PIM – Mitigating PIM (factory, installation, maintenance)
- The management and control of all stages of the test, certification and maintenance process as it relates to the control of PIM.
Remote Radio Head: Test, Turn-up, Preventative Maintenance and Alarms
- Develop Best Practices as they relate to the Test, Turn-up, Preventative Maintenance and Alarming of Remote Radio Heads.
Cables and Connectorization - Design Criteria and Best Practices
- Develop a set of Design Criteria & Best Practices to interface cables (all types) & connectivity to Outdoor Equipment.
Active Antennas: Test, Turn-up, Preventative Maintenance and Alarms
- Develop Best Practices in the areas of remote maintenance and Installation of Active Antennas, such as:
- impact on all various tower installation issues
- installation best practices of active antennas
- general practices for remote maintenance & health of system
Tower Top Electronics Test Methodology
- ØDefine Tower Top Operating Environment
- ØRecommend Reliability Test Criteria
- ØDefine Reliability Demonstration Testing Methods
•Reliability Prediction
- ØReview and Recommend Reliability Prediction Methods
- ØProvide Understanding of Model Assumptions and Other Inputs
- ØProvide Guidelines on Interpreting and Comparing Predicted Failure Rates, Service Availability and Other Results
•Collection of Failure Data, Analysis, Distribution
- ØProvide an industry-wide benchmark for tower top electronics field return data
•Installation Best Practices Recommendations, Distribution
- ØDraft a “Best Practices” document to be distributed within the industry with the goal of improving the quality and reliability of Cellular Base Station installations
•Lightning Disturbance Assessment
- ØEstablish a list of applicable Specifications, define a Tower configuration to use as a test platform and perform actual testing to determine performance and applicability of protection measures