GROUNDING PRINCIPLE

21 © NOKIA SITE ENGINEERING STANDARDS/ANIL KOUL Company Confidential

 INDOOR GROUNDING CABLING
Indoor Cable Tray
• UltraSite grounding cable size is 25mm2.
• DDF grounding cable size is 16mm2.
• EMP busbar grounding cable size is 25mm2.
• Right cable lugs have to be suitable for
grounding cable.
• All cables have to be labeled on both end of
the cable.
DDF
• Proper tools have to be used during
grounding cable installation.
• All cables have to be fixed properly.

Label

MAIN GROUNDING
BUSBAR

22 © NOKIA SITE ENGINEERING STANDARDS/ANIL KOUL Company Confidential

 INDOOR GROUNDING CABLING
• Example of good installation of grounding busbar

23 © NOKIA SITE ENGINEERING STANDARDS/ANIL KOUL Company Confidential

 USE OF PROPER TOOLS
• Proper tools has to be always used.
• If crimping fails, cable lug has to be changed and new crimping applied.
• Lugs should match the cable size.
• Hex crimp have to be used.

Not OK :
Crimping not
acceptable

24 © NOKIA SITE ENGINEERING STANDARDS/ANIL KOUL Company Confidential

 MAKE ACCEPTABLE CONNECTION
• Proper tools has to be always used.
• Lugs should match the cable size.
• Strip cable correctly.
• Hex crimp have to be used.
• Connection have to be protected by heat shrink or plastic sleeve. Do not use electrical
tape.

25 © NOKIA SITE ENGINEERING STANDARDS/ANIL KOUL Company Confidential

 MAKE ACCEPTABLE CONNECTION
• Cable lug correctly hex crimped..
• Connection have to be protected by heat shrink. Do not use electrical tape.

26 © NOKIA SITE ENGINEERING STANDARDS/ANIL KOUL Company Confidential

 MAKE ACCEPTABLE CONNECTION

Correct plastic sleeve on crimp

joint

Correct heat shrink on crimp joint

27 © NOKIA SITE ENGINEERING STANDARDS/ANIL KOUL Company Confidential

 FEEDER GROUNDING CABLING
FEEDER GROUNDING KIT POSITIONS

External Jumper Antenna

If vertical rise
Grounding Points
of the RF
cable is > 40m
then center
earth kit is
Equipment Room required to be
3 installed
Internal
Jumper 2

Feeder Cable
Cable Entry
BTS Gland Plate

28 © NOKIA SITE ENGINEERING STANDARDS/ANIL KOUL Company Confidential

 FEEDER GROUNDING CABLING
• Feeders have to be grounded before feeder
entry of cabin / equipment room.
• All feeder grounding kits have to be
Shelter/ Room connected to feeder entry grounding busbar
Outdoor Cable tray
.
• Feeder grounding kit manufacturer material
have to be used.
• All cables have to be labeled on both end of
the cable.
Feeder Grounding Kit • Proper tools have to be used during
grounding cable installation.
• All cables have to be fixed properly.
FEEDER ENTRY
GROUNDING
BUSBAR

29 © NOKIA SITE ENGINEERING STANDARDS/ANIL KOUL Company Confidential

 FEEDER GROUNDING CABLING
Antenna Jumper Cables

• Feeders have to be grounded after antenna

jumper connection.
• All feeder grounding kits have to be
connected to feeder grounding busbar .
Feeder label • Feeder grounding kit manufacturer material
have to be used.
• All cables have to be labeled on both end of
Feeder Grounding Kit the cable.
• Proper tools have to be used during
grounding cable installation.
• All cables have to be fixed properly.
FEEDER
GROUNDING
BUSBAR

30 © NOKIA SITE ENGINEERING STANDARDS/ANIL KOUL Company Confidential

 FEEDER GROUNDING CABLING
• Feeders have to be grounded approx. 500-
1000mm before horizontal bending.
• All feeder grounding kits have to be
connected to feeder grounding busbar .
• Feeder grounding kit manufacturer material
have to be used.
• Used cable lugs have to be suitable for used
Feeder Grounding Kit grounding cable.
• All cables have to be labeled on both end of
the cable.
• Proper tools have to be used during
FEEDER
grounding cable installation.
GROUNDING
BUSBAR
• All cables have to be fixed properly.

