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Handling of Links with

Unqualified XPD
——Microwave AOC

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Author/ Email: Irfan Ulla Khan/irfan.ullah.khan@huawei.com

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Contents
 Summary
 How to measure Link XPD
 Unqualified Link XPD root cause analysis
 Engineering-XPD Fine-Tuning Problem
 Engineering-Installation Damaged
 Equipment-Antenna problem
 Specification installation
 Summary
1. XPD: Cross-polarization discrimination, XPD=10Lg(P Co-polarization /P cross-
polarization ), generally expressed in dB. Antenna XPD indicators by the
processing technology, materials and other effects of large, different antenna, the
same antenna between the different frequency points. The UHP antenna
processing technology and materials to ensure that each antenna XPD value
greater than 30dB.
2. The link XPD indicator is not exactly the same as the antenna XPD value. The
antenna XPD value is the test value for a single antenna at a professional site, and
the link XPD value is affected by a pair of antennas, and is also affected by the
depolarization effect of the link propagation environment. A single antenna XPD
value greater than 30dB, link XPD value is guaranteed to be greater than 24dB.
3. Qualified XPD on the premise that the link RSL value must be stable and reach the
acceptance criteria.

V V
OMT OMT

H H

Receiver end use 2 ODU

to measure 2 times.
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How to measure Link XPD

V V
Use 2*ODU to measure OMT OMT

H H

Transmit end mute Receiver end use 2

one polarization . ODU to measure 2
times.
Step 1, select the ODU board.
Step 2, select “ODU Interface”.
Step 3, select “Advance Attributes”.
Step 4, select “configure Transmission
status” to mute.
Step 5, select “apply”.
Step 6, select “Query”, to check the
Actual Transmission Status should
be mute.

//Or manually Mute ODU to

make adjustments.

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How to measure Link XPD
Microwave link configuration

Mute local site V-polarization ODU,

The remoter site Link XPDh=RSL H-RSL
V=23.8dB

Mute local site H-polarization ODU, then we could the remote site Link XPDv
Mute the remote site V-polarization ODU, then we could get the local site Link
XPDh
Mute the remote site H-polarization ODU, then we could get the local site Link
XPDv
We could get 4 link XPD.

TIPs:
1. To avoid loss connect with remote site, remember to unmute the ODU after the every
time measurement.
2. Mute one ODU with XPIC group would cut down the service in few seconds, and the
capacity would be half.
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 How to measure Link XPD
It is not accurate to perform XPD queries by querying board performance.
XPIC_XPD_VALUE is mainly used to diagnose faults on XPIC links based on its value changes, and
and monitor the link XPD without interrupting services. Its value may be different from the actual
actual link XPD.

Correctly through the network management

U2000/Weblct link XPD query, we can choose
as follows “NE" -> "Diagonosis &
Maintenance" -> "XPD Meter-free Test“

TIPs:
Without 1+1 protection configuration,
disable AM/ATPC, and the TSL must be
consitant. Mute is performed on the ODU
during the query link XPD.
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Unqualified Link XPD root cause analysis

The link XPD achieves the standards on the premise that the link RSL value
must be stable and meet the acceptance criteria, when the RSL standard,
performance is mainly affected by engineering and equipment.

XPD Fine-Tuning
Engineer Problem
ing

Unqualified XPD
Installation Damaged

Equipment Antenna problem

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Engineering-XPD Fine-Tuning Problem

After the first round of

adjustment, there is a partial
value is better, but some of the
value of the situation is not up
to standard. Need to adjust the
value of non-compliance, adjust XPD maximum,
to the standard can be, do not not
necessarily
to the best (if transferred to the
at the
best, other values may not be maximum RSL
standard).
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Engineering-XPD Fine-Tuning Problem
Phenomenon: when fine-tuning XPD, the XPD value has gradually become a good
trend, but transferred to the limit position, still no compliance.
Possible reasons: the pole is not vertical, or the antenna is not installed
specifications, the antenna debugging range of only ±5 °, can not be transferred
transferred to the best location.
Solution: Adjust the vertical bar, and check the antenna installation.
But the range of Just adjust in the range
angle is key. of angle?

100
RSL V-V
50
RSL V-H
0 XPD
-5 0 5 10
-50
-100

The pole is not

抱杆不垂直可能产生的问题 vertical or the antenna is
The level of the bubble in the not installed specification may cause
center position is judged to be problems
vertical.
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Engineering-XPD Fine-Tuning Problem
Phenomenon: The same site V and H polarized XPD values are not balanced,
and only one polarizes the standard.
Possible cause: Feed (OMT) is not adjusted to the best angle.
Solution: Rotate the feed(OMT) to make the dual-polarization balanced.
High Site Low Site A station of V
polarization XPD
V-Polarization 28dB 23dB value is relative
H-Polarization 24dB 33.5dB good, then the
corresponding end
should be H
XPD value High Site
V polarization XPD
value is
relatively good.
H When the V (H)
V-Polarization H-Polarization of the local
Low Site site is
V perpendicular
to the H (V) of
the opposite
balance point H site, the XPD
peak is
Rotation angle
obtained.
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Engineering-XPD Fine-Tuning Problem
Rotate the OMT for fine-tuning:

Check the antenna installation. The level of the bubble in the center position is
judged to be vertical.

Bracket
Pole Antenna

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Engineering-XPD Fine-Tuning Problem
Dual Polarization Compact&Separate Antenna:

1. OMT installation 2. Zero position 3. Antenna and OMT

instructions indication installation instructions
Dual Polarization Separate Antenna:

1. Adjust the screw

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Engineering-Installation Damaged
A. The impact of the installation process to the antenna, the common reflex is a pit, or feed
bending fracture. In the field can be observed by the naked eye or hand touch the reflective
reflective surface, the normal reflective surface should be smooth without any pits.
B. After the impact of the antenna, there may be no obvious pits, but the reflective surface
has been slightly deformed. This may not affect the RSL, but will lead to XPD affected, and
affected, and the site is difficult to locate, only through the replacement method or
laboratory positioning.

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Equipment-Antenna problem
Once the link RSL value has been stable and compliance, but after repeated
speculation XPD still can not meet the standard, you can consider whether the
antenna device failure. Link XPD indicators only related to the antenna, the scene
of the antenna to test more difficult positioning, the general use of alternative
positioning. Generally take a good replacement of the whole machine antenna, the
conditions permitting can also be parts-level replacement for more detailed
positioning.
1. Replace feed, OMT observation XPD whether there is improvement.
2. Replace or remove the radome (edge), observe whether the XPD improved.
3. Replace the good reflection surface, observe whether the XPD improved.

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Specification installation
Please follow the antenna installation instructions for standardized installation,
and to ensure that the antenna installation without exception;
You can get the relevant documents according to the following link:
English: \\info-server\A_CooperationDoc_en\04-Optix\01-RTN\RTN AOC\H interface AOC
data(XMC)\Antenna\UHP HATC\Annex4：Installation Manual
Tips:
\\info-server\A_CooperationDoc_en\04-Optix\01-RTN\RTN AOC

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