Nova442i Outdoor 4x4W eNB Q Installation Guide All rights reserved Baicells Technologies Co., Ltd. Document version: 01 About This Document This document is a guidance of Nova442i hardware installation for installation personnel, including the preparation of installation tools and supporting materials, the demands for installation environment, installation procedure, cable connection and power on. Accomplish the installation of the device according to this guide, the installation personnel can avoid potential damage to the device during the installation procedure, which makes sure the subsequent good running of the device. Copyright Notice Baicells Technologies, Inc., copyrights the information in this document. No part of this document may be reproduced in any form or means without the prior written consent of Baicells Technologies, Inc. Refer to the "Contact Us section below. Disclaimer The information in this document is subject to change at any time without notice. For more information, please consult with a Baicells technical engineer or the support team. Disposal of Electronic and Electrical Waste Pursuant to the WEEE EU Directive, electronic and electrical waste must not be disposed of with unsorted waste. Please contact your local recycling authority for disposal of this product. Exclamation Mark According to Article 10 (10) of Directive 2014/53/EU, the packaging shows that this radio equipment will be subject to some restrictions when placed on the market Revision Record Date Version Description 10 June, 2023 01 Initial Released. Contact Us Baicells Technologies Co., Ltd. Baicells Technologies North America, Inc. China North America Address 9-10F,1stBldg.,No.81BeiqingRoad,Haidian District,Beijing,China 555 Republic Dr., #200, Plano, TX 75074, USA Phone 400-108-0167 Email contact@Baicells.com or support@Baicells.com Website www.Baicells.com
+1-888-502-5585 sales_na@Baicells.com or support_na@Baicells.com https://na.Baicells.com Safety Information For the safety of installation personnel and for the protection of the equipment from damage, please read all safety warnings. If you have any questions concerning the warnings, before installing or powering on the base station contact the Baicells support team. Warning IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This warning symbol means danger. You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury. Before you work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and be familiar with standard practices for preventing accidents. Warning Read the installation instructions before you connect the system to its power source. Warning Installation of the equipment must comply with local and national electrical codes. Warning This product relies on the existing building or structure for short-circuit
(overcurrent) protection. Ensure that the protective device is rated no greater than 20A. Warning Do not operate this wireless network device near unshielded blasting caps or in an explosive environment unless the device has been modified and qualified for such use. Warning In order to comply with the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) radio frequency (RF) exposure limits, antennas should be located at a minimum of 70 centimeters (27.6 inches) or more from the body of all persons. Table of Contents 1. Product Overview ......................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Highlights .................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Appearance ................................................................................................................ 2 1.4 Technical Specification ............................................................................................... 4 1.4.1 Technology.......................................................................................................... 4 1.4.2 Interface.............................................................................................................. 4 1.4.3 Performance ....................................................................................................... 4 1.4.4 Modulation Levels (Adaptive) ............................................................................. 5 1.4.5 Features .............................................................................................................. 6 1.4.6 Link Budget ......................................................................................................... 6 1.4.7 Physical ............................................................................................................... 7 2. Installation Preparation .............................................................................................. 9 2.1 Support Materials ..................................................................................................... 9 2.2 Installation Tools ...................................................................................................... 9 2.3 Installation Environmental Requirements ............................................................... 10 2.4 Personnel Requirements .......................................................................................... 