7-ZXMW Maintenance and Troubleshooting Guide

ZXMW Maintenance and
Troubleshooting Guide
CONTENTS
n ZXMW Maintenance
l Daily Maintenance
l Monthly Maintenance
l Quarterly Maintenance
n ZXMW Troubleshooting
n Fault Locating Methods
Checking the Status of Boards
n By checking the status of boards, maintenance personnel can detect and resolve board
faults in a timely manner.
l 1. Log in to the Web LMT system, select Home from the top menu bar. The shelf diagram is
displayed, see the following figure. Click the board you want to view to display the board status
below the shelf diagram.
l 2. If the Alarm indicator of a board is lit red, troubleshoot the board fault immediately.
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Checking Performance Data
n Through the performance detection of an NE, you can check the performance indexes of
the device obtained every 15 minutes and 24 hours to monitor and analyze the
operational status of the NE.
n The following operations are based on the performance indexes of the RMON board.
l 1. Log in to the LMT system, select Performance > RMON from the navigation tree on the left.
The RMON page is displayed,
l 2. Check performance data.
Ø On the 15 Min tab, the performance indexes obtained every 15 minutes over last three days are displayed.
Ø On the 24 Hour tab, the performance indexes obtained every 24 hours over last seven days are displayed.
l 3. Close the page after you verify that the performance indexes are normal.

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Checking Performance Data

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Checking Alarms
n On the window for alarm management, you can observe and analyze the current and
historical alarms to discover errors or potential failures in network operations, and thus
locate, isolate and eliminate failures.
l 1. Log in to the Web LMT system. From the top menu bar, select Alarm > Current. The Current
page is displayed.
l 2. Set Level.The active alarms at the selected level are displayed.
Ø Note :Users can export the alarm query result to an Excel file for further analysis and processing.
l 3. If there is any critical alarm, locate, isolate, and resolve the fault as soon as possible.

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Checking Alarms

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Checking Device Events
n By checking device events in the alarm management window, maintenance personnel
can detect and resolve the faults or potential faults during network operation in a timely
manner.
l 1. Log in to the Web LMT system. From the top menu bar, select Alarm > Event. The Event
page is displayed:
l 2. Verify that there are no abnormal device events. If there is any, locate the system faults and
resolve them in a timely manner.
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Checking the Status of Indicators
n Analyzing the status of indicators is a common method used when a fault is detected.
Maintenance personnel can locate and resolve the faults by observing the status of
indicators on each board panel.

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Checking Inventory Information
n This procedure describes how to check the information of the board, optical module, and
ODU inventories.
l 1. Log in to the LMT system, select Maintenance > Inventory from the navigation tree on the left.
The Inventory page is displayed.
l 2. Check inventory information about the devices.

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Checking Inventory Information

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n ZXMW Maintenance
l Daily Maintenance
Checking Spare Parts
n Regularly checking spare parts in the warehouse helps ensure that they are safe and
reliable.
l 1. Check the storage time of boards and devices, and send them to ZTE for inspection in
accordance with the following principles (if you have any questions, dial +86-755-26771900):
Ø Spare parts that have been stored for over one year and less than three years shall be sent for inspection
once a year. Spare parts that have been stored for more than three years and less than six years shall be
inspected once per half year.
l 2. Check each spare part. If the package of any spare part is damaged, or the spare part has
been dropped or hit, or is damp during the storage process, the spare part shall be sent to ZTE
for inspection.

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Checking Power Supply
n This procedure describes how to check the equipment's power supply to ensure that the
equipment can operate properly.
l 1. Verify that the status of the power cabinet (Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)) is normal.
l 2. Verify that the air break switch power supply of the portal frame is normal.
l 3. Verify that the rack, IF cable, IDU, ODU, and lightning protector are well grounded.
l 4. Verify that the power indicator of each board of the IDU is in normal status, that is, slowly
flashing green or lit green.

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Cleaning the Equipment
n Communication equipment is likely to be contaminated after operating for a long time.

