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OptiX RTN 600

Routine Maintenance

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Foreword
The OptiX RTN 600 radio transmission system is a
type of short-haul digital microwave transmission
system developed by Huawei. The system supports
a maximum transmission capacity of 1xSTM-1
over one microwave carrier. The OptiX RTN 600
adopts a split-mount structure and a PDH/SDH
integrated microwave transmission platform. It
can be used to provide backhaul in mobile
communication networks or private networks, or
to compose transmission networks together with
optical transmission equipment.

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About This Course

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This course introduces the routine maintenance

operations of the OptiX RTN 600 product,
including routine maintenance items and
precautions for routine maintenance operations.

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Reference
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Please refer to sections Routine

Maintenance Guide and Common
Maintenance Operation Guide in the
OptiX RTN 600 Radio Transmission
System V100R001 Maintenance Guide.

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Objective
After this course, you will be able to:
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Know the routine maintenance

items of the OptiX RTN 600.

Master basic maintenance

operations of the OptiX RTN 600.

Judge the common faulty in OptiX

RTN 600

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Contents

1. Routine Maintenance Suggestions

2. Routine Maintenance Operations

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Routine Maintenance Suggestions

Indoor Unit Maintenance

Outdoor Unit Maintenance

Maintenance Using the Web LCT

Maintenance Using the T2000

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Indoor Unit Maintenance

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When you are doing maintenance in an equipment room and have no tools at hand,
do as follows:

1. Checking the IF board indicators

2. Checking the service board indicators

3. Testing the orderwire phone

4. Cleaning the air filter (once every two months)

5. Cleaning the equipment room (once every two months)

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1. Checking the IF Board Indicators

Checking the SRV Indicator

Checking the BER Indicator

Checking the ODU Indicator

Checking the STAT Indicator

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Checking the IF Board Indicators

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Checking the SRV Indicator

The SRV indicator deserves the most attention, because it indicates whether
any fault has occurred to the current services.
When the SRV indicator is lit red or yellow, you need to check whether the
services are really affected.

ON

The services are normal.

ON

Critical alarms or major alarms are

generated in the services.

ON

Minor alarms or remote alarms are

generated in the services.

OFF

No services are configured.

SRV

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Checking the BER Indicator

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The BER indicator indicates the bit error conditions on the current

microwave link.
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When bit errors occur on the link, query the actual receiving power of the

ODU by using the Web LCT, to exclude the influence of weather and climate.

ON

Microwave bit errors have exceeded the

threshold.

OFF

Microwave bit errors have not exceeded the

threshold.

BER

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Checking the ODU Indicator

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The ODU indicator indicates whether any fault has occurred to the ODU hardware.

ON

The ODU is operating normally.

ON

The ODU is faulty.

ODU

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Checking the STAT Indicator

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The STAT indicator indicates whether any fault has occurred to the
board hardware.

STAT

ON

The board is operating normally.

ON

The board hardware is faulty.

OFF

The board is not started, created or has no power

input.

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2. Checking the Service Board

Indicators

Checking the SRV Indicator

Checking the STAT Indicator

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Checking the Service Board Indicators

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Check the SRV indicator to see if any service error has occurred.

Check the STAT indicator to see if any board hardware error has
occurred.

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Testing the Orderwire Phone

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Making a call to other site.

The dial tone should be clear after pick up the phone.

The ringing tone should be clear after dial the number.

If remote site answered the call, the voice should be clear without noise.

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Cleaning the Air Filter

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Clean the air filter once every two months.

Cleaning the air filter is necessary only for the IDU 620 that is configured
with fans.

If installed in a dust-proof outdoor cabinet, the IDU 620 is equipped with

no air filter. There is no need to clean the air filter.

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Cleaning the Equipment Room

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It is recommend to clean the equipment room once every two

months.

1. Temperature: 5 to 45.

2. Humidity: 5% to 95%.

3. Disaster protection.

4. Clean the equipment room.

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Routine Maintenance Suggestions

Indoor Unit Maintenance

Outdoor Unit Maintenance

Maintenance Using the Web LCT

Maintenance Using the T2000

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ODU Maintenance
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Antenna

It is recommend to perform the

operations in every half year or

ODU

after a fresh gale.

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1. Checking the ODU

2. Checking the hybrid coupler

3. Checking the antenna

4. Checking the IF cable

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Checking the ODU

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1. Verify that the ODU is within the protection

area of the lightning arrester.

2. Verify that the interface between the ODU

and the antenna is firm and reliable.

3. Verify that the interface between the ODU

and the antenna are properly sealed. Verify
that the sealing is water-proof.

4. Verify that the protection grounding cable

of the ODU is normal.

5. Verify that the ODU is damaged on the

surface.

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Checking the Hybrid Coupler

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Protection area of the

lightning arrester.

