Neutrino-430 Indoor eNodeB User Manual for pBS31010 Document version: 01 All rights reserved © Baicells Technologies Co., Ltd.
About This Document This document describes the configuration of the Baicells dual carrier eNodeB. It guides the customer how to configure the eNodeB to access the network after installation. This document is suitable for software version BaiBS_QRTB_2.4.x. Copyright Notice Baicells Technologies, Inc., copyrights the information in this document. No part of this document may be reproduced in any form or means without the prior written consent of Baicells Technologies, Inc.
Contents 1. Product Overview ......................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Features...................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Appearance .........................................................................................
3.4.4 Change Password.............................................................................................. 15 3.4.5 Diagnostics ........................................................................................................ 15 3.4.6 Certificate ......................................................................................................... 16 3.4.7 Reboot .............................................................................................................. 16 3.
Figures Figure 1-1 Network Structure ....................................................................................... 1 Figure 1-2 Neutrino-430 Appearance and Interfaces ................................................... 2 Figure 3-1 Initial eNodeB Configuration Flow ............................................................ 4 Figure 3-2 Internet Protocol Version (TCP/IPV4) ..................................................... 6 Figure 3-3 GUI Login ................................................
Tables Table 1-1 Neutrino-430 Interface Description .............................................................. 2 Table 1-2 Neutrino-430 Interface Indicators ................................................................. 3 Table 3-1 Environmental Requirements of the Client .................................................. 5 Table 3-2 Quick Setting Parameter Description ........................................................... 9 Table 3-3 NTP Server Parameter Description.............................
Table 3-27 CPI Parameter Description .....................................................................
1. Product Overview 1.1 Introduction Baicells Neutrino-430 is an advanced indoor dual carrier eNodeB that is compliant with 3GPP on LTE TDD technology. This 4x 250mW eNodeB is capable of operating in Dual Carrier (DC) split mode. It supports broadband data access, providing various data service transformation and transmission to realize the wireless coverage of indoor.
Support GPS synchronization. Integration as required, provide accurate coverage and improved network capacity rapidly. Integrated high gain internal antenna. Built-in DHCP Server, DNS Client and NAT functionality, providing a strong high speed routing ability. Rich security services to provide timely protection against potential security risks and illegal intrusion. Adopt Web management, convenient and simple.
Interface Name Description network, used for data backhaul. The Neutrino-430 interface indicators are described in Table 1-2. Table 1-2 Neutrino-430 Interface Indicators Indicator Color PWR Green RUN Green ACT Green ALM 1.4 Red Status Description Steady On Power On OFF No Power Supply Steady On Power On Fast flash: 0.125s on,0.125s off Data is transmitting. Slow flash: 1s on,1s off The cell has been activated. OFF Reserved Steady On Reserved Fast flash: 0.125s on,0.
a Different models support different frequency band. b The test method of receiving sensitivity is proposed by the 3GPP TS 36.104, which is based on 5 MHz bandwidth, FRC A1-3 in Annex A.1 (QPSK, R=1/3, 25RB) standard. 1.4.
Item Description Logging Connectivity diagnosis Automatic start and configuration Alarm reporting KPI Recording User information tracing Signaling trace 1.4.3 Environment Specification Item Description Operating Temperature -5°C to 40°C Storage Temperature -10°C to 50°C Humidity 5% to 95% Atmospheric Pressure 70 kPa to 106 kPa 1.5 FCC Compliance This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Warning: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body.
2. Install Base Station To get the signal coverage effect best, please place the Neutrino-430 in an unobstructed space. The Neutrino-430 can be installed on ceiling or wall. The following separately introduces the tools, attentions and detailed installation steps. Note: Before installation, make sure the wiring has completed on installation site. 2.1 Packing List Before opening the box, make sure the package is in good condition, undamaged and not wet.
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WAN/PoE+ power supply and backhaul 2.5 Power On After the Neutrino-430 is powered on, indicators can hint the status of the device, the meaning of LED indicators is shown in Table 1-2.
