board, circuit board, IC chip,
and others.
Plugging Modules
1. Hold the panel of the module with both hands and keep it level. Insert
the module into the corresponding slot of the shelf, as shown in Figure
69.
FI GURE 69 PL UGGI NG MODUL E

2. Push the board slowly until it contacts the backplane. Press down the
interface module slightly to connect its connector firmly to connection
socket of the switch. Fasten screws on the panel of the module. Figure
70 shows the effect after completion.

Chapter 11 - Power-on/off
FI GURE 70 MODUL E I NSERTED

Unplugging Modules
Unscrew fastening screws on the panel, and pull the module out of the slot
gently.
Precautions:
1. Avoid hot plugging/unplugging
ZXG10 BS21 (V2.2) adopts separate power supply and takes protective
measures on the circuit for the module power supply for hot swapping.
However, components like power sockets can withstand only a limited
times of electric surge, to avoid hot plugging/unplugging.
2. Disconnect corresponding circuit breaker in PSM before installing a
module into the cabinet, push the module along the guide rail, and
close the circuit breaker.
Disconnect corresponding circuit breaker in PSM before dismounting
the module from the cabinet, and pull out the module along the guide
rail. Keep the circuit breaker disconnected during the whole process.
Check before Power-on
Check carefully before powering on BS21 after BS21 (V2.2) hardware
installation finishes. Check items:

1. Whether to match plug-in modules installed on the rack with desired
configurations.
2. Whether every module is in position and in good contact. Unplug and
plug it again if necessary.
3. Whether connections of cables between layers of same rack and
between different racks (including cables of the backplane) are correct
and reliable.
4. Whether connection of cables between BS21 and BSC is proper.
5. Whether power input is correct and power voltage is within the
permitted range (nominal AC value: 220 V, permitted fluctuation: 130
V ~ 300 V; nominal DC value: -48 V, permitted fluctuation: -57 V ~ -
40 V).
6. Whether installation of antenna feeder is correct. Note which cell the
antenna feeder belongs to and avoid any wrong connection. Check
whether introduction of any simulation loads if TX transceiver is idle.
Take special care to check that the cable from ETRM module to AEM
unit module and the cable from AEM unit to the antenna is correct, to
prevent any radiation leak.
7. Whether groundings for racks, antennas, and lightning arresters are
correct.
8. Whether nominal values of installed fuses match specifications.
9. Whether set various selecting and controlling switches of the
equipment at the specified start positions.
Caution: Check power and equipment switches carefully to prevent human injury
or damages to the equipment.
Power-on Procedures
Power-on/off procedures:
1. Check to confirm that various power modules are in Off status.
2. Turn the cabinet-top power switch to ON status.
3. Turn on the modules by turning on corresponding open circuit
protective switches of modules on PSM panel in order. Observe normal
response from the indicators on the panel after power-on. Locate and
clear the faults immediately, if not. Figure 71 shows PSM panel.

Chapter 11 - Power-on/off
FI GURE 71 PSM PANEL
PSM
ACPWR UPS CMM TMM TRM1 TRM2

Note: Refer to BS21 (V2.2) Compact Outdoor BTS for GSM Maintenance Manual for
the status of the panel indicators and their meanings.

Use a paper slip to check normal operation of heat exchanger. Check for
start of internal and external circulation fans.
Do not put fingers or modules in the fan when replacing the devices
around the fan, to avoid any human injury or damages to devices.

Warning: Do not put finger or any tool into internal circulation fan on the plug-in
box before turning off the heat exchanger when removing/installing modules, to
avoid human injury and damages to the equipment.
Keep fingers or body off any running dangerous parts.

Always keep away parts, screws, and tools when replacing related parts.
Make sure they will not fall into the working heat exchanger fan or PSM
plug-in fans to avoid damages to related devices.
Notes: Only professionals or personnel under the instruction of professinal can
maintain or debug the interior of any equipment.

Replacing any parts or altering the equipment may cause an unexpected
danger. Therefore, be sure not to replace any parts or alter the equipment
unless authorized. Please contact ZTE if having any questions, to ensure
safety.
Procedures of power-off are in a reverse sequence as those of power-on.


