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Recently, this alarm of RF Module Rx Branch RTWP Difference Too High frequently and

intermittently appears from some sites, not always comes up, that is to say, sometimes the alarm
is coming and sometimes automatically clear before we arrive at the site.
Base on the above case, we are facing some difficulty in do troubelshooting for this
intermittent alarm. Now I provide the procedure clearance of this alarm for your information and
you can usually follow this rule to try to clean this type of alarm.
The basic procedure is as follows:

1) swap the RF board between faulty (pending) sector with nomal sector ,generally speaking,
slot 0/2/4 and slot 1/3/5 respectively,and check whether the alarm does shift with swapped
board or not.

2) check whether the feeder cable does cross or not .


3) check if the VSWR value is much more than 1.4 in faulty sector.
4) replace the Rx cable with new one

The attached file of detailed procedure is also enclosed.

ALM-1309 RF Module Rx Branch RTWP Difference Too High


Description
The RF module measures the RTWP of the main RX channel and diversity RX channel. This alarm is
reported when the difference between the RTWP of the main RX channel and the RTWP of the diversity
RX channel exceeds 6 dB.

Parameters
Name

Meaning

Alarm Type

Fault

Event Type

Hardware

Cabinet No.

Number of the cabinet that hosts the faulty board

Subrack No.

Number of the subrack that hosts the faulty board

Slot No.

Number of the slot that hosts the faulty board

Board Type

MRRU, WRFU, PRRU, MRXU, MRFU

Faulty Channel

Main branch, Diversity branch

Fault Codes
Fault Code

Description

None.

None.

Impact on the System


Alarm Severity

Major

Alarm Impact

The demodulation and receive performance of the cell deteriorates. The uplink
coverage and capacity are decreased.

System Actions
None

Possible Causes
External interference exists on the main antenna or diversity antenna.
The main or diversity RX channel is faulty.
The RX attenuation setting of the RF module is improper.
The feeder is faulty, resulting in a high passive intermodulation power of the main antenna.

Procedure
1. Check whether the main or diversity RX channel is faulty.

a. Open the alarm browsing window or run LST ALMAF to query active alarms. Check for
ALM-1308 RF Module Rx Branch Abnormal.
Y => The alarm is generated. Go to step b.
N => The alarm is not generated. Go to procedure 2.
b. Clear ALM-1308 RF Module Rx Branch Abnormal according to the related handling
suggestions.
c. Check whether the alarm is cleared.
Y => The alarm is cleared. No further action is required.
N => The alarm is not cleared. Go to procedure 2.
2. Check the parameter setting of the RF module.
a. Calculate the RX attenuation value of the RF module (RX attenuation value = TMA gain feeder loss).
b. Run LST RXATTEN to query the RX attenuation value of the RF module.
c. Compare the calculated attenuation value with the queried attenuation value.
Calculated value = queried value => Go to procedure 3.
Calculated value queried value => Go to step d.
d. Run SET RXATTEN to set the attenuation values on the main and diversity RX channels
of the RF module to the calculated RX attenuation values. Go to step e.
e. Start the RTWP measurement for durations over five minutes to continusouly monitor the
main and diversity RTWP values.
Difference between the main and diversity RTWP values lower than 6 dB =>The alarm
will soon be cleared. No further action is required.
Difference between the main and diversity RTWP values higher than 6 dB => Go to
procedure 3.
3. Check whether the external interference exists on the main antenna or diversity antenna.
a. Log in to the LMT. Start the uplink frequency scan and check whether the external
interference exists. You can judge the interference by checking whether obvious curves
exists around the uplink frequency.
Y => The external interference exists. Eliminate the external interference. Go to step b.
N => The external interference does not exist. Go to procedure 4.
b. Log in to the LMT. Start the RTWP measurement for durations over five minutes to
observe whether the RTWP value is normal.
Y => The RTWP value is normal. The alarm will be cleared in half an hour. No further
action is required.

N => The RTWP value is abnormal. Go to procedure 5.


4. Check whether passive intermodulation power of the main antenna exists.
a. Log in to the LMT. Start the RTWP measurement to observe the changes of the main and
diversity RTWP values.
b. Disable the TX channel of the RF module: Run SET TXSW, and select the subrack No.
and slot No. of the RRU, and then set the Transmission Unit Switch to OFF.
Check whether the main RTWP value is normal.
Y => The main RTWP value is normal, which indicates that the passive intermodulation
power of the main antenna may exist. Go to step c.N => The main RTWP value is
abnormal. Go to procedure 5.
c. Enable the TX channel of the RF module: Run SET TXSW, and select the subrack No.
and slot No. of the faulty RF module, and then set the Transmission Unit Switch to ON.
Check whether the main RTWP value rises.
Y => The main RTWP value rises, which indicates that the passive intermodulation
power of the main antenna exists. Go to step d.N => The main RTWP value is normal.
The alarm is cleared. No further action is required.
d. Disable the TX channel of the RF module: Run SET TXSW, and select the subrack No.
and slot No. of the RRU, and then set the Transmission Unit Switch to OFF.
Remove ANTA of the RF module. Check whether the cables or connectors are corroded,
deformed, pressed, in good contact, or there is no water leakage in the connectors.
Y => The cable connections are abnormal. Rectify the fault and go to step e.N => The
cable connections are normal. Go to step e.
e. Reconnect the jumper to the ANT port of the RF module, and tighten the
connector.Enable the TX channel of the RF module: Run SET TXSW, select the subrack
No. and slot No. of the faulty RF module, and then set the Transmission Unit Switch to
ON.
f. Query the main and diversity RTWP values for durations over five minutes.
Difference between the main and diversity RTWP values lower than 6 dB =>The alarm
will soon be cleared. No further action is required.
Difference between the main and diversity RTWP values higher than 6 dB => The fault
persists. Go to procedure 5.
5. Replace the RF module.
a. Replace the RF module.
b. Check whether the alarm is cleared.
Y => The alarm is cleared. No further action is required.

N => The alarm is not cleared. Contact Huawei.

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