ZXMW NR8250

Digital Microwave System

Commissioning Guide

Version 1.00

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Contents

About This Manual............................................. I

Commissioning Preparation...............................1
Preparing Documents ...................................................... 1
Preparing Tools and Software ........................................... 1
Checking Configuration Conditions .................................... 2
Single Site Commissioning ................................3
Testing Power Supply ...................................................... 3
Logging in to WEB CIT .................................................... 4
Configuration Data Query ................................................ 5
Querying Version Information....................................... 5
Querying Radio Link Configuration ................................ 5
Querying IP Information .............................................. 6
Querying Protection Information ................................... 7
Testing E1 Cable Connection ............................................ 7
Checking Transmission Power and Transmission
Frequency ............................................................. 8
Inter-Site Commissioning..................................9
Adjusting Antennas at Both Ends ...................................... 9
Testing Inter-Site STM-1/4 Service ..................................10
Testing Inter-Site E1 Service ...........................................11
Testing Inter-Site ETH Service .........................................11
Testing Inter-Site EOW Service........................................12
Testing 1+1 Changeover.................................................12
Testing SNCP Changeover ...............................................13
Testing 24-Hour Bit Error ................................................13
Figures ............................................................ 15
Glossary .......................................................... 17

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 About This Manual

Purpose This manual gives the commissioning instructions of ZXMW

NR8250.
Intended � System Engineer
Audience
� Planning Engineer
What Is in This This manual contains the following chapters.
Manual
Chapter Description

Chapter 1 Commissioning Introduces necessary preparations

Preparation before the commissioning of
NR8250.

Chapter 2 Single Site Introduces the commissioning

Commissioning instructions of NR8250 at one site.

Chapter 3 Inter-Site Introduces the commissioning

Commissioning instructions of NR8250 between
two sites.

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 Chapter 1

Commissioning
Preparation

Table of Contents
Preparing Documents .......................................................... 1
Preparing Tools and Software ............................................... 1
Checking Configuration Conditions ........................................ 2

Preparing Documents
Technical documents needed include project design documents
and commissioning guide documents.
Project design documents, such as,
� XX Network Planning Solution
� XX Project Design Solution
Commissioning guide documents, such as,
� ZXMW NR8250 Commissioning Guide
� ZXMW NR8250 Microwave Acceptance Test Record

Preparing Tools and

Software
Tools and Tools and instruments for system commissioning must pass autho-
Instruments rized validity check and be prepared ahead of time. The following
Preparation lists tools and instruments commonly used.
� Tools: Philips screwdriver, flathead screwdriver, diagonal plier,
sharp nose plier, adjustable spanner, electric iron, solder wire,
soldering flux, insulating tape, horizontal ruler, coaxial self-
loop cable, cable stripper, and cable crimper.
� Instruments: Error bit tester, multimeter, and compass.
� Others: Notebook PC, straight Ethernet cable or cross-connect
Ethernet cable.

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Software According to actual function requirement and performance infor-

Preparation mation, if it is necessary to upgrade IDU software, prepare ap-
propriate software version to ensure normal commissioning and
normal running of the microwave equipment. All software ver-
sions used actually must be the release versions that have passed
test.

Checking Configuration
Conditions
Short Description Before single-site commissioning and inter-site commissioning, it
is necessary to check whether the equipment satisfies the com-
missioning conditions.
Checking The checking items involve the microwave equipment as well as
Single-Site the notebook PC. The single-site commissioning conditions are
Commissioning listed as below:
Conditions
� The hardware installation for the equipment is completed and
passes the installation check.
� The power supply of the equipment is ready.
� Service signal cables connecting other equipments are laid in
correct positions.

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Single Site Commission

ing

Table of Contents
Testing Power Supply .......................................................... 3
Logging in to WEB CIT ........................................................ 4
Configuration Data Query .................................................... 5
Testing E1 Cable Connection ................................................ 7
Checking Transmission Power and Transmission Fre-
quency.............................................................................. 8

Testing Power Supply

Prerequisites � The hardware installation for the equipment is completed and
passes the installation check.
� The power supply is available, and the fuse capacity satisfies
the requirement.
� The power supply is turned off.
Context Power supply test includes checking before power-on and after
power-on.
Steps 1. Before the equipment is powered on, make sure that the power
supply's voltage is normal and the electrodes are correct.
2. Check whether the switch of the equipment's power supply is
in OFF status.
3. Check whether the antenna feeder is installed correctly.
4. Check whether the cabinet, the antenna feeder, and the light-
ning protector are grounded correctly.
5. Make the equipment power on: Firstly, make sure that the
power supply of all modules are turned off; secondly, put the
power supply's switch of the power supply cabinet to "ON", and
put the power supply's switch of IDU to "ON".
6. Check the power supply of IDU: After the equipment is powered
on, check the power supply of IDU by observing whether IDU's
power supply indicator is in normal working status (i.e. green
and constantly ON).
7. Check the power supply of fan module: After the equipment is
powered on, the fan module of IDU should automatically start.

