Commissioning Procedure

For
ION-M System

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................................................

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Objective.................................................................................................................................................................
Document Organization..........................................................................................................................................
2. PARAMETERS OVERVIEW..............................................................................................................................
Gain Loss Distribution.............................................................................................................................................
3. EQUIPMENT VERIFICATION...........................................................................................................................
4. DOWNLINK SETUP..........................................................................................................................................
5. ANTENNA INSPECTION AND SIGNAL LEVEL VERIFICATION.....................................................................
6. UPLINK SETUP AND NOSIE FLOOR VERIFICATION....................................................................................
7. OPERATOR INTEGRATION............................................................................................................................
Downlink Setup.......................................................................................................................................................
Uplink Setup...........................................................................................................................................................
8. ATTACHMENTS................................................................................................................................................
Attachment 1: Equipment verification.....................................................................................................................
Attachment 2: Downlink Setup................................................................................................................................
Attachment 3: Antenna Signal Level Verification....................................................................................................
Attachment 4: Uplink Setup and Noise Floor Verification.......................................................................................
Attachment 5: Operator Downlink Setup..............................................................................................................
Attachment 6: Operator Uplink Setup...................................................................................................................

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Gain and Loss Block Diagram...................................................................................................... 4

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1.

INTRODUCTION
Objective
The objective of this document is to define the steps necessary for commissioning ION-M System
Document Organization
The document starts by summarizing the system parameters in Section 2. Section 3 includes Equipment
verification and Section 4 includes the steps for downlink set up. Steps for Antenna inspection and signal
level verification is are given in Section 5. Uplink set up and noise floor verification is given in Section
6.Section 7 describes the steps for operator integration. In addition to the above-mentioned Sections,
Section 8 document contains the following attachments:

2.

Attachment 1: Installation verification

Attachment 2: Downlink signal level at the input of OTRx

Attachment 3: Downlink signal level at Antenna port of the remote unit

Attachment 4: Minimum signal level at the Antenna

Attachment 5: Operator downlink and uplink levels

PARAMETERS OVERVIEW
Gain Loss Distribution
The gain and loss block diagram for a proposed ION-M System is shown below

Figure 1.

Figure 1: Gain and Loss Block Diagram with Frequency Conversion Module
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EQUIPMENT VERIFICATION
The following steps describe the equipment verification steps prior to system setup:
1. Verify the Master Unit (MU) rack is built as per rack Layout
2. Verify the Fiber / Jumper Connectivity at the MU
3. Verify RMC (or MMC Plus) Connectivity to all MU Components
4. Check the Alarm Status on MU & RU components
5. Complete the Attachment 1 and list any issues noticed in the above steps.

4.

DOWNLINK SETUP
The following steps describe the downlink setting of the system:
1. Set up the CW transmitter or signal generator to the required downlink signal level at 0dBm into the
combiner at MU.
2. Measure the input power into the OTRx port. If the MU has frequency conversion module, then measure
the input power at the frequency conversion module.
3. Adjust the POI Tray attenuation at the DL path to match the expected input power into the OTRx or
frequency conversion module.
4. Verify and record the measured value is within the expected value in Attachment 2.
5. Repeat the above steps for all OTRx per zone.
6. Repeat the above steps for all bands.

5.

ANTENNA INSPECTION AND SIGNAL LEVEL VERIFICATION

The following steps are used to verify connectivity to the antennas and verification of proper mapping of
remotes to the corresponding zones:
1. Set up the CW transmitter or signal generator to the required downlink signal level into the input of MU.
2. Inspect the antenna orientation visually before checking the signal level below the antenna.
3. Measure the signal level below antenna
4. Verify that the measured values are greater than the expected minimum level given in Attachment 3.
5. Record the signal level below antenna in the form given in Attachment 3.

6.

UPLINK SETUP AND NOSIE FLOOR VERIFICATION

The following steps are used to setup the uplink path and measure the uplink noise floor for each zone:
1. Setup the CW transmitter or signal generator to the required uplink signal level at -50dBm into the
Antenna port of the remote unit.
2. Measure the input going into the POI.
3. Adjust the POI attenuation at the UL path to match the expected input power.
4. Record the measured noise floor values in the form given in Attachment 4.

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5. Save spectrum analyzer plot
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OPERATOR INTEGRATION
Downlink Setup
1. Ensure that all remotes for a given sector are connected and turned on.
2. For each sector measure the level at input of MU.
3. Verify if the Input level is within expected level.
4. Save the spectrum analyzer plot.
5. Repeat the above steps for all bands all sectors
6. Record the measured values in the form given in Attachment 5
Uplink Setup
1. Measure the UL noise floor at the TPOI before and after operator is connected to the DAS
2. Provide the RTWP offset to the operator.
3. Verify if the measured Noise floor is within expected levels
4. Save the Spectrum analyzer plot.
5. Repeat the above steps for all bands all sectors
6. Record the measured values in the form given in Attachment 6

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ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1: Equipment verification

Attachment 2: Downlink Setup

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Attachment 3: Antenna Signal Level Verification

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Attachment 4: Uplink Setup and Noise Floor Verification

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Attachment 5: Operator Downlink Setup

Attachment 6: Operator Uplink Setup

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