Cleaning the equipment regularly can reduce Bit Error Rate (BER), fault rate, and board
failure rate by improving the heat dissipation capability of the equipment.
l 1. If possible, power off the equipment, detach the boards and components from the
equipment following the specified procedure, and then fully clean each part of the equipment.
l 2. If it is not allowed to power off the equipment, clean the power-on equipment with one of
the following methods whenever applicable:
Ø a. Spray-wash the equipment first, and then wash it with a water gun.
• This method is applicable when a lot of dust covers the equipment. Operation procedure: Spray the cleaner on the
equipment, wait until the cleaner infiltrates the dirt to insulate the dirt particles and the floating dust deposits, and then,
wash the equipment with a water gun.

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Ø b. Clean the equipment from top to bottom.
• This method is applicable when the equipment contamination is not serious.
Ø c. Clean the equipment from bottom to top.
• This method is applicable when the equipment contamination is serious. It prevents dirt accumulation on the equipment.
Ø d. Collect the dirt between layers and at the bottom.
• This method is applicable during the entire procedure of cleaning the power-on equipment.
• Operation procedure: Insert antistatic papers between each shelf and above the
• cabinet bottom, clean the equipment layer by layer, and extract all the papers.
Ø e. Clean narrow gaps.
• This method is used to clean a board that has a 3-5 mm gap from other boards or the equipment.
• Operation procedure: Insert the extension pipe of a special spray gun or a handheld pressure sprayer into the gap, and spray-wash
the board sides.

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Ø f. Clean boards without gaps.
• This method is used to clean boards that do not have gaps from other boards or the equipment.
• Operation procedure: Insert the extension pipe of a special spray gun into the gap between shelves, and spray-wash the board sides.
Ø g. Clean the fan.
• Operation procedure: Take out the Radio Fan Asset (RFA) board of the Indoor Unit (IDU) rack, and clean the dirt, to ensure the fan to
operate properly.
Ø CAUTION
• To reduce the maintenance risk, prepare a standby board before you take out the fan board.
• Replace the fan board according to the replacement process. Clean the removed board after the standby board run properly.
• It is strictly prohibited to run the cabinet equipment without fan board.

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Maintaining the Equipment Room Environment
n The equipment room environment includes all the conditions that influence the
equipment operation in the equipment room, such as temperature, humidity, and dust.
n Equipment room environment maintenance protects the equipment from adverse

environmental factors.
l 1. Keep a vacuum cleaner in the equipment and clean dust in the equipment periodically.
Ø Operation procedure: Use a blower to blow away the dust on the equipment surface, and use absolute
alcohol to wash the equipment surface. It is recommended to put a thin layer of heat-conductive silicon
oil on the components exposed in the air.

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Maintaining the Equipment Room Environment
l 2. Take antistatic measures to protect the equipment.
Ø Operation procedure: Keep a certain humidity inside the equipment room, prevent the accumulation of static
electricity, and keep good contact between the grounding cable and the equipment.
l 3. Verify that the air conditioner in the equipment room is operating properly, and keep the
temperature inside the equipment room within the range from 15 °C to 35 °C.
l 4. Keep the humidity inside the equipment room within the range from 20% to 80%, and take
waterproof and dampproof measures for the equipment in the rainy season.

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n ZXMW Maintenance
l Daily Maintenance
Checking the Receive Level
n This procedure describes how to check the receive level and the handling methods in
case that the receive level is out of the planned range.
l 1. Check whether the receive level of the ODU is within the planned range. You can view
performance statistics on the Web LTM system.
l 2. Perform relevant operations in accordance with the check result.

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Checking the Receive Level
Check Result Handling Suggestion
The receive level is lower than Refer to "Microwave Troubleshooting".
the designed value.
The receive level fluctuates. l If frequency interference exists, perform the frequency sweep
test to get the interference frequency and adjust the frequency
points of the microwave link.
l If the level attenuation is caused by bad weather like rain,
Ø Modify the polarization mode to be a lower one, or enable the
Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM) function.
Ø Frequency resources permitting, use a low-band ODU (< 11 GHz).
Ø Increase the transmit power, use a large-aperture antenna, and
enable the Automatic Transmitter Power Control (ATPC) function.
l If the receive fault is caused by multipath attenuation,
Ø Modify the equipment protection mode to space diversity mode to
eliminate the multipath effect.
Ø Adjust the antenna height.
Ø Increase the antenna aperture.

