OptiX RTN 980L Integrated LH System Commissioning (Web LCT) - ISSUE - 1.00

OptiX RTN 980L
Integrated LH System
Commissioning (Web LCT)
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Objectives
 Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
 Finish proper preparations before the commissioning
 Perform site commissioning of the Integrated OptiX RTN 980L
 Perform system commissioning of the Integrated OptiX RTN 980L
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Contents
1. Commissioning Preparations
2. Site Commissioning
3. System Commissioning
Requirements for Commissioning
Personnel
 The commissioning personnel should be familiar with:
 Basic knowledge of digital microwave communication
 Technology applied for the RTN 980L :
 Ethernet technology
 OAM function
 Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy (PDH)
Requirements for Commissioning
Personnel (Cont.)
 The commissioning personnel should be familiar with:
 Functions and features of the RTN 980L equipment
 Using Web LCT to configure services on the RTN 980L equipment,

manage and maintain the RTN 980L equipment Ethernet technology
 Test instruments, commissioning tools, and materials
Tools Preparation
 Tools
Tool and Meter Application Scenario
Adjustable wrench, screwdriver,
telescope, interphone, hex key,
multimeter that has a test cable Aligning the antennas
with a BNC connector at one
end, and north-stabilized indicator
Connecting the Web LCT to the NMS
Laptop on which the Web LCT is port
installed Configuring the site commissioning data
Network cable by using the Web LCT
Testing Connectivity of the E1 Cables
Tools Preparation (Cont.)
 Tools

Laptop on which the Web LCT Checking the radio link status and the receive
is installed. power
Network cable. Checking alarms
Testing connectivity of the E1 cables
Testing the E1 services
Testing the IF 1+1 switching
BER tester
Testing the N+1 protection switching
Testing the SNCP switching
Testing the linear MSP switching
Tools Preparation (Cont.)
 Tools
BER tester Testing E1 service performance
Network cable tester Testing connectivity of the network cables
Optical power meter and short

Checking connectivity of optical fibers
fiber jumper
E1 jumper Testing E1 service performance
Commissioning Conditions Check
 Site Commissioning Conditions Check
 Hardware installation has been completed and has passed the installation
check
 Power is available to the equipment
 The service signal cables that are connected to other equipment have
been properly routed
 The appropriate risk control measures to arrest falling objects and ensure
personnel safety are in place
 There is no adverse weather (such as wind, rain, snow, or fog) that could
hinder or impact the commissioning
Commissioning Conditions Check
(Cont.)
 System Commissioning Conditions Check
 Site commissioning at both ends of a radio link has been
completed
 DCN communication on the radio network is normal
 There is no adverse weather (such as wind, rain, snow, or fog) that

could hinder or impact the commissioning
Guides to High-Risk Operations
 Operation Guide to the Toggle Lever Switch
 Operation Guide to the IF Jumper
 Operation Guide to the IF Cable
 Operation Guide to the IF Board
Guides to High-Risk Operations (Cont.)
 Operation Guide to the Toggle Lever Switch
 Operation Guide to the IF Jumper
 Operation Guide to the IF Cable
 Operation Guide to the IF Board
Commissioning Methods
 According to the scale of the radio transmission network,
commissioning engineers can adopt:
 The hop commissioning method
 The network commissioning method
Contents
Contents
2.1 Powering On the Equipment
2.2 Logging into the Web LCT
2.3 Creating NEs by Using the Search Method
2.4 Downloading a Commissioning Data Script to an NE
2.5 Configuring Site Commissioning Data
2.6 Checking Alarms
2.7 Testing Connectivity of Cables
2.8 Checking the RF Installation and Commissioning Quality
Contents
2.9 Aligning the Antennas
2.10 Checking the Radio Link Status and the Receive Power
2.11 Performing an SD Combination Hold-Off Compensation Test
Powering On the Equipment
 Prerequisites
 Hardware installation has been completed and has passed the
installation check
 The power system is available. The voltage, pole connection, and fuse
current of the power system have been checked in the process of
connecting power cables
 The power supply (for example, the power box of the cabinet) has
been turned off
Powering On the Equipment (Cont.)
 Procedure
 Verify that the power cables of the chassis are correctly connected.
Then, power on the equipment and observe the indicators. In
normal conditions, the PIU and FAN indicators are steady green
RTN 980L
Powering On the Equipment (Cont.)
 Procedure
 Observe the indicators on the system control, switching and timing
board and ensure that the equipment is powered on
 Turn the ODU-PWR switch on the IF board to "I" and ensure that
the ODU indicator is on (green)
RTN 980L
Logging into the Web LCT
 Through a Mini USB Interface
 Start the laptop, and log in to the operating system
 Use a Mini USB cable to connect a USB interface of the laptop and
the OAM interface of CSHL board.
 Connect the laptop to the NMS/COM port of the CSHL board
 On the desktop, double-click the Start Web LCT icon.
 Enter values of User Name, Password, and Verification Code,