3. Initial Configuration 3.1 Configuration Overview The Baicells eNodeB (eNB) is loaded with its own GUI for configuring its operating parameters. You can log in to the GUI either locally through the Local Maintenance Terminal (LMT), which is an Ethernet port, or remotely via IP address. You can also use the Baicells Operations Management Console (OMC) to configure the eNB; this document, however, focuses only on using the eNB GUI.
eNodeB. After the carrier control mode is modified, reboot the eNB to take effort. 3.2 Login Web Client 3.2.1 Web Client Environmental Requirements Table 3-1 describes the requirements on computer of the client.
Figure 3-2 Internet Protocol Version (TCP/IPV4) Select either “Obtain an IP address automatically” or “Use the following IP address”: If “Obtain an IP address automatically” selected, go directly to step 7 If “Use the following IP address” selected, follow step 5 ~ step 7 Note: In general, if the auto obtaining fails, one needs to set up the IP address manually. 5. Select “Use the following IP address”. 6. Input IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway, and then click “OK”. IP address: 192.
3.2.4 Log In 1. Open a web browser, and enter http://192.168.150.1, as shown in Figure 3-3. Figure 3-3 GUI Login 2. Input user name, password, and click “Login”. The homepage is given in Figure 3-4. The default user name and password is admin. For security seasons, you should change the password after you first log in rather than leaving the default admin. Refer “3.4.4 Change Password” of this document.
NOTE: The information may vary by product type or software version. The homepage displays the navigation pane on the left, and shows the window for the first menu: BTS Info > Basic Info. This window is like a dashboard for the eNB. The top of the window shows basic information such as the product type, hardware and software version, serial number, and MAC address.
Figure 3-5 Quick Setting If the eNodeB is set to Single carrier, only one cell will be configured. If the eNodeB is set to Dual Carrier, two cells will be configured. You can change the carrier mode in “3.6.6 Configure Carrier Mode”. 2. The parameter descriptions of the quick setting are given in Table 3-2. Table 3-2 Quick Setting Parameter Description Category Parameter Description Quick Setting Duplex Mode The system presets the parameter to TDD mode or FDD mode automatically depending on model.
Category Parameter Description NOTE: This parameter will not appear in HaloB mode. Quick Interface Assign the interface connected to the MME. The Binding interface should be selected among the network interface already configured The interface has already been configured in the “3.5.1 Configure WAN/LAN Interface”. The WAN interface is used by default, but the VLAN interface can also be used.
Category Parameter Description Range from 0 to 503. NOTE: Baicells does not use and does not work with PCI 0. 3. Cell ID Unique identification number for the Cell ID. The range is 0-268,435,455. PLMN The numerical identifier for the operator's Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) for this cell. Must be a 5- or 6-digit number. TAC Tracking Area Code of the cell site where the eNB resides. The TAC is used to determine the range of the paging information.
setting page, as shown in Figure 3-6. Figure 3-6 NTP Server Setting 2. Descriptions of the parameters to configure the NTP server are given in Table 3-3. Table 3-3 NTP Server Parameter Description Class 3. Parameter Description Time Zone TimeZone Select the time zone that the base station located. NTP Server Enabled Whether enable the NTP function. Port Port number of the master NTP server. Must be consistent with the other end. Server1 Domain name or IP address of the master NTP server.
Firmware upgrade may lead to the damage of the eNB file, contact the support engineer before upgrade. If necessary, the vendor will provide the technical support. In the navigation column on the left, select “System > Upgrade” as shown in Figure 3-7. Figure 3-7 Software Upgrade 3.4.2 Upgrade 3.4.2.1 Firmware Upgrade 1. The operator gets the firmware file of new version and save it in local computer. 2. Select whether to preserve the current settings. 3. Click “Select File” to select the firmware file.