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Checking the ODU Installation
n The procedure describes how to check the Outdoor Unit (ODU) installation, to ensure
that the ODU can operate properly and well cooperate with other devices.
l 1. Verify that the installation position of the ODU's adapter meet the engineering design
requirement.
l 2. Verify that the ODU's adapter is firmly fixed on the pole, meeting the wind resistance
requirement.
l 3. If the ODU is installed in separate mode, verify that the interface of the flexible waveguide
flange is firmly and reliably connected to the ODU's adapter, and ensure that the bending radius
of the flexible waveguide does not exceed 90°.

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Checking the ODU Installation
l 4. Verify that the ODU is within the protection range of the lightning rod.
Ø Note :The protection angle of the antenna's lightning rod must be less than 45°. In areas with high mountains or
frequent thunderstorm, the protection angle of the antenna's lightning rod must be less than 30°.
l 5. Verify that the ODU's grounding cable is properly connected.
l 6. Verify that the waterproof clay and tape between the Intermediate Frequency (IF) cable and the
ODU are reliably sealed.

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Checking the Combiner Installation
n This procedure describes how to check the combiner installation, to ensure that the
combiner can operate properly and well cooperate with other devices.
l 1. Verify that the combiner is fastened to the antenna firmly and the four screws are secured.
l 2. Verify that the combiner is within the protection range of the lightning rod.
Ø Note: The protection angle of the antenna's lightning rod must be less than 45°. In areas with high
mountains or frequent thunderstorm, the protection angle of the antenna's lightning rod must be less
than 30°.
l 3. Verify that the combiner does not have water leakage.

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Checking the Antenna Installation
n This procedure describes how to check the antenna installation, to ensure that the
antenna can operate properly and well cooperate with other devices.
l 1. Verify that the installation position and direction of the antenna meet the engineering design
requirement.
l 2. Verify that the antenna bracket is firmly and reliably fixed on the pole, meeting the wind
resistance requirement.
l 3. Verify that the antenna is within the protection range of the lightning rod.
Ø Note :The protection angle of the antenna's lightning rod must be less than 45°. In areas with high
mountains or frequent thunderstorm, the protection angle of the antenna's lightning rod must be less than
30°.

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Checking the IF Cable
n This procedure describes how to check the IF cable, to ensure that the IF cable is
properly connected.
l 1. Verify that the outdoor connector and grounding clip of the IF cable are well sealed.
l 2. Verify that the connectors of the IF cable are fastened.
l 3. Verify that the IF cable is not broken or twisted and its shielding layer is not exposed.
l 4. Verify that the bending radius of the IF cable is greater than 30 cm.
l 5. Verify that the grounding points of the IF cable comply with the specification.
Ø The IF cable should be more than 60 m in length and is grounded in the three-point grounding mode. If the
IF cable is shorter than 60 m, it is recommended to ground the cable in the two-point grounding mode.
Waterproofing measures should be made at the grounding points.

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Checking the IF Cable
l 6. To satisfy the antenna height adjustment requirement in future, reserve 5 m-10 m of the IF cable
to make a ring and fix it on the metal tower:
l 7. Bind the indoor IF cable and the power cable separately, and fix the IF cable with cable ties.
l 8. Fix the outdoor IF cable with cable ties every one meter.
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CONTENTS
n ZXMW Maintenance
l Overview
l Application Faults
l Radio Link Faults
l Ethernet Service Faults
l Network Management Faults
l Fault Locating Methods
Overview
n This procedure shows an example of the air interface in 1+1 configuration. The following
principles should be observed for troubleshooting:
l Troubleshoot indoor problems before troubleshooting outdoor problems.
l Troubleshoot power problems before troubleshooting equipment problems.
l Troubleshoot local problems before troubleshooting remote problems.
l Troubleshoot problems below towers before troubleshooting problems above towers.