then click Login
Logging into the Web LCT (Cont.)
 Through a Mini USB Interface
 Install the USB driver and create the NE that is directly connected
to the Web LCT.
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 Through NMS Interface
 Start the laptop, and log in to the operating system
 Set the IP address of the laptop.
 The IP address must meet the following requirements:

 The IP address is in the same network segment (the default network
segment is 129.9.0.0) as the NE IP address, but is different from the
NE IP address.
 Its subnet mask is the same as that of the NE IP address (the default
subnet mask is 255.255.0.0).
 The default gateway IP address is blank.
 Through NMS Interface
 Use a network cable to connect the network interface of the
laptop and the NMS/COM interface of the system control, cross-
connect, and timing board.
 On the desktop, double-click the Start Web LCT icon.
 Enter the values of User Name, Password, and Verification

Code, and then click Login.
Creating NEs by Using the Search
Method
 Procedure
 Click NE Search in NE List and select a desired search type
 Select NE Search. The Search NE dialog box is displayed
 Select NMS port
 Enter User Name and Password
Creating NEs by Using the Search
Method (Cont.)
 Procedure
 When a laptop has multiple network adaptors, set Local IP
Address to the IP address used for access to the Web LCT
 Select the NE IP Address
 Click OK
Downloading a Commissioning Data
Script
3 4
Changing the NE ID
2
5
3
Changing the NE Name
2
4
Changing the NE IP Address
4
3
Configuring Logical Boards
Synchronizing NE Time
4 5
Configuring the Working Mode of an
IF Port
1
4
3
Changing the IF Service Type
Configuring a Hop of Radio Link
4
2 5
Configuring the Inband DCN
1
3
5
2
Configuring the Orderwire (Optional)
1
3
4
2 5
Checking Alarms
1
2
Testing Connectivity of Cables
 Testing Connectivity of E1 Cables
 At the DDF, connect the BER tester to the
first E1 port of the IDU. The BER tester
displays the AIS alarm
 Set the corresponding E1 port to outloop
through the Web LCT
 Observe the BER tester. The BER tester
should not display the AIS alarm any more
 Release the outloop and observe the BER
tester. The BER tester should report the
AIS alarm
Testing Connectivity of Cables (Cont.)
 Testing Connectivity of Network Cables
 Connect the Ethernet service cable to the port of the network
cable tester
 Check the indicator of the network
cable tester
 Connect the Ethernet cable that passes
the test to the Ethernet port of the device
Testing Connectivity of Cables (Cont.)
 Checking Fiber Jumper Connection
 When you check the connection of fiber jumpers, avoid direct eye
exposure to the laser beams
Aligning the Single-polarized Antenna
 Prerequisites
 The site commissioning of the radio equipment at both ends of the
radio link is complete
 e weather at both stations is suitable for outdoor operations and
there is no threat of rain, snow, or fog
 On-site conditions meet the requirements for the antennas to
operate at a high altitude and the personnel commissioning the
antennas are trained to work at high altitudes
 The Multimeter is calibrated
 The ATPC function is disabled
 The AM function is disabled
(Cont.)
 Procedure
 Calculate the voltage value VBNC for the RSSI port corresponding
to the designed receive power based on the RSSI and received
signal level (RSL) curves
 Determine the azimuth of the antenna according to the installation
position and height of the antenna. Then, adjust the elevation of
the antenna to the horizontal position
 Connect a multimeter to the RSSI port on the RFU at the local end
and test the voltage value VBNC. Turn the multimeter to the DC
power level with the voltage value 20 V
(Cont.)
 Procedure
 For the integrated OptiX RTN 980L, connect the RFU and
