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User Manual
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INDEX
0. Index 2
1. Introducing Britecell Plus 4

1.1 The Features 5
1.2 Brief Description of Britecell Plus 5
1.3 Britecell Plus features 6
1.4 Britecell Plus typical applications 7
2. Equipment Overview 9
2.1 The Britecell Plus Remote Unit and its relevant accessories 10
2.2 the Britecell Plus Master Unit 12
2.2.1 The Fast Master Unit 12
2.2.2 The Rack-based Master Unit 12
2.3 Block diagrams 16
3. TFAx Remote Unit 22

3.1 Introduction 23
3.2 Case A remote unit 25
3.3 Case B remote unit 45
3.4 Case L remote unit 63
3.5 Case F remote unit 79
3.6 Wi-Fi Booster TFBW 90
4. Fast Master Unit 100
5. Rack based master unit 113

5.1 19” Subrack TPRNx4 114
5.2 Master Optical TRX, TFLN 126
5.3 Two-way splitter/combiner TLCN2 138
5.4 Four-way splitter/combiner TLCN4 142
5.5 RF dual band coupler TLDN 146
5.6 RF tri-band coupler TLTN 150
5.7 RF Duplexer TDPX 154
5.8 Base Station Interface TBSI 158
5.9 Power Limiter TMPx-10 162
5.10 Wi-Fi Local Interface 168
5.11 The interconnect link (i-link) 172
5.11.1 Introduction 173
5.11.2 TILx-HL Interconnect link 177
5.11.3 TILx-HLW Interconnect link 195
5.12 Remote Supply Unit TRS/TRSN 216
6. Warning and Safety Requirements 222

6.1 Environmental conditions 223
6.2 Installation site Features 223
6.3 Safety and Precautions during Installation or maintenance 224
6.4 Power Supply Connection 225
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6.5 Safety and Precautions for Lasers 226
6.6 Health and Safety Warnings 226
6.7 Electromagnetic Fields and RF Power 227
6.7 Warning Labels 230
7. Technical support 231

7.1 Returning Equipment 231
Appendix A: System Commissioning 233
Appendix B: EU Guidelines for WEEE disposal 237
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1. Introducing Britecell Plus
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1.1 The Features
Britecell Plus is an innovative platform designed in order to provide an

effective and flexible coverage to a large variety of indoor scenarios.
Thanks to its high modularity, its low power consumption, and its full-
transparency to protocols and modulation formats, Britecell Plus is the perfect
plug&play solution to distribute any wireless standard (including GSM, GPRS,
EDGE, CDMA, WCDMA, and WLAN IEEE 802.11b) to the in-building
environments requiring reliable and interference-free communications, as well
as high traffic capacity and maximum flexibility about future expansions.
These unique features make the Britecell Plus platform suitable also for
applications to critical areas experiencing difficulties in establishing and
keeping phone calls, while its compact design always guarantees a minimum
aesthetic impact.
1.2 Brief Description of Britecell Plus
Britecell Plus is a Distributed Antenna System (DAS) based on the Radio-over-

Fibre (RoF) technology, and capable of carrying wireless mobile signals
through the 800MHz - 2500MHz frequency range regardless of their protocol
and their modulation format.
The system has two basic components, a Master Unit and a Remote Unit. The
Master Unit is made of one or more subracks typically connected to the BTS
(Base Tranceiver Station) through either a repeater (RF interface) or a coaxial
cable.
Each Remote Unit is connected with a dedicated pair of single-mode optical
fibres (one for UL and one for DL) to the Master Unit. These optical fibres work
on 1310 nm wavelenght and provide low losses and almost unlimited
bandwidth, available for future system developments.
Britecell Plus is a modular system whose basic components are:
• one Master Unit made of one or more subracks, each providing 12
module slots. Each slot can host either an active or a RF passive device
(chosen among the wide range of Britecell Plus options), in order to
meet the planned design requirements;
• a variable number of Remote Units (TFAx), whose function is feeding
the antenna passive network;
• a proper number of indoor antennas, suitable to provide radio coverage
to the area. Britecell Plus is fully compatible with any type of indoor
antennas;
• the optical cables required to connect the 19” subracks to the TFAx.
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12
4
TFLN REMOTE
BTS RF interface
UNIT
Two F.O. per RU
1
1
Fig. 1.1: Britecell Plus system block diagram.
1.3 Britecell Plus Features
The following lines report a brief summary of Britecell Plus main features:
• multiband 2G, 2.5G and 3G – 802.11b WLAN compatible: Britecell
Plus is completely transparent to any transmission protocol and
modulation format, and it can distribute any 2G, 2.5G, 3G wireless
standard. In addition, it allows to carry also the WLAN (802.11b/g)
service over the same infrastructure;
• modular configuration for flexible design: by properly setting some
parameters like the amount of RUs and the antenna locations, the
Britecell Plus architecture can follow the environment specific features in
order to obtain the most effective radio-coverage of the indoor area.
The modularity of the system allows easy modifications for future
growth and increasing traffic;
• easy to install: the intelligent plug & play Britecell Plus system
includes an Automatic Gain Control (AGC), that eliminates system gain
variations regardless of optical loss. This avoids the need for field
adjustments, thus reducing design, installation and optimization time.
• low-power consumption: establishing a “quasi line-of-sight
propagation” towards all mobile phones inside the area, Britecell Plus
works with low power levels. Low power levels have two great
advantages: 1) allow mobile phones to work at lower power levels, thus
limiting the radiated emissions and increasing their battery life; 2) allow
a better control of interference effects between adiacent cells.
• central supervision functions: all individual alarms of Britecell Plus
system are stored in an internal flash memory, and available to both
local and remote connections. Detailed alarm information is provided by
special software (i.e. by Supervision or Maintenance software tools)
running on a locally connected host, as well as any information about
alarm status and alarm history is available to remote connections via
TCP/IP protocols, SNMP agent, or HTTP servers. This alarm information
is visible also by means of LEDs present on the front panels of both the
MU and the RUs;
• multiple-carriers system: there are no restrictions on the number of
carriers that the Britecell Plus can convey. Obviously, the more carriers
per service, the less power per carrier;
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• remote power supply: in case mains cannot be used for the Remote
Units, Britecell Plus offers a centralised power supply option, which
distributes both a DC low-voltage (-48V) power and the optical signals
through a composite fibre optic/copper cable;
• wide variety of RF passive devices: the connections between the
DAS and the local BTSs can be arranged so as to get the best fit for
customers needs. Britecell Plus equipment provides RF
splitters/combiners, cross band couplers, attenuators, duplexers for
UL/DL paths, thus allowing the maximum design flexibility;
• high reliability: high MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure).
1.4 Britecell Plus typical Applications
Thanks to its unique features Britecell Plus is the ideal solution to set up radio
coverage in may situations:
• Multi operator shared infrastructure: each mobile operator has its
own carriers, which must be transported without affecting the others.
Britecell Plus is capable of transmitting multiple carriers simultaneously,
while providing an independent level adjustment for each of them,
ensuring maximum performance and reducing infrastructure costs
• High rise buildings: RF signals from surrounding macrocells or
external BTSs are usually quite strong inside high rise buildings, and
cause so much interference that indoor mobile communications often
become impossible. By strategically placing antennas along the exterior
walls of the building, the signal to noise ratio can be optimised. This
interference control solves many problems, such as the “ping pong”
effect that sometimes is experienced when a mobile frequently changes
from an indoor to an outdoor coverage.
• Exhibition, conventions, and shopping centres: the critical point of
these environments is due to the high traffic loads, which are
furthermore highly variable. Thus, the main goal to achieve is setting up
a radio coverage which could effectively manage these variable traffic
loads, with neither undervalued nor overvalued infrastructure expenses.
A unique feature of Britecell Plus is that RF frequencies can be allocated
quickly when and where they are needed, thus reducing the
implementation cost. This makes Britecell Plus the proper solution also
for temporary or last minute requests (such as conferences).
• Airports: they require modular and flexible radio coverage, in order to
meet present needs while foreseeing future expansions. Britecell Plus
can manage high traffic loads providing high quality with minimum
environmental impact, while its modularity allows future extensibility.
• Corporate Building: inside a corporate building, difficult mobile
communications may limit business transactions. These environments
are often complex and densely populated with specific requirements to
be fulfilled: high traffic capacity, maximum expectations on Quality of
service, full compatibility with wireless standards and future
expandability. Britecell Plus guarantees high quality radio coverage
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under all conditions, while maintaining maximum flexibility in managing
any traffic condition.
• Subways and Highly Dense Metropolitan Areas: These areas are
distinguished by large distances, and may require that RUs are placed
far away from the BTSs. Britecell Plus guarantees the signal integrity at
distances up to 3 km, and through the wideband interconnect link
option distances of 20 km can be reached. Moreover, these
environments need gradual investments, because initially operators
provide radio coverage only in the busiest areas, and then extend it in
order to reach complete coverage. The modularity of Britecell Plus helps
operators to gradually expand the system. Some large cities often need
to set up seamless and reliable radio systems for emergency services.
The required RF infrastructure needs to be unobstrusive and
environmental friendly; this can be achieved using a Britecell Plus DAS.
When redundancy is required, two interleaved Britecell Plus systems can
be used, management and supervision for these systems can be
remotely established by means of an external modem and an open
protocol such as SNMP.
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2. Equipment Overview
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2.1. Introduction
Basically, a Britecell system is composed of:

• a Master Unit, able to bring mobile radio signals from the BTS to different
remote units and vice-versa, so as to remotise the distribution and collection
of any mobile and wireless signal;
• a variable number of Remote Units, conveying and receiving mobile signals
by low-power antennas.
We hereby will provide a brief introduction to the main components of the
Master and Remote Units which make up the Britecell system, while further
details about each component will be given in the next sections of the present
manual.
2.2. The Britecell Plus Remote Unit

and its relevant accessories
The Remote Unit (TFAx) is a device providing optical-to-electrical downlink

conversion and electrical-to-optical uplink conversion, thus allowing a
bidirectional transmission of signals between the Master Unit and the remote
antennas. It is available in 3 different power configurations
(Low/Medium/High), housed by 4 different architectures (Case A, Case B, Case
F and Case L), so as to fulfil different coverage and band requirements.
Case-A
Case-L
Case-F
Case-B
Fig.2.1: Different Remote Unit cases
In downlink, each TFAx receives an optical signal from the Master Unit,
performs an optical-to-RF conversion, and transmits the resulting signal to the
2 antenna ports.
In uplink, it receives a RF signal from remote antennas, provides a RF-to-
optical conversion, and conveys the converted signal to the Master Unit
through optical fibres.
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Power supply (available either in 90÷264 Vac or in -72÷-36 Vdc version) is
internal in Case L, in Case F and in most Case A remote units: vice-versa, all
Case B and some Case A remote units are provided with an external power
supply (TPSN), whose dimensions are shown in table 2.1(a).
The TFBW unit is a booster which can be cascaded with a TFAx in order to
distribute Wi-Fi signals (802.11b and g) through dedicated Wi-Fi antennas
(see scheme 2.2b).
Fig. 2.2 (a) TFBW booster ; (b) block

(a) diagram of a Britecell Plus system with Wi-Fi
Interface
Access
Point
Master Unit Remote Wi-Fi

BTS with Unit booster
Wi-Fi interface
(b)
The case-A and Case-B Remote Units and the TFBW boosters can be provided
with the TKA installation kit (optional), which contains a fiber optics splice
holder and a compact case, in order to allow an easy installation on walls or
poles. TKA compact cases allow different IP protection levels, depending on
the specific environmental requirements.
Fig. 2.3: TKA mounting kit for Case A and Case B remote units
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2.3. The Britecell Plus Master Unit
The Britecell Plus Master Unit is a widely-flexible system. It is available both as

a stand-alone version (the Fast Master Unit) and as a rack-based version. In
the followings we will give a brief overview of the components of these units.
2.3.1 The Fast Master Unit
The Master Fast (TFLF): designed into a

stand-alone mechanical case, it includes all
required ancillary and support functions. It is available
in various frequency ranges, from 800MHz up to 2200MHz
and allows feeding up to 4 Remote Units.
Module dimensions: 240 x 200 x 38mm
Fig. 2.4: The Fast Master Unit
2.3.2 The rack-based Master Unit
The Sub-rack (TPRN) is a 19” subrack hosting the Britecell Plus modules; it
accommodates 12 slots, whose sizes are 7TE x 4HE. As each Britecell Plus
module takes up one or two slots, each Master Unit can sustain up to 12
modules, depending on design configuration and requirements.
Fig. 2.5: The TPRN Subrack
The Master Optical TRX (TFLN): in downlink it provides

an RF-to-optical conversion of the signal coming from the
BTS, and transmits it to 4 optical outputs, so as to feed 4
TFAx. In uplink it provides optical-to-RF conversion for 4
optical signals coming from RUs, and it combines them into a
single RF output, while providing automatic gain control in
order to balance the fibre losses. Module dimensions:
Width = 7TE, Height = 4HE (one slot in the master unit sub-
rack).
Fig. 2.6:
The TFLN Master Optical TRX
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The duplexer (TDPX): it combines the downlink (DL) and uplink
(UL) paths into a single one, while maintaining the required
isolation. The module dimensions are: Width = 7TE, Height = 4HE.
Fig. 2.7:
The TDPX duplexer
The variable RF attenuators (TBSI): it provide independent

attenuations (adjustable from 0 to 30dB, with 1dB steps) on
uplink and downlink RF paths, and allow the designer to optimize
the signal level close to the BTSs. TBSI is an override attenuator,
its dimensions are: Width = 7TE, Height = 4HE.
Fig. 2.8:
The TBSI variable attenuator
The dual band coupler (TLDN): in downlink it combines a low

band RF signal (800 to 1000 MHz) and a high band RF signal (1700
to 2500 MHz) into a common RF port; in uplink it splits a composite
signal between a low band RF port and a high band RF port. Module
dimensions are: Width = 7 TE, Height = 4 HE.
Fig. 2.9:
The TLDN tri- band coupler
The tri band coupler (TLTN): in downlink it combines the low

band signals (800 or 900MHz), the 1800MHz band signal and
2000MHz signal into a common one; in uplink it splits the triple
band signal between three different RF single band paths. Module
dimensions are: Width = 7 TE, Height = 4 HE.
Fig. 2.10:
The TLTN tri-band coupler
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The RF splitters/combiners (TLCN2 and TLCN4): TLCN2 is a 2-way
splitter/combiner. TLCN4 is a 4-way splitter/combiner. They can be used in a
variety of different situations, such as:
• To connect a BTS with several master optical TRXs.
In uplink the TLCN2 (or TLCN4) combines 2 (4) RF
signals coming from different master optical TRXs
onto a common RF signal, entering the BTS. In
downlink the TLCN2 (or TLCN4) splits the downlink
composite RF signal coming from the BTS onto 2 (4)
RF ports, entering different master optical TRXs;
• To connect several BTSs to a master optical TRX. In
downlink the TLCN2 (TLCN4) combines the RF signals
coming from different BTSs onto a common RF
signal, entering the master optical TRX. In uplink
TLCN2 (TLCN4) splits the composite RF signal coming
from a master optical TRX into 2 (4) RF signals Fig. 2.11: The TLCN2 and
entering different BTSs. TLCN4 splitters/combiners
The WLAN interface board (TWLI):.it connects 3 WLAN

Access Points to each TFLN, and it is necessary when
802.11b/g WLAN distribution through the DAS is required.
Dimensions: Width = 14 TE, Height = 4HE (2 slots in the
master unit sub-rack).
Fig. 2.12:
The TWLI Wi-Fi interface board
The power limiter (TMPx-10): it monitors the DL power coming

from the BTS, and attenuates it by 10 dB in case of overcoming of
a programmable threshold level.
TMP2-10 Power Limiter is for 2G and 2.5G signals, working at 900
MHz and 1800 MHz.
TMP3-10 Power Limiter is for 3G signals.
Both modules are 7TE wide and 4HE high.
Fig. 2.13:
The TMPx-10 power limiter
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The interconnect-link (TILx)
is a multi-module kit which
allows to expand our system
by connecting an additional
Britecell Plus subrack station to
the main one, at a distance of
up to 20 km. In details:
• The TDTX and TMRX cards
make up the “master side” of
the i-link; thus, they have to
be housed inside the main
Britecell Plus subrack, and
take 1 slot each;
Fig. 2.14: The TILx interconnect link (i-link)
• The TDTX and TSRX cards
make up the “slave side” of
the i-link; thus, they have to be housed inside the remotised Britecell Plus
subrack, and take 1 slot and 3 slots respectively.
The TILx kit is available either in simple (TILx-HL) or in WDM (TILx-HLW)
version.
The remote supervision unit (TSUN): it is able to control

up to 14 master units fully populated. It is available both as a
plug-in module (Width = 14 TE, Height = 4HE, 2 slots in the
master unit sub-rack) and as stand alone device (Width= 19”,
Height=1HE). It consists in a CPU, a flash memory and an
Interface Board
Fig. 2.15: The TSUN remote supervision unit
The Remote Power Unit

(TRS/TRSN): it is a sub-rack unit
(whose sizes are 7TE x 4HE)
providing remote power supply to
up to 24 remote units through
standard AWG14/16 copper lines.
It is available in 2 versions:
• The TRSN version is able to
supply 1 A per port and it can
feed all remote units. Fig. 2.16: The TRSN subrack
• The TRS version is able to
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supply 0.5A per port: it can feed only single and dual band TFAN remote
units, as well as the TFAM20 one.
2.4. Block diagrams
In order to better understand the functionalities of the different units and

modules, some block diagrams of the Britecell Plus system are reported
hereafter.
Systems based on Fast Master Unit must be directly connected to the BTS
station. The scheme of a typical Fast Britecell system is reported here in fig.
2.17.
Mixed fibre-copper cable

TFAx
TFAx
BTS Fixed
Attenuator TFLF Mixed fibre-copper cable
TFAx
TFAx
Fig. 2.17: Block diagram for a Fast system
A more complex distribution system requires a rack-based Master Unit. It

allows the employment of a splitting/combining section (built by some passive
modules TLTN, TLDN, TLCN, and TBSI described above) in order to interface
one or more BTSs with several TFLN optical TRXs and with an higher number
of TFAx remote units.
Firstly, let’s assume that our BTSs are not duplexed. In this case, no TDPX
module (see fig. 2.7) is required. Moreover, let’s assume that the Master Unit
is made up of one or more subracks located in a single site, so that we do not
need an interconnect link in order to remotise a second subrack.
The scheme of this network configuration is reported hereafter in figure 2.18.
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TFAx
TFAx
TFLN
TFAx
Triple-band system
– not duplexed BTSs
– 8 TFLN local units
TFAx
TFAx
TFAx
TFLN
TFAx
Fixed TFAx
Atten. TFAx
GSM
900 TBSI TLCN4 TFAx
BTS TFLN
TFAx
TFAx
TFAx
TFAx
TFLN
TFAx
Fixed
Atten. TFAx
GSM
1800 TBSI TLTN TLCN2 TFAx
BTS TFAx
TFLN
TFAx
TFAx
TFAx
TFAx
Fixed TFLN
Atten. TFAx
UMTS TBSI
TFAx
TFAx
BTS
TLCN4 TFAx
TFLN
TFAx
TFAx
TFAx
TFAx
TFLN
TFAx
TFAx
Services
Level Signal splitting / Electrical / optical Optical / electrical
combining /
adjustment combining conversion conversion
splitting
Britecell Plus MASTER UNIT Britecell Plus

- REMOTE UNITS
Fig. 2.18: Block diagram for a triple-band system with not-duplexed base stations.
This scheme involves a rack-based Master Unit, with 8-TFLN optical TRXs and 32 TFAx
remote units.
Now let’s consider the same network configuration, but with duplexed BTSs. In
this case, some TDPX modules (see fig. 2.7) are required in order to combine
UL and DL ports on single RF channels.
.
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The scheme of this network configuration is reported hereafter in figure 2.19.
TFAx
TFAx
TFLN
TFAx
Triple-band system – duplexed BTSs – 8 TFLN TFAx
TFAx
TFAx
TFLN
TFAx
TFAx
GSM TDPX TFAx
Fixed
900 Atten. 91 TBSI TLCN4 TFAx
BTS TFLN
TFAx
TFAx
TFAx
TFAx
TFLN
TFAx
TFAx
GSM TDPX
Fixed
1800 Atten. 18 TBSI TLTN TLCN2 TFAx
BTS TFAx
TFLN
TFAx
TFAx
TFAx
TFAx
TFLN
TFAx
UMTS Fixed
TDPX TFAx
Atten. 20 TBSI TFAx
BTS
TLCN4 TFAx
TFLN
TFAx
TFAx
TFAx
TFAx
TFLN
TFAx
TFAx
DL - UL Level Services Signal splitting / Electrical / optical 3 km max Optical/electrical

splitting / adjustment combining / combining conversion optical link conversion
combining splitting

REMOTE UNITS
Fig. 2.19: Block diagram for a triple-band system with duplexed base stations. This
scheme involves a rack-based Master Unit, with 8-TFLN optical TRXs and 32 TFAx
remote units.
Let’s assume we need to expand our network in a wider area, by using a

second subrack station at a distance of up to 20 km from the site where the
main subrack station is located.
This new network configuration requires to use an interconnect link, whose
master side will be at the main subrack station, and whose slave side will be at
the new remotised station.
The scheme of this new network topology is shown hereafter, in figure2.20.
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TFAx
TFAx
Triple-band system – duplexed BTSs – i-link TFLN
TFAx
TFAx
TFAx
TFAx
TFLN
TFAx
TFAx
GSM TDPX TFAx
900 91 TBSI TLCN4 TFAx
BTS TFLN
TFAx
TFAx
TFAx
TFAx
TFLN
TFAx
TFAx
GSM TDPX
1800 18 TBSI TLTN TLCN2 TFAx
BTS TFAx
TFLN
TFAx
TFAx
TFAx
TFAx
TFLN
TFAx
TDPX
UMTS TBSI TFAx
20 TFAx
BTS
TLCN4 TFAx
TFLN
TFAx
TFAx
TDTX TMRX
Fig. 2.20: Block diagram for a

Britecell system with TSRX TDTX
remotised station connected
through i-link. This scheme
refers to a triple-band system TFAx
with duplexed base stations. TFAx

TFLN
It involves 7 TFLN optical TFAx
TRXs and 28 TFAx remote TFAx
units on the master side, 2
TFLN optical TRXs and 8 TFAx
TFAx
on the slave side .
TFAx
TFLN
TFAx
TFAx
DL - UL Level Services Signal splitting / Electrical / optical 3 km max Optical/electrical

splitting / adjustment combining / combining conversion optical link conversion
combining splitting

REMOTE UNITS
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Lastly, the next tables show a brief overview of the available Britecell
equipment:
REMOTE UNITS and accessories
Unit name/
Description Dimensions (L x W x H)
Module name
TFAx case A Remote unit 240 x 200 x 38 (mm)

TFAx case B Remote unit 240 x 240 x 38 (mm)
TFAx case L Remote unit 455 x 255 x 167 (mm)
TFAx case F Remote unit 546 x 253 x 207 (mm)
TFBWx WLAN booster 240 x 200 x 38 (mm)
TKA01 Remote Unit installation kit 280 x 240 x 55 (mm)

TKA04 Remote Unit installation kit 340 x 240 x 55 (mm)
TPSN 1-40 External power supply 175 x 80 x 54 (mm)

TPSN 3-30 External power supply 175 x 80 x 51 (mm)
Table 2.1(a): Overview of the Britecell Plus remote units and accessories
FAST MASTER UNIT

Unit name/
Module name
TFAF Fast Master Unit 240 x 200 x 38 (cm)
Table 2.1(b): Britecell Plus fast master unit
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RACK-BASED MASTER UNIT
Unit name/
Module name
TPRN04 Passive subrack 19” x 4HE

TPRNx4 Active subrack 19” x 4HE
TFLNx Master Optical TRX 7TE x 4HE
TLCN 2 2-way splitter 7TE x 4HE

TLCN 4 4-way splitter 7TE x 4HE
TBSI 2-30 Adjustable attenuator 7TE x 4HE
TDPXx UL/DL duplexer 7TE x 4HE
TLDNx Dual band coupler 7TE x 4HE

TLTNx Tri band coupler 7TE x 4HE
TMPx-10 10 dB power limiter 7TE x 4HE
TWLI WLAN interface 14TE x 4HE
TILx-HL i-link kit 14TE x 4HE (master side) +

28TE x 4HE (slave side)
TILx-HLW WDM i-link kit 14TE x 4HE (master side) +
28TE x 4HE (slave side)
TSUN6 Remote supervision unit standalone 19” x 4HE
TSUN1 or TSUN3 Remote supervision unit plug in 14TE x 4HE
TRS/TRSN Remote supply unit 19” x 1HE
Table 2.1(c): Overview of the Britecell Plus components and accessories

for the rack-based master unit
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3. TFAx Remote Unit
TFAx
(intro)
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Module name:
3.1. Introduction
Remote Unit
Main tasks of the TFAx unit: TFAx
Downlink (DL):
(TFAN,TFAM,TFAH)
¾ Optical-to-RF conversion of the input optical
signal
¾ Automatic Gain Control (AGC) of each converted signal, in order to
compensate optical losses; TFAx
¾ RF amplification: the converted RF signal is boosted in order to maintain a (intro)
good signal-to-noise ratio
¾ RF filtering: a proper filter rejects the spurious emissions
¾ RF duplexing and splitting: the boosted RF signal is conveyed to 2 antenna
ports
Uplink (UL):
¾ RF amplification: a low noise amplifier boosts the signal received from
antennas so as to maintain a good signal-to-noise ratio
¾ RF filtering: the boosted signal is cleaned from the spurious emissions
¾ Automatic Level Control (ALC): the RF signal level is adjusted according to
blocking requirements
¾ RF-to-optical conversion of the signal, which is finally conveyed to the
output optical port
Different types of Case-A remote units

In order to allow radio coverages with different power and band requirements,
Britecell architecture provides a wide variety of remote units. This allows the
customer to choose the solution which best fits its coverage and
environmental demands.
Case A remote unit Case B remote unit
Case L remote unit Case F remote unit
Figure 3.1: The

four different
case of the
Britecell Plus
remote unit
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Depending on the bands where the radio coverage has to be provided and on
the required signal power to cover the environment, your remote unit can
have one of the topologies shown in figure 3.1.
The following 4 sections of the manual refers to these 4 different topologies of

remote units. Please follow the instructions described in the section which
exactly corresponds to the case (A,B,L,F) of your remote unit.
The output powers and coverage bands of each remote unit are uniquely
associated to model codes which you can easily read on both on the remote
TFAx unit and on its package box (see picture 3.2 below).
(Intro)
Figure 3.2
The case of your remote unit can be easily identified from the pictures 3.1: as
an alternative, you can refer to the Britecell Plus Bulletin PA-100595EN or to
the dedicated Bulletin of your remote unit. For example, let’s refer to the
Model Number “TFAM20” we read on our remote unit’s label, like in the
Ficture 3.2. On the Britecell Plus bulletin PA-100595EN, we read:
Band Configurations Power Class Case Model Code Details in Bulletin
UMTS2100 Medium A TFAM20 PA-100592EN
Figure 3.3
This line states that the remote unit whose model is TFAM20 has a case A
architecture (see picture 3.1), manages UMTS (2100 MHz) signals, and works
with Medium output powers. Once we identified the case of our remote unit
(case A, in this example), let’s refer to this manual’s section which exactly
corresponds to our remote unit case, so as to perform proper installation and
maintenance procedures.
Each Britecell Plus remote unit belongs to one of the following 3 power
classes: Low, Medium and High Power. Once we know the Power Class of our
remote unit (Medium, in our example), and its working bands (e.g. 2100 MHz
UMTS), we can look through the remote unit dedicated bulletin (described
under the column “Details in bulletin”: PA-100592EN, in our example) in
order to get all the technical specifications concerning the remote unit itself.
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Module name:
3.2. Case A remote unit

Remote Unit
Dimensions and Weight:
TFAx
Dimensions: 38 x 240 x 200 mm
Case A
(1.5 x 9.4 x 7.9 inches)
Weight : please refer to the Britecell Plus bulletin PA-100595EN or to the
remote unit dedicated bulletin in order to know the updated data
about the weight of your case A remote unit
An external power supply is provided only for Case A remote unit TFAM20. TFAx
CaseA
Green LED = power on

Red LED = major alarm External
alarm
Warm side connectors
Fig. 3.4: 3D-drawing of

Power RF UL optical RF a Case A remote unit
Supply antenna port antenna
connector port (N-f) (SC-APC) port (N-f)
RF auxiliary DL optical RF auxiliary

channel output port channel input
(SMA-f) (SC-APC) (SMA-f)
RF ports: • 2 RF antenna ports, transmitting/receiving signals to/from

distributed antennas. RF antenna ports are duplexed N-female
connectors. These RF ports can be connected to the antennas
either directly (ie. through RF jumper cables) or through
splitters, thus allowing more antennas to be fed. Unused RF
ports have to be terminated with a 50 Ω load.
• 1 RF auxiliary input and 1 auxiliary output (designed to
receive and transmit additional signals). Auxiliary input and
output ports are SMA-female connectors.
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Optical ports: • 1 optical output port, transmitting UL signals to
TFLN master optical TRX
• 1 optical input port, receiving DL signals from TFLN
master optical TRX
Visual alarms:
Two control LEDs are provided on the TFAx front side (see fog. 3.19). The
green LED describes the power supply status, while the red LED describes the
major Remote Unit failures (please refer to the table 3.1).
TFAx Led colour Meaning

CaseA
Low optical power at DL
Red input and/or RF
amplifier failure
Fig. 3.5 : LED panel on Green Power supply OK
the Case-A warm side
Table 3.1: summary of TFAx LEDs meaning
External alarms:
TFAx is provided with two dry contacts inputs, which
dry contacts
can be connected (through .062” MOLEX plugs) to any
external device. In such a way, the alarm information
about this external device can be signalled through the
red LED of TFAx LED panel and displayed into the
supervision system.
Fig. 3.6 : Dry-contacts

on Case A back side
Power supply
Case A remote units can be powered by universal mains (90 to 264 Vac) or
by negative supply (-72 to -36 Vdc). Power supply is internal for all Case A
remote units, except for TFAM20 which has an external adapter.
Fig. 3.9a,b shows the different power supply connectors which are provided
on 90/264 Vac and on -72/-36 Vdc versions (except TFAM20).
TFAM20 remote unit is provided with the TPSN external power supply (fig. 3.8
a,b), available either for universal mains (90 to 264) or for negative supply.
(-72 to -36 Vdc). They both provide the remote units with a +5Vdc power, by
means of a 3-pole connector (fig. 3.10c).
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(a) (b)
Fig. 3.7 : (a) IEC connector on the rear side of a 220Vac-powered case A remote unit. (b)
4-pole connector on the rear side of a -48 Vdc -powered case A remote unit. These
connectors are not available on TFAM20, which is provided with an external adapter
(see below).
TFAx
CaseA
Ground
(a) Positive +5 Vdc
(c)
Fig. 3.8 : TPSN external adapters for 220

Vac (a) and -48 Vdc (b) TFAM20
versions. Power supply connector on the
rear side of TFAM20 remote unit (c).
(b)
Warnings (to be read before the remote units are

installed)
Dealing with optical output ports

The TFAx remote unit contains semiconductor lasers. Invisible laser beams
may be emitted from the optical output ports. Do not look towards the optical
ports while equipment is switched on.
Choosing a proper installation site for the remote units