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Overview

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n ZXMW Maintenance
l Overview
l Radio Link Faults
A PC Connected to the LMT Interface Cannot Ping the
Equipment
n Perform the following troubleshooting steps:
l 1. Check the IP configuration of the Personal Computer (PC).
Ø To access the equipment through the LMT interface, the IP address of the PC must be configured within
the same network segment as the default LMT debug IP address.
l 2. Verify that the PC is configured with only one network adapter.
Ø If the PC is configured with two network adapters, it cannot access the equipment sometimes. In this case,
disable one network adapter. After that, the PC can access the equipment successfully.

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l 3. Verify that the firewall function is not enabled on the PC.
Ø Normally, the firewall function will prohibit some programs to access the network. It is recommended to
disable the firewall function or add the ports to be accessed in the firewall configuration.
l 4. Check the power plan configuration of the PC.
Ø Set Power Plan to High Performance.
l 5. Verify that the Radio Core Cross-connect Unit (RCU) is operating properly.
Ø Verify that the RUN indicator of the RCU board is slowly flashing green. If the indicator is rapidly flashing, it
indicates that the RCU board is not started.
l 6. If the problem still exists after the previous operations, replace the PC.

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A PC Connected to the NMS Interface Cannot Ping the
Equipment
l 1. Check the IP configuration of the PC.
Ø To access the equipment through the NMS interface, the IP address of the PC and that of the equipment
must be configured in the same network segment. If the two IP addresses are not configured in the same
network segment, reconfigure them, and access the equipment again.
l 2. Check the port mode and VLAN configuration of the NMS interface.
Ø To allow the PC to access the equipment, enable the NMS interface, set the port mode of the NMS
interface to Access, and set PVID to the DCN VLAN ID.
l 3. Verify that the PC is configured with only one network adapter.
Ø If the PC is configured with two network adapters, it cannot access the equipment sometimes. In this
case, disable one network adapter. After that, the PC can access the equipment successfully.
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l 4. Verify that the firewall function is not enabled on the PC.
Ø Normally, the firewall function will prohibit some programs to access the network. It is recommended to
disable the firewall function or add the ports to be accessed in the firewall configuration.
l 5. Check the power plan configuration of the PC.
Ø Set Power Plan to High Performance.
l 6. Verify that the RCU board is operating properly.
Ø Verify that the RUN indicator of the RCU board is slowly flashing green. If the indicator is rapidly flashing, it
indicates that the RCU board is not started.
l 7. If the problem still exists after the previous operations, replace the PC.

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CONTENTS
n ZXMW Maintenance
l Overview
l Radio Link Faults
The Receive Level Does Not Reach the Theoretical Value

l 1. Verify that the antenna direction is aligned
with the main lobe direction:
Ø If the antenna is not aligned with the main lobe

direction, adjust the antenna direction with the
main lobe direction.
Ø If the antenna is aligned with the main lobe

direction, go to the next step.
l 2. Verify that the two ends of the link have

consistent antenna polarization, and the ODU
and antenna have consistent polarization.

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The Receive Level Does Not Reach the Theoretical Value
l 3. Draw the cross section diagram in accordance with the map, and verify that there is no obstacle. If
there is any obstacle, modify the mounting height of the antenna or change the route direction.
l 4. Verify that the feeders and connectors do not have water leakage or are not moist.
Ø The connectors include those between the antenna and combiner, between the combiner and ODU, and
between the ODU and feeder. If the receive level drops due to water leakage, resolve the water leakage
problem or replace the ODU.
l 5. Verify that the antenna and ODU are in good condition.
Ø Verify that the ODU power does not decrease. If the power is insufficient, replace the ODU.
Ø In areas with serious salt corrosion, verify that the equipment does not rust. If the receive level drops due
to antenna rust, use the antenna that provides salt corrosion prevention.