10 2.5 Lightening & Grounding Protection ......................................................................... 11 3. Installation .................................................................................................................. 12 3.1 Unpacking ................................................................................................................ 12 3.2 Installation Procedure .............................................................................................. 12 3.3 Install on Pole ........................................................................................................... 12 3.4 Connect Cable .......................................................................................................... 15 3.4.1 Cable Laying Requirements .............................................................................. 15 3.4.2 Connect Ethernet Cable .................................................................................... 15 3.4.3 Connect Ground Cable ...................................................................................... 15 3.5 Power on to Check LED Status ................................................................................. 18 4. FAQ ............................................................................................................................ 19 Appendix A Terminology & Acronym ............................................................................... 20 List of Figures Figure 1-1 Nova442i Appearance ................................................................................ 2 Figure 1-2 Nova442i Interfaces and LED Indicators .................................................... 3 Figure 3-1 Installation Process ................................................................................... 12 Figure 3-6 Pole Grounding ......................................................................................... 16 Figure 3-7 Grounding Screws .................................................................................... 17 List of Tables Table 1-1 Nova442i Interface Description .................................................................... 3 Table 1-2 Nova442i LED Indicators .............................................................................. 3 Table 2-1 Support Materials ......................................................................................... 9 Table 2-2 Environmental Requirements ..................................................................... 10 1. Product Overview 1.1 Introduction The Baicells Nova442i is an advanced two-carrier outdoor eNodeB (eNB) compliant with 3GPP LTE TDD technology. This 4x4W eNB operates in Carrier Aggregation (CA) mode or Dual Carrier (DC) mode. In CA mode, Nova442i supports 2CC (2 component carriers) DL/UL CA. 2CC DL/UL CA doubles DL/UL peak throughput comparing to that of a single carrier. By aggregating 2 separated spectrum resources into a virtual contiguous spectrum resource. In DC mode, each carrier is treated as an independent cell, supporting 96+96 users, with each cell supporting 5, 10, 15, or 20MHz bandwidth. Using a Nova442i in DC mode simplifies and streamlines the deployment of split sectors. In addition, HaloB (an embedded EPC option) is available on the Nova442i as part of the base software. The Baicells patented HaloB solution migrates the necessary core network functions to the eNB. 1.2 Highlights Following are some of the key Nova442i highlights. Standard LTE TDD Band 48 GUI-based local and remote Web management Excellent Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) coverage Peak rate: Up to DL 290Mbps and UL 70Mbps with 2x20MHz bandwidth 2CC DL/UL CA improves the spectrum efficiency of fragmented spectrum resources. Suitable for private and public deployments; any IP based backhaul can be used, including public transmission protected by Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) 96 RRC connected users per carrier (96+96 in DC mode); upgradeable to higher capacity in future releases Built-in RF antenna and GPS antenna Integrated small cell form factor for quick and easy installation Configured out of the box to work with Baicells Cloud Core HaloB as embedded EPC solution 1 Supports Transparent Bridge Mode Supports Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) Plug-and-play with Self-Organizing Network (SON) capabilities Inter operation with all standard LTE Evolved Packet Core (EPC) Supports TR-069 network management interface Lower power consumption, which reduces OPEX, can be powered easily by Baicells compact outdoor smart UPS 1.3 Appearance The Nova442i eNB appearance is shown in Figure 1-1. Figure 1-1 Nova442i Appearance The Nova442i interfaces and LED indicators are shown in Figure 1-2. 2 Figure 1-2 Nova442i Interfaces and LED Indicators The Nova442i interfaces are described in Table 1-1. Interface ETH/POE++