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Put a small strip of paper at the fan's wind outlet. If the paper
flaps, it indicates that the fan is working normally.
END OF STEPS

Logging in to WEB CIT

Prerequisites The equipment is powered on.
Context The notebook PC is accessed to WEB CIT through Ethernet cable.
Check whether the notebook PC can be accessed to WEB CIT nor-
mally. Such checking guarantees subsequent data configuration
and other commissioning items that use WEB CIT.
Steps 1. Obtain the IP address of IDU. The DHCP service is enabled for
IDU upon delivery, and user can obtain the IP address of IDU
with that feature. Perform the following operations to obtain
the IP address of IDU.
i. Use straight Ethernet cable or cross-connect Ethernet ca-
ble to connect the notebook PC with IDU. Right-click My
Network Places on the desktop of the notebook PC, and
click Properties from the pop-up menu. The network con-
nection window appears.
ii. Double-click the local connection icon, and the local con-
nection state window appears. In the Local Area Connec-
tion Properties dialog box, select the radio button Obtain
an IP address automatically.
iii. Open the command line window, and input the ipconfig
/renew command. This command is used to get a new
IP address from DHCP server. Press Enter key, as shown
in Figure 1. Now, the notebook PC successfully gets the
IP address allocated by IDU, and can access the IDU, as
shown in Figure 1.

FIGURE 1 OBTAINING IP ADDRESS OF IDU

iv. Input the ipconfig /all command and press Enter key.
The IP address of the notebook PC is displayed, as shown
in Figure 2. For example, the notebook PC's IP address
in this example is 10.61.121.120, and IDU's IP address is
10.61.121.249, as shown in Figure 2.

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FIGURE 2 DISPLAYING IP ADDRESS

2. Perform the following operations to log in to WEB CIT.

i. Open Internet Explorer, and input the IP address of IDU.
ii. Upon delivery, a default user "admin" with the password
"admin" is set in the user right setting of WEB CIT. Input
admin in User Name, and input admin in Password.
iii. Click the LOGON button to log in to the WEB CIT system.
END OF STEPS

Configuration Data Query

Querying Version Information
Prerequisites Documents that data configuration requires are available.
Steps 1. In System Maintain > VMP Maintain, check the software
version.
2. Make sure that the software version is the release version.
END OF STEPS

Querying Radio Link Configuration

Steps 1. Click Configure > Link Configure in the left menu bar, and
select the transmission unit on the right, as shown in Figure 3.

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FIGURE 3 QUERYING RADIO LINK CONFIGURATION

2. Query the working mode of each transmission unit of radio link.

END OF STEPS

Querying IP Information
Prerequisites Documents that data configuration requires are available.
Steps 1. Click Configure > System Configure in the left menu bar, as
shown in Figure 4.

FIGURE 4 QUERYING IP INFORMATION

2. Query the equipment's IP address, subnet mask, and default

gateway in the right pane.
3. Make sure that Device Status is Open State.
END OF STEPS

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Querying Protection Information

Prerequisites Documents that data configuration requires are available.
Context The system supports the following protection configurations: no
protection, hot backup + space diversity, and frequency diversity.
Steps 1. Click Configure > Link Configure in the left menu bar, and
select Protect Type in Set Protect Parameter on the right,
as shown in Figure 5.

FIGURE 5 CONFIGURING PROTECTION TYPE

END OF STEPS

Testing E1 Cable
Connection
Short Description Whether the equipment and E1 cables are connected correctly can
be decided by testing E1 cable connection. Also, this test helps
find out whether the E1 cable is normal.
Prerequisites � The equipment is configured with E1 interface board.
� The service data configuration is completed.
Steps 1. Connect E1 interface with the error bit tester. The error bit
tester displays the AIS alarm.
2. Set the corresponding E1 interface as terminal loopback
through WEB CIT.
3. Observe the error bit tester, and the AIS alarm should disap-
pear.
4. Cancel the setting of E1 interface's terminal loopback through
WEB CIT.