• TFAx remote units have to be installed as close as possible to the radiating
antennas, in order to minimize coaxial cable length, thus reducing downlink
power loss and uplink noise figure.
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• When positioning the TFAx remote unit, pay
attention that the placing of related antennas
should be decided in order to minimize the
Minimum Coupling Loss (MLC), so as to avoid
blocking.
• The TFAx remote unit is intended to be fixed on
walls, false ceilings or other flat vertical surfaces
(TKA installation kits are available, in order to WRONG
provide a protective cover for TFAx remote unit, (a)
while making the TFAx installation easier and
faster).
TFAx
CaseA Handling optical connections
• When inserting an optical connector, take care to
handle it so smoothly that the optical fibre is not
damaged. Optical fibres are to be single-mode OPTIMAL
(SM) 9.5/125µm.
• Typically, Britecell Plus equipment is provided with (b)
SC-APC optical connectors (other connectors may
be provided on request). Inserting any other Fig. 3.9: Improper (a)
connectors will result in severe damages. and optimal (b) radius
bending for a fiber optics
• Do not force or stretch the fibre pigtail with radius
cable.
of curvature less than 5cm. See rightward figure
for optimal fibre cabling.
• Remove the adapter caps only just before making connections. Do not
leave any SC-APC adapter open, as they attract dirt. Unused optical
connectors must always be covered with their caps.
• Do not touch the connector tip. Clean it with a proper tissue before
inserting each connector into the sleeve. In case connector tips need to be
cleaned, use pure ethyl alcohol.
TFAx Case A installation
Versions with internal power supply

(all Case A remote units, except TFAM20)
Case A remote units can be fixed on walls, false ceilings or other flat vertical
surfaces, either directly or through a TKA01 installation kit (optional).
Installing a Case A remote unit (except TFAM20) WITHOUT the TKA

kit
The TFAx kit includes: A. 1 remote unit TFAx

B. a 50 Ω load
C. a VDE connector or a -48 Vdc plug (according to
the chosen model)
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Remote units are provided with cooling fins which allow to optimize heat
dissipation. In order to let them work, the environment where the remote unit
is mounted should allow the necessary air changeover. Do not place any
remote unit face downwards on a horizontal surface, because this would
prevent heat dissipation.
Once you have chosen the position of the remote unit, please follow these
steps in order to carry out the installation:
1. Drill into the wall so as to install the M4 screw anchors (not included)
according to the case A or case B layouts indicated by the installation
drawings in fig.3.15 (a)
2. Fix the TFAx remote unit to the wall by firmly screwing the anchors.
3. Take the splice – tray (not included). Fix the splice holder inside the splice
tray. (see fig. 3.10a,b) TFAx
4. Splice the optical fibres and close the splice tray. While handling the fibers, CaseA
take care of the fiber bending.
5. Fix the splice tray beside the remote unit
6. If the remote unit is -48 Vdc powered, use the -48 Vdc plug (included) in
order to connect the unit to the -48 Vdc mains. If the remote unit is
85/264 Vac-powered, fix the 85/264 Vac plug (included) on to a power cord
(not included), and use this cable in order to connect the unit to the mains.
7. Connect the antenna RF cables to the RF antenna ports. Connect the UL and
DL optical connectors (please refer to fig. 3.4). Apply a 50-Ohm load to the
RF which are no connected to any antenna cable.
8. Once the installation is finished, please follow the section “Start-up for case
A and case B remote units”, in order to carry out a proper system start up.
(b)
Fig. 3.10. (a) Splice tray. (b) Inside of the splice tray,
(a) with the splice holder properly positioned.
Installing the Case A remote unit (except TFAM20) WITH the TKA01
installation kit
The TFAx kit includes: 1. a remote unit TFAx

2. a 50 Ω load
3. a VDE connector or a -48 Vdc plug (according to
the chosen model)
The TKA01 kit includes: A. 4 screw anchors (fixing the wall bearing to the
(please refer to fig. wall)
3.11) B. 5 screw anchors (fixing the TFAx case A to the
wall mounting box “C”)
C. A wall mounting boc
D. a splice holder
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Fig. 3.11: The TKA01 installation kit
TFAx Once you have chosen the position of the remote unit mounting case, please
CaseA
follow these instructions:
1. Unscrew the 4 screws which lock the lower cover of the TKA01 wall bearing
(see fig. 3.12a)
2. In order to install the M4 screw anchors (included) which shall hold up the
TKA01 wall bearing, drill into the wall according to the TKA layout shown in
fig. 3.15c.
3. Fix the TKA01 wall bearing by firmly screwing the anchors.
4. Carefully open the splice tray by using a screwdriver as in fig. 3.12b. Fix
the splice holder inside the splice tray. (see fig. 3.12c). Splice the optical
fibres and close the splice tray. While handling the fibers, take care of the
fiber bending. Close the splice tray.
5. Fix the remote unit to the wall bearing by using the included screws 3.12d.
order to connect the unit to the -48 Vdc mains. If the remote unit is
85/264 Vac-powered, fix the 85/264 Vac plug (included) on to a power
cord (not included), and use this cable in order to connect the unit to the
mains.
7. Connect the antenna RF cables to the RF antenna ports. Connect the UL
and DL optical connectors (fig.3.12e). If the power cable has properly been
connected to the main, both the green and the red LEDs should turn on.
The green LED will remain on to indicate that the unit is powered on, while
the red LED will turn off as soon as the local unit will be switched on (for
further details about the start up of the system, please refer to the section
“TFAx Start-up”)
8. Fix the lower cover by fastening the 4 screws (fig.3.12f).
TFAM20 installation
TFAM20 remote unit can be fixed on walls, false ceilings or other flat vertical
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Installing a TFAM20 remote unit WITHOUT the TKA kit
The TFAM20 kit includes: 1. a remote unit TFAM20

2. a 50 Ω load
3. a TPSN external power supply adapter (90 to
264 Vac or -72 to -36 Vdc, according to the
chosen model)
the chosen model)
Please consider carefully these guidelines in order to choose a proper TFAx

positioning of the remote unit and of its power supply: CaseA
o Each piece of equipment should not be affected by the heating of any other
piece. The remote unit and its external power supply should be mounted so
as to avoid reciprocal heating. Side-by-side configuration is suggested (fig.
3.13 a,b)
o Remote units are provided with cooling fins which allow to optimize heat
dissipation. In order to let them work, the environment where the TFAM20
is mounted should allow the necessary air changeover.
o It is strongly recommended not to mount the external power supply on a
horizontal surface, because this position does not allow heat dissipation.
External power supplies must be mounted on vertical surfaces.
o In order to assure a proper heat dissipation, the external power supplies
must be mounted in vertical position with the power socket downwards (see
fig. 3.13a,b).
instructions:
1. In order to install the M4 screw anchors (not included) which shall hold up
the TFAM20 remote unit, drill into the wall according to the case A layout
shown in fig. 3.15a.
2. Fix the TFAM20 to the wall by firmly screwing the anchors.
the power supply external adapter, drill into the wall according to the
power supply layout shown in fig.3.15b.
4. Fix the external power supply adapter to the wall by firmly screwing the
anchors.
tray. (see fig. 3.10a,b)
6. Splice the optical fibres and close the splice tray. While handling the fibers,
8. Connect the external adapter to the TFAM20 remote unit through the
9. proper cable.
order to connect the external adapter to the -48 Vdc mains (fig. 3.12b).
If the remote unit is 90/264 Vac-powered, fix the 90/264 Vac plug
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(included) on to a power cord (not included), and use this cable in order
to the external adapter to the mains (fig. 3.12a).
and DL optical connectors.
12. Once the installation is finished, please follow the section “TFAx case A
remote unit”, in order to carry out a proper system start up.
TFAx
CaseA
neg. supply
(-72 to -36Vdc)
(b)
universal mains (a)
(90 to 264Vac)
Fig. 3.12. Example of proper mounting configuration, which assures heat dissipation. Note that the
remote unit and its power supply adapter are mounted side-by-side, and the power supply adapter
has the socket downwards. The pictures refer to a 90/264 Vac – powered TFAM20 (a) and to a –
72/-36 Vdc –powered TFAM20 (b).
Installation of the TFAM20 remote unit WITH the TKA01 installation

kit
The TFAM20 kit includes: 1. a remote unit TFAx

2. a 50 Ω load
3. an external power supply adapter (86 to 264 Vac
or -72 to -36 Vdc, according to the chosen
model)
the chosen model)
(please refer to fig. wall)
3.11) B. 5 screw anchors (fixing the TFAx case A to the
wall mounting box “C”)
D. a splice holder
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TFAx
CaseA
(a)
(b)
(c) (d)
(e) (f)
Fig. 3.13: Mounting the TFAx Case A with a TKA01

installation kit
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Please consider carefully these guidelines in order to choose a proper
positioning of the remote unit and of its power supply:
3.14 a,b)
must be mounted in vertical position with the power socket downwards
(see fig. 3.14a,b).
TFAx
CaseA
Once you have chosen the position of the remote unit mounting case, please
1. Unscrew the 4 screws which lock the lower cover of the TKA01 wall
bearing (see fig. 3.13a)
2. In order to install the M4 screw anchors (included) which shall hold up
the TKA01 wall bearing, drill into the wall according to the TKA layout
shown in fig. 3.15c.
power supply layout shown in fig.3.15b
anchors.
6. Carefully open the splice tray by using a screwdriver as in fig. 3.13b. Fix
the splice holder inside the splice tray. (see fig. 3.13c). Splice the optical
fibres and close the splice tray. While handling the fibers, take care of the
fiber bending. Close the splice tray.
7. Fix the remote unit to the wall bearing by using the included screws
3.13d.
order to connect the external adapter to the -48 Vdc mains (fig. 3.14a).
(included) on to a power cord (not included), and use this cable in order
to connect the external adapter to the mains (fig. 3.14b).
and DL optical connectors (fig.3.13e). If the power cable has properly
been connected to the main, both the green and the red LEDs should turn
on. The green LED will remain on to indicate that the unit is powered on,
while the red LED will turn off as soon as the local unit will be switched on
(for further details about the start up of the system, please refer to the
section “TFAx Case A Start-up”)
10. Fix the lower cover by fastening the 4 screws (fig.3.13f).
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Neg. supply TFAx
Universal mains (a) (-72 to -36Vdc) (b) CaseA
(90 to 264 Vac)
Fig. 3.14. Example of proper mounting configuration, which assures proper heat dissipation.
Note that the remote unit and its power supply adapter are mounted side-by-side, and the
power supply adapter has the socket downwards. The pictures refer to a 90/264 Vac –
powered TFAM20 (a) and to a -72/-36 Vdc –powered TFAM20 (b).
TFAx Case A start-up

Before the TFAx remote unit is switched on, make sure that:
• the modules hosted in the master unit have been connected each other
with RF jumpers, according to the system design
• every TFLN master optical TRX has been connected to its remote units
• each remote unit has been connected to its coverage antennas
For a correct system start-up, all the remote units have to be switched
on before the master unit.
Once the TFAx has been switched on, its behaviour can be summarized as per
the following steps:
1. when the remote unit is turned on, both the LEDs upon the warm side
turn on for a couple of seconds
2. After that, the unit green LED remains on (thus indicating proper
power supply), while the red LED switches off as soon as the master
unit is turned on (meaning that DL optical power is OK and no alarms
are present).
3. Once the master unit has been switched on, the status of both LEDs
have to be the one reported in table 3.1. In case the red LED remains
on, please refer to the troubleshooting section.
4. After being switched on the remote unit starts working correctly.
Anyway, in order to be recognized by the supervision management
system, it is necessary for the corresponding TFLN master optical TRX
to carry out the discovery phase (please refer to Supervision System
Manual for more details). During this phase which can last at max.
4min, depending on the system complexity, the TFLN LED ┌┘ blinks.
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Do not connect/disconnect any cable or any piece of
equipment during the discovery phase! This may result in failing
the identification of the remote unit.
Note: in case discovery doesn’t start automatically, check through the LMT or
the remote supervision whether it has been disabled (refer to LMT or remote
supervision system manuals for further information).
Case A TFAx troubleshooting

Faults can be revealed by LEDs on the TFAx front panel as well as by LMT or
supervision system (running on the remote supervision unit)
TFAx Both LMT and supervision system provide full information about the device
CaseA causing the alarm. As a consequence, troubleshooting procedure can be very
immediate when failure detection is directly carried out through LMT or
supervision system.
Britecell Plus modules are designed in order to exchange information, so that

each remote unit can receive failure notifications from its external equipment
through dry-contact connections. Moreover, the TFAx constantly monitors the
optical signal received from its TFLN unit to control optical losses.
Tables 3.2 and 3.3 show a brief description of the alarms related to a Case A
remote unit, with a reference to the corresponding alerted LEDs and to the
actions to be carried out in the case of a fault.
TFAN
ALARM RELÉ
CODE ACTIVE LED SUPERVISION PRIORITY
ALARM ACTION
PRIORITY LEVEL
(TSUN DESCRIPTION RECOMMENDED
LEVEL
description) (subrack)
Antenna DC
ALWAYS OK
loop alarm
The optical power
received on the DL is Check the DL fibre
DL optical
too low and can’t no RED MAJOR and the TFLN laser MAJOR
power fail
more be status
compensated
The optical power
received is under the
AGC out of Clean optical
allowed 3dB optical NONE WARNING MINOR
range connectors
loss but it can be
compensated
DL RF low HW failure on the DL
RED CRITICAL Return the unit MAJOR
band alarm low band RF section
DL RF high HW failure on the DL
band alarm high band RF section
Alarm on the device Check the external
External 1
connected on dry- RED MAJOR device or alarm MAJOR
alarm
contact 1 connection
External 2
alarm
Table 3.2. Description of the alarms of the TFAN Case A Remote Unit, as they are
presented on LMT or Supervision Interface
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As the tables show, minor alarms (low priority alarms) are revealed only by
LMT or supervision system, but not by LEDs. Minor alarms detect critical
situations which should be checked and tested in order to avoid future possible
system faults.
Each remote unit is provided with an AGC system which comes in after the
optical-to-RF conversion. This AGC can correctly compensate optical losses
when these are estimated to be <3 dB. In case optical losses are in the 3dB-
4dB range, the whole system still works, but AGC is near to its borderline
levels. The red LED switches on when the estimated optical losses are >4dB,
the AGC not being able to compensate these losses any more.
As shown in the previous table, the same red LED switches on to reveal any
TFAx
major failure. Following the troubleshooting procedure reported hereinafter it CaseA
is possible to better understand what problem occurred.
1
Note:
Each remote unit is provided with an AGC system which comes in after the optical-to-RF
conversion. This AGC can correctly compensate optical losses when these are estimated to be
<3 dB. In case optical losses are in the 3dB- 4dB range, the AGC is said to be “out of range”:
the whole system still work, but AGC is near to its borderline levels. The DL power LED switches
on when the estimated optical losses are >4dB, the AGC not being able to compensate these
losses any more.
As shown in the previous table, the same red LED switches on to reveal any major failure.
Following the troubleshooting procedure reported hereinafter it is possible to better understand
what problem occurred.
TFAM20
ALARM
RELÉ
CODE ACTIVE SUPERVISION
ALARM ACTION PRIORITY
(TSUN LED PRIORITY
DESCRIPTION RECOMMENDED LEVEL
descriptio LEVEL
(subrack)
n)
Antenna DC
ALWAYS OK
loop alarm
Check the external
UPS HW failure or
Power PSU. If it works
malfunction. RED MAJOR MAJOR
Supply alarm properly, return the
RF is turned OFF
unit
Internal Bus
ALWAYS OK
alarm
The optical power
DL optical
too low and can’t no RED MAJOR and the TFLN laser MAJOR
power fail
more be status
compensated
The optical power
allowed 3dB optical NONE WARNING MINOR
range connectors
loss but it can be
compensated
DL UMTS HW failure on the DL
band alarm UMTS section
RED
Temperature Over-temperature Check ventilation
if temperature MINOR MINOR
alarm alarm and environment
>85°C
Table 3.3. Description of the alarms of the TFAM20 Remote Unit, as they are
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TFAx
CaseA
Fig. 3.15(a): CASE A layout with wall anchor quotes
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TFAx
CaseA
Fig. 3.15(b): External Power Supply layout with wall anchor quotes. It is highly recommended
to mount it on a vertical surface in vertical position with the socket downwards.
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TFAx
CaseA
Fig. 3.15(c): TKA layout with wall anchor quotes
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Quick troubleshooting procedure
(The following procedure is summarized by the flow-chart in fig. 3.16a)
In case the red LED is ON, please follow these steps:
1. First of all, refer to dry-contact troubleshooting in order to understand
whether the alarm can depend on any external equipment failure or not.
2. In case dry-contact troubleshooting has not revealed any failure, clean the
optical adapters
3. If the problem still persists, refer to the fibre optic DL troubleshooting to
check if optical cables or optical connections have any problem on DL path.
4. If previous actions didn’t make the LED switch off replace the unit with a
new one or contact for assistance.
Dry contact troubleshooting

TFAx
(The following procedure is summarized by the flow-chart in fig. 3.16b) CaseA
This procedure needs to be considered if at least one TFAx dry-contact is
connected to some external equipment. If not, return to main troubleshooting
procedure.
These steps aim to detect any failure inside the external equipment or inside
the dry-contact port. If dry-contacts don’t reveal equipment malfunction or a
port failure, return to the main troubleshooting procedure.
For any dry-contact connected to some external equipment, follow these
steps:
1. Disconnect it, and check the TFAx LED status after the disconnection.
2. If the red LED has switched off, external equipment connected to the dry
contact port should be faulty. Please test it.
3. If the TFAx red LED still remains on after the disconnection, measure
voltage between the terminals of the dry contact port.
a. If the terminals are electrically closed, the dry-contact port is faulty.
Contact the manufacturer for assistance.
b. If the terminals are open, this means neither the analysis of the
present dry contact nor the one of its external equipment has
revealed failures. Re-connect the present dry contact port to its
external equipment. In case the TFAx has another unchecked dry-
contact connected to some external equipment, apply the whole
procedure (i.e. the steps 1-3) to this new port
Fibre optic DL troubleshooting

(The following procedure is summarized by the flow-chart in fig. 3.16c)
1. Check if there is any point where fibre experiences a short radius of
curvature. In this case, rearrange the optical path in order to avoid sharp
bends (if necessary, replace the optical cable with a longer one). If TFLN
red LED switches off, troubleshooting has been successfully carried out.
Otherwise, follow next steps.
2. Check if SC-APC connectors are properly installed at both fibre ends. In
case they are not, fix better SC-SPC connectors to adapters. If TFLN red
LED switches off, troubleshooting has been successful. Otherwise, follow
next steps.
3. Disconnect the optical fibre and clean it better at both ends then clean
the SC-APC ports on both the TFLN and the remote unit. Re-connect the
fibre to relevant ports after cleaning. If it doesn’t made TFLN red LED
switch off, follow next steps.
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4. Disconnect the optical SC-APC connector from remote unit DL port, and
measure the output power POUT(DL) at the corresponding fibre end.
Then, go to the TFLN side, disconnect the optical SC-APC connector from
TFLN DL port and measure the input power PIN(DL) coming out of the
TFLN DL port. Calculate the DL fibre attenuation ADL as ADL [dB] =
PIN(DL) – POUT(DL)
a. If ADL > 4dB, then the fibre optic cable has some problems. Replace it
with a new one.
b. If ADL < 4dB troubleshooting procedure has not identified the problem.
Refer to supervision system or contact assistance.
TFAx
CaseA Is the red LED No
start
ON upon the
TFAx?
Yes
Verify if any external

equipment or any dry contact
Is red LED upon No
port have some problems.
TFAx still ON?
Refer to dry-contact
troubleshooting (fig. 3.16b)
Yes
Clean the SC-APC Is red LED upon No

optical adapters and TFAx still ON?
connectors
Yes
Optical cable or optical connections

are supposed to have problems on end
DL path. Refer to fibre optic DL
troubleshooting (fig. 3.16c)
Fig. 3.16( a): Flow-chart describing the quick troubleshooting procedure on Case A TFAx
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Is any dry contact No
start connected to some
external equipment?
Yes
External equipment
Is red LED No connected to this dry
Disconnect the
upon TFAx contact port should be
dry contact port
still ON? faulty. Test it.
Yes
TFAx
CaseA
Measure voltage between Yes The dry contact port
Is this dry contact is faulty. Contact
the terminals of this dry
electrically closed? the manufacturer
contact port
for assistance.
No
Analysis about this dry

contact and its external Is the other dry
No
equipment has not revealed contact connected
any failures. to external
Connect the dry contact to its equipment?
external equipment again.
Yes
end
Fig. 3.16(b): Flow-chart describing the external alarm troubleshooting on Case A TFAx.
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Is there any
point where the Yes Rearrange the optical path to avoid
start fibre experiences sharp bends. If necessary replace the
a small radius of optical cable with a longer one.
curvature?
No
Yes Is red LED No

upon remote
unit still ON?
TFAx
CaseA Are SC-APC
connectors properly No Fix better SC-APC
installed at both fibre connectors
ends?
Yes
Yes Is red LED No
upon remote
unit still ON?
Disconnect fibre optic Clean optical SC-APC Reconnect the fibre

and clean it at both ends. ports on both TFLN to relevant ports
and remote unit.
Disconnect the optical Is red LED No

Yes
SC-APC connector from upon remote
remote unit DL port unit still ON?
Measure the output power Go to TFLN Disconnect optical SC-APC

side. connector from TFLN DL
at corresponding fibre end.
port.
Measure the input power

Calculate DL fibre attenuation coming out of the TFLN
ADL[dB]=input power - output power DL port.
Yes Fibre optic cable has some

Is ADL > 4dB?
problems. Replace it.
No Troubleshooting procedure has

not identified the problem. Refer end
to supervision system or contact
assistance
Fig. 3.16 (c): Flow-chart describing the fibre optic DL troubleshooting
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Module name:
3.3. Case B remote unit Remote Unit
Dimensions and Weight: TFAx
(1.5 x 9.4 x 9.4 inches) Case B
Weight : please refer to the Bulletin
PA-100595EN or to the remote unit dedicated bulletin in order to
know the updated data about
the weight of your case L remote unit
Green LED = power on

Red LED = major alarm External
Warm side
alarm
connectors TFAx
CaseB
Fig. 3.17: 3D-drawing of

a Case B remote unit
Power RF UL optical RF
Supply antenna port antenna
connector port (N-f) (SC-APC) port (N-f)
RF auxiliary DL optical RF auxiliary

channel output port channel input
(SMA-f) (SC-APC) (SMA-f)
RF ports: • 2 RF antenna ports, transmitting/receiving signals to/from

distributed antennas. RF antenna ports are duplexed N-female
connectors. These RF ports can be connected to the antennas
either directly (ie. through RF jumper cables) or through
splitters, thus allowing more antennas to be fed. Unused RF
ports have to be terminated with a 50 Ω load.
• 1 RF auxiliary input and 1 auxiliary output (designed to
receive and transmit additional signals). Auxiliary input and
output ports are SMA-female connectors.
Optical ports: • 1 optical output port, transmitting UL signals to TFLN

master optical TRX
master optical TRX
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Visual alarms:
Two control LEDs are provided on the TFAx front side (fig.3.18). The green
LED describes the power supply status, while the red LED describes the major
Remote Unit failures (please refer to the table 3.4).
Led colour Meaning

Low optical power at DL input
Red
and/or RF amplifier failure
Green Power supply OK
Fig. 3.18 : LED panel on
Table 3.4: summary of TFAx LEDs meaning the Case-B warm side
TFAx Dry contact alarms:

CaseB
TFAx is provided with two dry contacts inputs, which can
dry contacts
be connected (through .062” MOLEX plugs) to any external
device. In such a way, the alarm information about this
external device can be signalled through the red LED of
TFAx LED panel and displayed into the supervision system.
Fig. 3.19 : Dry-contacts

on Case B back side
Power supply
The Case B remote unit is provided with an external power supply TPSN (fig.
3.20 a,b), available either for universal mains (90 to 264) or for negative
supply. (-72 to -36 Vdc). Each TPSN external power supply provides the
remote units with a +5Vdc power, by means of a 3-pole connector (fig.
3.20c).
Warnings (to be read before remote units are

installed)
The TFAx remote unit contains semiconductor lasers. Invisible laser beams
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Ground
(a) Positive +5 Vdc
(c)
Fig. 3.20: TPSN external adapters for 220

Vac (a) and -48 Vdc (b) Case B remote
units. Power supply connector on the rear
side of Case-B remote unit (c).
TFAx
CaseB
(b)

• TFAx remote units have to be installed as close as possible to the radiating
antennas, in order to minimize coaxial cable length, thus reducing downlink
power loss and uplink noise figure.
• When positioning the TFAx remote unit, pay attention that the placing of
related antennas should be decided in order to minimize the Minimum
Coupling Loss (MLC), so as to avoid blocking.
• The TFAx remote unit is intended to be fixed on walls, false ceilings or
other flat vertical surfaces (TKA installation kits are available, in order to
provide a protective cover for TFAx remote unit, while making the TFAx
installation easier and faster).
Handling optical connections

• When inserting an optical connector, take care to handle it so smoothly
that the optical fibre is not damaged. Optical fibres are to be single-mode
(SM) 9.5/125µm.
• Typically, Britecell Plus equipment is provided with SC-APC optical
connectors (other connectors may be provided on request). Inserting any
other connectors will result in severe damages.
• Do not force or stretch the fibre pigtail with radius of curvature less than
5cm. See rightward figure for optimal fibre cabling.
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TFAx Case B installation
CaseB remote unit can be fixed on walls, false ceilings or other flat vertical
Installing a Case B remote unit WITHOUT the TKA kit
The TFAx kit includes: a. a remote unit TFAx

b. a 50 Ω load
c. a TPSN external power supply adapter (86 to 264
Vac or -72 to -36 Vdc, according to the chosen
model)
d. a VDE connector or a -48 Vdc plug (according to
TFAx the chosen model)
CaseB
3.22 a,b)
o Remote units are provided with cooling fins which allow to optimize heat
dissipation. In order to let them work, the environment where the TFAx is
mounted should allow the necessary air changeover
(see fig. 13.22a,b).
instructions:
the TFAx remote unit, drill into the wall according to the case B layout
shown in fig. 3.24a.
2. Fix the TFAx to the wall by firmly screwing the anchors.
power supply layout shown in fig.3.24b
anchors.
tray. (see fig. 3.21a,b)
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(b)
Fig. 3.21. (a) Splice tray. (b) Inside of the splice tray,
(a) with the splice holder properly positioned.
6. Splice the optical fibres and close the splice tray. While handling the fibers,
8. Connect the external adapter to the TFAx remote unit through the proper
cable.
order to connect the external adapter to the -48 Vdc supply (fig. 3.22b). TFAx
If the remote unit is 90/264 Vac-powered, fix the 90/264 Vac plug CaseB
(included) on to a power cord (not included), and use this cable in order to
connect the external adapter to the mains (fig. 3.22a).
and DL optical connectors.
11. Once the installation is finished, please follow the section “TFAx Case B
Start-up” in order to carry out a proper system start up.
Universal mains Neg. supply

(90 to 264 Vac) (a) (-72 to -36 Vdc ) (b)
Fig. 3.22. Example of proper mounting configuration, which assures heat dissipation. Note that
the remote unit and its power supply adapter are mounted side-by-side, and the power supply
adapter has the socket downwards. The pictures refer to a 90/264 Vac – powered TFAx Case B
(a) and to a -36/-72 Vdc –powered TFAx Case B (b).
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Installation of the Case B remote unit WITH the TKA04 installation kit
The TFAx Case B kit includes: 2. a remote unit TFAx

3. a 50 Ω load
4. a TPSN external power supply adapter (86
to 264 Vac or -72 to -36 Vdc, according to
the chosen model)
5. a VDE connector or a -48 Vdc plug
(according to the chosen model)
wall)
B. 5 screw anchors (fixing the TFAx Case B to the
TFAx wall bearing)
CaseB C. a wall mounting box (wall bearing + cover)
D. a splice holder
Fig. 3.23: The TKA installation kit

3.24 a,b)
(see fig. 3.24a,b).
Once you have chosen the position of the remote unit mounting case, please
1. Unscrew the 4 screws which lock the lower cover of the TKA04 wall bearing
(see fig. 3.26a)
TKA04 wall bearing, drill into the wall according to the TKA layout shown in
fig. 3.25c.
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the power supply external adapter, drill into the wall according to the power
supply layout shown in fig.3.25b.
anchors.
6. Carefully open the splice tray by using a screwdriver as in fig. 3.26b. Fix the
splice holder inside the splice tray (fig. 3.26c). Splice the optical fibres and
close the splice tray. While handling the fibers, take care of the fiber
bending. Close the splice tray.
TFAx
CaseB
(a) (b)
Universal mains Neg. supply

(90 to 264 Vac) (-72 to -36 Vdc
Fig. 3.24. Example of proper mounting configuration, which assures proper heat dissipation. Note
that the remote unit and its power supply adapter are mounted side-by-side, and the power supply
adapter has the socket downwards. The pictures refer to a 220 Vac – powered TFAx Case B (a)
and to a -48 Vdc –powered TFAx Case B (b).
7. Fix the remote unit to the wall-bearing by using the included screws (fig.
3.26d).
order to connect the external adapter to the -48 Vdc mains (fig. 3.24b).
(included) on to a power cord (not included), and use this cable in order to
connect the external adapter to the mains (fig. 3.24a).
and DL optical connectors (fig. 3.26e). If the power cable has properly
been connected to the main, both the green and the red LEDs should turn
on. The green LED will remain on to indicate that the unit is powered on,
while the red LED will turn off as soon as the local unit will be switched on
(for further details about the start up of the system, please refer to the
section “TFAx Case B Start-up”)
10. Fix the lower cover by fastening the 4 screws (fig. 3.26f)
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TFAx Case B start-up
Before the TFAx remote unit is switched on, make sure that:
For a correct system start-up, all the remote units have to be

switched on before the master unit.
Once the TFAx has been switched on, its behaviour can be summarized as per
the following steps:
1. When the remote unit is turned on, both the LEDs upon the warm side turn
on for a couple of seconds
TFAx 2. After that, the unit green LED remains on (thus indicating proper power
CaseB supply), while the red LED switches off as soon as the master unit is turned
on (meaning that DL optical power is OK and no alarms are present).
3. Once the master unit has been switched on, the status of both LEDs have
to be the one reported in table 3.4. In case the red LED remains on, please
refer to the troubleshooting section.
4. After being switched on the remote unit starts working correctly. Anyway,
in order to be recognized by the supervision management system, it is
necessary for the corresponding TFLN master optical TRX to carry out the
discovery phase (please refer to Supervision System Manual for more
details). During this phase which can last at max. 4min, depending on the
system complexity, the TFLN LED ┌┘ blinks. Do not connect/disconnect
any cable or any piece of equipment during the discovery phase!
This may result in failing the identification of the remote unit.
TFAx Case B troubleshooting
Faults can be revealed by LEDs on the TFAx front panel as well as by LMT or
supervision system (running on the remote supervision unit)
Both LMT and supervision system provide full information about the device
causing the alarm. As a consequence, troubleshooting procedure can be very
supervision system.
Britecell Plus modules are designed in order to exchange information, so that
each remote unit can receive failure notifications from its external equipment
through dry-contact connections. Moreover, the TFAx constantly monitors the
optical signal received from its TFLN unit to control optical losses.
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TFAx
CaseB
Fig. 3.25 (a): CASE B layout with wall anchor quotes
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TFAx
CaseB
Fig. 3.25 (b): External Power Supply layout with wall anchor quotes. It is highly recommended
to mount it on a vertical surface in vertical position with the socket downwards.
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240
100
TFAx
CaseB
242
150
98
212
Fig. 3.25 (c): TKA layout with wall anchor quotes
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TFAx
CaseB (a)
(b)
(c) (d)
(e) (f)
Fig. 3.26: Mounting the TFAx with a TKA installation kit. Please note that these
pitctures refers to the mounting of a Case A TFAx with a TKa01 kit. However, the
installation procedure is identical for mounting a TFAx case B with a TKA04 kit.
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Tables 3.5 and 3.6 show a brief description of the alarms related to a Case B
remote unit, with a reference to the corresponding alerted LEDs and to the
actions to be carried out in the case of a fault.
TFAN (tri band)