multimeter using a network cable and an RSSI cable Test VBNC
(Cont.)
 Procedure
 Rotate antenna in horizontal manner widely to search the highest
VBNC
 Adjust the elevation angle to search the highest VBNC
 Align the remote antenna
 Repeat the above steps for 2 to 4 times until get the highest VBNC
at both sides
 Tighten all the screws to fix antenna and make a mark
 Read the current RSL for both sides
Aligning the Dual-polarized Antenna
(Cont.)
 Procedure
 Power off the vertically polarized RFUs of a channel (RFU Port1
channel is recommended), power on the horizontally polarized
RFUs. Ensure that the antennas transmit horizontally polarized
signals
 Adjust the azimuth angle and elevation angle of the antennas at
both ends and ensure that the main lobe of the horizontally
polarized signals is aligned with the antenna
 Measure the RSL (P1) of the horizontally polarized signals at the
local end
(Cont.)
 Procedure
 Adjust the feed boom at the local end, and ensure that the RSL of
the vertically polarized signals reaches the lower threshold (P2).
 Record the angle (D1) of the current feed boom
 Power off the horizontally polarized RFUs of a channel , power on
the vertically polarized RFUs of a channel , and thus ensure that
the antennas transmit vertically polarized signals
 Measure the RSL (P3) of the vertically polarized signals at the local
end
(Cont.)
 Procedure
 Power on the horizontally polarized RFUs of a channel at the local
end, and calculate the RSL (P4) of the horizontally polarized signals
received at the local end. The calculated XPD2 (XPD2 = P3 – P4)
should not be less than 24 dB
 Record the angle (D2) of the current feed boom
 Repeat to measure P1, P2, P3 and P4 to adjust the feed boom
slightly (ranging from D1 to D2), and ensure that XPD1 and XPD2
are not less than 24 dB
 Tighten all the screws of the antennas
Checking the Radio Link Status and
the Receive Power
3 4
Performing an SD Combination Hold-
Off Compensation Test
1
3
4
2
Contents
Contents
3.1 Configuring the Network-wide Service Data
3.2 Testing Connectivity of E1 Services
3.3 Testing Connectivity of Ethernet Services
3.4 Testing AM Shifts
3.5 Testing Protection Switching
3.6 Checking the Clock Status
3.7 Testing Fade Margin over a Radio Link
3.8 Testing E1 Service Performance
3.9 Testing Ethernet Service Performance
Configuring the Network-wide Service
Data
 Procedure
 Configuring the network topology
 Configuring the microwave links
 Configuring TDM services
 Configuring Ethernet services
 Configuring the clock
 Configuring auxiliary ports and environment monitoring functions
Testing E1 Service by Using a BER
Tester
 Procedure
 On the DDF at the central site, connect the BER tester to the first
E1 port of the IDU. The BER tester indicates the AIS alarm
 On the Web LCT, perform an inloop for the corresponding E1 port

at the remote site
 Test the bit errors for two minutes. There should be no bit errors
 Release the inloop
 Repeat the upper steps to test all other E1 ports
Testing E1 Service Through PRBS
4
2
Testing Ethernet Services Configured
on a Per-NE Basis
 Procedure
 Select an NE from the Object Tree in the NE Explorer, and then
choose Configuration >Ethernet OAM Management >
Ethernet Service OAM
 Select the MD, MA, and MEP that correspond to Port 1, click OAM
Testing Ethernet Services Configured
on a Per-NE Basis (Cont.)
 Procedure
 Select Start LB
 Select Destination Maintenance Point ID, and set the

parameters in Test Node
 Click Start Test
 Check Detection Result
Testing AM Shifts
5 6 7
Testing N+1 Switching
1 3
Testing N+1 Switching (Cont.)
1 3
Testing SNCP Switching
 Procedure
 Check whether a BER tester is available at the central site
 At the central site NE A, connect one E1 port to the BER tester