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5. Observe the error bit tester, and the AIS alarm should be re-
ported.
6. Repeat Step 1 ~ Step 5 to test other E1 interfaces.
END OF STEPS

Checking Transmission
Power and Transmission
Frequency
Short Description This operation checks whether ODU's transmission power and
transmission frequency are within specified range.
Prerequisites The service data configuration is completed.
Steps 1. Click Configure > Link Configure in the left menu bar, as
shown in Figure 6.

FIGURE 6 CHECKING RADIO LINK CONFIGURATION

2. If ODU's transmission power and transmission frequency are

within specified range, then continue subsequent operations;
otherwise, reconfigure the data to ensure that ODU's trans-
mission power and transmission frequency are within specified
range.
END OF STEPS

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Inter-Site Commission
ing

Table of Contents
Adjusting Antennas at Both Ends .......................................... 9
Testing Inter-Site STM-1/4 Service ......................................10
Testing Inter-Site E1 Service ...............................................11
Testing Inter-Site ETH Service .............................................11
Testing Inter-Site EOW Service............................................12
Testing 1+1 Changeover.....................................................12
Testing SNCP Changeover ...................................................13
Testing 24-Hour Bit Error ....................................................13

Adjusting Antennas at Both

Ends
Short Description Adjusting antennas at both ends is the most important testing item
in inter-site commissioning. This adjustment directly influences
the microwave link's performance.
Prerequisites � The single site commissioning for microwave equipments at
both ends of the microwave link has been completed.
� During the commissioning process, the weather is fine between
the two sites, without rain, snow, or fog.
� The actual conditions and antenna commissioning personnel all
satisfy the requirement for working at high altitudes.
Steps 1. If the distance between the two sites is long (larger than 2
km), then set antennas at both ends horizontally. If the dis-
tance between the two sites is short, then adjust the antenna's
downtilt within a small range according to actual condition.
2. Connect the multimeter with the local ODU's BNC port cor-
rectly.
3. Adjust the antenna's horizontal position: Fix the remote an-
tenna, measure the voltage at BNC port with the multimeter;
rotate the antenna within a large range in horizontal direc-
tion, and make sure that at least three peak signals of BNC are
scanned within the rotating range, of which the middle one has
the highest voltage.

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4. Adjust the antenna's downtilt: Adjust the antenna's downtilt at

each position when BNC port has the peak volage to make the
voltage at BNC port reach the highest value within the scanning
range. Adjust the antenna to the position when BNC port has
the highest voltage, and fix the local antenna. When tightening
the antenna, keep the voltage at BNC port to be the highest
value.
5. Adjust the remote antenna. Make the receiving level at the
remote end to have the largest value, and fix the remote an-
tenna.
6. Repeat the above steps for 2 ~ 4 times to make the receiving
level at both the local end and the remote end have the largest
value. Fix antennas at both ends.
7. Use the multimeter to test voltage at BNC port at both ends.
Read the current receiving power according to voltage at BNC
port of ODU at both ends and the Received Signal Level (RS)
curve.
8. Fasten all screws of the antenna.
END OF STEPS

Testing Inter-Site STM-1/4

Service
Short Description If there is STM-1/4 service between two sites, the service avail-
ability can be verified by testing STM-1 service.
Prerequisites � The task of adjusting antennas at both ends is completed.
� There is STM-1/4 service between two sites.
Steps 1. At the local equipment side, set one STM-1/4 port as inner
loopback. Use the error bit tester to test whether the port is
normal. Cancel the setting of terminal loopback after the test
is completed.
2. At the opposite equipment side, set one STM-1/4 port as inner
loopback. Use the error bit tester to test whether the port is
normal. Cancel the setting of terminal loopback after the test
is completed.
3. Repeat the above steps to test other STM-1/R ports at the local
end and the opposite end respectively.
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Testing Inter-Site E1 Service