A p p e n d i x A
Packaging, Storage and
Transportation

In this appendix, you will learn about:
Packaging
Storage
Transportation
Packaging
BS21 is packaged and transported as a whole unit. The package is damp-
proof, rainproof, shockproof, mold-proof and anti-static. The mechanical
conditions are compliant with ETSI 300 019-1-2 class2.2. Keep the
equipment intact when transporting at 25 ~ 40 km/h for continuous two
hours on national grade-3 highway.
Packing materials of BTS (V2.2) are (from inside to outside): antistatic bag,
foam material, and wooden box. The wooden box must be able to bear a
weight of more than 400 kg; the foam material consists of benzene-free,
sturdy, and shockproof EPE, whose static pressure is 0.08 kg/cm
2
and
compression travel is less than 4 mm.
Storage
Storage Conditions
Store goods generally in rooms for special purpose and under the charge
of a person designated by the user. The room must satisfy following
conditions:
1. Temperature: 0 C ~ 35 C

Relative humidity: 20% ~ 75% without dense dirt or corrosive
materials around.
2. Avoid any direct sunshine or other thermal radiation.
3. Furnish the warehouse with thermometer, hygroscope, air-conditioner,
ventilation fan, and facilities providing protection against dust, mold,
corrosion, and mice.
4. Install fire control and alarm devices at the warehouse.
5. The warehouse keeper must read the thermometer and hygroscope
every day and keep proper records. Act appropriately if the
temperature and humidity does not meet relevant requirements.
6. The warehouse keeper must keep the warehouse clean and in order.
Do not open the windows or curtains at will.
Storage Precautions
Keep the following in mind when storing the goods:
1. Place the packing box as directed on the packing box with the arrow
pointing upward. Do not place it upside down and do not overlap more
than two boxes.
2. Place computers and boards on top and cables at the bottom. Do not
overlap more than four cartons.
3. Store boards in cartons and insert isolating plates between the boards
to protect the boards against damage due to static electricity. Place no
more than 20 boards in a carton to prevent the boards from pressing
against each other. Wear anti-static wrist strap when handling the
boards.
4. Place the box storing boards on rack to protect board from moisture.
Transportation
Pack BS21 with clear waterproof and quakeproof marks for transportation.
Handle the equipment with care and protect it from sun and rain.
1. Precede product transporting with proper packaging. Cover the
products with canvas to guard against dampness and rain.
2. Place the packing boxes in order, close to each other, safe, and neat to
prevent them from shaking and subsequent damage during
transportation. Place certain products right side up.
3. Perform the following.
i. Do not load the equipment in an open ship or truck during line haul.
ii. Do not place the equipment in an open-air warehouse during the
transshipment.
iii. Do not put the equipment together with flammable, explosive and
erosive goods.

Appendix A - Packaging, Storage and Transportation
iv. Protect the parts from rain, snow, liquids, or mechanical damage.
4. Handle the product with care without rolling or inverting.
5. Do not transship the equipment too many times. Load and unload it
properly. Handle the equipment through machinery and avoid rough
handling.


A p p e n d i x B
Installation Drawings


AppendixFigure1
Velaria
Front Back
Front
Beam
Concretepole
Serviceplatform
Clamp
Beam
Technical requirements:
1. TheBTSshouldbeinstalledwiththefront facingsouth.
2. A veleriashouldbeinstalledonthebeamat 4.8mheight (twopiecesinfront
andback, total area2m* 2m)
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Beam
Hot-rolled equilateral angle steel
100*100*6 GB/T9787
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Stainlessburglarynet
Anglesteel 50*50*5 Flatsteel 50*5 Rung Anglesteel 100*100*6
Front
Technical requirements:
1. TheBTS shouldbeinstalledwiththefront facingsouth.
2. A veleriashouldbeinstalledonthebeamat 4.8mheight (two
pieces infront andback, total area2m* 2m)