NE A
Working
Protection
SNC
SNC
NE D
NE B
NE C
Testing SNCP Switching (Cont.)
 Procedure
 At the remote site NE C, perform a software inloop at the E1 port
by using the Web LCT
 Test the BER by using the BER tester. The BER tester should show
that no bit error occurs
 Before the switching, query the status of the protection group that
is configured on NE C
Testing SNCP Switching (Cont.)
 Procedure
 Set TX Status to mute for the working SNC ODU/RFU of NE A
 Check the availability of the service after the switching
 After the switching, query the status of the protection group that
is configured on NE C
 Set TX Status to unmute for the working SNC ODU/RFU of NE A
 Release the loopback
Testing ERPS Switching
 Test Connection Diagram
Testing ERPS Switching (Cont.)
 Procedure
is configured on NE A
 Test the availability of the Ethernet service by OAM function
 Set TX Status to mute for the west ODU/RFU 53-ODU/RFU of

NE D
Testing ERPS Switching (Cont.)
 Procedure
 Test the availability of the Ethernet service by OAM function
 Set TX Status to unmute for the west ODU/RFU 53-ODU/RFU of

NE D
Testing MPLS APS Protection
Switching
1
4
2
Testing Two-Fiber Bidirectional MSP
Switching
 Procedure
 On the NE A side at the central site, connect the E1 port to be
tested with the BER tester
Switching (Cont.)
 Procedure
 Cancel the loopback automatic disabling function for NE A and
NE C
 On the NE C side at the remote site, perform the Inloop on the

software of the corresponding E1 port
 Use the BER tester to perform the bit error test
 Query the working status of the protection group on NE A

before switching
 Shut down the laser on the optical interface board (east) on NE A

to trigger the two-fiber bidirectional MSP switching
Switching (Cont.)
 Procedure
 Verify the availability of the services after switching
 Query the working status of the protection group on NE A after

switching
 Re-enable the laser on the optical interface board (east) on NE A
 Query the working status of protection group on NE A after

switching restoration
 Verify the availability of the services after switching restoration
Testing Linear MSP Switching
 Procedure
 Check whether a BER tester is available at the central site
 At the central site NE A, connect one E1 port to the BER tester
 At the remote site NE B, perform a software inloop at the

corresponding E1 port by using the Web LCT
 Test the BER by using the BER tester. The BER tester should show
that no bit error occurs
Testing Linear MSP Switching (Cont.)
 Procedure
 Shut down the laser for the working unit on NE A
 Check service availability after the switching
 Turn on the laser for the working unit on NE A
Testing Switching of the Integrated
System Board
 Procedure
 Check the alarm status of the main and standby integrated system
control and communication, switching, and timing boards before
switching
 Test availabilities of various services before switching
 Check the working status of the main and standby integrated

boards before switching
 Switch the active/standby status of the integrated system control

and communication, switching, and timing boards
Testing Switching of the Integrated
System Board (Cont.)
 Procedure
boards after switching
 Test the availabilities of various services after switching
 Restore the active/standby switching

boards after switching restoration
 Test availabilities of various services after switching restoration
Checking the Clock Status
 Procedure
 Select the NE from the Object Tree in the NE Explorer, and then
choose Configuration > Clock > Physical Clock > Clock
Synchronization Status from the Function Tree
 Click Query
 Repeat the above steps to check the working modes of the other
NEs on the radio network
Testing Fade Margin over a Radio Link
 Procedure
 Disable the ATPC function on the radio link between two sites
 Optional: If E1 Priority is enabled for the E1 services between

two sites, delete low-priority E1 services
 Disable the AM function and E1 priority function on the radio link