ALARM RELÉ
ALARM ACTION
PRIORITY LEVEL
LEVEL
Antenna DC
ALWAYS OK
loop alarm
The optical power
DL optical power
1 too low and can’t no RED MAJOR and the TFLN laser MAJOR
fail
more be status
compensated
The optical power
AGC out of
Clean optical
TFAx
1 allowed 3dB optical NONE WARNING MINOR CaseB
range connectors
loss but it can be
compensated
DL RF low band HW failure on the DL
alarm low band RF section
DL RF high HW failure on the DL
band alarm high band RF section
External 1 alarm connected on dry- RED MAJOR device or alarm MAJOR
Check the external
UPS HW failure or
Power supply PSU. If it works
alarm properly, return the
RF is turned OFF
unit
A malfunctioning on
the digital part
Internal BUS
involves a fault in RED CRITICAL Return the unit MAJOR
alarm
monitoring
functionalities
NONE MINOR MINOR
HW failure on the DL
DL UMTS band
UMTS band RF RED CRITICAL Return the unit MAJOR
alarm
section
Table 3.5. Description of the alarms of the TFAN Case-B Remote Unit,
as they are presented on LMT or Supervision Interface
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TFAM
ALARM RELÉ
ACTIVE SUPERVISION
CODE ALARM ACTION PRIORITY
LED PRIORITY
(TSUN DESCRIPTION RECOMMENDED LEVEL
LEVEL
Antenna DC
ALWAYS OK
loop alarm
The optical power
DL optical
1 too low and can’t no RED MAJOR and the TFLN laser MAJOR
power fail
more be status
compensated
The optical power
1 allowed 3dB optical NONE WARNING MINOR
range connectors
loss but it can be
compensated
DL UMTS HW failure on the DL
TFAx band alarm UMTS section
CaseB Alarm on the device Check the external
External
1alarm
External 2
alarm
Check the external
UPS HW failure or
Power Supply PSU. If it works
alarm properly, return the
RF is turned OFF
unit
Internal Bus
ALWAYS OK
alarm
Table 3.6. Description of the alarms of the TFAM Case-B Remote Unit,
as they are presented on LMT or Supervision Interface
As the tables show minor alarms (low priority alarms) are revealed only by
LMT or supervision system, but not by LEDs. Minor alarms detect critical
situations which should be checked and tested in order to avoid future
possible system faults.
Each remote unit is provided with an AGC system which comes in after the
optical-to-RF conversion. This AGC can correctly compensate optical losses
when these are estimated to be <3 dB. In case optical losses are in the 3dB-
4dB range, the whole system still works, but AGC is near to its borderline
levels. The red LED switches on when the estimated optical losses are >4dB,
the AGC not being able to compensate these losses any more.
As shown in the previous table, the same red LED switches on to reveal any
major failure. Following the troubleshooting procedure reported hereinafter it
is possible to better understand what problem occurred.
1
Note:
the whole system still work, but AGC is near to its borderline levels. The DL power LED
switches on when the estimated optical losses are >4dB, the AGC not being able to
compensate these losses any more.
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1. First of all, refer to dry-contact troubleshooting in order to understand
2. In case dry-contact troubleshooting has not revealed any failure, clean the
optical adapters
new one or contact for assistance. TFAx
CaseB
Dry-contact troubleshooting
(The following procedure is summarized by the flow-chart in fig. 3.27b)
This procedure needs to be considered if at least one TFAx dry-contact is
connected to some external equipment. If not, return to main troubleshooting
procedure.
the dry-contact port. If dry-contacts don’t reveal equipment malfunction or a
port failure, return to the main troubleshooting procedure.
For any dry-contact connected to some external equipment, follow these
steps:
2. If the red LED has switched off, external equipment connected to the dry
contact port should be faulty. Please test it.
3. If the TFAx red LED still remains on after the disconnection, measure
voltage between the terminals of the dry contact port.
a. If the terminals are electrically closed, the dry-contact port is
faulty. Contact the manufacturer for assistance.
b. If the terminals are open, this means neither the analysis of the
present dry contact nor the one of its external equipment has
revealed failures. Re-connect the present dry contact port to its
external equipment. In case the TFAx has another unchecked dry-
contact connected to some external equipment, apply the whole
procedure (ie steps 1-3) to this new port

bends (if necessary, replace the optical cable with a longer one). If TFLN red
LED switches off, troubleshooting has been successfully carried out.
next steps.
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3. Disconnect the optical fibre and clean it better at both ends then clean the
SC-APC ports on both the TFLN and the remote unit. Re-connect the fibre
to relevant ports after cleaning. If it doesn’t made TFLN red LED switch off,
follow next steps.
measure the output power POUT(DL) at the corresponding fibre end. Then,
go to the TFLN side, disconnect the optical SC-APC connector from TFLN DL
port and measure the input power PIN(DL) coming out of the TFLN DL port.
Calculate the DL fibre attenuation ADL as ADL [dB] = PIN(DL) – POUT(DL)
a. If ADL > 4dB, then the fibre optic cable has some problems.
Replace it with a new one.
b. If ADL < 4dB troubleshooting procedure has not identified the
problem. Refer to supervision system or contact assistance.
TFAx
CaseB
Is the red LED No

start
ON upon the
TFAx?
Yes

equipment or any dry contact Is red LED No
port have some problems. upon TFAx still
Refer to dry-contact ON?
Yes
Clean the SC-APC Is red LED No

optical adapters and upon TFAx still
connectors ON?
Yes

Fig. 3.27 (a): Flow-chart describing the quick troubleshooting procedure on TFAx Case B
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Is any dry contact No
start connected to some
external equipment?
Yes
External equipment
Disconnect the Is red LED No connected to this dry
dry contact port upon TFAx contact port should be
still ON? faulty. Test it.
Yes
Measure voltage between Yes The dry contact port

Is this dry contact is faulty. Contact
the terminals of this dry TFAx
electrically closed? the manufacturer
contact port CaseB
for assistance.
No
Analysis about this dry

contact and its external Is the other dry
No
equipment has not revealed contact connected
any failures. to external
Connect the dry contact to its equipment?
external equipment again.
Yes
end
Fig. 3.27 (b): Flow-chart describing the external alarm troubleshooting on Case B TFAx.
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Is there any
curvature?
No
Yes Is red LED No

upon remote
unit still ON?
Are SC-APC
No Fix better SC-APC
connectors properly
TFAx
CaseB ends?
Yes
Is red LED No
Yes
upon remote
unit still ON?

and remote unit.

Yes

port.


Is ADL > 4dB?

assistance
Fig. 3.27 (c): Flow-chart describing the fibre optic DL troubleshooting
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Module name:
3.4. Case F remote unit Remote Unit

Dimensions and Weight TFAH
Case L
(inches 21.5 x 10 x 8.1)
Weight: please refer to the Britecell Plus bulletin PA-100595EN or to
the remote unit dedicated bulletin in order to know the
updated data about the weight of your case-L remote unit.
TFAx
CaseL
Figure 3.28 : (a) Case-L remote

unit; (b) connection panel of the
Case-L remote unit
Power supply
connector
(a)
External alarms port
Green LED = power ON
Red LED = major alarm
RF ANTENNA PORT
UL AUX
DL AUX
DL optical UL optical
(b) cable cable
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RF ports:
• 1 RF antenna port, transmitting/receiving signals to/from distributed

antennas. This RF antenna port is a duplexed N-female connectors. The
port can be connected to the antenna either directly (ie. through RF jumper
cables) or through splitters, thus allowing more antennas to be fed.
• 1 RF auxiliary input and 1 RF auxiliary output (designed to receive and
transmit additional signals). Auxiliary input and output ports are SMA-
female connectors.
Optical ports:
• 1 optical output port, transmitting UL signals to TFLN master optical TRX;

• 1 optical input port, receiving DL signals from TFLN master optical TRX.
TFAx
CaseL
Visual alarms:
Two control LEDs are provided on the Case-L upper side (see fig. 3.29).
The green LED describes the power supply status, while the red LED describes
the major Remote Unit failures (please rfer to the table 3.7).
Fig. 3.29 : LED panel on the Case-B warm side
Led colour Meaning

Low optical power at DL
Table 3.7: summary of
Red input and/or RF amplifier Case-L LEDs meaning
failure
External alarms
The Case-L remote unit can collect the alarm information of any external
device, so that the two LEDs of the visual panel will take account both of the
alarms of the remote unit itself and of the external devices which have been
properly connected. The alarms signals coming from external devices can be
carried through proper cables (provided with 0.62” molex plugs), which have
to pass through the external alarms port (see picture 3.28) and have to be
connected to the proper pins on the motherboard.
Please refer to fig. 3.30 in order to connect the external alarms cables to the
proper pins.
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Pin 1: EXTERNAL 1
Pin 2: GROUND 1
Pin 3: EXTERNAL 2
Pin 4: GROUND 2
TFAx
CaseL
Fig. 3.30 : External alarm

contacts on Case F board
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Power supply:
The Case-L remote Unit is available in two versions: one feeded by universal
mains (85 to 265 Vac), the other by negative power supply (-72 to -36 Vdc):
in figure 3.31, the 85/220 Vac connector and the -72/-36 Vdc connector are
described. Power feeder is always internal. The power cable is always
included in the Case-L remote unit kit
PE
4
1 2 6
(a) (b)
TFAx
CaseL 85/264Vac Connector -36/-72Vdc Connector
PE: ground 4: 0V
1: N 6: -48V
2: L
Figure 3.31 : (a) 85/264 Vac and (b) -36/-72 Vdc connectors on a Case-L Remote Unit
Warnings (to be read before remote units are

installed)
The Case-L remote unit contains semiconductor lasers. Invisible laser beams

• Case-L remote units have to be installed as close as possible to the
radiating antennas, in order to minimize coaxial cable length, thus
reducing downlink power loss and uplink noise figure.
• When positioning the Case-L remote unit, pay attention that the placing of
• The Case-L remote unit is intended to be fixed on walls or other flat
vertical surfaces.

(SM) 9.5/125µm.
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TFAx Case-L installation

Each case-L Remote Unit kit includes:
• 1 Case-L Remote Unit; TFAx

CaseL
• 1 key, required to open the Case-L connector cover
• 1 power supply cable (85 to 264 Vac or -48Vdc, depending on the power
supply which has been chosen);
• 1 pair of mounting plates;
• 1 screw kit, including four hexagonal-head screws and a torque key.
The operations which need to be carried out in order to perform a proper

installation of the Case-L Remote Unit are hereby described:
1- Take down the 2 mounting plates which are fixed to the case L (fig. 3.33a).
Fix the two mounting plates to the wall by firmly screwing the anchors.
2. Drill the wall to install four M8 screw anchors (not included) as indicated by
the installation drawing shown in fig. 3.33b.
3 –Take two of the hexagonal-head screws

included in the kit, and fasten them at the
top of the case-L unit (fig. 3.33c, step “1”)
by using the torque key: while fastening
the screws, take care to leave the space
required to hang the L-case to the plates.
Fasten the screws further only after
hanging the L-case. Then take the other
two hexagonal screws (included) and use
them to fasten the bottom sides of the
unit to the bottom side of the plates (see
fig. 3.33c, step “2”).
4 – Fix a splice holder (not included)

inside the proper splice tray (not included; Fig. 3.32: (a) Splice tray. (b) Inside of the
fig. 3.32). Makes the splices between the splice tray, with the splice holder properly
fiberoptics patchcords coming from the positioned.
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Case-L remote unit and the fiberoptics cables which go to the local units.
House the optical splices inside the splice holder. Close the splice tray. During
these operations, please take care not to bend the fibres too much. Mount
the splice tray beside the remote unit.
5 -Turn the key which is provided in order to open the connector cover, and
remove the connector cover as in fig. 3.33e. If you need to use the Remote
Unit to control alarms on external devices, please refer to fig. 3.30 and to the
section “external alarms” in order to perform a proper cabling of the external
alarms connections.
6 - Loosen the four screws fixing the cover (fig. 3.33f), and take the cover
off. Unscrew the three screws indicated in fig. 3.33g, and open the unit
(3.33h).
7 - Connect the antenna RF cable to the RF antenna port (refer to fig. 3.33i).
In order to meet the IP65 compliance, please follow this procedure to carry
out the optical UL / DL connections. During these operations, take care not to
bend the fibers too much.
TFAx • Take off the PG13,5 Nut, the split-seal, the PG 13,5, and the pipe
CaseL
connection.
• Make the optical patchcord pass through the PG 13,5 nut, the PG 13,5 and
the pipe connection. Connect the UL and DL optical connectors to the
corresponding UL and DL adapters the unit.
• Screw the pipe connection to the unit. Fasten the PG 13,5 to the pipe
connection.
• House the fiber optic cables (Ul and DL) on one half of the split-seal.
• Close the two halves of the split-seal, while paying attention not to stretch
the fibers.
• Insert the split-seal inside the PG13,5. Screw the PG 13,5 nut onto the PG
13,5.
8 - Connect the Power cable to the power connector. In case the power cable
has been connected to the mains, both the green and the red LEDs should
turn on. The green LED will remain on to indicate that the unit is powered on,
while the RED led will turn off as soon as the local unit will be switched on
(for further details about the start-up of the whole system, please refer to the
section ”TFAx Case L start-up”).
9 - Close the cover, and fasten the 3 screws indicated in fig. 3.33g. Fasten
the 4 screws indicated in fig. 3.33f. Mount both the external cover and the
connector cover. Turn the key to close the connector cover.
TFAx Case-L start-up

Before the Case-L remote unit is switched on, make sure that:
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Once the Case-L Remote Unit has been switched on, its behaviour could be
checked by turning the key, removing the connector cover, and looking at the
control LEDs. When the system starts-up, their status can be summarised as
per the following steps.
1. When the remote unit is turned on, both the LEDs turn on for a
couple of seconds.
2. After that, the unit green LED remains on (thus indicating proper
power supply), while the red LED switches off as soon as the TFLN
master unit is turned on (meaning that DL optical power is OK and
no alarms are present).
3. Once the TFLN master unit has been switched on, the status of both
LEDs have to be the one reported in table 3.7 In case the red LED
remains on, please refer to the troubleshooting section.
4. Once it has been switched on, the remote unit starts working
correctly. Anyway, in order to be recognized by the supervision
management system, it is necessary for the corresponding TFLN TFAx
CaseL
master optical TRX to carry out the discovery phase (please refer to
Supervision System Manual for more details). During this phase,
(whose duration depends on the system complexity, and which can
last at max. 4min) the TFLN LED ┌┘ blinks. Do not
connect/disconnect any cable or any piece of equipment
during the discovery phase! This may result in no identification
of the remote unit.
Note: if then discovery doesn’t start automatically, check through the LMT
or the remote supervision whether it has been disabled (refer to LMT or
remote supervision system manuals for further information).
TFAx Case-L troubleshooting
Faults can be revealed by LEDs on the Case L front panel as well as by the
LMT software or the TSUN supervision system.
Both the LMT software and the TSUN supervision interface provide full
information about the device causing the alarm. As a consequence,
troubleshooting procedure can be very immediate when the failure detection is
directly carried out through the LMT software or the supervision system.
Britecell Plus modules are designed in order to exchange information each

other: each remote unit can receive failure notifications from their external
equipment through dry-contact connections. Moreover, each TFAx constantly
monitors the optical signal received from its TFLN unit, so as to control optical
losses.
Table 3.8 shows a brief description of the alarms related to a Case L remote
unit, with a reference to the corresponding alerted LEDs and to the actions to
be carried out in the case of a fault.
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Fig. 3.33 (a): Side plates to
be taken down from the
case L remote unit
TFAx
CaseL
150
Fig. 3.33 (b):

Layout for the
installation of the
case L remote unit
356,50 plates
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TFAx
CaseL
Fig. 3.33 (d): After hanging the case to the

Fig. 3.33 (c): When fastening the upper screws plates fixed to the walls, fasten the lower
(1), leave the space required in order to hang the screws.
case (2) to the plates which have just been fixed
to the wall
Fig. 3.33 (e): Open the

connector cover
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TFAx
CaseL
Fig. 3.33 (f): loosen Fig. 3.33 (g): after

removing the external Fig. 3.33 (h): open
the four screws and the cover of TFAx
remove the external cover, loosen the
three screws Case-L
cover
Fig. 3.33 (i): Detail of theUL / DL optical

connections meeting IP65 requirements.
Split-seal
pipe connection
Optical DL
PG13,5
PG13,5-Nut
Optical UL
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ALARM RELÉ
ACTIVE SUPERVISION
LED PRIORITY
LEVEL
The DL received
optical power is too Check the DL fibre
DL optical power low and can no more RED MAJOR and the TFLN laser MAJOR
be compensated by status
1
AGC
The DL received
optical power
AGC out of experiences a loss > Clean optical
NONE WARNING MINOR
range 3dB, which connectors
nevertheless can still
1
be compensated
Check the external
UPS HW failure or
Power supply PSU. If it works
alarm properly, return the TFAx
RF is turned OFF
unit
CaseL
A malfunctioning on
Internal BUS the digital part involves
alarm a fault in monitoring
functionalities

NONE MINOR MINOR
DL UMTS band
UMTS band RF RED CRITICAL Return the unit MAJOR
alarm
section
Table 3.8: Description of the alarms of the TFAN Case-B Remote

Unit, as they are presented on LMT or Supervision Interface
As table shows, not all the alarms are revealed by the LEDs placed on the
remote unit control panel: in fact, LEDs reveal only major alarms (i.e., the
high priority ones), whereas the minor alarms (i.e., the low priority ones) are
revealed only by the LMT software or through the TSUN supervision system.
The minor alarms usually detect critical situations which should be checked so
as to avoid future possible system faults.
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Note:
losses any more.

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5. First of all, refer to external alarm troubleshooting in order to understand
6. In case external alarm troubleshooting has not revealed any failure, clean
the optical adapters
External-alarm troubleshooting
This procedure needs to be considered if at least one external alarm terminal
is connected to some external equipment (see section “external alarms”). If
not, return to main troubleshooting procedure.
the external alarm terminal. If the external alarm terminals don’t reveal any
equipment malfunction or any terminal failure, return to the main
troubleshooting procedure.
TFAx For any external alarm terminal connected to some external equipment,
CaseL
follow these steps:
5. If the red LED has switched off, external equipment connected to the
alarm terminal should be faulty. Please test it.
6. If the TFAx red LED still remains on after the disconnection, measure the
voltage between the poles of the alarm terminal.
c. If the poles of the alarm terminal are electrically closed, the circuit
board should have any problem. Contact the manufacturer for
assistance.
d. If the poles of the alarm terminal are open, this means neither the
analysis of this alarm terminal nor the one of its external
equipment has revealed any failure. Re-connect this alarm terminal
to its external equipment. In case the TFAx has another alarm
terminal connected to some external equipment and still to be
checked, apply the whole procedure (i.e,, the steps 1-3) to this still
unchecked terminal.


curvature. In this case, rearrange the optical path in order to avoid
sharp bends (if necessary, replace the optical cable with a longer one). If
TFLN red LED switches off, troubleshooting has been successfully carried
out. Otherwise, follow next steps.
next steps.
3. Disconnect the optical fibre and clean it better at both ends then clean
the SC-APC ports on both the TFLN and the remote unit. Re-connect the
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fibre to relevant ports after cleaning. If it doesn’t made TFLN red LED
switch off, follow next steps.
go to the TFLN side, disconnect the optical SC-APC connector from TFLN
DL port and measure the input power PIN(DL) coming out of the TFLN DL
port. Calculate the DL fibre attenuation ADL as ADL [dB] = PIN(DL) –
POUT(DL)
c. If ADL > 4dB, then the fibre optic cable has some problems. Replace it
with a new one.
d. If ADL < 4dB troubleshooting procedure has not identified the problem.
Is the red LED No

start
ON upon the
TFAx?
Yes
TFAx
CaseL
Verify if any external equipment

or any external alarm terminal
Is red LED upon No
has some problems. Refer to
TFAx still ON?
external alarm troubleshooting
(fig.3.34b)
Yes

optical adapters and TFAx still ON?
connectors
Yes

Fig. 3.34a: Flow-chart describing the quick troubleshooting procedure on Case LTFAx
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Is any
external alarm
No
start terminal connected to
some equipment?
Yes
External equipment
Disconnect the Is red LED No connected to this
external alarm upon TFAx external alarm terminal
terminal still ON? should be faulty. Test it.
Yes
The circuit board

Measure voltage between Is terminal Yes should have some
TFAx the two poles of this electrically closed? problems. Contact
CaseL external alarm terminal the manufacturer
for assistance.
No
The analisys on this alarm Is the

terminal and its external other external alarm No
equipment has not revealed terminal connected to
any failure. some equipment?
Re-connect this alarm terminal
to its external equipment.
Yes
end
Picture. 3.34b: Flow-chart describing the external alarm troubleshooting on Case L TFAx
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Is there any
curvature?
No
Yes Is the red LED No

upon the TFAx
still ON?
Are SC-APC
ends?
Yes
Yes is the red LED No TFAx
upon TFAx CaseL
still ON?

and remote unit.

Yes

port.


Is ADL > 4dB?

assistance
Fig. 3.34c: Flow-chart describing the fibre optic DL troubleshooting
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TFAx
CaseL
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Module name:
3.5. Case F remote unit Remote Unit
Dimensions and Weight TFAH
Dimensions: mm. 564 x 255 x 167
(inches 21.5 x 10 x 8.1)
Case F
Weight: please refer to the Britecell
Plus bulletin PA-100595EN or to the remote unit dedicated
bulletin in order to know the updated data about the weight
of your case-F remote unit.
TFAx
CaseF
Fig. 3.35: (a) Case F

remote unit ;
(b) connection panel of
the Case F remote unit
(a) GREEN LED = power on
RED LED = major alarm
DL aux RF port
UL aux RF port
RF antenna port
(b)
DL optical port UL optical port Power supply
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RF ports: • 1 RF antenna port, transmitting/receiving signals to/from
distributed antennas. This RF antenna port is a duplexed
N-female connectors. The port can be connected to the
antenna either directly (ie. through RF jumper cables) or
through splitters, thus allowing more antennas to be fed.
• 1 RF auxiliary input and 1 RF auxiliary output (designed to
receive and transmit additional signals). Auxiliary input
and output ports are SMA-female connectors.
Optical ports: • 1 optical output port, transmitting UL signals to TFLN

master optical TRX;
master optical TRX.
Visual alarms:
Two control LEDs are provided on the Case-F upper side (fig. 3.36).
TFAx the major Remote Unit failures (fig. 3.9).
CaseF
Fig. 3.36 : LED panel on

the Case F warm side
Led colour Meaning

Low optical power at DL input
Red Table 3.9: summary of Case F
and/or RF amplifier failure LEDs meaning
External alarms
Case F architecture does not provide any external alarms control.
Power supply:
Case-F remote Unit is available in two versions: one feeded by universal

mains (85 to 265 Vac), the other by negative power supply (-72 to -36 Vdc):
in figure 3.37, the 85/220 Vac connector and the -72/-36 Vdc connector are
described. Power feeder is always internal. The power cable is always
included in the Case-F remote unit kit.
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PE
4
1 2 6
(a) (b)
85/264Vac Connector -36/-72Vdc Connector
PE: ground 4: 0V
1: N 6: -48V
2: L
Figure 3.37 : (a) 85/264 Vac and (b) -36/-72 Vdc connectors on a Case-F Remote Unit
Warnings (to be read before remote units are installed)

TFAx
Dealing with optical output ports CaseF
The Case-F remote unit contains semiconductor lasers. Invisible laser beams

• Case-F remote units have to be installed as close as possible to the
radiating antennas, in order to minimize coaxial cable length, thus reducing
downlink power loss and uplink noise figure.
• When positioning the Case-F remote unit, pay attention that the placing of
• The Case-F remote unit is intended to be fixed on walls or other flat vertical
surfaces.

(SM) 9.5/125µm.
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TFAx Case-F installation
Each case-F Remote Unit kit includes:
• 1 Case-F Remote Unit;

• 1 power supply cable (85 to 264 Vac or -48Vdc, depending on the power
supply which has been chosen);
• 1 pair of mounting plates;
• 1 screw kit, including four hexagonal-head screws and a torque key.
The operations which need to be carried out in order to perform a proper

installation of the Case-F Remote Unit are hereby described:
1- Drill the wall to install four M8 screws anchors (not included) as indicated
by the installation drawing shown in fig. 3.39a. Fix the two mounting plates to
the wall by firmly screwing the anchors.
2 –Take two of the hexagonal-head screws included in the kit, and fasten
them at the top of the case-F unit (fig. 3.39b, step “1”) by using the torque
TFAx key: while fastening the screws, take care to leave the space required to
CaseF hang the case-F to the plates (fig. 3.39b, step “2”).. Fasten the screws
further only after hanging the case-F. Then take the other two hexagonal
screws (included) and use them to fasten the bottom sides of the unit to the
bottom side of the plates (fig. 3.39b, step “3”).
3 – Fix a splice holder (not included) inside the proper splice tray (not
included, fig. 3.38). Makes the splices between the fiberoptics patchcords
coming from the Case-F remote unit and the fiberoptics cables which go to
the local units. House the optical splices inside the splice holder. Close the
splice tray. During these operations, please take care not to bend the fibres
too much. Fix the splice tray inside a splice box (not included), and mount
the splice box beside the remote unit.
4 - Use the torque key in order to loose

the four screws fixing the cover (fig.
3.39c), and open the unit.
Connect the antenna RF cable to the RF
antenna port. Connect the UL and DL
optical connectors to the corresponding
(a)
UL and DL adapters on the unit.
Connect the Power cable to the power
connector. In case the power cable has
been connected to the mains, both the
green and the red LEDs should turn on.
The green LED will remain on to indicate
that the unit is powered on, while the
(b)
RED led will turn off as soon as the local
unit will be switched on (for further Fig. 3.38: (a) Splice tray. (b) Inside of the
details about the start-up of the whole splice tray, with the splice holder properly
system, please refer to the section ”TFAx positioned.
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Case F start-up”).
5 - Close the unit, and fasten the 4 screws indicated in fig. 3.39c by using the
torque key.
TFAx Case F start-up

Before the Case-F remote unit is switched on, make sure that:
Once the Case-F Remote Unit has been switched on, its behaviour could be
checked by unscrewing the four hexagonal screws (see fig on the sides of the
case-F), removing the cover, and looking at the control LEDs. When the
system starts-up, their status can be summarised as per the following steps. TFAx
CaseF
1. When the remote unit is turned on, both the LEDs turn on for a couple
of seconds.
2. After that, the unit green LED remains on (thus indicating proper power
supply), while the red LED switches off as soon as the TFLN master unit
is turned on (meaning that DL optical power is OK and no alarms are
present).
3. Once the TFLN master unit has been switched on, the status of both
LEDs have to be the one reported in table 3.9. If the red LED remains
on, please refer to the troubleshooting section.
4. Once it has been switched on, the remote unit starts working correctly.
Anyway, in order to be recognized by the supervision management
system, it is necessary for the corresponding TFLN master optical TRX
to carry out the discovery phase (please refer to Supervision System
Manual for more details). During this phase, (whose duration depends
on the system complexity, and which can last at max. 4min) the TFLN
LED ┌┘ blinks. Do not connect/disconnect any cable or any piece
of equipment during the discovery phase! This may result in no
identification of the remote unit.
Note: if then discovery doesn’t start automatically, check through the LMT or
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Fig. 3.39 (a) : layout for
the installation of the
Case F plates
TFAx
CaseF
Fig. 3.39 (b) : while fastening

the two hexagonal screws to
the top of the case (step “2”),
take care to leave the space
required to hang the case to
the plates (step “2”) Then
fasten the other two
hexagonal screws to the
3 bottom of the case (step “3”)
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Fig. 3.39 (c) : loose the
four screws fixing the
cover and open the unit
TFAx
CaseF
Fig. 3.39 (d) : power

supply, optical and RF
connections on the
TFAx Case F
RF antenna port Power supply
DL optical port UL optical port
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TFAx Case F troubleshooting
Faults can be revealed by LEDs on the Remote Unit (RU) front panel as well
as by LMT or supervision system (running on the remote supervision unit)
immediate when the failure detection is directly carried out through LMT or
supervision system.
Britecell Plus modules are designed in order to exchange information each
other: each RU constantly monitors the optical signal received from its TFLN
unit, so as to control optical losses.
Table 3.8 shows a brief description of the alarms related to a Case L remote
unit, with a reference to the corresponding alerted LEDs and to the actions to
be carried out in the case of a fault.
RELÉ
ALARM CODE ACTIVE SUPERVISION ACTION
ALARM PRIORITY
(TSUN LED PRIORITY RECOMMENDE
DESCRIPTION LEVEL
description) LEVEL D
(subrack)
TFAx The DL received
CaseF optical power is too Check the DL fibre
DL optical power low and can no more RED MAJOR and the TFLN laser MAJOR
be compensated by status
1
AGC
The DL received
optical power
experiences a loss > Clean optical
AGC out of range NONE WARNING MINOR
3dB, which connectors
nevertheless can still
1
be compensated
DL low band alarm
(not implemented RED CRITICAL Return the unit MAJOR
RF low band
on TFAH 19)
DL high band alarm
(not implemented HW failure on the UL
on TFAH 80 and RF low band
TFAH 85)
UPS HW failure or
Power supply alarm malfunction. RED MAJOR Return the unit MAJOR
RF is turned OFF
A malfunctioning on
the digital part involves
Internal BUS alarm RED CRITICAL Return the unit MAJOR
a fault in monitoring
functionalities
Over-temperature Check ventilation
Temperature alarm NONE MINOR MINOR
alarm and environment
Table 3.10. Description of the alarmi of the TFAx Case F Remote Unit, as they are
As table shows, not all the alarms are revealed by the LEDs placed on the
remote unit control panel: in fact, LEDs reveal only major alarms (i.e., the
high priority ones), whereas the minor alarms (i.e., the low priority ones) are
revealed only by the LMT software or through the TSUN supervision system.
The minor alarms usually detect critical situations which should be checked so
as to avoid future possible system faults.
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losses any more.

1. First of all, clean the optical adapters

(The following procedure is summarized by the flow-chart in fig. 3.40b) TFAx
CaseF
bends (if necessary, replace the optical cable with a longer one). If TFLN red
LED switches off, troubleshooting has been successfully carried out.
next steps.
3. Disconnect the optical fibre and clean it better at both ends then clean the
SC-APC ports on both the TFLN and the remote unit. Re-connect the fibre to
relevant ports after cleaning. If it doesn’t made TFLN red LED switch off,
follow next steps.
go to the TFLN side, disconnect the optical SC-APC connector from TFLN DL
port and measure the input power PIN(DL) coming out of the TFLN DL port.
Calculate the DL fibre attenuation ADL as ADL [dB] = PIN(DL) – POUT(DL)
a. If ADL > 4dB, then the fibre optic cable has some problems. Replace it
with a new one.
b. If ADL < 4dB troubleshooting procedure has not identified the problem.
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Is the
red LED ON No
start
upon the TFAx?
Yes
Clean the SC-APC Is the red LED No

optical adapters and upon the TFAx
connectors still ON?
Yes

Picture. 3.40(a): Flow-chart describing the quick troubleshooting procedure on Case F TFAx
TFAx
CaseF
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Is there any
curvature?
No

upon the TFAx
still ON?
Are SC-APC
ends?
Yes
upon the TFAx
still ON?
TFAx
CaseF
and remote unit.
Disconnect the optical No

Yes Is the red LED
SC-APC connector from
remote unit DL port upon the TFAx
still ON?

port.