31 © NOKIA SITE ENGINEERING STANDARDS/ANIL KOUL Company Confidential

 GROUNDING CABLING
C-CRIMP INSTALLATION
Main Cable
Wrap joint with
rubber tape or
use heat shrink

Copper Joining Cable

C Crimp

NOTE: The copper C crimp must be the correct size for the cables e.g.. 25/16, 25/25, etc
and the crimp tool must have the correct size C CRIMP dyes installed or selected.
32 © NOKIA SITE ENGINEERING STANDARDS/ANIL KOUL Company Confidential
 FEEDER GROUNDING CABLING
• The grounding kit must always be positioned on the straight part of feeder cable and never on
a bend or curve in the cable.
• Grounding kit's earthing cable can be cut or extended to make grounding cable connection to
busbar as straight as possible.

Good
installation

33 © NOKIA SITE ENGINEERING STANDARDS/ANIL KOUL Company Confidential

 COMMON MACRO :ANTENNA LINE SYSTEM
• ItemDescription
1 The antennas can be either vertically polarised or cross
polarised and directional or omni-directional antenna.

2 The jumper cable is a flexible low loss cable (1/2"), which is used
at the ends of the feeder. It protects the connectors from the
forces caused by the feeder cable. 1

3 7/16 connector are made of silver plated brass or a special

grade of copper. All connectors are IP68-classified. 2

4 The grounding kit ensures that the Antenna line is DC grounded

as a protection against lightning. 3

5 The RF-feeder is corrugated coaxial cable. It can be of different 4

sizes, i.e. 1/2”, 7/8” and 1 5/8”, depending on the length of the 5

mast and the desired attenuation. 6

6 Cable clamps are made of stainless steel and plastic and they are
easy and quick to install. Design of the clamps prevents over 4 8 3 2

tightening of a feeder cable.

7

7 A compact EMP protector protects the BTS against lightning and

over voltage that may occur down the antenna line.

8 The wall feed through kit facilitates the connection of the

feeders to the inside of a building without the ingress of water. Outdoor Indoor

Fig 1. Antenna Line System without MHA

34 © NOKIA SITE ENGINEERING STANDARDS/ANIL KOUL Company Confidential

 FEEDER CABLING SUPPORT

35 © NOKIA SITE ENGINEERING STANDARDS/ANIL KOUL Company Confidential

 FEEDER CABLING SUPPORT

36 © NOKIA SITE ENGINEERING STANDARDS/ANIL KOUL Company Confidential

 GROUNDING KIT INSTALLATION

37 © NOKIA SITE ENGINEERING STANDARDS/ANIL KOUL Company Confidential

 JUMPER CABLES INSTALLATION
OK Not OK
• Jumper Cables have to be installaed as
straight as possible.
• Avoid additional bendings.
• Follow manufacturers bending
instructions.
• Proper tools have to be used during
jumper installation.
• All cables have to be fixed properly.
• Prefabricated jumpers have to be used
always when possible.
• On existing sites most practical solution
should be used.
• Think about future.

38 © NOKIA SITE ENGINEERING STANDARDS/ANIL KOUL Company Confidential

 JUMPER CABLES INSTALLATION
• Jumpers Cables have to be installaed as
straight as possible.
• Avoid additional bendings.
• Follow manufacturers bending instructions.
• Proper tools have to be used during jumper
installation.
• All cables have to be fixed properly.
• Prefabricated jumpers have to be used
always when possible.
• On existing sites most practical solution
should be used.
• Think about future.

39 © NOKIA SITE ENGINEERING STANDARDS/ANIL KOUL Company Confidential

 JUMPER CABLES INSTALLATION
• The distance clamps for jumper cables is about 500mm
• It is vitally important that the internal and external jumper cables have to be supported securely.
For the 1,5m jumper, minimum 2(two) points of support are to be used, and for the 3m
jumpers, minimum 4(four) points.

1.5m jumper, used

2 securing point

Securing has to be near of the connection < 150mm

40 © NOKIA SITE ENGINEERING STANDARDS/ANIL KOUL Company Confidential