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Error Codes Are Generated on the Radio Link
l 1. Verify that the actual operating power and transmitting power of the ODUs at the two ends of
the radio link are normal.
Ø In the LMT system, if the displayed operating frequency is consistent with the designed value and the
difference between the actual transmitting power and the configured transmit power does not exceed ±2
dBm, the radio link is considered normal; otherwise, the radio link is abnormal.
l 2. Verify that the receive levels of the ODUs are normal. For operation details, refer to"
Checking the Receive Level".
l 3. Verify that the MSE value is normal.
Ø If the MSE value is low, the error code problem is caused by interference.
l 4. Verify that the IF cables connected to the ODUs are normal. For operation details, refer
to"Checking the IF Cable" .
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Radio Link Is Disconnected

l 1. Verify that the ODU frequencies at the two ends of the radio link are matched.
l 2. Verify that the bandwidths and modulation modes of ODUs at the two ends of the radio link
are consistent.
l 3. Verify that the IF interface of the IDU has rated DC voltage. If the IF interface does not have
rated DC voltage, replace the IDU.
l 4. Verify that the feeders and feeder connectors are in good condition.
l 5. Verify that the polarization of the antenna and the ODU are installed properly.
l 6. Verify that the antenna azimuth does not deviate from the designed azimuth.
l 7. Verify that there is no obstacle in the radio link.

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Instantaneous Link Break

l 1. Verify that the equipment is operating properly.
l 2. Use the network management software or a level recorder to verify that the instantaneous
break is due to signal attenuation. For detailed information, refer to"Checking the Receive
Level" .
l 3. Verify that there is no interference. If interference exists, find the interference source
frequency and modify the equipment frequency.
l 4. Adjust the mounting height of the antenna.

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RMUs Lose Lock

l 1. Check incorrect hardware installation and verify that the equipment and antenna feeders are
installed properly.
l 2. Check link loop problem due to incorrect protection configuration and modify the 1+1
protection mode to 1+0 no-protection mode.
l 3. Check link losing lock due to that the receive level is lower than the threshold value of the
high modulation mode and set the working mode to 7M/QPSK.
l 4. Check logic or software problems and restart the equipment.
l 5. Replace a new RMU board to eliminate board hardware problems.
l 6. Check frequency interference and modify the frequency points to another pair of frequency
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Air Interface Performance Is Zero

l 1. Verify that the weather keeps normal and there is no thunderstorm.
l 2. Verify that there is no external interferences (co-channel interference, and adjacent channel
interference) in this duration and no obstacles on the transmission path.
l 3. Verify that the ODU is properly connected to the antenna.
l 4. Verify that the configuration is correct. For example, both directions of an antenna must be in
the same LAG group or PLA group.

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CONTENTS
n ZXMW Maintenance
l Overview
l Radio Link Faults
Ethernet Services Are Disconnected

l 1. Verify that the radio link is operating properly. For detailed information, refer to" Radio Link Is
Disconnected".
l 2. Verify that Jumbo and HC/PLA are enabled or disabled as required.
l 3. Verify that the RUN indicator of the RTU board is in normal status.
Ø If the RUN indicator is slowly flashing green, the RTU board is operating properly.
Ø If the RUN indicator is rapidly flashing green, the RTU board is disconnected from the RCU board. In the
LMT system, verify that the RTU board is configured in the correct slot.
Ø If the RUN indicator is lit or not lit, the RTU board is faulty. Replace the faulty board by a new one.

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Ethernet Services Are Disconnected
l 4. Verify that the link status indicator of the RTU board is in normal status.
l If the indicator is lit green or flashing, the link is operating properly.
Ø Verify that the Ethernet parameters of the microwave equipment and the port parameters of the network device (such as a
switch) connected to the microwave equipment are configured correctly. These parameters include duplex mode, rate, learning
mode, self-negotiation mode, flow control and rate setting, default port priority, VLAN setting, xSTP setting, LAG setting, and
QoS setting.
l If the indicator is not lit, the link signal is lost.
Ø In the LMT system, verify that the Ethernet port is enabled.
Ø If the Ethernet port is electrical port, verify that the Ethernet cable is well made, the crystal connectors are in good condition, the
line sequence is correct, and the cable is connected reliably.
Ø If the Ethernet port is optical port, verify that the optical fiber is connected properly, the optical module is operating properly,
and the working modes are matched.

