UMTS_RNS_I_07_20090530

RNC Installation
ZTE University

Content
Installation Process
Installing Cabinet
Installing Boards
Installing Cables
Installing Auxiliary Facilities
Inspecting Installation
Equipment Power-On/Power-Off

Installation Flow Chart

RNC Installation consists of the following steps:

Installing cabinet
Installing boards
Installing cables
Installing auxiliary facilities
Inspecting installation
Equipment power-on/power-off

Start
Installing cabinet
Installing boards
Installing cables
Installing auxiliary facilities
Inspecting installation
Equipment power-on/power-off
End

Content
Installation Process
Installing Cabinet
Installing Boards
Installing Cables
Installing Auxiliary Facilities
Inspecting Installation
Equipment Power-On/Power-Off

Installing Cabinet

Base-Mounted Mode
It is suitable for the
equipment room that
has antistatic floor.
Feet-Mounted Mode
It is suitable for the
equipment room that
has cement floor.

Start

Base-mounted mode

Feet-mounted mode

Installing base

Installing feet

Fixing cabinet and base

Connecting adjacent cabinets

Installing cabinet accessories
Inspecting installation

Installing boards
End

Cabinet Installation Flow Chart

Base-Mounted Mode

Feet-Mounted Mode

Start
Positioning cabinet
Positioning base
Installing base
Fixing cabinet

Insulation test
End

Unqualified

Content
Installation Process
Installing Cabinet
Installing Boards
Installing Cables
Installing Auxiliary Facilities
Inspecting Installation
Equipment Power-On/Power-Off

Installing Boards

Preparations
(1) Wear antistatic wrist strap.
(2) Clean up the shelves to ensure good sanitary
conditions.
(3) Check the backplane for bent, missing or broken
pins.
(4) Check the jacks on the backplane and the
boards for deformation.
(5) Prepare a 6 mm flathead screwdriver or Philips
screwdriver to tighten the captive screw on the
extractor.

Inserting Board

1. To insert a board, unlock the extractor ejector lever,

and then release it by pushing it outwards. Push the
board slowly into the intended slot in the standard 8U
subrack along the upper and lower guide rails.
2. After the board connector contacts with the
backplane
connector, turn the extractor ejector lever inwards.
Move the board forwards in place. When the ejector
lever makes a "click" sound, it means the extractor is in
the right position and is engaged with the ejector
lever hook.
3. Use a flathead screwdriver or Philips screwdriver to
tighten the captive screw on the extractor. The
installation is completed.

Extracting Board

1. Use a flathead screwdriver or Philips screwdriver to loosen

the captive screw on the extractor. Press the unlock button to
release the extractor.
2. After the board panel indicator ENUM flashes at a frequency
of 1 Hz, turn the extractor ejector lever outwards to fully
release the extractor from the subrack beam slot, and then
extract the board slowly.
3. Pull out the board slowly along the upper and
lower guide rails of the standard 8U subrack until it
is completely extracted.

Content
Installation Process
Installing Cabinet
Installing Boards
Installing Cables
Installing Auxiliary Facilities
Inspecting Installation
Equipment Power-On/Power-Off

Installing Cabinet Power Cables

External Power Cables

External power cables provide power supply to the
RNC.
Internal Power Cables
Internal power cables provide power supply to the
modules in the RNC. There are three main types
power cables in the RNC system.
1 Power cables for the power distribution subrack
2 Power cables for the fan shelf/subrack
3 Power cables for the service subrack

Installing Cabinet Grounding Cables

In an RNC system, there are three types of

grounding cables: shelf grounding bar cable, cabinet
door grounding cable, and protective ground tandem
cable in the cabinet.
Protective Grounding of DC Power Distribution
Cabinet
The protective grounding cable of the DC power
distribution cabinet should be directly connected to
the grounding bar in the equipment room.

Installing Cabinet Grounding Cables

RNC Equipment Grounding

It connects cabinet front/rear door with rack ground.

Protective Ground Tandem Cable in Cabinet

It connects protective busbar ground with rack

ground.

Cabinet Door Grounding Cable

Shelf Grounding Bar Cable

It connects subrack and cabinet grounding bar, and

ensures reliable lap joint between subrack and rack.

Grounding of Other Equipment

Connection between RNC equipment ground and

distribution frame ground
Connection between RNC equipment ground and
transmission equipment ground
Interconnection between RNC cabinet and
protective grounds among RNC cabinets

Installing Internal Cabinet Cables

There are two types of internal lines: internal cables

and internal optical fibers.
Internal cabinet lines include:

Peripheral environment monitoring cables and power

cables
Clock cables
Control plane interconnection cables
User plane interconnection optical fibers

Peripheral Environment Monitoring Cables

and Power Cables

The peripheral environment monitoring cables and

power cables are used in the following parts:

Rear boards of power distribution subrack

Rear boards of ROMB
Fan subrack
General subrack
Busbar

Peripheral Environment Monitoring Cables

and Power Cables

Jacks on Rear Panel of Power Distribution Subrack

Jacks

Description

RS485

There are two RS485 interfaces on the power distribution box. The upper one
connects to the PD485 jack of the ROMB rear board; the lower one connects
to the RS485 jack of the PWRD rear board in other racks.