Table 1-1 Nova442i Interface Description Description RJ-45 interface (FE/GE) Used for power supply, debug or data backhaul. PoE++, complied with IEEE 802.3bt standard The Nova442i interface indicators are described in Table 1-2. Table 1-2 Nova442i LED Indicators Identity Color Status Description PWR Green Steady On OFF Power On No Power Supply CELL2 Green Fast flash: 0.125s on,0.125s off CELL 2 inactivated Slow flash: 1s on,1s off CELL 2 activated CELL1 Green Fast flash: 0.125s on,0.125s off CELL 1 inactivated Slow flash: 1s on,1s off CELL 1 activated ALM Red Steady On OFF Hardware alarm, e.g., VSWR alarm No alarm 3 1.4 Technical Specification 1.4.1 Technology Item Standard TDD UL/DL Configuration Model No. Description LTE TDD RAN (3GPP R15 compliant) 1, 2, 6 (with Special subframe configuration 7) mBS31010 Frequency Band Band48 (3550 MHz 3700 MHz) Channel Bandwidth SC: 10/20 MHz CA: 40 MHz as maximum aggravated bandwidth Multiplexing MIMO: 2x2 (DL) Security Radio: SNOW 3G/AES-128 Backhaul: IPsec (X.509 AES-128, AES-256, SHA-128, SHA-256) 1.4.2 Interface Item Description Ethernet Interface 1 RJ-45 Ethernet interface (1 GE) Power Supply PoE++, IEEE 802.3bt standard Protocols Used Network Management VLAN/VxLAN LED Indicators IPv4/IPv6 (Dual Stack), UDP, TCP, ICMP, SNMPv2c, NTP, SSH, IPsec, TR-069, HTTP/HTTPs, 1588v2, DHCP IPv4/IPv6, HTTP/HTTPs, SNMPv2c, TR-069, SSH, Embedded EPC 802.IQ/VxLAN 4 x status LED CELL1/CELL2/ALM/PWR 1.4.3 Performance Item Peak Data Rate
(DC) Description 2x20 MHz DL (Mbps) UL (Mbps) UL/DL Config 1 UL/DL Config 2 2x105 2x145 UL/DL Config 6 2x85 2x28 2x14 2x35 2x10 MHz DL (Mbps) UL (Mbps) 4 Item Description Peak Data Rate
(CA) UL/DL Config 1 UL/DL Config 2 UL/DL Config 6 2x51 2x70 2x42 2x14 2x7 2x17 2x20 MHz DL (Mbps) UL (Mbps) UL/DL Config 1 UL/DL Config 2 UL/DL Config 6 210 290 170 56 28 70 2x10 MHz DL (Mbps) UL (Mbps) UL/DL Config 1 UL/DL Config 2 UL/DL Config 6 102 140 84 28 14 34 20MHz + 10MHz DL (Mbps) UL (Mbps) UL/DL Config 1 UL/DL Config 2 UL/DL Config 6 156 215 127 42 21 52 User Capacity Up to 96 RRC connected users per cell (4 users per TTI) SC/CA: 96 RRC connected users DC: 96+96 RRC connected users Maximum Deployment Range Latency Receive Sensitivity Modulation 12 kilometers 30 milliseconds
-100 dBm (per channel) MCS0 (QPSK) to MCS27 (256QAM) DL: QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, 256QAM UL: QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM Transmit Power Range 0 to 36 dBm per channel (combined +42dBm, configurable)
(1 dB interval) Quality of Service Nine-level priority indicated by QoS Class Identifiers (QCI) ARQ/HARQ Supported Synchronization GPS, 1588v2 NOTE: The test method of receiving sensitivity is proposed by the 3GPP TS 36.104, which is based on 5MHz bandwidth, FRC A1-3 in Annex A.1 (QPSK, R=1/3, 25RB) standard. 1.4.4 Modulation Levels (Adaptive) MCS 0 - 4 5- 9 Modulation Scheme QPSK 16QAM RSRP (dBm) Coverage Distance
(km)
-120 RSRP < -110
-110 RSRP < -100 9 < D 12 4 < D 9 5 MCS 10 - 19 20 - 27 Modulation Scheme 64QAM 256QAM RSRP (dBm) Coverage Distance
(km)
-100 RSRP < -85 RSRP -85 2 < D 4 D 2 NOTE: The information provided is for reference only as the environment can impact modulation levels. Scenario: Base Station height is 30 meters; Customer User Equipment (CPE) height is two meters. 1.4.5 Features Voice NSA SON Item Description VoLTE*
Supported Self-Organizing Network Automatic setup Automatic Neighbor Relation (ANR) PCI confliction detection EPC HaloB (Embedded EPC) Traffic Offload Local breakout Layer 2 Support Transparent Bridge Mode Maintenance Local/Remote Web maintenance Online status management Performance statistics Fault management Local/Remote software upgrade Logging Connectivity diagnosis Automatic start and configuration Alarm reporting User information tracing Signaling trace
* Planned for future release 1.4.6 Link Budget Item RF Antenna Description Internal 4T4R omni high-gain antenna Horizontal Beam width 360 Vertical Beam width 7.5 Polarization: 45 GPS Antenna Internal GPS antenna Antenna Gain 12dBi 6 Item Power Control Description UL Open-loop/Closed-loop Power Control, DL Power Allocation (3GPP TS 36.213 compliant) 1.4.7 Physical Item Description Surge Suppression Yes Power Interface Lightning Protection Differential mode: 10 KA Common mode: 20 KA MTBF MTTR 150000 hours 1 hour Ingress Protection Rating IP55 Operating Temperature
-40F to 131F / -40C to 55C Storage Temperature
-49F to 158F / -45C to 70C Humidity 5% to 95% RH Atmospheric Pressure 70 kPa to 106 kPa Power Consumption Typical 70W, maximum 90W Weight 21.2 lbs / 9.6 kg Dimensions (HxWxD) Diameter: 7.9 inches/200mm Height:
with lightning rod: 33.7 inches/857mm without lightning rod: 23.9 inches/608mm Installation Pole mount 1.4.8 FCC Compliance This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Any Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful 7 interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. Warning This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 100cm between the radiator & your body. 8 2. Installation Preparation 2.1 Support Materials In addition to industry standard tools, you will need the materials described in Table 2-1 during the installation. When selecting an RF antenna, be sure to match the frequency range of the antenna with the eNB. Table 2-1 Support Materials Item Figure Description Ethernet cable Ground cable Pole Distribution box Outdoor CAT6, shorter than 100 meters (~109 yards) It is suggested that the diameter of the cable is 7 1mm. If the length of lead is more than 10 meters, 10mm diameter grounding cable should be used. If the length of lead is less than 10 meters, 10mm diameter grounding cable should be used. 100mmpole40mm hot-galvanized steel pipe Channel steel and equal angle steel installation are also supported. The width of the channel steel is 50mm to 100mm; the length of side of the angle steel is 63mm to 80mm. AC Air switch, socket, power grounding point, broadband access is all in the distribution box, which must be waterproofed. 