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n ZXMW Maintenance
l Overview
l Radio Link Faults
Network Management Services Are Disconnected

l 1. Verify that the radio link is operating properly. For detailed information, refer to "2.2.3 Radio
Link Is Disconnected".
l 2. Verify that the Ethernet service is operating properly. For detailed information, refer to
"Ethernet Service Faults".
l 3. Verify that the VLAN ID parameter is set correctly.

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Radio Link Is Disconnected
l 4. Verify that the DCN interface IP address is set correctly.
Ø If the equipment is working in the layer-2 switching mode, verify that all IP addresses satisfying the layer-2
switching protocol are in the same subnetwork.
Ø If the equipment is working in the layer-3 routing mode, verify that the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
configuration is correct, and verify that the following cases do not exist:
• There are network management routes missed.
• Network management services are disconnected due to the equipment's crossing network segments.
Ø Users can add routes for the equipment in accordance with the actual condition.
l 5. Verify that the transmission channel between the equipment and the Network Management Server
(NMS) is normal.

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NEs Are Out of Control
l 1. Verify that the Ethernet cables are connected properly.
l 2. Check whether the DCN interface IP address settings of the NE are correct and match the design
documentation.
l 3. Ping the EMS server from the NEs respectively. Verify that the IP configurations of the NEs are the
same with the design.
l 4. Check the MAC addresses of the NEs and verify that the NEs are configured with different MAC
address.
l 5. Check whether the polling cycle is set too short and the number of NEs should be increased.
l 6. Check whether the DCN gateway IP address settings of the NE are correct and match the design
documentation through the Command Line Interface (CLI).
l 7. Check whether the username and password configured on the EMS and the NE are the same.
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n ZXMW Maintenance
l Obtaining Device Information with One Click
l Performing the Loopback Test
l Performing the Frequency Sweep
Obtaining Device Information with One Click
n With this function, you can quickly obtain dump, inventory, log, BBX, performance, alarm,
configuration file, SRU Stream and SRU Monitor information.
l 1. Log in to the LMT system, select Maintenance > One-Click from the navigation tree on the left.
The One-Click Info Download page is displayed:

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Obtaining Device Information with One Click
l 2. In the One-Click Info Download area, select one or more devices whose information needs to be
exported.
To... Do...
Select one or more devices Select the options one by one.
Select all the devices Click ALL.
l 3. Click the One-Click Info Download button. Information of the device is exported to the specified
path.
l 4. Send the device information to ZTE technical support.

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n ZXMW Maintenance
Performing the Loopback Test
n Loopback is the process of an NE's transmitting a signal from its transmit port and
receiving the signal from its receive port. The loopback test helps detect the
transmission link problems.
n Through the loopback operation, maintenance personnel can locate NE faults along the
communication link section by section. It helps check the operating status of each node
and the transmission link, and rapidly locates the faulty NEs and faulty boards, which
facilitates equipment commissioning and debugging.
n In the WEB LMT system, users can set radio link loopbacks (including RF inner
loopback and IF loopback), Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) loopback, and Ethernet
loopback.
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Radio Link Loopback
n Radio link loopback is used to detect whether the related services are in normal status.
n The following describes the radio link loopback test procedure:

l 1. Connect the equipment to a bit error tester.
l 2. Log in to the LMT system, select Maintenance > Radio Test from the navigation bar. The
Radio Test window is displayed.
l 3. Select ON or OFF for the loopback option, set Loopback Time (1 to 10080), and click Apply
to test whether the bit error rate is zero.