SENSORS

The environment monitoring sensor interfaces that connect with all sensors
in the equipment room

DOOR

The outlet of internal access control, working ground, and protective ground

FANBOX1

No. 1 fan subrack signal interface that connects to the set-top fan subrack

FANBOX2

No. 2 fan subrack signal interface that connects to the first fan subrack

FANBOX3

No. 3 fan subrack signal interface that connects to the second fan subrack

FANBOX4

No. 4 fan subrack signal interface that connects to the third fan subrack

ARRESTER

Internal lightning protection alarm interface

INPUT (II)

No. 1 -48 V power input that connects to the set-top power filter

INPUT (I)

No. 2 -48 V power input that connects to the set-top power filter

OUTPUT

-48 V power output that connects to the power busbar

Peripheral Environment Monitoring Cables

and Power Cables

Cable Connection of Rear Board of ROMB

PD485 cables are used to connect the ROMB with
the cabinet power distribution subrack in the 485
mode for monitoring PWRD status.

Jack
PD485

Description
An RS485 interface that connects to the RS485
jack on the power distribution subrack.

Peripheral Environment Monitoring Cables

and Power Cables

Rear Board Cables of Fan Subrack

Jack
1
2

Description
A alarm control interface of the fan subrack. It connects to the
FANBOX (1 4) of the power distribution subrack.
A -48 V power output that connects to the power busbar.

Peripheral Environment Monitoring Cables

and Power Cables
General Subrack and Busbar
The power cable, power distribution cable, and grounding
cable of the RNC cabinet are tandemed through a busbar.
The busbar is on the right side of the back of the cabinet,
and provides six terminal sets. The first set and the sixth
set each have four terminals: -48V, -48VGND, PE, and
GND from the top down. The first set connects with the
power distribution subrack to provide power supply for the
busbar. The sixth set provides power supply only for the
third fan subrack. The second to fifth sets have six
terminals: -48V, -48VGND, -48V, -48VGND, PE, and GND
from the top down. These terminal sets provide power
supply for fan subracks and service subracks.

Clock Signal Cables

Clock signal cables are used in APBE, CLKG, and

GUIM.
APBE board: When the APBE is used at the Iu
interface and is set to get the 8K reference clock
from CN, the corresponding rear board should be
RGIM1.
Jack

Description

A clock cable interface that outputs clock signals to the 8

KIN1 jack on the CLKG rear board. If there is a backup
8KOUT/DEBUG-232 optical fiber that connects with the CN, it is required to
connect another clock cable from the backup APBE rear
board to the 8 KIN2 jack on the CLKG rear board.

Clock Signal Cables

CLKG board: The resource shelves and interface

shelves of the RNC system all require system clock,
which is distributed by connecting RCKG1 and
RCKG2 (rear boards of the CLKG) to the GUIM
boards of all resource shelves through cables. The
clock is then distributed by the GUIM boards to the
slots of each shelf.

Jack

Description

8 KIN1

The first external standard 8K input interface that connects to the 8KOUT/DEBUG-232 on
the APBE rear board

8 KIN2

The second external standard 8K input interface that connects to the 8KOUT/DEBUG-232
on the backup APBE rear board

CLKOUT

Clock output socket, each of which preferably outputs three sets of (16m, pp2s, 8k) clocks.
Under the full capacity of the socket (that is, each socket connects with six UIM boards), six
sets of clocks are required and are connected to the CLKIN jack on the UIM rear board.

Clock Signal Cables

Clock Connections among RNC Racks

Control Plane Interconnection Cables

These cables are used for the tandem between the resource
shelf and the control plane of the switching shelf in the system,
as well as between the switching plane of the control shelf and
the CHUB.
PDM

PDM
G
Resource shelf U
I
M

G
U
Resource shelf I
M

Control shelf

U
I
M
C

R
O
M
B

C
H
U
B

C
L
K
G

G
Resource shelf U
I
M

U
Resource shelf I
M

Switching shelf

Control shelf

U
I
M
C

U
I
M
C

G
Resource shelf U
I
M

User Plane Interconnection Optical Fibers

These optical fibers are used to connect the resource shelf and
the switching shelf in the system. The user plane is connected
through optical fiber. The RNC user plane is interconnected
through the GLI board and PSN board of the switching shelf.
The GUIM front board of the resource shelf is connected with
the GLI front board through optical fiber.
The connection rules are as follows:
Connect the two optical interfaces of one GUIM board to the
optical interfaces (with the same interface No.) of two different
adjacent active/standby GLI boards. Start the use of GLI
interfaces from the first one in slot 1. Start the connection of
GUIMs from slot 9 in shelf 1 of rack 1.

User Plane Interconnection Optical Fibers

Installing External Cabinet Cables

The following external cables are required:

Monitoring system cables

Background maintenance cables
External optical fibers

Monitoring System Cables

Monitoring system cables include:

Fan subrack monitoring cable

Environment monitoring transit cable
Access control monitoring cable
Infrared monitoring cable
Humidity monitoring cable
Smoke monitoring cable

Background Maintenance Cables

Connections of background O&M cables, including

connections between RNC foreground and OMCR as well as
between OMCB and MINOS.