2.2 Installation Tools The following tools are needed during the installation. Level bar Marking pen Knife Vise Wrench 9 Percussion drill and some drill heads hammer Cross screw driver Cable vice Tape measure 5mm L-shape allen wrench T7 screwdriver head Ladder compass fixed pulley multimeter 2.3 Installation Environmental Requirements In addition to network planning, when determining where to place the eNB you need to consider factors such as climate, hydrology, geology, the possibility of earthquakes, reliable electric power, and transportation access. Avoid locating the eNB in areas where there may be extreme temperatures, harmful gases, unstable voltages, volatile vibrations, loud noises, flames, explosives, or electromagnetic interference (e.g., large radar stations, transformer substations). Avoid areas prone to impounded water, soaking, leakage, or condensation. Table 2-2 provides typical environmental specifications for this eNB. Table 2-2 Environmental Requirements Item Temperature Relative humidity
(no condensation) Safety voltage Range
-40C to 55C 0% to 100%
42V to 58V Typical value 25C 5% to 95%
48V 2.4 Personnel Requirements The installation personnel must master the basic safe operation knowledge, through the training, and having the corresponding qualifications. 10 2.5 Lightening & Grounding Protection You must protect the eNB, antenna, and GPS against lightning. Following are guidelines concerning grounding. The yellow-green ground wire must be at least 10mm2 in diameter. In principle, always place the grounding as near as possible to the equipment. Connect to a reliable outdoor grounding point (earth) using one ground screw. The connection of the grounding points and ground bar need to be tight and reliable. Rustproofing the terminals, e.g., with anti-oxidant coating or grease, is required. 11 3. Installation 3.1 Unpacking Before opening the box, make sure the package is in good condition, undamaged and not wet. During the unpacking, avoid potential damaging impacts from hits or excessive force. Once unpacked, check whether the quantity is consistent with the packing list. 3.2 Installation Procedure Figure 3-1 provides an overview of the installation process. Figure 3-1 Installation Process 3.3 Install on Pole The eNB mounting bracket is assembled in manufacturing before packing. The only action required by the installer is to fix the assembly on the pole. Check to ensure the diameter of the pole is in the range of 2.4 inches to 3.9 inches
(60mm to 100 mm). The position of the gNB on the pole should be at least 47 inches
(120 cm) in height. Follow the steps below to install the eNB on a pole. 1. Assemble the mounting bracket. a) Insert four M10 bolts on the mounting bracket, and fasten with flat washers, 12 spring washers and hex nuts. b) Assemble two clamps on M10 bolts, and fasten with flat washers, spring washers and hex nuts. The reserved distance to the mounting bracket is approximately the diameter of the pole. Hex nuts do not need to be fasten. c) The mounting bracket assembling is complete. 13 2. Put the assembled mounting bracket from the top of the pole. Adjust the position of clamps and fasten hex nuts. 3. Put the eNB from up to down to the bottom, fasten with the M6 captive screws on both sides of the bracket. Two installation directions are supported. Installation direction 1 Installation direction 2 14 3.4 Connect Cable 3.4.1 Cable Laying Requirements General requirements:
Bending radius of feeder cable: 7/8 > 250mm, 4/5 > 380mm. Bending radius of jumper cable: 1/4 > 35mm, 1/2 (super soft) > 50mm, 1/2
(ordinary) > 127mm. Bending radius of power cable and grounding cable: > tripled of the diameter of the cable. The minimum bend radius of the optical fiber is the 20 times the diameter of the optical fiber. Bind the cables according the type of the cable, intertwining and crossing are forbidden. An identification label should be attached after the cable is laid. Grounding laying requirements:
The grounding cable must connect to the grounding point. The grounding cable must be separate with the signal cables, of enough distance to avoid signal interference. 3.4.2 Connect Ethernet Cable 1. Connect the Ethernet cable to ETH/POE++ interface. The connector is a PG connector, it is self-waterproofed. 2. The Ethernet cable connect to the PoE interface of the PoE adaptor. 3. The LAN interface of the PoE adaptor connect to a LAN switch or a router for maintenance and backhaul. NOTE: The PoE adaptor must be placed in the distribution box for waterproof. 