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Radio Link Loopback

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ETH Loopback
n Perform the following steps to test ETH loopback:

l 2. From the top menu bar, select Maintenance > ETH Loopback. The ETH Loopback page is
displayed.
l 3. Set Loopback Port, Loopback Type (No loopback, Line loopback, or Internal loopback), and
Loopback Mode (Permanent or Appointed).
l 4. Click Apply to test whether the bit error rate is zero.

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ETH Loopback

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TDM Loopback
n TDM loopback can be used to perform loopback test on E1 port and STM-1 port.
l 2. In the LMT system, select TDM > TDM Port. In the TDM Port page, set the Status of the
corresponding port to Enable.
l 3. In the LMT system, select Maintenance > TDM Loopback. The TDM Loopback page is
displayed.

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TDM Loopback

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TDM Loopback
l 4. Select Slot No., select the Loopback Type that each port supports, and set the Loopback Time by
referring to the following table:
Parameter Value Range Default Description

Value
Loopback Type l Loopback Off Loopback Off Sets type of the loopback test.
l Inner Loopback Loopback Off: No loopback.
l Outer Loopback Inner Loopback: The loopback test is implemented at the remote optical port or
remote electrical port. This loopback type is used to check whether the TDM
service towards the remote service board is normal. It also helps check whether
the air ports, or cable between the local TU and remot TU are normal.
Outer Loopback: The loopback test is implemented at the local optical port or local
electrical port.This loopback type is used to check whether the TDM service
entering the local service board is normal. It also helps check whether the optical
fibers, cables, or optical modules connected to the local service board are normal.
Loopback Time(s) 0 - 65536 600 Sets the loopback test time.
l 5. Click Apply to test whether the bit error rate is zero.

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n ZXMW Maintenance
Performing the Frequency Sweep
n The frequency sweep function is used to display the RSSI distribution of the air interface
within the range of the queried frequency band.
l 1. Muting the remote ODU before performing the frequency sweep at the local end. The
operation steps are as follows:
Ø a. In the LMT system, select Maintenance > Radio Test. The Radio Test page is displayed.
Ø b. In the Mute area box, select ON, set Mute Time (1 - 10080), and click Apply.
Ø Note:The mute time can be set according to the frequency sweeping time.Once mute function is applied,
the link will be down.

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l 2. Performing the frequency sweep at the local end. The operation steps are as follows:
Ø a. In the LMT system, select Maintenance > Freq Sweeping. The Freq Sweeping page is displayed.
Ø b. Select an air port, configure the Start Frequency, End Frequency, and Frequency Sweep Step as required.
Ø c. Click Start. When the progress is 100%, the frequency sweep is completed.

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l 2. Check performance data.

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l 2. Set Level.The active alarms at the selected level are displayed.

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l 2. Check inventory information about the devices.

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n Communication equipment is likely to be contaminated after operating for a long time.

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• This method is applicable when the equipment contamination is not serious.

Ø c. Clean the equipment from bottom to top.

Ø d. Collect the dirt between layers and at the bottom.

Ø e. Clean narrow gaps.

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Ø g. Clean the fan.

• It is strictly prohibited to run the cabinet equipment without fan board.

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l 2. Take antistatic measures to protect the equipment.

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l 2. Perform relevant operations in accordance with the check result.

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l 5. Verify that the ODU's grounding cable is properly connected.

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l 3. Verify that the combiner does not have water leakage.

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l 2. Verify that the connectors of the IF cable are fastened.

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l Troubleshoot power problems before troubleshooting equipment problems.

l Troubleshoot local problems before troubleshooting remote problems.

l Troubleshoot problems below towers before troubleshooting problems above towers.

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l 2. Verify that the PC is configured with only one network adapter.

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l 4. Check the power plan configuration of the PC.

Ø Set Power Plan to High Performance.

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l 3. Verify that the PC is configured with only one network adapter.

l 5. Check the power plan configuration of the PC.

Ø Set Power Plan to High Performance.

l 6. Verify that the RCU board is operating properly.

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n Perform the following troubleshooting steps:

Ø If the antenna is not aligned with the main lobe

Ø If the antenna is aligned with the main lobe

l 2. Verify that the two ends of the link have