Short Description If there is E1 service between two sites, the service availability can
be verified by testing E1 service.
Prerequisites � The task of adjusting antennas at both ends is completed.
� There is E1 service between two sites.
Steps 1. At the local equipment side, set one E1 port as inner loopback.
Use the error bit tester to test whether the port is normal. Can-
cel the setting of terminal loopback after the test is completed.
2. At the opposite equipment side, set one E1 port as inner loop-
back. Use the error bit tester to test whether the port is nor-
mal. Cancel the setting of terminal loopback after the test is
completed.
3. Repeat the above steps to test other E1 ports at the local end
and the opposite end respectively.
END OF STEPS

Testing Inter-Site ETH

Service
Short Description If there is Ethernet service between two sites, the service avail-
ability can be verified by testing Ethernet service.
Prerequisites The Ethernet service is configured between two sites.
Steps 1. Use cross-connect Ethernet cable to connect a port of Ethernet
service at the local end with a notebook PC A.
2. Use cross-connect Ethernet cable to connect a port of Ethernet
service at the opposite end with a notebook PC B.
3. Set the IP address for notebook PC A and notebook PC B, and
make sure that the two IP addresses are in the same network
segment.
4. In the MS-DOS window of notebook PC A, execute the follow-
ing command: ping 192.168.1.102 -n 200 -l 2000. Here,
192.168.1.102 is the IP address of notebook PC B.
5. After the ping command is executed, check the transceiving
data statistics. Normally, the statistics data should not indicate
any packet loss. In other words, the following data should be
contained: Lost = 0 (0% loss)
END OF STEPS

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Testing Inter-Site EOW

Service
Short Description This test is performed when the Engineering Order Wire (EOW)
phone is installed at the site. It helps verify whether the EOW
phone works normally.
Prerequisites � The task of adjusting antennas at both ends is completed.
� The EOW phone is installed correctly at the site.
� In WEB CIT system, make sure that the transmission unit is
enabled in EOW service configuration.
Steps 1. Check whether the EOW phone is properly connected at the
equipment at both ends.
2. Pick up the phone at the local end and dial the phone at the
opposite end. Normally, the voice quality is good after the call
is put through.
END OF STEPS

Testing 1+1 Changeover

Short Description This test is performed when 1+1 protection is configured. It helps
verify whether the 1+1 changeover function is normal.
Prerequisites � The equipment is configured with Intermediate Frequency (IF)
1+1 protection.
� The task of adjusting antennas at both ends is completed.
Steps 1. At the local equipment side, set one E1 port as inner loopback,
and connect it with the error bit tester. The error bit tester
does not have any alarm.
2. Make the active ODU power supply power off.
3. Check the bit error test result. The test result should be that
the service is restored after being interrupted instantaneously.
4. After the changeover is completed, perform the bit error test
for 5 ~ 10 minutes. The test result should be that there is no
bit error.
5. Make the active ODU power supply power on.
6. Cancel the setting of loopback.
END OF STEPS

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Testing SNCP Changeover

Short Description This test is performed when SNCP protection is configured. It helps
verify whether the SNCP changeover function is normal.
Prerequisites � The equipment is configured with SNCP protection.
� The task of adjusting antennas at both ends is completed.
Steps 1. At the local equipment side, set one E1 port as inner loopback,
and connect it with the error bit tester. The error bit tester
does not have any alarm.
2. Disconnect the active transmission unit.
3. Check the bit error test result. The test result should be that
the service is restored after being interrupted instantaneously.
4. After the changeover is completed, perform the bit error test
for another 5 ~ 10 minutes. The test result should be that
there is no bit error.
5. Connect the active transmission unit.
6. Cancel the setting of loopback.
END OF STEPS

Testing 24-Hour Bit Error

Short Description The test of 24-hour bit error helps verify whether the equipment
can assume a stable transmission service for a long term.
Prerequisites The task of adjusting antennas at both ends is completed.
Steps 1. At the local equipment side, set one E1 port as inner loopback,
and connect it with the error bit tester.
2. Use the error bit tester to perform the 24-hour bit error test.
3. Record the test result. The test result should satisfy the design
requirement.
4. Cancel the setting of loopback.
5. Go on to test other E1 ports at the local end and the opposite
end.
END OF STEPS

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Figures

Figure 1 Obtaining IP Address of IDU .................................... 4

Figure 2 Displaying IP Address ............................................. 5
Figure 3 Querying Radio Link Configuration ............................ 6
Figure 4 Querying IP Information.......................................... 6
Figure 5 Configuring Protection Type ..................................... 7
Figure 6 Checking Radio Link Configuration ............................ 8

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 Glossary

OSPF
- Open Shortest Path First

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