If the previous version is “-”, there is no software version for rollback. 1. Click “Click Rollback”. 2. In the pop-up window click “OK”. Wait for about three mins, the base station will reboot completely. In the “BTS Info > Basic Info” page, the version after rollback will be displayed in “Software Version”. 3.4.3 Backup In the navigation column on the left, select “System > Backup” to enter the backup page. 3.4.3.1 Backup Current Configuration 1. Click “Get Backup Files”. 2.
3.4.3.5 Import Configuration File 1. Click “Select File” to select the configuration file from the local computer. 2. Click “Upload” to import the configuration file. 3. Click “Import LTE configurations” to import the file. 3.4.3.6 Restore Default Configuration Attention: After the restore operation, the base station will reboot immediately. Be careful to operate the “Restore Default Configuration” restore. 1. Click “Restore Default Configuration”. 2.
2. Enter the parameter of diagnostics, the descriptions is shown in Table 3-4. Table 3-4 Parameter Description of Diagnostics Parameter 3. Description Method of Diagnostics Choose “ping” or “Traceroute”. Target IP/Domain The IP address or domain name of the destination. Packet Size The size of the packet. Timeout Set the timeout period. Packet Num The number of the packet. Click “Implement” to run the diagnosis operation. 3.4.
Wait for three minutes, the base station will restart completely. 3.5 Configure Network Interface The configuration of the network interface includes the LAN interface, WAN interface, and LGW. The LAN interface is the internal maintenance interface used in initialization and will no longer be needed in normal operation. The WAN interface is an external communication portal (Internet connection) the eNB’s NMS and the MME. The eNB’s NMS may be the Baicells Operations Management Console (OMC) or LTE NMS.
2. Input WAN interface type and DNS configuration parameters, the descriptions of the parameters are given in Table 3-5. Table 3-5 WAN Interface Type and DNS Parameter Description Parameter 3. Description Connect Type The eNodeB supports two types of connect types, Copper and Fiber, choose one according to the actual situation. MTU Maximum transmission unit, default is 1500 bytes. Setting the right MTU for the network can help to improve the transmission efficiency.
Parameter Description different terminals. 5. Subnet Mask If set “Connect Via” to “Static IP”, display this parameter. Subnet mask address of the IP address. prefix If set “Connect Via” to “IPV6 Static IP”, display this parameter. Prefix of IPv6 address for WAN interface. DefaultGW If set “Connect Via” to “Static IP”, enter the gateway address. IP address of the default gateway. Vlan ID VAN ID.
1. Select “Network > IPSec/MME Pool” to enter the IPSec configuration page, as shown in Figure 3-12. Figure 3-12 Configure IPSec 2. In the “IPSec Setting” area, select whether enable the IPSec function. In standard mode, the system will enable the IPSec gateway by default. 3. Click “Save” to save the IPSec setting. 4. In the “IPSec Tunnel List” area, click to display the IPSec tunnel configuration page. First, configure the basic parameters of IPSec tunnel mode, as shown in Figure 3-13.
The description of basic parameters is shown in Table 3-7. Table 3-7 IPSec Tunnel Basic Parameter Description Parameter Description Enabled Enable or disable the IPSec tunnel mode. The default value is enabled. leftAuth Attention: DO NOT recommend to change the value! Local authentication type of the IPSec. Must be consistent with the security gateway side. psk pubkey rightAuth Attention: DO NOT recommend to change the value! Peer authentication type of the IPSec.
Caution: It is highly recommended that for the Advanced Setting fields you use the default values. Improper changes may lead to system exception. The Advanced Setting fields become particularly important to network operations as areas become denser the users. 5. Click the “Advanced Setting” tag to enter the advanced setting page, as shown in Figure 3-14. Figure 3-14 Advanced Setting of IPSec Tunnel Mode The description of advanced parameters is shown in Table 3-8.