Is ADL > 4dB?

assistance
Fig. 3.40(b): Flow-chart describing the fibre optic DL troubleshooting
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3.6. Wi-Fi Booster TFBWx
TFBW
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Module name:
Description
Wi-Fi booster
Britecell Plus system allows to distribute
the WLAN services (802.11b and g)
through the auxiliary channels of the TFBWx
remote units, while concentrating all the
Access Points together with the Master Unit.
The TFBW booster has to be connected to the remote unit auxiliary ports and
to a pair of WLAN dedicated antennas (one transmitting and the other one
receiving).
Moreover, an additional Wi-Fi booster (slave TFBW) can be cascaded to the
first one (master TFBW) so as to obtain a larger WLAN coverage.
RF portsconnected
DL RF port (N-f),
to a TFAx
MASTER/SLAVE
dip-switch
UL RF port (N-f),
connected to a TFAx
or to the master TFBW or to the master TFBW
• 1 DL RF auxiliary input port for the signal from TFLN
• 1 DL RF auxiliary output port for the signal to a TFBW slave
• 1 TX antenna port
• 1 UL RF auxiliary input port for the signal from a TFBW slave
• 1 UL RF auxiliary output port for the signal to TFLN
• 1 RX antenna port
TFBW
boosters.
Power DL AUX UL AUX alarm output

supply port
Fig. 3. 41 (a). TFBW booster: Front view
RX antenna (N-f) TX antenna (N-f)
Fig. 3. 41 (b). TFBW booster: back view
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Dimensions and weights
Dimensions: mm 38 x 240 x 200

(inches 1.5 x 9.4 x 7.9)
Weight: please refer to Bulletin PA-100596EN in order to know
the updated data about the TFBW weight.
Visual alarms:
Two control LEDs are provided on the TFBW front side (fig.3.42).
the major booster failures.
GREEN LED: power on

RED LED: major alarm
TFBW
Fig. 3.42: LED alarms on the TFBW warm side
Dry contact alarms:

TFBW is provided with an alarm output port (fig. 3.41), which can be
connected to one of the dry-contacts ports available on TFAx remote units.
When a TFBW booster is been connected to the relevant TFAx remote unit
through dry-contact ports, any major alarm affecting the TFBW booster will
be conveyed to the remote unit itself, and signalled by the red LED both on
the TFBW warm side (fig. 3.42), and on the TFAx remote unit.
Moreover, the LMT software and the TSUN supervision interface (please refer
to TFBW troubleshhoting) will consider any TFBW major alarm as an external
alarm of the TFAx remote unit the TFBW booster is connected to.
Power supply:
TFBW WLAN booster is available both in a universal mains version (85 to 265
Vac powered: fig. 3.43a) and in a negative supply version (-72 to -36 Vdc
powered: fig. 3.43b). The power consumption of each TFWB module is 16W
max.
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Warnings (to be read before the TFBW booster is
installed)
Choosing a proper installation site for the WLAN booster

• WLAN boosters are to be installed as close as possible to the radiating
antennas, in order to minimize coaxial cable length.
• When positioning the TFBW booster, consider that the position of the
related antennas should guarantee at least a 50dB isolation between the
antennas and the booster itself
• The TFBW booster is intended to be fixed on walls, false ceilings or other
flat vertical surfaces
Fig. 3.43 : (a) IEC

connector on the rear
side of a 220Vac-
powered TFBW booster.
(b) 4-pole connector on
the rear side of a -48 Vdc
-powered TFBW
TFBW
(a) (b)
TFBW installation and start-up
The TFBW booster can be fixed on walls, false ceilings or other flat vertical
Installing a TFBW booster WITHOUT the TKA01 kit
The TFBW kit includes:

• 1 TFBW booster
• 2 50Ω SMA loads
• 2 RF jumpers (SMA-m; N-m), 1m-long
• 1 alarm cable, 1m-long
• mains plug or -48 Vdc plug (according to the chosen model).
To install the TFBW booster, please follow the next steps:

1. drill into the wall so as to install four M4 screw anchors (not included)
according to the dimensions indicated by the installation drawing in fig.
3.45a.
2. fix the TFBW booster to the wall by firmly screwing the anchors.
3. connect the RF cables according to what planned by the designer. Use a
specific torque wrench to fix each cable to the relevant ports.
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4. connect the TFBW to the power supply. If the TFBW booster works
properly, both the green and the red LEDs should turn on for a while and
then switch off. If the LED red does not switches off, please contact the
manufacturer.
After installing the booster, please refer to the section TFBW booster start-up
in order to start-up the system properly.
Installing a TFBW booster WITH the TKA01 kit
The TFBW kit includes: 1. a TFBW booster

2. a 50 Ω load
3. a VDE connector or a -48 Vdc plug (according
to the chosen model)
The TKA01 kit includes: A. 4 screw anchors (fixing the wall

(please refer to fig. 3.44) bearing to the wall)
B. 5 screw anchors (fixing the TFAx
case A to the wall mounting box “C”)
D. a splice holder (pleased note that
this standard TKA01 accessory is not
TFBW used for mounting the TFBW
booster, since it has no optical
Fig. 3.44: The TKA01 installation kit
Once you have chosen the position where the TKA01 mounting case is going
to be mounted, please follow these instructions:
1. Unscrew the 4 screws which lock the lower cover of the TKA01 wall
bearing (see fig. 3.46a)
TKA01 wall bearing, drill into the wall according to the TKA layout shown
in fig. 3.45b.
4. Fix the TFBW booster to the wall bearing by using the included screws
(fig. 3.46b).
5. Connect the RF cables coming from the transmitting and the receiving
antennas to the proper RF antenna ports (fig. 3.41b). Connect the UL and
DL RF ports (fig.3.41a, 3.46c). If the TFBW booster works as a master
unit and supports a slave one, connect also the DL and UL AUX ports.
6. Connect the alarm output port (fig. 3.41a) if you want the major alarms
on the TFBW booster could be checked through the relevant remote unit
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and controlled through the LMT software or through the TSUN supervision
interface.
7. If the booster -48 Vdc powered (fig., use the -48 Vdc plug (included) in
order to connect the unit to the -48 Vdc mains. If the booster is 85/264
Vac-powered, fix the 85/264 Vac plug (included) on to a power cord (not
included), and use this cable in order to connect the unit to the mains. If
the TFBW booster works properly, both the green and the red LEDs should
turn on for a while and then switch off. If the LED red does not switches
off, please contact the manufacturer.
Fix the lower cover by fastening the 4 screws (fig.3.12f).
TFBW booster troubleshooting
The red LED on the TFBW warm side (fig. 3.45) reveals a power amplifier bias
fault. If such a fault occurs, the alert notification is signalled also by the
switching on of the red LED on the relevant TFAx remote unit, provided that
the TFBW alarm output port has been properly connected to the TFAx external
alarm connector (fig. 3.46).
If controlled through the LMT software or through the TSUN supervision

interface, the TFBW power amplifier fault appears as an external alarm of the
TFAx remote unit to which its alarm output port is connected. Please refer to TFBW
the LMT or to the TSUN supervision manual for further details.
When the TFBW power amplifier fault is signalled by the red LED on the TFBW
booster and on its relevant remote unit, or by the LMT software or the TSUN
interface, please contact the manufacturer.
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TFBW
Fig. 3.45 (a): Layout of the TFBW booster, with wall anchor quotes
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TFBW
Fig. 3.45 (b): Layout of the TKA01 wall bearing, with wall anchor quotes
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(a) (b)
TFBW
(c) (d)
Fig. 3.46: Mounting the TFBW booster with a TKA01 installation kit.
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4. Fast Master Unit
TFLF
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Module name:
Main tasks carried out by
the TFLF module Fast remote unit
Downlink (DL):
¾ Power level adjustment (ALC)
TFLF
¾ RF-to-optical conversion of the input RF signal
¾ Optical splitting: input RF signal is split onto 4 optical outputs
Uplink (UL):
¾ Uplink Gain adjustment (0 to 20dB, 5dB step)
¾ Optical-to-RF conversion of the 4 input optical signals
¾ Automatic Gain Control (AGC) of each converted signal to compensate
optical losses
¾ RF combining of the 4 adjusted signals into a single RF path then they
are filtered and duplexed into the RF port.
UL Step
RF ports: Attenuator
¾ 1 Duplexed
Master Unit Store
DL/UL RF port alarm and Remote Units Button
status LEDs alarm and link
Note: status LEDs
The maximum input TFLF
levels at RF ports is
+27dBm (please
refer to datasheet
for further
information), as
well as the UL path
may require a
power adjustment
to fill within the
BTS receiving range
(use the built-in
adjustable
attenuator).
Power Supply Optical UL and DL/UL RF
Switch DL Connectors Port to BTS
to Remote Units
Optical ports
Power Supply Alarm Remote Unit
¾ 4 DL optical Connector Contacts Power Supply
output ports (-48Vdc) Connectors
(SC/APC)
¾ 4 UL optical input
ports (SC/APC) Fig. 4.1 Fast Remote Unit
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Dimensions and Weight
Dimensions: mm 240 x 200 x 36
(inches 9.5 x 7.9 x 1.4)
Weight: please refer to Britecell Plus Bulletin PA-100595EN in
order to know the updated data about the TFBW
weight
TFLF visual alarms

The TFLF is provided with 6 LEDs (see on the right) showing status and alarm
information.
LEDs meaning is reported on the rightward table.
Note: In case the four TFLF optical ports are not all connected to Remote Units, the
unused ports must be properly masked, through the STORE button, at commissioning
to avoid spurious alarms
Fig. 4.2 The 6 LEDs

on the warm side of
the Fast Remote Unit
TFLF
Label LED colour Meaning

PWR ON Green Power Supply status OK
General TFLF failure, it can be:
- DL optical power fail
LU Red
- UL or DL amplifier failure
- Temperature alarm
From Remote Unit 1 it monitors:
- UL or DL AGC out of range (flashing)
- UL or DL optical power fail Table 4.1:
RU1 Red
- DL amplifier failure Summary of TFLF
- External alarm 1
LED meaning
- External alarm 2
- UL or DL optical power fail
RU2 Red
- DL amplifier failure
- External alarm 1
External alarm 2
RU3 Red
- External alarm 1
External alarm 2
RU4 Red
- External alarm 1
External alarm 2
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Dry contact alarms:
TFLF is also provided with dry contacts outputs (connectable through .062”
MOLEX plugs) to report alarm condition to third party equipment (i.e. BTS or
repeater).
The dry contact status is reported in the table rightwards.
Note: in case of power supply failure the system is not powered and the dry
contacts will be automatically driven to a “closed” condition.
Alarm Condition Contact Position

None Open
Minor Open
Major Closed
Tab. 4.2: TFLF dry-contact meaning
UL Attenuation Adjustment:
The TFLF is designed to be compatible with most pico/micro BTSs. It is also
provided with an internal adjustable attenuator for the UL path allowing 20dB
attenuation range, 5dB step. Suggested settings are reported in the table 4.3.
TFLF
Composite Input Power External Attenuator UL Adjustable Attenuator Setting
+37dBm 20dB (5W average) 0dB (Position nr. 0)
+33dBm 20dB (2W average) 0dB (Position nr. 0)

+24dBm 10dB 10dB (Position nr. 2)
Tab. 4.3: TFLF UL attenuation suggested values
To adjust the value a flat screwdriver can be used as per the

picture 4.2.
Fig. 4.3: Uplink Attenuator
TFLF power supply

Each TFLF Fast Master Unit requires -48Vdc power supply.
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The power consumption of each TFLF is 10W.
An optional external adapter 220Vac to -48Vdc is available.
The TFLF also provide connections for the distribution of the -48Vdc to the
Remote Units by means of composite cable. Each supply port is protected
against overloads, short and surge with a self recovery fuse and surge
protection. The power switch will disconnect the remote unit power supply in
case of overcurrent.
The power consumption of each TFLF with 4 Remote Units is lower than 80W.
Warnings (to be read before the TFLF installation)

• The TFLF Fast Master Unit contains semiconductor lasers. Invisible laser
beams may be emitted from the optical output ports. Do not look towards
the optical ports while equipment is switched on.
TFLF • When inserting an optical connector, take care to handle it so smoothly

that the optical fibre is not damaged. Optical fibres have to be single-mode
(SM) 9.5/125µm.
connectors. Inserting any other connector will result in severe damages.
• Do not force or stretch the fibre pigtail with radius of curvature less than 5
cm.
• Remove adapter caps only just before making connections. Do not leave
SC-APC adapters open, as they attract dust. Unused SC-APC adapters
must always be covered with their caps.
• Do not touch the adapter tip. Clean it with a proper tissue before inserting
each connector into the sleeve. In case adapter tips need to be better
cleaned, use pure ethyl alcohol
TFLF cautions
• The TFLF modules must be handled with care in order to avoid damage to
electrostatic sensitive devices.
• Take care to meet expected requirements on RF ports. An external fixed
attenuator could be necessary when the power coming from the BTS
exceeds the required levels to avoid damages in circuitry or increase of
spurious emissions.
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TFLF installation
First of all fix the Fast Master Unit to
the wall by means of four screws (see
fig. 4.5 for wall anchor quotes).
Vertical position is suggested for ease
thermal dissipation.
Fig. 4.4
Verify that the composite cable has been laid and already properly
connectorised. Two preconnectorised fibre optic cables and a power supply
cable with 4-pole connector should be ready for connection to each Remote
Unit and to each port of the TFLF.
Remove the caps from the optical connectors and connect the connectorised
fibre optic cables to the optical ports of the unit. Then connect the previously
connectorised copper cable to the proper power plug for each Remote Unit.
TFLF
Verify the output power of the BTS or
repeater which is going to be connected
and check if external attenuation is
required then set the UL attenuation
through a flat screw driver (refer to the
table reported in the relevant section)
Fig. 4.4
Apply the ferrite to the power supply

cable.
Connect the provided patchcord to the -
48Vdc power supply and insert the
connector into the TFLF power plug.
Then switch one the unit by means of
the ON/OFF power switch.
Note: if 220Vac power supply is
available on site, use the suitable
Fig. 4.4 optional adapter.
As you switch on the system, carefully refer to the TFLF Start-Up section.
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TFLF start-up
Before the TFLF Master Unit is switched on, make sure that:
• every Remote Unit has been connected to relevant port of the Master Unit
After that, remember that only when all the remote units are already on, the
Master Unit itself can be turned on.
Once the Master Unit has been switched on, the following steps have to be
followed:
1. Wait until the communication between TFLF and Remote Units is

established and alarms related to unused ports arise.
2. Verify that all used ports don’t have any active alarm. In case an
alarm is present follow the troubleshooting procedure.
3. Press the STORE button for at least 5sec. (all TFLF LEDs will flash for
3sec.) in order to mask unused ports.
Removing the TFLF

TFLF
Switch off the Master Unit power supply and remove the power cable.
Remove the SC-APC optical connectors and insert the protection caps into
TFLF optical ports. Then:
• unscrew the 4 screws and remove the unit
• put the removed TFLF unit in its safety box
TFLF troubleshooting
In case a TFLF Fast Master Unit has any problem, this will be easily revealed
through LEDs which reveals not only failures of the TFLF itself but also
malfunctions located on related remote units.
ALARM SUPERVISI RELÉ

CODE ALARM ACTIVE LED ON ACTION PRIORITY
(TSUN DESCRIPTION PRIORITY RECOMMENDED LEVEL
description) LEVEL (subrack)
TFLF DL optical power
DL optical
from the laser is too LU MAJOR Return the unit CLOSED
power fail
low
DL RF alarm DL RF amplifier LU MAJOR Return the unit CLOSED
UL RF alarm UL RF amplifier LU MAJOR Return the unit CLOSED

LU (flashing) MINOR OPEN
Power supply LU
Power supply fault MAJOR Return the unit CLOSED
alarm (PWR ON off)
UL1 optical TFLF UL1 optical RU1 MAJOR Check for fibre or
splice stresses and CLOSED
power fail power is too low
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UL2 optical UL2 optical power is clean the optical
RU2 MAJOR connectors. If the CLOSED
power fail too low
UL3 optical UL3 optical power is alarm still persists it
RU3 MAJOR reveals a laser fault CLOSED
power fail too low
so return the unit
UL4 optical UL4 optical power is
RU4 MAJOR CLOSED
power fail too low
DL1 optical DL1 optical power is
RU1 MAJOR Check for fibre or CLOSED
power fail too low
DL2 optical DL2 optical power is splice stresses and
RU2 MAJOR clean the optical CLOSED
power fail too low
connectors. If alarm
DL3 optical DL3 optical power is still persists it
RU3 MAJOR CLOSED
power fail too low reveals a laser fault
DL4 optical DL4 optical power is so return the unit
RU4 MAJOR CLOSED
power fail too low
The optical power
UL1 AGC out received on UL1 is too MINOR
RU1 OPEN
of range low and can’t no more (flashing)
be compensated
The optical power
Check for fibre or
RU2 splice stresses and OPEN
clean the optical
be compensated
The optical power
still persists it
RU3 reveals a laser fault OPEN
so return the unit
be compensated
The optical power
RU4 OPEN
be compensated
The optical power
DL1 AGC out received on UL1 is too MINOR
RU1 OPEN
be compensated
The optical power
Check for fibre or
RU2 splice stresses and OPEN
clean the optical
be compensated
The optical power
still persists it
RU3 reveals a laser fault OPEN
so return the unit
be compensated
The optical power
RU4 OPEN
be compensated
DL1 RF alarm DL1 RF amplifier RU1 MAJOR Return the unit CLOSED
Check the external
device connected to
RU1 External 1 External 1 alarm from
RU1 MAJOR external 1 and the CLOSED
alarm RU1
RU1 dry-contact
functionality
Check the external
device connected to
alarm RU2
RU2 dry-contact
functionality
Check the external
device connected to
alarm RU3
RU3 dry-contact
functionality
Check the external
RU4 MAJOR device connected to CLOSED
alarm RU41
external 1 and the
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RU4 dry-contact
functionality
Check the external
device connected to
alarm RU1
RU1 dry-contact
functionality
Check the external
device connected to
alarm RU2
RU2 dry-contact
functionality
Check the external
device connected to
alarm RU3
RU3 dry-contact
functionality
Check the external
device connected to
alarm RU41
RU4 dry-contact
functionality
Tab. 4.4: TFLF alarm description

The previous table reports a brief description of the TFLF alarms, together with a
reference to the corresponding alerted LEDs.
As the table shows, all major alarms are signalled also closing the dry contacts available
on the TFLF allowing sending this information to any external equipment (i.e. BTS or
repeater)
One of the LEDs RU1, 2, 3, 4 might turn on not only to indicate a high optical loss
TFLF
detected by the TFLF, but also to reveal a remote unit failure. Understanding the reason
why one of this LEDs is on (a remote unit failure, an optical cable fault or an external
equipment malfunction) can be done following the troubleshooting procedure reported
hereinafter.

(The following troubleshooting procedure is summarised by the flow-chart in
fig. 4.7a)
1. In case the TFLF general alarm (LED LU) is on replace the faulty TFLF
master unit with a new one and contact the manufacturer for assistance.
2. In case one of the LEDs RU1, 2, 3 or 4 is on, the corresponding TFLF
adapter might be dirty. Try cleaning it using pure ethyl alcohol. If the
LED is still on go to the corresponding remote unit side and check the
red LED upon the warm side:
a. If it is off, the optical cables or the optical connections are
supposed to have some problem on UL path. Refer to fibre optic
UL troubleshooting for more information (fig. 4.7b).
b. If it is on, refer to remote unit troubleshooting presented in the
previous remote unit section
Fiber optic UL troubleshooting

1. Check if there is any point where the fibre experiences a small radius of
this makes the TFLF LED switch off, troubleshooting has been successful.
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2. Check if the SC-APC connectors are properly installed at both fibre ends
(i.e. TFLF and TFAx ports). If not fix better SC-SPC connectors to relevant
adapters. If this makes the TFLF LED switch off, troubleshooting has been
successful. Otherwise, follow next steps.
3. Disconnect the optical fibre and clean it at both fibre ends (i.e. TFLF side
and TFAx side) then reconnect the fibre to relevant ports. In case this
makes the TFLF LED switch off, troubleshooting has been successful.
4. Disconnect the optical SC-APC connector from TFLF UL port, and measure
the output power POUT(UL) at corresponding fibre end. Then, go to the
TFAx side, disconnect the optical SC-APC connector from TFAx UL port
and measure the input power PIN(UL) coming out of the TFAx UL port.
5. Calculate the UL fibre attenuation AUL as: AUL [dB] = PIN(UL) – POUT(UL)
a. If AUL > 4dB, the fibre optic cable has some problems or cable
path is too long. Replace it.
b. If AUL < 4dB, then TFAx remote unit should be faulty. Before
replacing it, contact for assistance
TFLF
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Is any red LED No
start
ON upon the
TFLF?
Yes
Which red
Replace the faulty TFLF
LED is ON?
RU1, 2, 3 or 4
Clean corresponding SC-APC

optical adapter and connector
Is red LED No
upon TFLF
still ON?
Yes
UL optical cables or optical
TFLF connections are supposed to
Go to corresponding Is red LED No
upon remote have some problems. Refer to
remote unit side fibre optic UL troubleshooting
unit ON?
(fig. 4.7b)
Yes

equipment or dry contact Is red LED No
port has some problems upon remote
Refer to the remote unit unit still ON?
dry-contact troubleshooting
Yes
Refer to remote unit

end
troubleshooting
Fig. 4.7 (a): Flow-chart describing the quick troubleshooting procedure
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Rearrange the optical path in order to
Is there any small Yes
avoid sharp bends. If necessary
start radius of curvature
replace the optical cable with a
of the fibre? longer one.
No
upon TFLF still
ON?
Are SC-APC
connectors properly No Fix SC-APC connectors
installed at both fibre properly to adapters.
ends?
Yes
upon TFLF still
ON?
Disconnect the optical fibre Clean the optical SC-APC Re-connect the
and clean it at both ends. ports both on TFLN and fibre to relevant
TFAx side. ports.
TFLF

Disconnect the optical SC-APC
connector from TFLN UL port. upon TFLF still
ON?
Measure the output power Go to the Disconnect the optical

at the corresponding fibre TFAx SC-APC connector
end side from TFAx UL port.
Calculate the UL fibre attenuation: Measure the input power entering

AUL[dB]=input power - output power the fibre.
Yes Fibre optic cable has some problems.

Is AUL > 4dB?
Replace it.
No
The TFAx remote unit should be faulty. Before
replacing it, contact for assistance. end
Fig. 4.7 (b): Flow-chart describing the fibre optic UL troubleshooting
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5. Rack-based Master Unit
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5.1. TPRNx4 subrack
TPRN
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Module name:
Major TPRN features
Subrack
The TPRNx4 is a 19”subrack where all the Britecell Plus
plug-in modules can be inserted. Britecell Plus
equipment provides a wide variety of these sub-rack
TPRNx4
models differentiated by power supply. Each one is
provided with:
• 12 free slots, each with Height=4HE, Width=7TE
• Power supply 220 Vac or -48 Vdc
• Locally or remotely connectable through:
¾ RS232 serial port
¾ RS485 two-wire bus
¾ sub-D 15 pin male-connector
• Internal microcontroller for I2CBUS alarm collection
• Manual reset button, able to re-initialize both the inserted modules and the
TPRN microcontroller
• Manual stand-by button, able to re-initialize the inserted modules, while
keeping the TPRN microcontroller working.
TPRN
Fig. 5.1: Front view of the TPRN sub-rack with power

supply and communication ports on the back sub D 15
connector
RS485
ports
RS232 buttons
Fig. 5.2: Back view of the TPRN sub- port
rack with power supply and
communication ports on the back
Power supply (picture

shows 220Vac version)
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TPRN models
A brief description of all the available TPRN sub-racks is reported hereinafter.
Passive sub-rack (TPRN04)

• TPRN04 is a passive sub-rack. It does not provide power supply to any
inserted module, and therefore it is designed to host passive modules
only. It can be useful in a multi-sub-rack system, in case the customer
decides to put all the active modules in an active sub-rack, to be chosen
among the following ones.
220 Vac powered sub-racks (TPRN14 / TPRN24)
• TPRN14 is an active sub-rack designed to be fed through 220 Vac

universal mains. Both the connector for 220Vac power supply and the
communication ports are placed on the sub-rack rear. The 220 Vac power
supply is not redundant (ie, no spare adapter is provided).
• TPRN24 is an active sub-rack designed to be fed through 220 Vac
universal mains. Both the connector for 220Vac power and the
communication ports are placed on the sub-rack rear, and the 220 Vac
power supply is redundant: i.e., a spare adapter guarantees the correct
system operations even in case the main 220Vac adapter has a
breakdown.
-48Vdc powered sub-rack (TPRN34)
• TPRN34 is an active sub-rack designed to be fed through –48 Vdc

negative supply. Both the connector for -48Vdc power supply and the
TPRN
communication ports are placed on the sub-rack rear.
TPRN power supply

All the TPRN models refer to one of the following power supplies.
Universal mains
(85 to 264Vac, 50/60Hz).
This connector is mounted on the TPRN back
panel either for the redundant version or the
simple one. A ground terminal and a couple
of fuses are also included. Fuses have to be
replaced in case they fail (when it happens
the supervision system detects the failure).
Fuses
Fig. 5.3: 85 to 264Vac connector
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-48 Vdc
(-72 to -36 Vdc)
This connector is mounted on TPRN back panel.
A fuse is provided underneath the –48 Vdc
connector, and has to be replaced in case it
fails (when it happens the supervision system black terminal: 0V
detects the failure). blue terminal:-72 to -36Vdc
Fuse
Fig. 5.4: -72÷-36Vdc connector
Whatever power supply is chosen (85 to 264 Vac or -72 to -

36 Vdc) an additional external ground terminal is provided
on the TPRN rear (fig. 5.5).
Fig. 5.5: ground terminal on the rear
The external power supply (220Vac or -48Vdc) is converted into a +12Vdc

voltage allowing feeding the active modules inserted into the TPRN.
TPRN ports
The TPRN sub-rack is provided with a set of I/0 ports which allows the
connection to any external device. TPRN
RS232 serial port
The RS232 serial port can be used to connect the TPRN sub-rack to the
remote supervision unit or to a laptop running LMT software. Please note that
a standard RS232 cable is needed.
The connection baud rate can be set to 9600bps or 19200bps, by properly
setting the dip-switch 5 standing on the interior TPRN backplane (fig. 5.6).
The baud rate setting through dip-switch 5 is shown in table 5.1.
Baud-rate dip-switch (5)
RS485-addressing dip-switches (1-4)
Fig. 5.6: Dip-switches on TPRN backplane.
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Baud rate [bps] Dip-switch 5 Table 5.1: Setting RS232 baud
9600 OFF rate through dip-switch 5
19200 ON
Whichever baud rate you choose through dip-switch 5, remember that:

• the same RS232 connection speed must be set up on the remote
supervision unit
• the baud rate which is selected through the dip-switch 5 sets the
connection speed for both the RS232 port and the RS485 port as the
TPRN uses both ports with the same rate.
RS485 port
The RS485 port consists of two RJ45 connectors, which can both work as
input or output ports towards a RS485 bus.
This RS485 bus has to be used in order to connect a multi sub-rack system to
the remote supervision unit. In this case:
• the TPRN sub-racks have to be connected one another via RS485 bus
in a daisy chain;
• In order to monitor the whole system, the remote supervision unit has
to be connected to one of the TPRN sub-racks through RS232 port.
Before connecting the TPRN sub-racks belonging to a multi-sub-rack system,
remember to assign an exclusive binary address to each one. This is essential
in order to let the supervision system recognize the different master units
TPRN without any conflict.
The binary address assignment can be done through dip-switches 1,2,3,4,
which stand on interior TPRN backplane (see figure 5.6). A list of the
correspondences between the addresses and the dip-switches is provided by
table 5.2: simply note that dip-switch 1 is the least significant binary digit,
while dip-switch 4 is the most significant one.
Address Dip-switch 1 Dip-switch 2 Dip-switch 3 Dip-switch 4

0001 ON OFF OFF OFF
0010 OFF ON OFF OFF
0011 ON ON OFF OFF
0100 OFF OFF ON OFF
0101 ON OFF ON OFF
0110 OFF ON ON OFF
0111 ON ON ON OFF
1000 OFF OFF OFF ON
1001 ON OFF OFF ON
1010 OFF ON OFF ON
1011 ON ON OFF ON
1100 OFF OFF ON ON
1101 ON OFF ON ON
1110 OFF ON ON ON
Table 5.2: Dip-switches address settings

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The baud rate of the RS485 ports is the same of the RS232 port as per the
dip-switch 5 setting.
Whichever baud rate you choose, remember that:
• the same RS485 connection speed has to be set up on all the
connected device (TPRN sub-racks or TSUN remote supervision unit);
• the baud-rate which is selected through the dip-switch 5 sets the
connection speed for both the RS485 port and the RS232 port.
Sub-D 15 poles male connector
The TPRN sub-rack provides a sub-D 15 poles male connector, shown in fig.
5.7.
PIN 1 PIN 8
Fig. 5.7: sub-D 15 poles

male connector
PIN 9 PIN 15
PIN Name Meaning
1 Ground It is a ground terminal for digital inputs, i.e. for pin 2, 3, 9, 10.
This port can be used to monitor external equipment status. Once a default
Digital input n.1
2 working status has been assigned (through supervision system) to this input port,
(SW assignable)
any change is detected as a failure signal.
TPRN
Digital input n.2
(SW assignable)
4 Disconnected pin No meaning
Summary of These pins present an open circuit if a major alarm is active on the TPRN sub-
5,6
major alarms rack or on any module hosted in it.
Summary of These pins present an open circuit if a minor alarm is active on the TPRN sub-
7,8
minor alarms rack or on any module hosted in it.
Digital input n.3
(SW assignable)
Digital input n.4
(SW assignable)
11 Disconnected pin No meaning
These pins are terminals of an output port (output relay 1), which can be driven
Digital output n.1 through the supervision system. The output port can be set to “open” or “close”
12,13
(SW assignable) condition. These 2 statuses can be used to pilot any external device connected to
subD-15 connector.
These pins are terminals of an output port (output relay 2), which can be driven
Digital output n.2 through the supervision system. The output port can be set to “open” or “close”
14,15
(SW assignable) condition. These 2 statuses can be used to pilot any external device connected to
subD-15 connector.
Tab. 5.3: Functional description of pins provided by sub D male connector.
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As highlighted in the previous table, this connector provides:
• 4 opto-isolated input ports which can be used to reveal any failure
condition on external equipment. The default status of these input
ports can be defined through the supervision system. After that, any
change from default status will be revealed as a failure signal.
• a summary of major and minor alarms related to failures detected not
only on the TPRN sub-rack, but also on any active modules hosted by
the TPRN itself.
• 2 relay output ports, which be can used to drive any external device
connected to subD-15 pins adapter. By using the supervision system
each of these output ports can set up on “open” or “close” conditions.
A more detailed description of the meaning and functionality of each pin are
reported in table 8. The pins are numbered from left to right, and from top to
bottom (refer to fig. 18).
Note: The TPRN sub-rack uses I2Cbus standard protocol to collect status and
alarm information from hosted modules. Thanks to that, the alarm summaries
(provided through pins 5-6 and 7-8) report major and minor failures related
not only to TPRN sub-rack but also to any hosted module.
TPRN alarms
A full description of all TPRN alarms is provided by the Supervision system.
The table 4.8 provides a brief description of the TPRN alarms, as they are
reported by the LMT software o
TPRN
ALARM RELÉ
ACTIVE SUPERVISION
LED PRIORITY
LEVEL
Redundant
supply active
(only for Backup power supply
YELLOW MAJOR Return the unit MINOR
redundant activated
power supply
versions)
There is a
degradation on the
Power Supply
power supply RED MAJOR Return the unit MAJOR
alarm
provided to the
boards
Check if the fault is
Internal I2CBUS on the unit (see
I2CBUS bus
communication YELLOW CRITICAL supervision MINOR
error
malfunction system). If not
return the unit
YELLOW MINOR MINOR
The device
connected to the Check the status of
Aux input
input alarm port 0 RED CRITICAL the connected -
alarm nr0
caused an alarm device
condition
The device
Check the status of
Aux input connected to the
RED MAJOR the connected -
alarm nr1 input alarm port 1
device
caused an alarm
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condition
The device
Aux input
input alarm port 2 RED MINOR the connected -
alarm nr2
condition
The device
Aux input
input alarm port 3 RED WARNING the connected -
alarm nr3
condition
Tab. 5.4: Description of the alarms of the TPRN subrack
Warning (recommended for system designing and

installing)
Providing a correct heat dissipation
For a correct use of the TPRN sub-rack, it is important to verify that:

• the system is designed in order to put no more than 8 TFLN inside a
TPRN sub-rack. This guarantees a proper heating dissipation for the
system. In case you want to install more than 8 it is important to
provide the sub-rack with a proper ventilation system;
• active and passive modules should be alternated as much as possible
inside the TPRN sub-rack avoiding too many active cards being inserted
close together;
• in case the system consists of more than one TPRN sub-rack, a
minimum distance of 1 HE has to be kept between nearby TPRN sub-
TPRN
racks to ensure proper heat dissipation. The rack containing the TPRN
sub-racks has to be large enough to guarantee this correct distance
between master units.
Minimizing equipment costs
In order to reduce the cost of Britecell Plus equipment, a multi-sub-rack

system should be designed according to the following guidelines:
• a passive sub-rack (TPRN04) may be used to house only passive
modules;
• an active sub-rack (TPRN14, TPRN24, TPRN34) may be used to sustain
all the active modules, and some of the passive ones (as stated above,
it is advisable to alternate active and passive cards into an active sub-
rack).
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Setting the dip-switches in a multi sub-rack system
If you are installing a multi-sub-rack system, remember to assign each sub-

rack an exclusive binary address, by properly setting dip-switches 1,2,3,4 on
the interior TPRN backplane (see fig. 5.6 and Tab.5.2). Dip-switch 5 has to be
set on each TPRN sub-rack in order to fix the baud rate for RS485 and RS232
port. Connecting TPRNs through RS485 port is necessary when supervising
the whole multi sub-rack system through the remote supervision unit (to be
set at the same baud rate).
TPRN Installation
The TPRN kit provides:
• 1 TPRN sub-rack
• 1 suitable power cord
• 1 standard RS232 cable (male-female), 2m
• 1 CD Manual
First of all insert the sub-rack into the cabinet and apply 4 screws (not
provided) in order to fix it (fig. 5.8a).
To have a correct TPRN installation, distance between the front
door of the rack and the front side of the TPRN should be at
least 15cm otherwise RF and optical cables can be damaged
when cabinet door is closed.
Fig. 5.8(a): At each front-corner

TPRN
the subrack is provided with a
screw in order to be fixed to the
Leave at least 1HE distance between two subracks

in order to facilitate air circulation.
Leave at least a 1HE free space between the
bottom or the top of the cabinet and the TPRNs.
1HE
Fig. 5.8(b): Distance between

subracks should be at least 1HE in
order to facilitate air circulation
Connect the ground to the safety ground terminal. Then, connect the power
supply connector to the mains.
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Ground
Power terminal
supply
Fig. 5.8(c) : Power supply and

ground terminals on the rear
side of the TPRN subrack
TPRN Start-up
Before switching on the TPRN sub-rack, make sure that:
• all expected modules have been inserted
• the modules have been connected each other by RF jumpers, according
to what has been planned during system design
• every TFLN contained in the Master Unit has been connected to its TFAx
remote units
• each TFAx remote unit has been connected to its coverage antennas
• the remote supervision unit (if present) has been connected/housed
to/into the Master Unit
• different sub-racks have been connected each other via bus RS485 and
each of them have different addresses
• the rack housing the TPRN is large enough to leave a minimum
distance of 1HE between contiguous TPRN sub-racks TPRN
Remember that TFAx remote units have to be switched on before relevant

Master Unit.
Once the TPRN sub-rack has been switched on, the system behaviour can be
summarized as per the following steps:
• About 10sec after the TPRN sub-rack has been switched on, all TFLN
modules housed in the TPRN itself begin a “discovery” phase in order
to identify and collect status of the connected TFAx remote units.
While the discovery phase is working (max. 4min. depending on the
system complexity) each TFLN general alarm (i.e., LED “┌┘”) blinks,
whereas the other TFLN LEDs go on showing the detected status.
Do not connect/disconnect any cable or piece of equipment until all
TFLN modules have finished the discovery phase. This may result in
failing the identification of TFAx. Anyway during the discovery phase,
the whole system still works correctly as discovery process aims to
collect information about TFAx but without affecting basic system
functionalities.
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Note: in case discovery doesn’t start automatically, check through the LMT or the
remote supervision whether it has been disabled (refer to LMT or remote supervision
system manuals for further information).
• O
nce the discovery has finished, the general alarm (i.e. the LED “┌┘”)
on each TFLN panel stops blinking and switches OFF (provided that
the TFLN master optical TRX is not affected by a general failure).
TPRN troubleshooting
In case a TPRN sub-rack shows any problem a more detailed status and
alarm description could be provided through the remote supervision unit.
A complete overview of TPRN alarms is reported in the previous Table 5.4.
The power supply degradation occurs in case the +12Vdc power falls below
an in factory set threshold level. In this case, TPRN automatically turns to
standby mode so that no over-current gets through the circuitry of hosted
modules, thus preserving the system integrity. Once power supply has been
repaired, the TPRN needs to be rebooted. In case the TPRN sub-rack is
equipped with a redundant power supply (TPRN24), a degradation of the
+12 Vdc power results in an automatic switching from main to spare
converter. In case also redundant power supply degrades the TPRN
automatically turns to stand-by mode. Once the power supply has been
repaired the TPRN needs to be rebooted.
I2Cbus alarm occurs when TPRN sub-rack cannot communicate with one or
more hosted module. Each TPRN slot is able to automatically detect the
TPRN presence of a module inside the slot. If the module is detected but TPRN is
not able to communicate with it through I2Cbus alarm is activated.
Note: at commissioning remember to mask the unused slots through LMT
software (please refer to the relevant manual for more information) to avoid
not significant alarm being switched on.
In order to carry out a troubleshooting procedure, please check LMT or

supervision system handbooks.
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5.2. Master Optical TRX, TFLN
TFLN
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Module name:
Main tasks carried out
by the TFLN module Master Optical TRX
Downlink (DL):
¾ RF-to-optical conversion of
TFLN
the input RF signal
¾ Optical splitting: input RF
signal is split onto 4 optical outputs
Uplink (UL):
¾ Optical-to-RF conversion of the 4 input optical signals
¾ Automatic Gain Control (AGC) of each converted signal to compensate
optical losses;
¾ RF combining of the 4 adjusted signals into a single RF output
UL RF Auxiliary
Output (SMB-m)
UL RF Main
Output (SMA-f)
Status and
Alarm LED
DL RF Main
Input (SMA-f)
DL RF Auxiliary
Input (SMB-m)
TFLN
UL Optical Fibre DL Optical Fibre

Adapters (SC-APC) Adapters (SC-APC)
Fig. 5.9 . The TFLN Master Optical TRX
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RF ports
• 1 DL RF input port
• 1 auxiliary DL RF input port
• 1 UL RF output port
• 1 auxiliary UL RF output port
Note: nominal input levels required at RF ports is +10dBm (please refer to

datasheet for further information), as well as RF outputs may require a power
adjustment to fill within the BTS receiving range.
In order to fulfil these requirements, external UL and DL attenuations may be
required (see TBSI module).
Optical ports
• 4 DL optical output ports (SC/APC)

• 4 UL optical input ports (SC/APC)
TFLN visual alarms

The TFLN front panel is provided with 6 LEDs (see on the right), showing
status and alarm information.
LED meaning is reported on the rightward table.
Further information about alarm status is delivered by Britecell Plus
supervision system.
Note: In case the four TFLN optical output ports are not all connected to
TFLN remote units, the unused ports must be properly masked at commissioning in
order to avoid spurious alarms (please refer to LMT manual).

= Green Power supply status OK
General TFLN failure, it can be:
┌┘ Red - TFLN laser failure
- UL or DL amplifier failure
- TFLN short circuit
Low UL optical power received
1 Red from remote unit 1 (fault in optical
Fig. 5.10 :LED panel
link 1 or remote unit 1 failure)
on TFLN front side Low UL optical power received
Tab. 5.4: Meanings of the LEDs on TFLN front-side
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TFLN power supply
Each TFLN master optical TRX is supplied by the sub-rack back-plane (12V).
The power consumption of each TFLN master optical TRX is 12W.
Warnings (to be read before the TFLN installation)

• The TFLN master optical TRX contains semiconductor lasers. Invisible laser
beams may be emitted from the optical output ports. Do not look towards
the optical ports while equipment is switched on.

(SM) 9.5/125µm.
cm. See fig. 19 for optimal fibre cabling.
SC-APC adapters open, as they attract dust. Unused SC-APC adapters must
always be covered with their caps.
WRONG OPTIMAL TFLN
Fig. 5.11: Fibre Optic bending
Inserting or removing TFLN modules

• Do not remove or insert any TFLN module into TPRN sub-rack before
having switched off main power supply.
• The TFLN modules must be handled with care, in order to avoid damage to
• When installing TFLN modules in the sub-rack, take care to alternate active
and passive cards in order to ensure proper heat dissipation.
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• In a multi-sub-rack system, remember to assign to each sub-rack a proper
RS485 bus address before installing the modules (please refer to TPRN
section for further details).
TFLN positioning
• In case no ventilation system is installed, do not insert more than 8 TFLN

modules into a sub-rack.
• In case more than 8 TFLN modules have to be housed into a TPRN sub-
rack, it’s advisable to install the TPRN sub-rack inside a rack with forced
ventilation.
• Take care to meet expected requirements on RF ports. An adjustable
attenuator could be necessary when the power coming from the BTS
exceeds the required levels to avoid damages in Britecell Plus circuitry or
increase of spurious emissions.
TFLN installation
The TFLN master optical TRX is housed in a TPRN sub-rack and its dimensions
are 19” width and 4HE height. A TFLN module can be accommodated in any
of these 12 slots.
Note: In case a new TFLN module has

to be installed in a still working Master
Unit, switch off the sub-rack before
inserting the plug-in TFLN module
Firstly, gently insert the TFLN in one of

the 12 available slots, and lock the 4
screws on the front corners.
TFLN
Fig. 5.12: Screws to be fixed at the corners of the TFLN front side
Then connect the UL and DL RF cable to

the TFLN UL and DL ports, respectively.
Use a specific torque wrench to fix these
RF cables to DL and UL ports.
Fig. 5.13: UL and DL RF cables are to be fixed by a torque wrench
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Remove the caps from TFLN optical ports
and connect the SC-APC fibre optic cables to
the ports.
UL and DL cables coming from the same
remote unit have to be connected to UL and
DL ports marked by the same number on the
TFLN front panel.
Fig. 5.14: Take off the caps and connect the fiber optics cables properly
As you switch on the system, carefully refer to the TFLN Start-Up section.
Remember that remote units should be switched on before than the Master
Unit in order to follow a correct Start-Up procedure.
TFLN start-up
Before the Master Unit is switched on, make sure that:
• all expected modules have been inserted into the Master Unit
• the modules have been connected each other by RF jumpers, according to
what planned in the system design
• every TFLN master optical TRX has been connected to relevant remote
units
• the remote supervision unit, if present, has been connected to the Master
Unit
• different Master Units are connected each other via bus RS485
Master Unit itself can be turned on. TFLN
Once the Master Unit has been switched on, the TFLN behaviour at system
start-up can be summarized as per the following steps:
1. When Master Unit is turns on all the six LEDs upon the TFLN front panel
go on for a couple of seconds. After that, the green LED remains on
(indicating proper power supply) while the other LEDs indicate the
master optical TRX status, according to the following table.
Note: In case unused optical ports of the TFLN have not been masked
through LMT yet, corresponding LEDs will be on. If so, wait for the end
of step 3 (discovery phase) then use LMT to mask them (please refer to
relevant handbook)
2. About 10 seconds after the system has been switched on, TFLN module
begins a “discovery” phase to identify connected remote units. This
operation is necessary to collect all the information to be provided to
the supervision system.
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Label LED colour Status
= Green ON
(power supply is on)
┌┘ Red OFF
(no major failure affects TFLN operations)
1 Red OFF
(no major failure affects corresponding remote unit or UL
connection)
2 Red OFF
connection)
3 Red OFF
connection)
4 Red OFF
connection)
Table 5.5: Status of the TFLN LEDs in full-working conditions
During the discovery phase the TFLN general alarm (LED ┌┘) blinks while the
other LEDs go on showing previously detected status. Time dedicated to
discovery phase can be at maximum 4min and depends on system
complexity.
Do not connect/disconnect any cable or any piece of equipment during the
discovery phase. This may result in failing the identification of remote units.
Please note that, while the discovery phase is running, the whole system is
working correctly as discovery operations aim only to collect information
about remote units without affecting the system functionalities.
Once the discovery is finished, the TFLN general alarm (LED ┌┘) stops
TFLN
blinking and switches OFF. The power supply LED (green LED) remains on
while LEDs 1,2,3,4 show either the status of the remote units or the quality of
the UL connections. In case some of these LEDs remain on, check if they refer
to unused optical ports or not. In this case use LMT software to mask it
otherwise if they refer to connected remote units and remain on, please refer
to troubleshooting procedure.
Removing a TFLN module

Switch off the Master Unit power supply, remove the SC-APC optical
connectors, and insert the protection caps into TFLN optical ports. Then
• unscrew the 4 screws and slowly remove the card.
• put the removed TFLN card in its safety box.
• switch on again the Master Unit power supply, and refer to Start Up
section.
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TFLN troubleshooting
In case a TFLN master optical TRX has any problem, this will be easily
revealed through LEDs on its front panels otherwise troubleshooting can be
carried out through LMT or supervision system.
LEDs on TFLN front panel detect not only failures of the TFLN board itself but
they also reveals malfunctions located on related remote units.
RELÉ
ALARM CODE ACTIVE SUPERVISION
(TSUN LED PRIORITY
description) LEVEL
(subrack)
The optical power
Check the UL1 fibre
RX1 optical power received on the UL1 is RED
CRITICAL and the remote unit MAJOR
fail too low and can’t no (LED1)
laser status
more be compensated
The optical power
RX1 AGC out of Clean optical
allowed 3dB optical NONE MINOR MINOR
range connectors
loss but it can be
compensated
The optical power
Check the UL2 fibre
laser status
more be compensated
The optical power
range connectors
loss but it can be
compensated
The optical power
Check the UL3 fibre
laser status
more be compensated
The optical power
range connectors
loss but it can be
compensated
The optical power
Check the UL4 fibre
RX4 optical power received on the UL4 is RED TFLN
laser status
more be compensated
The optical power
range connectors
loss but it can be
compensated
Major Remote RED Check remote unit
Alarm from RU1 - MAJOR
Unit 1 (LED1) status
A fault occurs on the
DL laser alarm RED (┌┘) MAJOR Return the unit MAJOR
DL laser
HW failure on the UL
UL RF alarm RED (┌┘) MAJOR Return the unit MAJOR
RF section
DL RF alarm RED (┌┘) CRITICAL Return the unit MAJOR
RF section
Board failure General failure on
RED (┌┘) MAJOR Return the unit MAJOR
alarm board
NONE MINOR MINOR
Tab. 5.6: TFLN alarm description

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The previous table reports a brief description of the TFLN alarms, together
with a reference to the corresponding alerted LEDs.
As the table shows, LEDs on the TFLN front panel signal all high priority
alarms while minor alarms, which detect critical situations which should be
checked and tested in order to avoid future possible system faults, are only
revealed by LMT or supervision system.
Each TFLN is provided with an AGC system which compensates optical losses
<3 dB. TFLN LED alarms switch on when the estimated optical losses are
>4dB, the AGC not being able to compensate these losses any more.
One of LEDs 1, 2, 3 or 4 might turn on not only to indicate a high optical loss
detected by TFLN, but also to reveal a remote unit failure. Understanding the
reason why one of LEDs 1, 2, 3 or 4 is on (a remote unit failure, an optical
cable fault or an external equipment malfunction) can be done following the
troubleshooting procedure reported hereinafter.

1. In case the TFLN general alarm (LED ┌┘) is on replace the faulty TFLN
master optical TRX with a new one and contact the manufacturer for
assistance.
2. In case one of the LEDs 1, 2, 3 or 4 is on, the corresponding TFLN
adapter might be dirty. Try cleaning it using pure ethyl alcohol. If the
LED is still on go to the corresponding remote unit side and check the
red LED upon TFAx warm side:
a. If it is off, the optical cables or the optical connections are
supposed to have some problem on UL path. Refer to fibre optic
UL troubleshooting for more information (fig. 21).
b. If it is on, refer to remote unit troubleshooting presented in the
previous remote unit section
TFLN
Fibre optic UL troubleshooting

1. Check if there is any point where the fibre experiences a small radius of
this makes the TFLN red LED switch off, troubleshooting has been
successful. Otherwise, follow next steps.
2. Check if the SC-APC connectors are properly installed at both fibre ends
(i.e. TFLN and TFAx ports). If not fix better SC-SPC connectors to
relevant adapters. If this makes the TFLN red LED switch off,
troubleshooting has been successful. Otherwise, follow next steps.
3. Disconnect the optical fibre and clean it at both fibre ends (i.e. TFLN side
and TFAx side) then reconnect the fibre to relevant ports. In case this
makes the TFLN red LED switch off, troubleshooting has been successful.
4. Disconnect the optical SC-APC connector from TFLN UL port, and
measure the output power POUT(UL) at corresponding fibre end. Then, go
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to the TFAx side, disconnect the optical SC-APC connector from TFAx UL
port and measure the input power PIN(UL) coming out of the TFAx UL
port.
5. Calculate the UL fibre attenuation AUL as: AUL [dB] = PIN(UL) – POUT(UL)
a. If AUL > 4dB, the fibre optic cable has some problems or cable
path is too long. Replace it.
b. If AUL < 4dB, then TFAx remote unit should be faulty. Before
replacing it, check the TFAx status on supervision system and
contact for assistance
TFLN
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Is any red LED No
start
ON upon the
TFLN?
Yes
Which red
Replace the faulty TFLN
LED is ON?
1, 2, 3 or 4
Clean corresponding SC-APC

optical adapter and connector
Is red LED No
upon TFLN
still ON?
Yes
Go to corresponding Is red LED No

remote unit side upon remote
unit ON?
Yes
UL optical cables or optical

connections are supposed to Is red LED No
TFLN
have some problems. Refer to upon remote
fibre optic UL troubleshooting unit still ON?
(fig. 5.15b)
Yes
Refer to remote unit end

troubleshooting
Fig. 5.15 (a): Flow-chart describing the quick troubleshooting procedure
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Rearrange the optical path in order to
Is there any small Yes
avoid sharp bends. If necessary
start radius of curvature
replace the optical cable with a
of the fibre? longer one.
No
upon TFLN still
ON?
Are SC-APC
connectors properly No Fix SC-APC connectors
installed at both fibre properly to adapters.
ends?
Yes
upon TFLN still
ON?
Disconnect the optical fibre Clean the optical SC-APC Re-connect the
and clean it at both ends. ports both on TFLN and fibre to relevant
TFAx side. ports.

Disconnect the optical SC-APC
connector from TFLN UL port. upon TFLN still
ON?
Measure the output power Go to the Disconnect the optical

at the corresponding fibre TFAx SC-APC connector TFLN
end side from TFAx UL port.
Calculate the UL fibre attenuation: Measure the input power entering

AUL[dB]=input power - output power the fibre.
Yes Fibre optic cable has some problems.

Is AUL > 4dB?
Replace it.
No The TFAx remote unit should be faulty. Before

replacing it, verify its status through supervision end
system and contact for assistance.
Fig. 5.15 (b): Flow-chart describing the fibre optic UL troubleshooting
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5.3. Two-way Splitter/Combiner, TLCN2
TLCN2
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Module name:
Description:
The TLCN2, a bidirectional 2-way 2-way splitter/
splitter/combiner, provides two identical
combining sections for UL and DL which
can be used:
/combiner
¾ to combine 2 RF signals into a
common RF output TLCN2
¾ to split an RF input into 2 RF output
signals
It is a passive wideband module.
RF ports: UL common RF
port (SMA-f)
• 1 DL common RF port (“C”)
• 2 DL splitted RF ports (“1”,“2”) DL common RF
• 1 UL common RF port (”C”) port (SMA-f)
• 2 UL splitted RF ports (“1”,“2”)
Note: each port is bidirectional.
TLCN2 main applications

Main applications of the TLCN2 module are:
• Connecting a donor source to more than
DL splitted RF
one TFLN master optical TRX, so that: ports (SMA-f)
¾ TLCN2 splits the DL input coming
from a donor source into 2 output UL splitted RF
signals entering 2 different TFLN ports (SMA-f)
master optical TRX
¾ TLCN2 combines the UL inputs
coming from 2 TFLN master optical Fig. 5.16: TLCN2 splitter/combiner
TRX into 1 common signal entering TLCN2
the donor source
• Connecting a TFLN master optical TRX to more than one donor source
within the same service, so that:
¾ TLCN2 combines the two DL inputs coming from 2 donor sources into 1
output signal entering the TFLN master optical TRX or a cross band
coupler
¾ TLCN2 splits the UL input coming from TFLN master optical TRX or a
cross band coupler into 2 different output signals entering 2 different
donor sources.
More TLCN2 modules can be used in cascade connections.
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TLCN2 insertion loss
The TLCN2 insertion loss varies slightly with the frequency bands, as shown in
table 5.7.
When designing the system, remember to take into account the insertion loss
of the TLCN2 if present.
700-1400MHz 1400-2200MHz 2200-2500MHz

TLCN2 insertion loss 3.7 ± 0.4dB 4.1 ± 0.5dB 4.6 ± 0.4dB
Table 5.7: Insertion loss values within different frequency bands
Warnings
The overall input power must not exceed +24dBm
TLCN2 Installation
Since the TLCN2 module doesn’t require any power supply it can be housed
either in an active or a passive TPRN sub-rack.
1. Unpack the kit which includes

1 TLCN2
4 RF jumpers (SMA-m), 2 x 25cm, 2 x 35cm
2. Carefully insert the TLCN2 module in any of the TPRN sub-rack slots and
lock the 4 screws on the front corners.
3. Connect RF cables to UL and DL ports, according to what planned by
designer. Use a specific torque wrench to fix each cable to relevant ports.
TLCN2 4. In case some ports remain unused remember to connect them to a 50 Ω

load (not included)
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5.4. Four-way Splitter/Combiner TLCN4
TLCN4
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Module name:
Description:
The TLCN4, bidirectional 4-way
splitter/combiner, provides two identical
4-way splitter/
combining sections for UL and DL which can
be used to: /combiner
¾ combine 4 RF signals into a common
RF output
¾ split an RF input into 4 RF output
TLCN4
signals
It is a passive wideband module.
RF ports:
UL common RF
• 1 DL common RF port (“C”) port (SMA-f)
• 4 DL splitted RF ports (labelled DL common RF

“1”,“2”,“3”,“4”) port (SMA-f)
• 1 UL common RF port (”C”)
• 4 UL splitted RF ports (labelled
“1”,“2”,“3”,“4”)
Note: each port is bidirectional.
TLCN4 main applications

Main applications of the TLCN4 module are: DL splitted RF
• Connecting a donor source to more than ports (SMA-f)
one TFLN master optical TRX, so that:
¾ TLCN4 splits the DL input coming UL splitted RF
from a donor source into 4 output ports (SMA-f)
signals entering 4 different TFLN
Fig. 5.17: TLCN4 splitter/combiner
master optical TRX
¾ TLCN4 combines the UL inputs
coming from 4 TFLN master optical TRX into 1 common signal
entering the donor source TLCN4
• Connecting a TFLN master optical TRX to more than one donor source
within the same service, so that:
¾ TLCN4 combines the two DL inputs coming from up to 4 donor
sources into 1 output signal entering the TFLN master optical TRX
¾ TLCN4 splits the UL inputs coming from TFLN master optical TRX into
4 different output signals entering up to 4 different donor sources
More TLCN4 modules can be used in cascade connections.
TLCN4 insertion loss
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The TLCN4 insertion losses vary slightly with the frequency bands, as shown
in table 5.8.
of the TLCN4.
700-1400MHz 1400-2200MHz 2200-2500MHz

TLCN4 insertion loss 7.4 ± 0.4dB 8.0 ± 0.5dB 8.4 ± 0.4dB
Table 5.8: Insertion loss values within different frequency bands
Warnings
TLCN4 Installation
Since the TLCN4 module doesn’t require any power supply it can be housed
1. Unpack the kit which include

1 TLCN4
8 RF jumpers (SMA-m), 1 x 18cm, 2 x 23cm, 2 x 28cm, 2 x 33cm,
1 x 36cm
2. Carefully insert the TLCN4 module in any of the TPRN sub-rack slots and
4. In case some ports remain unused remember to connect them to a 50 Ω
load (not included)
TLCN4
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5.5. RF Dual band Coupler TLDN
TLDN
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Module name:
Description:
The TLDN is a passive RF RF dual-band coupler
dual band coupler
designed to distribute
signal within the master TLDN
unit when coming from
different bands.
Main operations carried out are:
¾ in downlink it combines a low band RF signal (800MHz to 1000MHz) and
a high band RF signal (1700MHz to 2200MHz) into a common RF path
¾ in uplink it filters the composite signal into a low-band (800MHz to
1000MHz) and a high-band (1700MHz to 2200MHz) one.
It is a passive module.
RF ports
• 1 UL common
RF input port
(“C”) for the
combined UL
signal
UL common RF DL common RF
• 1 UL high-
port (SMA-f) port (SMA-f)
band RF
output port
• 1 UL low-band
RF output port
• 1 DL common
RF output port UL high-band RF DL high-band RF
(“C”) for the port (SMA-f) port (SMA-f)
combined DL
signal
• 1 DL high- UL low-band RF DL low-band RF
band RF input port (SMA-f) port (SMA-f)
port
• 1 DL low-band
RF input port
TLDN
TLDN main Fig. 5.18: The TLDN dual-band coupler

applications
Main applications of the TLDN module are:
• Connecting 2 donor sources with different services to one TFLN master
optical TRX in a dual band system, so that:
¾ TLDN combines the DL inputs coming from the 2 different donor
sources (carrying different services) into an output signal entering
the TFLN master optical TRX
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¾ TLDN filters the UL input coming from a TFLN master optical TRX
into 2 UL outputs entering 2 different donor sources (carrying
different services)
TLDN insertion loss

TLDN insertion loss = 1.0 ± 0.5dB.
of the TLDN.
Warnings
TLDN Installation
Since the TLDN module doesn’t require any power supply it can be housed

1 TLDN
2 RF jumpers (SMA-m), 2 x 40cm
2. Carefully insert the TLDN module in any of the TPRN sub-rack slots and
TLDN
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5.6. RF Tri band Coupler TLTN
TLTN
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Module name:
Description:
The TLTN is a passive RF tri RF tri-band coupler
band coupler designed to
distribute signal within the
master unit when coming TLTN
from different bands.
Main operations carried out are:
¾ in downlink it combines a 800MHz to 1000MHz, a 1700MHz to 2000MHz
signal and a 2000MHz to 2200MHz signal into a single RF path
¾ in uplink it filters a composite signal into a 800MHz to 1000MHz, a
1700MHz to 2000MHz signal and a 2000MHz to 2200MHz one.
It is a passive module.
RF ports
• 1 DL common RF
output port (“C”)
for the combined
UL common RF DL common RF
DL signal port (SMA-f) port (SMA-f)
• 1 DL 2000MHz to
2200MHz RF
input port
• 1 DL 1700MHz to UL 2000 to 2200MHz DL 2000 to 2200MHz
RF port (SMA-f) RF port (SMA-f)
2000MHz RF
input port
• 1 DL 800MHz to
UL 1700 to 2000MHz DL 1700 to 2000MHz
1000MHz RF RF port (SMA-f) RF port (SMA-f)
input port
• 1 UL common RF
input port (“C”) UL 800 to 1000MHz DL 800 to 1000MHz
for the combined RF port (SMA-f) RF port (SMA-f)
UL signal
• 1 UL 2000MHz to
2200MHz RF
output port
• 1 UL 1700MHz to
2000MHz RF
output port Fig. 5.19: The TLTN tri-band coupler
• 1 UL 800MHz to
1000MHz RF
output port
TLTN main applications

Main applications of the TLTN module are:
• Connecting 3 donor sources with different services to one TFLN master
optical TRX in a tri band system, so that:
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¾ TLTN combines the DL inputs coming from 3 different donor sources
(carrying different services) into an output signal entering the TFLN
master optical TRX
¾ TLTN filters the UL input coming from the TFLN master optical TRX
into 3 UL outputs entering 3 different donor sources (carrying
different services)
TLTN insertion loss

TLTN insertion loss = 3.0 ± 0.5dB
of the TLTN.
Warnings
TLTN Installation
Since the TLTN module doesn’t require any power supply it can be housed

1 TLTN
2. Carefully insert the TLTN module in any of the TPRN sub-rack slots and lock
the 4 screws on the front corners.
TLTN
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5.7. RF Duplexer, TDPX
TDPX
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Module name:
Description:
TDPX is a frequency dependent RF tri-band coupler
duplexer that combines downlink
and uplink signals while
maintaining isolation and TDPX
stability.
This board has been designed to support where the source is duplexed.
RF ports
• 1 DL RF output
port
• 1 UL RF input port
• 1 common RF port
(“C”) for UL and DL RF port for combined
combined signals UL and DL signals
TDPX main
applications DL RF port
The TDPX main

application is to
connect the duplexed UL RF port
antenna port of the
donor source to the
Britecell Plus system.
TDPX combines/
/splits the DL and UL
signals coming from
the donor port into
two separated ports
Fig. 5.20: The TDPX duplexer
TDPX insertion loss

The TDPX insertion losses are described in table 5.9.
UMTS 2100MHz All other bands

TDPX UL insertion loss 2.0 ± 0.5dB 7.0 ± 0.5dB
TDPX DL insertion loss 2.0 ± 0.5dB 3.3 ± 0.5dB
Table 5.9: Insertion loss values of the TDPX module
When designing the system, remember to take into account the insertion
losses of the TDPX.
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Warnings
The overall input power must not exceed +30dBm.
As the module is band dependent be sure to choose the right single band
version.
TDPX Installation
Since the TDPX module doesn’t require any power supply it can be housed

1 TDPX
2. Carefully insert the TDPX module in any of the TPRN sub-rack slots and
3. Connect RF cables to common, UL and DL ports, according to what planned
by designer. Use a specific torque wrench to fix each cable to relevant
ports.
TDPX
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5.8. Base station Interface TBSI
TBSI
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Module name:
Description
The TBSI module adjusts
the signal level between
Base station interface
the donor source and the
Britecell Plus system. TBSI
It has 2 independent
variable attenuators to adjust both uplink and downlink separately (please
refer to BriteTool manual to understand how to calculate the right value of
attenuation through BriteTool software)
RF ports
• 1 DL RF input port DL RF input port (from donor source)
• 1 DL RF output port
(attenuated
signal) DL attenuation knob
• 1 UL RF input port
• 1 UL RF output port
(attenuated signal)
DL RF output port (to master unit)
The attenuation required
both on DL and UL can be
properly set through UL RF input port (from master unit)
relevant knobs (30dB
range, 1dB step).
UL attenuation knob
TBSI main
applications
UL RF output port (to donor source)
Main applications of the
TBSI module are:
• adjusting RF levels
coming to/from a donor
source: Fig. 5.21: The TBSI base station interface
¾ TBSI adjusts the
DL signal to meet the required power level at TFLN DL RF input
¾ TBSI adjusts the RF UL signal coming from TFLN master optical TRX
in order to meet the desired requirements about blocking level and
receiver sensitivity to the donor source
TBSI insertion loss

The TBSI insertion losses are described in table 5.10:
TBSI
800MHz to 2000MHz 2000MHz to 2200MHz
TBSI insertion loss < 1dB < 1.3dB
Table 5.10: Insertion loss values of the TBSI module
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of the TBSI.
Warnings
TBSI Installation
Since the TBSI module doesn’t require any power supply it can be housed

1 TBSI
2 RF jumpers (SMA-m), 1 x 35cm, 1 x 45cm
2. Carefully insert the TBSI module in any of the TPRN sub-rack slots and
3. Connect RF cables according to what planned by designer. Use a specific
torque wrench to fix each cable to relevant ports.
4. Set proper attenuation values.
TBSI
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5.9. Power Limiter TMPx-10
TMPX
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Module name:
Description
The TMPx-10 power limiter monitors the Power Limiter
downlink input power and attenuates it by
10dB above a predetermined set point. The
threshold is programmable through the
TMPx-10
supervision system.
TMPx-10 power limiter is available in two versions, one suitable for GSM DL
(800 to 1000MHz or 1800 to 2000MHz) and the other for UMTS 2100MHz DL.
RF ports
• 1 DL RF input port
• 1 DL RF output port DL RF input port (from donor source)
TMP main applications

Main applications of the TMP DL RF output port (to master unit)
module are:
• Check DL RF level coming from
a donor source in order to
protect the system if the level
exceeds a specified threshold.
TMP visual alarms

The TMP front panel is provided Fig. 5.22: The TBSI base station interface
with 3 LEDs (see on the right)
showing status and alarm information
LED meaning is reported on the rightward table.