Laying External Optical Fibers

Optical fibers connect MGW and SGSN of the CN,

with routes as follows:

1. CS-domain and PS-domain interfaces use the ATM

bearer mode:
APBE (RNC) ODF APBE (MGW) optical fiber
APBE (RNC) ODF SIUP (SGSN) optical fiber
2. CS-domain interfaces use the ATM bearer mode;
PS-domain interfaces use the IP bearer mode:
APBE (RNC) ODF APBE (MGW) optical fiber
GIPI (RNC) ODF SIUP (SGSN) optical fiber
Note: For commercial offices, optical fibers must be
routed on the ODF. Test environments and demo
offices are not required to meet this requirement.

Laying External Optical Fibers

Connection with Optical Fibers at Node B Side

If optical fibers are used to connect with NODE B
NEs, the route is:
APBI ODF Transmission equipment BIIP
(NODE B)
Connection with E1 cables at Node B Side
If channelized SDTB boards are used to connect
with NODE B NEs, E1 cables should be used to
connect RNC and NODE B.
SDTB ODF Transmission equipment DDF
in NODE B equipment room BET (E1 lightning
protection module of NODE B)

Content
Installation Process
Installing Cabinet
Installing Boards
Installing Cables
Installing Auxiliary Facilities
Inspecting Installation
Equipment Power-On/Power-Off

Installing Auxiliary Facilities

Installing Alarm Box

Installing Smoke Sensor
Installing Temperature/Humidity Sensor
Installing Infrared Sensor
Installing Access Control Sensor

Installing Alarm Box

The alarm box is an audio and visual alarming

device that is installed independently. It can be
directly installed in the equipment monitoring room,
or installed and monitored remotely through a
remote network.

Installing Sensors

It is required to install environment monitoring

sensors in the equipment room after RNC
installation is completed. All environment monitoring
sensors must be connected to the PWRDB of the
power distribution subrack in the RNC cabinet to
monitor the environment and report to the ROMB
through the RS485 interface.

Installing Smoke Sensor

The smoke sensor should be mounted on the

ceiling, being above the rack as possible as it can.

Connect the DB9 connector at the end A to the end B4 of the H-MON-009, which is an external monitoring cable on the PWRDB.

Installing Temperature/Humidity Sensor

The temperature/humidity sensor should be

mounted on the wall. Drill two holes (6) at a proper
location on the wall and put rubber plugs into them.
Tighten the tapping screws, and then mount the
sensor on the wall by using both gourd-like holes.

Installing Infrared Sensor

The infrared sensor should be mounted on the upper

corner of the wall, so that it can detect anyone who
enters the equipment room through windows or
doors.

Installing Access Control Sensor

The access control sensor can monitor five

equipment room doors at most. Its number depends
on actual needs.
Connect the end A of the access control sensor
cable to the end B1 of the external monitoring cable
on the PWRDB. Connect the end B to the
corresponding door status switch.

Content
Installation Process
Installing Cabinet
Installing Boards
Installing Cables
Installing Auxiliary Facilities
Inspecting Installation
Equipment Power-On/Power-Off

Inspecting Installation

Inspecting Cabinet Installation Workmanship

Inspecting Cabling
Inspecting Auxiliary Equipment

Content
Installation Process
Installing Cabinet
Installing Boards
Installing Cables
Installing Auxiliary Facilities
Inspecting Installation
Equipment Power-On/Power-Off

Equipment Power-On/Power-Off

Inspection before Powe-On

Check Items

Description

Number of
boards

Check the number of boards according to the system configuration

list.

Board front
panel

Check the indicators on the board front panels for looseness. Make
sure the buttons and switches are reliably flexible. Ensure the board
interfaces (network interfaces and optical interfaces) are secure and
reliable. Correct any poor contact.

Board rear
panel

Make sure the rear boards that connect boards and backplanes are
reliably crimped. Ensure the jacks on the rear boards are clean and
free from blockage. Correct any poor contact.

Jumpers & DIP

switches on
boards

Check the jumpers and DIP switches (if any) in the boards to see if
they are in the right positions. For more information, refer to the
descriptions in the related sections of Chapter III of ZXTR RNC
(V1.30) Radio Network Controller Hardware Manual.

Board
components

Perform visual check on the components on the boards and correct

any solder skips, solder bridges, and cold solder joints.

Board
fasteners

Check the fasteners on the boards and correct any loose or poor
contact.

Short circuit at
power input
port of boards

Measure the ground resistance of the -48V power input port on the
boards with a multimeter to avoid any short circuit.

Equipment Power-On/Power-Off

Power-On Steps
1. Check the cabinet power supply.
2. Power on the boards for the first time.
3. Power on the boards normally.

Equipment Power-On/Power-Off

Power-Off Steps
1. Disconnect the -48V power supply switches on
the filters of all subracks.
2. Disconnect the two-way -48V power supply switch
on the panel of the distribution subrack on the top of
the rack.
3. At the DC power distribution cabinet side, shut
down the -48V power output to the cabinet.