Parameter Description agreement, to be used between two entities. modp768 modp1024 modp1536 modp2048 modp4096 IKE Authentication Authentication algorithm sha1 sha1_160 sha256_96 sha256 ESP Encryption Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) – member of the IPSec protocol suite that provides origin authenticity, integrity, and confidentiality protection of packets.
Parameter Description Dpddelay 6. clear hold restart Time interval for sending the DPD detection message. Format: Minutes, Hours or Days. Click “Save” to complete the IPSec tunnel mode configuration. If more IPSec tunnel is needed, repeat step5 to step6 to set the second IPSec tunnel. 3.5.2.2 Configure MME Pool 1. In the “MME Pool” area (refer to Figure 3-12), input MME pool configuration parameters. The descriptions of these parameters is shown in Table 3-9.
Figure 3-15 Configure LGW 2. Input the LGW configuration parameters, as shown in Table 3-10. Table 3-10 LGW Parameter Description Parameter Descriptions LGW Enabled LGW function switch. Choose enable or disable the LGW function. The default is enable. LGW Mode LGW mode. Select according to the actual situation of the operator’s network. NAT: Packages from internal network to external network need NAT translation. Router: select optimized route from the routing table.
Parameter Descriptions The last IP address of the static IP address range. 3. IMSI When “Static Address” is “Enable”, the parameter displays. Bind IMSI and the IP address. IP When “Static Address” is “Enable”, the parameter displays. Bind IMSI and the IP address. After an IMSI and IP address is configured, click “ ” to add it. Click “Save” to complete the LGW configuration. 3.5.4 Configure Static Route 1.
3. Input the configuration parameters of static route, which are given in Table 3-11. Table 3-11 Static Route Parameter Description Parameter Description Index The index of the static route. Assigned automatically. Enabled Switch of route. Default is disabled. Destination Network The destination IP address. Note: The destination IP address must reachable from the original IP address of WAN interface or VLAN source port. 3. Netmask The subnet mask of destination IP address.
Table 3-12 Security Parameter Description Parameter Description Ciphering Algorithm Encryption algorithm EEA0（recommended） 128-EEA1: 128-EEA1, EEA0 128-EEA2: 128-EEA2, EEA0 Default：EEA0 Integrity Algorithm 3. Integrity protection algorithm 128-EIA1: 128-EIA1, EIA0 128-EIA2: 128-EIA2, EIA0 Default: 128-EIA1 Click “Save” to complete the security algorithm setting. 3.6.
Table 3-13 Network Management Server Parameter Description Parameter SSL Description Whether to enable the SSL. Management Server IP address and port number of the NMS. When the NMS is cloud NMS, the domain name is also supported. CloudKey 3. The NMS assign a unique cloudkey for each operator. When eNodeB registered to the NMS, the eNodeB can be identified by NMS. The default factory setting of CloudKey is none. When the eNodeB is registered to the NMS, it is assigned to the default group.
Figure 3-20 Synchronization Mode Setting 2. Set synchronization mode, the value is FREE_RUNNING, GNSS or NL. NOTE: For GNSS mode, only GPS is supported. 3. If NL sync mode is selected, display the network listening parameters, as shown in Table 3-15. Table 3-15 Network Listening Parameter Description Parameter Name Description Index Network listening identity. Priority The priority of this synchronizing source. Technology Network mode.
3.6.4 Configuration HaloB Function The HaloB setting menu is used by operators who have a HaloB license for the eNB. This menu is used to enable/disable the eNB to operate in HaloB mode. 1. In the left navigation column, select “BTS Settings > HaloB Setting” to enter the HaloB function configuration page, as shown in Figure 3-21. Figure 3-21 HaloB Setting 2. Input HaloB parameters, as shown in Table 3-16. Table 3-16 HaloB Parameter Description Parameter 3.
Figure 3-22 License Management 2. Select the License file from the local computer. 3. Click “Import License” to upload the license file to the eNodeB. After the License file is uploaded, it will display in the license list. 3.6.6 Configure Carrier Mode The eNodeB supports single carrier or dual carriers. When the eNodeB is set to single carrier, it can configure one cell. When the eNode is set to Dual Carrier, it supports to configure two cells. 1.