Further information about alarm status are delivered by Britecell Plus supervision
system

Power Green Power supply status OK
It can be:
Alarm Red - TMP power supply alarm
- RF input overdrive
It can be:
Fig. 5.23: The LED panel Warning Red - temperature alarm
on the TMP front-side - no RF signal at the input port
Tab. 5.11: Summary of TMP LEDs meaning
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TMP power supply
Each TMPx-10 power limiter is supplied by the sub-rack back-plane (+12V).
The power consumption of each TMPx-10 is 2W max
TMP insertion loss

TMP insertion loss < 1.7dB.
of the TMP.
Warnings
The overall input power must not exceed +35dBm.
Inserting or removing TMP modules

• Do not remove or insert any TMP module into TPRN sub-rack before
• The TMP modules must be handled with care, in order to avoid damage to
• When installing TMP modules in the sub-rack, take care to alternate active
TMP installation
The TMP power limiter can be accomodated in any of the 12 slots of a TPRN
active sub-rack.
Note: In case a new TMP module has to be installed in a still working Master
Unit, switch off the sub-rack before inserting the plug-in TMP module

1 TMP
1 RF jumper (SMA-m), 35cm
2. Carefully insert the TMP module in any of the TPRN sub-rack slots and
4. Switch on the sub-rack. As you switch on the system, carefully refer to
the TFLN Start-up section.
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Removing a TMP module
Switch off the Master Unit power supply and remove RF jumpers. Then
• put the removed TMP card in its safety box.
• switch on again the Master Unit power supply and refer to TFLN Start-up
section.
TMP troubleshooting
In case a TMP power limiter has any problem, this will be easily revealed
through LEDs on its front panel otherwise troubleshooting can be carried out
through LMT or supervision system.
RELÉ
ALARM CODE ACTIV SUPERVISION
(TSUN E LED PRIORITY
description) LEVEL
(subrack)
UPS HW failure or
Power supply alarm malfunction. RED MAJOR Return the unit MAJOR
RF is turned OFF
YELLO Check ventilation
Temperature alarm Over-temperature alarm MINOR MINOR
W and environment
The input signal has Check the RF input
RF Input overdrive RED WARNING MAJOR
exceeded the threshold signal
No RF signal at the input YELLO Check the RF input
RF Input No signal MINOR MINOR
port W signal
Tab. 5.12:Description of the TMP alarms
The previous table reports a brief description of the TMP alarm, together with
a reference to the corresponding alerted LEDs.
Understanding why one LED is on can be done following the troubleshooting
procedure reported hereinafter.

(The following procedure is summarized by the flow-chart in fig. 22)
1. In case the TMP red led is on and the green led is off there is a problem
on the power supply.
a. Check the TPRN sub-rack and if it is switched off, switch it on.
b. If the sub-rack is switched on, check the backplane power supply
connector to verify if the +12Vdc is provided to the TMP module.
If not there is a fault on the TPRN backplane and you need to
return the sub-rack.
c. Otherwise the TMP power supply section is faulty. Return the
unit.
2. In case the TPM red and green leds are on, the RF level at the input port
has exceeded the specified threshold. Decrease the RF signal or change
the threshold.
3. In case the yellow led is on, check the RF input level
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a. If there isn’t any RF signal at the input, check if the RF cable is
connected at the input port. If it’s connected check the power
coming out from the donor source.
b. Otherwise the temperature range is not within the specified
range, change the temperature range or provide proper air flow.
Is red Yes Is green No

start LED ON upon LED OFF upon
the TMP? the TMP?
No Yes
RF level @ input port has
exceeded the threshold.
Check the RF signal.
No Is yellow Problem on power supply
LED ON upon
the TMP?
Yes
Is No
TPRN sub-rack Switch on
No switched on? the sub-rack
Yes Is there
any RF input
level? Yes
Check TPRN No Is red Yes

backplane LED ON and
power supply green OFF?
Check if the Check the RF

No TMP power supply
temperature is input level and Is +12Vdc
within the if the RF cable section is faulty.
provided?
specified range. is connected Return the TMP.
No
TPRN backplane
is faulty. Return
the TPRN
end
Fig. 5.24: Flow-chart describing the troubleshooting procedure
TMPX
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5.10. Wi-Fi Local Interface, TWLI
TWLI
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Module name:
Description
Britecell Plus system allows Wi-Fi Local Interface
distributing WLAN service
(802.11b and g) through
the auxiliary channel while TWLI
concentrating all the Access
Points together with the central equipment.
The TWLI module allows connecting up to 3 Access Points to one TFLN master TWLI
optical TRX and setting up to 4dB attenuation, if needed, on the DL path.
RF ports DL RF output to TFLN
• 3 DL RF input
ports receiving
signals from
up to 3 DL RF input
different from Access Points 1 to 3
Access Points
• 1 DL RF
output port to
the TFLN Attenuation setting buttons
auxiliary port
• 1 UL RF input
UL RF output
port from the
to Access Points 1 to 3
TFLN auxiliary
port
• 3 UL RF output
ports sending
signals to up UL RF input from TFLN Fig. 5.25: The TWLI wi-fi
to 3 different
local interface
Access Points
4dB attenuation range is available on the DL path in order to adjust levels

coming from the Access Points.
TWLI main applications

Main applications of the TWLI module are:
• providing to the TFLN the WLAN signals coming from up to 3 Access Points
concentrated on the equipment room.
TWLI power supply

Each TWLI WLAN interface module is supplied by the sub-rack back-plane
(+12V).
The power consumption of each TWLI is 2W max.
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Warnings
The TWLI modules must be handled with care, in order to avoid damage to
TWLI Inserting or removing TWLI modules

• Do not remove or insert any TWLI module into TPRN sub-rack before
• The TWLI modules must be handled with care, in order to avoid damage to
• When installing TWLI modules in the sub-rack, take care to alternate
active and passive cards in order to ensure proper heat dissipation.
TWLI installation
The TWLI WLAN local interface can be accomodated in any of the 12 slots of a
TPRN active sub-rack.
Note: In case a new TWLI module has to be installed in a still working Master
Unit, switch off the sub-rack before inserting the plug-in TWLI module

1 TWLI
2 RF jumpers (SMA-m; SMB-f), 2 x 40cm
2. Carefully insert the TWLI module in any of the TPRN sub-rack slots and
4. Switch on the sub-rack. As you switch on the system, carefully refer to
the TFLN Start-up section.
Removing a TWLI module

Switch off the Master Unit power supply and remove RF jumpers. Then
• put the removed TWLI card in its safety box.
• switch on again the Master Unit power supply and refer to TFLN Start-up
section.
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5.11. Interconnect Link (i-link)
TILx
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Module name:
5.11.1. Introduction
Interconnect link
the interconnect link is a set of
modules which allows to expand the TILx-HL
system by connecting a second
Britecell Plus subrack station to the
main one, at a distance of up to 20
TILx-HLW
km. By using more interconnect links at the main station, more Britecell Plus
stations could be connected to the main one, in a star configuration.
TILx
(intro)
Each interconnect link (i-link) is made up by a master-side and by a slave-
side. Both the master side and the slave side are composed by a receiver
module and by a transmitter module (please refer to fig. 5.26, 5.27): the
transmitter modules are identified by the code TDTX, while the receiver
module is identified as TMRX at the master side and as TSRX at the slave side.
The interconnect link is available both in simple version (identified as TILx-HL)

and in WDM version (identified as TILx-HLW). A WDM i-link exploits the same
fibre to transmit both from master to slave and vice-versa (please refer to fig.
5.28b), while the simple link uses a dedicate fiber for the transmission from
master to slave, and a different one for the transmission from slave to master
(please refer to fig. 5.28a).
The following four section will describe in details the i-link modules both in
WDM and not-WDM version.
Fig. 5.26: i-link modules: (a)

master side; (b) slave-side.
t
(a) (b)
Fig. 5.27: WDM i-link modules:

(a) master side; (b) slave-side.
(a) (b)
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TFAx
TFAx
TFLN
TFAx
GSM Fixed TFAx
900
BTS Atten
TFAx
TFAx
TFLN
BTS TFAx
INTERFACING TFAx
TILx GSM Fixe
1800
SECTION
(intro) d
BTS +
SPLITTING -
TMRX TDTX
COMBINING
SECTION TFAx
TFAx
UMTS Fixed TFLN
BTS Atten TFAx
TDTX TSRX TFAx
TFAx
TFAx
TFLN
TFAx
TFAx
Fig. 5.28(a): Block scheme of a Britecell Plus system with a simple i-link
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TFAx
TFAx
TFLN
TFAx
GSM Fixed TFAx
900
BTS Atten
BTS TFAx
INTERFACING TFAx
TFLN TILx
SECTION TFAx
(intro)
+ TFAx
GSM Fixe SPLITTING -
1800
BTS d COMBINING
SECTION
TMRX TDTX
TFAx
TFAx
UMTS Fixed TFLN
BTS Atten TFAx
TDTX TSRX TFAx
TFAx
TFAx
TFLN
TFAx
TFAx
Fig. 5.28(b): Block scheme of a Britecell Plus system with a WDM i-link
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TILx
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Module name:
5.11.2. TILx-HL i-link Interconnect link
Module description: TILx-HL
The TILx interconnect link is a composite module, made up by a transmitter
and a receiver module both on master and on slave side:
• Master side
- TDTX 300 (transmitter module, hosted by 1 subrack slot)
- TMRX 200 (receiver module, hosted by 1 subrack slot)
TILx-
• Slave side -HL
- TDTX 300 (transmitter module, hosted by 1 subrack slot)
- TSRX 2xx/8 (receiver module, hosted by 3 subrack slots)
The TILx – HL kit is available in EU tri-band version (EGSM 900MHz, GSM

1800MHz, UMTS), in US dual-band version (SMR 800MHz & Cellular 800MHz,
PCS 1900 MHz), and in hybrid version (SMR 800MHz & Cellular 800MHz, GSM
1800MHz, UMTS). These versions just differs in the slave-side receiver TSRX
module, which is the only module whose features vary with the RF
transmitting band.
Block scheme
A scheme of the system, is reported hereinafter, so as describe the

connections between the Interconnect-link modules and to give an insight of
the function of the modules named above.
Fig.5.29 – Interconnect link scheme

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Main TILx-HL functions:
Downlink:
Master side:
• RF-to-Optical conversion of the signal coming from the

splitting/combining section, and transmission to the slave
i-link modules via fiberoptics cable;
• Modulation and RF-to-Optical conversion of the bus
information, and transmission to the slave i-link modules
TILx- via fiberoptics cable (on 1310 nm wavelength);
-HL Slave side
• Optical-to-RF conversion of signal and alarm information,

with Automatic Gain Control (AGC) in order to
compensate the optical losses;
• Distribution of the RF signal to the TFLN optical TRXs, and
demodulation of the bus information
Uplink:
Master side:
compensate optical losses
• Distribution of the RF signal to the splitting/combining
section, and demodulation of the alarm information
Slave side:

TFLN optical TRXs, and transmission to the master i-link
modules via fiberoptics cable;
• Modulation and RF-to-Optical conversion of the alarm
information, and transmission to the master i-link
modules via fiberoptics cable (on 1310 nm wavelength);
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TILx-HL Master Side: TDTX300 transmitter + TMRX200 receiver
Fig.5.30 – The i-link

master side is made up
by a TDTX300
transmitter and by a
TMRX200 receiver
RF out port connected to TILx-

RF in port connected to TDTX300 master(SMA-f)
TMRX200 master (SMA-f) -HL
DL RF port (SMA-f)
Alarm in port connected to

Alarm out port connected to
TMRX200 master (SMB-m)
TDTX300 master (SMB-m)
GREEN LED: power on GREEN LED: power on

RED LED: major alarm RED LED: major alarm
UL RF port (SMA-f)
Optical out port connected to

TSRX 2xx/8 slave(SC-APC)
Optical in port connected to
TDTX300 slave (SC-APC)
TDTX300 TMRX20
TILx – HL Master-side: RF ports
TDTX300 transmitter: ¾ 1 RF input port , to be connected directly to the

RF output port of the TMRX200 adjacent module
¾ 1 alarm input port, to be connected directly to
the alarm output port of the TMRX200 adjacent
module
TMRX200 receiver: ¾ 1 RF output port, to be connected directly to the

RF input port of the TDTX300 adjacent module
¾ 1 alarm output port, to be connected directly to
the alarm input port of the TDTX300 adjacent
module
¾ 1 RF DL port, sent to the passive devices which
interface the Britecell with the BTS
¾ 1 RF UL port, coming from the passive devices
which interface the Britecell with the BTS
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TILx – HL Master-side: Optical ports
T ¾ 1 Optical output port, to be connected directly

DTX300 transmitter: to the optical input port of the slave-side
TSRX2xx/8 receiver
TMRX200 receiver: ¾ 1 Optical input port, to be connected directly to

the optical output port of the slave-side TDTX300
transmitter
TILx-
-HL
TILx – HL Master-side: LED Alarms
TDTX300 transmitter: Two control LEDs (one green, one red) are placed on
the TDTX300 front panel. The green LED describes
the power supply status of the TDTX module, while
the red LED describes the major TDTX failure (please
refer to table 5.13)
TMRX200 receiver:
Two control LEDs (one green, one red) are placed on
the TMRX200 front panel. The green LED describes the
power supply status of the TDTX module, while the red
LED describes the major TMRX failure (please refer to
table 5.14)
Led colour Meaning
Optical power failure, wavelength out of
Red
range, power supply failure
Table 5.13: Summary of master TDTX300 LEDs meaning
Led colour Meaning

Power supply failure, modem failure, RF UL
Red
failure, AGC compensation failure
Table 5.14: Summary of TMRX200 LEDs meaning
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TILx - HL Slave-Side:
TDTX300 transmitter + TSRX2xx/8 receiver
Fig.5.31 – The i-link

master side is made
up by a TDTX300
TDTX300 TSRX TMRX200 receiver
RF out port, connected to

TDTX300 master (SMA-f) TILx-
RF in port
connected to -HL
TSRX2xx/8 slave
(SMA-f)
Alarm out port
connected to master
Alarm in port TDTX300 (SMB-m)
connected to slave
TSRX2xx/8 (SMB-m)
GREEN LED: power on

RED LED:major alarm
GREEN LED: power on
RED LED:major alarm
Optical out port ,

connected to TMRX-
200 master (SC-APC)
Optical in port, DL RF ports UL RF ports

connected to TDTX-300 connected to TFLN connected to TFLN
master (SC-APC) DL ports (SMA-f) UL ports (SMA-f)
TILx – HL Slave-side: RF ports
TDTX300 transmitter: ¾ 1 RF input port , to be connected directly to the

RF output port of the TSRX2xx/8 adjacent
module
¾ 1 alarm input port, to be connected directly to
the alarm output port of the TSRX2xx/8
adjacent module
TSRX2xx/8 receiver ¾ 1 RF output port, to be connected directly to the
RF input port of the TDTX300 adjacent module
¾ 1 alarm output port, to be connected directly to
the alarm input port of the TDTX300 adjacent
module
¾ 8 RF DL ports, which can feed up to 8 TFLN local
transmitters ;
¾ 8 RF UL ports, which can receive the UL signals
from up to 8 TFLN local transmitters.
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TILx -HL Slave-side: Optical ports
TDTX 300 transmitter: ¾ 1 Optical output port, to be connected directly

to the optical input port of the master-side
TMRX200 receiver
TSRX2xx/8 receiver: ¾ 1 Optical input port, to be connected directly

to the optical output port of the master-side
TDTX300 transmitter
TILx-
TILx – HL Slave-side: LED Alarms
-HL
TDTX300 transmitter: Two control LEDs (one green, one red) are placed
on the TDTX300 front panel. The green LED
describes the power supply status of the TDTX
module, while the red LED describes the major
TDTX failure.
TSRX2xx/8 receiver: Two control LEDs (one green, one red) are placed
on the TSRX2xx/8 front panel. The green LED
describes the power supply status of the TSRX
module, while the red LED describes the major
TSRX failure.
Led colour Meaning

Red
Table 5.15: Summary of slave TDTX300 LEDs meaning
Led colour Meaning

Red
and DL failure, AGC compensation failure
Table 5.16: Summary of TSRX2xx/8 LEDs meaning
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Warnings (to be read before the TILx – HL installation)

• The TDTX modules (both on master and on slave side) contain
semiconductor lasers. Invisible laser beams may be emitted from the
optical output ports. Do not look towards the optical ports while equipment
is switched on.

(SM) 9.5/125µm. TILx-
• Typically, Britecell Plus equipment is provided with SC-APC optical -HL
cm.
Inserting or removing TDTX, TMRX, TSRX modules

• Do not remove or insert any module into TPRN sub-rack before having
switched off main power supply.
• Modules must be handled with care, in order to avoid damage to
• When installing the modules in the sub-rack, take care to alternate active
Placing the TILx -HL modules inside the subrack

• The i-link modules at slave side should be installed in the middle of the
slave subrack, or at least they should have no more than 4 TFLN modules
both on the right side and on the left side of the TSRX 2xx/8 module. This
requirement is advised in order to allow connection between the TSRX
module and all the TFLN transmitters (see fig. 5.33)
TILx – HL installation
Master Cable Installation Kit: Slave Cable Installation Kit:
• 1 SMA-Male/SMA-Male RF jumpers • 17 SMA-Male/SMA-Male RF jumpers
• 1 SMB-Female/SMB-Female RF jumper • 1 SMB-Female/SMB-Female RF jumper
Both on master side and on slave side, the i-link modules are to be housed
into a TPRN active sub-rack.
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On the master-side station, the i-link modules are to be housed into 2
adjiacent slots, chosen among the 12 available ones in the subrack.
On the slave-side subrack, the i-link modules are to be housed into 4
adjiacent slots: moreover, due to the particular cabling they require, these 4
adjiacent slots should be placed in mid-subrack, so that no more than 4 TFLN
local units stay on each side of the i-link modules (as shown in fig. 5.33).
Note: If the i-link modules are to be installed in an already working Master

Unit, switch off the sub-racks before inserting the modules.
Before inserting the boards into the TPRNx4 subracks, make sure to set
proper RS485 addresses. A basic rule of the Britecell installation is that 2
TILx- subracks belonging to the same Master Unit should always have different
-HL RS485 addresses (please refer to “TPRN Installation” section): since the
interconnect-link basically provides an extension of the Master Unit bus, any
subrack on the i-link master-side should also have a RS485 address different
from any subrack on the i-link slave side.
Please refer to “TPRNx4 Installation” section for more information on setting
the RS485 address.
Firstly, carefully insert the TMRX200 and the TDTX300 boards in 2 adjacent
slots of the Master side subrack. Lock the 4 screws on the corners of each
boards.
Use the provided SMA-m RF jumper in order to connect the RF Out Port of the
TMRX200 module to the RF In Port of the adjacent TDTX300 module. Use the
SMB-f jumper to connect the 10.7MHz ports of the two boards. Fix these RF
jumpers to the RF ports through a proper torque wrench (not included).
Remove the protection cap from the optical ports of the 2 modules on the
master side.
Take a SC-APC fiber, clean the fibre termination, and connect it to the optical
RF jumper (SMA-m / SMA-m)
RF jumper (SMB-f / SMB-f)
UL optical cable DL optical cable
Fig. 5.32: TILx-HL master side
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out port of the master-side TDTX300 module. (This fiber shall be directly
connected to the optical in port of the TSRX2xx/8 module on the slave-side
subrack)
in port of the TMRX200 module (This fiber shall be directly connected to the
optical out port of the TDTX300 on the slave-side subrack)
Carefully insert the TSRX2xx/8 and the TDTX300 boards in 4 adjacent slots of
the Master side subrack. As already explained, take care not to have more
than 4 TFLN modules on each side of the i-link pieces. Lock the 4 screws on
the corners of each boards.
TSRX2xx/8 module to the RF In Port of the adjacent TDTX300 module. Use the TILx-
SMB-f jumper to connect the 10.7MHz ports of the two boards. -HL
Use the longer RF jumpers (included) to connect each pair of TSRX UL and DL
ports to the corresponding UL and DL ports of each TFLN module mounted on
slave-side subrack. If less than 8 TFLNs are used at slave-side, make sure to
mask the TSRX-2xx/8 unused DL and UL ports by SMA loads (not provided).
slave side.
Take a SC-APC fibre, clean the fibre termination, and connect it to the optical
out port of the master-side TDTX300 module. This fiber has to be directly
connected to the optical in port of the TMRX200 module of the master-side
subrack. Use a specific torque wrench to fix the RF cables to the RF ports.
in port of the TSRX200 module. This fiber has to be directly connected to the
optical out port of the TDTX300 on the master-side subrack.
DL optical cable UL optical cable
Fig. 5.33: TILx-HL slave side
As you switch on the system, carefully refer to the “TILx-HL start-up” section.
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Removing a TILx - HL module
To remove an i-link module, firstly switch off the TPRNx4 subrack which
houses the module.
Remove the fibers and the RF jumpers connected to the i-link module which is
going to be removed. Insert the caps on the optical ports which has just been
disconnected.
Unscrew the 4 screws at the corners of the i-link module which is going to
removed, and slowly remove the card.
TILx- Put the card in its safety box

-HL
TILx – HL start-up
Before both the master-side station and the slave-side station(s) are switched
on, make sure that:
• the i-link master modules have been connected to the relevant slave side
modules through fiberoptics cables;
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• both on the master-side and on slave-side stations, the different subracks
are connected each other via bus RS485
After that, remember that all remote units have to be switched on before the
master-side and the slave-side subracks. When all the remote units are on,
the different subracks (at master-side and slave-side) can be switched on.
Once all the active subracks have been switched on, the behaviour of the
different i-link modules can be summarized as follows:
o All the LEDs on the different i-link modules (both on master side and on
slave side) turn on for a couple of seconds;
o After that, all the green LEDs on the different modules remain ON (thus
indicating proper power supply), while the red LEDs switch off as soon as
the master-side and the slave-side detect each other;
o During normal working operations, the LEDs on the front panels of the
TILx modules should behave according to what described in table 5.13,
5.14, 5.15, 5.16;
o Once all the master-side and slave-side subracks have been switched
on, the system should begin to work correctly. Anyway, in order that the
i-link modules are recognized by the supervision management system, it
is necessary that the system carries out the discovery phase (please
refer to Supervision System Manual for more details). During this phase,
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whose duration depends on the system complexity and which can last at
max. 4min, the TFLN LEDs ┌┘ blink. Do not connect/disconnect any
cable or any piece of equipment during the discovery phase! This
may result in failing the identification of some equipment.
Note: in case discovery doesn’t start automatically, check through the

LMT or the remote supervision whether it has been disabled (refer to
LMT or remote supervision system manuals for further information).
o Finally, please note that the receiver module TSRX2xx/8 has only one
connection with the subrack backplane, so that the LMT software and the
supervision system will detect it as a 1-slot card. More in details, only the
slot which hosts the TSRX LED alarms is recognized by LMT or
TILx-
supervision. The other 2 slots hosting the TSRX receiver are therefore to -HL
be masked through the LMT or the Supervision System Interface (please
refer to the relevant user manuals) in order to avoid fictitious alarm
notifications.
TILx – HL troubleshooting
Faults on the i-link modules can be revealed:

• by LEDs on the front panels of the modules themselves
• by the LMT software running on a PC connected to a master side or a slave-
side subrack via RS232 port;
• by the supervision system interface managed by the remote supervision
unit, usually placed conveniently on the master-side.
supervision system.
The tables 5.17, 5.18, 5.19 reports a brief description of alarm related to the
different i-link modules, together with a reference to corresponding alerted
LEDs and to possible recovery actions.
As shown by these tables, the LEDs show only the alarms concerning the
board where they are housed: so, a red LED which is switched on at TSRX
front side reveals an alarm affecting the TSRX module itself (it does not deals
with the alarms affecting the other module of the i-link slave-side, which is an
TDTX300, and whose alarms will be detected by its own LEDs). Moreover,
these tables show that the LEDs reveals only major alarms, whereas the minor
alarms (i.e. the low priority ones) are revealed only by the LMT software or
through the TSUN supervision system. The minor alarms usually detect critical
situations which should be checked so as to avoid future possibile system
faults.
Although any alarm detected by a LED on the i-link modules should be verified
through LMT or supervision software when an accurate check is needed, some
ordinary maintenance procedures could be carried out quickly following the
instructions described hereinafter
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TDTX 300 (master side or slave side)
ALARM RELÉ
ACTIVE SUPERVISION
LED PRIORITY
LEVEL
There is a degradation on
Vcc alarm the power supply provided RED MAJOR Return the unit MAJOR
by the backplane
The received optical power Check the optical loss /
experiences a degradation AGC status on the
Optical power which is near to the AGC TSRX or TMRX
NONE MINOR MINOR
<1dB working threshold (but it module at the other
TILx- can still compensate side of the
losses) imterconnect link
-HL
The transmitted optical
power experiences a
Optical power
degradation which can no RED MINOR Return the unit MAJOR
<3dB
more be compensated by
the AGC.
Check the subracks
ventilation; verify the
Over-temperature alarm
Temperature environmental
(lower than 0° C or higher NONE WARNING MINOR
Alarm conditions involving
than 65° C)
heating and air
circulation
Table 5.17: Description of TDTX300 alarms, as they are described by the LMT
software or by the suspervision interface
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TMRX 200
ALARM RELÉ
ACTIVE SUPERVISION
LED PRIORITY
LEVEL
There is a degradation
Power supply
in power supply RED MAJOR Return the unit MAJOR
alarm
distribution
The received optical
Check the optical loss
power experiences a
/ AGC status on the
degradation which is
RX1 AGC out TSRX or TMRX
near to the AGC NONE WARNING MINOR
of range module at the other
working threshold (but
side of the
it can still compensate
losses)
imterconnect link TILx-
The transmitted -HL
optical power
experiences a
RX1 Optical
degradation which can RED MAJOR Return the unit MAJOR
power fail
no more be
compensated by the
AGC
Check the subrack
and cabinet
ventilation, verify the
Temperature Over-temperature
NONE WARNING environmental MINOR
alarm alarm
conditions involving
heating and air
circulation
HW problem on the
FSK modem
10.7 MHz FSK RED CRITICAL Return the unit MAJOR
alarm
modem
UL RF alarm UL hardware failure RED MAJOR Return the unit MAJOR
Current Fail Overcurrent alarm RED MAJOR Return the unit MAJOR
Table 5.18: Description of TMRX200 alarms, as they are described by the LMT
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TSRX 2xx/8
ALARM RELÉ
ALARM ACTION
PRIORITY LEVEL
LEVEL
Power supply There is a degradation in

RED MAJOR Return the unit MAJOR
alarm power supply distribution
The received optical Check the optical loss

power experiences a / AGC status on the
RX1 AGC out degradation which is TSRX or TMRX
NONE WARNING MINOR
of range near to the AGC working module at the other
threshold (but it can still side of the
TILx- compensate losses) interconnect link
-HL
power experiences a
RX1 Optical
power fail
no more be compensated
by the AGC
Check the subrack and

cabinet ventilation,
verify the
Temperature
Over-temperature alarm NONE WARNING environmental MINOR
alarm
heating and air
circulation
HW problem on the 10.7
FSK modem
MHz FSK RED CRITICAL Return the unit MAJOR
alarm
modulator/demodulator
DL Low band HW failure on the DL

RF alarm RF low band
DL High band HW failure on the DL

RF alarm RF high band
DL UMTS RF
alarm HW failure on the DL
(only on TSRX RF UMTS band
247/8 version)
UL Low-band HW failure on the UL
RF Alarm RF low band
UL High-band HW failure on the UL

RF Alarm RF high band
UL UMTS RF
alarm HW failure on the UL
(only on TSRX UMTS band
247/8 version)
Table 5.19: Description of TSRX2xx/8 alarms, as they are described by the LMT
TDTX-300 module troubleshooting

The TDTX module is an optical transmitter whose alarm status cannot be influenced by dirt
optical adapters or by some problems in fiberoptics cables towards the opposite i-link side. If the
red light is switched on in the TDTX front panel, please check if you have connected properly the
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RF jumper. If the RF connection proves to be ok and the red LED keep on switching on, please
contact the manufacturer.
TMRX-200 module troubleshooting

Ordinary troubleshooting procedures which can be carried out on TMRX-200 module first involve
a check of the optical adapter status and of the fiberoptics cable. If the alarm status still persists, a
reboot of both the TMRX-200 module and of the TSRX-2xx/8 module can be performed so as to
re-inizialize the link.
Quick TMRX-200 troubleshooting procedure