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Abbreviations

Abbreviations Full Name
AEM Antenna Equipment Module
ARFCN Absolute Radio Frequency Channel No
AUC Authentication Centre
BCCH Broadcast Control Channel
BER Bit Error Rate
BSC Base Station Controller
BSIC Base Station Identify Code
BTM Backboard Transmission Module
BTS Base Transceiver Station
CCCH Calling Control Channel
CDU Combiner Distribution Unit
CHP Channel Processor
CMM Controller & Maintenance Module
CU Carrier Unit
DTX Discontinuous Transmission
EAM External Alarm Module
EDGE Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution
EIR Equipment Identification Register
ETRM Transceiver Module for EDGE
FCM Fan Control Module
FU Frame Unit
FUC Frame Unit Controller
GMSK Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying
GPRS General Packet Radio Service
HDLC High Level Data Link Controller
HLR Home Location Register
HW HighWay
ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network
LAPD Link Access Procedure D Channel
LAPDm Link Access Procedure Dm (mobile D) Channel


Abbreviations Full Name
LMT Local Manager Terminal
MMI Man-Machine Interface
MS Mobile Station
MSC Mobile services Switching Center
MTBF Mean Time Between Failures
OMC Operation and Maintenance Center
PAU Power Amplifier Unit
PCM Pulse Coded Modulation
PLMN Public Land Mobile Network
PSM Power Supply Module
PSTN Public Switching Telephone Network
RACH Random Access Channel
RCU Radio Carrier Unit
RDU Receiver Distribution Unit
RF Radio Frequency
STRM Super Transceiver Module
SCDU S Combiner&Distribnte Unit
TDMA Time Division Multiple Access
TEI Terminal Equipment Identifier
TPU Transceiver Process Unit
TRM Transceiver Module
TRX Transceivers
TMM Transmission Module
VLR Visitor Location Register
VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio

Figures

Figure 1 Flow of Installation and Commissioning.............................................11
Figure 2 Packaging Box...............................................................................19
Figure 3 Pulling Out Cabinet from Packaging Box ............................................20
Figure 4 Cabinet (Full Configuration with Front Door Opened)...........................21
Figure 5 Hardware Installation Flow..............................................................24
Figure 6 Flow for Dual-Pole Installation .........................................................28
Figure 7 Service Platform for Dual-Pole Installation (One Unit)..........................28
Figure 8 Installing Beams............................................................................32
Figure 9 Installation of Service Platform........................................................33
Figure 10 Positions of Anchor Installation Holes ..............................................34
Figure 11 Concrete Platform........................................................................35
Figure 12 Hoisting BS21..............................................................................36
Figure 13 Power Supply Plug-in Box (220 V AC)..............................................40
Figure 14 Power Supply Plug-in Box (-48 V DC)..............................................41
Figure 15 4-Core Power Cable......................................................................41
Figure 16 Laying Power Cable and Grounding Cable ........................................44
Figure 17 MMTRM Layout ............................................................................46
Figure 18 Backplane Wiring Diagram (Configured with AC Power Supply Plug-in Box)
........................................................................................................48
Figure 19 ETRM Panel Structure ...................................................................51
Figure 20 ECDU Module Panel Structure ........................................................52
Figure 21 Front Panel Wiring for O1 Configuration...........................................53
Figure 22 Front Panel Wiring for O2 Configuration...........................................54
Figure 23 Front Panel Wiring for S1/1 Configuration........................................55
Figure 24 Cabinet 1 Front Panel Wiring for O3 Configuration.............................56
Figure 25 Cabinet 2 Front Panel Wiring for O3 Configuration.............................57
Figure 26 Front Panel Wiring of Cabinet 1 and Cabinet 2 for O4 Configuration.....58
Figure 27 Backplane ID...............................................................................59
Figure 28 Appearance of ZX-SM150 (V2) Equipment .......................................62
Figure 29 Removing Upper and Lower Covers of SM150 (V2)............................62
Figure 30 SM Front Panel Connections...........................................................63
Figure 31 SM150 (V2) Backplane..................................................................63
Figure 32 Transmission Connection between ETB and BS21..............................64
Figure 33 Appearance and Interfaces of ZXSM T150........................................64
Figure 34 Interfaces on Cabinet Bottom.........................................................68
Figure 35 Two E1 Connection Modes .............................................................72
Figure 36 Striping off Sheath .......................................................................80
Figure 37 Placing O-shape Ring....................................................................81
Figure 38 Connecting..................................................................................81
Figure 39 Cleaning Cross Section..................................................................81
Figure 40 Rotating Connector Fastener..........................................................82
Figure 41 Connecting Components................................................................82
Figure 42 Installation of BTS Antenna System................................................83
Figure 43 Installation of BTS Antenna Feeder System......................................85
Figure 44 Installation Flow of Antenna Feeder System.....................................86
Figure 45 Fixing Feeder Cables.....................................................................87
Figure 46 Hoisting Antenna..........................................................................89
Figure 47 Antenna Supports ........................................................................90
Figure 48 U-shape Bolt ...............................................................................90
Figure 49 Kathrein Azimuth Regulator ...........................................................91