3. Click “OK” to complete the carrier mode setting. 3.7 Configure LTE Parameter Caution: It is not recommended to modify the advanced LTE parameters for common operators. It is better to keep the default values. For senior experts in need, please treat it with great caution. The LTE menu contains several sub-menus related to mobility as well as other radio-related settings. Many LTE parameters are important for efficient wireless network operations.
Parameter Description Envolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number. 3. Q-RxLevMin The minimum received signal level at which user equipment (UE) will detect a neighboring eNB’s signal. Only the received signal power measured by the UE is higher than this threshold, the UE can camp on this cell. A typical value is -62, which equals -124 dBm.
Table 3-18 LTE Neighbor Cell Parameter Description Parameter 5. Description PLMN The 5-6 digit PLMN that the neighbor cell belongs to. Cell ID Unique identification number for the Cell. EARFCN Frequency point of the neighbor cell. PCI Physical Cell Identifier (PCI) of the neighbor cell. QOFFSET Frequency offset this neighbor cell. Indicates the difference in signal level between the serving and this neighboring eNB, as determined by the received signal level at the UE.
Table 3-19 Cell Selection Parameter Description Parameter 3. Description Qrxlevmin (dBm) The minimum acceptable signal level at the UE before cell selection. The unit is dBm. By defining this parameter, it will avoid the UE to access the cell with low receiving signal level. The value of this parameter needs to take factors such as cell size, cell coverage and background noise into comprehensive consideration.
Parameter Description loss. 2. Po_ue_pusch Initial transmit power of PUSCH that UE assigned. Po_ue_pucch Initial transmit power of PUCCH that UE assigned. PA The PDSCH power offset of the reference signal and the symbol with no reference signal. PB The PDSCH power offset of the symbol with reference signal and the symbol with no reference signal. Click “Save” to complete the power control parameters setting. If the transmit power is set to fixed, the value is set single.
Parameter Description Range from 0 to 63. PRACH Freq Offset 2. Set the frequency offset range. Click “Save” to complete the random access parameters setting. 3.7.3.3 RRC Status Parameters 1. Click “RRC Status Parameters” to display the RRC status configuration parameters, which descriptions are given in Table 3-22.
3.7.3.5 Link Activation State Detector 1. Click “Link Activation State Detector” to display the link activation state detector configuration parameter, which descriptions are given in Table 3-24. Table 3-24 Link Activation State Detector Parameter Description Parameter Link Keep Alive Description Whether to enable the link keep alive. Link Keep Alive Timer When “Link Keep Alive” is set to “Enable”, the timer is need to set. 2. Click “Save” to complete the link activation state detector setting. 3.7.
a) When some information has been stored in the SAS, set “SAS Registration Type” to “Multi-step”, the parameter description is given in Table 3-25. Table 3-25 Antenna Installation Parameter Description (Multi-step) Parameter b) Description Category The type of the eNodeB. A: home eNodeB B: macro eNodeB userId User ID. fccId FCC ID. Antenna Gain The antenna gain of the eNodeB. callSign call sign.
personal and import the certificate, the parameter description is given in Table 3-27. Table 3-27 CPI Parameter Description Parameter 3. Description cpiId CPI ID. cpiName CPI name. installCertificationTime The certification time. Click “Save” to complete the SAS setting.
Appendix A Terminology & Acronym Acronym Full Name CHAP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol CSFB Circuit Switched Fallback DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DNS Domain Name System GPS Global Positioning System IKE Internet Key Exchange MME Mobility Management Entity MOCN Multi-Operator Core Network NTP Network Time Protocol PAP Password Authentication Protocol PCI Physical Cell Identifier PLMN Public Land Mobile Network PPPOE Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet P
FCC Compliance This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Any Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