In case the red LED is ON, please follow these steps: TILx-
1. Clean the optical adapter -HL
2. If the problem still persists, refer to the TMRX/TSRX fiber optic troubleshooting so as to
check if the optical cable or optical connection has any problem on DL path
3. If previous actions didn’t make the LED switch off, a reboot of both the TMRX-200 module
and of the TSRX-2xx/8 module (on the slave-side) could be performed so as to re-inizialize
the link.
4. If the red LED still remains on, please check the alarm status by the LMT or the
supervision unit in order to better understand the problem and its possible solution.
TMRX/TSRX fiber optic troubleshooting

bends (if necessary, replace the optical cable with a longer one). If TMRX
(TSRX) red LED switches off, troubleshooting has been successfully
carried out. Otherwise, follow next steps.
case they are not, fix more firmly the SC-SPC connectors to their
adapters. If the TMRX (TSRX) red LED switches off, troubleshooting has
been successful. Otherwise, follow next steps.
3. Disconnect the optical fibre and clean it better at both ends, then clean
also the relevant SC-APC adapters. Re-connect the fibre to relevant ports
after cleaning. If it doesn’t make TMRX (TSRX) red LED switch off, follow
next steps.
4. Disconnect the fiber from the TMRX (TSRX) port, and measure the power
Pout which comes out from the fiber. Then, go to the module where the
other end of the fiber is connected (it can be either on the slave side and
on the master side, depending on the fiber or on the jumper you are
verifying), disconnect it and measure the input power Pin coming out of
the port. Calculate the fibre attenuation A due to the fiberoptics cable: Af
[dB] = Pin – Pout
a. If ADL > 10 dB, then the fibre optic cable has some problems. Replace it with a new one.
b. If ADL < 10 dB troubleshooting procedure has not identified the problem. Refer to
supervision system or contact the manufacturer for assistance.
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TSRX-2xx/8 module troubleshooting
Ordinary troubleshooting procedures which can be carried out on TMRX-200 module first involve
a check of the optical adapters status and of the fiberoptics cables. If the alarm status still persists,
a reboot of both the TMRX-200 module and of the TSRX-2xx/8 module can be performed so as to
verify if the problem depends on a failed modem connectivity.
Quick TSRX-2xx/8 troubleshooting procedure

1. Clean the optical adapter
TILx- 2. If the problem still persists, refer to the fibre optic DL troubleshooting so as to check if the
optical cable or optical connection has any problem on DL path
-HL
3. If previous actions didn’t make the LED switch off, a reboot of both the TSRX-2xx/8
module and of the TMRX-200 module (on the master side) could be performed so as to test
modem connectivity.
4. If the red LED still remains on, please check the alarm status by the LMT or the supervision
unit in order to better understand the problem and its possible solution.
Is the red LED No

start ON upon the
TMRX 200?
Yes

optical adapter and TMRX 200
connector still ON?
Yes
Optical cable or optical connections may have

some problems. Refer to TMRX/TSRX fiberoptic
Reboot both the Yes No

TMRX-200 module Is red LED upon
(on i-link slave side) TMRX 200
and the TMRX-200 still ON?
(on i-link master-side)
Yes
Is red LED upon Quick troubleshooting procedure has
TMRX 200 not identified the problem. Refer to
still ON? supervision system or contact the
manufacturer
No
end
Fig. 5.34(a): Flow-chart describing the quick TMRX200 troubleshooting.
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Is there any point
where the fibre Yes Rearrange the optical path to avoid sharp
start bends. If necessary replace the optical
experiences a small
radius of curvature? cable with a longer one.
No
Yes Is red LED No

upon TMRX/TSRX
still ON?
Are SC-APC
connectors properly No TILx-
Fix better SC-
installed at both fibre ends? APC connectors -HL
Yes
Yes Is red LED No
upon TMRX/TSRX
ON?
Disconnect the Clean the optical SC-APC ports Reconnect the fibre
fiber optic cable corresponding to both the fiber ends to relevant ports
and clean it at
both ends.
Disconnect the Yes Is red LED No

optical SC-APC upon TMRX/TSRX
connector from still ON?
TMRX/TSRX
Measure the output power Go to the module where the other

at corresponding fibre end. end of the fiber is connected,
Connect the adapter again disconnect the corresponding SC-
APC connector , and measure the
corresponding input power. Then
connect the adapter again.
Calculate fibre attenuation

A[dB]=input power - output power
Yes
Is A > 10dB? Fibre optic cable has some
No
has not identified any problem end
on the fiber optics cable
Fig. 5.34(b): Flow-chart describing the TMRX/TSRX fiberoptic troubleshooting.
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Is the red LED
No
start ON upon the
TSRX 2xx/8?
Yes

optical adapter and TSRX 2xx/8
connector still ON?
Yes
TILx-
-HL Optical cable or optical connections may have
some problems. Refer to TMRX/TSRX
fiberoptic troubleshooting (fig. 5.34c)

TSRX-2xx/8 module Is red LED upon
(on i-link slave side) TSRX 2xx/8
Yes
Is red LED upon Quick troubleshooting procedure
TSRX 2xx/8 has not identified the problem.
still ON? Refer to supervision system or
contact the manufacturer
No
end
Fig. 5.34(c): Flow-chart describing the quick TSRX2xx/8 troubleshooting.
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Module name:
5.11.3. TILx-HLW i-link WDM interconnect
Module description: link
The WDM interconnect link is a
composite module, made up by a TILx-HLW
transmitter and a receiver module
both on master and on slave side:
• Master side
-TDTX-300 (transmitter module, hosted by 1 subrack slot)
-TMRX-500 (receiver module, hosted by 1 subrack slot)
• Slave side TILx-

-TDTX-500 (transmitter module, hosted by 1 subrack slot) -
-TMRX-3xx/8 (receiver module, hosted by 3 subrack slots) HLW
The TILx – HLW kit is available in EU tri-band version (EGSM 900MHz, GSM
1800MHz, UMTS), in US dual-band version (SMR 800MHz & Cellular 800MHz,
PCS 1900 MHz), and in hybrid version (SMR 800MHz & Cellular 800MHz, GSM
1800MHz, UMTS). These versions just differs in the slave-side receiver TSRX
module, which is the only module whose features vary with the RF
transmitting band.
Block scheme
A scheme of the system, is reported hereinafter, so as describe the
connections between the Interconnect-link modules and to give an insight of
the function of the modules named above.
Fig.5.35 – Scheme of the

WDM interconnect link
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Main TILx-HLW functions:
Downlink:
Master side:

splitting/combining section, and transmission to the slave
i-link modules via fiberoptics cable;
• Modulation and RF-to-Optical conversion of the bus
information, and transmission to the slave i-link modules
via fiberoptics cable (on 1310 nm wavelength);
Slave side
TILx-
- • Optical-to-RF conversion of signal and alarm information,
HLW with Automatic Gain Control (AGC) in order to
compensate the optical losses;
• Distribution of the RF signal to the TFLN optical TRXs, and
demodulation of the bus information
Uplink:
Master side:
compensate optical losses
• Distribution of the RF signal to the splitting/combining
section, and demodulation of the alarm information
Slave side:
TFLN optical TRXs, and transmission to the master i-link
modules via fiberoptics cable;
• Modulation and RF-to-Optical conversion of the alarm
information, and transmission to the master i-link
modules via fiberoptics cable (on 1310 nm wavelength);
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TILx-HLW Master Side:
TDTX300 transmitter + TMRX500 receiver
Fig. 5.36: WDM i-link

master side is made
up by a TDTX300
TMRX500 receiver
RF port connected to TDTX300

master (SMA-f)
RF port connected to TMRX500
master (SMA-f) DL RF port (SMA-f)
Alarm out port connected to TILx-

Alarm in port connected to TDTX300 master (SMB-m) -
TMRX500 master (SMB-m)
HLW
Optical port connected to
slave TSRX3xx/8 (SC-
APC)
GREEN LED: power on
RED LED: major alarm GREEN LED: power on
RED LED: major alarm
UL RF port (SMA-f)
TMRX 500 master (SC-APC)
TDTX300 master (SC-APC)
TDTX300 TMRX500
TILx-HLW Master-side: RF ports
TDTX300 transmitter ¾ 1 RF input port , to be connected directly to the RF

output port of the TMRX500 adjacent module
¾ 1 alarm input port, to be connected directly to the
alarm output port of the TMRX500 adjacent module
TMRX500 receiver ¾ 1 RF output port, to be connected directly to the RF
input port of the TDTX300 adjacent module
¾ 1 alarm output port, to be connected directly to the
alarm input port of the TDTX300 adjacent module
¾ 1 RF DL port, sent to the passive devices which
¾ 1 RF UL port, coming from the passive devices which
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TILx-HLW Master-side: Optical ports
TDTX300 transmitter: ¾ 1 output port (1310 out), to be connected directly

to the optical input port of the master-side
TMRX500 receiver
TMRX500 receiver: ¾ 1 input port (1310 in), to be connected directly to the

optical output port of the master-side TDTX300
transmitter
¾ 1 WDM TRX port (1310/1550), to be connected to the
TSRX3xx/8 module on the slave side
TILx- TILx-HLW Master-side: LED Alarms

-
HLW TDTX300 transmitter: Two control LEDs (one green, one red) are placed on
the TDTX300 front panel. The green LED describes
the power supply status of the TDTX module, while
the red LED describes the major TDTX failure.
TMRX500 receiver Two control LEDs (one green, one red) are placed on the
TMRX500 front panel. The green LED describes the power
supply status of the TDTX module, while the red LED
describes the major TMRX failure.
Led
Meaning
colour
Red
Table 5.20. Summary of TDTX300 LEDs meaning
Led
Meaning
colour
Red
failure, AGC compensation failure
Table 5.21 summary of TMRX500 LEDs meaning
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TILx-HLW Slave-Side:
TDTX500 transmitter + TSRX3xx/8 receiver
Fig.5.37: the WDM

i-link master side is
made up by a
TDTX500
TDTX 500 TSRX 3xx/8 transmitter and by a
TSRX3xx receiver
RF port connected to RF Rx port from

TSRX3xx/8 slave TDTX500 slave (SMA-f)
(SMA-f)
RF Rx port from TDTX500

RF port connected to slave (SMB-m) TILx-
TSRX3xx/8 slave -
(SMB-m)
HLW
GREEN LED: power on
RED LED:major alarm
GREEN LED: pwr on
RED LED:major alarm
Optical port to be Optical ports to DL ports connected UL ports connected

connected to connect each other to TFLN DL ports to TFLN UL ports
TMRX-500 master by the fiber optic (SMA-f) (SMA-f)
(SC-APC) jumper
WDM I-link Slave-side: RF ports
TDTX500 transmitter: ¾ 1 RF input port , to be connected directly to the RF

output port of the TSRX3xx/8 adjacent module
¾ 1 alarm input port, to be connected directly to the
alarm output port of the TSRX3xx/8 adjacent
TSRX 3xx/8 receiver ¾ 1 RF output port, to be connected directly to the RF

input port of the TDTX300 adjacent module
¾ 1 alarm output port, to be connected directly to the
alarm input port of the TDTX300 adjacent module
¾ 8 RF DL ports, which can feed up to 8 TFLN local
transmitters ;
¾ 8 RF UL ports, which can receive the UL signals from
up to 8 TFLN local transmitters.
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WDM I-link Slave-side: Optical ports
TDTX 500 transmitter:

¾ 1 output port (1550 out), to be connected directly to
the optical input port of the slave-side TSRX 3xx/8
receiver
TSRX 3xx/8 receiver: ¾ 1 input port(1550 in), to be connected directly to

the optical output port of the slave-side TDTX500
transmitter
¾ 1 WDM TRX port (1310/1550nm), to be connected
to the TMRX500 module on the master side
TILx- WDM I-link Slave-side: LED Alarms

-
HLW
TDTX500 transmitter: Two control LEDs (one green, one red) are placed on the
TDTX300 front panel. The green LED describes the power
supply status of the TDTX module, while the red LED
describes the major TDTX failure.
TSRX 3xx/8 receiver Two control LEDs (one green, one red) are placed on
the TSRX3xx/8 front panel. The green LED describes
the power supply status of the TDTX module, while the
red LED describes the major TSRX failure.
Led Table 5.22:

Meaning
colour Summary of
Optical power failure, wavelength out of TDTX500 LEDs
Red meaning
Led
Meaning Table 5.23:
colour
Summary of
Red TSRX3xx/8 LEDs
and DL failure, AGC compensation failure meaning
Warnings (to be read before the TILx-HLW

installation)

• The TDTX modules (both on master and on slave side) contain
semiconductor lasers. Invisible laser beams may be emitted from the
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optical output ports. Do not look towards the optical ports while equipment
is switched on.
•
(SM) 9.5/125µm.
cm.
each connector into the sleeve. In case adapter tips need to be better TILx-
cleaned, use pure ethyl alcohol -
HLW
Inserting or removing TDTX, TMRX, TSRX modules
• Do not remove or insert any module into TPRN sub-rack before having
switched off main power supply.
• Modules must be handled with care, in order to avoid damage to
• When installing the modules in the sub-rack, take care to alternate active
Positioning the TILx-HLW modules inside the subrack

• The i-link modules at slave side should be installed in the middle of the
slave subrack, or at least they should have no more than 4 TFLN modules
both on the right side and on the left side of the TSRX 3xx/8 module. This
requirement is advised in order to allow connection between the TSRX
module and all the TFLN transmitters (see fig. 5.39)
TILx-HLW installation
The TILx-HLW modules are provided with:
Master Cable Installation Kit: Slave Cable Installation Kit:

• 1 SMA-Male/SMA-Male RF • 17 SMA-Male/SMA-Male RF
jumpers jumpers
• 1 SMB-Female/SMB-Female RF • 1 SMB-Female/SMB-Female RF
jumper jumper
• 1 Fiber Optic Jumper • 1 Fiber Optic Jumper
Both on master side and on slave side, the WDM i-link modules are to be
housed into a TPRN active sub-rack.
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On the master-side station, the WDM i-link modules are to be housed into 2
adjiacent slots, chosen among the 12 available ones in the subrack.
On the slave-side subrack, the WDM i-link modules are to be housed into 4
adjiacent slots: moreover, due to the particular cabling they require, these 4
adjiacent slots should be placed in mid-subrack, so that no more than 4 TFLN
local units stay on each side of the WDM i-link modules (see fig. 5.39).
Note: If the TILx-HLW modules are to be installed in an already working

Master Unit, switch off the sub-racks before inserting the modules.
Before inserting the boards into the TPRNx4 subracks, make sure to set
proper RS485 addresses. A basic rule of the Britecell installation is that 2
subracks belonging to the same Master Unit should always have different
RS485 addresses (please refer to “TPRN Installation” section): since the
interconnect-link basically provides an extension of the Master Unit bus, any
TILx- subrack on the i-link master-side should also have a RS485 address different
- from any subrack on the i-link slave side.
HLW Please refer to “TPRNx4 Installation” section for more information on setting
the RS485 address.
Firstly, carefully insert the TMRX-500 and the TDTX-300 boards in 2 adjacent
slots of the Master side subrack. Lock the 4 screws on the corners of each
boards.
TMRX500 module to the RF In Port of the adjacent TDTX300 module. Use the
SMB-f jumper to connect the 10.7MHz ports of the two boards. Fix these RF
jumpers to the RF ports through a proper torque wrench (not included).
master side.
Take the optical jumper, clean the fibre connectors, and use it to connect the
1310 output port of the TDTX 300 and the 1310 input port of the TMRX500
RF jumper (SMA-m / SMA-m)
RF jumper
(SMB-f / SMB-f)
optical jumper
Fig. 5.38: TILx-HLW master side

UL/DL optical cable
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module.
Take a SC-APC fiber, clean the fibre termination, and connect it to the
1310/1550 TRX port of the TMRX 500 module (This fiber shall be directly
connected to the 1310/1550 TRX port of the TSRX 3xx/8 on the slave-side
subrack)
Carefully insert the TSRX-3xx/8 and the TDTX-500 boards in 4 adjacent slots
of the Master side subrack. As already explained, take care not to have more
than 4 TFLN modules on each side of the i-link pieces. Lock the 4 screws on
the corners of each boards.
TSRX 3xx/8 module to the RF In Port of the adjacent TDTX500 module. Use
the SMB-f jumper to connect the 10.7MHz ports of the two boards.
Use the longer RF jumpers (included) to connect each pair of TSRX UL and DL
ports to the corresponding UL and DL ports of each TFLN module mounted on TILx-
slave-side subrack. If less than 8 TFLNs are used at slave-side, make sure to -
mask the TSRX-3xx/8 unused DL and UL ports by SMA loads (not provided). HLW
slave side.
Take the optical jumper, clean the fibre connectors, and use it to connect the
1550 output port of the TDTX500 and the 1550 input port of the TSRX3xx/8
module.
Connect the 1310/1550 TRX port of the TSRX3xx/8 module to the fiberoptics
cable coming from the 1310/1550 TRX port of the TMRX500 module on the
master-side.
UL/DL optical cable Optical

jumper
Fig. 5.39: TILx-HLW slave side
As you switch on the system, carefully refer to the “TILx-HLW start-up”

section.
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Removing a TILx-HLW module
To remove a TILx-HLW module, firstly switch off the TPRNx4 subrack which
houses the module.
Remove the fibers and the RF jumpers connected to the WDM i-link module
which is going to be removed. Insert the caps on the optical ports which has
just been disconnected.
Unscrew the 4 screws at the corners of the WDM i-link module which is going
to removed, and slowly remove the card.
Put the card in its safety box
TILx-
- TILx-WDM start-up
HLW
Before both the master side station and the slave-side stations are switched
on, make sure that:
• the TILx-HLW master modules have been connected to the relevant TILx-
HLW slave modules through fiberoptics cables;
units
Unit
• both on the master-side and on slave-side stations, different subracks are
connected each other via bus RS485
different subracks composing the Master Unit can be switched on. Once all
the active subracks have been switched on, the behaviour of the different i-
link modules can be summarized as follows:
o All the LEDs on the different TILx-HLW modules (both on master side
and on slave side) turn on for a couple of seconds;
o After that, all the green LEDs on the different modules remain ON (thus
indicating proper power supply), while the red LEDs switch off as soon as
the master-side and the slave-side detect each other;
o During normal working operations, the status of the LED should be the
one described in table 3.
o Once all the master-side and slave-side subracks have been switched
on, the system should begin to work correctly. Anyway, in order that the
i-link modules are recognized by the supervision management system, it
is necessary that the system carries out the discovery phase (please
refer to Supervision System Manual for more details). During this phase,
whose duration depends on the system complexity and which can last at
max. 4min, the TFLN LEDs ┌┘ blink. Do not connect/disconnect any
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cable or any piece of equipment during the discovery phase! This
may result in failing the identification of some equipment.
o Finally, please note that the receiver module TSRX3xx/8 has only one
connection with the subrack backplane, so that the LMT software and the
supervision system will detect it as a 1-slot card. More in details, only the
slot which hosts the TSRX LED alarms is recognized by LMT or
supervision. The other 2 slots hosting the TSRX receiver are therefore to
be masked through the LMT or the Supervision System Interface (please
refer to the relevant user manuals) in order to avoid fictitious alarm
notifications.
TILx-
-
HLW
TILx-HLW troubleshooting
Faults on the i-link modules can be revealed:

• by LEDs on the front panels of the modules themselves
• by the LMT software running on a PC connected to a master side or a slave-
side subrack via RS232 port;
• by the supervision system interface managed by the remote supervision
unit, usually placed conveniently on the master-side.
supervision system.
The tables 5.24, 5.25, 5.26, 5.27 report a brief description of alarm related to
the different i-link modules, together with a reference to corresponding alerted
LEDs and to possible recovery actions.
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TDTX300 (master side)
ALARM RELÉ
ACTIVE SUPERVISION
LED PRIORITY
LEVEL
on the power supply
Vcc alarm RED MAJOR Return the unit MAJOR
provided by the
backplane
power experiences a Check the optical loss /
Optical degradation which is AGC status on the
Power near to the AGC NONE MINOR TSRX or TMRX MINOR
< 1dB working threshold (but it module at the other side
can still compensate of the imterconnect link
losses)
TILx-
- The transmitted optical
power experiences a
HLW Optical power
< 3 dB
no more be compensated
by the AGC.

verify the
Temperature
Alarm
heating and air
circulation
Table 5.24: Description of the TDTX300 alarms, as they are described by the LMT
software or by the supervisione interface
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TMRX500 (master side)
ALARM RELÉ
ALARM ACTION
PRIORITY LEVEL
LEVEL
Power supply
in power supply RED MAJOR Return the unit MAJOR
alarm
distribution
Check the optical loss /
power experiences a
AGC status on the
degradation which is
AGC out of TSRX or TMRX
near to the AGC NONE WARNING MINOR
range module at the other
working threshold (but
side of the
it can still compensate
imterconnect link
losses)
power experiences a
Optical power degradation which can
fail no more be
compensated by the TILx-
AGC
-
cabinet ventilation, HLW
verify the
Temperature
alarm
heating and air
circulation
HW problem on the
FSK modem
10.7 MHz FSK RED CRITICAL Return the unit MAJOR
alarm
modulator/ demodulator
UL RF alarm UL Hardware failure RED MAJOR Return the unit MAJOR
Table 5.25: Description of the TMRX500 alarms, as they are described by the LMT software or by
the supervisione interface
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TDTX500 (slave side)
ALARM RELÉ
ACTIVE SUPERVISION
LED PRIORITY
LEVEL
There is a degradation on
the power supply
Vcc alarm RED MAJOR Return the unit MAJOR
provided by the
backplane

Optical power degradation which is near TSRX or TMRX
NONE MINOR MINOR
< 1 dB to the AGC working module at the other
compensate losses) imterconnect link
TILx- The transmitted optical

power experiences a
- Optical power
degradation which can no RED MAJOR Return the unit MAJOR
< 3 dB
HLW more be compensated by
the AGC.

verify the
Temperature
Alarm
heating and air
circulation
Table 5.26: Description of the TDTX500 alarms, as they are described by the LMT
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TSRX3xx/8 (slave side)
ALARM RELÉ
ALARM ACTION
PRIORITY LEVEL
LEVEL
Power supply There is a degradation in
alarm power supply distribution

AGC out of degradation which is TSRX or TMRX
NONE WARNING MINOR
range near to the AGC working module at the other
compensate losses) interconnect link

power experiences a
Optical power
TILx-
fail
no more be compensated -
by the AGC
HLW
verify the
Temperature
alarm
heating and air
circulation
HW problem on the 10.7
FSK modem
MHz FSK RED CRITICAL Return the unit MAJOR
alarm
modulator/demodulator
DL Low band HW failure on the DL

DL High
band RF RED MAJOR Return the unit MAJOR
RF high band
alarm
DL UMTS
RF alarm
(only on RED MAJOR Return the unit MAJOR
RF UMTS band
TSRX 347/8
version)
UL Low band HW failure on the UL
UL High
band RF RED MAJOR Return the unit MAJOR
RF high band
alarm
UL UMTS
RF alarm
(only on RED MAJOR Return the unit MAJOR
RF UMTS band
TSRX 347/8
version)
Table 5.27: Description of the TSRX3xx/8 alarms, as they are described by the LMT
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As shown by these tables, the LEDs show only the alarms concerning the
board where they are housed: so, a red LED which is switched on at TSRX
front side reveals an alarm affecting the TSRX module itself (it does not deals
with the alarms affecting the other module of the i-link slave-side, which is an
TDTX300, and whose alarms will be detected by its own LEDs). Moreover,
these tables show that the LEDs reveals only major alarms, whereas the
minor alarms (i.e. the low priority ones) are revealed only by the LMT
software or through the TSUN supervision system. The minor alarms usually
detect critical situations which should be checked so as to avoid future
possibile system faults.
Although any alarm detected by a LED on the i-link modules should be
verified through LMT or supervision software when an accurate check is
needed, some ordinary maintenance procedures could be carried out quickly
following the instructions described hereinafter.
TILx-
-
HLW
TDTX300 and TDTX500 troubleshooting
The TDTX modules are basically two optical transmitters whose alarm status
cannot be influenced by dirt optical adapters or by some problems in
fiberoptics cables. If any red light is switched on in a TDTX front panel, please
check if you have connected properly the RF jumpers. If the RF connections
prove to be ok and the red LED keeps on switching on, please contact the
manufacturer.
TMRX500 module troubleshooting
Ordinary troubleshooting procedures which can be carried out on TMRX500

module first involve a check of the optical adapters status and of the
fiberoptics cables. If the alarm status still persists, a reboot of both the
TMRX500 module and of the TSRX3xx/8 module can be performed so as to
re-inizialize the link.
Quick TMRX-500 troubleshooting procedure

2. If the problem still persists, refer to TMRX/TSRX fiber optical
troubleshooting so as to check if the optical connectors and, the optical
cable and the optical jumpers have some problems.
3. If previous actions didn’t make the LED switch off, a reboot of both the
TMRX500 module and of the TSRX3xx/8 module (on the slave-side) could
be performed so as to test modem connectivity.
4. If the red LED still remains on, please check the alarm status by the LMT or
the supervision unit in order to better understand the problem and its
possible solution.
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TMRX/TSRX fibre optic troubleshooting

bends (if necessary, replace the optical cable with a longer one). If TMRX
(TSRX) red LED switches off, troubleshooting has been successfully
carried out. Otherwise, follow next steps.
case they are not, fix more firmly the SC-SPC connectors to their
adapters. If the TMRX (TSRX) red LED switches off, troubleshooting has
been successful. Otherwise, follow next steps.
3. Disconnect the optical fibre and clean it better at both ends, then clean
also the relevant SC-APC adapters. Re-connect the fibre to relevant ports TILx-
after cleaning. If it doesn’t make TMRX (TSRX) red LED switch off, follow -
next steps.
HLW
4. Disconnect the fiber from the TMRX (TSRX) port, and measure the power
Pout which comes out from the fiber. Then, go to the module where the
other end of the fiber is connected (it can be either on the slave side and
on the master side, depending on the fiber or on the jumper you are
verifying), disconnect it and measure the input power Pin coming out of
the port. Calculate the fibre attenuation A due to the fiberoptics cable: Af
[dB] = Pin – Pout
a. If Af > 10 dB, then the fibre optic cable has some problems. Replace it
with a new one.
b. If Af < 10 dB troubleshooting procedure has not identified the
problem. Refer to supervision system or contact the manufacturer for
assistance.
TSRX3xx/8 module troubleshooting
Ordinary troubleshooting procedures which can be carried out on TMRX200

module first involve a check of the optical adapters status and of the
fiberoptics cables. If the alarm status still persists, a reboot of both the TMRX-
500 module and of the TSRX3xx/8 module can be performed so as to re-
inizialize the link.
Quick TSRX3xx/8 troubleshooting procedure

2. If the problem still persists, refer to the fibre optic troubleshooting so as to
check if the optical cable or optical connection has any problem.
3. If previous actions didn’t make the LED switch off, a reboot of both the
TSRX3xx/8 module and of the TMRX500 module (on the master side) could
be performed so as to test modem connectivity.
4. If the red LED still remains on, please check the alarm status by the LMT or
the supervision unit in order to better understand the problem and its
possible solution.
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Is the red LED No
start ON upon the
TMRX 500?
Yes

optical adapter and TMRX 500 still
connector ON?
Yes
Optical cable, optical jumper or optical connections

may have some problems. Refer to TMRX/TSRX
fiberoptic troubleshooting (fig. 5.40b)
TILx-
-
HLW
TMRX 500 module Is red LED upon
(on i-link master side) TMRX 500 still
and the TSRX-347/8 ON?
(on i-link slave-side)
Yes
Is red LED upon
has not identified the problem.
TMRX 500 still
Refer to supervision system or
ON?
No
end
Fig. 5.40a: Flow-chart describing the quick TMRX500 troubleshooting.
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Is there any point
where the fibre Yes Rearrange the optical path to avoid sharp
start bends. If necessary replace the optical
experiences a small
radius of curvature? cable with a longer one.
No
Yes Is red LED No

upon TMRX/TSRX
still ON?
Are SC-APC
connectors properly No
Fix better SC-
installed at both fibre ends? APC connectors
TILx-
-
Yes HLW
Yes Is red LED No
upon TMRX/TSRX
ON?
Disconnect the Clean the optical SC-APC ports Reconnect the fibre
fiber optic cable corresponding to both the fiber ends to relevant ports
and clean it at
both ends.
Disconnect the Yes Is red LED No

optical SC-APC upon TMRX/TSRX
connector from still ON?
TMRX/TSRX
Measure the output power Go to the module where the other

at corresponding fibre end. end of the fiber is connected,
Connect the adapter again disconnect the corresponding SC-
APC connector , and measure the
corresponding input power. Then
connect the adapter again.
Calculate fibre attenuation

A[dB]=input power - output power
Yes
Is A > 10dB? Fibre optic cable has some
No
has not identified any problem end
on the fiber optics cable
Fig. 5.40b: Flow-chart describing the TMRX/TSRX fiberoptic troubleshooting.
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Is the red LED No
start ON upon the
TSRX 2xx/8?
Yes

optical adapter and TSRX 2xx/8
connector still ON?
Yes
Optical cable or optical connections may have

some problems. Refer to TMRX-TSRX
TILx- fiberoptic troubleshooting (fig.5.40b)
-
HLW

TSRX-2xx/8 module Is red LED upon
(on i-link slave side) TSRX 2xx/8
Yes
Is red LED upon Quick troubleshooting procedure
TSRX 2xx/8 has not identified the problem.
still ON? Refer to supervision system or
No
end
Fig. 5.40c: Flow-chart describing the quick TSRX3xx/8 troubleshooting.
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5.11. Remote Supply TRS/TRSN
TRS
TRSN
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The TRS/TRSN is a sub-rack unit which provides remote supply to up to 24
remote units, by means of dedicated outputs with short-circuit protection
switches.
It is available in 2 versions. The TRSN version is able to supply 1 A per port
and it can feed all remote units. The TRS version is able to supply 0.5A per
port: it can feed only single and dual band TFAN remote units, as well as the
TFAM20 one.
The TRS/TRSN unit provides DC power supply to the remote units through
standard AWG14/16 copper lines. Maximum allowed distances depend on the
section of these copper lines, on the remote unit current consumption, and on
the voltage range.
Short-circuit
protection
switches
TRS
TRSN
Power
outputs
(a)
Short-circuit
protection
switches
Power
outputs
(b)
Fig. 5.41. (a) Front panel of a TRSN or a TRS sub-rack provided with 24 power supply
outputs. (b) Front panel of a TRSN sub-rack provided with 12 power supply outputs.
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Fig. 5.42. Picture
of 12- output
TRSN subrack.
Ports
The TRSN version (suitable to all types of remote units) is available with
TRS • 12 supply outputs
TRSN • 24 supply outputs
It can supply 1 A per port.
The TRS version (suitable to single and dual band TFAN remote units and to
TFAM20) is available with 24 supply outputs. It can supply 0.5 A per port.
Power supply
Both the TRS and the TRSN subracks can be feeded either by 115 Vac mains
or by 230 Vac mains (50/60Hz). The proper
feeding voltage has to be selected through a
voltage selector which is placed on the back
Mains
panel, near the mains connector .
connector and
Thanks to the active distribution system
Voltage
(please refer to the electrical scheme in fig.
selector
5.45a), a -48 Vdc power supply be conveyed
to the remote units connected to the output
ports.
(b) Ground screw

(a)
Fig. 5.43. Picture of the rear side of the TRS/TRSN subrack feeded by 115Vac-230Vac mains (a).
Mains connector, fuse, voltage selector and ground screw on the TRS/TRSN rear panel(b).
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The TRSN subrack is also available in passive version TRSNx-3, which can be
feeded by direct current (–72 to –36 Vdc). In this case, the -48 Vdc current is
conveyed to the remote units thanks to a passive distribution system (please
refer to fig. 5.45b).
Please read carefully the cabling instructions in order to connect the provided
power cable to the poles of the -48 Vdc connector properly (see fig.5.44b).
TRS
TRSN
(b)
(a)
Fig. 5.44. (a): Power supply connector, fuse, voltage selector and ground screw on the the rear
side of the TRSN subrack feeded by -48 Vdc current TRS/TRSN rear panel. (b) Cabling
instructions for the -48 Vdc connector
Ground terminals are part of the power supply connectors. External grounding
terminals (screw) are also available (see fig. 5.43a,b)
Mains connectors also house the following fuses:

• 250V, 4A delayed type for the active version (feeded by 115 Vac mains
or by 230 Vac mains)
• -48V, 15A delayed type for the passive version (feeded by -48 Vdc
supply)
(a)
Fig. 5.45.
(a) Active distribution system used
by a TRS/TRSN subrack feeded by
115Vac-230Vac mains
(b) Passive distribution system used
by a TRSN subrack feeded by a -48
Vdc power supply,
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Warnings
• Caution: do not open the unit before disconnecting the mains. Internal
assemblies can be accessed by qualified personnel only.
• Do not connect supply outputs to remote units before switching off the
unit or disconnecting the mains.
Being a DC supply provided, a wrong connection can damage the remote
unit. Verify the proper polarity before switching on the equipment
TRS/TRSN installation
The TRS/TRSN sub-rack should be placed as close as possible to the TPRN to
allow an easy cabling in case of mixed fibre-copper cables. If the sub-rack
mounting location is not provided with a good air circulation, leave at least
one unit free between sub-racks.
The kit includes
TRS • 1 TRS/TRSN
TRSN • 1 power cable
To install the TRS/TRSN remote supply unit follow next steps:

1. Fix the TRS/TRSN sub-rack to the cabinet with 4 screws
2. During the installation phase don’t connect the power cable to the main
power line and don’t switch on the TRS/TRSN
3. Set the switch in accordance with your main power line (115 Vac or 230
Vac) for universal mains option. In case of negative supply option (-48
Vdc), no switch is provided. Then connect the ground screw.
4. Before connecting the wires from TRS/TRSN to the remote units, open all
the fuses pulling the red circle then connect electrical wires for the remote
units (5.46c)
5. When all electrical wires have been connected and the system is ready to
start, connect the power cable, switch on the TRS/TRSN. Push one fuse at
a time (5.46b).
Each remote unit can be switched on/off by the relevant switch. The Pictures
5.46 below show how to do it.
(a) (b) (c)

Fig. 5.46 Short circuit protection switches. (a): OFF position . (b): ON position: push down the
black button. (c): Pull out the red collar in order to switch off.
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If a surge or an overloading condition occur the switch automatically jump into
an OFF position.
TRS/TRSN behaviour at start-up

• Check if power supply voltage selector is in the correct position (115 or 230
Vac). In passive distribution version this selector is not present.
• Have all the switches in off position
• Check the connection polarity is not wrong
• Power on the TRS/TRSN unit through the back general switch
• Power on each remote unit through the front panel switches
• Check if the remote units shows the proper green supply led on
TRS/TRSN troubleshooting
If the remote unit doesn't appear to be properly supplied: TRS
• Check the fuses on the rear panel TRSN
• Check the voltage at the front panel screw connectors: nominal value
without load is -59Vdc, nominal value with full load is -48Vdc. If those
values are exceeded by 10% check if the mains are within the allowed
limits. In passive distribution version, the output voltage depends on the
supply source.
• Check the voltage at the remote side it should be in the range -36 to -72
Vdc that is the maximum allowed range admitted by the remote units.
If the protection switch jump always in OFF position

• Check if there is any short on the line
• Check if the remote unit shows the nominal current power consumption
• Check if there was any long period overshooting related to the mains
supply.
If the fuses blow up after a power-on with all the front switches on, there
should be a too high initial peak current transient: check the proper fuse
(delayed type) or substitute with an higher current fuse (i.e. 6A or 10A). If the
problem still persists check the proper ground /mains connection.
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6. Warning
and Safety Requirements
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6.1. Environmental Conditions
This equipment is designed to be installed in indoor environments.