3.4.3 Connect Ground Cable 3.4.3.1 Pole Grounding The purpose of the pole grounding is to protect the equipment in the station from the 15 damage of lightning overvoltage as far as possible. However, the interfaces between the eNB and the outside world mainly include power system, grounding system, antenna feeder and lightning receiving device, and signal line. Therefore, the damage caused by lightning mainly comes from the voltage difference between the equipment in the eNB and one or more of the four interfaces. The pole grounding is shown in Figure 3-2. Figure 3-2 Pole Grounding 1. The installation position of the grounding bar shall meet the design requirements. The holding pole and tower body must be connected to the lightning protection network or grounded with a separate lead. 2. The diameter of the grounding wire meets the design requirements. The copper nose must be used for grounding, and the grounding resistance is required to be less than 10 ohms. If the resistance of the public network communication equipment placed in other systems is less than 10 ohms, the grounding network of the system should be overlapped. 3. The grounding wire must be the whole wire material. When laying, it should be bound separately with other cables. All grounding wires should be fixed with wire code or binding tape with a fixed spacing of 0.3m. The appearance should be straight and beautiful. 4. The copper bar must be used for the grounding bar, and the specification of the grounding bar shall meet the design requirements. If there are no specific requirements in the design, 300 40 4mm and fixed with expansion bolts. 5. The grounding wire must be made of the whole cable material, the intermediate joint is strictly prohibited, and the excess length should be cut. The skin shall be complete, and the insulation resistance of the core wire to the ground (or metal isolation layer) shall meet the technical requirements of the cable. 16 6. The grounding wire shall be connected to the integrated grounding bar of the building. If it is impossible to connect to the integrated grounding bar of the building, the appropriate grounding point can be selected according to the integrated grounding situation of the indoor building. The selection of grounding point must be higher than the grounding grid, and the feeder grounding shall be towards the downward direction of the feeder, never upward. 7. The grounding electrode of the self-built grounding grid for the outdoor antenna of the tunnel must meet the design requirements. The buried depth of the grounding electrode and the welding quality of the flat iron meet the specification requirements. In principle, the buried depth of the grounding electrode shall not be less than 0.7m. The non-self-built grounding network shall be connected to the grounding network of the owner. 8. The eNB grounding, power adapter grounding, distribution box grounding and feeder grounding must be connected to the grounding bar independently, and the grounding bar must have a path from the lead to the earth. 3.4.3.2 eNB Grounding Prepare the grounding cable according to the actual measurements and requirements of the specific installation site. The grounding screw is located on the bottom of the unit, as shown in Figure 3-3. Follow the steps below the figure to connect the ground cable. Figure 3-3 Grounding Screws 1. Unscrew the grounding screw, connect one end of the ground cable to the grounding screw, and fasten it again. 2. Once the eNB is installed at the outdoor location, the other end of the ground cable needs to connect to a good grounding point. 17 3.5 Power on to Check LED Status Power on the eNB, and wait a few minutes while the eNB boots up. Per the previous Figure 1-2 and Table 1-2 in 1.3 Appearance, check that the LED indicators are lighting as expected. 18 4. FAQ 1. After the device is connected with the power line, the PWR of the device will not be displayed when it is powered on. 1 Maybe the power line is not connected well, and the contact is poor. 2 There is no power in the circuit. 3 Reverse connection of DC wire. 4 The adapter does not work. 5 Poor contact of equipment power interface. 2. How to choose the position of holding pole in the roof 1) Not near the edge. 2) The position of non-bearing beam cannot be selected. 3) Do not choose the side close to the barrier, you need to choose the most open position. 3. The coverage of eNB signal is not ideal after opening 1) Check if the power is full in the base station configuration. 2) Check whether the equipment has standing wave alarm. If there is any alarm, please handle it in time. 3) Check whether the RF frequency band of the equipment is consistent with that of the antenna. 4) Check whether the dip angle planning of the base station is reasonable. 5) Whether there is blocking in antenna coverage direct vision. 19 Appendix A Terminology & Acronym Acronym Full Name ANR ARQ CA CC Automatic Neighbor Relations Automatic Repeat Request Carrier Aggregation Component Carriers CSFB Circuit Switched Fallback DC EPC GPS HARQ IPsec MIMO MME MOCN OPEX PAP PCI Dual Carrier Evolved Packet Core network Global Positioning System Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Internet Protocol Security Multi Input Multi Output Mobility Management Entity Multi-Operator Core Network Operating Expense Password Authentication Protocol Physical Cell Identifier PLMN Public Land Mobile Network QAM QCI QoS QPSK RSRP SSH SON Quadrature Amplitude Modulation QoS Class Identifiers Quality of Service Quadrature Phase Shift Keying Reference Signal Receiving Power Secure Shell Self-Organized Network 20 TAC Tracking Area Code 21