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Huawei TMA Support
Huawei TMA Support
Antenna System
Feature Parameter Description
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Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 Scope
1.2 Intended Audience
1.3 Change History
6 Counters
7 Glossary
8 Reference Documents
1 Introduction
1.1 Scope
This document describes the antenna system feature of Huawei SingleRAN system. It covers the
sub-features connection with Tower Mounted Amplifier (TMA), remote electrical tilt, and 2-way
antenna receive diversity.
Document Issues
The document issues are as follows:
01 (2010-10-15)
Draft (2010-05-15)
01 (2010-10-15)
This is the document for the first commercial release of SRAN5.0.
Compared with issue Draft (2010-05-15) of SRAN5.0, this issue optimizes the description.
Draft (2010-05-15)
This is the draft of the document for SRAN5.0.
This is a new document.
When the power switch is set to ON, you need to set the current alarm threshold:
For the BTS, you can run the MML command SET BTSRXUBP/SET BTSDATUBP to set the
current alarm threshold.
For the NodeB, you can run the MML command SET ALDPWRSW to set the current alarm
threshold.
The Remote Control Unit (RCU) is the driving motor of the phase shifter of the RET antenna. The
RCU receives and executes the control commands from the MBTS to drive the stepper motor. A
pulling bar connects the stepper motor and the phase shifter. When the stepper motor is triggered,
the pulling bar moves and then the phase of the phase shifter changes through the gears. In this
situation, the phase of each element of the array antenna changes regularly. Then, the direction of
the main beam of the antenna changes accordingly. Thus, the antenna tilt is adjusted.
3.3 Operating Principles of Huawei RET
Huawei MBTS supports the following types of RET antenna connection:
Directly connect the RET through multicore cables: It is applicable when the distance between the
RRU and the RCU is shorter than 20 meters.
Figure 3-2 DBS Station connect the RET Antenna directly
Connect the RET via SBT: It is applicable when the distance between the RRU and the RCU is
longer than 20 meters and the TMA is not used in the system.
Figure 3-3 DBS Station connect the RET Antenna via SBT
Figure 3-4 BTS Station connect the RET Antenna via SBT
Connect the RET together with the STMA: It is applicable when the distance between the RRU
and the RCU is longer than 20 meters and the TMA is required by the system.
Figure 3-5 DBS Station connect the RET Antenna together with STMA
Figure 3-6 BTS Station connect the RET Antenna together with STMA
The MBTS supplies the DC power to the stepper motor and communicates with it through the AISG
interface on the motor.
In the Huawei RET solution, the RET antenna can be controlled remotely or locally through a
command sent from the M2000 or LMT respectively.
When directly connect the RET through multicore cables, the process of RET antenna control is
as follows:
1. The M2000 or LMT issues the control command to the BBU, and then the BBU sends the
command to the RRU.
2. The RRU modulates the control command into RS485 signals and then transmits the signals
from the RS485 port to the RCU through the control cable.
When connect the RET via the SBT, the process of RET antenna control is as follows:
1. The M2000 or LMT issues the control command to the BBU, and then the BBU sends the
command to the RRU.
2. The RRU modulates the control command into On-Off-Keying (OOK) signals and then transmits
the signals and the DC power from the RF port to the SBT.
3. The SBT demodulates the OOK signals into RS485 signals and then transmits the signals and
part of the DC power to the RCU.
When conect the RET together with STMA, the process of RET antenna control is as follows:
1. The M2000 or LMT issues the control command to the BBU, and then the BBU sends the
command to the RRU.
2. The RRU modulates the control command into OOK signals and then transmits the signals and
the DC power from the RF port to the STMA.
3. The STMA demodulates the OOK signals into RS485 signals and then transmits the signals and
part of the DC power to the RCU.
The Huawei RET solution supports the RET cascading control. Several cascaded RET antennas can
be controlled by the signals coming from the same control cable. The cascading solution helps save
the cost of the SBTs.
The Huawei RET solution also supports the 2G/3G RET cascading control. 3G RET antennas can
be cascaded with 2G RET antennas. When they are cascaded, the tilts of the 2G RET antennas can
be controlled on the OMC for 3G, and the tilts of the 3G RET antennas can also be controlled on the
OMC for 2G. The cascading helps save the cost of SBTs and STMAs when the 2G and 3G RET
antennas are installed at the same place.
4 2-Way Antenna Receive Diversity
The 2-way antenna receive diversity function corresponds to the feature MRFD-210604 2-Way
Antenna Receive Diversity.
With this feature, the same signal is received by two antennas. Then, the two ways of signals on the
two antennas are combined after being processed. In this manner, the signal attenuation is reduced.
This feature is a technique for improving the receive sensitivity and uplink coverage, thus reducing
the CAPEX.
For details, see TX Diversity and RX Diversity Feature Parameter Description of the RAN, and 2-
Antenna Receive Diversity Feature Parameter Description of the GBSS.
5 Parameters
5.1 Parameters of Connection With TMA
Table 5-1 Parameter description for GSM RXU board
Parameter ID NE MML Description
AER NodeB SET Meaning: It is the tilt alarm error range of the RET
TILTAER(Optional) antenna.