Operating temperature: +5 to +40°C (for all the pieces of equipment,
except remote units case L)
-20 to +50°C (only for remote units case L)
Do not install in corrosive atmosphere or in critical environmental conditions

such as hazardous classified areas (1).
6.2. Installation Site Features
A trained technician should carry out the installation of the master unit. Since
the system is designed for indoor installation, the master unit should be
installed in a dry and suitable location where:
• no explosion risks is present;
• the environment is not classified as a high-risk one in case of fire;
• suspended particles are not to be found in great concentration;
• the environment is not subject to any traffic which could cause crash
damages;
• the site is properly located with respect to the ergonomic positioning of the
working environments;
• the system is placed in a private room, protected against any possible
violation;
• do not install the system in direct sunlight or in place where water may
drop on the device (for example under air-conditioning equipment).
• the site must be accessible by maintenance personnel;
• the site must be dry, with low humidity;
• the site must guarantee proper space for cables and natural ventilation to
the system;
• 2 meters must be kept between the rack and any heating opening.
The remote units should be mounted in reasonable locations as well:
• do not install remote units inside heating or conditioning;

• do not install remote units inside cable pipeline or fire-prevention site (fire
escape, lift tunnels, emergency exits, which have to guarantee defined
safety standards);
• keep into consideration that the temperature in the upper part of a room is
higher than at 2 meter height. For false ceiling installation of case-A and
case-B remote units, verify that the environment temperatures do not
exceed allowed limits;
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• each remote unit requires its own power and a connection to the mains can
be needed;
• keep into consideration that each remote unit transmits RF signal and
safety volume must be respected (refer to country regulations for safety
volume magnitude);
• remote units must be mounted according to what specified in the relevant
installations instructions;
• Weight and dimensions of case-L and case-F remote units should be
carefully considered when choosing the installation site and positioning.
During any installation step, please consider the potential risk of any
equipment drop off
• When choosing the installation site and position, please consider that any
remote units must be accessible for tests and maintenance.
(1)
Hazardous locations are those areas "where fire or explosion hazards may
exist due to flammable gases or vapours, flammable liquids, combustible dust,
or ignitable fibres or flyings"
6.3. Safety and Precautions

during Installation or maintenance
During installation the following means and tools will be needed:

Typical electrician tools:
cross-point screwdriver, scissors, pliers, nippers, drill and bits, screws for
fixing remote units to the wall.
Typical means:
proper ladder, scaffolding or air platform for installation of remote units.
CAUTION: some modules are electrostatic-sensitive devices;

electrostatic discharges are caused by direct contact or by an
electrostatic field. If a charged body approaches an electrically
conducting surface, the acquired potential is discharged. An
equalising current can than flow in the associated circuitry and
generate permanently damaging voltages by induction.
The human body should be grounded at the same potential as
the component or equipment being handled. A wrist strap creates
an equipotential electrical connection between the object and the
human.
CAUTION: Do not paint or otherwise coat Britecell Plus

equipment.
CAUTION: Great caution should always be used when installing any

equipment at a height upper than 2 meters. Personnel who are
installing this equipment should be informed about the possible risks
and safety measures when elevated.
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CAUTION: Case-F and Case-L remote units are provided with
some door panels which have to be managed with care during
installation or maintenance operations.. Always switch off the
remote while working with the panel opened. When closing the
panels, take care not to leave any tool inside the equipment, not
to hurt your fingers, and not to trap clothes, bracelets, chains, or
long hair.
Never remove the cover from a TFAx remote unit or from a TPRN
subrack when the power supply is ON.
6.4. Power Supply Connection
Power connection has to be carried out following all necessary precautions:

• it must be properly made according to the due diligence rules (ex.: EN
rules, IEC rules, etc.);
• in accordance with the rules for safety against direct or indirect contacts;
• in accordance with the rules for safety against the over current (short
circuit, overloading);
• in accordance with the rules for safety against over voltage;
• connection is to be carried out by proper and competent staff
CAUTION
In North America this equipment is to be installed in accordance
to National Electric Code (NEC) ANSI/NFPA 70 and Canadian
Electric Code (CEC) Part 1, C22.1.
CAUTION
Do not remove or insert any module into the TPRN sub-rack
without prior switching power supply off.
CAUTION
Do not connect AC power until you have verified that the line
voltage is correct.
Do not remove the plastic cover of the external power supply

adapter.
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6.5. Safety and Precautions for Lasers
The optical transmitter used in Britecell Plus contains a laser which has a
power level that is not dangerous for health. However it is classified as class 1
equipment (in accordance to EN60825). It is nevertheless prudent in the
installation phase to observe the following rules:
• Never look directly inside the optic connector exit of the transmitters when
it is switched on. The wavelength of the laser is not visible to the human
eye, which means that long-term damage will not be immediately known.
• When working with the optical connectors, check at each end that both
transmitting lasers are switched off.
6.6. Health and Safety Warnings
Antenna installation must conform within the following guidelines to meet FCC
RF exposure limits, otherwise an environmental evaluation is required if:
Broadband PCS (subpart E):

Non building mounted antennas: Height above ground level to lowest point of antenna< 10m Radio (Part 24) and total
power of all channels > 2000 W ERP (3280 W EIRP)
Building-mounted antennas: Total power all channels>2000W ERP (3280W EIRP)
Narrowband PCS (subpart D):

Non-building-mounted antennas: Height above ground level to lowest point of antenna < 10m Radio (Part 24) and
total power of all channels > 1000 W ERP (1640 W EIRP).
Building-mounted antennas: Total power of all channels > 1000 W ERP (1640 W EIRP).
Cellular Radiotelephone Service (Part 22,

subpart H):
Paging and Radiotelephone Service (Part

22, subpart E):
Private Land Mobile Radio\Specialized

Mobile Radio (Part 90):
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To meet RSS Canadian standards the following guidelines has to be taken into
account:
• The manufacturer rated output power of the equipment is for single carrier
operation. For situations in which multiple carrier signals are present, the
rating would have to be reduced by 3.5dB especially when the output
signal is re-radiated and can cause interference to adjacent band users.
This power reduction is to be by means of input power or gain reduction
and not by an attenuator at the output of the device.
• To satisfy RF exposure requirements, the antenna(s) used for the system
must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20cm from all
people and the highest antenna gain which can be used is 12dBi.
6.7. Electromagnetic Fields and RF Power
Britecell Plus system generates electromagnetic radiation, which can

exceed safety levels in the immediate vicinity of the antenna.
The most widely accepted standards are those developed by the

International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP)
and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Formula for minimum safety distances

The formula for calculating the minimum safety distances uses the
specifications of a particular antenna that could be driven by TFAx.
(G − L )
10 10
P
rmin =
4πS (6.1)
This equation includes the following factors:

• G is the antenna gain (in dB) compared to isotropic
radiating antenna;
• P is the RF power that is present at the antenna connector
(in W);
• L is the total loss (in dB) between the TFAx remote unit
output port and the antenna input port;
• S is the maximum allowed power density in air (in W/m2).
Its values should be calculated according to the limit
exposures to time-varying and magnetic fieds. The
reference values are reported in ICNIRP guidelines, unless
otherwise specified by specific regulations.
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(please note that, if regulations only define the maximum electrical field
strength and the maximum magnetic field strength, the allowed power
density can be obtained as: S= E2/377= B2·377, where 377 is the
characteristics impedance of the empty space).
Example 1. Let’s suppose to use a High Power TFAH20 to distribute CDMA
signals through a directional antenna, feeded by a 2-metre length RG223
cable (no splitters used). Let’s suppose the antenna gain is 7 dB.
Let’s assume, moreover, that the maximum allowed power density we have to
comply with is: S = 10 W m-2
(typical ICNIRP reference level for general public exposure to time-varying
electric and magnetic fields).
By reading the Britecell bulletin, we know that the output power P at the
TFAH20 antenna port is 37 dBm (=5.012 W). By reading the cable specs, we
get that RG223 cable losses can be estimated as 0.55 dB/m. Total losses
between the TFAH20 output port and the antenna input port can therefore be
estimated as follows:
L = 0.55 (dB/m) x 2 (m) = 1.1 dB
By replacing the above values of G, L, P, S parameters inside the relation 6.1,

we therefore get the the following minimum safety distance from the antenna:
rmin = { 10 · exp [ (7 - 1.1) / 10 ] · 5.012} / (4·π·10) } · exp (-1/2) = 0.394 m
Example 2. Let’s suppose to use a Low Power TFAM85/19 through a

directional antenna, feeded by a 5 -metre length RG223 cable with a 2-way
splitter. Let’s suppose that the antenna Gain is 7 dB and that our Britecell
system distributes one Cellular800 carrier and one PCS 1900.
Let’s assume that the maximum allowed power density we have to comply
with is: S = 50 W·m2
(typical ICNIRP reference level for occupational exposure to time-varying
electric and magnetic fields)
By reading the Britecell bulletin, we know that the output power per carrier at
the TFAM antenna port is 21 dBm (=0.126 W) for the Cellular 850 MHz
frequency band, and 20 dBm (0.1 W) in the PCS 1900 MHz frequency band.
The total output power at the antenna port is therefore P = 0.126 + 0.1 =
0.226 W.
Let’s assume that the splitter insertion losses are 3.5 dB. By reading the cable
specs, we get that RG223 cable losses can be estimated as 0.55 dB/m. Total
losses between the TFAM85/19 output port and antenna input port can
therefore be estimated as follows:
L = 0.55 (dB/m) x 5 (m) + 3.5 = 5.25 dB
By replacing the above values of G, L, P, S parameters inside the relation 6.1,

we therefore get the the following minimum safety distances from the
antenna:
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rmin = { 10 · exp [ (7 - 5.25) / 10 ] · 0.226} / (4·π·50) } · exp (-1/2) = 0.023
m
Example 3. Let’s suppose to have a Low Power TFAM90/20 connected to an

omnidirectional antenna through a 20-metre length ½” cable (no splitters
used). Let’s suppose that the antenna Gain is 7 dB and that our Britecell
system distributes two GSM900 carriers and one UMTS2100 carrier.
Moreover, let’s assume that the maximum allowed electrical field strength is:
E=6Vm
(typical Italian reference level for exposure to time-varying electric and
magnetic fields). The corresponding value of the maximum allowed power
density is:
S = E2 /377 = 0.1 W/m2
By reading the Britecell bulletin, we get that the output power at the TFAM
antenna port is 14 dBm/carrier (=0.025 W) for a 2-carrier GSM900 MHz
distribution, and 17 dBm (0.05 W) for 1 WCDMA carrier.
The 900 MHz and 2100 MHz output powers at the remote unit ports are:
P900MHz,TFAx = 0.025W+0.025W=0.05W (for 900MHz signals)

P2100MHz,TFAx= 0.05W (for 2100MHz signals)
Let’s assume that the ½” cable losses are 0.07 dB/m in the 900 MHz band and
0.18 dB/m in the 2100 MHz band; the total losses between the TFAM90/20
output port and the antenna input ports can therefore be estimated as follows:
L900MHz = 0.07 (dB/m) x 10 (m) = 0.7 dB on 900MHz signals

L2100MHz=0.18 (dB/m) x 10 (m) =1.8 dB on 2100MHz signals
The term “10 exp (G-L/10) P” which appears inside the relation 6.1 should
therefore be calculated apart for each frequence, and then added in order to
calculate the composite contribution:
P900MHz, ant = 10 exp[(7-0.7)/10]· 0.05 = 0.213 W

P2100MHz,ant = 10 exp[(7-1.8)/10]·0.05 = 0.165 W
Pcomposite= P900MHz, ant + P2100MHz,ant= 0.378W
By dividing the total power through (4·π·S) and taking the square root
according to the relation 6.1, we therefore get the the following minimum
safety distances from the antenna:
rmin = { Pcomposite /(4·π·0.1)} · exp (-1/2) = 0.54 m
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6.8. Warning Labels
CLASS 1 laser product
Fig. 6.1:
Laser safety Label
GROUND - Use this terminal for a safety

ground connection of the equipment.
Fig. 6.2:
Ground Label
When this equipment is no longer used,

please do not throw it into a trush container
as unsorted municipal waste. Waste electrical
electronic equipment (WEEE) must be
collected apart and disposed of according to
the European Directives 2002/96/EC and
Fig. 6.3: 2003/108/EC. In order to comply with the
WEEE Identification Label proper WEEE disposal, it is suggested that
you contact the manufacturer. Any failure to
comply with the above regulations will be
punished through fines
Please refer to Appendix B for further details

about the equipment disposal
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7. TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Andrew Corporation offers technical support by providing these 24-Hour call
services:
North America (toll free) to U.S.A.

Telephone 1-800-255-1479
Fax 1-800-349-5444
Any Location (International) to U.S.A.

Telephone + 1(708) 349-3300
Fax + 1 (708) 349-5410
Britecell Plus is developed by:
Andrew Wireless Systems Srl

Via Pier De Crescenzi 40
48018 Faenza, Italy
Tel: +39.0546.697111
Fax: +39.0546.682768
Useful information about the product are available on the dedicated pages of
Andrew’s website:
http://www.andrew.com/products/inbuilding/
For further information about the product, please write to:
Britecell@Andrew.com
In order to address us any question, comment or suggestion, you can also go

to following page of the Andrew’s website:
http://www.andrew.com/contactus/contact.aspx?ct=11
7.1. Returning equipment
Before returning some equipment to the manufacturer for repairing or

replacing, the customer should give prior notice to the manufacturer and ask
the Return Material Authorisation (RMA request).
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Before sending any piece of equipment to the manufacturer, you must send us
the following RMA request form via fax (+39 0546 682768) or via e-mail
(britecell@andrew.com).
RMA REQUEST FORM
Company name
Address
Contact person
Invoice number
Delivery note
N°. of pieces
Model1
Serial Number1
Lot1
Year1
Description of the
Failure/defect
1
Please refer to the serial label
Upon accepting your RMA request, the manufacturer will assign you a unique
RMA code. You will therefore be able to return the equipment to the
manufacturer. Please remember that:
• each piece of equipment must be packaged with care before shipment;
• a copy of the RMA request form must be enclosed inside the returning
equipment packaging, with the clear indication of the RMA code you
received from the manufacturer.
The returned pieces can be repaired (when possible) or replaced (when no

repairing can be carried out). These operations can be performed under
warranty (please see the warranty conditions specified in the sales contract) or
out-of-warranty. In the latter case, we will send you a quotation for equipment
repairing or replacement.
When returning the repaired or replaced equipment, the manufacturer will
issue a check report, which will included in the packaging together with the
returned pieces. The customer will be informed about any corrective actions
suggested by quality assurance.
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Appendix A:
System Commissioning
The following flow charts want to be a quick reference for Britecell Plus®
system installation and commissioning.
The first flow chart (see Fig. A.1) highlights the main steps for system
installation and commissioning starting from the equipment unpacking up to
the check of the coverage and call quality.
UNPACK THE
START
EQUIPMENT
ARE THERE YES

ANY
BOXES LEFT?
NO
INSTALL AND CABLE

MASTER UNIT
INSTALL AND CABLE

REMOTE UNITS
(see flow chart in Fig. 29)
NO
EVERYTHING
COMPLETED?
YES
CALCULATE
ATTENUATION VALUE SET DL AND UL CHECK DL LEVEL WITH A START UP THE SYSTEM
USING BRITETOOL ATTENUATION SPECTRUM ANALYSER (see flow-chart in Fig. 30)
(see Britetool Manual)
NO IS NOW GO THROUGH NO IS SYSTEM

WORKING TROUBLESHOOTING WORKING
PROPERLY? PROCEDURE PROPERLY?
YES YES
DO THE WALK TEST TO

VERIFY COVERAGE (DL)
AND MAKE A CALL TO
VERIFY ITS QUALITY (UL)
IS
YES
COVERAGE
AND CALL QUALITY
OK?
Fig. A.1: Flow-chart describing main NO
installation and commissioning steps

CHECK THE DESIGN AND
CHANGE IT IF END
NECESSARY
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The previous flow chart contains the following cross references:
• the master unit installation and cabling is described in more details in
the flow chart in figure A.3. It takes care of the flow of actions from the
sub-rack mounting on the cabinet up to the settings and connections
needed in case a remote supervision has to be considered.
An example of system layout at master unit side is presented in figure
A.2 for a configuration consisting in 1 sector with 4 TFLN master optical
TRXs.
For more details about TSUNx configuration and start-up refer to the
Remote Supervision manual.
TBSI TFLN TFLN TFLN TFLN
DL RF IN
AUX MAIN AUX MAIN AUX MAIN AUX MAIN
UL UL UL UL
= 1 3 = 1 3 = 1 3 = 1 3
2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4
DL DL DL DL
UL DL
UL DL UL DL UL DL UL DL
RXs TXs RXs TXs RXs TXs RXs TXs
1
DL
1 1 1 1
2
UL RF IN
2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3
UL 4 4 4 4
Fig. A.2: Cabinet layout for a 1 sector with 4 TFLN master optical TRXs configuration
• once the whole system has been installed, the attenuation on the base
station interface has to be defined in order to set up the performances.
Use the Britetool Software to calculate the required attenuation values
for uplink and downlink. Refer to Britetool manual for more information
on how to use it.
• the system start-up is described in more details in the flow chart in
figure A.4. It takes care of the flow of actions from the remote and
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master unit switch on and discovery up to the system configuration
through LMT Software and/or remote supervision system.
For more details on how to use LMT and about TSUNx configuration and
start-up refer to relevant manuals.
• in case the system is not working properly, refer to the troubleshooting
procedures reported into relevant sections.
MOUNT THE SUBRACK

START
INTO THE CABINET
SET THE SUBRACK

BAUD RATE
(THE SAME FOR ALL)
(see Fig. 16 and Tab. 6)
SET THE SUBRACK

ADDRESS
(DIFFERENT FOR EACH)
(see Fig. 16 and Tab. 7)
YES
IS THERE ANY
OTHER SUBRACK?
NO
INSERT ALL THE

BOARDS INTO THE
SUBRACK ACCORDING
TO DESIGN
CONNECT THE BOARDS

USING RF CABLE KITS
PROVIDED
NO ARE ALL YES IS THERE A YES CONNECT TSUNx COM2 CONNECT SUBRACKS
BOARDS INSERTED AND TSUN1 OR TSUN3 PORT TO ONE IN A DAISY CHAIN
CONNECTED? DEVICE? SUBRACK RS232 PORT USING RS485 PORTS
NO
YES
IS THERE A
TSUN6 DEVICE?
NO
CONNECT THE
POWER CABLES
Fig. A.3: Flow-chart describing master unit installation and SWITCH ON THE
cabling steps SUBRACK ONLY AFTER
END
HAVING CONNECTED
THE REMOTE UNITS
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ARE ALL NO
SWITCH
START REMOTE UNITS
THEM ON
SWITCHED ON?
Fig. A.4: Flow-chart describing
YES system start-up steps
ARE ALL NO
SWITCH
SUBRACKS SWITCHED
THEM ON
ON?
YES
HAS DISCOVERY NO ENABLE IT THROUGH THE LMT OR

STARTED? REMOTE SUPERVISION SYSTEM
(TFLN general alarm LED blinking) (see relevant manuals)
YES
WAIT UNTIL
DISCOVERY IS FINISHED
(TFLN general alarm LED stop blinking)
CONNECT A LAPTOP
TO THE RS232
SUBRACK PORT
SELECT MASK MASK

RUN LMT QUICK CONFIGURATION SLOTS TFA
MENU (see LMT manual) (see LMT manual)
FOLLOW NO IS MASTER UNIT

TROUBLESHOOTING WORKING
PROCEDURE PROPERLY?
YES
NO ARE
FOLLOW
REMOTE UNITS
TROUBLESHOOTING
WORKING
PROCEDURE
PROPERLY?
YES
NO
IS SUPERVISION
SYSTEM INCLUDED?
YES
ACCESS
OPEN AN INTERNET BROWSER
CONFIGURATION MENU CONNECT THE LAPTOP
LOGIN AND TYPE DEFAULT ADDRESS
AND REBOOT TO APPLY TO TSUNx LAN PORT
(see Remote Supervision manual)
CHANGES
ACCESS YES
CONNECTIVITY MENU IS SUPERVISION
AND RUN SYSTEM SYSTEM WORKING?
DISCOVERY
NO
CHECK FOR CONFIGURATION

AND RUN SYSTEM DISCOVERY
AGAIN
NO IS SUPERVISION YES
SYSTEM NOW END
WORKING?
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Appendix B:
EU Guidelines
for WEEE disposal
All Britecell Plus products are properly labelled (please refer to fig. B.1) so as
to inform the customer that no piece of equipment should be treated as
unsorted municipal waste. Within the EU boundariers, any Britecell Plus
equipment which is no longer used should be treated and disposed of
according to European Directives 2002/96/EC and 2003/108/EC. The above
regulations state that Waste Electric Electronic Equipment (WEEE) have to be
disposed of by authorised centers with proper license for WEEE treatment.
The customer can decide to dispose of the unused equipment only if he owns a
WEEE disposal licence. Otherwise, he should contact the manufacturer or any
center which is authorised for WEEE treatment. Any failure to comply with the
above regulations will be punished through a penalty whose amount and terms
are set by each EU Member State.
The information reported hereinafter (table B.1) are aimed to provide the
costumer and/or the WEEE treatment center with any information about
recycling and disposing of the Britecell Plus equipment. These guidelines fall
within Andrew’s efforts to increase re-use, recycling and other forms of
recovery, leading to a reduction in the amount of waste going to landfill or
incineration.
Fig. B.1: WEEE Identification Label
Wastes to be disposed of
by approved companies Hazardous
Products Recyclable materials
(licensees for European materials
Waste No. 160216)
TFAx Case A • Alluminium (external case) • cables, fiberoptics cables, • None
TFAx Case B • Metal (RF connectors, internal circuit boards
screws, bottom cover) • psu, inlet (for any TFAx
• Plastic (optical connectors Case A, except TFAM20)
and adapters)
TPSN Power • Plastic (external case; inlet • Cables, internal circuit • Electrolytic
Supply and plug in the 220 Vac board capacitors
version)
• Metals (wall bearing;
screws)
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TFAH Case F • Alluminium (external case) • cables, fiberoptics cables, • None
• Metal (RF connectors, internal circuit boards,
screws, cavity filters) psu, inlet
• Plastic (optical connectors
and adapters ; power
connector; )
TFAH Case L • Alluminium (external case; • cables, fiberoptics cables, • None
wall-fixing plates; pipe internal circuit boards,
connection and PG 13,5 ; psu, inlet
strain reliefs)
• Metal (RF connectors,
screws, cavity filters)
and adapters ; power
connector; )
TKA installation kit • Alluminium (wall bearing) • None • None
TPRN • Alluminium (external case) • cables, internal circuit • None

• Metal (screws, bottom boards, psu, inlet
cover)
• Plastic (black guides
housing the modules)
TFLN • Alluminium (front panel) • cables, fiberoptics cables, • None
• Metal (RF connectors, internal circuit board
screws)
and adapters ; side
protections of the electronic
board)
TFLF • Metal (RF connectors, • cables, fiberoptics cables, • None
screws) internal circuit board
and adapters ; side
board)
TLCN2, TLCN4, • Alluminium (front panel) • cables, internal circuit • None
TLDN,TLTN, TDPX, • Metal (RF connectors, board
TMP screws)
TBSI • Alluminium (front panel) • cables, internal circuit • None

• Metal (RF connectors, board
screws)
• Plastic (handles on the
TBSI front panel)
TWLI • Alluminium (front panel) • cables, internal circuit • None

• Metal (RF connectors, board
screws)
• Plastic (buttons on the front
panel)
TILx • Alluminium (front panel) • cables, fiberoptics cables, • None

• Metal (RF connectors, internal circuit boards
screws)
and adapters ; side
board)
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TRS / TRSN • Alluminium (external case) • cables, internal circuits, • None
• Metal (screws) circuit breakers
• Copper (Transformers
model with active
distributions)
TSUN 6 • Alluminium (front panel) • Internal circuit board • None
• Metal (screws)
TSUN 1 / TSUN 3 • Metal (screws, external • Internal circuit board, • None

case) psu, inlet
Table B.1. Guidelines on recycling and disposing of Britecell Plus electrical and electronic equipment
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System and Customer care is available world-wide through our network of

The company is certified ISO 9001 and ISO14000.

1. Introducing Britecell Plus 4

3. TFAx Remote Unit 22

4. Fast Master Unit 100

5. Rack based master unit 113

6. Warning and Safety Requirements 222

7. Technical support 231

Appendix A: System Commissioning 233

Appendix B: EU Guidelines for WEEE disposal 237

Britecell Plus is an innovative platform designed in order to provide an

1.2 Brief Description of Britecell Plus

Britecell Plus is a Distributed Antenna System (DAS) based on the Radio-over-

1.3 Britecell Plus Features

1.4 Britecell Plus typical Applications

Basically, a Britecell system is composed of:

2.2. The Britecell Plus Remote Unit

The Remote Unit (TFAx) is a device providing optical-to-electrical downlink

Fig.2.1: Different Remote Unit cases

Fig. 2.2 (a) TFBW booster ; (b) block

Master Unit Remote Wi-Fi

The Britecell Plus Master Unit is a widely-flexible system. It is available both as

2.3.1 The Fast Master Unit

The Master Fast (TFLF): designed into a

2.3.2 The rack-based Master Unit

Fig. 2.5: The TPRN Subrack

The Master Optical TRX (TFLN): in downlink it provides

The variable RF attenuators (TBSI): it provide independent

The dual band coupler (TLDN): in downlink it combines a low

The tri band coupler (TLTN): in downlink it combines the low

The WLAN interface board (TWLI):.it connects 3 WLAN

The power limiter (TMPx-10): it monitors the DL power coming

The remote supervision unit (TSUN): it is able to control

Fig. 2.15: The TSUN remote supervision unit

The Remote Power Unit

2.4. Block diagrams

In order to better understand the functionalities of the different units and

Mixed fibre-copper cable

Fig. 2.17: Block diagram for a Fast system

A more complex distribution system requires a rack-based Master Unit. It

Britecell Plus MASTER UNIT Britecell Plus

DL - UL Level Services Signal splitting / Electrical / optical 3 km max Optical/electrical

Britecell Plus MASTER UNIT Britecell Plus

Let’s assume we need to expand our network in a wider area, by using a

Fig. 2.20: Block diagram for a

with duplexed base stations. TFAx

DL - UL Level Services Signal splitting / Electrical / optical 3 km max Optical/electrical

Britecell Plus MASTER UNIT Britecell Plus

REMOTE UNITS and accessories

TFAx case A Remote unit 240 x 200 x 38 (mm)

TFBWx WLAN booster 240 x 200 x 38 (mm)

TKA01 Remote Unit installation kit 280 x 240 x 55 (mm)

TPSN 1-40 External power supply 175 x 80 x 54 (mm)

FAST MASTER UNIT

TFAF Fast Master Unit 240 x 200 x 38 (cm)

Table 2.1(b): Britecell Plus fast master unit

TPRN04 Passive subrack 19” x 4HE

TFLNx Master Optical TRX 7TE x 4HE

TLCN 2 2-way splitter 7TE x 4HE

TBSI 2-30 Adjustable attenuator 7TE x 4HE