Figure 50 Using Azimuth Regulator ...............................................................91
Figure 51 Fastening Screws .........................................................................92
Figure 52 Down Tilt Angle Gauge..................................................................92
Figure 53 Adjusting Downtilt........................................................................93
Figure 54 Installation of Omni-directional Antenna..........................................94
Figure 55 Connection of Jumpers..................................................................95
Figure 56 Fixing Feeder Clip.........................................................................95
Figure 57 Once-for-all Bend.........................................................................96
Figure 58 Repeated Bends...........................................................................96
Figure 59 Cable Hoisting Mesh .....................................................................97
Figure 60 Fixing Feeder Cables.....................................................................98
Figure 61 Drill Holes on Wall ........................................................................99
Figure 62 Sealing Feeder Cable Holes............................................................99
Figure 63 Installing Feeder Window ............................................................ 100
Figure 64 Installing Lightning Arrester......................................................... 101
Figure 65 Sealing Lightning Arrester ........................................................... 101
Figure 66 Closing Grounding Clip Ring......................................................... 102
Figure 67 Enwinding Waterproof Adhesive Tape............................................ 103
Figure 68 Enwinding Electrical Insulating Tape ............................................. 103
Figure 69 Plugging Module......................................................................... 114
Figure 70 Module Inserted......................................................................... 115
Figure 71 PSM Panel ................................................................................. 117

Tables

Table 1 Typographical Conventions................................................................xi
Table 2 Mouse Operation Conventions............................................................xi
Table 3 Safety Signs................................................................................... xii
Table 4 Safety Signs.................................................................................... 2
Table 5 Weight of parts of Integrated Equipment with Full Configuration ............12
Table 6 Main Instruments and Meters............................................................17
Table 7 Minimal Burial Depth of Concrete Poles ..............................................29
Table 8 Minimal Specifications of Grounding Block and Ground Wire ..................30
Table 9 Connections on Cabinet Backplane.....................................................48
Table 10 ETRM Panel Indicator Abbreviations .................................................51
Table 11 ECDU Panel Indicator Abbreviations .................................................52
Table 12 Front Panel Connections (O1)..........................................................53
Table 13 Front Panel Connections (O2)..........................................................54
Table 14 Front Panel Connections (S1/1) .......................................................55
Table 15 Cabinet 1 Front Panel Connections (O3)............................................56
Table 16 Cabinet 2 Front Panel Connections (O3)............................................57
Table 17 Jumpers between O3 Cabinets ........................................................57
Table 18 Cabinet 1 and Cabinet 2 Front Panel Connections (O4) .......................58
Table 19 Jumpers between O4 Cabinets ........................................................59
Table 20 Interfaces on Cabinet Bottom Plate..................................................68
Table 21 Signal Definitions of ABISI1 Interface Socket ....................................70
Table 22 Signal Definitions of ABISO1 Interface Socket ...................................70
Table 27 Signal Definitions of IBIO1 Microwave Trunk Interface Socket ..............73
Table 28 Signal Definitions of IBIO2 Microwave Trunk Interface Socket ..............73
Table 29 Dry Contact Signal Interface ...........................................................73
Table 30 Definition of SYNC Inter-Cabinet Synchronous Signal Interface Socket ..74
Table 31 Signal Definitions of Hycom1 Interface Socket ...................................75
Table 35 MMI Interface Signal Description .....................................................76
Table 36 ETRM Power Grades (RF900)......................................................... 106
Table 37 ETRM Power Grades (RF1800)....................................................... 106

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