between two sites
(Cont.)
 Procedure
 Select the NE from the Object Tree in the NE Explorer, and choose
Configuration > Fade Margin
 Select the IF board corresponding to the radio link that needs to

be tested. The Result dialog box displays the query result
 In Direction, select Remote To Local
 Click Start
(Cont.)
 Procedure
 In Direction, select Local To Remote and click Start again
 Restore the ATPC function on the radio link between two sites
 Restore the AM function and E1 priority on the radio link between

two sites
 Optional: Reconfigure the E1 services that were deleted
Testing E1 Service Performance
 Procedure
 At the central site, extract several typical E1 services on the
equipment and then connect them to the DDF in a serial manner.
After that, input these services into the BER tester
 On the equipment at the remote site, perform a software inloop at

the E1 port by using the Web LCT
 Perform the 24-hour BER test by using the BER tester
 Record the test result, which should meet the design requirements
 Release the loopback and serial connection
Testing Ethernet Service Performance
 Connection Diagram for the Test
(Cont.)
(Cont.)
1
2
6
Questions
 What are the commissioning items in site commissioning and
system commissioning?
 What are the commonly used commissioning tools?
Summary
 Preparations
 Site Commissioning
 Site Commissioning Items
 Procedure for each Items
 System Commissioning
 System Commissioning Items
 Procedure for each Items
Thank you
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 Finish proper preparations before the commissioning

 Perform site commissioning of the Integrated OptiX RTN 980L

 Perform system commissioning of the Integrated OptiX RTN 980L

 Functions and features of the RTN 980L equipment

 Using Web LCT to configure services on the RTN 980L equipment,

 Test instruments, commissioning tools, and materials

Tool and Meter Application Scenario

Tool and Meter Application Scenario

BER tester Testing E1 service performance

Network cable tester Testing connectivity of the network cables

Optical power meter and short

E1 jumper Testing E1 service performance

 Power is available to the equipment

 DCN communication on the radio network is normal

 There is no adverse weather (such as wind, rain, snow, or fog) that

 The network commissioning method

 Connect the laptop to the NMS/COM port of the CSHL board

 On the desktop, double-click the Start Web LCT icon.

 Enter values of User Name, Password, and Verification Code,

 Set the IP address of the laptop.

 The IP address must meet the following requirements:

 The default gateway IP address is blank.

 On the desktop, double-click the Start Web LCT icon.

 Enter the values of User Name, Password, and Verification

 Select NE Search. The Search NE dialog box is displayed

 Select NMS port

 Enter User Name and Password

 Select the NE IP Address

 Configuring the microwave links

 Configuring TDM services

 Configuring Ethernet services

 Configuring the clock

 Configuring auxiliary ports and environment monitoring functions

 On the Web LCT, perform an inloop for the corresponding E1 port

 Release the inloop

 Repeat the upper steps to test all other E1 ports

 Select Destination Maintenance Point ID, and set the

 Click Start Test

 Check Detection Result

 At the central site NE A, connect one E1 port to the BER tester

 Check the availability of the service after the switching

 Set TX Status to unmute for the working SNC ODU/RFU of NE A

 Release the loopback

 Test the availability of the Ethernet service by OAM function

 Set TX Status to mute for the west ODU/RFU 53-ODU/RFU of

 Test the availability of the Ethernet service by OAM function

 Set TX Status to unmute for the west ODU/RFU 53-ODU/RFU of

 On the NE C side at the remote site, perform the Inloop on the

 Use the BER tester to perform the bit error test

 Query the working status of the protection group on NE A

 Shut down the laser on the optical interface board (east) on NE A

 Query the working status of the protection group on NE A after

 Re-enable the laser on the optical interface board (east) on NE A

 Query the working status of protection group on NE A after

 Verify the availability of the services after switching restoration

 Release the loopback

 At the central site NE A, connect one E1 port to the BER tester

 At the remote site NE B, perform a software inloop at the

 Shut down the laser for the working unit on NE A

 Check service availability after the switching

 Turn on the laser for the working unit on NE A