Connections between hybrid

coupler to ODU and antenna.

Water-proof checking for the

interfaces.

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Checking the Antenna

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Protection area of the lightning arrester.

Connections between antenna to pole.

Antenna radome should be intact.

No water accumulation in antenna.

Position and direction of antenna.

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Checking the IF Cable

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Check the appearance of the IF cable.

Check the cable connectors.

The cable should not be bent or twisted.

The cable should not have its copper wire exposed.
The bending radius of the cable should be more than 30 cm.
The cable connector should be reliably connected to the ODU.
There is no water penetration.

Check the cable grounding.

The grounding clip should be waterproof.

The grounding cable should be routed from top downwards. The angle between the grounding cable
and the IF cable should not be more than 15 degrees.

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Contents
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Routine Maintenance Suggestions

Indoor Unit Maintenance

Outdoor Unit Maintenance

Maintenance Using the Web LCT

Maintenance Using the T2000

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Maintenance Using the Web LCT

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When you are doing maintenance in an equipment room and have a

laptop installed with the Web LCT at hand, use the Web LCT to perform
the following maintenance operations:

Querying alarms

Querying performance

Querying the receiving power of the ODU

Querying the alarms, performance, receiving power of the remote equipment

Testing protection functions once every half year

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Browsing Alarms
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View the displayed alarm information.

If alarms that are generated after the latest maintenance exist in the
window, contact troubleshooting engineers to handle these alarms in a
timely manner.

For method of handling alarms, refer to section A.2 Alarms and Alarm
Clearing in the OptiX RTN 600 Radio Transmission System V100R001
Maintenance Guide.

You can click Save As to save the current alarms into files.

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Routine Maintenance Suggestions

Indoor Unit Maintenance

Outdoor Unit Maintenance

Maintenance Using the Web LCT

Maintenance Using the T2000

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Maintenance Using the T2000

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When the equipment is under the unified management of the

T2000 NM system, perform the following maintenance operations
in the NM center:

Querying alarms

Querying performance

Querying abnormal events

Testing protection functions once every half year

Testing protection functions once every half year

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Summary
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IDU maintenance items

Observing the indicators in IDU

Testing the order wire phone

Cleaning the air filter

Cleaning the equipment room

ODU maintenance items

Observing the indicators in IDU

Testing the orderwire phone

Cleaning the air filter

Cleaning the equipment room

Maintenance operations via LCT and NMS: alarm, performance, power
querying

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Contents

1. Routine Maintenance
Suggestions
2. Routine Maintenance Operations

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Routine Maintenance Operations

Replacing an ODU

Replacing a Board

Replacing an IF Board

Replacing an SCC Board

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Replacing an ODU
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Power off .
Disconnect cables.
Uninstall ODU.
Install the ODU.

New ODU consistent with the previous one. .

Verify the polarization.

Lock the four latches in a diagonal order.

Connect back the cables.
Carry out the waterproof measures for the IF interface of the ODU.
Turn on the ODU-PWR switch on the panel of the IF board.
Check status of new ODU by Web LCT.

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Plugging Out a Board

Step 1:
Loosen the screws on
the front panel.

Step 3:
Draw out the board along
the guiding rail.

Step 2:
Unlock the ejector levers of the board
so that the board is disconnected from
the backplane.
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Plugging In a Board

Step 1:
Slowly inserting the board along
the guiding rail.

Step 3:
Fasten the screws
on the front panel.

Step 2:
Lock the ejector levers of
the board.

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Replacing an IF Board
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When the IF board to be replaced is the working board configured with the 1+1 protection, use
the Web LCT or T2000 to perform forced switching for the board. When the service of the
board to be replaced is the working service configured with the SNCP, use the Web LCT or
T2000 to perform forced switching for the service.
Turn off the ODU-PWR switch of the IF board to be replaced. Disconnect the IF cable.
Make sure the version and type of the spare board are consistent with those of the board to be
replaced.
Remove the board.
Insert the spare board. Connect the IF cable.
When the board is working, observe the indicators. The STAT indicator should be lit green.
Turn on the ODU-PWR switch of the IF board.
If the SNCP forced switching was performed for the service, use the Web LCT or T2000 to
cancel it. If the 1+1 protection forced switching of the board was performed, use the Web LCT
or T2000 to cancel it.

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Replacing an SCC Board

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Remove the SCC board and make sure the

spare SCC board is consistent with it.
Remove the portable memory cards.
Install the portable memory card of the
board to be replaced onto the spare board.
Insert the spare board.
Monitor the indicators, and check the
status of the running SCC board by Web
LCT.

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Summary
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routine maintenance operations of the OptiX RTN 600, including:

Replacing an ODU

Precautions for replacing a board

Replacing an IF board

Replacing an SCC board

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